8-K


		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
	FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
		April 17, 2026 Date of report (date of earliest event reported)
Commission File No.		Name of Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Telephone No.	IRS Employer Identification No.
000-49965		MGE Energy, Inc. (a Wisconsin Corporation) 133 South Blair Street Madison, Wisconsin 53788 (608) 252-7000 \| mgeenergy.com	39-2040501
000-1125		Madison Gas and Electric Company (a Wisconsin Corporation) 133 South Blair Street Madison, Wisconsin 53788 (608) 252-7000 \| mge.com	39-0444025

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1 Par Value Per Share	MGEE	The NASDAQ Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

MGE Energy, Inc. ☐ Madison Gas and Electric Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

MGE Energy, Inc. ☐ Madison Gas and Electric Company ☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 17, 2026, the Boards of Directors of MGE Energy, Inc. (“MGE Energy”) and Madison Gas and Electric Company (“MGE”) promoted Jared Bushek, the Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of both MGE Energy and MGE, to the position of Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of both MGE Energy and MGE, effective as of May 1, 2026. In connection with his promotion, Mr. Bushek was granted a one-time retention award in the form of restricted stock units under MGE Energy’s 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan with respect to 25,000 shares of MGE Energy’s common stock. To support retention of Mr. Bushek, the retention award is scheduled to cliff vest on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, subject to Mr. Bushek’s continued employment through such date, subject to earlier vesting in the event of Mr. Bushek’s death, disability or termination without cause or resignation for good reason within 24 months following a change in control of MGE Energy.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document).


	MGE Energy, Inc. Madison Gas and Electric Company
	(Registrants)



Date: April 21, 2026	/s/ Jenny L. Lagerwall
	Jenny L. Lagerwall Assistant Vice President - Accounting and Controller (Chief Accounting Officer)