0001127602-12-013370.txt : 20120404 0001127602-12-013370.hdr.sgml : 20120404 20120404210843 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001127602-12-013370 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120402 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120404 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120404 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: McHale David R CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001313990 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05324 FILM NUMBER: 12743636 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: NORTHEAST UTILITIES STREET 2: 56 PROSPECT STREET CITY: HARTFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06103 ISSUER: 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 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 4 1 form4.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0305 4 2012-04-02 0000072741 NORTHEAST UTILITIES NU 0001313990 McHale David R C/O NORTHEAST UTILITIES 56 PROSPECT STREET HARTFORD CT 06103 1 Exec VP and CFO Common Shares, $5.00 par value 2012-04-02 4 F 0 32 37.21 D 137409 D Common Shares, $5.00 par value 6372 I By 401(k) Plan Trustee Phantom Shares Common Shares, $5.00 par value 553 553 D Tax withholding with regard to shares issued in respect of dividend equivalents to which the reporting person became entitled on March 1, 2012. The dividend equivalents related to Performance Units that were paid out in shares of issuer common stock on February 16, 2012. Shares in respect of the dividend equivalents were paid out thereafter. Includes restricted share units and reinvested dividend equivalents thereon and shares issued in respect of the dividend equivalents described in note 1. Shares held in trust under the Northeast Utilities Service Company 401k Plan, a qualified plan, according to information supplied by the plan's record keeper. Matching contributions on reporting person's deferred compensation under the Northeast Utilities Deferred Compensation Plan for Executives, a non-qualified deferred compensation plan, that are nominally invested as common shares. Each phantom share represents the right to receive the cash value of one NU common share upon a distribution event, following vesting. Additional phantom shares are issued upon the automatic reinvestment of dividend-equivalents exempt from line item reporting under SEC Rule 16a-11 /s/ Jeffrey C. Miller, authorized signtory for Mr. McHale 2012-04-04