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): January 11, 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).

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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 January 11, 2023, Public Service Company of New Hampshire, doing business as Eversource Energy (the “Company”), issued $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.15% First Mortgage Bonds, Series W, Due 2053 (the “Bonds”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated January 4, 2023, among Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein, and the Company (the “Underwriting Agreement”). The Bonds were issued under a Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 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.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated January 4, 2023, between Public Service Company of New Hampshire, doing business as Eversource Energy, and Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters named therein.
4.1		Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture establishing the terms of the Bonds, dated as of January 1, 2023, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee.
4.2		Form of 5.15% First Mortgage Bonds, Series W, Due 2053 (included as Schedule A to the Twenty-Fifth 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)

January 11, 2023	By:	/s/ Emilie G. O’Neil
		Emilie G. O’Neil
		Assistant Treasurer-Corporate Finance and Cash Management

PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 8-K