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Exhibit

Exhibit 4.306
DTE ENERGY COMPANY 
AND 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., 
TRUSTEE
__________________________
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 
DATED AS OF JUNE 1, 2019
__________________________
SUPPLEMENTING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE 
DATED AS OF APRIL 9, 2001
PROVIDING FOR
2019 SERIES B 2.60% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2022
AND
2019 SERIES C 3.40% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2029

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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of the 1st day of June, 2019, between DTE ENERGY COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan (the “Company”), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee (the “Trustee”);
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of April 9, 2001 (the “Original Indenture”), as amended, supplemented or modified (as so amended, supplemented or modified, the “Indenture”) providing for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its debt securities; and
WHEREAS, the Company now desires to provide for the issuance of two series of its unsecured, senior debt securities pursuant to the Original Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the Company, in the exercise of the power and authority conferred upon and reserved to it under the provisions of the Original Indenture, including Section 901 thereof, and pursuant to appropriate resolutions of the Board of Directors, has duly determined to make, execute and deliver to the Trustee this Supplemental Indenture to the Original Indenture as permitted by Section 201 and Section 301 of the Original Indenture in order to establish the forms or terms of, and to provide for the creation and issue of, two series of its debt securities under the Original Indenture, the first of which shall be known as the “2019 Series B 2.60% Senior Notes due 2022” and the second of which shall be known as the “2019 Series C 3.40% Senior Notes due 2029”; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary to make such debt securities, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or any Authenticating Agent and issued upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter and in the Original Indenture set forth against payment therefor, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company and to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal agreement of the Company, have been done;
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH that, in order to establish the terms of two series of debt securities, and for and in consideration of the premises and of the covenants contained in the Original Indenture and in this Supplemental Indenture and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as follows:
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DEFINITIONS AND OTHER 
PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
SECTION 101.    Definitions. Each capitalized term that is used herein and is defined in the Original Indenture shall have the meaning specified in the Original Indenture unless such term is otherwise defined herein. The following term shall have the meaning set forth below:
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the state of New York or the state of Michigan are required or authorized by law or executive order to be closed.

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SECTION 102.    Section References. Each reference to a particular section set forth in this Supplemental Indenture shall, unless the context otherwise requires, refer to this Supplemental Indenture.
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TITLE AND TERMS OF THE 2019 SERIES B 2.60% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2022
SECTION 201.    Title of the Series B Notes; Stated Maturity. This Supplemental Indenture hereby establishes a series of Securities, which shall be known as the Company's “2019 Series B 2.60% Senior Notes due 2022” (the “Series B Notes”). The Stated Maturity on which the principal of the Series B Notes shall be due and payable will be June 15, 2022. 
SECTION 202.    Rank. The Series B Notes shall rank equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company from time to time outstanding.
SECTION 203.    Variations from the Original Indenture. Section 1009 of the Original Indenture shall be applicable to the Series B Notes. Section 403(2) and Section 403(3) shall be applicable to the Series B Notes; the Company's obligations under Section 1009, without limitation, shall be subject to defeasance in accordance with Section 403(3).
SECTION 204.    Amount and Denominations; DTC. (a) The aggregate principal amount of the Series B Notes that may be issued under this Supplemental Indenture is limited initially to $300,000,000 (except as provided in Section 301(2) of the Original Indenture); provided that the Company may, without the consent of the Holders of the Outstanding Series B Notes, “reopen” the Series B Notes so as to increase the aggregate principal amount of the Series B Notes Outstanding in compliance with the procedures set forth in the Original Indenture, including Section 301 and Section 303 thereof, so long as any such additional Series B Notes have the same tenor and terms (including, without limitation, rights to receive accrued and unpaid interest) as the Series B Notes then Outstanding. No additional Series B Notes may be issued if an Event of Default has occurred. The Series B Notes shall be issuable only in fully registered form and, as permitted by Section 301 and Section 302 of the Original Indenture, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Series B Notes will initially be issued in global form (the “Global Series B Notes”) under a book-entry system, registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company, as depository (“DTC”), or its nominee, which is hereby designated as “Depositary” under the Indenture.
(a)    Further to Section 305 of the Original Indenture, any Global Series B Note shall be exchangeable for Series B Notes registered in the name of, and a transfer of a Global Series B Note may be registered to, any Person other than the Depositary for such Series B Note or its nominee only if (i) such Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Series B Note or if at any time such Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and, in either such case, the Company does not appoint a successor Depositary within 90 days thereafter, (ii) the Company executes and delivers to the Trustee a Company Order that such Global Series B Note shall be so exchangeable and the transfer thereof so registrable or (iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default or an 

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event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Series B Notes. Upon the occurrence in respect of a Global Series B Note of any or more of the conditions specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding sentence, such Global Series B Note may be exchanged for Series B Notes registered in the name of, and the transfer of such Global Series B Note may be registered to, such Persons (including Persons other than the Depositary and its nominees) as such Depositary, in the case of an exchange, and the Company, in the case of a transfer, shall direct.
SECTION 205.    Terms of the Series B Notes. 
(a)    The Series B Notes shall bear interest at the rate of 2.60% per annum on the principal amount thereof from June 13, 2019, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until the principal of the Series B Notes becomes due and payable, and on any overdue principal and premium and (to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) on any overdue installment of interest at the same rate per annum during such overdue period. Interest on the Series B Notes will be payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing December 15, 2019. The amount of interest payable for any period shall be computed on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year.
(b)    In the event that any Interest Payment Date, redemption date or other date of Maturity of the Series B Notes is not a Business Day, then payment of the amount payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), in each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date. The interest installment so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date with respect to any Series B Note will, as provided in the Original Indenture, be paid to the person in whose name the Series B Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities, as defined in said Indenture) is registered at the close of business on the relevant record date for such interest installment, which shall be the fifteenth calendar day (whether or not a Business Day) prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date (the “Regular Record Date”). Any such interest installment not punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holders on such Regular Record Date, and may either be paid to the person in whose name the Series B Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date to be fixed by the Trustee for the payment of such defaulted interest, notice whereof shall be given to the registered Holders of the Series B Notes not less than ten days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Series B Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Original Indenture. The principal of, and premium, if any, and the interest on the Series B Notes shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company by check mailed to the registered Holder at the close of business on the Regular Record Date at such address as shall appear in the Security Register.

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(c)    The Series B Notes are not subject to repayment at the option of the Holders thereof and are not subject to any sinking fund. As provided in the form of Series B Note attached hereto as Exhibit A, the Series B Notes are subject to optional redemption, as a whole or in part, by the Company prior to Stated Maturity of the principal thereof on the terms set forth therein. Except as modified in the form of the Series B Note, redemption shall be effected in accordance with Article Eleven of the Original Indenture.
(a)    The Series B Notes shall have such other terms and provisions as are set forth in the form of Series B Note attached hereto as Exhibit A (which is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Supplemental Indenture as if set forth in full at this place).
SECTION 206.    Form of Series B Notes. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is the form of the Series B Notes.
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TITLE AND TERMS OF THE 2019 SERIES C 3.40% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2029
SECTION 301.    Title of the Series C Notes; Stated Maturity. This Supplemental Indenture hereby establishes a series of Securities, which shall be known as the Company's “2019 Series C 3.40% Senior Notes due 2029” (the “Series C Notes” and together with the Series B Notes, the “Notes”). The Stated Maturity on which the principal of the Series C Notes shall be due and payable will be June 15, 2029. 
SECTION 302.    Rank. The Series C Notes shall rank equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company from time to time outstanding.
SECTION 303.    Variations from the Original Indenture. Section 1009 of the Original Indenture shall be applicable to the Series C Notes. Section 403(2) and Section 403(3) shall be applicable to the Series C Notes; the Company's obligations under Section 1009, without limitation, shall be subject to defeasance in accordance with Section 403(3).
SECTION 304.    Amount and Denominations; DTC. (a) The aggregate principal amount of the Series C Notes that may be issued under this Supplemental Indenture is limited initially to $500,000,000 (except as provided in Section 301(2) of the Original Indenture); provided that the Company may, without the consent of the Holders of the Outstanding Series C Notes, “reopen” the Series C Notes so as to increase the aggregate principal amount of the Series C Notes Outstanding in compliance with the procedures set forth in the Original Indenture, including Section 301 and Section 303 thereof, so long as any such additional Series C Notes have the same tenor and terms (including, without limitation, rights to receive accrued and unpaid interest) as the Series C Notes then Outstanding. No additional Series C Notes may be issued if an Event of Default has occurred. The Series C Notes shall be issuable only in fully registered form and, as permitted by Section 301 and Section 302 of the Original Indenture, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Series C Notes will initially be issued in global form (the “Global Series C Notes”) under a book-entry system, registered in the name of DTC, as depository, or its nominee, which is hereby designated as “Depositary” under the Indenture.

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(a)    Further to Section 305 of the Original Indenture, any Global Series C Note shall be exchangeable for Series C Notes registered in the name of, and a transfer of a Global Series C Note may be registered to, any Person other than the Depositary for such Series C Note or its nominee only if (i) such Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Series C Note or if at any time such Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and, in either such case, the Company does not appoint a successor Depositary within 90 days thereafter, (ii) the Company executes and delivers to the Trustee a Company Order that such Global Series C Note shall be so exchangeable and the transfer thereof so registrable or (iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default or an event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Series C Notes. Upon the occurrence in respect of a Global Series C Note of any or more of the conditions specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding sentence, such Global Series C Note may be exchanged for Series C Notes registered in the name of, and the transfer of such Global Series C Note may be registered to, such Persons (including Persons other than the Depositary and its nominees) as such Depositary, in the case of an exchange, and the Company, in the case of a transfer, shall direct.
SECTION 305.    Terms of the Series C Notes. 
(a)    The Series C Notes shall bear interest at the rate of 3.40% per annum on the principal amount thereof from June 13, 2019, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until the principal of the Series C Notes becomes due and payable, and on any overdue principal and premium and (to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) on any overdue installment of interest at the same rate per annum during such overdue period. Interest on the Series C Notes will be payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing December 15, 2019. The amount of interest payable for any period shall be computed on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year.
(b)    In the event that any Interest Payment Date, redemption date or other date of Maturity of the Series C Notes is not a Business Day, then payment of the amount payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), in each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date. The interest installment so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date with respect to any Series C Note will, as provided in the Original Indenture, be paid to the person in whose name the Series C Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities, as defined in said Indenture) is registered at the close of business on the relevant record date for such interest installment, which shall be the fifteenth calendar day (whether or not a Business Day) prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date (the “Regular Record Date”). Any such interest installment not punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holders on such Regular Record Date, and may either be paid to the person in whose name the Series C Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date to be fixed by the Trustee for the payment of such defaulted interest, notice whereof shall be given to the registered Holders of the Series C Notes not less than ten days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with 

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the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Series C Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Original Indenture. The principal of, and premium, if any, and the interest on the Series C Notes shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company by check mailed to the registered Holder at the close of business on the Regular Record Date at such address as shall appear in the Security Register.
(c)    The Series C Notes are not subject to repayment at the option of the Holders thereof and are not subject to any sinking fund. As provided in the form of Series C Note attached hereto as Exhibit B, the Series C Notes are subject to optional redemption, as a whole or in part, by the Company prior to Stated Maturity of the principal thereof on the terms set forth therein. Except as modified in the form of the Series C Note, redemption shall be effected in accordance with Article Eleven of the Original Indenture.
(d)    The Series C Notes shall have such other terms and provisions as are set forth in the form of Series C Note attached hereto as Exhibit B (which is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Supplemental Indenture as if set forth in full at this place).
SECTION 306.    Form of Series C Notes. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is the form of the Series C Notes.
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
The Trustee makes no undertaking or representations in respect of, and shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for and in respect of, the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or the proper authorization or the due execution hereof by the Company or for or in respect of the recitals and statements contained herein, all of which recitals and statements are made solely by the Company.
Except as expressly amended hereby, the Original Indenture shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof and the Original Indenture is in all respects hereby ratified and confirmed. This Supplemental Indenture and all its provisions shall be deemed a part of the Original Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.
This Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.
DTE ENERGY COMPANY

By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Jewell             
Name:    Jeffrey A. Jewell
Title:     Vice President, Treasurer 
and Chief Risk Officer
ATTEST:

By: /s/ Lisa A. Muschong         
Name:    Lisa A. Muschong
Title:     Vice President, Corporate Secretary 
and Chief of Staff

[Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture]

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee

By /s/ Valere Boyd    
Name:    Valere Boyd
Title:      Vice President

[Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture]

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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF SERIES B NOTE
THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITARY. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN CERTIFICATED FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”), TO A NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY DTC OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR OF DTC OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR. UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS WRONGFUL, INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
CUSIP NO. 233331 BB2                                           $__________
NO. :  ______
DTE ENERGY COMPANY 
2019 SERIES B 2.60% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2022
DTE ENERGY COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan (herein referred to as the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of $__________ on June 15, 2022 (“Stated Maturity” with respect to the principal of this Note), unless previously redeemed, and to pay interest at the rate of 2.60% per annum on said principal sum from June 13, 2019, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until the principal of this Note becomes due and payable, and on any overdue principal and premium and (to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) on any overdue installment of interest at the same rate per annum during such overdue period. Interest on this Note will be payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing December 15, 2019. The amount of interest payable for any period shall be computed on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year.
In the event that any Interest Payment Date, redemption date or other date of Maturity of the Notes is not a Business Day, then payment of the amount payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), in each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date. A 

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“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the state of New York or the state of Michigan are required or authorized by law or executive order to be closed. The interest installment so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date with respect to this Note will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the relevant record date for such interest installment, which shall be the fifteenth calendar day (whether or not a Business Day) prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date (the “Regular Record Date”). Any such interest installment not punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holders on such Regular Record Date, and may either be paid to the person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date to be fixed by the Trustee for the payment of such defaulted interest, notice whereof shall be given to the registered Holders of the Notes not less than ten days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture. The principal of, and premium, if any, and the interest on the Notes shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company by check mailed to the registered Holder at the close of business on the Regular Record Date at such address as shall appear in the Security Register. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, if this Note is a Global Note and is held in book-entry form through the facilities of the Depositary, payments on this Note will be made to the Depositary or its nominee in accordance with arrangements then in effect between the Trustee and the Depositary.
This Note is one of a duly authorized series of Securities of the Company, designated as the “2019 Series B 2.60% Senior Notes due 2022” (the “Notes”), initially limited to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000 (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes, and except as further provided in the Indenture), all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of April 9, 2001, as supplemented through and including the Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 1, 2019 (together, as amended, supplemented or modified, the “Indenture”), duly executed and delivered between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee (herein referred to as the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture reference is hereby made for a description of the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the registered Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.
This Note is not subject to repayment at the option of the Holder hereof. This Note is not subject to any sinking fund.
This Note will be redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole at any time or in part from time to time (any such date of optional redemption, an “Optional Redemption Date,” which shall be a “Redemption Date” for purposes of the Indenture) at the redemption prices set forth below. 

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The optional redemption price (which shall be a “Redemption Price” for purposes of the Indenture) will be equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of this Note to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the principal amount of this Note to be redeemed and the remaining scheduled payments of interest on the principal amount of this Note to be redeemed (exclusive of interest accrued to the related Optional Redemption Date) until Stated Maturity, in each case discounted from their respective scheduled payment dates to such Optional Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 15 basis points, as determined by the Quotation Agent (as defined below), plus in either case, accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on this Note that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date to the registered Holders as of the close of business on the relevant Record Date.
“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Optional Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated on the third Business Day preceding such Optional Redemption Date, using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Optional Redemption Date.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of this Note that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity with the remaining term of this Note.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Optional Redemption Date, (i) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Optional Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than three such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations, or (iii) if only one Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation is received, such quotation.
“Quotation Agent” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means: (i) each of BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and Mizuho Securities USA LLC (or their respective affiliates which are a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in the United States (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), and a Primary Treasury Dealer selected by MUFG Securities Americas Inc., or their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer; and (ii) any other Primary Treasury Dealer(s) selected by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Optional Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer 

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at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Optional Redemption Date.
Notice of any optional redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Optional Redemption Date to the Holder hereof at its registered address.
If money sufficient to pay the applicable Redemption Price with respect to the principal amount of and accrued interest on the principal amount of this Note to be redeemed on the applicable Redemption Date is deposited with the Trustee or Paying Agent on or before the related Redemption Date and certain other conditions are satisfied, then on or after such Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the principal amount of this Note called for redemption. If the Notes are only partially redeemed by the Company, the Trustee shall select which Notes are to be redeemed by lot or in a manner it deems fair and appropriate in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
In the event of redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note or Notes for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the registered Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal hereof may be declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of this Note upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued under the Indenture at the time outstanding and affected thereby; provided, however, that no such amendment shall without the consent of the Holder of each Note so affected, among other things (i) change the stated maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on any Notes, or reduce the principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any premium payable upon the redemption thereof or (ii) reduce the percentage of Notes, the Holders of which are required to consent to any amendment or waiver or for certain other matters as set forth in the Indenture. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting (i) the registered Holders of 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding affected thereby, on behalf of the registered Holders of the Securities, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and (ii) the registered Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding affected thereby, on behalf of the registered Holders of the Securities, to waive certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the registered Holder of this Note (unless revoked as provided in the Indenture) shall be conclusive and binding upon such registered Holder and upon all future registered Holders and owners of this Note and of any Note issued in exchange hereof or in place hereof (whether by registration of transfer or otherwise), irrespective of whether or not any notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.

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No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Note at the time and place and at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable in the Security Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any interest on this Note are payable or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, duly endorsed by or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar or any transfer agent duly executed by the registered Holder hereof or his or her attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be made for any such transfer, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in relation thereto.
Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note, the Company, the Trustee, any paying agent and any Security Registrar may deem and treat the registered Holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof (whether or not this Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notice of ownership or writing hereon made by anyone other than the Security Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal hereof and interest due hereon and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any paying agent nor any Security Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
The Notes are issuable only in fully registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. This Global Note is exchangeable for Notes in definitive form only under certain limited circumstances set forth in the Indenture. The Notes so issued are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of the Notes of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the registered Holder surrendering the same.
As set forth in, and subject to the provisions of, the Indenture, no registered owner of any Note will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for any remedy thereunder, unless (i) such registered owner shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Notes, (ii) the registered owners of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes shall have made written request, and offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, (iii) the Trustee shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days and (iv) the Trustee shall not have received from the registered owners of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by the registered owner hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or any interest on this Note on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

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Unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee or a duly appointed Authentication Agent referred to herein, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
The Indenture and this Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Instrument to be duly executed.
DTE ENERGY COMPANY

By: _________________________________
Name: 
Title: 

Date: June 13, 2019
Attest:

By: _________________________________
Name: 
Title: 

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes described in the within mentioned Indenture.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.  
as Trustee
By __________________________ 
Authorized Signatory
Date: June 13, 2019

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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto 
    
(Please insert Social Security or Other Identifying Number of Assignee)

    
(Please print or type name and address, including zip code of assignee)

the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing such person attorneys to transfer the within Note on the books of the Issuer, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:________________________
NOTICE: The signature of this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever and NOTICE: Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a financial institution that is a member of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”), the Stock Exchange, Inc. Medallion Signature Program (“MSP”). When assignment is made by a guardian, trustee, executor or administrator, an officer of a corporation, or anyone in a representative capacity, proof of his or her authority to act must accompany this Note.

EXHIBIT B
FORM OF SERIES C NOTE
THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITARY. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN CERTIFICATED FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”), TO A NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY DTC OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR OF DTC OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR. UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS WRONGFUL, INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
CUSIP NO. 233331 BC0                                          $__________
NO. :  ______
DTE ENERGY COMPANY 
2019 SERIES C 3.40% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2029
DTE ENERGY COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan (herein referred to as the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of $__________ on June 15, 2029 (“Stated Maturity” with respect to the principal of this Note), unless previously redeemed, and to pay interest at the rate of 3.40% per annum on said principal sum from June 13, 2019, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until the principal of this Note becomes due and payable, and on any overdue principal and premium and (to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) on any overdue installment of interest at the same rate per annum during such overdue period. Interest on this Note will be payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing December 15, 2019. The amount of interest payable for any period shall be computed on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year.
In the event that any Interest Payment Date, redemption date or other date of Maturity of the Notes is not a Business Day, then payment of the amount payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), in each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date. A “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the state of New York or the state of Michigan are required or authorized by law or executive order to be closed. The interest installment so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date with respect to this Note will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the relevant record date for such interest installment, which shall be the fifteenth calendar day (whether or not a Business Day) prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date (the “Regular Record Date”). Any such interest installment not punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holders on such Regular Record Date, and may either be paid to the person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date to be fixed by the Trustee for the payment of such defaulted interest, notice whereof shall be given to the registered Holders of the Notes not less than ten days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture. The principal of, and premium, if any, and the interest on the Notes shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company by check mailed to the registered Holder at the close of business on the Regular Record Date at such address as shall appear in the Security Register. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, if this Note is a Global Note and is held in book-entry form through the facilities of the Depositary, payments on this Note will be made to the Depositary or its nominee in accordance with arrangements then in effect between the Trustee and the Depositary.
This Note is one of a duly authorized series of Securities of the Company, designated as the “2019 Series C 3.40% Senior Notes due 2029” (the “Notes”), initially limited to an aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes, and except as further provided in the Indenture), all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of April 9, 2001, as supplemented through and including the Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 1, 2019 (together, as amended, supplemented or modified, the “Indenture”), duly executed and delivered between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee (herein referred to as the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture reference is hereby made for a description of the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the registered Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.
This Note is not subject to repayment at the option of the Holder hereof. This Note is not subject to any sinking fund.
This Note will be redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole at any time or in part from time to time (any such date of optional redemption, an “Optional Redemption Date,” which shall be a “Redemption Date” for purposes of the Indenture) at the redemption prices set forth below. At any time prior to the Par Call Date (as defined below) the optional redemption price (which shall be a “Redemption Price” for purposes of the Indenture) will be equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of this Note to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the principal amount of this Note to be redeemed and the remaining scheduled payments of interest on the principal amount of this Note to be redeemed that would be due if this Note matured on the Par Call Date (exclusive of interest accrued to the related Optional Redemption Date), in each case discounted from their respective scheduled payment dates to such Optional Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 20 basis points, as determined by the Quotation Agent (as defined below), plus in either case, accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption. At any time on or after the Par Call Date, the optional redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of this bond to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on this Note that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Redemption Date will be payable on the Interest Payment Date to the registered Holders as of the close of business on the relevant Record Date.
“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Optional Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated on the third Business Day preceding such Optional Redemption Date, using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Optional Redemption Date.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of this Note that would be utilized (assuming for this purpose that the stated maturity of this Note is the Par Call Date) at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity with the remaining term of this Note.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Optional Redemption Date, (i) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Optional Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than three such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations, or (iii) if only one Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation is received, such quotation.
“Par Call Date” means March 15, 2029.
“Quotation Agent” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means: (i) each of BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and Mizuho Securities USA LLC (or their respective affiliates which are a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in the United States (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), and a Primary Treasury Dealer selected by MUFG Securities Americas Inc., or their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer; and (ii) any other Primary Treasury Dealer(s) selected by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Optional Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Optional Redemption Date.
Notice of any optional redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Optional Redemption Date to the Holder hereof at its registered address.
If money sufficient to pay the applicable Redemption Price with respect to the principal amount of and accrued interest on the principal amount of this Note to be redeemed on the applicable Redemption Date is deposited with the Trustee or Paying Agent on or before the related Redemption Date and certain other conditions are satisfied, then on or after such Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the principal amount of this Note called for redemption. If the Notes are only partially redeemed by the Company, the Trustee shall select which Notes are to be redeemed by lot or in a manner it deems fair and appropriate in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
In the event of redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note or Notes for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the registered Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.
In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal hereof may be declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of this Note upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued under the Indenture at the time outstanding and affected thereby; provided, however, that no such amendment shall without the consent of the Holder of each Note so affected, among other things (i) change the stated maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on any Notes, or reduce the principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any premium payable upon the redemption thereof or (ii) reduce the percentage of Notes, the Holders of which are required to consent to any amendment or waiver or for certain other matters as set forth in the Indenture. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting (i) the registered Holders of 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding affected thereby, on behalf of the registered Holders of the Securities, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and (ii) the registered Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding affected thereby, on behalf of the registered Holders of the Securities, to waive certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the registered Holder of this Note (unless revoked as provided in the Indenture) shall be conclusive and binding upon such registered Holder and upon all future registered Holders and owners of this Note and of any Note issued in exchange hereof or in place hereof (whether by registration of transfer or otherwise), irrespective of whether or not any notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Note at the time and place and at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable in the Security Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any interest on this Note are payable or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, duly endorsed by or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar or any transfer agent duly executed by the registered Holder hereof or his or her attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be made for any such transfer, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in relation thereto.
Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note, the Company, the Trustee, any paying agent and any Security Registrar may deem and treat the registered Holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof (whether or not this Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notice of ownership or writing hereon made by anyone other than the Security Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal hereof and interest due hereon and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any paying agent nor any Security Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
The Notes are issuable only in fully registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. This Global Note is exchangeable for Notes in definitive form only under certain limited circumstances set forth in the Indenture. The Notes so issued are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of the Notes of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the registered Holder surrendering the same.
As set forth in, and subject to the provisions of, the Indenture, no registered owner of any Note will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for any remedy thereunder, unless (i) such registered owner shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Notes, (ii) the registered owners of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes shall have made written request, and offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, (iii) the Trustee shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days and (iv) the Trustee shall not have received from the registered owners of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by the registered owner hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or any interest on this Note on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
Unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee or a duly appointed Authentication Agent referred to herein, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
The Indenture and this Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Instrument to be duly executed.
DTE ENERGY COMPANY

By: _________________________________
Name: 
Title: 

Date: June 13, 2019
Attest:

By: _________________________________
Name: 
Title: 
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes described in the within mentioned Indenture.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.  
as Trustee
By __________________________ 
Authorized Signatory
Date: June 13, 2019
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto 
    
(Please insert Social Security or Other Identifying Number of Assignee)

    
(Please print or type name and address, including zip code of assignee)

the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing such person attorneys to transfer the within Note on the books of the Issuer, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:________________________
NOTICE: The signature of this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever and NOTICE: Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a financial institution that is a member of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”), the Stock Exchange, Inc. Medallion Signature Program (“MSP”). When assignment is made by a guardian, trustee, executor or administrator, an officer of a corporation, or anyone in a representative capacity, proof of his or her authority to act must accompany this Note.

A-9EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

TRANSITION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE 

This TRANSITION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (this “Agreement”) is effective as of July 31, 2019 (the “Effective
Date”), by and between Addus HealthCare, Inc., an Illinois corporation (the “Company”), and James Zoccoli, an individual domiciled in the State of Texas (the “Employee”). The Company and Employee are
hereinafter sometimes referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.” 

WHEREAS, Employee has served as the Chief Information Officer of the Company, pursuant to an Employment and Non-Competition Agreement, as amended and restated on November 5, 2018 (the “Employment Agreement”); 

WHEREAS, Employee intends to retire from employment and has provided notice of his intent to terminate his employment under the
Employment Agreement without Good Reason prior to the expiration of the Employment Term (as defined therein), pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 7(b) of the Employment Agreement; 

WHEREAS, the Company, however, desires to continue to employ Employee in a reduced,
non-executive role from and after the Effective Date until July 31, 2020 in order for Employee to perform certain transition services for the Company as set forth in this Agreement (the
“Transition Services”); 
 WHEREAS, in exchange for the additional promises set forth herein, Employee has agreed to
perform the Transition Services, and the Company has agreed to employ Employee; and 
 WHEREAS, Employee acknowledges that, as a
result of Employee’s Section 7(b) resignation, Employee is not entitled to any Severance Pay and would not be entitled to any portion of the bonus described in Section 3(b) of the Employment Agreement absent Employee’s execution
of this Agreement. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the Parties,
intending to be legally bound, agree as follows: 
  

	 	1.	 Term of Employment. 

The Company hereby employs the Employee, and the Employee hereby accepts employment by the Company for the period commencing as of the
Effective Date and ending on July 31, 2020 (the “Transition Term”). 
  

	 	2.	 Employment Duties. 

During the Transition Term, Employee shall provide services to accomplish the orderly transition of Employee’s former duties and
responsibilities with the Company and such other special projects as requested by the Company from time to time (the “Transition Services”).    During the Transition Term, Employee shall report directly to the
Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) of the Company. 

  
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	 	3.	 Compensation. 

The Company will pay the Employee certain amounts as separation benefits as follows during the Transition Term: 

 

	 	(a)	 Separation Payments. During the Transition Term, the Company will continue to pay Employee
amounts consistent with the rate of compensation set forth in Section 3(a) of the Employment Agreement (the “Separation Payments”). The Separation Payments shall be paid in accordance with the normal payroll practice of the
Company and subject to applicable withholdings and deductions. 

  

	 	(b)	 Other Separation Compensation. In exchange for Employee’s execution of and performance under
this Agreement and his strict compliance with the covenants incorporated by reference into Section 6 below, the Company agrees to pay Employee an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the bonus Employee would have received for 2019, if any,
had Employee continued in his executive employment with the Company through the payment date at his prior annual salary rate of $360,000 per year and not given notice of resignation prior thereto, with such pro rata portion being seven-twelfths of
the bonus the Compensation Committee would otherwise have awarded based on the quantitative and qualitative factors described on Exhibit B of the Employment Agreement (the “Pro Rata Separation Bonus”). The payment described
in this Section 3(b) shall hereinafter be referred to collectively with the Separation Payments as the “Separation Benefits.” Employee acknowledges that Employee shall not be eligible to receive any other bonus other than the
Pro Rata Separation Bonus, if any, and that Employee would not be entitled to a Pro Rata Separation Bonus without this Agreement. 

  

	 	(c)	 Equity Awards. Employee has previously received stock options and restricted stock awards
pursuant to the Employment Agreement. Such equity awards shall continue to vest during the Transition Term. However, Employee shall not be eligible for any other stock option or restricted stock awards during the Transition Term.

  

	 	(d)	 Eligibility for Separation Pay and Benefits Generally. Employee’s entitlement to:
(i) the Separation Payments, (ii) continued vesting of equity awards, and (iii) health benefits (set forth in Section 5, below) is expressly conditioned on Employee timely executing and delivering an effective general release in
a form acceptable to the Company in its discretion before the Effective Date of this Agreement and not revoking such release. Employee’s entitlement to the Pro Rata Separation Bonus above is expressly conditioned on Employee timely executing
and delivering the general release attached hereto as Exhibit 1 on March 1, 2020 and not revoking such release. 

  

	 	4.	 Reserved. 

  
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	 	5.	 Benefits. 

During the Transition Term, Employee shall continue to receive the same health benefits Employee received under Section 5(d) of the
Employment Agreement. 
  

	 	6.	 Employee Covenants. 

Employee acknowledges that Employee has previously executed an Employment Agreement, which includes in Section 9 thereof certain non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure, and non-disparagement covenants, as well as
covenants to return Company property; confidentiality and other acknowledgement provisions; and remedies for any breach of Section 9 of the Employment Agreement. Employee promises to adhere to all the terms of Section 9 of the Employment
Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect following execution of this Agreement and which are hereby incorporated by reference as originally executed and acknowledged by both Parties, provided, however, that nothing incorporated herein
shall prevent Employee from making a good-faith, truthful report to a government agency with oversight responsibility of the Company or from otherwise participating in a government investigation. For an avoidance of doubt, all remedies for any
breach of Section 9 of the Employment Agreement are also hereby incorporated by reference. 
  

	 	7.	 Prior Agreement. 

Except as otherwise provided herein, including, without limitation with respect to Section 6 hereof, this Agreement supersedes and is in
lieu of any and all other employment arrangements between Employee and the Company or its predecessor or any subsidiary, and any and all such employment agreements and arrangements are hereby terminated and deemed of no further force or effect. 

 

	 	8.	 Assignment. 

Neither this Agreement nor any rights or duties of Employee hereunder shall be assignable by Employee, and any such purported assignment by him
shall be void. The Company may assign all or any of its rights hereunder. 

  
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	 	9.	 Notices. 

Unless specified in this Agreement, all notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon receipt
or refusal thereof if delivered personally, sent by overnight courier service, mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, or emailed to the other Party’s email address on the Company’s computer
network. Notice to the respective Parties, if mailed or sent by overnight courier service, shall be to the following addresses: 
  

	 	(a)	 if to Employee, to: 

James “Zeke” Zoccoli 

2114 Rheims Drive 
 Carrollton, TX
75006 
 With a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to: 

Quilling Selander Lownds Winslett & Moser, P.C. 

2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1800 

Dallas, TX 75201 
 Attention: Jim
Hunter Birch 
 Telephone: (214) 880.1806 

E-mail: jbirch@qslwm.com 
  

	 	(b)	 if to the Company, to: 

Addus HealthCare, Inc. 
 6801
Gaylord Parkway 
 Suite 110 

Frisco, TX 75034 
 Attention: CEO

 with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to: 

Bass Berry & Sims PLC 

150 Third Avenue South 
 Suite
2800 
 Nashville, TN 37201 

Attention: David Cox, Esq. 

Telephone: (615) 742-6299 

Facsimile: (615) 742-2864 

E-mail: dcox@bassberry.com 

Any Party may change its address for notice by giving all other Parties notice of such change pursuant to this Section 9. 

 

	 	10.	 Amendment. 

This Agreement may not be changed, modified, or amended except in writing signed by both Parties to this Agreement. 

 

	 	11.	 Waiver of Breach. 

The waiver by either Party of the breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent
breach by either Party. 

  
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	 	12.	 Invalidity of Any Provision. 

The provisions of this Agreement are severable, it being the intention of the Parties that, should any provision hereof be invalid or
unenforceable, such invalidity or enforceability of any provisions shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof, but the same shall remain in full force and effect as if such invalid or unenforceable provision or provisions were omitted. 

 

	 	13.	 409A Compliance. 

This Agreement is intended to comply with or be exempt from Code §409A, and accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement
shall be interpreted to be in compliance with or exempt from Code §409A. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, a termination of employment with the Company shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of
this Agreement providing for the payment of “deferred compensation” (as such term is defined in §409A) upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” from the
Company within the meaning of Code §409A and Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations and, for purposes of any such provision of this agreement, references to a “separation,”
“termination,” “termination of employment or like terms shall mean “separation from service.” If Employee is a specified employee within the meaning of that term under Code §409A, then with regard to any payment that is
considered non-qualified deferred compensation under Code §409A and payable on account of a separation from service, such payment shall be made on the date which is the earlier of (i) the expiration
of the six (6)-month period measured from the date of such separation from service, and (ii) the date of Employee’s death (the “Delay Period”) to the extent required under Code §409A. Upon the expiration of the Delay
Period, all payments delayed shall be paid to Employee in a lump sum, and all remaining payments due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided for in accordance with the normal payment dates specified herein. To the extent any reimbursements or
in-kind benefits under this Agreement constitute non-qualified deferred compensation for purposes of Code §409A, (i) all such expenses or other reimbursements
under this Agreement shall be made on or prior to the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which such expenses were incurred by Employee, (ii) any right to such reimbursement or in kind benefits is not subject to
liquidation or exchange for another benefit and (iii) no such reimbursement, expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided in any taxable year shall in any way affect the expenses
eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year. For purposes of Code §409A, Employee’s right to receive any installment payment pursuant to this Agreement
shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. In no event shall any payment under this Agreement that constitutes non-qualified deferred compensation for purposes of Code
§409A be subject to offset, counterclaim or recoupment by any other amount unless otherwise permitted by Code §409A. 
  

	 	14.	 Governing Law. 

This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed, interpreted, and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas as applied to
agreements entirely entered into and performed in Texas by Texas residents exclusive of the conflict of laws provisions of any other state. 

  
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	 	15.	 Arbitration. 

Except as set forth below, any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement (including, without limitation, as to
arbitrability and any disputes with respect to the Employee’s employment with the Company or the termination of such employment), or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the
American Arbitration Association in effect as of the date of filing of the arbitration administered by a person authorized to practice law in the State of Texas and mutually selected by the Company and Employee (the “Arbitrator”). If the
Company and Employee are unable to agree upon the Arbitrator within fifteen (15) days, they shall each select an arbitrator within fifteen (15) days, and the arbitrators selected by the Company and Employee shall appoint a third arbitrator
to act as the Arbitrator within fifteen (15) days (at which point the Arbitrator alone shall judge the controversy or claim). The arbitration hearing shall commence within ninety (90) calendar days after the Arbitrator is selected, unless
the Company and Employee mutually agree to extend this time period. The arbitration shall take place in Dallas, Texas. The Arbitrator will have full power to give directions and make such orders as the Arbitrator deems just. Nonetheless, the
Arbitrator explicitly shall not have the authority, power, or right to alter, change, amend, modify, add, or subtract from any provision of this Agreement except pursuant to Section 12. The Arbitrator shall issue a written decision that sets
forth the essential findings and conclusions upon which the Arbitrator’s award or decision is based within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of the arbitration hearing. The agreement to arbitrate will be specifically enforceable. The
award rendered by the Arbitrator shall be final and binding (absent fraud or manifest error), and any arbitration award may be enforced by judgment entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The Company and Employee shall each pay one-half (1/2) of the fees of the Arbitrator. Notwithstanding anything set forth above to the contrary, in the event that the Company seeks injunctive relief and/or specific performance to remedy a breach, evasion,
violation, or threatened violation of this Agreement, Employee irrevocably waives his right, if any, to have any such dispute decided by arbitration or in any jurisdiction or venue other than a state or federal court in the State of Texas. For any
such action, Employee further irrevocably consents to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Texas. 
  

	 	16.	 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. 

NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ASSIGNEE, SUCCESSOR, HEIR OR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF A PARTY SHALL SEEK A JURY TRIAL IN ANY
LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING, COUNTERCLAIM, OR ANY OTHER LITIGATION PROCEDURE BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS OR THE DEALINGS OR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES. NO PARTY WILL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH
ACTION, IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL HAS BEEN WAIVED, WITH ANY OTHER ACTION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT OR HAS NOT BEEN WAIVED. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 19 HAVE BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY THE PARTIES HERETO, AND
THESE PROVISIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO NO EXCEPTIONS. NO PARTY HERETO HAS IN ANY WAY AGREED WITH OR REPRESENTED TO ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 16 WILL NOT BE FULLY ENFORCED IN ALL INSTANCES. 

  
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	 	20.	 Attorneys’ Fees. 

If either Party is required to enforce any of his or its rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, any right under
Section 6 hereof, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other Party all attorneys’ fees, court costs, and other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of those rights. 

 

	 	21.    Survival.	 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, obligations under this Agreement which by their nature would continue beyond the termination
of this Agreement, including without limitation those obligations contained in Section 6, shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above. 
  

			
	ADDUS HEALTHCARE, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ R. Dirk Allison

	Name:	 	R. Dirk Allison
	Title:	 	President & Chief Executive Officer
	
	JAMES ZOCCOLI
	
	 /s/ James Zoccoli

	James Zoccoli

  
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 Exhibit 1 

GENERAL RELEASE 
 In
consideration of the Pro Rata Separation Bonus described in the Transition Agreement and Release by and between Addus HealthCare, Inc., an Illinois corporation (the “Company”), and James Zoccoli, an individual domiciled in the State
of Texas (the “Employee”) (the “Transition Agreement”), and as required by Section 3(b) thereof, Employee hereby agrees to the following general release (the “Release”). The Company and
Employee are hereinafter sometimes referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.” 

1.    Release. 

(a) Employee hereby waives, releases, and forever discharges the Company, its subsidiaries, business units, affiliates, parent
companies, predecessors, successors, and its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and legal counsel (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, causes of action, demands, damages, costs, expenses,
liabilities, grievances, or other losses, whether known or unknown, that in anyway arise from, grow out of, or are related to Employee’s employment with the Company, Employee’s termination of employment with the Company, or events that
occurred before the date Employee executes this Release. Employee understands that the general release of claims contained in this Section 1 does not, however, waive any claim or cause of action that may arise after this
Release is executed by Employee or any rights regarding the Separation Benefits provided for in Sections 3 and 5 of the Transition Agreement. 

(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this general release of claims is intended to and shall release the
Released Parties from any and all claims arising under federal, state, or local law prohibiting employment discrimination and all claims arising out of any legal restrictions on the Company’s right to terminate its employees, including any
breach of contract claims. This general release of claims also specifically releases the Released Parties from all claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the National
Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
(GINA), and the Equal Pay Act (EPA), as well as all other applicable federal, state, or local codes, laws, regulations, and ordinances concerning Employee’s employment. This general release of claims shall not apply to claims that cannot be
waived as a matter of law, including certain wage claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or other state laws, claims under any applicable workers’ compensation laws, or claims under unemployment compensation laws. 

2.    No Current Claims; Covenant Not to Sue. Employee represents and warrants that Employee has not filed
any complaint(s) or charge(s) against the Company or any of the other Released Parties with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) or the state 

  
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commission empowered to investigate claims of employment discrimination, the Department of Labor, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or with any other local, state, or federal
agency or court. Employee acknowledges and understands, however, that nothing in this Release shall prevent Employee from filing a charge of discrimination with the EEOC or a comparable state agency, but Employee agrees that should Employee obtain
damages, or should the EEOC or any other third party obtain damages or other relief on Employee’s behalf, arising out of a claim concerning Employee’s employment with the Company, Employee will completely waive and forego the receipt of
all such damages or other relief. Other than as authorized by the second sentence of this Section 2, Employee covenants and agrees not to file, commence, or initiate, whether directly or indirectly, any complaint or charge
of any nature, whether related to employment discrimination or not, at any time hereafter against any of the Released Parties, and if any court, tribunal, or agency assumes or has assumed jurisdiction over any such complaint or charge, Employee
shall promptly request in writing that the court, tribunal, or agency dismiss the matter. If Employee breaches this covenant not to sue, Employee hereby agrees to pay all of the reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees actually incurred by the
Released Parties in defending against such claims, together with any further damages as may result, directly or indirectly, from that breach. 

3.    No Admission of Wrongdoing or Liability. It is understood and agreed that this Release is in
compromise of all existing, potential, or disputed claims. Nothing contained in this Release will constitute, or be construed as or is intended to be, an admission or an acknowledgment by the Released Parties of any wrongdoing or liability, all such
wrongdoing and liability being expressly denied. 
 4.    Reserved. 

5.    Restrictive Covenants. Employee acknowledges that Employee has previously executed a Transition
Agreement, which incorporates by reference in Section 6 thereof certain non-competition, non-solicitation,
non-disclosure, and non-disparagement covenants, as well as covenants to return Company property; confidentiality and other acknowledgement provisions; and remedies for
any breach of Section 6 of the Transition Agreement. Employee acknowledges and understands that the restrictive covenants included in Section 6 of the Transition Agreement survive the termination
or expiration of the Transition Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect following the execution of this Release. 

6.    Disclosure. Employee acknowledges and warrants that Employee is not aware of, or that Employee has
fully disclosed to the Company, in writing, any matters for which Employee was responsible or that came to Employee’s attention as an employee of the Company that might give rise to, evidence, or support any claim of illegal conduct, regulatory
violation, unlawful discrimination, or other cause of action against the Company. 
 7.    Company
Property. Employee represents and covenants that Employee has returned, or will return to Company, upon Company’s request and in no event any later than the July 31, 2020, all property of the Company, including but not limited to
all keys to the Company’s offices, all equipment of any type, all documents, client lists, vendor lists, sales data or sales materials, customer preferences, marketing materials, product cost information, written

  
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information, forms, formulae, Company plan documents, Company legal documents, work-related e-mails, password access codes, and any other items relating to
the Company’s business that Employee generated or received from the Company (or any entity affiliated with the Company), as well as any records and copies of the same, which are in Employee’s possession or control, including but not
limited to all originals, copies, derivations, and summaries of any of the Company’s confidential or proprietary information and/or trade secrets. Employee agrees to destroy any and all Company documents, including but not limited to e-mails and documents that Employee may have stored on Employee’s personal computers or other electronic devices of any kind. 

8.    Remedies. Employee understands and agrees that if Employee breaches any term of this Release,
including, without limitation, any obligation under Section 5 hereof, Employee shall be subject, upon petition to any court of competent jurisdiction, to any remedy available to the Company at law or in equity, including
the disgorgement and recoupment of any consideration given under this Release and the Transition Agreement; temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctive relief enjoining Employee from any such breach or threatened breach, without the necessity
of proving the inadequacy of monetary damages or the posting of any bond or security; damages; and pursuant to Section 17 hereof, payment of all reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the Company. 

9.    Binding Effect. This Release will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their
respective officers, directors, employees, agents, legal counsel, heirs, successors, and assigns. 

10.    Governing Law. This Release will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its choice of law rules. 
 11.    Notice. All notices,
demands, or other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given and received (i) if delivered personally, (ii) three (3) business days after being mailed, certified mail, return receipt requested,
(iii) one (1) business day after being sent by nationally recognized overnight delivery service, or (iv) if sent via facsimile or similar electronic transmission during normal business hours, as evidenced by mechanical confirmation of such
facsimile or other electronic transmission: 
  

	 	(a)	 if to Employee, to: 

James “Zeke” Zoccoli 

2114 Rheims Drive 

Carrollton, TX 75006 

With a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to: 

Quilling Selander Lownds Winslett & Moser, P.C. 

2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1800 

Dallas, TX 75201 

Attention: Jim Hunter Birch 

Telephone: (214) 880.1806 

E-mail: jbirch@qslwm.com 

  
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	 	(b)	 if to the Company, to: 

Addus HealthCare, Inc. 

6801 Gaylord Parkway 

Suite 110 

Frisco, TX 75034 

Attention: CEO 

with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to: 

Bass Berry & Sims PLC 

150 Third Avenue South 

Suite 2800 

Nashville, TN 37201 

Attention: David Cox, Esq. 

Telephone: (615) 742-6299 

Facsimile: (615) 742-2864 

E-mail: dcox@bassberry.com 

Any Party may change its address for notice by giving all other Parties notice of such change pursuant to this Section 11. 

12.    Counterparts. This Release may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original and all of which together shall be considered one and the same Release. Counterpart signature pages to this Release transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in “portable document format” (“.pdf”)
form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature. 

13.    No Waiver. Should the Company fail to require strict compliance with any term or condition of this
Release, such failure shall not be deemed a waiver of such terms or conditions, nor shall the Company’s failure to enforce any right it may have preclude it from thereafter enforcing its rights under this Release. 

14.    Entire Agreement. This Release, together with the Transition Agreement, contains the entire
understanding of the Parties as to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous oral and written agreements and discussions with respect to the subject matter hereof. 

15.    No Oral Modification. This Release may not be amended or modified except by an agreement in writing
signed by both Parties. 

  
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 16.    Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction
should rule that any provision of this Release is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such ruling shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other provision thereof, and this Release shall be construed as if such invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. 
 17.    Attorneys’ Fees. The
Parties agree that in the event it becomes necessary to seek judicial remedies for the breach or threatened breach of this Release, the prevailing party will be entitled, in addition to all other remedies, to recover from the non-prevailing party reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. 

18.    Section 409A Compliance. The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Release
comply with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively “Code Section 409A”) and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Release shall
be interpreted to be in compliance therewith. In no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest, or penalty that may be imposed on Employee by Code Section 409A or damages for failing to comply with Code
Section 409A. The Parties acknowledge that the provisions of Section 13 of the Transition Agreement are hereby incorporated herein. 

19.    Consideration and Revocation Period. Employee acknowledges that Employee has a period of sixty
(60) days after Employee’s receipt of this Release in which to consider entering into this Release (the “Consideration Period”). Employee has the right to sign this Release sooner than the expiration of the Consideration
Period. If Employee does so, Employee acknowledges that Employee waives the right to the full 60-day Consideration Period. Employee may also revoke the signed Release at any time during a seven (7) day
period following Employee’s execution of this Release, (the “Revocation Period”) by providing written notice of revocation in accordance with Section 11 of this Release. The notice must be received by
the Company no later than the seventh day after signing this Release. 
 20.    Agreement Knowing and
Voluntary. Employee is advised that Employee has the right to and should consult with an attorney of Employee’s choice, at Employee’s expense, during the Consideration and/or Revocation Periods. By signing this Release, Employee
acknowledges that Employee has had an adequate opportunity to consult with an attorney and consider this Release. Employee further acknowledges that Employee has carefully read and fully understands all the provisions of this Release, specifically
including the General Release of Claims included in Section 1 of this Release. Employee acknowledges that Employee is fully satisfied with the terms and conditions of this Release, including, without limitation, the Pro
Rata Separation Bonus received, or to be received, by Employee from the Company. Finally, Employee also acknowledges that Employee is voluntarily entering into this Release without any threat or coercion. If Employee chooses to revoke this Release
within the Revocation Period, the Release shall become null and void, and Employee shall not be entitled to any of the Pro Rata Separation Bonus and shall, to the extent already received, immediately return such Pro Rata Separation Bonus to the
Company, as further required by Section 3(d) of the Transition Agreement. Should Employee not exercise Employee’s right to revoke this Release within seven (7) days of the date of execution, this Release shall be
held in full force and effect, and each Party shall be obligated to comply with its requirements. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Release as of the date below. 

 

									
	Dated:	 	  
	 		 	  

		 		 		 	James Zoccoli	 	
				
	Dated:	 	  
	 		 	ADDUS HEALTHCARE, INC.
				
		 		 		 	  

					
		 		 		 	By:	 	 R. Dirk Allison

					
		 		 		 	Title:	 	 Chief Executive Officer

  
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