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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
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
In addition to the information below under "Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans," incorporated herein
by reference is the information contained in the sections "Common Share Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners" and "Common
Share Ownership of Trustees and Management" of NU’s definitive proxy statement for solicitation of proxies, expected to be filed with
the SEC on or about April 1, 2010.
SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS
The following table sets forth the number of NU common shares issuable under NU equity compensation plans, as well as their
weighted exercise price, as of December 31, 2009, in accordance with the rules of the SEC:
Plan Category
Number of
securities to be
issued upon
exercise of
outstanding
options, warrants
and rights
(a)
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(b)
Number of securities
remaining available
for future issuance
under equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in
column (a))
(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by
security holders 1,294,261
(a) $18.96
(b) 8,312,825 (c)
Equity compensation plans not approved by
security holders (d) -- -- --
Total 1,294,261 (a) $18.96 8,312,825
(a) Includes 225,216 common shares to be issued upon exercise of options, 970,006 common shares for distribution of restricted
share units, and 99,039 performance shares issuable at target, all pursuant to the terms of our Incentive Plan.
(b) The weighted-average exercise price in Column (b) does not take into account restricted share units, which have no exercise
price.
(c) Includes 6,048,343 common shares issuable under our Employee Share Purchase Plan II.
(d) All of our current compensation plans under which equity securities of NU are authorized for issuance have been approved by
NU’s shareholders.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
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
Incorporated herein by reference is the information contained in the sections captioned "Trustee Independence" and "Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions" of NU’s definitive proxy statement for solicitation of proxies, expected to be filed with the SEC
on or about April 1, 2010.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
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
Incorporated herein by references is the information contained in the section "Relationship with Independent Auditors" of NU’s definitive
proxy statement for solicitation of proxies, expected to be filed with the SEC on or about April 1, 2010.