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CMS ENERGY CORP 8-K Report, Regulation FD Disclosure (Sep 8, 2015)

Filed September 8, 2015For Securities:CMSCMS-PCCMSACMSCCMSD

Summary

CMS Energy Corporation filed an 8-K on September 8, 2015, to disclose that its management would be meeting with investors from September 8-11, 2015. A handout prepared for these meetings was furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the report. This filing does not contain new operational or financial results, but rather serves as a notification of investor outreach and provides access to presentation materials. Investors should note that this information is furnished and not "filed" with the SEC, meaning it does not carry the same liability as a formally filed document under Section 18 of the Exchange Act. The company also highlighted its website's Investor Relations section as a regular channel for important information. The primary purpose of this 8-K is to provide transparency regarding management's engagement with the investment community and to make the investor presentation materials available.

Key Highlights

  • 1CMS Energy Corporation is holding investor meetings from September 8-11, 2015.
  • 2A handout for these investor meetings has been filed as Exhibit 99.1.
  • 3The filing is a Regulation FD Disclosure (Item 7.01).
  • 4The information furnished is not considered 'filed' under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
  • 5CMS Energy directs investors to its website's Investor Relations section for routine information updates.
  • 6The report confirms CMS Energy Corporation and its subsidiary Consumers Energy Company as registrants.
  • 7Thomas J. Webb, EVP and CFO, signed the report for both entities.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to inform the public that CMS Energy's management is meeting with investors and to provide access to the handout materials used during these meetings.

No, this filing primarily serves as a notice of investor meetings and makes presentation materials available. It does not contain new financial or operational results.

The investor handout is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this 8-K filing.

No, in accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished and not deemed 'filed' for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.