-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, U2TBvPHxSOxO6I5MvE5r2I3Y690V2FvlcNoR2meu67fRNQUK8TpV7d6PYBdGniH6 33S7S0NML26uW6cR+qhbpQ== 0000950136-08-002893.txt : 20080602 0000950136-08-002893.hdr.sgml : 20080602 20080602164933 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950136-08-002893 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: FWP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080602 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080602 SUBJECT COMPANY: 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: FWP SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-141425 FILM NUMBER: 08874555 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 FILED BY: 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: FWP 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 FWP 1 file1.htm FWP

Free Writing Prospectus

Filed pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-141425

June 2, 2008

Northeast Utilities

Pricing Term Sheet

 

Issuer:

 

Northeast Utilities

Security:

 

$250,000,000 Senior Notes, Series C, Due 2013

Maturity:

 

June 1, 2013

Coupon:

 

5.65%

Price to Public:

 

99.962% of face amount

Yield to Maturity:

 

5.659%

Spread to Benchmark Treasury:

 

+240 basis points

Benchmark Treasury:

 

3.50% due May 31, 2013

Benchmark Treasury Yield:

 

3.259%

Interest Payment Dates:

 

June 1 and December 1, commencing December 1, 2008

Redemption Provisions

 

 

Make-whole call:

 

At any time at a discount rate of Treasury plus 35 basis points

Settlement:

 

June 5, 2008
(T+ 3)

CUSIP:

 

664397 AGI

Ratings:

 

Baa2 by Moody’s Investors Service
BBB– by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services
BBB by Fitch Ratings

Joint Book-Running Managers:

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

Co-Managers:

 

Banc of America Securities LLC
BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Lehman Brothers Inc. toll free at (888) 603-5847 or J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. collect at (212) 834-4533.

 

 

 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----