Company: DTK
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000936340-25-000081
Chunk: 59

Company: DTE ENERGY CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 59
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 Committee continues to believe that tying the Named Executive Officers’ compensation to the Company’s performance is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders. As a result, the O&C Committee does not expect the Section 162(m) deduction limit to significantly affect the design of the Company’s compensation program, and expects to authorize compensation exceeding $1 million to the Named Executive Officers even though it will not be deductible under Section 162(m).

#### Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Programs
We have structured all of our nonqualified deferred compensation programs to comply with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, as added by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. Internal Revenue Code Section 409A imposes additional tax penalties on our executive officers for certain types of nonqualified deferred compensation that are not in compliance with the form and timing of elections and distribution requirements of that section.

#### Accounting Considerations
Accounting considerations also play a role in our executive compensation program. Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (“ASC Topic 718”) requires us to expense the fair value of our stock option grants over the vesting period, which reduces the amount of our reported profits. Because of this stock-based expensing and the impact of dilution to our shareholders, we closely monitor the number and the fair values of the option shares.

Report of the Organization and Compensation Committee

The O&C Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K. Based on that review and discussion, we recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the Company’s 2025 proxy statement.

#### Organization and Compensation Committee
David A. Brandon, Chair

Gail J. McGovern

Mark A. Murray

Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.

David A. Thomas

#### DTE ENERGY2025 PROXY STATEMENT49

#### Summary Compensation Table
The table below summarizes the total compensation earned by each of the Named Executive Officers for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022, December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024.

| Name and Principal Position                                            |     |      Year |     | Salary  ($)(1) |     |           |     | Stock Awards ($)(2) |     |           |     | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(3) |     |           |     | Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation  Earnings ($)(4) |     |         |     |