Document:

WEC EG 06.30.2015 EX 10.2

Exhibit 10.2

July 13, 2015

Dear Charles:

I’m pleased to confirm our offer of employment to you for the position of President of Peoples Energy reporting to me.  

The annual base salary offered for this position is $365,700 payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices.  Other compensation and benefits associated with this offer are outlined below.

Relocation Assistance
You will be provided relocation assistance including, but not limited to:
		
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	House hunting assistance

		
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	Mortgage loan assistance

		
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	Home purchase closing cost assistance

		
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	Home sale assistance

		
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	Household goods move

Details of the features identified above will be provided through the Company’s relocation provider.  The offer for relocation will remain available to you for up to one year as permitted under IRS regulations.  Expenses incurred after one year will be your responsibility unless you obtain an extension from the IRS.  You will have access to corporate housing for up to nine months to facilitate your transition.

Special Signing Bonus
You will receive a special signing bonus of $100,000 payable promptly after reporting for work.  This amount is subject to all applicable taxes.  

Annual Incentive Plan 
In addition to your base salary, you will participate in the annual incentive plan.  Under this plan, your target award level is 65 percent of base salary.  Payment is earned when you and the Company meet pre-established performance targets based on Company financial performance and results against certain operational targets.  Since the plan has an upside potential of 200% of the target award, payments may range from 0% to 130% of your base salary based on the degree to which the performance goals are met.  Participation in this plan is reviewed annually.  Your 2015 award will be prorated to reflect partial year participation.

Long-Term Incentive Awards
You will participate in the long-term incentive plan with a target compensation level of 85 percent of base salary.  Awards may be in the form of stock options, restricted stock, performance units or such other form as approved by the WEC Energy Group Compensation Committee.  The current practice is to award 65% of the target compensation level in the form of performance units, 20% in stock options, and 15% in restricted stock.  These weightings and the forms of awards are subject to annual review.

For the remainder of 2015, you will remain on your current payroll and benefit plans.  Beginning January 1, 2016, the following will apply.

401(k)
You will be eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) plan.  The Company matches 100% of the first 5 percent of participant contributions.

Deferred Compensation
You will be eligible to participate in a nonqualified deferred compensation plan, which allows deferral of a portion of base salary and incentive awards into a nonqualified account.  You will have the opportunity to select among investment alternatives for any amounts you elect to defer.  The Company matches amounts deferred to the plan consistent with the matching formula applied to the applicable 401(k).

Retirement Savings Benefit
The Company offers a defined contribution retirement savings plan.  This plan provides an annual contribution that is accrued throughout the year, based on your age and years of service as illustrated below. Base salary, annual incentive and overtime are considered in the benefit calculation.  Earnings on the account will be determined by performance of the investment funds you elect.  Retirement income benefits are provided through both a tax-qualified and nonqualified plan to ensure that IRS limits on compensation recognized by the qualified plan do not impact the overall benefit.  For purposes of this benefit, you will receive credit for all years of service with WEC and its subsidiaries.

	
		
	Annual Points Contribution

	If Employee’s Age plus Years of Service Equal
	Percentage Contribution of Base, Incentive and Overtime Pay

	  0 - 34 points
	3%

	35 - 49 points
	4%

	50 - 64 points
	5%

	65 - 79 points
	6%

	80 or more points
	7%

Supplemental Retirement Savings Benefit
When your employment terminates with Peoples Energy and all related companies within the controlled group of which Peoples Energy is a member, WEC Energy Group will provide you a retirement benefit. To calculated this benefit, you will be deemed to have been eligible for benefits under the Wisconsin Energy Corporation Retirement Account Plan during your entire period of employment with Wisconsin Energy Corporation and Peoples Energy and its related subsidiaries and subtracting from that benefit your actual retirement benefits accrued under all qualified and nonqualified defined benefit plans maintained by the controlled group of which WEC Energy Group is the parent corporation. This “make-whole” benefit, if any, shall be calculated under the WEC Supplemental Pension Plan (the “SPP”), or its successor,  as of your termination of employment, shall be fully vested, and shall be subject to your distribution election on file under the SPP or its successor.

Medical and Dental Benefits
You will be eligible to participate in the medical and dental benefit plans available to other management employees of the Company.  The Company offers a consumer-driven health plan with an HSA savings option.  The plan is administered through United Healthcare. Coverage begins on your first day of employment.  Dental benefits are available at a subsidized cost.

Life Insurance
You will be eligible for group term life insurance at two times your base salary at no cost.  The Company also offers an opportunity to purchase voluntary life insurance.  Officers of the Company also receive an additional one times base salary as a supplemental benefit.  

Long-term Disability 
The Company provides long-term disability benefits that replace 60% of base salary.

Paid Time Off 
Paid Time Off (PTO) is provided based on years of service as illustrated in the following chart.  Your allocation of PTO will be adjusted to reflect the negotiated vacation you received upon your original employment with We Energies.  For purposes of this benefit, you will receive credit for all years of service with WEC and its subsidiaries.

	
		
	Years of Service
	PTO (Days)

	1 - 4
	18

	5 - 9
	21

	10 - 14
	24

	15 - 19
	27

	20 - 24
	31

	25 +
	35

	* if age plus service = 70 - 79, 2 additional days are added; if age plus service = 80 or more, 3 additional days are added

In consideration of your We Energies’ payable absence plan, you will be provided additional days of PTO if your legitimate use of PTO for caring for yourself or your spouse/dependents would reduce your allocated days to less than the vacation allocation you would have had if your employment had continued with We Energies.
 
The Company also provides 8 paid holidays.

Financial Planning
You will be credited with an annual financial planning benefit of $18,000.  

Annual Physical Benefit
You will be eligible to receive an executive physical annually at no cost to you. 

All benefits described above which are further defined in plan documents are subject to all of the terms in those documents which supersede any other description.  Management reserves the right in its discretion to change or terminate all current benefit plans or practices and other policies and procedures.  

Sincerely,

/s/ Gale E. Klappa

Gale E. Klappa
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Accepted:

 /s/ Charles R. Matthews        
Charles R. MatthewsWEC EG 06.30.2015 EX 10.3

Exhibit 10.3

February 24, 2015

Dear Beth:

I’m pleased to confirm the offer of employment that we have extended to you for the position of Senior Vice President - Corporate Communications and Investor Relations of Wisconsin Electric Power Company and Wisconsin Gas reporting directly to me.  Your start date will be mutually agreed to at a later date but is expected to be on or about June 1, 2015.

The annual base salary offered for this position is $292,000 payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices.  Other compensation and benefits associated with this offer are outlined below.

Special Signing Bonus
You will receive a special signing bonus of $125,000 payable promptly after reporting for work.  This amount is subject to all applicable taxes.  

Housing Assistance
You will be provided four months of housing and temporary living assistance at company expense at a mutually agreed to location.

Annual Incentive Plan
In addition to your base salary, you will participate in the Short-Term Performance Plan.  Under this plan, your target award level is 45 percent of base salary.  Payment is earned when you and the Company meet pre-established performance targets based on WEC financial performance and results against certain operational targets.  Since the plan has an upside potential of 200% of the target award, payments may range from 0% to 90% of your base salary based on the degree to which the performance goals are met.  Participation in this plan is reviewed annually.  Your 2015 award will be prorated to reflect partial year participation.

Long-Term Incentive Awards
You will participate in the long-term incentive plan with a target compensation level of 64 percent of base salary.  Awards may be in the form of stock options, restricted stock, performance units or such other form as approved by the Compensation Committee.  The current practice is to award 65% of the target compensation level in the form of performance units, 20% in stock options, and 15% in restricted stock.  These weightings and the forms of awards are subject to annual review.

401(k)
You will be eligible to participate in the company’s 401(k) plan.  The company matches 100% of the first 1 percent of participant contributions and 50% of the next 6 percent of participant contributions, resulting in a 4% match on participant contributions of 7%.

Deferred Compensation
You will be eligible to participate in the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, which allows deferral of a portion of base salary and incentive awards into a nonqualified account.  You will have the opportunity to select among investment alternatives for any amounts you elect to defer.  The company matches amounts deferred to the plan consistent with the matching formula applied to the 401(k).

Retirement Savings Benefit
The company offers a defined contribution retirement savings plan with an annual contribution of 6% of base salary and annual incentive.  Earnings on the account will be determined by performance of the investment funds you elect.  Retirement income benefits are provided through both a tax-qualified and nonqualified plan to ensure that IRS limits on compensation recognized by the qualified plan do not impact the overall benefit.

Medical and Dental Benefits
You will be eligible to participate in the medical and dental benefit plans available to other management employees of the company.  The company offers a consumer-driven health plan with an HSA savings option.  The plan is administered through United Healthcare. Coverage begins on your first day of employment.  Dental benefits are available at a subsidized cost through one of two dental maintenance organizations or through a comprehensive plan.

Life Insurance
You will be eligible for group term life insurance at two times your base salary at no cost.  The company also offers an opportunity to purchase voluntary life insurance.

In addition, you will participate in a Death Benefit Only Plan, which provides a benefit of three times your then current base salary to your beneficiary if you should die while employed with the company.  

Long-term disability 
After six months of employment, you will be eligible for long-term disability benefits, which would begin on the 181st day after you become disabled.  The company provides 60% base salary replacement at no cost to you.  You will have the option to increase the benefit to 65% or 70% of salary, with the premium being paid by you.

Vacation
You will be eligible for 25 days of vacation annually.  Vacation eligibility for 2015 will be pro-rated based on your date of hire.  You will continue to have 25 days of vacation until the year in which the next increment of vacation is allocated under company policy.  Currently, the policy would provide an additional week of vacation to you at each 7 year service anniversary, up to a maximum of 6 weeks.  In addition, the company currently provides 10 paid holidays.

Financial Planning
You will be credited with an annual financial planning benefit of $18,000.  You will have discretion to choose the provider.

Annual Physical Benefit
You will be eligible to receive an executive physical annually at no cost to you. 

All benefits described above which are further defined in plan documents are subject to all of the terms in those documents which supersede any other description.  Management reserves the right in its discretion to change or terminate all current benefit plans or practices and other policies and procedures.  

This offer is contingent upon the successful outcome of a criminal background investigation and a pre-employment drug screen.  The pre-employment drug screen timing will be communicated to you at a later date and you will be expected to comply with the screening requirement within 24 hours of notification. In addition, your employment would be considered at-will; that is, you could be discharged for any reason or no reason at all, at any time and without notice, and likewise, you may resign at any time and without notice.  

This offer supersedes but hopefully confirms all prior discussions.  Please acknowledge the details of this offer and your acceptance on the line below and return it to me.  Please retain a copy for your records.  If you have any questions regarding the details of this offer, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

/s/ Gale Klappa

Gale E. Klappa
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

I have reviewed and accept this offer of employment.  

Signature:/s/ Mary Beth Straka                    Date 2/27/15

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