X0304 4 2012-01-03 0000072741 NORTHEAST UTILITIES NU 0001192343 KENNAN ELIZABETH T C/O NORTHEAST UTILITIES ONE FEDERAL STREET, BUILDING 111-4 SPRINGFIELD MA 01105 1 Trustee Common Shares, $5.00 par value 2012-01-03 4 A 0 3000 0 A 42205 D Restricted share units (RSUs), all of which will vest on the earlier of January 10, 2013 or the date on which the Reporting Person's service as a Trustee terminates for any reason other than cause. The RSUs will be forfeited if the Reporting Person's service as a Trustee terminates for cause. Dr. Kennan's total includes restricted share units, restricted share units receipt of which has been deferred, shares receipt of which has been deferred, and reinvested dividend equivalents thereon. Elizabeth T. Kennan, By: O. Kay Comendul/POA 2012-01-05