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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HERDEGEN WILLIAM P III   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INC [GXP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP-Customer Operations (KCP&L) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1201 WALNUT 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/07/2006 (Street) KANSAS CITY, MO 64106 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - 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, if any (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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock (1)               678 (1) I 401-k Common Stock (2) 02/07/2006 02/07/2006 M   1,187 A (2) 2,692 D   Common Stock (3) 02/07/2006 02/07/2006 A   1,037 A $ 0 3,729 (3) D   Common Stock 02/07/2006 02/07/2006 F   345 D $ 28.2 3,384 (4) D

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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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

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

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options (Right to Buy) (5)

(5)

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

(5)

14,041

D

Performance Shares (2)

(2)

02/07/2006

02/07/2006

M

1,187

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

1,187

(2)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HERDEGEN WILLIAM P III 1201 WALNUT KANSAS CITY, MO 64106			VP-Customer Operations (KCP&L)

Signatures

Executed on behalf of William P. Herdegen III by Mark G. English, Attorney-in-Fact (see attached Exhibit 24)		02/09/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	Amount includes 218 shares acquired from February 1, 2005 through January 31, 2006 through automatic payroll deduction/investment and participation in the Company's 401-k Plan.
(2)	The reporting person was granted 1,518 performance shares. The amount payable ranged from 0 to 200% based on performance of the Company. Reporting person was granted 1,187 shares of common stock based on Company performance.
(3)	Award of restricted stock pursuant to the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(4)	Amount includes/reflects 1,037 restricted shares.
(5)	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.

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