ITC HOLDINGS CORP. (NYSE:ITC) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive AgreementItem 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
ITC Holdings Corp. Revolving Credit Agreement
On October23, 2017,ITC Holdings Corp. (“ITC Holdings”) entered into a Revolving Credit Agreement (the “ITC Holdings Revolving Credit Agreement”) with the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders listed on the respective pagesthereof (the “Lenders”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, The Bank of Nova Scotia and Mizuho Bank,Ltd., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Barclays Bank PLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as co-syndication agents and The Bank of Nova Scotia and Mizuho Bank,Ltd. as co-documentation agents. The ITC Holdings Revolving Credit Agreement establishes an unguaranteed, unsecured revolving credit facility under which ITC Holdings may borrow and issue letters of credit up to $400,000,000. Funds borrowed may be used for general corporate purposes of ITC Holdings and its subsidiaries. The ITC Holdings Revolving Credit Agreement contains covenants that: (a)place limitations on liens; and mergers, consolidations, liquidations and sales of all or substantially all assets; (b)require ITC Holdings to maintain a maximum debt to capitalization ratio of 80%; and (c)require ITC Holdings to not permit the FFO Ratio to be less than 9.0%. The ITC Holdings Revolving Credit Agreement contains certain customary events of default for unsecured, unguaranteed revolving credit facilities, the occurrence of which would allow the Lenders to accelerate all outstanding loans and terminate all commitments to lend. The maturity date of the ITC Holdings Revolving Credit Agreement is October21, 2022.
At ITC Holdings’ option, loans under the ITC Holdings Revolving Credit Agreement will bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 1.25% or at a base rate, which is defined as the higher of the prime rate at the administrative agent’s principal office in New York, New York, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York rate or 1% above LIBOR for a one month interest period on such day, plus an applicable margin of 0.25%, in each case subject to adjustments based on rating.
The foregoing description of the ITC Holdings Revolving Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the ITC Holdings Revolving Credit Agreement. A copy of the ITC Holdings Revolving Credit Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit10.184 and incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth herein.
International Transmission Company Revolving Credit Agreement
On October23, 2017,International Transmission Company (“ITCTransmission”) entered into a Revolving Credit Agreement (the “ITCTransmission Revolving Credit Agreement”) with the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders listed on the respective pagesthereof (the “Lenders”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, The Bank of Nova Scotia and Mizuho Bank,Ltd., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Barclays Bank PLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as co-syndication agents and The Bank of Nova Scotia and Mizuho Bank,Ltd. as co-documentation agents. The ITCTransmission Revolving Credit Agreement establishes an unguaranteed, unsecured revolving credit facility under which ITCTransmission may borrow and issue letters of credit up to $100,000,000. Funds borrowed may be used for general corporate purposes of ITCTransmission and its subsidiaries. The ITCTransmission Revolving Credit Agreement contains covenants that: (a)place limitations on liens; and mergers, consolidations, liquidations and sales of all or substantially all assets; and (b)require ITCTransmission to maintain a maximum debt to capitalization ratio of 65%. The ITCTransmission Revolving Credit Agreement contains certain customary events of default for unsecured, unguaranteed revolving credit facilities, the occurrence of which would allow the Lenders to accelerate all outstanding loans and terminate all commitments to lend. The maturity date of the ITCTransmission Revolving Credit Agreement is October21, 2022.
At ITCTransmission’s option, loans under the ITCTransmission Revolving Credit Agreement will bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 1.00% or at a base rate, which is defined as the higher of the prime rate at the administrative agent’s principal office in New York, New York, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or 1% above LIBOR for a one month interest period on such day, plus an applicable margin of 0.0%, in each case subject to adjustments based on rating.