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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 6, 2000
COMMISSION REGISTRANT; STATE OF IRS EMPLOYER
FILE NUMBER INCORPORATION; ADDRESS; IDENTIFICATION
AND TELEPHONE NUMBER NO.
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.
On July 6, 2000, Consumers Energy Company, the principal subsidiary of
CMS Energy Corporation, issued a press release announcing that it filed an
application with the Michigan Public Service Commission (the "MPSC") to
begin the securitization process for approximately $473 million in
qualified costs, in accordance with the State of Michigan's new electric
industry restructuring and securitization laws. The initial public
hearing on this application will be held on July 17, 2000 as a prehearing
conference.
Copies of the Consumers Energy's press release announcing these
developments, the Application (exclusive of accompanying testimony and
exhibits) of Consumers Energy to the MPSC (Case No. U-12505) and the
Notice of Hearing for the Customers of Consumers Energy, are filed as
exhibits to this report and are incorporated herein by reference. The
entire Application, with accompanying testimony and exhibits, can be
accessed on the MPSC's website, http://cis.state.mi.us/mpsc. Click on
"Electronic Filings Pilot."
The press release and other exhibits contain "forward-looking statements"
that are subject to risks and uncertainties. The words "anticipates",
"believes", "estimates", "intends", and "plans" and variations of such
words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. 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) Consumers Energy Company Press Release dated July 6, 2000.
99(b) Application for Financing Order, Case No. U-12505, filed July
5, 2000 by Consumers Energy Company with the Michigan Public
Service Commission.
99(c) Notice of Hearing for the Customers of Consumers Energy
Company, Case No. U-12505, dated July 3, 2000
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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 6, 2000 By: /s/Alan M. Wright
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Alan M. Wright
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY
Dated: July 6, 2000 By: /s/Alan M. Wright
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Alan M. Wright
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
(c) Exhibits:
99(a) Consumers Energy Company Press Release dated July 6, 2000.
99(b) Application for Financing Order, Case No. U-12505, filed July
5, 2000 by Consumers Energy Company with the Michigan Public
Service Commission.
99(c) Notice of Hearing for the Customers of Consumers Energy
Company, Case No. U-12505, dated July 3, 2000.
