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CMS ENERGY CORP 8-K Report, Regulation FD Disclosure (Nov 29, 2011)

Filed November 29, 2011For Securities:CMSCMS-PCCMSACMSCCMSD

Summary

CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) filed this Form 8-K on November 29, 2011, primarily to disclose upcoming investor events. Management was scheduled to meet with investors at the BMO Utility Conference on the same day, November 29, 2011. Additionally, the company announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Tom Webb, would provide a business and financial outlook at the J.P. Morgan SMid Cap Conference on December 1, 2011, with a webcast available on the CMS Energy website. The report also includes the furnishing of two presentation exhibits (99.1 and 99.2) related to these investor meetings. Importantly, the filing states that the information within this 8-K, including the exhibits, is not considered "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, meaning it does not carry the same legal implications as a formally filed document. Investors are directed to review the company's previous 10-K and 10-Q filings for a comprehensive understanding of forward-looking statements and associated risks.

Key Highlights

  • 1CMS Energy management participated in the BMO Utility Conference on November 29, 2011.
  • 2CFO Tom Webb was scheduled to present a business and financial outlook at the J.P. Morgan SMid Cap Conference on December 1, 2011.
  • 3A webcast of the J.P. Morgan SMid Cap Conference presentation was available on the CMS Energy website.
  • 4The filing furnished two presentation exhibits (99.1 and 99.2) related to these investor events.
  • 5Information in this 8-K is not considered "filed" under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
  • 6Investors are referred to prior 10-K and 10-Q filings for risk factors and forward-looking statements.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this Form 8-K filing is to inform investors about upcoming meetings and presentations where CMS Energy's management, including the CFO, would discuss the company's business and financial outlook.

No, according to the filing, the information in this Form 8-K, including the attached exhibits, is furnished and not deemed 'filed' for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This means it does not automatically carry the same legal liabilities as a formally filed document.

Investors are directed to review the 'FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION' and 'RISK FACTORS' sections of CMS Energy Corporation's and Consumers Energy Company's previous Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings for the periods ending December 31, 2010, and through September 30, 2011, respectively.

This filing primarily served as an announcement of investor events and furnished presentation materials. Specific new financial results or guidance were not detailed within the text of the 8-K itself, but were likely presented in the furnished exhibits and during the investor meetings.