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^*

LATZ JEANIE SELL

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1201 WALNUT

(Street)

KANSAS CITY

64106

(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
Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
		Former Ex. VP, Secretary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/15/2005

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock⁽¹⁾	04/15/2005⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	P	V	88	A	⁽¹⁾	5,338	I	401-k
Common Stock⁽²⁾	04/15/2005⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	P	V	73	A	⁽²⁾	6,839	D

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Options (Right to Buy)⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	04/15/2005	⁽³⁾	D			2,887	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	0	D
Dividend Rights⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	04/15/2005	⁽⁴⁾	A	V	73		⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	73	I	Dividend Rights⁽⁴⁾
Dividend Rights⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	04/15/2005	⁽⁴⁾	M	V		73	06/08/1997	06/07/2005	Common Stock	73	⁽⁴⁾	0	I	Dividend Rights⁽⁴⁾
Performance Shares⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	04/15/2005	⁽⁵⁾	D			2,147	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	6,542	D
Performance Shares⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	04/15/2005	⁽⁶⁾	D			3,271	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	3,271	D
Performance Shares⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	04/15/2005	⁽⁷⁾	D			3,271	⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares acquired since last report through April 18, 2005 through automatic payroll deduction/investment and participation in the Company's 401-k Plan.

2. Includes 73 shares of converted dividend rights.

3. Stock Options granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan forfeited upon resignation.

4. Dividends acquired from automatic reinvestment of the March 2005 dividend. Prior to the reinvesting of the March dividends, Ms. Latz exercised all stock options and dividend rights. Due to the timing of the exercise, the March dividend shares were issued March 21, 2005 in certificate form (see footnote 2).

5. Performance Shares awarded under the Long-Term Incentive Plan payment to which Grantee shall be entitled at the end of 2005. Performance Share award was forfeited upon resignation.

6. Performance Shares awarded under the Long-Term Incentive Plan payment to which Grantee shall be entitled at the end of 2006. Performance Share award was forfeited upon resignation.

7. Performance Shares awarded under the Long-Term Incentive Plan payment to which Grantee shall be entitled at the end of 2007. Performance Share award was forfeited upon resignation.

Remarks:

	Executed on behalf of Jeanie Sell Latz by Mark G. English, Attorney-in-Fact	04/19/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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