Wec Energy 4: STANEK MARY ELLEN bought 1,603 shares of Common Stock at $N… (Jan 6, 2026)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-01-02 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC. (WEC) CIK: 0000783325 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: STANEK MARY ELLEN CIK: 0001241250 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-01-02 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +1,603 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 5,953.6114 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Includes shares acquired pursuant to dividend reinvestment in transactions exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-11. [Transaction #2] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-01-02 | Code: D (Sale to issuer) Shares: -1,749.6114 Shares Owned After: 4,204 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] In connection with the vesting of restricted stock granted to the reporting person on January 2, 2025, the reporting person deferred receipt of 1,749.6114, shares of common stock and instead received 1,749.6114 phantom stock units pursuant to the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (DDCP). As a result, the reporting person is reporting the disposition of 1,749.6114 shares of common stock in exchange for an equal number of phantom stock units. --- Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Phantom Stock Units Date: 2026-01-02 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +1,749.6114 Shares Owned After: 52,442.2932 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F3] One-for-one. [F2] In connection with the vesting of restricted stock granted to the reporting person on January 2, 2025, the reporting person deferred receipt of 1,749.6114, shares of common stock and instead received 1,749.6114 phantom stock units pursuant to the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (DDCP). As a result, the reporting person is reporting the disposition of 1,749.6114 shares of common stock in exchange for an equal number of phantom stock units. [F4] These phantom stock units were accrued under the DDCP and are to be settled in accordance with the terms of the plan. [F4] These phantom stock units were accrued under the DDCP and are to be settled in accordance with the terms of the plan. [F5] 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. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Includes shares acquired pursuant to dividend reinvestment in transactions exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-11. F2: In connection with the vesting of restricted stock granted to the reporting person on January 2, 2025, the reporting person deferred receipt of 1,749.6114, shares of common stock and instead received 1,749.6114 phantom stock units pursuant to the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (DDCP). As a result, the reporting person is reporting the disposition of 1,749.6114 shares of common stock in exchange for an equal number of phantom stock units. F3: One-for-one. F4: These phantom stock units were accrued under the DDCP and are to be settled in accordance with the terms of the plan. F5: 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. --- Signature --- /s/ Joshua M. Erickson, as attorney in fact (2026-01-06)