8-K 1 k48634e8vk.htm FORM 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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 9, 2009

Commission |  | Registrant; State of Incorporation; |  | IRS Employer
File Number |  | Address; and Telephone Number |  | Identification No.
1-9513 |  | CMS ENERGY CORPORATION |  | 38-2726431
|  | (A Michigan Corporation) |  |
|  | One Energy Plaza Jackson, Michigan 49201 (517) 788-0550 |  |
1-5611 |  | CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY |  | 38-0442310
|  | (A Michigan Corporation) One Energy Plaza Jackson, Michigan 49201 (517) 788-0550 |  |

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
CMS Energy Corporation’s (“CMS Energy”) management will meet with investors at the Wells Fargo Securities Exploration and Production, Energy Services and Utility Symposium (“Symposium”) on Wednesday, December 9, 2009. CMS Energy’s executive vice president and chief financial officer will provide a brief company overview presentation (“CMS Energy Presentation”) at the Symposium, in addition to his participation in a panel presentation on the topic of Capital Allocation and Resource Planning in an Uncertain World. A webcast of the CMS Energy Presentation will be available at the CMS Energy website, www.cmsenergy.com. A copy of the CMS Energy Presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
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, 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 |  | Presentation of CMS Energy for the Symposium

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 “MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS—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, 2008 and as updated in CMS Energy’s and Consumers Energy’s Forms 10-Q for the Quarters Ended March 31, 2009, June 30, 2009, and September 30, 2009. CMS Energy’s and Consumers Energy’s “MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS—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.

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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.

| CMS ENERGY CORPORATION |
Dated: December 9, 2009 | By: | /s/ Thomas J. Webb |
|  | Thomas J. Webb |
|  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY |
Dated: December 9, 2009 | By: | /s/ Thomas J. Webb |
|  | Thomas J. Webb |
|  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |