Evergy, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2018

Jun 7, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Evergy, Inc. (EVRG)
CIK: 0001711269
Period of Report: 2018-06-04

Reporting Person: Banning Jerl L. (SVP - CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-06-04	Common Stock	A	34473	—	Acquired	34473	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-06-04	Restricted Stock Units	$	A	12609	Acquired		Common Stock (12609)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Received in exchange for 34,242 shares of Westar Energy Inc. ("Westar") common stock, and 387 shares of Great Plains Energy Incorporated ("Great Plains Energy"), in connection with that certain Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 9, 2017 by and among Great Plains Energy, Westar, Evergy, Inc. ("Evergy") (formerly Monarch Energy Holding, Inc.), King Energy, and for certain limited purposes, GP Star, Inc. Upon closing of the merger, each outstanding share of Westar common stock was converted into one share of Evergy common stock and each outstanding share of Great Plains Energy common stock was converted into 0.5981 shares of Evergy common stock. All of the transactions reported in this Form 4 occurred simultaneously upon closing of the merger. On the effective date of the merger, the closing price of Westar's common stock was $54.00 per share, and the closing price of Great Plains Energy common stock was $31.99, and Evergy's common stock had not yet commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

F2: Restricted Stock Units represent a contingent right to receive one share of Evergy common stock. Units vest ratably in one third increments on the anniversary of the grant date, subject to, in general, continued employment.

F3: Received in exchange for 12,609 restricted stock units of Westar. Upon closing of the merger, each restricted stock unit of Westar common stock was converted into one restricted stock units of Evergy. All of the transactions reported in this Form 4 occurred simultaneously upon closing of the merger.