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~~July 106, 2023

THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Connecticut

0-00404

06-0303850

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

107 Selden Street

Berlin, CT

06037-1616

(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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

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~~July 106, 2023, The Connecticut Light and Power Company, doing business as Eversource Energy (the “Company”), issued $~~500~~300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 54.2590% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, 2023 Series AB, due ~~2053~~2033 (the “Bonds”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated ~~January~~June 326, 2023, among ~~Barclays Capital Inc~~J.~~, Citigroup Global Markets Inc~~P., ~~Goldman~~Morgan ~~Sachs~~Securities ~~& Co.~~ LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., and TDWells Fargo Securities, ~~(USA)~~ LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein, and the Company (the “Underwriting Agreement”).

The Bonds were issued under a Supplemental Indenture, dated as of ~~January~~July 1, 2023, between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (the “Supplemental Indenture”), supplementing the Indenture of Mortgage and Deed of Trust between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (formerly known as Bankers Trust Company), dated as of May 1, 1921, as amended and supplemented, including as amended and restated ~~April~~as of April 7, 2005. A copy of the Supplemental Indenture is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1.

Section 9

Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated ~~January~~June 326, 2023, between The Connecticut Light and Power Company, doing business as Eversource Energy, and ~~Barclays Capital Inc~~J.~~, Citigroup Global Markets Inc~~P., ~~Goldman~~Morgan ~~Sachs~~Securities ~~& Co.~~ LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., and TDWells Fargo Securities, ~~(USA)~~ LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters named therein.
4.1		Supplemental Indenture, dated as of ~~January~~July 1, 2023, between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee.
4.2		Form of 54.2590% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, 2023 Series AB, due ~~2053~~2033 (included as Schedule A to the 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 Kerry Tomasevich, Esq. relating to the validity of the Bonds.
23.1		Consent of Ropes & Gray LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2		Consent of Kerry Tomasevich, 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.

	THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
	(Registrant)
January 10, 2023	By:	/s/ Emilie G. O’Neil
July 6, 2023	By:	/s/ Emilie G. O’Neil
		Emilie G. O’Neil
		Assistant Treasurer-Corporate Finance and Cash Management

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