SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-1004
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) August 11, 2005
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Commission File Number 0-7624
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WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MASSACHUSETTS --------------------- | 04-1961130 -------------- |
(State or other jurisdiction of organization) | (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or Identification No.) |
ONE FEDERAL STREET, BUILDING 111-4, SPRINGFIELD
MASSACHUSETTS 01105
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(413) 785-5871
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section 8 -
Other Events
Item 8.01
Other Events
On August 11, 2005, Western Massachusetts Electric Company (“WMECO”) completed the issuance and sale to the public of $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Senior Notes, Series C, Due 2015 (“Series C Notes”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement dated August 8, 2005 between WMECO and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC., as representative of the several underwriters named therein. The Series C Notes were issued under a Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2005, between WMECO and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, supplementing the Indenture between WMECO and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, dated as of September 1, 2003, as previously supplemented.
Section 9 -
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a)
Not Applicable
(b)
Not Applicable
(c)
Exhibits
| | Exhibits | Description |
| | Exhibit 1 | Underwriting Agreement dated August 8, 2005 between WMECO and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC., as Representative. |
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| | Exhibit 4.1 | Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2005, between WMECO and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (the “Series C Supplemental Indenture”). |
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| | Exhibit 4.2 | Form of Series C Note (included as Exhibit A to the Series C Supplemental Indenture). |
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| | Exhibit 5 | Opinion of Jeffrey C. Miller relating to the issuance and sale of Series C Notes. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY (Registrant) |
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| | By: /s/ Randy A. Shoop Randy A. Shoop Vice President and Treasurer |
Date: August 12, 2005
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