Evergy NASDAQ: EVRG held its 2026 Annual Shareholder Meeting on Monday, with shareholders voting to elect directors, approve executive compensation on an advisory basis, and ratify the company’s independent auditor for 2026.
Voting results and meeting procedures
Heather Humphrey, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, opened the meeting and noted that March 2, 2026 was the record date for determining shareholders eligible to vote. Humphrey said meeting materials were mailed beginning March 26, 2026 and were also made available electronically.
According to Humphrey, about 230 million shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date, and the inspectors of election reported a quorum was present.
Humphrey presented three items for a vote:
- Election of 12 directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting
- An advisory, non-binding vote to approve 2025 compensation for named executive officers
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as the company’s independent public accountants for 2026
Humphrey reported that preliminary results showed all director nominees were elected, the advisory executive compensation proposal was approved, and Deloitte & Touche was ratified. She said final vote results would be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Board and executive leadership in attendance
Humphrey introduced directors attending the meeting: David Campbell, B. Anthony Isaac, Paul Keglevic, Sen. Mary Landrieu, Sandra Lawrence, Ann Murtlow, Dean Newton, Sandra Price, Jonathan Rolph, James Scarola, Neal Sharma, and C. John Wilder.
She also introduced executive officers Bryan Buckler, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Chuck Caisley, Executive Vice President, Utility Operations, and Chief Customer Officer. Humphrey said representatives from Deloitte & Touche attended and that Nancy Hoffman and Kyle Anderson of Broadridge Financial Solutions served as independent inspectors of election.
Campbell highlights 2025 investment and demand growth
After the formal business portion concluded, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Campbell offered brief remarks ahead of the company’s first-quarter earnings call later in the week. Campbell said Evergy invested $2.8 billion in 2025 as part of its capital investment plan, describing spending aimed at improving reliability and resiliency by modernizing the grid and replacing aging equipment in Kansas and Missouri.
Campbell said 2025 financial results were below the company’s expectations set at the beginning of the year, citing “significantly milder than normal weather,” as well as “some industrial demand challenges,” which contributed to lower power usage. He said the company managed controllable costs but could not fully offset weather and load impacts.
At the same time, Campbell pointed to growth drivers, saying the “surge in advanced manufacturing and data centers continued” and has contributed to demand levels not seen in more than 50 years. He said Evergy grew its economic development pipeline to more than 15 gigawatts. Campbell also noted that in February the company announced electric service agreements with four large data center customers totaling 1.9 gigawatts at full capacity, compared with an approximate current system peak load of about 11 gigawatts.
Generation projects and regulatory developments
Campbell said Evergy received approvals from the Kansas Corporation Commission and the Missouri Public Service Commission to construct three new natural gas facilities and three solar farms totaling nearly 2.2 gigawatts of capacity. He described the projects as supporting an “all-of-the-above generation strategy” intended to meet growing demand.
He also highlighted approval in both states of new large load power service tariffs, or LLPS, in November. Campbell said the tariffs establish a framework under which new large customers will pay a premium demand rate and “adequately” cover their share of existing and new system costs, which he said is expected to support affordability benefits for existing customers and economic growth in Kansas and Missouri.
In Missouri, Campbell cited the passage of Senate Bill 4, saying it signals support for infrastructure investment and includes provisions that enhance the company’s ability to invest in and recover costs tied to new natural gas generation. He added that the legislation extends the PISA sunset provision to 2035. In Kansas, he said the Kansas Corporation Commission approved a unanimous settlement agreement in Evergy’s Kansas Central rate case.
Dividend increase and closing
Campbell said Evergy raised its dividend by 4% in November to an annualized rate of $2.78 per share. He described 2025 as a year focused on “turning opportunity into growth,” with employees remaining focused on safety, customer service, reliability, and affordability.
No shareholder questions were submitted during the Q&A portion, according to Peter Flynn, Senior Director of Investor Relations and Insurance. The company closed the meeting by directing investors to its upcoming first-quarter earnings call later that week.
About Evergy NASDAQ: EVRG
Evergy, Inc is a regulated electric utility that generates, transmits and distributes electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers primarily across Kansas and western Missouri. The company provides core utility services including retail electric delivery, grid operations, customer service and outage restoration, operating under state regulatory frameworks. Evergy serves a mix of urban and rural communities, including portions of the Kansas City metropolitan area and other population centers in its service territory.
The company's business activities span power generation, system planning, transmission and distribution infrastructure, and customer-facing programs such as energy efficiency and demand-side management.
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