Supplemental Indenture to Mortgage and Deed of Trust (2005 Series C) between The Detroit Edison Company and J.P. Morgan Trust Company

Summary

This agreement is a supplemental indenture dated September 15, 2005, between The Detroit Edison Company and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, as trustee. It amends the original 1924 mortgage and deed of trust to authorize and set the terms for a new series of bonds, the 2005 Series C General and Refunding Mortgage Bonds. The agreement outlines the terms, redemption provisions, and recording requirements for the new bonds, and confirms the trustee's responsibilities. This document is part of the ongoing process of issuing and managing secured bonds for the company.

EX-4.2 3 k98891exv4w2.txt SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 Exhibit 4.2 INDENTURE DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 ---------- THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY (2000 2nd Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226) TO J.P. MORGAN TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (Successor to Bank One, National Association) (611 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226) AS TRUSTEE ---------- SUPPLEMENTAL TO MORTGAGE AND DEED OF TRUST DATED AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1924 PROVIDING FOR (A) GENERAL AND REFUNDING MORTGAGE BONDS, 2005 SERIES C, AND (B) RECORDING AND FILING DATA 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS*

- ---------- * This Table of Contents shall not have any bearing upon the interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture. 2 PARTIES. SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of the 15th day of September, in the year 2005, between THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan and a public utility (hereinafter called the "Company"), party of the first part, and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (successor to Bank One, National Association), a trust company organized and existing under the laws of the United States, having a corporate trust office at 611 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226, as successor Trustee under the Mortgage and Deed of Trust hereinafter mentioned (hereinafter called the "Trustee"), party of the second part. ORIGINAL INDENTURE AND WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed SUPPLEMENTALS. and delivered its Mortgage and Deed of Trust (hereinafter referred to as the "Original Indenture"), dated as of October 1, 1924, to the Trustee, for the security of all bonds of the Company outstanding thereunder, and pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Original Indenture, indentures dated as of, respectively, June 1, 1925, August 1, 1927, February 1, 1931, June 1, 1931, October 1, 1932, September 25, 1935, September 1, 1936, November 1, 1936, February 1, 1940, December 1, 1940, September 1, 1947, March 1, 1950, November 15, 1951, January 15, 1953, May 1, 1953, March 15, 1954, May 15, 1955, August 15, 1957, June 1, 1959, December 1, 1966, October 1, 1968, December 1, 1969, July 1, 1970, December 15, 1970, June 15, 1971, November 15, 1971, January 15, 1973, May 1, 1974, October 1, 1974, January 15, 1975, November 1, 1975, December 15, 1975, February 1, 1976, June 15, 1976, July 15, 1976, February 15, 1977, March 1, 1977, June 15, 1977, July 1, 1977, October 1, 1977, June 1, 1978, October 15, 1978, March 15, 1979, July 1, 1979, September 1, 1979, September 15, 1979, January 1, 1980, April 1, 1980, August 15, 1980, August 1, 1981, November 1, 1981, June 30, 1982, August 15, 1982, June 1, 1983, October 1, 1984, May 1, 1985, May 15, 1985, October 15, 1985, April 1, 1986, August 15, 1986, November 30, 1986, January 31, 1987, April 1, 1987, August 15, 1987, November 30, 1987, June 15, 1989, July 15, 1989, December 1, 1989, February 15, 1990, November 1, 1990, April 1, 1991, May 1, 1991, May 15, 1991, September 1, 1991, November 1, 1991, January 15, 1992, February 29, 1992, April 15, 1992, July 15, 1992, July 31, 1992, November 30, 1992, December 15, 1992, January 1, 1993, March 1, 1993, March 15, 1993, April 1, 1993, April 26, 1993, May 31, 1993, June 30, 1993, June 30, 1993, September 15, 1993, March 1, 1994, June 15, 1994, August 15, 1994, December 1, 1994, August 1, 1995, August 1, 1999, August 15, 1999 and January 1, 2000, April 15, 2000, August 1, 2000, March 15, 2001, May 1, 2001, August 15, 2001, September 15, 2001, September 17, 2002, October 15, 2002, December 1, 2002, August 1, 2003, March 15, 2004, July 1, 2004, February 1, 2005, April 1, 2005 and August 1, 2005 supplemental to the Original Indenture, have heretofore been entered into between the Company and the Trustee (the Original Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto together being hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Indenture"); and ISSUE OF BONDS UNDER WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that said bonds INDENTURE. shall be issuable in one or more series, and makes provision that the rates of interest and dates for the payment thereof, the date of maturity or dates of maturity, if of serial maturity, the terms and rates of optional redemption (if redeemable), the forms of registered bonds without coupons of any series and any other provisions and agreements in respect thereof, in the Indenture provided and permitted, as the

3 Board of Directors may determine, may be expressed in a supplemental indenture to be made by the Company to the Trustee thereunder; and BONDS HERETOFORE ISSUED. WHEREAS, bonds in the principal amount of Eleven billion seven hundred forty-two million five hundred seventy-three thousand dollars ($11,742,573,000) have heretofore been issued under the Indenture as follows, viz: (1) Bonds of Series A -- Principal Amount $26,016,000, (2) Bonds of Series B -- Principal Amount $23,000,000, (3) Bonds of Series C -- Principal Amount $20,000,000, (4) Bonds of Series D -- Principal Amount $50,000,000, (5) Bonds of Series E -- Principal Amount $15,000,000, (6) Bonds of Series F -- Principal Amount $49,000,000, (7) Bonds of Series G -- Principal Amount $35,000,000, (8) Bonds of Series H -- Principal Amount $50,000,000, (9) Bonds of Series I -- Principal Amount $60,000,000, (10) Bonds of Series J -- Principal Amount $35,000,000, (11) Bonds of Series K -- Principal Amount $40,000,000, (12) Bonds of Series L -- Principal Amount $24,000,000, (13) Bonds of Series M -- Principal Amount $40,000,000, (14) Bonds of Series N -- Principal Amount $40,000,000, (15) Bonds of Series O -- Principal Amount $60,000,000, (16) Bonds of Series P -- Principal Amount $70,000,000, (17) Bonds of Series Q -- Principal Amount $40,000,000, (18) Bonds of Series W -- Principal Amount $50,000,000, (19) Bonds of Series AA -- Principal Amount $100,000,000, (20) Bonds of Series BB -- Principal Amount $50,000,000, (21) Bonds of Series CC -- Principal Amount $50,000,000, (22) Bonds of Series UU -- Principal Amount $100,000,000, (23-31) Bonds of Series DDP Nos. 1-9 -- Principal Amount $14,305,000,

4 (32-45) Bonds of Series FFR Nos. 1-14 -- Principal Amount $45,600,000, (46-67) Bonds of Series GGP Nos. 1-22 -- Principal Amount $42,300,000, (68) Bonds of Series HH -- Principal Amount $50,000,000, (69-90) Bonds of Series IIP Nos. 1-22 -- Principal Amount $3,750,000, (91-98) Bonds of Series JJP Nos. 1-8 -- Principal Amount $6,850,000, (99-107) Bonds of Series KKP Nos. 1-9 -- Principal Amount $34,890,000, (108-122) Bonds of Series LLP Nos. 1-15 -- Principal Amount $8,850,000, (123-143) Bonds of Series NNP Nos. 1-21 -- Principal Amount $47,950,000, (144-161) Bonds of Series OOP Nos. 1-18 -- Principal Amount $18,880,000, (162-180) Bonds of Series QQP Nos. 1-19 -- Principal Amount $13,650,000, (181-195) Bonds of Series TTP Nos. 1-15 -- Principal Amount $3,800,000, (196) Bonds of 1980 Series A -- Principal Amount $50,000,000, (197-221) Bonds of 1980 Series CP Nos. 1-25 -- Principal Amount $35,000,000, (222-232) Bonds of 1980 Series DP Nos. 1-11 -- Principal Amount $10,750,000, (233-248) Bonds of 1981 Series AP Nos. 1-16 -- Principal Amount $124,000,000, (249) Bonds of 1985 Series A -- Principal Amount $35,000,000, (250) Bonds of 1985 Series B -- Principal Amount $50,000,000, (251) Bonds of Series PP -- Principal Amount $70,000,000, (252) Bonds of Series RR -- Principal Amount $70,000,000, (253) Bonds of Series EE -- Principal Amount $50,000,000, (254-255) Bonds of Series MMP and MMP No. 2 -- Principal Amount $5,430,000, (256) Bonds of Series T -- Principal Amount $75,000,000, (257) Bonds of Series U -- Principal Amount $75,000,000, (258) Bonds of 1986 Series B -- Principal Amount $100,000,000,

5 (259) Bonds of 1987 Series D -- Principal Amount $250,000,000, (260) Bonds of 1987 Series E -- Principal Amount $150,000,000, (261) Bonds of 1987 Series C -- Principal Amount $225,000,000, (262) Bonds of Series V -- Principal Amount $100,000,000, (263) Bonds of Series SS -- Principal Amount $150,000,000, (264) Bonds of 1980 Series B -- Principal Amount $100,000,000, (265) Bonds of 1986 Series C -- Principal Amount $200,000,000, (266) Bonds of 1986 Series A -- Principal Amount $200,000,000, (267) Bonds of 1987 Series B -- Principal Amount $175,000,000, (268) Bonds of Series X -- Principal Amount $100,000,000, (269) Bonds of 1987 Series F -- Principal Amount $200,000,000, (270) Bonds of 1987 Series A -- Principal Amount $300,000,000, (271) Bonds of Series Y -- Principal Amount $60,000,000, (272) Bonds of Series Z -- Principal Amount $100,000,000, (273) Bonds of 1989 Series A -- Principal Amount $300,000,000, (274) Bonds of 1984 Series AP -- Principal Amount $2,400,000, (275) Bonds of 1984 Series BP -- Principal Amount $7,750,000, (276) Bonds of Series R -- Principal Amount $100,000,000, (277) Bonds of Series S -- Principal Amount $150,000,000, (278) Bonds of 1993 Series D -- Principal Amount $100,000,000, (279) Bonds of 1992 Series E -- Principal Amount $50,000,000, (280) Bonds of 1993 Series B -- Principal Amount $50,000,000, (281) Bonds of 1989 Series BP -- Principal Amount $66,565,000, (282) Bonds of 1990 Series A -- Principal Amount $194,649,000, (283) Bonds of 1990 Series D -- Principal Amount $0, (284) Bonds of 1993 Series G -- Principal Amount $225,000,000, (285) Bonds of 1993 Series K -- Principal Amount $160,000,000,

6 (286) Bonds of 1991 Series EP -- Principal Amount $41,480,000, (287) Bonds of 1993 Series H -- Principal Amount $50,000,000, (288) Bonds of 1999 Series D -- Principal Amount $40,000,000, (289) Bonds of 1991 Series FP -- Principal Amount $98,375,000, (290) Bonds of 1992 Series BP -- Principal Amount $20,975,000, (291) Bonds of 1992 Series D -- Principal Amount $300,000,000, (292) Bonds of 1992 Series CP -- Principal Amount $35,000,000, (293) Bonds of 1993 Series C -- Principal Amount $225,000,000, (294) Bonds of 1993 Series E -- Principal Amount $400,000,000, (295) Bonds of 1993 Series J -- Principal Amount $300,000,000, (296-301) Bonds of Series KP Nos. 10-15 -- Principal Amount $179,590,000, (302) Bonds of 1989 Series BP No. 2 -- Principal Amount $36,000,000, (303) Bonds of 1993 Series FP -- Principal Amount $5,685,000, (304) Bonds of 1993 Series IP -- Principal Amount $5,825,000, (305) Bonds of 1994 Series AP -- Principal Amount $7,535,000, (306) Bonds of 1994 Series BP -- Principal Amount $12,935,000, (307) Bonds of 1994 Series DP -- Principal Amount $23,700,000, (308) Bonds of 1994 Series C -- Principal Amount $200,000,000, (309) Bonds of 2000 Series A -- Principal Amount $220,000,000, and (310) Bonds of 2005 Series A -- Principal Amount $200,000,000; all of which have either been retired and cancelled, or no longer represent obligations of the Company, having matured or having been called for redemption and funds necessary to effect the payment, redemption and retirement thereof having been deposited with the Trustee as a special trust fund to be applied for such purpose;

7 (311) Bonds of 1990 Series B in the principal amount of Two hundred fifty-six million nine hundred thirty-two thousand dollars ($256,932,000), of which One hundred fifty-two million two hundred fifty-six thousand dollars ($152,256,000) principal amount have heretofore been retired and One hundred and four million six hundred seventy-six thousand dollars ($104,676,000) principal amount are outstanding at the date hereof; (312) Bonds of 1990 Series C in the principal amount of Eighty-five million four hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($85,475,000), of which Fifty-four million seven hundred and four thousand dollars ($54,704,000) principal amount have heretofore been retired and Thirty million seven hundred seventy-one thousand dollars ($30,771,000) principal amount are outstanding at the date hereof; (313) INTENTIONALLY RESERVED FOR 1990 SERIES E; (314) INTENTIONALLY RESERVED FOR 1990 SERIES F; (315) Bonds of 1991 Series AP in the principal amount of Thirty-two million three hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($32,375,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (316) Bonds of 1991 Series BP in the principal amount of Twenty-five million nine hundred ten thousand dollars ($25,910,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (317) Bonds of 1991 Series CP in the principal amount of Thirty-two million eight hundred thousand dollars ($32,800,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (318) Bonds of 1991 Series DP in the principal amount of Thirty-seven million six hundred thousand dollars ($37,600,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (319) Bonds of 1992 Series AP in the principal amount of Sixty-six million dollars ($66,000,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (320) Bonds of 1993 Series AP in the principal amount of Sixty-five million dollars ($65,000,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (321) Bonds of 1995 Series AP in the principal amount of Ninety-seven million dollars ($97,000,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (322) Bonds of 1995 Series BP in the principal amount of Twenty-two million, one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($22,175,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (323) Bonds of 1999 Series AP in the principal amount of One hundred eighteen million three hundred sixty thousand dollars ($118,360,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

8 (324) Bonds of 1999 Series BP in the principal amount of Thirty-nine million seven hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($39,745,000), all of which are outstanding of the date hereof; (325) Bonds of 1999 Series CP in the principal amount of Sixty-six million five hundred sixty-five thousand dollars ($66,565,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (326) Bonds of 2000 Series B in the principal amount of Fifty million seven hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($50,745,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (327) Bonds of 2001 Series AP in the principal amount of Thirty-one million ($31,000,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (328) Bonds of 2001 Series BP in the principal amount of Eighty-two million three hundred fifty thousand ($82,350,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (329) Bonds of 2001 Series CP in the principal amount of One hundred thirty-nine million eight hundred fifty-five thousand dollars ($139,855,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (330) Bonds of 2001 Series D in the principal amount of Two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (331) Bonds of 2001 Series E in the principal amount of Five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (332) Bonds of 2002 Series A in the principal amount of Two hundred twenty-five million dollars ($225,000,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (333) Bonds of 2002 Series B in the principal amount of Two hundred twenty-five million dollars ($225,000,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (334) Bonds of 2002 Series C in the principal amount of Sixty-four million three hundred thousand dollars ($64,300,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (335) Bonds of 2002 Series D in the principal amount of Fifty-five million nine hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($55,975,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (336) Bonds of 2003 Series A in the principal amount of Forty-nine million dollars ($49,000,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (337) Bonds of 2004 Series A in the principal amount of Thirty-six million dollars ($36,000,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (338) Bonds of 2004 Series B in the principal amount of Thirty-one million nine hundred eighty thousand dollars ($31,980,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof;

9 (339) Bonds of 2004 Series D in the principal amount of Two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (340) Bonds of 2005 Series B in the principal amount of Two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000), of which One hundred ninety-nine million seven hundred seventy-one thousand dollars ($199,771,000) principal amount have heretofore been retired and Two hundred twenty-nine thousand dollars ($229,000) principal amount are outstanding at the date hereof; (341) Bonds of 2005 Series AR in the principal amount of Two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; (342) Bonds of 2005 Series BR in the principal amount of One hundred ninety-nine million seven hundred seventy-one thousand dollars ($199,771,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; and (343) Bonds of 2005 Series DT in the principal amount of One hundred nineteen million one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($119,175,000), all of which are outstanding at the date hereof; accordingly, the Company has issued and has presently outstanding Three billion one hundred forty-nine million three hundred fifty-seven thousand dollars ($3,149,357,000) aggregate principal amount of its General and Refunding Mortgage Bonds (the "Bonds") at the date hereof. REASON FOR CREATION OF NEW WHEREAS, the Company intends to issue a series SERIES. of Notes under the Note Indenture herein referred to, and, pursuant to the Note Indenture, the Company has agreed to issue its General and Refunding Mortgage Bonds under the Indenture in order further to secure its obligations with respect to such Notes; and BONDS TO BE 2005 SERIES C. WHEREAS, for such purpose the Company desires by this Supplemental Indenture to create a new series of bonds, to be designated "General and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, 2005 Series C," in the aggregate principal amount of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000), to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to Section 8 of Article III of the Indenture; and FURTHER ASSURANCE. WHEREAS, the Original Indenture, by its terms, includes in the property subject to the lien thereof all of the estates and properties, real, personal and mixed, rights, privileges and franchises of every nature and kind and wheresoever situate, then or thereafter owned or possessed by or belonging to the Company or to which it was then or at any time thereafter might be entitled in law or in equity (saving and excepting, however, the property therein specifically excepted or released from the lien thereof), and the Company therein covenanted that it would, upon reasonable request, execute and deliver such further instruments as may be necessary or proper for the better assuring and confirming unto the Trustee all or any part of the trust estate, whether then or thereafter owned or acquired by the Company (saving and excepting, however, property specifically excepted or released from the lien thereof); and

10 AUTHORIZATION OF WHEREAS, the Company in the exercise of the SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE. powers and authority conferred upon and reserved to it under and by virtue of the provisions of the Indenture, and pursuant to resolutions of its Board of Directors has duly resolved and determined to make, execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in the form hereof for the purposes herein provided; and WHEREAS, all conditions and requirements necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid and legally binding instrument in accordance with its terms have been done, performed and fulfilled, and the execution and delivery hereof have been in all respects duly authorized; CONSIDERATION FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH: That INDENTURE. The Detroit Edison Company, in consideration of the premises and of the covenants contained in the Indenture and of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) and other good and valuable consideration to it duly paid by the Trustee at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hereby covenants and agrees to and with the Trustee and its successors in the trusts under the Original Indenture and in said indentures supplemental thereto as follows: PART I. CREATION OF THREE HUNDRED FORTY-FOURTH SERIES OF BONDS, GENERAL AND REFUNDING MORTGAGE BONDS, 2005 SERIES C TERMS OF BONDS OF SECTION 1. The Company hereby creates the three 2005 SERIES C. hundred forty-fourth series of bonds to be issued under and secured by the Original Indenture as amended to date and as further amended by this Supplemental Indenture, to be designated, and to be distinguished from the bonds of all other series, by the title "General and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, 2005 Series C" (elsewhere herein referred to as the "bonds of 2005 Series C"). The aggregate principal amount of bonds of 2005 Series C shall be limited to one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000), except as provided in Sections 7 and 13 of Article II of the Original Indenture with respect to exchanges and replacements of bonds. Subject to the release provisions set forth below, each bond of 2005 Series C is to be irrevocably assigned to, and registered in the name of, J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, or a successor trustee (said trustee or any successor trustee being hereinafter referred to as the "Note Indenture Trustee"), under the collateral trust indenture, dated as of June 30, 1993, as supplemented (the "Note Indenture"), between the Note Indenture Trustee and the Company, to secure payment of the Company's 2005 Series C 5.19% Senior Notes due October 1, 2023 (for purposes of this Part I, the "5.19% Notes"). The bonds of 2005 Series C shall be issued as registered bonds without coupons in denominations of a multiple of $1,000. The bonds of 2005 Series C shall be issued in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000, shall mature on October 1, 2023 (subject to earlier redemption or release) and shall

11 bear interest at the rate of 5.19% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year (commencing April 1, 2006), until the principal thereof shall have become due and payable and thereafter until the Company's obligation with respect to the payment of said principal shall have been discharged as provided in the Indenture. In addition to the payment of principal and interest as provided herein, in the event any Make-Whole Amount (as defined in the Note Indenture) shall be required to be paid by the Company on the 5.19% Notes, there shall be due and payable on the bonds of 2005 Series C an additional amount equal to such Make-Whole Amount which shall be paid by the Company in the amounts and on the dates required for the payment of any such amounts under the Note Indenture. The bonds of 2005 Series C shall be payable as to principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest as provided in the Indenture, but only to the extent and in the manner herein provided. The bonds of 2005 Series C shall be payable, as to principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest, at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts. Except as provided herein, each bond of 2005 Series C shall be dated the date of its authentication and interest shall be payable on the principal represented thereby from the April 1 or October 1 next preceding the date thereof to which interest has been paid on bonds of 2005 Series C, unless the bond is authenticated on a date to which interest has been paid, in which case interest shall be payable from the date of authentication, or unless the date of authentication is prior to April 1, 2006, in which case interest shall be payable from September 29, 2005. The bonds of 2005 Series C in definitive form shall be, at the election of the Company, fully engraved or shall be lithographed or printed in authorized denominations as aforesaid and numbered R-1 and upwards (with such further designation as may be appropriate and desirable to indicate by such designation the form, series and denomination of bonds of 2005 Series C). Until bonds of 2005 Series C in definitive form are ready for delivery, the Company may execute, and upon its request in writing the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in lieu thereof, bonds of 2005 Series C in temporary form, as provided in Section 10 of Article II of the Indenture. Temporary bonds of 2005 Series C, if any, may be printed and may be issued in authorized denominations in substantially the form of definitive bonds of 2005 Series C, but without a recital of redemption prices and with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary bonds, all as may be determined by the Company. Interest on any bond of 2005 Series C that is payable on any interest payment date and is punctually paid or duly provided for shall be paid to the person in whose name that bond, or any previous bond to the extent evidencing the same debt as that evidenced by that bond, is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such interest, which regular record date shall be the fifteenth calendar day (whether or not a business day) next preceding such interest payment date. If the Company shall default in the payment of the interest due on any interest payment date on the principal represented by any bond of 2005 Series C, such defaulted interest shall forthwith cease to be

12 payable to the registered holder of that bond on the relevant regular record date by virtue of his having been such holder, and such defaulted interest may be paid to the registered holder of that bond (or any bond or bonds of 2005 Series C issued upon transfer or exchange thereof) on the date of payment of such defaulted interest or, at the election of the Company, to the person in whose name that bond (or any bond or bonds of 2005 Series C issued upon transfer or exchange thereof) is registered on a subsequent record date established by notice given by mail by or on behalf of the Company to the holders of bonds of 2005 Series C not less than ten (10) days preceding such subsequent record date, which subsequent record date shall be at least five (5) days prior to the payment date of such defaulted interest. Bonds of 2005 Series C shall not be assignable or transferable except as may be set forth under Section 405 of the Note Indenture or in the supplemental note indenture relating to the 5.19% Notes, or, subject to compliance with applicable law, as may be involved in the course of the exercise of rights and remedies consequent upon an Event of Default under the Note Indenture. Any such transfer shall be made upon surrender thereof for cancellation at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, together with a written instrument of transfer (if so required by the Company or by the Trustee) in form approved by the Company duly executed by the holder or by its duly authorized attorney. Bonds of 2005 Series C shall in the same manner be exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of bonds of 2005 Series C upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in Section 7 of Article II of the Indenture. The Company waives its rights under Section 7 of Article II of the Indenture not to make exchanges or transfers of bonds of 2005 Series C during any period of ten (10) days next preceding any redemption date for such bonds. Bonds of 2005 Series C, in definitive and temporary form, may bear such legends as may be necessary to comply with any law or with any rules or regulations made pursuant thereto or as may be specified in the Note Indenture. Upon payment of the principal or Make-Whole Amount, if any, or interest on the 5.19% Notes, whether at maturity or prior to maturity by redemption or otherwise, or upon provision for the payment thereof having been made in accordance with Article V of the Note Indenture, bonds of 2005 Series C in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such 5.19% Notes, shall, to the extent of such payment of principal, Make-Whole Amount or interest, be deemed fully paid and the obligation of the Company thereunder to make such payment shall forthwith cease and be discharged, and, in the case of the payment of principal and Make-Whole Amount, if any, such bonds shall be surrendered for cancellation or presented for appropriate notation to the Trustee. RELEASE. SECTION 2. From and after the Release Date (as defined in the Note Indenture), the bonds of 2005 Series C shall be deemed fully paid, satisfied and discharged and the obligation of the Company thereunder shall be terminated. On the Release Date, the bonds of 2005 Series C shall be surrendered to and canceled by the Trustee. The Company covenants and agrees that, prior to the Release Date, it will not take any action that would cause the outstanding principal amount of the bonds of 2005 Series C to be

13 less than the then outstanding principal amount of the 5.19% Notes. REDEMPTION OF BONDS SECTION 3. Bonds of 2005 Series C shall be OF 2005 SERIES C. redeemed on the respective dates and in the respective principal amounts which correspond to the redemption dates for, and the principal amounts to be redeemed of, the 5.19% Notes. In the event the Company elects to redeem any 5.19% Notes prior to maturity in accordance with the provisions of the Note Indenture, the Company shall give the Trustee notice of redemption of bonds of 2005 Series C on the same date as it gives notice of redemption of 5.19% Notes to the Note Indenture Trustee. REDEMPTION OF BONDS OF SECTION 4. In the event of an Event of Default 2005 SERIES C IN EVENT OF under the Note Indenture and the acceleration ACCELERATION OF NOTES. of all 5.19% Notes, the bonds of 2005 Series C shall be redeemable in whole upon receipt by the Trustee of a written demand (hereinafter called a "Redemption Demand") from the Note Indenture Trustee stating that there has occurred under the Note Indenture both an Event of Default and a declaration of acceleration of payment of principal, accrued interest and Make-Whole Amount, if any, on the 5.19% Notes, specifying the last date to which interest on the 5.19% Notes has been paid (such date being hereinafter referred to as the "Initial Interest Accrual Date") and demanding redemption of the bonds of said series. The Trustee shall, within five (5) days after receiving such Redemption Demand, mail a copy thereof to the Company marked to indicate the date of its receipt by the Trustee. Promptly upon receipt by the Company of such copy of a Redemption Demand, the Company shall fix a date on which it will redeem the bonds of said series so demanded to be redeemed (hereinafter called the "Demand Redemption Date"). Notice of the date fixed as the Demand Redemption Date shall be mailed by the Company to the Trustee at least ten (10) days prior to such Demand Redemption Date. The date to be fixed by the Company as and for the Demand Redemption Date may be any date up to and including the earlier of (x) the 60th day after receipt by the Trustee of the Redemption Demand or (y) the maturity date of such bonds first occurring following the 20th day after the receipt by the Trustee of the Redemption Demand; provided, however, that if the Trustee shall not have received such notice fixing the Demand Redemption Date on or before the 10th day preceding the earlier of such dates, the Demand Redemption Date shall be deemed to be the earlier of such dates. The Trustee shall mail notice of the Demand Redemption Date (such notice being hereinafter called the "Demand Redemption Notice") to the Note Indenture Trustee not more than ten (10) nor less than five (5) days prior to the Demand Redemption Date. Each bond of 2005 Series C shall be redeemed by the Company on the Demand Redemption Date therefor upon surrender thereof by the Note Indenture Trustee to the Trustee at a redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest thereon at the rate specified for such bond from the Initial Interest Accrual Date to the Demand Redemption Date plus an amount equal to the aggregate Make-Whole Amount, if any, due and payable on such Demand Redemption Date on all 5.19% Notes; provided, however, that in the event of a receipt by the Trustee of a notice that, pursuant to Section 602 of the Note Indenture, the Note Indenture Trustee has terminated proceedings to enforce any right under the Note Indenture, then any Redemption Demand shall thereby be rescinded by the Note Indenture Trustee,

14 and no Demand Redemption Notice shall be given, or, if already given, shall be automatically annulled; but no such rescission or annulment shall extend to or affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon. Anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee is not authorized to take any action pursuant to a Redemption Demand and such Redemption Demand shall be of no force or effect, unless it is executed in the name of the Note Indenture Trustee by its President or one of its Vice Presidents. FORM OF BONDS OF SECTION 5. The bonds of 2005 Series C 2005 SERIES C. (including the reverse thereof) and the form of Trustee's Certificate to be endorsed on such bonds shall be substantially in the following forms, respectively: THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY GENERAL AND REFUNDING MORTGAGE BOND 2005 SERIES C Notwithstanding any provisions hereof or in the Indenture, this bond is not assignable or transferable except as may be required to effect a transfer to any successor trustee under the Collateral Trust Indenture, dated as of June 30, 1993, as amended, and as further supplemented as of September 15, 2005, between The Detroit Edison Company and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as Note Indenture Trustee, or, subject to compliance with applicable law, as may be involved in the course of the exercise of rights and remedies consequent upon an Event of Default under said Indenture. $_________________________ No. R- __________ THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY (hereinafter called the "Company"), a corporation of the State of Michigan, for value received, hereby promises to pay to J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as Note Indenture Trustee, or registered assigns, at the Company's office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, the principal sum of ____________________ Dollars ($__________) in lawful money of the United States of America on October 1, 2023 (subject to earlier redemption or release) and interest thereon at the rate of 5.19% per annum, in like lawful money, from September 29, 2005, and after the first payment of interest on bonds of this Series has been made or otherwise provided for, from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or otherwise provided for, semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year (commencing April 1, 2006), until the Company's obligation with respect to payment of said principal shall have been discharged, all as provided, to the extent and in the manner specified in the Indenture hereinafter mentioned and in the supplemental indenture pursuant to which this bond has been issued. In addition to the payment of principal and interest on bonds of this Series, in the event any Make-Whole Amount (as defined in the Note Indenture hereinafter referred to) shall be required to be paid by the Company on the 5.19% Notes, there shall be due and payable on the bonds of this Series an additional amount equal to such Make-Whole Amount which shall be paid by the Company in the amounts and on the dates required for the payment of any such amounts under the Note Indenture. Under a Collateral Trust Indenture, dated as of June 30, 1993, as amended and

15 as further supplemented as of September 15, 2005 (hereinafter called the "Note Indenture"), between the Company and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (hereinafter called the "Note Indenture Trustee"), the Company has issued its 2005 Series C 5.19% Senior Notes due October 1, 2023 (the "Notes"). This bond was originally issued to the Note Indenture Trustee so as to secure the payment of the Notes. Payments of principal of, or Make-Whole Amount (as defined in the Note Indenture), if any, or interest on, the Notes shall constitute like payments on this bond as further provided herein and in the supplemental indenture pursuant to which this bond has been issued. Reference is hereby made to such further provisions of this bond set forth on the reverse hereof and such provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though set forth in this place. This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, or its successor thereunder, shall have signed the form of certificate endorsed hereon. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY has caused this instrument to be executed by an authorized officer, with his or her manual or facsimile signatures, and its corporate seal, or a facsimile thereof, to be impressed or imprinted hereon and the same to be attested by its Corporate Secretary or Assistant Corporate Secretary by manual or facsimile signature.

Dated: _________ THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY By: ---------------------- Name: -------------------- Title: ------------------- [Corporate Seal] Attest: By: ----------------- Name: --------------- Title: -------------- [FORM OF TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE] ~~FORM OF TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE. This bond is one of the bonds, of the series designated therein, described in the within-mentioned Indenture.~~

J.P. MORGAN TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Trustee By: --------------------------- Name: ------------------------- Title: ------------------------ 16 Attest: By: --------------------------- Name: ------------------------- Title: ------------------------ [FORM OF REVERSE OF BOND] FORM OF REVERSE OF BOND This bond is one of an authorized issue of bonds of the Company, unlimited as to amount except as provided in the Indenture hereinafter mentioned or any indentures supplemental thereto, and is one of a series of General and Refunding Mortgage Bonds known as 2005 Series C, limited to an aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000, except as otherwise provided in the Indenture hereinafter mentioned. This bond and all other bonds of said series are issued and to be issued under, and are all equally and ratably secured (except insofar as any sinking, amortization, improvement or analogous fund, established in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture hereinafter mentioned, may afford additional security for the bonds of any particular series and except as provided in Section 3 of Article VI of said Indenture) by an Indenture, dated as of October 1, 1924, duly executed by the Company to J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to Bank One, National Association, as Trustee, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto (including the Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 15, 2005) reference is hereby made for a description of the properties and franchises mortgaged and conveyed, the nature and extent of the security, the terms and conditions upon which the bonds are issued and under which additional bonds may be issued, and the rights of the holders of the bonds and of the Trustee in respect of such security (which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto, including the Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 15, 2005, are hereinafter collectively called the "Indenture"). As provided in the Indenture, said bonds may be for various principal sums and are issuable in series, which may mature at different times, may bear interest at different rates and may otherwise vary as in said Indenture provided. With the consent of the Company and to the extent permitted by and as provided in the Indenture, the rights and obligations of the Company and of the holders of the bonds and the terms and provisions of the Indenture, or of any indenture supplemental thereto, may be modified or altered in certain respects by affirmative vote of at least eighty-five percent (85%) in amount of the bonds then outstanding, and, if the rights of one or more, but less than all, series of bonds then outstanding are to be affected by the action proposed to be taken, then also by affirmative vote of at least eighty-five percent (85%) in amount of the series of bonds so to be affected (excluding in every instance bonds disqualified from voting by reason of the Company's interest therein as specified in the Indenture); provided, however, that, without the consent of the holder hereof, no such modification or alteration shall, among other things, affect the terms of payment of the principal of or the interest on this bond, which in those respects is unconditional. This bond is redeemable prior to the Release Date upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture, including provision for redemption upon demand of the Note Indenture Trustee following the occurrence of an Event of Default under the Note Indenture and the acceleration of the principal of the

17 Notes. Under the Indenture, funds may be deposited with the Trustee (which shall have become available for payment), in advance of the redemption date of any of the bonds of 2005 Series C (or portions thereof), in trust for the redemption of such bonds (or portions thereof) and the interest due or to become due thereon, and thereupon all obligations of the Company in respect of such bonds (or portions thereof) so to be redeemed and such interest shall cease and be discharged, and the holders thereof shall thereafter be restricted exclusively to such funds for any and all claims of whatsoever nature on their part under the Indenture or with respect to such bonds (or portions thereof) and interest. In case an event of default, as defined in the Indenture, shall occur, the principal of all the bonds issued thereunder may become or be declared due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture. Upon payment of the principal of, or Make-Whole Amount, if any, or interest on, the Notes, whether at maturity or prior to maturity by redemption or otherwise or upon provision for the payment thereof having been made in accordance with Article V of the Note Indenture, bonds of 2005 Series C in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Notes, and having both a corresponding maturity date and interest rate shall, to the extent of such payment of principal, Make-Whole Amount or interest, be deemed fully paid and the obligation of the Company thereunder to make such payment shall forthwith cease and be discharged, and, in the case of the payment of principal and Make-Whole Amount, if any, such bonds of said series shall be surrendered for cancellation or presented for appropriate notation to the Trustee. This bond is not assignable or transferable except as set forth under Section 405 of the Note Indenture or in the supplemental indenture relating to the Notes, or, subject to compliance with applicable law, as may be involved in the course of the exercise of rights and remedies consequent upon an Event of Default under the Note Indenture. Any such transfer shall be made by the registered holder hereof, in person or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, on the books of the Company kept at its office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, upon surrender and cancellation of this bond, and thereupon, a new registered bond of the same series of authorized denominations for a like aggregate principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange therefor, and this bond with others in like form may in like manner be exchanged for one or more new bonds of the same series of other authorized denominations, but of the same aggregate principal amount, all as provided and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture, and upon payment, in any event, of the charges prescribed in the Indenture. From and after the Release Date (as defined in the Note Indenture), the bonds of 2005 Series C shall be deemed fully paid, satisfied and discharged and the obligation of the Company thereunder shall be terminated. On the Release Date, the bonds of 2005 Series C shall be surrendered to and cancelled by the Trustee. The Company covenants and agrees that, prior to the Release Date, it will not take any action that would cause the outstanding principal amount of

18 the bond of 2005 Series C to be less than the then outstanding principal amount of the Notes. No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or the interest on this bond, or for any claim based hereon or otherwise in respect hereof or of the Indenture, or of any indenture supplemental thereto, against any incorporator, or against any past, present or future stockholder, director or officer, as such, of the Company, or of any predecessor or successor corporation, either directly or through the Company or any such predecessor or successor corporation, whether for amounts unpaid on stock subscriptions or by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise howsoever; all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issue hereof, expressly waived and released by every holder or owner hereof, as more fully provided in the Indenture. PART II. RECORDING AND FILING DATA RECORDING AND FILING OF ORIGINAL The Original Indenture and indentures INDENTURE. supplemental thereto have been recorded and/or filed and Certificates of Provision for Payment have been recorded as hereinafter set forth. The Original Indenture has been recorded as a real estate mortgage and filed as a chattel Mortgage in the offices of the respective Registers of Deeds of certain counties in the State of Michigan as set forth in the Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 1, 1947, has been recorded as a real estate mortgage in the office of the Register of Deeds of Genesee County, Michigan as set forth in the Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 1974, has been filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of Michigan on November 16, 1951 and has been filed and recorded in the office of the Interstate Commerce Commission on December 8, 1969. RECORDING AND FILING OF SUPPLEMENTAL Pursuant to the terms and provisions of INDENTURES. the Original Indenture, indentures supplemental thereto heretofore entered into have been Recorded as a real estate mortgage and/or filed as a chattel mortgage or as a financing statement in the offices of the respective Registers of Deeds of certain counties in the State of Michigan, the Office of the Secretary of State of Michigan and the Office of the Interstate Commerce Commission, as set forth in supplemental indentures as follows:

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE RECORDED AND/OR FILED AS SET FORTH IN DATED AS OF PURPOSE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED AS OF - ---------------------- --------------------------------- ------------------------------------- June 1, 1925(a)(b)........... Series B Bonds February 1, 1940 August 1, 1927(a)(b)......... Series C Bonds February 1, 1940 February 1, 1931(a)(b)....... Series D Bonds February 1, 1940 June 1, 1931(a)(b)........... Subject Properties February 1, 1940 October 1, 1932(a)(b)........ Series E Bonds February 1, 1940 September 25, 1935(a)(b)..... Series F Bonds February 1, 1940
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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE RECORDED AND/OR FILED AS SET FORTH IN DATED AS OF PURPOSE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED AS OF - ---------------------- --------------------------------- ------------------------------------- September 1, 1936(a)(b)...... Series G Bonds February 1, 1940 November 1, 1936(a)(b)....... Subject Properties February 1, 1940 February 1, 1940(a)(b)....... Subject Properties September 1, 1947 December 1, 1940(a)(b)....... Series H Bonds and Additional Provisions September 1, 1947 September 1, 1947(a)(b)(c)... Series I Bonds, Subject Properties and Additional November 15, 1951 Provisions March 1, 1950(a)(b)(c)....... Series J Bonds and Additional Provisions November 15, 1951 November 15, 1951(a)(b)(c)... Series K Bonds Additional Provisions and Subject January 15, 1953 Properties January 15, 1953(a)(b)....... Series L Bonds May 1, 1953 May 1, 1953(a)............... Series M Bonds and Subject Properties March 15, 1954 March 15, 1954(a)(c)......... Series N Bonds and Subject Properties May 15, 1955 May 15, 1955(a)(c)........... Series O Bonds and Subject Properties August 15, 1957 August 15, 1957(a)(c)........ Series P Bonds Additional Provisions and Subject June 1, 1959 Properties June 1, 1959(a)(c)........... Series Q Bonds and Subject Properties December 1, 1966 December 1, 1966(a)(c)....... Series R Bonds Additional Provisions and Subject October 1, 1968 Properties October 1, 1968(a)(c)........ Series S Bonds and Subject Properties December 1, 1969 December 1, 1969(a)(c)....... Series T Bonds and Subject Properties July 1, 1970 July 1, 1970(c).............. Series U Bonds and Subject Properties December 15, 1970 December 15, 1970(c)......... Series V and Series W Bonds June 15, 1971 June 15, 1971(c)............. Series X Bonds and Subject Properties November 15, 1971 November 15, 1971(c)......... Series Y Bonds and Subject Properties January 15, 1973 January 15, 1973(c).......... Series Z Bonds and Subject Properties May 1, 1974 May 1, 1974.................. Series AA Bonds and Subject Properties October 1, 1974 October 1, 1974.............. Series BB Bonds and Subject Properties January 15, 1975 January 15, 1975............. Series CC Bonds and Subject Properties November 1, 1975
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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE RECORDED AND/OR FILED AS SET FORTH IN DATED AS OF PURPOSE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED AS OF - ---------------------- --------------------------------- ------------------------------------- November 1, 1975............. Series DDP Nos. 1-9 Bonds and Subject Properties December 15, 1975 December 15, 1975............ Series EE Bonds and Subject Properties February 1, 1976 February 1, 1976............. Series FFR Nos. 1-13 Bonds June 15, 1976 June 15, 1976................ Series GGP Nos. 1-7 Bonds and Subject Properties July 15, 1976 July 15, 1976................ Series HH Bonds and Subject Properties February 15, 1977 February 15, 1977............ Series MMP Bonds and Subject Properties March 1, 1977 March 1, 1977................ Series IIP Nos. 1-7 Bonds, Series JJP Nos. 1-7 Bonds, June 15, 1977 Series KKP Nos. 1-7 Bonds and Series LLP Nos. 1-7 Bonds June 15, 1977................ Series FFR No. 14 Bonds and Subject Properties July 1, 1977 July 1, 1977................. Series NNP Nos. 1-7 Bonds and Subject Properties October 1, 1977 October 1, 1977.............. Series GGP Nos. 8-22 Bonds and Series OOP Nos. 1-17 June 1, 1978 Bonds and Subject Properties June 1, 1978................. Series PP Bonds, Series QQP Nos. 1-9 Bonds and Subject October 15, 1978 Properties October 15, 1978............. Series RR Bonds and Subject Properties March 15, 1979 March 15, 1979............... Series SS Bonds and Subject Properties July 1, 1979 July 1, 1979................. Series IIP Nos. 8-22 Bonds, Series NNP Nos. 8-21 Bonds September 1, 1979 and Series TTP Nos. 1-15 Bonds and Subject Properties September 1, 1979............ Series JJP No. 8 Bonds, Series KKP No. 8 Bonds, Series September 15, 1979 LLP Nos. 8-15 Bonds, Series MMP No. 2 Bonds and Series OOP No. 18 Bonds and Subject Properties September 15, 1979........... Series UU Bonds January 1, 1980 January 1, 1980.............. 1980 Series A Bonds and Subject Properties April 1, 1980 April 1, 1980................ 1980 Series B Bonds August 15, 1980
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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE RECORDED AND/OR FILED AS SET FORTH IN DATED AS OF PURPOSE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED AS OF - ---------------------- --------------------------------- ------------------------------------- August 15, 1980.............. Series QQP Nos. 10-19 Bonds, 1980 Series CP Nos. 1-12 August 1, 1981 Bonds and 1980 Series DP No. 1-11 Bonds and Subject Properties August 1, 1981............... 1980 Series CP Nos. 13-25 Bonds and Subject Properties November 1, 1981 November 1, 1981............. 1981 Series AP Nos. 1-12 Bonds June 30, 1982 June 30, 1982................ Article XIV Reconfirmation August 15, 1982 August 15, 1982.............. 1981 Series AP Nos. 13-14 and Subject Properties June 1, 1983 June 1, 1983................. 1981 Series AP Nos. 15-16 and Subject Properties October 1, 1984 October 1, 1984.............. 1984 Series AP and 1984 Series BP Bonds and Subject May 1, 1985 Properties May 1, 1985.................. 1985 Series A Bonds May 15, 1985 May 15, 1985................. 1985 Series B Bonds and Subject Properties October 15, 1985 October 15, 1985............. Series KKP No. 9 Bonds and Subject Properties April 1, 1986 April 1, 1986................ 1986 Series A and Subject Properties August 15, 1986 August 15, 1986.............. 1986 Series B and Subject Properties November 30, 1986 November 30, 1986............ 1986 Series C January 31, 1987 January 31, 1987............. 1987 Series A April 1, 1987 April 1, 1987................ 1987 Series B and 1987 Series C August 15, 1987 August 15, 1987.............. 1987 Series D and 1987 Series E and Subject Properties November 30, 1987 November 30, 1987............ 1987 Series F June 15, 1989 June 15, 1989................ 1989 Series A July 15, 1989 July 15, 1989................ Series KKP No. 10 December 1, 1989 December 1, 1989............. Series KKP No. 11 and 1989 Series BP February 15, 1990 February 15, 1990............ 1990 Series A, 1990 Series B, 1990 Series C, 1990 November 1, 1990 Series D, 1990 Series E and 1990 Series F November 1, 1990............. Series KKP No. 12 April 1, 1991 April 1, 1991................ 1991 Series AP May 1, 1991 May 1, 1991.................. 1991 Series BP and 1991 Series CP May 15, 1991 May 15, 1991................. 1991 Series DP September 1, 1991 September 1, 1991............ 1991 Series EP November 1, 1991 November 1, 1991............. 1991 Series FP January 15, 1992 January 15, 1992............. 1992 Series BP February 29, 1992 and April 15, 1992 February 29, 1992............ 1992 Series AP April 15, 1992
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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE RECORDED AND/OR FILED AS SET FORTH IN DATED AS OF PURPOSE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED AS OF - ---------------------- --------------------------------- ------------------------------------- April 15, 1992............... Series KKP No. 13 July 15, 1992 July 15, 1992................ 1992 Series CP November 30, 1992 July 31, 1992................ 1992 Series D November 30, 1992 November 30, 1992............ 1992 Series E and 1993 Series D March 15, 1993 December 15, 1992............ Series KKP No. 14 and 1989 Series BP No. 2 March 15, 1993 January 1, 1993.............. 1993 Series C April 1, 1993 March 1, 1993................ 1993 Series E June 30, 1993 March 15, 1993............... 1993 Series D September 15, 1993 April 1, 1993................ 1993 Series FP and 1993 Series IP September 15, 1993 April 26, 1993............... 1993 Series G and Amendment of Article II, Section 5 September 15, 1993 May 31, 1993................. 1993 Series J September 15, 1993 September 15, 1993........... 1993 Series K March 1, 1994 March 1, 1994................ 1994 Series AP June 15, 1994 June 15, 1994................ 1994 Series BP December 1, 1994 August 15, 1994.............. 1994 Series C December 1, 1994 December 1, 1994............. Series KKP No. 15 and 1994 Series DP August 1, 1995 August 1, 1995............... 1995 Series AP and 1995 Series DP August 1, 1999
(a) See Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 1, 1970 for Interstate Commerce Commission filing and recordation information. (b) See Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 1953 for Secretary of State of Michigan filing information. (c) See Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 1974 for County of Genesee, Michigan recording and filing information. RECORDING AND FILING OF SUPPLEMENTAL Further, pursuant to the terms and INDENTURE DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 1, provisions of the Original Indenture, a 2005. Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 1, 2005 providing for the terms of bonds to be issued thereunder of 2005 Series A and 2005 Series B has heretofore been entered into between the Company and the Trustee and has been filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of Michigan as a financing statement on February 23, 2005 (Filing No. 2005036247-6), has been filed and recorded in the Office of the Surface Transportation Board (Recordation No. 5485-HHHHH) on February 18, 2005, and has been recorded as a real estate mortgage in the offices of the respective Register of Deeds of certain counties in the State of Michigan, as follows:

LIBER/ COUNTY RECORDED INSTRUMENT NO. PAGE - ------ -------- -------------- ---- ~~Genesee...................... 2/15/05 200502150014717 N/A Huron........................ 2/7/05 1093 705 Ingham....................... 2/8/05 3150 1158~~
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LIBER/ COUNTY RECORDED INSTRUMENT NO. PAGE ------ -------- -------------- ---- Lapeer....... 2/7/05 2006 706 Lenawee...... 2/7/05 2290 824 Livingston... 2/7/05 Not available Not available Macomb....... 2/11/05 16388 602 Mason........ 2/7/05 569 621 Monroe....... 2/7/05 2873 984 Oakland...... 2/4/05 34917 695 St. Clair.... 2/7/05 3277 142 Sanilac...... 2/8/05 874 384 Tuscola...... 2/9/05 1027 90 Washtenaw.... 2/9/05 4457 272 Wayne........ 2/8/05 42154 235
RECORDING OF CERTIFICATES OF All the bonds of Series A which were issued PROVISION FOR PAYMENT. under the Original Indenture dated as of October 1, 1924, and of Series B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, W, Y, Z, AA, BB, CC, DDP Nos. 1-9, FFR Nos. 1-14, GGP Nos. 1-22, HH, IIP Nos. 1-22, JJP Nos. 1-8, KKP Nos. 1-9, LLP Nos. 1-15, NNP Nos. 1-21, OOP Nos. 1-18, QQP Nos. 1-17, TTP Nos. 1-15, UU, 1980 Series A, 1980 Series CP Nos. 1-25, 1980 Series DP Nos. 1-11, 1981 Series AP Nos. 1-16, 1984 Series AP, 1984 Series BP, 1985 Series A, 1985 Series B, 1987 Series A, PP, RR, EE, MMP, MMP No. 2, 1989 Series A, 1990 Series A, 1993 Series D, 1993 Series G and 1993 Series H which were issued under Supplemental Indentures dated as of, respectively, June 1, 1925, August 1, 1927, February 1, 1931, October 1, 1932, September 25, 1935, September 1, 1936, December 1, 1940, September 1, 1947, November 15, 1951, January 15, 1953, May 1, 1953, March 15, 1954, May 15, 1955, August 15, 1957, December 15, 1970, November 15, 1971, January 15, 1973, May 1, 1974, October 1, 1974, January 15, 1975, November 1, 1975, February 1, 1976, June 15, 1976, July 15, 1976, October 1, 1977, March 1, 1977, July 1, 1979, March 1, 1977, March 1, 1977, March 1, 1977, September 1, 1979, July 1, 1977, July 1, 1979, September 15, 1979, October 1, 1977, June 1, 1978, October 1, 1977, July 1, 1979, January 1, 1980, August 15, 1980, November 1, 1981, October 1, 1984 May 1, 1985, May 15, 1985, January 31, 1987, June 1, 1978, October 15, 1978, December 15, 1975, February 15, 1977, September 1, 1979, June 15, 1989, February 15, 1990, March 15, 1993, April 26, 1992 and September 15, 1992 have matured or have been called for redemption and funds sufficient for such payment or redemption have been irrevocably deposited with the Trustee for that purpose; and Certificates of Provision for Payment have been recorded in the offices of the respective Registers of Deeds of certain counties in the State of Michigan, with respect to all bonds of Series A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, O, W, BB, CC, DDP Nos. 1 and 2, FFR Nos. 1-3, GGP Nos. 1 and 2, IIP No. 1, JJP No. 1, KKP No. 1, LLP No. 1 and GGP No. 8.

24 PART III. THE TRUSTEE. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF The Trustee hereby accepts the trust hereby ACCEPTANCE OF TRUST BY declared and provided, and agrees to perform TRUSTEE. the same upon the terms and conditions in the Original Indenture, as amended to date and as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, and in this Supplemental Indenture set forth, and upon the following terms and conditions: The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for and in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or the due execution hereof by the Company or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made by the Company solely. PART IV. MISCELLANEOUS. CONFIRMATION OF SECTION 318(c) Except to the extent specifically provided OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT. therein, no provision of this Supplemental Indenture or any future supplemental indenture is intended to modify, and the parties do hereby adopt and confirm, the provisions of Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act which amend and supersede provisions of the Indenture in effect prior to November 15, 1990. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE MAY BE SIMULTANEOUSLY EXECUTED IN ANY NUMBER OF COUNTERPARTS, EACH OF WHICH WHEN SO EXECUTED SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE AN ORIGINAL; BUT SUCH COUNTERPARTS SHALL TOGETHER CONSTITUTE BUT ONE AND THE SAME INSTRUMENT. TESTIMONIUM. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY AND J.P. MORGAN TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION HAVE CAUSED THESE PRESENTS TO BE SIGNED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CORPORATE NAMES BY THEIR RESPECTIVE CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENTS, VICE PRESIDENTS, ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENTS, TREASURERS OR ASSISTANT TREASURERS AND IMPRESSED WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE CORPORATE SEALS, ATTESTED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE SECRETARIES OR ASSISTANT SECRETARIES, ALL AS OF THE DAY AND YEAR FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN.

25 EXECUTION BY COMPANY. THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY By: /s/ Paul A. Stadnikia ------------------------------------ (Corporate Seal) Name: Paul A. Stadnikia Title: Assistant Treasurer Attest: By: /s/ Sandra K. Ennis ------------------------------------ Name: Sandra K. Ennis Title: Corporate Secretary Signed, sealed and delivered by THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY in the presence of /s/ Anthony G. Morrow ------------------------------------ Name: Anthony G. Morrow /s/ Stephanie V. Washio ------------------------------------ Name: Stephanie V. Washio 26 STATE OF MICHIGAN ) ) SS COUNTY OF WAYNE ) ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF EXECUTION On this 26th day of September 2005, before me, BY COMPANY. the subscriber, a Notary Public within and for the County of Macomb, in the State of Michigan, acting in the County of Wayne, personally appeared Paul A. Stadnikia, to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that he does business at 2000 2nd Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226 and is the Assistant Treasurer of THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY, one of the corporations described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he knows the corporate seal of the said corporation and that the seal affixed to said instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation; and that said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said corporation by authority of its Board of Directors and that he subscribed his name thereto by like authority; and said Paul A. Stadnikia acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

(Notarial Seal) /s/ Karyn Beth Teal ------------------------------------ Karyn Beth Teal, Notary Public County of Macomb, State of Michigan My Commission Expires: July 21, 2011 Acting in County of Wayne 27 EXECUTION BY TRUSTEE. J.P. MORGAN TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By: /s/ J. Michael Banas -------------------------------- (Corporate Seal) Name: J. Michael Banas Title: Vice President Attest: By: /s/ Alexis M. Johnson ------------------------------------ Name: Alexis M. Johnson Title: Authorized Officer Signed, sealed and delivered by J.P. MORGAN TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION in the presence of /s/ Timothy J. Maloche ------------------------------------ Name: Timothy J. Maloche /s/ Jaileah X. Huddleston ------------------------------------ Name: Jaileah X. Huddleston 28 STATE OF MICHIGAN ) ) SS COUNTY OF WAYNE ) ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF EXECUTION BY On this 27th day of September 2005, before me, TRUSTEE. the subscriber, a Notary Public within and for the County of Macomb, in the State of Michigan, acting in the County of Wayne, personally appeared J. Michael Banas, to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that his business office is located at 611 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226, and he is Vice President of J.P. MORGAN TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, one of the corporations described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he knows the corporate seal of the said corporation and that the seal affixed to said instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation; and that said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said corporation by authority of its Board of Directors and that he subscribed his name thereto by like authority; and said J. Michael Banas acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

(Notarial Seal) /s/ Karyn Beth Teal ------------------------------------ Karyn Beth Teal, Notary Public County of Macomb, State of Michigan My Commission Expires: July 21, 2011 Acting in County of Wayne 29 STATE OF MICHIGAN ) ) SS COUNTY OF WAYNE ) AFFIDAVIT AS TO CONSIDERATION Paul A. Stadnikia, being duly sworn, says: that AND GOOD FAITH. he is the Assistant Treasurer of THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY, the Mortgagor named in the foregoing instrument, and that he has knowledge of the facts in regard to the making of said instrument and of the consideration therefor; that the consideration for said instrument was and is actual and adequate, and that the same was given in good faith for the purposes in such instrument set forth.

/s/ Paul A. Stadnikia ------------------------------------ Name: Paul A. Stadnikia Title: Assistant Treasurer The Detroit Edison Company Sworn to before me this 26th day of September 2005 (Notarial Seal) /s/ Karyn Beth Teal ------------------------------------ Karyn Beth Teal, Notary Public County of Macomb, State of Michigan My Commission Expires: July 21, 2011 Acting in County of Wayne 30 This instrument was drafted by: J. Richard Fisher, Jr., Esq. Chapman and Cutler LLP 111 W. Monroe, 14th Floor Chicago, IL 60603 When recorded return to: Stephanie V. Washio 2000 2nd Avenue 688 WCB Detroit, Michigan 48226 31