WEC Energy (WEC) Form 4 WEC ENERGY / Charles R Matthews ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Matthews Charles R

(Last) (First) (Middle)

231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET

(Street)

MILWAUKEE WI 53203

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC. [ WEC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President & CEO - PGL/NSG

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/19/2019

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/19/2019		M		16,965	A	$41.025	26,584	D
Common Stock	02/19/2019		S		16,965	D	$74.772(1)	9,619	D
Common Stock	02/19/2019		M		9,670	A	$52.895	19,289	D
Common Stock	02/19/2019		S		9,670	D	$74.772(1)	9,619	D
Common Stock	02/19/2019		M		13,660	A	$50.925	23,279	D
Common Stock	02/19/2019		S		13,660	D	$74.772(1)	9,619	D
Common Stock								1,796.389(2)	I	ERSP

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	$41.025	02/19/2019		M			16,965	01/02/2017	01/02/2024	Common Stock	16,965	$0	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$52.895	02/19/2019		M			9,670	01/02/2018	01/02/2025	Common Stock	9,670	$0	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$50.925	02/19/2019		M			13,660	01/04/2019	01/04/2026	Common Stock	13,660	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $74.5500 to $74.9600, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to WEC Energy Group, Inc. (WEC), any security holder of WEC, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within such range.

2. Includes shares acquired under WEC's Employee Retirement Savings Plan (ERSP) in transactions exempt from Section 16(b) pursuant to Rule 16b-3(c) and exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 16a-3(f)(1)(i)(B). The number of shares in the ERSP attributable to any one participant varies with the price of the Common Stock. The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of January 31, 2019.

Remarks:

	Joshua M. Erickson, as attorney in fact	02/21/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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