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): December 12, 2013
UNITIL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New Hampshire | 1-8858 | 02-0381573 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | 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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On December 12, 2013, the Board of Directors of Unitil Corporation (the “Company”) approved an amendment, effective as of that date, to Article I, paragraph 1 of the Company’s Second Amended and Restated By-Laws that revised the first sentence of that paragraph.
Prior to this amendment, the sentence read: “The annual meeting of the stockholders of Unitil Corporation shall be held on the third Thursday in April of each year; and special meetings of the stockholders shall be held whenever the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or a majority of the Board of Directors, in their discretion, shall order the same, or whenever one or more stockholders, holding in the aggregate not less than one-tenth (1/10) of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting, shall so request the Secretary in writing, which writing shall indicate the purposes for which said meeting is to be called.”
The revised sentence reads: “The annual meeting of the stockholders of Unitil Corporation shall be held on a date within the last two weeks of April of each year as a majority of the Board of Directors, in their discretion, shall determine annually; and special meetings of the stockholders shall be held whenever the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or a majority of the Board of Directors, in their discretion, shall order the same, or whenever one or more stockholders, holding in the aggregate not less than one-tenth (1/10) of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting, shall so request the Secretary in writing, which writing shall indicate the purposes for which said meeting is to be called.”
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Third Amended and Restated By-Laws | |
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: | December 13, 2013 | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number |
Exhibit | |
| 3.1 | Third Amended and Restated By-Laws | |