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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) NOVEMBER 4, 2002
COMMISSION REGISTRANT; STATE OF INCORPORATION; IRS EMPLOYER
FILE NUMBER ADDRESS; AND TELEPHONE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION NO.
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1-9513 CMS ENERGY CORPORATION 38-2726431
(A MICHIGAN CORPORATION)
FAIRLANE PLAZA SOUTH, SUITE 1100
330 TOWN CENTER DRIVE
DEARBORN, MICHIGAN 48126
(313) 436-9261
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On November 4, 2002, CMS Energy Corporation issued a Press Release in which it
announced completion of the work of a Board of Directors Special Committee
established to investigate round-trip trading at CMS Marketing, Services and
Trading (CMS MST) and, separately, CMS Energy also said it is conducting an
internal review of the natural gas trade information provided by its CMS MST and
CMS Field Services subsidiaries to energy industry publications that compile and
report index prices. Attached as an Exhibit to this report and incorporated
herein by reference is a copy of the CMS Energy Press Release.
The Press Release contains "forward-looking statements", within the meaning of
the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. The "forward-looking
statements" are subject to risks and uncertainties. They should be read in
conjunction with the "Forward-Looking Statement Cautionary Factors" in CMS
Energy's Form 10-K, Item 1 (incorporated herein by reference) that discuss
important factors that could cause CMS Energy's results to differ materially
from those anticipated in such statements.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits:
99 CMS Energy Corporation Press Release dated November 4, 2002.
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.
CMS ENERGY CORPORATION
Dated: November 4, 2002 By: /s/ S. Kinnie Smith, Jr.
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S. Kinnie Smith, Jr.
Vice Chairman and General Counsel