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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): February 11, 2020 ( February 5, 2020 )   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 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 8 Other Events   Item 8.01 Other Events.   On February 5, 2020, Eversource Energy issued a news release announcing that the Board of Trustees had approved an increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.5675 per share, payable on March 31, 2020, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 4, 2020. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.   Section 9 Financial Statements and Exhibits   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.   (d) Exhibits.     Exhibit Number Description 99.1 News release, dated February 5, 2020, issued by Eversource Energy announcing the dividend increase.   104 The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.   [The remainder of this page left blank intentionally.]   2     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.       EVERSOURCE ENERGY     (Registrant)       February 11, 2020   By:  /s/ Jay S. Buth       Jay S. Buth       Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer   3