X0101 42003-07-01 0000054507 WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS WR 0001184809 NETTELS JOHN C JR 1000Stock Units02003-07-014A02790A1988-08-081988-08-08Common Stock2793405DUnits convert into common stock on a one for one basis.Share units granted pursuant to a deferred director compensation plan and payable in stock.The reporting person directly owns 9,645 shares of the issuer's common stock, par value $5.00, of which 104 shares were acquired through the reinvestment of dividends in July 2003. The reporting person indirectly owns 500 shares of the issuer's common stock, par value $5.00, which are held in trust of which the reporting person is a co-trustee with shared investment and voting power.Cynthia S. Couch on behalf of John C. Nettels, Jr. by power of attorney2003-07-03