Director at WEC Energy (NYSE: WEC) defers fees into phantom stock units

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

WEC Energy Group director Lane Thomas K acquired 267.094 phantom stock units tied one-for-one to common stock. These units were granted at $117.00 per unit through a deferral of director fees under the company’s Director's Deferred Compensation Plan.

Following this award, Thomas directly holds a total of 18,149.2432 phantom stock units, which are to be settled in line with the plan’s terms and include amounts accrued through a dividend reinvestment feature.

Insider Trade Summary

1 transaction reported

Mixed 1 txn

Insider Lane Thomas K

Role null

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Phantom Stock Units	267.094	$117.00	$31K

Holdings After Transaction: Phantom Stock Units — 18,149.243 shares (Direct, null)

Footnotes (1)

1. One-for-one. These phantom stock units were acquired pursuant to a deferral of director fees in an acquisition exempt from Section 16(b) pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d). These phantom stock units were accrued under the WEC Energy Group, Inc. Director's Deferred Compensation Plan (DDCP) and are to be settled in accordance with the terms of the plan. Includes phantom stock units accrued pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the DDCP in transactions exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-11.

Key Figures

Phantom units granted: 267.094 units Grant reference price: $117.00 per unit Total phantom units after transaction: 18,149.2432 units

3 metrics

Phantom units granted 267.094 units Grant/award acquisition on 2026-07-08

Grant reference price $117.00 per unit Phantom stock units tied to common stock

Total phantom units after transaction 18,149.2432 units Director’s holdings following award

Key Terms

Phantom Stock Units, Director's Deferred Compensation Plan, Rule 16b-3(d), Rule 16a-11

4 terms

Phantom Stock Units financial

"These phantom stock units were acquired pursuant to a deferral of director fees"

Phantom stock units are company promises that pay a cash or stock-equivalent award tied to the firm’s share price or value growth, but they do not issue actual shares. Think of them as a bonus check that moves with the stock like a mirror rather than handing over an ownership slice. Investors care because these awards can affect a company’s future cash obligations, executive incentives and reported expenses without causing share dilution.

Director's Deferred Compensation Plan financial

"accrued under the WEC Energy Group, Inc. Director's Deferred Compensation Plan (DDCP)"

Rule 16b-3(d) regulatory

"acquisition exempt from Section 16(b) pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d)"

Rule 16b-3(d) is a narrow SEC safe-harbor that shields company insiders (officers, directors and large shareholders) from liability for short‑swing profits when their buys or sells of company stock are made under a pre-established, written plan or contract that removes the insider’s ability to time trades. For investors, this matters because it permits predictable, automated insider transactions — like scheduled sales for diversification or payroll withholding — without triggering forced disgorgement, so such planned trades are treated differently from opportunistic insider trading.

Rule 16a-11 regulatory

"dividend reinvestment feature of the DDCP in transactions exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-11"

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FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Lane Thomas K

(Last) (First) (Middle)

231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET

(Street)

MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN 53203

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC. [ WEC ]

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

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/08/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Phantom Stock Units	(1)	07/08/2026		A		267.094(2)		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	267.094	$117	18,149.2432(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. One-for-one.

2. These phantom stock units were acquired pursuant to a deferral of director fees in an acquisition exempt from Section 16(b) pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d).

3. These phantom stock units were accrued under the WEC Energy Group, Inc. Director's Deferred Compensation Plan (DDCP) and are to be settled in accordance with the terms of the plan.

4. Includes phantom stock units accrued pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the DDCP in transactions exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-11.

Remarks:

	Joshua M. Erickson, as attorney in fact	07/09/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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