Ask Congress to stop a tax hike

The current 15% tax rate on dividends is set to expire Dec. 31, 2010, unless Congress passes legislation to extend it. This will impact shareholders with dividend paying stock—including MGE Energy investors.

The current low tax rate:

• Allows utility investors to keep more of their dividend income.
• Helps investors from all income levels and age groups who own stocks that pay dividends. Senior citizens and people reaching retirement age, in particular, represent a large number of investors who own dividend-paying stocks. Many seniors rely on dividend payments to supplement their retirement income.

Take action with other investors. Please visit www.DefendMyDividend.org and click on "Take Action Now." After you enter your home ZIP code, the Web site will automatically match you with your legislators so you can easily send letters asking them to stop a dividend tax hike.

Thank you for participating in this important campaign.