01—Abstract
Summary
Summary of the 8-K filed October 31, 2025. Cited figures are marked; the original filing is the authoritative source.
On October 31, 2025, WEC Energy Group, Inc. entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement under which it may offer and sell, from time to time, shares of its common stock ($0.01a par value) with an aggregate sales price of up to $3.0 billion.
The agreement names 14 sales agents, which may act as agent or purchase shares as principal, and 14 forward purchasers, which may enter into forward sale agreements that the Company may use to receive future proceeds upon physical settlement. The agreement covers two forward structures. Initially Priced Forward Sale Agreements set the initial forward price from the VWAP of shares sold, adjusted by a floating overnight bank funding rate less a spread and reduced by expected quarterly dividends.
Collared Forward Sale Agreements, available with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Citibank, N.A. or Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or their affiliates, are priced after an initial hedging period against floor and cap prices. The Company will not initially receive proceeds from borrowed-share sales, and it may settle in cash, net shares or physical shares depending on the structure and election. Sales agents receive commissions of up to 1.00%b of the sales price, and forward sellers receive up to 1.00% commissions reflected in reduced forward prices.
Actual sales depend on market conditions, the trading price of the common stock, capital needs and funding determinations. Shares will be offered under the Company's Form S-3 registration statement (File No. 333-281253) or a subsequent S-3.
The filing includes the agreement and form forward agreements as exhibits, along with an opinion of Joshua M. Erickson.
02—Key points
Key Highlights
- Equity Distribution Agreement dated October 31, 2025 authorizes sales of common stock with an aggregate sales price of up to $3.0 billion.
- Fourteen sales agents may sell shares as agent or purchase them as principal, and fourteen forward purchasers may enter into forward sale agreements.
- Initially Priced Forward Sale Agreements adjust the forward price for a floating overnight bank funding rate less a spread and for expected quarterly dividends.
- Collared Forward Sale Agreements with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Citibank, N.A. or Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or their affiliates set floor and cap prices after an initial hedging period.
- The Company will not initially receive proceeds from sales of borrowed shares and expects proceeds only upon future physical settlement.
- Agent and forward seller commissions are up to 1.00% of the sales price or volume weighted average of borrowed-share sales.
- Shares are offered under Form S-3 registration statement File No. 333-281253 or a subsequently filed S-3.
03—Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much common stock can WEC Energy Group sell under this agreement?
The Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share, with an aggregate sales price of up to $3.0 billion through the sales agents.
Will WEC receive cash immediately from forward sales?
No. The Company will not initially receive any proceeds from the sale of borrowed shares by the forward seller. It expects to receive proceeds upon future physical settlement of the forward transaction, on dates it specifies on or before the maturity date.
What commissions will be paid on these sales?
The Company will pay each sales agent a commission not to exceed 1.00% of the sales price of shares sold through it as agent. Forward sellers receive commissions of up to 1.00% of the volume weighted average sales price of borrowed shares, reflected in reduced forward sale prices.
What factors will determine whether shares are actually sold?
Actual sales depend on market conditions, the trading price of the common stock, capital needs and the Company's determinations of appropriate funding sources. Sales may be suspended at any time, and no assurance is given that shares can be borrowed or sold.
How will the Collared Forward Sale Agreements be priced?
The floor and cap prices are determined upon completion of the initial hedging period by multiplying the weighted average sale prices of the hedging shares by the floor and cap percentages. The forward sale price equals the arithmetic average of volume weighted prices during the valuation period, bounded by the floor and cap prices and reduced by expected dividends.
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