X0305 4 2012-04-10 0000072741 NORTHEAST UTILITIES NU 0001272795 DOYLE FRANCIS A ONE FEDERAL STREET, BUILDING 111-4 SPRINGFIELD MA 01105 1 Trustee Common Shares, $5.00 par value 2012-04-10 4 A 0 3936 A 3936 D Acquired pursuant to the merger (the "Merger") between the registrant and NSTAR in exchange for 3,000 NSTAR shares having a market value of $47.65 per share on the effective date of the Merger. /s/ Richard J. Morrison - Attorney in Fact for Francis A. Doyle 2012-05-15