Elwell Lesley Lissette 4

4 · Evergy, Inc. · Filed Mar 3, 2026

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Updated Mar 3, 2026

Evergy SVP Lesley Elwell Receives Awards and Sells Shares

What Happened

Lesley Lissette Elwell, Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer at Evergy (EVRG), received stock awards and restricted stock vestings on March 1, 2026 (award/award settlement and conversion of derivatives). A total of 13,875 shares were acquired through awards/conversions/vestings (combining grants and derivative conversions reported as A and M).
To cover tax withholding related to the settlements/vestings, 3,104 shares were relinquished back to Evergy (reported as F) for total proceeds/withholding value of $259,680 (three withholding entries of $135,278, $58,813 and $65,589). The reported per-share withholding price shown is $83.66.

Key Details

Transaction date: March 1, 2026; Form 4 filed March 3, 2026 (period of report 2026-03-01).
Transaction codes in filing: A = Award/Grant, M = Exercise/Conversion of derivative (vesting/conversion of RSUs/PSUs), F = Shares relinquished for tax withholding.
Shares acquired (aggregate reported on this filing): 13,875 shares (6,604 + 2,353 + 2,545 + 2,373).
Shares relinquished for taxes: 3,104 shares (1,617 + 703 + 784) for $259,680 total at $83.66 shown for withholding.
Footnote highlights: awards include settlement of performance share units (PSUs) and vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs); some amounts include reinvested dividends; shares were relinquished to Evergy to satisfy withholding tax obligations. The filing lists future vesting schedules for remaining restricted units (vesting dates through March 1, 2029).
Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.

Context

This is a routine vesting/award and tax-withholding transaction rather than an open-market buy or sale for cash. Relinquishing shares to the company to cover taxes is common after PSU/RSU settlements and is reported as a disposition (F) even though it is for tax payment, not a market sale.
For derivative/option activity: the filing shows conversions/exercises of derivative awards (M) and corresponding tax-withholding dispositions (F). These are not purchases of additional stock but settlement/vesting events.

Form 4

Period: 2026-03-01

SVP & CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

Transactions

Award
Common Stock
[F1][F2]
2026-03-01+6,604→ 7,187 total
Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F3]
2026-03-01$83.66/sh−1,617$135,278→ 5,570 total
Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F4][F5]
2026-03-01+2,353→ 7,923 total
Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F6]
2026-03-01$83.66/sh−703$58,813→ 7,220 total
Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F7][F5]
2026-03-01+2,545→ 9,765 total
Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F6]
2026-03-01$83.66/sh−784$65,589→ 8,981 total
Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Units
[F5][F4][F8][F9]
2026-03-01−2,353→ 10,759 total
→ Common Stock (2,353 underlying)
Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Units
[F5][F7][F8]
2026-03-01−2,545→ 8,214 total
→ Common Stock (2,545 underlying)
Award
Restricted Stock Units
[F5][F8]
2026-03-01+2,373→ 10,587 total
→ Common Stock (2,373 underlying)

Footnotes (9)

[F1]Award of common stock in settlement of performance share units.
[F2]Includes 84 shares acquired through reinvested dividends.
[F3]Relinquished to Evergy, Inc. ("Evergy") for withholding taxes incident to settlement of performance share units on March 1, 2026.
[F4]Reflects vesting of 2,069 restricted stock units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units).
[F5]Restricted stock units convert to stock on a one-for-one basis.
[F6]Relinquished to Evergy for withholding taxes incident to the vesting of restricted stock units on March 1, 2026.
[F7]Reflects vesting of 2,339 restricted stock units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units).
[F8]Of the total restricted stock units reported, and subject to, in general, continued employment, (i) 2,753 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 1, 2027, (ii) 2,339 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 1, 2027, (iii) 2,573 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 1, 2028, and (iv) 2,373 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 1, 2029.
[F9]Includes 244 restricted stock units acquired through reinvestment of dividends.

Signature

Executed on behalf of Lesley L. Elwell by Christie Dasek-Kaine, attorney-in-fact|2026-03-03

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