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CMS ENERGY CORP 8-K Report, Regulation FD Disclosure (Dec 3, 2012)

Filed December 3, 2012For Securities:CMSCMS-PCCMSACMSCCMSD

Summary

CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) filed an 8-K on December 3, 2012, to disclose information regarding upcoming investor meetings. Management was scheduled to meet with investors at the BMO Capital Markets 8th Annual Utilities & Pipelines Day on December 4, 2012, and at the Wells Fargo 11th Annual Pipeline, MLP and Energy Symposium on December 5, 2012. During the latter event, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Tom Webb, was slated to participate in a panel discussion. The filing includes a furnished handout (Exhibit 99.1) related to these investor meetings. CMS Energy also provided standard cautionary language regarding forward-looking statements, directing readers to their previous 10-K and 10-Q filings for detailed risk factors and important information that could affect future results. This 8-K primarily serves to inform the market about these planned engagements and to provide access to the related materials.

Key Highlights

  • 1CMS Energy management participating in investor meetings on December 4-5, 2012.
  • 2Meetings held at BMO Capital Markets 8th Annual Utilities & Pipelines Day and Wells Fargo 11th Annual Pipeline, MLP and Energy Symposium.
  • 3CFO Tom Webb to participate in a panel discussion at the Wells Fargo Symposium.
  • 4Exhibit 99.1, an investor handout for these meetings, is furnished with the filing.
  • 5Webcast of the panel discussion to be available on CMS Energy's website.
  • 6Standard disclosure regarding forward-looking statements and incorporation by reference of risk factors from prior filings.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to inform investors and the public about upcoming meetings between CMS Energy's management and investors, and to provide access to related presentation materials.

This filing directs investors to the 'FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION' and 'RISK FACTORS' sections of CMS Energy Corporation's and Consumers Energy Company's Form 10-K and 10-Q filings for the year ended December 31, 2011, and subsequent quarters in 2012.

Yes, a webcast of the panel discussion involving the CFO at the Wells Fargo Symposium will be available on the CMS Energy website (www.cmsenergy.com).

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 incorporated by reference in another filing.