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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-18-030622
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180504
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180504
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180504

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:		18807761

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE ENERGY PLAZA
		CITY:			JACKSON
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5177880550

	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:		18807762

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE ENERGY PLAZA
		CITY:			JACKSON
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5177880550

	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 align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CMS ENERGY   CORPORATION</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(A Michigan Corporation)</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">One Energy Plaza</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(A Michigan Corporation)</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">One Energy Plaza</font></b></p>
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<p style="background:white;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).&#160; Emerging growth company:&nbsp;&nbsp;CMS Energy Corporation</font><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">  </font><font size="3" color="black" face="Wingdings" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">o</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CMS Energy Corporation</font><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">  </font><font size="3" color="black" face="Wingdings" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">o</font><font size="3" color="black" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="3" color="black" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">Consumers Energy Company</font><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">  </font><font size="3" color="black" face="Wingdings" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">o</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CMS ENERGY CORPORATION</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">At the CMS Energy Corporation (&#147;CMS Energy&#148;) 2018 annual meeting of shareholders held on May&nbsp;4, 2018, the shareholders of CMS Energy voted upon the proposals as described in its proxy statement dated March&nbsp;22, 2018. The results of the shareholder votes are as follows.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Proposal to elect ten members to the CMS Energy board of directors. All of the nominees were elected with the votes for individual nominees as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Jon E. Barfield</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">220,531,945</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,670,287</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">214,993</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">17,578,388</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Deborah H. Butler</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">222,845,365</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">240,296</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">331,564</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">17,578,388</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Kurt L. Darrow</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">222,463,629</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">735,273</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">218,323</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">17,578,388</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Stephen E. Ewing</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">222,821,294</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">343,904</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">252,027</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">17,578,388</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">William D. Harvey</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">222,938,446</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">258,948</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">219,831</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">17,578,388</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Patricia K. Poppe</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">222,961,935</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">261,562</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">193,728</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">17,578,388</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">John G. Russell</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">221,703,425</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,478,724</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">235,076</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">17,578,388</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Myrna M. Soto</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">222,949,341</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">267,413</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">200,471</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">17,578,388</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">John G. Sznewajs</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">222,964,771</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">238,201</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">214,253</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">17,578,388</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Laura H. Wright</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">222,108,031</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,072,422</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">236,772</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">17,578,388</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Non-binding advisory proposal to approve the compensation paid to CMS Energy&#146;s named executive officers, as disclosed in its proxy statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules&nbsp;of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the <i>Compensation Discussion and Analysis</i>, the compensation tables and the related narrative disclosure, was approved, with a vote as follows:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">Number of Votes:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.8%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.7%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">FOR</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.7%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">AGAINST</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.7%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">ABSTAIN</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.14%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">BROKER<br>   NON-VOTE</font></u></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.8%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.7%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">220,067,192</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.7%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,952,163</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.7%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">397,870</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.14%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">17,578,388</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.8%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.7%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">99%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.7%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.7%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.14%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit CMS Energy&#146;s financial statements for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2018 was approved, with a vote as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">Number of Votes:</font></p>
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<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.18%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">FOR</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.38%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">AGAINST</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.1%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">ABSTAIN</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.76%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">BROKER<br>   NON-VOTE</font></u></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.8%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.18%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">236,930,090</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.38%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">3,773,560</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.1%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">291,963</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.76%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">0</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">4.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Shareholder proposal relating to political contributions disclosure, more fully described in its proxy statement, was not approved, with a vote as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">Number of Votes:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.18%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">FOR</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.38%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">AGAINST</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.1%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">ABSTAIN</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.76%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">BROKER<br>   NON-VOTE</font></u></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.8%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.18%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.38%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.1%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.76%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.8%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.18%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">99,037,582</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.38%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">120,270,951</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.1%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4,108,692</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.76%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">17,578,388</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">At the concurrent Consumers Energy Company (&#147;Consumers&#148;) 2018 annual meeting of shareholders, the shareholders of Consumers voted upon the proposals as described in its proxy statement dated March&nbsp;22, 2018. The results of the shareholder votes are as follows.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Proposal to elect ten members to the Consumers board of directors. All of the nominees were elected with the votes for individual nominees as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Number of Votes:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">FOR</font></u></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">AGAINST</font></u></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">ABSTAIN</font></u></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">BROKER<br>   NON-VOTE</font></u></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Jon E. Barfield</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,198,400</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4,170</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4,678</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">186,170</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Deborah H. Butler</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,198,021</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4,819</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4,408</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">186,170</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Kurt L. Darrow</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,197,263</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5,577</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4,408</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">186,170</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Stephen E. Ewing</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,197,523</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5,317</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4,408</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">186,170</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">William D. Harvey</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,197,360</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5,480</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4,408</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">186,170</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Patricia K. Poppe</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,199,200</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,340</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4,708</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">186,170</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">John G. Russell</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,199,063</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,777</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4,408</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">186,170</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Myrna M. Soto</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,199,313</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,527</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4,408</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">186,170</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">John G. Sznewajs</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,198,963</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,877</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4,408</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">186,170</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Laura H. Wright</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,199,460</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,555</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4,233</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">186,170</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Non-binding advisory proposal to approve the compensation paid to Consumers&#146; named executive officers, as disclosed in its proxy statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules&nbsp;of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the <i>Compensation Discussion and Analysis</i>, the compensation tables and the related narrative disclosure, was approved, with a vote as follows:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">Number of Votes:</font></p>
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<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.8%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.18%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">FOR</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.38%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">AGAINST</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.1%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">ABSTAIN</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.76%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">BROKER<br>   NON-VOTE</font></u></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.8%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.18%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,184,228</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.38%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">16,256</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.1%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">6,764</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.76%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">186,170</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Non-binding vote on the frequency of holding a shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation as voted on as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">Number of Votes:</font></p>
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<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.14%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2 YEARS</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.78%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.74%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3 YEARS</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">ABSTAIN</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.68%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">BROKER   NON-<br>   VOTE</font></u></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.14%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.78%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.74%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.68%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.34%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,192,338</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.14%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5,024</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.78%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.74%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4,439</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5,447</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.68%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">186,170</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">As a result of the outcome of the vote by shareholders at the annual meeting of shareholders on May&nbsp;4, 2018 regarding the frequency of an advisory vote by the shareholders on executive compensation, the Consumers Board of Directors approved and adopted an annual frequency (one year) for future advisory votes by shareholders on executive compensation, until further action of the Consumers Board of Directors.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">4.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit Consumers&#146; financial statements for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2018 was approved, with a vote as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">Number of Votes:</font></p>
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<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">FOR</font></u></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">BROKER<br>   NON-VOTE</font></u></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">84,375,359</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,877</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">8,182</font></p>    </td>
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