---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000936340-26-000115"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DTE"
cik: "0000936340"
company_name: "DTE ENERGY CO"
filed_at: "2026-05-12T20:19:26+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-12T20:20:10.097474+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.05
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DTE Energy shareholders elect all 13 director nominees, ratify PwC as auditor

## Summary
- All 13 director nominees elected with vote margins exceeding 90% of votes cast; largest withheld was 6.4M for Gail J. McGovern.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers ratified as independent auditor for FY 2026 with 174.2M for, 1.8M against.
- Advisory say-on-pay resolution approved with 149.8M for, 5.1M against, 0.7M abstentions.
- Annual meeting held May 7, 2026; broker non-votes of 20.5M on director and say-on-pay items.
- No other material items voted on; no changes to executive compensation or board composition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000936340-26-000115
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DTE
- cik: 0000936340
- company_name: DTE ENERGY CO
- filed_at: 2026-05-12T20:19:26+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.05
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936340/000093634026000115/0000936340-26-000115-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936340/000093634026000115/dte-20260507.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000936340-26-000115.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  DTE ENERGY CO shareholders approved Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-07
  source text: (ii) Shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2026, with the votes shown: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 174,185,300 1,753,866 217,766 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936340/000093634026000115/0000936340-26-000115-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  DTE ENERGY CO shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-07
  source text: (i) The director nominees named in the Proxy were all elected to the Board as follows: Nicholas K. Akins, David A. Brandon, Deborah L. Byers, Joi M. Harris, Charles G. McClure, Jr., Gail J. McGovern, Mark A. Murray, Gerardo Norcia, Cassandra Santos, Robert C. Skaggs, Jr., David A. Thomas, Gary H. Torgow and Valerie M. Williams were each elected to serve as a director of the Company for a one-year term expiring in 2027, with the votes shown: Total Votes For Each Director Total Votes Withheld From Each Director Broker Non-Votes Nicholas K. Akins 154,583,005 1,034,061 20,539,866 David A. Brandon 151,086,773 4,530,293 20,539,866 Deborah L. Byers 155,125,594 491,472 20,539,866 Joi M. Harris 154,488,412 1,128,654 20,539,866 Charles G. McClure, Jr. 151,150,077 4,466,989 20,539,866 Gail J. McGovern 149,198,243 6,418,823 20,539,866 Mark A. Murray 150,793,569 4,823,497 20,539,866 Gerardo Norcia 152,295,369 3,321,697 20,539,866 Cassandra Santos 155,134,362 482,705 20,539,866 Robert C. Skaggs,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936340/000093634026000115/0000936340-26-000115-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  DTE ENERGY CO shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-07
  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 149,823,374 5,061,958 731,735 20,539,866
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936340/000093634026000115/0000936340-26-000115-index.htm

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