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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-19-026817
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190503
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190503
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190503

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:		19796090

	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:		19796089

	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="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CMS ENERGY CORPORATION</font></b><br>    <b><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(A   Michigan Corporation)</font></b><br>    <b><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">One   Energy Plaza</font></b><br>    <b><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Jackson,   Michigan 49201</font></b><br>    <b><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(517)   788-0550</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CONSUMERS&nbsp;ENERGY&nbsp;COMPANY</font></b><br>    <b><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(A   Michigan Corporation)</font></b><br>    <b><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">One   Energy Plaza</font></b><br>    <b><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Jackson,   Michigan 49201</font></b><br>    <b><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(517)   788-0550</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">38-0442310</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>
<p style="background:white;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">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 color="black" face="Wingdings" style="color:black;">o</font><font color="black"><font style="color:black;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Consumers Energy Company</font><font color="black" face="Wingdings" style="color:black;">o</font></p>
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<p style="background:white;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">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;CMS Energy Corporation</font><font color="black" face="Wingdings" style="color:black;">o</font><font color="black"><font style="color:black;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Consumers Energy Company</font><font color="black" face="Wingdings" style="color:black;">o</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Securities registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b)&nbsp;of the Act:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">5.625%   Junior Subordinated Notes due 2078</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">5.875%   Junior Subordinated Notes due 2078</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">5.875%   Junior Subordinated Notes due 2079</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">On May&nbsp;3, 2019, CMS Energy Corporation (&#147;CMS Energy&#148;) and Consumers Energy Company (&#147;Consumers Energy&#148;) announced the following management changes. As of May&nbsp;16, 2019, Shaun M. Johnson will assume the position of senior vice president and general counsel of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Johnson, age 40, has served as vice president and deputy general counsel of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy since 2016. Prior to that, Johnson served as director of the energy industry group for the law firm Dykema Gossett PLLC, specializing in public utilities, energy and taxation. He represented several public utility and energy clients throughout the United States and helped develop cost-effective business strategies and goals. Johnson holds a bachelor&#146;s degree from Saginaw Valley State University and a law degree from Michigan State University.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Catherine M. Reynolds will retire as General Counsel of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy as of May&nbsp;16, 2019.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;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="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CMS ENERGY CORPORATION</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">At the CMS Energy 2019 annual meeting of shareholders held on May&nbsp;3, 2019, the shareholders of CMS Energy voted upon the proposals as described in its proxy statement dated March&nbsp;21, 2019. 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="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;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="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Proposal to elect 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 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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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">234,354,554</font></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="18%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,961,298</font></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="18%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">271,392</font></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="18%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15,661,533</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Deborah H. Butler</font></p>    </td>
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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="18%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">238,097,933</font></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="18%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">248,512</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">240,799</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15,661,533</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">236,305,739</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,060,974</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">220,531</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15,661,533</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">237,719,103</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">650,056</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">218,085</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15,661,533</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">238,003,038</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">314,629</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">269,577</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15,661,533</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">238,096,660</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">305,043</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">185,541</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15,661,533</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">236,167,584</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,208,273</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">211,387</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15,661,533</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:16.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Suzanne F. Shank</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">237,982,058</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">314,395</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">290,791</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15,661,533</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:16.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">237,996,608</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">317,241</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">273,395</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15,661,533</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:16.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">238,104,519</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">208,970</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">273,755</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15,661,533</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:16.9%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">238,171,055</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">233,547</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">182,642</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15,661,533</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;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="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">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>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">Number of Votes:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.88%;">
<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="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.26%;">
<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="25%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:25.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">AGAINST</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.76%;">
<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="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.88%;">
<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="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.38%;">
<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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.88%;">
<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="23%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in 0in 0in;width:23.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">233,659,699</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in 0in 0in;width:3.26%;">
<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="25%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in 0in 0in;width:25.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4,426,048</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in 0in 0in;width:3.76%;">
<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="20%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in 0in 0in;width:20.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">501,497</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in 0in 0in;width:3.38%;">
<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="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in 0in 0in;width:19.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15,661,533</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">98%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.26%;">
<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="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:25.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2%</font></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="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.88%;">
<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="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.38%;">
<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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.88%;">
<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>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><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="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;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="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">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, 2019 was approved, with a vote as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">Number of Votes:</font></p>
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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="25%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:25.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">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>
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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;">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>
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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">BROKER</font></u><br>    <u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">NON-VOTE</font></u></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.26%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:25.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.76%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.38%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">250,649,115</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.26%;">
<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="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:25.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,373,503</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.76%;">
<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="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">226,159</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.38%;">
<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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">0</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;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="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Shareholder proposal relating to political contributions disclosure, more fully described in its proxy statement, was not approved, with a vote as follows:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">Number of Votes:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.88%;">
<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="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.26%;">
<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="25%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:25.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">AGAINST</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.76%;">
<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="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.88%;">
<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="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.38%;">
<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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.88%;">
<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="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.26%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:25.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.76%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.38%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">81,364,619</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.26%;">
<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="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:25.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">155,674,026</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.76%;">
<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="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,548,599</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.38%;">
<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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15,661,533</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">At the concurrent Consumers Energy 2019 annual meeting of shareholders, the shareholders of Consumers Energy voted upon the proposals as described in its proxy statement dated March&nbsp;21, 2019. The results of the shareholder votes are as follows.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;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="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Proposal to elect members to the Consumers 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:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Number of Votes:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&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="1%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.26%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Jon E. Barfield</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.26%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,200,996</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,098</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,460</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">192,675</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Deborah H. Butler</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.26%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,200,705</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,189</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,660</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">192,675</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Kurt L. Darrow</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.26%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,200,496</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,595</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,463</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">192,675</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Stephen E. Ewing</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.26%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,200,346</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,545</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,663</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">192,675</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">William D. Harvey</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.26%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,200,746</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,295</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,513</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">192,675</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Patricia K. Poppe</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.26%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,200,594</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,100</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,860</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">192,675</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">John G. Russell</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.26%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,200,404</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,687</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,463</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">192,675</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Suzanne F. Shank</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.26%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,199,401</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4,693</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,460</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">192,675</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Myrna M. Soto</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.26%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,201,205</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,889</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,460</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">192,675</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">John G. Sznewajs</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.26%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,200,646</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,145</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,763</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">192,675</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Laura H. Wright</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:1.26%;">
<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:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,200,605</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,989</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,960</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:2.54%;">
<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="top" style="padding:2.15pt 0in 2.15pt 0in;width:18.24%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">192,675</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;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="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Non-binding advisory proposal to approve the compensation paid to Consumers 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:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">Number of Votes:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.88%;">
<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="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.26%;">
<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="25%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:25.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">AGAINST</font></u></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.76%;">
<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="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.88%;">
<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="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.38%;">
<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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.84%;">
<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="23%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in 0in 0in;width:23.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,183,782</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in 0in 0in;width:3.26%;">
<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>
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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:11.0pt;">16,505</font></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:11.0pt;">6,267</font></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:11.0pt;">192,675</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;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="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit Consumers Energy&#146;s financial statements for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2019 was approved, with a vote as follows:</font></p>
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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;">ABSTAIN</font></u></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">BROKER</font></u><br>    <u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">NON-VOTE</font></u></p>    </td>   </tr>
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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:11.0pt;">84,387,058</font></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;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5,419</font></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="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in 0in 0in;width:20.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">6,752</font></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 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">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></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Melissa M. Gleespen</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Vice President, Corporate   Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Melissa M. Gleespen</font></p>    </td>
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