FARMERS BRANCH (S&P Global Ratings) May 3, 2021--S&P Global Ratings today assigned its 'A-2' rating to Evergy Inc.'s $700 million commercial paper (CP) program. The 'A-2' rating is based on our 'A-' long-term issuer credit ratings on Evergy, and our view that the company will maintain sufficient liquidity to fully fund all of its CP maturities. The CP program is backstopped by the company's $2.5 billion committed revolving credit facility. Our existing ratings on Evergy are unchanged. For more information, please see our full analysis, "Evergy Inc.," published May 27, 2020. Criteria Corporates General: Reflecting Subordination Risk In Corporate Issue Ratings, March 28, 2018 General Criteria: Methodology For Linking Long-Term And Short-Term Ratings, April 7, 2017 Criteria