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EX-4.1

 Exhibit 4.1 
  

 
  

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 6 

Dated as of June 15, 2017 

Between 
 KANSAS CITY
POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, 
 As Issuer 

and 
 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
TRUST COMPANY, N.A., 
 As Trustee 

Creating a series of Notes to be designated as: 

4.20% Notes Due 2047 
  

 
  

 

 THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 6 (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated
as of June 15, 2017, is between KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, a Missouri corporation (“Company”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association (formerly The Bank of New York
Trust Company, N.A.), as Trustee (“Trustee”). 
 W I T N E S S E T H: 

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2007 (the “Original
Indenture” and, as hereby supplemented, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance from time to time of one or more series of the Company’s Notes; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Company desires to provide for the establishment of a series of Notes to be designated as
the “4.20% Notes due 2047” (the “2047 Notes”), the form and substance of the 2047 Notes and the terms, provisions and conditions thereof to be set forth as provided in the Original Indenture and this Supplemental
Indenture; 
 WHEREAS, Section 2.05(c) of the Original Indenture provides that various matters with respect to any series of Notes
issued under the Indenture may be established in an indenture supplemental to the Indenture; 
 WHEREAS, Section 13.01(a)(3) of the
Original Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may enter into an indenture supplemental to the Indenture to establish the form or terms of Notes of any series as permitted by Section 2.01 of the Original Indenture or to establish
or reflect any terms of any Note of any series determined pursuant to Section 2.05 of the Original Indenture; and 
 WHEREAS, all acts
and things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture, when duly executed and delivered, a valid, binding and legal instrument in accordance with its terms and for the purposes herein expressed, have been done and performed; and the execution and
delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have been in all respects duly authorized. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, it is agreed by and between the Company and the Trustee for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the 2047 Notes and for the benefit of the Trustee as
follows: 
 ARTICLE ONE 

Relation to Indenture; Additional Definitions 

Section 1.01. Relation to Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture constitutes an integral part of the Original Indenture. 

Section 1.02. Additional Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, a term defined in the Original Indenture has the same
meaning when used in this Supplemental Indenture; provided, however, that, where a term is defined both in this Supplemental Indenture and in the Original Indenture, the meaning given to such term in this Supplemental Indenture shall control for
purposes of this Supplemental Indenture and the Original Indenture. 
  

 “Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury
security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the 2047 Notes to be redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that the 2047 Notes matured on the Par Call Date) that would be utilized, at the time of
selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the 2047 Notes. 

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, (1) the average of the Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, (2) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than four of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the
average of all such quotations, or (3) if only one such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation is received, such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation. 

“Corporate Trust Office” means the designated office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its
corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 2 North LaSalle Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60602, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration;
telecopy: (312) 827-8542. 
 “Maturity Date” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.03. 
 “Note Registrar” means The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,
hereby appointed as an agency of the Company in accordance with Section 6.02 of the Original Indenture. 

“Original Indenture” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of the Recitals hereof. 

“Par Call Date” means December 15, 2046. 

“Quotation Agent” means the Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the Company. 

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (1) BNP Paribas Securities Corp. or its affiliates and successors,
unless it ceases to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in the United States of America (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), in which case the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer, (2) a Primary
Treasury Dealer selected by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., and (3) three other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Company. 

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any
redemption date, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such
Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date. 

  
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 “Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the
rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for
such redemption date. 
 “2047 Notes” has the meaning set forth in the second paragraph of the Recitals
hereof. 
 All references herein to Articles, Sections or Exhibits, unless otherwise specified, refer to the corresponding Articles,
Sections or Exhibits of this Supplemental Indenture. The terms “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Supplemental Indenture. 

ARTICLE TWO 
 The Series
of Notes 
 Section 2.01. Title of the Notes. The 2047 Notes shall be designated as the “4.20% Notes due
2047.” 
 Section 2.02. Limitation on Aggregate Principal Amount. The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver 2047 Notes
for original issue on the Original Issue Date in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000, upon a Company Order for the authentication and delivery thereof and satisfaction of Sections 2.01(a) and 2.05(c) of the Original Indenture. Such order
shall specify the amount of the 2047 Notes to be authenticated, the date on which the original issue of 2047 Notes is to be authenticated and the name or names of the initial Holder or Holders. The aggregate principal amount of 2047 Notes that may
initially be outstanding shall not exceed $300,000,000; provided, however, that the authorized aggregate principal amount of the 2047 Notes may be increased above such amount without the consent of the Holders of any then outstanding 2047
Notes by a Board Resolution authorizing such increase. Any additional notes issued pursuant to such increase must rank equally and ratably with, and have the same interest rate, maturity and other terms (except for the price to public, the Original
Issue Date and the first Interest Payment Date, as applicable) as, the 2047 Notes; provided that if any such additional notes are not fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes with the 2047 Notes, such additional notes will be issued under a
separate CUSIP number. Any such additional notes, together with the 2047 Notes, will constitute a single series of notes under the Indenture. 

Section 2.03. Stated Maturity. The Stated Maturity of the 2047 Notes shall be June 15, 2047 (the “Maturity
Date”). 
 Section 2.04. Interest and Interest Rate. 

(a) The 2047 Notes shall bear interest at the rate of 4.20% per annum, from and including their Original Issue Date of June 15, 2017, or
from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid, to, but excluding, the Maturity Date. Such interest shall be payable semi-annually in arrears, on the Interest Payment Dates of June 15 and December 15 in each
year, commencing on December 15, 2017. Interest accrued on the 2047 Notes from the last Interest Payment Date before the Maturity Date shall be payable on the Maturity Date. 

  
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 (b) The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment
Date shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the 2047 Notes (or one or more predecessor securities) are registered on the Regular Record Date for such Interest Payment Date, being the close of business on the fifteenth calendar day prior to such
Interest Payment Date, whether or not such day is a Business Day. 
 Section 2.05. Place of Payment. Principal and interest
payments on the 2047 Notes will be made by the Company to The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) while it is the Depositary for the 2047 Notes, or if DTC shall cease to be the Depositary for the 2047 Notes, to the Trustee at its
offices, as paying agent. 
 Section 2.06. Place of Registration or Exchange; Notices and Demands With Respect to the 2047 Notes.
The place where the Holders of the 2047 Notes may present the 2047 Notes for registration of transfer or exchange and may make notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the 2047 Notes shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee. 
 Section 2.07. Global Notes. 

(a) The 2047 Notes shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more permanent Global Notes in definitive, fully registered,
book-entry form, without interest coupons. The Global Note shall be deposited on the Original Issue Date with, or on behalf of, the Depositary. 

(b) DTC shall initially serve as Depositary with respect to the Global Note. Such Global Note shall bear the legend set forth in the form of
2047 Note attached as Exhibit A. 
 Section 2.08. Form of Securities. The Global Note shall be substantially in the form
attached as Exhibit A. 
 Section 2.09. Note Registrar. The Trustee shall initially serve as the Note Registrar for the
2047 Notes. 
 Section 2.10. Sinking Fund Obligations. The Company shall have no obligation to redeem or purchase any 2047 Notes
pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous requirement or upon the happening of a specified event or at the option of Holder thereof. 

  
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 ARTICLE THREE 

Optional Redemption of the 2047 Notes 

Section 3.01. Redemption. Except as described in Article III of the Original Indenture and this Section 3.01, the 2047 Notes
may not be redeemed prior to the Maturity Date. Prior to the Par Call Date, the Company shall have the right to redeem the 2047 Notes, at its option, at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

 (i) 100% of the principal amount of the 2047 Notes being redeemed; and 

(ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the 2047 Notes being
redeemed that would be due if the 2047 Notes matured on the Par Call Date (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued as of the date of redemption), discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate, plus 20 basis points; 

plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the 2047 Notes being redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date. 

On or after the Par Call Date, the Company shall have the right to redeem the 2047 Notes, at its option, at any time in whole, or from time to
time in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2047 Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the 2047 Notes being redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on the 2047 Notes that are due and payable on an Interest Payment Date falling on our
prior to a redemption date shall be payable on such Interest Payment Date to the Holders as of the close of business on the relevant Regular Record Date. 

ARTICLE FOUR 

Miscellaneous Provisions 

Section 4.01. The Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects hereby adopted, ratified and confirmed.

 Section 4.02. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but
such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 
 Section 4.03. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND EACH 2047
NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND FOR ALL PURPOSES SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO
CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF. 
 Section 4.04. If any provision in this Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts
with another provision hereof that is required to be included herein by any provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, such required provision shall control. 

  
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 Section 4.05. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture or the 2047 Notes shall
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 

Section 4.06. The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility
for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the proper authorization or due execution hereof or of the 2047 Notes by the Company or as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or the 2047 Notes. The Trustee
shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of the 2047 Notes or the proceeds of the 2047 Notes. All of the rights, protections, benefits, immunities and indemnities afforded or given to the Trustee pursuant to the Original
Indenture shall apply to and be enforceable by the Trustee acting in each of its capacities relating to the 2047 Notes and pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture mutatis mutandi as if set forth and incorporated herein. The Trustee is acting
hereunder, not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as Trustee, Note Registrar and paying agent for the 2047 Notes under the Indenture. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written. 
  

					
	KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
		
	By	 	 /s/ Lori A. Wright

		 	Name:	 	Lori A. Wright
		 	Title:	 	Vice President – Corporate Planning, Investor Relations and Treasurer

  

					
	[CORPORATE SEAL]
	
	ATTEST:
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ellen E. Fairchild

		 	Name:	 	Ellen E. Fairchild
		 	Title:	 	Vice President, Chief Compliance
		 		 	Officer and Corporate Secretary

  

					
	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
	as Trustee
		
	By	 	 /s/ Valere Boyd

		 	Name:	 	Valere Boyd
		 	Title:	 	Vice President

  
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	STATE OF MISSOURI	  	)	  		  	
		  	)	  	ss.	  	
	COUNTY OF JACKSON	  	)	  		  	

 On the 15th day of June, 2017, before me personally came Lori A. Wright, to me known, who, being by me duly
sworn, did depose and say that she is Vice President – Corporate Planning, Investor Relations and Treasurer of KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, one of the corporations described in and which executed the above instrument; that she
knows the corporate seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to the said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation; and that she signed her name thereto by like
authority. 
 [NOTARIAL SEAL] 
  

	
	             /s/ Annette G. Carter

Notary Public

  
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	STATE OF MISSOURI	  	)	  		  	
		  	)	  	ss.	  	
	COUNTY OF JACKSON	  	)	  		  	

 On the 15th day of June, 2017, before me personally came Ellen E. Fairchild, to me known, who, being by me
duly sworn, did depose and say that she is Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary of KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, one of the corporations described in and which executed the above instrument; that she knows
the corporate seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to the said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation; and that she signed her name thereto by like authority.

 [NOTARIAL SEAL] 
  

	
	             /s/ Annette G. Carter

Notary Public

  

  
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 Exhibit A 

[FORM OF NOTE] 
 [Global Note] 

For as long as this Global Note is deposited with or on behalf of The Depository Trust Company it shall bear the following legend: 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO KANSAS CITY
POWER & LIGHT COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC
(AND ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE
REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 
 KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY 

4.20% Notes due 2047 
  

			
	Interest Rate: 4.20% per annum	  	Principal Sum $300,000,000
	Maturity Date: June 15, 2047	  	CUSIP No. 485134 BQ2
	Registered Holder:_______________________	  	

 KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, a Missouri corporation (hereinafter called the
“Company”, which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the registered Holder named above or registered assigns, on the maturity date
stated above, the principal sum stated above and to pay interest thereon from June 15, 2017, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been duly paid or provided for, initially on December 15, 2017, and thereafter
semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 of each year, at the interest rate stated above, until the date on which payment of such principal sum has been made or duly provided for. The interest so payable on any Interest Payment Date will
be paid to the person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the fifteenth calendar day prior to such Interest Payment Date (whether or not such day is a Business Day), except as otherwise provided in the Indenture. 

The principal and interest payments on this Note will be made by the Company to the registered Holder named above. All such payments shall be
made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legally tender for payment of public and private debts. 

  
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 This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of the Company (herein called the
“Notes”), issued under an Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2007, as supplemented by Supplemental Indenture No. 6, dated as of June 15, 2017 (herein called the “Indenture,” which term shall have the
meaning assigned to it in such instrument), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee,” which term includes
any successor trustee under the Indenture). Reference is made to the Indenture and any supplemental indenture thereto for the provisions relating, among other things, to the respective rights of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes,
and the terms on which the Notes are authenticated and delivered. This Note is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $300,000,000; provided, however, that the authorized aggregate
principal amount of the Notes may be increased above such amount by a Board Resolution authorizing such increase. Any additional notes issued pursuant to such increase must rank equally and ratably with, and have the same interest rate, maturity and
other terms (except for the price to public, the Original Issue Date and the first Interest Payment Date, as applicable) as, the Notes. Any additional notes, together with the Notes, will constitute a single series of notes under the Indenture;
provided that if any such additional notes are not fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes with the Notes, such additional notes will be issued under a separate CUSIP number. 

Prior to the Par Call Date, the Company shall have the right to redeem the 2047 Notes, at its option, at any time in whole, or from time to
time in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the 2047 Notes being redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the 2047 Notes
being redeemed that would be due if the 2047 Notes matured on the Par Call Date (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued as of the date of redemption), discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate, plus 20 basis points; plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the
2047 Notes being redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date. 
 On or after the Par Call Date, the Company shall have the right to
redeem the 2047 Notes, at its option, at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2047 Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the
2047 Notes being redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date. 
 For purposes of determining the redemption price: 

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity
comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing
new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Notes. 

  
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 “Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date,
(1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, (2) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than four of such Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (3) if only one such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation is received, such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation. 

“Par Call Date” means December 15, 2046. 

“Quotation Agent” means a Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the Company. 

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (1) BNP Paribas Securities Corp. or its affiliates and successors, unless it ceases to
be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in the United States of America (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), in which case the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer, (2) a Primary Treasury Dealer selected
by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., and (3) three other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Company. 
 “Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each
case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date. 

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to
maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date. 

The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of (i) the entire indebtedness of this Note and (ii) the Company’s
obligations under the Indenture and this Note with respect to certain covenants and related Events of Default, upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture. 

If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared due and payable in
the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. 
 The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the securities at the time outstanding of all series to be affected, considered as one class. The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the securities of any series at the time outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all securities of such series, to waive certain past defaults or Events of Default under the 

  
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Indenture, and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note
issued in exchange, substitution or upon the registration or transfer hereof, irrespective of whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note. 

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company,
which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein provided. 

This Note is issuable as a registered Note only, in the minimum denomination of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 As provided in the Indenture, this Note is transferable by the registered Holder hereof in person or by his attorney duly authorized in
writing on the books of the Company at the office or agency to be maintained by the Company for that purpose. Upon any registration of transfer, a new registered Note or Notes, of authorized denomination or denominations, and in the same aggregate
principal amount, will be issued to the transferee in exchange therefor. 
 The Company, the Trustee, any paying agent and any
Authenticating Agent may deem and treat the registered Holder hereof as the absolute owner of this Note (whether or not this Note shall be overdue) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest on this Note as herein provided and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any paying agent nor any Authenticating Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. 

No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on this Note, or for any claim based hereon, or
otherwise in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto, against any incorporator or against any past, present or future stockholder, officer or member of the Board of Directors, as such, of the
Company, whether by virtue of any constitution, state or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issue hereof,
expressly waived and released. 
 This Note shall be governed by and deemed to be a contract made under, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof. 

All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture and not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the
Indenture. 
 This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the
certificate of authentication on the face hereof is manually signed by the Trustee. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be signed by the manual or
facsimile signatures of the Senior Vice President – Finance and Strategy and Chief Financial Officer and the Vice President – Corporate Planning, Investor Relations and Treasurer of the Company, and a facsimile of its corporate seal to be
affixed or reproduced hereon. 
  

			
	KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

 (SEAL) 
  

			
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

 Dated:
                             

ATTEST: 
 ____________________ 

 

			
	TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
	This is one of the Notes of the series designated herein issued under the Indenture described herein.
	
	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
	as Trustee
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Authorized Signatory

 Dated:
                     

  
 A-5EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

PREFERRED STOCK REPURCHASE AGREEMENT 

THIS PREFERRED STOCK REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of June 15, 2017, by and
among Extended Stay America, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”) and each of the entities identified on Schedule 1 hereto (each such entity, a “Seller,” and collectively, the
“Sellers”). 
 WHEREAS, the Sellers own shares of Series A Preferred Stock, with a per share stated value of
$1,000 per share (the “Stated Value”), of the Corporation (the “Shares); and 
 WHEREAS,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated November 6, 2013, the Corporation and the Sellers propose to enter into a transaction (the “Repurchase
Transaction”) whereby the Sellers shall sell to the Corporation and the Corporation shall purchase from the Sellers the respective number of Shares set forth opposite the names of the Sellers on Schedule I hereto (the
“Repurchase Shares”) at the Per Share Purchase Price (as defined below). 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing, of the mutual promises herein set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed as follows: 

ARTICLE I 

REPURCHASE 

Section 1.1 Repurchase of Shares. The Corporation shall purchase from the Sellers the Repurchase Shares, under the terms and subject to
the conditions hereof and in reliance upon the representations, warranties and agreements contained herein, at the Closing (as defined below), and each Seller, severally and not jointly, shall sell to the Corporation the respective number of Shares
set forth opposite the name of such Seller on Schedule I hereto at a per share purchase price equal to the Stated Value plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon through and including the date of the Closing that have not previously been paid
(the “Per Share Purchase Price”). 
 Section 1.2 Closing. 

(a) The closing (the “Closing”) of the Repurchase Transaction shall be held at the offices of Fried, Frank, Harris,
Shriver & Jacobson LLP, One New York Plaza, New York, New York, on June 15, 2017 or at such other time, date or place as the Sellers and the Corporation may agree in writing (“Closing Date”). 

(b) At the Closing, each Seller shall deliver the number of Repurchase Shares sold by such Seller to the Corporation, or as instructed by the
Corporation, duly executed stock powers relating to the Repurchase Shares sold by such Seller, as applicable, and the Corporation agrees to deliver to such Seller a dollar amount equal to the product of the Per Share Purchase Price and the number of
Repurchase Shares sold by such Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds. 

 ARTICLE II 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS 

Each of the Sellers severally and not jointly represents and warrants to the Corporation as follows: 

Section 2.1 Title to Repurchase Shares. Such Seller has good and valid title to the Repurchase Shares to be sold at the Closing Date by
such Seller hereunder, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or adverse claims; such Seller will have, immediately prior to the Closing Date, good and valid title to the Repurchase Shares to be sold at the Closing Date by such Seller,
free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or adverse claims; and, upon delivery of such Repurchase Shares and payment therefor pursuant hereto, good and valid title to such Repurchase Shares, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances,
equities or adverse claims, will pass to the Corporation. 
 Section 2.2 Required Consents; Authority. All consents, approvals,
authorizations and orders necessary for the execution and delivery by such Seller of this Agreement, and for the sale and delivery of the Repurchase Shares to be sold by such Seller hereunder, have been obtained; and such Seller has full right,
power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to sell, assign, transfer and deliver the Repurchase Shares to be sold by such Seller hereunder; this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of such Seller.

 Section 2.3 Receipt of Information. Such Seller has received all the information it considers necessary or appropriate for
deciding whether to consummate the Repurchase Transaction. Such Seller has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Corporation. Such Seller has had the opportunity to discuss with its tax advisors the consequences of the
Repurchase Transaction. Such Seller has not received, nor is it relying on, any representations or warranties from the Corporation other than as provided herein, and the Corporation hereby disclaims any other express or implied representations or
warranties with respect to itself. 
 ARTICLE III 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CORPORATION 

The Corporation represents and warrants to the Sellers as follows: 

Section 3.1 Authority Relative to this Agreement. The Corporation has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and
to perform its obligations hereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly and
validly taken. 
 Section 3.2 Approvals. No consent, approval, authorization, order, license, registration or qualification of or
with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Corporation of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 

  
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 ARTICLE IV 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Section 4.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by the mutual written consent of each of the parties hereto. 

Section 4.2 Savings Clause. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to require any party or its affiliates to take any action
that would violate any applicable law (whether statutory or common), rule or regulation. 
 Section 4.3 Amendment and Waiver. This
Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. Any party may waive in whole or in part any benefit or right provided to it under this Agreement, such waiver being effective only if
contained in a writing executed by such party (and by the Corporation, in the case of any waiver by any Seller). The failure of any party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such provisions
and shall not affect the right of such party thereafter to enforce each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms. 

Section 4.4 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal,
void or unenforceable, all other provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect. 
 Section
4.5 Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, this Agreement, together with the several agreements and other documents and instruments referred to herein or therein or annexed hereto and executed contemporaneously
herewith, embody the complete agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral,
that may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way. 
 Section 4.6 Successors and Assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any
of the rights or obligations of any party under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties. 

Section 4.7 No Third Party Beneficiaries. No Person other than the parties hereto shall have any rights or benefits under this
Agreement, and nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or will, confer on any Person other than the parties hereto any rights, benefits or remedies. 

Section 4.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts each of which shall be an original and all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 

  
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 Section 4.9 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Corporation shall be given to them at Extended Stay America, Inc., 11525 N. Community House Road, Suite 100,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28277, fax: (980) 335-3089; Attention: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary with a copy to Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, One New York Plaza, New York, New York 10004, Attention: Stuart
Gelfond, Esq. Notices to the Sellers shall be given to Centerbridge Partners, L.P. at 375 Park Ave., New York, NY 10152, Attention: Office of the General Counsel, with copies to: legalnotices@centerbridge.com and to The Blackstone Group, L.P.
at 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154, Attention: General Counsel, (fax: (646) 253-8983). 
 Section 4.10 Governing Law;
Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to
be performed in such state. 
 Section 4.11 Interpretation. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only
and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Article and Section references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural
forms of such terms. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” 

[Signature Pages Follow] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and
delivered as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC.
		
	 By:
	 	/s/ John R. Dent
		 	Name: John R. Dent
		 	Title: General Counsel

  
 [Signature Page to
Preferred Stock Repurchase Agreement] 

 
			
	 CENTERBRIDGE CREDIT

PARTNERS, L.P.

	
	 BY: CENTERBRIDGE CREDIT

PARTNERS GENERAL PARTNER, L.P.,

	 its general partner

  

			
	 BY: CENTERBRIDGE CREDIT

CAYMAN GP LTD., its general partner

		
	By:	 	/s/ William D. Rahm
		 	Name: William D. Rahm
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory

  

			
	 CENTERBRIDGE CREDIT PARTNERS

TE INTERMEDIATE I, L.P.

	
	 BY: CENTERBRIDGE CREDIT
 PARTNERS
GENERAL PARTNER, L.P.,

	its general partner

  

			
	 BY: CENTERBRIDGE CREDIT

CAYMAN GP LTD., its general partner

		
	By:	 	/s/ William D. Rahm
		 	Name: William D. Rahm
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory

  

			
	 CENTERBRIDGE CREDIT PARTNERS

OFFSHORE INTERMEDIATE III, L.P.

	
	 BY: CENTERBRIDGE CREDIT

PARTNERS OFFSHORE GENERAL

PARTNER, L.P., its general partner

  

			
	 BY: CENTERBRIDGE CREDIT

CAYMAN GP LTD., its general partner

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ William D. Rahm
		 	Name: William D. Rahm
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory

  
 [Signature Page to
Preferred Stock Repurchase Agreement] 

 
			
	 CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL

PARTNERS AIV VI-A, L.P.

	
	 BY: CENTERBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.P.,

	its general partner

  

			
	 BY: CENTERBRIDGE CAYMAN GP LTD.,

its general partner

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ William D. Rahm
		 	Name: William D. Rahm
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory

  

			
	 CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL

PARTNERS AIV VI-B, L.P.

	
	BY: CENTERBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.P.,
	 its general partner

  

			
	 BY: CENTERBRIDGE CAYMAN GP LTD.,

its general partner

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ William D. Rahm
		 	Name: William D. Rahm
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory

  

			
	 CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL

PARTNERS STRATEGIC AIV I, L.P.

	
	 BY: CENTERBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.P.,

its general partner

  

			
	 BY: CENTERBRIDGE CAYMAN GP LTD.,

its general partner

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ William D. Rahm
		 	Name: William D. Rahm
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory

  
 [Signature Page to
Preferred Stock Repurchase Agreement] 

 
			
	 CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL

PARTNERS SBS, L.P.

		
	BY:	 	 CCP SBS GP, LLC, its general partner

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ William D. Rahm
		 	Name: William D. Rahm
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory

  
 [Signature Page to
Preferred Stock Repurchase Agreement] 

 
			
	 BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE

PARTNERS VI.A-ESH L.P.

	
	 BY: BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE

ASSOCIATES VI-ESH L.P., its general

partner

  

			
	 BY: BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., its general

partner

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ Robert G. Harper
		 	Name: Robert G. Harper
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory

  

			
	 BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE

PARTNERS VI.B-ESH L.P.

	
	 BY: BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE

ASSOCIATES VI-ESH L.P., its general

partner

  

			
	 BY: BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., its general

partner

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ Robert G. Harper
		 	Name: Robert G. Harper
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory

  

			
	 BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE

PARTNERS VI.C-ESH L.P.

	
	 BY: BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE

ASSOCIATES VI-ESH L.P., its general

partner

  

			
	 BY: BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., its general

partner

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ Robert G. Harper
		 	Name: Robert G. Harper
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory

  
 [Signature Page to
Preferred Stock Repurchase Agreement] 

 
			
	 BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE

PARTNERS VI.G-ESH L.P.

	
	 BY: BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE

ASSOCIATES VI-ESH L.P., its general

partner

  

			
	 BY: BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., its general

partner

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ Robert G. Harper
		 	Name: Robert G. Harper
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory

  

			
	 BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE

PARTNERS VI.TE.1-ESH L.P.

	
	 BY: BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE

ASSOCIATES VI-ESH L.P., its general

partner

  

			
	 BY: BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., its general partner

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ Robert G. Harper
		 	Name: Robert G. Harper
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory

  

			
	 BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE

PARTNERS VI.TE.2-ESH L.P.

	
	 BY: BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE

ASSOCIATES VI-ESH L.P., its general

partner

  

			
	 BY: BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., its general

partner

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ Robert G. Harper
		 	Name: Robert G. Harper
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory

  
 [Signature Page to
Preferred Stock Repurchase Agreement] 

 
			
	 BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE

HOLDINGS VI L.P.

	
	 BY: BREP VI SIDE-BY-SIDE GP L.L.C.,

its general partner

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ Robert G. Harper
		 	Name: Robert G. Harper
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory

  

			
	 BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE

PARTNERS (AIV) VI-ESH L.P.

	
	 BY: BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE

ASSOCIATES VI-ESH L.P., its general

partner

  

			
	 BY: BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., its general

partner

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ Robert G. Harper
		 	Name: Robert G. Harper
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory

  
 [Signature Page to
Preferred Stock Repurchase Agreement] 

 Schedule 1 
  

			
	 Seller
	  	Number of Shares of Series A
Preferred Stock
	 CENTERBRIDGE CREDIT PARTNERS, L.P.
	  	1,325
	 CENTERBRIDGE CREDIT PARTNERS TE INTERMEDIATE I, L.P.
	  	1,624
	 CENTERBRIDGE CREDIT PARTNERS OFFSHORE INTERMEDIATE III, L.P.
	  	569
	 CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS AIV VI-A, L.P.
	  	1,696
	 CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS AIV VI-B, L.P.
	  	1,696
	 CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS STRATEGIC AIV I, L.P.
	  	114
	 CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS SBS, L.P.
	  	11
	 BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS VI.A-ESH L.P.
	  	1,290
	 BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS VI.B-ESH L.P.
	  	1,307
	 BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS VI.C-ESH L.P.
	  	436
	 BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS (AIV) VI-ESH L.P.
	  	9
	 BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS VI.TE.1-ESH L.P.
	  	829
	 BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS VI.TE.2-ESH L.P.
	  	1,783
	 BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS VI.G-ESH L.P.
	  	1,359
	 BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS VI L.P.
	  	21
		  	  

	 Total
	  	14,069

  
 [Schedule 1 to Preferred
Stock Repurchase Agreement]

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