8-K Analyst Meeting 5/1/13

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 1, 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
1-2198
DTE Electric Company
(a Michigan corporation)
One Energy Plaza
Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279
313-235-4000
38-0478650


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Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

DTE Energy Company (“DTE Energy”) will host DTE Energy Analyst Day in New York, New York on May 1, 2013. DTE Energy management will provide a business update to the DTE Energy Analyst Day at approximately 8:30 a.m. EST May 1, 2013. A copy of the slide presentation from the business update is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. The business update presentation will be available via live webcast and archived for future viewing through a link on DTE Energy's website, www.dteenergy.com. In the business update presentation, In these meetings and in the slide presentation discussed below, In the meetings and the presentation, DTE Energy increases its 2013 operating earnings per share guidance to $3.90-$4.20 per share and provides an early outlook for its 2014 operating earnings per share guidance of $4.12-$4.42 per share.

In the slide presentation and this filing, DTE Energy discusses 2013 and 2014 operating earnings guidance. It is likely that certain items that impact the company's 2013 and 2014 reported results will be excluded from operating results. Reconciliations to the comparable 2013 and 2014 reported earnings guidance are not provided because it is not possible to provide a reliable forecast of specific line items. These items may fluctuate significantly from period to period and may have a significant impact on reported earnings.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth in such a filing.


Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1
Slide Presentation of DTE Energy Company dated May 1, 2013.


Forward-Looking Statements:
This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various assumptions, risks and uncertainties. It should be read in conjunction with the “Forward-Looking Statements” section in DTE Energy's and DTE Electric Company's (“DTE Electric”) 2012 Forms 10-K and 2013 Forms 10-Q (which sections are incorporated by reference herein), and in conjunction with other SEC reports filed by DTE Energy and DTE Electric that discuss important factors that could cause DTE Energy's and DTE Electric's actual results to differ materially. DTE Energy and DTE Electric expressly disclaim any current intention to update any forward-looking statements contained in this report as a result of new information or future events or developments






SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 1, 2013


 
DTE ENERGY COMPANY
(Registrant)
 
 
 
/s/ PETER B. OLEKSIAK     
Peter B. Oleksiak
Senior Vice President

 
 
 
DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Registrant)
 
 
 
/s/ PETER B. OLEKSIAK     
Peter B. Oleksiak
Senior Vice President







EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
Description
 
 
99.1
Slide Presentation of DTE Energy Company dated May 1, 2013.