WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the proposed merger of Kansas’ largest electric company with a Missouri firm.

Kansas City, Missouri-based Great Plains Energy Inc. and Topeka-based Westar Energy Inc. announced in a news release Tuesday that more than 90 percent of the shares voted at each company approved the transaction.

This revised deal creating a company with a combined equity value of about $14 billion still requires regulatory approval.