Shaun M. Johnson - Jan 14, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for CMS ENERGY CORP (CMS)

Role: SVP and General Counsel
Signature: Rhonda M. Morris, Attny-in-Fact
Stock symbol: CMS
Transactions as of: Jan 14, 2022
Transactions value $: -$106,973
Form type: 4
Date filed: 1/19/2022, 12:35 PM
Next filing: Jan 31, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CMS	Common Stock	Award	$0	+916	+2.77%	$0.00	34K	Jan 14, 2022	Direct	F1, F2
transaction	CMS	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$107K	-1.68K	-4.94%	$63.75	32.3K	Jan 14, 2022	Direct

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Shares of Common Stock of CMS Energy Corporation ("CMS") were acquired as a result of CMS exceeding certain performance criteria established under the 2019 Restricted Stock Award granted to the reporting person in accordance with the provisions of the CMS Performance Incentive Stock Plan.
F2	The total holdings reflect an adjustment of 325 additional shares of Common Stock of CMS Energy Corporation ("CMS") acquired as a result of dividend reinvestment pursuant to the reporting person's participation in the CMS Stock Purchase Plan, and an adjustment of 360 additional shares of Restricted Stock purchased on behalf of the reporting person as a result of automatic acquisition of Restricted Stock in lieu of cash dividends pursuant to the terms of the award granted to the reporting person in accordance with the provisions of the CMS Performance Incentive Stock Plan.

Content

Shares of Common Stock of CMS Energy Corporation ("CMS") were acquired as a result of CMS exceeding certain performance criteria established under the 2019 Restricted Stock Award granted to the reporting person in accordance with the provisions of the CMS Performance Incentive Stock Plan.

The total holdings reflect an adjustment of 325 additional shares of Common Stock of CMS Energy Corporation ("CMS") acquired as a result of dividend reinvestment pursuant to the reporting person's participation in the CMS Stock Purchase Plan, and an adjustment of 360 additional shares of Restricted Stock purchased on behalf of the reporting person as a result of automatic acquisition of Restricted Stock in lieu of cash dividends pursuant to the terms of the award granted to the reporting person in accordance with the provisions of the CMS Performance Incentive Stock Plan.