UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported)
| Commission | Registrant; State of Incorporation; | IRS Employer | ||
| File Number | Address; and Telephone Number | Identification No. | ||
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(A |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| , each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.200% Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company: CMS
Energy Corporation
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. CMS Energy Corporation ¨ Consumers Energy Company ¨
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 3, 2023, CMS Energy Corporation (“CMS Energy”) issued a press release announcing the commencement of offers to purchase for cash up to $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt securities issued by CMS Energy and Consumers Energy Company (“Consumers”), consisting of (1) Consumers’ 2.50% First Mortgage Bonds due 2060, of which $525,000,000 aggregate principal amount is outstanding, (2) Consumers’ 2.65% First Mortgage Bonds due 2052, of which $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount is outstanding, (3) Consumers’ 3.10% First Mortgage Bonds due 2050, of which $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount is outstanding, (4) Consumers’ 3.25% First Mortgage Bonds due 2046, of which $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount is outstanding, (5) CMS Energy’s 4.70% Senior Notes due 2043, of which $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount is outstanding, (6) Consumers’ 3.50% First Mortgage Bonds due 2051, of which $575,000,000 aggregate principal amount is outstanding, and (7) Consumers’ 3.75% First Mortgage Bonds due 2050, of which $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount is outstanding (the “Securities”). A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and the information set forth therein is incorporated herein by reference and constitutes a part of this report.
The information included in Item 8.01 of this report and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is for informational purposes only and do not constitute an offer to purchase any of the Securities.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Index | ||
| 99.1 | CMS Energy News Release dated May 3, 2023. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CMS ENERGY CORPORATION | ||
| Dated: May 4, 2023 | By: | /s/ Rejji P. Hayes |
| Rejji P. Hayes | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |