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): May 5, 2014 (May 1, 2014)
NORTHEAST UTILITIES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Massachusetts | 001-5324 | 04-2147929 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| One Federal Street, Building 111-4 Springfield, Massachusetts | 01105 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 665-5000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 5 Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a)
Northeast Utilities (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 1, 2014.
(b)
Shareholders voted on the proposals set forth below. For more information on the following proposals, see the Company’s proxy statement dated March 21, 2014. On March 3, 2014, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 315,629,935 common shares outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, 266,209,390.91 common shares were represented, in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.
(1) Election of Trustees. The shareholders elected each of the 13 nominees to the Board of Trustees for a one-year term by a majority of the outstanding common shares:
| Trustee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Richard H. Booth | 218,794,889.59 | 5,385,184.82 | 41,992,573.00 |
| John S. Clarkeson | 217,919,079.27 | 6,260,995.14 | 41,992,573.00 |
Cotton M. Cleveland | 218,240,550.74 | 5,939,523.67 | 41,992,573.00 |
| Sanford Cloud, Jr. | 215,840,340.04 | 8,339,734.37 | 41,992,573.00 |
James S. DiStasio | 218,158,771.66 | 6,021,302.75 | 41,992,573.00 |
| Francis A. Doyle | 219,395,233.16 | 4,784,841.25 | 41,992,573.00 |
Charles K. Gifford | 216,967,677.92 | 7,212,396.49 | 41,992,573.00 |
| Paul A. La Camera | 218,793,061.40 | 5,387,013.01 | 41,992,573.00 |
Kenneth R. Leibler | 219,993,385.77 | 4,186,688.64 | 41,992,573.00 |
| Thomas J. May | 216,304,506.22 | 7,875,568.19 | 41,992,573.00 |
William C. Van Faasen | 217,933,986.75 | 6,246,087.66 | 41,992,573.00 |
| Frederica M. Williams | 219,784,189.51 | 4,395,884.90 | 41,992,573.00 |
Dennis R. Wraase | 217,545,578.31 | 6,634,496.10 | 41,992,573.00 |
(2)
The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s 2013 Named Executive Officers:
| Votes For | 203,965,772.69 | 90.97% |
Votes Against | 13,867,130.11 | 9.03% |
| Abstentions | 6,382,330.11 |
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Broker Non-Votes | 41,992,573.00 |
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(3)
The shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accountants for 2014:
| Votes For | 260,757,393.88 |
Votes Against | 3,544,841.67 |
| Abstentions | 1,905,570.36 |
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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.
NORTHEAST UTILITIES
(Registrant)
May 1, 2014
By:
/S/ GREGORY B. BUTLER
Gregory B. Butler
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
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