Sec Form 4 Filing - BUSSER STEVEN P @ Evergy, Inc. - 2021-03-01

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

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person BUSSER STEVEN P 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) VP - RISK MGMT & CONTROLLER (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O EVERGY, INC., 1200 MAIN ST 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/01/2021 (Street) KANSAS CITY, MO64105 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 03/01/2021 A 1,898 ( 1 ) A $ 0 14,639 ( 2 ) D Common Stock 03/01/2021 F 531 ( 3 ) D $ 53.96 14,108 D Common Stock 03/01/2021 F 317 ( 4 ) D $ 53.96 13,791 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 ) 03/02/2021 A 1,070 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) Common Stock 1,070 $ 0 2,919 ( 7 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other BUSSER STEVEN P C/O EVERGY, INC. 1200 MAIN ST KANSAS CITY, MO64105 VP - RISK MGMT & CONTROLLER Signatures Executed on behalf of Steven P. Busser by Jeffrey C. DeBruin, attorney-in-fact 03/03/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Award of common stock in settlement of performance share grants under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan. ( 2 )Includes 21 shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends. ( 3 )Relinquished to the Company for withholding taxes incident to settlement of performance share grants under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan on March 1, 2021. ( 4 )Relinquished to the Company for withholding taxes incident to the vesting of restricted stock on March 1, 2021. ( 5 )A restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Evergy, Inc. common stock. ( 6 )Of the total restricted stock units reported, and subject to, in general, continued employment, (i) 955 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 1, 2022, (ii) 796 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 3, 2023, and (iii) 1,070 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 2, 2024. ( 7 )Includes 37 restricted stock units acquired through reinvestment of dividends.

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