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): May 1, 2025

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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On May 1, 2025, Eversource Energy (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing its unaudited results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and related financial information for certain of its subsidiaries as of and for the same period. A copy of the news release and related unaudited financial reports are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, and are incorporated herein by reference thereto.

The information contained in this Item 2.02, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by Eversource Energy or any subsidiary thereof under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), unless specified otherwise.

On May 1, 2025, Eversource Energy filed an amendment to its Declaration of Trust (the “Amendment”) with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to revise all provisions that require more than a majority vote to a majority-only vote and allow annual meetings of Shareholders to be held in person or virtually as the Board may determine.

As disclosed in Item 5.07 of this report, on May 1, 2025, the shareholders of the Company, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all common shares outstanding and entitled to vote on the matter, approved the proposal authorizing the Company to amend its Declaration of Trust as described above.

The Amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

A complete copy of the Declaration of Trust, as amended, will be filed as an exhibit to Eversource Energy’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

(a)            On May 1, 2025, the Company held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

(b)           Shareholders voted on the proposals set forth below. For more information on the following proposals, see the Company’s Proxy Statement dated March 21, 2025. On March 4, 2025, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 361,081,902 common shares outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, 325,317,538 common shares were represented, in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.

(1)       Election of Trustees. The shareholders elected each of the nine nominees to the Board of Trustees for a one-year term by a majority of the outstanding common shares:

(2)       The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s 2024 Named Executive Officers:

(3)       The shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025:

(4)       The shareholders approved a proposed amendment to the Company’s Declaration of Trust to eliminate supermajority voting requirements and allow virtual annual meetings of shareholders.

(5)       The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal titled “Support an Independent Board Chairman.”

On May 2, 2025, Eversource Energy will webcast a conference call with financial analysts during which senior management will discuss the Company’s financial performance through the first quarter of 2025. The webcast will be accessible from the Investors section of the Eversource Energy website at www.eversource.com. Attached as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated herein by reference are the slides to be discussed by Eversource Energy during the conference call.

The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.3, shall not be deemed “filed” with the SEC nor incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by Eversource Energy or any subsidiary thereof under the Securities Act, unless specified otherwise.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.