CMS Energy Announces Partial Return of Capital Tax Treatment on Common Stock Dividends

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Jan 30, 2023, 15:00 ET

Note: This is an update to a news release originally issued Jan. 13, 2023. This corrects qualified dividend information in the table below.

JACKSON, Mich., Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CMS Energy has announced the calculation of the tax status of its 2022 common stock dividends.

The following is an allocation of the 2022 common stock (CUSIP #125896100) dividends for United States federal income tax purposes:

Record Date	Paid Date	Dividend per share	Ordinary Dividend	Qualified Dividend	Total Capital Gain Dividend	Unrecaptured Sec. 1250 Gain Dividend	Non Dividend Distribution	Return of Capital Percentage

February 11, 2022	February 28, 2022	0.4600	0.4324	0.4324	0.000	0.000	0.0276	6 %
May 6, 2022	May 31, 2022	0.4600	0.1886	0.1886	0.000	0.000	0.2714	59 %
August 5, 2022	August 31, 2022	0.4600	0.1886	0.1886	0.000	0.000	0.2714	59 %
November 4, 2022	November 30, 2022	0.4600	0.1886	0.1886	0.000	0.000	0.2714	59 %

Shareholders are encouraged to consult with their tax advisors as to their specific tax treatment related to CMS common stock dividends.

Additional dividend information can be obtained through the Investor Relations section of CMS Energy's website, www.cmsenergy.com.

CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) is a Michigan-based company that has an electric and natural gas utility, Consumers Energy, as its primary business. It also owns and operates independent power generation businesses.

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