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ITC 6.30.2015 EX_10.143

Exhibit 10.143

ITC HOLDINGS CORP.
2015 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

		
	I.
	  GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.Establishment.  On March 26, 2015, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of ITC Holdings Corp. (“Corporation”) adopted the ITC Holdings Corp. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“Plan”), subject to the approval of shareholders at the Corporation’s 2015 annual meeting of shareholders.  
2.Purpose.  The purpose of the Plan is to (a) promote the best interests of the Corporation and its shareholders by encouraging Employees of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries to acquire an ownership interest in the Corporation through the purchase of stock in the Corporation, thus aligning their interests with those of shareholders, and (b) enhance the ability of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries to attract, motivate and retain qualified Employees. The Plan is intended to constitute an “employee stock purchase plan” under Code Section 423.
3.Plan Duration.  Subject to shareholder approval, the Plan shall become effective on May 20, 2015 and shall continue in effect until its termination by the Board; provided, however, that no new Offers may be made under the Plan on or after March 26, 2025.
4.Definitions.  As used in this Plan, the following terms have the meaning described below:
(a)“Base Compensation” means for a pay period, a participating Employee’s pre-tax base salary, but excluding commissions, bonuses, overtime, disability pay, severance pay, moving expenses, expense reimbursements and allowances and other special payments and supplemental compensation.  
(b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
(c)“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i)If any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder), acquires ownership of Common Stock of the Corporation that, together with stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than fifty (50) percent of the total fair market value or total voting power of the Common Stock of the Corporation.  However, if any one person or more than one person acting as a group, is considered to own more than fifty (50) percent of the total fair market value or total voting power of the Common Stock of the Corporation, the acquisition of additional stock by the same person or persons is not considered to cause a Change in Control, or to cause a change in the effective control of the Corporation (within the meaning of Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder).  An increase in the percentage of Common Stock owned by any one person, or persons acting as a group, as a result of a transaction in which the Corporation acquires its stock in exchange for property shall be treated as an acquisition of stock for purposes of this Section.  This paragraph applies only when there is a transfer of stock of the Corporation (or issuance of stock of the Corporation) and stock in such Corporation remains outstanding after the transaction;
(ii)If any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as determined in accordance with Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder), acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) ownership of Common Stock of the Corporation possessing thirty-five (35) percent or more of the total voting power of the Common Stock of the Corporation;
(iii)If a majority of members on the Corporation’s Board is replaced during any 12-month period by Directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Corporation’s Board prior to the date of the appointment or election (provided that for purposes of this paragraph, the term Corporation refers solely to the “relevant corporation,” as defined in Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder), for which no other Corporation is a 

majority shareholder; or
(iv)If there is a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Corporation’s assets, which shall occur on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (within the meaning of Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder) acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Corporation that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than forty (40) percent of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Corporation immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions.  For this purpose, gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Corporation, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. 
(d)“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e)“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.
(f)“Common Stock” means shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock, as described in Section 1.5, below.
(g)“Corporation” means ITC Holdings Corp., a Michigan corporation.
(h)“Election Period” means the period of time designated by the Committee when an eligible Employee may elect to participate in one or more Purchase Periods.
(i)“Employee” means an individual who has an “employment relationship” with the Corporation or a Subsidiary, as defined in Treasury Regulation 1.421‐1(h), and the term “employment” means employment with the Corporation or a Subsidiary, as applicable.
(j)“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.
(k)“Fair Market Value” means the value of Common Stock as determined in accordance with Section 2.2.
(l)“Offer” means the Committee’s designation of a Purchase Period available to eligible Employees and the terms on which an option may be exercised during the applicable Purchase Period.
(m)“Option Price” means the price, determined by the Committee, at which Common Stock subject to an option may be purchased during a Purchase Period.
(n)“Plan” means the ITC Holdings Corp. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the terms of which are set forth herein, and any amendments thereto.
(o)“Purchase Period” means a period established by the Committee during which an eligible Employee may exercise options granted hereunder.
(p)“Stock Exchange” means the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed for trading, or, if the Common Stock is not listed for trading on a national securities exchange, such other recognized trading market upon which the largest number of shares of Common Stock has been traded in the aggregate during the last 20 days before the first or last day of a Purchase Period, as applicable.
(q)“Subsidiary” means a corporation or other entity defined in Code Section 424(f).
5.Stock.  The stock subject to option and purchase under the Plan shall be the Common Stock of the Corporation, and may be either authorized and unissued shares or shares that have been reacquired by the Corporation.  The total amount of Common Stock on which options may be granted under the Plan shall not exceed one million (1,000,000) shares, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 3.2.  Shares of Common Stock subject to any unexercised portion of a terminated, canceled or expired option granted under the Plan may again be used for options under the Plan.
6.Administration.  
(a)The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.  The Committee shall interpret the Plan, prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and make all other determinations necessary or advisable for its administration.  The decision of the Committee on any question concerning the interpretation of the Plan or its administration with respect to any option granted under the Plan shall be 

final and binding upon all participating Employees.  No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any option granted hereunder.
(b)The Committee, from time to time, shall grant to eligible Employees on a uniform basis (except as otherwise determined pursuant to Section 2.1(b)), options to purchase Common Stock pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan.  
7.Participants.  Except as provided in Sections 2.1(b) or 2.4 below, any Employee whose customary employment is more than twenty (20) hours per week and five (5) or more months per calendar year at the time of an Offer, is eligible to participate in such Offer under the Plan upon commencing employment with the Corporation or a Subsidiary, in accordance with the terms of the Plan.  An Employee who meets the eligibility requirements in this Section 1.7 shall be entitled to participate in the first Offer commencing after the eligibility requirements have been satisfied.
II.  OFFER TERMS
1.Offer and Purchase Period.
(a)The Committee shall determine the date or dates upon which one or more Offers shall be made under the Plan.  The Purchase Period pursuant to each Offer shall be three (3) months, or such other term as the Committee shall determine prior to the commencement of an Offer, but which in no event shall exceed twenty-seven (27) months.
(b)Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, but subject to all applicable requirements of Code Section 423 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, the Committee may determine that such Offers and Purchase Periods may be consecutive or overlapping, and that the terms of each Offer need not be identical.  Further, the Committee may establish separate Offers with different terms under the Plan, and designate the eligible Employees of which entities (the Corporation and/or one or more Subsidiaries) may participate in any such Offer.
(c)To participate in an Offer, an eligible Employee must submit such enrollment forms as shall be prescribed by the Committee (which shall include a payroll deduction authorization form) at such time and in such manner as shall be prescribed by the Committee.  The payroll deductions authorized by a participant on a payroll deduction authorization form shall be expressed as a whole number percentage of the participant’s Base Compensation for each pay period during the Purchase Period. 
2.Option Price.
(a)The Option Price at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee at the time of the Offer but in no event shall such amount be less than the lesser of:
(i)85% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant of the option (first day of a Purchase Period), or
(ii)85% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the option is deemed exercised pursuant to Section 2.3(d) (last day of a Purchase Period).
(b)For purposes of this Plan, the Fair Market Value per share shall be deemed to be the closing price of Common Stock on the Stock Exchange for the first and last days of the Purchase Period, as applicable.  In the event that there are no Common Stock transactions on either date, the Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the immediately preceding date on which there were Common Stock transactions.
3.Participation. 
(a)An eligible Employee may elect to participate in an Offer by delivering to the Corporation an election to participate and a payroll deduction form within the Election Period designated by the Committee prior to the commencement of a Purchase Period.  An eligible Employee’s election to participate and payroll deduction form from the preceding Election Period automatically shall carry over to the next Election Period unless affirmatively revoked in writing by the Employee.  An Employee who elects to participate may not authorize payroll deductions which, in the aggregate, are more than ten percent (10%) of the Employee’s Base Compensation.  Only whole shares of Common Stock may be purchased under the Plan.

(b)All Employees granted options under an Offer under the Plan shall have the same rights and privileges under the Plan, except (i) that the number of shares each participant may purchase shall depend upon his or her Base Compensation and the designated payroll deduction he or she authorizes, and (ii) as otherwise determined pursuant to Section 2.1(b).
(c)Payroll deductions shall commence on the first payroll date in the Purchase Period and shall continue until the last payroll date in the Purchase Period.  An Employee may suspend payroll deductions during a Purchase Period only at the discretion of the Corporation in the event of an unforeseen hardship; provided, however, that payroll deductions made prior to approval of the suspension by the Corporation shall still be used to purchase Common Stock for the Employee at the end of the Purchase Period.
(d)A participating Employee’s option shall be deemed to have been exercised on the last business day of the Purchase Period.
(e)As soon as practicable after the end of the Purchase Period, the Corporation shall deliver to each Employee, certificates evidencing the shares of Common Stock that an Employee has purchased (or a book entry representing such shares shall be made and the shares deposited with the appropriate registered book-entry custodian).  Any amount that has been deducted representing a fractional share shall be applied toward the purchase of option shares in the next Purchase Period; provided, that an Employee who does not elect to participate in the following Purchase Period shall receive a check from the Corporation for any amount that has been deducted and represents a fractional share.   Any payroll deductions that exceed the  limits set forth in Section 2.4 shall be returned to the participant in the amount of the excess.
(f)The Corporation retains the right to designate an exclusive broker to handle the Common Stock transactions under the Plan.  As soon as practicable after the end of the Purchase Period, the Corporation shall deliver to each Employee or a designated brokerage account, through a certificate or electronic transfer, the shares of Common Stock that such Employee has purchased.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, any amount that has been deducted and withheld in excess of the option price automatically shall be paid by check to the participating Employee promptly following the end of the Purchase Period in which withheld.
(g)Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, no interest shall accrue or be paid on any amounts paid by payroll deduction by any participating Employee in connection with any Offer.
4.Participation Limitations.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the following individual limitations shall apply to eligible Employees under the Plan:
(a)No Employee shall be eligible to participate in an Offer under the Plan if the Employee, immediately after such grant, would, in the aggregate, own and/or hold shares of Common Stock (including all shares which may be purchased under outstanding options, whether or not such options qualify for the special tax treatment afforded by Code Section 421(a)) equal to or exceeding five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of capital stock of the Corporation or of its Subsidiaries; provided, that for purposes of this limitation, the rules of Code Section 424(d) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (relating to attribution of stock ownership) shall apply;  
(b)No Employee shall be eligible to participate in an Offer under the Plan if such grant would permit, under the rules set forth in Code Section 423 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, the Employee’s right to purchase Common Stock under this Plan and all other Code Section 423 employee stock purchase plans maintained by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries to accrue at a rate in excess of $25,000 in Fair Market Value of such stock (determined at the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time;
(c)In the event of insufficient shares being authorized by the Committee for purchase during a Purchase Period, the Committee shall allocate the right to purchase shares to each participating Employee in the same proportion that such participant’s total current Base Compensation paid by the Corporation for the Purchase Period bears to the total of such Base Compensation paid by the Corporation to all participants during the same period.  All excess funds withheld, as a result of insufficient shares, shall be returned to the participating Employees; and

(d)A participating Employee may not purchase more than seven hundred (700) shares of Common Stock in any three (3) month Purchase Period (proportionately adjusted upward for Purchase Periods of more than three (3) months).
5.Termination of Employment.  If a participating Employee ceases to be employed by the Corporation or a Subsidiary for any reason, including but not limited to, voluntary or forced resignation, retirement, death, disability or lay-off, the Corporation, within a reasonable time after notice of the termination, shall issue a check to the former Employee (or executor, administrator or legal representative, if applicable) in the aggregate amount of the Employee’s payroll deductions that had not been applied towards the purchase of option shares as of the date of termination.
6.Restrictions on Transfer.  Unless otherwise permitted by the Committee, no shares of Common Stock purchased under the Plan shall be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of for six (6) months following the close of the Purchase Period in which acquired.
III.  MISCELLANEOUS
1.Non‐Assignability.   No option shall be transferable by a participating Employee, and an option may be exercised during a participating Employee’s lifetime only by the Employee.  Upon the death of a participating Employee, his or her executor, administrator or other legal representative shall receive a check from the Corporation representing the aggregate amount of the deceased Employee’s payroll deductions that had not been applied towards the purchase of option shares as of the date of death.
2.Adjustments.  In the event of a merger, reorganization, statutory share exchange, consolidation, recapitalization, dividend or distribution (whether in cash, shares or other property), stock split, reverse stock split, spin-off or similar transaction or other change in corporate structure affecting the Common Stock or the value thereof, such adjustments and other substitutions shall be made to the Plan and options as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems equitable or appropriate, including adjustments in the aggregate number, class and kind of securities that may be delivered under the Plan and, in the aggregate or to any one participant, in the number, class, kind and option price of securities subject to outstanding options under the Plan (including, if the Committee deems appropriate, the substitution of similar options to purchase the shares of another company, as the Committee may determine to be appropriate in its sole discretion). Any of the foregoing adjustments may provide for the elimination of any fractional share which might otherwise become subject to any option.
3.Change in Control.
(a)After any merger of one or more corporations into the Corporation in which the Corporation shall be the surviving corporation or any share exchange in which the Corporation is a constituent corporation, each participant shall, at no additional cost, be entitled upon the exercise of an option, to receive (subject to any required action by shareholders), in lieu of the number of shares of Common Stock for which such option shall then be exercisable, the consideration which such participant would have been entitled to receive pursuant to the terms of the agreement of merger or share exchange if at the time of such merger or share exchange such participant had been a holder of record of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares then underlying the option.
(b)In addition, in the event of a Change in Control, the Committee shall have the right to terminate the Purchase Period as of such date, and, if so terminated, each participant shall be deemed to have exercised, immediately prior to such merger, share exchange, acquisition or sale of assets, his or her option to the extent payroll deductions were made prior thereto.  Comparable rights shall accrue to each participant in the event of successive Changes in Control.
(c)Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation or upon any merger or share exchange in which the Corporation is not the surviving corporation (other than a merger with a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation formed for the purpose of changing the Corporation’s corporate domicile where the Plan is assumed by the survivor), the Purchase Period for any option granted under this Plan shall terminate as of the date of the aforementioned event, and each participant shall be deemed to have exercised, immediately prior to such dissolution, 

liquidation, merger or share exchange, his or her option to the extent payroll deductions were made prior thereto.
(d)The foregoing adjustments and the manner of application of the foregoing provisions shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  Any such adjustment may provide for the elimination of any fractional share which might otherwise become subject to an option.
4.Termination and Amendment.
(a)The Board may terminate the Plan, or the granting of options under the Plan, at any time.  
(b)The Board may amend or modify the Plan at any time and from time to time, but no amendment or modification shall disqualify the Plan under Code Section 423  without the approval of the shareholders of the Corporation.
(c)No amendment, modification, or termination of the Plan shall materially and adversely affect any option granted under the Plan without the consent of the Employee holding the option.
5.Rights Prior to Issuance of Shares.  No participating Employee shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to shares covered by an option until the issuance of a stock certificate for such shares or electronic transfer to the Employee (or book entry representing such shares has been made and such shares have been deposited with the appropriate registered book-entry custodian).  No adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights with respect to such shares for which the record date is prior to the date the certificate is issued or the shares electronically delivered to the Employee’s brokerage account (or book entry is made).
6.Securities Laws.
(a)Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, the Corporation’s obligation to sell and deliver Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of an option is subject to such compliance with federal and state laws, rules and regulations applying to the authorization, issuance or sale of securities as the Corporation deems necessary or advisable.  The Corporation shall not be required to sell and deliver or issue Common Stock unless and until it receives satisfactory assurance that the issuance or transfer of such shares shall not violate any of the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder or those of the Stock Exchange or any stock exchange on which the Common Stock may be listed, the provisions of any other applicable laws governing the sale of securities, or that there has been compliance with the provisions of such acts, rules, regulations and laws.
(b)The Committee may impose such restrictions on any shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an option under the Plan as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions (i) under applicable federal securities laws; (ii) under the requirements of the Stock Exchange or any other securities exchange or recognized trading market upon which such shares of Common Stock are then listed or traded; and (iii) under any other applicable securities laws. 
7.Withholding Taxes.   The Corporation shall have the right to withhold from an eligible Employee’s compensation or require an Employee to remit sufficient funds to satisfy applicable withholding for income and employment taxes with respect to any option granted under the Plan.
8.Delivery of Plan.   Each Employee who is a participant in the Plan shall be entitled to receive a copy of the Plan from the Corporation.
9.Effect on Employment.  Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the granting of an option pursuant to the Plan shall be deemed to create any right in any individual to be retained or continued in the employment of the Corporation or a Subsidiary.
10.Certificates.  If certificates are issued, the Corporation shall have the right to retain such certificates representing shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Plan until such time as all conditions and/or restrictions applicable to such shares of Common Stock have been satisfied.
11.Use of Proceeds.  The proceeds received from the sale of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes of the Corporation.

12.Severability.   If any one or more of the provisions (or any part thereof) of this Plan shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be modified so as to make it valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions (or any part thereof) of the Plan shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Board may, without the consent of any eligible Employee, and in a manner determined necessary solely in the discretion of the Board, amend the Plan as the Corporation deems necessary to ensure the Plan and all options granted under the Plan remain valid, legal or enforceable in all respects.
13.Approval of Plan.  The Plan shall be subject to the approval of the holders of at least a majority of the votes cast on a proposal to approve the Plan at a duly held meeting of shareholders of the Corporation held within twelve (12) months after adoption of the Plan by the Board. If not approved by shareholders within such 12-month period, the Plan and any options granted under the Plan shall be null and void, with no further force or effect.
14.Governing Law.  Except to the extent governed by applicable federal law, the validity, interpretation, construction and performance of the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to its conflict of law rules.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this ITC Holdings Corp. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan has been executed on behalf of the Corporation on this 20th day of May, 2015.
ITC HOLDINGS CORP.
By:    Christine Mason Soneral
Its:    Senior Vice President and General Counsel

BOARD APPROVAL: March 26, 2015
SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL: May 20, 2015ITC 6.30.2015 EX_10.144

Exhibit 10.144

ITC HOLDINGS CORP.
2015 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

		
	I.  
	GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.Establishment.  On March 26, 2015, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of ITC Holdings Corp. (“Corporation”) adopted the ITC Holdings Corp. 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan (“Plan”), subject to the approval of shareholders at the Corporation's 2015 annual meeting of shareholders.  
2.Purpose.  The purpose of the Plan is to (a) promote the best interests of the Corporation and its shareholders by encouraging Employees, non-Employee Directors and Consultants of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries to acquire an ownership interest in the Corporation by granting stock-based Awards, thus aligning their interests with those of shareholders, and (b) enhance the ability of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries to attract, motivate and retain qualified Employees, non-Employee Directors and Consultants.  It is the further purpose of the Plan to authorize certain Awards that will constitute performance based compensation, as described in Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder.
3.Plan Duration.  Subject to shareholder approval, the Plan shall become effective on May 20, 2015 and shall continue in effect until its termination by the Board; provided, however, that no new Awards may be granted on or after March 26, 2025.
4.Definitions.  As used in this Plan, the following terms have the meaning described below:
(a)“Agreement” means the written document that sets forth the terms of a Participant's Award.  Such term may include a separate employment agreement between the Participant and the Corporation or a Subsidiary, to the extent such agreement provides for any type of Award permitted to be granted under the Plan.
(b)“Award” means any form of Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Award or Incentive Award granted under the Plan.
(c)“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
(d)“Cause” means (i) if the Employee is a party to a written employment agreement with the Corporation or a Subsidiary, “Cause” as defined in such agreement, as in effect from time to time, and (ii) in all other cases, (A) Employee’s continued failure substantially to perform Employee’s duties to the Corporation or its affiliates (other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness) for a period of 10 days following written notice by the Corporation to Employee of such failure, (B) dishonesty in the performance of Employee’s duties hereunder, (C) Employee’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to a crime constituting (x) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, or (y) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, (D) Employee’s willful malfeasance or willful misconduct in connection with Employee’s duties hereunder or any act or omission which is injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Corporation or its affiliates, or (E) Employee’s breach of any non-compete or confidentiality obligations to the Corporation or its affiliates. 
(e)“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:  
(i)If any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder), acquires ownership of Common Stock of the Corporation that, together with stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than fifty (50) percent of the total fair market value or total voting power of the Common Stock of the Corporation.  However, if any one person or more than one person acting as a group, is considered to own more than fifty (50) percent of the total fair market value or total voting power of the Common Stock of the Corporation, the acquisition of additional stock by the same person or persons is not considered to cause a Change in Control, or to cause a change in the effective control of the Corporation (within the meaning of Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder).  An increase in the percentage of Common Stock owned by any one person, or persons acting as a group, as a result of a transaction 

in which the Corporation acquires its stock in exchange for property shall be treated as an acquisition of stock for purposes of this Section.  This paragraph applies only when there is a transfer of stock of the Corporation (or issuance of stock of the Corporation) and stock in such Corporation remains outstanding after the transaction;
(ii)If any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as determined in accordance with Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder), acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) ownership of Common Stock of the Corporation possessing thirty-five (35) percent or more of the total voting power of the Common Stock of the Corporation;
(iii)If a majority of members on the Corporation’s Board is replaced during any 12-month period by Directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Corporation’s Board prior to the date of the appointment or election (provided that for purposes of this paragraph, the term Corporation refers solely to the “relevant corporation,” as defined in Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder), for which no other corporation is a majority shareholder; or
(iv)If there is a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Corporation’s assets, which shall occur on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (within the meaning of Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder) acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Corporation that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than forty (40) percent of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Corporation immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions.  For this purpose, gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Corporation, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.
(f)“Change in Control Termination” means a termination of Employee’s employment by the Corporation without “Cause” or, if the Employee is a party to a written employment agreement with the Corporation, by Employee for “Good Reason” (as defined in such agreement as in effect from time to time), which termination occurs after:
(i)the execution of an agreement to which the Corporation is a party pursuant to which a Change in Control has occurred or will occur (upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement) but, if a Change in Control has occurred pursuant thereto, not more than two years after such Change in Control, and if a Change in Control has not yet occurred pursuant thereto, while such agreement remains executory; or
(ii)the occurrence of a Change in Control not pursuant to an agreement with the Corporation, but not more than two years thereafter.
(g)“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(h)“Code Section 162(m) Award” means an Award which is designated (or deemed designated) by the Committee pursuant to Section 7.1 to be subject to the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder (to the extent applicable).
(i)“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or any other committee or sub-committee of the Board, designated by the Board from time to time, comprised solely of two or more Directors who are “non-employee directors,” as defined in Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, “outside directors” as defined in Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder, and “independent directors” for purposes of the rules and regulations of the Stock Exchange.  However, the fact that a Committee member shall fail to qualify under any of these requirements shall not invalidate any Award made by the Committee, if the Award is otherwise validly made under the Plan.  The members of the Committee shall be appointed by, and may be changed at any time and from time to time, at the discretion of the Board.
(j)“Common Stock” means shares of the Corporation's authorized common stock.

(k)“Consultant” means a consultant or advisor (other than as an Employee or member of the Board) to the Corporation or a Subsidiary; provided that such person (i) renders bona fide services that are not in connection with the offer and sale of the Corporation’s securities in a capital-raising transaction, and (ii) does not promote or maintain a market for the Corporation’s securities.
(l)“Corporation” means ITC Holdings Corp., a Michigan corporation.
(m)“Director” means an individual, other than an Employee, who has been elected or appointed to serve as a member of the Board.
(n)“Disability” means total and permanent disability, as defined in the Corporation’s long-term disability benefits program, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that for purposes of a Code Section 409A distribution event, “disability” shall be defined under Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder.
(o)“Dividend Equivalent” means a credit, made at the discretion of the Committee or as otherwise provided by the Plan, to the account of a Participant in an amount equal to the cash dividend paid on one share of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock represented by an Award held by such Participant.  Dividend Equivalents shall not be paid on Option or Stock Appreciation Right Awards.
(p)“Employee” means an individual who has an "employment relationship" with the Corporation or a Subsidiary, as defined in Treasury Regulation 1.421‐1(h), and the term "employment" means employment with the Corporation or a Subsidiary, as applicable.
(q)“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.
(r)“Fair Market Value” means for purposes of determining the value of Common Stock on the Grant Date, the closing price per share of the Common Stock on the Stock Exchange for the Grant Date.  In the event that there are no Common Stock transactions on such date, the Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the immediately preceding date on which there were Common Stock transactions.  Unless otherwise specified in the Plan, "Fair Market Value" for purposes of determining the value of Common Stock on the date of exercise or Vesting means the closing price of the Common Stock on the Stock Exchange on the last date preceding the date of exercise or Vesting on which there were Common Stock transactions.  If the Common Stock is not listed on a Stock Exchange on the relevant date, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith and in accordance with Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder.
(s)“Grant Date” means the date on which the Committee authorizes an Award, or such later date as shall be designated by the Committee.  
(t)“Incentive Award” means an Award that is granted pursuant to Article VI.
(u)“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option granted pursuant to Article II that is intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422.
(v)“Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option granted pursuant to Article II that is not an Incentive Stock Option.
(w)“Option” means either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option.
(x)“Participant” means an Employee, Director or Consultant, who is designated by the Committee to participate in the Plan.
(y)“Performance Award” means any Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units granted pursuant to Article V.
(z)“Performance Measures” means the measures of performance of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries used to determine a Participant’s entitlement to an Award under the Plan.  Such performance measures shall have the same meanings as used in the Corporation’s financial statements, or, if such terms are not used in the Corporation’s financial statements, they shall have the meaning applied pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles, or as used generally in the Corporation’s industry.  Performance Measures shall be calculated with respect to the Corporation and each Subsidiary consolidated therewith for financial reporting purposes or such division or other business unit as may be selected by the 

Committee.  For purposes of the Plan, the Performance Measures shall be calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, but, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, prior to the accrual or payment of any Award under this Plan for the same performance period and excluding the effect (whether positive or negative) of any change in accounting standards or any extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring item, as determined by the Committee, occurring after the establishment of the performance goal(s).  Performance Measures shall be one or more of the following, or a combination of any of the following, as determined by the Committee:
		
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	earnings (as measured by net income, gross profit, operating income, operating income before interest, EBIT, EBITA, EBITDA, pre-tax income, or cash earnings, or earnings as adjusted by excluding one or more components of earnings, including each of the above on a per share and/or segment basis);

		
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	revenues/net revenues;

		
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	return on net revenue (as measured by net income, operating income, operating income before interest, EBIT, EBITA, EBITDA, pre-tax income, operating cash flow or cash earnings as a percentage of net revenue);

		
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	revenue growth;

		
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	cash flow;

		
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	operating cash flow;

		
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	free cash flow;

		
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	discounted cash flow;

		
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	working capital;

		
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	market capitalization;

		
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	cash return on investment - CRI;

		
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	return on capital;

		
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	return on cost of capital;

		
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	shareholder value;

		
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	return on equity;

		
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	total shareholder return;

		
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	return on investment;

		
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	economic value added;

		
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	return on assets/net assets;

		
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	stock trading multiples (as measured vs. investment, net income, operating income, operating income before interest, EBIT, EBITA, EBITDA, pre-tax income, cash earnings or operating cash flow);

		
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	achievement of operational goals, including but not limited to safety records, outage frequencies, and capital and maintenance projects.

(aa)“Performance Share” means any grant pursuant to Article V and Section 5.2(b)(i).
(ab)“Performance Unit” means any grant pursuant to Article V and Section 5.2(b)(ii).
(ac)“Plan” means the ITC Holdings Corp. 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan, the terms of which are set forth herein, and any amendments thereto.
(ad)“Restriction Period” means the period of time during which a Participant's Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit is subject to restrictions and is nontransferable.
(ae)“Restricted Stock” means Common Stock granted pursuant to Article IV that is subject to a Restriction Period.
(af)“Restricted Stock Unit” means a right granted pursuant to Article IV to receive Restricted Stock, Common Stock or an equivalent value in cash.

(ag)“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(ah)“Stock Appreciation Right” means the right to receive a cash or Common Stock payment from the Corporation, in accordance with Article III of the Plan.
(ai)“Stock Exchange” means the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed for trading, or, if the Common Stock is not listed for trading on a national securities exchange, such other recognized trading market upon which the largest number of shares of Common Stock has been traded in the aggregate during the last 20 days before the applicable date.
(aj)“Subsidiary” means a corporation or other entity defined in Code Section 424(f).
(ak)“Substitute Awards” shall mean Awards granted or shares issued by the Corporation in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, by a company acquired by the Corporation or any Subsidiary or with which the Corporation or any Subsidiary combines.
(al)“Vested” or “Vesting” means the extent to which an Award granted or issued hereunder has become exercisable, any applicable Restriction Period has terminated or lapsed in accordance with the Plan and the terms of any respective Agreement pursuant to which such Award was granted or issued, or has become payable in whole or in part due to the satisfaction of performance goal(s) set forth in the respective Agreement pursuant to which such Award was granted or issued.  Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, Awards granted under the Plan shall not Vest (in part or in full) prior to the first anniversary of their Grant Date; provided, that the Committee in its discretion may grant Awards (or modify existing Awards) to provide for full Vesting in less than one year (i) on account of a Participant’s retirement, death, Disability, leave of absence, or termination of employment or services, or (ii) as a Substitute Award in replacement of an award previously scheduled to vest in full in less than one year from the Grant Date of such Substitute Award. 
5.Administration.  
(a)The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.  The Committee shall interpret the Plan, prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and make all other determinations necessary or advisable for its administration.  The decision of the Committee on any question concerning the interpretation of the Plan or its administration with respect to any Award granted under the Plan shall be final and binding upon all Participants.  No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award hereunder.  
(b)In addition to any other powers set forth in the Plan and subject to Code Section 409A and the provisions of the Plan, including the minimum Vesting requirements set forth in Section 1.4(ll) (and in the case of any Code Section 162(m) Awards, subject to any additional requirements of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder), the Committee shall have the full and final power and authority, in its discretion to:
(i)amend, modify, or cancel any Award, or to waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto;
(ii)accelerate, continue, or defer the exercisability or Vesting of any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto;
(iii)authorize, in conjunction with any applicable deferred compensation plan of the Corporation, that the receipt of cash or Common Stock subject to any Award under this Plan may be deferred under the terms and conditions of such deferred compensation plan; 
(iv)determine the terms and conditions of Awards granted to Participants and whether such terms and conditions have been satisfied, including without limitation as required in Section 7.2 of the Plan; and
(v)establish such other Awards, besides those specifically enumerated in the Plan, which the Committee determines are consistent with the Plan’s purposes.
6.Participants.  Participants in the Plan shall be such Employees, Directors and Consultants of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries as the Committee in its sole discretion may select from time to time.  

The Committee may grant Awards to an individual upon the condition that the individual become an Employee, Director or Consultant of the Corporation or of a Subsidiary, provided that the Award shall be deemed to be granted only on the date that the individual becomes an Employee, Director or Consultant, as applicable.
7.Stock.  
(a)The Corporation has reserved six million five hundred thousand (6,500,000) shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to stock-based Awards under the Plan.  Up to four million six hundred thousand (4,600,000) of the reserved shares may be granted as Awards that may be settled in shares of Common Stock other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights.  Up to one million three hundred thousand (1,300,000) of the reserved shares may be granted as Incentive Stock Options under the Plan.  All provisions in this Section 1.7 shall be adjusted, as applicable, in accordance with Article IX.
(b)Each share of Common Stock subject to any Award shall be counted against the aggregate reserved share limit in paragraph (a) above as one share.
(c)The shares subject to any portion of an Award that is forfeited, cancelled, or expires or otherwise terminates without issuance of such shares, or is settled for cash or otherwise does not result in the issuance of all or a portion of the shares subject to such Award, shall, to the extent of such forfeiture, cancellation, expiration, termination, cash settlement or non-issuance, again be available for issuance pursuant to Awards under the Plan and shall not be counted against the other limitations in Section 1.7(a).
(d)For the avoidance of doubt, the following shares of Common Stock, however, may not again be made available for issuance as Awards under the Plan: (i) the full number of shares not issued or delivered as a result of the net settlement of an outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right, regardless of the number of shares actually used to make such settlement; (ii) shares used to pay the exercise price or for settlement of any Award; (iii) shares used to satisfy withholding taxes related to the exercise or settlement of any Award; (iv) shares repurchased on the open market with the proceeds of the option exercise price; and (v) shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award that have been forfeited. 
(e)Substitute Awards shall not reduce the shares reserved for issuance under the Plan or authorized for grant to a Participant in any fiscal year.  Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Corporation or any Subsidiary or with which the Corporation or any Subsidiary combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by shareholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the shares authorized for issuance under the Plan; provided that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not Employees or Directors or an affiliate of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries prior to such acquisition or combination.  
8.Repricing.  Except as provided in Section 9.1, without the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock cast in person or by proxy at a meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation at which a quorum representing a majority of all outstanding shares is present or represented by proxy, neither the Board nor the Committee shall approve a program providing for (a) the cancellation of outstanding Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights and the grant in substitution therefore of any new Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan having a lower exercise price than the Fair Market Value of the underlying Common Stock on the original Grant Date, (b) the amendment of outstanding Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights to reduce the exercise price thereof below the Fair Market Value of the underlying Common Stock on the original Grant Date, or (c) the exchange of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights for cash or other Awards if the exercise price per share of such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights is greater than the Fair Market Value per share as of the date of exchange.  This Section 

shall not be construed to apply to “issuing or assuming a stock option in a transaction to which section 424(a) applies,” within the meaning of Code Section 424.
II.  STOCK OPTIONS
1.Grant of Options.  The Committee, at any time and from time to time, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, may grant Options to such Participants and for such number of shares of Common Stock as it shall designate, and shall determine the general terms and conditions of exercise, which shall be set forth in a Participant's Agreement.  Any Participant may hold more than one Option under the Plan and any other plan of the Corporation or Subsidiary.  No Option granted hereunder may be exercised after the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date.  The Committee may designate any Option granted as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, or the Committee may designate a portion of an Option as an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option.  Unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Agreement, any Options granted pursuant to the Plan are intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder (to the extent applicable), and shall be deemed to have been designated by the Committee as Code Section 162(m) Awards.
2.Incentive Stock Options.  Any Option intended to constitute an Incentive Stock Option shall comply with the requirements of this Section 2.2.  An Incentive Stock Option only may be granted to an Employee.  No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted with an exercise price below the Fair Market Value of Common Stock on the Grant Date nor with an exercise term that extends beyond ten (10) years from the Grant Date.  An Incentive Stock Option shall not be granted to any Participant who owns (within the meaning of Code Section 424(d)) stock of the Corporation or any Subsidiary possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation or a Subsidiary unless, at the Grant Date, the exercise price for the Option is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the shares subject to the Option and the Option, by its terms, is not exercisable more than five (5) years after the Grant Date.  The aggregate Fair Market Value of the underlying Common Stock (determined at the Grant Date) as to which Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan (including a plan of a Subsidiary) may first be exercised by a Participant in any one calendar year shall not exceed $100,000.  To the extent that an Option intended to constitute an Incentive Stock Option shall violate the foregoing $100,000 limitation (or any other limitation set forth in Code Section 422), the portion of the Option that exceeds the $100,000 limitation (or violates any other Code Section 422 limitation) shall be deemed to constitute a Nonqualified Stock Option.  
3.Exercise Price.  The Committee shall determine the per share exercise price for each Option granted under the Plan.  No Option may be granted with an exercise price below 100% of the Fair Market Value of Common Stock on the Grant Date.
4.Payment for Option Shares.
(a)The purchase price for shares of Common Stock to be acquired upon exercise of an Option granted hereunder shall be paid in full in cash or by personal check, bank draft or money order at the time of exercise; provided, however, that in lieu of such form of payment, unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Agreement, payment may be made by (i) tendering shares of Common Stock to the Corporation, which are withheld from the Option being exercised, or are freely owned and held by the Participant independent of any restrictions or hypothecations; (ii) by delivery to the Corporation of a properly executed exercise notice, acceptable to the Corporation, together with irrevocable instructions to the Participant’s broker to deliver to the Corporation sufficient cash to pay the exercise price and any applicable income and employment withholding taxes, in accordance with a written agreement between the Corporation and the brokerage firm; (iii) delivery of other consideration approved by the Committee having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the total purchase price; (iv) other means determined by the Committee; or (v) any combination of the foregoing.  
(b)Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option may not be exercised by delivery to or withholding by the Corporation of shares of Common Stock to the extent that such delivery or withholding (i) would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law or regulation (including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), or (ii) if there is a substantial likelihood that the use of such form of payment would result in adverse 

accounting treatment to the Corporation under generally accepted accounting principles.  Until a Participant has been issued a certificate or certificates for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (or the book entry representing such shares has been made and such shares have been deposited with the appropriate registered book-entry custodian), he or she shall possess no rights as a record holder with respect to any such shares.
III.  STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
1.Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights.  Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted, held and exercised in such form and upon such general terms and conditions as determined by the Committee on an individual basis.  A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted to a Participant with respect to such number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation as the Committee may determine.  No Stock Appreciation Right shall be granted with an exercise term that extends beyond ten (10) years from the Grant Date.   Unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Agreement, any Stock Appreciation Rights granted pursuant to the Plan are intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder (to the extent applicable), and shall be deemed to have been designated by the Committee as Code Section 162(m) Awards.
2.Exercise Price.  The Committee shall determine the per share exercise price for each Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan; provided, however, that the exercise price of a Stock Appreciation Right shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock covered by the Stock Appreciation Right on the Grant Date.
3.Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights.  A Stock Appreciation Right shall be deemed exercised upon receipt by the Corporation of written notice of exercise from the Participant.  The Committee shall specify in a Participant’s Agreement whether payment shall be made in cash or shares of Common Stock, any combination thereof, or in any other applicable method set forth in Section 2.4(a).
4.Stock Appreciation Right Payment.  Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, a Participant shall be entitled to payment from the Corporation, in cash, shares, or partly in each (as determined by the Committee in accordance with any applicable terms of the Agreement), of an amount equal to the difference between (a) the aggregate Fair Market Value on the exercise date for the specified number of shares being exercised, and (b) the aggregate exercise price for the specified number of shares being exercised.
5.Maximum Stock Appreciation Right Amount Per Share.  The Committee may, in its sole discretion, establish (at the time of grant) a maximum amount per share which shall be payable upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, expressed as a dollar amount.
IV.  RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
1.Grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units under the Plan to such Participants and in such amounts as it shall determine.
2.Terms of Awards.  Each Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced by an Agreement that shall specify the terms of the restrictions, including the Restriction Period, or periods, the number of Common Stock shares or units subject to the Award, the purchase price for the shares of Restricted Stock, if any, the form of consideration that may be used to pay the purchase price of the Restricted Stock, including those specified in Section 2.4, and such other general terms and conditions, including performance goal(s), as the Committee shall determine.
3.Transferability.  Except as provided in this Article IV and Section 10.3 of the Plan, the shares of Common Stock subject to an Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder may not be transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the termination of the applicable Restriction Period or for such period of time as shall be established by the Committee and specified in the applicable Agreement, or upon the earlier satisfaction of other conditions as specified by the Committee in its sole discretion and as set forth in the applicable Agreement.
4.Other Restrictions.  The Committee shall impose such other restrictions on any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units under the Plan as it may deem advisable including, without limitation, restrictions under applicable federal or state securities laws, and the issuance of a legended certificate of Common Stock representing such shares to give appropriate 

notice of such restrictions (or, if issued in book entry form, a notation with similar restrictive effect with respect to the book entry representing such shares).  Subject to Code Section 409A and the minimum Vesting requirements set forth in Section 1.4(ll), the Committee shall have the discretion to waive the applicable Restriction Period with respect to all or any part of the Common Stock subject to an Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units that has not been designated (or deemed designated) as a Code Section 162(m) Award.
5.Voting Rights.  During the Restriction Period, Participants holding issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock subject to an Award of Restricted Stock may exercise full voting rights with respect to the Restricted Stock, while such Award remains outstanding.
6.Dividends and Dividend Equivalents.  
(a)Except as set forth below or in a Participant’s Agreement, a Participant shall be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock subject to an Award of Restricted Stock, while such Award remains outstanding.  If any dividends or distributions are paid in shares of Common Stock during the Restriction Period applicable to an Award of Restricted Stock, the dividend or other distribution shares shall be subject to the same restrictions on transferability as the shares of Common Stock with respect to which they were paid.
(b)The Committee, in its discretion, may provide in the Agreement evidencing any Restricted Stock Unit Award that the Participant shall be entitled to receive Dividend Equivalents with respect to the payment of cash dividends on Common Stock having a record date prior to the date on which Restricted Stock Units held by such Participant are settled.  Such Dividend Equivalents, if any, shall be paid by crediting the Participant with additional whole Restricted Stock Units as of the date of payment of such cash dividends on Common Stock.  The number of additional Restricted Stock Units (rounded to the nearest whole number) to be so credited shall be determined by dividing (i) the amount of cash dividends paid on such date with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock represented by the Restricted Stock Units previously credited to the Participant as of the record date of such dividend, by (ii) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on such date.  Such additional Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the same terms and conditions and shall be settled in the same manner and at the same time or times (or as soon thereafter as practicable) as the corresponding Restricted Stock Units on which the Dividend Equivalent was paid.  In the event of a dividend or distribution paid in shares of Common Stock or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Corporation as described in Article IX, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the Participant’s Restricted Stock Unit so that it represents the right to receive upon settlement any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than normal cash dividends) to which the Participant would be entitled by reason of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Unit, and all such new, substituted or additional securities or other property shall be immediately subject to the same restrictions as are applicable to the Restricted Stock Unit.
7.Settlement of Restricted Stock Units.  If a Restricted Stock Unit is payable in Common Stock, the Corporation shall issue to a Participant on the date on which Restricted Stock Units subject to the Participant’s Award Vest or (subject to the minimum Vesting requirements set forth in Section 1.4(ll)) on such other date determined by the Committee, in its discretion, and set forth in the Agreement, one share of Common Stock and/or any other new, substituted or additional securities or other property pursuant to an adjustment described in Section 9.1 for each Restricted Stock Unit then becoming Vested or otherwise to be settled on such date, subject to the withholding of applicable taxes.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan to the contrary, any Restricted Stock Unit, whether settled in Common Stock, cash or other property, shall be paid no later than two and a half (21⁄2) months after the later of the end of the fiscal or calendar year in which the Restricted Stock Unit Vests.
8.Restricted Stock Unit Bonus Deferral Awards.  A Participant designated by the Committee who is an insider or otherwise among a select group of highly compensated Employees may irrevocably elect, prior to a date specified by the Committee and in compliance with Code Section 409A, to defer receipt of any cash bonus or cash Incentive Award payable by the Corporation (subject to any minimum or maximum 

limitations imposed by the Committee), which shall be credited to the Participant in the form of Restricted Stock Units, subject to such terms and other conditions established by the Committee as set forth in the associated Agreement.  In consideration for foregoing bonus or Incentive Award compensation, the dollar amount deferred by a Participant may be increased by the Committee up to fifty (50) percent (or such lesser percentage specified by the Committee), for purposes of determining the number of Restricted Stock Units in the Participant’s Award.  The electing Participant shall be credited, as of the date specified in the Agreement, with a  number of Restricted Stock Units, equal to the amount of the deferral (increased by any Committee match), divided by the Fair Market Value on the applicable date.
V.  PERFORMANCE AWARDS
1.Grant of Performance Awards.  The Committee, in its discretion, may grant Performance Awards to Participants and may determine, on an individual or group basis, the performance goal(s) to be attained pursuant to each Performance Award.
2.Terms of Awards.  
(a)Performance Awards shall consist of rights to receive cash, Common Stock, other property or a combination thereof, if designated performance goal(s) are achieved.  The terms of a Participant's Performance Award shall be set forth in a Participant’s Agreement.  Each Agreement shall specify the performance goal(s), which may include the Performance Measures, applicable to a particular Participant or group of Participants, the period over which the targeted goal(s) are to be attained, the payment schedule if the goal(s) are attained, and any other general terms as the Committee shall determine and conditions applicable to an individual Performance Award.  Subject to Code Section 409A and the minimum Vesting requirements set forth in Section 1.4(ll), the Committee, in its discretion, may waive all or part of the conditions, goals and restrictions applicable to the receipt of full or partial payment of a Performance Award that has not been designated (or deemed designated) as a Code Section 162(m) Award.
(b)Performance Awards may be granted as Performance Shares or Performance Units, at the discretion of the Committee.  Performance Awards shall be paid no later than two and a half (21⁄2) months after the later of the end of the fiscal or calendar year in which the Performance Award is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.
(i)In the case of Performance Shares, the Participant shall receive a legended certificate of Common Stock, restricted from transfer prior to the satisfaction of the designated performance goal(s) and restrictions (or shares may be issued in book entry form with a notation having similar restrictive effect with respect to the book entry representing such shares), as determined by the Committee and specified in the Participant’s Agreement.  Prior to satisfaction of the performance goal(s) and restrictions, the Participant shall be entitled to vote the Performance Shares to the extent such shares are issued and outstanding.  Further, any dividends paid on such shares during the performance period automatically shall, as provided in the Participant’s Agreement: (A) be reinvested on behalf of the Participant in additional Performance Shares under the Plan, and such additional shares shall be subject to the same performance goal(s) and restrictions as the other shares under the Performance Share Award; (B) be payable in cash upon satisfaction of, and subject to the same performance goal(s) and restrictions as the underlying shares for the Performance Share Award; or (C) be provided in a combination thereof.
(ii)In the case of Performance Units, the Participant shall receive an Agreement from the Committee that specifies the performance goal(s) and restrictions that must be satisfied before the Corporation shall issue the payment, which may be cash, a designated number of shares of Common Stock, other property or a combination thereof.  
VI.  INCENTIVE AWARDS
1.Grant of Incentive Awards.
(a)The Committee, in its discretion, may grant Incentive Awards to such Participants as it may designate from time to time.  The terms of a Participant’s Incentive Award shall be set forth in the Participant’s individual Agreement and/or in any separate program(s) authorized by the Committee.  Each 

Agreement and/or separate program shall specify such general terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.
(b)The determination of Incentive Awards for a given year or years may be based upon the attainment of specified levels of Corporation or Subsidiary performance as measured by pre-established, objective performance criteria determined at the discretion of the Committee, including any or all of the Performance Measures.
(c)The Committee shall (i) select those Participants who shall be eligible to receive an Incentive Award, (ii) determine the performance period, (iii) determine target levels of performance, and (iv) determine the level of Incentive Award to be paid to each selected Participant upon the achievement of each performance level.  The Committee generally shall make the foregoing determinations prior to the commencement of services to which an Incentive Award relates (or by such later date permitted under the deduction limitation exemption provisions of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder), to the extent applicable, and while the outcome of the performance goals and targets is uncertain.
2.Payment of Incentive Awards.  
(a)Incentive Awards shall be paid in cash, shares of Common Stock or other property, at the discretion of the Committee.  Payments shall be made following a determination by the Committee that the performance targets were attained and shall be made within two and a half (21⁄2) months after the later of the end of the fiscal or calendar year in which the Incentive Award is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.
(b)The amount of an Incentive Award to be paid upon the attainment of each targeted level of performance shall equal a percentage of a Participant's base salary for the fiscal year, a fixed dollar amount, or such other formula, as determined by the Committee.
VII.  CODE SECTION 162(m) AWARDS
1.Awards Granted Under Code Section 162(m).    
(a)Unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Agreement, any Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted pursuant to the Plan are intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder (to the extent applicable), and shall be deemed to have been designated by the Committee as Code Section 162(m) Awards.
(b)Unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Agreement, any Award granted to an Employee Participant pursuant to the Plan, other than an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, which otherwise complies with the applicable requirements set forth in this Article VII shall be deemed to have been designated by the Committee as a Code Section 162(m) Award that is subject to the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder (to the extent applicable).  Such an Award must comply with the following additional requirements, which shall control over any other provision that pertains to such Award under Articles IV, V and VI:
(i)Each such Code Section 162(m) Award shall be based upon the attainment of specified levels of pre-established, objective Performance Measures that are intended to satisfy the performance based compensation requirements of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder.  Further, at the discretion of the Committee, such an Award also may be subject to goals and restrictions in addition to the Performance Measures.
(ii)For each such Code Section 162(m) Award, the Committee shall (A) select the Participant who shall be eligible to receive a Code Section 162(m) Award, (B) determine the applicable performance period, (C) determine the target levels of the Corporation or Subsidiary Performance Measures, and (D) determine the number of shares of Common Stock or cash or other property (or combination thereof) subject to an Award to be paid to each selected Participant.  The Committee shall make the foregoing determinations prior to the commencement of services to which such an Award relates (or by such later date permitted under the deduction limitation exemption provisions of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder), and while the outcome of the performance goals and targets is uncertain.

2.Attainment of Code Section 162(m) Goals.
(a)With respect to each Award designated (or deemed designated) as a Code Section 162(m) Award pursuant to Section 7.1(b), after each performance period, the Committee shall certify, in writing (which may include the written minutes for any meeting of the Committee): (i)  if the Corporation has attained the performance targets, and (ii) the number of shares pursuant to the Award that are to become freely transferable, if applicable, or the cash or other property payable under the Award.  The Committee shall have no discretion to waive all or part of the conditions, goals and restrictions applicable to the receipt of full or partial payment or to accelerate payment of such an Award, except in the case of the death or Disability of a Participant, or upon a Change in Control Termination.
(b)Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, reduce any Award based on such factors as may be determined by the Committee, including, without limitation, a determination by the Committee that such a reduction is appropriate in light of pay practices of competitors, or the performance of the Corporation, a Subsidiary or a Participant relative to the performance of competitors, or performance with respect to the Corporation’s strategic business goals.
3.Individual Participant Limitations.  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9.1, with respect to those Awards which are designated (or deemed designated) by the Committee to be Code Section 162(m) Awards:
(a)no Employee Participant in any one fiscal year of the Corporation may be granted:
(i)Options with respect to more than six hundred thousand (600,000) shares of Common Stock;
(ii)Stock Appreciation Rights with respect to more than six hundred thousand (600,000) shares of Common Stock;
(iii)Restricted Stock Awards with respect to more than four hundred thousand (400,000) shares of Common Stock;
(iv)Restricted Stock Unit Awards that are denominated in shares of Common Stock with respect to more four hundred thousand (400,000) shares;
(v)Performance Awards that are denominated in shares of Common Stock with respect to more than four hundred thousand (400,000) shares; or
(vi)Incentive Awards that are denominated in shares of Common Stock with respect to more than four hundred thousand (400,000) shares.
(b)The maximum dollar value payable to any Employee Participant in any one fiscal year of the Corporation with respect to Restricted Stock Units, Performance Awards or Incentive Awards that are valued in property other than Common Stock shall be limited to the lesser of three million dollars ($3,000,000) or four (4) times the Participant’s base salary for the fiscal year.
(c)If an Award is cancelled, the cancelled Award shall continue to be counted towards the applicable limitations set forth above.
VIII.  TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICES
1.Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.   Unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Agreement:
(a)If, prior to the date when an Option or Stock Appreciation Right first becomes Vested, a Participant’s employment or services are terminated for any reason, the Participant's right to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall terminate and all rights thereunder shall cease.
(b)If, on or after the date when an Option or Stock Appreciation Right first becomes Vested, a Participant’s employment or services are terminated for any reason other than the Participant’s death or Disability, the Participant shall have the right, within the earlier of (i) the expiration of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, and (ii) three (3) months after termination of employment or services, as applicable, to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right to the extent that it was exercisable and unexercised on the date of the Participant's termination of employment or services, subject to any other limitation on the exercise of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right in effect on the date of exercise.  

(c)If, on or after the date when an Option or Stock Appreciation Right first becomes Vested, a Participant’s employment or services are terminated due to the Participant’s death while the Option or Stock Appreciation Right is still exercisable, the person or persons to whom the Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall have been transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution, shall have the right within the exercise period specified in the Participant's Agreement to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right to the extent that it was exercisable and unexercised on the Participant's date of death, subject to any other limitation on exercise in effect on the date of exercise.  The beneficial tax treatment of an Incentive Stock Option may be forfeited if the Option is exercised more than one year after a Participant's date of death.
(d)If, on or after the date when an Option or Stock Appreciation Right first becomes Vested, a Participant’s employment or services are terminated due to the Participant’s Disability, the Participant shall have the right, within the exercise period specified in the Participant’s Agreement, to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right to the extent that it was exercisable and unexercised on the date of the Participant's termination of employment or services due to Disability, subject to any other limitation on the exercise of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right in effect on the date of exercise.  If the Participant dies after termination of employment or services, as applicable, while the Option or Stock Appreciation Right is still exercisable, the Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable in accordance with the terms of paragraph (c) above.
(e)For the avoidance of doubt, the Committee, at the time of a Participant's termination of employment or services, may accelerate a Participant's right to exercise an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, or, subject to Code Section 409A and Sections 2.1 and 3.1 of the Plan, may extend the term of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right.
(f)Shares subject to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights that are not exercised in accordance with the provisions of (a) through (e) above shall expire and be forfeited by the Participant as of their expiration date.
2.Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Performance Awards and Incentive Awards.   With respect to any Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Award or Incentive Award, unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Agreement:
(a)If a Participant’s employment or services are terminated for any reason, any portion of such an Award that is not yet Vested automatically shall terminate and be forfeited by the Participant.
(b)If, with respect to a Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award, the terminated Participant was required to pay a purchase price for the Restricted Stock subject to such Award, other than for the performance of services, the Corporation shall have the option to repurchase any shares acquired by the Participant which are still subject to any Restriction Period for the purchase price paid by the Participant.
(c)For the avoidance of doubt, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide in a Participant’s Agreement for the continuation of any such Award after a Participant’s employment or services are terminated or, subject to Code Section 409A, may waive or change the remaining conditions, goals or restrictions, or add additional conditions, goals or restrictions, with respect to such Award, as it deems appropriate.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall not waive any restrictions on any such Award that is designated (or deemed designated) as a Code Section 162(m) Award, but the Committee may provide in the Participant’s Agreement or otherwise that, upon the Participant’s termination of employment due to death or Disability, or upon a Change in Control Termination prior to Vesting of such Award, the Award shall be deemed to have been Vested on terms determined by the Committee.
3.Other Provisions.  The transfer of an Employee from one corporation to another among the Corporation and any of its Subsidiaries, or a leave of absence under the leave policy of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries shall not be a termination of employment for purposes of the Plan, unless a provision to the contrary is expressly stated by the Committee in a Participant's Agreement issued under the Plan.

IX.  ADJUSTMENTS AND CHANGE IN CONTROL
1.Adjustments.  In the event of a merger, reorganization, statutory share exchange, consolidation, recapitalization, dividend or distribution (whether in cash, shares or other property), stock split, reverse stock split, spin-off or similar transaction or other change in corporate structure affecting the Common Stock or the value thereof, such adjustments and other substitutions shall be made to the Plan and Awards as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems equitable or appropriate, including adjustments in the aggregate number, class and kind of securities that may be delivered under the Plan and, in the aggregate or to any one Participant, in the number, class, kind and option or exercise price of securities subject to outstanding Awards granted under the Plan (including, if the Committee deems appropriate, the substitution of cash, similar options to purchase the shares of, or other awards denominated in the shares of, another company, or other property, as the Committee may determine to be appropriate in its sole discretion).  Any of the foregoing adjustments may provide for the elimination of any fractional share which might otherwise become subject to any Award.
2.Change in Control. 
(a)With respect to an Employee Participant and notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, unless otherwise provided in such Employee Participant’s Agreement or elsewhere, upon a Change in Control Termination, the following shall occur:  (i) any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted hereunder immediately shall become fully Vested and exercisable, regardless of any installment provision applicable to such Option or Stock Appreciation Right; (ii) the remaining Restriction Period on any shares of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award granted hereunder immediately shall lapse and the shares shall become fully transferable, subject to any applicable federal or state securities laws; (iii) all performance goals and conditions shall be deemed to have been satisfied and all restrictions shall lapse on any outstanding Performance Awards, which immediately shall become payable (either in full or pro-rata based on the portion of the applicable performance period completed as of the Change in Control Termination); and (iv) all performance targets and performance levels shall be deemed to have been satisfied for any outstanding Incentive Awards, which immediately shall become payable (either in full or pro-rata based on the portion of the applicable performance period completed as of the Change in Control Termination).
(b)With respect to a Participant other than an Employee Participant and notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, unless otherwise provided in such Participant’s Agreement or elsewhere, upon a Change in Control, the following shall occur:  (i) any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted hereunder immediately shall become fully Vested and exercisable, regardless of any installment provision applicable to such Option or Stock Appreciation Right; (ii) the remaining Restriction Period on any shares of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award granted hereunder immediately shall lapse and the shares shall become fully transferable, subject to any applicable federal or state securities laws; (iii) all performance goals and conditions shall be deemed to have been satisfied and all restrictions shall lapse on any outstanding Performance Awards, which immediately shall become payable (either in full or pro-rata based on the portion of the applicable performance period completed as of the Change in Control); and (iv) all performance targets and performance levels shall be deemed to have been satisfied for any outstanding Incentive Awards, which immediately shall become payable (either in full or pro-rata based on the portion of the applicable performance period completed as of the Change in Control).
(c)The Committee may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of any Participant, determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, each or any Option or Stock Appreciation Right outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control shall be cancelled in exchange for a payment with respect to each Vested share of Common Stock subject to such cancelled Option or Stock Appreciation Right in (i) cash, (ii) stock of the Corporation or of a corporation or other business entity that is a party to the Change in Control, or (iii) other property which, in any such case, shall be in an amount having a Fair Market Value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the consideration to be paid per share of Common 

Stock in the Change in Control transaction over the exercise price per share under such Option or Stock Appreciation Right (the “Spread”).  In the event such determination is made by the Committee, the Spread (reduced by applicable withholding taxes, if any) shall be paid to a Participant in respect of the Participant’s cancelled Options and Stock Appreciation Rights on or as soon as practicable following the date of the Change in Control.
X.  MISCELLANEOUS
1.Partial Exercise/Fractional Shares.  The Committee may permit, and shall establish procedures for, the partial exercise of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan.  No fractional shares shall be issued in connection with the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right or payment of a Performance Award, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award or Incentive Award; instead, the Fair Market Value of the fractional shares shall be paid in cash, or at the discretion of the Committee, the number of shares shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares and any fractional shares shall be disregarded.
2.Rights Prior to Issuance of Shares.  No Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to shares covered by an Award until the issuance of a stock certificate for such shares or electronic transfer to the Participant (or book entry representing such shares has been made and such shares have been deposited with the appropriate registered book-entry custodian).  No adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights with respect to such shares for which the record date is prior to the date the certificate is issued or the shares electronically delivered to the Participant’s brokerage account (or book entry is made), except as otherwise provided in the Plan or a Participant’s Agreement or by the Committee. 
3.Non‐Assignability; Certificate Legend; Removal.  
(a)Except as described below or as otherwise determined by the Committee in a Participant’s Agreement, no Award shall be transferable by a Participant except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and an Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercised only by a Participant during the lifetime of the Participant.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant may assign or transfer an Award that is not an Incentive Stock Option with the consent of the Committee (each transferee thereof, a “Permitted Assignee”); provided that such Permitted Assignee shall be bound by and subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and any Agreement relating to the transferred Award and shall execute an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation evidencing such obligations; and provided further that such Participant shall remain bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(b)Each certificate representing shares of Common Stock subject to an Award, to the extent a certificate is issued, shall bear the following legend: 
The sale or other transfer of the shares of stock represented by this certificate, whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law, is subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth in the ITC Holdings Corp. 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan (“Plan”), rules and administrative guidelines adopted pursuant to such Plan [and an Agreement dated ______ __, ____].  A copy of the Plan, such rules [and such Agreement] may be obtained from the Secretary of ITC Holdings Corp.
If shares are issued in book entry form, a notation to the same restrictive effect as the legend above shall be placed on the transfer agent’s books in connection with such shares.
(c)Subject to applicable federal and state securities laws, issued shares of Common Stock subject to an Award shall become freely transferable by the Participant after all applicable restrictions, limitations, performance requirements or other conditions have terminated, expired, lapsed or been satisfied.  Once such issued shares of Common Stock are released from such restrictions, limitations, performance requirements or other conditions, the Participant shall be entitled to have the legend required by this Section 10.3 removed from the applicable Common Stock certificate (or notation removed from such book entry).  

4.Securities Laws.
(a)Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, the Corporation's obligation to sell and deliver Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right or deliver Common Stock pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Award or Incentive Award is subject to such compliance with federal and state laws, rules and regulations applying to the authorization, issuance or sale of securities as the Corporation deems necessary or advisable.  The Corporation shall not be required to sell and deliver or issue Common Stock unless and until it receives satisfactory assurance that the issuance or transfer of such shares shall not violate any of the provisions of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder or those of the Stock Exchange or any stock exchange on which the Common Stock may be listed, the provisions of any other applicable laws governing the sale of securities, or that there has been compliance with the provisions of such acts, rules, regulations and laws.
(b)The Committee may impose such restrictions on any shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right or the grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units or the payment of a Performance Award or Incentive Award under the Plan as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions (i) under applicable federal securities laws; (ii) under the requirements of the Stock Exchange or any other securities exchange or recognized trading market upon which such shares of Common Stock are then listed or traded; and (iii) under any other applicable securities laws.   
5.Withholding Taxes.
(a)The Corporation shall have the right to withhold from a Participant’s compensation or require a Participant to remit sufficient funds to satisfy applicable withholding for income and employment taxes upon the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, the lapse of the Restriction Period on a Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award, or the payment of a Performance Award or Incentive Award.  A Participant may in order to fulfill the withholding obligation tender previously-acquired shares of Common Stock or have shares of stock withheld from the exercise, provided that the shares have an aggregate Fair Market Value sufficient to satisfy in whole or in part the applicable withholding taxes.  Other payment methods as set forth in Sections 2.4(a) and 3.3 may also be utilized to satisfy any applicable withholding requirements.  At no point shall the Corporation withhold from the exercise of an Option more shares than are necessary to meet the established tax withholding requirements of federal, state and local obligations.
(b)Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant may not use shares of Common Stock to satisfy the withholding requirements to the extent that (i) there is a substantial likelihood that the use of such form of payment or the timing of such form of payment would subject the Participant to a substantial risk of liability under Section 16 of the Exchange Act; (ii) such withholding would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law or regulation (including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002); or (iii) there is a substantial likelihood that the use of such form of payment would result in adverse accounting treatment to the Corporation under generally accepted accounting principles.
6.Termination and Amendment.
(a)The Board may terminate the Plan, or the granting of Awards under the Plan, at any time.  
(b)Subject to the minimum Vesting requirements set forth in Section 1.4(ll), the Board may amend or modify the Plan at any time and from time to time, and the Committee may amend or modify the terms of an outstanding Agreement at any time and from time to time, but no amendment or modification, without the approval of the shareholders of the Corporation, shall (i) materially increase the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan; (ii) increase the amount of Common Stock for which Awards may be made under the Plan, except as permitted under Sections 1.7 and Article IX; or (iii) change the provisions relating to the eligibility of individuals to whom Awards may be made under the Plan.  In addition, if the Corporation’s Common Stock is listed on a Stock Exchange, the Board may not amend the Plan in a manner requiring 

approval of the shareholders of the Corporation under the rules of the Stock Exchange without obtaining the approval of the shareholders.
(c)No amendment, modification, or termination of the Plan or an outstanding Agreement shall in any manner materially and adversely affect any then outstanding Award under the Plan without the consent of the Participant holding such Award, except as set forth in any Agreement relating to the Award, as set forth in Sections 9.2 or 10.10, or to bring the Plan and/or an Award into compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A or to qualify for an exemption under Code Section 409A.
7.Code Section 409A.  It is intended that Awards granted under the Plan shall be exempt from or in compliance with Code Section 409A, and the provisions of the Plan are to be construed accordingly.  The Board reserves the right to amend the terms of the Plan, and the Committee reserves the right to amend any outstanding Agreement if necessary either to exempt such Award from Code Section 409A or comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, as applicable.  However, unless otherwise specified herein or in a Participant’s Agreement, in no event shall the Corporation or a Subsidiary be responsible for any tax or penalty owed by a Participant or beneficiary with regard to an Award payment.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, all or part of an Award payment to a Participant who is determined to constitute a “specified employee” (as defined in Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder) at the time of separation from service, shall be delayed (if then required) under Code Section 409A, and paid in an aggregated lump sum on the first business day following the date that is six months after the date of the Participant’s separation from service, or the date of the Participant’s death, if earlier; any remaining payments shall be paid on their regularly scheduled payment dates.  For purposes of the Plan and any Agreement, the terms “separation from service” or “termination of employment” (or variations thereof) shall be synonymous with the meaning given to the term “separation from service” as defined in Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder. 
8.Effect on Employment or Services.  Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the granting of any Award pursuant to the Plan shall be deemed to create any right in any individual to be retained or continued in the employment or services of the Corporation or a Subsidiary.
9.Use of Proceeds.  The proceeds received from the sale of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes of the Corporation.
10.Severability.  If any one or more of the provisions (or any part thereof) of this Plan or of any Agreement issued hereunder, shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be modified so as to make it valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions (or any part thereof) of the Plan or of any Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Board may, without the consent of any Participant, and in a manner determined necessary solely in the discretion of the Board, amend the Plan and any outstanding Agreement as the Corporation deems necessary to ensure the Plan and all Awards remain valid, legal or enforceable in all respects.
11.Beneficiary Designation.  Except as otherwise designated in a Participant’s Agreement, and subject to local laws and procedures, each Participant may file a written beneficiary designation with the Corporation stating who is to receive any benefit under the Plan to which the Participant is entitled in the event of such Participant's death before receipt of any or all of a Plan benefit. Each designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, be in a form prescribed by the Corporation, and become effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Corporation during the Participant's lifetime. If a Participant dies without an effective beneficiary designation for a beneficiary who is living at the time of the Participant's death, the Corporation shall pay any remaining unpaid benefits to the Participant's legal representative.
12.Unfunded Obligation.  A Participant shall have the status of a general unsecured creditor of the Corporation. Any amounts payable to a Participant pursuant to the Plan shall be unfunded and unsecured obligations for all purposes.  The Corporation shall not be required to segregate any monies from its general funds, or to create any trusts, or establish any special accounts with respect to such obligations.  The Corporation shall retain at all times beneficial ownership of any investments, including trust investments, 

which the Corporation may make to fulfill its payment obligations hereunder.  Any investments or the creation or maintenance of any trust or any Participant account shall not create or constitute a trust or fiduciary relationship between the Committee or the Corporation and a Participant, or otherwise create any Vested or beneficial interest in any Participant or the Participant's creditors in any assets of the Corporation.  A Participant shall have no claim against the Corporation for any changes in the value of any assets which may be invested or reinvested by the Corporation with respect to the Plan.
13.Approval of Plan.  The Plan shall be subject to the approval of the holders of at least a majority of the votes cast on a proposal to approve the Plan at a duly held meeting of shareholders of the Corporation held within twelve (12) months after adoption of the Plan by the Board.  No Award granted under the Plan may be exercised or paid in whole or in part unless the Plan has been approved by the shareholders as provided herein.  If not approved by shareholders within such 12-month period, the Plan and any Awards granted under the Plan shall be null and void, with no further force or effect. 
14.Governing Law.  Except to the extent governed by applicable federal law, the validity, interpretation, construction and performance of the Plan and Agreements under the Plan, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to its conflict of law rules.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this ITC Holdings Corp. 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan has been executed on behalf of the Corporation on this 20th day of May, 2015.

ITC HOLDINGS CORP.

By:  Christine Mason Soneral    
Its:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel    
       

BOARD APPROVAL: March 26, 2015
SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL: May 20, 2015

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