SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Matthews Charles R

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET

(Street)

MILWAUKEE

53203

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/29/2015

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

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

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

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

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

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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	6,172	D
Common Stock	1,604.917⁽¹⁾	I	ERSP

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (Right to buy)	01/03/2015	01/03/2022	Common Stock	16,260	$34.88	D
Stock Option (Right to buy)	01/02/2016⁽²⁾	01/02/2023	Common Stock	28,490	$37.46	D
Stock Option (Right to buy)	01/02/2017⁽²⁾	01/02/2024	Common Stock	16,965	$41.03	D
Stock Option (Right to buy)	01/02/2018⁽²⁾	01/02/2025	Common Stock	9,670	$52.9	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes shares acquired under WEC Energy Group's ("WEC") Employee Retirement Savings Plan ("ERSP") in transactions exempt from Section 16(b) purusant to Rule 16b-3(c) and exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 16a-3(f)(1)(i)(B). The number of shares in the ERSP attributalbe to any one participant varies with the price of the Common Stock. The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of June 29, 2015

2. Options vest 100% on the date indicated.

Remarks:

Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	Joshua M. Erickson, as Attorney-in-fact	07/09/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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