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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
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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Explanatory Note:
     This Form 8-K/A is being filed as an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ITC Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) on June 1, 2011 (the “Original Filing”). The purpose of this amendment is to disclose the Company’s decision regarding how frequently it will conduct future shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of its named executive officers. Item 5.07 of the Original Filing is amended and restated as set forth below. There are no other changes to the Original Filing.
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        
     On August 17, 2011, after considering the results of the shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation and other factors, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that it will hold an annual advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers until the next vote on the frequency of such advisory vote is conducted or until the Board of Directors determines that a different frequency for such advisory vote would be in the best interest of the Company’s shareholders.

 


 

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.
August 23, 2011
         
  ITC HOLDINGS CORP.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Daniel J. Oginsky    
    Daniel J. Oginsky   
    Its: Senior Vice President and General Counsel