FWP
Filed under Rule 433
File No. 333-153353
Final Term Sheet
June 9, 2009
     
Issuer:
  CMS Energy Corporation
Ticker / Exchange for Common Stock:
  CMS / NYSE
Security:
  5.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029 (“Notes”)
Aggregate Principal Amount Offered:
  $150,000,000 (excluding the underwriters’ option to purchase up to $22,500,000 of additional aggregate principal amount of Notes to cover over-allotments, if any)
Maturity:
  June 15, 2029 (subject to earlier redemption, repurchase or conversion)
Annual Interest Rate:
  5.50%
Interest Payment Dates:
  June 15 and December 15
First Interest Payment Date:
  December 15, 2009
Public Offering Price:
  $1,000 per Note / $150,000,000 total
Closing Sale Price on June 9, 2009:
  $11.57 per share of the Issuer’s common stock
Conversion Premium:
  25.00% above the Closing Sale Price on June 9, 2009
Initial Conversion Price:
  Approximately $14.46 per share of the Issuer’s common stock
Initial Conversion Rate:
  69.1443 shares of the Issuer’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes
Conversion Trigger Price:
  Approximately $18.80, which is 130% of the Initial Conversion Price
Optional Redemption:
  At any time on or after June 20, 2014, the Issuer may redeem all or a part of the Notes for cash at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued but unpaid interest (including additional interest, if any) to, but not including, the redemption date
Repurchase at Option of Holder:
  Holders may require the Issuer to repurchase all or a part of their Notes on June 15, 2014, June 15, 2019 and June 15, 2024 at a cash repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including additional interest, if any) to, but not including, the repurchase date
Repurchase at Option of Holder Upon a Fundamental Change:
  Upon a “fundamental change” as defined in the preliminary prospectus supplement related to the Notes dated June 8, 2009, the holders may require the Issuer to repurchase for cash all or part of their Notes at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal

 


 

     
 
  amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including additional interest, if any) to, but not including, the repurchase date
Increase to Conversion Rate Upon Certain Types of Fundamental Changes:
  The following table sets forth the number of additional shares to be added to the conversion rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes in connection with a “non-stock change of control” as defined in the preliminary prospectus supplement related to the Notes dated June 8, 2009, for each stock price and effective date set forth below:
                                                                                                 
    Stock Price
Date   $11.57   $12.00   $13.00   $14.00   $15.00   $17.50   $20.00   $22.50   $25.00   $27.50   $30.00   $32.50
June 15, 2009
    17.2861       17.2861       14.6473       11.8430       9.6393       5.8739       3.6593       2.3078       1.4549       0.9030       0.5400       0.3004  
June 15, 2010
    17.2861       16.7046       13.1860       10.4638       8.3586       4.8542       2.8847       1.7329       1.0369       0.6045       0.3315       0.1589  
June 15, 2011
    17.2861       15.6072       12.0337       9.3069       7.2421       3.9309       2.1863       1.2310       0.6877       0.3681       0.1767       0.0616  
June 15, 2012
    17.2861       14.8399       11.0381       8.1941       6.1063       2.9595       1.4776       0.7551       0.3832       0.1811       0.0664       0.0000  
June 15, 2013
    17.2861       14.1890       9.7821       6.6457       4.4781       1.6540       0.6550       0.2877       0.1305       0.0490       0.0001       0.0000  
June 20, 2014
    17.2861       14.1890       7.7788       2.2843       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000  
     
 
  The exact stock prices and effective dates may not be set forth in the table above, in which case, if the stock price is:
 
   
 
 
•   between two stock price amounts on the table or the effective date is between two effective dates on the table, the number of additional shares will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of additional shares set forth for the higher and lower stock price amounts and the two effective dates, as applicable, based on a 360-day year
 
   
 
 
•   in excess of $32.50 per share (subject to adjustment), no additional shares will be issued upon conversion
 
   
 
 
•   less than $11.57 per share (subject to adjustment), no additional shares will be issued upon conversion
 
   
 
  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the total number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion exceed 86.4304 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustments in the same manner as the conversion rate

 


 

     
Use of Proceeds:
  It is expected that the net proceeds from the offering will be used for the retirement of existing indebtedness (including approximately $115 million of the net proceeds from the offering to repurchase, at a discount, a substantial portion of the outstanding principal amount of the convertible subordinated debentures underlying the 7 3/4% Convertible Quarterly Income Preferred Securities of CMS Energy Trust I) through redemption, open market repurchases, tender offers or private agreements, and for general corporate purposes
Capitalization:
  The following table updates the capitalization table set forth on page S-18 of the preliminary prospectus supplement related to the Notes dated June 8, 2009 to reflect the use of $115,000,000 of the proceeds from the offering of the Notes as described above:
                         
    At March 31, 2009  
                    As Further  
    Actual     As Adjusted     Adjusted  
    (Unaudited, dollars in millions)  
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 826     $ 861     $ 1,156  
 
                 
Common stockholders’ equity
  $ 2,517     $ 2,517     $ 2,517  
Preferred stock
    243       243       243  
Preferred stock of subsidiary
    44       44       44  
Non-controlling interests
    52       52       52  
Long-term debt:
                       
5.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029
          150       150  
8.75% Senior Notes due 2019
                300  
Long-term debt — related parties
    178       34       34  
Other long-term debt (excluding current maturities)
    6,279       6,279       6,279  
Non-current portion of capital and finance lease obligations
    200       200       200  
 
                 
Total capitalization
  $ 9,513     $ 9,519     $ 9,819  
Current portion of long-term debt, capital and finance lease obligations
    311       311       311  
 
                 
Total capitalization and current portion of long-term debt, capital and finance lease obligations
  $ 9,824     $ 9,830     $ 10,130  
 
                 
     
Trade Date:
  June 9, 2009
Settlement Date:
  June 15, 2009 (T+4)
Ratings:
  Ba1 / BB+ / BB+ (Moody’s / S&P / Fitch)
 
  Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time
Sole Book-Running Manager:
  Barclays Capital Inc.
Joint Lead Managers:
  Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
 
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC
CUSIP/ISIN:
  125896BD1 / US125896BD14

 


 

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