Summary
CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) filed an 8-K on October 26, 2017, to announce its third quarter 2017 results and provide a business and financial outlook. The company held a webcast to discuss these results, and the presentation materials were furnished as an exhibit to this filing. This 8-K serves primarily as a disclosure mechanism for this event and the accompanying presentation, which is available on their investor relations website.
Key Highlights
- 1CMS Energy Corporation announced its Q3 2017 results and provided a business/financial outlook via a webcast on October 26, 2017.
- 2The presentation materials discussed during the webcast are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this 8-K filing.
- 3The company's Investor Relations section on its website (www.cmsenergy.com/investor-relations) is a channel for routine distribution of important information.
- 4Information furnished under Regulation FD (Item 7.01) is not considered "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, nor is it incorporated by reference into other filings unless explicitly stated.
- 5The filing includes signatures from Rejji P. Hayes, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, for both CMS Energy Corporation and Consumers Energy Company.
- 6Investors can access the webcast presentation directly on the CMS Energy website.
Frequently Asked Questions
The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to disclose that CMS Energy Corporation held a webcast on October 26, 2017, to discuss its third quarter 2017 results and provide a business and financial outlook. The presentation materials from this webcast are furnished as an exhibit.
The details are contained within the presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this 8-K filing. This presentation is also available on the CMS Energy website at www.cmsenergy.com, specifically in the Investor Relations section.
No, in accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished under Item 7.01 (Regulation FD Disclosure), including Exhibit 99.1, is not deemed 'filed' for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor is it subject to the liabilities of that section. It is considered furnished.
The filing was signed by Rejji P. Hayes, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, on behalf of both CMS Energy Corporation and Consumers Energy Company.