X0303 4 2009-01-02 0 0000072741 NORTHEAST UTILITIES NU 0001192334 CLEVELAND COTTON M C/O NORTHEAST UTILITIES 107 SELDEN STREET BERLIN CT 06037 0 0 0 1 Trustee Common Shares, $5.00 par value 2009-01-02 4 A 0 3000.0 0.0 A 30639.0 D Restricted share units vesting on January 11, 2010, receipt of which has been deferred. Distribution will occur on a one-for-one basis in Common Shares. Ms. Cleveland's total includes restricted share units receipt of which has been deferred, shares receipt of which has been deferred and dividend equivalents thereon. Ms. Cleveland also beneficially owns 7,500 options to purchase Common Shares, the acquisition of which was previously reported on Form 4. Cotton M. Cleveland, By: O. Kay Comendul/POA 2009-01-06