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).

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