144 0001180661 XXXXXXXX LIVE 0000811156 CMS Energy Corp 001-09513 One Energy Plaza Jackson MI 49201 5177880550 John G Russell Director Common Stock Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith

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