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WEC Energy Group’s SEC filings document operating results, governance and financing activity for a Midwest electric and natural gas utility holding company. Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual earnings releases, Regulation FD investor presentations, material-event disclosures, and debt offerings, including senior notes issued under shelf registration statements.
Proxy materials cover board elections, executive compensation, stockholder voting items and governance practices. The company’s disclosures also address capital plans, rate case activity, Illinois utility rider proceedings, sales volumes, credit metrics, environmental matters, weather, fuel and purchased-power costs, and risks tied to the availability of generation and distribution systems.
WEC Energy Group director Mary Ellen Stanek acquired additional phantom stock units through deferred director fees. She received 308.734 phantom stock units, each linked one-for-one to WEC common stock, at a reference price of $117.415 per unit. Following this grant, her balance under the WEC Energy Group, Inc. Director's Deferred Compensation Plan (DDCP) increased to 53,525.009 phantom stock units, including amounts accrued through a dividend reinvestment feature. These awards are settled in accordance with the DDCP’s terms and are exempt transactions under Section 16 rules.
Lane Thomas K reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
WEC Energy Group director Lane Thomas K received a grant of 296.4501 Phantom Stock Units tied one-for-one to common stock, awarded as deferred director fees under the company’s Director's Deferred Compensation Plan. After this award, his balance under the plan totals 17,728.3859 phantom units.
WEC Energy Group director Danny L. Cunningham received 319.3800 Phantom Stock Units on April 7, 2026 as a grant/award tied one-for-one to WEC common stock. The units were acquired through a deferral of director fees and accrued under the WEC Energy Group, Inc. Director's Deferred Compensation Plan, with settlement governed by that plan. After this award, Cunningham holds a total of 23,168.8741 phantom stock units.
WEC Energy Group EVP & Chief Operating Officer Michael Hooper received 2,582.4223 phantom stock units linked one-for-one to common stock. The award was granted under his employment agreement and accrued within the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, which also reinvests dividends into additional units.
On the same date, 424 common shares were withheld at about $115.945 per share to cover tax obligations related to equity compensation, a non-market disposition. After these transactions, Hooper directly held 7,719.704 common shares and 9,369.0042 phantom stock units.
The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 16 to its Schedule 13G/A reporting 0% beneficial ownership of WEC Energy Group Inc. common stock. The amendment explains that, following an internal realignment effective January 12, 2026, certain Vanguard subsidiaries will report ownership separately under SEC Release No. 34-39538.
The filing lists 0 shares beneficially owned and 0 voting and dispositive powers, and is signed by Vanguard's Head of Global Fund Administration on March 27, 2026.
WEC Energy Group is asking stockholders to vote at its 2026 virtual-only annual meeting on director elections, auditor ratification, executive pay, governance changes and a stockholder majority-vote proposal. The board recommends 12 directors for one-year terms and supports Deloitte & Touche as 2026 auditor.
The board backs advisory approval of named executive officer compensation and proposes amending its articles and bylaws to remove supermajority voting requirements, while recommending a vote against a separate stockholder majority-vote resolution. In 2025, WEC reported $4.81 GAAP EPS, $5.27 adjusted EPS and declared a 6.7% dividend increase in January 2026, extending a 22-year dividend growth streak and 83 years of quarterly dividends.
The company outlined its largest-ever five-year capital plan, now totaling $37.5 billion for 2026–2030, focused on safety, reliability, renewable and natural gas generation, and grid and gas infrastructure. Governance highlights include a largely independent board, active succession planning, and a planned leadership transition with CEO Scott Lauber expected to become chairman following Gale Klappa’s retirement, subject to his election.
WEC Energy Group Executive VP & General Counsel Margaret C. Kelsey reported an acquisition of phantom stock units linked one-for-one to WEC common stock. On March 4, 2026, she was granted 656.544 phantom stock units at a reference price of $117.55 per unit under the company’s Nonqualified Retirement Savings Plan (NQRSP). These units are scheduled to be settled after her retirement or other termination of employment. Following this grant, her balance increased to 6,096.188 phantom stock units, which includes units accrued through the plan’s dividend reinvestment feature.
WEC Energy Group filed an 8-K sharing an investor presentation ahead of upcoming investor meetings. The company highlights a long-term adjusted earnings per share growth outlook of 7.0% to 8.0%, anchored by a 2026-2030 capital plan totaling $37.5 billion, all in regulated businesses.
The plan is driven by strong regional demand, including data center projects such as Microsoft’s I-94 corridor expansion that lifts forecasted electric demand additions to 3.9 GW (~45%) through 2030. WEC expects robust Wisconsin electric sales growth of 6.0%-8.0% annually between 2028 and 2030.
Management also outlines a proposed approximately $2.3 billion Illinois settlement covering 12 open dockets, with a $130 million rate base reduction and $125 million in cash credits over three years, subject to Illinois Commerce Commission approval. The presentation reiterates dividend growth of 6.5%-7%, a targeted payout ratio of 65%-70%, ongoing coal retirements, and a net carbon-neutral electric generation goal by 2050.
WEC Energy Group filed a proxy statement for its virtual 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The meeting on May 7, 2026 will include election of 12 directors, ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor, an advisory say-on-pay vote, and two proposals to eliminate supermajority voting standards.
The company highlighted 2025 results including $4.81 GAAP earnings per share and $5.27 adjusted EPS, a 6.7% dividend increase declared in January 2026, record cash returned to stockholders, and a refreshed five-year capital plan increased to $37.5 billion. Management noted major project in-service milestones, improved safety metrics, and planned board leadership succession with Director Lauber to be appointed Chairman subject to election; Chairman Klappa is retiring from active board service.