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Exhibit

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 4, 2019, between Cerecor Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. (the “Purchaser”).

This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2019, between the Company and the Purchaser (the “Purchase Agreement”).

The Company and the Purchaser hereby agrees as follows:

1. Definitions.

Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Advice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).

“Effectiveness Date” means, with respect to the Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the 75th calendar day following the date of the Purchase Agreement (or, in the event of a “full review” by the Commission, the 110th calendar day following the date of the Purchase Agreement); provided, however, that in the event the Company is notified by the Commission the Registration Statement will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates otherwise required above, provided, further, if such Effectiveness Date falls on a day that is not a Trading Day, then the Effectiveness Date shall be the next succeeding Trading Day.

“Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 “Filing Date” means, with respect to the Registration Statement required hereunder, the 30th calendar day following the date of the Purchase Agreement.

“Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.

“Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

“Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

“Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

“Plan of Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

“Registrable Securities” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the shares of Common Stock acquired in the Purchase Agreement, (b) the shares of Common Stock acquired in Securities Purchase Agreement and Settlement of Claims, dated on or about the date hereof, and (c) any securities issued or then issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing; provided, however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, Registration Statement hereunder with respect thereto) for so long as (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of by the Holder in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such Registrable Securities have been previously sold in accordance with Rule 144, or (iii) such securities become eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information pursuant to Rule 144 as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (assuming that such securities and any securities issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of which, or as a dividend upon which, such securities were issued or are issuable, were at no time held by any Affiliate of the Company), as reasonably determined by the Company, upon the advice of counsel to the Company.

“Registration Statement” means any registration statement required to be filed hereunder pursuant to Section 2(a), including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to any such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in any such registration statement.

“Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

“Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or 

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regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

“Selling Stockholder Questionnaire” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

“SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance of the Commission staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff and (ii) the Securities Act.

2. Shelf Registration.

(a) On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities. Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith, subject to the provisions of Section 2(d)) and shall contain (unless otherwise directed by at least 75% in interest of the Holders) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A and substantially the “Selling Stockholder” section attached hereto as Annex B; provided, however, that no Holder shall be required to be named as an “underwriter” without such Holder’s express prior written consent, except that a Holder may be named as a “statutory underwriter” if such Holder is, or is affiliated with, a broker dealer and states such fact in its Selling Stockholder Questionnaire. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (i) have been sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via facsimile or by e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which shall be the date requested for effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the Trading Day after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424. 

(b) Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 2(a), if the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly inform each of the Holders thereof and use its 

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commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Registration Statement as required by the Commission, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 2(c); provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment, the Company shall be obligated to use diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09.

(c) If Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company be permitted to name any Holder or affiliate of a Holder as any Underwriter without the prior written consent of such Holder, except that a Holder may be named as a “statutory underwriter” if such Holder is, or is affiliated with, a broker dealer and states such fact in its Selling Stockholder Questionnaire.

3. Registration Procedures.

In connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company shall:

(a) Not less than five (5) Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to the filing (provided if the selling stockholder section or plan of distribution sections have changed in such amendments or prospectus, such period shall be three (3) Trading Days) of any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any document that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, but not including (i) any Exchange Act filing or (ii) any supplement or post-effective amendment to a registration statement that is not related to such Holder’s Registrable Securities), the Company shall (A) furnish to each Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of such Holders, and (B) cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent registered public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to each Holder, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the above, the Company shall not be obligated to provide the Holders advance copies of any universal shelf registration statement registering securities in addition to those required hereunder, or any Prospectus prepared thereto. The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities shall reasonably object in good faith, provided that, the Company is notified of such 

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objection in writing no later than five (5) Trading Days after the Holders have been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement or one (1) Trading Day (provided if the selling stockholder section or plan of distribution sections have changed in such amendments or prospectus, such period shall be three (3) Trading Days) after the Holders have been so furnished copies of any related Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex C (a “Selling Stockholder Questionnaire”) on a date that is not less than two (2) Trading Days prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the fourth (4th) Trading Day following the date on which such Holder receives draft materials in accordance with this Section.

(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith (subject to any requirement that a post-effective amendment be declared effective by the Commission) as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities subject to any SEC Guidance that sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement, (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424, (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and provide as promptly as reasonably possible to the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to a Registration Statement (provided that, the Company shall excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information as to any Holder which has not executed a written confidentiality agreement with respect thereto with the Company regarding the Company), and (iv) comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms of this Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.

(c) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant to clauses (iii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed (but not including (i) any Exchange Act filing or (ii) any supplement or post-effective amendment to a registration statement that is not related to such Holder’s Registrable Securities), (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement, and (C) with 

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respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (vi) of the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of the Company to allow continued availability of a Registration Statement or Prospectus, provided, however, in no event shall any such notice contain any information which would constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company.

(d) Use its reasonable best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order stopping or suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.

(e) Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission; provided, that any such item which is available on the EDGAR system (or successor thereto) need not be furnished in physical form.

(f) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving of any notice pursuant to Section 3(c).

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the registration or qualification (or exemption from the Registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement; provided, that, the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.

(h) If requested by a Holder, cooperate with such Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holder may request.

(i) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(c), as promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (iii) through (vi) of Section 3(c) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company shall be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(i) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus, for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days (which need not be consecutive days) in any 12-month period.

(j) Otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the Securities Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, promptly inform the Holders in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Holders are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder.

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(k) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain eligibility for use of Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto) for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities.

(l) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and, if required by the Commission, the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over the shares. 

4. Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with, this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made with the Commission, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, and (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of any Holder or any legal fees or other costs of the Holders.

5. Indemnification.

(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and 

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against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose) or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(c)(iii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable for use by such Holder and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d). The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such indemnified person and shall survive the transfer of any Registrable Securities by any of the Holders in accordance with Section 6(h).

(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such information relates to such Holder’s information provided in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or the proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), such Prospectus or in any amendment or 

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supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of a selling Holder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided, that, the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.

An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding, or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall reasonably believe that a material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party; provided, that, the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such 

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actions for which such Indemnified Party is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) not to be entitled to indemnification hereunder.

(d) Contribution. If the indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in accordance with its terms.

The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a Holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.

The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.

6. Miscellaneous.

(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. Each of the Company and each Holder agrees that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for 

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specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall not assert or shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

(b) Prohibition on Filing Other Registration Statements. The Company shall not file any other registration statements, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or their then equivalents, until all Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to a Registration Statement that is declared effective by the Commission, provided that this Section 6(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing supplements or amendments to registration statements filed prior to the date of this Agreement.

 (c) Discontinued Disposition. By its acquisition of Registrable Securities, each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(c)(iii) through (vi), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. 

(d) Piggy-Back Registrations. If, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the Company’s stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall deliver to each Holder a written notice of such determination and, if within fifteen days after the date of the delivery of such notice, any such Holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such Holder requests to be registered; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to provide notice or otherwise register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 6(e) that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 (without volume restrictions or current public information requirements) promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act or that are the subject of a then effective Registration Statement that is available for resales or other dispositions by such Holder.

(e) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the Holders of 67% or more of the then outstanding Registrable Securities (for purposes of clarification, this includes any Registrable Securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of any Security), provided that, if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Holder (or group of Holders), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Holder (or group of Holders) shall be required. If a Registration Statement does not register all of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a waiver or amendment 

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done in compliance with the previous sentence, then the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for each Holder shall be reduced pro rata among all Holders and each Holder shall have the right to designate which of its Registrable Securities shall be omitted from such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of a Holder or some Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given only by such Holder or Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the first sentence of this Section 6(f). No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.

(f) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

(g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company may not assign (except by merger) its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of all of the Holders of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. 

(h) Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

(i) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

(j) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.

(k) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would 

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have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

(l) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of the Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

(m) Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert or as a group or entity with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other matters, and the Company acknowledges that the Holders are not acting in concert or as a group, and the Company shall not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or transactions. Each Holder shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The use of a single agreement with respect to the obligations of the Company contained was solely in the control of the Company, not the action or decision of any Holder, and was done solely for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Holder. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement is between the Company and a Holder, solely, and not between the Company and the Holders collectively and not between and among Holders.

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(Signature Pages Follow)

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
	
			
	 
	CERECOR INC.

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Joseph M. Miller

	 
	 
	Name: Joseph M. Miller

	 
	 
	Title: Chief Financial Officer

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS FOLLOWS]

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[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS TO CERECOR INC. REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

	
				
	Name of Holder:
	Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd

	 
	 

	Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder:
	

/s/ Steven J. Boyd

	 
	 

	Name of Authorized Signatory:
	

Steven J. Boyd

	 
	 

	Title of Authorized Signatory:
	Chief Investment Officer

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Annex A
Plan of Distribution

Each Selling Stockholder (the “Selling Stockholders”) of the securities and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their securities covered hereby on the principal Trading Market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the securities are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling securities:

		
	•
	ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

		
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	block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

		
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	purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

		
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	an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

		
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	privately negotiated transactions;

		
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	settlement of short sales;

		
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	in transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security;

		
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	through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

		
	•
	a combination of any such methods of sale; or

		
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	any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities under Rule 144 or any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus.

Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA IM-2440.

In connection with the sale of the securities or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities 

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which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of securities offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the securities purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.

The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the securities. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

The Selling Stockholders have advised us that there is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale securities by the Selling Stockholders.

We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the securities may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the securities have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale securities will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale securities covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale securities may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the common stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

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Annex B
SELLING SHAREHOLDER

The common stock being offered by the selling shareholder are those previously issued to the selling shareholder. For additional information regarding the issuances of those shares of common stock, see “Private Placement of Common Shares” above. We are registering the shares of common stock in order to permit the selling shareholder to offer the shares for resale from time to time. 

The table below lists the selling shareholder and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock by the selling shareholder. The second column lists the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by the selling shareholder, based on its ownership of the shares of common stock.

The third column lists the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling shareholder.

In accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the selling shareholder, this prospectus covers the resale of all of the shares of common stock issued to the selling shareholder in the securities purchase agreement, dated September 4, 2019. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling shareholder pursuant to this prospectus.

The selling shareholder may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”

	
								
	Name of Selling Shareholder
	 
	Number of shares of 
Common Stock Owned 
Prior to Offering
	 
	Maximum Number of 
shares of Common Stock 
to be Sold Pursuant to 
this Prospectus
	 
	Number of shares of 
Common Stock Owned 
After Offering
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

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Annex C
CERECOR INC.
Selling Stockholder Notice and Questionnaire

The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the “Registrable Securities”) of Cerecor Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) to which this document is annexed. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.

NOTICE

The undersigned beneficial owner (the “Selling Stockholder”) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned by it in the Registration Statement.

The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:

QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Name.
(a) Full Legal Name of Selling Stockholder:

(b) Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities are held:

(c) Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by this Questionnaire):

2. Address for Notices to Selling Stockholder:

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	Telephone:
	 

	Fax:
	 

	Contact Person:
	 

3. Broker-Dealer Status:

(a) Are you a broker-dealer?
Yes o No o
(b) If “yes” to Section 3(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company?
Yes o No o
Note: If “no” to Section 3(b), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

(c) Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?
Yes o No o
(d) If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you purchased the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?
Yes o No o
Note: If “no” to Section 3(c), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

4. Beneficial Ownership of Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Stockholder.
Except as set forth below in this Item 4, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the securities issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

(a) Type and Amount of other securities beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholder:

5. Relationships with the Company:
Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.
State any exceptions here:

The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any material inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective; provided, that the undersigned shall not 

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be required to notify the Company of any changes to the number of securities held or owned by the undersigned or its affiliates.

By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 5 and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.

	
					
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	Date:
	 
	Beneficial Owner:
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By: 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Name: 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Title:

PLEASE FAX A COPY (OR EMAIL A .PDF COPY) OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE TO:

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 Exhibit 4.1 
  

 
  

SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 

Dated as of September 9, 2019 

Between 
 EVERGY, INC., 

As Issuer 
 and 

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

As Trustee 
 Creating series of
Notes to be designated as: 
 2.45% Notes Due 2024 

2.90% Notes Due 2029 
  

 
  

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
	 	  	Page	 
	 ARTICLE ONE Relation to Indenture; Additional Definitions
	  	 	2	 
	 Section 1.01.
	 	 Relation to Indenture
	  	 	2	 
	 Section 1.02.
	 	 Additional Definitions
	  	 	2	 
		
	 ARTICLE TWO The Series of 2024 Notes
	  	 	4	 
	 Section 2.01.
	 	 Title of the Notes
	  	 	4	 
	 Section 2.02.
	 	 Limitation on Aggregate Principal Amount
	  	 	4	 
	 Section 2.03.
	 	 Stated Maturity
	  	 	4	 
	 Section 2.04.
	 	 Interest and Interest Rate
	  	 	4	 
	 Section 2.05.
	 	 Place of Payment
	  	 	5	 
	 Section 2.06.
	 	 Place of Registration or Exchange; Notices and Demands With Respect to the 2024
Notes
	  	 	5	 
	 Section 2.07.
	 	 Global Notes
	  	 	5	 
	 Section 2.08.
	 	 Form of Securities
	  	 	5	 
	 Section 2.09.
	 	 Note Registrar
	  	 	5	 
	 Section 2.10.
	 	 Sinking Fund Obligations
	  	 	5	 
	 Section 2.11.
	 	 Limitation on Liens
	  	 	6	 
	 Section 2.12.
	 	 Optional Redemption
	  	 	6	 
		
	 ARTICLE THREE The Series of 2029 Notes
	  	 	7	 
	 Section 3.01.
	 	 Title of the Notes
	  	 	7	 
	 Section 3.02.
	 	 Limitation on Aggregate Principal Amount
	  	 	7	 
	 Section 3.03.
	 	 Stated Maturity
	  	 	7	 
	 Section 3.04.
	 	 Interest and Interest Rate
	  	 	7	 
	 Section 3.05.
	 	 Place of Payment
	  	 	8	 
	 Section 3.06.
	 	 Place of Registration or Exchange; Notices and Demands With Respect to the 2029
Notes
	  	 	8	 
	 Section 3.07.
	 	 Global Notes
	  	 	8	 
	 Section 3.08.
	 	 Form of Securities
	  	 	8	 
	 Section 3.09.
	 	 Note Registrar
	  	 	8	 
	 Section 3.10.
	 	 Sinking Fund Obligations
	  	 	8	 
	 Section 3.11.
	 	 Limitation on Liens
	  	 	8	 
	 Section 3.12.
	 	 Optional Redemption
	  	 	8	 
		
	 ARTICLE FOUR Limitation on Liens
	  	 	9	 
	 Section 4.01.
	 	 Limitation on Liens
	  	 	9	 
		
	 ARTICLE FIVE Miscellaneous Provisions
	  	 	11	 

 Exhibit A – Form of 2024 Notes 

Exhibit B – Form of 2029 Notes 

  
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 THIS SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (the “Supplemental Indenture”), dated
as of September 9, 2019, between EVERGY, INC., a Missouri corporation (and successor by the Merger (hereinafter defined) to Great Plains Energy Incorporated, hereinafter called the “Predecessor Company”) (hereinafter called the
“Company”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association (successor to BNY Midwest Trust Company), as Trustee (“Trustee”). 

WITNESSETH: 
 WHEREAS, the
Predecessor Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2004 (the “Original Indenture” and, as amended by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture (hereinafter defined) and as hereby
supplemented, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance from time to time of one or more series of the Predecessor Company’s Notes; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 9, 2017, by and among Westar
Energy, Inc., a Kansas corporation, the Predecessor Company, the Company, and King Energy, Inc., a Kansas corporation, the Predecessor Company merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the
“Merger”); 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Sixth Supplemental Indenture (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture”),
dated as of June 4, 2018 to supplement the Original Indenture, the Company, as a successor corporation resulting from the Merger, assumed all of the obligations of the Predecessor Company under the Indenture, including the due and punctual
payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes Outstanding and the performance of every covenant of the Indenture on the part of the Predecessor Company to be performed or observed; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Company desires to provide for the establishment of two series of Notes to be designated
as the “2.45% Notes due 2024” (the “2024 Notes”) and the “2.90% Notes due 2029” (the “2029 Notes” and, together with the 2024 Notes, the “Securities”), the form and substance of
the Securities of each series 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. 

  
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 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 Securities 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 (as amended by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture). 

Section 1.02.    Additional Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, a term defined in the Original
Indenture (as amended by the Sixth Supplemental 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 (as amended
by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture), the meaning given to such term in this Supplemental Indenture shall control for purposes of this Supplemental Indenture and (in respect of the 2024 Notes and the 2029 Notes but not any other series of Notes) the
Original Indenture (as amended by the Sixth Supplemental 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 applicable series of Securities to be redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that the 2024 Notes matured on the 2024 Par Call Date and the
2029 Notes matured on the 2029 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
such Securities. 
 “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. 

“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. 
 “entity” means any corporation, partnership (general, limited,
limited liability or other), company (limited liability, joint-stock or other), joint venture or trust. 
 “Lien” means any
mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance or lien of any kind. 

  
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 “Majority-Owned Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity of which
at least a majority of the securities or other ownership interest having ordinary voting power (absolutely or contingently) for the election of directors or other Persons performing similar functions are at the time owned directly by the Company.

 “Merger” has the meaning set forth in the second paragraph of the Recitals hereof. 

“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. 
 “Permitted Securitization” means any sale and/or contribution, or series of related
sales and/or contributions, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of accounts receivable, payment intangibles, notes receivable and related rights and property (collectively, “receivables”) or interests therein to a trust,
corporation or other entity, where the purchase of such receivables or interests therein is funded in whole or in part by the incurrence or issuance by the purchaser or any successor purchaser of indebtedness or securities that are to receive
payments from, or that represent interests in, the cash flow derived primarily from such receivables or interests therein. 

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

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of (1) BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and (2) a Primary Treasury Dealer (as defined below) selected by MUFG Securities Americas Inc., or their respective affiliates and successors, unless any of them 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. 

“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 applicable 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. 
 “Securities”
has the meaning set forth in the fourth paragraph of the Recitals hereof. 
 “Sixth Supplemental Indenture” has the meaning
set forth in the third paragraph of the Recitals hereof. 
 “Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the
rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the applicable
Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date. 

  
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 “2024 Maturity Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

 “2024 Notes” has the meaning set forth in the fourth paragraph of the Recitals hereof. 

“2024 Par Call Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12. 

“2029 Maturity Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03. 

“2029 Notes” has the meaning set forth in the fourth paragraph of the Recitals hereof. 

“2029 Par Call Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12. 

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 2024 Notes 
 Section 2.01.    Title of the Notes. The 2024 Notes shall be designated as the
“2.45% Notes due 2024.” 
 Section 2.02.    Limitation on Aggregate Principal Amount. The
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver 2024 Notes for original issue on the Original Issue Date in the aggregate principal amount of $800,000,000, 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 2024 Notes to be authenticated, the date on which the original issue of 2024 Notes is to be authenticated and the name or names of the
initial Holder or Holders. The aggregate principal amount of 2024 Notes that may initially be outstanding shall not exceed $800,000,000; provided, however, that the authorized aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes may be
increased above such amount without the consent of the Holders of any then outstanding 2024 Notes by a Board Resolution authorizing such increase. Any additional notes issued pursuant to such increase must have the same ranking, interest
rate, maturity and other terms (except for the price to the public, the Original Issue Date and the first Interest Payment Date, as applicable) as the 2024 Notes. Any such additional notes, together with the 2024 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 2024 Notes, such additional notes will be issued under a separate CUSIP number. 

Section 2.03.    Stated Maturity. The Stated Maturity of the 2024 Notes shall be September 15, 2024 (the
“2024 Maturity Date”). 
 Section 2.04.    Interest and Interest Rate. 

(a)    The 2024 Notes shall bear interest at the rate of 2.45% per annum, from and including their Original Issue Date of
September 9, 2019, or from the most recent Interest 

  
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Payment Date to which interest has been paid, to, but excluding, the 2024 Maturity Date. Such interest shall be payable semi-annually in arrears, on the Interest Payment Dates of
March 15 and September 15 in each year, commencing March 15, 2020. Interest accrued on the 2024 Notes from the last Interest Payment Date before the 2024 Maturity Date shall be payable on the 2024 Maturity Date. 

(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 2024 Notes (or one or more predecessor securities) are registered on the Regular Record Date for such Interest Payment Date, which will be (i) the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such
Interest Payment Date so long as all of the 2024 Notes remain in book-entry only form or (ii) the fifteenth calendar day, whether or not such day is a Business Day, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date if any of the 2024 Notes do
not remain in book-entry only form. 
 Section 2.05.    Place of Payment. Principal and interest payments on
the 2024 Notes will be made by the Company to The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) while it is the Depositary for the 2024 Notes, or if DTC shall cease to be the Depositary for the 2024 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 2024
Notes. The place where the Holders of the 2024 Notes may present the 2024 Notes for registration of transfer or exchange and may make notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the 2024 Notes shall be the Corporate Trust Office of
the Trustee. 
 Section 2.07.    Global Notes. 

(a)    The 2024 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 2024 Note attached as Exhibit A. 

Section 2.08.    Form of Securities. The Global Note for the 2024 Notes 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 2024 Notes. 
 Section 2.10.    Sinking Fund Obligations. The
Company shall have no obligation to redeem or purchase any 2024 Notes pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous requirement or upon the happening of a specified event or at the option of a Holder thereof. 

  
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 Section 2.11.    Limitation on Liens. The 2024 Notes shall
be subject to the limitation on liens covenant set forth in Article Four of this Supplemental Indenture. 

Section 2.12.    Optional Redemption. Except as described in Article III of the Original Indenture and this
Section 2.12, the 2024 Notes may not be redeemed prior to the 2024 Maturity Date; provided however, that, to the extent any provision of Section 2.12 of this Supplemental Indenture is inconsistent with Article III of the Original
Indenture, the provisions of Section 2.12 of this Supplemental Indenture shall supersede the provisions of Article III of the Original Indenture with respect to the 2024 Notes (but not any other series of Notes). Prior to August 15, 2024
(the “2024 Par Call Date”), the Company shall have the right to redeem the 2024 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 2024 Notes to be redeemed; and 

(ii)    the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the
2024 Notes to be redeemed that would be due if such 2024 Notes matured on the 2024 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 being redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date. 

On or after the 2024 Par Call Date, the Company shall have the right to redeem the 2024 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 2024 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date. 

The election of the Company to redeem any of the 2024 Notes shall be evidenced by a notice of redemption to the Trustee at least 45 days (or
such shorter period acceptable to the Trustee in its sole discretion) prior to the redemption date specified in such notice. Notwithstanding Section 3.02(a) of the Original Indenture, the Company’s election to redeem any of the 2024 Notes
need not be evidenced by a Board Resolution. 
 Notice of redemption to each Holder of the 2024 Notes to be redeemed as a whole or in part
shall be given by the Trustee, in the manner provided in Section 15.10 of the Original Indenture, no less than 10 or more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption. Any notice which is given in the manner herein provided shall be
conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives the notice. In any case, failure duly to give such notice, or any defect in such notice, to the Holder of any 2024 Note designated for redemption as a whole or in part
shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other 2024 Note. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments
of interest on the 2024 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. 

  
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 ARTICLE THREE 

The Series of 2029 Notes 

Section 3.01.    Title of the Notes. The 2029 Notes shall be designated as the “2.90% Notes due
2029.” 
 Section 3.02.    Limitation on Aggregate Principal Amount. The Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver 2029 Notes for original issue on the Original Issue Date in the aggregate principal amount of $800,000,000, 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 2029 Notes to be authenticated, the date on which the original issue of 2029 Notes is to be authenticated and the name or names of the initial Holder or Holders. The
aggregate principal amount of 2029 Notes that may initially be outstanding shall not exceed $800,000,000; provided, however, that the authorized aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Notes may be increased above such amount without
the consent of the Holders of any then outstanding 2029 Notes by a Board Resolution authorizing such increase. Any additional notes issued pursuant to such increase must have the same ranking, interest rate, maturity and other terms (except
for the price to the public, the Original Issue Date and the first Interest Payment Date, as applicable) as the 2029 Notes. Any such additional notes, together with the 2029 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 2029 Notes, such additional notes will be issued under a separate CUSIP number. 

Section 3.03.    Stated Maturity. The Stated Maturity of the 2029 Notes shall be September 15, 2029 (the
“2029 Maturity Date”). 
 Section 3.04.    Interest and Interest Rate. 

(a)    The 2029 Notes shall bear interest at the rate of 2.90% per annum, from and including their Original Issue Date of
September 9, 2019, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid, to, but excluding, the 2029 Maturity Date. Such interest shall be payable semi-annually in arrears, on the Interest Payment Dates of
March 15 and September 15 in each year, commencing March 15, 2020. Interest accrued on the 2029 Notes from the last Interest Payment Date before the 2029 Maturity Date shall be payable on the 2029 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 2029 Notes (or one or more predecessor securities) are registered on the Regular Record Date for such Interest Payment Date, which will be (i) the close of
business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date so long as all of the 2029 Notes remain in book-entry only form or (ii) the fifteenth calendar day, whether or not such day is a Business Day, immediately preceding
such Interest Payment Date if any of the 2029 Notes do not remain in book-entry only form. 

Section 3.05.    Place of Payment. Principal and interest payments on the 2029 Notes will be made by the
Company to DTC while it is the Depositary for the 2029 Notes, or if DTC shall cease to be the Depositary for the 2029 Notes, to the Trustee at its offices, as paying agent. 

Section 3.06.    Place of Registration or Exchange; Notices and Demands With Respect to the 2029 Notes. The
place where the Holders of the 2029 Notes may present the 2029 Notes for registration of transfer or exchange and may make notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the 2029 Notes shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

 Section 3.07.    Global Notes. 

(a)    The 2029 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 2029 Note attached as Exhibit B. 

Section 3.08.    Form of Securities. The Global Note for the 2029 Notes shall be substantially in the form
attached as Exhibit B. 
 Section 3.09.    Note Registrar. The Trustee shall
initially serve as the Note Registrar for the 2029 Notes. 
 Section 3.10.    Sinking Fund Obligations. The
Company shall have no obligation to redeem or purchase any 2029 Notes pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous requirement or upon the happening of a specified event or at the option of a Holder thereof. 

Section 3.11.    Limitation on Liens. The 2029 Notes shall be subject to the limitation on liens covenant set
forth in Article Four of this Supplemental Indenture. 
 Section 3.12.    Optional Redemption. Except as
described in Article III of the Original Indenture and this Section 3.12, the 2029 Notes may not be redeemed prior to the 2029 Maturity Date; provided however, that, to the extent any provision of Section 3.12 of this Supplemental
Indenture is inconsistent with Article III of the Original Indenture, the provisions of Section 3.12 of this Supplemental Indenture shall supersede the provisions of Article III of the Original Indenture with respect to the 2029 Notes (but not
any other series of Notes). Prior to June 15, 2029 (the “2029 Par Call Date”), the Company shall have the right to redeem the 2029 Notes, at 

  
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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 2029 Notes to be redeemed; and 

(ii)    the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the
2029 Notes to be redeemed that would be due if such 2029 Notes matured on the 2029 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 25 basis points; 

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

On or after the 2029 Par Call Date, the Company shall have the right to redeem the 2029 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 2029 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date. 

The election of the Company to redeem any of the 2029 Notes shall be evidenced by a notice of redemption to the Trustee at least 45 days (or
such shorter period acceptable to the Trustee in its sole discretion) prior to the redemption date specified in such notice. Notwithstanding Section 3.02(a) of the Original Indenture, the Company’s election to redeem any of the 2029 Notes
need not be evidenced by a Board Resolution. 
 Notice of redemption to each Holder of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed as a whole or in part
shall be given by the Trustee, in the manner provided in Section 15.10 of the Original Indenture, no less than 10 or more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption. Any notice which is given in the manner herein provided shall be
conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives the notice. In any case, failure duly to give such notice, or any defect in such notice, to the Holder of any 2029 Note designated for redemption as a whole or in part
shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other 2029 Note. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments
of interest on the 2029 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 

Limitation on Liens 

Section 4.01.    Limitation on Liens. 

(a)    So long as any Securities remain outstanding, the Company shall not issue, assume, guarantee or permit to exist any
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any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of any Majority-Owned Subsidiary, which shares of capital stock or other equity interests the Company now or hereafter directly owns, without
effectively securing the Securities equally and ratably with (or prior to) that indebtedness. The foregoing limitation does not limit the following Liens and indebtedness: 

(i)    any Lien on shares of capital stock or other equity interests of an entity, which Lien exists at the
time that such entity becomes a Majority-Owned Subsidiary; 
 (ii)    any Lien on shares of capital stock
or other equity interests created at the time the Company acquires those shares of capital stock or other equity interests, or within 270 days after that time, to secure all or a portion of the purchase price for those shares of capital stock or
other equity interests; 
 (iii)    any Lien on shares of capital stock or other equity interests in
favor of the United States (or any State or territory thereof), any foreign country or any department, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision of those jurisdictions, to secure payment pursuant to any contract or statute; 

(iv)    any Lien on shares of capital stock or other equity interests arising in connection with court
proceedings; provided that either: (1) the execution or enforcement of that Lien is effectively stayed within 30 days after entry of the corresponding judgment (or the corresponding judgment has been discharged within that 30 day
period) and the claims secured by that Lien are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (2) the payment of that Lien is covered in full by insurance and the insurance provider has not denied or contested coverage; or
(3) so long as that Lien is adequately bonded, any appropriate legal proceedings that have been duly initiated for the review of the corresponding judgment, decree or order have not been fully terminated or the periods within which those
proceedings may be initiated have not expired; 
 (v)    any Lien on shares of capital stock or other
equity interests in favor of the Company; 
 (vi)    any Lien on shares of capital stock or other equity
interests of any special purpose subsidiary formed for the sole and exclusive purpose of the acquisition, development, ownership or operation of an asset with indebtedness as to which there is no recourse to the Company or any of its affiliates
other than such subsidiary; 
 (vii)    any Lien on shares of capital stock or other equity interests of
any special purpose, bankruptcy-remote subsidiary formed for the sole and exclusive purpose of engaging in activities in connection with the purchase, sale and financing of accounts receivable, payment intangibles, accounts or notes receivable and
related rights and property in connection with and pursuant to a Permitted Securitization; and 

(viii)    the replacement, extension or renewal of any Lien referred to above, provided that: (1) the
principal amount of indebtedness secured by those Liens immediately after the replacement, extension or renewal may not exceed the principal amount of indebtedness secured by those Liens immediately before the replacement, extension or renewal; and
(2) the replacement, extension or renewal Lien is limited to no more than the same proportion of the shares of capital stock or other equity interests as were covered by the Lien that was replaced, extended or renewed. 

  
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 (b)    The provisions of this Section 4.01 shall be an
“additional covenant” for purposes of Section 5.04 of the Original Indenture and subject to covenant defeasance in accordance with Section 5.04 of the Original Indenture, including, without limitation, Section 5.04(g)
(such that following a covenant defeasance with respect to such series of Securities, payment on such series of Securities may not be accelerated because of a default under or other reference to this Section 4.01). 

ARTICLE FIVE 

Miscellaneous Provisions 

Section 5.01. The Original Indenture (as amended by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture), as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is
in all respects hereby adopted, ratified and confirmed. 
 Section 5.02. 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 5.03. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND EACH SERIES OF THE SECURITIES 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 5.04. 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. 
 Section 5.05. In
case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture or the Securities 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 5.06. 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 Securities by the Company or as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or the Securities.
The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of the Securities or the proceeds of the Securities. All of the rights, protections, benefits, immunities and indemnities afforded or given to the Trustee pursuant to
the Original Indenture (as amended by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture) shall apply to and be enforceable by the Trustee acting in each of its capacities relating to the Securities 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 Securities 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. 
  

					
	EVERGY, INC.
		
	By	 	 /s/ Lori A. Wright

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

  

					
	[CORPORATE SEAL]
	
	ATTEST:
		
	By	 	 /s/ Heather A. Humphrey

		 	Name:	 	Heather A. Humphrey
		 	Title:	 	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

  

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

		
	By	 	 /s/ Karen Yu

		 	Name:	 	Karen Yu
		 	Title:	 	Vice President

  
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 STATE OF MISSOURI        ) 

) ss. 
 COUNTY OF JACKSON    
) 
 On the 9th day of September, 2019, 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 EVERGY, INC., 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

	Annette G. Garter
	Notary Public
	My Commission Expires
	October 6, 2021
	Jackson County
	Commission #13779753

  
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 STATE OF MISSOURI        ) 

) ss. 
 COUNTY OF JACKSON    
) 
 On the 9th day of September, 2019, before me personally came Heather A. Humphrey,
to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that she is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of EVERGY, INC., 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

	Annette G. Garter
	Notary Public
	My Commission Expires
	October 6, 2021
	Jackson County
	Commission #13779753

  
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 Exhibit A 

[FORM OF 2024 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 Evergy, Inc. 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 payment is 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. 

EVERGY, INC. 
 2.45% NOTES DUE
2024 
  

			
	Interest Rate: 2.45% per annum	  	Principal Sum $                
	Maturity Date: September 15, 2024	  	CUSIP No. 30034W AA4
	Registered Holder:                    	  	

 EVERGY, INC., 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 September 9, 2019, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been duly paid or provided for, initially on March 15, 2020, and thereafter semi-annually on March 15 and
September 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 on the Regular Record Date for such Interest Payment Date, which will be (i) the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date so long as all of the Notes (as defined
below) remain in book-entry only form or (ii) the fifteenth calendar day, whether or not such day is a Business Day, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date if any of the Notes do not remain in book-entry only form, 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. 

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 June 1, 2004, as supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2018 and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 9, 2019 (herein called the “Indenture,” which term
shall have the meaning 

  
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assigned to it in such instruments), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (successor to BNY Midwest Trust Company), 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
$800,000,000; 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 have the same ranking, interest rate, maturity and other terms (except for the price to the public, the Original Issue Date and the first Interest Payment Date, as applicable) as the Notes. Any such 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 August 15, 2024 (the “Par Call Date”), the Company shall have the right to redeem the Notes of this
series, 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 to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled
payments of principal and interest on the Notes to be redeemed that would be due if such 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 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 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 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest
on the principal amount being redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date. 
 For purposes of determining the optional 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. 
 “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. 

  
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 “Quotation Agent” means the Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the
Company. 
 “Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of (1) BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P.
Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and (2) a Primary Treasury Dealer (as defined below) selected by MUFG Securities Americas Inc., or their respective affiliates and successors, unless any of them 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. 

“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 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. 

  
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 This Note is issuable as a registered Note only, in the minimum denomination of $2,000 and
integral multiples of $1,000. 
 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 therefore. 
 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 Vice President, Corporate Planning, Investor Relations and Treasurer and the Assistant Treasurer of the Company, and a facsimile of its corporate seal to be affixed or reproduced hereon. 

 

							
		 		 	EVERGY, INC.
				
		 		 	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:
                     

  
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 Exhibit B 

[FORM OF 2029 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 Evergy, Inc. 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 payment is 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. 

EVERGY, INC. 
 2.90% NOTES DUE
2029 
  

			
	Interest Rate: 2.90% per annum	  	Principal Sum $                
	Maturity Date: September 15, 2029	  	CUSIP No. 30034W AB2
	Registered Holder:                     	  	

 EVERGY, INC., 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 September 9, 2019, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been duly paid or provided for, initially on March 15, 2020, and thereafter semi-annually on March 15 and
September 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 on the Regular Record Date for such Interest Payment Date, which will be (i) the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date so long as all of the Notes (as defined
below) remain in book-entry only form or (ii) the fifteenth calendar day, whether or not such day is a Business Day, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date if any of the Notes do not remain in book-entry only form, 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. 

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 June 1, 2004, as supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2018 and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 9, 2019 (herein called the “Indenture,” which term
shall have the meaning 

  
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assigned to it in such instruments), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (successor to BNY Midwest Trust Company), 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
$800,000,000; 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 have the same ranking, interest rate, maturity and other terms (except for the price to the public, the Original Issue Date and the first Interest Payment Date, as applicable) as the Notes. Any such 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 June 15, 2029 (the “Par Call Date”), the Company shall have the right to redeem the Notes of this series,
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 to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of
principal and interest on the Notes to be redeemed that would be due if such 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 25 basis points; plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest
on the principal amount of the 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 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 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal
amount being redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date. 
 For purposes of determining the optional 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. 
 “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. 

  
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 “Quotation Agent” means the Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the
Company. 
 “Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of (1) BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P.
Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and (2) a Primary Treasury Dealer (as defined below) selected by MUFG Securities Americas Inc., or their respective affiliates and successors, unless any of them 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. 

“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 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. 

  
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 This Note is issuable as a registered Note only, in the minimum denomination of $2,000 and
integral multiples of $1,000. 
 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 therefore. 
 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 Vice President, Corporate Planning, Investor Relations and Treasurer and the Assistant Treasurer of the Company, and a facsimile of its corporate seal to be affixed or reproduced hereon. 

 

							
		 		 	EVERGY, INC.
				
		 		 	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:
                     

  
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