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Common Stock and Preferred Stock (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Restricted Stock Units Issued | The equity portion of Restricted Stock Units activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 in conjunction with the Stock Plan are presented in the following table:
Restricted Stock Units (Equity Portion) |
|  | Units |  |  | Weighted Average Stock Price |
Restricted Stock Units as of December 31, 2012 |  |  | 3,883 |  |  | $ | 27.39 |
Restricted Stock Units Granted |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Dividend Equivalents Earned |  |  | 141 |  |  | $ | 28.72 |
Restricted Stock Units Settled |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Restricted Stock Units as of September 30, 2013 |  |  | 4,024 |  |  | $ | 27.44 |
Details on Preferred Stock | Details on preferred stock at September 30, 2013, September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2012 are shown below:
|  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2012 |
Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unitil Energy Preferred Stock, Non-Redeemable, Non-Cumulative: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6.00% Series, $100 Par Value, |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |
Fitchburg Preferred Stock, Redeemable, Cumulative: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5.125% Series, $100 Par Value |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.8 |  |  |  | — |
8.00% Series, $100 Par Value |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.0 |  |  |  | — |
Total Preferred Stock |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |

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