SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2005
UNITIL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New Hampshire | 1-8858 | 02-0381573 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 6 Liberty Lane West, Hampton, New Hampshire | 03842-1720 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (603) 772-0775
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
On May 2, 2005, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Unitil Corporation (“Registrant”) engaged Vitale, Caturano & Company, Ltd. (“VCC”) as the Registrant’s new independent accountant to audit the Registrant’s financial statements for its current fiscal year ending December 31, 2005.
From January 1, 2003, through the date of the engagement of VCC, neither the Registrant nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted with VCC regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, (ii) the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Registrant’s financial statements, (iii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement with the Registrant’s former accountant on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, or (iv) any matter that was the subject of a reportable event, as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation S-K.
VCC will replace Grant Thornton LLP (“GT”), which declined to stand for re-appointment as the Registrant’s independent accountant pursuant to a letter to the Registrant dated March 29, 2005. The decision by GT to decline to stand for re-appointment was reported in a separate Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on April 1, 2005.
SIGNATURES
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, hereunto duly authorized.
| UNITIL CORPORATION | ||
| By: |
/s/ Mark H. Collin | |
| Mark H. Collin | ||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||
Date: May 3, 2005