Item 5. Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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Item 5. Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

CMS ENERGY

CMS Energy’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Market prices for CMS Energy’s common stock and related security holder matters are contained in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—MD&A and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 20, Quarterly Financial and Common Stock Information (Unaudited), which are incorporated by reference herein. At January 13, 2016, the number of registered holders of CMS Energy’s common stock totaled 33,451, based on the number of record holders. Presented in the following table are CMS Energy’s dividends on its common stock:

				Per Share
Period	February	May	August	November
2015	$ 0.29	$ 0.29	$ 0.29	$ 0.29
2014	0.27	0.27	0.27	0.27

For additional information regarding securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans, see Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 13, Stock-Based Compensation and Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. For additional information regarding dividends and dividend restrictions, see Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 5, Financings and Capitalization.

CONSUMERS

Consumers’ common stock is privately held by its parent, CMS Energy, and does not trade in the public market. Presented in the following table are Consumers’ cash dividends on its common stock:

				In Millions
Period	February	May	August	November
2015	$ 122	$ 132	$ 105	$ 115
2014	135	120	120	82

For additional information regarding dividends and dividend restrictions, see Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 5, Financings and Capitalization.

ISSUER REPURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Presented in the following table are CMS Energy’s repurchases of equity securities for the three months ended December 31, 2015:

			Total Number of	Maximum Number of
			Shares Purchased as	Shares That May Yet Be
	Total Number	Average	Part of Publicly	Purchased Under
	of Shares	Price Paid	Announced Plans or	Publicly Announced
Period	Purchased1	per Share	Programs	Plans or Programs
October 1, 2015 to
October 31, 2015	2,042	$ 36.45	-	-
November 1, 2015 to
November 30, 2015	-	-	-	-
December 1, 2015 to
December 31, 2015	634	34.24	-	-
Total	2,676	$ 35.93	-	-

1 All of the common shares were repurchased to satisfy the minimum statutory income tax withholding obligation for common shares that have vested under the PISP. The value of shares repurchased is based on the market price on the vesting date.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

None.

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