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): June 8, 2007
ITC HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Commission File Number: 001-32576
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Michigan
(State of Incorporation)
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32-0058047
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39500 Orchard Hill Place, Suite 200, Novi, Michigan 48375
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(Registrants telephone number, including area code): (248) 374-7100
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 8, 2007, the Board of Directors of ITC Holdings Corp. (the Company) appointed Jon E.
Jipping, age 41, to serve as the Companys Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
In this position, Mr. Jipping will be responsible for transmission system planning, system
operations, engineering and supply chain. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Jipping was serving as
the Companys Senior Vice President Engineering and was responsible for transmission system
design, project engineering and asset management. Mr. Jipping was appointed Vice-President
Engineering in 2005 and was named Senior Vice-President in February 2006. Prior to joining the
Company in 2003 as Director of Engineering, Mr. Jipping was Manager of Business Systems &
Applications in The Detroit Edison Companys Service Center Organization, responsible for
implementation and management of business applications across the distribution business unit and
held various positions of increasing responsibility in Transmission Operations and Transmission
Planning. Mr. Jipping earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Calvin
College and a Masters of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, concentrating in power systems,
from Michigan Technological University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of
Michigan.
Also on June 8, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Linda H. Blair, age 37,
to serve as the Companys Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer. In this position,
Ms. Blair will be responsible for managing each of the Companys regulated operating companies and
the necessary business support functions, including regulatory strategy, federal and state
legislative affairs, community government affairs, human resources, marketing and communications
and information technology and facilities. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Blair was serving as the
Companys Senior Vice President Business Strategy and was responsible for managing regulatory
affairs, policy development, internal and external communications, community affairs and human
resource functions. Ms. Blair was Vice-President Business Strategy from March 2003 until being
named Senior Vice-President in February 2006. From 2001 through February 2003, Ms. Blair was the
Manager of Transmission Policy and Business Planning at the Company when it was a subsidiary of DTE
Energy Company. Ms. Blair earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs Management from Michigan
State University in 1992 and a Masters of Business Administration from Michigan State University in
1998.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On June 8, 2007, the Companys Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Companys
bylaws, effective June 8, 2007, in order to remove certain management rights to the International
Transmission Holdings Limited Partnership (the ITHLP) and certain persons or entities associated
with the ITHLP, including the right to receive notice of meetings of the Board of Directors and/or
shareholders of the Company, to attend all such meetings, and to receive copies of any proposed
consents to be adopted by the Board of Directors. The amendment deleted Article V, Section 5.11
and Schedule A in their entirety and amended and restated Article IV, Section 4.04, Article V,
Sections 5.04, 5.05, 5.06 and 5.11, and Article VI, Section 6.03. Additionally, Article XI,
Section 11.01 was amended to correct a typographical error.
The preceding summary is not intended to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full text of the Companys bylaws attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and incorporated
by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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3.2 |
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First Amended and Restated Bylaws of ITC Holdings Corp. |