FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

IRICK LARRY D 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS [ WR ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

818 S. KANSAS AVE. 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

6/4/2018
(Street)

TOPEKA, KS 66612
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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, Par Value $5.00   6/4/2018     A (1)    20572   A $0.00   92245   D    
Common Stock, Par Value $5.00   6/4/2018     F (2)    15373   D $55.8925   76872   D    
Common Stock, Par Value $5.00   6/4/2018     F (3)    87   D $55.8925   76785   D    
Common Stock, Par Value $5.00   6/4/2018     F (4)    427   D $55.08   76358   D    
Common Stock, Par Value $5.00   6/4/2018     D (5)    76358   D $55.08   (6) 0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 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 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

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Vesting of 20,572 performance-based restricted share units that were granted on 2/24/16, 2/26/17 and 2/21/18. Under the terms of the grants of performance-based restricted share units, the number of shares to be received at vesting is increased or decreased based on the Issuer's Total Shareholder Return as compared to the Total Shareholder Return for a defined Peer Group of companies for the defined Performance Period. Under the terms of a merger agreement between Westar Energy, Inc. and Great Plains Energy Incorporated, performance-based restricted share units vest on the merger closing date at the greater of the target award or the actual number based on the performance criteria. The determination that the performance criteria relating to the grant had been met and the calculation of the number of shares to be distributed were completed on 6/4/18.
(2)  Forfeiture of 15,373 shares for the payment of taxes upon the vesting and distribution of 36,387 time-based and performance-based restricted share units granted on 2/24/16, 2/26/17 and 2/21/18.
(3)  Forfeiture of 87 shares for the payment of taxes upon the distribution of deferred shares.
(4)  Forfeiture of 427 shares for the payment of taxes upon the distribution of deferred stock for compensation shares.
(5)  Shares of Westar Energy, Inc. stock and deferred Westar Energy, Inc. stock units were exchanged for shares of Evergy, Inc. stock pursuant to a merger agreement between Westar Energy, Inc. and Great Plains Energy Incorporated on a 1 to 1 basis.
(6)  Solely for purposes of this filing, the estimated market value per share of Evergy, Inc. common stock on 6/4/18 was $55.08 per share (the closing stock price of the common stock of Westar Energy, Inc. as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on 6/1/18).

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
IRICK LARRY D
818 S. KANSAS AVE.
TOPEKA, KS 66612

VP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec

Signatures
Cynthia S. Couch by power of attorney 6/4/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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