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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 25, 2011
ITC HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Commission File Number: 001-32576
     
Michigan
(State of Incorporation)
  32-0058047
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
27175 Energy Way, Novi, Michigan 48377
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(248) 946-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Approval of Executive Salary Adjustments
     On May 25, 2011, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of ITC Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) approved changes to the base salaries of certain of the Company’s “named executive officers,” as defined in the Company’s most recent annual meeting proxy statement, effective immediately. In making these salary adjustments, the Committee considered the performance of each individual, growth in his or her job responsibilities and the continued growth of the Company. The Committee also took into account the results of a benchmarking analysis conducted by its compensation consultant. The changes were as follows:
                         
Name (1)   Title   Prior Salary   New Salary
Joseph L. Welch
  President and Chief Executive Officer   $ 835,000     $ 910,000  
Linda H. Blair
  Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer   $ 424,000     $ 464,000  
Jon E. Jipping
  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer   $ 424,000     $ 464,000  
Cameron M. Bready
  Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   $ 350,000     $ 464,000  
 
(1)   Edward M. Rahill, former Senior Vice President and President — ITC Grid Development, retired from the Company in March 2011.
Approval of Second Amended and Restated 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan and Amendment of Employee Stock Purchase Plan
     At the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders held on May 26, 2011, the shareholders approved the second amendment and restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan, or LTIP, which extends the term of the LTIP an additional four years, from February 7, 2012 to February 7, 2016 and also has the effect of reapproving the performance measures in the Second Amended and Restated LTIP for purposes of the performance-based compensation exemption in Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
     Shareholders also approved an amendment to the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan extending the term under which purchase periods may be initiated under the plan for an additional four years, from February 7, 2012 to February 7, 2016. The amendments to both plans were approved by the Board of Directors on April 6, 2011, subject to approval by shareholders.
     The above descriptions of the Second Amended and Restated 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan and the amended Employee Stock Purchase Plan do not purport to be complete statements of the provisions thereof. The above descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to complete copies of the Second Amended and Restated 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan and the amended Employee Stock Purchase Plan, a copy of each of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.97 and 10.98, respectively, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
     At the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders held on May 26, 2011, the shareholders (a) reelected all seven of the directors nominated for election, (b) approved, by a non-binding vote, executive compensation, (c) recommended, by non-binding vote, an advisory vote by shareholders on executive compensation be held each year, (d) approved an amendment and restatement of our Amended and Restated 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan to provide for an extension of the term of the plan for an additional four years and ratifying the performance measures for purposes of the performance-based compensation exemption in Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, (e) approved an amendment to our Employee Stock Purchase Plan to provide for an extension of the term of the plan for an additional four years and (f) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. The following table sets forth the results of the voting at the meeting.
                         
Nominee   For   Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Edward G. Jepsen
    37,847,561       705,137       3,164,841  
Richard D. McLellan
    37,846,779       705,919       3,164,841  
William J. Museler
    38,469,384       83,314       3,164,841  
Hazel R. O’Leary
    38,460,719       91,979       3,164,841  
Gordon Bennett Stewart, III
    37,856,810       695,888       3,164,841  
Lee C. Stewart
    37,604,264       948,434       3,164,841  
Joseph L. Welch
    37,900,603       652,095       3,164,841  
                                 
Proposal   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
To approve, by non-binding vote, executive compensation
    36,608,033       1,566,634       378,031       3,164,841  

 


 

                                         
Proposal   One Year   Two Years   Three Years   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
To recommend, by non-binding vote, the frequency of the executive compensation votes
    22,354,152       768,186       14,850,742       578,464       3,164,841  
                 
Proposal   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
Approval of amendment and restatement of the Amended and Restated 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan and ratification of performance measures
  21,811,135   16,363,432   378,131   3,164,841
                 
Proposal   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
Approval of amendment to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  38,136,386   54,306   360,852   3,164,841
                 
Proposal   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP
  41,150,040   545,433   22,066   _
Item 8.01   Other Events.
Declaration of Dividend
     On May 26, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of a dividend to its common shareholders. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (d)     Exhibits.
  10.97   Second Amended and Restated 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan
 
  10.98   Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
 
  99.1   ITC Holdings Corp. Press Release dated May 26, 2011

 


 

SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
June 1, 2011
 
  ITC HOLDINGS CORP.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Daniel J. Oginsky    
    Daniel J. Oginsky   
  Its:  Senior Vice President and General Counsel