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): November 25, 2008
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Connecticut | 1-15052 | 06-1541045 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | 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 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On November 25, 2008 The United Illuminating Company (UI), a wholly owned subsidiary of UIL Holdings Corporation (the “Registrant”) entered into a revolving credit agreement (the “Agreement”) with Union Bank of California, N.A. (“UBOC”) that extends to May 25, 2009. The borrowing limit under the facility is $25 million. The facility permits borrowings at fluctuating interest rates, based on UBOC’s Reference Rate and the Federal Funds Rate, as defined in the Agreement, and also permits borrowings for fixed periods of time specified by UI at fixed interest rates determined by the Eurodollar interbank market in London (LIBOR). As of December 1, 2008, UI did not have any short-term borrowings outstanding under the new facility.
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: 12/1/08 | By /s/ Richard J. Nicholas |
| | Richard J. Nicholas |
| | Executive Vice President |
| | and Chief Financial Officer |
