Company: DTK
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000936340-25-000081
Chunk: 89

Company: DTE ENERGY CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 89
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orum is necessary to conduct an annual meeting.

What are abstentions and broker non-votes and how do they affect voting?

Abstentions - If you specify on your proxy card that you wish to “abstain” from voting on an item, your shares will not be voted on that particular item. Abstentions are counted toward establishing a quorum, but not toward determining the outcome of the proposal to which the abstention applies.

#### 70DTE ENERGY2025 PROXY STATEMENT
Broker Non-Votes - Under New York Stock Exchange rules, if your broker holds your shares in its name and does not receive voting instructions from you, your broker has discretion to vote these shares on certain “routine” matters, including the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm. Voting to elect directors in an uncontested election, to approve executive compensation and to consider any shareholder proposals are all non-routine matters. Consequently, your broker must receive voting instructions from you in order to vote with respect to proposals 1, 3, 4, and 5 at our 2025 annual meeting. On routine matters, including proposal 2, shares voted by brokers without instructions are counted toward the outcome.

#### How does the voting work?
For each item, voting works as follows:

#### Proposal No. 1
Election of Directors . The election of each director requires approval by a majority of the votes cast, i.e., each of the 12 nominees for director must receive more than fifty percent of the votes cast at the meeting to be elected. You may withhold votes from one or more directors by writing their names in the space provided for that purpose on your proxy card. Withhold votes are counted as votes cast and treated as votes against the relevant director. Failure to vote and broker non-votes will not be considered as votes cast for the election of directors and will not be counted either for or against each director. If you vote by telephone or the Internet, follow the instructions attached to the proxy card or meeting notice. Your broker is not entitled to vote your shares on this matter unless instructions are received from you. You cannot vote for more than 12 directors.

#### Proposal No. 2
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm . Ratification of the appointment of an independent registered public accounting firm requires approval by a majority of the votes cast, i.e., more votes cast for than against. Abstentions are not considered votes cast and will not be counted either for or against this