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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000811156-15-000042
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150501
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150501
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150501

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:		15823182

	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

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:		15823183

	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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			May 1 Annual Meeting
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						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">(A Michigan Corporation)</font></p>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;5.07</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">At the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders held on May 1, 20</font><font style="display: inline;">1</font><font style="display: inline;">5 (&#x201C;Annual Meeting&#x201D;), the shareholders of CMS Energy Corporation ("CMS Energy")</font><font style="display: inline;"> voted upon </font><font style="display: inline;">three</font><font style="display: inline;"> proposals as described in the CMS Energy Proxy Statement dated </font><font style="display: inline;">March 30, 20</font><font style="display: inline;">1</font><font style="display: inline;">5</font><font style="display: inline;">. The results of the shareholder votes are as follows</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Proposal to elect </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">eleven</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> members to the CMS Energy board of directors. All of the nominees were elected with the votes for individual nominees as follows: </font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Jon E. Barfield</font></p>
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				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>824,434&nbsp;
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						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Deborah H. Butler</font></p>
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				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>226,241,992&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>801,657&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>518,878&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:21.54%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>17,688,195&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:23.68%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Kurt L. Darrow</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>226,216,234&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>803,706&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>542,587&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:21.54%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>17,688,195&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:23.68%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:16.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Stephen E. Ewing</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:16.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:16.50pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>226,051,642&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:16.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:16.50pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>993,977&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:16.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:16.50pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>516,908&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:16.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:21.54%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:16.50pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>17,688,195&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:23.68%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Richard M. Gabrys</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>223,300,517&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>3,713,078&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>548,932&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:21.54%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>17,688,195&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:23.68%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">William D. Harvey</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>226,248,942&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>780,347&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>533,238&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:21.54%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>17,688,195&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:23.68%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">David W. Joos</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>225,099,408&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>1,926,821&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>536,298&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:21.54%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>17,688,195&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:23.68%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Philip R. Lochner, Jr.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>225,971,465&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>1,051,350&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>539,712&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:21.54%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>17,688,195&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:23.68%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">John G. Russell</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>226,294,933&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>739,068&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>528,526&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:21.54%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>17,688,195&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:23.68%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Myrna M. Soto</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>226,224,921&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>763,495&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>574,111&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:21.54%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>17,688,195&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:23.68%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Laura H. Wright</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>226,330,238&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>718,074&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>514,215&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:21.54%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>17,688,195&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt -9.35pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="width:18pt;"><p style="width:18pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td valign="top" align="left" style="width: 18.00pt; display: inline;">
			<p style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt;margin:0pt -9pt 0pt 0pt;">
				<font style="margin:0pt -9pt 0pt 0pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;;"> 2.</font>
			</p>
		</td><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td align="left" valign="top">
			<p style="color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt;margin:0pt -9pt 0pt 0pt;">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Non-binding advisory proposal to approve the compensation paid to CMS Energy&#x2019;s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;color:#000000;">Compensation Discussion and Analysis</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">, the compensation tables and the related narrative disclosure, was approved, with a vote as follows:</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt -9pt 0pt 36pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt -9pt 0pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Number of Votes:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt -9.35pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 1pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt -9pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:normal;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 1pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:23.68%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:21.54%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:23.68%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:0.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;height:0.75pt;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:0.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:0.75pt;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:0.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:0.75pt;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;&nbsp; </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:0.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:0.75pt;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:0.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:0.75pt;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:0.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:0.75pt;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:0.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:0.75pt;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:0.75pt;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:0.75pt;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:23.68%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">For</font></p>
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				<td valign="middle" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Against</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Abstentions</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:21.54%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Broker non-votes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:23.68%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>221,278,834&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>5,330,435&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>953,258&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:21.54%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>17,688,195&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:23.68%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>98%&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>2%&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 3.7pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:21.54%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 3.7pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:23.68%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt 3.7pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
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						&nbsp;</p>
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						&nbsp;</p>
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						&nbsp;</p>
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						&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt;margin:0pt -9pt 0pt 0pt;">
				<font style="margin:0pt -9pt 0pt 0pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;;"> 3.</font>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt;margin:0pt -9pt 0pt 0pt;">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit CMS Energy&#x2019;s financial statements for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2015 was approved, with a vote as follows:</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Number of Votes:</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font>
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		<p style="margin:0pt -9pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:normal;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 1pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Abstentions</font></p>
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						&nbsp;</p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Broker non-votes</font></p>
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				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
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				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.96%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>242,975,369&nbsp;
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				<td valign="bottom" style="width:00.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
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				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>1,661,054&nbsp;
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
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				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>614,299&nbsp;
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						&nbsp;</p>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">CONSUMERS</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;"> ENERGY COMPANY</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Consumers </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Energy Company (</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Consumers</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> Energy</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">) &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">did not solicit proxies for the matters submitted to votes at the contemporaneous May&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">1, 2015</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> Consumers</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> Energy</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> annual meeting of shareholders. All </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">84,108,789</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> shares of Consumers </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Energy </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">common stock held by CMS Energy were voted in favor of electing the above-named individuals as directors of Consumers </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Energy </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">and in favor of the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit Consumers</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> Energy</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x2019;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">s</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> financial statements for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 201</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">5</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">None of the </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">373,1</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">4</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">8</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">shares of Consumers </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Energy </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">preferred stock we</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">re voted at the </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Consumers Energy </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">annual meeting</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> of shareholders</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">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>
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						<font style="display: inline;">CMS ENERGY CORPORATION</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;">Dated:</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;">May 1, 2015</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;">By:</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;">/s/ Melissa M. Gleespen</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;">Melissa M. Gleespen</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;">Vice President and Corporate Secretary</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;">CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;">May 1, 2015</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;">/s/ Melissa M. Gleespen</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;">Melissa M. Gleespen</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;">Vice President and Corporate Secretary</font></p>
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