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 under the symbol CMS. Market prices for CMS Energy’s common stock and related security holder matters are contained in Item 6. Selected Financial Data and Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 21, Quarterly Financial and Common Stock Information (Unaudited), which are incorporated by reference herein. At January 31, 2018, the number of registered holders of CMS Energy’s common stock totaled 30,736, 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
2017	$	0.3325	$	0.3325	$	0.3325	$	0.3325
2016	0.3100		0.3100		0.3100		0.3100

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.

Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return

	Five-Year Cumulative Total Return
Company/Index	2012		2013		2014		2015		2016		2017
CMS Energy	$	100	$	114	$	153	$	165	$	196	$	229
S&P 500 Index	100		132		150		153		171		208
Dow Jones Utility Index	100		113		147		143		169		191
S&P 400 Utilities Index	100		127		151		142		181		201

These cumulative total returns assume reinvestments of dividends.

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
2017	$	148	$	88	$	111	$	175
2016	155		58		148		138

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, 2017:

				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, 2017 to
October 31, 2017	2,176	$	47.26	-	-
November 1, 2017 to
November 30, 2017	6,148	48.11		-	-
December 1, 2017 to
December 31, 2017	2,646	49.74		-	-
Total	10,970	$	48.33	-	-

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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