UNITIL CORPORATION (NYSE:UTL) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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UNITIL CORPORATION (NYSE:UTL) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders

On April26, 2017, Unitil Corporation (the Company) held its
Annual Meeting of Shareholders at its offices in Hampton, NH. As
of the record date for the meeting, the Company had 14,101,963
shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to
vote at the meeting. Of these shares, 12,307,581, or 87.28%, were
present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, which
constituted a quorum for the transaction of business at the
meeting. At the meeting, the Companys shareholders voted:

1.To elect five directors of the Company nominated by the
Companys Board of Directors, each to serve a three-year term. The
final vote was as follows:

No. of Shares
For Withheld BrokerNonVote Uncast

Robert V. Antonucci

8,913,109.49 663,280.55 2,731,191.00

David P. Brownell

8,849,953.29 726,436.75 2,731,191.00

Albert H. Elfner, III

8,424,647.75 1,151,742.29 2,731,191.00

Michael B. Green

8,879,452.01 696,938.03 2,731,191.00

M. Brian OShaughnessy

8,427,279.55 1,149,110.49 2,731,191.00

2.To ratify the selection of Deloitte Touche LLP as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm for2017. The final
vote was as follows:

No. of Shares

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non Vote

Uncast

12,095,630.95

96,708.91 115,241.18

3. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the
Companys named executive officers. The final vote was as follows:

No. of Shares

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non Vote

Uncast

8,305,524.46

1,121,350.63 149,514.94 2,731,191.00

4.On an advisory basis, as to whether future approval, on an
advisory basis, of the compensation of the Companys named
executive officers should occur every one, two or three years.
The final vote was as follows:

No. of Shares

1 Year

2 Years

3 Years

Abstain

Broker Non Vote

5,715,438.51

115,949.67 3,534,868.50 210,133.36 2,731,191.00
Item7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On May1, 2017, the Company adopted a written plan for trading
securities under Rule 10b5-1 (the 10b5-1 trading plan) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act),
to facilitate the repurchase of shares of its common stock in
connection with its Board of Directors annual equity retainer and
Employee Length of Service Awards.

The 10b5-1 trading plan provides that a broker selected by the
Company shall repurchase, on the Companys behalf, shares of the
Companys common stock on the open market to the terms and
limitations specified in the plan, including compliance with Rule
10b-18 under the Exchange Act. There can be no assurance that any
shares will be repurchased by the Company either through the
10b5-1 trading plan or otherwise.

The Company may suspend or terminate the 10b5-1 trading plan at
any time, so long as the suspension or termination is made in
good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the
prohibitions of Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act, or other
applicable securities laws.

Item9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Number

Exhibit

99.1 Unitil Corporation 2017 10b5-1 Plan Agreement dated May1,
2017


About UNITIL CORPORATION (NYSE:UTL)

Unitil Corporation (Unitil) is a public utility holding company. The Company is engaged in the local distribution of electricity and natural gas to customers throughout its service territories in the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine. It operates through three segments: utility gas operations, utility electric operations and non-regulated. The Company is a parent company of three distribution utilities: Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. (Unitil Energy), which provides electric service in the southeastern seacoast and state capital regions of New Hampshire, including the capital city of Concord; Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company (Fitchburg), which provides both electric and natural gas service in the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts, and Northern Utilities, Inc. (Northern Utilities), which provides natural gas service in southeastern New Hampshire and portions of southern and central Maine, including the city of Portland, in northern New England.

UNITIL CORPORATION (NYSE:UTL) Recent Trading Information

UNITIL CORPORATION (NYSE:UTL) closed its last trading session up +0.14 at 48.26 with 27,397 shares trading hands.