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Westar Energy, Inc. Company Snapshot

Business Description:

Westar Energy, Inc. operates in the Electric and other services combined sector. Westar Energy, Inc. (Westar Energy) is an electric utility operating in Kansas. It provides electric generation, transmission and distribution services to approximately 687,000 customers in Kansas. It provides these services in central and northeastern Kansas, including the cities of Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, Salina and Hutchinson. Kansas Gas and Electric Company (KGE), Westar Energy's wholly owned subsidiary, provides these services in south-central and southeastern Kansas, including the city of Wichita. Both Westar Energy and KGE conduct business using the name Westar Energy. It supplies electric energy at retail to approximately 369,000 customers in central and northeast Kansas and KGE supplies electric energy at retail to approximately 318,000 customers in south-central and southeastern Kansas. The Company supplies electric energy at wholesale to municipalities and electric cooperatives in Kansas. It has 6,756 megawatt of generating capacity in service. In our complete report available for purchase the company is compared to: DPL Inc., PNM Resources, Inc. and Avista Corporation.

Westar Energy, Inc.

Stock Performance Chart for Westar Energy, Inc.

Stock Data:

Recent Stock Performance:

Current Price (2/3/2012): 28.61
(Figures in U.S. Dollars)

1 Week	-0.5%		13 Weeks	1.6%

4 Weeks	4.9%		52 Weeks	11.2%

Westar Energy, Inc. Key Data:

	Ticker:	WR	Country:	UNITED STATES

	Exchanges:	NYSE	Major Industry:	Utilities

			Sub Industry:	Electric Power Companies

	2010 Sales	2,057,612,000 (Year Ending Jan 2011).	Employees:	2,409

	Currency:	U.S. Dollars	Market Cap:	3,352,540,657

	Fiscal Yr Ends:	December	Shares Outstanding:	117,180,729

	Share Type:	Common	Closely Held Shares:	926,630

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