Document:

Exhibit

EXHIBIT 4.293 

INDENTURE

DATED AS OF May 1, 2016
_______________

DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY
formerly known as
The Detroit Edison Company
(One Energy Plaza, Detroit, Michigan 48226)

TO

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
(719 Griswold Street, Suite 930, Detroit, Michigan 48226)

AS TRUSTEE
_______________

SUPPLEMENTAL TO MORTGAGE AND DEED OF TRUST
DATED AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1924

PROVIDING FOR

(A) GENERAL AND REFUNDING MORTGAGE BONDS,
2016 SERIES A

AND

(B) RECORDING AND FILING DATA

1

TABLE OF CONTENTS*

	
		
	 
	   PAGE

	PARTIES   
	3

	RECITALS   
	3

	   Original Indenture and Supplemental Indentures   
	3

	   Issue of Bonds Under Indenture   
	4

	   Bonds Heretofore Issued   
	4

	   Reason for Creation of New Series   
	11

	   Bonds to be 2016 Series A   
	11

	   Further Assurance   
	12

	   Authorization of Supplemental Indenture   
	12

	   Consideration for Supplemental Indenture   
	12

	PART I. CREATION OF THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY SIXTH SERIES OF BONDS, GENERAL AND REFUNDING MORTGAGE BONDS, 2016 SERIES A   
	

13

	   Sec. 1.   Terms of Bonds of 2016 Series A   
	13

	   Sec. 2.   Redemption of Bonds of 2016 Series A   
	15

	   Sec. 3.   Exchange and Transfer   
	17

	   Sec. 4.   Form of Bonds of 2016 Series A   
	17

	   Form of Trustee’s Certificate   
	21

	PART II. RECORDING AND FILING DATA   
	22

	   Recording and Filing of Original Indenture    
	22

	   Recording and Filing of Supplemental Indentures   
	22

	   Recording and Filing of Supplemental Indenture Dated as of March 1, 2015   
	27

	   Recording of Certificates of Provision for Payment   
	27

	PART III. THE TRUSTEE   
	28

	   Terms and Conditions of Acceptance of Trust by Trustee   
	28

	PART IV. MISCELLANEOUS   
	28

	   Confirmation of Section 318(c) of Trust Indenture Act   
	28

	   Execution in Counterparts   
	28

	EXECUTION   
	28

	   Testimonium   
	28

	   Execution by Company   
	29

	   Acknowledgment of Execution by Company   
	30

	   Execution by Trustee   
	31

	   Acknowledgment of Execution by Trustee   
	32

	   Affidavit as to Consideration and Good Faith   
	33

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	*
	This Table of Contents shall not have any bearing upon the interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture.

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	PARTIES.
	SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of the 1st day of May, in the year 2016, between DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY, formerly known as The Detroit Edison Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan and a public utility (hereinafter called the “Company”), party of the first part, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a trust company organized and existing under the laws of the United States, having a corporate trust agency office at 719 Griswold Street, Suite 930, Detroit, Michigan 48226, as successor Trustee under the Mortgage and Deed of Trust hereinafter mentioned (hereinafter called the “Trustee”), party of the second part.

	 
	 

	ORIGINAL INDENTURE AND SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURES.
	WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered its Mortgage and Deed of Trust (hereinafter referred to as the “Original Indenture”), dated as of October 1, 1924, to the Trustee, for the security of all bonds of the Company outstanding thereunder, and pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Original Indenture, indentures dated as of, respectively, June 1, 1925, August 1, 1927, February 1, 1931, June 1, 1931, October 1, 1932, September 25, 1935, September 1, 1936, November 1, 1936, February 1, 1940, December 1, 1940, September 1, 1947, March 1, 1950, November 15, 1951, January 15, 1953, May 1, 1953, March 15, 1954, May 15, 1955, August 15, 1957, June 1, 1959, December 1, 1966, October 1, 1968, December 1, 1969, July 1, 1970, December 15, 1970, June 15, 1971, November 15, 1971, January 15, 1973, May 1, 1974, October 1, 1974, January 15, 1975, November 1, 1975, December 15, 1975, February 1, 1976, June 15, 1976, July 15, 1976, February 15, 1977, March 1, 1977, June 15, 1977, July 1, 1977, October 1, 1977, June 1, 1978, October 15, 1978, March 15, 1979, July 1, 1979, September 1, 1979, September 15, 1979, January 1, 1980, April 1, 1980, August 15, 1980, August 1, 1981, November 1, 1981, June 30, 1982, August 15, 1982, June 1, 1983, October 1, 1984, May 1, 1985, May 15, 1985, October 15, 1985, April 1, 1986, August 15, 1986, November 30, 1986, January 31, 1987, April 1, 1987, August 15, 1987, November 30, 1987, June 15, 1989, July 15, 1989, December 1, 1989, February 15, 1990, November 1, 1990, April 1, 1991, May 1, 1991, May 15, 1991, September 1, 1991, November 1, 1991, January 15, 1992, February 29, 1992, April 15, 1992, July 15, 1992, July 31, 1992, November 30, 1992, December 15, 1992, January 1, 1993, March 1, 1993, March 15, 1993, April 1, 1993, April 26, 1993, May 31, 1993, June 30, 1993, June 30, 1993, September 15, 1993, March 1, 1994, June 15, 1994, August 15, 1994, December 1, 1994, August 1, 1995, August 1, 1999, August 15, 1999, January 1, 2000, April 15, 2000, August 1, 2000, March 15, 2001, May 1, 2001, August 15, 2001, September 15, 2001, September 17, 2002, October 15, 2002, December 1, 2002, August 1, 2003, March 15, 2004, July 1, 2004, February 1, 2005, April 1, 2005, August 1, 2005, September 15, 2005, September 30, 2005, May 15, 2006, December 1, 2006, December 1, 2007, April 1, 2008, May 1, 2008, June 1, 2008, July 1, 2008, October 1, 2008, December 1, 2008, March 15, 2009, November 1, 2009, August 1, 2010, September 1, 2010, December 1, 2010, March 1, 2011, May 15, 2011, August 1, 2011, August 15, 2011, September 1, 2011, June 20, 2012, March 15, 2013, August 1, 2013, June 1, 2014, July 1, 2014 and March 1, 2015 supplemental to the Original Indenture, have heretofore been entered into between the Company and the Trustee (the Original Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto together being hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Indenture”); and

	 
	 

	ISSUE OF BONDS UNDER INDENTURE.
	WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that said bonds shall be issuable in one or more series, and makes provision that the rates of interest and dates for the payment thereof, the date of maturity or dates of maturity, if of serial maturity, the terms and rates of optional redemption (if redeemable), the forms of registered bonds without coupons of any series and any other provisions and agreements in respect thereof, in the Indenture provided and permitted, as the Board of Directors may determine, may be expressed in a supplemental indenture to be made by the Company to the Trustee thereunder; and

	 
	 

	BONDS HERETOFORE ISSUED.
	WHEREAS, bonds in the principal amount of Seventeen billion, four hundred eighty-eight million, fifty-seven thousand dollars ($17,488,057,000) have heretofore been issued under the indenture as follows, viz:

	 
	 
	 

	 
	(1)
	Bonds of Series A
	— Principal Amount $26,016,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(2)
	Bonds of Series B
	— Principal Amount $23,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(3)
	Bonds of Series C
	— Principal Amount $20,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

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	(4)
	Bonds of Series D
	— Principal Amount $50,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(5)
	Bonds of Series E
	— Principal Amount $15,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(6)
	Bonds of Series F
	— Principal Amount $49,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(7)
	Bonds of Series G
	— Principal Amount $35,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(8)
	Bonds of Series H
	— Principal Amount $50,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(9)
	Bonds of Series I
	— Principal Amount $60,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(10)
	Bonds of Series J
	— Principal Amount $35,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(11)
	Bonds of Series K
	— Principal Amount $40,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(12)
	Bonds of Series L
	— Principal Amount $24,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(13)
	Bonds of Series M
	— Principal Amount $40,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(14)
	Bonds of Series N
	— Principal Amount $40,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(15)
	Bonds of Series O
	— Principal Amount $60,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(16)
	Bonds of Series P
	— Principal Amount $70,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(17)
	Bonds of Series Q
	— Principal Amount $40,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(18)
	Bonds of Series W
	— Principal Amount $50,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(19)
	Bonds of Series AA
	— Principal Amount $100,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(20)
	Bonds of Series BB
	— Principal Amount $50,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

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	(21)
	Bonds of Series CC
	— Principal Amount $50,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(22)
	Bonds of Series UU
	— Principal Amount $100,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(54)
	Bonds of Series DDP Nos. 1-9
	— Principal Amount $14,305,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(77)
	Bonds of Series FFR Nos. 1-14
	— Principal Amount $45,600,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(113)
	Bonds of Series GGP Nos. 1-22
	— Principal Amount $42,300,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(68)
	Bonds of Series HH
	— Principal Amount $50,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(159)
	Bonds of Series IIP Nos. 1-22
	— Principal Amount $3,750,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(189)
	Bonds of Series JJP Nos. 1-8
	— Principal Amount $6,850,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(206)
	Bonds of Series KKP Nos. 1-9
	— Principal Amount $34,890,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(230)
	Bonds of Series LLP Nos. 1-15
	— Principal Amount $8,850,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(266)
	Bonds of Series NNP Nos. 1-21
	— Principal Amount $47,950,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(305)
	Bonds of Series OOP Nos. 1-18
	— Principal Amount $18,880,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(342)
	Bonds of Series QQP Nos. 1-19
	— Principal Amount $13,650,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(376)
	Bonds of Series TTP Nos. 1-15
	— Principal Amount $3,800,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(196)
	Bonds of 1980 Series A
	— Principal Amount $50,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(418)
	Bonds of 1980 Series CP Nos. 1-25
	— Principal Amount $35,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(454)
	Bonds of 1980 Series DP Nos. 1-11
	— Principal Amount $10,750,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(481)
	Bonds of 1981 Series AP Nos. 1-16
	— Principal Amount $124,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(249)
	Bonds of 1985 Series A
	— Principal Amount $35,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(250)
	Bonds of 1985 Series B
	— Principal Amount $50,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(251)
	Bonds of Series PP
	— Principal Amount $70,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(252)
	Bonds of Series RR
	— Principal Amount $70,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(253)
	Bonds of Series EE
	— Principal Amount $50,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(509)
	Bonds of Series MMP and MMP No. 2
	— Principal Amount $5,430,000,

	 
	 
	 

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	(256)
	Bonds of Series T
	— Principal Amount $75,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(257)
	Bonds of Series U
	— Principal Amount $75,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(258)
	Bonds of 1986 Series B
	— Principal Amount $100,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(259)
	Bonds of 1987 Series D
	— Principal Amount $250,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(260)
	Bonds of 1987 Series E
	— Principal Amount $150,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(261)
	Bonds of 1987 Series C
	— Principal Amount $225,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(262)
	Bonds of Series V
	— Principal Amount $100,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(263)
	Bonds of Series SS
	— Principal Amount $150,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(264)
	Bonds of 1980 Series B
	— Principal Amount $100,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(265)
	Bonds of 1986 Series C
	— Principal Amount $200,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(266)
	Bonds of 1986 Series A
	— Principal Amount $200,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(267)
	Bonds of 1987 Series B
	— Principal Amount $175,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(268)
	Bonds of Series X
	— Principal Amount $100,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(269)
	Bonds of 1987 Series F
	— Principal Amount $200,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(270)
	Bonds of 1987 Series A
	— Principal Amount $300,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(271)
	Bonds of Series Y
	— Principal Amount $60,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(272)
	Bonds of Series Z
	— Principal Amount $100,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(273)
	Bonds of 1989 Series A
	— Principal Amount $300,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(274)
	Bonds of 1984 Series AP
	— Principal Amount $2,400,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(275)
	Bonds of 1984 Series BP
	— Principal Amount $7,750,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(276)
	Bonds of Series R
	— Principal Amount $100,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(277)
	Bonds of Series S
	— Principal Amount $150,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(278)
	Bonds of 1993 Series D
	— Principal Amount $100,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(279)
	Bonds of 1992 Series E
	— Principal Amount $50,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(280)
	Bonds of 1993 Series B
	— Principal Amount $50,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(281)
	Bonds of 1989 Series BP
	— Principal Amount $66,565,000,

	 
	 
	 

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	(282)
	Bonds of 1990 Series A
	— Principal Amount $194,649,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(283)
	Bonds of 1990 Series D
	— Principal Amount $0,

	 
	 
	 

	(284)
	Bonds of 1993 Series G
	— Principal Amount $225,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(285)
	Bonds of 1993 Series K
	— Principal Amount $160,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(286)
	Bonds of 1991 Series EP
	— Principal Amount $41,480,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(287)
	Bonds of 1993 Series H
	— Principal Amount $50,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(288)
	Bonds of 1999 Series D
	— Principal Amount $40,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(289)
	Bonds of 1991 Series FP
	— Principal Amount $98,375,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(290)
	Bonds of 1992 Series BP
	— Principal Amount $20,975,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(291)
	Bonds of 1992 Series D
	— Principal Amount $300,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(292)
	Bonds of 1992 Series CP
	— Principal Amount $35,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(293)
	Bonds of 1993 Series C
	— Principal Amount $225,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(294)
	Bonds of 1993 Series E
	— Principal Amount $400,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(295)
	Bonds of 1993 Series J
	— Principal Amount $300,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(597)
	Bonds of Series KKP Nos. 10-15
	— Principal Amount $179,590,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(302)
	Bonds of 1989 Series BP No. 2
	— Principal Amount $36,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(303)
	Bonds of 1993 Series FP
	— Principal Amount $5,685,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(304)
	Bonds of 1993 Series IP
	— Principal Amount $5,825,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(305)
	Bonds of 1994 Series AP
	— Principal Amount $7,535,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(306)
	Bonds of 1994 Series BP
	— Principal Amount $12,935,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(307)
	Bonds of 1994 Series DP
	— Principal Amount $23,700,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(308)
	Bonds of 1994 Series C
	— Principal Amount $200,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(309)
	Bonds of 2000 Series A
	— Principal Amount $220,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(310)
	Bonds of 2005 Series A
	— Principal Amount $200,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(311)
	Bonds of 1995 Series AP
	— Principal Amount $97,000,000,

	 
	 
	 

	(312)
	Bonds of 1995 Series BP
	— Principal Amount $22,175,000,

	 
	 
	 

	
					
	 
	(313)
	Bonds of 2001 Series D
	 
	— Principal Amount $200,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(314)
	Bonds of 2005 Series B
	 
	— Principal Amount $200,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(315)
	Bonds of 2006 Series CT
	 
	— Principal Amount $68,500,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(316)
	Bonds of 2005 Series DT
	 
	— Principal Amount $119,175,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(317)
	Bonds of 1991 Series AP
	 
	— Principal Amount $32,375,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(318)
	Bonds of 2008 Series DT
	 
	— Principal Amount $68,500,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(319)
	Bonds of 1993 Series AP
	 
	— Principal Amount $65,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(320)
	Bonds of 2001 Series E
	 
	— Principal Amount $500,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(321)
	Bonds of 2001 Series AP
	 
	— Principal Amount $31,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(322)
	Bonds of 1991 Series BP
	 
	— Principal Amount $25,910,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(323)
	Bonds of 2001 Series BP
	 
	— Principal Amount $82,350,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(324)
	Bonds of 1999 Series AP
	 
	— Principal Amount $118,360,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(325)
	Bonds of 1999 Series CP
	 
	— Principal Amount $66,565,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(326)
	Bonds of 1999 Series BP
	 
	— Principal Amount $39,745,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(327)
	Bonds of 2001 Series CP
	 
	— Principal Amount $139,855,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

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	(328)
	Bonds of 2000 Series B
	 
	— Principal Amount $50,745,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(329)
	Bonds of 2002 Series A
	 
	— Principal Amount $225,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(330)
	Bonds of 2002 Series C
	 
	— Principal Amount $64,300,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(331)
	Bonds of 2002 Series D
	 
	— Principal Amount $55,975,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(332)
	Bonds of 2009 Series CT
	 
	— Principal Amount $65,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(333)
	Bonds of 2003 Series A
	 
	— Principal Amount $49,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(334)
	Bonds of 2008 Series J
	 
	— Principal Amount $250,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(335)
	Bonds of 2008 Series LT
	 
	— Principal Amount $50,000,000

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(336)

(337)
	Bonds of 1990 Series C

Bonds of 1990 Series F
	 
	— Principal Amount $85,475,000,

— Principal Amount $0

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(338)
	Bonds of 2011 Series AT
	 
	— Principal Amount $31,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(339)
	Bonds of 2004 Series B
	 
	— Principal Amount $31,980,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(340)
	Bonds of 2004 Series A
	 
	— Principal Amount $36,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(341)
	Bonds of 2009 Series BT

	

	— Principal Amount $68,500,000,

	 
	(342)
	Bonds of 2004 Series D
	— Principal Amount $200,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(343)
	Bonds of 2005 Series AR
	— Principal Amount $200,000,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(344)
	Bonds of 2010 Series CT
	— Principal Amount $19,855,000,

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(345)
	Bonds of 1990 Series B
	— Principal Amount $256,932,000, and

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	(346)
	Bonds of 1990 Series E
	— Principal Amount $0

	 
	 
	all of which have either been retired and cancelled, or no longer represent 
obligations of the Company, having matured or having been called for 
redemption and funds necessary to effect the payment, redemption and 
retirement thereof having been deposited with the Trustee as a special trust 
fund to be applied for such purpose;

	 
	 
	 

	 
	(347)
	Bonds of 1991 Series CP in the principal amount of Thirty-two million eight hundred thousand dollars ($32,800,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(348)
	Bonds of 1991 Series DP in the principal amount of Thirty-seven million six hundred thousand dollars ($37,600,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(349)
	Bonds of 1992 Series AP in the principal amount of Sixty-six million dollars ($66,000,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(350)
	Bonds of 2002 Series B in the principal amount of Two hundred twenty-fifty million dollars ($225,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(351)
	Bonds of 2005 Series BR in the principal amount of Two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(352)
	Bonds of 2005 Series C in the principal amount of One hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(353)
	Bonds of 2005 Series E in the principal amount of Two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(354)
	Bonds of 2006 Series A in the principal amount of Two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(355)
	Bonds of 2007 Series A in the principal amount of Fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

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	(356)
	Bonds of 2008 Series ET in the principal amount of One hundred nineteen million one hundred seventy five thousand dollars ($119,175,000) of which fifty-nine million one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($59,175,000) are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	

(357)
	

Bonds of 2008 Series G in the principal amount of Three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(358)
	Bonds of 2008 Series KT in the principal amount of Thirty-two million three hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($32,375,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(359)
	Bonds of 2010 Series B in the principal amount of Three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(360)
	Bonds of 2010 Series A in the principal amount of Three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(361)
	Bonds of 2011 Series B in the principal amount of Two hundred and fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(362)
	Bonds of 2011 Series D in the principal amount of One hundred two million dollars ($102,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(363)
	Bonds of 2011 Series E in the principal amount of Seventy seven million dollars ($77,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(364)
	Bonds of 2011 Series F in the principal amount of Forty six million dollars ($46,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(365)
	Bonds of 2011 Series GT in the principal amount of Eighty two million three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($82,350,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(366)
	Bonds of 2011 Series H in the principal amount of One hundred forty million dollars ($140,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(367)
	Bonds of 2012 Series A in the principal amount of Two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(368)
	Bonds of 2012 Series B in the principal amount of Two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(369)
	Bonds of 2013 Series A in the principal amount of Three hundred seventy five million dollars ($375,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(370)
	Bonds of 2013 Series B in the principal amount of Four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(371)
	Bonds of 2014 Series A in the principal amount of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(372)
	Bonds of 2014 Series B in the principal amount of one hundred and fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(373)
	Bonds of 2014 Series D in the principal amount of one hundred and fifty million dollars ($350,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

	 
	(374)
	Bonds of 2014 Series E in the principal amount of one hundred and fifty million dollars ($350,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; and

	 
	(375)
	Bonds of 2015 Series A in the principal amount of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) all of which are outstanding at the date hereof

	 
	 
	accordingly, the Company has issued and has presently outstanding Five billion six hundred twenty-five million, three hundred thousand dollars ($5,625,300,000) aggregate principal amount of its General and Refunding Mortgage Bonds (the “Bonds”) at the date hereof.

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	REASON FOR CREATION OF NEW SERIES.
	WHEREAS, the Company desires to issue a new series of bonds pursuant to the Indenture; and

	 
	 

	BONDS TO BE 2016 SERIES A.
	WHEREAS, the Company desires by this Supplemental Indenture to create a new series of bonds, to be designated “General and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, 2016 Series A,” in the aggregate principal amount of three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000), to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to Section 8 of Article III of the Indenture; and

	 
	 

	FURTHER ASSURANCE.
	WHEREAS, the Original Indenture, by its terms, includes in the property subject to the lien thereof all of the estates and properties, real, personal and mixed, rights, privileges and franchises of every nature and kind and wheresoever situate, then or thereafter owned or possessed by or belonging to the Company or to which it was then or at any time thereafter might be entitled in law or in equity (saving and excepting, however, the property therein specifically excepted or released from the lien thereof), and the Company therein covenanted that it would, upon reasonable request, execute and deliver such further instruments as may be necessary or proper for the better assuring and confirming unto the Trustee all or any part of the trust estate, whether then or thereafter owned or acquired by the Company (saving and excepting, however, property specifically excepted or released from the lien thereof); and

	 
	 

	AUTHORIZATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.
	WHEREAS, the Company in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred upon and reserved to it under and by virtue of the provisions of the Indenture, and pursuant to resolutions of its Board of Directors, has duly resolved and determined to make, execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in the form hereof for the purposes herein provided; and

	 
	 

	 
	WHEREAS, all conditions and requirements necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid and legally binding instrument in accordance with its terms have been done, performed and fulfilled, and the execution and delivery hereof have been in all respects duly authorized;

	 
	 

	CONSIDERATION FOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.
	NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH: That DTE Electric Company, in consideration of the premises and of the covenants contained in the Indenture and of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) and other good and valuable consideration to it duly paid by the Trustee at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hereby covenants and agrees to and with the Trustee and its successors in the trusts under the Original Indenture and in said indentures supplemental thereto as follows:

	 
	 

	 
	 

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	PART I.

CREATION OF THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY SIXTH
SERIES OF BONDS,
GENERAL AND REFUNDING MORTGAGE BONDS,
2016 SERIES A

	TERMS OF BONDS OF 
2016 SERIES A.
	SECTION 1. The Company hereby creates the three hundred seventy sixth series of bonds to be issued under and secured by the Original Indenture as amended to date and as further amended by this Supplemental Indenture, to be designated, and to be distinguished from the bonds of all other series, by the title “General and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, 2016 Series A” (elsewhere herein referred to as the “bonds of 2016 Series A”). The aggregate principal amount of bonds of 2016 Series A shall be limited to three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000), except as provided in Sections 7 and 13 of Article II of the Original Indenture with respect to exchanges and replacements of bonds, and except further that the Company may, without the consent of any holder of the bonds of 2016 Series A, “reopen” the bonds of 2016 Series A, so long as any additional bonds of 2016 Series A have the same tenor and terms as the bonds of 2016 Series A established hereby.

	 
	 

	 
	The bonds of 2016 Series A shall be issued as registered bonds without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and any larger amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000. The bonds of 2016 Series A shall be issued in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000, shall mature on June 1, 2046 (subject to earlier redemption or release) and shall bear interest, payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year (commencing December 1, 2016), at the rate of three and seventy hundredths percent (3.70%) per annum until the principal thereof shall have become due and payable and thereafter until the Company’s obligation with respect to the payment of said principal shall have been discharged as provided in the Indenture. The bonds of 2016 Series A will be issued in book-entry form through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Supplemental Indenture, the bonds of 2016 Series A shall be payable, as to principal, premium, if any, and interest, at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts.

	 
	 

	 
	Except as provided herein, each bond of 2016 Series A shall be dated the date of its authentication and interest shall be payable on the principal represented thereby from the June 1 or December 1 next preceding the date to which interest has been paid on bonds of 2016 Series A, unless the bond is authenticated on a date prior to December 1, 2016 in which case interest shall be payable from May 17, 2016.

	 
	 

	
		
	 
	The bonds of 2016 Series A in definitive form shall be, at the election of the Company, fully engraved or shall be lithographed or printed in authorized denominations as aforesaid and numbered R-1 and upwards (with such further designation as may be appropriate and desirable to indicate by such designation the form, series and denomination of bonds of 2016 Series A). Until bonds of 2016 Series A in definitive form are ready for delivery, the Company may execute, and upon its request in writing the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in lieu thereof, bonds of 2016 Series A in temporary form, as provided in Section 10 of Article II of the Indenture. Temporary bonds of 2016 Series A if any, may be printed and may be issued in authorized denominations in substantially the form of definitive bonds of 2016 Series A, but without a recital of redemption prices and with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary bonds, all as may be determined by the Company.

	 
	 

	 
	Interest on any bond of 2016 Series A that is payable on any interest payment date and is punctually paid or duly provided for shall be paid to the person in whose name that bond, or any previous bond to the extent evidencing the same debt as that evidenced by that bond, is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such interest, which regular record date shall be the fifteenth calendar day (whether or not such day is a business day) immediately preceding the applicable interest payment date. If the Company shall default in the payment of the interest due on any interest payment date on the principal represented by any bond of 2016 Series A, such defaulted interest shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered holder of that bond on the relevant regular record date by virtue of his having been such holder, and such defaulted interest may be paid to the registered holder of that bond (or any bond or bonds of 2016 Series A issued upon transfer or exchange thereof) on the date of payment of such defaulted interest or, at the election of the Company, to the person in whose name that bond (or any bond or bonds of 2016 Series A issued upon transfer or exchange thereof) is registered on a subsequent record date established by notice given by mail by or on behalf of the Company to the holders of bonds of 2016 Series A not less than ten (10) days preceding such subsequent record date, which subsequent record date shall be at least five (5) days prior to the payment date of such defaulted interest. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

	 
	 

	 
	Bonds of 2016 Series A, in definitive and temporary form, may bear such legends as may be necessary to comply with any law or with any rules or regulations made pursuant thereto.

	 
	 

	 
	If any interest payment date, date of redemption or the stated maturity for the bonds of 2016 Series A would otherwise be a day that is not a business day, payment of principal and/or interest or premium, if any, with respect to the bonds of 2016 Series A will be paid on the next succeeding business day with the same force and effect as if made on such date and no interest on such payment will accrue from and after such date.

	 
	 

	 
	“Business day” means any day other than a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or the State of Michigan are authorized or obligated pursuant to law or executive order to close.

	 
	 

	
		
	REDEMPTION OF BONDS OF 2016 SERIES A.
	SECTION 2. Bonds of 2016 Series A will be redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole at any time or in part from time to time at the redemption prices set forth below.

	 
	 

	 
	At any time prior to December 1. 2045, the optional redemption price will be equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the bonds of 2016 Series A to be redeemed on the redemption date and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest of the bonds of 2016 Series A to be redeemed on the redemption date (not including any portion of any payments of interest accrued to the redemption date) until stated maturity, in each case discounted from their respective scheduled payment dates to such 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 each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.

	 
	 

	 
	At any time on or after December 1, 2045, the optional redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the bonds of 2016 Series A to be redeemed on the redemption date plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.

	 
	 

	 
	Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on the bonds of 2016 Series A 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 redemption date assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such 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 the bonds of 2016 Series A 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 to the remaining term of the bonds of 2016 Series A.

	 
	 

	 
	“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any optional redemption date, (i) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such 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 Barclays Capital Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Mizuho Securities USA Inc. and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. (or their respective affiliates which are Primary Treasury Dealers), or their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in the United States (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer, and (ii) any other Primary Treasury Dealer(s) the Company selects.

	 
	 

	 
	“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 redemption date.

	 
	 

	 
	The bonds of 2016 Series A shall be redeemable as aforesaid upon giving notice of such redemption by first class mail, postage prepaid, by or on behalf of the Company at least thirty (30) days, but not more than sixty (60) days, prior to the date fixed for redemption to the registered holders of bonds of 2016 Series A so called for redemption at their last respective addresses appearing on the register thereof, but failure to mail such notice to the registered holders of any bonds of 2016 Series A designated for redemption shall not affect the validity of any such redemption of any other bonds of such series. Interest shall cease to accrue on any bonds of 2016 Series A (or any portion thereof) so called for redemption from and after the date fixed for redemption if payment sufficient to redeem the bonds of 2016 Series A (or such portion) designated for redemption has been duly provided for. Bonds of 2016 Series A redeemed in part only shall be in amounts of $2,000 or any larger amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000.

	 
	 

	 
	If the giving of the notice of redemption shall have been completed, or if provision satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of such notice shall have been made, and if the Company shall have deposited with the Trustee in trust funds (which shall have become available for payment to the holders of the bonds of 2016 Series A so to be redeemed) sufficient to redeem bonds of 2016 Series A in whole or in part, on the date fixed for redemption, then all obligations of the Company in respect of such bonds (or portions thereof) so to be redeemed and interest due or to become due thereon shall cease and be discharged and the holders of such bonds of 2016 Series A (or portions thereof) shall thereafter be restricted exclusively to such funds for any and all claims of whatsoever nature on their part under the Indenture or in respect of such bonds (or portions thereof) and interest.

	 
	 

	 
	The bonds of 2016 Series A shall not be entitled to or subject to any sinking fund and shall not be redeemable other than as provided in Section 2 hereof.

	 
	 

	EXCHANGE AND TRANSFER.
	SECTION 3. At the option of the registered holder, any bonds of 2016 Series A, upon surrender thereof for cancellation at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, together with a written instrument of transfer (if so required by the Company or by the Trustee) in form approved by the Company duly executed by the holder or by its duly authorized attorney, shall be exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of bonds of 2016 Series A upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in Section 7 of Article II of the Indenture. The Company waives its rights under Section 7 of Article II of the Indenture not to make exchanges or transfers of bonds of 2015 Series A during any period of ten (10) days next preceding any redemption date for such bonds.

	 
	 

	 
	Bonds of 2016 Series A, in definitive and temporary form, may bear such legends as may be necessary to comply with any law or with any rules or regulations made pursuant thereto.

	 
	 

	

FORM
OF BONDS OF
2016 SERIES A.
	SECTION 4. The bonds of 2016 Series A and the form of Trustee’s Certificate to be endorsed on such bonds shall be substantially in the following forms, respectively:

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY
GENERAL AND REFUNDING MORTGAGE BOND
2016 SERIES A

	 
	 

	 
	[This bond is a global security within the meaning of the indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a depository or a nominee of a depository. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for bonds in certificated form, this bond 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 any such nominee to a successor of DTC or a nominee of such successor. Unless this bond is presented by an authorized representative of DTC to the issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any bond 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. R-___

	 
	 

	 
	DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY (hereinafter called the “Company”), a corporation of the State of Michigan, for value received, hereby promises to pay to [Cede & Co.], or registered assigns, at the Company’s office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, the principal sum of _____________ dollars ($_______) in lawful money of the United States of America on June 1, 2046 (subject to earlier redemption or release) and interest thereon at the rate of    3.70% per annum, in like lawful money, from May 17, 2016 and after the first payment of interest on bonds of this Series has been made or otherwise provided for, from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or otherwise provided for, semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year (commencing December 1, 2016), until the Company’s obligation with respect to payment of said principal shall have been discharged, all as provided, to the extent and in the manner specified in the Indenture hereinafter mentioned and in the supplemental indenture pursuant to which this bond has been issued.

	 
	 

	 
	This bond is one of an authorized issue of bonds of the Company, unlimited as to amount except as provided in the Indenture hereinafter mentioned or any indentures supplemental thereto, and is one of a series of General and Refunding Mortgage Bonds known as 2016 Series A, limited to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000, except as otherwise provided in the Indenture hereinafter mentioned. This bond and all other bonds of said series are issued and to be issued under, and are all equally and ratably secured (except insofar as any sinking, amortization, improvement or analogous fund, established in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture hereinafter mentioned, may afford additional security for the bonds of any particular series and except as provided in Section 3 of Article VI of said Indenture) by an Indenture, dated as of October 1, 1924, duly executed by the Company to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor Trustee, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto (including the Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 2016) reference is hereby made for a description of the properties and franchises mortgaged and conveyed, the nature and extent of the security, the terms and conditions upon which the bonds are issued and under which additional bonds may be issued, and the rights of the holders of the bonds and of the Trustee in respect of such security (which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto, including the Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 2016, are hereinafter collectively called the “Indenture”). As provided in the Indenture, said bonds may be for various principal sums and are issuable in series, which may mature at different times, may bear interest at different rates and may otherwise vary as in said Indenture provided. With the consent of the Company and to the extent permitted by and as provided in the Indenture, the rights and obligations of the Company and of the holders of the bonds and the terms and provisions of the Indenture, or of any indenture supplemental thereto, may be modified or altered in certain respects by affirmative vote of at least eighty-five percent (85%) in amount of the bonds then outstanding, and, if the rights of one or more, but less than all, series of bonds then outstanding are to be affected by the action proposed to be taken, then also by affirmative vote of at least eighty-five percent (85%) in amount of the series of bonds so to be affected (excluding in every instance bonds disqualified from voting by reason of the Company’s interest therein as specified in the Indenture); provided, however, that, without the consent of the holder hereof, no such modification or alteration shall, among other things, affect the terms of payment of the principal of or the interest on this bond, which in those respects is unconditional.

	 
	 

	 
	This bond is not subject to repayment at the option of the holder hereof. Except as provided below, this bond is not redeemable by the Company prior to maturity and is not subject to any sinking fund.

	 
	 

	
		
	 
	This bond will be redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole at any time or in part from time to time at the redemption prices set forth below. At any time prior to December 1, 2045, the optional redemption price will be equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of this bond to be redeemed on the redemption date and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest of this bond to be redeemed on the redemption date (not including any portion of any payments of interest accrued to the redemption date) until stated maturity, in each case discounted from their respective scheduled payment dates to such 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 each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date. At any time on or after December 1, 2045, the optional redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of this bond to be redeemed on the redemption date plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.

	 
	 

	 
	Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on this bond 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 redemption date assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such 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 bond 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 to the remaining term of this bond.

	 
	 

	 
	“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any optional redemption date, (i) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such 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 Barclays Capital Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Mizuho Securities USA Inc. and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. (or their respective affiliates which are Primary Treasury Dealers), or their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in the United States (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer, and (ii) any other Primary Treasury Dealer(s) the Company selects.

	 
	 

	
		
	 
	“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 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 notice has been provided in accordance with the Indenture and funds for the redemption of this bond called for redemption have been made available on the redemption date, this bond will cease to bear interest on the date fixed for redemption. Thereafter, the only right of the holder hereof will be to receive payment of the redemption price.

	 
	 

	 
	Under the Indenture, funds may be deposited with the Trustee (which shall have become available for payment), in advance of the redemption date of any of the bonds of 2016 Series A (or portions thereof), in trust for the redemption of such bonds (or portions thereof) and the interest due or to become due thereon, and thereupon all obligations of the Company in respect of such bonds (or portions thereof) so to be redeemed and such interest shall cease and be discharged, and the holders thereof shall thereafter be restricted exclusively to such funds for any and all claims of whatsoever nature on their part under the Indenture or with respect to such bonds (or portions thereof) and interest. 

	 
	In case an event of default, as defined in the Indenture, shall occur, the principal of all the bonds issued thereunder may become or be declared due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.

	 
	 

	 
	The bonds of this series are issuable only in fully registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and any larger amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000. This Global Security is exchangeable for bonds in definitive form only under certain limited circumstances set forth in the Indenture. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, bonds of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of bonds of this series of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the registered holder surrendering the same.

	 
	 

	 
	This bond is transferable by the registered holder hereof, in person or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, on the books of the Company kept at its office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, upon surrender and cancellation of this bond, and thereupon, a new registered bond of the same series of authorized denominations for a like aggregate principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange therefor, and this bond with others in like form may in like manner be exchanged for one or more new bonds of the same series of other authorized denominations, but of the same aggregate principal amount, all as provided and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture, and upon payment, in any event, of the charges prescribed in the Indenture.

	 
	 

	
			
	 
	No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or the interest on this bond, or for any claim based hereon or otherwise in respect hereof or of the Indenture, or of any indenture supplemental thereto, against any incorporator, or against any past, present or future stockholder, director or officer, as such, of the Company, or of any predecessor or successor corporation, either directly or through the Company or any such predecessor or successor corporation, whether for amounts unpaid on stock subscriptions or by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise howsoever; all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issue hereof, expressly waived and released by every holder or owner hereof, as more fully provided in the Indenture.

	 
	 

	 
	This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the Trustee under the Indenture, or its successor thereunder, shall have signed the form of certificate endorsed hereon.

	 
	 

	 
	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY has caused this instrument to be executed by an authorized officer, with his or her manual or facsimile signatures, and its corporate seal, or a facsimile thereof, to be impressed or imprinted hereon and the same to be attested by its Corporate Secretary or Assistant Corporate Secretary by manual or facsimile signature.

	 
	 

	 
	Dated: _____________

DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY

	 
	 

	 
	By:   
Name:
Title:

	 
	 

	 
	[Corporate Seal]

	 
	 

	 
	Attest:

By:   
Name:
Title:

	 
	 

	 
	[FORM OF TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE]

	 
	 

	FORM OF TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE.
	This bond is one of the bonds, of the series designated therein, described in the within-mentioned Indenture.

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

	 
	

By:   
   Authorized Representative

Date:   

	 
	   

            

	
		
	 
	PART II.

	 
	 

	 
	RECORDING AND FILING DATA

	 
	 

	RECORDING AND FILING OF ORIGINAL INDENTURE.
	The Original Indenture and indentures supplemental thereto have been recorded and/or filed and Certificates of Provision for Payment have been recorded as hereinafter set forth.

	 
	The Original Indenture has been recorded as a real estate mortgage and filed as a chattel Mortgage in the offices of the respective Registers of Deeds of certain counties in the State of Michigan as set forth in the Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 1, 1947, has been recorded as a real estate mortgage in the office of the Register of Deeds of Mason County, Michigan as set forth in the Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 15, 1971, has been recorded as a real estate mortgage in the office of the Register of Deeds of Genesee County, Michigan as set forth in the Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 1974, has been recorded as a real estate mortgage in the office of the Register of Deeds of Gratiot County, Michigan on June 18, 2012 at Liber 923 Page 772, has been recorded as a real estate mortgage in the office of the Register of Deeds of Midland County, Michigan on June 18, 2012 at Liber 1555 Page 504, has been recorded as a real estate mortgage in the office of the Register of Deeds of Montcalm County, Michigan on March 6, 2015 at Document Number 2015R-03220 has been filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of Michigan on November 16, 1951 and has been filed and recorded in the office of the Interstate Commerce Commission on December 8, 1969.

	 
	 

	RECORDING AND FILING OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES.
	Pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Original Indenture, indentures supplemental thereto heretofore entered into have been Recorded as a real estate mortgage and/or filed as a chattel mortgage or as a financing statement in the offices of the respective Registers of Deeds of certain counties in the State of Michigan, the Office of the Secretary of State of Michigan and the Office of the Interstate Commerce Commission or the Surface Transportation Board, as set forth in supplemental indentures as follows:

	
			
	SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED AS OF   

	PURPOSE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

	RECORDED AND/OR FILED AS SET FORTH IN SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED AS OF   

	June 1, 1925(a)(b)   
	Series B Bonds
	February 1, 1940

	August 1, 1927(a)(b)   
	Series C Bonds
	February 1, 1940

	February 1, 1931(a)(b)   
	Series D Bonds
	February 1, 1940

	June 1, 1931(a)(b)   
	Subject Properties
	February 1, 1940

	October 1, 1932(a)(b)   
	Series E Bonds
	February 1, 1940

	September 25, 1935(a)(b)   
	Series F Bonds
	February 1, 1940

	September 1, 1936(a)(b)   
	Series G Bonds
	February 1, 1940

	November 1, 1936(a)(b)   
	Subject Properties
	February 1, 1940

	February 1, 1940(a)(b)   
	Subject Properties
	September 1, 1947

	December 1, 1940(a)(b)   
	Series H Bonds and Additional Provisions
	September 1, 1947

	September 1, 1947(a)(b)(c)   
	Series I Bonds, Subject Properties and Additional Provisions
	November 15, 1951

	March 1, 1950(a)(b)(c)   
	Series J Bonds and Additional Provisions
	November 15, 1951

	November 15, 1951(a)(b)(c)   
	Series K Bonds, Additional Provisions and Subject Properties
	January 15, 1953

	January 15, 1953(a)(b)   
	Series L Bonds
	May 1, 1953

	May 1, 1953(a)   
	Series M Bonds and Subject Properties
	March 15, 1954

	March 15, 1954(a)(c)   
	Series N Bonds and Subject Properties
	May 15, 1955

	May 15, 1955(a)(c)   
	Series O Bonds and Subject Properties
	August 15, 1957

	August 15, 1957(a)(c)   
	Series P Bonds, Additional Provisions and Subject Properties
	June 1, 1959

	June 1, 1959(a)(c)   
	Series Q Bonds and Subject Properties
	December 1, 1966

	December 1, 1966(a)(c)   
	Series R Bonds, Additional Provisions and Subject Properties
	October 1, 1968

	October 1, 1968(a)(c)   
	Series S Bonds and Subject Properties
	December 1, 1969

	December 1, 1969(a)(c)   
	Series T Bonds and Subject Properties
	July 1, 1970

	July 1, 1970(c)   
	Series U Bonds and Subject Properties
	December 15, 1970

	December 15, 1970(c)   
	Series V Bonds and Series W Bonds
	June 15, 1971

	June 15, 1971(c)   
	Series X Bonds and Subject Properties
	November 15, 1971

	November 15, 1971(c)   
	Series Y Bonds and Subject Properties
	January 15, 1973

	January 15, 1973(c)   
	Series Z Bonds and Subject Properties
	May 1, 1974

	May 1, 1974
	Series AA Bonds and Subject Properties
	October 1, 1974

	October 1, 1974
	Series BB Bonds and Subject Properties
	January 15, 1975

	January 15, 1975
	Series CC Bonds and Subject Properties
	November 1, 1975

	November 1, 1975
	Series DDP Nos. 1-9 Bonds and Subject Properties
	December 15, 1975

	December 15, 1975
	Series EE Bonds and Subject Properties
	February 1, 1976

	February 1, 1976
	Series FFR Nos. 1-13 Bonds
	June 15, 1976

	June 15, 1976
	Series GGP Nos. 1-7 Bonds and Subject Properties
	July 15, 1976

	July 15, 1976
	Series HH Bonds and Subject Properties
	February 15, 1977

	February 15, 1977
	Series MMP Bonds and Subject Properties
	March 1, 1977

	March 1, 1977
	Series IIP Nos. 1-7 Bonds, Series JJP Nos. 1-7 Bonds, Series KKP Nos. 1-7 Bonds and Series LLP Nos. 1-7 Bonds
	June 15, 1977

	June 15, 1977
	Series FFR No. 14 Bonds and Subject Properties
	July 1, 1977

	July 1, 1977
	Series NNP Nos. 1-7 Bonds and Subject Properties
	October 1, 1977

	October 1, 1977
	Series GGP Nos. 8-22 Bonds and Series OOP Nos. 1-17 Bonds and Subject Properties
	June 1, 1978

	June 1, 1978
	Series PP Bonds, Series QQP Nos. 1-9 Bonds and Subject Properties
	October 15, 1978

	October 15, 1978
	Series RR Bonds and Subject Properties
	March 15, 1979

	March 15, 1979
	Series SS Bonds and Subject Properties
	July 1, 1979

	July 1, 1979
	Series IIP Nos. 8-22 Bonds, Series NNP Nos. 8-21 Bonds and Series TTP Nos. 1-15 Bonds and Subject Properties
	September 1, 1979

	September 1, 1979
	Series JJP No. 8 Bonds, Series KKP No. 8 Bonds, Series LLP Nos. 8-15 Bonds, Series MMP No. 2 Bonds and Series OOP No. 18 Bonds and Subject Properties
	September 15, 1979

	September 15, 1979
	Series UU Bonds
	January 1, 1980

	January 1, 1980
	1980 Series A Bonds and Subject Properties
	April 1, 1980

	April 1, 1980
	1980 Series B Bonds
	August 15, 1980

	August 15, 1980
	Series QQP Nos. 10-19 Bonds, 1980 Series CP Nos. 1-12 Bonds and 1980 Series DP No. 1-11 Bonds and Subject Properties
	August 1, 1981

	August 1, 1981
	1980 Series CP Nos. 13-25 Bonds and Subject Properties
	November 1, 1981

	November 1, 1981
	1981 Series AP Nos. 1-12 Bonds
	June 30, 1982

	June 30, 1982
	Article XIV Reconfirmation
	August 15, 1982

	August 15, 1982
	1981 Series AP Nos. 13-14 Bonds and Subject Properties
	June 1, 1983

	June 1, 1983
	1981 Series AP Nos. 15-16 Bonds and Subject Properties
	October 1, 1984

	October 1, 1984
	1984 Series AP Bonds and 1984 Series BP Bonds and Subject Properties
	May 1, 1985

	May 1, 1985
	1985 Series A Bonds
	May 15, 1985

	May 15, 1985
	1985 Series B Bonds and Subject Properties
	October 15, 1985

	October 15, 1985
	Series KKP No. 9 Bonds and Subject Properties
	April 1, 1986

	April 1, 1986
	1986 Series A Bonds and Subject Properties
	August 15, 1986

	August 15, 1986
	1986 Series B Bonds and Subject Properties
	November 30, 1986

	November 30, 1986
	1986 Series C Bonds
	January 31, 1987

	January 31, 1987
	1987 Series A Bonds
	April 1, 1987

	April 1, 1987
	1987 Series B Bonds and 1987 Series C Bonds
	August 15, 1987

	August 15, 1987
	1987 Series D Bonds, 1987 Series E Bonds and Subject Properties
	November 30, 1987

	November 30, 1987
	1987 Series F Bonds
	June 15, 1989

	June 15, 1989
	1989 Series A Bonds
	July 15, 1989

	July 15, 1989
	Series KKP No. 10 Bonds
	December 1, 1989

	December 1, 1989
	Series KKP No. 11 Bonds and 1989 Series BP Bonds
	February 15, 1990

	February 15, 1990
	1990 Series A Bonds, 1990 Series B Bonds, 1990 Series C Bonds, 1990 Series D Bonds, 1990 Series E Bonds and 1990 Series F Bonds
	November 1, 1990

	November 1, 1990
	Series KKP No. 12 Bonds
	April 1, 1991

	April 1, 1991
	1991 Series AP Bonds
	May 1, 1991

	May 1, 1991
	1991 Series BP Bonds and 1991 Series CP Bonds
	May 15, 1991

	May 15, 1991
	1991 Series DP Bonds
	September 1, 1991

	September 1, 1991
	1991 Series EP Bonds
	November 1, 1991

	November 1, 1991
	1991 Series FP Bonds
	January 15, 1992

	January 15, 1992
	1992 Series BP Bonds
	February 29, 1992 and April 15, 1992

	February 29, 1992
	1992 Series AP Bonds
	April 15, 1992

	April 15, 1992
	Series KKP No. 13 Bonds
	July 15, 1992

	July 15, 1992
	1992 Series CP Bonds
	November 30, 1992

	July 31, 1992
	1992 Series D Bonds
	November 30, 1992

	November 30, 1992
	1992 Series E Bonds and 1993 Series B Bonds
	March 15, 1993

	December 15, 1992
	Series KKP No. 14 Bonds and 1989 Series BP No. 2 Bonds
	March 15, 1993

	January 1, 1993
	1993 Series C Bonds
	April 1, 1993

	March 1, 1993
	1993 Series E Bonds
	June 30, 1993

	March 15, 1993
	1993 Series D Bonds
	September 15, 1993

	April 1, 1993
	1993 Series FP Bonds and 1993 Series IP Bonds
	September 15, 1993

	April 26, 1993
	1993 Series G Bonds and Amendment of Article II, Section 5
	September 15, 1993

	May 31, 1993
	1993 Series J Bonds
	September 15, 1993

	June 30, 1993
	1993 Series AP Bonds
	   (d)

	June 30, 1993
	1993 Series H Bonds
	   (d)

	September 15, 1993
	1993 Series K Bonds
	March 1, 1994

	March 1, 1994
	1994 Series AP Bonds
	June 15, 1994

	June 15, 1994
	1994 Series BP Bonds
	December 1, 1994

	August 15, 1994
	1994 Series C Bonds
	December 1, 1994

	December 1, 1994
	Series KKP No. 15 Bonds and 1994 Series DP Bonds
	August 1, 1995

	August 1, 1995
	1995 Series AP Bonds and 1995 Series BP Bonds
	August 1, 1999

	August 1, 1999
	1999 Series AP Bonds, 1999 Series BP Bonds and 1999 Series CP Bonds
	   (d)

	August 15, 1999
	1999 Series D Bonds
	   (d)

	January 1, 2000
	2000 Series A Bonds
	   (d)

	April 15, 2000
	Appointment of Successor Trustee
	   (d)

	August 1, 2000
	2000 Series BP Bonds
	   (d)

	March 15, 2001
	2001 Series AP Bonds
	   (d)

	May 1, 2001
	2001 Series BP Bonds
	   (d)

	August 15, 2001
	2001 Series CP Bonds
	   (d)

	September 15, 2001
	2001 Series D Bonds and 2001 Series E Bonds
	   (d)

	September 17, 2002
	Amendment of Article XIII, Section 3 and Appointment of Successor Trustee
	   (d)

	October 15, 2002
	2002 Series A Bonds and 2002 Series B Bonds
	   (d)

	December 1, 2002
	2002 Series C Bonds and 2002 Series D Bonds
	   (d)

	August 1, 2003
	2003 Series A Bonds
	   (d)

	March 15, 2004
	2004 Series A Bonds and 2004 Series B Bonds
	   (d)

	July 1, 2004
	2004 Series D Bonds
	   (d)

	February 1, 2005
	2005 Series A Bonds and 2005 Series B Bonds
	May 15, 2006

	April 1, 2005
	2005 Series AR Bonds and 2005 Series BR Bonds
	May 15, 2006

	August 1, 2005
	2005 Series DT Bonds
	May 15, 2006

	September 15, 2005
	2005 Series C Bonds
	May 15, 2006

	September 30, 2005
	2005 Series E Bonds
	May 15, 2006

	May 15, 2006
	2006 Series A Bonds
	December 1, 2006

	December 1, 2006
	2006 Series CT Bonds
	December 1, 2007

	December 1, 2007
	2007 Series A Bonds
	April 1, 2008

	April 1, 2008
	2008 Series DT Bonds
	May 1, 2008

	May 1, 2008
	2008 Series ET Bonds
	July 1, 2008

	June 1, 2008
	2008 Series G Bonds
	October 1, 2008

	July 1, 2008
	2008 Series KT Bonds
	October 1, 2008

	October 1, 2008
	2008 Series J Bonds
	December 1, 2008

	December 1, 2008
	2008 Series LT Bonds
	March 15, 2009

	March 15, 2009
	2009 Series BT Bonds
	November 1, 2009

	November 1, 2009
	2009 Series CT Bonds
	August 1, 2010

	August 1, 2010
	2010 Series B Bonds
	December 1, 2010

	September 1, 2010
	2010 Series A Bonds
	December 1, 2010

	December 1, 2010
	2010 Series CT Bonds
	March 1, 2011

	March 1, 2011
	2011 Series AT Bonds
	May 15, 2011

	May 15, 2011
	2011 Series B Bonds
	August 1, 2011

	August 1, 2011
	2011 Series GT Bonds
	June 20, 2012

	August 15, 2012
	2011 Series D, 2011 Series E and 2011 Series F Bonds
	June 20, 2012

	September 1, 2012
	2011 Series H Bonds
	June 20, 2012

	June 20, 2012
	2012 Series A and B Bonds
	March 15, 2013

	March 15, 2013
	2013 Series A Bonds
	August 1, 2013

	August 1, 2013
	2013 Series B Bonds
	June 1, 2014

	June 1, 2014
July 1, 2014

	2014 Series A and B Bonds
2014 Series D and E Bonds

	July 1, 2014
March 1, 2015

	
					
	(a)
    See Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 1, 1970 for Interstate Commerce Commission filing and recordation information.

	(b) See Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 1953 for Secretary of State of Michigan filing information.

	(c)  See Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 1974 for County of Genesee, Michigan recording and filing information.

	(d)  Recording and filing information for this Supplemental Indenture has not been set forth in a subsequent Supplemental Indenture.

	

	RECORDING AND FILING OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED AS OF MARCH 1, 2015.
	Further, pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Original Indenture, a Supplemental Indenture dated as of  March 1, 2015 providing for the terms of bonds to be issued thereunder of 2015 Series A has heretofore been entered into between the Company and the Trustee and has been filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of Michigan as a financing statement on March 12, 2015 (Filing No. 2015032998-4), has been filed and recorded in the Office of the Surface Transportation Board on March 11, 2015 (Recordation No. 5485-LLLLLL), and has been recorded as a real estate mortgage in the offices of the respective Register of Deeds of certain counties in the State of Michigan, as follows:

	 
	 
	 
	 

	

COUNTY
	

RECORDED
	LIBER/
INSTRUMENT NO.
	

PAGE

	Genesee County Michigan
	3/11/15
	201504010034242
	 

	Gratiot County Michigan
	3/11/15
	970
	116

	Huron County Michigan
	3/11/15
	1522
	568

	Ingham County Michigan
	3/11/15
	2015-008166
	 

	Lapeer County Michigan
	3/11/15
	2754
	971

	Lenawee County Michigan
	3/11/15
	2503
	112

	Livingston County Michigan
	3/11/15
	2015R-006970
	 

	Macomb County Michigan
	3/16/15
	23293
	84

	Mason County Michigan
	3/11/15
	2015R01575
	 

	Midland County Michigan
	3/11/15
	1584
	675

	Monroe County Michigan
	3/12/15
	2015R04426
	 

	Montcalm County Michigan
	3/11/15
	2015R-03870
	 

	Oakland County Michigan
	3/12/15
	47953
	105

	St. Clair County Michigan
	3/11/15
	4584
	81

	Sanilac County Michigan
	3/11/15
	1263
	856

	Tuscola County Michigan
	3/11/15
	1325
	150

	Washtenaw County Michigan
	3/11/15
	5083
	311

	Wayne County Michigan
	3/26/15
	52128
	557

	
		
	RECORDING OF CERTIFICATES OF PROVISION FOR PAYMENT.

	Certificates of Provision for Payment have been recorded in the offices of the respective Registers of Deeds of certain counties in the State of Michigan, with respect to all bonds of Series A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, O, W, BB, CC, DDP Nos. 1 and 2, FFR Nos. 1-3, GGP Nos. 1 and 2, IIP No. 1, JJP No. 1, KKP No. 1, LLP No. 1 and GGP No. 8.

	
		
	 
	PART III.

	 
	 

	 
	THE TRUSTEE.

	 
	 

	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE OF TRUST BY TRUSTEE.
	The Trustee hereby accepts the trust hereby declared and provided, and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions in the Original Indenture, as amended to date and as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, and in this Supplemental Indenture set forth, and upon the following terms and conditions:

	 
	 

	 
	The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for and in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or the due execution hereof by the Company or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made by the Company solely.

	
		
	 
	PART IV.

	 
	 

	 
	MISCELLANEOUS.

	 
	 

	CONFIRMATION OF SECTION 318(c) OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT.
	Except to the extent specifically provided therein, no provision of this Supplemental Indenture or any future supplemental indenture is intended to modify, and the parties do hereby adopt and confirm, the provisions of Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act which amend and supersede provisions of the Indenture in effect prior to November 15, 1990.

	EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS.
	THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE MAY BE SIMULTANEOUSLY EXECUTED IN ANY NUMBER OF COUNTERPARTS, EACH OF WHICH WHEN SO EXECUTED SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE AN ORIGINAL; BUT SUCH COUNTERPARTS SHALL TOGETHER CONSTITUTE BUT ONE AND THE SAME INSTRUMENT.

	 
	 

	TESTIMONIUM.
	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. HAVE CAUSED THESE PRESENTS TO BE SIGNED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CORPORATE NAMES BY THEIR RESPECTIVE CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENTS, VICE PRESIDENTS, ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENTS, TREASURERS OR ASSISTANT TREASURERS AND IMPRESSED WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE CORPORATE SEALS, ATTESTED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE SECRETARIES OR ASSISTANT SECRETARIES, ALL AS OF THE DAY AND YEAR FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN.

EXECUTION BY            DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY
COMPANY.

            
By: /s/Edward J. Solomon
		
	(Corporate Seal)
	Name:    Edward J. Solomon 

Title:    Assistant Treasurer

Attest:

By: /s/Lisa A. Muschong
Name:    Lisa A. Muschong
Title:      Corporate Secretary

Signed, sealed and delivered by
DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY
in the presence of:

/s/Kathleen Hier
Name: Kathleen Hier

/s/ Andrew T. Hayner
Name:  Andrew T. Hayner
STATE OF MICHIGAN    )
) SS
COUNTY OF WAYNE    )

	
			
	ACKNOWLEDG-MENT OF EXECUTION BY
COMPANY.
	 
	On this 12th day of May, 2016, before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public within and for the County of Wayne, in the State of Michigan, acting in the County of Wayne, personally appeared Edward J. Solomon, to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that he does business at One Energy Plaza, Detroit, Michigan 48226 and is the Assistant Treasurer of DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY, one of the corporations described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he knows the corporate seal of the said corporation and that the seal affixed to said instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation; and that said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said corporation by authority of its Board of Directors and that he subscribed his name thereto by like authority; and said Edward J. Solomon acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

	

(Notarial Seal)
	 
	

/s/Elizabeth Ellen Kochevar
Elizabeth Ellen Kochevar 
Notary Public, Wayne County, MI
Acting in Wayne
My Commission Expires: November 16, 2021

		
	EXECUTION BY
	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST 

TRUSTEE.    COMPANY, N.A.

By:/s/Valere Boyd
(Corporate Seal)    Name:    Valere Boyd
Title:     Vice President

Attest:

By: /s/Teresa Petta
Name:    Teresa Petta
Title:    Vice President

Signed, sealed and delivered by
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
in the presence of

/s/Manjari Purkayastha
Name: Manjari Purkayastha

/s/Raymond Torres
Name:  Raymond Torres
STATE OF CALIFORNIA    )
) SS
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES)

	
			
	ACKNOWLEDG-MENT OF EXECUTION BY TRUSTEE.

	 
	On this 12th day of May, 2016, before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public within and for the County of Los Angeles, in the State of California, acting in the County of Los Angeles, personally appeared Valere Boyd to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that her business office is located at 2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020 Chicago, Illinois 60602, and she is an Authorized Officer of THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., one of the corporations described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that she knows the corporate seal of the said corporation and that the seal affixed to said instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation; and that said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said corporation by authority of its Board of Directors and that she subscribed her name thereto by like authority; and said Valere Boyd acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

	

(Notarial Seal)
	 
	

/s/Marvin G. Cuenca
NAME: Marvin G. Cuenca
Notary Public, 
Acting in Los Angeles, CA
My Commission Expires: March 27, 2017

 

STATE OF MICHIGAN    )
) SS
COUNTY OF WAYNE    )

	
			
	AFFIDAVIT AS TO CONSIDERATION AND GOOD FAITH.
	 
	Edward J. Solomon, being duly sworn, says: that he is the Assistant Treasurer of DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY, the Mortgagor named in the foregoing instrument, and that he has knowledge of the facts in regard to the making of said instrument and of the consideration therefor; that the consideration for said instrument was and is actual and adequate, and that the same was given in good faith for the purposes in such instrument set forth.

/s/Edward J. Solomon
Name:  Edward J. Solomon
Title:    Assistant Treasurer
DTE Electric Company

Sworn to before me this 12th day of May, 2016

(Notarial Seal)        
    
/s/Elizabeth Ellen Kochevar
Elizabeth Ellen Kochevar 
Notary Public, Wayne County, MI
Acting in Wayne
My Commission Expires: November 16, 2021

This instrument was drafted by:
Andrew T. Hayner, Esq.
One Energy Plaza
688 WCB
Detroit, Michigan 48226

When recorded return to:
Andrew T. Hayner, Esq.
One Energy Plaza
688 WCB
Detroit, Michigan 48226

11Exhibit

EXHIBIT 4.294
DTE ENERGY COMPANY 
AND 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., 
TRUSTEE
__________________________
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 
DATED AS OF JUNE 1, 2016
__________________________
SUPPLEMENTING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE 
DATED AS OF APRIL 9, 2001
PROVIDING FOR
2015 SERIES BR 3.30% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2022

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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of the 1st day of June, 2016, 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 a 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 form or terms of, and to provide for the creation and issue of, a series of its debt securities under the Original Indenture, which shall be known as the “2015 Series BR 3.30% Senior Notes due 2022”; 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 a 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:

ARTICLE 1
 
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 terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:

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“Business Day” means any day other than a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or the State of Michigan are authorized or obligated pursuant to law or executive order to close.

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.

ARTICLE 2
     
 
TITLE AND TERMS OF THE SECURITIES

SECTION 201.
    Title of the Securities; Stated Maturity.  This Supplemental Indenture hereby establishes a series of Securities, which shall be known as the Company’s “2015 Series BR 3.30% Senior Notes due 2022” (the “Notes”).  The Stated Maturity on which the principal of the Notes shall be due and payable will be June 15, 2022.

SECTION 202.
    Rank.  The 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 Notes.  Section 403(2) and Section 403(3) shall be applicable to the 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 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 Notes, “reopen” the Notes so as to increase the aggregate principal amount of the 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 Notes have the same tenor and terms, including, without limitation, rights to receive accrued and unpaid interest (other than the date of issuance, public offering price, the initial interest payment date and, in some circumstances, interest accrual dates), as the Notes then Outstanding.  No additional Notes may be issued if an Event of Default has occurred.  The 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 $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.  The Notes will initially be issued in global form (the “Global Notes”) under a book-entry 

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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.
(b)    Further to Section 305 of the Original Indenture, any Global Note shall be exchangeable for Notes registered in the name of, and a transfer of a Global Note may be registered to, any Person other than the Depositary for such 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 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 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 Notes.  Upon the occurrence in respect of a Global Note of any or more of the conditions specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding sentence, such Global Note may be exchanged for Notes registered in the name of, and the transfer of such Global 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 Notes.  

(a)    The Notes shall bear interest at the rate of 3.30% per annum on the principal amount thereof from June 13, 2016, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until the principal of the 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 Notes will be payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on June 15, 2016.  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 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 Note will, as provided in the Original Indenture, be paid to the person in whose name the 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 Note (or one or more 

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Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date to be fixed for the payment of such defaulted interest in accordance with Section 307 of the Original Indenture, 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 Original 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, The 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 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 Note attached hereto as Exhibit A, the Notes are subject to optional redemption, in whole or in part, at any time 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 Note, redemption shall be effected in accordance with Article Eleven of the Original Indenture.
(a)
    The Notes shall have such other terms and provisions as are set forth in the form of 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 Notes.  Attached hereto as Exhibit A is the form of the Notes.

ARTICLE 3
     
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.

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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/Mark C. Rolling
 Mark C. Rolling
 Vice President and Treasurer
ATTEST:

By: /s/Timothy E. Kraepel
Timothy E. Kraepel
Assistant Corporate Secretary

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

By:    /s/R. Tarnas
Name:    R. Tarnas
Title:   Vice President

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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTE
GLOBAL SECURITY LEGEND
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 AV9                        ___________________

DTE ENERGY COMPANY 
2015 SERIES BR 3.30%  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 3.30% per annum on said principal sum from June 13, 2016 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 June 15, 2016. 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 

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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 day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or the State of Michigan are authorized or obligated pursuant to law or executive order to close.  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, The 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 “2015 Series BR 3.30%  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, 2016 (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.

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This Note will be redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at any 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, 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 on the Optional Redemption Date and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on this Note to be redeemed that would be due if this Note matured on the Par Call Date (not including any portion of any payments of interest accrued to, but not including, the Optional Redemption Date), discounted to the 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 each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Optional Redemption Date.  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 Note 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 to be redeemed that would be utilized (assuming for this purpose that this Note matured on 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 to 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 of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than three of 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 April 15, 2022.
“Quotation Agent” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means: (i) each of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC and UBS Securities LLC (or their respective affiliates which are Primary Treasury Dealers), and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease 

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to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in the United States (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 sent at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Optional Redemption Date to the Holder hereof at its registered address.  
If at the time notice of redemption has been given, the Company has not deposited with the Trustee (or a Paying Agent) monies sufficient to redeem all of the notes called for redemption, such notice shall state that it is subject to the receipt of the redemption monies by the Trustee (or a Paying Agent) on or before the redemption date and such notice will be of no effect unless such monies are so received before such date.
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 Notes shall be selected in accordance with the procedures of DTC or, if not represented by a Global Note, in a manner the Trustee may deem appropriate.
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 

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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, together with the completed and executed Transfer Certificate attached hereto, 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 $1,000 and any integral 

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multiple 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.

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

DTE ENERGY COMPANY

By: ______________________________________
Name: 
Title: 

Date:  _____________

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:  _______________

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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)

    
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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.

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