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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-08-185137
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080827
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20080827
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080827

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			UNITIL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000755001
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		IRS NUMBER:				020381573
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08858
		FILM NUMBER:		081041453

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6 LIBERTY LANE WEST
		CITY:			HAMPTON
		STATE:			NH
		ZIP:			03842
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6037736504

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6 LIBERTY LANE WEST
		CITY:			HAMPTON
		STATE:			NH
		ZIP:			03842
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">CURRENT REPORT </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act 1934 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August&nbsp;27, 2008 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>UNITIL CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
</I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1-8858</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>02-0381573</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Commission File Number)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(IRS Employer Identification No.)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>6 Liberty Lane West, Hampton, New Hampshire</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>03842-1720</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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changed since last report) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Other Events </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On August&nbsp;27, 2008, Unitil
Corporation (&#147;Unitil&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing that it has filed settlement agreements in the regulatory proceedings before the Public Utilities Commissions in Maine and New Hampshire on Unitil&#146;s
proposed acquisition of Northern Utilities, Inc (&#147;Northern&#148;). Final orders are anticipated in both states on or before October&nbsp;1, 2008. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The settlement agreements were separately negotiated and filed in each state but reflect a number of common features. The settlements include commitments by Unitil with respect to Northern&#146;s rates, customer
service and operations during and after the transition of Northern&#146;s management and business operations from NiSource, Inc. (&#147;NiSource&#148;), Northern&#146;s current ultimate parent company, to Unitil. Northern will implement enhanced
safety and reliability programs and upgrade the customer service quality programs for customers in both states. Unitil will also conduct a study in collaboration with parties in both states of potential changes in organization or regulation of
Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc., which Unitil is also acquiring from NiSource. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Office of the Consumer Advocate in New Hampshire
and the Office of Public Advocate in Maine are among the settling parties. The settlement agreements recommend that the respective commissions approve Unitil&#146;s acquisition of Northern because it is consistent with the public interest.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The press release announcing the filing of the settlement agreements is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by
reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release dated August 27, 2008.</FONT></TD></TR>
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SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Mark H. Collin</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mark H. Collin</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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SIZE="2"><I>For immediate release: </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B><I>Unitil Announces Regulatory Settlements on Northern Utilities Acquisition </I></B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Hampton, NH &#150; August&nbsp;27, 2008: Unitil Corporation (NYSE: UTL) (<U>www.unitil.com</U>) announced that it has filed settlement agreements in the regulatory
proceedings before the Public Utilities Commissions in Maine and New Hampshire on Unitil&#146;s proposed acquisition of Northern Utilities, Inc. (&#147;Northern&#148;). Final orders are anticipated in both states on or before October&nbsp;1, 2008.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;We are gratified by the willingness of all parties to work effectively towards a common goal&#151;the best interests of the customers of
Northern,&#148; said Mark H. Collin, Unitil&#146;s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, who represented the Company in both proceedings. &#147;These settlements provide a fair and appropriate framework and a predictable regulatory
roadmap for Unitil&#146;s new gas distribution businesses in Maine and New Hampshire, and we look forward to timely approval, closing and transition.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">The settlement agreements were separately negotiated and filed in each state but reflect a number of common features. The settlements include commitments by Unitil with respect to Northern&#146;s rates, customer service and operations
during and after the transition of Northern&#146;s management and business operations from NiSource, Inc. (&#147;NiSource&#148;), Northern&#146;s current ultimate parent company, to Unitil. Northern will implement enhanced safety and reliability
programs and upgrade the customer service quality programs for customers in both states. Unitil will also conduct a study in collaboration with parties in both states of potential changes in organization or regulation of Granite State Gas
Transmission, Inc. (&#147;Granite&#148;), which Unitil is also acquiring from NiSource. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Office of the Consumer Advocate in New Hampshire and the
Office of Public Advocate in Maine are among the settling parties. The settlement agreements recommend that the respective commissions approve Unitil&#146;s acquisition of Northern because it is consistent with the public interest. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For more information about Unitil please visit the Company&#146;s website, <U>www.unitil.com</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>About Unitil </U></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Unitil Corporation (&#147;Unitil&#148;) is a public utility holding company with subsidiaries providing
electric distribution service in New Hampshire, electric and gas distribution service in Massachusetts and energy brokering services throughout the northeast. Its utility subsidiaries, Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. and Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Company, currently serve 115,000 customers in 37 communities in the capital and seacoast regions of New Hampshire and in north central Massachusetts. Usource
L.L.C., a unit of Unitil&#146;s non-regulated subsidiary Unitil Resources, Inc., provides energy brokering services to more than 400 large energy users throughout the northeast. Unitil&#146;s other subsidiaries include Unitil Power Corp., Unitil
Realty Corp. and Unitil Service Corp. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On February&nbsp;15, 2008, Unitil entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with NiSource and Bay State Gas Company, a
wholly owned utility subsidiary of NiSource, to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Northern and Granite for $160 million plus a net working capital adjustment. Northern&#146;s principal business is the retail distribution of natural gas to
approximately 53,000 customers located in 44 coastal New Hampshire and southern Maine communities. Granite is a natural gas transmission company, principally engaged in the business of providing natural gas transportation services to Northern for
its access to natural gas pipeline supplies. Unitil expects this transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 2008. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Forward-Looking Statements: </U>
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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&#146; 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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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