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19-Feb-2013
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obl
ITC Holdings Corp. 2013 Term Loan Credit Agreement
On February 15, 2013, ITC Holdings Corp. ("ITC Holdings") entered into a Term Loan Credit Agreement (the "ITC Holdings 2013 Term Loan Credit Agreement") with various financial institutions (the "Lenders"), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent for the Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as documentation agent, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.as co-syndication agents and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the transaction. The ITC Holdings 2013 Term Loan Credit Agreement establishes an unguaranteed, unsecured term loan credit facility under which ITC Holdings may borrow up to $250,000,000 in two separate draws. An amount of $100,000,000 was borrowed on February15, 2013 and the remaining amount of $150,000,000 may be borrowed on or prior to March 15, 2013. Funds borrowed may be used for general corporate purposes of ITC Holdings and its subsidiaries, including the repayment of revolving borrowings. The ITC Holdings 2013 Term Loan Credit Agreement contains covenants that: (a) place limitations on liens; mergers, consolidations, liquidations and sales of all or substantially all assets; dividends; and sale leaseback transactions and (b) require ITC Holdings to maintain a maximum debt to capitalization ratio of 75%. The ITC Holdings 2013 Term Loan Credit Agreement contains certain customary events of default for unsecured, unguaranteed term loan credit facilities, the occurrence of which would allow the Lenders to accelerate all outstanding loans. The maturity date of the ITC Holdings 2013 Term Loan Credit Agreement is December 31, 2013.
At ITC Holdings' option, loans under the ITC Holdings 2013 Term Loan Credit Agreement will bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 100 bps or at a base rate, which is defined as the higher of the administrative agent's publicly announced prime rate, 0.5% above the federal funds rate and 1% above LIBOR for a one month interest period on such day, plus an applicable margin of 0.00%, in each case subject to adjustments based on rating.
The foregoing description of the ITC Holdings 2013 Term Loan Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the ITC Holdings 2013 Term Loan Credit Agreement. A copy of the ITC Holdings 2013 Term Loan Credit Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.114 and incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth herein.
In the ordinary course of their respective businesses, certain of the Lenders and their respective affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, in commercial banking and/or investment banking transactions with ITC Holdings and its affiliates for which they have in the past received, and may in the future receive, customary fees.
The information set forth above under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits.
10.114 ITC Holdings 2013 Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of February 15, 2013
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