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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
At WEC Energy Group, Inc.’s (the “Company”) 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
held on May 6, 2021 (the “2021 Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the WEC Energy Group Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Company’s Board of Directors had already approved the amendment and restatement of the Plan on March 1, 2021, subject to stockholder approval. A description of the amendments and key terms of the Plan is set forth in Proposal 3 of the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2021, which description is incorporated
herein by reference. Such description of the Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
At the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting, stockholders voted on the following proposals with the following results:
Proposal 1 – Election of Ten Directors for Terms Expiring in 2022
Nominee
Shares
Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Shares Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
Curt S. Culver
234,013,826
5,856,603
972,861
33,104,942
Danny L. Cunningham
237,210,603
2,636,636
996,051
33,104,942
William M. Farrow III
236,509,767
3,300,265
1,033,258
33,104,942
J.
Kevin Fletcher
236,153,608
3,738,032
951,650
33,104,942
Cristina A. Garcia-Thomas
237,769,492
2,123,019
950,779
33,104,942
Maria C. Green
237,231,920
2,663,338
948,032
33,104,942
Gale E.
Klappa
226,695,566
13,335,322
812,402
33,104,942
Thomas K. Lane
238,317,255
1,497,806
1,028,229
33,104,942
Ulice Payne, Jr.
229,551,786
10,233,372
1,058,132
33,104,942
Mary Ellen Stanek
235,176,056
4,756,391
910,843
33,104,942
Proposal
2 – Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditors for 2021
Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Shares Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
263,522,946
9,220,406
1,204,880
0
Proposal
3 – Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the WEC Energy Group Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan
Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Shares Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
227,078,311
11,493,386
2,271,593
33,104,942
Proposal
4 – Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation of the Named Executive Officers
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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.
