X0202 4 2008-02-12 0 0000072741 NORTHEAST UTILITIES NU 0001276812 ROBB JAMES B C/O NORTHEAST UTILITIES 107 SELDEN STREET BERLIN CT 06037 0 1 0 0 VP-Enterprise Plan. & Dev. Common Shares, $5.00 par value 2008-02-12 4 A 0 8099.0 27.68 A 14137.0 D Common Shares, $5.00 par value 115.0 I Deferred Compensation Plan Grant of restricted share units which vest in equal portions on February 25, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Restricted share units are distributable in Northeast Utilities common shares on a one-for-one basis. Includes restricted share units and reinvested dividend equivalents. The reporting person holds phantom shares of NU common under the Northeast Utilities Deferred Compensation Plan for Executives, a non-qualified deferred compensation plan (the DCP), made as matching contributions under the DCP and reported as indirect holdings in Table I. Each phantom share represents the right to receive the cash value of one share of NU common upon a distribution event. Additional phantom shares are issued upon the automatic reinvestment of dividend-equivalents exempt from line item reporting under SEC Rule 16a-11. Going forward, these phantom shares will be reported in Table II. James B. Robb, By: O. Kay Comendul/POA 2008-02-14