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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
September 9, 2024

 

 

 

Commission
File Number
  Registrant; State of Incorporation;
Address; and Telephone Number
  IRS Employer
Identification No.
         
001-01245 WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY   39-0476280
    (A Wisconsin Corporation)    
    231 West Michigan Street    
    P.O. Box 2046    
    Milwaukee, WI 53201    
    (414221-2345    

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

None

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

 

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

 

On September 9, 2024, Wisconsin Electric Power Company (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement covering the issue and sale by the Company of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.60% Debentures due October 1, 2034 (the “2034 Debentures”) and $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.05% Debentures due October 1, 2054 (the “2054 Debentures” and, together with the 2034 Debentures, the “Debentures”). The Debentures are being issued and sold by the Company in an offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-279581 (the “Registration Statement”). The exhibits filed herewith under Item 9.01 are incorporated by reference as part of the Registration Statement.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated September 9, 2024, among the Company and BMO Capital Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters, relating to $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.60% Debentures due October 1, 2034 and $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.05% Debentures due October 1, 2054.
   
4.1 Securities Resolution No. 22 of the Company, dated as of September 9, 2024, under the Indenture for Debt Securities, dated as of December 1, 1995, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to Firstar Trust Company), as Trustee.
   
5.1 Opinion of Joshua M. Erickson, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel.
   
23.1 Consent of Joshua M. Erickson, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
   
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
  (Registrant)
   
Date: September 13, 2024 /s/ William J. Guc
  William J. Guc — Vice President, Controller and Assistant Corporate Secretary