FWP

Free Writing Prospectus

Filed pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-188345

May 8, 2013

NORTHEAST UTILITIES

Pricing Term Sheet

 

Issuer:    Northeast Utilities
Security:    $300,000,000 Senior Notes, Series E, Due 2018
Maturity:    May 1, 2018
Coupon:    1.45%
Price to Public:    99.933%
Yield to Maturity:    1.464%
Benchmark Treasury:    0.625% due April 30, 2018
Spread to Treasury:    +72 basis points
Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield:    99-13+/0.744%
Interest Payment Dates:    Semi-annually on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing November 1, 2013
Redemption Provisions:    Make-whole call at any time prior to April 1, 2018 at a discount rate of Treasury plus 15 basis points and, thereafter at par
Trade Date:    May 8, 2013
Settlement Date:    May 13, 2013
CUSIP / ISIN:    664397 AJ5 / US664397AJ52
Ratings*:    Baa2 (Moody’s); BBB+ (S&P); BBB+ (Fitch)
Joint Book-Running Managers:   

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                      Incorporated

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Senior Co-Managers:   

TD Securities (USA) LLC

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

 

* 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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