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Eversource Energy, et al. – ‘8-K’ for 5/1/24

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          Public Service Co. of New Hampshire
          Nstar Electric Co.
          Connecticut Light & Power Co.

Current Report   —   Form 8-K

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM  i 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): May 1, 2024 ( i May 1, 2024)

 

Commission

File Number

Registrant; State of Incorporation

Address; and Telephone Number

I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.

     
 i 1-5324

 i EVERSOURCE ENERGY

(a  i Massachusetts voluntary association)

 i 300 Cadwell Drive

 i Springfield,  i Massachusetts  i 01104

Telephone: ( i 800)  i 286-5000  

 i 04-2147929
     
 i 0-00404

 i THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY

(a  i Connecticut corporation)

 i 107 Selden Street

 i Berlin,  i Connecticut  i 06037-1616

Telephone: ( i 800)  i 286-5000  

 i 06-0303850
     
 i 1-02301

 i NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY

(a  i Massachusetts corporation)

 i 800 Boylston Street

 i Boston,  i Massachusetts  i 02199

Telephone: ( i 800)  i 286-5000

 i 04-1278810
     
 i 1-6392

 i PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

(a  i New Hampshire corporation)

 i Energy Park

 i 780 North Commercial Street

 i Manchester,  i New Hampshire  i 03101-1134

Telephone: ( i 800)  i 286-5000  

 i 02-0181050

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

 i ¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 i ¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 i ¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 i ¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Registrant Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on

which registered

Eversource Energy

 i Common Shares, $5.00 par value per share

 i ES  i New York Stock Exchange
The Connecticut Light and Power Company None N/A N/A
NSTAR Electric Company None N/A N/A
Public Service Company of New Hampshire None N/A N/A

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

 

Emerging growth

company

Eversource Energy  i ¨
The Connecticut Light and Power Company  i ¨
NSTAR Electric Company  i ¨
Public Service Company of New Hampshire  i ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

Eversource Energy ¨
The Connecticut Light and Power Company ¨
NSTAR Electric Company ¨
Public Service Company of New Hampshire ¨

 

 

 

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Section 2 Financial Information

Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Conditions.

On May 1, 2024, Eversource Energy (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing its unaudited results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024, 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 Item 2.02, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by Eversource Energy or any subsidiary thereof under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), unless specified otherwise.

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)           On May 1, 2024, the Company held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

 

(b)           Shareholders voted on the proposals set forth below. For more information on the following proposals, see the Company’s Proxy Statement dated March 22, 2024. On March 5, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 350,726,912 common shares outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, 313,264,160 common shares were represented, in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.

 

(1)           Election of Trustees. The shareholders elected each of the nine nominees to the Board of Trustees for a one-year term by a majority of the outstanding common shares:

 

Trustee  For  Against  Abstained  Broker Non-Votes
Cotton M. Cleveland  247,624,956  36,292,337  828,531  28,518,334
Linda Dorcena Forry  279,341,554    4,556,129  848,142  28,518,334
Gregory M. Jones  279,188,450    4,659,706  897,668  28,518,334
Lorretta D. Keane  281,686,380    2,234,817  824,628  28,518,334
John Y. Kim  278,351,267    5,556,493  838,065  28,518,334
David H. Long  276,340,578    7,560,805  844,442  28,518,334
Joseph R. Nolan, Jr.  249,774,655  33,486,908  1,484,261     28,518,334
Daniel J. Nova  281,329,889    2,545,778  870,158  28,518,334
Frederica M. Williams  261,821,952  22,081,112  842,760  28,518,334

 

(2)           The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s 2023 Named Executive Officers:

 

For  Against  Abstained  Broker Non-Votes
241,625,181  40,687,963  2,432,680  28,518,334

 

 

 

 

(3)           The shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024:

 

For  Against  Abstained  Broker Non-Votes
290,149,346  21,403,597  1,711,216  0

 

(4)           The shareholders approved a shareholder proposal titled “Simple Majority Vote.”

 

For  Against  Abstained  Broker Non-Votes
265,925,082  11,998,641  6,822,102  28,518,334

 

Section 7Regulation FD

Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 2, 2024, Eversource Energy will webcast a conference call with financial analysts during which senior management will discuss the Company’s financial performance through the first quarter of 2024. The webcast will be accessible from the Investors section of the Eversource Energy website at www.eversource.com. Attached as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated herein by reference are the slides to be discussed by Eversource Energy during the conference call.

The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.3, shall not be deemed “filed” with the SEC nor incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by Eversource Energy or any subsidiary thereof under the Securities Act, unless specified otherwise.

 

Section 8Other Events

 

Item 8.01Other Events.

 

On May 1, 2024, the Board of Trustees of the Company appointed Daniel J. Nova as the Lead Independent Trustee and the Chair of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Nova has been a General Partner of Highland Capital Partners, a global venture capital firm, since 1996. From October 2020 to December 2022, Mr. Nova also served as the Chief Investment Officer and a director of Highland Transcend Partners I Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. Mr. Nova currently serves as a director and a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees of Rent the Runway, Inc., a publicly traded online subscription service for clothing, and he serves as a director and member of the Compensation Committee of ThredUp Inc., a publicly traded online resale platform.

 

The Board of Trustees also appointed Loretta D. Keane as the Chair of the Audit Committee and affirmatively determined that Ms. Keane is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the SEC. Ms. Keane has served as Chief Financial Officer of Arcadia Solutions, LLC, a Boston based healthcare data platform service provider, since 2018. Ms. Keane’s career includes nearly 40 years in accounting and finance, including the last 26 years serving as the chief financial officer for several software and technology-enabled service companies. She is familiar with Audit Committee functions through her service as Vice Chair of the Audit Committee, having served in that role since January 1, 2023. She began her career as a Certified Public Accountant for PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Boston and London offices.

Section 9Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit

Number

  Description
99.1   News Release of Eversource Energy dated May 1, 2024.
99.2   Financial Report for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
99.3   May 2, 2024 presentation slides.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EVERSOURCE ENERGY

THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY

NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

(Registrants)

   

May 1, 2024

  By: /s/ Jay S. Buth
    Jay S. Buth
    Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

 

 


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3/22/24ARS,  DEF 14A,  DEFA14A
3/5/244
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