0001236304-13-000019.txt : 20130118 0001236304-13-000019.hdr.sgml : 20130118 20130118161026 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001236304-13-000019 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130118 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130118 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130118 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000054507 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931] IRS NUMBER: 480290150 STATE OF INCORPORATION: KS FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 818 S KANSAS AVE CITY: TOPEKA STATE: KS ZIP: 66612 BUSINESS PHONE: 785-575-6300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 889 CITY: TOPEKA STATE: KS ZIP: 66601 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WESTERN RESOURCES INC /KS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920507 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LUDWIG JAMES J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001236088 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03523 FILM NUMBER: 13537706 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O WESTAR ENERGY INC STREET 2: 818 SOUTH KANSAS AVENUE CITY: TOPEKA STATE: KS ZIP: 66612 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2013-01-18 0000054507 WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS WR 0001236088 LUDWIG JAMES J 818 S KANSAS AVENUE TOPEKA KS 66612 0 1 0 0 EVP, Pub. Affairs & Con. Srvs. Common Stock, par value $5.00 2013-01-18 4 A 0 5250 0 A 34828 D Common Stock, par value $5.00 2013-01-18 4 F 0 1673 28.3055 D 33155 D Vesting of 5,250 performance-based restricted share units that were granted on February 24, 2010, with a vesting date of January 1, 2013. Under the terms of the grant, the number of shares to be received by the Reporting Person 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. 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 January 18, 2013. Includes 12,800 restricted share units that are subject to forfeiture. Forfeiture of 1,673 shares for the payment of taxes upon the vesting of 5,250 performance-based restricted share units granted on 2/24/10 and described in this report. Cynthia S. Couch by power of attorney 2013-01-18