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CMS ENERGY CORP 8-K Report, Regulation FD Disclosure (Aug 29, 2012)

Filed August 29, 2012For Securities:CMSCMS-PCCMSACMSCCMSD

Summary

CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) filed an 8-K on August 29, 2012, primarily to disclose that its management would be meeting with investors on August 30, 2012. A handout from this investor meeting, dated August 30, 2012, was furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the filing. This 8-K does not contain specific financial results or operational updates but serves as a notification of the upcoming investor presentation. Investors should note that the information furnished in this 8-K, including the accompanying handout, is not considered "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. However, the filing does include standard forward-looking statement disclaimers, directing readers to review the "Forward-Looking Statements and Information" and "Risk Factors" sections in the company's previously filed Form 10-K and 10-Q reports for a comprehensive understanding of potential risks and uncertainties.

Key Highlights

  • 1CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) filed an 8-K on August 29, 2012, to announce an upcoming investor meeting.
  • 2Management was scheduled to meet with investors on August 30, 2012.
  • 3A handout from the investor meeting, dated August 30, 2012, was furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
  • 4The filing is primarily for informational purposes regarding the investor meeting, not for reporting financial results.
  • 5Information furnished in this 8-K is not deemed "filed" under Section 18 of the Exchange Act.
  • 6The report incorporates by reference forward-looking statements and risk factors from prior SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q).
  • 7The filing was signed by Thomas J. Webb, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, for both CMS Energy Corporation and Consumers Energy Company.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to inform the public that CMS Energy Corporation's management was scheduled to meet with investors on August 30, 2012, and to provide a copy of the handout from that meeting as an exhibit.

No, this 8-K filing does not contain specific new financial results or operational updates. It is primarily a disclosure related to an investor meeting and the accompanying materials.

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 the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless expressly set forth in a future filing.

The filing directs investors to review the "Forward-Looking Statements and Information" and "Risk Factors" sections of CMS Energy Corporation's and Consumers Energy Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, and their Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2012, and June 30, 2012, for detailed discussions of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.