SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14D-1 (Amendment No. 46) 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. 46 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 11. Material to be Filed as Exhibits. Item 11 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding thereto the following: (a)(126) News release/employee update issued on October 25, 1996.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. WESTERN RESOURCES, INC. Date October 25, 1996 By /s/ JERRY D. COURINGTON Jerry D. Courington, Controller INDEX TO EXHIBITS Sequentially Numbered Exhibit No. Description Pages (a)(126) News release/employee update issued on October 25, 1996. 1 Exhibit No. (a)(126) The following news release/employee update was issued on October 25, 1996. SHARES ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED BEFORE MARKET OPENS MONDAY TOPEKA, Kansas, October 25, 1996 (10 a.m. CDT) -- The Western Resources tender offer for Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCPL) expires today at 5 p.m. EDT. Western Resources will make an announcement of the number of shares tendered and its intention regarding an extension of the tender offer before the New York Stock Exchange opens Monday morning, October 28. On August 30, Western Resources announced an extension of its exchange offer for KCPL from September 20 to 5 p.m. EDT, October 25, 1996. -30- Western Resources (NYSE:WR) is a full-service, diversified energy company with total assets of more than $6 billion. Its utilities, KPL and KGE, operating in Kansas and Oklahoma, provide natural gas service to approximately 650,000 customers and electric service to approximately 600,000 customers. Through its unregulated subsidiaries, Westar Energy, Westar Security, Westar Capital, and The Wing Group, a full range of energy and energy-related products and services are developed and marketed in the continental U.S., and offshore. For more information about Western Resources and its operating companies, visit us on the Internet at http://www.wstnres.com. This news release and employee update are neither an offer to exchange nor a solicitation of an offer to exchange shares of common stock of KCPL. Such offer is made solely by the Prospectus dated July 3, 1996, and the related Letter of Transmittal, and is not being made to, nor will tenders be accepted from or o n behalf of, holders of shares of common stock of KCPL in any jurisdiction in which the making of such offer or the acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdictions where securities, blue sky or other laws require such offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, such offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of Western Resources, Inc. by Salomon Brothers Inc or one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.