Free Writing Prospectus
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-141425-01
Public Service Company of New Hampshire
December 9, 2009
Pricing Term Sheet
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| Issuer: | | Public Service Company of New Hampshire |
| Security: | | $150,000,000 4.50% First Mortgage Bonds, |
| | | Series P, due 2019 |
| Maturity: | | December 1, 2019 |
| Coupon: | | 4.50% |
| Price to Public: | | 99.613% of face amount |
| Yield to Maturity: | | 4.549% |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | | +115 basis points |
| Benchmark Treasury: | | 3.375% due November 15, 2019 |
| Benchmark Treasury Yield: | | 3.399% |
| Interest Payment Dates: | | June 1 and December 1, commencing June 1, 2010 |
| Redemption Provisions: | | |
| Make-whole call: | | At any time at a discount rate of Treasury |
| | | plus 20 basis points |
| Settlement: | | December 14, 2009 |
| | | (T + 3) |
| CUSIP: | | 744538 AB5 |
| Ratings: | | A3 by Moody’s Investors Service |
| | | BBB+ by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services |
| | | BBB+ by Fitch Ratings |
| Joint Book-Running Managers: | | Banc of America Securities LLC |
| | | BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC |
| Senior Co-Manager: | | Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. |
| Co-Managers: | | Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc. |
| | | The Williams Capital Group, L.P. |
Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.
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