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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On November 20, 2014, Consumers Energy Company (“Consumers”), a principal subsidiary of CMS Energy Corporation (“CMS Energy”), amended its Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of November 23, 2010 (the “Purchase Agreement”). The parties to the Purchase Agreement are listed in the Purchase Agreement, which was previously filed as Exhibit 10.34 to the Form 10-K filed February 24, 2011 and is incorporated herein by reference. The effect of this amendment, among other things, is to extend the term of the Consumers’ receivables financing facility until November 20, 2016.  

The Bank of Nova Scotia has provided banking and underwriting services to Consumers in the ordinary course of business.

The foregoing description of the amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

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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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