SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SCHWEIGER WERNER J (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NORTHEAST UTILITIES 300 CADWELL DRIVE (Street) SPRINGFIELD MA 01104 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/02/2014	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NORTHEAST UTILITIES [ NU ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Executive VP and COO	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Shares, $5.00 par value	164,095(1)	D
Common Shares, $5.00 par value	8,373(2)	I	401k Plan (Trustee)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Shares	(3)	(3)	Common Shares, $5.00 par value	99,012	(3)	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	04/27/2009	04/27/2016	Common Shares, $5.00 par value	62,976	$21.14	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	05/03/2010	05/03/2017	Common Shares, $5.00 par value	47,232	$28.12	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	01/24/2011	01/24/2018	Common Shares, $5.00 par value	39,360	$24.74	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	01/22/2012	01/22/2019	Common Shares, $5.00 par value	48,544	$25.93	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	04/10/2012	01/28/2020	Common Shares, $5.00 par value	36,736	$26.9	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes restricted share units and dividend equivalents thereon.

2. Shares held in trust under the Northeast Utilities Service Company 401k Plan, a qualified plan, according to information supplied by the Plan's record keeper.

3. Reporting Person's deferred compensation under the Northeast Utilities Deferred Compensation Plan for Executives, a non-qualified deferred compensation plan, that is nominally invested as common shares. Each phantom share represents the right to receive the cash value of one NU common share upon a distribution event, following vesting. Additional phantom shares are issued upon the automatic reinvestment of dividend-equivalents exempt from line item reporting under SEC Rule 16a-11.

	/s/ Kerry J. Tomasevich, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Schweiger	09/03/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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