UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _________________________________________________________________ Application of Unitil Corporation ) ) CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO and its Subsidiaries on Form U-1 ) RULE 24 UNDER THE PUBLIC ) UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT (File No. 70-9053) ) of 1935 _________________________________________________________________ Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 24 under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, Unitil Corporation ("Unitil"), on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, Concord Electric Company, Exeter & Hampton Electric Company, Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company, Unitil Power Corp., Unitil Realty Corp., Unitil Resources Inc. and Unitil Service Corp., hereby files the attached quarterly report as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission's order approving short-term borrowings by Unitil and its subsidiaries and approving the Unitil System money pool (HCAR. No. 25773; File No. 70-8066, March 29, 1993; File No. 70-8623, July 11, 1995; File No. 70-9053, June 30, 1997). Exhibit Exhibit A - Quarterly Report of Unitil Corporation and Its Subsidiaries by Short-term Borrowings and Money Pool Transactions for the third quarter of 2000. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the undersigned company has duly caused this Certificate to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. UNITIL CORPORATION By: /s/ Mark H. Collin Mark H. Collin Treasurer Dated: October 20, 2000 EXHIBIT A QUARTERLY REPORT BY UNITIL CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES OF SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS AND MONEY POOL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2000 Exeter Concord Hampton Fitchburg Unitil Electric Electric Gas & Electric Corporation Company Company Light Company (a) Maximum Principal Amount of Short-term Borrowings Outstanding During the Quarter: Money Pool N/A $7,031,797 $7,621,571 $11,817,602 Banks $21,225,000 None None None (b) Average Interest Rate for the Money Pool Borrowings During the N/A 7.11% 7.11% 7.11% Quarter* (c) Maximum Amount Outstanding By Company for Each Source of Outside Borrowings During the Quarter: Bank of $6,700,000 None None None Boston Fleet Bank - $8,000,000 None None None NH Citizens Bank $5,000,000 None None None Sovereign $4,000,000 None None None Bank * Excludes Bank Service and Commitment Fees EXHIBIT A QUARTERLY REPORT BY UNITIL CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES OF SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS AND MONEY POOL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2000 UNITIL UNITIL UNITIL UNITIL Power Realty Service Resources Corp. Corp. Corp. Inc. (a) Maximum Principal Amount of Short-term Borrowings Outstanding During the Quarter: Money Pool $0 $286,319 $2,225,233 $617,848 Banks None None None None (b) Average Interest Rate for the Money Pool Borrowings During the 0% 7.10% 7.12% 7.10% Quarter* (c) Maximum Amount Outstanding By Company for Each Source of Outside Borrowings During the Quarter: Bank of None None None None Boston Fleet Bank - None None None None NH Citizens Bank None None None None Sovereign None None None None Bank * Excludes Bank Service and Commitment Fees SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the undersigned company has duly caused this Certificate to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. UNITIL CORPORATION By: Mark H. Collin Treasurer Dated: October 20, 2000