X0304 4 2012-03-02 0001143068 GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INC GXP 0001504850 Fairchild Ellen E C/O GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED 1200 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64105 1 VP, Corporate Sec'y and CCO Common Stock 2012-03-02 4 A 0 3346 0 A 9244 D Common Stock 767 I 401(k) Award of restricted stock pursuant to the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan. Amount includes 176 shares acquired between May 27, 2011, and March 2, 2012, through participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan. Amount includes 23 shares acquired between May 27, 2011, and March 2, 2012, through participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan. Executed on behalf of Ellen E. Fairchild by Jaileah X. Huddleston, attorney-in-fact 2012-03-05