Company: DTK
Filing Date: 2025-09-09
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-198859
Chunk: 46

Company: DTE ENERGY CO
Filing Date: 2025-09-09
Form: 424B5
Chunk 46
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 record on all matters voted on by
shareholders. All questions are decided by a majority of the votes cast by the holders of shares entitled to vote on that question, unless a greater or different vote is required by the articles of incorporation or Michigan law. However, if the
number of director nominees for any director election exceeds the number of directors to be elected, the nominees receiving a plurality of the votes cast by holders of the shares entitled to vote at any meeting for the election of directors at which
a quorum is present will be elected.

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We are subject to Chapter 7A of the Michigan Business Corporation Act, which we refer
to as the Corporation Act, which provides that business combinations subject to Chapter 7A between a Michigan corporation and a beneficial owner of shares entitled to 10% or more of the voting power of such corporation generally require the
affirmative vote of 90% of the votes of each class of stock entitled to vote, and not less than 2/3 of each class of stock entitled to vote (excluding voting shares owned by such 10% owner), voting as a separate class. These requirements do not
apply if (1) the corporation’s board of directors approves the transaction prior to the time the 10% owner becomes such or (2) the transaction satisfies certain fairness standards, certain other conditions are met and the 10% owner
has been such for at least five years.

Board of Directors

The number of directors is fixed by the board of directors from time to time. DTE Energy currently has 13 directors. Directors are elected
annually for terms which expire upon election of their successor at the next year’s annual shareholder meeting.

Amendments to DTE Energy’s Articles of Incorporation

Under Michigan law, our articles of incorporation may be amended by the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote on the proposed amendment (which would include the common stock and any series of preferred stock which, by its terms or applicable law, was so entitled to vote), and, if
any class or series of shares is entitled to vote as a class, then the proposed amendment must be approved by the required vote of each class or series of shares entitled to vote as a class.

Liquidation Rights

In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of DTE Energy, holders of our common stock
have the right to share in DTE Energy’s assets remaining after satisfaction in full of the prior rights of creditors,