ROBB JAMES B 4
4 · NORTHEAST UTILITIES · Filed Mar 1, 2011
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
ROBB JAMES B
VP-Enterprise Plan & Dev.
Transactions
- Tax Payment
Common Shares, $5.00 par value
2011-02-25$33.17/sh−948$31,445→ 54,116 total
Holdings
- 729
Phantom Shares
→ Common Shares, $5.00 par value (729 underlying) - 657(indirect: By 401(k))
Common Shares, $5.00 par value
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]Disposition of restricted share units upon vesting to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
- [F2]Includes restricted share units and reinvested dividend equivalents thereon.
- [F3]Shares held in trust under the Northeast Utilities Service Company 401K Plan, a qualified plan, as of February 25, 2011, according to information supplied by plan's record keeper.
- [F4]The reporting person holds phantom shares of NU Common under the Northeast Utilities Deferred Compensation Plan for Executives, a non-qualified deferred compensation plan (the DCP), made as matching contributions under the DCP. Each phantom share represents the right to receive the cash value of one share of NU Common upon a distribution event, following vesting. Additional phantom shares are issued from the automatic reinvestment of dividend-equivalents exempt from line item reporting under SEC Rule 16a-11.