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UNITED STATES
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 OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 13, 2012

 
graphic
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Connecticut
1-15052
06-1541045
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
157 Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut
 
06506
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant's Telephone Number,
Including Area Code
  (203) 499-2000
 
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On January 13, 2012, The United Illuminating Company (“UI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UIL Holdings Corporation (“UIL Holdings” or the “Registrant”), entered into a revolving credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. that will expire on July 13, 2012 (the “credit facility”).  The borrowing limit under the credit facility is $105 million.  The credit facility permits borrowings at fluctuating interest rates and also permits borrowings for fixed periods of time specified by the borrower at fixed interest rates determined by the Eurodollar interbank market in London (LIBOR).  As of January 13, 2012, there were no short-term borrowings outstanding under the new facility.  A copy of the credit facility is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference.  The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the credit facility.
 
Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
  
The information set forth above under Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
 
Item 9.01
Exhibits
 
(d)
 
Exhibits
     
4.1  
$105,000,000 Credit Agreement, dated as of January13, 2012, among The United Illuminating Company, as Borrower, the banks named therein, as Banks, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent

 
 

 

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.
 
 
UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION
 
  Registrant  
     
     
Date:  1/17/12
By
/s/ Richard J. Nicholas  
    Richard J. Nicholas  
    Executive Vice President  
    and Chief Financial Officer  
 
 
 

 

Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit
 
Description
     
4.1  
$105,000,000 Credit Agreement, dated as of January13, 2012, among The United Illuminating Company, as Borrower, the banks named therein, as Banks, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent