Hampton, NH – March 20, 2000: Unitil Corporation (AMEX: UTL) (www.unitil.com) announced that its Board of Directors has elected Eben S. Moulton, of Cambridge, MA to its Board.

Mr. Moulton is the president of Seacoast Capital Corporation, an equity investment company funding small, growing companies. He also serves on several boards, including PartMiner, a leading provider of business-to-business procurement services to the global electronic components industry parts, and IEC Electronics – a manufacturer of complex circuit boards.

"We are pleased to welcome Eben Moulton to our Board," said Robert G. Schoenberger, CEO of Unitil. "His expertise in equity finance, new technology and e-commerce will be a significant asset to the Board as we execute our Usource growth strategy."

Mr. Moulton begins his position effective immediately.

Unitil is a public utility holding company with a combination electric and gas utility distribution operation in north central Massachusetts and electric utility distribution operations in several cities and towns in the seacoast and capital city areas of New Hampshire. Unitil is also engaged in energy planning, procurement, marketing and consulting activities through both its utility and non-utility subsidiaries. Its subsidiaries are Concord Electric Company, Exeter & Hampton Electric Company, Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company, Unitil Power Corp., Unitil Realty Corp., Unitil Resources, Inc., and Unitil Service Corp.

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Mark Collin
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