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Northeast Utilities
Northeast Utilities operates New England’s largest energy delivery system with
approximately 1.9 million electric customers in Connecticut, New Hampshire and
Massachusetts and approximately 200,000 natural gas customers in Connecticut. NU is
the parent company of several companies, including the following public utility companies:
The Connecticut Light and Power Company, Public Service Company of New Hampshire,
Western Massachusetts Electric Company and Yankee Gas Services Company.
Shareholders
As of February 28, 2009, there were 43,965 common shareholders of record of Northeast
Utilities, holding an aggregate of 156,044,000 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 daily closing prices and
dividends paid for the past two years, by quarters, are shown in the chart below.
Quarterly
Year Quarter High Low per Share
2008 First $ 31.15 $ 24.01 $ 0.20
Second $ 27.74 $ 25.12 $ 0.20
Third $ 28.03 $ 24.52 $ 0.2125
Fourth $ 25.97 $ 19.15 $ 0.2125
2007 First $ 32.77 $ 27.40 $ 0.1875
Second $ 33.53 $ 27.37 $ 0.1875
Third $ 29.42 $ 26.93 $ 0.20
Fourth $ 32.83 $ 27.98 $ 0.20
Transfer Agent and Registrar
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
480 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07310-1900
1-800-999-7269
Investor Relations
You can contact our Investor Relations Department:
Jerey Kotkin: 860-665-5154
Barbara Nieman: 860-665-3249
www.nu.com/investors
Shareholder Account Access
We have partnered with BNY Mellon Shareowner Services to oer you online access
to your important shareowner communications in a single secure place. As an Investor
ServiceDirect® (ISD) registered user, you may also enroll in MLinkSM, which oers you
immediate online access to your shareowner correspondence. Simply log in to ISD at
www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/isd. Step-by-step instructions will prompt you through
quick and easy enrollment.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Northeast Utilities oers a dividend reinvestment plan called BuyDIRECT. This plan is
sponsored by the stock transfer agent and not only oers the reinvestment of dividends
but provides both registered shareholders and interested first-time investors an aordable
alternative for buying and selling NU shares. To request an enrollment package, please call
1-800-999-7269 or log on to www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/isd.
Direct Deposit for Quarterly Dividends
Direct deposit provides the convenience of automatic and immediate access to your funds,
while eliminating the possibility of mail delays and lost, stolen or destroyed checks. This
service is free of charge to you. Please call 1-800-999-7269 to request an enrollment form.
Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Northeast Utilities will be held at 10:30 a.m.
on May 12, 2009, at the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, One Monarch Place,
Springfield, MA.
Compliance with New York Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Rules
The company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2008 contained the certifications required
by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and on June 12, 2008, the company’s
Chief Executive Ocer provided the New York Stock Exchange with the required annual
written certification that he was not aware of any violations by the company of the
Exchange’s corporate governance listing standards.
Form 10-K
Northeast Utilities will provide shareholders a copy of its 2008 Annual Report 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, CT 06141-0270
Review Your Annual Report and Proxy Electronically
An option to receive your annual report and proxy materials electronically began in 2005,
when NU shareholders approved a change to the Declaration of Trust, which allows us to
oer electronic delivery of annual meeting materials. Shareholders interested in this option
may log on to www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/isd. It would be helpful to have your NU
Investor ID number on hand when you go online. Your Investor ID number can be found on
the correspondence recently mailed to you by The Bank of New York or by calling
1-800-999-7269.
NU will donate $5 to The American Chestnut Foundation, an organization devoted to
restoring the American Chestnut tree to our forests, for every registered shareholder who
signs up for electronic delivery of our 2009 annual meeting materials.
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