EVERSOURCE ENERGY — Director's Dealing 2003

Mar 31, 2003

4 1 forsgform4030327.htm FORSGREN FORM 4 032703 Form 4

| | FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 | OMB APPROVAL |
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the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the
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| 1. Name and Address
of Reporting Person Forsgren, John H. — (Last)
(First) (Middle) c/o Northeast Utilities 107 Selden Street | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NORTHEAST UTILITIES (NU) — 3. I.R.S. Identification
Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) | 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 3/27/2003 | 6. Relationship of
Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer *Trustee | | |
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| (Street) Berlin, CT 06037 | | 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Individual
or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table
I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned | (City) (State) (Zip) | Table
I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned |
| (City) (State) (Zip) | Table
I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned | | | | |

| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2.Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year) | 3. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8) — Code | 4. Securities Acquired
(A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) — Amount | (A) or (D) | Price Common Shares, $5 par value 1,211 shs See Note 1 I By 401(k) Plan trustee Common Shares, $5 par value 546 shs See Note 2 I Deferred Comp Plan Common Shares, $5 par value 3/27/2003 S 1,749 shs D $14.03 40,920 shs D | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transactions(s) (Instr. 3 & 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares, $5 par value 1,211 shs See Note 1 I By 401(k) Plan trustee Common Shares, $5 par value 546 shs See Note 2 I Deferred Comp Plan Common Shares, $5 par value 3/27/2003 S 1,749 shs D $14.03 40,920 shs D — Common Shares, $5 par value |
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| Common Shares, $5 par value | | | | | | 1,211 shs See Note 1 | I | By 401(k) Plan trustee |
| Common Shares, $5 par value | | | | | | 546 shs See Note 2 | I | Deferred Comp Plan |
| Common Shares, $5 par value | 3/27/2003 | S | 1,749 shs | D | $14.03 | 40,920 shs | D | |

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FORM 4 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

| 1. Title of Derivative
Security (Instr. 3) — Code | Amount or Number
of Shares | 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
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| Options to Purchase | 234,319 | D |

Explanation of Responses: Note 1. Shares held in trust under the Northeast Utilities Service Company 401k Plan, a qualified plan, as of March 27, 2003, according to information suppled by the plan's recordkeeper. Note 2. Shares receipt of which has been deferred pursuant to the Northeast Utilities Deferred Compensation Plan for Executives, as of March 27, 2003, according to information supplied by the plan's recordkeeper.

/s/ John H. Forsgren **Signature of Reporting Person March 31, 2003 Date

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