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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTE
THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND
IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITARY. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS
EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN CERTIFICATED FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”), TO A NOMINEE OF DTC
OR BY DTC OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR OF DTC OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR. UNLESS
THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF CEDE & CO., OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC
(AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS WRONGFUL, INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS
AN INTEREST HEREIN.
CUSIP NO.____________ $________
NO. ____
DTE ENERGY COMPANY
2013 SERIES F 3.85% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2023
DTE ENERGY COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan (herein referred
to as the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received,
hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of $_________ on December 1, 2023 (“Stated
Maturity” with respect to the principal of this Note), unless previously redeemed, and to pay interest at the rate of 3.85% per annum on
said principal sum from November 25, 2013, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for, until the principal of this Note becomes due and payable, and on any overdue principal and premium and (to the extent that
payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) on any overdue installment of interest at the same rate per annum during
such overdue period. Interest on this Note will be payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year (each such
date, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing June 1, 2014. The amount of interest payable for any period shall be computed on the
basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year.
In the event that any Interest Payment Date, redemption date or other date of Maturity of the Notes is not a Business Day, then
payment of the amount payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest
or other payment in respect of any such delay), in each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date. A “Business Day”
means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on which commercial
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