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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 23, 2014
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CMS ENERGY CORPORATION (A Michigan Corporation) One Energy Plaza Jackson, Michigan 49201 (517) 788-0550 |
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38-2726431 |
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CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY (A Michigan Corporation) One Energy Plaza Jackson, Michigan 49201 (517) 788-0550 |
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38-0442310 |
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 23, 2014, CMS Energy Corporation (“CMS Energy”) issued a News Release, in which it announced its results for the third quarter of 2014. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the CMS Energy News Release, furnished as a part of this report.
Exhibit 99.1 contains certain financial measures that are considered “non-GAAP financial measures” as defined in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and contains a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information set forth in the CMS Energy News Release dated October 23, 2014, attached as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated by reference in response to this Item 7.01.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933. Investors and others should note that CMS Energy and Consumers Energy Company post important financial information using the investor relations section of the CMS Energy website, www.cmsenergy.com and Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 CMS Energy News Release dated October 23, 2014
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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CMS ENERGY CORPORATION |
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Dated: October 23, 2014 |
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/s/ Thomas J. Webb |
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Thomas J. Webb |
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Executive Vice President and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY |
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Dated: October 23, 2014 |
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/s/ Thomas J. Webb |
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Thomas J. Webb |
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Executive Vice President and |
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Chief Financial Officer |