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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


                                


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  February 3, 2015 (February 1, 2015)

 


NORTHEAST UTILITIES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Massachusetts

001-5324

04-2147929

(State or other jurisdiction

of organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


300 Cadwell Drive

Springfield, Massachusetts


01104

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (413) 785-5871


Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Section 5

Corporate Governance and Management


Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.


On February 1, 2015, Richard H. Booth notified Northeast Utilities, doing business as Eversource Energy (“Eversource”), of his decision not to stand for re-election to the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and to retire from the Board when his current term expires at Eversource’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for April 29, 2015. Mr. Booth will continue to serve as a member of the Board until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.


Section 8

Other Events


Item 8.01

Other Events.


On February 3, 2015, Eversource issued a news release announcing that the Board of Trustees had approved an increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.4175 per share payable on March 31, 2015, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 2, 2015.  A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.


Section 9

Financial Statements and Exhibits


Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d)

Exhibits.  


Exhibit Number

Description

99.1

News release, dated February 3, 2015, issued by Northeast Utilities, doing business as Eversource Energy, announcing dividend increase.


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SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




NORTHEAST UTILITIES

(Registrant)




February 3, 2015

By:

/S/ JAY S. BUTH

Jay S. Buth

Vice President, Controller

and Chief Accounting Officer



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EXHIBIT INDEX




Exhibit Number

Description

99.1

News release, dated February 3, 2015, issued by Northeast Utilities, doing business as Eversource Energy, announcing dividend increase.