Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

SEC Form 4

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Elwell Lesley Lissette

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O EVERGY, INC.

1200 MAIN STREET

(Street)

KANSAS CITY

MO

64105

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Evergy, Inc. [ EVRG ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SVP & CHIEF HRO & CHIEF DO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/01/2024		M		2,416⁽¹⁾	A	$0⁽²⁾	3,864⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	03/01/2024		F		823⁽⁴⁾	D	$49.12	3,041	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽²⁾	03/01/2024		A		7,017		⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	7,017	$0	15,520⁽⁶⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽²⁾	03/01/2024		A		2,753		⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	2,753	$0	18,273	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽²⁾	03/01/2024		M			2,416⁽¹⁾	⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	2,416⁽¹⁾	$0	15,857	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects vesting of 2,210 restricted stock units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units).

2. Restricted stock units convert to stock on a one-for-one basis.

3. Includes 1 share acquired through reinvestment of dividends.

4. Relinquished to Evergy, Inc. for withholding taxes incident to the vesting of restricted stock units on March 1, 2024.

5. The restricted stock units reported are subject to the terms of a grant agreement and the Long-Term Incentive Plan, including in general, continued employment, vest in 1/3 increments on the anniversary of the grant date (2,339 units annually plus reinvested dividends related to those units vest on March 1, 2025, 2026 and 2027 respectively).

6. Includes 104 restricted stock units acquired through reinvestment of dividends, a portion of which is accounted for in the current transaction.

7. Of the total restricted stock units reported, and subject to, in general, continued employment, (i) 1,841 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on September 7, 2024, (ii) 1,763 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 1, 2025, (iii) 2,069 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 1, 2026, and (iv) 2,753 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 1, 2027.

	Executed on behalf of Lesley L. Elwell by Christie Dasek-Kaine, attorney-in-fact	03/05/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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