SVP & CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Elwell Lesley Lissette was granted 965 shares, covered exercise/tax liability with 1,631 shares and converted options into 4,450 shares, increasing direct ownership by 82% to 8,409 units (SEC Form 4)
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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Evergy, Inc. [ EVRG ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 03/01/2025 | A | 965(1) | A | $0 | 5,590(2) | D | |||
| Common Stock | 03/01/2025 | F | 274(3) | D | $68.91 | 5,316 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 03/01/2025 | M | 2,001(4) | A | $0(5) | 7,317 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 03/01/2025 | F | 625(6) | D | $68.91 | 6,692 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 03/01/2025 | M | 2,449(7) | A | $0(5) | 9,141 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 03/01/2025 | F | 732(6) | D | $68.91 | 8,409 | D | |||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (5) | 03/01/2025 | M | 2,001(4) | (8) | (8) | Common Stock | 2,001 | $0 | 12,492(9) | D | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (5) | 03/01/2025 | M | 2,449(7) | (8) | (8) | Common Stock | 2,449 | $0 | 10,043 | D | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (5) | 03/01/2025 | A | 2,573 | (8) | (8) | Common Stock | 2,573 | $0 | 12,616 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Award of common stock in settlement of performance share units. |
| 2. Includes 35 shares acquired through reinvested dividends. |
| 3. Relinquished to Evergy, Inc. ("Evergy) for withholding taxes incident to settlement of performance share units on March 1, 2025. |
| 4. Reflects vesting of 1,763 restricted stock units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units). |
| 5. Restricted stock units convert to stock on a one-for-one basis. |
| 6. Relinquished to Evergy for withholding taxes incident to the vesting of restricted stock units on March 1, 2025. |
| 7. Reflects vesting of 2,339 restricted stock units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units). |
| 8. Of the total restricted stock units reported, and subject to, in general, continued employment, (i) 2,069 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 1, 2026, (ii) 2,339 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 1, 2026, (iii) 2,753 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 1, 2027, (iv) 2,339 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 1, 2027, and (v) 2,573 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 1, 2028. |
| 9. Includes 158 restricted stock units acquired through reinvestment of dividends, a portion of which is accounted for in the current transaction. |
| Executed on behalf of Lesley L. Elwell by Christie Dasek-Kaine, attorney-in-fact | 03/04/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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