NOVI, Mich., May 11, 2020 – ITC Holdings Corp. (“ITC”), a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., today
announced that it has priced a previously announced private offering of $700 million aggregate
principal amount of its 2.95% senior unsecured notes due 2030 (the “notes”). The offering is
expected to close on May 14, 2020, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
ITC intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay indebtedness under ITC’s term
loan credit agreement, revolving credit facility and commercial paper program, and for general
corporate purposes.
The notes are being offered in the United States only to persons reasonably believed to be
qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”), and to certain non-U.S. persons in transactions outside the
United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The issuance and sale of
the notes will not be registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any other
jurisdiction, and the notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or
an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable
securities laws of any other jurisdiction. This press release does not and will not constitute an
offer to sell any of the notes or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the notes described
herein or any other securities, nor shall there be any sale of the notes in any jurisdiction in which
such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About ITC Holdings Corp.
ITC Holdings Corp. is the largest independent electricity transmission company in the United
States. ITC provides transmission grid solutions to improve reliability, expand access to
markets, allow new generating resources to interconnect to its systems and lower the overall
cost of delivered energy. Through its regulated operating subsidiaries ITCTransmission,
Michigan Electric Transmission Company, ITC Midwest and ITC Great Plains, ITC owns and
operates high-voltage transmission infrastructure in Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, and in development in Wisconsin. These systems serve a
combined peak load exceeding 26,000 megawatts along 16,000 circuit miles of transmission
line, supported by 700 employees and 1,000 contractors. ITC is based in Novi, Michigan. For
further information visit www.itc-holdings.com. ITC is a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., a leader in the
North American regulated electric and gas utility industry. None of the information on ITC’s or
Fortis Inc.’s websites is incorporated into, or forms a part of, this press release.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains certain statements that describe our management's beliefs
concerning future business conditions, plans and prospects, growth opportunities and the
outlook for our business and the electric transmission industry based upon information currently available. Such statements are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Wherever possible, we have identified these forward-
looking statements by words such as "will," "may," "anticipates," "believes," "intends,"
"estimates,” “forecasts,” “forecasted,” "expects," "projects," “likely” and similar phrases. These
forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions our management believes are
reasonable. Such forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions and
subject to significant risks and uncertainties which could cause our actual results, performance
and achievements to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements,
including, among others, the risks and uncertainties disclosed in our annual reports on Form 10-
K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other filings made with the SEC from time to time. There
can be no assurance that the offering will be completed. ITC assumes no obligation to update
any forward-looking statements.