Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Humphrey Heather A 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) SVP - GEN COUNSEL, CORP SEC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O EVERGY, INC., 1200 MAIN ST 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/10/2026 (Street) KANSAS CITY, MO 64105 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 03/10/2026 S 98 D $82.62 48,841(1) D Common Stock 03/10/2026 S 3,552 D $82.61 44,007(2) D

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)

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

(3)

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

12,482

12,482

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Humphrey Heather A C/O EVERGY, INC. 1200 MAIN ST KANSAS CITY, MO 64105			SVP - GEN COUNSEL, CORP SEC

Signatures

Executed on behalf of Heather A. Humphrey by Christie Dasek-Kaine, attorney-in-fact		03/11/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Adjusted by one share due to rounding.
(2)	In addition to the current sale, this number also represents that 1,282 shares were transferred to the reporting person's ex-spouse pursuant to a divorce decree since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report. The securities owned by the ex-spouse are not beneficially owned by the reporting person.
(3)	A restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Evergy, Inc. common stock.
(4)	Of the total restricted stock units reported, and subject to, in general, continued employment, (i) 4,185 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 1, 2027, (ii) 4,039 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 1, 2028, and (iii) 3,731 units (plus reinvested dividends related to those units) vest on March 1, 2029.

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