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Registration No.
333-_________
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
INTEGRYS
ENERGY GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
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Wisconsin
(State or
other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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39-1775292
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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130
East Randolph Drive
Chicago,
Illinois 60601
(312)
228-5400
(Address,
including zip code, and
telephone
number, including area code, of
registrant’s
principal executive
offices)
Barth
J. Wolf
Vice
President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Integrys
Energy Group, Inc.
700
North Adams Street
P.O.
Box 19001
Green
Bay, Wisconsin 54307-9001
(920)
433-1727
(Name,
address, including zip code,
and telephone
number, including area code,
of
agent for
service)
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with a copy
to:
Russell
E. Ryba
Foley
& Lardner LLP
777
East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202
(414)
297-5668
APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF
PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: FROM TIME TO TIME AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
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If the only
securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend
or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box: o
If any of the
securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other
than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box: x
If this Form is
filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b)
under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities
Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration
statement for the same offering: o
If this Form is a
post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act,
check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement
number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering:
o
If this Form is a
registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective
amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following
box: x
If this Form is a
post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General
Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes
of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the
following box: o
Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer x Accelerated
filer o
Non-accelerated
filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting
company) Smaller
reporting company o
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CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each
Class of Securities to be Registered
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Amount to
be
Registered
(1)
(2)
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Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (1)
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Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
(1)
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Amount
of
Registration
Fee
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Common Stock,
par value $1.00 per share
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6,000,000
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$44.84
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$269,040,000
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$19,183
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(1)
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Estimated for
purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and
Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the low and
high prices of the common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange
on February 24, 2010. The shares of common stock are issuable
pursuant to the registrant’s Stock Investment
Plan.
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(2)
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If, as a
result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions, the
number of shares of common stock purported to be registered by this
registration statement changes, then the provisions of Rule 416 under the
Securities Act shall apply to this registration statement, and this
registration statement shall be deemed to cover the additional securities
resulting from the split of, or the dividend on, the shares of common
stock covered by this registration
statement.
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The prospectus
contained in this registration statement is a combined prospectus pursuant to
Rule 429 and relates to Registration No. 333-140921.
[Integrys Energy
Group, Inc. logo]
Integrys
Energy Group, Inc.
Stock
Investment Plan
Prospectus
14,000,000
Shares of Common Stock
($1
Par Value)
With this
Prospectus, we offer an opportunity to purchase our Common Stock, $1 par
value, under our Stock Investment Plan. Participation in our Plan is
open to:
(1) shareholders of
record of our Common Stock;
(2) our employees
or employees of one of our majority-owned subsidiaries;
(3) our stock-based
employee benefit plans; and
(4) members of the
general public, including our customers, who wish to join our plan.
The price of each
share of our Common Stock purchased under the Plan will be 100% of market value,
determined as provided in the Plan. As a participant you do not pay
brokerage fees or commissions when purchasing shares under the
Plan. We bear the cost of administering the Plan.
Our common stock is
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TEG.” The
last reported sale price of our common stock on February 25, 2010 was
$44.81.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this Prospectus is
truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
The
date of this Prospectus is
February
26, 2010
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CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION
RESPECTING
STOCK
INVESTMENT PLAN ..... 1
THE
COMPANY ..... 3
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS ..... 5
PURPOSES,
ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES
OF PLAN, AND ELIGIBILITY
1. What
are the purposes of the Plan? ..... 9
2. What
are the advantages of the Plan? ..... 9
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3.
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Are there
disadvantages to investing
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under
the Plan? ..... 10
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4.
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Who is
eligible to participate in
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the
Plan? ..... 10
ADMINISTRATION
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5.
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Who
administers the Plan?..... 11
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PROCEDURE FOR
JOINING - ENROLLMENT
AND
AUTHORIZATION FORMS
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6.
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How and when
may I enroll in
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the
Plan? ..... 12
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7.
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What does the
Enrollment
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Form
provide? ..... 13
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8.
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How do I
become a participant
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under
the Plan if I am not an
Integrys
Energy Group
shareholder
or employee? ..... 14
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9.
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How do I make
optional cash
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SOURCE OF SHARES -
PURCHASE PRICES -
INVESTMENT
PERIODS
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10.What is
the source of shares
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purchased
under the Plan? ..... 17
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11.How do you
determine my
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12.When will
you invest my funds
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under
the Plan? ..... 18
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13.How many
shares will you
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purchase
for me during each
Investment
Period? ..... 19
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14.Do I incur
any fees or expenses?..... 19
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15.Can I
withdraw or sell shares
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held in
my Plan account without
terminating
my participation in
the
Plan? ..... 19
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16.May I
gift, transfer, or pledge
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my
shares held in the Plan? ..... 21
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17.If I sell
or transfer a portion of my
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shares,
will this terminate my
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participation
in the Plan or my
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dividend
reinvestment election? ..... 21
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18.How and
when may I terminate
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participation
in the Plan? ..... 22
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19.When
may I rejoin the Plan? ..... 22
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CERTIFICATES FOR
SHARES -
ACCOUNTS - REPORTS
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20.Will I
receive certificates for shares
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21.In whose
name will you maintain
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accounts
and in whose name
will
you register certificates
when
issued? ..... 23
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22.May I
transfer certificates for shares
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of my
Common Stock registered in
my name
into a Plan account
for
safekeeping? ..... 23
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23.What
reports and other information
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will
you send to me? ..... 24
OTHER
INFORMATION
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24.What
happens if Integrys Energy Group
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issues
a stock dividend, declares a
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stock
split, or has a rights offering? .....
25
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25.How will
my shares be voted at
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meetings
of shareholders? ..... 25
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26.What is
the responsibility of Integrys
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Energy
Group under the Plan? ..... 25
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27.Who
interprets and regulates the
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Plan? .....
26
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28.Can you
suspend, modify, or
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terminate
the Plan? ..... 26
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29.Will my
shares be subject to further
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calls
or to assessment?..... 26
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
CONSEQUENCES ..... 26
PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION ..... 28
IMPORTANT
CONSIDERATIONS ..... 29
USE OF
PROCEEDS ..... 29
AVAILABLE
INFORMATION ..... 30
INCORPORATION OF
CERTAIN
DOCUMENTS
BY REFERENCE ..... 31
LEGAL
OPINION ..... 32
EXPERTS .....
32
GENERAL
INFORMATION RESPECTING STOCK INVESTMENT PLAN
This Prospectus
describes our Stock Investment Plan. The Plan provides a simple and
convenient method for purchasing additional shares of our Common Stock without
incurring brokerage commissions or service charges. Please review the
Prospectus carefully and retain it for future reference.
As
a participant in the Plan, you have three alternatives:
Full
Dividend Reinvestment. You may reinvest cash dividends on
common shares you hold now and in the future by purchasing additional Common
Stock at market price. You may also invest at market price optional
cash payments of not less than $25 per payment nor more than $100,000 per
calendar year.
Partial
Dividend Reinvestment. You may reinvest less than all cash
dividends on common shares you hold now and in the future by purchasing
additional Common Stock at market price and we will pay the remaining dividends
to you in cash. You may also invest, at market price, optional cash
payments of not less than $25 per payment nor more than $100,000 per calendar
year.
Optional
Cash Payments. While continuing to receive cash dividends, you
may invest at market price by making optional cash payments of not less than $25
per payment nor more than $100,000 per calendar year.
You may make
optional cash payments by personal check, money order, or automatic deduction
from your bank account.
If
you are not currently participating in the Plan and wish to do so, please
complete an Authorization Form. Beneficial owners whose shares are
registered in a name other than their own (for example, in the name of a broker
or bank nominee) may participate in the Plan. This can occur by
having those shares transferred into their own name, or by specifically
authorizing and directing their nominee to participate for their
account.
If
you have questions about the Plan, refer to the back cover of this booklet for
information on contacting our transfer agent, American Stock Transfer &
Trust Company, LLC.
To
the extent required by applicable law in certain states, shares of Common Stock
offered under the Plan to certain persons in those states are offered only
through American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC or a registered
broker/dealer in those states.
THE
COMPANY
Integrys Energy
Group, Inc., incorporated in 1993, is a holding company for regulated utility
and nonregulated business units, and is headquartered in Chicago,
Illinois.
Integrys Energy
Group has seven major operating subsidiaries that are identified
below. These subsidiaries provide products and services in both
regulated and nonregulated energy markets. Its executive offices are
located at 130 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, Il 60601-6207. Its
telephone number is 312-228-5400.
Wisconsin Public
Service Corporation is a regulated electric and natural gas utility serving
northeastern Wisconsin and an adjacent portion of Upper
Michigan. Wisconsin Public Service, established in 1883, serves
electric and natural gas customers while providing a full range of products and
services customarily offered by regulated electric and natural gas
utilities.
The Peoples Gas
Light and Coke Company, is a natural gas utility. It serves
residential, commercial, and industrial retail sales and transportation
customers within the City of Chicago.
North Shore Gas
Company is a natural gas utility. It serves residential, commercial,
and industrial retail sales and transportation customers located in 54
communities within the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.
Minnesota Energy
Resources Corporation is a natural gas utility serving customers throughout
portions of Minnesota, including Eagan, Rosemount, Rochester, Fairmount,
Bemidji, and Cloquet and Dakota County.
Michigan
Gas Utilities Corporation is a natural gas utility serving southern Michigan
customers in and around Grand Haven, Otsego, Benton Harbor, Coldwater, and
Monroe.
Upper Peninsula
Power Company is a regulated electric utility serving 10 of the 15 counties in
Upper Michigan. Established in 1884, Upper Peninsula Power provides a
full range of electric products and services to
customers.
Integrys Energy
Services, Inc. is a nonregulated retail natural gas and electricity supply and
services company, which also owns and operates various nonregulated electric
generation facilities. Established in 1994, Integrys Energy
Services provides individualized natural gas and electricity supply solutions,
structured products, and strategies that allow customers to manage energy needs
while capitalizing on opportunities resulting from deregulation.
Integrys Energy
Group also has an equity ownership interest in American Transmission Company,
LLC, a federally regulated for-profit, transmission-only company that owns,
maintains, monitors, and operates electric transmission assets in Wisconsin,
Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois. At December 31, 2009, our ownership
interest was approximately 34%.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
In
this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference in this
prospectus, Integrys Energy Group and its subsidiaries make statements
concerning expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, and
future events or performance. Such statements are "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. Forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions and
uncertainties; therefore, actual results may differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although
Integrys Energy Group and its subsidiaries believe that these forward-looking
statements and the underlying assumptions are reasonable, they cannot provide
assurance that such statements will prove correct.
Forward-looking
statements include, among other things, statements concerning management's
expectations and projections regarding earnings, regulatory matters, fuel costs,
sources of electric energy supply, coal and natural gas deliveries, remediation
costs, environmental and other capital expenditures, liquidity and capital
resources, trends, estimates, completion of construction projects, and other
matters.
Forward-looking
statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Some risks
that could cause results to differ from any forward-looking statement include
those described in Item 1A of Integrys Energy Group’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009. Other factors
include:
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Resolution of
pending and future rate cases and negotiations (including the recovery of
deferred costs) and other regulatory decisions impacting Integrys Energy
Group's regulated businesses;
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The impact of
recent and future federal and state regulatory changes, including
legislative and regulatory initiatives regarding deregulation and
restructuring of the electric and natural gas utility industries, changes
in environmental and other regulations, including but not limited to,
greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency mandates, renewable energy
standards, and reliability standards, and changes in tax and other laws
and regulations to which Integrys Energy Group and its subsidiaries are
subject;
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Current and
future litigation and regulatory investigations, enforcement actions or
inquiries, including but not limited to, manufactured gas plant site
cleanup, third-party intervention in permitting and licensing projects,
compliance with Clean Air Act requirements at generation plants, and
prudence and reconciliation of costs recovered in revenues through an
automatic gas cost recovery mechanism;
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The impacts
of changing financial market conditions, credit ratings, and interest
rates on the liquidity and financing efforts of Integrys Energy
Group and its subsidiaries;
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The risks
related to executing the strategy change associated with Integrys Energy
Group's nonregulated energy services business, including the restructuring
of its retail natural gas and retail electric marketing
business;
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The risks
associated with changing commodity prices (particularly natural gas and
electricity) and the available sources of fuel and purchased power,
including their impact on margins;
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Resolution of
audits or other tax disputes with the Internal Revenue Service and various
state, local, and Canadian revenue
agencies;
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The effects,
extent, and timing of additional competition or regulation in the markets
in which Integrys Energy Group's subsidiaries operate;
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The retention
of market-based rate authority;
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The risk
associated with the value of goodwill or other intangibles and their
possible impairment;
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Investment
performance of employee benefit plan assets and the related impact on
future funding requirements;
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Changes in
technology, particularly with respect to new, developing, or alternative
sources of generation;
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Effects of
and changes in political and legal developments, as well as economic
conditions and the related impact on customer demand;
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Potential
business strategies, including mergers, acquisitions, and construction or
disposition of assets or businesses, which cannot be assured to be
completed timely or within budgets;
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The direct or
indirect effects of terrorist incidents, natural disasters, or responses
to such events;
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The
effectiveness of risk management strategies, the use of financial and
derivative instruments, and the ability to recover costs from customers in
rates associated with the use of those strategies and financial
instruments;
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The risk of
financial loss, including increases in bad debt expense, associated with
the inability of Integrys Energy Group's and its subsidiaries'
counterparties, affiliates, and customers to meet their
obligations;
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Customer
usage, weather, and other natural phenomena;
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The
utilization of tax credit and loss
carryforwards;
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Contributions
to earnings by non-consolidated equity method and other investments, which
may vary from projections;
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The effect of
accounting pronouncements issued periodically by standard-setting bodies;
and
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Other factors
discussed in the 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other reports
filed by Integrys Energy Group from time to time with the United States
Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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Except
to the extent required by the federal securities laws, Integrys Energy Group and
its subsidiaries undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events, or otherwise.
PURPOSES,
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PLAN, AND ELIGIBILITY
1.
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What
are the purposes of the Plan?
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The Plan has two
purposes. First, it provides our shareholders, employees of our
company and its subsidiaries, our stock-based employee benefit plans, and
potential investors in our company with a convenient and economical method to
purchase our Common Stock and reinvest cash dividends. Second, the
Plan provides us with the ability to sell our authorized but unissued shares of
Common Stock (or treasury shares, if any) to participants, which will provide
additional equity funds for general corporate purposes.
2.
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What
are the advantages of the Plan?
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The advantages of
the Plan include the following:
a. You
do not pay brokerage commissions, fees, or service charges in connection with
purchases of shares under the Plan or for participating in the
Plan.
b. American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, which is acting as custodian for shares
acquired under the Plan, or any successor custodian, or a nominee for the
custodian or the participants under the Plan holds the shares purchased under
the Plan in its name, and credits the shares purchased under the Plan to a
separate account for each participant. This relieves you, as a
participant in the Plan, of the responsibility for the safekeeping of multiple
certificates for shares purchased, and it protects you against loss, theft, or
destruction of stock certificates.
c. You
will receive a transaction confirmation for any optional cash payments and the
resulting purchase of shares under the Plan.
d. As
long as your account is active, you will also receive a quarterly year-to-date
investment statement reflecting transactions made to your account (shares
purchased, shares withdrawn, shares transferred, and shares deposited for
safekeeping).
e. Full
investment of funds is possible under the Plan because the Plan permits
fractions of shares, as well as full shares, to be credited to your
account.
You are credited
with dividends on both the full and fractional shares held under the
Plan.
3.
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Are
there disadvantages to investing under the
Plan?
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Disadvantages of
the Plan include the following:
a. You
have no control over the price, and, in the case of Common Stock purchased or
sold in the open market, the time at which such shares are purchased or sold for
your account. Be aware that the price of our Common Stock may rise or
fall during the period between requesting a purchase or sale and the actual
purchase or sale. You bear the market risk associated with
fluctuations in the price of our Common Stock pending completion of a purchase
or sale of shares for your account.
b. No
interest will be paid on funds held for you pending investment under the
Plan.
c. There
are only two Investment Periods each month. We must receive optional
and initial cash investments on or before the 3rd day or the 18th day of the
month to be invested during the Investment Periods in that month. The
Investment Periods generally commence on or about the 5th and the 20th days of
the month. Purchases may be made over a period of several days in the
case of open market purchases. Monies received after the cutoff date
will be held until the next Investment Period.
4.
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Who
is eligible to participate in the
Plan?
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You are eligible to
participate in the Plan, provided that:
(a) you
meet the requirements for participation described under Question 6 below;
and
(b) in
the case of citizens or residents of a country other than the United States, its
territories and possessions, participation would not violate local laws
applicable to Integrys Energy Group, the Plan, or such person.
Our stock-based
employee benefit plans may also participate in the Plan.
Also, our employees
and employees of our majority-owned subsidiaries may participate in the Plan by
means of payroll withholding.
If
you own shares which are registered in someone else’s name (such as in the name
of a broker, nominee, or trustee) and desire to participate in the Plan, you can
join by either:
(a) transferring
those shares of Common Stock which you wish to be part of the Plan into your
name, or
(b) requesting
the broker, nominee, or trustee to participate in the Plan on your
behalf.
Your ability to
make optional investments under the Plan through a broker, nominee, or trustee,
however, may be limited depending upon the amount of optional investments made
by the record holder for its own account or the account of other
investors. Optional investments are limited to $100,000 per calendar
year for each person or entity (except for our stock-based employee benefit
plans) directly participating in the Plan.
ADMINISTRATION
5.
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Who
administers the Plan?
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Our transfer agent,
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, has been appointed by us as
our agent to administer the Plan, maintain records, send statements of account
to participants and perform other duties relating to the Plan, subject to our
direction. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC will hold
for safekeeping the shares of common stock acquired under the Plan for each
participant until termination of participation in the Plan or receipt of a
request in writing from a participant for all or part of his or her Plan
shares. Shares held by the agent will be registered in the name of
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC or one of its nominees, as
agent for participants in the Plan. Please mail inquiries and other
communications relating to the Plan to the following address:
American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
Wall Street
Station
P.O. Box
922
New York,
NY 10269-0560
If you would rather call, you may
reach American Stock Transfer by dialing
1-800-236-1551.
You can also contact American Stock
Transfer via e-mail. The e-mail address is
info@amstock.com.
You can order or download a Stock
Investment Plan Prospectus and enrollment forms using the Internet at http://www.integrysgroup.com/investor/
by selecting “Stock Investment Plan.”
An
independent securities broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 will purchase and sell shares of our Common Stock as the agent for
the participants in the Plan. We will pay or deliver dividends and
optional cash payments which are to be invested under the Plan to an escrowed
account maintained with a bank or as directed by the independent broker-dealer,
promptly following receipt. The independent broker-dealer will apply
those funds to the purchase of our Common Stock at the next Investment
Period.
We
will not provide investment advice with respect to participation in the
Plan.
PROCEDURE FOR JOINING
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ENROLLMENT
AND AUTHORIZATION FORMS
6.
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How
and when may I enroll in the Plan?
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You may enroll in
the Plan by completing and signing an enrollment form. You can obtain
an enrollment form by writing, by telephone, by e-mail, or by downloading a form
from the Internet at http://www.integrysgroup.com/investor/ by selecting “Stock
Investment Plan.”
If
you are not already a shareholder, you will become a participant after our
transfer agent has received and accepted a properly completed Enrollment Form,
together with an initial investment of not less than $100.
If
you are an existing shareholder, you will become a participant by completing an
Authorization Form and returning it to our transfer agent.
If
you authorize the reinvestment of dividends, your dividends will be reinvested
beginning with the first dividend paid after the next dividend payment record
date for our Common Stock following receipt of your properly completed
Enrollment Form or Authorization Form. Our Common Stock dividend
payment record dates are normally the last business day of February, May,
August, and November.
The independent
broker-dealer will invest under the Plan an optional cash payment received on or
before the 3rd day or the 18th day of any month with or after receipt of an
Enrollment Form or an Authorization Form during the next Investment Period
following receipt of the payment. Investment Periods generally
commence about the 5th and the 20th days of each month and continue until the
independent broker-dealer is able to complete all purchases of Common Stock
required to be made under the Plan for that Investment Period. An
optional payment received after the 3rd day or the 18th day of any month will be
invested during the second succeeding Investment Period. For example,
if the payment is received on the 4th day of the month, it will not be invested
until the second Investment Period of the month which generally commences on the
20th day of the month. If the payment is received on the 19th day of
the month, it will not be invested until the second succeeding Investment Period
meaning that it would miss the Investment Period that begins on the 20th but
would be eligible for the Investment Period beginning on the 5th of the
following month.
7.
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What
does the Enrollment Form provide?
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The Enrollment Form
authorizes us to:
(a) Enroll
you in the Plan.
(b) Apply
the initial investment and subsequent dividends or optional payments, if any, to
the reinvestment provisions of the Plan.
(c) To
hold shares of our Common Stock for you pursuant to the Plan.
The Enrollment Form
also authorizes the transfer agent to work with an independent broker-dealer to
purchase shares of our Common Stock for you pursuant to the Plan. As
you complete the Enrollment Form, you must indicate how you wish to participate
in the Plan. The following options are available:
Full
Dividend Reinvestment and Optional Cash Payments. We will
reinvest dividends on all shares of stock registered in your name and on all
shares which are subsequently acquired. We will also reinvest
dividends on all shares held in your Plan account, and you are eligible to, but
are not required to, make optional cash payments (see the answer to
Question 9).
Partial
Dividend Reinvestment and Optional Cash Payments. We will
continue to pay dividends to you in cash on the number of shares registered in
your name specified by you on the Enrollment Form. We will reinvest
dividends on all shares held in your Plan account or all other shares registered
in your name. You are eligible to, but are not required to, make
optional cash payments.
No
Reinvestment. We will pay to you in cash dividends on shares
registered in your name and on shares held in your Plan account. You
are eligible to, but are not required to, make optional cash
payments.
Optional
Cash Payments. You may use this election in combination with any of the
investment options. Under this option, we will use any optional cash
payments received from you to purchase additional shares of our Common Stock
under the Plan.
Automatic
Investment Option. You may use this election in combination
with any of the investment options. Under this option, you may
authorize the deduction of payments from your checking or savings account
automatically once each month, on the 3rd day of the month, by electronic means
for investment in the Plan as optional cash payments. You must allow
up to 30 days to initiate this feature or to make any changes in the amount or
bank account from which the funds are withdrawn.
As
described above, you may make optional cash payments regardless of which
Investment option box is checked on the Form.
If
you wish to change your chosen method of participation in the Plan, you must
file a new Authorization Form.
We
will reduce the amount of dividends reinvested by any amount which is required
to be withheld under an applicable tax or other
statute.
8.
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How
do I become a participant under the Plan if I am not an Integrys Energy
Group shareholder or employee?
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If
you are not a record holder of our Common Stock, you must include a minimum
initial investment of at least $100 in United States dollars with your
completed Initial Enrollment Form. You may make the initial
investment by personal check or money
order payable to
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC. Do not send
cash.
An
initial investment may not exceed $100,000 (except for our stock-based employee
benefit plans). We
will not pay interest on funds held under the Plan pending
investment. Accordingly, you should transmit funds so that
they reach us on or before the 3rd day or the 18th day of a month.
You may stop the
investment of an initial payment (and receive a refund of that amount) by
notifying us in writing, provided that we receive the written communication not
later than the 3rd day or the 18th day of the month in which the initial
investment is to be made. No refund of a check or money order
will be made until we have collected the funds.
9.
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How
do I make optional cash payments?
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All
Participants
Investment
by Check. After you have joined the Plan; you may make an
optional cash payment, which must be in United States dollars, by mailing or
delivering to our transfer agent a check or money order payable to American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC. A remittance form should
accompany each payment; however, you may forward the first optional cash payment
without the remittance form. We will not pay interest on optional
cash payments. Therefore, we recommend that you make optional
payments in time to reach our transfer agent on or before the 3rd day or the
18th day of any month.
Automatic
Investment Option. As an alternative to sending checks and
money orders for optional cash payments, you may elect to have funds
automatically withdrawn every month from your checking or savings account at a
qualified financial institution. You may elect the automatic cash
withdrawal option by providing the requested information on the Authorization
Form, providing the necessary bank account and monthly withdrawal amount
information, and submitting it, together with a voided blank check or checking
or savings account deposit slip, to our transfer agent. You may
change the amount of money authorized for withdrawal or terminate an automatic
monthly withdrawal of funds by either completing and submitting to us a new
Authorization Form or writing a letter to us. Our transfer agent must
receive the new Authorization
Form or letter not
less than 30 days before the effective date of the withdrawal.
Minimum
and Maximum Amounts for Optional Cash Payments. Optional cash
payments may differ in amount, and you are not obligated to make optional cash
payments on a regular basis. An optional cash payment must be at
least $25 per payment. Your optional cash payments, including the
initial investment, may not exceed $100,000 in any calendar year (except for our
stock-based employee benefit plans). We will return to you payments
of less than $25, and all amounts in excess of the $100,000 cumulative annual
limitation.
Payments
with Insufficient Funds. We will impose a $25 service charge
for any check or other deposit for an optional cash investment returned
unpaid. If the deposit is returned, we will consider the investment
“void” and we will sell any shares credited to your account in anticipation of
receiving the payment to cover the transaction and the service
charge. The number of shares of Common Stock sold may exceed the
number of shares purchased with the returned deposit due to fluctuations in the
market price and to the service charge.
You may stop the
investment of your optional cash payment (and receive a refund of that amount)
without withdrawing from the Plan by notifying our transfer agent in writing,
provided that the written communication is received by our transfer agent no
later than the 3rd day or the 18th day of any month. We will not
refund an optional cash payment until we have actually collected the
funds.
Employee
Participants
If
you are an employee of ours or one of our majority-owned subsidiaries, you may
also participate in the Plan by means of payroll deduction. The $100
and $25 minimum for initial investment and optional cash payments will not apply
to investments made through payroll deduction. To initiate payroll
deductions, an employee must complete and submit a signed Employee Enrollment
Form to our transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
LLC.
We
will promptly process Employee Enrollment Forms so that the payroll deduction
begins as soon as possible. We will deduct the amount authorized
from each of your paychecks. Our transfer agent will invest
all amounts deducted from
your paycheck
during the next Investment Period. We will not pay interest on funds
pending investment.
You may change or
discontinue payroll deduction by submitting a new signed Employee Enrollment
Form indicating the change desired. A new payroll deduction form
will not affect the authorization to invest amounts previously
deducted.
SOURCE
OF SHARES - PURCHASE PRICES - INVESTMENT PERIODS
10.
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What
is the source of shares purchased under the
Plan?
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Shares of Common
Stock purchased under the Plan will be either newly issued shares or treasury
shares held by us or, at our option, can be shares that the independent
broker-dealer selected by our transfer agent purchases in the open
market. The primary consideration in determining the source of shares
of Common Stock for purchases under the Plan will be our desire or need to
increase equity capital. If we do not desire or need to raise equity
funds externally, the independent broker-dealer will purchase shares of our
Common Stock in the open market for you as a Plan participant. We
will not change our determination regarding the shares (that is, from issuing
new shares or using treasury shares to purchasing shares in the open market)
more than once in any calendar quarter. We will not exercise our
right to change the source of purchases of shares of our Common Stock without a
determination by our Board of Directors or our Chief Financial Officer that the
need to raise additional capital has changed or that there is another valid
reason for the change.
11. How
do you determine my purchase price?
Under the Plan, the
price for shares we issue (or treasury shares) will be the average of the high
and low prices of our Common Stock as reported in New York Stock Exchange
composite transactions on the first day of the Investment Period (the 5th or
20th days of the month) in which trading of our shares occurs (or if our Common
Stock does not trade on the Exchange on that date, on the next day on which
trading occurs).
The price for
shares purchased on the open market during an Investment Period will be the
weighted average price of all shares purchased by the independent broker-dealer
during that Investment
Period. We
will round to three decimal places. We will pay all brokerage
commissions and other fees in connection with the purchase of shares for the
Plan. The prices determined as described above apply to purchases
with reinvested dividends and with initial or optional cash
payments.
You have no control
over the price, and, in the case of Common Stock purchased in the open market,
the time at which such shares are purchased for your account. Be
aware that the price of our Common Stock may rise or fall during the period
between requesting a purchase and the actual purchase. You will bear
any risk associated with any change in the price of our Common Stock pending
completion of a purchase of shares for your account.
12.
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When
will you invest my funds under the
Plan?
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Optional
Cash Payments. We will make purchases for optional cash
payments twice each month. We will invest funds received on or before
the 3rd day or the 18th day of the month during the next Investment Period in
that month (which generally commences on or about the 5th day and the 20th day
of the month, respectively). Funds received after the 3rd day or the
18th day of a month will be invested during the second succeeding
Investment Period. For example, if we receive the payment on the 4th
day of the month, we will not invest it until the second Investment Period in
the month which generally commences on the 20th day of the
month.
Automatic
Investment Option. If you participate in the automatic
investment option, your bank will deduct your investment from your bank account
and transfer it to us on the 3rd day of the month, and we will invest it in the
first Investment Period each month (which normally commences on or about the 5th
day of the month).
Dividend
Reinvestments. We will invest dividends reinvested under the
Plan on the dividend payment dates (generally March 20, June 20,
September 20, and December 20) or the first business day following a
payment date.
The independent
broker-dealer may begin making open market purchases prior to the applicable
Investment Period and, at its discretion, may purchase the shares over a period
of several days in order to minimize price fluctuations.
The independent
broker-dealer will use its best efforts to apply all initial and optional cash
payments to the purchase of our Common Stock within 35 days of receipt of the
funds by us and will use its best efforts to invest all dividends for the
purchases within 30 days of the dividend payment date, subject to any applicable
requirements of federal securities laws relating to the timing and manner of
purchases of our Common Stock under the Plan. Any dividends we do not
use within 30 days of their payment to buy shares of our Common Stock we shall
return to you and we shall return to you any other funds not used to buy such
shares within 35 days of receipt.
13.
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How
many shares will you purchase for me during each Investment
Period?
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The number of
shares, including fractional shares, purchased will depend on the amount of
dividends and the amount of optional cash payments, if any, which we are
investing during the Investment Period and on the price of the shares determined
as provided in the answer to Question 11. You cannot direct the
purchase of a specific number of shares for your Plan account.
14.
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Do
I incur any fees or expenses?
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There are no
brokerage commissions, fees, or service charges for the purchase of shares under
the Plan or for participating in the Plan. You will incur certain
charges if you request us to sell your shares through the Plan. (See
the answers to Questions 15 and 18.)
15.
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Can
I withdraw or sell shares held in my Plan account without terminating my
participation in the Plan?
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You may at any time
direct us to issue certificates or sell any number of shares held in your Plan
account by furnishing a written request to our transfer agent as
follows:
To
Receive Certificates for Shares:
Your written
request must indicate the number of shares to be certificated from your Plan
account. All registered owners must sign the request.
We
will register the certificates for shares withdrawn from the Plan in your name
exactly as shown on the account registration. We do not require
guarantees of signatures. Upon request, we can
register the
certificates in another manner. In that case, registered owners must
sign the request and an entity participating in the Securities Transfer Agents
Medallion Program must guaranty their signatures.
We
will issue to you without charge certificates for shares withdrawn from the
Plan. We will not issue certificates for fractions of shares under
any circumstances.
If
you participate in the Plan under the Full Dividend Reinvestment option, we
will continue to reinvest dividends on any shares you withdraw from the Plan in
certificated form. If you participate in the Plan under the Partial
Dividend Reinvestment option, we will continue to remit to you dividends on the
number of shares indicated on your Authorization Form. If you
participate in the Plan under the No Reinvestment option, we will pay dividends
on the shares you withdraw from the Plan in certificated form by
check.
To
Sell Shares:
Your request to
sell shares must be in writing, must indicate the number of shares to be sold
from your Plan account, and must bear the signature of all registered owners
(there is no prescribed form for this request).
We
will accumulate sale requests from participants and, approximately every five
business days, will submit a sale request to the independent broker-dealer on
behalf of those participants. We will remit to you the proceeds of
the sale, less brokerage commission. We will allocate brokerage
commissions to you based on the rate we negotiate with the independent
broker-dealer. The negotiated rate, which you will not know in
advance, may be more or less than you would have paid if you had
withdrawn the shares from the Plan and arranged to sell your shares through a
broker.
Be
aware that the price of our Common Stock may rise or fall during the period
between requesting a sale and the actual sale. You will bear any risk
associated with any change in price.
As
an alternative to selling your shares under the Plan, you may withdraw your
shares from the Plan, as described above, and arrange to sell your shares
through your self-selected broker.
You are required to maintain a
balance of one or more full shares of common stock or we may terminate your plan
account. We will treat a request to sell all shares held in your
account as a withdrawal from the plan.
16.
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May
I gift, transfer, or pledge my shares held in the
Plan?
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You may transfer
the ownership of some or all of your Plan shares, including shares held in
safekeeping, by mailing to our transfer agent a properly executed stock
assignment form, which you may obtain from the transfer agent or a financial
institution, with a Medallion Signature Guarantee for all owners and a letter of
instruction. You may transfer shares to new or existing
shareholders.
Unless otherwise
instructed, the transfer agent will retain the shares. The new
participant will receive a transaction confirmation showing the number of shares
transferred and total shares held in his or her Plan account.
You may not pledge
your shares held under the Plan.
17.
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If
I sell or transfer a portion of my shares, will this terminate my
participation in the Plan or my dividend reinvestment
election?
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If
you sell or transfer a portion of your shares held under the Plan, this will not
terminate your participation in the Plan with respect to your remaining
shares. If you participate in the Plan under the Full Dividend
Reinvestment option, we will continue to reinvest dividends on your remaining
shares. If you participate in the Plan under the Partial Dividend
Reinvestment option, we will continue to remit to you dividends on the number of
shares indicated on your Authorization Form (not to exceed the number of your
remaining shares). If you participate in the Plan under the No
Reinvestment option, we will pay dividends on your remaining
shares.
You are required to
maintain a balance of one or more full shares of common stock or we may
terminate your plan account. We will treat a request to sell all
shares held in your account as a withdrawal from the plan.
18.
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How
and when may I terminate participation in the
Plan?
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You may terminate
participation in the Plan at any time by notifying our transfer agent in
writing. Your notification should include instructions as to whether
we are to withdraw the shares from the Plan and issue them to you in
certificated form or to sell the shares through the Plan. We will
withdraw whole shares in certificated form or sell the shares as described in
the answer to Question 15, under To
Sell Shares. When we terminate your account, we will make a
cash payment for any fractional shares remaining in the account. We
will not issue a fractional share in certificated form, but we will group the
fractional shares with other fractional shares and sell them using the procedure
for sale of whole shares described in the answer to Question 15, under To
Sell Shares.
If
we receive your request to terminate Plan participation not less than two days
prior to when dividends would be paid (March, June, September or December), we
will pay to you any dividend and any optional cash payments which would
otherwise have been invested during the next Investment Period. If we
receive your request to terminate Plan participation less than two days prior to
when dividends would be paid (March, June, September or December), we will
invest any dividend and any optional cash payments scheduled to be invested and
then terminate your enrollment in the Plan. We will pay all future
dividends on shares registered in your name to you.
We
may terminate your participation in the Plan after mailing a Notice of Intention
to Terminate to you at the address which appears on our records.
19.
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When
may I rejoin the Plan?
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Generally, you may
again become a participant at any time subject to the eligibility requirements
(see answer to Question 4). However, we reserve the right to reject
any Enrollment Form from a previous participant on the grounds of excessive
joining and termination. Such reservation is intended to minimize
administrative expenses and to encourage use of the Plan as a long-term
investment service.
CERTIFICATES
FOR SHARES - ACCOUNTS - REPORTS
20.
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Will
I receive certificates for shares
purchased?
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We
will not automatically deliver to you certificates for shares purchased under
the Plan. We will credit the shares purchased for you to your Plan
account and will show them on your statement of account. However, if
you wish to obtain certificates for any number of whole shares credited to your
account without withdrawing from the Plan, you may do so in the manner described
in the answer to Question 15, under To
Receive Certificates for Shares.
21.
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In
whose name will you maintain accounts and in whose name will
you register certificates when
issued?
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We
will maintain your Plan account in the name or names which appear on our
shareholder records.
In
the case of an employee who participates in the Plan only by making optional
cash payments via payroll withholding, we will maintain the Plan account in the
employee’s name as shown on our payroll records.
We
will register certificates for shares when issued to you, in the name or names
in which we maintain your account. We will issue certificates in such
other name(s) as you may request as described in the answer to Question 15,
under To
Receive Certificates for Shares.
22.
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May
I transfer certificates for shares of my Common Stock registered in my
name into a Plan account for
safekeeping?
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To
provide for safekeeping, you may transfer certificates for shares of our Common
Stock registered in your name into a Plan account. You should forward
the certificates for those shares along with an Authorization Form to our
transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, 59 Maiden
Lane, New York, NY 10038, with a letter instructing us to transfer the
shares to your Plan account. Do not endorse the
certificates.
We
recommend that you send any certificates mailed to our transfer agent by
registered mail and insure the certificates. We reserve the right to
limit the number of shares which we will hold for safekeeping and to set minimum
time periods for retention of shares under the Plan. You may sell or
withdraw additional shares deposited under the Plan as described under Question
15.
We
will transfer the shares of our Common Stock deposited for safekeeping to
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC as custodian for you and
credited to your Plan account. Thereafter, we will treat such shares
of Common Stock in the same manner as shares of Common Stock purchased under the
Plan and credited to your accounts. We will pay to you, or reinvest
in shares of Common Stock in accordance with the reinvestment election
designated on your Authorization Form, dividends paid on shares of Common Stock
credited to your account that you deposited into the Plan for
safekeeping.
23.
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What
reports and other information will you send to
me?
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You will receive a
transaction confirmation after your optional cash payment has been converted to
additional shares to be held in your plan account.
You will also
receive a quarterly year-to-date investment statement within 10 business
days of the dividend payable date. The statement will reflect
year-to-date transactions such as:
·
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shares
purchased with a dividend
(reinvestment),
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·
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shares
purchased with optional cash
payments,
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·
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shares
deposited for safekeeping,
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·
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partial
withdrawals, and
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The statements
provide a continuous record of transactions and you should retain them for
income tax purposes (see “Federal Income Tax Consequences”
below). You will also receive copies of any amendments to the
Prospectus relating to the Plan and will receive the same communications as any
other shareholder, including annual reports, notices of annual meetings, and
proxy statements.
OTHER
INFORMATION
24.
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What
happens if Integrys Energy Group issues a stock dividend, declares a stock
split, or has a rights offering?
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We
will credit to your account any shares we distribute as a stock dividend on
shares (including fractional shares) credited to your account under the Plan, or
upon any split of such shares. We will mail directly to you stock
dividends or splits distributed on all other shares held by you and registered
in your own name. In a rights offering, we will base entitlement upon
your total holdings, including those holdings credited to your account under the
Plan. We will or the independent broker-dealer will sell common stock
purchase rights applicable to shares credited to your account under the Plan,
credit the proceeds to your account under the Plan, and apply the proceeds to
the purchase of shares during the next Investment Period.
If
you wish to exercise, transfer, or sell the common stock purchase rights
applicable to the shares credited to your account under the Plan, you must
request, prior to the record date for the issuance of any such rights, that we
transfer the whole shares credited to your account from the account and register
them in your name.
25.
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How
will my shares be voted at meetings of
shareholders?
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Our transfer agent
will vote Plan shares in accordance with the proxy which we will furnish to
you. You can vote your shares as described in the accompanying proxy
statement. If you do not vote your proxy, our transfer agent will not
vote the shares. Participants, trustees, or administrators of
stock-based employee benefit plans will vote shares held for the stock-based
employee benefit plans in accordance with the terms of the plans.
26.
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What
is the responsibility of Integrys Energy Group under the
Plan?
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In
administering the Plan, neither we, our transfer agent, the independent
broker-dealer, nor any agent or affiliate of either of them will be liable for
any act done in good faith, or for any good faith omission to act, including
without limitation, any claim of liability arising out of failure to terminate
your account upon your death prior to the receipt of notice
in
writing of such death. However, this provision does not extend to
liability resulting from violation of the federal securities laws.
You should
recognize that neither we, our transfer agent, nor the independent broker-dealer
can assure you of a profit or protect you against a loss on shares purchased
under the Plan.
27.
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Who
interprets and regulates the Plan?
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We
have the sole right to interpret and regulate the Plan.
28.
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Can
you suspend, modify, or terminate the
Plan?
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We
have the right to suspend, modify, or terminate the Plan at any
time. We will provide notice on our web site of any suspension,
material modification, or termination of the Plan. In the event of
termination of the Plan, we will deliver to you certificates for whole shares
credited to your account under the Plan. We will make a cash payment
for any fractional share based on the average of the high and low prices of our
Common Stock reported in New York Stock Exchange composite transactions on
the next day on which the Common Stock trades on the Exchange following the date
of termination of the Plan.
29.
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Will
my shares be subject to further calls or to
assessment?
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The shares of our
Common Stock that we are offering pursuant to this prospectus will, upon payment
of the purchase price, be fully paid and nonassessable, except with respect to
wage claims of, or other debts owing to, our employees for services performed,
but not exceeding six months’ service in any one case, as provided in former
Section 180.0622(2)(b) of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law. As
of the date of this prospectus, there are no material employment claims
outstanding against us.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
CONSEQUENCES
This is a summary of the tax
consequences related to the Plan. Tax consequences may differ among
participants in the Plan. You should discuss your specific tax
situation regarding participation in
the Plan with your
tax advisor. Future legislative, administrative, or judicial changes
could significantly alter the tax treatment.
In
general, if you reinvest your dividends in shares of our Common Stock, you will
be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received a taxable dividend
equal to the cash dividend reinvested. Your share of brokerage fees
paid by us, if any, will be additional taxable income to you, and would also be
included in your tax basis of your shares.
Shares of our
Common Stock purchased with reinvested dividends will have a tax basis equal to
the amount of dividends reinvested, increased by any brokerage fees reported as
taxable income to the participant. The holding period for these
shares begins on the day following the “transaction date.” The
transaction date is the date all purchases are completed with respect to a
particular Investment Period.
Shares purchased
with optional cash payments have a tax basis equal to the amount of those
payments, increased by the amount of brokerage fees, if any, reported as taxable
income to the participant with respect to those shares. The holding
period for the shares begins on the day following the transaction
date.
You will not
recognize any additional taxable income when you withdraw whole shares from your
accounts. You will recognize a gain or loss when you sell or exchange
whole shares acquired under the Plan either through the Plan at your request or
after withdrawal. You will also recognize a gain or loss when you
receive cash payments for fractional shares credited to your accounts upon
withdrawal from or termination of the Plan. The amount of a gain
or loss is the difference between the amount which you receive for your
fractional shares and your tax basis. Such a gain or loss will
generally be a capital gain or loss. The gain or loss will be treated
as any other capital gain/loss to you.
If
you are a foreign shareholder whose dividends are subject to United States
income tax withholding or a domestic shareholder subject to backup tax
withholding, we will deduct the tax required to be withheld from the amount of
any cash dividend otherwise to be applied to the purchase of shares for your
account under the Plan, and will apply the balance of the dividend to the
purchase of shares.
Since the
withholding tax applies also to a dividend on shares credited to the Plan
account, we will apply only the net dividend on shares to the purchase of
additional stock. Regular statements sent to you will indicate the
amount of tax withheld. Likewise, if you sell shares or terminate
from the Plan and are subject to backup or other withholding, you will receive
only the net proceeds from the sale or termination as required by the Internal
Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Service regulations. We cannot
refund withholding amounts.
PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION
We
are offering our Common Stock pursuant to the Plan with this
Prospectus. The terms of the Plan provide for the purchase of shares
of our Common Stock, either newly issued shares or treasury shares, directly
from us, or, at our option, by an independent broker-dealer on the open
market. As of the date of this Prospectus, we are issuing new shares
of our Common Stock for purchase under the Plan. The Plan provides
that we may not change our determination regarding the source of purchases of
shares under the Plan more than once in any calendar quarter. The
primary consideration in determining the source of shares of Common Stock to be
used for purchases under the Plan is expected to be our desire or need to
increase equity capital. If we do not desire or need to raise equity
funds externally, we will have an independent broker-dealer purchase shares of
our Common Stock under the Plan in the open market, subject to the limitation on
changing the source of shares of Common Stock.
We
will pay all administrative costs and expenses associated with the
Plan. We will pay all brokerage commissions and related service
charges for shares of our Common Stock purchased in the open
market. Participants will bear applicable taxes incurred on such
commissions. There will be no brokerage commissions or related
service charges for shares of our Common Stock purchased directly from
us. Participants will bear the cost of brokerage commissions, related
service charges, and any applicable taxes incurred on all sales of shares of our
Common Stock made in the open market. We will include these costs as
adjustments to sales and purchase prices.
IMPORTANT
CONSIDERATIONS
We created the Stock Investment Plan
to provide a useful service for our shareholders. We are not
recommending that you buy or sell our Common Stock. You should use
the Plan only after you have independently researched your investment
decision.
The value of our Common Stock may go
up or down from time to time. Neither the Securities Investor
Protection Corporation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, nor anyone
else insures Plan accounts.
The Plan does not have any effect on
our dividend policy, which is subject to the discretion of our board of
directors. We make no representation as to the declaration of future
dividends or the rate at which dividends may be paid, since they necessarily
depend upon our future earnings, financial requirements, and other
factors.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
Since purchases of
Common Stock under the Plan may be purchases of (1) newly issued shares of
Common Stock, (2) shares of Common Stock held in treasury, or (3) shares of
Common Stock purchased in the open market, we do not know the number of shares
of Common Stock, if any, that we ultimately will sell under the
Plan. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares under
the Plan that are acquired on the open market. Proceeds from sales of
newly issued or treasury shares of Common Stock will be used for general
corporate purposes, including, without limitation:
(1) the redemption,
repayment, or retirement of our outstanding indebtedness
or
(2) the advance or
contribution of funds to one or more of our subsidiaries to be used for their
general corporate purposes, including, without
limitation:
(a)
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the
redemption, repayment, or retirement of indebtedness
or
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(b)
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preferred
stock of one or more of those
subsidiaries.
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AVAILABLE
INFORMATION
We
are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and file annual, quarterly, and current reports and other information with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Information, as of particular
dates, concerning our directors and officers, their remuneration, their security
holdings, the principal holders of our securities and any material interest of
such persons in transactions with us, we disclose in proxy statements
distributed to our shareholders and filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Our Securities and
Exchange Commission filings are available to the public over the Internet at the
Commission’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and
copy any document we file at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s public
reference facilities maintained by the Commission in Washington,
D.C.:
Public
Reference Room
100
F Street, N.E.
Washington,
D.C. 20549
You can call the
Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on
the operation of the public reference rooms.
In
addition, you can inspect these reports, proxy statements and other information
concerning us at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad
Street, New York, NY 10005.
Current reports are
also available on our web site at
http://www.integrysgroup.com/investor.
We
have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement
on Form S-3 (which together with all amendments and exhibits we refer to as the
“Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. This Prospectus does not contain all of the information set
forth in the Registration Statement, certain parts of which we omit in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. For further information, see the Registration
Statement.
INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
We
have filed the documents listed below with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (File No.
1-11337). We incorporate the documents listed below (or portions
thereof, as indicated) by reference into this Prospectus and consider them (or
the relevant portions) a part of this Prospectus.
a. Integrys
Energy Group’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2009, filed on February 26, 2010.
b. Current Report on
Form 8-K dated February 11, 2010,
which was filed on February 16, 2010.
c. Description of
Common Stock contained in Registration Statement on Form 8-B filed on
June 1, 1994.
All documents we
file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 after the date of this Prospectus and prior to the termination of
this offering are also incorporated by reference in this Prospectus as of the
date of filing such documents. Any statement contained in a document
incorporated directly or incorporated by reference shall be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement
contained in this Prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document, which
also is incorporated directly or is incorporated by reference, modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement that is modified or
superseded shall be considered a part of this Prospectus only in its modified or
suspended form.
We
will provide to you, upon request and without charge, a copy of any or all of
the documents referred to above which we have or may incorporate in this
Prospectus by reference, other than the exhibits to such documents (provided
that we will send any exhibits that are specifically incorporated by reference
in the information that we have or may incorporate in this Prospectus by
reference). You can request copies from:
Investor
Relations
Integrys Energy
Group, Inc.
P. O. Box 19001
Green Bay, WI
54307-9001
You may also request a copy by
calling 800-228-6888 or 920-433-1050.
Current filings are also available
on our web site at
http://www.integrysgroup.com/investor/.
LEGAL
OPINION
Our counsel,
Foley & Lardner LLP, 777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202 has
rendered an opinion as to the validity of the shares of our Common Stock which
we are offering pursuant to this Prospectus.
EXPERTS
The consolidated
financial statements and the related financial statement schedules, incorporated
in this prospectus by reference from Integrys Energy Group’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K, and the effectiveness of Integrys Energy Group’s internal control
over financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an
independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports which
are incorporated herein by reference (which reports (1) express an unqualified
opinion on those consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedules and include an explanatory paragraph regarding the adoption of a new
accounting standard and (2) express an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting). Such consolidated
financial statements and financial statement schedules have been so incorporated
in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts
in accounting and auditing.
The financial
statements of American Transmission Company LLC incorporated in this prospectus
by reference from Integrys Energy Group’s Annual Report on Form 10-K have been
audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public
accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by
reference and has been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm
given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
Integrys
Energy Group, Inc.
__________
SHAREHOLDER
INQUIRIES
TRANSFER
AGENT AND REGISTRAR
Mailing
Address:
American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
Wall Street
Station
P.O. Box
922
New York,
NY 10269-0560
Telephone:
800-236-1551
Facsimile:
718-236-2641
Internet
Address:
www.amstock.com
Electronic
Mail Address:
info@amstock.com
Integrys
Energy Group, Inc.
Mailing
Address:
Investor
Relations
Integrys Energy
Group, Inc.
P.
O. Box 19001
Green Bay,
WI 54307-9001
Telephone:
800-228-6888 or
920-433-1050
Facsimile:
920-433-1526
Internet
Address:
www.integrysgroup.com
Electronic
Mail Address:
investor@integrysgroup.com
PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item
14. OTHER
EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The expenses in
connection with the distribution of the securities being registered hereunder
are set forth below and will be borne by Integrys Energy Group. All
expenses are estimated other than the SEC registration fee.
Securities
and Exchange Commission Registration Fee
|
|
$ |
19,183 |
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Printing
Expenses
|
|
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10,000 |
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Accounting
Fees and
Expenses
|
|
|
8,000 |
|
Legal Fees
and
Expenses
|
|
|
12,000 |
|
Miscellaneous
Expenses
|
|
|
9,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Total
Expenses
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$ |
58,183 |
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Item
15. INDEMNIFICATION
OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Pursuant to the
Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and Article VI of the by-laws of Integrys
Energy Group, directors and officers of Integrys Energy Group are entitled to
mandatory indemnification from us against certain liabilities and expenses to
the extent such officers or directors are successful on the merits or otherwise
in connection with a proceeding, unless it is determined that the director or
officer breached or failed to perform his or her duties to Integrys Energy Group
and such breach or failure constituted: (a) a willful failure to deal fairly
with Integrys Energy Group or its shareholders in connection with a matter in
which the director or officer had a material conflict of interest; (b) a
violation of the criminal law unless the director or officer had reasonable
cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful; (c) a transaction from which the
director or officer derived an improper personal profit (unless such profit is
immaterial under the circumstances); or (d) willful misconduct. It
should also be noted that the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law specifically
states that it is the policy of Wisconsin to require or permit indemnification
in connection with a proceeding involving securities regulation to the extent
required or permitted as described above. Additionally, under the
Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, directors of Integrys Energy Group are not
subject to personal liability to Integrys Energy Group, its shareholders or any
person asserting rights on behalf of Integrys Energy Group or its shareholders
for certain breaches or failures to perform any duty resulting solely from their
status as directors or officers except in circumstances paralleling those in
subparagraphs (a) through (d) outlined above.
The indemnification
provided by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and Integrys Energy Group’s
by-laws is not exclusive of any other rights to which a director or officer may
be entitled. The general effect of the foregoing provisions may be to
reduce the circumstances under which an officer or director may be required to
bear the economic burden of the foregoing liabilities and expenses.
The indemnification
described above may be broad enough to cover liabilities under the Securities
Act of 1933. Officers and directors of Integrys Energy Group would
also be indemnified by the underwriters or agents for certain claims under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to the terms of the proposed form of
underwriting agreement and agency agreement filed
herewith. Integrys
Energy Group has purchased insurance permitted by the Wisconsin Business
Corporation Law on behalf of its officers and directors which may cover
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.
Item
16. EXHIBITS
The exhibits listed
in the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed or incorporated by reference as part
of this registration statement.
Item
17. UNDERTAKINGS
a. The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) to file, during any
period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this registration statement:
(i) to include any
prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii) to reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective
registration statement.
(iii) to include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement.
provided, however, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if
the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is
contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of
the registration statement.
(2) that, for the
purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at the time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3) to remove from
registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) that, for the
purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser:
(i) Each prospectus
filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of
the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part
of and included in the registration statement; and
(ii) Each prospectus
required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a
registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made
pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the
information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be
deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the
earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or
the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described
in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes
of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date
shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement
relating to the securities in the registration statement to which the prospectus
relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no
statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated
by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale
prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in
the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration
statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective
date.
(5) That, for the
purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of
1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the
undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of
the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless
of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the
securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the
following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the
purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such
purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary
prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering
required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing
prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned
registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any
other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material
information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on
behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other
communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
b. The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes, that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
c. Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago,
State of Illinois, and/or the City of Green Bay, State of Wisconsin, on February
26, 2010.
INTEGRYS
ENERGY GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Charles A.
Schrock
Charles A.
Schrock
President
and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Name
|
Capacity
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/s/ Charles A.
Schrock
Charles A.
Schrock
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President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive
officer)*
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/s/ Joseph P. O'Leary
Joseph P.
O’Leary
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Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial
officer)*
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/s/ Diane L.
Ford
Diane L.
Ford
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Vice
President and Corporate Controller (principal accounting
officer)*
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Keith E.
Bailey +
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Director
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Richard A.
Bemis +
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Director
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William J.
Brodsky +
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Director
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Albert J.
Budney, Jr. +
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Director
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Pastora San
Juan Cafferty +
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Director
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Ellen
Carnahan +
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Director
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Robert C.
Gallagher +
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Director
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Kathryn M.
Hasselblad-Pascale +
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Director
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John W.
Higgins +
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Director
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James L.
Kemerling +
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Director
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Michael E.
Lavin +
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Director
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William F.
Protz, Jr. +
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Director
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Larry L.
Weyers +
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Director and
Executive Chairman of the Board
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+By:
/s/ Charles A.
Schrock
Charles A.
Schrock
Attorney-in-Fact*
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*
Each of the above signatures is affixed as of February 26,
2010.
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
Number
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Document Description
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3
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By-laws of
Integrys Energy Group, as amended through December 17, 2009 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Integrys Energy Group’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed December 22, 2009 [File No. 1-11337]).
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4.1
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Restated
Articles of Incorporation of Integrys Energy Group, as amended
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Integrys Energy Group’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 27, 2007 [File
No. 1-11337]).
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4.2
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Stock
Investment Plan (included in this Registration Statement as the
Prospectus).
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5
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Opinion of
Foley & Lardner LLP.
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23.1
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Consent of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Integrys Energy
Group.
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23.2
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Consent of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for American Transmission
Company LLC.
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23.3
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Consent of
Foley & Lardner LLP (included in Exhibit 5).
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24
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Powers of
Attorney.
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