Company Update – May 2015 In this presentation, we make statements concerning our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, and future events or performance. These statements are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and conditions. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements and the underlying assumptions are reasonable, we cannot provide assurance that such statements will prove correct.Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Some risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements include those described in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as may be amended or supplemented in Part II, Item 1A of our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and those identified below:The timing and resolution of rate cases and related negotiations, including recovery of deferred and current costs and the ability to earn a reasonable return on investment, and other regulatory decisions impacting the regulated businesses;Federal and state legislative and regulatory changes, including deregulation and restructuring of the electric and natural gas utility industries, financial reform, health care reform, energy efficiency mandates, reliability standards, pipeline integrity and safety standards, and changes in tax and other laws and regulations to which we and our subsidiaries are subject;The possibility that the proposed merger with Wisconsin Energy Corporation does not close (including, but not limited to, due to the failure to satisfy the closing conditions), disruption fromthe proposed merger making it more difficult to maintain our business and operational relationships, and the risk that unexpected costs will be incurred during this process;The risk of terrorism or cyber security attacks, including the associated costs to protect our assets and respond to such events;The risk of failure to maintain the security of personally identifiable information, including the associated costs to notify affected persons and to mitigate their information security concerns;The timely completion of capital projects within estimates, as well as the recovery of those costs through established mechanisms;Unusual weather and other natural phenomena, including related economic, operational, and/or other ancillary effects of any such events;The impact of unplanned facility outages;The risks associated with changing commodity prices, particularly natural gas and electricity, and the available sources of fuel, natural gas, and purchased power, including their impact on margins, working capital, and liquidity requirements;The effects of political developments, as well as changes in economic conditions and the related impact on customer energy use, customer growth, and our ability to adequately forecastenergy use for our customers;Federal and state legislative and regulatory changes relating to the environment, including climate change and other environmental regulations impacting generation facilities and renewable energy standards;Costs and effects of litigation and administrative proceedings, settlements, investigations, and claims;Changes in credit ratings and interest rates caused by volatility in the financial markets and actions of rating agencies and their impact on our and our subsidiaries' liquidity and financing efforts;The ability to retain market-based rate authority;The effects, extent, and timing of competition or additional regulation in the markets in which our subsidiaries operate;The risk of financial loss, including increases in bad debt expense, associated with the inability of our and our subsidiaries' counterparties, affiliates, and customers to meet their obligations;The ability to use tax credit, net operating loss, and/or charitable contribution carryforwards;The investment performance of employee benefit plan assets and related actuarial assumptions, which impact future funding requirements;The risk associated with the value of goodwill or other intangible assets and their possible impairment;Potential business strategies, including acquisitions or dispositions of assets or businesses, which cannot be assured to be completed timely or within budgets;Changes in technology, particularly with respect to new, developing, or alternative sources of generation;The financial performance of ATC and its corresponding contribution to our earnings;The timing and outcome of any audits, disputes, and other proceedings related to taxes;The effectiveness of risk management strategies, the use of financial and derivative instruments, and the related recovery of these costs from customers in rates;The effect of accounting pronouncements issued periodically by standard-setting bodies; andOther factors discussed elsewhere herein and in other reports we file with the SEC.Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. 24 Disclosure of Full Forward-Looking Statements