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COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK
NOTE 5 – COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK
Common Stock
The Company’s common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, “UTL.”
The Company had 15,971,962, 15,005,881 and 15,012,310 shares of common stock outstanding at September 30, 2021, September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
Unitil Corporation Common Stock Offering
- On August 6, 2021, the Company issued and sold 800,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $50.80 per share in a registered public offering (Offering). The Company’s net increase to Common Equity and Cash proceeds from the Offering was approximately $38.6 
million. The proceeds will be used to make equity capital contributions to the Company’s regulated utility subsidiaries, to repay debt and for other general corporate purposes. 
As part of the Offering, the Company granted the underwriters a
30-day
 option to purchase additional shares. The underwriters exercised the option and purchased an additional 120,000
shares of the Company’s common stock on September 8, 2021. The Company’s net increase to Common Equity and Cash proceeds from the exercise of the option was approximately
 $5.9 
million.
 
The proceeds will be 
used to make equity capital contributions to the Company’s regulated utility subsidiaries, to repay debt and for other general corporate purposes.
Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan -
During the first nine months of 2021, the Company sold 16,512 shares of its common stock, at an average price of $48.52 per share, in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (DRP) and its 401(k) plans resulting in net proceeds of approximately $801,200. The DRP provides participants in the plan a method for investing cash dividends on the Company’s common stock and cash payments in additional shares of the Company’s common stock.
Stock Plan -
The Company maintains the Unitil Corporation Second Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Plan (the Stock Plan). Participants in the Stock Plan are selected by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors to receive awards under the Stock Plan, including awards of restricted shares (Restricted Shares), or of restricted stock units (Restricted Stock Units). The Compensation Committee has the authority to determine the sizes of awards; determine the terms and conditions of awards in a manner consistent with the Stock Plan; construe and interpret the Stock Plan and any agreement or instrument entered into under the Stock Plan as they apply to participants; establish, amend, or waive rules and regulations for the Stock Plan’s administration as they apply to participants; and, subject to the provisions of the Stock Plan, amend the terms and conditions of any outstanding award to the extent such terms and conditions are within the discretion of the Compensation Committee as provided for in the Stock Plan. On April 19, 2012, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Stock Plan to, among other things, increase the maximum number of shares of common stock available for awards to plan participants.
The maximum number of shares available for awards to participants under the Stock Plan is 677,500. The maximum number of shares that may be awarded in any one calendar year to any one participant is 20,000. In the event of any change in capitalization of the Company, the Compensation Committee is authorized to make an equitable adjustment to the number and kind of shares of common stock that may be delivered under the Stock Plan and, in addition, may authorize and make an equitable adjustment to the Stock Plan’s annual individual award limit.
Restricted Shares
Outstanding awards of Restricted Shares fully vest over a period of four years at a rate of 25% each year. During the vesting period, dividends on Restricted Shares underlying the award may be credited to a
participant’s account. The Company may deduct or withhold, or require a participant to remit to the Com
p
any, an amount sufficient to satisfy any taxes required by federal, state, or local law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising in connection with an Award. For purposes of compensation expense, Restricted Shares vest immediately upon a participant becoming eligible for retirement, as defined in the Stock Plan. Prior to the end of the vesting period, the restricted sha
r
es are subject to forfeiture if the participant ceases to be employed by the Company other than due to the participant’s death.
On January 26, 2021, 23,140 Restricted Shares were issued in conjunction with the Stock Plan with an aggregate market value at the date of issuance of approximately $0.9 million. There were 57,408 and 59,813
non-vested
shares under the Stock Plan as of September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value of these shares was $49.61 and $54.41, respectively. The compensation expense associated with the issuance of shares under the Stock Plan is being recognized over the vesting period and was $1.4 million and $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. At September 30, 2021, there was approximately $0.7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost under the Stock Plan which is expected to be recognized over approximately 2.7 years. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 there were zero restricted shares forfeited and zero restricted shares cancelled under the Stock Plan.
Restricted Stock Units
Non-management
members of the Company’s Board of Directors (Directors) may elect to receive the equity portion of their annual retainer in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSU). Restricted Stock Units earn dividend equivalents and will generally be settled by payment to each Director as soon as practicable following the Director’s separation from service to the Company. The Restricted Stock Units will be paid such that the Director will receive (i) 70% of the shares of the Company’s common stock underlying the restricted stock units and (ii) cash in an amount equal to the fair market value of 30% of the shares of the Company’s common stock underlying the Restricted Stock Units. The equity portion of Restricted Stock Units activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 in conjunction with the Stock Plan is presented in the following table: