UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2011
NSTAR
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Massachusetts | 001-14768 | 04-3466300 |
(State or other jurisdiction of organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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800 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts |
02199 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(617) 424-2000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 5
Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On March 4, 2011, NSTAR held a special meeting of shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) in Boston, Massachusetts. The following matters were submitted to a vote of NSTAR shareholders at the Special Meeting:
Proposal 1: Votes regarding the proposal to approve the merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 16, 2010, as amended on November 1, 2010 and December 16, 2010, by and among Northeast Utilities, NU Holding Energy 1 LLC, NU Holding Energy 2 LLC and NSTAR, as it may be further amended from time to time, and to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger.
The voting results for the proposal, including the numbers of votes cast for, against or withheld, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, are set forth below. The shareholders voted to approve Proposal 1.
Proposal 1:
Approve the merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger
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Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
76,381,055 | 3,887,194 | 712,650 | 0 |
In connection with the Special Meeting, NSTAR also solicited proxies with respect to the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies. As there were sufficient votes from NSTAR shareholders to approve Proposal 1, adjournment of the Special Meeting to solicit additional proxies was unnecessary and the adjournment proposal was not submitted to NSTAR shareholders for approval at the Special Meeting.
Section 8
Other Events
Item 8.01
Other Events.
On March 4, 2011, NSTAR issued a news release announcing the voting results of the Special Meeting. The news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
