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UNITED STATES
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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

May 4, 2017

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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
 
 


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:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company [ ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]

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ITEM 5.07  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

At WEC Energy Group, Inc.’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 4, 2017, stockholders voted on the following proposals with the following results:

Proposal 1 -- Election of Thirteen Directors for Terms Expiring in 2018


Nominee
Shares
Voted For
Shares
Voted Against
Shares
Abstained

Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
John F. Bergstrom
210,890,530
19,822,620
1,269,222
42,288,775
Barbara L. Bowles
231,857,888
16,771,736
1,352,748
42,288,775
William J. Brodsky
228,329,802
2,281,595
1,370,975
42,288,775
Albert J. Budney, Jr.
228,613,566
1,955,200
1,413,606
42,288,775
Patricia W. Chadwick
218,558,888
12,067,657
1,355,827
42,288,775
Curt S. Culver
216,951,537
13,710,462
1,320,373
42,288,775
Thomas J. Fischer
217,732,989
12,873,985
1,375,398
42,288,775
Paul W. Jones
227,198,679
3,369,908
1,413,785
42,288,775
Gale E. Klappa
213,870,994
16,937,295
1,174,083
42,288,775
Henry W. Knueppel
228,974,794
1,841,022
1,166,556
42,288,775
Allen L. Leverett
226,474,014
4,321,689
1,186,669
42,288,775
Ulice Payne, Jr.
216,662,927
13,988,234
1,331,211
42,288,775
Mary Ellen Stanek
217,179,689
13,479,843
1,322,840
42,288,775


Proposal 2 -- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditors for 2017

Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Shares Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
260,957,210
11,775,977
1,537,960
0

Proposal 3 -- Advisory Vote on Compensation of the Named Executive Officers

Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Shares Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
217,694,259
11,591,351
2,696,762
42,288,775

Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote to Establish the Frequency of “Say-on-Pay” Advisory Vote

Every 1 Year
Every 2 Years
Every 3 Years
Shares Abstained
202,944,356
1,694,470
25,236,912
2,106,634

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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, 2017
William J. Guc -- Vice President and Controller
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







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