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CMS ENERGY CORP 8-K Report, Financial Results (Jan 27, 2016)

Filed January 27, 2016For Securities:CMSCMS-PCCMSACMSCCMSD

Summary

CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) filed an 8-K on January 27, 2016, to announce an upcoming webcast and provide a presentation regarding management changes, 2015 financial results, and a business outlook. While the full details of the financial results and outlook are contained within the furnished presentation (Exhibit 99.1), this filing serves as a notification and a means to distribute forward-looking information to investors. Investors are advised that the presentation includes non-GAAP financial measures. The company emphasizes that this information should be reviewed in conjunction with the provided reconciliations to GAAP figures. The webcast will offer a platform for management to discuss these updates and engage with stakeholders, making it a key event for understanding the company's recent performance and future strategic direction.

Key Highlights

  • 1CMS Energy scheduled a webcast for January 27, 2016, to discuss management changes, 2015 financial results, and provide a business outlook.
  • 2The company furnished a presentation (Exhibit 99.1) as part of this 8-K filing, containing details discussed during the webcast.
  • 3The presentation includes non-GAAP financial measures, with reconciliations to GAAP provided.
  • 4The webcast and presentation are intended to provide investors with an update on the company's performance and future expectations.
  • 5CMS Energy will be using its website as a channel for distributing important investor information.
  • 6The filing pertains to both CMS Energy Corporation and its subsidiary, Consumers Energy Company.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to officially announce that CMS Energy will hold a webcast on January 27, 2016, to discuss management changes, provide an update on 2015 financial results, and present a business outlook. It also serves to furnish the presentation materials used in that webcast.

The detailed financial information and business outlook are contained within Exhibit 99.1, which is the CMS Energy presentation dated January 27, 2016, furnished with this 8-K filing.

Yes, the company states that the presentation includes certain financial measures considered 'non-GAAP financial measures'. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are also provided within the presentation.

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 shall not be deemed 'filed' for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.