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Financings And Capitalization (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Major Long-Term Debt Transactions



	Principal					Issue/Retirement
	(In Millions)			Interest Rate		Date	Maturity Date
Debt issuances
CMS Energy, parent only
Senior notes		$	300	3.000	%	May 2016	May 2026
Total CMS Energy, parent only		$	300
Consumers
FMBs		$	450	3.250	%	August 2016	August 2046
Total Consumers		$	450
Total CMS Energy		$	750
Debt retirements
Consumers
FMBs		$	173	5.500	%	August 2016	August 2016
Total Consumers		$	173
Total CMS Energy		$	173



Revolving Credit Facilities



In Millions
							Letters of Credit
Expiration Date	Amount of Facility			Amount Borrowed			Outstanding			Amount Available
CMS Energy, parent only
May 27, 20211,2		$	550		$	-		$	1		$	549
Consumers
May 27, 20211,3		$	650		$	-		$	7		$	643
November 23, 20173			250			-			-			250
May 9, 20183			30			-			30			-



¹ In May 2016, the expiration date of this revolving credit agreement was extended from 2020 to 2021.

² During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, CMS Energy’s average borrowings totaled $3 million with a weighted-average interest rate of 1.68 percent. Obligations under this facility are secured by Consumers common stock.

³ Obligations under this facility are secured by FMBs of Consumers.

Issuance Of Common Stock



	Number of	Average			Proceeds
	Shares Issued	Price per Share			(In Millions)
April – July 2015	888,610		$	33.76		$	30
March 2016	1,449,171			41.40			60
Total	2,337,781		$	38.50		$	90



Consumers Energy Company [Member]

Major Long-Term Debt Transactions



	Principal					Issue/Retirement
	(In Millions)			Interest Rate		Date	Maturity Date
Debt issuances
CMS Energy, parent only
Senior notes		$	300	3.000	%	May 2016	May 2026
Total CMS Energy, parent only		$	300
Consumers
FMBs		$	450	3.250	%	August 2016	August 2046
Total Consumers		$	450
Total CMS Energy		$	750
Debt retirements
Consumers
FMBs		$	173	5.500	%	August 2016	August 2016
Total Consumers		$	173
Total CMS Energy		$	173



Revolving Credit Facilities



In Millions
							Letters of Credit
Expiration Date	Amount of Facility			Amount Borrowed			Outstanding			Amount Available
CMS Energy, parent only
May 27, 20211,2		$	550		$	-		$	1		$	549
Consumers
May 27, 20211,3		$	650		$	-		$	7		$	643
November 23, 20173			250			-			-			250
May 9, 20183			30			-			30			-



¹ In May 2016, the expiration date of this revolving credit agreement was extended from 2020 to 2021.

² During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, CMS Energy’s average borrowings totaled $3 million with a weighted-average interest rate of 1.68 percent. Obligations under this facility are secured by Consumers common stock.

³ Obligations under this facility are secured by FMBs of Consumers.

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