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Filed under Rule 433
File No. 333-153353
Final Term Sheet
November 16, 2010
         
Issuer:
   CMS Energy Corporation
Security:
   5.05% Senior Notes due 2018
Aggregate Principal Amount Offered:
   $250,000,000
Maturity:
   February 15, 2018
Annual Interest Rate:
   5.05%
Yield to Maturity:
   5.08%
Spread to Treasury:
   295 basis points
Benchmark Treasury Security:
   1.875% due October 31, 2017
Benchmark Treasury Yield:
   2.13%
Interest Payment Dates:
  February 15 and August 15
First Interest Payment Date:
   August 15, 2011
Public Offering Price:
   99.798%
Optional Redemption:
   Make-whole call at any time at Treasury rate plus 50 basis points
Trade Date:
   November 16, 2010
Settlement Date:
   November 19, 2010 (T+3)
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
Joint Book-Running Managers:
   BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
RBS Securities Inc.
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
UBS Securities LLC
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Co-Managers:
   Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
The Williams Capital Group, L.P.
Blaylock Robert Van, LLC
Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc.
The Huntington Investment Company
Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc.
CUSIP/ISIN:
   125896BG4 / US125896BG45
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