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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-018906
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170125
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170126
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170126

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08858
		FILM NUMBER:		17548104

	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="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM 8-K
</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January&nbsp;25, 2017 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITIL CORPORATION </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>6 Liberty Lane West, Hampton, New Hampshire</B></TD>
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if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;25, 2017, Unitil Corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) issued a press release announcing an increase in the amount of the
Registrant&#146;s regular quarterly dividend from $0.355 per share to $0.36 per share. A copy of the Registrant&#146;s press release is included herein as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information furnished under Item&nbsp;7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed
&#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference
in such filing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01 Other Events </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;25, 2017, (i)&nbsp;the Registrant announced an increase in the amount of the Registrant&#146;s regular quarterly dividend from
$0.355 per share to $0.36 per share and (ii)&nbsp;the Board of Directors of the Registrant declared the Registrant&#146;s first quarter common stock dividend of $0.36 per share, payable February&nbsp;28, 2017, to shareholders of record on
February&nbsp;14, 2017. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Mark H. Collin</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">January 26, 2017</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow" ALIGN="right">Exhibit 99.1 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow"><B><U>FOR RELEASE </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITIL INCREASES ANNUAL COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND BY $0.02 PER SHARE </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow"><B>HAMPTON, NH, January&nbsp;25, 2017</B>: Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) (<U>www.unitil.com</U>) today announced that its Board of Directors raised the quarterly
dividend on the Company&#146;s common stock to $0.36 per share, increasing the effective annual dividend rate by $0.02 to $1.44 per share. The Board declared the first quarter common stock dividend of $0.36 per share, payable February&nbsp;28, 2017,
to shareholders of record on February&nbsp;14, 2017. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow">&#147;We understand the importance of the dividend to our shareholders. Today we are pleased to report
that once again we&#146;ve increased our quarterly dividend rate. This reflects the continued confidence we have in our business plan,&#148; said Robert G. Schoenberger, Unitil&#146;s chairman, president, and chief executive officer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow">Unitil has an unbroken record of continuously paying quarterly cash dividends and has never decreased the dividend on its common stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow"><U>About Unitil Corporation </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow">Unitil Corporation provides energy
for life by safely and reliably delivering natural gas and electricity in New England. We are committed to the communities we serve and to developing people, business practices, and technologies that lead to the delivery of dependable, more
efficient energy.<I> </I>Unitil Corporation is a public utility holding company with operations in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Together, Unitil&#146;s operating utilities serve approximately 104,300 electric customers and 79,900 natural
gas customers. Other subsidiaries include Usource, Unitil&#146;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-regulated</FONT> business segment. For more information about our people, technologies, and community involvement please visit
<U>www.unitil.com</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow"><B>For more information please contact: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow">David Chong &#150; Investor Relations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow">Phone: <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">603-773-6499</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow">Email: chong@unitil.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow">Alec O&#146;Meara &#150; Media Relations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow">Phone: <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">603-773-6404</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow">Email: omeara@unitil.com </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Arial Narrow" ALIGN="right">6 Liberty Lane West </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Arial Narrow" ALIGN="right">Hampton, NH 03842 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Arial Narrow" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Arial Narrow" COLOR="#ef7622">T</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Arial Narrow"> 603.772.0775 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Arial Narrow" ALIGN="right"><FONT COLOR="#ef7622">www.unitil.com </FONT></P>
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