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Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response...0.5
( )	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

(Print or Type Responses)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

BEAUDOIN,    Bernard       J.
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         (Last)                (First)         (Middle)

1201 Walnut
________________________________
                         (Street)

Kansas City,                  MO       64106
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             (City                        (State)        (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Great Plains Energy Incorporated (GXP)

4. Statement for
Month/Day/
Year

01-23-2003

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X Director ___ 10% Owner

X Officer (give title below) ___ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

3. I.R.S. Identification Number of
Reporting Person, if an entity
(Voluntary)

5 If Amendment,
   Date of
   Original
   (Month/Day/
   Year

7. 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 ¾ 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
      (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 at
    End of Month
      (Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Ownership
    Form: Direct
    (D) or
    Indirect (I)
    (Instr. 4)

7. Nature of
    Indirect
    Beneficial
    Ownership
    (Instr. 4)

Code

Amount

(A) or
(D)

Price

Common Stock(1)

(1)

5,780

401-k

Common Stock(2)

01-23-2003

J(2)

2,879

3,879

Shares acquired during January 2003 through automatic payroll deduction/investment and participation in the Company's 401-k Plan.
Award of Restricted Stock pursuant to the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan.

FORM 4 (continued)

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
Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr. 5)

9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned at
    End of
    Month
    (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership
      Form of
      Derivative
      Securities
      Beneficially
      Owned at
      End of
      Month
      (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date
Exercisable

Expiration
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares

Stock Options (Right to Buy)(3)

110,000

Performance Shares(4)

40,000

Explanation of Responses:

(3) Options were granted in tandem with stock appreciation rights exercisable automatically in the event of a change in control as defined by the Long-Term Incentive Plan under which they are granted. Options may be exercised with cash or previously-owned shares of Common Stock.

(4) Award of Performance Shares under the Long-Term Incentive Plan. Payment to which Grantee shall be entitled at the end of 2004 upon the performance of certain goals will be equal to the Fair Market Value of the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock equal to the number of Performance Shares earned. Payment will be made in Common Stock unless deemed otherwise.


		/s/Bernard J. Beaudoin		January 23, 2003

		**Signature of Reporting Person	Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
	See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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