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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC
FORM U-6B-2
Certificate of Notification
Filed by a registered holding company or subsidiary
thereof pursuant to Rule U-20(d) [Reg. Section 250.20, P.
36,652] or U-47 [Reg. Section 250.47, P. 36,620] adopted
under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
Certificate is filed by: Strategic Energy, L.L.C., a
subsidiary of Great Plains Energy Incorporated, a registered
holding company.
This certificate is notice that the above named company
has issued, renewed or guaranteed the security or securities
described herein which issue, renewal or guaranty was
exempted from the provisions of Section 6(a) of the Act and
was neither the subject of a declaration or application on
Form U-1 nor included within the exemption provided by Rule
U-48 [Reg. Section 250.48, P. 36,621].
1. Type of securities ("draft", "promissory note"):
Strategic Energy, L.L.C. and Great Plains Energy
Incorporated have entered into an Agreement of
Indemnity and a General Agreement of Indemnity, both
dated May 23, 2002, in favor of Federal Insurance
Company or any of its subsidiary of affiliated
insurers, relating to surety bonds issued, and to be
issued in the future, respectively, by Federal
Insurance Company or any of its subsidiary or
affiliated insurers in favor of certain contract
counterparties of Strategic Energy, L.L.C.
2. Issue, renewal or guaranty:
Issuance of indemnity agreements. The surety bonds
covered by the Agreement of Indemnity are also covered
by a certain General Agreement of Indemnity dated
February 21, 2001, entered into by Strategic Energy,
L.L.C. and KLT Inc.
3. Principal amount of each security:
The principal amount of the security will vary over
time as surety bonds issued.
4. Rate of interest per annum of each security:
Not applicable.
5. Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security:
May 23, 2002.
6. If renewal of security, give date of original issue:
The surety bonds covered by the Agreement of
Indemnity are also covered by a certain General
Agreement of Indemnity dated February 21, 2001, entered
into by Strategic Energy, L.L.C. and KLT Inc.
7. Date of maturity of each security:
The Agreement of Indemnity and General Agreement of
Indemnity have no specified termination date.
8. Name of the person to whom each security was issued,
renewed or guaranteed:
Federal Insurance Company or any of its subsidiary or
affiliated insurers.
9. Collateral given with each security:
Great Plains Energy Incorporated is an indemnitor under
the Agreement of Indemnity and General Agreement of
Indemnity.
10. Consideration given for each security:
The issuance of surety bonds as requested by Strategic
Energy, L.L.C.
11. Application of proceeds of each security:
The surety bonds will be used in financing the existing
business of Strategic Energy, L.L.C.
12. Indicate by a check after the applicable statement
below whether the issue, renewal or guaranty of each
security was exempt from the provisions of Section 6(a)
because of:
a) the provisions contained in the first sentence of
Section 6(b) [ ]
b) the provisions contained in the fourth sentence of
Section 6(b) [ ]
c) the provisions contained in any rule of the Commission
other than Rule U-48 [x]
13. If the security or securities were exempt from the
provisions of Section 6(a) by virtue of the first
sentence of Section 6(b), give the figures which
indicate that the security or securities aggregate
(together with all other then outstanding notes and
drafts of a maturity of nine months or less, exclusive
of days of grace, as to which such company is primarily
or secondarily liable) not more than 5 percentum of the
principal amount and par value of the other securities
of such company then outstanding. [Demand notes,
regardless of how long they may have been outstanding,
shall be considered as maturing in not more than nine
months for purposes of the exemption from Section 6(a)
of the Act granted by the first sentence of Section
6(b)):
Not applicable.
14. If the security or securities are exempt from the
provisions of Section 6(a) because of the fourth
sentence of Section 6(b), name the security outstanding
on January 1, 1935, pursuant to the terms of which the
security or securities herein described have been
issued:
Not applicable.
15. If the security or securities are exempt from the
provisions of Section 6(a) because of any rule of the
Commission other than Rule U-48, designate the rule
under which exemption is claimed.
Rule 52(b).
Strategic Energy, L.L.C.
By:/s/ Lee M. McCracken
Lee M. McCracken
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: May 31, 2002.