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) September 20, 2011
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Commission
File Number
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Registrant; State of Incorporation;
Address; and Telephone Number
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IRS Employer
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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 |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 20, 2011, CMS Energy Corporation’s (“CMS Energy”) management will be meeting with
investors at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Power and Gas Leaders Conference
(“Conference”). At the Conference, CMS Energy’s executive vice president and chief financial
officer, Tom Webb, will provide a company overview presentation, scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m.
EDT. A copy of the CMS Energy presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. A webcast
of the presentation will be available on the CMS Energy website, www.cmsenergy.com.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on
Form 8-K, Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 CMS Energy presentation dated September 20, 2011
This Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” as defined in Rule 3b-6 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Rule 175 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and relevant
legal decisions. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. They should
be read in conjunction with “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION” and “RISK FACTORS”
sections of CMS Energy Corporation’s (“CMS Energy”) Form 10-K and Consumers Energy Company’s
(“Consumers Energy”) Form 10-K each for the Year Ended December 31, 2010 and as updated in CMS
Energy’s and Consumers Energy’s Forms 10-Q for the Quarters Ended March 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011.
CMS Energy’s and Consumers Energy’s “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION” and “RISK FACTORS”
sections are incorporated herein by reference and discuss important factors that could cause CMS
Energy’s and Consumers Energy’s results to differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements.