X0303 4 2009-08-12 false 0000811156 CMS ENERGY CORP CMS 0001179113 JOOS DAVID W ONE ENERGY PLAZA JACKSON MI 49201 true true false false President and CEO Common Stock 2009-08-12 2009-08-12 4 A false 225200 0 A 924555 D The nominal amount of Restricted Stock to be awarded pursuant to provisions of the Performance Incentive Stock Plan of CMS Energy Corporation will be determined by a 20-business-day-average price preceding and including the date of the grant, and a 20-business-day-average price preceding and including the third anniversary date of the grant. Total includes 594,200 shares of Restricted Stock, of which 445,300 shares are nominal. (The nominal shares received will be determined by the passage of time and achievement of performance objectives under the Performance Incentive Stock Plan of CMS Energy Corporation.) Catherine M. Reynolds, Attny-in-Fact 2009-08-14