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<CONFORMED-NAME>WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC.
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of<br> the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Soliciting Material under &#167;240.14a-12</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee computed on table below per   Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate number of securities to   which transaction applies:</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Per unit price or other underlying   value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth   the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was   determined):</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check box if any part of the fee is   offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing   for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous   filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date   of its filing.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Beginning April&nbsp;18, 2016, the following letter will be sent to certain stockholders of WEC Energy Group,&nbsp;Inc.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear WEC Energy Group Stockholder:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We are writing to ask for your support at WEC Energy Group,&nbsp;Inc.&#146;s (&#147;WEC Energy Group&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in voting with the recommendations of our Board of Directors on all proposals included in our 2016 Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement (the &#147;Proxy Statement&#148;). In particular, we are requesting your support on Proposal&nbsp;3, the advisory vote to approve the compensation of WEC Energy Group&#146;s named executive officers (the &#147;Proposal&#148;).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In its 2016 Proxy Paper, Glass Lewis is recommending a vote against the Proposal primarily because of a perceived disconnect between pay and performance. We strongly disagree with this recommendation and believe Glass Lewis is not properly assessing our executive compensation program. We believe these supplemental materials together with our Proxy Statement explain fully how our compensation plan is strongly tied to performance and deserves your support.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Contrary to Glass Lewis,&nbsp;Institutional Shareholder Services (&#147;ISS&#148;) is recommending a vote FOR the Proposal, noting that the Company&#146;s pay and performance are aligned at this time.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Glass Lewis raised several concerns about our executive compensation program. Below, we provide Glass Lewis&#146; comments and the Company&#146;s responses.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><i><font size="2" color="#548dd4" face="Times New Roman" style="color:#548DD4;font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">1.</font></i></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><i><font color="#548dd4" face="Arial" style="color:#548DD4;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Pay for Performance: </font></i></b><i><font face="Arial" style="font-style:italic;">&#147;</font></i><font face="Arial">The Company has been deficient in aligning pay with performance</font><font face="Arial">.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><b><i><font size="2" color="#548dd4" face="Arial" style="color:#548DD4;font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Company Response: </font></i></b><font face="Arial">We strongly disagree with Glass Lewis&#146; conclusion. In fact, Glass Lewis notes that, &#147;&#133;we recognize the Company&#146;s strong recent performance, as indicated in our pay-for-performance analysis&#133;.&#148; We believe that our compensation program has motivated executives to drive corporate performance that is aligned with long-term stockholder interests. Evidence of this connection between pay and performance is reflected in our key results:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">Delivered solid earnings growth, generated strong cash flow, and increased the dividend for the 12</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font><font face="Arial">&#160;consecutive year. As we discussed in the Proxy Statement, legacy Wisconsin Energy Corporation achieved the<b> highest earnings per share in its history</b> in 2015.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">Delivered <b>industry-leading total stockholder returns</b>, and with respect to one-, three-, five-, and ten-year look backs, continued to deliver outstanding long-term results for stockholders.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">We Energies set <b>new records for customer satisfaction</b> in 2015.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">Achieved <b>best overall employee safety results in legacy Wisconsin Energy Corporation history</b>.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font face="Arial" style="font-weight:bold;">We Energies exceeded workforce and supplier diversity targets</font></b><font face="Arial"> for 2015.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The metrics that underlie the Company&#146;s incentive compensation program measure these same financial and operational results.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><i><font size="2" color="#548dd4" face="Times New Roman" style="color:#548DD4;font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">2.</font></i></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><i><font color="#548dd4" face="Arial" style="color:#548DD4;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Vesting below Median: </font></i></b><font face="Arial">&#147;Under the long-term incentive plan, executives become eligible to receive awards if the Company&#146;s relative performance is below the 50</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font><font face="Arial">&#160;percentile of the designated peer group over the performance period. As such, NEO&#146;s are rewarded even if the Company underperforms the market.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">significant disadvantage in competing for talent. Our long-term incentive awards are at risk. Performance below the 50</font><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font><font face="Arial">&#160;percentile results in award pay-outs that are substantially below target amounts. Exceptional performance results in higher payout under the Performance Unit Plan; substantially lower performance than the peer group results in no payout. All of WEC Energy Group&#146;s peer companies provide for a below target payout of performance awards that is tied to below-median performance.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><i><font size="2" color="#548dd4" face="Times New Roman" style="color:#548DD4;font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">3.</font></i></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><i><font color="#548dd4" face="Arial" style="color:#548DD4;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Single Metric:</font></i></b><font face="Arial"> &#147;</font><font face="Arial">We believe that shareholders should be concerned that the Company uses only one performance metric under the LTI plan, as this compensation strategy may focus too much management attention on a single target. We believe measuring performance with multiple measures, rather than a single metric, serves to provide a more complete picture of corporate performance.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><b><i><font size="2" color="#548dd4" face="Arial" style="color:#548DD4;font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Company Response:</font></i></b><font face="Arial"> The single performance metric Glass Lewis is concerned with &#150; total stockholder return&nbsp;&#150; is the most prevalent long-term incentive metric used among large U.S. companies. The Compensation Committee balances this long-term metric with earnings per share, cash flow, and multiple operational goals, including customer satisfaction, safety, and supplier and workforce diversity, in the annual bonus plan. We believe this approach provides an appropriate balance in our overall incentive program and aligns pay with performance.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><i><font size="2" color="#548dd4" face="Times New Roman" style="color:#548DD4;font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">4.</font></i></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><i><font color="#548dd4" face="Arial" style="color:#548DD4;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">STIP Goal Setting:</font></i></b><font face="Arial"> &#147;Although we recognize the Company&#146;s strong recent performance, as indicated in our pay-for-performance analysis, performance under the STIP has exceeded the maximum EPS-related goal for every year since the inception of mandatory say-on-pay voting. In addition, while we recognize the inclusion of a cash flow metric for 2015, the Company achieved actual cash flow of more than triple the maximum goal under that component of the plan. While these factors do not necessarily merit particular concern, they do suggest that shareholders should examine the Company&#146;s target-setting process.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><b><i><font size="2" color="#548dd4" face="Arial" style="color:#548DD4;font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Company Response:</font></i></b><font face="Arial"> Targets for the financial and operational goals are set by the Compensation Committee to promote continued year-over-year improvement. Glass Lewis has implied that the Compensation Committee has set easy goals, but the reality is that year-over-year, the Company has continued to achieve record results for earnings per share, cash flow, safety, customer service and diversity. The focus the Committee has placed on these metrics by setting goals that exceed previous year accomplishments has provided shareholders with record results. During the 5-year period since our first say-on-pay proposal was approved by stockholders in May&nbsp;2011, the Company has delivered industry-leading total stockholder returns, and its stock price has increased approximately 85%.</font></p>
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