DTE Energy Company Announces Cash Tender Offers and Consent Solicitations for Certain Outstanding Debt Securities

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DTE Energy Company (NYSE: DTE) announced the commencement of its Tender Offers to purchase for cash up to $350 million of certain notes. The offers include Any-and-All Tender Offers and Maximum Tender Offers, aiming to amend indenture provisions such as reducing the notice requirement for optional redemptions. The Total Consideration will be determined based on the fixed spread over U.S. Treasury yields. The tender offers expire on July 12, 2021, with an early tender deadline on June 25, 2021. The offers are dependent on the Financing Condition and Spin-Off Condition.

Positive

• Commencement of tender offers for cash purchases of notes up to $350 million.
• Proposed amendments to indenture could provide greater flexibility for optional redemptions.

Negative

• The tender offers are contingent on specific conditions such as the Financing Condition and Spin-Off Condition, introducing uncertainty.
• Investor decisions are required without recommendations from the company or its agents, potentially leading to confusion.

Detroit, June 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DETROIT, Michigan, June 14, 2021 – DTE Energy Company (NYSE:  DTE) (the “Company”, “DTE” or “DTE Energy”) today announced that it has commenced tender offers (the “Any-and-All Tender Offers”) to purchase for cash any and all of its notes described in the first table below (the “Any-and-All Notes”), and tender offers (the “Maximum Tender Offers” and, together with the Any-and-All Tender Offers, the “Tender Offers”) to purchase for cash up to $350,000,000 combined aggregate purchase price (the “Maximum Purchase Price”) of certain of the Company’s notes (collectively, the “Maximum Tender Notes” and, together with the Any-and-All Notes, the “Notes”), in the priorities set forth in the second table below.

In conjunction with the Any-and-All Tender Offers, the Company also commenced solicitations (the “Consent Solicitations”) of consents (the “Consents”) from holders of the Any-and-All Notes to certain proposed amendments with respect to the Any-and-All Notes (the “Proposed Amendments”) to the indenture governing the Notes (the “Indenture”) to (i) reduce the minimum notice requirement for optional redemptions of the Any-and-All Notes from 30 days to three business days and (ii) change the make whole payment determination date for the Any-and-All Notes to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date that is two business days prior to settlement of such redemptions.  Assuming the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the Consent Solicitations, including the Financing Condition and the Spin-Off Condition (each as defined below), and the receipt of the Consents of the holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of each series of the Any-and-All Notes outstanding (the “Requisite Consents”), it is expected that the Proposed Amendments for such series will become operative on the first acceptance date following the latest to occur of the receipt of the Requisite Consents for such series, the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the Consent Solicitations, including the Financing Condition and the Spin-Off Condition, and the Early Tender Deadline (as defined below).  Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all the conditions to the Any-and-All Tender Offers, including the Financing Condition and the Spin-Off Condition, the Company may, but is not obligated to, to issue a notice of redemption on or after the date on which the conditions are satisfied to redeem some or all of the Any-and-All Notes not purchased pursuant to the Any-and-All Tender Offers on the earliest date following the settlement of the Any-and-All Tender Offers.  This statement of intent shall not constitute a notice of redemption under the Indenture or an obligation to issue a notice of redemption.

The “Total Consideration” for each series of Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offers will be determined by reference to the applicable fixed spread (the “Fixed Spread”) specified for such series of Notes over the yield (the “Reference Yield”) based on the bid-side price of the applicable U.S. Treasury Security (the “Reference U.S. Treasury Security”) specified for each series of Notes, as calculated by the Dealer Managers and Solicitation Agents (as defined below) at 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 25, 2021 (such time and date, as it may be extended, the “Price Determination Time”).  The Total Consideration includes an early tender premium of $30.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (the “Early Tender Premium”).

Any-and-All Tender Offers

The Company is offering to purchase for cash any and all of the Any-and-All Notes, as described in the following table:

Title of Security	CUSIP Number	Principal Amount Outstanding	Reference U.S. Treasury Security(1)	Bloomberg Reference Page(2)	Fixed Spread (basis points)(3)	Early Tender Premium (per $1,000)
3.30% Senior Notes due 2022*	233331AV9	$300,000,000	2.250% due 4/15/2022	PX3	+20 bps	$30.00
2.60% Senior Notes due 2022	233331BB2	$300,000,000	1.750% due 6/15/2022	PX4	+15 bps	$30.00
3.70% Senior Notes due 2023*	233331BA4	$600,000,000	1.375% due 6/30/2023	PX5	+15 bps	$30.00
3.85% Senior Notes due 2023	233331AR8	$300,000,000	2.125% due 11/30/2023	PX5	+20 bps	$30.00
3.50% Senior Notes due 2024	233331AS6	$350,000,000	2.000% due 5/31/2024	PX5	+15 bps	$30.00
6.375% Senior Notes due 2033	233331AJ6	$400,000,000	1.625% due 5/15/2031	PX1	+20 bps	$30.00

*  Denotes a series of Any-and-All Notes for which the Total Consideration and the Tender Offer Consideration will be determined taking into account the par call date, and not the maturity date, of such Any-and-All Notes in accordance with the indenture for such series of Any-and-All Tender Notes and standard market practice.            

(1)    “UST” denotes a U.S. Treasury Security.

(2)    The applicable page on Bloomberg from which the Dealer Managers and Solicitation Agents will quote the bid-side price of the Reference U.S. Treasury Security.

(3)    The Fixed Spread includes the Early Tender Premium (as defined below).

Holders who validly tender Any-and-All Notes pursuant to the Any-and-All Tender Offers are deemed thereby to validly deliver their Consents with respect to such Any-and-All Notes to the Proposed Amendments, including the execution and delivery of a supplemental indenture to the Indenture implementing the Proposed Amendments.  Holders may not validly deliver Consents pursuant to the Consent Solicitations without validly tendering their corresponding Any-and-All Notes pursuant to the Any-and-All Tender Offers and may not validly revoke Consents without validly withdrawing the previously tendered Any‑and-All Notes to which such Consents relate.

Maximum Tender Offers

The Company is offering to purchase for cash up to the Maximum Purchase Price of the Maximum Tender Notes, in the priorities set forth in the following table:

Title of Security	CUSIP Number	Principal Amount Outstanding	Acceptance Priority Level	Reference U.S. Treasury Security(1)	Bloomberg Reference Page(2)	Fixed Spread (basis points)(3)	Early Tender Premium (per $1,000)
3.80% Senior Notes due 2027*	233331AZ0	$500,000,000	1	0.750% due 5/31/2026	PX1	+55 bps	$30.00
3.40% Senior Notes due 2029*	233331BC0	$500,000,000	2	1.625% due 5/15/2031	PX1	+42 bps	$30.00
2.85% Senior Notes due 2026*	233331AY3	$600,000,000	3	0.750% due 5/31/2026	PX1	+45 bps	$30.00
2.95% Senior Notes due 2030*	233331BF3	$300,000,000	4	1.625% due 5/15/2031	PX1	+62 bps	$30.00
1.05% Senior Notes due 2025*	233331BG1	$800,000,000	5	0.750% due 5/31/2026	PX1	+15 bps	$30.00

* Denotes a series of Maximum Tender Notes for which the Total Consideration and the Tender Offer Consideration will be determined taking into account the par call date, and not the maturity date, of such Maximum Tender Notes in accordance with the indenture for such series of Maximum Tender Notes and standard market practice.

 

(1)    “UST” denotes a U.S. Treasury Security.

(2)    The applicable page on Bloomberg from which the Dealer Managers and Solicitation Agents will quote the bid-side prices of the applicable Reference U.S. Treasury Security.

(3)    The Fixed Spread includes the Early Tender Premium.

Subject to the Maximum Purchase Price, proration (as applicable) and the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the Tender Offers, including the Financing Condition and the Spin-Off Condition, all Maximum Tender Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Deadline (as defined below) having a higher Acceptance Priority Level will be accepted before any Maximum Tender Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Deadline, but at or prior to the Expiration Time (as defined below), having a lower Acceptance Priority Level; and all Maximum Tender Notes validly tendered following the Early Tender Deadline having a higher Acceptance Priority Level will be accepted before any Maximum Tender Notes validly tendered following the Early Tender Deadline, but at or prior to the Expiration Time, having a lower Acceptance Priority Level.  If the Maximum Tender Offers are not fully subscribed as of the Early Tender Deadline, then, subject to the Maximum Purchase Price, proration (as applicable) and the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the Tender Offers, including the Financing Condition and the Spin-Off Condition, Maximum Tender Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Deadline will be accepted for purchase in priority to Maximum Tender Notes validly tendered following the Early Tender Deadline, but at or prior to the Expiration Time, even if such Maximum Tender Notes validly tendered following the Early Tender Deadline, but at or prior to the Expiration Time, have a higher Acceptance Priority Level than Maximum Tender Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Deadline.

Maximum Tender Notes of a series may be subject to proration (rounded to avoid the purchase of Maximum Tender Notes in a principal amount other than in an integral multiple of $1,000) if the acceptance for purchase of all the Maximum Tender Notes of such series validly tendered would cause the Maximum Purchase Price to be exceeded.  Furthermore, if the Maximum Tender Offers are fully subscribed as of the Early Tender Deadline, Holders who validly tender Maximum Tender Notes following the Early Tender Deadline will not have any such Maximum Tender Notes accepted for purchase even if such Maximum Tender Notes are validly tendered at or prior to the Expiration Time.

Holders must validly tender and not validly withdraw their Notes at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 25, 2021 (such date and time, as it may be extended with respect to a series of Notes, the “Early Tender Deadline”) to be eligible to receive the applicable Total Consideration, which includes the Early Tender Premium.  In addition, Holders of the Any-and-All Notes must validly deliver and not validly revoke their Consents to the Proposed Amendments at or prior to the Early Tender Deadline to be eligible to receive the Total Consideration with respect to the Any-and-All Notes, which includes the Early Tender Premium.  If a Holder tenders its Notes following the Early Tender Deadline but at or prior to the Expiration Time, such Holder will be eligible to receive only the applicable “Tender Offer Consideration,” which is an amount equal to the applicable Total Consideration minus the Early Tender Premium, per $1,000 principal amount of any such Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase.  Payments for Notes purchased will include accrued and unpaid interest from and including the last interest payment date applicable to the relevant series of Notes up to, but not including, the applicable settlement date for such Notes accepted for purchase.

The Tender Offers and the Consent Solicitations will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on July 12, 2021, unless extended (such date and time, as it may be extended with respect to a series of Notes, the “Expiration Time”), unless earlier terminated.  Notes validly tendered pursuant to the Tender Offers may be validly withdrawn and Consents validly delivered pursuant to the Consent Solicitations may be validly revoked at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 25, 2021 (such date and time, as it may be extended with respect to a series of Notes, the “Withdrawal Deadline”), but not after, unless extended by the Company or otherwise required by applicable law.

If (i) all of the conditions to the Tender Offers, including the Financing Condition and the Spin-Off Condition, are satisfied or waived prior to the Expiration Time and (ii) the Company accepts for purchase any Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Deadline and such acceptance occurs on a date that is after the Early Tender Deadline but prior to the date on which the Expiration Time occurs (such date of acceptance, the “Early Acceptance Date”), then the Company will promptly pay for such accepted Notes on a date prior to the Final Settlement Date, which date may be the Early Acceptance Date (such date, the “Early Settlement Date”).  The Company anticipates that the Early Acceptance Date and the Early Settlement Date will occur promptly following the later to occur of the Early Tender Deadline and the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the Tender Offers, including the Financing Condition and the Spin-Off Condition.  The Company expects that the Early Settlement Date will be July 1, 2021.  If (i) all of the conditions to the Tender Offers, including the Financing Condition and the Spin-Off Condition, are satisfied or waived at or prior to the Expiration Time and (ii) after the Expiration Time, the Company accepts for purchase any Notes validly tendered, which acceptance is expected to occur on July 13, 2021, the first business day after the Expiration Time (such date, the “Final Acceptance Date”), then the Company will pay for such accepted Notes on or promptly following the Final Acceptance Date (such date, the “Final Settlement Date”).  If all the conditions to the Tender Offers and the Consent Solicitations, including the Financing Condition and the Spin-Off Condition, are not satisfied or waived prior to the date on which the Expiration Time occurs, but are satisfied or waived on the date on which the Expiration Time occurs, there will be no Early Settlement Date, and all of the Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase will be paid for on the Final Settlement Date.

The Tender Offers and the Consent Solicitations are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, including the Financing Condition and the Spin-Off Condition.  The Company must have (a) consummated its anticipated distribution of all shares of common stock of its wholly owned subsidiary DT Midstream, Inc. (“DT Midstream”) on a pro rata basis to the holders of the Company’s common stock (the “Spin-Off Condition”) and (b) received proceeds of certain debt financings by DT Midstream prior to consummation of such distribution sufficient to pay (i) the Total Consideration with respect to the aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Any-and-All Notes, regardless of the actual amount of Any-and-All Notes tendered, plus accrued interest, (ii) the Total Consideration with respect to the Maximum Purchase Price of the Maximum Tender Notes, regardless of the actual amount of Maximum Tender Notes tendered, plus accrued interest, and (iii) applicable fees and expenses relating to the Tender Offers and the Consent (collectively, the “Financing Condition”).

None of the Tender Offers is conditioned upon the tender of any minimum principal amount of the Notes.  Adoption of the Proposed Amendments for any series of Any-and-All Notes is, however, conditioned upon receipt of the Requisite Consents for such series.  Subject to applicable law, the Company reserves the right to increase or decrease the Maximum Purchase Price and/or provide for a series tender cap for any series of Notes, in each case, in its sole discretion.  There can be no assurance that the Company will exercise its right to increase or decrease the Maximum Purchase Price or provide for series tender caps.

The purchase of any series of Notes is not conditioned upon the purchase of any other series of Notes; provided that the Company’s obligation to accept for purchase any Maximum Tender Notes validly tendered in the Maximum Tender Offers is subject to the Maximum Purchase Price, the applicable Acceptance Priority Levels and may be subject to proration, each as more fully described herein.

Information Relating to the Tender Offers and Consent Solicitations

The Offer to Purchase and the related letter of transmittal and consent (the “Letter of Transmittal”) are being distributed to holders beginning today.  Barclays Capital Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are the dealer managers for the Tender Offers and solicitation agents for the Consent Solicitations (the “Dealer Managers and Solicitation Agents”).  Investors with questions regarding the Tender Offers and the Consent Solicitations may contact Barclays Capital Inc. at (800) 438-3242 (toll-free) or (212) 528-7581 (collect) or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC at (866) 309-6316 (toll-free) or (704) 410- 4756 (collect).  D.F. King & Co., Inc. is the tender agent and information agent (the “Tender/Information Agent”) for the Tender Offers and the Consent Solicitations and can be contacted by calling toll-free at (866) 829-1035 (banks and brokers may call collect at (212) 269-5550) or by email at dte@dfking.com.

None of the Company or its board of directors, the Dealer Managers and Solicitation Agents, the Tender/Information Agent or the Trustee is making any recommendation as to whether Holders should tender any Notes in response to the Tender Offers or deliver Consents pursuant to the Consent Solicitations, and neither the Company nor any such other person has authorized any person to make any such recommendation.  Holders must make their own decision as to whether to tender any of their Notes (and, with respect to the Any-and-All Notes, deliver their Consents) and, if so, the principal amount of Notes as to which action is to be taken.

This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy, or the solicitation of an offer to sell, any of the Notes or a solicitation of Consents.  The full details of the Tender Offers and the Consent Solicitations, including instructions on how to tender Notes and deliver Consents, are included in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal.  Holders are strongly encouraged to read carefully the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal and materials the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and incorporated by reference therein, because they contain important information.

Holders may obtain copies of the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal, free of charge, from the Tender/Information Agent in connection with the Tender Offers and the Consent Solicitations, by calling toll-free at (866) 829-1035 (banks and brokers may call collect at (212) 269-5550) or by email at dte@dfking.com. Holders are urged to carefully read the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal prior to making any decisions with respect to the Tender Offers and the Consent Solicitations.

About DTE Energy Company

DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) is a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Its operating units include an electric company serving 2.2 million customers in Southeast Michigan and a natural gas company serving 1.3 million customers in Michigan. The DTE portfolio includes energy businesses focused on power and industrial projects; renewable natural gas; natural gas pipelines, gathering and storage; and energy marketing and trading. DTE is committed to serving with its energy through volunteerism, education and employment initiatives, philanthropy and economic progress.

Forward looking statements

The information contained herein is as of the date of this release. DTE Energy expressly disclaims any current intention to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information or future events or developments. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “could,” “projected,” “aspiration,” “plans” and “goals” signify forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and conditions but rather are subject to various assumptions, risks and uncertainties. This release contains forward-looking statements about DTE Energy’s and DT Midstream’s estimates of future prospects, and actual results may differ materially. This release contains forward-looking statements about DTE Energy’s intent to spin-off DT Midstream and DTE Energy’s preliminary strategic, operational and financial considerations related thereto. The statements with respect to the separation transaction are preliminary in nature and subject to change as additional information becomes available. The separation transaction will be subject to the satisfaction of a number of conditions and there is no assurance that such separation transaction will in fact occur. Many factors impact forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, the following: risks related to the spinoff of DT Midstream, including that the process of completing the transaction could disrupt or adversely affect the consolidated or separate businesses, results of operations and financial condition, that the transaction may not achieve some or all of any anticipated benefits with respect to either business, and that the transaction may not be completed in accordance with DTE Energy’s expected plans or anticipated timelines, or at all; the duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on DTE Energy and customers, impact of regulation by the EPA, the EGLE, the FERC, the MPSC, the NRC, and for DTE Energy, the CFTC and CARB, as well as other applicable governmental proceedings and regulations, including any associated impact on rate structures; the amount and timing of cost recovery allowed as a result of regulatory proceedings, related appeals, or new legislation, including legislative amendments and retail access programs; economic conditions and population changes in our geographic area resulting in changes in demand, customer conservation, and thefts of electricity and, for DTE Energy, natural gas; the operational failure of electric or gas distribution systems or infrastructure; impact of volatility of prices in the oil and gas markets on DTE Energy’s gas storage and pipelines operations and the volatility in the short-term natural gas storage markets impacting third-party storage revenues related to DTE Energy; impact of volatility in prices in the international steel markets on DTE Energy’s power and industrial projects operations; the risk of a major safety incident; environmental issues, laws, regulations, and the increasing costs of remediation and compliance, including actual and potential new federal and state requirements; the cost of protecting assets against, or damage due to, cyber incidents and terrorism; health, safety, financial, environmental, and regulatory risks associated with ownership and operation of nuclear facilities; volatility in commodity markets, deviations in weather, and related risks impacting the results of DTE Energy’s energy trading operations; changes in the cost and availability of coal and other raw materials, purchased power, and natural gas; advances in technology that produce power, store power or reduce power consumption; changes in the financial condition of significant customers and strategic partners; the potential for losses on investments, including nuclear decommissioning and benefit plan assets and the related increases in future expense and contributions; access to capital markets and the results of other financing efforts which can be affected by credit agency ratings; instability in capital markets which could impact availability of short and long-term financing; the timing and extent of changes in interest rates; the level of borrowings; the potential for increased costs or delays in completion of significant capital projects; changes in, and application of, federal, state, and local tax laws and their interpretations, including the Internal Revenue Code, regulations, rulings, court proceedings, and audits; the effects of weather and other natural phenomena on operations and sales to customers, and purchases from suppliers; unplanned outages; employee relations and the impact of collective bargaining agreements; the availability, cost, coverage, and terms of insurance and stability of insurance providers; cost reduction efforts and the maximization of plant and distribution system performance; the effects of competition; changes in and application of accounting standards and financial reporting regulations; changes in federal or state laws and their interpretation with respect to regulation, energy policy, and other business issues; contract disputes, binding arbitration, litigation, and related appeals; and the risks discussed in DTE Energy’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. New factors emerge from time to time. We cannot predict what factors may arise or how such factors may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. This document should also be read in conjunction with the Forward-Looking Statements section of the joint DTE Energy and DTE Electric Company (“DTE Electric”) 2020 Form 10-K and 2021 Form 10-Q (which sections are incorporated by reference herein), and in conjunction with other SEC reports filed by DTE Energy and DTE Electric.

FAQ

What are the DTE Energy Tender Offers about?

DTE Energy is offering to purchase up to $350 million of its notes through Any-and-All and Maximum Tender Offers.

When do the DTE Tender Offers expire?

The Tender Offers expire on July 12, 2021.

What is the early tender deadline for DTE's offers?

The early tender deadline is June 25, 2021.

What conditions must be met for the DTE Tender Offers?

The offers are contingent upon the satisfaction of the Financing Condition and Spin-Off Condition.

What is the Total Consideration for DTE's Tender Offers?

The Total Consideration is determined based on a fixed spread over U.S. Treasury yields.