Unitil Schedules Fourth Quarter 2016 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) (www.unitil.com) has scheduled the release of its fourth quarter and year-end 2016 earnings before the market opens on February 2, 2017 and will host its quarterly conference call and webcast later that day at 2:00 p.m. (ET) to review the results.   Related presentation materials will be available before the call on the Company’s website on the Investors page at www.unitil.com/investors.

Interested parties may access the conference call by calling toll-free [phone] or internationally [phone] and entering passcode 50688698.   A recording of the call will be available for one week by calling toll-free [phone] or internationally [phone] and entering passcode 50688698.  An archive of the webcast will be available for one year on the website at www.unitil.com/investors.

About Unitil Corporation

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. Unitil Corporation is a public utility holding company with operations in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Together, Unitil’s operating utilities serve approximately 104,300 electric customers and 79,900 natural gas customers. Other subsidiaries include Usource, Unitil’s non-regulated business segment. For more information about our people, technologies, and community involvement please visit www.unitil.com.

For more information please contact:                                                                                                                                                        David Chong – Investor RelationsPhone: 603-773-6499Email: [e-mail]

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