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 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 20, 2006
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)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
At Unitil Corporation’s (“Unitil” or the “Company”) 2006 Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders, held on April 20, 2006 at the Company’s corporate headquarters in Hampton, New Hampshire, Unitil’s common shareholders elected Robert G. Schoenberger, Charles H. Tenney, III and Dr. Sarah P. Voll to the Company’s Board of Directors for three-year terms.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On April 20, 2006, Unitil held its 2006 Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders at the Company’s corporate headquarters in Hampton, New Hampshire. The Company issued a press release, attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K, regarding the Annual Meeting.
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits
Financial Statements:
None.
Exhibits:
Exhibit 99.1 April 20, 2006 press release regarding Unitil Corporation’s 2006 Annual Meeting.
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.
| UNITIL CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark H. Collin | |
| Mark H. Collin | ||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||
Date: April 20, 2006
Exhibit 99.1
For Immediate Release
| Contact: | Mark Collin | |
| Phone: 603-773-6612 | ||
| Fax: 603-773-6700 |
Unitil Shareholders Elect Directors
Hampton, NH (April 20, 2006): Unitil Corporation (AMEX:UTL) (www.unitil.com) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders today at the corporate office in Hampton, New Hampshire. Shareholders elected Robert G. Schoenberger, Charles H. Tenney, III and Dr. Sarah P. Voll to the Board of Directors for three-year terms.
“Our earnings grew almost 5% in 2005,” said Robert G. Schoenberger, Unitil’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We continue to perform very well on the key financial and operational metrics that we use to measure our performance.”
In a presentation at the meeting, Mr. Schoenberger reviewed Unitil’s 2005 financial and operational performance. Unitil’s gas and electric distribution sales growth continued to be strong in 2005. In addition, revenues for Unitil’s unregulated energy brokerage business, Usource, increased by more than 30% over the prior year. The presentation also highlighted the Company’s ongoing strategy of investing in technologies such as advanced metering to increase efficiency and productivity. Mr. Schoenberger’s presentation is available on the company website at www.unitil.com
Unitil Corporation is a public utility holding company with subsidiaries providing electric service in New Hampshire, electric and gas service in Massachusetts and energy services throughout the Northeast.
This news release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. 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; variations in weather, changes in the regulatory environment, customers’ preferences on energy sources, general economic conditions, increased competition and other uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict, and many of which are beyond the control of the Company.
