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 11, 2021

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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company:  CMS Energy Corporation ¨        Consumers Energy Company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  CMS Energy Corporation ¨        Consumers Energy Company ¨

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Electionof Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 17, 2021, CMS Energy Corporation (“CMS Energy”) and Consumers Energy Company (“Consumers Energy”) announced the following management changes.

As of June 1, 2021, Glenn P. Barba will serve as vice president and chief accounting officer of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy, until he retires on September 1, 2021.

As of June 1, 2021, Scott B. McIntosh will serve as CMS Energy and Consumers Energy vice president, tax and controller, reporting to the chief financial officer. He will be responsible for tax matters, accounting operations, and financial and regulatory reporting. Effective on September 1, 2021, McIntosh will serve as vice president, tax, controller and chief accounting officer, reporting to the chief financial officer. In this position, he will be responsible for corporate accounting policy, financial and regulatory reporting, accounting operations, internal control, and tax matters. McIntosh, age 45, joined Consumers Energy in 2004 in the tax department and broadened his responsibilities over time until his 2015 appointment as vice president of tax for CMS Energy and Consumers Energy. As vice president of tax, he has led the tax department, including regulatory issues and domestic tax matters.

There are no arrangements or understandings between McIntosh and CMS Energy or Consumers Energy pursuant to which McIntosh was elected as vice president, tax, controller and chief accounting officer.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Index

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.

Exhibit 99.1

CMS Energy Announces Glenn Barba, Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer to Retire September 1

JACKSON, Mich., May 17, 2021 – CMS Energy, and its principal subsidiary Consumers Energy, today announced Glenn Barba, currently vice president, controller and chief accounting officer, will retire. Scott McIntosh, vice president of tax will succeed Barba as vice president, tax, controller and chief accounting officer when he retires on September 1, 2021.

“Glenn has been an influential leader at CMS for over two decades, positively impacting countless co-workers while serving as a wonderful steward of the Company’s financial statements and playing a critical role in supporting our delivery of consistent industry-leading financial performance,” said Rejji Hayes, executive vice president and chief financial officer of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy.

McIntosh has been with the company since 2004 in the tax department managing regulatory issues and domestic tax matters. He is a certified public accountant (CPA) and holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Michigan State University and a master's degree in taxation from Golden Gate University.

CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) is a Michigan-based energy provider featuring Consumers Energy as its primary business. It also owns and operates independent power generation businesses.

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