UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 16, 2014
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Registrant; State of Incorporation; |
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IRS Employer |
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Address; and Telephone Number |
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1-9513 |
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CMS ENERGY CORPORATION |
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38-2726431 |
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(A Michigan Corporation) |
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One Energy Plaza |
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Jackson, Michigan 49201 |
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(517) 788-0550 |
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1-5611 |
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CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY |
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38-0442310 |
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(A Michigan Corporation) |
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One Energy Plaza |
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Jackson, Michigan 49201 |
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(517) 788-0550 |
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
At the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders held on May 16, 2014 (Annual Meeting), the shareholders of CMS Energy Corporation (CMS Energy) approved the CMS Energy Performance Incentive Stock Plan (Plan). Among other things, the approval reserved 6,500,000 shares of CMS Energy common stock and extended the term of the plan until May 31, 2024. A description of the Plan is included in CMS Energys Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2014 under the heading Proposal 4: Approve the Corporations Performance Incentive Stock Plan. The preceding is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan. A copy of the Plan is attached as exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
CMS ENERGY CORPORATION
At the Annual Meeting, the CMS Energy shareholders voted upon five proposals as described in the CMS Energy Proxy Statement dated April 4, 2014. The results of the shareholder votes are as follows:
1. Proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit CMS Energys financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2014 was approved, with a vote as follows:
Number of Votes:
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Abstentions |
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Broker non-votes |
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227,597,650 |
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459,959 |
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775,402 |
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0 |
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2. Non-binding advisory proposal to approve the compensation paid to CMS Energys named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and the related narrative disclosure, was approved, with a vote as follows:
Number of Votes:
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Abstentions |
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Broker non-votes |
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203,726,776 |
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4,153,375 |
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1,379,754 |
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19,573,106 |
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(98 |
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(2 |
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3. Proposal to approve the Corporations Performance Incentive Stock Plan was approved, with a vote as follows:
Number of Votes:
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Abstentions |
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Broker non-votes |
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201,743,084 |
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6,501,016 |
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1,015,800 |
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19,573,111 |
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(97 |
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(3 |
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4. Proposal to approve the performance measures used in the CMS Incentive Compensation Plan was approved, with a vote as follows:
Number of Votes:
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Abstentions |
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202,814,358 |
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5,323,976 |
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1,121,570 |
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19,573,107 |
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(97 |
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(3 |
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5. Proposal to elect eleven members to the CMS Energy board of directors. All of the nominees were elected with the votes for individual nominees as follows:
Number of Votes:
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Jon E. Barfield |
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207,429,452 |
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1,016,449 |
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814,376 |
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19,572,734 |
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Kurt L. Darrow |
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207,846,039 |
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608,157 |
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806,079 |
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19,572,736 |
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Stephen E. Ewing |
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207,898,223 |
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589,805 |
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772,246 |
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19,572,737 |
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Richard M. Gabrys |
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205,473,876 |
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3,003,392 |
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783,006 |
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19,572,737 |
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William D. Harvey |
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207,845,098 |
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640,435 |
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774,744 |
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19,572,734 |
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David W. Joos |
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206,642,571 |
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1,797,542 |
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820,160 |
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19,572,738 |
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Philip R. Lochner, Jr. |
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189,918,011 |
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18,557,087 |
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785,177 |
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19,572,736 |
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John G. Russell |
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207,076,890 |
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1,395,217 |
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788,166 |
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19,572,738 |
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Kenneth L. Way |
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205,476,444 |
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3,009,149 |
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774,681 |
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19,572,737 |
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Laura H. Wright |
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208,002,684 |
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509,382 |
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748,213 |
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19,572,732 |
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John B. Yasinsky |
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205,330,675 |
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3,150,049 |
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779,552 |
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19,572,735 |
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CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY
Consumers Energy Company (Consumers Energy) did not solicit proxies for the matters submitted to votes at the contemporaneous May 16, 2014 Consumers Energy annual meeting of shareholders. All 84,108,789 shares of Consumers Energy common stock held by CMS Energy were voted in favor of electing the above-named individuals as directors of Consumers Energy and in favor of the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit Consumers Energys financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2014. All 84,108,789 shares of Consumers Energy common stock held by CMS Energy were also voted in favor of the approval of the Corporations Performance Incentive Stock Plan and in favor of the approval of the performance measures used in the CMS Incentive Compensation Plan. None of the 373,148 shares of Consumers Energy preferred stock were voted at the Consumers Energy annual meeting of shareholders.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
10.1 CMS Energy Performance Incentive Stock Plan, effective June 1, 2014
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.
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CMS ENERGY CORPORATION |
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Dated: May 21, 2014 |
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/s/ Thomas J. Webb |
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Thomas J. Webb |
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Executive Vice President and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY |
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Dated: May 21, 2014 |
By: |
/s/ Thomas J. Webb |
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Thomas J. Webb |
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Executive Vice President and |
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Chief Financial Officer |