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): November 1, 2012 (November 1, 2012)
| Commission File Number | Registrant; State of Incorporation Address; and Telephone Number | I.R.S. Employer Identification No. |
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| 1-5324 | NORTHEAST UTILITIES (a Massachusetts voluntary association) One Federal Street, Building 111-4 Springfield, Massachusetts 01105 Telephone number: (413) 785-5871 | 04-2147929 |
| 0-00404 | THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY (a Connecticut corporation) 107 Selden Street Berlin, Connecticut 06037-1616 Telephone: (860) 665-5000 | 06-0303850 |
| 1-2301 | NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY (a Massachusetts corporation) 800 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts 02199 Telephone number: (617) 424-2000 | 04-1278810 |
| 1-6392 | PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE (a New Hampshire corporation) Energy Park 780 North Commercial Street Manchester, New Hampshire 03101-1134 Telephone: (603) 669-4000 | 02-0181050 |
| 0-7624 | WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY (a Massachusetts corporation) One Federal Street, Building 111-4 Springfield, Massachusetts 01105 Telephone number: (413) 785-5871 | 04-1961130 |
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section 2.
Financial Information
Item 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Conditions.
On November 1, 2012, Northeast Utilities issued a news release announcing its unaudited results of operations for the third quarter and first nine months ended September 30, 2012, and related financial information for certain of its subsidiaries as of and for the same period. A copy of the news release and related unaudited financial reports are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, and are incorporated herein by reference thereto.
The information contained in this report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by Northeast Utilities or any subsidiary thereof under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specified otherwise.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description |
| 99.1 | News Release of Northeast Utilities dated November 1, 2012. |
| 99.2 | Financial Report for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| NORTHEAST UTILITIES THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY (Registrants) |
| November 1, 2012 | By: /s/ JAY S. BUTH Jay S. Buth Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit |
| 99.1 | News Release of Northeast Utilities dated November 1, 2012. |
| 99.2 | Financial Report for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. |
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