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): September 25, 2023
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New Hampshire | 001-06392 | 02-0181050 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
Energy Park 780 North Commercial Street Manchester, New Hampshire | 03101-1134 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 286-5000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| None | None | None |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
| 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 September 25, 2023, Public Service Company of New Hampshire, doing business as Eversource Energy (the “Company”), issued $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.35% First Mortgage Bonds, Series X, Due 2033 (the “Bonds”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated September 18, 2023, among BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and TD Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein, and the Company (the “Underwriting Agreement”). The Bonds were issued under a Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2023, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee, supplementing the First Mortgage Indenture, dated as of August 15, 1978, as supplemented, amended and restated effective as of June 1, 2011, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee.
| Section 9 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibit
Number | | Description |
| 1.1 | | Underwriting Agreement dated September 18, 2023, between Public Service Company of New Hampshire, doing business as Eversource Energy, and BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and TD Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters named therein. |
| 4.1 | | Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture establishing the terms of the Bonds, dated as of September 1, 2023, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee. |
| 4.2 | | Form of 5.35% First Mortgage Bonds, Series X, Due 2033 (included as Schedule A to the Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1). |
| 5.1 | | Legal opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP relating to the validity of the Bonds. |
| 5.2 | | Legal opinion of Erik Newman, Esq. relating to the validity of the Bonds. |
| 23.1 | | Consent of Ropes & Gray LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
| 23.2 | | Consent of Erik Newman, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.2). |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURE
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.
| | PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| | (Registrant) |
| | | |
| September 25, 2023 | By: | /s/ Emilie G. O’Neil |
| | | Emilie G. O’Neil |
| | | Assistant Treasurer-Corporate Finance and Cash Management |
