Operator

Hello, and welcome to the WEC Energy Group Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Please note that today's meeting is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]

It is now my pleasure to turn today's meeting over to Gale Klappa. Mr. Klappa, the floor is yours.

Gale Klappa

Thank you, and good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It's just past 1:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time, the time set for convening WEC Energy Group's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. I'm Gale Klappa, Chairman of the Board of WEC Energy, and I will serve as Chairman for today's meeting.

Before we begin, I'd like to call your attention to the rules of conduct for our meeting. They are available by clicking on the Documents icon and that's at the top right of your screen. A copy of the proxy material can be found there as well.

And now it's time to call our 2026 Annual Meeting to order. I've been given the inspector's report, which indicates that more than 88% of the company's outstanding shares are represented. This constitutes a quorum under the company's bylaws, and this meeting, therefore, is duly convened to conduct business. At the end of the formal program, we will be happy to answer your questions.

As always, some of the information you will receive at this meeting is forward-looking in nature and is based on our current expectations. Our projections, of course, involve risks and uncertainties. Factors discussed in the company's latest Form 10-K and in subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission could cause our actual results to differ materially from those discussed today.