UNITIL CORPORATION (NYSE:UTL) Files An 8-K Regulation FD DisclosureItem 7.01
At its January30, 2018 meeting, the Unitil Corporation (the “Registrant”) Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.365 per share, payable February28, 2018, to shareholders of record on February14, 2018, an increase of $0.005 per share on a quarterly basis, resulting in an increase in the effective annualized dividend rate to $1.46 per share from $1.44 per share. A copy of the Registrant’s press release issued regarding this matter is included herein as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished under Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
At its January30, 2018 meeting, the Board of Directors of the Registrant declared a quarterly dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.365 per share, payable February28, 2018, to shareholders of record on February14, 2018, an increase of $0.005 per share on a quarterly basis, resulting in an increase in the effective annualized dividend rate to $1.46 per share from $1.44 per share.
| Item 7.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
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| 99.1 | Press release dated January30, 2018. |
UNITIL CORP ExhibitEX-99.1 2 d532542dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1 FOR RELEASE UNITIL INCREASES ANNUAL COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND BY $0.02 PER SHARE HAMPTON,…To view the full exhibit click here
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.
