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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
Commission file number 1-11607
DTE ENERGY COMPANY SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
(Full title of the plan and the address of the plan,
if different from that of the issuer named below)
DTE ENERGY COMPANY
2000 2nd Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279
(Name of issuer of the common stock issued pursuant to the
plan and the address of its principal executive office)
DTE ENERGY COMPANY SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
June 26, 2008
To the Participants, Benefit Plan Administration Committee, and Investment Committee
DTE Energy Company Savings and Stock Ownership Plan
Detroit, Michigan
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the DTE Energy
Company Savings and Stock Ownership Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the
related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31,
2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plans management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An
audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the aforementioned financial statements present fairly, in all material respects,
the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the changes
in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements
taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets held for investment purposes as of December
31, 2007 is presented for purposes of complying with the Department of Labors Rules and
Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended, and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. This schedule has been
subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the basic financial statements and,
in our opinion, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial
statements taken as a whole.
/s/ George Johnson & Company
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Detroit, Michigan
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DTE ENERGY COMPANY SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
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December 31 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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(Thousands) |
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ASSETS |
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Investments, at fair value: |
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Investment in DTE Energy Master Plan Trust (Note 5) |
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$ |
976,720 |
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$ |
958,404 |
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Investments, at cost: |
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Loans due from Participants |
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18,158 |
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17,655 |
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Other assets in transit |
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687 |
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NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS |
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$ |
994,878 |
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$ |
976,746 |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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DTE ENERGY COMPANY SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
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(Thousands) |
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ADDITIONS TO NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTED TO: |
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Investment Income: |
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Net appreciation in fair value of investments
in the DTE Energy Master Plan Trust |
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$ |
6,178 |
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Dividends and interest |
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49,892 |
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Interest on loans to Participants |
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1,389 |
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57,459 |
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Contributions: |
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Employer |
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20,884 |
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Participants |
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46,855 |
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67,739 |
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Total Additions |
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125,198 |
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DEDUCTIONS FROM NET ASSETS |
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ATTRIBUTED TO: |
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Distributions and withdrawals |
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(114,413 |
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Administrative fees |
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(54 |
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Transfers of assets among sponsored plans (net) |
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7,401 |
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Total Deductions |
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(107,066 |
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NET INCREASE |
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18,132 |
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NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS |
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Beginning of year |
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976,746 |
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End of year |
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$ |
994,878 |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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DTE ENERGY COMPANY SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 PLAN DESCRIPTION
The following description of the DTE Energy Company Savings and Stock Ownership Plan (Plan)
provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more
complete description of the Plans provisions.
General
The Plan is a voluntary, defined contribution plan. Employees of The Detroit Edison Company,
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company (MichCon), DTE Enterprises, Inc., DTE Energy Corporate Services,
LLC, Citizens Gas Fuel Company (Citizens Gas), Midwest Energy Resources Company (MERC), (Company or
Companies) and the DTE Energy Company nonregulated affiliates (Participating Affiliates), excluding
employees of the Detroit Edison Company, MichCon, MERC and certain employees of Participating
Affiliates who are represented by collective bargaining agreements, are eligible to participate in
the Plan (Participant). The Plan is subject to certain provisions of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).
The Plan has three distinct subdivisions, which originate from the merger of former plans. These
subdivisions are generally referred to as The Detroit Edison Plan, The MCN Plan, and The Citizens
Plan. Participation in the subdivisions may be dependent upon the Participants pension benefit
elections.
The Investment Committee is responsible for the investment aspects of the Plan and the Benefit Plan
Administration Committee (BPAC) is responsible for the administration of the Plan.
Brokerage fees, transfer taxes and other expenses incidental to the purchase or sale of securities
are paid from Plan assets. Investment management fees are paid from Plan assets. These expenses
are reflected as a reduction in the fair value of the Funds.
Contributions
A Participant may contribute to the Plan on a pre-tax (Tax Deferred Contributions), post-tax
(Employee Contributions) and, if applicable, a catch-up contribution basis (Catch-Up
Contributions). Participants age 50 or older are eligible to make pre-tax Catch-Up Contributions
in accordance with, and subject to the limitations of, Section 414(v) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (IRC). Participants may contribute up to 100 percent of eligible compensation
(as defined in the Plan) on a combined Tax Deferred Contributions, Employee Contributions, and
Catch-Up Contributions (if applicable) basis, after required withholdings and voluntary payroll
deductions. Tax Deferred Contributions, Employee Contributions and Catch-
Up Contributions are automatically adjusted downward if the full deferral amounts elected cannot be
taken. Participants may also directly roll over into the Plan distributions of certain assets from
a tax-qualified plan of a prior employer, including Roth 401(k) Rollover, beginning May 1, 2008
(Direct Rollover Contributions).
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Effective May 1, 2008, Participants are able to make Roth 401(k) Contributions and Roth 401(k)
Catch-Up Contributions. These contributions must be aggregated with a Participants Tax Deferred
Contributions and Catch-Up Contributions, respectively, when applying the IRC limit on the amount
of pre-tax and Catch-Up contributions that are permitted for a year.
The IRC limits the amount of Tax Deferred Contributions, Roth 401(k) Contributions, Catch-Up
Contributions and Roth 401(k) Catch-Up Contributions which may be contributed to the Plan annually.
These amounts are indexed for inflation annually. In the event a Detroit Edison Plan or MCN Plan
Participants Tax Deferred Contributions reach the maximum amount permitted by the IRC, further
contributions for the remainder of the Plan year will automatically be deemed to be Employee
Contributions, unless the Participant is eligible to participate in the DTE Energy Company
Supplemental Savings Plan (SSP). Participants in the Citizens Plan will have their contributions
automatically stopped when they reach the maximum amount permitted by the IRC, unless the
Participant is eligible to participate in the SSP. If a Participants total annual additions (Tax
Deferred Contributions, Employee Contributions, Roth 401(k) Contributions and Company
Contributions) reach the IRC limit for the Plan year, the Participants contributions will be
stopped or refunded, as applicable, unless the Participant is eligible to participate in the SSP.
For Participants who are eligible and have elected to participate in the SSP, contributions
continue on a pre-tax basis to the SSP once an IRC limit is reached.
Participants
who transferred to DTE Energy Corporate Services, LLC on April 2,
2007 retained the 401(k) rules applicable to them prior to the
transfer. Special rules apply to employees who hire or transfer into
DTE Energy Corporate Services, LLC after April 2, 2007.
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For the Detroit Edison Plan, the Company Contributions are 100 percent of the first 4
percent of the aggregate of Employee Contributions and Tax Deferred Contributions and 50
percent of the next 4 percent of the aggregate of Employee Contributions and Tax Deferred
Contributions. There are no Company Contributions for Employee Contributions and Tax
Deferred Contributions, which in the aggregate exceed 8 percent of basic compensation. |
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For the MCN Plan, the Company Contributions are 100 percent up to the first 4 percent of
the aggregate of Employee Contributions and Tax Deferred Contributions for Participants
with less than 9 years of service. For Participants who have completed at least nine years
of service, the Company Contributions are increased to 5 percent as long as the aggregate
of the Participants Tax Deferred Contributions and Employee Contributions are at least 5
percent and for Participants with 23 or more years of service, the Company Contributions
are increased to 6 percent as long as the aggregate of the Participants Tax Deferred
Contributions and Employee Contributions are at least 6 percent. Effective May 1, 2008, all
Participants receive Company Contributions equal to 100 percent of the first 6 percent of
the aggregate of Employee Contributions and Tax Deferred Contributions. There are no
Company Contributions for Employee Contributions and Tax Deferred Contributions, which in
the aggregate exceed 6 percent of basic compensation. The Company also provides
a longevity award, equal to $600 in DTE Energy common stock, which is contributed annually
in March of each year to the DTE Energy Common Stock Fund accounts of employees with 30
years of service or more as of March 1 who do not meet the IRC definition of a highly
compensated employee. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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For Citizens Plan Participants, who have attained two years of service, the Company
Contributions are limited to 100 percent up to the first 5 percent of Tax Deferred
Contributions. For Participants who have completed 20 years of service, the Company
Contributions are increased to 5.5 percent of Tax Deferred Contributions, as long as the
Participants Tax Deferred Contributions are at least 6 percent. |
Catch-Up Contributions, Roth 401(k) Contributions and Roth 401(k) Catch-Up Contributions are not
eligible for Company Contributions.
While the Company and Participating Affiliates have made their contributions to the Trustee with
respect to a Plan year on a current basis, the Plan permits the Company and Participating
Affiliates to make Company Contributions for a Plan year no later than the due date (including
extensions of time) for filing DTE Energy Companys consolidated federal income tax return for such
year. Employee Contributions and Tax Deferred Contributions are paid to the Plan when amounts can
be reasonably segregated. The Company and Participating Affiliates expect to continue to make Plan
contributions on a current basis.
Participant Accounts
Each Participants account is credited with the Participants contributions, including eligible
Direct Rollover Contributions, allocations of the Company Contributions and Plan earnings.
Allocations are based on Participant earnings or account balances, as defined. Forfeited balances
of terminated Participants nonvested accounts are used to reduce future Company Contributions.
The benefit to which a Participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the
Participants vested account.
Vesting
Tax Deferred Contributions, Employee Contributions, Roth 401(k) Contributions, Catch-Up
Contributions, Roth 401(k) Catch-Up Contributions and Direct Rollover Contributions, as well as
Company Contributions for employees who hired prior to January 1, 2007, are fully vested at all
times. For employees hired on or after January 1, 2007, Company Contributions will vest according
to the following schedule:
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Years of Service |
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Percent Vested |
1 |
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20 |
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40 |
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60 |
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80 |
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100 |
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DTE ENERGY COMPANY SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Investment Options
Participants may elect to have their Tax Deferred Contributions, Employee Contributions, Roth
401(k) Contributions, Catch-Up Contributions, Roth 401(k) Catch-Up Contributions, and Direct
Rollover Contributions invested entirely in any one of the investment funds or in any combination
of the investment funds, with the exception that Citizens Plan Participants may not invest their
Tax Deferred Contributions, Employee Contributions, Roth 401(k) Contributions, Catch-Up
Contributions and Roth 401(k) Catch-Up Contributions in the DTE Energy Stock Fund.
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For the Detroit Edison Plan prior to January 1, 2007, 100 percent of the Company
Contributions were invested in the DTE Energy Stock Fund, where the Company Contributions
on the first 4 percent of Employee Contributions had to remain for one full calendar year
following the year in which the contribution was made. Company Contributions in excess of
this amount could have been redirected to another investment fund at any time. Effective
January 1, 2007, the restriction to keep the first 4 percent of Company contributions in
the DTE Energy Stock Fund for one full calendar year following the year in which the
contribution was made was lifted and this amount may be redirected to another investment
fund at any time. |
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For the MCN Plan prior to January 1, 2008, 60 percent of the Company Contributions was
invested in restricted DTE Energy common stock and the remaining 40 percent was invested in
unrestricted DTE Energy common stock. Restricted stock could have been redirected to
another investment fund in the Plan after one full calendar year following the year in
which the contribution was made. Unrestricted stock could have been redirected to another
investment fund at any time. Effective January 1, 2007, the restriction to keep the 60
percent of Company contributions in the DTE Energy Stock Fund for one full calendar year
following the year in which the contribution was made was lifted and this amount may be
redirected to another investment fund at any time. |
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For the Citizens Plan, Company Contributions are invested 100 percent in the DTE Energy
Stock Fund which may be redirected at any time to any of the investment options offered
under the Plan. |
The entire DTE Energy Stock Fund is considered to be the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
portion of the Plan. The Citizens Gas Plan does not include ESOP provisions; therefore these
participants are exempt from these provisions. Quarterly dividends from DTE Energy common stock
are automatically reinvested in DTE Energy common stock. DTE Energy common stock dividends
accumulated under the ESOP in a Participants account may be paid out in cash to the Participant
(at the Participants election) within 90 days of the end of the previous Plan year. Effective
January 1, 2008, stock dividends will be paid out on a quarterly basis for those Participants
electing to receive cash dividends.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The DTE Energy Stock Fund also contains participant-directed investments. The changes in the
participant-directed and nonparticipant-directed portions of the DTE Energy Stock Fund are not
separately disclosed in Note 6.
Contributions received by the Trustee for the DTE Energy Stock Fund are invested in DTE Energy
common stock. The Trustee currently purchases and sells shares of DTE Energy common stock in open
market transactions at prevailing market prices. However, the Trustee may purchase or sell DTE
Energy common stock from or to DTE Energy if the purchase or sale price is for adequate
consideration. Brokerage commissions are charged against the DTE Energy Stock Fund.
A Participants interest in the DTE Energy Stock Fund is measured by share trading. A share-traded
investment is traded and valued on a share basis.
Transfers
Net transfers represent Participants transferring between different plans of the affiliated group
due to a change in employment status.
Administrative and Brokerage Fees
Expenses in connection with the purchase or sale of stock or other securities are charged to the
Participant for whom the purchases or sales are made. Participants pay 100 percent of the
investment management and other related expenses of the funds. The Trustee and the Company pay all
costs of administrating the Plan.
Forfeited Accounts
During 2007, approximately $43,000 of forfeited nonvested accounts were used to reduce Company
Contributions. During 2006, there were no forfeited nonvested accounts.
Distributions, Withdrawals and Loans
Distributions of Tax Deferred Contributions will be made only upon retirement or disability, as
defined under the Plan, termination of employment, death, attainment of age 59 1/2, or hardship. A
hardship distribution of Tax Deferred Contributions (and generally not the earnings thereon) is
permitted only for (a) medical expenses for the Participant, his or her spouse, children or
dependents, (b) tuition expenses for the Participant, his or her spouse, children or dependents,
(c) expenditures to purchase a principal residence, or (d) payments to prevent eviction or
foreclosure on a principal residence (e) payment of funeral expenses for the Participants deceased
parent, spouse, child or dependents, or (f) payment of expenses for the repair of damage to the
Participants principal residence due to casualty loss.
Participants may borrow funds from their account attributable to Tax Deferred Contributions,
Employee Contributions (if applicable), Catch-Up Contributions and Direct Rollover Contributions
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(and beginning May 1, 2008, Roth 401(k) Contributions and Roth 401(k) Catch-Up Contributions) not
more than once during any calendar year. The number of loans outstanding at one time is limited to
two, only one of which may be a principal residence loan.
Subject to certain terms and conditions, a Participant may initiate a general purpose loan for a
period of one to five years, or a principal residence loan for a period up to 25 years, at a fixed
rate equal to the prime interest rate plus 1 percent, updated monthly, at a minimum of $1,000 up to
the lesser of:
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$50,000 reduced by (a) the highest outstanding balance of loans from the Plan during the
one-year period ending on the day before the loan was made, over (b) the outstanding
balance of loans from the Plan on the date the loan is made, or |
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50 percent of the Participants Account at the time the loan is made. |
Proceeds for any loan are obtained through the pro rata liquidation of the Participants account,
then transferred to the Participants loan account and paid in cash to the Participant by the
Trustee. Loan repayments of principal and interest are invested as received according to the
Participants current investment direction. Prepayment of loans can be made without penalty
provided such prepayment is made in full.
Plan Termination
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to
discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of
ERISA.
NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying financial statements of the Plan are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.
We reclassified certain prior year balances to match the current years financial statement
presentation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America requires Plan management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of additions to and
deductions from net assets available for benefits during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Valuation of Investments and Income Recognition
Investments are stated at fair market value (the last reported sales price on the last business day
of the year). Participant loans receivable are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. The
average cost basis is used for determining the cost of investments sold. Unrealized appreciation
and/or depreciation resulting from changes in fair value are included in the Statement of Changes
in Net Assets Available for Benefits.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded
on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
The DTE Energy Stock Fund recognizes gains or losses on stock distributed to terminated
Participants in settlement of their accounts equal to the difference between the cost and the fair
value of the shares distributed.
Participating Affiliates
Other affiliated companies of DTE Energy Company may adopt the Plan with the approval of both the
Chairman of the Board of the Company and the chairman of the affiliate.
Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid.
Risks and Uncertainties
The DTE Energy Master Plan Trust (Master Trust) invests in various securities, including government
securities and bonds, corporate debt instruments, stocks, investment partnerships, and derivative
instruments. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest
rate, credit, and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain
investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment
securities will occur in the near term and such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the
financial statements.
NOTE 3
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation 48 (FIN
48), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.
FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entitys financial
statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48
prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement disclosure
of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The evaluation of a tax position
is a two-step process. The first step requires an entity to determine whether it is more likely
than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination based on
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
the technical merits of
the position. The second step requires an entity to recognize in the financial statements each tax
position that meets the more likely than not criteria, measured at the largest amount of benefit
that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized. FIN 48 also provides guidance on
derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure,
and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. The Plan
is required to adopt the new guidance when recognizing its uncertain tax positions at the beginning
of its fiscal year January 1, 2008. The Plan does not expect the adoption of FIN 48 to materially
impact its financial statements.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157 (SFAS 157),
Fair Value Measurements. The statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America,
and expands the disclosure requirements regarding fair value measurements. The rule does not
introduce new requirements mandating the use of fair value. The statement defines fair value as
the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The definition is based on an
exit price rather than an entry price, regardless of whether the entity plans to hold or sell the
asset. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Plan is currently evaluating
the requirements of SFAS 157. The Plan expects to be required to use the new definition of fair
value upon adoption of SFAS 157 as of January 1, 2008 and to apply the disclosure requirements of
SFAS 157 for the Plans 2008 financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 159 (SFAS 159),
The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Including an amendment of
FASB Statement No. 115. SFAS 159 permits entities to choose, at specified election dates, to
measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently
measured at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has
been elected would be reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The statement also
establishes presentation and disclosure requirements in order to facilitate comparisons between
entities choosing different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities.
SFAS 159 does not affect existing accounting requirements for certain assets and
liabilities to be carried at fair value. SFAS 159 is effective as of the beginning of a reporting
entitys first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. The Plan is currently evaluating
the requirements of SFAS 159, and has not yet determined the impact on its financial statements.
NOTE 4 FEDERAL INCOME TAX STATUS
On May 13, 2003, the Internal Revenue Service issued a favorable determination letter with respect
to the qualified status of the Plan and the conversion of the DTE Energy Stock Fund to an ESOP. The
favorable determination letter indicates that the terms of the Plan and related Trust conform to
the requirements of Sections 401(a) and 401(k) of the IRC. The Company, therefore, has a basis for
deducting contributions to the Plan. The Participants are not taxed currently on Tax Deferred
Contributions, Catch-Up Contributions and Company Contributions to the Plan or on Plan earnings
(including appreciation) allocated to their accounts. The Plan has been amended since receiving
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
the determination letter. However, the Plan administrator and the Plans legal counsel believe
that the Plan and related Trust are currently designed and being operated in compliance with the
applicable requirements of the IRC.
The Plan requires distributions under IRC Section 415 for contributions in excess of the annual IRC
Section 415(c) limits. One Participant in 2006 and no Participants in 2007 had excess
contributions that were corrected within the required time period under the IRC.
NOTE 5
THE DTE ENERGY MASTER PLAN TRUST
The Master Trust consists of certain commingled assets of the Plan, the Detroit Edison Company
Savings & Stock Ownership Plan for Employees Represented by Local 17 of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the Detroit Edison Company Savings & Stock Ownership Plan for
Employees Represented by Local 223 of the Utility Workers Union of America, and the MichCon
Investment and Stock Ownership Plan.
The Plans investment in the Master Trust in the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits
represents the Plans allocated portion (approximately 65 percent at December 31, 2007 and 64
percent at December 31, 2006). The Plans allocated portion of the investments is equal to the
fair value of the Plans assets contributed, adjusted by the Plans allocated share of the Master
Trust investment income and expenses, Employee and Company Contributions, and distributions and
withdrawals paid to Participants.
A summary of the Master Trust assets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:
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(Thousands) |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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Investments, at fair value based on quoted
market prices |
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DTE Energy Stock Fund |
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$ |
279,031 |
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$ |
334,148 |
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Common/collective trust |
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68,152 |
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70,439 |
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Registered investment companies |
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1,160,983 |
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1,100,094 |
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Assets held in Master Trust |
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$ |
1,508,166 |
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$ |
1,504,681 |
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DTE ENERGY COMPANY SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following is a summary of investment gain in the Master Trust for the year ended December 31,
2007:
|
|
|
|
|
(Thousands) |
|
|
|
|
Interest, dividend and other income on investments |
|
$ |
75,868 |
|
Net appreciation in common/collective trust |
|
|
3,674 |
|
Net appreciation in registered investment companies |
|
|
32,468 |
|
Net depreciation in DTE Energy Stock Fund |
|
|
(27,806 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total investment gain |
|
$ |
84,204 |
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 6
DTE ENERGY STOCK FUND
The entire DTE Energy Stock Fund is considered to be the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
portion of the Plan. The Citizens Gas Plan does not include ESOP provisions; therefore these
participants are exempt from these provisions. Quarterly dividends from DTE Energy common stock
are automatically reinvested in DTE Energy common stock. DTE Energy common stock dividends
accumulated under the ESOP in a Participants account may be paid out in cash to the Participant
(at the Participants election) within 90 days of the end of the previous Plan year.
Significant components of the changes in net assets available for plan benefits in 2007 relating to
the DTE Energy Stock Fund are as follows:
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DTE ENERGY COMPANY SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
|
|
|
|
(Thousands) |
|
|
|
|
Additions To Net Assets Attributed to: |
|
|
|
|
Net depreciation in fair value of investments in the Master Trust |
|
$ |
(15,987 |
) |
Dividends and interest |
|
|
3,625 |
|
Interest on loans to Participants |
|
|
127 |
|
Employer contributions |
|
|
20,770 |
|
Participant contributions |
|
|
2,331 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Additions |
|
|
10,866 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deductions from Net Assets Attributed to: |
|
|
|
|
Distributions and withdrawals |
|
|
(16,662 |
) |
Net transfers to other sponsored plans and other deductions |
|
|
(26,625 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Total Deductions |
|
|
(43,287 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Decrease |
|
|
(32,421 |
) |
Net Assets Available for Benefits |
|
|
|
|
Beginning of year |
|
|
194,302 |
|
|
|
|
|
End of year |
|
$ |
161,881 |
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 7
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Certain Master Trust investments are shares of registered investment companies managed by Fidelity
Investments. Fidelity Investments is the Trustee as defined by the Plan; therefore, these
transactions qualify as party-in-interest.
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DTE ENERGY COMPANY SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
(Federal Employer Identification Number: 38-0478650; Plan Number: 002)
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
(Form 5500, Schedule H, Item 4i)
December 31, 2007
(in Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description of Investment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Identity of Issue |
|
(Including Maturity Date |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Party- in- |
|
Borrower, Lessor |
|
Rate of Interest, Collateral |
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
Interest |
|
or Similar Party |
|
and Par or Maturity Value) |
|
Cost |
|
Value |
* |
|
Plan participants |
|
Loan receivable, interest rates ranged from 4.82 percent to 12 percent during 2007, maturing through 2032 |
|
|
$ -0- |
|
|
$ |
18,158 |
|
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Trustee (or other persons
who administer the employee benefit plan) has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
|
|
|
|
|
|
DTE ENERGY COMPANY
SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
|
|
|
/s/ Larry E. Steward
|
|
|
Larry E. Steward |
|
|
Vice President Human Resources |
|
|
June 26, 2008
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EXHIBIT INDEX
|
|
|
Number |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
|
Consent of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm George Johnson & Company |