8-K 1 d543945d8k.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) May 24, 2013

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

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Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 25-31, 2013, CMS Energy Corporation’s management will be meeting with investors. A copy of the CMS Energy Corporation handout 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 CMS Energy Corporation handout dated May 25-31, 2013

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 Form 10-K and Consumers Energy Company’s Form 10-K each for the Year Ended December 31, 2012 and as updated in CMS Energy Corporation’s and Consumers Energy Company’s Forms 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2013. CMS Energy Corporation’s and Consumers Energy Company’s “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION” and “RISK FACTORS” sections are incorporated herein by reference and discuss important factors that could cause CMS Energy Corporation’s and Consumers Energy Company’s results to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.

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: May 24, 2013 |  |  |  | By: |  | /s/ Thomas J. Webb
|  |  |  |  |  | Thomas J. Webb
|  |  |  |  |  | Executive Vice President and
|  |  |  |  |  | Chief Financial Officer

|  |  |  | CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY
Dated: May 24, 2013 |  |  |  | By: |  | /s/ Thomas J. Webb
|  |  |  |  |  | Thomas J. Webb
|  |  |  |  |  | Executive Vice President and
|  |  |  |  |  | Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

99.1 | CMS Energy Corporation handout dated May 25-31, 2013