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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Unitil (UTL)

Unitil to buy Aquarion water companies for $100.0 million, closing expected late 2025

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 m&a Written later

Unitil Corporation agreed on May 6, 2025 to acquire three water utilities from the Aquarion Water Authority for $100.0 million, including about $30.0 million of assumed debt. The company has committed debt financing of $100.0 million from The Bank of Nova Scotia, and the closing is expected in late 2025, subject to approvals from state utility commissions in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.

Key points

  • Purchase price is $100.0 million, including approximately $30.0 million of assumed debt, subject to adjustments.
  • Bank of Nova Scotia committed a $100.0 million senior unsecured delayed-draw term loan facility, maturing on the first anniversary of the closing.
  • Closing requires approval from the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission and the Maine Public Utilities Commission, and is expected in late 2025.
  • The Aquarion Companies serve about 12,000 customers in seven Massachusetts communities and 11,000 customers in eight New Hampshire communities.

The filing

CompanyUnitil (UTL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 12, 2025, 4:45 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-117855

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:59 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 12, 2025.

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