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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) JULY 12, 2001
COMMISSION REGISTRANT; STATE OF INCORPORATION; IRS EMPLOYER
FILE NUMBER ADDRESS; AND TELEPHONE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION NO
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1-9513 CMS ENERGY CORPORATION 38-2726431
(A MICHIGAN CORPORATION)
FAIRLANE PLAZA SOUTH, SUITE 1100
330 TOWN CENTER DRIVE
DEARBORN, MICHIGAN 48126
(313) 436-9261
1-5611 CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY 38-0442310
(A MICHIGAN CORPORATION)
212 WEST MICHIGAN AVENUE
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
(517) 788-1030
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
FIRST CALL RELEASE
On July 12, 2001, CMS Energy Corporation issued a First Call release in which it
discussed an application which its principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy
Company, filed with the Michigan Public Service Commission seeking Consumers'
first gas service rate increase in 17 years. A copy of the CMS Energy First Call
release is filed as an exhibit to this report and is incorporated herein by
reference.
The First Call release contains "forward-looking statements" that are subject to
risks and uncertainties. They should be read in conjunction with the
"Forward-Looking Statement Cautionary Factors" in CMS Energy's and Consumers'
Form 10-K, Item 1 (incorporated by reference herein) that discusses important
factors that could cause CMS Energy's and Consumers' results to differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits:
99(a) CMS Energy Corporation First Call release dated July 12, 2001.
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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: July 12, 2001
By: /s/ Thomas A. McNish
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Thomas A. McNish
Vice President and
Secretary
CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY
Dated: July 12, 2001
By: /s/ Thomas A. McNish
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Thomas A. McNish
Vice President and
Secretary
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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(c) Exhibits:
99(a) CMS Energy Corporation First Call release dated July 12, 2001.