Stock Listing
and Trading
Wisconsin Energy
Corporation common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The
ticker symbol is WEC. Daily trading prices and volume can be found in
the "NYSE Composite" section of most major newspapers, usually
abbreviated as WiscEn or WI Engy.
Shareholder
Hotline
Wisconsin Energy maintains a Shareholder Hotline which offers financial
information about the Company, its Stock Plus Investment Plan and available
financial publications. You also may talk with a shareholder services
representative about specific questions you may have about your shareholder
account.
Dial 1-800-558-9663
to access the Shareholder Hotline and obtain pre-recorded information
at any time. If you wish to speak with a shareholder services representative,
you may do so between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Central Standard Time (9 a.m.
and 6 p.m. Eastern Time) on any business day.
Written Inquiries
Your written inquiries about your account should be addressed to our
transfer agent:
Wisconsin Energy
Corporation
c/o EquiServe
- Boston EquiServe Division
PO Box 8038
Boston, MA 02266-8038
Website
Wisconsin Energy also maintains a website at www.wisenergy.com
which offers a variety of information about the Company.
For access to your
shareholder account, log into our transfer agent's website at www.equiserve.com
Dividend
Information
Dividends on common
stock, as declared by the board of directors, are normally paid on the
first day of March, June, September and December. You may elect to receive
your dividends by check or have your dividends electronically deposited
directly into your checking or savings account. Direct deposit of dividends
is a safe, efficient and reliable means of receiving your dividends
on the payable date. You may obtain a direct deposit application by
calling our Shareholder Hotline. You may also reinvest all or a portion
of your dividends to purchase additional shares of Company stock.
Stock Plus
Investment Plan
You may purchase Wisconsin Energy common stock directly, at market prices
and without brokerage commissions, through the Company's Stock Plus
Investment Plan. The plan allows you to make optional cash investments
as well as reinvest all or a portion of your dividends. As a convenience,
the plan also allows participants to make regular monthly investments
by automatically having funds transferred from their checking or savings
account into the Stock Plus Investment Plan by electronic means. This
assures that checks are not lost in the mail or that the funds don't
arrive too late for investment.
A prospectus and
enrollment form are available by calling the Shareholder Hotline, by
writing to us, or through our website. This is not an offer to sell,
or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Any stock offering
will be made only by prospectus.
Changing
the Registration of Your Shareholder Account
Whenever a change in stock ownership is needed, certain procedures must
be followed to transfer ownership. Since no single stock transfer procedure
covers all possible situations, call the Shareholder Hotline or write
to the transfer agent to receive specific instructions on how to carry
out a stock transfer. Under most circumstances, you must endorse the
stock certificate being surrendered or execute a separate Stock Power
form. You must also have your signature guaranteed by an eligible financial
institution or stock broker. You may also be asked to provide additional
documentation and identifying information.
Replacing
Lost Stock Certificates
Stock certificates are valuable documents and should be kept in a safe
deposit box or other secure place. If you are a participant in our Stock
Plus Investment Plan, you may turn in your stock certificates to the
transfer agent for "safekeeping" in the plan. If you decide
to take advantage of this feature, please keep a list of certificates
turned in and any information which may be required for income tax purposes.
If a stock certificate
is lost, stolen or destroyed, notify the transfer agent immediately
so that a "stop transfer" can be placed on the missing certificate.
You will receive instructions and the necessary forms for a replacement
certificate. You may be required to obtain and pay for an indemnity
bond. If you find a certificate which you previously reported lost,
please notify the transfer agent immediately so that the "stop
transfer" can be removed.
Taxpayer
Identification Number
Federal law requires each shareholder account to have a certified Taxpayer
Identification Number (TIN) such as a Social Security Number. The Company
is required to withhold 31% from your dividends for federal income tax
purposes if your account does not have a certified TIN.
Additional
Information Available
Wisconsin Energy's Annual Report on Form 10-K to the Securities and
Exchange Commission and a Five-Year Statistical Report are available
without charge by calling 1-800-881-5882 or writing to the corporate
secretary:
Thomas H. Fehring
Corporate Secretary
231 West Michigan Street
PO Box 2949
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Additional and
more timely information about Wisconsin Energy and our subsidiaries
can be found on our website at www.wisenergy.com
1999 Range
of Common Stock Prices and Dividends
