UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): February 16, 2018
Avangrid, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| New York | | 001-37660 | | 14-1798693 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File No.) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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180 Marsh Hill Road Orange, Connecticut | | 06477 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(207)629-1200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Avangrid, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and its subsidiary Central Maine Power Company (“CMP”) issued a press release on February 16, 2018, announcing that CMP’s New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) transmission project has been selected by the Massachusetts electric utilities and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources to move forward as the alternative if the Northern Pass Transmission project fails to win approval from the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee by March 27, 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith, is being “furnished” and, as such, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by the Corporation pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release dated February 16, 2018 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| AVANGRID, INC. |
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| By: | | /s/ Richard J. Nicholas |
| Name: | | Richard J. Nicholas |
| Title: | | Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: February 16, 2018
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