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) July 23, 2015
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Registrant; State of Incorporation; Address; and Telephone Number |
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IRS Employer Identification No. |
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1-9513 |
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CMS ENERGY CORPORATION (A Michigan Corporation) One Energy Plaza Jackson, Michigan 49201 (517) 788-0550 |
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38-2726431 |
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1-5611 |
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CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY (A Michigan Corporation) One Energy Plaza Jackson, Michigan 49201 (517) 788-0550 |
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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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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 23, 2015, CMS Energy Corporation (“CMS Energy”) issued a News Release, in which it announced its results for the second quarter of 2015. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the CMS Energy News Release, furnished as a part of this report.
Exhibit 99.1 contains certain financial measures that are considered “non-GAAP financial measures” as defined in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and contains a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information set forth in the CMS Energy News Release dated July 23, 2015, attached as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated by reference in response to this Item 7.01.
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, 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.
Investors and others should note that CMS Energy routinely posts important information on its website and considers the Investor Relations section, www.cmsenergy.com/investor-relations, a channel of distribution
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 CMS Energy News Release dated July 23, 2015
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: July 23, 2015 |
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/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: July 23, 2015 |
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/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 |