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Wec Energy Group 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Feb 26, 2026)

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Other Events·Exhibits & Filings
Filing Date
Filed February 26, 2026
Period End
February 23, 2026
Security
WEC
In the record · 2016–202610-K1110-Q338-K260

WEC filed 11 annual reports (10-K), 33 quarterly reports (10-Q) and 260 current reports (8-K) between 2016 and 2026.

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01—Abstract

Summary

Summary of the 8-K filed February 26, 2026. Cited figures are marked; the original filing is the authoritative source.

WEC Energy Group, Inc. filed a Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 26, 2026, disclosing under Item 8.01 (Other Events) that on February 23, 2026 it entered into an Underwriting Agreement to issue and sell an additional $400,000,000a aggregate principal amount of its 4.75% Senior Notes due January 15, 2028.

The offering is being made under the company's Form S-3 registration statement (Registration No. 333-281253). The additional notes are part of the same series as the $450,000,000b 4.75% Senior Notes due January 15, 2028 that the company issued on January 11, 2023.

Upon completion of this offering, the aggregate principal amount of outstanding 2028 Notes will be $850,000,000c. The filing's exhibits include the underwriting agreement with BofA Securities, Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. as representatives of the underwriters, legal opinions from WEC Business Services LLC and Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, and the Securities Resolution No. 14 effective January 9, 2023 under the company's existing Indenture for Debt Securities.

02—Key points

Key Highlights

  1. WEC Energy Group entered into an Underwriting Agreement on February 23, 2026 for an additional $400,000,000 of 4.75% Senior Notes due January 15, 2028.
  2. The offering is registered under a Form S-3 shelf registration statement (Registration No. 333-281253).
  3. The additional notes form a single series with the $450,000,000 Original 2028 Notes issued January 11, 2023.
  4. Upon completion, aggregate outstanding 2028 Notes will total $850,000,000.
  5. The underwriters' representatives are BofA Securities, Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
  6. Exhibits include legal opinion (Exhibit 5.1) and tax opinion from Troutman Pepper Locke LLP (Exhibit 8.1) relating to the notes.
  7. The notes are issued under the company's existing Indenture for Debt Securities with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as Trustee.

03—Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What did WEC Energy Group announce in this filing?

    WEC disclosed that on February 23, 2026 it entered into an Underwriting Agreement to issue and sell an additional $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.75% Senior Notes due January 15, 2028.

  2. Are the new notes a separate issue from the existing 2028 notes?

    No. The filing states the additional notes are part of the same series as the $450,000,000 4.75% Senior Notes due January 15, 2028 issued on January 11, 2023, bringing total outstanding 2028 Notes to $850,000,000 upon completion.

  3. How is the offering being made?

    The notes are being issued in an offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to a Form S-3 registration statement, Registration No. 333-281253.

  4. Who are the underwriters' representatives?

    The filing names BofA Securities, Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. as representatives of the several underwriters.

  5. Under which indenture were the notes issued?

    Securities Resolution No. 14, effective January 9, 2023, under the Indenture for Debt Securities dated March 15, 1999 between the company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to The First National Bank of Chicago), as Trustee.

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