X0202 4/A 2007-04-01 2007-04-03 0000054507 WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS WR 0001236087 LOYD PEGGY S 818 S. KANSAS AVE. TOPEKA KS 66612 0 1 0 0 VP, Customer Care Common Stock, Par Value $5.00 2007-04-01 4 F 0 1777 27.655 D 19868 D Common Stock, Par Value $5.00 2007-04-02 4 A 0 11700 0 A 31578 D Common Stock, Par Value $5.00 944 I Held in 401(k) Plan Forfeiture of 1,777 shares upon the vesting of 5,314 restricted share units granted to the reporting person in 2005. The grant of the restricted share units was reported at the time of grant. Issuer grant of restricted share units that will vest in one-third installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date if the reporting person remains continuously employed through each vesting date; provided, however, that the restricted share units will vest on a pro-rated basis in the event of a qualifying termination (i.e., termination without cause by the issuer, for good reason by the reporting person, or upon the reporting person's death, retirement or disability). Includes 11,700 restricted share units that are subject to forfeiture and 10 shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends. Cynthia S. Couch by power of attorney 2007-04-03