UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 16, 2021 (
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Section 2 | Financial Information |
Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
On March 11, 2021, Eversource Energy issued $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.55% Senior Notes, Series S, Due 2031 (the “Notes”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated March 8, 2021, among Eversource Energy and BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as representatives of the underwriters named therein (the “Underwriting Agreement”).
The Notes are Eversource Energy’s unsecured obligations and were issued under the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated March 1, 2021, between Eversource Energy and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the “Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture”), supplementing the Indenture between Eversource Energy and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor trustee), dated as of April 1, 2002. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2021, at the rate of 2.55% per year. The Notes will mature on March 15, 2031.
Section 9 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
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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.
EVERSOURCE ENERGY | ||
(Registrant) | ||
March 16, 2021 | By: | /s/ Emilie G. O’Neil |
Emilie G. O’Neil | ||
Assistant Treasurer |
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