0001127602-12-013690.txt : 20120412
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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001127602-12-013690
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120410
FILED AS OF DATE: 20120412
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120412
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: 12756437
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
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1
form4.xml
PRIMARY DOCUMENT
X0305
4
2012-04-10
0000072741
NORTHEAST UTILITIES
NU
0001313990
McHale David R
C/O NORTHEAST UTILITIES
56 PROSPECT STREET
HARTFORD
CT
06103
1
EVP and Chief Admin Off
Common Shares, $5.00 par value
2012-04-10
4
A
0
55118
0
A
192527
D
Common Shares, $5.00 par value
6389
I
By 401(k) Plan Trustee
Phantom Shares
Common Shares, $5.00 par value
553
553
D
This acquisition includes awards of shares of Northeast Utilities ("Issuer") common stock and/or restricted stock units made by the Issuer upon the consummation of the Issuer's merger with NSTAR, including pursuant to or in substitution for previously awarded performance-based awards, as further described in Item 11 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Issuer on February 24, 2012 under the caption "Executive Compensation-- Long-Term Incentive Programs". Such restricted stock units may be settled only in shares of Issuer common stock and are generally subject to continuing-service vesting conditions.
Includes restricted share units and dividend equivalents thereon.
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/David R. McHale
2012-04-12