Article: PSNH confirms offer from NEES. (Public Service Company of New Hampshire, New England Electric System)

PSNH CONFIRMS OFFER FROM NEES

MANCHESTER, N.H., April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH) (NYSE: PNH) confirmed today that is has received a proposal from New England Electric System (NEES) (NYSE: NES) under which NEES would acquire PSNH's operating assets.

According to PSNH President and Chief Executive Officer John C. Duffett, PSNH welcomes NEES' interest. He said management and its merger and acquisition advisor, The First Boston Corp., will analyze the offer and refer it to the company's board for consideration.

"We are pleased to see that another serious qualified bidder has valued PSNH at a level it describes as ...

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