8-K 1 nstar8k0428104.htm NSTAR FORM 8-K DATED APRIL 28, 2010 NSTAR Form 8K


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C.  20549







NSTAR

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT



Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 28, 2010




 

 

Registrant, Address and Telephone Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

NSTAR

      

 

 

      

800 Boylston Street

      

 

 

 

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

 

 

 

     

Telephone (617) 424-2000

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commission

File Number

     


State of Incorporation

      

I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.

 

 

 

 

 

  001-14768

     

Massachusetts

      

04-3466300

 

 

 

 

 



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Item 8.01.  Other Events


In response to a question raised by an independent shareholder proxy voting advisory service regarding a life insurance arrangement for an executive officer entered into in 2005, NSTAR is filing this report to clarify that its executive pay practices will not include further grants of tax reimbursement or gross-up payments with respect to perquisites provided to executive officers. The tax gross-up payment made in fiscal 2009 relates to the life insurance arrangement described above. No further tax gross-up payments will be made with respect to this arrangement.













SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




                                                 

     

NSTAR

                                                

     

(Registrant)

     

     

     

     

Date: April 28, 2010                           

  By:  

/s/ R. J. WEAFER, JR.                       

 

     

Robert J. Weafer, Jr.

 

     

Vice President, Controller

 

     

and Chief Accounting Officer