8-K 1 a14-20281_18k.htm 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) September 2, 2014

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

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:

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 3, 2014, CMS Energy Corporation’s (“CMS Energy”) management will be meeting with investors at the Barclays Capital CEO/Energy Power Conference. In addition, CMS Energy’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, Tom Webb, will provide a company overview, scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. EDT. A copy of the CMS Energy presentation to be used at this meeting is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The presentation will be webcast and available on the company’s website at www.cmsenergy.com.

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, 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.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 CMS Energy presentation dated September 3, 2014

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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: September 2, 2014 | By: | /s/ Thomas J. Webb
|  | Thomas J. Webb
|  | Executive Vice President and
|  | Chief Financial Officer
|  | CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY
Dated: September 2, 2014 | By: | /s/ Thomas J. Webb
|  | Thomas J. Webb
|  | Executive Vice President and
|  | Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

99.1 CMS Energy presentation dated September 3, 2014

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