Company: DTK
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000936340-25-000081
Chunk: 19

Company: DTE ENERGY CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 19
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 member at any committee meeting, provided that, in the event an alternate member is designated for the Audit, Corporate Governance or Organization and Compensation Committee, the designate meets the Company’s categorical standards for director independence and SEC and NYSE requirements;

■ Consulting with the Chairman and CEO in the selection of topics to be discussed when developing the annual Board calendar;

■ Retaining independent advisors in consultation with the Board, on behalf of the Board as the Board determines to be necessary or appropriate;

■ Participating in the Organization and Compensation Committee’s annual review and approval of the CEO’s corporate goals and objectives and evaluation of the CEO’s performance;

■ Approving Board meeting agendas after consulting with the Chairman and CEO and the Corporate Secretary; and

■ Collaborating with the Chairman and CEO and the Corporate Secretary on scheduling Board and committee meetings and approving the schedule of Board and Committee meetings.

#### Board Meetings and Attendance
The Board met seven times in 2024. All of the incumbent directors attended at least 82% of the Board meetings and the meetings of the committees on which they served, eight of whom had a 100% attendance record. The Board does not have a

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policy with regard to directors’ attendance at the annual meeting of shareholders. At the 2024 annual meeting, all twelve directors standing for election were in attendance.

#### Executive Sessions
It is the Board’s practice that the independent directors meet in executive session at most regular Board meetings and meet in executive session at other times whenever they believe it appropriate. The independent directors met in executive sessions (sessions without the Chairman and CEO, or any representatives of management present) at six of the seven Board meetings in 2024. The independent directors meet in executive session on an annual basis to review the Organization and Compensation Committee’s performance review of the CEO. The Lead Independent Director chairs the executive sessions of the independent directors.

#### Codes of Business Conduct and Ethics
The DTE Energy Board of Directors Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, the Officer Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and the DTE Energy Way are the standards of behavior for Company directors, officers and employees. Any waiver of, or amendments to, the Board of Directors Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and the Officer Code of Business Conduct and Ethics as it pertains to the CEO, the Chief Financial Officer, senior financial officers and other Executive Officers, as defined in the “Security Ownership of Directors and Officers” section on page 28, will be disclosed promptly by posting such waivers or amendments on