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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-11-321754
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20111118
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20111125
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20111125

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CONSUMERS ENERGY CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000201533
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		IRS NUMBER:				380442310
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05611
		FILM NUMBER:		111226409

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE ENERGY PLAZA
		CITY:			JACKSON
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5177881612

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE ENERGY PLAZA
		CITY:			JACKSON
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49201

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CONSUMERS POWER CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CMS ENERGY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000811156
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		IRS NUMBER:				382726431
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09513
		FILM NUMBER:		111226410

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE ENERGY PLAZA
		CITY:			JACKSON
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5177881612

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE ENERGY PLAZA
		CITY:			JACKSON
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49201
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<P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November&nbsp;18, 2011 </B></FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>CMS ENERGY CORPORATION</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>38-2726431</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(A Michigan Corporation)</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>One Energy Plaza</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Jackson, Michigan 49201</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(517) 788-0550</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>38-0442310</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>One Energy Plaza</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Jackson, Michigan 49201</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(517) 788-0550</B></FONT></P></TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On November&nbsp;18, 2011, Consumers Energy Company (&#147;Consumers&#148;), a principal subsidiary of CMS Energy Corporation (&#147;CMS Energy&#148;),
amended its Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of November&nbsp;23, 2010 (the &#147;Facility&#148;). The parties to the Facility are listed in the Facility, which was previously filed as Exhibit 10.34 to the Form 10-K filed
February&nbsp;24, 2011 and is incorporated herein by reference. This amendment, among other things, extends the term of the Facility until November&nbsp;16, 2012. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. has provided banking and underwriting services to Consumers in the ordinary course of business. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The foregoing description of the amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the amendment, respectively, which is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1
and incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(d)&nbsp;Exhibits. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.1 Amendment
No.&nbsp;1 to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of November&nbsp;18, 2011 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Form 8-K contains
&#147;forward-looking statements&#148; as defined in Rule&nbsp;3b-6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Rule&nbsp;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 &#147;FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION&#148; and &#147;RISK FACTORS&#148; sections of CMS Energy Corporation&#146;s (&#147;CMS Energy&#148;) Form 10-K and Consumers Energy
Company&#146;s (&#147;Consumers Energy&#148;) Form 10-K each for the Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2010 and as updated in CMS Energy&#146;s and Consumers Energy&#146;s Forms 10-Q for the Quarters Ended March&nbsp;31, 2011,&nbsp;June&nbsp;30, 2011 and
September&nbsp;30, 2011. CMS Energy&#146;s and Consumers Energy&#146;s &#147;FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION&#148; and &#147;RISK FACTORS&#148; sections are incorporated herein by reference and discuss important factors that could cause
CMS Energy&#146;s and Consumers Energy&#146;s results to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. </FONT></P>

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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dated: November&nbsp;25, 2011</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T<SMALL>HOMAS</SMALL> J. W<SMALL>EBB</SMALL></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Thomas J. Webb</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Executive Vice President and</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T<SMALL>HOMAS</SMALL> J. W<SMALL>EBB</SMALL></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Thomas J. Webb</FONT></TD></TR>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EXECUTION COPY </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">AMENDMENT NO. 1 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">TO </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">AMENDED AND
RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dated as of November&nbsp;18, 2011 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this &#147;<U>Amendment</U>&#148;) is entered into as of November&nbsp;18, 2011 by and among Consumers Receivables
Funding II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the &#147;<U>Seller</U>&#148;), Consumers Energy Company, a Michigan corporation (&#147;<U>Consumers</U>&#148;), as initial servicer (the &#147;<U>Servicer</U>&#148;), the entities party hereto
from time to time as Conduits (together with any of their respective successors and assigns hereunder, the &#147;<U>Conduits</U>&#148;), the entities party hereto from time to time as Financial Institutions (together with any of their respective
successors and assigns hereunder, the &#147;<U>Financial Institutions</U>&#148;), the entities party hereto from time to time as Managing Agents (together with any of their respective successors and assigns hereunder, the &#147;<U>Managing
Agents</U>&#148;) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (&#147;<U>JPMC</U>&#148;), as administrative agent for the Purchasers (together with its successors and assigns hereunder, the &#147;<U>Administrative Agent</U>&#148;). </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">PRELIMINARY STATEMENT </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Seller, the Servicer, the Conduits, the Financial Institutions, the Managing Agents and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement dated
as of November&nbsp;23, 2010 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the &#147;<U>RPA</U>&#148;). Terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned in
the RPA. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The parties to the RPA enter into this Amendment to provide for certain modifications to the terms and provisions of
the RPA as more particularly set forth hereinbelow. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.<U> Amendments to the RPA</U>. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;2</U> below, the
RPA is hereby amended as set forth below: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.1.<U> Exhibit I</U> to the RPA is amended to delete in its
entirety the definition therein of &#147;<U>CP Rate</U>&#148; and to substitute the following definition therefor: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;CP
Rate&#148; means, for any day, for any Purchaser Interests funded by a Conduit through the issuance of Commercial Paper, the Daily/30 Day LIBOR Rate in respect of such day.&nbsp;&#147;<U>Daily/30 Day LIBOR Rate</U>&#148; shall mean, for any day, a
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rate per annum equal to the thirty (30)&nbsp;day London-Interbank Offered Rate appearing on the Bloomberg BBAM (British Bankers Association) Page (or on any successor or substitute page of such
service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time in accordance with its customary practices for purposes of providing quotations of
interest rates applicable to U.S.&nbsp;Dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such day or, if such day is not a Business Day in London, the immediately preceding Business Day in London.&nbsp;In
the event that such rate is not available on any day at such time for any reason, then the &#147;Daily/30 Day LIBOR Rate&#148; for such day shall be the rate at which thirty (30)&nbsp;day U.S.&nbsp;Dollar deposits of $5,000,000 are offered by the
principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such day; and if the Administrative Agent is for any reason unable to determine the
Daily/30 Day LIBOR Rate in the foregoing manner or has determined in good faith that the Daily/ 30 Day LIBOR Rate determined in such manner does not accurately reflect the cost of acquiring, funding or maintaining a Purchaser Interest, the Daily/30
Day LIBOR Rate for such day shall be the Alternate Base Rate. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exhibit I</U> to
the RPA is amended to delete in its entirety the definition therein of &#147;<U>Liquidity Termination Date</U>&#148; and to substitute the following definition therefor: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Liquidity Termination Date</U>&#148; means November&nbsp;16, 2012. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Schedule A</U> to the RPA is replaced in its entirety with the <U>Schedule A</U> attached
hereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Conditions Precedent</U>. This Amendment shall become effective and be deemed effective,
as of the date first above written, upon the latest to occur of (i)&nbsp;receipt by the Administrative Agent of one copy of each of this Amendment and the Fee Letter dated the date hereof duly executed by each of the parties hereto and thereto and
(ii)&nbsp;receipt by the JPMC, as Managing Agent, of the renewal fee due to it pursuant to the Fee Letter. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Covenants, Representations and Warranties of the Seller and the Servicer</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each of the Seller and the Servicer hereby
reaffirms all covenants, representations and warranties made by it in the RPA, as amended, and agrees that all such covenants, representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been re-made as of the effective date of this Amendment.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of the Seller and the Servicer hereby represents and warrants as to itself
(i)&nbsp;that this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such party enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors&#146; rights generally and general principles of equity which may limit the availability of equitable remedies and (ii)&nbsp;upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, that no event shall have
occurred and be continuing which constitutes an Amortization Event or a Potential Amortization Event. </FONT></P>
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rights of the Administrative Agent, the Managing Agents and the Purchasers set forth in the RPA and the other Transaction Documents, the Seller agrees to pay on demand all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Administrative
Agent, the Managing Agents and the Purchasers incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be delivered in connection herewith and with respect to advising the
Administrative Agent and the Purchasers as to their rights and responsibilities hereunder and thereunder. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Ratification</U>. The RPA, as amended hereby, is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed in all respects.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Reference to Agreement</U>. From and after the effective date hereof, each reference in the RPA
to &#147;this Agreement&#148;, &#147;hereof&#148;, or &#147;hereunder&#148; or words of like import, and all references to the RPA in any and all agreements, instruments, documents, notes, certificates and other writings of every kind and nature
shall be deemed to mean the RPA as amended by this Amendment. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>CHOICE OF LAW</U>. THIS
AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF NEW YORK, BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LAW OF CONFLICTS) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
BUT GIVING EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL BANKS.</B> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Execution of
Counterparts</U>. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Headings</U>. Section headings in this Amendment are
included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">CONSUMERS RECEIVABLES FUNDING II, LLC, as Seller</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;L<SMALL>AURA</SMALL> L M<SMALL>OUNTCASTLE</SMALL></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Laura L. Mountcastle</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">President, Chief Executive Officer,</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;L<SMALL>AURA</SMALL> L M<SMALL>OUNTCASTLE</SMALL></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Laura L.</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mountcastle</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vice President and Treasurer</FONT></TD></TR>
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</I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><I>Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement </I></FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">CHARIOT FUNDING LLC (successor to</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Falcon Asset Securitization Company LLC),</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">as a Conduit</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., its attorney-in-fact</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J<SMALL>OEL</SMALL> C G<SMALL>EDROIC</SMALL></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Joel C. Gedroic</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Executive Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Institution, as a Managing Agent and as</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Administrative Agent</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J<SMALL>OEL</SMALL> C G<SMALL>EDROIC</SMALL></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Joel C. Gedroic</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Executive Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">COMMITMENTS OF PURCHASER GROUPS </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Purchaser Group</U>: </FONT></P>
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<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$250,000,000 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chariot Funding LLC </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$250,000,000 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="26%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Commitment: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$250,000,000 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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