Evergy, Inc. director C. John Wilder reported a change in his beneficial ownership of Evergy common stock as of July 1, 2026, according to a Form 4 filed the same day. The filing relates to Evergy common stock and director deferred share units tied to Wilder’s compensation as a board member. The reported action includes director deferred share units received as partial payment of retainer fees that Wilder had elected to defer. These units represent the right to receive one share of Evergy common stock for each unit, plus additional stock if dividends are reinvested. The units are not immediately distributed as shares; instead, they convert into Evergy common stock and are distributed after Wilder’s service on the board ends, in accordance with his prior deferral elections. The filing also describes an indirect ownership position through BEP Special Situations V LLC. The shares are directly beneficially owned by BEP Special Situations V LLC, but Wilder may be deemed to beneficially own them because of his role as manager of Bluescape Resources GP Holdings LLC. That entity is the managing member of Bluescape Energy Partners IV GP LLC, referred to in the filing as the “Main Fund,” which acts as manager of BEP Special Situations V LLC. Wilder disclaimed beneficial ownership of those shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest. A corrective note in the filing states that the reported holdings include 243 shares that were inadvertently omitted from a prior filing. The document does not provide, in the text supplied, a clear transaction price, transaction code, or full post-transaction ownership totals. The report was executed on Wilder’s behalf by Christie Dasek-Kaine, attorney-in-fact.