Dividend Reinvestment Plan

Northeast Utilities’ shareholder services and transfer agent, BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, offers the BuyDIRECT Plan for investors wishing to purchase or sell Northeast Utilities common stock. This plan is available to both present shareholders of record as well as to individual investors wishing to make an initial purchase of Northeast Utilities common shares and offers a convenient and flexible way of buying and selling NU shares. Some of the features of the plan include automatic dividend reinvestment, convenient direct share purchases, certificate or book-entry ownership, share safekeeping, and direct sale.

The BuyDIRECT Plan is administered by The Bank of New York Mellon, transfer agent for Northeast Utilities. Please click on the link below to read the BuyDirect Plan document. Investors can also call 1-800-999-7269 for enrollment instructions or more information regarding plan balances.

https://vault.bnymellon.com/jsp/enroll/plans/neutilities/index.html?FILETYPE=HTML&PLANTYPE=DSPP

Besides calling the number above, investors currently enrolled in the plan can also go to www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/isd, enter their Investor ID number (the 12-digit number located on their dividend check or any correspondence from the transfer agent) and PIN to access their account.