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

Unitil extends Aquarion water acquisition deadline to May 25, 2026

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 m&a Written later

Unitil signed Amendment No. 2 to its purchase agreement for Aquarion Water Company of Massachusetts, Aquarion Water Company of New Hampshire and Abenaki Water Co., moving the agreement's termination date from February 23, 2026 to May 25, 2026. The filing also replaces Janney Montgomery Scott with Huntington Securities as an agent under the company's $50 million common stock distribution agreement.

Key points

  • Amendment No. 2, dated February 23, 2026, extends the purchase agreement's termination date to May 25, 2026, from February 23, 2026.
  • The Aquarion companies are being acquired from Aquarion Water Authority, with South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority party to the amendment.
  • On February 19, 2026, Huntington Securities replaced Janney Montgomery Scott under the $50 million distribution agreement for common stock sales.
  • Stock sales under the distribution agreement, if any, will be made under an effective Form S-3ASR registration statement.

The filing

CompanyUnitil (UTL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 24, 2026, 4:31 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-067209

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement

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 February 24, 2026.

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