Hunton & Williams Advises on Westar Energy, Inc. $250 Million First Mortgage Bond Offering

Hunton & Williams LLP advised Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by Westar Energy, Inc. ("Westar Energy") of $250 million aggregate principal amount of first mortgage bonds due 2043.

Westar Energy is Kansas' largest electric utility, providing service to nearly 700,000 customers. Westar Energy has 7,200 MW of electric generation capacity fueled by coal, uranium, natural gas, wind and landfill gas, and is a leader in electric transmission in Kansas.

The Hunton & Williams LLP team included Pete O'Brien, Kevin Felz, Christina Kwon and Andrew Spector. Carey Tolley and Anna Page provided tax advice.