UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 26, 2020
| Commission File Number | Registrant; State of Incorporation; Address; and Telephone Number | IRS Employer Identification No. |
| 1-5611 | CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY (A Michigan Corporation) One Energy Plaza Jackson, Michigan 49201 (517) 788-0550 | 38-0442310 |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Consumers Energy Company Cumulative Preferred | CMS-PB | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company: ¨
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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On March 26, 2020, Consumers Energy Company ("Consumers") issued and sold $575,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.50% First Mortgage Bonds due 2051 (the “2051 Bonds”), pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 that Consumers filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission utilizing a “shelf” registration process (No. 333-236742-01) (the "Registration Statement"), a Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated March 17, 2020 to the Prospectus dated February 28, 2020, an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated March 17, 2020 that included the final terms of the transaction, a Final Prospectus Supplement dated March 17, 2020 to the Prospectus dated February 28, 2020 and an underwriting agreement among Consumers and the underwriters named in that agreement with respect to the 2051 Bonds. Consumers intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including working capital and repayment of indebtedness.
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to file certain documents in connection with the offering as exhibits to the Registration Statement.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| 4.1 | 139th Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 26, 2020 between Consumers and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee. |
| 4.2 | Form of 3.50% First Mortgage Bonds due 2051 (included in Exhibit 4.1). |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Melissa M. Gleespen, Esq., Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of Consumers, dated March 26, 2020, regarding the legality of the 2051 Bonds. |
| 23.1 | Consent of Melissa M. Gleespen, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
| 99.1 | Information relating to Item 14 of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-236742-01). |
| 104.1 | Included in the cover page, formatted in Inline XBRL |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY | ||
| Dated: March 26, 2020 | By: | /s/ Rejji P. Hayes |
| Rejji P. Hayes | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
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