UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On September 19, 2019, Consumers Energy Company ("Consumers") issued and sold $75,649,000 principal amount of its Floating Rate First Mortgage Bonds due 2069 (the “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. 333-216355-01) (the "Registration Statement"), a Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated September 9, 2019 to Prospectus dated March 1, 2017, an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that included the final terms of the transaction, a Final Prospectus Supplement dated September 12, 2019 to Prospectus dated March 1, 2017 and an underwriting agreement among Consumers and the underwriters named in that agreement with respect to the Bonds. Consumers intends to use the net proceeds from the offering 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.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY | |||
Dated: September 19, 2019 | By: | /s/ Rejji P. Hayes | |
Rejji P. Hayes | |||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |