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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): January 30, 2024

ITC HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-32576
Michigan32-0058047
(State of Incorporation)(IRS Employer Identification No.)

27175 Energy Way, Novi, Michigan 48377
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

(248946-3000
(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 2024 Annual Incentive Compensation Plan

On January 30, 2024, the Governance and Human Resources Committee of ITC Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) approved the 2024 annual incentive plan for the Company’s executives, including the “Named Executive Officers” of the Company as of January 30, 2024. Awards made in accordance with this plan are treated as incentive awards under the Company’s 2024 Omnibus Plan. Goals and payout weighting under the 2024 annual incentive plan are as follows:

CategoryGoalWeight
Safety & Compliance
15% Maximum Potential Payout
Evolve safety program to implement 7 of the highest priority recommendations from 2023 High-Energy Controls Assessment5%
6 or fewer recordable incidents for injuries to Company employees and specified contractor employees, with no more than 2 being Lost Work Day cases5%
Infrastructure Protection: Implementation of 2024 cyber security objectives5%
Culture
5% Maximum Potential Payout
Implementation of 2024 inclusion & diversity objectives5%
System Performance
60% Maximum Potential Payout
ITCTransmission: 13 or fewer forced, sustained line outages, excluding “External” cause classification5%
METC: 23 or fewer forced, sustained line outages, excluding “External” cause classification5%
ITC Midwest: 58 or fewer forced, sustained line outages, excluding “External” cause classification, no more than 47 at the 69 kV level5%
ITCTransmission: Complete the 15 high priority 2024 field operation and maintenance initiatives5%
METC: Complete the 13 high priority 2024 field operation and maintenance initiatives5%
ITC Midwest: Complete the 11 high priority 2024 field operation and maintenance initiatives5%
ITCTransmission, METC, ITC Midwest, and ITC Great Plains: Complete $963 million of the 2024 Capital Expenditure budget for approved projects to achieve 30%; complete $912 million to achieve 15%15%-30%
Financial
20% Maximum Potential Payout
ITCTransmission, METC, ITC Midwest, and ITC Great Plains, Non-field operation and maintenance expense and general and administrative expense at or under budget of $170 million10%
ITCTransmission, METC, ITC Midwest, and ITC Great Plains, Combined adjusted net income at or above $625 million to achieve 10%; at or above $594 million to achieve 5%5%-10%
Total100%

Field operation and maintenance (“O&M”) plan goals may be reduced by 5% if not at or under Field O&M overall maintenance budget of $95.6 million.

Our 2024 annual incentive plan also includes a bonus multiplier for executive officers under which annual incentive bonus awards may be increased by as much as 100% to the extent specified targets related to our Capital Investment Plan (50% weight), Strategic Plan Objectives (20% weight), Consolidated Net Income (20% weight) and Inclusion and Diversity Plan (10% weight) are achieved.




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

On January 31, 2024, the shareholder of the Company elected the following directors to the Company’s Board to serve until the next annual meeting of the Company’s shareholder and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified, or until such director’s resignation or removal: Linda H. Apsey, Sandra E. Pierce, Robert A. Elliott, Debora M. Frodl, James P. Laurito, Ronnie D. Hawkins, Jr., Jocelyn H. Perry, Leanne M. Bell, David G. Hutchens, Kevin L. Prust, and A. Douglas Rothwell.



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.
 
Date: February 2, 2024By:/s/ Christine Mason Soneral
 Christine Mason Soneral
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary