Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

EVERGY, INC.

Evergy's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "EVRG." At February 15, 2019, Evergy's common stock was held by 24,165 shareholders of record.

Performance Graph

The following graph compares the performance of Evergy's common stock during the period that began on June 5, 2018 (the first day that Evergy's common stock traded), and ended on December 31, 2018, to the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) and the Standard & Poor's Electric Utility Index (S&P 500 Electric Utilities). The graph assumes a $100 investment in Evergy's common stock and in each of the indices at the beginning of the period and a reinvestment of dividends paid on such investments throughout the period.

Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table provides information regarding purchases by Evergy of its equity securities that are registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), during the three months ended December 31, 2018.

(a) In July 2018, the Evergy Board of Directors (Evergy Board) authorized the repurchase of up to 60 million shares of Evergy's common stock with no expiration date. Evergy expects to repurchase the 60 million shares by mid-2020. See Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on Evergy's common stock repurchase program.

(b) In August 2018, Evergy entered into two accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreements to purchase $450.0 million of Evergy common stock. In October 2018, one of the ASR agreements was settled early at the option of the financial institution, which resulted in the delivery of 848,226 additional shares of Evergy common stock at no additional cost. In total, 3,981,930 shares were delivered under this ASR at an average price paid per share of $56.51. In addition, Evergy repurchased 492,957 shares of common stock in the open market at an average price of $55.97.

(c) In November 2018, the final August 2018 ASR agreement was settled, which resulted in the delivery of 816,405 additional shares of Evergy common stock at no additional cost. In total, 3,950,109 shares were delivered under this ASR at an average price paid per share of $56.96. In addition, Evergy repurchased 412,534 shares of common stock in the open market at an average price of $58.16.

(d)In November 2018, Evergy entered into a new ASR agreement to purchase $475.0 million of Evergy common stock and through which 6,400,539 shares were delivered in December 2018. The final number of shares of Evergy common stock that will ultimately be delivered to Evergy, and therefore the average price paid per share, will be determined at the final settlement of the ASR by March 2019 or earlier at the option of the financial institution. In addition, Evergy repurchased 502,629 shares of common stock in the open market at an average price of $58.94. Evergy also purchased 187 shares for withholding taxes for restricted stock vesting at an average price of $56.45.

Dividend Restrictions

For information regarding dividend restrictions, see Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements.