<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-14-025966.txt : 20140404
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-14-025966
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14C
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140516
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140404
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140404
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20140404

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:		DEF 14C
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05611
		FILM NUMBER:		14745951

	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
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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Information Statement Pursuant to Section 14(c)<br> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; )</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consumers Energy   Company</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name of   Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee computed on table   below per Exchange Act Rules 14c-5(g) and 0-11</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title of each class of   securities to which transaction applies:</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Per unit price or other   underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11   (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it   was determined):</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MAY&nbsp;16, 2014</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To the Shareholders of Consumers Energy Company:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Consumers Energy Company (&#147;Consumers&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) will be held on Friday, May&nbsp;16, 2014, at 9:00&nbsp;A.M., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, at our corporate headquarters located at One Energy Plaza, Jackson, Michigan 49201. The purposes of the Annual Meeting are to:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Elect to the Company&#146;s Board of Directors the 11 director nominees identified in the CMS Energy Corporation Proxy Statement;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit Consumers&#146; consolidated financial statements for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2014;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Approve the Performance Incentive Stock Plan;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Approve the performance measures used in the CMS Incentive Compensation Plan; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting, in accordance with the procedures required to be followed under our Amended and Restated Bylaws.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our Annual Report to Shareholders for the year 2013, including the Form&nbsp;10-K with our consolidated financial statements, accompanies this Information Statement, unless you have previously requested internet access rather than a paper copy.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board of Directors has set March&nbsp;21, 2014, as the record date for our Annual Meeting.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Shareholders interested in attending the Annual Meeting must present proof of current Consumers stock ownership (such as a recent account statement) and government-issued photo identification (such as a driver&#146;s license) prior to being admitted to the meeting.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Melissa M. Gleespen</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INTRODUCTION</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Information Statement is furnished by the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Consumers Energy Company (&#147;Consumers&#148;) in connection with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May&nbsp;16, 2014.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As of March&nbsp;21, 2014, Consumers&#146; outstanding common stock ($10&nbsp;par value) and preferred stock ($100&nbsp;par value) consisted of 84,108,789&nbsp;shares of common stock held by CMS Energy Corporation (&#147;CMS&#148;) and 373,148&nbsp;shares of preferred stock held by the public (except the directors&#146; holdings noted below). Holders of preferred and common stock are entitled to one vote for each share and shareholders have cumulative voting rights for the election of directors. That is, holders of preferred and common shares are entitled to cast as many votes as equal the number of shares held multiplied by the number of directors to be elected (11 this year), and they may cast all of such votes for a single nominee or distribute them among any two or more nominees as they choose.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">While all shareholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting, <b>WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY. </b>We have been advised that all 84,108,789 shares of Consumers common stock held by CMS (99.5% of the Consumers shares entitled to vote) will be voted in favor of the proposed director nominees, thus assuring their election, as well as in favor of the other proposal(s)&nbsp;recommended by the Consumers&#146; Board.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To the knowledge of management, no person or entity except CMS owns beneficially more than 5% of any class of Consumers&#146; outstanding voting securities. Messrs.&nbsp;Way and Yasinsky each owns 10&nbsp;shares of the preferred stock of Consumers.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The determination of approval of corporate action by the shareholders is based on votes &#147;for&#148; and &#147;against.&#148; Abstentions and broker discretionary votes are not counted as &#147;for&#148; or &#147;against&#148; votes but are counted in the determination of a quorum.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE&nbsp;&#151; CMS PROXY STATEMENT</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please refer to the enclosed CMS Proxy Statement dated April&nbsp;4, 2014, for information regarding the nominees for directors and the other proposal(s)&nbsp;being voted on by Consumers&#146; shareholders, as well as the committees of the Board, compensation of directors and executive officers and various other 2013 Information Statement disclosures. This information appears beginning with the heading &#147;CORPORATE GOVERNANCE&#148; in the CMS Proxy Statement and is incorporated by reference herein.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BOARD AND COMMITTEE INFORMATION</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Consumers&#146; Board of Directors met 7 times during 2013. Our Amended and Restated Corporate Governance Principles state the expectation that all Consumers Board members will attend all scheduled board and committee meetings, as well as the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. During 2013, 9 incumbent directors attended 100% of the Consumers Board and assigned committee meetings and 2 incumbent directors attended at least 80% of the Consumers Board and assigned committee meetings while they were on the Board.&#160; All then-current Consumers Board members attended the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.</font></p>
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