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Evergy, Inc. insiders sold $1.8M in the past 12 months. How much of their stake is that?

About 0.5% overall. As a group they ended with more shares than they started with. The biggest individual seller, Charles Caisley, gave up 28% of starting holdings.

Updated Oct 8, 2026 from SEC filings · covers Oct 9, 2025 to Oct 8, 2026
How this comparesMore of their stake sold than at 36 of the 156 other companies we can measure (#121 of 157)See ranking
1
buyer among officers and directors (7 trades), past 12 months
0%
of sales were under disclosed trading plans, past 12 months
5 of 20
officers and directors sold shares, past 12 months
Recent activity · past 30 days, Sep 9, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026
Oct 1, 2026William Buckler had 6K shares ($473K) withheld by the company for taxes (not a market sale). That is 24% of the total stake held that day. 16K shares came in from vesting or option exercises the same day, so the holding rose by 9.9K net.
WhoSharesPrice% of total stakeTotal stake afterTrade dateFiled
William Buckler
EVP - Chief Financial Officer
5,999$78.7924%19KOct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026

"% of total stake" is the shares in this event against all the vested shares the person held that day, across every share class and holding entity, after that day's vesting. "n/a" means the person's holdings don't reconcile, or the row is a purchase. "Holdings record incomplete" means more shares were sold than the filings show the person held that day, so a percentage would be wrong.

Sep 11, 2026Jonathan Rolph bought 1.6K shares ($134K). The total stake went from 2.2K to 3.9K shares that day.
WhoSharesPrice% of total stakeTotal stake afterTrade dateFiled
Jonathan Rolph
Director
1,640$81.47n/a3.9KSep 11, 2026Sep 15, 2026

"% of total stake" is the shares in this event against all the vested shares the person held that day, across every share class and holding entity, after that day's vesting. "n/a" means the person's holdings don't reconcile, or the row is a purchase. "Holdings record incomplete" means more shares were sold than the filings show the person held that day, so a percentage would be wrong.

Is this normal? In line with the past 5 years. 5 insiders sold; the average is 4 a year. Year by year
Latest filing: Filed Oct 5 for a tax withholding on Oct 1. William Buckler had 6K shares withheld by the company for taxes. Filing
40 SEC ownership filings in the period · See the evidence

What stands out

Jonathan Rolph bought 1.6K shares for $134K, first on Sep 11, 2026. These are the first by current officers or directors since Dec 17, 2021.Purchase, Sep 11, 2026
Charles King sold 2.4K shares (15% of starting holdings), but 6.2K more vested, so the stake grew (from 16K to 18K).Largest sale, Mar 12, 2026
Tax withholding outweighed market sales: the company withheld $4.9M of officers' and directors' shares for taxes, against $1.8M sold on the open market. The largest was David Campbell ($2.8M withheld).Largest withholding, Mar 1, 2026

Percentages cover 15 of 20 officers and directors. 5 are left out

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Left out: Heather Humphrey (holdings couldn't be fully reconciled); Sandra Lawrence (most of their shares vested during the period, so a percentage would mislead); Sandra Price, Paul Keglevic and Matthew Gummig (held no vested shares at the start).
Disclosed company stock is not an insider's whole wealth.

Who sold, and how much of their stake

Officers and directors, past 12 months. Each bar is the insider's vested stake at the start of the period (Oct 8, 2025). The gold part is what they sold.

SoldRest of starting stakeAdded during the period
Charles Caisley
EVP & Chief Cust Offcr
28% · $900KNo plan disclosed
Heather Humphrey
SVP - Gen Counsel, Corp Sec
No bar: holdings couldn't be fully reconciled.
$302KNo plan disclosed
Ann Murtlow
Director
55% · $234KNo plan disclosed
Charles King
SVP & Chief Technology Officer
Sold 15%, but 1.6K shares were added (mostly vesting), so the stake grew
15% · $201KNo plan disclosed
Sandra Lawrence
Director
No bar: most of their shares vested during the period, so a percentage would mislead.
$162KNo plan disclosed
Amounts, filings and trading plans for each seller

Selling by month

Officers and directors, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Each sale is counted once: under a disclosed plan, else to cover taxes, else no plan disclosed.

Disclosed planTo cover taxesNo plan disclosed
OctNovDecJanFeb 2026: $234K no plan disclosedFebMar 2026: $502K no plan disclosedMarAprMay 2026: $96K no plan disclosedMayJun 2026: $900K to cover taxesJun 2026: $65K no plan disclosed$966KJunJulAugSepOct

Common questions

Is the Evergy, Inc. CEO selling stock?

No. David Campbell reported no open-market sales in the past 12 months.

Why are Evergy, Inc. insiders selling?

Filings rarely give a reason, and we don't guess at one. What they show is how the sales were made: 0% of sales by value ran under 10b5-1 trading plans disclosed in the filings, 50% were to cover taxes and 50% had no disclosed plan. A trading plan schedules sales in advance.

Are any Evergy, Inc. insiders buying?

Yes. 1 officer or director reported 7 purchases in the past 12 months (Form 4 code P, which includes private purchases).

How much of their stake did Evergy, Inc. insiders sell?

About 0.5% overall. As a group they ended with more shares than they started with. The biggest individual seller, Charles Caisley, gave up 28% of starting holdings. That covers the 12 months to Oct 8, 2026 and counts vested shares reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5, which is not an insider's whole wealth.

The evidence

Who sold5 officers and directors: amount, % of holdings, trading plan
Who soldAmount% of holdingsTrading plan
Charles Caisley
EVP & Chief Cust Offcr
$900K
11K shares
28%No plan disclosed
Heather Humphrey
SVP - Gen Counsel, Corp Sec
$302K
3.6K shares
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No percentage: holdings couldn't be fully reconciled.
No plan disclosed
Ann Murtlow
Director
$234K
2.8K shares
55%No plan disclosed
Charles King
SVP & Chief Technology Officer
$201K
2.4K shares
15%No plan disclosed
Sandra Lawrence
Director
$162K
2K shares
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No percentage: most of their shares vested during the period, so a percentage would mislead.
No plan disclosed
The full ownership picture19 of 20 insiders fully reconciled · 18 officers and directors

Vested shares across all share classes, held directly and through trusts, LLCs and family members, as reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5. Unvested awards and options are never counted as owned shares.

InsiderHeld Oct 8, 2025SoldHeld Oct 8, 2026Still held
John Wilder
Director
2.66M02.66Mno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for John Wilder
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
169K → 283Kunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
BEP Special Situations V LLCCommon Stock2,657,4732,657,473
David Campbell
President and CEO, Director
109K0160Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for David Campbell
+22Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−33Kwithheld by the company for taxes
141K → 224Kunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock108,960160,100
Anthony Isaac
Director
56K057Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Anthony Isaac
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
6.8K → 12Kunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock56,24757,228
John Bridson
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Started reporting during the period; starting holdings are from the Form 3.
SVP, Generation & Ops Support
40K046Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for John Bridson
+3Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−1.9Kwithheld by the company for taxes
10K → 8.7Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Started reporting during the period; starting holdings are from the Form 3.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock40,41245,717
Heather Humphrey
!
Holdings couldn't be fully reconciled. Balance changed without a matching transaction, and the footnote does not state the amount: -1 shares on Mar 10, 2026 (Direct). See the filing Sales and other transactions for Heather Humphrey are complete.
SVP - Gen Counsel, Corp Sec
n/a−3.6Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Heather Humphrey
+3.8Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−4.1Kwithheld by the company for taxes
49K → 62Kunvested awards, start → end

Holdings couldn't be fully reconciled. Balance changed without a matching transaction, and the footnote does not state the amount: -1 shares on Mar 10, 2026 (Direct). The balances below are as reported, not verified totals.

Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock39,78844,007
Charles Caisley
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Minor difference of -1 share. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.
EVP & Chief Cust Offcr
39K−11K38K98%
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Charles Caisley
+3.8Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−4.5Kwithheld by the company for taxes
94K → 149Kunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock38,44837,789
SpouseCommon Stock418418
DaughterCommon Stock5959

Reconciliation: minor difference of -1 share. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Charles King
SVP & Chief Technology Officer
16K−2.4K18K+13%
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Charles King
+1.6Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−1.6Kwithheld by the company for taxes
15K → 21Kunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock16,19318,359
Cleveland Reasoner III
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Started reporting during the period; starting holdings are from the Form 3.
SVP, Chief Nuclear Officer
13K024Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Cleveland Reasoner III
+4Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−4.5Kwithheld by the company for taxes
16K → 16Kunvested awards, start → end
  • Started reporting during the period; starting holdings are from the Form 3.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock13,00323,815
James Scarola
Director
9.8K012Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for James Scarola
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock9,83311,794
William Buckler
EVP - Chief Financial Officer
9.6K019Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for William Buckler
+16Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−6Kwithheld by the company for taxes
88K → 131Kunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock9,55119,432
Mary Landrieu
Director
9.4K09.4Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Mary Landrieu
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
5K → 9.7Kunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock9,3689,368
Neal Sharma
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Minor difference of 197 shares. Difference is stated in footnotes (unreported vesting, exempt acquisition or transfer).
Director
5.2K07.4Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Neal Sharma
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock5,2037,361

Reconciliation: minor difference of 197 shares. Difference is stated in footnotes (unreported vesting, exempt acquisition or transfer).

Ann Murtlow
Director
5.2K−2.8K4.3K83%
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Ann Murtlow
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
72K → 122Kunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock5,1584,272
Dean Newton
i
Minor difference of 20 shares. Difference is stated in footnotes (unreported vesting, exempt acquisition or transfer).
Director
2.3K04.3Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Dean Newton
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock2,3114,292

Reconciliation: minor difference of 20 shares. Difference is stated in footnotes (unreported vesting, exempt acquisition or transfer).

Jonathan Rolph
Director
2.2K03.9Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Jonathan Rolph
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
11K → 38Kunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock800800
As Trustee, Gift Trust of SonCommon Stock7701,540
As Trustee, Gift Trust of DaughterCommon Stock6701,340
SpouseCommon Stock0200
Lesley Elwell
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Minor difference of 84 shares. Difference is stated in footnotes (unreported vesting, exempt acquisition or transfer).
SVP & Chief People Officer
49909Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Lesley Elwell
+4.9Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−3.1Kwithheld by the company for taxes
70K → 80Kunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock4998,981

Reconciliation: minor difference of 84 shares. Difference is stated in footnotes (unreported vesting, exempt acquisition or transfer).

Sandra Lawrence
Director
480−2K480not meaningful
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Sandra Lawrence
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
212K → 288Kunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock480480
Matthew Gummig
i
Minor difference of 4 shares. Difference is stated in footnotes (unreported vesting, exempt acquisition or transfer).
Vice President & CAO
00986no sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Matthew Gummig
+972shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−429withheld by the company for taxes
11K → 19Kunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock0986

Reconciliation: minor difference of 4 shares. Difference is stated in footnotes (unreported vesting, exempt acquisition or transfer).

19 of 20 insiders fully reconciled: starting holdings plus reported transactions match ending holdings (14 exactly, 5 with a minor or footnoted difference). For 1 we show sales but not holdings; the ! icon on that row explains why. Percentages cover 15 of 20 officers and directors. Left out: Heather Humphrey (holdings couldn't be fully reconciled); Sandra Lawrence (most of their shares vested during the period, so a percentage would mislead); Sandra Price, Paul Keglevic and Matthew Gummig (held no vested shares at the start). "Still held" compares ending with starting vested shares; a plus sign means the holding grew.

What explains the selling$1.8M of sales by plan status, purpose, seller and month

Officer and director open-market sales: $1.8M across 21,685 shares. Plan status and stated purpose are separate questions, and a sale can have both.

By plan status

No plan disclosed · $898K

Sales with no 10b5-1 plan and no tax reference in the filing. $302K of it is Heather Humphrey. No plan disclosed is a statement about the filing, not about why the sale happened. Largest such sale: Heather Humphrey, Mar 10, 2026

Taxes

$900K of sales (50.1%) cite tax obligations in their footnotes. Separately, 59,039 shares ($4.9M) were withheld by the company for taxes, which isn't a market sale. Example: Charles Caisley, Jun 15, 2026

Purchases · 1 buyer (7 trades)

1 officer or director bought shares in this period, in 7 trades(Form 4 code P). Across all their filings on record there are 65 purchase trades.

SellerShares soldProceedsUnder a disclosed planShare of totalSales dates
Charles Caisley
EVP & Chief Cust Offcr
11K$900K0%50%Jun 15, 2026 to Jun 15, 2026
Heather Humphrey
SVP - Gen Counsel, Corp Sec
3.6K$302K0%17%Mar 10, 2026 to Mar 10, 2026
Ann Murtlow
Director
2.8K$234K0%13%Feb 25, 2026 to Feb 25, 2026
Charles King
SVP & Chief Technology Officer
2.4K$201K0%11%Mar 12, 2026 to Mar 12, 2026
Sandra Lawrence
Director
2K$162K0%9%May 28, 2026 to Jun 3, 2026

Sales by month

MonthSale proceedsDisclosed planTo cover taxesNo plan disclosed
Oct 2025$0$0$0$0
Nov 2025$0$0$0$0
Dec 2025$0$0$0$0
Jan 2026$0$0$0$0
Feb 2026$234K$0$0$234K
Mar 2026$502K$0$0$502K
Apr 2026$0$0$0$0
May 2026$96K$0$0$96K
Jun 2026$966K$0$900K$65K
Jul 2026$0$0$0$0
Aug 2026$0$0$0$0
Sep 2026$0$0$0$0
Oct 2026$0$0$0$0
Is this normal? Selling year by year5 earlier years to compare with

In line with the past 5 years. 5 insiders sold; the average is 4 a year.

12 months endingShares soldInsiders who soldProceeds
Oct 8, 2026
Latest 12 months
22K5$1.8M
Oct 8, 2025
1 year earlier
61K4$3.9M
Oct 8, 2024
2 years earlier
19K4$1.1M
Oct 9, 2023
3 years earlier
28K4$1.6M
Oct 9, 2022
4 years earlier
4.1K2$273K
Oct 9, 2021
5 years earlier
43K4$2.4M

Open-market sales (Form 4 code S) by people who were officers or directors, in split-adjusted shares. Earlier years include people who have since left. A sale that an outside holder also reports (a family trust, a fund) is counted with outside holders in every year. Shares, not dollars, are compared, so a change in the stock price doesn't look like a change in selling. Years the filings don't fully cover are shown but left out of the average.

Known gaps and uncertainty1 insider whose holdings couldn't be fully reconciled

Heather Humphrey: holdings couldn't be fully reconciled (difference of -2,388 shares). Balance changed without a matching transaction, and the footnote does not state the amount: -1 shares on Mar 10, 2026 (Direct). Filing, Mar 10, 2026

Footnote: "Adjusted by one share due to rounding."

Charles Caisley: minor difference of -1 share. Difference is under 0.5% of holdings.

Neal Sharma: minor difference of 197 shares. Difference is stated in footnotes (unreported vesting, exempt acquisition or transfer).

Dean Newton: minor difference of 20 shares. Difference is stated in footnotes (unreported vesting, exempt acquisition or transfer).

Lesley Elwell: minor difference of 84 shares. Difference is stated in footnotes (unreported vesting, exempt acquisition or transfer).

Matthew Gummig: minor difference of 4 shares. Difference is stated in footnotes (unreported vesting, exempt acquisition or transfer).

External context: we only cite outside events when a documented connection exists. None is shown for this period.

Sources and methodology469 filings from SEC EDGAR, and how we read them

All 469 Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed for Evergy, Inc. (SEC CIK 1711269) from Jun 6, 2018 to Oct 5, 2026, retrieved from SEC EDGAR on Oct 8, 2026. Prices are the ones reported in each filing, often weighted averages.

Holdings. Each holding line (a share class plus an owner, such as a trust or LLC) carries its last reported balance forward. Entities first reported during the period start at zero, so transfers between an insider's own trusts don't count as selling. Lines not reported for three years or more are listed separately and left out of totals.

Sales. A sale counts as under a 10b5-1 plan if its footnote cites one or the filing's Rule 10b5-1 box is checked, and as tax-related if its footnote cites tax obligations or sell-to-cover. Shares withheld by the company for taxes are listed separately. Sales with neither attribute are labeled "no plan disclosed".

Full methodology

Former or inactive filers (18)No filing in 18 months; last reported balances, not in any total