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Consumers Energy Co. – ‘8-K’ for 12/14/20

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12/14/20  Consumers Energy Co.              8-K:8,9    12/14/20   14:734K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA

Current Report   —   Form 8-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM  i 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)  i December 14, 2020

 

Commission
File Number
Registrant; State of Incorporation;
Address; and Telephone Number
IRS Employer
Identification No.
     
 i 1-5611

 i CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY

(A  i Michigan Corporation)

 i One Energy Plaza

 i Jackson,  i Michigan  i 49201

( i 517)  i 788-0550

 i 38-0442310

 

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:

 

 i ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 i ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 i ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 i ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange
on which registered
 i Consumers Energy Company Cumulative Preferred    i CMS-PB    i New York Stock Exchange

 

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:           i ¨

 

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.         ¨

 

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On December 14, 2020, Consumers Energy Company ("Consumers") issued and sold $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 0.35% First Mortgage Bonds due 2023 (the “2023 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 December 2, 2020 to the Prospectus dated February 28, 2020, an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated December 2, 2020 that included the final terms of the transaction, a Final Prospectus Supplement dated December 2, 2020 to the Prospectus dated February 28, 2020 and an underwriting agreement among Consumers and the underwriters named in that agreement with respect to the 2023 Bonds. Consumers intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay a portion of the $300 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under its term loan credit agreement dated as of January 17, 2020 and 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.

 

1.1Underwriting Agreement dated December 2, 2020 among Consumers and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., and Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC, as underwriters.
  
4.1143rd Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 14, 2020 between Consumers and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee.
  
4.2Form of 0.35% First Mortgage Bonds due 2023 (included in Exhibit 4.1).
  
5.1Opinion of Melissa M. Gleespen, Esq., Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of Consumers, dated December 14, 2020, regarding the legality of the 2023 Bonds.
  
23.1Consent of Melissa M. Gleespen, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
  
99.1Information relating to Item 14 of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-236742-01).
  
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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: December 14, 2020 By: /s/ Rejji P. Hayes
    Rejji P. Hayes
    Executive Vice President and
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

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1/17/20
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