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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
Amendment No. 1
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 8, 2002
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
03-33207
(Commission file number)
MISSOURI 43-1916803
(State of other (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of
incorporation or Identification No.)
organization)
1201 Walnut
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
(Address of principal executive offices)
(816) 556-2200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area
code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report)
ITEM 4. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
On February 5, 2002, the Company's Board of Directors, upon
recommendation of the Board's Audit Committee, approved the
engagement of the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the
independent public accountants to audit and certify the Company's
financial statements for 2002, subject to ratification and
approval by the shareholders of the Company. The services of the
accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who previously
served as Great Plains Energy Incorporated's and Kansas City
Power & Light Company's independent public accountants, were
notified on February 8, 2002 that their services would be
discontinued effective with the completion of the audit of the
December 31, 2001 financial statements. The Company solicited
bids from independent public accounting firms and the Audit
Committee of the Board recommended a change of auditors after
reviewing and evaluating the audit services offered by the
accounting firms and the costs associated with such services.
In connection with the audits of the consolidated financial
statements for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001 and the
subsequent interim period through February 25, 2002, there have
been no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any
matters of accounting principles or practices, financial
statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure which, if
not resolved to their satisfaction, would have caused
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to make references thereto in
connection with its reports on the financial statements for such
years. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's reports on the financial
statements for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001 did not
contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not
qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or
accounting principles.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
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16 Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP regarding
change in certifying accountant.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED
/s/Jeanie Sell Latz
Jeanie Sell Latz
Senior Vice President-Corporate
Services and Secretary
Date: February 26, 2002
Exhibit 16
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Commissioners:
We have read the statements made by Great Plains Energy
Incorporated (copy attached), which we understand will be
filed with the Commission, pursuant to Item 4 of Form 8-K,
as part of the Company's Form 8-K/A report dated February
8, 2002. We agree with the statements concerning our Firm
in such Form 8-K/A, except that it should be noted that we
are not in a position to comment on the Company's
solicitation or evaluation process referred to in the last
sentence of the first paragraph of such Form 8-K/A.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
February 26, 2002