================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 --------------------------- SCHEDULE 14D-1 (Amendment No. 59) Tender Offer Statement (Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) --------------------------- Kansas City Power & Light Company (Name of Subject Company) Western Resources, Inc. (Bidder) Common Stock, Without Par Value (Title of Class of Securities) 48513410 (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) John K. Rosenberg Executive Vice President and General Counsel Western Resources, Inc. 818 Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66612 Phone: (913) 575-6300 (Name, Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Agent for Service) --------------------------- Copies to: Neil T. Anderson Sullivan & Cromwell 125 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 (212) 558-4000 William S. Lamb LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P. 125 West 55th Street New York, New York 10019 (212) 424-8000 ================================================================================This Amendment No. 59 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 (the "Schedule 14D-1"), originally filed by Western Resources, Inc., a Kansas corporation ("Western Resources"), on July 8, 1996 relating to the exchange offer disclosed therein to exchange all of the outstanding Shares for shares of Western Resources Common Stock upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus, dated July 3, 1996, and the related Letter of Transmittal. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 14D-1. Item 3. Past Contacts, Transactions or Negotiations With the Subject Company. Item 3 is hereby amended and supplemented by reference to the press release filed as Exhibit (a)(144) hereto. Item 11. Material to be Filed as Exhibits. Item 11 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding thereto the following: (a)(144) Press Release disseminated November 25, 1996. 1 SIGNATURE After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. By: /s/ Jerry D. Courington Name: Jerry D. Courington Title: Controller Dated: November 26, 1996 2 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description (a)(144) Press Release disseminated November 25, 1996. 3
Exhibit (a)(144) For Immediate Release November 25, 1996 KCPL Media Contacts: Western Resources Pam Levetzow Media Contact: 816/556-2926 Michel' J. Philipp Phyllis Desbien 913/575-1927 816/556-2903 news@wstnres.com KCPL Investor Contact: Western Resources David Myers Investor Contact: 816/556-2312 Rick Kready 913/575-8226 KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT AND WESTERN RESOURCES CONDUCT SECOND MEETING, ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT KANSAS CITY, Missouri, and TOPEKA, Kansas -- Kansas City Power and Light (NYSE: KLT) and Western Resources, Inc. (NYSE: WR) announced today that representatives of their respective boards and managements again met on Monday, November 25, and continued their discussions. 5