8-K DTE Energy 2013 Annual Meeting
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2013



Commission
File Number
Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter, State of Incorporation, Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number

IRS Employer
Identification No.
1-11607
DTE Energy Company
(a Michigan corporation)
One Energy Plaza
Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279
313-235-4000
38-3217752

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Item 5.02 .    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(a)
Effective with the May 2, 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), Frank M. Hennessey and Eugene A. Miller members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of DTE Energy Company (the “Company”), retired from the Board. Messrs. Hennessey and Miller reached the Board's mandatory retirement age in 2013.

Item 5.07.      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)
The Annual Meeting was held on May 2, 2013.

(b)At the Annual Meeting:

(i)
The nominees named in the Proxy were all elected as follows: Gerard M. Anderson, David A. Brandon, Charles G. McClure, Jr., Gail J. McGovern, James B. Nicholson, Charles W. Pryor, Jr. and Ruth G. Shaw were each elected to serve as a director for a one-year term expiring in 2014, with the votes shown:
 
Total Votes For Each Director
Total Votes Withheld From Each Director
Broker Non-Votes
Gerard M. Anderson
107,925,857
5,949,832
24,532,391
David A. Brandon
109,870,665
4,005,024
24,532,391
Charles G. McClure, Jr.
111,426,099
2,449,590
24,532,391
Gail J. McGovern
112,117,022
1,758,667
24,532,391
James B. Nicholson
111,863,662
2,012,027
24,532,391
Charles W. Pryor, Jr.
112,083,064
1,792,625
24,532,391
Ruth G. Shaw
100,065,246
13,810,443
24,532,391

(ii)
Shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2013, with the votes shown:

For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
136,364,018
1,309,759
734,303
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(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
101,916,719
10,328,103
1,630,867
24,532,391


(iv)
Shareholders did not approve the proposal relating to political contributions as more fully described in the Proxy, with the votes shown:

For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
33,115,270
77,013,802
3,746,017
24,532,991



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date: May 7, 2013            
DTE ENERGY COMPANY
(Registrant)
 
 
/s/ Lisa A. Muschong
Lisa A. Muschong
Corporate Secretary