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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-21-134824
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-3ASR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		6
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211105
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211105
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20211105

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000783325
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		IRS NUMBER:				391391525
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3ASR
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-260807
		FILM NUMBER:		211382965

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		231 W MICHIGAN ST
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 1331
		CITY:			MILWAUKEE
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		414-221-2345

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 1331
		CITY:			MILWAUKEE
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53201

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WISCONSIN ENERGY CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>As filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;5, 2021.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Washington,&nbsp;D.C.
20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Form&nbsp;S-3</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>WEC ENERGY GROUP,&nbsp;INC.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white">(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>WISCONSIN</B></P>

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of incorporation or organization)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>39-1391525</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>231&nbsp;West Michigan
Street</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>P.O.&nbsp;Box&nbsp;1331</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53201</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>(414)&nbsp;221-2345</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white">(Address, including zip
code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&rsquo;s principal executive offices)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Anthony L. Reese<BR>
Vice President and Treasurer<BR>
231&nbsp;West Michigan Street<BR>
P.O.&nbsp;Box&nbsp;1331<BR>
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201<BR>
(414)&nbsp;221-2345</B>&nbsp;</P>

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zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><I>Copies to:</I></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Joshua M. Erickson<BR>
WEC Energy Group,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
231 West Michigan Street, P.O.&nbsp;Box&nbsp;1331<BR>
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201<BR>
(414) 221-2345<BR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Eric A. Koontz</B></P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>600 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite&nbsp;3000</B></P>
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commencement of proposed sale to the public:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective as the
registrant shall determine in light of market conditions and other factors.</P>

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Form&nbsp;are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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Form&nbsp;are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule&nbsp;415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities
offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">If this Form&nbsp;is filed to register additional
securities for an offering pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(b)&nbsp;under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities
Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">If this Form&nbsp;is a post-effective amendment
filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(c)&nbsp;under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement
number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in; background-color: white">If this Form&nbsp;is
a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon
filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(e)&nbsp;under the Securities Act, check the following box. &nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in; background-color: white">If this Form&nbsp;is
a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities
or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule&nbsp;413(b)&nbsp;under the Securities Act, check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an
emerging growth company. See the definitions of &ldquo;large accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;smaller
reporting company&rdquo; and &ldquo;emerging growth company&rdquo; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">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&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B)&nbsp;of the Securities Act. &nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol"><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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FEE</B></P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Registered</B></P></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Offering Price<BR>
</B></P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Aggregate Offering<BR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Title of Each Class&nbsp;of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(1)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">There is being registered hereunder an indeterminate number or amount of Debt Securities of WEC Energy
Group,&nbsp;Inc. as may from time to time be offered at indeterminate prices.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(2)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">In accordance with Rules&nbsp;456(b)&nbsp;and 457(r)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the registrant is deferring payment of all of the registration fee.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>PROSPECTUS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>WEC ENERGY GROUP,&nbsp;INC.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Debt Securities</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">WEC Energy Group,&nbsp;Inc.
may issue and sell debt securities to the public from time to time in one or more offerings. We urge you to read this prospectus and the
applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you make your investment decision.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">This prospectus describes
some of the general terms that may apply to these debt securities. The specific terms of any debt securities to be offered, and any other
information relating to a specific offering, will be set forth in a prospectus supplement that will describe the interest rates, payment
dates, ranking, maturity and other terms of any debt securities that we issue or sell.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">We may offer and sell
these debt securities to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, on a continuous or delayed
basis. The supplements to this prospectus will provide the specific terms of the plan of distribution. This prospectus may not be used
to offer and sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Our common stock is quoted
on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol &ldquo;WEC.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><B>See &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo;
on page&nbsp;1 of this prospectus and &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; contained in any applicable prospectus supplement and documents incorporated
by reference for information on certain risks related to the purchase of the debt securities.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><B>Neither the Securities
and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus
is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white">The date of this prospectus
is November&nbsp;5, 2021.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>TABLE OF CONTENTS</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">About this Prospectus</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Risk Factors</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Factors</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">WEC Energy Group,&nbsp;Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Use of Proceeds</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Description of Debt Securities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Plan of Distribution</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Legal Matters</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Experts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Where You Can Find More Information</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">In
this prospectus, &ldquo;we,&rdquo; &ldquo;us,&rdquo; &ldquo;our&rdquo; and &ldquo;WEC Energy Group&rdquo; refer to WEC Energy Group,&nbsp;Inc.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">This
prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) utilizing
a &ldquo;shelf&rdquo; registration process. Under this shelf process, we may issue and sell to the public the debt securities described
in this prospectus in one or more offerings.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">This
prospectus provides you with only a general description of the debt securities we may issue and sell. Each time we offer debt securities,
we will provide a prospectus supplement to this prospectus that will contain specific information about the particular debt securities
and terms of that offering. In the prospectus supplement, we will describe the interest rate, payment dates, ranking, maturity and other
terms of any debt securities that we issue and sell.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
prospectus supplement will also describe the proceeds and uses of proceeds from the debt securities, together with the names and compensation
of the underwriters, if any, through which the debt securities are being issued and sold, and other important considerations for investors.
The prospectus supplement may also add to, update or change information contained in this prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">If
there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information
in the prospectus supplement. Please carefully read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, in addition to the information
contained in the documents we refer you to under the heading &ldquo;WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>RISK FACTORS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Investing
in the securities of WEC Energy Group involves risk. Please see the &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; described in Item&nbsp;1A of our Annual
Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2020, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Before making
an investment decision, you should carefully consider these risks as well as other information contained or incorporated by reference
in this prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
AND CAUTIONARY FACTORS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">We
have included or may include statements in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement (including documents incorporated by reference)
that constitute &ldquo;forward-looking statements&rdquo; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the &ldquo;Securities Act of 1933&rdquo;), and Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange
Act of 1934&rdquo;). Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, strategies,
assumptions or future events or performance may be forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements may be identified by reference
to a future period or periods or by the use of forward-looking terminology such as &ldquo;anticipates,&rdquo; &ldquo;believes,&rdquo;
 &ldquo;could,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimates,&rdquo; &ldquo;expects,&rdquo; &ldquo;forecasts,&rdquo; &ldquo;goals,&rdquo; &ldquo;guidance,&rdquo;
 &ldquo;intends,&rdquo; &ldquo;may,&rdquo; &ldquo;objectives,&rdquo; &ldquo;plans,&rdquo; &ldquo;possible,&rdquo; &ldquo;potential,&rdquo;
 &ldquo;projects,&rdquo; &ldquo;seeks,&rdquo; &ldquo;should,&rdquo; &ldquo;targets,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo; or similar terms or variations
of these terms.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><B>We
caution you that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the future results, performance
or achievements we have anticipated in the forward-looking statements.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">In
addition to the assumptions and other factors referred to specifically in connection with those statements, factors that could cause our
actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements include factors
we have described under the captions &ldquo;Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information&rdquo; and &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo;
in our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2020, and under the caption &ldquo;Factors Affecting Results,
Liquidity, and Capital Resources&rdquo; in the &ldquo;Management&rsquo;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations&rdquo; section of our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2020, or under similar captions
in the other documents we have incorporated by reference. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which that statement
is made, and, except as required by applicable law, we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect
events or circumstances, including unanticipated events, after the date on which that statement is made.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>WEC ENERGY GROUP,&nbsp;INC.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">WEC
Energy Group,&nbsp;Inc. was incorporated in the State of Wisconsin in 1981 and became a diversified holding company in 1986. On June&nbsp;29,
2015, we acquired 100% of the outstanding common shares of Integrys Energy Group,&nbsp;Inc. and changed our name to WEC Energy Group,&nbsp;Inc.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Our
wholly owned subsidiaries are primarily engaged in the business of providing regulated electricity service in Wisconsin and Michigan and
regulated natural gas service in Wisconsin,&nbsp;Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota. As of September&nbsp;30, 2021, our regulated utility
subsidiaries served approximately 1.6 million electric customers and approximately 2.9 million natural gas customers. In addition, we
have an approximately 60% equity interest in American Transmission Company LLC (&ldquo;ATC&rdquo;), a regulated electric transmission
company. Through subsidiaries, we also own majority interests in a number of wind generating facilities as part of our non-utility energy
infrastructure business. At December&nbsp;31, 2020, we conducted our operations in the six reportable segments discussed below.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><B><I>Wisconsin
Segment: </I></B>The Wisconsin segment includes the electric and natural gas operations of Wisconsin Electric Power Company (&ldquo;WE&rdquo;),
Wisconsin Gas LLC (&ldquo;WG&rdquo;), Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (&ldquo;WPS&rdquo;), and Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corporation
(&ldquo;UMERC&rdquo;). This segment also includes steam service to WE steam customers in metropolitan Milwaukee, Wisconsin.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><B><I>Illinois
Segment: </I></B>The Illinois segment includes the natural gas operations of The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company (&ldquo;PGL&rdquo;)
and North Shore Gas Company, which provide natural gas service to customers located in Chicago and the northern suburbs of Chicago. PGL
also owns and operates a 38.8 billion cubic feet natural gas storage field in central Illinois.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><B><I>Other
States Segment: </I></B>The other states segment includes the natural gas operations of Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation, which
serves customers in various cities and communities throughout Minnesota, and Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation (&ldquo;MGU&rdquo;), which
serves customers in southern and western Michigan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><B><I>Electric
Transmission Segment: </I></B>The electric transmission segment includes our approximately 60% ownership interest in ATC, which owns,
maintains, monitors, and operates electric transmission systems primarily in Wisconsin, Michigan,&nbsp;Illinois, and Minnesota, and our
approximately 75% ownership interest in ATC Holdco, LLC, a separate entity formed to invest in transmission-related projects outside of
ATC&rsquo;s traditional footprint.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><B><I>Non-Utility
Energy Infrastructure Segment: </I></B>The non-utility energy infrastructure segment includes the operations of W.E. Power, LLC (&ldquo;We
Power&rdquo;), which owns and leases electric power generating facilities to WE; Bluewater Natural Gas Holding, LLC (&ldquo;Bluewater&rdquo;),
which owns underground natural gas storage facilities in southeastern Michigan; and WEC Infrastructure LLC (&ldquo;WECI&rdquo;). As of
September&nbsp;30, 2021, WECI has acquired or agreed to acquire majority interests in eight wind parks, capable of providing more than
1,500 megawatts of renewable energy. These wind parks represent more than $2.3 billion of committed investments and have long-term agreements
with unaffiliated third parties. WECI&rsquo;s investment in all of these wind parks either qualifies, or is expected to qualify, for production
tax credits.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><B><I>Corporate
and Other Segment: </I></B>The corporate and other segment includes the operations of the WEC Energy Group holding company, the Integrys
Holding,&nbsp;Inc. (&ldquo;Integrys Holding&rdquo;) holding company, the Peoples Energy, LLC holding company, Wispark LLC, WEC Business
Services LLC, and WPS Power Development, LLC (prior to the sale of its remaining solar facilities in November&nbsp;2020). This segment
also includes Wisvest LLC and Wisconsin Energy Capital Corporation, which no longer have significant operations.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">WEC
Business Services LLC is a wholly owned centralized service company that provides administrative and general support services to our regulated
utilities, as well as certain services to our nonregulated entities. Wispark LLC develops and invests in real estate and had $28.8 million
in real estate holdings at December&nbsp;31, 2020.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Our
principal executive offices are located at 231&nbsp;West Michigan Street, P.O.&nbsp;Box&nbsp;1331, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201. Our telephone
number is (414)&nbsp;221-2345.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>USE OF PROCEEDS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Except
as otherwise described in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of our debt securities
(a)&nbsp;to fund, or to repay short-term debt incurred to fund, investments (including equity contributions and loans to affiliates),
(b)&nbsp;to repay and/or refinance debt, and/or (c)&nbsp;for other general corporate purposes. Pending disposition, we may temporarily
invest any proceeds of the offering not required immediately for the intended purposes in U.S.&nbsp;governmental securities and other
high quality U.S.&nbsp;securities. We expect to borrow money or sell securities from time to time, but we cannot predict the precise amounts
or timing of doing so. For current information, please refer to our current filings with the SEC. See &ldquo;WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>DESCRIPTION OF DEBT
SECURITIES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
debt securities will be our direct unsecured general obligations. The debt securities will consist of one or more senior debt securities,
subordinated debt securities and junior subordinated debt securities. The debt securities will be issued in one or more series under the
indenture described below between us and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to The First National Bank of Chicago),
as trustee, dated as of March&nbsp;15, 1999, and under a securities resolution (which may be in the form of a resolution or a supplemental
indenture) authorizing the particular series.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">We
have summarized selected provisions of the indenture and the debt securities that we may offer hereby. This summary is not complete and
may not contain all of the information important to you. Copies of the indenture and a form of securities resolution are filed or incorporated
by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The securities resolution for each series of
debt securities issued and outstanding also has been or will be filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement.
You should read the indenture and the applicable securities resolution for other provisions that may be important to you. In the summary
below, where applicable, we have included references to section numbers in the indenture so that you can easily find those provisions.
The particular terms of any debt securities we offer will be described in the related prospectus supplement, along with any applicable
modifications of or additions to the general terms of the debt securities described below and in the indenture. For a description of the
terms of any series of debt securities, you should also review both the prospectus supplement relating to that series and the description
of the debt securities set forth in this prospectus before making an investment decision.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>General</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
indenture does not significantly limit our operations. In particular, it does not:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">limit the amount of debt securities that we can issue under the indenture;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">limit the number of series of debt securities that we can issue from time to time;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">restrict the total amount of debt that we or our subsidiaries may incur; or</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">contain any covenant or other provision that is specifically intended to afford any holder of the debt
securities protection in the event of highly leveraged transactions or any decline in our ratings or credit quality.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
ranking of a series of debt securities with respect to all of our indebtedness will be established by the securities resolution creating
the series.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Although
the indenture permits the issuance of debt securities in other forms or currencies, the debt securities covered by this prospectus will
only be denominated in U.S.&nbsp;dollars in registered form without coupons, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Unless
we say otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may redeem the debt securities for cash.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>Terms</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">A
prospectus supplement and a securities resolution relating to the offering of any new series of debt securities will include specific
terms relating to the offering. The terms will include some or all of the following:</P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the designation, aggregate principal amount, currency or composite currency and denominations of the debt
securities;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the price at which the debt securities will be issued and, if an index, formula or other method is used,
the method for determining amounts of principal or interest;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the maturity date and other dates, if any, on which the principal of the debt securities will be payable;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the interest rate or rates, if any, or method of calculating the interest rate or rates, which the debt
securities will bear;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the date or dates from which interest will accrue and on which interest will be payable and the record
dates for the payment of interest;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the manner of paying principal and interest on the debt securities;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the place or places where principal and interest will be payable;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the terms of any mandatory or optional redemption of the debt securities by us, including any sinking
fund;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the terms of any conversion or exchange right;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the terms of any redemption of debt securities at the option of holders;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">any tax indemnity provisions;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">if payments of principal or interest may be made in a currency other than U.S. dollars, the manner for
determining those payments;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the portion of principal payable upon acceleration of any discounted debt security (as described below);</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">whether and upon what terms debt securities may be defeased (which means that we would be discharged from
our obligations by depositing sufficient cash or government securities to pay the principal, interest, any premiums and other sums due
to the stated maturity date or a redemption date of the debt securities of the series);</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">whether any events of default or covenants in addition to or instead of those set forth in the indenture
apply;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">provisions for electronic issuance of debt securities or for debt securities in uncertificated form;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the ranking of the debt securities, including the relative degree, if any, to which the debt securities
of a series are subordinated to one or more other series of debt securities in right of payment, whether outstanding or not;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">any provisions relating to extending or shortening the date on which the principal and premium, if any,
of the debt securities of the series is payable;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">any provisions relating to the deferral of any interest; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">any other terms not inconsistent with the provisions of the indenture, including any covenants or other
terms that may be required or advisable under United States or other applicable laws or regulations or advisable in connection with the
marketing of the debt securities. (Section&nbsp;2.01)</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">We
may issue debt securities of any series as registered debt securities, bearer debt securities or uncertificated debt securities. (Section&nbsp;2.01)
We may issue the debt securities of any series in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities that will be deposited
with, or on behalf of, a depositary identified in the prospectus supplement relating to the series. We may issue global securities in
registered, bearer or uncertificated form and in either temporary or permanent form. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part
for securities in definitive form, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole by the depositary to a nominee or a successor
depositary. (Section&nbsp;2.12) We will describe in the prospectus supplement relating to any series the specific terms of the depositary
arrangement with respect to that series.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Unless
otherwise indicated in a prospectus supplement, we will issue registered debt securities in denominations of $1,000 and whole multiples
of $1,000 and bearer debt securities in denominations of $5,000 and whole multiples of $5,000. We will issue one or more global securities
in a denomination or aggregate denominations equal to the aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt securities of the series to be
represented by that global security or securities. (Section&nbsp;2.12)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">In
connection with its original issuance, no bearer debt security will be offered, sold or delivered to any location in the United States.
We may deliver a bearer debt security in definitive form in connection with its original issuance only if a certificate in a form we specify
to comply with United States laws and regulations is presented to us. (Section&nbsp;2.04)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">A
holder of registered debt securities may request registration of a transfer upon surrender of the debt security being transferred at any
agency we maintain for that purpose and upon fulfillment of all other requirements of the agent. (Sections&nbsp;2.03 and 2.07)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">We
may issue debt securities under the indenture as discounted debt securities to be offered and sold at a substantial discount from the
principal amount of those debt securities. Special U.S.&nbsp;federal income tax and other considerations applicable to discounted debt
securities, if material, will be described in the related prospectus supplement. A discounted debt security is a debt security where the
amount of principal due upon acceleration is less than the stated principal amount. (Sections&nbsp;1.01 and 2.10)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>Conversion and Exchange</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
terms, if any, on which debt securities of any series will be convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock or other equity or
debt securities, property, cash or obligations, or a combination of any of the foregoing, will be summarized in the prospectus supplement
relating to the series. The terms may include provisions for conversion or exchange on a mandatory basis, at the option of the holder
or at our option. (Sections&nbsp;2.01 and 9.01)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>Certain Covenants</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Any
restrictive covenants which may apply to a particular series of debt securities will be described in the related prospectus supplement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>Ranking of Debt Securities</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Unless
stated otherwise in a prospectus supplement, the debt securities issued under the indenture will rank equally and ratably with our other
unsecured and unsubordinated debt. The debt securities will not be secured by any properties or assets and will represent our unsecured
debt.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Because
we are a holding company and conduct all of our operations through subsidiaries, holders of debt securities will generally have a position
that is effectively junior to claims of creditors of our subsidiaries, including trade creditors, debt holders, secured creditors, taxing
authorities, guarantee holders and any preferred stockholders. Various financing arrangements and regulatory requirements impose restrictions
on the ability of our utility subsidiaries to transfer funds to us in the form of cash dividends, loans or advances. All of our utility
subsidiaries, with the exception of UMERC and MGU, are prohibited from loaning funds to us, either directly or indirectly. The indenture
does not limit us or our subsidiaries if we decide to issue additional debt.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">As
of September&nbsp;30, 2021, our direct obligations included $2.9 billion of outstanding senior notes and $500 million of junior subordinated
notes, all issued under the indenture. We have a $1.5 billion multi-year bank back-up credit facility to support our commercial paper
program and had $968.0 million of commercial paper outstanding at September&nbsp;30, 2021.&nbsp; At September&nbsp;30, 2021, our subsidiaries
had approximately $9.8 billion of long-term debt outstanding, $540.5 million of commercial paper outstanding and $30.4 million of preferred
stock outstanding.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>Successor Obligor</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
indenture provides that, unless otherwise specified in the securities resolution establishing a series of debt securities, we will not
consolidate with or merge into another company in a transaction in which we are not the surviving company, or transfer all or substantially
all of our assets to another company, unless:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">that company is organized under the laws of the United States or a state thereof or is organized under
the laws of a foreign jurisdiction and consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States or a state thereof;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">that company assumes by supplemental indenture all of our obligations under the indenture, the debt securities
and any coupons;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">all required approvals of any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the transaction have been obtained;
and</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">immediately after the transaction no default exists under the indenture.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
successor will be substituted for us as if it had been an original party to the indenture, securities resolutions and debt securities.
Thereafter, the successor may exercise our rights and powers under the indenture, the debt securities and any coupons, and all of our
obligations under those documents will terminate. (Section&nbsp;5.01)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>Exchange of Debt Securities</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Registered
debt securities may be exchanged for an equal principal amount of registered debt securities of the same series and date of maturity in
authorized denominations requested by the holders upon surrender of the registered debt securities at an agency we maintain for that purpose
and upon fulfillment of all other requirements of the agent. (Section&nbsp;2.07)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">To
the extent permitted by the terms of a series of debt securities authorized to be issued in registered form and bearer form, bearer debt
securities may be exchanged for an equal aggregate principal amount of registered or bearer debt securities of the same series and date
of maturity in authorized denominations upon surrender of the bearer debt securities with all unpaid interest coupons, except as may otherwise
be provided in the debt securities, at our agency maintained for that purpose and upon fulfillment of all other requirements of the agent.
(Section&nbsp;2.07) As of the date of this prospectus, we do not expect that the terms of any series of debt securities will permit registered
debt securities to be exchanged for bearer debt securities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>Defaults and Remedies</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Unless
the securities resolution establishing the series provides for different events of default, in which event the prospectus supplement will
describe any differences, an event of default with respect to a series of debt securities will occur if:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">we default in any payment of interest on any debt securities of that series when the payment becomes due
and payable and the default continues for a period of 60&nbsp;days;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">we default in the payment of the principal and premium, if any, of any debt securities of that series
when those payments become due and payable at maturity or upon redemption, acceleration or otherwise;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">we default in the payment or satisfaction of any sinking fund obligation with respect to any debt securities
of that series as required by the securities resolution establishing that series and the default continues for a period of 60&nbsp;days;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">we default in the performance of any of our other agreements applicable to that series and the default
continues for 90&nbsp;days after the notice specified below;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, we:</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">-</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">commence a voluntary case,</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">-</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">consent to the entry of an order for relief against us in an involuntary case,</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">-</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">consent to the appointment of a custodian for us or for all or substantially all of our property, or</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">-</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">make a general assignment for the benefit of our creditors;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that remains unstayed
and in effect for 60&nbsp;days and that:</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">-</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">is for relief against us in an involuntary case,</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">-</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">appoints a custodian for us or for all or substantially all of our property, or</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">-</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">orders us to liquidate; or</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">there occurs any other event of default provided for in that series. (Section&nbsp;6.01)</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
term &ldquo;Bankruptcy Law&rdquo; means Title&nbsp;11, U.S.&nbsp;Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors. The
term &ldquo;custodian&rdquo; means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or a similar official under any Bankruptcy Law. (Section&nbsp;6.01)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">A
default under the indenture means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time would be, an event of default under the indenture.
(Section&nbsp;1.01) A default under the fourth bullet point above is not an event of default until the trustee or the holders of at least
25% in principal amount of the series notify us of the default and we do not cure the default within the time specified after receipt
of the notice. (Section&nbsp;6.01)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">If
an event of default occurs under the indenture and is continuing on a series, the trustee by notice to us, or the holders of at least
25% in principal amount of the series by notice both to us and to the trustee, may declare the principal of and accrued interest on all
the debt securities of the series to be due and payable immediately. Discounted debt securities may provide that the amount of principal
due upon acceleration is less than the stated principal amount. (Section&nbsp;6.02)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
holders of a majority in principal amount of a series of debt securities, by notice to the trustee, may rescind an acceleration and its
consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing events of default on the series have
been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration. (Section&nbsp;6.02)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">If
an event of default occurs and is continuing on a series, the trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect principal or interest
then due on the series, to enforce the performance of any provision applicable to the series or otherwise to protect the rights of the
trustee and holders of the series. (Section&nbsp;6.03)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it performs any duty or exercises any right or power under the indenture or the
debt securities which it reasonably believes may expose it to any loss, liability or expense. (Section&nbsp;7.01) With some limitations,
holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of a series may direct the trustee in its exercise of any trust or power
with respect to that series. (Section&nbsp;6.05) Except in the case of default in payment on a series, the trustee may withhold notice
of any continuing default if it in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of holders of the series. (Section&nbsp;7.04)
We are required to furnish to the trustee annually a brief certificate as to our compliance with all conditions and covenants under the
indenture. (Section&nbsp;4.04)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
failure to redeem any debt securities subject to a conditional redemption is not an event of default if any event on which the redemption
is conditioned does not occur and is not waived before the scheduled redemption date. (Section&nbsp;6.01) Debt securities are subject
to a conditional redemption if the notice of redemption relating to the debt securities provides that it is subject to the occurrence
of any event before the date fixed for the redemption in the notice. (Section&nbsp;3.04)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
indenture does not have a cross-default provision. Thus, a default by us on any other debt, including a default on another series of debt
securities issued under the indenture, would not automatically constitute an event of default under the indenture. A securities resolution
may provide for a cross-default provision. In that case, the prospectus supplement will describe the terms of that provision.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>Amendments and Waivers</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
indenture and the debt securities, or any coupons, of any series may be amended, and any default may be waived. Unless the securities
resolution provides otherwise, in which event the prospectus supplement will describe the revised provision, we and the trustee may amend
the indenture, the debt securities and any coupons with the written consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt
securities of all series affected voting as one class. (Section&nbsp;10.02)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Without
the consent of each debt security holder affected, no amendment or waiver may:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">reduce the principal amount of debt securities whose holders must consent to an amendment or waiver;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">reduce the interest on or change the time for payment of interest on any debt security (subject to any
right to defer one or more payments of interest we may have retained in the securities resolution and described in the prospectus supplement);</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">change the fixed maturity of any debt security (subject to any right we may have retained in the securities
resolution and described in the prospectus supplement);</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">reduce the principal of any non-discounted debt security or reduce the amount of principal of any discounted
debt security that would be due on its acceleration;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">change the currency in which the principal or interest on a debt security is payable;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">make any change that materially adversely affects the right to convert or exchange any debt security;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">waive any default in payment of interest on or principal of a debt security or any default in respect
of a provision that pursuant to the indenture cannot be amended without the consent of each debt security holder affected; or</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">make any change in the section of the indenture concerning waiver of past defaults or the section of the
indenture concerning amendments requiring the consent of debt security holders, except to increase the amount of debt securities whose
holders must consent to an amendment or waiver or to provide that other provisions of the indenture cannot be amended or waived without
the consent of each holder of debt securities affected by the amendment or waiver. (Sections&nbsp;6.04 and 10.02)</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Without
the consent of any debt security holder, we may amend the indenture or the debt securities:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect, or inconsistency;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to provide for the assumption of our obligations to debt security holders by the surviving company in
the event of a merger, consolidation or transfer of all or substantially all of our assets requiring such assumption;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to provide that specific provisions of the indenture will not apply to a series of debt securities not
previously issued;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to create a series of debt securities and establish its terms;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to provide for a separate trustee for one or more series of debt securities; or</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to make any change that does not materially adversely affect the rights of any debt security holder. (Section&nbsp;10.01)</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>Legal Defeasance and
Covenant Defeasance</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Debt
securities of a series may be defeased at any time in accordance with their terms and as set forth in the indenture and described briefly
below, unless the securities resolution establishing the terms of the series otherwise provides. Any defeasance may terminate all of our
obligations (with limited exceptions) with respect to a series of debt securities and the indenture (&ldquo;legal defeasance&rdquo;),
or it may terminate only our obligations under any restrictive covenants which may be applicable to a particular series (&ldquo;covenant
defeasance&rdquo;). (Section&nbsp;8.01)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">We
may exercise our legal defeasance option even though we have also exercised our covenant defeasance option. If we exercise our legal defeasance
option, that series of debt securities may not be accelerated because of an event of default. If we exercise our covenant defeasance option,
that series of debt securities may not be accelerated by reference to any restrictive covenants which may be applicable to that particular
series. (Section&nbsp;8.01)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">To
exercise either defeasance option as to a series of debt securities, we must:</P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">irrevocably deposit in trust with the trustee or another trustee money or U.S.&nbsp;government obligations;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">deliver to the trustee a certificate from a nationally recognized firm of independent accountants expressing
their opinion that the payments of principal and interest when due on the deposited U.S.&nbsp;government obligations, without reinvestment,
plus any deposited money without investment, will provide cash at the times and in the amounts necessary to pay the principal and interest
when due on all debt securities of the series to maturity or redemption, as the case may be;&nbsp;and</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">comply with certain other conditions. In particular, we must obtain an opinion of tax counsel that the
defeasance will not result in recognition of any income, gain or loss to holders for federal income tax purposes. (Section&nbsp;8.02)</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">U.S.&nbsp;government
obligations are direct obligations of (a)&nbsp;the United States or (b)&nbsp;an agency or instrumentality of the United States, the payment
of which is unconditionally guaranteed by the United States, which, in either case (a)&nbsp;or (b), have the full faith and credit of
the United States pledged for payment and which are not callable at the issuer&rsquo;s option. This term also includes certificates representing
an ownership interest in such obligations. (Section&nbsp;8.02)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>Regarding the Trustee</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Unless
otherwise indicated in a prospectus supplement, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to JPMorgan Trust Company,
National Association) (successor to Bank One Trust Company, N.A.) (successor to The First National Bank of Chicago) will act as trustee
and registrar for debt securities issued under the indenture, and the trustee will also act as transfer agent and paying agent with respect
to the debt securities. (Section&nbsp;2.03) We may remove the trustee with or without cause if we notify the trustee three months in advance
and if no default occurs during the three-month period. If the trustee resigns or is removed, or if a vacancy exists in the office of
trustee for any reason, the indenture provides that we must promptly appoint a successor trustee. (Section&nbsp;7.07) The trustee, in
its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for us or our affiliates, and may
otherwise deal with us or our affiliates, as if it were not the trustee. (Section&nbsp;7.02) In addition, the trustee serves as collateral
agent for notes issued by non-utility subsidiaries of We Power.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>Governing Law</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
indenture and the debt securities will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, except to the
extent that the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is applicable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">We
may sell the debt securities covered by this prospectus in any one or more of the following ways from time to time: (a)&nbsp;to or through
underwriters or dealers; (b)&nbsp;directly to one or more purchasers; (c)&nbsp;through agents; (d)&nbsp;through competitive bidding; or
(e)&nbsp;any combination of the above. The prospectus supplement will set forth the terms of the offering of the debt securities being
offered thereby, including the name or names of any underwriters, the purchase price of those debt securities and the proceeds to us from
such sale, any underwriting discounts and other items constituting underwriters&rsquo; compensation, any initial public offering price,
any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers, and any securities exchange on which those debt securities may be
listed. Only underwriters so named in the applicable prospectus supplement are deemed to be underwriters in connection with the debt securities
offered thereby.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">If
underwriters are used in the sale, the debt securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from
time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined
at the time of sale. Unless otherwise described in the applicable prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase
those debt securities will be subject to certain conditions precedent, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the debt
securities of the series offered by us and described in the applicable prospectus supplement if any of those debt securities are purchased.
Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to
time.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Debt
securities may also be offered and sold, if so indicated in the prospectus supplement, in connection with a remarketing upon their purchase,
in accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to their terms, by one or more firms (&ldquo;remarketing firms&rdquo;) acting as
principals for their own accounts or as agents for us. Any remarketing firm will be identified and the terms of its agreement, if any,
with us and its compensation will be described in the prospectus supplement. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters in connection
with the debt securities remarketed thereby.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Debt
securities may also be sold directly by us or through agents designated by us from time to time. Any agent involved in the offering and
sale of the debt securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by us to such
agent will be set forth, in the prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, any such agent will be
acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">If
so indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers by certain institutional
investors to purchase debt securities providing for payment and delivery on a future date specified in the prospectus supplement. There
may be limitations on the minimum amount which may be purchased by any such institutional investor or on the portion of the aggregate
principal amount of the particular debt securities which may be sold pursuant to such arrangements. Institutional investors to which such
offers may be made, when authorized, include commercial and savings banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies, educational
and charitable institutions and such other institutions as may be approved by us. The obligations of any such purchasers pursuant to such
delayed delivery and payment arrangements will not be subject to any conditions except (a)&nbsp;the purchase by an institution of the
particular debt securities must not at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of any jurisdiction in the United&nbsp;States
to which such institution is subject, and (b)&nbsp;if the particular debt securities are being sold to underwriters, we must have sold
to such underwriters all of those debt securities other than the debt securities covered by such arrangements. Underwriters will not have
any responsibility in respect of the validity of such arrangements or the performance by us or such institutional investors thereunder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">If
any underwriter or any selling group member intends to engage in stabilizing transactions, syndicate short covering transactions, penalty
bids or any other transaction in connection with the offering of debt securities that may stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the
price of those debt securities, such intention and a description of such transactions will be described in the prospectus supplement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Agents
and underwriters may be entitled under agreements entered into with us to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, or to contribution with respect to payments which the agents or underwriters may be required
to make in respect thereof. Agents and underwriters may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us and our subsidiaries
in the ordinary course of business.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>LEGAL MATTERS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Unless
otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, various legal matters in connection with the debt securities will be passed
upon (a)&nbsp;for us by Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, and (b)&nbsp;for any underwriters by Hunton Andrews Kurth
LLP<FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">, </FONT>New York, New York. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement,
Joshua M. Erickson, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of WEC Business Services LLC, will pass upon the validity of the debt securities,
as well as certain other legal matters, on our behalf. Mr.&nbsp;Erickson is the beneficial owner of less than 0.01% of our common stock.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>EXPERTS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
consolidated financial statements, and the related financial statement schedules, as of December&nbsp;31, 2020 and 2019, and for each
of the three years in the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2020, incorporated in this prospectus by reference from our Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2020, and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting have
been audited by Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports. Such consolidated
financial statements and related financial statement schedules are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the reports of such firm
given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>WHERE YOU CAN FIND
MORE INFORMATION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">We
file annual, quarterly and current reports, as well as registration and proxy statements and other information, with the SEC under File
No.&nbsp;001-09057. Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC&rsquo;s web site at http://www.sec.gov and
through our own web site at www.wecenergygroup.com. Except for the documents filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference into this
prospectus, the other information on, or accessible from, our web site is not a part of, and is not incorporated by reference in, this
prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
SEC allows us to &ldquo;incorporate by reference&rdquo; into this prospectus the information we file with it. This means that we can disclose
important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information we incorporate by reference is considered a part of
this prospectus, and later information we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by
reference the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)&nbsp;of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 until this offering is completed:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781521000079/wec-20201231.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2020;</A></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarters ended <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781521000145/wec-20210331.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">March&nbsp;31, 2021</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781521000221/wec-20210630.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">June&nbsp;30, 2021</A>, and
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781521000264/wec-20210930.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">September&nbsp;30, 2021</A>; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/107815/000010781521000099/wec-20210310.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">March&nbsp;12, 2021</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781521000104/wec-20210319.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">March&nbsp;19, 2021</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/107815/000010781521000129/wec-20210330.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">March&nbsp;30, 2021</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781521000153/wec-20210506.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">May&nbsp;11, 2021</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/107815/000010781521000237/wec-20210811.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">August&nbsp;12, 2021</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781521000252/wec-20211021.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">October&nbsp;21, 2021</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781521000255/wec-20211021.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">October&nbsp;25, 2021</A>.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">No
information furnished under Items&nbsp;2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K will be incorporated by reference in this prospectus
unless specifically stated otherwise. You may request a copy of these documents at no cost by calling or writing to us at the following
address:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">WEC
Energy Group,&nbsp;Inc.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">231&nbsp;West
Michigan Street</P>

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O. Box 1331</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53201</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Attn:
Corporate Secretary</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Telephone:
(414)&nbsp;221-2345</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">You
should rely only on the information provided in or incorporated by reference (and not later changed) in this prospectus or any prospectus
supplement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with additional or different information. We are not making an offer of
any securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any prospectus
supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of those documents.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>PART&nbsp;II</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED
IN PROSPECTUS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES
OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
following table sets forth the estimated costs and expenses, other than underwriting discounts, payable by the registrant in connection
with the offering of the securities being registered.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 87%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -8.85pt; padding-left: 8.85pt">SEC registration fee (actual)&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">*</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -8.85pt; padding-left: 8.85pt">Trustee&rsquo;s fees and expenses&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">**</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -8.85pt; padding-left: 8.85pt">Printing fees and expenses&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">**</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -8.85pt; padding-left: 8.85pt">Legal fees and expenses&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">**</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -8.85pt; padding-left: 8.85pt">Accountants&rsquo; fees and expenses&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">**</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -8.85pt; padding-left: 8.85pt">Rating agencies&rsquo; fees and expenses&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">**</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-indent: -8.85pt; padding-left: 8.85pt">Miscellaneous expenses&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">**</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-indent: -8.85pt; padding-left: 8.85pt">Total&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">***</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: right">* </TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: justify">Under Rules&nbsp;456(b)&nbsp;and 457(r)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, the SEC registration fee will be paid at the time of any particular offering of securities under this Registration Statement and is therefore not currently determinable.</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: right">** </TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: justify">Because an indeterminate amount of securities is covered by this Registration Statement, the expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities are not currently determinable. </TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: right">*** </TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: justify">Each prospectus supplement will reflect estimated expenses based upon the amount of the related offering.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">WEC
Energy Group,&nbsp;Inc. (&ldquo;WEC Energy Group&rdquo;) is incorporated under the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law (the &ldquo;WBCL&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Under
Section&nbsp;180.0851(1)&nbsp;of the WBCL, WEC Energy Group is required to indemnify a director or officer, to the extent such person
is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of a proceeding, for all reasonable expenses incurred in the proceeding if such
person was a party because he or she was a director or officer of WEC Energy Group. In all other cases, WEC Energy Group is required by
Section&nbsp;180.0851(2)&nbsp;to indemnify a director or officer against liability incurred in a proceeding to which such person was a
party because he or she was a director or officer of WEC Energy Group, unless it is determined that he or she breached or failed to perform
a duty owed to WEC Energy Group and the breach or failure to perform constitutes: (i)&nbsp;a willful failure to deal fairly with WEC Energy
Group or its shareholders in connection with a matter in which the director or officer has a material conflict of interest; (ii)&nbsp;a
violation of criminal law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or no reasonable
cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; (iii)&nbsp;a transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal
profit; or (iv)&nbsp;willful misconduct.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Section&nbsp;180.0858(1)&nbsp;of
the WBCL provides that, subject to certain limitations, the mandatory indemnification provisions do not preclude any additional right
to indemnification or allowance of expenses that a director or officer may have under WEC Energy Group&rsquo;s Restated Articles of Incorporation
or Bylaws, any written agreement or a resolution of the Board of Directors or shareholders.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Section&nbsp;180.0859
of the WBCL provides that it is the public policy of the State of Wisconsin to require or permit indemnification, allowance of expenses
and insurance to the extent required or permitted under Sections 180.0850 to 180.0858 of the WBCL, for any liability incurred in connection
with a proceeding involving a federal or state statute, rule&nbsp;or regulation regulating the offer, sale or purchase of securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Section&nbsp;180.0828
of the WBCL provides that, with certain exceptions, a director is not liable to a corporation, its shareholders, or any person asserting
rights on behalf of the corporation or its shareholders, for damages, settlements, fees, fines, penalties or other monetary liabilities
arising from a breach of, or failure to perform, any duty resulting solely from his or her status as a director, unless the person asserting
liability proves that the breach or failure to perform constitutes any of the four exceptions to mandatory indemnification under Section&nbsp;180.0851(2)&nbsp;referred
to above.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Under
Section&nbsp;180.0833 of the WBCL, directors of WEC Energy Group against whom claims are asserted with respect to the declaration of improper
dividends or distributions to shareholders or certain other improper acts which they approved are entitled to contribution from other
directors who approved such actions and from shareholders who knowingly accepted an improper dividend or distribution, as provided therein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Articles&nbsp;V
and VI of WEC Energy Group&rsquo;s Bylaws provide that WEC Energy Group will indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by law any person
who is or was a party or threatened to be made a party to any legal proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director
or officer of WEC Energy Group, or is or was serving at the request of WEC Energy Group as a director or officer of another enterprise,
against expenses (including attorney fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person
in connection with such legal proceeding. WEC Energy Group&rsquo;s Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws do not limit the indemnification
to which directors and officers are entitled under the WBCL.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Underwriting
or purchase agreements entered into by WEC Energy Group in connection with the securities being registered may provide for indemnification
of directors, officers and controlling persons of WEC Energy Group against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
Act of 1933.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">Officers
and directors of WEC Energy Group are covered by insurance policies purchased by WEC Energy Group under which they are insured (subject
to exceptions and limitations specified in the policies) against expenses and liabilities arising out of actions, suits or proceedings
to which they are parties by reason of being or having been such directors or officers.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>ITEM 16. EXHIBITS</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: justify; width: 88%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Description of Document</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form&nbsp;of Underwriting Agreement for Debt Securities (to be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/0000950131-99-002180-index.html" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/0000950131-99-002180-index.html" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Indenture for Debt Securities, dated as of March&nbsp;15, 1999, including, as exhibits, forms of Registered Security and Bearer Security thereunder (the &ldquo;Indenture&rdquo;) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.46 to WEC Energy Group&rsquo;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated March&nbsp;25, 1999) (File No.&nbsp;001-09057).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000095013103001469/dex412.txt" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.2</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000095013103001469/dex412.txt" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Securities Resolution No.&nbsp;4 of WEC Energy Group under the Indenture, effective as of March&nbsp;17, 2003 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.12 to Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to WEC Energy Group&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3, filed March&nbsp;20, 2003) (File No.&nbsp;333-69592).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000095014407004650/g07334exv4w1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.3</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000095014407004650/g07334exv4w1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Securities Resolution No.&nbsp;5 of WEC Energy Group under the Indenture, effective as of May&nbsp;8, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to WEC Energy Group&rsquo;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated May&nbsp;8, 2007) (File No.&nbsp;001-09057).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000110465915044474/a15-13846_1ex4d1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.4</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000110465915044474/a15-13846_1ex4d1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Securities Resolution No.&nbsp;6 of WEC Energy Group under the Indenture, effective as of June&nbsp;4, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to WEC Energy Group's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated June&nbsp;4, 2015) (File No.&nbsp;001-09057).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000110465920105808/tm2030977d1_ex4-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.5</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000110465920105808/tm2030977d1_ex4-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Securities Resolution No.&nbsp;9 of WEC Energy Group under the Indenture, effective as of September&nbsp;14, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to WEC Energy Group&rsquo;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated September&nbsp;14, 2020 (File No.&nbsp;333-69592).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000110465920113538/tm2032745d1_ex4-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.6</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000110465920113538/tm2032745d1_ex4-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Securities Resolution No.&nbsp;10 of WEC Energy Group under the Indenture, effective as of October&nbsp;5, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to WEC Energy Group&rsquo;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated October&nbsp;5, 2020) (File No.&nbsp;001-09057).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000110465921038521/tm2110206d1_ex4-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.7</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000110465921038521/tm2110206d1_ex4-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Securities Resolution No.&nbsp;11 of WEC Energy Group under the Indenture, effective as of March&nbsp;16, 2021 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to WEC Energy Group&rsquo;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated March&nbsp;16, 2021) (File No.&nbsp;001-09057).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.8</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form&nbsp;of Securities Resolution for Debt Securities (to be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="tm2131886d1_ex5-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="tm2131886d1_ex5-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Opinion of Joshua M. Erickson. </FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="tm2131886d1_ex23-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="tm2131886d1_ex23-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP. </FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="tm2131886d1_ex5-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.2</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="tm2131886d1_ex5-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of Joshua M.&nbsp;Erickson (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="tm2131886d1_ex24-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">24.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="tm2131886d1_ex24-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Power of Attorney.</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="tm2131886d1_ex25-1.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">25.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="tm2131886d1_ex25-1.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form&nbsp;T-1, Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee under the Indenture.</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">(1)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">(i)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">(ii)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b), if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &ldquo;Calculation of Registration
Fee&rdquo; table in the effective registration statement.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">(iii)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white"><I>Provided,
however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(iii)&nbsp;of this section do not apply if the information required
to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;that is part of the registration statement.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">(2)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">(3)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination
of the offering.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">(4)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">That,
for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">(i)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Each
prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(3)&nbsp;shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of
the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">(ii)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Each
prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7)&nbsp;as part of a registration statement in reliance
on Rule&nbsp;430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule&nbsp;415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x)&nbsp;for the purpose of providing the
information required by section 10(a)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration
statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of
sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule&nbsp;430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and
any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating
to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof. <I>Provided, however</I>, that no statement made in a registration statement
or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into
the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of
sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was
part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">(5)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">That,
for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution
of the securities:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">The
undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration
statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to
such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will
be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">(i)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">(ii)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Any
free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the
undersigned registrant;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">(iii)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">The
portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant
or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">(iv)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Any
other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">(b)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933 each filing
of the registrant&rsquo;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&rsquo;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">(c)</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described under Item 15 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on November&nbsp;5, 2021.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3">WEC ENERGY GROUP,&nbsp;INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:</FONT></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">/s/ J. Kevin Fletcher&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 41%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">J. Kevin Fletcher</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</P>

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    </P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">J. Kevin Fletcher</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 37%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">President and Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">November&nbsp;5, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><BR>
    *<BR>
    </P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Xia Liu</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">November&nbsp;5, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><BR>
    *<BR>
    </P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">William J. Guc</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">November&nbsp;5, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><BR>
    *<BR>
    </P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Curt S. Culver</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">November&nbsp;5, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><BR>
    *<BR>
    </P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Danny L. Cunningham</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">November&nbsp;5, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">*<BR>
    </P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">William M. Farrow III</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">November&nbsp;5, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">*<BR>
    </P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Cristina A. Garcia-Thomas</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">November&nbsp;5, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">*<BR>
    </P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Maria C. Green</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">November&nbsp;5, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">*<BR>
    </P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Gale E. Klappa</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">November&nbsp;5, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 41%">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">*<BR>
    </P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Thomas K. Lane</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 37%">Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 20%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">November&nbsp;5, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">*<BR>
    </P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Ulice Payne,&nbsp;Jr.</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">November&nbsp;5, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">*<BR>
    </P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Mary Ellen Stanek</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">November&nbsp;5, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 5%">* By:</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 44%; text-align: left">/s/ Anthony L. Reese</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.35in; text-align: right; width: 49%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">November&nbsp;5, 2021</FONT></TD>
</TR><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Anthony L. Reese</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">As Attorney-in-Fact</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;5.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Letterhead of WEC Energy Group]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">November&nbsp;5, 2021</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">WEC Energy Group,&nbsp;Inc.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">231 West Michigan Street</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">P.O.&nbsp;Box 1331</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Milwaukee, WI 53201</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">I refer to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (the &ldquo;Registration
Statement&rdquo;) being filed by WEC Energy Group,&nbsp;Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
 &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;), with respect to the proposed offering,
pursuant to the prospectus (the &ldquo;Prospectus&rdquo;) contained in the Registration Statement, of one or more new series of debt securities
to be issued by the Company (each such series being hereinafter referred to as a &ldquo;Series&rdquo; or &ldquo;Series&nbsp;of Securities&rdquo;
and collectively as the &ldquo;Securities&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">As Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of WEC Business Services
LLC,&nbsp;I have examined (i)&nbsp;the Registration Statement, (ii)&nbsp;the Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;15, 1999 (including, as
exhibits, forms of Registered Security and Bearer Security thereunder) between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company,
N.A. (as successor to The First National Bank of Chicago), as Trustee (the &ldquo;Indenture&rdquo;), providing for the issuance of the
Securities from time to time in one or more Series, pursuant to the terms of one or more resolutions or supplemental indentures creating
such Series&nbsp;(&ldquo;Securities Resolution(s)&rdquo;), (iii)&nbsp;corporate proceedings of the Company relating to the Registration
Statement and the Securities, and (iv)&nbsp;such other documents and records, and such matters of law, as I have deemed necessary or advisable
for the purposes of this opinion.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On the basis of the foregoing,&nbsp;I advise you that, in my opinion,
when (a)&nbsp;the final terms of the Series&nbsp;of Securities have been established pursuant to a Securities Resolution which has been
duly adopted, or if in the form of a supplemental indenture, duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Trustee, and (b)&nbsp;the
Securities have been duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture and delivered to and
paid for by the purchasers thereof as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any prospectus supplement related
thereto, the Securities will constitute legally issued, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company
in accordance with the terms thereof and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors&rsquo; rights generally, general
equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">I am a member of the bar of the State of Wisconsin and do not hold
myself out to be an expert on the laws of any other state. In connection herewith,&nbsp;I express no opinion on the laws of any jurisdiction
other than the federal laws of the United States and the laws of the State of Wisconsin.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">I consent to (a)&nbsp;the filing of this opinion with the SEC as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement, and (b)&nbsp;the references made to me under the caption &ldquo;Legal Matters&rdquo; in the Prospectus
constituting a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent,&nbsp;I do not admit that I come within the category of persons
whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the SEC thereunder.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 30%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 20%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 50%">Very truly yours,</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify">/s/ Joshua M. Erickson</TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Joshua M. Erickson</TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Vice President and Deputy General Counsel</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">WEC Business Services LLC</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-3 of our reports dated February 25, 2021, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules
of WEC Energy Group, Inc. and the effectiveness of WEC Energy Group, Inc.&rsquo;s internal control over financial reporting, appearing
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of WEC Energy Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2020. We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading &quot;Experts&quot; in such Registration Statement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">/s/ Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Milwaukee, Wisconsin</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">November 5, 2021</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;24.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">October&nbsp;21, 2021</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Each of the undersigned directors and officers of WEC Energy Group,&nbsp;Inc.
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), hereby severally constitutes and appoints J. Kevin Fletcher, Xia Liu, and Anthony L. Reese, and each of them
singly, his or her true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for him or her and in his or her
names in the capacities indicated below, a Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 relating to the registration under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;), of an indeterminate amount of debt securities of the Company as may from time
to time be offered (the &ldquo;Registration Statement&rdquo;), and any and all amendments to the Registration Statement, including any
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(b)&nbsp;of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally to do all such
things in his or her names and on his or her behalf to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and all
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming his or her signature as it may be signed by his
or her said attorneys or any of them, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Signatures and Titles:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 49%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ J. Kevin Fletcher</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 49%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Marcia C. Green</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">J. Kevin Fletcher, <I>President and Chief</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Maria C. Green, <I>Director</I></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Executive Officer and Director &ndash; Principal</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Xia Liu</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Gale E. Klappa</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Xia Liu, <I>Executive Vice President and</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>&nbsp;</I>Gale E. Klappa<I>, Executive Chairman of the</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Chief Financial Officer &ndash; Principal Financial</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>&nbsp;Board and Director</I></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Officer</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ William J. Guc</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s Thomas K. Lane</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">William J. Guc, <I>Vice President and Controller &ndash;</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Thomas K. Lane<I>, Director</I></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Principal Accounting Officer</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Curt S. Culver</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Ulice Payne,&nbsp;Jr.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Curt S. Culver<I>, Director</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ulice Payne,&nbsp;Jr.<I>, Director</I></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Danny L. Cunningham</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Mary Ellen Stanek</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Danny L. Cunningham, <I>Director</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mary Ellen Stanek, <I>Director</I></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ William M. Farrow III</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">William M. Farrow III,&nbsp;<I>Independent Lead</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Director</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Cristina A. Garcia-Thomas</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U></U></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Cristina A. Garcia-Thomas, <I>Director</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">FORM&nbsp;T-1</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY<BR>
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A<BR>
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE</P>

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ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO<BR>
SECTION&nbsp;305(b)(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;|__|</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON<BR>
TRUST COMPANY, N.A.<BR>
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)</P>

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(Jurisdiction of incorporation<BR>
if not a U.S. national bank)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">95-3571558<BR>
(I.R.S. employer<BR>
identification no.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">400 South Hope Street<BR>
    Suite&nbsp;500</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Los Angeles, California</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(Address of principal executive offices)</P></TD>
    <TD>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">90071<BR>
    (Zip code)</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">WEC
ENERGY GROUP,&nbsp;INC</FONT>.<BR>
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 68%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Wisconsin<BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">39-1391525<BR>
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(I.R.S. employer<BR>
identification no.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">231&nbsp;West Michigan Street</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">P.O.&nbsp;Box&nbsp;1331</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Milwaukee,
    Wisconsin</FONT><BR>
    (Address of principal executive offices)<BR>
    <BR>
    </P></TD>
    <TD>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">53201<BR>
    (Zip code)</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Debt Securities<BR>
(Title of the indenture securities)</P>

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the following information as to the trustee:</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; width: 41%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Address</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 31.7pt">Comptroller of the Currency</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 31.7pt">United States Department of the Treasury</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 31.7pt">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Washington</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">, DC 20219</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0.5in; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Federal Reserve Bank</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">San Francisco</FONT>,
    CA 94105</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0.5in; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation<BR>
</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Washington</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">, DC 20429</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>(b)</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Yes.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>2.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Affiliations with Obligor.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B>If the obligor is an affiliate of
the trustee, describe each such affiliation.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">None.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>16.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>List of Exhibits.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B>Exhibits identified in parentheses
below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;7a-29 under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939 (the &quot;Act&quot;).</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">1.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">A copy of the articles of association of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., formerly known
as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (Exhibit&nbsp;1 to Form&nbsp;T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-121948 and
Exhibit&nbsp;1 to Form&nbsp;T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-152875).</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">A copy of certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. (Exhibit&nbsp;2 to Form&nbsp;T-1
filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948).</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">3.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers (Exhibit&nbsp;3 to Form&nbsp;T-1
filed with Registration Statement No.&nbsp; 333-152875).</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">4.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee (Exhibit&nbsp;4 to Form&nbsp;T-1 filed with Registration
Statement No.&nbsp;333-229762).</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">6.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The consent of the trustee required by Section&nbsp;321(b)&nbsp;of the Act (Exhibit&nbsp;6 to Form&nbsp;T-1
filed with Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-152875).</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">7.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements
of its supervising or examining authority.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Act, the trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a banking association organized and existing under the laws
of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, all in the City of Houston, and State of Texas, on the 1st day of November, 2021.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 49%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 49%">THE&nbsp;BANK&nbsp;OF&nbsp;NEW&nbsp;YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY,
N.A.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 49%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 3%">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 46%">/s/ Julie
Hoffman-Ramos</TD>
</TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name: Julie Hoffman-Ramos</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title: Vice President</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: right"><B><U>EXHIBIT&nbsp;7</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-top: Black 0.5pt solid">Consolidated&nbsp;Report&nbsp;of&nbsp;Condition&nbsp;of</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">of 240 Greenwich Street, New York, N.Y. 10286<BR>
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business
June&nbsp;30, 2021, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions
of the Federal Reserve Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>ASSETS</B>&nbsp;</P></TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center">Dollar amounts in<BR>
 thousands</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Cash and balances due from depository institutions:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 87%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4,418,000</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Interest-bearing balances&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">142,659,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Securities:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Held-to-maturity securities&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">52,321,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Available-for-sale debt securities&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">102,839,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not held for trading</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">67,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Federal funds sold in domestic offices&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Securities purchased under agreements to resell</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">13,933,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Loans and lease financing receivables:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Loans and leases held for sale</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Loans and leases held for investment</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">29,525,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">LESS: Allowance for
    loan and lease losses</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">229,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Loans and leases held for investment, net of allowance&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">29,296,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Trading assets&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">11,289,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,938,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Other real estate owned&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,603,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.125in">Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Intangible assets</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">6,971,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Other assets&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">16,203,000</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Total assets&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">384,538,000</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">LIABILITIES</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Deposits:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 87%; text-align: left">In domestic offices&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: right">214,188,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Noninterest-bearing&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">90,927,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Interest-bearing&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">123,261,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">124,493,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Noninterest-bearing&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">7,607,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Interest-bearing&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">116,886,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Federal funds purchased in domestic offices</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Securities sold under agreements to
    repurchase&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4,801,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Trading liabilities&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,813,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: -0.125in; padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Other borrowed money:<BR> (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">473,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Not applicable</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Not applicable</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Subordinated notes and debentures&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Other liabilities&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">8,793,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Total liabilities&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">355,561,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">EQUITY CAPITAL</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 87%; text-align: left">Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Common stock&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,135,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">11,690,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Retained earnings&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">16,688,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Accumulated other comprehensive income</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">-536,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Other equity capital components</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Total bank equity capital&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">28,977,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Noncontrolling
    (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Total equity capital&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">28,977,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Total liabilities and equity capital&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">384,538,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">I, Emily Portney, Chief Financial
Officer of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; text-indent: 1in">Emily Portney<BR>
Chief Financial Officer</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We, the undersigned directors,
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