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SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 		 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Deggendorf Michael
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED
1200 MAIN STREET
(Street)
KANSAS CITY MO 64105
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INC [ GXP ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
SVP-Corporate Services
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/02/2015
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/02/2015 A 2,977(1) A $0 45,763(2) D
Common Stock 03/03/2015 F 3,275(3) D $26.22 42,488 D
Common Stock 03/03/2015 A 1,774(4) A $0 44,262 D
Common Stock 03/03/2015 F 738(5) D $26.22 43,524 D
Common Stock 2,916(6) I 401(k)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Award of time-based restricted stock that will vest over a three-year period pursuant to the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan.
2. Amount includes 380 shares acquired between March 20, 2014, and March 3, 2015, through participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan.
3. Relinquished to the Company for withholding taxes incident to the vesting of restricted stock on March 3, 2015.
4. Award of common stock in settlement of performance share grants under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan.
5. Relinquished to the Company for withholding taxes incident to settlement of performance share grants under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan on March 3, 2015.
6. Amount includes 102 shares acquired between March 20, 2014, and March 3, 2015, from re-investment of dividends on shares held in the Company's 401(k) Plan.
Executed on behalf of Michael Deggendorf by Jaileah X. Huddleston, attorney-in-fact 03/04/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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