--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000936340-23-000128" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "DTE" cik: "0000936340" company_name: "DTE ENERGY CO" filed_at: "2023-05-10T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-15T07:44:20.452018+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.1 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # DTE Energy shareholders elect directors, approve executive compensation, special meeting bylaw change ## Summary - All 10 director nominees elected with majority support; highest vote count 144M for Thomas. - PricewaterhouseCoopers ratified as auditor with 165M for, 1.2M against. - Advisory say-on-pay approved with 139M for; frequency set to annual. - Bylaw amendment allowing 15% holders to call special meeting passed (142.7M for). - Shareholder proposals for 10% special meeting threshold and lobbying report both rejected. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000936340-23-000128 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: DTE - cik: 0000936340 - company_name: DTE ENERGY CO - filed_at: 2023-05-10T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.1 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936340/000093634023000128/0000936340-23-000128-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936340/000093634023000128/dte-20230504.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000936340-23-000128 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000936340-23-000128.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000936340-23-000128.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes DTE ENERGY CO shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: (i) The director nominees named in the Proxy were all elected to the Board as follows: David A. Brandon, Charles G. McClure, Jr., Gail J. McGovern, Mark A. Murray, Gerardo Norcia, Robert C. Skaggs, Jr., David A. Thomas, Gary H. Torgow, James H. Vandenberghe and Valerie M. Williams were each elected to serve as a director of the Company for a one-year term expiring in 2024, with the votes shown: Total Votes For Each Director Total Votes Withheld From Each Director Broker Non-Votes David A. Brandon 133,399,611 12,105,867 21,041,978 Charles G. McClure, Jr. 125,689,460 19,816,018 21,041,978 Gail J. McGovern 141,724,828 3,780,650 21,041,978 Mark A. Murray 139,987,246 5,518,231 21,041,978 Gerardo Norcia 139,929,477 5,576,001 21,041,978 Robert C. Skaggs, Jr. 143,963,117 1,542,361 21,041,978 David A. Thomas 144,029,512 1,475,966 21,041,978 Gary H. Torgow 141,731,268 3,774,209 21,041,978 James H. Vandenberghe 142,277,204 3,228,273 21,041,978 Valerie M. Williams 140,853,955 4,651,523 21,041,9 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936340/000093634023000128/0000936340-23-000128-index.htm - Shareholder Votes DTE ENERGY CO shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of say-on-pay votes at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: (iv) Shareholders advised the Company to include an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers on an annual basis as more fully described in the Proxy, with the votes shown: Every Year Every Two Years Every Three Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 142,986,650 362,506 1,494,912 661,410 21,041,978 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936340/000093634023000128/0000936340-23-000128-index.htm - Shareholder Votes DTE ENERGY CO shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal to amend bylaws to allow holders of 10% of shares outstanding to call a special shareholder meeting at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: (vi) Shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal relating to amending the bylaws to allow holders of 10% of shares outstanding to call a special shareholder meeting, as more fully described in the Proxy, with the votes shown: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 31,851,783 112,941,480 712,215 21,041,978 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936340/000093634023000128/0000936340-23-000128-index.htm - Shareholder Votes DTE ENERGY CO shareholders approved Amend bylaws to allow holders of 15% of shares outstanding to call a special shareholder meeting at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: (v) Shareholders approved a management proposal relating to amending the bylaws to allow holders of 15% of shares outstanding to call a special shareholder meeting, as more fully described in the Proxy, with the votes shown: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 142,733,393 2,103,403 668,682 21,041,978 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936340/000093634023000128/0000936340-23-000128-index.htm - Shareholder Votes DTE ENERGY CO shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal relating to publication of a lobbying report at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: (vii) Shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal relating to publication of a lobbying report, as more fully described in the Proxy, with the votes shown: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 42,863,661 101,536,233 1,105,585 21,041,978 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936340/000093634023000128/0000936340-23-000128-index.htm - Shareholder Votes DTE ENERGY CO shareholders approved Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for 2023 at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: (ii) Shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2023, with the votes shown: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 164,995,924 1,174,582 376,949 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936340/000093634023000128/0000936340-23-000128-index.htm - Shareholder Votes DTE ENERGY CO shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-05-04 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-04 source text: (iii) Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the overall executive compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers as more fully described in the Proxy, with the votes shown: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 139,092,690 5,537,439 875,348 21,041,978 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936340/000093634023000128/0000936340-23-000128-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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