0000072741-11-000113.txt : 20111229 0000072741-11-000113.hdr.sgml : 20111229 20111229152028 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000072741-11-000113 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111220 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20111229 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111229 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NORTHEAST UTILITIES CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000072741 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 042147929 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05324 FILM NUMBER: 111286484 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FEDERAL STREET STREET 2: BUILDING 111-4 CITY: SPRINGFIELD STATE: MA ZIP: 01105 BUSINESS PHONE: 8606655000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 107 SELDEN ST CITY: BERLIN STATE: CT ZIP: 06037-1616 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NORTHEAST UTILITIES SYSTEM DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961121 8-K 1 form8k_nrcconsentedgar.htm NRC ORDERS DATED DECEMBER 20, 2011 Converted by EDGARwiz



UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


                                


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):  December 20, 2011

 


NORTHEAST UTILITIES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Massachusetts

001-5324

04-2147929

(State or other jurisdiction

of organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


One Federal Street, Building 111-4

Springfield, Massachusetts


01105

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 665-5000


Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 8

Other Events


Item 8.01

Other Events.


On December 20, 2011, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) issued two orders approving the indirect transfer of control of the operating licenses for Yankee Nuclear Power Station and Haddam Neck Plant held by Yankee Atomic Electric Company and Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, respectively (together, the “Yankee Companies”), which will be effected upon the merger of Northeast Utilities (“NU”) and NSTAR. The orders are subject to a post-merger condition that requires NU’s subsidiaries, which will control the Yankee Companies, to cause them to implement negation action plans consistent with Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.38, designed to address the potential for “foreign ownership, control or domination” of the Yankee Companies.  No further approvals for the merger are required from the NRC.


NU and NSTAR are still awaiting approval of their pending merger from the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.


For further information regarding the pending NU-NSTAR merger, please refer to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-170754) filed by NU with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with the merger, NU’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2011, and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2011, June 30, 2011, and September 30, 2011.



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SIGNATURE


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




NORTHEAST UTILITIES

(Registrant)




December 29, 2011

By:

/s/ RANDY A. SHOOP

Randy A. Shoop

Vice President and Treasurer






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