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Charles Fishman
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Great Plains Energy Management Meeting: Missouri Legislation Key To Achieving Post-Merger EPS Growth

We are reaffirming our no-moat and stable moat trend ratings, along with our $25 fair value estimate for Great Plains Energy after meeting with senior management at the Edison Electric Institute Financial Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Our discussion focused on implementation of potential synergies following the merger with Westar Energy and the outlook for a new regulatory framework in Missouri. We came away from the meeting positive on both fronts.
Management reaffirmed its post-merger EPS an...
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Great Plains Energy Incorporated

Great Plains Energy is a public utility holding company. The company's wholly owned direct subsidiaries with operations are as follows: Kansas City Power & Light Co., a regulated electric utility that provides electricity to customers primarily in Missouri and Kansas; and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Co., a regulated electric utility that provides electricity to customers in Missouri and regulated steam service to certain customers in St. Joseph, MO. The company also wholly owns GPE Transmission Holding Company, LLC (GPETHC), which owns 13.5% of Transource Energy, LLC, and focuses on developing electric transmission projects.

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