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 1, 2015
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| Registrant; State of Incorporation; |
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1-9513 |
| CMS ENERGY CORPORATION |
| 38-2726431 |
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| (A Michigan Corporation) |
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| One Energy Plaza |
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| Jackson, Michigan 49201 |
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| (517) 788-0550 |
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1-5611 |
| CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY |
| 38-0442310 |
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| (A Michigan Corporation) |
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| One Energy Plaza |
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| Jackson, Michigan 49201 |
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| (517) 788-0550 |
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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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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 1, 2015 Consumers Energy Company (“Consumers”), the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy Corporation, closed on its acquisition of a 540-MW natural gas fueled power plant located in Jackson, Michigan, for a purchase price of approximately $154.5 million, subject to post-closing working capital adjustments. Consumers acquired the plant from AlphaGen Power, LLC and DPC Juniper, LLC, both wholly owned subsidiaries of JP Morgan Chase. The acquisition was closed pursuant to a closing plan contained in a Purchase and Sale Agreement that was signed on December 30, 2013.
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.
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| CMS ENERGY CORPORATION |
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Dated: December 1, 2015 | By: | /s/ Thomas J. Webb |
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| Thomas J. Webb |
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| Executive Vice President and |
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| Chief Financial Officer |
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| CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY |
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Dated: December 1, 2015 | By: | /s/ Thomas J. Webb |
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| Thomas J. Webb |
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| Executive Vice President and |
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| Chief Financial Officer |