Published: April 11, 2008

CMS Energy Announces Nominees for Board of Directors

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JACKSON, Mich., April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eleven incumbents are seeking reelection to CMS Energy's Board of Directors, the company announced today in its proxy statement.

The incumbents seeking reelection are Kenneth Whipple, chairman of CMS Energy and its principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy, and David Joos, president and chief executive officer of CMS Energy and chief executive officer of Consumers Energy, as well as the following independent directors: Merribel S. Ayres, Jon E. Barfield, Richard M. Gabrys, Philip R. Lochner Jr., Michael T. Monahan, Joseph F. Paquette Jr., Percy A. Pierre, Kenneth L. Way, and John B. Yasinsky.

Shareholders will vote on the candidates for the Board of Directors at CMS Energy's annual meeting on May 16, 2008.

Shareholders also will be asked to vote on a proposal ratifying PricewaterhouseCoopers, L.L.P., as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2008.

The proxy is being delivered to shareholders free of charge and also may be accessed on CMS Energy's website at www.cmsenergy.com .

CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) is an integrated energy company, which has as its primary business operations an electric and natural gas utility, natural gas pipeline systems, and independent power generation.

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