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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;14,
2008</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED
STATES</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;S-8</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">GREAT
PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or other jurisdiction of<br>
  incorporation or organization)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">43-1916803</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. Employer<br>
  Identification No.)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1201 Walnut Street</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Kansas City, Missouri 64106</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(816) 556-2200</font></b></p>

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Code,</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">of Registrant&#146;s Principal Executive Offices)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Aquila,&nbsp;Inc. Retirement Investment Plan</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full title of the Plan)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MARK G. ENGLISH</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">GENERAL COUNSEL AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1201 WALNUT STREET</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64106-2124</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title&nbsp;of&nbsp;Securities<br>
  to&nbsp;be&nbsp;Registered</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  Registered&nbsp;(1)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed&nbsp;Maximum<br>
  Offering&nbsp;Price<br>
  Per&nbsp;Share(2)(3)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed&nbsp;Maximum<br>
  Aggregate&nbsp;Offering<br>
  Price(2)(3)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount&nbsp;of<br>
  Registration<br>
  Fee</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aquila,&nbsp;Inc.
  Retirement Investment Plan,<br>
  Common Stock, no par value</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,000,000
  shares</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$24.80</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$24,800,000</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$974.64</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)&nbsp;Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement also
registers such indeterminate number of additional shares as may be issuable
under the Aquila,&nbsp;Inc. Retirement Investment Plan in connection with share
splits, share dividends or similar transactions.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)&nbsp;The estimated exercise price of $24.80 per share was computed
in accordance with paragraphs (c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;of Rule&nbsp;457 under the
Securities Act by averaging the high and low sales prices of Great Plains
Energy Incorporated Common Stock as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on July&nbsp;7,
2008.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)&nbsp;Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is filed by Great
Plains Energy Incorporated, a Missouri corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), in
connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of February&nbsp;6,
2007 (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;), among the Company, Aquila,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware
corporation (&#147;Aquila&#148;), Gregory Acquisition Corp., a Delaware&nbsp;corporation
and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (&#147;Merger Sub&#148;), and Black Hills
Corporation, a South Dakota corporation.&#160;
In accordance with the Merger Agreement, Aquila will become a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company. The merger will become effective on July&nbsp;14,
2008.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
terms of the Merger Agreement, upon completion of the transactions contemplated
by the Merger Agreement, and effective as of July&nbsp;14, 2008, Aquila common
stock will be eliminated as an eligible investment option under the Aquila,&nbsp;Inc.
Retirement Investment Plan (the &#147;401(k)&nbsp;Plan&#148;) and the shares (the &#147;Shares&#148;)
of Company common stock, no par value, that will instead be offered as an
eligible investment option under the 401(k)&nbsp;Plan.&#160; This Registration Statement is being filed
for the purpose of registering the Shares that may be issued to employees of
Aquila under the 401(k)&nbsp;Plan following the effective date of the merger.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART&nbsp;I</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(A)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8
will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)&nbsp;of
the Securities Act.&#160; Such documents need
not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;)
either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the Securities Act.&#160; These documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part&nbsp;II
of this registration statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that
meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;of the Securities Act.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART&nbsp;II</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
following documents filed with the Commission by the Company, pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-24.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#146;s annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K
for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2007, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;28,
2008;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-24.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-24.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#146;s quarterly report on Form&nbsp;10-Q
for the quarterly period ended March&nbsp;31, 2008, filed with the Commission
on May&nbsp;9, 2008;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-24.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-24.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K
dated:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-24.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="86%" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:73.6pt;width:86.42%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January&nbsp;31,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;31, 2008;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">February&nbsp;11,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;11, 2008;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">February&nbsp;20,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;21, 2008;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iv)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">February&nbsp;25,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;26, 2008 (excluding,
  however, the information under Item 7.01 and Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to that report,
  which was furnished, and not filed with the Commission);</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(v)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">March&nbsp;7,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;11, 2008;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(vi)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">March&nbsp;24,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;24, 2008 (excluding,
  however, the information under Item 7.01 and Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to that
  report, which was furnished, and not filed with the Commission);</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(vii)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April&nbsp;1,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;2, 2008;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(viii)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April&nbsp;7,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;7, 2008;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ix)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April&nbsp;29,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;30, 2008;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(x)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;7,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;8, 2008 (excluding, however,
  the information under Item 2.02 and Exhibit&nbsp;99 to that report which was
  furnished, and not filed with the Commission);</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(xi)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;16,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;22, 2008;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(xii)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;2,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;6, 2008;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(xiii)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;19,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;19, 2008;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(xiv)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;27,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;27, 2008;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(xv)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July&nbsp;1,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;1, 2008; and</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(xvi)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July&nbsp;9,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;10, 2008;</font></p>
  </td>
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</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 96.0pt;text-indent:-24.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-24.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock
included under the caption &#147;Description of Common Stock&#148; in the Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 of the Company (Registration No.&nbsp;333-133891)
filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;8, 2006, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such information.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-24.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All documents subsequently
filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;of
the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement, which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents with the Commission.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained in this Registration Statement, or in any other subsequently filed
document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement, modifies or supersedes such prior statement. Any
statement contained in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in a
subsequently filed document that is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such prior
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Upon written or oral request,
any of the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part&nbsp;II of
this Registration Statement (which documents are incorporated by reference in
the Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;prospectus), other </font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">documents required to be delivered to eligible
employees pursuant to Rule&nbsp;428(b)&nbsp;of the Securities Act or additional
information about the 401(k)&nbsp;Plan are available without charge to
participants by contacting Great Plains Energy Incorporated, 1201 Walnut
Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2124 (Telephone No.: 816-556-2200)
Attention: Senior Vice President - Corporate Services and Corporate Secretary.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 4.</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="85%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:85.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description
  of Securities</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="85%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:85.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="85%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:85.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not Applicable</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="85%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:85.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="85%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:85.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Interests of Named Experts and
  Counsel</font></b></p>
  </td>
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</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The validity of the shares
of common stock offered hereby has been passed upon for us by Mark English, our
General Counsel and Assistant Secretary.&#160;
A copy of this opinion is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;5 to this
Registration Statement.&#160; At July&nbsp;1,
2008, Mr.&nbsp;English owned beneficially 6,945 shares of the Company&#146;s common
stock, including restricted stock, and 7,142 performance shares, which may be
paid in shares of common stock at a later date based on the performance of the
Company.</font></p>

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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 6.</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="85%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:85.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Indemnification of Directors and Officers</font></b></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Missouri Revised Statutes (&#147;RSMo&#148;) Section&nbsp;351.355
(2006) provides as follows:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A
corporation created under the laws of this state may indemnify any person who
was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the
corporation, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against
expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with
such action, suit, or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a
manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
The termination of any action, suit, or proceeding by judgment, order,</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo
contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that
the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and,
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to
believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in
the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of
the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees,
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her
in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if he or she
acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; except that no
indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or
misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the corporation unless and
only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought
determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability and in
view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the court shall deem proper.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except
as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws, to the
extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation has been
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, or
proceeding referred to in subsections 1 and 2 of this section, or in defense of
any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against
expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him or
her in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any
indemnification under subsections 1 and 2 of this section, unless ordered by a
court, shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case
upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or
agent is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable
standard of conduct set forth in this section. The determination shall be made
by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of
directors who were not parties to the action, suit, or proceeding, or if such a
quorum is not obtainable, or even if obtainable a quorum of disinterested
directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or by
the shareholders.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Expenses
incurred in defending any civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative
action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the
final disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding as authorized by the board
of directors in the specific case upon receipt of an undertaking by or on
behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount unless
it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is entitled to be indemnified
by the corporation as authorized in this section.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
indemnification provided by this section shall not be deemed exclusive of any
other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under the
articles of incorporation or bylaws or any agreement, vote of shareholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and
shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer,
employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a person.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A
corporation created under the laws of this state shall have the power to give
any further indemnity, in addition to the indemnity authorized or contemplated
under other subsections of this section, including subsection 6, to any person
who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent, or to any person who is
or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, provided such further indemnity is either (i)&nbsp;authorized,
directed, or provided for in the articles of incorporation of the corporation
or any duly adopted amendment thereof or (ii)&nbsp;is authorized, directed, or
provided for in any bylaw or agreement of the corporation which has been
adopted by a vote of the shareholders of the corporation, and provided further
that no such indemnity shall indemnify any person from or on account of such
person&#146;s conduct which was finally adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent,
deliberately dishonest or willful misconduct. Nothing in this subsection shall
be deemed to limit the power of the corporation under subsection 6 of this
section to enact bylaws or to enter into agreements without shareholder
adoption of the same.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
corporation may purchase and maintain insurance or another arrangement on
behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him
or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his
or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to
indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of this
section. Without limiting the power of the corporation to procure or maintain
any kind of insurance or other arrangement the corporation may for the benefit
of persons indemnified by the corporation create a trust fund, establish any
form of self insurance, secure its indemnity obligation by grant of a security
interest or other lien on the assets of the corporation, or establish a letter
of credit, guaranty, or surety arrangement. The insurance or other arrangement
may be procured, maintained, or established within the corporation or with any
insurer or other person deemed appropriate by the board of directors regardless
of whether all or part of the stock or other securities of the insurer or other
person are owned in whole or in part by the corporation. In the absence of
fraud the judgment of the board of directors as to the terms and conditions of
the insurance or other arrangement and the identity of the insurer or other
person participating in an arrangement shall be conclusive and the insurance or
arrangement shall not be voidable and shall not subject the directors approving
the insurance or arrangement to liability on any ground regardless of whether
directors participating in the approval are beneficiaries of the insurance
arrangement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any
provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, the provisions of
this section shall apply to all existing and new domestic corporations,
including but not limited to banks, trust companies, insurance companies,
building and loan associations, savings bank and safe deposit companies,
mortgage loan companies, corporations formed for benevolent, religious,
scientific or educational purposes and nonprofit corporations.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For
the purpose of this section, references to &#147;the corporation&#148; include all
constituent corporations absorbed in a consolidation or merger as well as the
resulting or surviving corporation so that any person who is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of such a constituent corporation or is or was
serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this
section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he or she
would if he or she had served the resulting or surviving corporation in the
same capacity.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; For
purposes of this section, the term &#147;other enterprise&#148; shall include employee
benefit plans; the term &#147;fines&#148; shall include any excise taxes assessed on a
person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and the term &#147;serving at the
request of the corporation&#148; shall include any service as a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves
services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an
employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and a person who acted
in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the
interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan
shall be deemed to have acted in a manner &#147;not opposed to the best interests of
the corporation&#148; as referred to in this section.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The officers and directors of the Company have
entered into indemnification agreements with the Company indemnifying such
officers and directors to the extent allowed under the above RSMo Section&nbsp;351.355
(2005).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Article&nbsp;XIII of the Articles of
Incorporation of the Company provides as follows:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ARTICLE THIRTEEN.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Right
to Indemnification</u>. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was
a director or officer of the Company or is or was an employee of the Company
acting within the scope and course of his or her employment or is or was
serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent
of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent authorized
by The Missouri General and Business Corporation Law, as the same exists or may
hereafter be amended, against all expense, liability and loss (including
attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts
paid to or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection therewith. The Company may in its discretion by action of
its Board of Directors provide indemnification to agents of the Company as
provided for in this ARTICLE THIRTEEN. Such indemnification shall continue as
to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and
shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Rights
Not Exclusive</u>. The indemnification and other rights provided by this
ARTICLE THIRTEEN shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a
person may be entitled under any applicable law, By-laws of the Company,
agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both
as to action in such person&#146;s official capacity and as to action in any other
capacity while holding the office of director or officer, and the Company is
hereby expressly authorized by the shareholders of the Company to enter into
agreements with its directors and officers which provide greater
indemnification rights than that generally provided by The Missouri General and
Business Corporation Law; provided, however, that no such further indemnity
shall indemnify any person from or on account of such director&#146;s or officer&#146;s
conduct which was finally adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent,
deliberately dishonest or willful misconduct. Any such agreement providing for
further indemnity entered into pursuant to this ARTICLE THIRTEEN after the date
of approval of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN by the Company&#146;s shareholders need not be
further approved by the shareholders of the Company in order to be fully
effective and enforceable.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Insurance</u>.
The Company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who was
or is a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or was or is
serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent
of another company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against </font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">any liability asserted against or incurred by
such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such,
whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such person
against such liability under the provisions of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Amendment</u>.
This ARTICLE THIRTEEN may be hereafter amended or repealed; however, no
amendment or repeal shall reduce, terminate or otherwise adversely affect the
right of a person entitled to obtain indemnification or an advance of expenses
with respect to an action, suit or proceeding that pertains to or arises out of
actions or omissions that occur prior to the later of (a)&nbsp;the effective
date of such amendment or repeal; (b)&nbsp;the expiration date of such person&#146;s
then current term of office with, or service for, the Company (provided such
person has a stated term of office or service and completes such term); or (c)&nbsp;the
effective date such person resigns his or her office or terminates his or her service
(provided such person has a stated term of office or service but resigns prior
to the expiration of such term).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
to RsMO Section&nbsp;351.355 and the Articles of Incorporation of the Company,
the Company maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability coverage.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="85%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:85.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exemption
  From Registration Claimed</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="85%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:85.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="85%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:85.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not Applicable</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="85%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:85.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="85%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:85.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibits</font></b></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
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  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Number</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Articles of
  Incorporation of Great Plains Energy Incorporated dated as of
  February&nbsp;26, 2001 and corrected as of October&nbsp;13, 2006
  (Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended
  September&nbsp;30, 2006).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By-Laws of Great Plains Energy Incorporated,
  as amended May&nbsp;1, 2007 (Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Form&nbsp;8-K filed on
  April&nbsp;7, 2008).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Mark English, General Counsel and
  Assistant Secretary of Great Plains Energy Incorporated, regarding the
  validity of the securities.*</font></p>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Mark English, General Counsel and
  Assistant Secretary of Great Plains Energy Incorporated (included in
  Exhibit&nbsp;5).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Powers of Attorney.</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 6.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-6.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">* In lieu of the opinion of counsel or determination letter
contemplated by Item 601(b)(5)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K, the Registrant hereby
undertakes that it will submit or has submitted the 401(k)&nbsp;Plan, and any
amendments thereto, to the Internal Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) in a timely manner
and has made or will make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify
the 401(k)&nbsp;Plan under Section&nbsp;401 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Undertakings</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The undersigned Registrant hereby
undertakes:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; To file, during any period in which
offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; To include any prospectus required
by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities Act;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; To reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20
percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set froth in the &#147;Calculation
of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; To include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">provided, however</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and
(a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the registration statement is on Form&nbsp;S-3,
Form&nbsp;S-8 or Form&nbsp;F-3, and the information required to be included in
a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13
or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; That, for the purpose of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; To remove from registration by means
of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; That, for the purpose of determining
liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:76.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; If the Registrant is
relying on Rule&nbsp;430B:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(A)&nbsp;Each
prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(3)&nbsp;shall
be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed
prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(B)&nbsp;Each
prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7)&nbsp;as
part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule&nbsp;430B relating to an
offering made pursuant to Rule&nbsp;415(a)(l)(i), (vii), or (x)&nbsp;for the
purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a)&nbsp;of the
Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the
registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is
first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of 314
securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule&nbsp;430B,
for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an
underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the
registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement
to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided,
however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that
is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or
deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus
that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time
of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">statement
that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the
registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such
effective date.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities
Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the
undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of
the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement, regardless
of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the
securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of the following
communication, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and
will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)&nbsp;any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to
the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)&nbsp;any
free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of
the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
Registrant;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)&nbsp;the
portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering
containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its
securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iv)&nbsp;any
other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
Registrant to the purchaser.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
undersigned Registrant hereby further undertakes, that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of
the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the provisions described under Item 6 above, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:black;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the city of
Kansas City, State of Missouri, on this 14 day of July, 2008.</font></p>

<p style="color:black;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 3.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 3.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:46.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/
  Michael J. Chesser</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:49.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name: Michael J.
  Chesser</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:49.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title: Chairman
  of the Board and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 258.0pt;text-indent:-150.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 258.0pt;text-indent:-150.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:black;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Signature</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.4%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="51%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:51.1%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.44%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Date</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="30%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Michael J. Chesser</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0.375pt .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July&nbsp;14, 2008</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="30%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael J. Chesser</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="30%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="30%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Terry Bassham</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0.375pt .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive Vice President &#150; Finance and </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July&nbsp;14, 2008</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="30%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Terry Bassham</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Strategic Development and Chief Financial </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="30%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="30%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.68%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:19.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lori A. Wright</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0.375pt .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Controller </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July&nbsp;14, 2008</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:19.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lori A. Wright</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Principal Accounting Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="30%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="30%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0.375pt .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July&nbsp;14, 2008</font></p>
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  <td width="30%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David L. Bodde</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="30%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="30%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0.375pt .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July&nbsp;14, 2008</font></p>
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  <td width="30%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">William H. Downey</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July&nbsp;14, 2008</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Luis A. Jimenez</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Number</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Articles of
  Incorporation of Great Plains Energy Incorporated dated as of February&nbsp;26,
  2001 and corrected as of October&nbsp;13, 2006 (Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to
  Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended September&nbsp;30, 2006).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By-Laws of Great Plains Energy Incorporated,
  as amended May&nbsp;1, 2007 (Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Form&nbsp;8-K filed on
  April&nbsp;7, 2008).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Mark English, General Counsel and
  Assistant Secretary of Great Plains Energy Incorporated, regarding the
  validity of the securities.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Mark English, General Counsel and
  Assistant Secretary of Great Plains Energy Incorporated (included in
  Exhibit&nbsp;5).*</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Powers of Attorney.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In lieu of the
opinion of counsel or determination letter contemplated by Item 601(b)(5)&nbsp;of
Regulation S-K, the Registrant hereby undertakes that it will submit or has
submitted the 401(k)&nbsp;Plan, and any amendments thereto, to the Internal
Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) in a timely manner and has made or will make all
changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the 401(k)&nbsp;Plan under Section&nbsp;401
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.</font></p>

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14,
2008
Registration No.  333-
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GREAT
PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Missouri
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
43-1916803
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1201 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
(816) 556-2200
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area
Code,
of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
Aquila, Inc. Retirement Investment Plan
(Full title of the Plan)
MARK G. ENGLISH
GENERAL COUNSEL AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY
1201 WALNUT STREET
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64106-2124
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(2)(3)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(2)(3)
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Aquila, Inc.
  Retirement Investment Plan,
Common Stock, no par value
1,000,000
  shares
$24.80
$24,800,000
$974.64
(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also
registers such indeterminate number of additional shares as may be issuable
under the Aquila, Inc. Retirement Investment Plan in connection with share
splits, share dividends or similar transactions.
(2) The estimated exercise price of $24.80 per share was computed
in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 under the
Securities Act by averaging the high and low sales prices of Great Plains
Energy Incorporated Common Stock as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on July 7,
2008.
(3) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") is filed by Great
Plains Energy Incorporated, a Missouri corporation (the "Company"), in
connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of February 6,
2007 (the "Merger Agreement"), among the Company, Aquila, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Aquila"), Gregory Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation
and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ("Merger Sub"), and Black Hills
Corporation, a South Dakota corporation. 
In accordance with the Merger Agreement, Aquila will become a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company. The merger will become effective on July 14,
2008.
Pursuant to the
terms of the Merger Agreement, upon completion of the transactions contemplated
by the Merger Agreement, and effective as of July 14, 2008, Aquila common
stock will be eliminated as an eligible investment option under the Aquila, Inc.
Retirement Investment Plan (the "401(k) Plan") and the shares (the "Shares")
of Company common stock, no par value, that will instead be offered as an
eligible investment option under the 401(k) Plan.  This Registration Statement is being filed
for the purpose of registering the Shares that may be issued to employees of
Aquila under the 401(k) Plan following the effective date of the merger.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
The
documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8
will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of
the Securities Act.  Such documents need
not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act.  These documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II
of this registration statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that
meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.     Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference
The
following documents filed with the Commission by the Company, pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement:
(1)
The Company's annual report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2007, filed with the Commission on February 28,
2008;
(2)
The Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008, filed with the Commission
on May 9, 2008;
(3)
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K
dated:
(i)
January 31,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on January 31, 2008;
(ii)
February 11,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on February 11, 2008;
(iii)
February 20,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on February 21, 2008;
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(iv)
February 25,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on February 26, 2008 (excluding,
  however, the information under Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 to that report,
  which was furnished, and not filed with the Commission);
(v)
March 7,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on March 11, 2008;
(vi)
March 24,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on March 24, 2008 (excluding,
  however, the information under Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 to that
  report, which was furnished, and not filed with the Commission);
(vii)
April 1,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on April 2, 2008;
(viii)
April 7,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on April 7, 2008;
(ix)
April 29,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on April 30, 2008;
(x)
May 7,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on May 8, 2008 (excluding, however,
  the information under Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99 to that report which was
  furnished, and not filed with the Commission);
(xi)
May 16,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on May 22, 2008;
(xii)
June 2,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on June 6, 2008;
(xiii)
June 19,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on June 19, 2008;
(xiv)
June 27,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on June 27, 2008;
(xv)
July 1,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on July 1, 2008; and
(xvi)
July 9,
  2008 and filed with the Commission on July 10, 2008;
(4)
The description of the Company's Common Stock
included under the caption "Description of Common Stock" in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of the Company (Registration No. 333-133891)
filed with the Commission on May 8, 2006, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such information.
All documents subsequently
filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of
the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement, which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents with the Commission.
Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained in this Registration Statement, or in any other subsequently filed
document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement, modifies or supersedes such prior statement. Any
statement contained in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in a
subsequently filed document that is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such prior
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
Upon written or oral request,
any of the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of
this Registration Statement (which documents are incorporated by reference in
the Section 10(a) prospectus), other
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documents required to be delivered to eligible
employees pursuant to Rule 428(b) of the Securities Act or additional
information about the 401(k) Plan are available without charge to
participants by contacting Great Plains Energy Incorporated, 1201 Walnut
Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2124 (Telephone No.: 816-556-2200)
Attention: Senior Vice President - Corporate Services and Corporate Secretary.
Item 4.
Description
  of Securities
Not Applicable
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and
  Counsel
The validity of the shares
of common stock offered hereby has been passed upon for us by Mark English, our
General Counsel and Assistant Secretary. 
A copy of this opinion is attached as Exhibit 5 to this
Registration Statement.  At July 1,
2008, Mr. English owned beneficially 6,945 shares of the Company's common
stock, including restricted stock, and 7,142 performance shares, which may be
paid in shares of common stock at a later date based on the performance of the
Company.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Missouri Revised Statutes ("RSMo") Section 351.355
(2006) provides as follows:
1.
A
corporation created under the laws of this state may indemnify any person who
was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the
corporation, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against
expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with
such action, suit, or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a
manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
The termination of any action, suit, or proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo
contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that
the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and,
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to
believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
2.
The
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in
the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of
the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including attorneys' fees,
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her
in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if he or she
acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; except that no
indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or
misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the corporation unless and
only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought
determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability and in
view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the court shall deem proper.
3.
Except
as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws, to the
extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation has been
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, or
proceeding referred to in subsections 1 and 2 of this section, or in defense of
any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against
expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him or
her in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding.
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4.
Any
indemnification under subsections 1 and 2 of this section, unless ordered by a
court, shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case
upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or
agent is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable
standard of conduct set forth in this section. The determination shall be made
by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of
directors who were not parties to the action, suit, or proceeding, or if such a
quorum is not obtainable, or even if obtainable a quorum of disinterested
directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or by
the shareholders.
5.
Expenses
incurred in defending any civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative
action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the
final disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding as authorized by the board
of directors in the specific case upon receipt of an undertaking by or on
behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount unless
it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is entitled to be indemnified
by the corporation as authorized in this section.
6.
The
indemnification provided by this section shall not be deemed exclusive of any
other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under the
articles of incorporation or bylaws or any agreement, vote of shareholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and
shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer,
employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a person.
7.
A
corporation created under the laws of this state shall have the power to give
any further indemnity, in addition to the indemnity authorized or contemplated
under other subsections of this section, including subsection 6, to any person
who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent, or to any person who is
or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, provided such further indemnity is either (i) authorized,
directed, or provided for in the articles of incorporation of the corporation
or any duly adopted amendment thereof or (ii) is authorized, directed, or
provided for in any bylaw or agreement of the corporation which has been
adopted by a vote of the shareholders of the corporation, and provided further
that no such indemnity shall indemnify any person from or on account of such
person's conduct which was finally adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent,
deliberately dishonest or willful misconduct. Nothing in this subsection shall
be deemed to limit the power of the corporation under subsection 6 of this
section to enact bylaws or to enter into agreements without shareholder
adoption of the same.
8.
The
corporation may purchase and maintain insurance or another arrangement on
behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him
or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his
or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to
indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of this
section. Without limiting the power of the corporation to procure or maintain
any kind of insurance or other arrangement the corporation may for the benefit
of persons indemnified by the corporation create a trust fund, establish any
form of self insurance, secure its indemnity obligation by grant of a security
interest or other lien on the assets of the corporation, or establish a letter
of credit, guaranty, or surety arrangement. The insurance or other arrangement
may be procured, maintained, or established within the corporation or with any
insurer or other person deemed appropriate by the board of directors regardless
of whether all or part of the stock or other securities of the insurer or other
person are owned in whole or in part by the corporation. In the absence of
fraud the judgment of the board of directors as to the terms and conditions of
the insurance or other arrangement and the identity of the insurer or other
person participating in an arrangement shall be conclusive and the insurance or
arrangement shall not be voidable and shall not subject the directors approving
the insurance or arrangement to liability on any ground regardless of whether
directors participating in the approval are beneficiaries of the insurance
arrangement.
9.
Any
provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, the provisions of
this section shall apply to all existing and new domestic corporations,
including but not limited to banks, trust companies, insurance companies,
building and loan associations, savings bank and safe deposit companies,
mortgage loan companies, corporations formed for benevolent, religious,
scientific or educational purposes and nonprofit corporations.
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10.
For
the purpose of this section, references to "the corporation" include all
constituent corporations absorbed in a consolidation or merger as well as the
resulting or surviving corporation so that any person who is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of such a constituent corporation or is or was
serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this
section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he or she
would if he or she had served the resulting or surviving corporation in the
same capacity.
11.           For
purposes of this section, the term "other enterprise" shall include employee
benefit plans; the term "fines" shall include any excise taxes assessed on a
person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and the term "serving at the
request of the corporation" shall include any service as a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves
services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an
employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and a person who acted
in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the
interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan
shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the best interests of
the corporation" as referred to in this section.
The officers and directors of the Company have
entered into indemnification agreements with the Company indemnifying such
officers and directors to the extent allowed under the above RSMo Section 351.355
(2005).
Article XIII of the Articles of
Incorporation of the Company provides as follows:
ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
(a)
Right
to Indemnification
. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was
a director or officer of the Company or is or was an employee of the Company
acting within the scope and course of his or her employment or is or was
serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent
of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent authorized
by The Missouri General and Business Corporation Law, as the same exists or may
hereafter be amended, against all expense, liability and loss (including
attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts
paid to or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection therewith. The Company may in its discretion by action of
its Board of Directors provide indemnification to agents of the Company as
provided for in this ARTICLE THIRTEEN. Such indemnification shall continue as
to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and
shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators.
(b)
Rights
Not Exclusive
. The indemnification and other rights provided by this
ARTICLE THIRTEEN shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a
person may be entitled under any applicable law, By-laws of the Company,
agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both
as to action in such person's official capacity and as to action in any other
capacity while holding the office of director or officer, and the Company is
hereby expressly authorized by the shareholders of the Company to enter into
agreements with its directors and officers which provide greater
indemnification rights than that generally provided by The Missouri General and
Business Corporation Law; provided, however, that no such further indemnity
shall indemnify any person from or on account of such director's or officer's
conduct which was finally adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent,
deliberately dishonest or willful misconduct. Any such agreement providing for
further indemnity entered into pursuant to this ARTICLE THIRTEEN after the date
of approval of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN by the Company's shareholders need not be
further approved by the shareholders of the Company in order to be fully
effective and enforceable.
(c)
Insurance
.
The Company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who was
or is a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or was or is
serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent
of another company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against
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any liability asserted against or incurred by
such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such,
whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such person
against such liability under the provisions of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
(d)
Amendment
.
This ARTICLE THIRTEEN may be hereafter amended or repealed; however, no
amendment or repeal shall reduce, terminate or otherwise adversely affect the
right of a person entitled to obtain indemnification or an advance of expenses
with respect to an action, suit or proceeding that pertains to or arises out of
actions or omissions that occur prior to the later of (a) the effective
date of such amendment or repeal; (b) the expiration date of such person's
then current term of office with, or service for, the Company (provided such
person has a stated term of office or service and completes such term); or (c) the
effective date such person resigns his or her office or terminates his or her service
(provided such person has a stated term of office or service but resigns prior
to the expiration of such term).
Pursuant
to RsMO Section 351.355 and the Articles of Incorporation of the Company,
the Company maintains directors' and officers' liability coverage.
Item 7.
Exemption
  From Registration Claimed
Not Applicable
Item 8.
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Articles of
  Incorporation of Great Plains Energy Incorporated dated as of
  February 26, 2001 and corrected as of October 13, 2006
  (Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
  September 30, 2006).
4.2
By-Laws of Great Plains Energy Incorporated,
  as amended May 1, 2007 (Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on
  April 7, 2008).
5.1
Opinion of Mark English, General Counsel and
  Assistant Secretary of Great Plains Energy Incorporated, regarding the
  validity of the securities.*
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.3
Consent of Mark English, General Counsel and
  Assistant Secretary of Great Plains Energy Incorporated (included in
  Exhibit 5).
24.1
Powers of Attorney.
* In lieu of the opinion of counsel or determination letter
contemplated by Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K, the Registrant hereby
undertakes that it will submit or has submitted the 401(k) Plan, and any
amendments thereto, to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner
and has made or will make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify
the 401(k) Plan under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended.
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Item 9.
Undertakings
(a)           The undersigned Registrant hereby
undertakes:
(1)           To file, during any period in which
offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement:
(i)            To include any prospectus required
by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)           To reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20
percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set froth in the "Calculation
of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)          To include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
(a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3,
Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be included in
a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
(2)           That, for the purpose of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;
(3)           To remove from registration by means
of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering; and
(4)           That, for the purpose of determining
liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(i)         If the Registrant is
relying on Rule 430B:
(A) Each
prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall
be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed
prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(B) Each
prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as
part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an
offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(l)(i), (vii), or (x) for the
purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the
registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is
first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of 314
securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B,
for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an
underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the
registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement
to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided,
however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that
is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or
deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus
that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time
of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any
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statement
that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the
registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such
effective date.
(5) That,
for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities
Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the
undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of
the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement, regardless
of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the
securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of the following
communication, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and
will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to
the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) any
free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of
the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
Registrant;
(iii) the
portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering
containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its
securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and
(iv) any
other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
Registrant to the purchaser.
(b)           The
undersigned Registrant hereby further undertakes, that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)           Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the provisions described under Item 6 above, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the city of
Kansas City, State of Missouri, on this 14 day of July, 2008.
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED
By:
/s/
  Michael J. Chesser
Name: Michael J.
  Chesser
Title: Chairman
  of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Michael J. Chesser
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
July 14, 2008
Michael J. Chesser
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Terry Bassham
Executive Vice President – Finance and
July 14, 2008
Terry Bassham
Strategic Development and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/
Lori A. Wright
Controller
July 14, 2008
Lori A. Wright
(Principal Accounting Officer)
*
Director
July 14, 2008
David L. Bodde
*
Director
July 14, 2008
William H. Downey
*
Director
July 14, 2008
Mark A. Ernst
*
Director
July 14, 2008
Randall C. Ferguson, Jr.
*
Director
July 14, 2008
Luis A. Jimenez
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*
Director
July 14, 2008
James A. Mitchell
*
Director
July 14, 2008
William C. Nelson
*
Director
July 14, 2008
Linda H. Talbott
*
Director
July 14, 2008
Robert H. West
*By:
/s/
  Michael J. Chesser
Michael J. Chesser
Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Articles of
  Incorporation of Great Plains Energy Incorporated dated as of February 26,
  2001 and corrected as of October 13, 2006 (Exhibit 3.1 to
  Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006).
4.2
By-Laws of Great Plains Energy Incorporated,
  as amended May 1, 2007 (Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on
  April 7, 2008).
5.1
Opinion of Mark English, General Counsel and
  Assistant Secretary of Great Plains Energy Incorporated, regarding the
  validity of the securities.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2
Consent of Mark English, General Counsel and
  Assistant Secretary of Great Plains Energy Incorporated (included in
  Exhibit 5).*
24.1
Powers of Attorney.
*
In lieu of the
opinion of counsel or determination letter contemplated by Item 601(b)(5) of
Regulation S-K, the Registrant hereby undertakes that it will submit or has
submitted the 401(k) Plan, and any amendments thereto, to the Internal
Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and has made or will make all
changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the 401(k) Plan under Section 401
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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