Form 8-K

 

 

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 22, 2012

 

 

ITC HOLDINGS CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Michigan   Commission File Number: 001-32576   32-0058047

(State

of Incorporation)

   

(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 22, 2012, 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. The changes were as follows:

 

Name

  

Title

  

Prior Salary

    

New Salary

 

Joseph L. Welch

   President and Chief Executive Officer    $ 910,000       $ 946,400   

Linda H. Blair

   Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer    $ 464,000       $ 524,000   

Cameron M. Bready

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    $ 464,000       $ 504,000   

Daniel J. Oginsky

   Senior Vice President and General Counsel    $ 300,000       $ 325,000   

Approval of New Grants and Revised Form of Grant Agreements

On May 22, 2012, the Committee made option grants and restricted stock grants to the Company’s named executive officers under the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan pursuant to revised forms of option and restricted stock agreements as follows:

 

Name

  

Title

  

No. of Options

Granted

    

No. of Restricted
Shares Granted

 

Joseph L. Welch

   President and Chief Executive Officer      48,522         24,342   

Linda H. Blair

   Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer      42,193         3,888   

Cameron M. Bready

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer      40,583         3,739   

Jon E. Jipping

   Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer      37,362         3,443   

Daniel J. Oginsky

   Senior Vice President and General Counsel      22,431         2,067   

The new grant agreement forms are substantially similar to the prior forms of agreement described in the Form 8-K filed by the Company on August 19, 2008, except that options will not automatically become exercisable in full and restricted stock grants will not immediately vest upon a change in control of the Company arising out of the transactions contemplated by the previously announced Merger Agreement, dated December 4, 2011, among Entergy Corporation, Mid South TransCo LLC, the Company and Ibis Transaction Subsidiary LLC. The revised forms of grant agreement will be filed with the Company’s next Form 10-Q.

Approval of Bonuses

On May 22, 2012, the Committee approved payment of discretionary cash bonuses to the Company’s named executive officers upon the Hugo to Valliant transmission line project being placed in service. The approximate amounts of the discretionary cash bonuses are set forth in the table below. The final amounts will be determined upon the project being placed in service based on the actual capital investment in the project and will be disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for its next annual meeting.

 

Name

  

Title

  

Bonus

 

Joseph L. Welch

   President and Chief Executive Officer    $ 44,104   

Linda H. Blair

   Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer    $ 17,991   

Cameron M. Bready

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    $ 17,991   

Jon E. Jipping

   Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer    $ 17,991   

Daniel J. Oginsky

   Senior Vice President and General Counsel    $ 11,632   

The Committee also approved payment of a discretionary cash bonus to Joseph L. Welch in the amount of $100,000. In approving the discretionary bonus for Mr. Welch, the Committee took into account various qualitative factors, including the continued growth of the Company and the overall advancement of Company initiatives.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders held on May 23, 2012, the shareholders (a) reelected all ten of the directors nominated for election, (b) approved, by a non-binding vote, the compensation of the named executive officers, and (c) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. The following table sets forth the results of the voting at the meeting.


Nominee

  

For

    

Withheld

    

Broker Non-Votes

 

Christopher H. Franklin

     41,729,580         41,913         3,320,613   

Edward G. Jepsen

     41,726,664         44,829         3,320,613   

Richard D. McLellan

     41,233,838         537,655         3,320,613   

William J. Museler

     41,236,487         535,006         3,320,613   

Hazel R. O’Leary

     41,233,528         537,965         3,320,613   

M. Michael Rounds

     41,726,885         44,608         3,320,613   

Gordon Bennett Stewart, III

     41,725,607         45,886         3,320,613   

Lee C. Stewart

     41,695,180         76,313         3,320,613   

J.C. Watts, Jr.

     41,571,239         200,254         3,320,613   

Joseph L. Welch

     41,034,740         736,753         3,320,613   

 

Proposal

  

For

    

Against

    

Abstain

    

Broker Non-Votes

 

Approval, by non-binding vote, of compensation of named executive officers

     40,362,501         1,243,123         165,868         3,320,613   

Proposal

  

For

    

Against

    

Abstain

    

Broker Non-Votes

 

Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP

     44,559,519         515,571         17,016         —     

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Declaration of Dividend

On May 23, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.3525 per common share, payable on June 15, 2012 to shareholders of record on June 4, 2012.


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.

May 29, 2012

 

ITC HOLDINGS CORP.
By:   /s/ Daniel J. Oginsky
 

 

  Daniel J. Oginsky
Its:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel