UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): | October 12, 2017 |
ITC Holdings Corp.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Michigan | 001-32576 | 32-0058047 |
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of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
27175 Energy Way, Novi, Michigan | 48377 | |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: | 248-946-3000 |
Not Applicable
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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.
On October 12, 2017, the shareholder of ITC Holdings Corp. (the "Company") approved the recommendation of the Board of Directors (the "Board") to expand the size of the Board from ten to eleven directors and appointed A. Douglas Rothwell as a director of the Company. His appointment will be effective on October 20, 2017.
There are no understandings or arrangements between Mr. Rothwell and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Rothwell was selected as a director of the Company. Mr. Rothwell does not have any family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company. It has not yet been determined on which committees of the Board Mr. Rothwell will serve.
In connection with his service as a director, Mr. Rothwell will be compensated under the Company’s standard non-employee director compensation arrangement described in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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.
ITC Holdings Corp. | ||||
October 17, 2017 | By: |
/s/ Christine Mason Soneral
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Name: Christine Mason Soneral | ||||
Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel |