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 5, 2016
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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The Annual Meeting was held on May 5, 2016.
(b) At the Annual Meeting:
(i) | The director nominees named in the Proxy were all elected to the Board as follows: Gerard M. Anderson, David A. Brandon, W. Frank Fountain, Jr., Charles G. McClure, Jr., Gail J. McGovern, Mark A. Murray, James B. Nicholson, Charles W. Pryor, Jr., Josue Robles, Jr., Ruth G. Shaw, David A. Thomas and James H. Vandenberghe were each elected to serve as a director of the Company for a one-year term expiring in 2017, with the votes shown: |
Total Votes For Each Director | Total Votes Withheld From Each Director | Broker Non-Votes | |
Gerard M. Anderson | 112,239,102.956 | 7,350,545.279 | 23,936,611 |
David A. Brandon | 118,480,124.233 | 1,109,524.002 | 23,936,611 |
W. Frank Fountain, Jr. | 117,094,685.937 | 2,494,962.298 | 23,936,611 |
Charles G. McClure, Jr. | 118,943,988.037 | 645,660.198 | 23,936,611 |
Gail J. McGovern | 117,840,824.357 | 1,748,823.878 | 23,936,611 |
Mark A. Murray | 118,821,924.550 | 767,723.685 | 23,936,611 |
James B. Nicholson | 116,652,775.883 | 2,936,872.352 | 23,936,611 |
Charles W. Pryor, Jr. | 116,716,835.692 | 2,872,812.543 | 23,936,611 |
Josue Robles, Jr. | 115,140,074.251 | 4,449,573.984 | 23,936,611 |
Ruth G. Shaw | 115,670,508.666 | 3,919,139.569 | 23,936,611 |
David A. Thomas | 118,929,055.978 | 660,592.257 | 23,936,611 |
James H. Vandenberghe | 118,514,735.381 | 1,074,912.854 | 23,936,611 |
(ii) | Shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2016, with the votes shown: |
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
141,781,410.055 | 1,309,101.474 | 435,747.706 | — |
(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 |
114,258,707.744 | 4,551,278.812 | 779,405.679 | 23,936,867 |
(iv) | Shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal relating to political contributions disclosure as more fully describe in the Proxy, with the votes shown. |
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
30,266,219.717 | 84,460,706.303 | 4,862,422.215 | 23,936,911 |
(v) | Shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal relating to distributed generation as more fully described in the Proxy, with the votes shown: |
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
29,767,706.684 | 82,744,429.181 | 7,077,256.370 | 23,936,867 |
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 10, 2016
DTE ENERGY COMPANY
(Registrant)
/s/ Lisa A. Muschong
Lisa A. Muschong
Corporate Secretary