8-K 1 k77831e8vk.htm CURRENT REPORT Current Report for June 20, 2003
 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 20, 2003

         
Commission   Exact Name of Registrant as Specified   I.R.S. Employer
File Number   in its Charter   Identification No.

 
 
1-11607   DTE Energy Company    
    (a Michigan corporation)   38-3217752
    2000 2nd Avenue    
    Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279    
    313-235-4000    
         
1-2198   The Detroit Edison Company
(a Michigan Corporation)
  38-0478650
    2000 2nd Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226-1279
   
    (313) 235-8000    

 


 

Item 5. Other Events

     Today, June 20, 2003, The Detroit Edison Company (“Detroit Edison”), a subsidiary of DTE Energy Company (“DTE Energy”), issued a Press Release in which it announced that it would file a request with the Michigan Public Service Commission for a transitional rate plan. This is Detroit Edison’s first request for a rate increase in over a decade. For a detailed discussion, please see Detroit Edison’s Press Release dated June 20, 2003, attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

  (c) Exhibits

     
99.1   Press Release of Detroit Edison dated June 20, 2003, reporting Detroit Edison’s request to the Michigan Public Service Commission to increase Detroit Edison’s rates.
     
99.2   Detroit Edison’s summary, as posted on DTE Energy’s website at http://www.dteenergy.com, of its request to the Michigan Public Service Commission to increase Detroit Edison’s rates.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

     Attached and incorporated into this Item 9 by reference as Exhibit 99.2 is a copy of Detroit Edison’s summary, as posted on DTE Energy’s website at http://www.dteenergy.com, of its request to the Michigan Public Service Commission to increase Detroit Edison’s rates.

     Forward-Looking Statements:

     This Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” that are subject to risks and uncertainties. They should be read in conjunction with the forward-looking statements in DTE Energy’s and Detroit Edison’s 2002 Form 10-K Item 1 (incorporated by reference herein), and in conjunction with other SEC reports filed by DTE Energy and Detroit Edison that discuss important factors that could cause DTE Energy’s and Detroit Edison’s actual results to differ materially. DTE Energy and Detroit Edison expressly disclaim any current intention to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information or future events.

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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:   June 20, 2003   DTE ENERGY COMPANY
        (Registrant)
         
         
        /s/ N. A. Khouri
        N. A. Khouri
        Vice President and Treasurer
         
         
Date:   June 20, 2003   THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY
        (Registrant)
         
         
        /s/ N. A. Khouri
        N. A. Khouri
        Vice President and Treasurer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit    
Number   Description

 
99.1   Press Release of Detroit Edison dated June 20, 2003, reporting Detroit Edison’s request to the Michigan Public Service Commission to increase Detroit Edison’s rates.
     
99.2   Detroit Edison’s summary, as posted on DTE Energy’s website at http://www.dteenergy.com, of its request to the Michigan Public Service Commission to increase Detroit Edison’s rates.

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