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Evergy Kansas Central amends mortgage indenture, removes earnings test, allows variable-rate bonds
Evergy, Inc.
- Fifty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture eliminates net earnings test for issuing additional first mortgage bonds.
- Removes requirement for independent engineer's certificate on certain property releases, simplifies release conditions.
- Adds nuclear fuel to property additions definition, enables variable rate bond issuance.
- Allows substitute bonds with equal or better credit ratings; deletes $100K judgment default event.
- Reinstates 70% bondable value ratio from 60% since no pre-1997 bonds remain outstanding.