UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 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): December 20, 2011
NSTAR
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts | 001-14768 | 04-3466300 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
800 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 02199 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(617) 424-2000 |
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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Section 8 Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 20, 2011, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued two orders approving the indirect transfer of control of the operating licenses for Yankee Nuclear Power Station and Haddam Neck Plant held by Yankee Atomic Electric Company and Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, respectively (together, the Yankee Companies), which will be effected upon the merger of Northeast Utilities (NU) and NSTAR. The orders are subject to a post-merger condition that requires NU’s subsidiaries, which will control the Yankee Companies, to cause them to implement negation action plans consistent with Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.38, designed to address the potential for “foreign ownership, control or domination” of the Yankee Companies. No further approvals for the merger are required from the NRC.
NU and NSTAR are still awaiting approval of their pending merger from the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.
For further information regarding the pending NU-NSTAR merger, please refer to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-170754) filed by NU with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with the merger, NSTAR’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on February 10, 2011, and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2011, June 30, 2011, and September 30, 2011.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. |
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| NSTAR |
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| (Registrant)
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Date: December 29, 2011 | By: | /s/ R. J. WEAFER, JR. |
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| Robert J. Weafer, Jr. |
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| Vice President, Controller |
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| and Chief Accounting Officer |
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| (Principal Accounting Officer) |