0001127602-12-028910.txt : 20121019 0001127602-12-028910.hdr.sgml : 20121019 20121019190632 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001127602-12-028910 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121017 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121019 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121019 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MAY THOMAS J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001101384 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05324 FILM NUMBER: 121153443 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O NSTAR STREET 2: 800 BOYLSTON STREET MAIL STOP P-1700 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199 4 1 form4.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2012-10-17 0000072741 NORTHEAST UTILITIES NU 0001101384 MAY THOMAS J C/O NORTHEAST UTILITIES ONE FEDERAL STREET, BUILDING 111-4 SPRINGFIELD MA 01105 1 President, CEO & Trustee Common Shares, $5.00 par value 2012-10-17 4 M 0 262400 18.45 A 632136 D Common Shares, $5.00 par value 2012-10-17 4 M 0 73682 22.57 A 705818 D Common Shares, $5.00 par value 2012-10-17 4 S 0 336082 39.5604 D 369736 D Common Shares, $5.00 par value 2012-10-18 4 M 0 188718 22.57 A 558454 D Common Shares, $5.00 par value 2012-10-18 4 S 0 188718 39.5231 D 369736 D Common Shares, $5.00 par value 61190 I 401k Plan Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 18.45 2012-10-17 4 M 0 262400 0 D 2007-04-28 2014-04-28 Common Shares, $5.00 par value 262400 0 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 22.57 2012-10-17 4 M 0 73682 0 D 2008-06-09 2015-06-09 Common Shares, $5.00 par value 73682 188718 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 22.57 2012-10-18 4 M 0 188718 0 D 2008-06-09 2015-06-09 Common Shares, $5.00 par value 188718 0 D Phantom Shares Common Shares, $5.00 par value 818977 818977 D The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $39.50 to $39.72, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Northeast Utilities, any security holder of Northeast Utilities, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (1) and (2) to this Form 4. The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $39.50 to $39.58, inclusive. Phantom shares held in the NSTAR Deferred Compensation Plan. Each phantom share represents the right to receive the cash value of one Common Share upon a distribution event, following vesting. Additional phantom shares are issued upon the automatic reinvestment of dividend-equivalents exempt from the line item reporting under SEC Rule 16a-11. Samuel K. Lee, attorney-in-fact for Mr. May 2012-10-19