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CMS ENERGY CORP 8-K Report, Regulation FD Disclosure (Mar 30, 2009)

Filed March 30, 2009For Securities:CMSCMS-PCCMSACMSCCMSD

Summary

CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) filed this Form 8-K on March 30, 2009, to disclose that its management would be meeting with investors from March 30 through April 1, 2009. The primary purpose of this filing was to furnish a presentation (Exhibit 99.1) that management would use during these investor meetings. This presentation would have contained information pertinent to the company's performance, strategy, and outlook as of early 2009, a period marked by significant economic uncertainty. While this filing itself does not contain detailed financial results or strategic decisions, it serves as a notification to the market that the company is actively engaging with its investor base. Investors should review the furnished presentation for insights into CMS Energy's management's perspective on its operations, financial condition, and future expectations, particularly in the context of the prevailing economic environment of that time. The filing also includes standard cautionary language regarding forward-looking statements, referencing the risk factors detailed in their most recent 10-K filings.

Key Highlights

  • 1CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) and its subsidiary Consumers Energy Company filed a Form 8-K on March 30, 2009.
  • 2The filing's primary purpose was to disclose management meetings with investors scheduled from March 30 to April 1, 2009.
  • 3A presentation dated March 2009 (Exhibit 99.1) was furnished as part of this filing for investor review.
  • 4This 8-K serves as a notification of the company's investor outreach during a critical economic period.
  • 5The filing incorporates by reference risk factors and forward-looking statements from the company's 2008 10-K filings.
  • 6The information furnished is not considered 'filed' for Section 18 purposes but is intended for market awareness.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this Form 8-K filing is to inform investors that CMS Energy's management would be meeting with them between March 30 and April 1, 2009, and to furnish a presentation used during these meetings.

The details discussed during the investor meetings are contained in the presentation dated March 2009, furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K filing.

No, in accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, is not deemed 'filed' for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor is it subject to the liabilities of that section, unless expressly set forth in a subsequent filing.

The filing directs investors to review the 'FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION' and 'RISK FACTORS' sections found in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of CMS Energy Corporation's and Consumers Energy Company's Forms 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which are incorporated by reference.