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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) MARCH 8, 2005
COMMISSION REGISTRANT; STATE OF INCORPORATION; IRS EMPLOYER
FILE NUMBER ADDRESS; AND TELEPHONE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION NO.
1-9513 CMS ENERGY CORPORATION 38-2726431
(A MICHIGAN CORPORATION)
ONE ENERGY PLAZA
JACKSON, MICHIGAN 49201
(517) 788-0550
1-5611 CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY 38-0442310
(A MICHIGAN CORPORATION)
ONE ENERGY PLAZA
JACKSON, MICHIGAN 49201
(517) 788-0550
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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following provisions:
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(17 CFR 230.425)
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On March 8, 2005, CMS Energy Corporation ("CMS Energy") issued a News Release,
in which it announced its 2004 results and 2005 earnings guidance. Attached as
Exhibit 99 to this report and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the
CMS Energy News Release, furnished as a part of this report.
This Form 8-K contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in Rule 3b-6 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Rule 175 of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and relevant legal decisions. The forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. They should be read in
conjunction with "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTORS" found in the
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS sections of CMS Energy's and Consumers
Energy Company's Forms 10-Q for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2004 (both
incorporated herein by reference), that discuss important factors that could
cause CMS Energy's and Consumers Energy Company's results to differ materially
from those anticipated in such statements.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CMS ENERGY CORPORATION
Dated: March 8, 2005
By: /s/ Thomas J. Webb
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Thomas J. Webb
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY
Dated: March 8, 2005
By: /s/ Thomas J. Webb
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Thomas J. Webb
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99 CMS Energy News Release