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): December 30, 2005
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Commission File Number
| | Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address and Telephone Number
| | I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
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| 1-14768 | | NSTAR | | 04-3466300 |
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| 1-2301 | | Boston Edison Company 800 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts 02199 Telephone (617) 424-2000 | | 04-1278810 |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Section 8—Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 30, 2005, the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy (MDTE) approved a rate Settlement Agreement between the Attorney General of Massachusetts, NSTAR and several intervenors effective January 1, 2006. NSTAR’s rate regulated subsidiaries, Boston Edison Company, Cambridge Electric Light Company, Commonwealth Electric Company and NSTAR Gas Company, filed an executed Settlement Agreement with the MDTE for approval on December 6, 2005. A copy of NSTAR’s Press Release and MDTE Order approving the Settlement Agreement are attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Section 9—Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Number
| | Exhibit
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| 99.1 | | NSTAR’s Press Release dated December 30, 2005 |
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| 99.2 | | MDTE Order approving Settlement Agreement dated December 30, 2005 |
The information in this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99 attached hereto shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | | | NSTAR Boston Edison Company (Registrants) |
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| Date: January 4, 2006 | | | | By: | | /S/ R. J. WEAFER, JR. |
| | | | | | | | | Robert J. Weafer, Jr. Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |
