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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-05-01

MGE ENERGY INC (MGE)

Fiscal year 2025 executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$3,613,508
Jeffrey Keebler total, FY2025
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CEO pay percentile vs peers
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CEO-to-median pay ratio
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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Jeffrey Keebler$795,833$0$1,402,881$0$865,920$531,180$17,694$3,613,508
Chairman, President
Jared Bushek420,8680582,3160345,0443,222113,4341,464,884
Vice President
Cari Renlund413,1800273,1830270,6070102,9531,059,923
Vice President
James Lorenz328,6310219,1560195,382185,18858,846987,203
Vice President
Lynn Hobbie389,0120214,4850220,58828,37658,427910,888
Former Executive

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Jeffrey Keebler$3,613,508$2,126,131$2,566,797+1,487,377
Jared Bushek1,464,8841,015,661820,879+449,223
Cari Renlund1,059,923913,444832,719+146,479
James Lorenz987,203713,592—+273,611
Lynn Hobbie910,888781,2361,006,937+129,652

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

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Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Jared BushekPSU2025-03-031,4342,867—5,734$316,631
Jared BushekRSU2025-03-03——2,867—265,685
Lynn HobbiePSU2025-03-035281,056—2,112116,625
Lynn HobbieRSU2025-03-03——1,056—97,860
Jeffrey KeeblerRSU2025-03-03——6,907—640,072
Jeffrey KeeblerPSU2025-03-033,4546,907—13,814762,809
James LorenzPSU2025-03-035401,079—2,158119,165
James LorenzRSU2025-03-03——1,079—99,991
Cari RenlundRSU2025-03-03——1,345—124,641
Cari RenlundPSU2025-03-036731,345—2,690148,542
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Jared Bushek$265,685$316,631$054.4%
Lynn Hobbie97,860116,625054.4%
Jeffrey Keebler640,072762,809054.4%
James Lorenz99,991119,165054.4%
Cari Renlund124,641148,542054.4%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

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Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Jared BushekRSU1,854—$145,391
James LorenzRSU1,079—84,615
Jeffrey KeeblerPSU10,361—812,510
Jeffrey KeeblerPSU7,743—607,206
Jeffrey KeeblerRSU6,907—541,647
Jeffrey KeeblerRSU5,162—404,804
Jared BushekPSU4,301—337,284
Jared BushekRSU2,867—224,830
Jared BushekPSU2,781—218,086
Cari RenlundPSU2,274—178,327
Lynn HobbiePSU2,157—169,152
Cari RenlundPSU2,018—158,252
James LorenzPSU1,619—126,962
Lynn HobbiePSU1,584—124,217
Cari RenlundRSU1,516—118,885
James LorenzPSU1,458—114,336
Lynn HobbieRSU1,438—112,768
Cari RenlundRSU1,345—105,475
Lynn HobbieRSU1,056—82,812
James LorenzRSU972—76,224
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The executive compensation program is designed to compensate NEOs fairly based on marketplace assessments and to achieve a balance of short-term and long-term incentives for maintaining and improving Company performance and shareholder value. The program links a significant portion of compensation to defined performance standards to align executive interests with those of shareholders and customers.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantFW Cook
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
James L. PossinIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit$109,655$85,000———$194,655
Patricia K. AckermanIndependent · Audit (Chair)97,84585,000———182,845
Marcia M. AndersonIndependent97,50085,000———182,500
Angela S. RiegerIndependent · Human Resources and Compensation · Corporate Governance85,00085,000———170,000
Londa J. DeweyIndependent · Human Resources and Compensation · Corporate Governance · Executive85,00085,000———170,000
Noble L. WrayIndependent · Audit85,00085,000———170,000
Gary J. WolterNot independent85,00085,000———170,000
Daniel J. KellyIndependent · Audit85,00085,000———170,000
James G. BerbeeIndependent · Human Resources and Compensation · Corporate Governance85,00085,000———170,000
Jeffrey M. KeeblerEmployee director · Board Chair—————0
Jared J. BushekEmployee director—————0
James J. LorenzEmployee director—————0
Cari Anne RenlundEmployee director—————0
Lynn K. HobbieEmployee director · Departed during FY—————0
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$85,000
Annual equity retainer$85,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)15,000 / 12,500 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline$3
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Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$815,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$765,000
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,580,000

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

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Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

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Peer reciprocity

Of the companies MGE ENERGY INC names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including MGE ENERGY INC.

10b

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1IDACORP, Inc.2025Lisa Grow$1,050,000$2,942,308$0$1,785,001$7,529,892
2Otter Tail Corporation2025Charles MacFarlane867,5783,149,27601,471,1946,792,688
3Sunnova Energy International, Inc.2023William Berger620,833489,6454,000,000734,4685,865,040
4NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.2025Brian Bird921,2632,700,0220743,4005,016,745
5Avista Corporation2025Heather Rosentrater786,8452,653,7430897,7324,773,308
6Chesapeake Utilities Corporation2025Jeffry Householder872,3852,420,56601,097,8634,531,322
7ALLETE, Inc.2024Bethany Owen871,1751,378,13801,329,6923,720,063
8Northwest Natural Holding Company2025Justin Palfreyman812,5001,726,208—726,4063,695,467
9Ormat Technologies Inc.2025Doron Blachar641,0622,000,0000816,0003,618,005
10MGE ENERGY INC2025Jeffrey Keebler795,8331,402,8810865,9203,613,508
11Unitil Corporation2025Thomas Meissner Jr.744,066751,8420662,5913,189,116
12Genie Energy Ltd.2025Michael Stein450,0000001,371,250

Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

10c

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
MGE ENERGY INCnot disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50not disclosedFW Cook
ALLETE, Inc.153.2%PSU 75 · RSU 25Yes — Relative TSRPearl Meyer
Avista Corporation114%not disclosedNoMeridian Compensation Partners
Chesapeake Utilities Corporationnot disclosedPSU 100not disclosedFW Cook
Genie Energy Ltd.not disclosedRestricted Stock 100not disclosednot disclosed
IDACORP, Inc.170%PSU 67 · RSU 33Yes — TSRPay Governance
Northwest Natural Holding Company138.8%PSU 65 · RSU 35NoPay Governance
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.80%PSU 70 · RSU 30Yes — TSR relative to peer groupWillis Towers Watson (WTW)
Ormat Technologies Inc.97%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative TSRF.W. Cook & Co.
Otter Tail Corporationnot disclosednot disclosedYes — Three-Year TSR performance relative to peer groupWTW
Sunnova Energy International, Inc.126%Options 100not disclosedPearl Meyer
Unitil Corporation137%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoWillis Towers

Read from each company's Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company's filing does not state the item.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at MGE ENERGY INC in fiscal 2025?
Jeffrey Keebler, Chairman and President, was the highest-paid executive at MGE ENERGY INC in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $3,613,508 as disclosed.
How does MGE ENERGY INC's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
The company reported that the chief executive's name and pay percentile relative to disclosed peers are not disclosed in this filing.
What is MGE ENERGY INC's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
The filing shows that the CEO-to-median employee pay ratio is not disclosed in this filing.
How did shareholders vote on MGE ENERGY INC's executive compensation?
The filing shows that the latest say-on-pay support vote is not disclosed in this filing.
How much does MGE ENERGY INC spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, total board compensation for fiscal 2025 was $1,580,000.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

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Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, Jeffrey KeeblerDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 3,613,508. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c9 · span 1077549–1077558
2Section 01, Jared BushekDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,464,884. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c9 · span 1090079–1090088
3Section 01, Cari RenlundDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,059,923. Filing ↗machine: r10 · c9 · span 1102757–1102766
4Section 01, James LorenzDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 987,203. Filing ↗machine: r16 · c9 · span 1127754–1127761
5Section 01, Lynn HobbieDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 910,888. Filing ↗machine: r13 · c9 · span 1115265–1115272
6Section 03, Jared Bushek PSUDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1183377–1183384
7Section 03, Jared Bushek RSUDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1188113–1188120
8Section 03, Lynn Hobbie PSUDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1211143–1211150
9Section 03, Lynn Hobbie RSUDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1215879–1215885
10Section 03, Jeffrey Keebler RSUDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1174215–1174222
11Section 03, Jeffrey Keebler PSUDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1169479–1169486
12Section 03, James Lorenz PSUDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1225024–1225031
13Section 03, James Lorenz RSUDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1229760–1229766
14Section 03, Cari Renlund RSUDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1201998–1202005
15Section 03, Cari Renlund PSUDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1197262–1197269
16Section 08, James L. PossinDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 194,655. Filing ↗machine: span 755541–755783
17Section 08, Patricia K. AckermanDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 182,845. Filing ↗machine: span 747623–747865
18Section 08, Marcia M. AndersonDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 182,500. Filing ↗machine: span 749209–749451
19Section 08, Angela S. RiegerDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 170,000. Filing ↗machine: span 757125–757367
20Section 08, Londa J. DeweyDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 170,000. Filing ↗machine: span 752374–752616
21Section 08, Noble L. WrayDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 170,000. Filing ↗machine: span 760288–760530
22Section 08, Gary J. WolterDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 170,000. Filing ↗machine: span 758707–758949
23Section 08, Daniel J. KellyDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 170,000. Filing ↗machine: span 753957–754199
24Section 08, James G. BerbeeDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 170,000. Filing ↗machine: span 750792–751034
25Section 08, Jeffrey M. KeeblerDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
26Section 08, Jared J. BushekDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
27Section 08, James J. LorenzDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
28Section 08, Cari Anne RenlundDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
29Section 08, Lynn K. HobbieDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
30Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
31Section 03b vehicle mix (computed)Computed——RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio
32Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 815,000 + equity 765,000 + all other 0 = 1,580,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,580,000
33IDACORP, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-020001057877-26-000091CEO total compensation as printed in IDACORP, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,529,892. Filing ↗machine: t35 · r2 · c9 · span 715958–715967
34Otter Tail Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-020001466593-26-000023CEO total compensation as printed in Otter Tail Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 6,792,688. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c24 · span 879904–879913
35Sunnova Energy International, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2024-04-040001772695-24-000049CEO total compensation as printed in Sunnova Energy International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,865,040. Filing ↗machine: span 634076–634085
36NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-120001993004-26-000018CEO total compensation as printed in NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,016,745. Filing ↗machine: t153 · r3 · c19 · span 752129–752138
37Avista Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-010001193125-26-138034CEO total compensation as printed in Avista Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 4,773,308. Filing ↗machine: span 842223–842232
38Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-250001628280-26-020945CEO total compensation as printed in Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 4,531,322. Filing ↗machine: span 694783–694792
39ALLETE, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-03-310000066756-25-000043CEO total compensation as printed in ALLETE, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,720,063. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c24 · span 830444–830454
40Northwest Natural Holding Company, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-170001193125-26-161075CEO total compensation as printed in Northwest Natural Holding Company's own proxy. As printed: 3,695,467. Filing ↗
41Ormat Technologies Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-210001193125-26-166752CEO total compensation as printed in Ormat Technologies Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,618,005. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c14 · span 1948476–1948485
42MGE ENERGY INC (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-020001161728-26-000005CEO total compensation as printed in MGE ENERGY INC's own proxy. As printed: 3,613,508. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c9 · span 1077549–1077558
43Unitil Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-270001193125-26-128263CEO total compensation as printed in Unitil Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 3,189,116. Filing ↗machine: t214 · span 819224–819233
44Genie Energy Ltd., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-05-010001437749-26-014295CEO total compensation as printed in Genie Energy Ltd.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,371,250. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c23 · span 385903–385912
45Section 10a, NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001993004-26-000018NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include MGE ENERGY INC. Filing ↗
46Section 10a, Sunnova Energy International, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001772695-24-000049Sunnova Energy International, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include MGE ENERGY INC. Filing ↗
47Section 10a, Unitil Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-128263Unitil Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include MGE ENERGY INC. Filing ↗
48Section 10a, IDACORP, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001057877-26-000091IDACORP, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include MGE ENERGY INC. Filing ↗
49Section 10a, ALLETE, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0000066756-25-000043ALLETE, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include MGE ENERGY INC. Filing ↗
50Section 10a, Avista Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-138034Avista Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include MGE ENERGY INC. Filing ↗
51Section 10a, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A—0001628280-26-020945Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include MGE ENERGY INC. Filing ↗
52Section 10a, Northwest Natural Holding Company reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-161075Northwest Natural Holding Company's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include MGE ENERGY INC. Filing ↗
53Section 10a, Otter Tail Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A—0001466593-26-000023Otter Tail Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include MGE ENERGY INC. Filing ↗

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