FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) NOVEMBER 2, 2001 COMMISSION REGISTRANT; STATE OF INCORPORATION; IRS EMPLOYER FILE NUMBER ADDRESS; AND TELEPHONE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION NO 1-9513 CMS ENERGY CORPORATION 38-2726431 (A MICHIGAN CORPORATION) FAIRLANE PLAZA SOUTH, SUITE 1100 330 TOWN CENTER DRIVE DEARBORN, MICHIGAN 48126 (313) 436-9261 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. PRESS RELEASE On November 2, 2001, CMS Energy Corporation issued a Press Release in which it announced a definitive agreement for sale of its interests in Equatorial Guinea to Marathon Oil Company. A copy of the CMS Energy Press Release is filed as an exhibit to this report and is incorporated herein by reference. The Press Release contains "forward-looking statements" that are subject to risks and uncertainties. They should be read in conjunction with the "Forward-Looking Statement Cautionary Factors" in CMS Energy's Form 10-K, Item 1 (incorporated by reference herein) that discusses important factors that could cause CMS Energy's results to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. ITEM 7. EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits: 99(a) CMS Energy Corporation Press Release dated November 2, 2001. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION Dated: November 2, 2001 By: /s/ Alan M. Wright --------------------------- Alan M. Wright Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer INDEX TO EXHIBITS EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION (c) Exhibits: 99(a) CMS Energy Corporation Press Release dated November 2, 2001.