CMS Energy Corporation Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1, 000th interest in a share of 4.200% Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C

CMS Energy Corp. engages in the provision of electric and natural gas activities. The company is headquartered in Jackson, Michigan and currently employs 8,350 full-time employees. The company manages its businesses by the nature of services each provides and operates principally in three business segments: Electric Utility, Gas Utility and NorthStar Clean Energy. The Electric Utility segment consists of regulated activities associated with the generation, purchase, distribution, and sale of electricity in Michigan. The Gas Utility segment consists of regulated activities associated with the purchase, transmission, storage, distribution, and sale of natural gas in Michigan. The NorthStar Clean Energy segment consists of various subsidiaries engaging in domestic independent power production, including the development and operation of renewable generation, and the marketing of independent power production. Its gas transmission, storage, and distribution system consists of 2,342 miles of transmission lines with 15 gas storage fields with a total storage capacity of 309 billion cubic feet (Bcf).