NU Reports Third Quarter Results

Dividend Declaration

NU also announced today that its Board of Trustees has declared a regular common dividend of $0.343 per share, payable December 31, 2012, to shareholders of record as of November 30, 2012.

Electric Transmission

NU’s transmission segment earned $71.1 million in the third quarter of 2012 and $181.1 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared with $41.5 million for the third quarter of 2011 and $128.4 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. The earnings improvement primarily reflects continued investment in NU’s transmission system, including the $718 million Greater Springfield Reliability Project (GSRP), as well as the addition of NSTAR Electric Company transmission results as of April 2012.

Electric Distribution and Generation

NU’s electric distribution and generation segment earned $150.7 million in the third quarter of 2012 and $263.1 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared with $58 million for the third quarter of 2011 and $152.8 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. The 2012 results exclude $0.2 million of third-quarter and $51 million of year-to-date after-tax merger and related settlement costs.

The distribution and generation segment results benefited in the third quarter and the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012 from the addition of NSTAR Electric distribution results effective in April 2012, as well as higher retail sales. These impacts were partially offset by higher costs related to pension and health care benefits and higher depreciation and property taxes.

Earnings of Electric Utility Subsidiaries

The Connecticut Light and Power Company (CL&P) earned $73.5 million for the third quarter of 2012. It earned $170.1 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, excluding $38.4 million of year-to-date merger and related settlement costs. That compares with earnings of $65.1 million in the third quarter of 2011 and $179.4 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. The improved third quarter results were due primarily to higher transmission earnings. For the year-to-date period, results were lower due primarily to higher pension, tree trimming and system maintenance costs.

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