Elwell Lesley Lissette 4

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.