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SHAREHOLDERS
As of January 31, 2000, there were 81,132 common share-
holders of record of Northeast Utilities holding an aggregate
of 137,388,633 common shares.
COMMON SHARE INFORMATION
The common shares of Northeast Utilities are listed on the New
York Stock Exchange. The ticker symbol is “NU,” although it
is frequently presented as “Noeast Util” and/or “NE Util,” in
various financial publications. The high and low sales prices
and dividends paid for the past two years, by quarters, are
shown in the chart below.
Quarterly Dividend
Year Quarter High Low Per Share
1999 First $167⁄16 $133⁄4 $0.00
Second 185⁄16 139⁄16 0.00
Third 19 173⁄8 0.00
Fourth 22 173⁄4 0.10
1998 First $145⁄16 $1111⁄16 $0.00
Second 17 135⁄8 0.00
Third 171⁄16 143⁄8 0.00
Fourth 171⁄4 157⁄16 0.00
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
The company has a Dividend Reinvestment Plan under which
common shareholders may purchase additional common shares.
Northeast Utilities Service Company, Shareholder Services,
P.O. Box 5006, Hartford, Connecticut 06102-5006, is the
company’s dividend-paying agent and administers its Dividend
Reinvestment Plan.
TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS
Northeast Utilities Service Company
Shareholder Services
P.O. Box 5006
Hartford, Connecticut 06102-5006
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Corporate Stock Transfer Department
P.O. Box 8200
Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8200
ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Northeast Utilities will be
held at 10:30 a.m. on May 9, 2000, at the Springfield Marriott,
Springfield, Massachusetts.
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
Northeast Utilities is the parent company of the
NUsystem (collectively referred to as NU). NU is
among the 20 largest electric utility systems in the
country and the largest in New England, with about
9,099 employees serving approximately 1.7 million
customers in Connecticut, New Hampshire and
western Massachusetts.
Current NUsubsidiaries are listed below:
ELECTRIC AND GAS OPERATING SUBSIDIARIES
The Connecticut Light and Power Company
Holyoke Water Power Company
Public Service Company of New Hampshire
Western Massachusetts Electric Company
North Atlantic Energy Corporation
Yankee Energy System, Inc.
NONUTILITY SUBSIDIARIES
NUEnterprises, Inc.
(unregulated businesses holding company)
HECInc.
(energy management)
Mode 1 Communications, Inc.
(telecommunications)
Northeast Generation Company
(generation ownership)
Northeast Generation Services Company
(generation services)
Select Energy, Inc.
(energy services)
SUPPORT SUBSIDIARIES
North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation
(Seabrook nuclear operations)
Northeast Nuclear Energy Company
(Millstone nuclear operations)
Northeast Utilities Service Company
(system-wide service)
REALTY SUBSIDIARIES
Properties, Inc. (New Hampshire)
The Quinnehtuk Company (Massachusetts)
The Rocky River Realty Company(Connecticut)
FORM 10K
Northeast Utilities will provide shareholders a copy of its 1999
Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on
Form 10-K, including the financial statements and schedules thereto,
without charge, upon receipt of a written request sent to:
O. Kay Comendul
Assistant Secretary
Northeast Utilities
P.O.Box 270
Hartford, Connecticut 01641-0270