UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 16, 2009

  

 

UNITIL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New Hampshire		1-8858		02-0381573
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

6 Liberty Lane West, Hampton, New Hampshire		03842-1720
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (603) 772-0775

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On March 16, 2009 Unitil Corporation entered into an amendment to its 364-day revolving credit facility with Bank of America, as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders, which was originally entered into on November 26, 2008 and previously amended as of January 2, 2009.

The amendment increases the aggregate commitments under the facility from $60 million to $80 million and establishes commitment fees and interest rates associated with the amended facility. On July 1, 2009 the aggregate commitments will be restored to the original $60 million. Except as expressly amended by the amendment, all other terms and conditions of the credit facility remain in full force and effect.

The foregoing description of the amendment to the credit facility is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amendment, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Amendment Agreement dated as of March 16, 2009 to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 26, 2008 and previously amended as of January 2, 2009.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 19, 2009

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Amendment Agreement dated as of March 16, 2009 to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 26, 2008 and previously amended as of January 2, 2009.

Exhibit 10.1

FINAL EXECUTION VERSION

SECOND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

This Second Amendment Agreement (this “Agreement” or the “Second Amendment”) is entered into as of the 16^th day of March, 2009 by and among UNITIL CORPORATION, a New Hampshire corporation (the “Borrower”), each lender whose name appears on the signature page hereof (collectively the “Lenders” and each individually a “Lender”) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent and a Lender.

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Lenders and the Borrower entered into a certain Credit Agreement dated as of November 26, 2008 (the “Credit Agreement”), establishing a line of credit in favor of the Borrower in the principal amount of up to Sixty Million Dollars ($60,000,000) (capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings as set forth in the Credit Agreement); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Lenders amended the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents on January 2, 2009 to, among other things, (i) increase the amount of the Aggregate Commitments to $60,000,000; (ii) amend certain fee provisions; and (iii) amend the Loan Documents in certain other respects; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Lenders have agreed to further amend the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents to (i) increase the amount of the Aggregate Commitments to $80,000,000; (ii) change the Applicable Percentages of each Lender; (iii) amend the Applicable Margin; and (iv) amend certain fee provisions.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements therein contained, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties covenant, stipulate and agree as follows:

1. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. As of the Amendment Date, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders as follows:

(A) The representations and warranties of the Borrower made in the Loan Documents are true and accurate and are hereby reaffirmed as of the date hereof, subject to such materiality qualifiers as may be included in such representations and warranties, and save for representations and warranties made as of a specified date, which were true and correct as of such date.

(B) There is no unremedied Event of Default.

(C) This Agreement will constitute a valid and legally binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

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2. Amendments to Credit Agreement. Effective as of the Amendment Date, the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(A) The defined term “Aggregate Commitments” in Section 1.01 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“Aggregate Commitments” means the aggregate Commitments of all Lenders which shall: (a) from the Amendment Date until May 31, 2009, equal $80,000,000, unless earlier reduced by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.06 and (b) beginning on June 1, 2009, equal $60,000,000, unless earlier reduced by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.06.”

(B) The defined term “Applicable Percentage” in Section 1.01 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“Applicable Percentage” means, at any time, with respect to any Lender, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment at such time. If the Commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of each have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02 or if the Aggregate Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Lender most recently in effect, without giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The Applicable Percentage of each Lender as of the Amendment Date is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.”

(C) The defined term “Applicable Margin” in Section 1.01 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“Applicable Margin” means, with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans and Floating Rate Loans, a per annum rate equal to:

(a) until such time as the Borrower has received the Equity Injection: (i) from the Amendment Date to March 31, 2009, 3.5%; (ii) from April 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009, 4%; and (iii) from July 1, 2009 until the Maturity Date, 4.5%; or

(b) if the Equity Injection is received by the Borrower before June 1, 2009, and the Aggregate Commitments have not been reduced to $60,000,000 by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.06, then from the date of the Equity Injection until June 1, 2009, 2.5%; or

(c) if the Equity Injection is received by the Borrower (i) before June 1, 2009 and the Aggregate Commitments have been reduced to $60,000,000 by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.06, or (ii) after June 1, 2009, then from the date of the Equity Injection until the Maturity Date, 1.75%.”

 

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(D) The existing Section 2.01 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“2.01 Committed Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Committed Loan”) to Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Commitment; provided, that after giving effect to any Committed Borrowing, (i) the Total Outstanding shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Loans of any Lender, shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01. Committed Loans shall be Floating Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.”

(E) The existing Section 2.09(c) shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“(c) Lenders’ Upfront Fee. Borrower shall pay to Agent, for the account of each Lender in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages (i) on the Amendment Date, an upfront fee in an amount equal to fifty (50) basis points of the $20,000,000 increase in the Aggregate Commitment from $60,000,000 to $80,000,000 pursuant to the Second Amendment and (ii) a per annum fee equal to thirty (30) basis points of the unused portion of the $80,000,000 Aggregate Commitment, payable quarterly in arrears. If the Equity Injection has not been received between November 26, 2008 and March 31, 2009, an additional 50 basis points times the full $60,000,000 Aggregate Commitment shall be due and payable on April 1, 2009. Such upfront fees are for the credit facilities committed by Lenders under this Agreement and are fully earned on the date paid. The upfront fee paid to each Lender is solely for its own account and is not refundable for any reason whatsoever.”

 

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(F) Schedule 2.01 is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

COMMITMENTS

AND Applicable Percentages

(Amendment Date – May 31, 2009*)

 

Lender		Commitment			Applicable Percentage
Bank of America, N.A.		$	28,000,000		35.000000000	%
RBS Citizens, N.A.		$	27,000,000		33.750000000	%
TD Bank, N.A.		$	25,000,000		31.250000000	%
Total		$	80,000,000		100.000000000	%

 

*	Unless the amount of such Commitments is reduced from $80,000,000 to $60,000,000 by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.06.

COMMITMENTS

AND Applicable Percentages

(June 1, 2009 – Maturity Date)

 

Lender		Commitment			Applicable Percentage
Bank of America, N.A.		$	23,000,000		38.333333333	%
RBS Citizens, N.A.		$	22,000,000		36.666666667	%
TD Bank, N.A.		$	15,000,000		25.000000000	%
Total		$	60,000,000		100.000000000	%

(G) All terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are hereby ratified and confirmed.

3. Conditions Precedent. This Agreement shall become effective on the date (such date, the “Amendment Date”) on which the following conditions precedent are satisfied:

(A) The Borrower shall execute and deliver this Agreement to the Lenders.

(B) The Agent shall have received payment of the upfront fees then due from the Borrower under Section 2.09(c) of the Credit Agreement.

 

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5. Loan Documents. This Agreement shall be included in the definition of “the Loan Documents” in the Credit Agreement.

6. Future References. All references to the Loan Documents shall hereinafter refer to such documents as amended by this Agreement.

7. Continuing Effect. The provisions of the Credit Agreement, as modified herein, shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

8. General.

(A) The Borrower shall execute and deliver such additional documents and do such other acts as the Lenders may reasonably require to implement the intent of this Agreement fully.

(B) The Borrower shall pay all costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees incurred by the Lenders in connection with this Agreement.

(C) This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts by the parties hereto, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this agreement by their duly authorized parties as of the date set forth above.

 

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 16th day of March, 2009, by Robert G. Schoenberger, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of UNITIL CORPORATION, a New Hampshire corporation, on behalf of the same.

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 16th day of March, 2009, by Mark H. Collin, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of UNITIL CORPORATION, a New Hampshire corporation, on behalf of the same.

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

COUNTY OF HILLSBOROUGH

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 12th day of March, 2009, by Kenneth R. Sheldon, duly authorized Senior Vice President of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent and a Lender, a national bank organized under the laws of the United States, on behalf of the same.

 

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

COUNTY OF HILLSBOROUGH

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 12th day of March, 2009, by Jeanne A. Hulit, duly authorized Senior Vice President of RBS CITIZENS, N.A., as a Lender, a national bank organized under the laws of the United States, on behalf of the same.

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

COUNTY OF HILLSBOROUGH

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 12th day of March, 2009, by David A. Canedy, duly authorized Vice President of TD BANK, N.A., as a Lender, a national bank organized under the laws of the United States, on behalf of the same.