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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) October 30, 2009
         
Commission
File Number
  Registrant; State of Incorporation;
Address; and Telephone Number
  IRS Employer
Identification No.
         
         
1-9513   CMS ENERGY CORPORATION
(A Michigan Corporation)
One Energy Plaza
Jackson, Michigan 49201
(517) 788-0550
  38-2726431
         
1-5611   CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY
(A Michigan Corporation)
One Energy Plaza
Jackson, Michigan 49201
(517) 788-0550
  38-0442310
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EX-99.1


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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 30, 2009, CMS Energy Corporation (“CMS Energy”) issued a News Release, in which it announced its results for the third quarter of 2009 and reaffirmed its guidance for 2009 adjusted earnings. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the CMS Energy News Release, furnished as a part of 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.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1   CMS Energy News Release dated October 30, 2009
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 “MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS—FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION” and “RISK FACTORS” sections of CMS Energy Corporation’s (“CMS Energy”) Form 10-K and Consumers Energy Company’s (“Consumers Energy”) Form 10-K each for the Year Ended December 31, 2008 and as updated in CMS Energy’s and Consumers Energy’s Forms 10-Q for the Quarters Ended March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009. CMS Energy’s and Consumers Energy’s “MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS—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.

 


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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: October 30, 2009
           
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas J. Webb
 
Thomas J. Webb
   
 
      Executive Vice President and    
 
      Chief Financial Officer    
             
    CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY    
 
           
Dated: October 30, 2009
           
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas J. Webb
 
Thomas J. Webb
   
 
      Executive Vice President and    
 
      Chief Financial Officer