SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement)
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[LOGO: "Consumers Power"
"Powering Michigan's Progress"]
CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY
CALL AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
May 27, 1994
To the Shareholders of Consumers Power Company:
The annual meeting of shareholders of CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY will
be held on Friday, the 27th day of May 1994, at 10:30 A.M., Eastern
Daylight Saving Time, at the Dearborn Inn, 20301 Oakwood Boulevard,
Dearborn, Michigan, 48124-4099 for the purpose of:
(1) Electing a Board of Directors of 12 members;
(2) Ratifying the appointment of Arthur Andersen & Co.,
independent public accountants, to audit the financial
statements of Consumers for the year ending December 31, 1994;
and
(3) Transacting such other business as may properly come before
the meeting.
The annual report to the shareholders for the year 1993, including
financial statements, has been furnished to you.
The Board of Directors has fixed March 30, 1994 as the record date
for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at
the meeting. Preferred Shareholders of all series and the Common
Shareholder will be entitled to vote on all matters that come before the
meeting.
All shareholders are cordially invited to attend the annual meeting.
The Board of Directors requests that you sign and date the enclosed
proxy and return it in the enclosed envelope, which requires no postage if
mailed in the United States.
By order of the Board of Directors,
Thomas A. McNish, Secretary
Consumers Power Company
212 West Michigan Avenue
Jackson Michigan 49201
April 15, 1994
PROXY STATEMENT
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INTRODUCTION
The Board of Directors solicits your proxy for use at this annual
meeting. The shares represented by your proxy will be voted if the proxy
is signed and returned prior to the meeting. You may revoke your proxy at
any time before it is exercised, provided that you so notify the Secretary
of Consumers Power Company ("Consumers") in writing before the proxy is
exercised.
As of December 31, 1993, Consumers' outstanding Common Stock ($10
par value) and Preferred Stock ($100 par value) consisted of 84,108,789
shares of Common Stock held by CMS Energy Corporation and 1,626,427 shares
of Preferred Stock. Holders of Preferred and Common Stock are entitled to
1 vote for each share and shareholders have cumulative voting rights for
the election of directors; that is, holders of preferred and common shares
are entitled to as many votes as equal the number of shares held
multiplied by the number of directors to be elected, and they may cast all
of such votes for a single nominee or distribute them among any two or
more nominees as they choose. Shares represented by proxies will be voted
for the election of the nominees listed herein (the proxy holders reserve
the right to distribute their votes among nominees as such proxy holders
may deem appropriate).
NBD Bank, N.A., as Trustee of the Supplemental Executive Retirement
Plan of the Company, holds 116,080 shares representing 7.1% of the
Company's Preferred Stock outstanding. To the knowledge of management, no
other person other than CMS Energy owns beneficially more than 5% of any
class of the Company's outstanding voting securities.
RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS
Subject to the approval of the shareholders, the Board of Directors
has appointed Arthur Andersen & Co., independent public accountants, to
audit the financial statements of Consumers for the year 1994. Arthur
Andersen & Co. also served as Consumers' auditors for the year 1993. A
representative of Arthur Andersen & Co. will be present at the annual
meeting of shareholders and will have an opportunity to make a statement
and respond to appropriate questions.
The Board of Directors recommends ratification of the appointment of
auditors. The proposal to ratify the appointment of auditors requires the
affirmitive vote of holders of a majority of Consumers' preferred and
common shares.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF
AUDITORS.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE -- CMS ENERGY CORPORATION PROXY STATEMENT
Please refer to the proxy statement of CMS Energy Corporation, which
is dated April 15, 1994 and is furnished to you herewith, for information
with respect to the nominees for directors, meetings and committees of the
Board of Directors, compensation of directors and executive officers and
various compensatory and other plans of Consumers, 1995 proxy statement
information and other matters. This information appears beginning with the
heading "Nominees for Election as Members of the Board of Directors" on
Page 2 through Page 16 of CMS Energy Corporation's proxy statement, and is
incorporated by reference herein.
[Form of Proxy - Side 1]
[LOGO: "Consumers Power" PREFERRED STOCK PROXY
"Powering Michigan's Progress"] SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
The undersigned appoints W.T. MC CORMICK, JR. AND T.A. MC NISH, and each
of them, proxies with full power of substitution, to vote on behalf of the
undersigned at the annual meeting of shareholders of Consumers Power
Company to be held at the Dearborn Inn, 20301 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn,
Michigan on May 27, 1994 and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof.
Said proxies, and each of them present and acting at the meeting, may vote
upon the matters set forth on the reverse side hereof and with
discretionary authority on all other matters that come before the meeting;
all as more fully set forth in the Proxy Statement received by the
undersigned. The shares represented hereby will be voted on the proposals
as specified. IF THIS PROXY IS RETURNED SIGNED BUT NOT COMPLETED, IT WILL
BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND THE RATIFICATION OF
APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS.
PLEASE VOTE, SIGN AND DATE THIS
PROXY ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN
IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
Thank you for your prompt response.
[Form of Proxy - Side 2]
PLEASE VOTE, SIGN AND DATE BELOW
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/ [ ] TO VOTE AS RECOMMENDED by the Board of Directors on all items, MARK /
/ THIS BOX, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY. (No additional boxes need /
/ be marked. If additional boxes are marked, this box will take /
/ precedence.) /
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITEMS 1 and 2.
(1) ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
[ ] FOR all nominees listed below (except as indicated below)
[ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for all nominees listed below
William T. McCormick, Jr., James D. Duderstadt, Victor J. Fryling,
Earl D. Holton, Lois A. Lund, Frank H. Merlotti, William U. Parfet,
Percy A. Pierre, S. Kinnie Smith, Jr., Robert D. Tuttle, Kenneth
Whipple and John B. Yasinsky
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee,
write that nominee's name on the space provided below.)
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(2) Ratification of appointment of auditors
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS Signed____________________________
PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
No postage is needed if mailed in
the United States. Dated_______________________, 1994