UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
CMS Energy Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Michigan | 38-276431 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Energy Plaza, Jackson, Michigan | 49201 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class to be so registered | Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered | |
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.200% Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred | New York Stock Exchange |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ¨
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: 333-236742
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
The securities to be registered hereby are the Depositary Shares (the “Depositary Shares”), each of which represents a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.200% Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, with a $25,000 liquidation preference per share (equivalent to $25.00 per Depositary Share) (the “Preferred Stock”), of CMS Energy Corporation (the “Registrant”). For a description of the Depositary Shares to be registered hereunder and the underlying Preferred Stock of the Registrant, reference is made to the information set forth under the heading “Description of Securities” in the Registrant’s Prospectus, dated February 28, 2020, and under the headings “Certain Terms of the Series C Preferred Stock” and “Certain Terms of the Depositary Shares” in the Registrant’s Prospectus Supplement, dated June 24, 2021, to the Prospectus, each of which constitutes a part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-236742), filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which information is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. | Exhibits. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: July 1, 2021
CMS ENERGY CORPORATION |
By: | /s/ Rejji P. Hayes | |
Name: Rejji P. Hayes | ||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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