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FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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WEC Capital Trust I
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware Applied for
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Wisconsin Energy Corporation
Wisconsin 39-1391525
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
231 West Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201
(Address of registrants' principal executive offices)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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WEC Capital Trust I 6.85% Trust
Preferred Securities (and the New York Stock Exchange
Guarantee with respect thereto)
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If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [ ]
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box [ ]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates:
333-73137 333-73137-01
Wisconsin Energy Corporation WEC Capital Trust I
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The class of securities to be registered hereby is the 6.85% Trust
Preferred Securities (the "Preferred Securities") issued by WEC Capital Trust I,
a statutory business trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
"Trust"). The Preferred Securities represent preferred undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust, and are guaranteed by Wisconsin Energy
Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation ("WEC") and the Depositor of the Trust, to
the extent set forth in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Trust, WEC
and WEC Capital Trust II (Registration Nos. 333-73137-01, 333-73137 and 333-
73137-02, respectively), as amended by Pre Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto
(the "Registration Statement"), and the form of Prospectus included therein, and
the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement for the Preferred Securities which
descriptions are incorporated herein by reference. Definitive copies of the
Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement describing the Preferred Securities
will be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and shall be incorporated by reference into this registration statement
on Form 8-A. This Form 8-A is being filed in connection with the listing of
Preferred Securities on the New York Stock Exchange.
Item 2. Exhibits
2.1 Certificate of Trust, dated February 25, 1999, of WEC Capital Trust I
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration
Statement).
2.2 Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of WEC Capital Trust I
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Registration
Statement).
2.3 Form of Preferred Security (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.8
to the Registration Statement).
2.4 Form of Guarantee Agreement with respect to the Preferred Securities
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to the Registration
Statement).
2.5 Form of Indenture between WEC and The First National Bank of Chicago, as
Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Registration Statement).
2.6 Form of Securities Resolution to be used in connection with the issuance of
a series of Junior Subordinated Debentures (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, this 17 day of
March, 1999.
WEC Capital Trust I
By: Wisconsin Energy Corporation,
as Depositor
By: /s/ Calvin H. Baker
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Calvin H. Baker
Treasurer Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, this 17 day of
March, 1999.
Wisconsin Energy Corporation
By: /s/ Calvin H. Baker
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Calvin H. Baker, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer
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