BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
One Bankers Trust Plaza
New York, New York 10006
Damian P. Reitemeyer Mailing Address:
Vice President P.O. Box 318
Telephone: 212-250-4599 Church Street Station
New York, NY 10008
February 14, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC Document Control
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Filing Desk
Dear Sirs:
Re: Filing of Schedule 13G on
Northeast Utilities
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1 of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
following is one copy of the Schedule 13G with respect to
the common stock of the above referenced corporation.
Please acknowledge your receipt of the Schedule 13G filing
submission through the EDGAR-Link System software, by E-
Mail confirmation.
Sincerely,
/s/Damian P. Reitemeyer
Enclosures
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1 )*
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Northeast Utilities
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NAME OF ISSUER:
Common Stock (Par Value - $5.00)
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TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
664397106
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CUSIP NUMBER
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the filing
person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting
beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the
class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed
no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial
ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See
Rule 13d-7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for
a reporting persons initial filing on this form with
respect to the subject class of securities, and for any
subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover
page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of
the Act (however, see the Notes).
(Continued on following page(s))
CUSIP No. 664397106 Page 1 of 7 Pages
1.NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Bankers Trust New York Corporation, its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Bankers Trust Company, (as Trustee for various
trusts, and employee benefit plans, and investment
advisor) and its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary BT
Variable, Inc. 13-6180473
2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
(A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
3.SEC USE ONLY
4.CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Bankers Trust New York Corporation, Bankers Trust
Company, and BT Variable Inc. are New York Corporations
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
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EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
9.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
10.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES *
11.PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
CUSIP No. 664397106 Page 3 of 7 Pages
12.TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
Bankers Trust New York Corporation - HC
Bankers Trust Company - BK
BT Variable Inc. - IC
Item 1(a) NAME OF ISSUER:
Northeast Utilities
Item 1(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUERS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
174 Brush Hill Avenue
West Springfield, MA 01090-0010
Item 2(a) NAME OF PERSON FILING:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation, its wholly-
owned subsidiary, Bankers Trust Company, (as
Trustee for various trusts, and employee benefit
plans, and investment advisor) and its indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary BT Variable Inc.
Item 2(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:
280 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Item 2(c) CITIZENSHIP:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation, Bankers Trust
Company, (as Trustee for various trusts, and
employee benefit plans, and investment advisor),
and BT Variable Inc. are corporations incorporated
in the State of New York with their principal
business offices located in New York.
Item 2(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock (Par Value $5.00) of Northeast
Utilities, a Massachusetts corporation.
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Item 2(e) CUSIP NUMBER:
664397106
Item 3 THE PERSON FILING IS A:
For Bankers Trust New York Corporation,
(g) [X] Parent Holding Company, in accordance
with Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
For Bankers Trust Company,
(b) [X] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the
Act. For BT Variable, Inc.
(c) [X] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3 (a)
(19) of the Act.
Item 4 OWNERSHIP:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
(b) PERCENT OF CLASS:
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(c) Number of shares as to which the Bank has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote -
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
- - -
(iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of -
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of -
Item 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A
CLASS:
[X]
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Item 6 OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON
BEHALF OF
ANOTHER PERSON:
Not applicable.
Item 7 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE
SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY
BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
COMPANY:
See Item 3 above.
Item 8 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF
MEMBERS OF
THE GROUP:
Not applicable.
Item 9 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:
Not Applicable
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Item 10 CERTIFICATION:
By signing below I certify that, to the
best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were
acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the
purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having
such purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE:
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of
my knowledge and belief, I certify that the
information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Date: as of December 31, 1995
Signature: Bankers Trust New York Corporation
By: /s/James T. Byrne, Jr.
Name: James T. Byrne, Jr.
Title: Secretary
EXHIBIT TO ITEM 7
The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust New York
Corporation to BT Variable, Inc. is shown below:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation
|
100%
|
Bankers Trust Company
|
100%
|
Whitewood Properties Corp
|
100%
|
BT Variable, Inc.
EXHIBIT TO ITEM 7
The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust New York
Corporation to Bankers Trust Company is shown
below:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation
|
100%
|
Bankers Trust Company
