COMMON SHARES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

The following table sets forth the Eversource parent common shares and the shares of common stock of CL&P, NSTAR Electric and PSNH that were authorized and issued, as well as the respective per share par values:



	Shares
			Authorized as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018	Issued as of
	Par Value		Authorized as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018	March 31, 2019	December 31, 2018
Eversource	$	5	380,000,000	333,878,402	333,878,402
CL&P	$	10	24,500,000	6,035,205	6,035,205
NSTAR Electric	$	1	100,000,000	200	200
PSNH	$	1	100,000,000	301	301

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were 16,530,932 and 16,992,594 Eversource common shares held as treasury shares, respectively. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, Eversource common shares outstanding were 317,347,470 and 316,885,808, respectively.

Beginning in 2019, Eversource began issuing treasury shares to satisfy awards under the Company's incentive plan, shares issued under the dividend reinvestment plan, and matching contributions under the Eversource 401k Plan.

COMMON SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

Dividends on the preferred stock of CL&P and NSTAR Electric totaled $1.9 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. These dividends were presented as Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests on the Eversource statements of income. Noncontrolling Interest – Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries on the Eversource balance sheets totaled $155.6 million as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. On the Eversource balance sheets, Common Shareholders' Equity was fully attributable to Eversource parent and Noncontrolling Interest – Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries was fully attributable to the noncontrolling interest.