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) December 10, 2013
Commission File Number | Registrant; State of Incorporation; Address; and Telephone Number | IRS Employer Identification No. | ||
1-9513 | CMS ENERGY CORPORATION (A Michigan Corporation) One Energy Plaza Jackson, Michigan 49201 (517) 788-0550 | 38-2726431 | ||
1-5611 | CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY (A Michigan Corporation) One Energy Plaza Jackson, Michigan 49201 (517) 788-0550 | 38-0442310 | ||
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 11, 2013, CMS Energy Corporation’s (“CMS Energy”) management will be meeting with investors at the Wells Fargo MLP, Pipeline & Energy Conference. A copy of the CMS Energy handout is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | CMS Energy handout dated December 11, 2013 |
This Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” as defined in Rule 3b-6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Rule 175 of the Securities Act of 1933, and relevant legal decisions. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements should be considered in the context of the risk and other factors detailed from time to time in CMS Energy’s and Consumers Energy Company’s (“Consumers”) Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION” and “RISK FACTORS” sections of CMS Energy’s Form 10-K and Consumers’ Form 10-K, each for the year ended December 31, 2012, and as updated in CMS Energy’s and Consumers’ Forms 10-Q. CMS Energy’s and Consumers’ “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION” and “RISK FACTORS” sections are incorporated herein by reference and discuss important factors that could cause CMS Energy’s and Consumers’ results to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
SIGNATURES
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.
| CMS ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||||||
Dated: December 10, 2013 | By: | /s/ Thomas J. Webb | ||||||
| Thomas J. Webb | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President and | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY | ||||||||
Dated: December 10, 2013 | By: | /s/ Thomas J. Webb | ||||||
| Thomas J. Webb | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President and | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
Exhibit Index
99.1 CMS Energy handout dated December 11, 2013