Executive Change

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): March 14, 2023   EVERSOURCE ENERGY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   Massachusetts   001-05324   04-2147929 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)   300 Cadwell Drive , Springfield , Massachusetts , 01104 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)   ( 800 ) 286-5000 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code    Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)   Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):   ¨     Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ¨     Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ¨     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ¨     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Shares, $5.00 par value per share   ES   New York Stock Exchange   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 the chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of the 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 5 Corporate Governance and Management   Item 5.02        Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.   (b)       Eversource Energy (the “Company”) announced that Werner J. Schweiger, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, advised the Company of his intention to retire effective July 1, 2023. Mr. Schweiger will resign as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer on a date mutually agreeable to Mr. Schweiger and the Company prior to July 1, 2023. Effective upon Mr. Schweiger’s resignation, James W. Hunt, III, the Company’s Executive Vice President-Corporate Relations and Sustainability and Secretary, will serve as Chief Operating Officer on an interim basis. Mr. Schweiger will continue to serve the Company as a strategic advisor to Mr. Hunt and the Company until his retirement date.   A copy of Eversource Energy’s press release announcing Mr. Schweiger’s retirement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.   Section 9 Financial Statements and Exhibits   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.   (d)       Exhibits.       Exhibit Number   Description   99.1   Press release of the Company, dated March 14, 2023.   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 the report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.     EVERSOURCE ENERGY (Registrant)     March 14, 2023 By: /s/ Gregory B. Butler     Gregory B. Butler     Executive Vice President and General Counsel