=== 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: Lane Thomas K
CIK: 0001558300
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: 5,183.7809 | 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: 3,434.1695 | 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.
[F1] Includes shares acquired pursuant to dividend reinvestment in transactions exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-11.
--- Derivative Transactions ---
[Transaction #1]
Security: Phantom Stock Units
Date: 2026-01-02 | Code: A (Grant or award)
Shares: +1,749.6114
Shares Owned After: 16,912.7984 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F5] 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.
[F6] These phantom stock units were accrued under the DDCP and are to be settled in accordance with the terms of the plan.
[F6] These phantom stock units were accrued under the DDCP and are to be settled in accordance with the terms of the plan.
[F7] 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.
--- Holdings ---
[Holding #1]
Security: Common Stock
Ownership: I (Indirect)
Footnotes:
[F3] These shares are owned by Lane Ventures LLC, which is owned by the 2019 Lane GST Exempt Trust and another family trust; both trusts are for the benefit of the reporting person's immediate family members. The reporting person's spouse is a trustee of both trusts. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
[Holding #2]
Security: Common Stock
Ownership: I (Indirect)
[Holding #3]
Security: Common Stock
Ownership: I (Indirect)
[Holding #4]
Security: Common Stock
Ownership: I (Indirect)
Footnotes:
[F4] These shares are held by the 2019 Lane GST Exempt Trust for the benefit of the reporting person's immediate family members. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
--- 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: These shares are owned by Lane Ventures LLC, which is owned by the 2019 Lane GST Exempt Trust and another family trust; both trusts are for the benefit of the reporting person's immediate family members. The reporting person's spouse is a trustee of both trusts. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
F4: These shares are held by the 2019 Lane GST Exempt Trust for the benefit of the reporting person's immediate family members. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
F5: One-for-one.
F6: These phantom stock units were accrued under the DDCP and are to be settled in accordance with the terms of the plan.
F7: 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)
