8-K 1 k89432e8vk.htm CURRENT REPORT, DATED 11/05/04 e8vk
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UNITED STATES
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): November 5, 2004

         
    Exact Name of Registrant as Specified    
    in Charter, State of Incorporation,    
Commission   Address of Principal Executive Offices   IRS Employer
File Number   and Telephone Number   Identification No.
 
        
1-11607
  DTE Energy Company   38-3217752
  (a Michigan corporation)    
  2000 2nd Avenue    
  Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279    
  313-235-4000    
 
        
1-2198
  The Detroit Edison Company   38-0478650
  (a Michigan corporation)    
  2000 2nd Avenue    
  Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279    
  313-235-4000    
 
        
1-7310
  Michigan Consolidated Gas Company   38-0478040
  (a Michigan corporation)    
  2000 2nd Avenue    
  Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279    
  313-235-4000    

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Forward-Looking Statements:
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Slide Presentation of DTE Energy Company

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Item 7.01.     Regulation FD Disclosure

DTE Energy is furnishing the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) with its slide presentation issued November 5, 2004 announcing financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. A copy of the slide presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, and contains the reconciliation and representations required by the SEC’s Regulation G.

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 liability 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.

(c) Exhibits

         99.1          Slide Presentation of DTE Energy Company dated November 5, 2004.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” that are subject to various assumptions, risks and uncertainties. They should be read in conjunction with the forward-looking statements in each of DTE Energy’s, The Detroit Edison Company’s (“Detroit Edison”) and Michigan Consolidated Gas Company’s (“MichCon”) 2003 Form 10-K (which forward-looking statements are incorporated by reference herein), and in conjunction with other SEC reports filed by DTE Energy, Detroit Edison and MichCon that discuss important factors that could cause DTE Energy’s, Detroit Edison’s and MichCon’s actual results to differ materially. DTE Energy, Detroit Edison and MichCon 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.

 

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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: November 5, 2004

DTE ENERGY COMPANY
(Registrant)

/s/Daniel G. Brudzynski                                              
Daniel G. Brudzynski
Vice President and Controller

 

THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY
(Registrant)

/s/Daniel G. Brudzynski                                              
Daniel G. Brudzynski
Vice President and Controller

 

MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANY
(Registrant)

/s/Daniel G. Brudzynski                                              
Daniel G. Brudzynski
Vice President and Controller

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit    
Number
   Description
99.1
  Slide Presentation of DTE Energy Company dated November 5, 2004.