CMS Energy's Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividends on Common Stock And Preferred Stock

JACKSON, Mich., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) has declared quarterly dividends on the company's common stock and its preferred stock. The dividend for the common stock (CUSIP: 125896100) is $0.125 per share. It is payable Nov. 30, 2009 to shareholders of record on Nov. 6, 2009. The dividend for the company's 4.50 percent cumulative convertible preferred stock, Series B (CUSIP: 125896878) is $0.5625 per share. It is payable Dec. 1, 2009 to shareholders of record on Nov. 15, 2009. CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) is a Michigan-based company that has an electric and natural gas utility, Consumers Energy, as its primary business and also owns and operates independent power generation businesses. For more information on CMS Energy, please visit our web site at: http://www.cmsenergy.com/ DATASOURCE: CMS Energy CONTACT: Media Contacts, Jeff Holyfield, +1-517-788-2394, or Dan Bishop, +1-517-788-2395, Investment Analyst Contact, CMS Energy Investor Relations, +1-517-788-2590 Web Site: http://www.cmsenergy.com/