CMS Energy Corp. 8-K
 
 
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) September 23, 2008
         
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    
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Item 7.01   Regulation FD Disclosure.
CMS Energy Corporation’s (“CMS Energy”) president and chief executive officer will meet with investors Tuesday evening, September 23 and participate in a panel discussion at the Merrill Lynch Power and Gas Leaders Conference on Wednesday, September 24 beginning at noon. A webcast of the panel discussion will be available at the CMS Energy website, wwwcmsenergy.com. A copy of the CMS Energy Presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth in such a filing.
(d)   Exhibits.
99.1     Presentation of CMS Energy dated September 23-24, 2008.
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 INFORMATION” and “RISK FACTORS” each found in the MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS sections of CMS Energy’s Form 10-K and Consumers Energy’s Form 10-K each for the Year Ended December 31, 2007 and as updated in CMS Energy’s and Consumers Energy’s Forms 10-Q for the Quarters Ended March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008. CMS Energy’s and Consumers Energy’s “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION” and “RISK FACTORS” sections are incorporated herein by reference and discuss important factors that could cause CMS Energy’s and Consumers Energy’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: September 23, 2008  By:   /s/ Thomas J. Webb    
    Thomas J. Webb   
    Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
  CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY
 
 
Dated: September 23, 2008  By:   /s/ Thomas J. Webb    
    Thomas J. Webb   
    Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer