Hampton, NH. - December 3, 2008: Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) today announced that its local natural gas distribution utility subsidiary, Northern Utilities, Inc. completed the private placement of $80 million of senior unsecured notes. The debt financing included $50 million of 30-year notes with a coupon rate of 7.72% and $30 million of 10-year notes with a coupon rate of 6.95%.
The net proceeds of the debt issuance are being used to repay a portion of the bridge financing for Unitil's acquisition of Northern Utilities. The acquisition was completed on Monday, December 1, 2008.
RBC Capital Markets Corporation served as Unitil's placement agent for the debt financing and Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP provided legal representation.
The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any state securities laws and the notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering would be unlawful.
About Unitil
Unitil is a public utility holding company with subsidiaries providing electric and gas distribution service in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, gas distribution service in Maine and energy services throughout the Northeast. Unitil has approximately 430 employees and serves approximately 167,000 utility customers in three states. Its utility affiliates include Unitil Energy Systems, Inc., Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company, Northern Utilities, Inc. and Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc. Its other subsidiaries include Unitil Service Corp. and its non-regulated business segment Unitil Resources, Inc. Usource L.L.C. is a subsidiary of Unitil Resources, Inc.
Forward Looking Statements:
This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Certain factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the following: variations in weather; changes in the regulatory environment; customers' preferences on energy sources; general economic conditions; increased competition; fluctuations in supply, demand, transmission capacity and prices for energy commodities; and other uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict, and many of which are beyond the control of Unitil Corporation.
Contact
George Gantz
gantz@unitil.com
Corporate Office
Liberty Lane West
Hampton, NH 03842-1720
800/999-6501
