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MGE Energy, Inc. ☐Madison Gas and Electric Company ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 21, 2020, the Boards of Directors of MGE Energy, Inc. (MGE Energy) and Madison Gas and Electric Company (MGE) took the following actions, effective as of September 1, 2020:

·Appointed Jared Bushek to serve as Chief Financial Officer and elected him as Treasurer, replacing Jeffrey Newman in those positions.

·Appointed Tamara Johnson to serve as Chief Accounting Officer, replacing Jeffrey Newman in that position.

·Elected Cari Anne Renlund as Secretary, replacing Jeffrey Newman in that position.

As previously announced, Mr. Newman plans to retire at year end 2020. The changes described above are part of the planned transition in connection with that retirement. Mr. Newman will continue as Executive Vice President until his retirement.

Effective September 1, 2020, Mr. Bushek will serve as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for MGE Energy and MGE and will have the title, Vice President – Finance, Chief Information Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Bushek has been employed by MGE for more than five years, serving in a finance and information systems capacities. Since March 2020, he has served as Vice President – Finance and Chief Information Officer. Prior thereto, he was Assistant Vice President – Chief Information Officer, a position he held since July 2015, and prior thereto he was Director – Information Management Systems. Mr. Bushek is age 39.

Effective September 1, 2020, Ms. Johnson will serve as Chief Accounting Officer for MGE Energy and MGE and will continue to have the title, Vice President – Accounting and Controller. Ms. Johnson has been employed by MGE for more than five years, serving in accounting and financial reporting capacities. Since March 2020, she has served as Vice President – Accounting and Controller. Prior thereto, she was Assistant Vice President and Controller, a position she held since July 2015, and prior thereto was Senior Director – Financial Reporting and Budgets. Ms. Johnson is age 56.

Effective September 1, 2020, Ms. Renlund will be Secretary of MGE Energy and MGE in addition to her existing role as Vice President – General Counsel. Since November 2015, Ms. Renlund has served as Vice President – General Counsel. Prior thereto, she was a partner in the law firm of Dewitt Ross & Stevens S.C. Ms. Renlund is age 46.

Effective September 1, 2020, Mr. Bushek’s and Ms. Johnson’s annual base compensation will increase by 10% to $271,656 and $271,305, respectively, and Ms. Renlund’s annual base compensation will increase by 7% to $337,387. In addition, short-term incentive (bonus) targets were adjusted for Mr. Bushek and long term incentive targets were adjusted for both Mr. Bushek and Ms. Johnson, reflecting their new positions and revised base compensation. See “Executive Compensation - Compensation/Benefits Structure” in MGE Energy’s Proxy Statement dated March 30, 2020, for a description of the short-term and long-term incentive programs.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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