0001236304-16-000078.txt : 20160114 0001236304-16-000078.hdr.sgml : 20160114 20160114172421 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001236304-16-000078 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160114 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160114 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160114 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: SOMMA ANTHONY D CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001184813 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03523 FILM NUMBER: 161343613 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 2016-01-14 0000054507 WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS WR 0001184813 SOMMA ANTHONY D 818 S KANSAS AVE TOPEKA KS 66612 0 1 0 0 SVP, CFO and Treasurer Common Stock Par Value $5.00 2016-01-14 4 A 0 16352 0 A 49618 D Common Stock Par Value $5.00 2016-01-14 4 F 0 5545 42.6225 D 44073 D Vesting of 16,352 performance-based restricted share units that were granted on February 28, 2013, with a vesting date of January 1, 2016. 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 14, 2016. Includes 18,580 restricted share units that are subject to forfeiture. Forfeiture of 5,545 shares for the payment of taxes upon the vesting of 16,352 performance-based restricted share units granted on 2/28/13. Anthony D. Somma 2016-01-14