UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 5, 2016
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Commission | Registrant; State of Incorporation | IRS Employer | ||
File Number | Address; and Telephone Number | Identification No. | ||
001-09057 | WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC. | 39-1391525 | ||
(A Wisconsin Corporation) | ||||
231 West Michigan Street | ||||
P.O. Box 1331 | ||||
Milwaukee, WI 53201 | ||||
(414) 221-2345 | ||||
The name and address of the registrant have not changed since the last report.
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
At WEC Energy Group, Inc.’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 5, 2016, stockholders voted on the following proposals with the following results:
Proposal 1 -- Election of Thirteen Directors for Terms Expiring in 2017
Nominee | Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Shares Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
John F. Bergstrom | 212,518,141 | 17,305,163 | 1,285,013 | 41,758,687 |
Barbara L. Bowles | 216,170,996 | 13,666,390 | 1,270,931 | 41,758,687 |
William J. Brodsky | 227,033,364 | 2,668,959 | 1,405,994 | 41,758,687 |
Albert J. Budney, Jr. | 227,304,229 | 2,429,411 | 1,374,677 | 41,758,687 |
Patricia W. Chadwick | 227,341,109 | 2,493,248 | 1,273,960 | 41,758,687 |
Curt S. Culver | 218,467,998 | 11,282,759 | 1,357,560 | 41,758,687 |
Thomas J. Fischer | 214,326,073 | 15,404,062 | 1,378,182 | 41,758,687 |
Paul W. Jones | 225,728,674 | 3,983,106 | 1,396,537 | 41,758,687 |
Gale E. Klappa | 215,599,539 | 14,280,617 | 1,228,161 | 41,758,687 |
Henry W. Knueppel | 225,550,753 | 4,186,874 | 1,370,690 | 41,758,687 |
Allen L. Leverett | 226,894,582 | 3,004,039 | 1,209,696 | 41,758,687 |
Ulice Payne, Jr. | 215,022,880 | 14,806,933 | 1,278,504 | 41,758,687 |
Mary Ellen Stanek | 218,292,105 | 11,542,951 | 1,273,261 | 41,758,687 |
Proposal 2 -- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditors for 2016
Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Shares Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
260,137,913 | 11,312,314 | 1,416,777 | 0 |
Proposal 3 -- Advisory Vote on Compensation of the Named Executive Officers
Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Shares Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
195,755,218 | 32,451,478 | 2,901,621 | 41,758,687 |
Proposal 4 – Stockholder Proposal Regarding Proxy Access
Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Shares Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
169,743,938 | 57,366,904 | 3,997,475 | 41,758,687 |
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SIGNATURES | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. | |
WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC. | |
(Registrant) | |
/s/ William J. Guc | |
Date: May 10, 2016 | William J. Guc -- Vice President and Controller |
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