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Leon J. Olivier. Mr. Olivier was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NU effective May 13, 2008; He also
has served as Chief Executive Officer of CL&P, PSNH and WMECO since January 15, 2007; a Director of PSNH and WMECO since
January 17, 2005 and a Director of CL&P since September 2001. Previously, Mr. Olivier served as Executive Vice President -
Operations of NU from February 13, 2007 to May 12, 2008; Executive Vice President of NU from December 1, 2005 to February 13,
2007; President - Transmission Group of NU from January 17, 2005 to December 1, 2005; and President and Chief Operating Officer of
CL&P from September 2001 to January 2005.
James B. Robb. Mr. Robb was elected Senior Vice President, Enterprise Planning and Development of NUSCO on September 4, 2007
and was elected a Director of CL&P, PSNH and WMECO April 22, 2009. Previously, Mr. Robb served as Managing Director, Russell
Reynolds Associates from December 2006 to August 2007; Entrepreneur in Residence, Mohr Davidow Ventures from March 2006 to
November 2006; Senior Vice President, Retail Marketing, Reliant Energy, Inc. from December 2003 to December 2006; and Senior
Vice President, Performance Management, Reliant Resources, Inc. from November 2002 to December 2003.
Charles W. Shivery. Mr. Shivery was elected Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of NU effective March 29,
2004; Chairman and a Director of CL&P, PSNH and WMECO effective January 19, 2007 and a Director of Northeast Utilities
Foundation effective March 3, 2004. Previously, Mr. Shivery served as President (interim) of NU from January 1, 2004 to March 29,
2004; and President - Competitive Group of NU and President and Chief Executive Officer of NU Enterprises, Inc., from June 2002
through December 2003.
None of the above executive officers serves as an executive officer pursuant to any agreement or understanding with any other person.
There are no family relationships between any director or executive officer and any other trustee, director or executive officer of NU or
CL&P and none of the above executive officers or directors serves as an executive officer or director pursuant to any agreement or
understanding with any other person. Our executive officers hold the offices set forth opposite their names until the next annual meeting
of the Board of Trustees, in the case of NU, and the Board of Directors, in the case of CL&P, and until their successors have been
elected and qualified.
CL&P obtains audit services from the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by the Audit Committee of NU's Board of
Trustees. CL&P does not have its own audit committee or, accordingly, an audit committee financial expert. CL&P relies on NU, which
has an audit committee and an audit committee expert.
CODE OF ETHICS AND STANDARDS OF BUSINESS CONDUCT
Each of NU, CL&P, PSNH and WMECO has adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers (Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer and Controller) and a Standards of Business Conduct which is applicable to all Trustees, directors, officers,
employees, contractors and agents of NU, CL&P, PSNH and WMECO. The Code of Ethics and the Standards of Business Conduct
have both been posted on the NU web site and are available at www.nu.com/investors/corporate_gov/default.asp on the Internet. Any
amendments to or waivers from the Code of Ethics and Standards of Business Conduct for executive officers, Directors or Trustees will
be posted on the website. Any such amendment or waiver would require the prior consent of the Board of Trustees or an applicable
committee thereof.
Printed copies of the Code of Ethics and the Standards of Business Conduct are also available to any shareholder without charge upon
written request mailed to:
Ms. O. Kay Comendul
Assistant Secretary
Northeast Utilities Service Company
P.O. Box 270
Hartford, CT 06141
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by this Item for The Connecticut Light and Power Company, Public Service Company of New Hampshire and
Western Massachusetts Electric Company and subsidiaries is omitted from this report but are set forth in the Annual Report on Form
10-K for 2009 filed on a combined basis by such companies and Northeast Utilities with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Such report is also available at the Investors section on www.nu.com.
NU
The information required by this Item 11 for NU is incorporated herein by reference to certain information contained in NU’s definitive
proxy statement for solicitation of proxies, which is expected to be filed with the SEC on or about April 1, 2010, under the sections
captioned “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” plus the related subsections, and “Compensation Committee Report” plus the
related subsections following such Report.