Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 12, 2021, Consumers Energy Company ("Consumers") issued and sold $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.65% First Mortgage Bonds due 2052 (the "2052 Bonds"), pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 that Consumers filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission utilizing a "shelf" registration process (No. 333-236742-01) (the "Registration Statement"), a Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated August 2, 2021 to the Prospectus dated February 28, 2020, an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated August 2, 2021 that included the final terms of the transaction, a Final Prospectus Supplement dated August 2, 2021 to the Prospectus dated February 28, 2020 and an underwriting agreement among Consumers and the underwriters named in that agreement with respect to the 2052 Bonds. Consumers intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes.

This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to file certain documents in connection with the offering as exhibits to the Registration Statement.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.





(d) Exhibits.



   1.1     Underwriting Agreement dated August 2, 2021 among Consumers and
         Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan
         Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc.,
         Comerica Securities, Inc., and Academy Securities, Inc., as
         underwriters.




   4.1     144th Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 12, 2021 between
         Consumers and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee.




   4.2     Form of 2.65% First Mortgage Bonds due 2052 (included in
         Exhibit 4.1).




   5.1     Opinion of Melissa M. Gleespen, Esq., Vice President, Corporate
         Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of Consumers, dated August 12,
         2021, regarding the legality of the 2052 Bonds.




   23.1     Consent of Melissa M. Gleespen, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1).




   99.1     Information relating to Item 14 of the Registration Statement on
          Form S-3 (No. 333-236742-01).

104.1 Included in the cover page, formatted in Inline XBRL

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