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): November 21, 2013 (November 15, 2013)
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Massachusetts | 0-7624 | 04-1961130 |
(State or other jurisdiction of organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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One Federal Street, Building 111-4 Springfield, Massachusetts |
01105 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (413) 785-5871
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 2 Financial Information
Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On November 15, 2013, Western Massachusetts Electric Company (“WMECO”) issued $80 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.88% Senior Notes, Series G, due 2023 (the “Series G Notes”) to institutional accredited investors in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Series G Notes were issued under the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2013, between WMECO and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, supplementing the Indenture between WMECO and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor Trustee, dated as of September 1, 2003, as previously supplemented (as supplemented by the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”).
Section 9
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number | Description |
4.1 | Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2013, between WMECO and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (the “Supplemental Indenture”) |
4.2 | Form of Series G Note (included as Exhibit A to the Supplemental Indenture incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 4.1). |
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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)
November 21, 2013
By:
/S/ PHILIP J. LEMBO
Philip J. Lembo
Vice President and Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number | Description |
4.1 | Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2013, between WMECO and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (the “Supplemental Indenture”) |
4.2 | Form of Series G Note (included as Exhibit A to the Supplemental Indenture incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 4.1). |
