SEC FORM
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SEC Form 3
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)
10/20/2004
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3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS
[ WR ]
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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Director |
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10% Owner |
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Officer (give title below) |
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Other (specify below) |
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
| X |
Form filed by One Reporting Person |
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Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr.
4)
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2.
Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr.
4)
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3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
5)
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4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.
5)
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| Common Stock, Par Value $5.00 |
0 |
D |
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr.
4)
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2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) |
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr.
4)
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4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
5)
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6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.
5)
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| Date Exercisable |
Expiration Date |
Title |
Amount or Number of Shares |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| Remarks: |
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Cynthia S. Couch by power of attorney |
10/20/2004 |
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** Signature of Reporting Person |
Date |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. |
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
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Instruction
5
(b)(v). |
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See
18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
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Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Jerry B. Farley, do hereby appoint Bruce A. Akin, Cynthia S.
Couch, Larry D. Irick and Mark A. Ruelle, each my true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, to:
(1) execute for and on my behalf, in my capacity as an officer and/or director
of Westar Energy, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder;
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on my behalf which may be
necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely
file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by me, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on my
behalf pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
I hereby grant to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to
do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,
or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do if
personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-
in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. I
acknowledge that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at my request, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of my
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until I am no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to my holdings of, and
transactions in, securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by
me in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 20th day of October, 2004.
Signature
/s/ JERRY B. FARLEY
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Jerry B. Farley
STATE OF KANSAS )
) ss:
COUNTY OF SHAWNEE )
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of October, 2004.
/s/ Merilee K. Martin
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Notary Public
My appointment expires: July 8, 2007
[Notary Stamp]
Merilee K. Martin
Notary Public-State of Kansas
MY APPT EXP: 7/8/2007
