Exhibit 10.4
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 250 Vesey Street, 23rd Floor New York, NY 10281 |
CONFIDENTIAL
March 31, 2025
Unitil Corporation
6 Liberty Lane West
Hampton, NH 03842-1720
Attn: Daniel Hurstak
Project Lumberjack
Unsecured Term Loan Facility
Commitment Letter
Ladies and Gentlemen:
You have advised The Bank of Nova Scotia (together with its affiliates acting through such affiliates or branches as it deems appropriate, “Scotiabank”, “we”, “us” or the “Commitment Party”) that Unitil Corporation (“you” or the “Borrower”) intends to consummate the acquisition (the “Acquisition”), directly or indirectly, of 100% of the equity interests in Maine Natural Gas Company (the “Target”) pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2025 by and among the Borrower and Avangrid Enterprises, Inc. (the “Seller”) (together with all exhibits, schedules, annexes and disclosure schedules thereto collectively, the “Acquisition Agreement”). You have further advised us that, in connection with the foregoing, you intend to consummate the other Transactions described in the Transaction Description attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Transaction Description”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Transaction Description or Summary of Principal Terms and Conditions attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Term Sheet”; this commitment letter, the Transaction Description, the Term Sheet and the Summary of Conditions attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Conditions Annex”), collectively, the “Commitment Letter”).
In connection with the consummation of the Transactions, Scotiabank is pleased to advise you of its commitment to provide a $86,000,000 senior unsecured delayed-draw term loan facility (the “Facility”) subject only to the terms, and the satisfaction of the conditions, set forth herein and in the Conditions Annex. It is understood and agreed that the commitments of the Commitment Party to provide the Facility shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by (y) (i) the aggregate cash proceeds of any issuance or sale of equity interests of the Borrower, any subsidiary of the Borrower, the Target or any subsidiary of the Target (other than, in the case of a subsidiary of the Borrower, the Target, or