uil_form8kdated11042008.htm

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 4, 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 4, 2008, UIL Holdings Corporation (the Registrant or UIL Holdings) issued a press release that announces its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and revises and narrows its earnings estimate from continuing operations for 2008 to $1.75-$1.90 per share, from the previously announced earnings guidance for continuing operations of $1.82-$2.02 per share on a consolidated basis. A copy of the Registrant's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On November 5, 2008, UIL Holdings will conduct a web cast conference call with financial analysts, beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. Executive management will present an overview of UIL Holdings’ financial results followed by a question and answer session. Interested parties, including analysts, investors and the media, may listen live via the internet by logging onto the Investors section of UIL Holdings’ website at http://www.uil.com.

As part of the conference call, James P. Torgerson, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Richard J. Nicholas, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present items previously not disclosed in reports filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among these items, which relate to the Registrant’s subsidiary, The United Illuminating Company, is an update to the financing plan for the years 2008 through 2011. A copy of the Registrant's presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

UIL Holdings believes earnings per share (EPS) information by line of business is useful in understanding the fluctuations in EPS for UIL Holdings between the current and prior periods. The amounts presented show the EPS from continuing operations and discontinued operations where applicable for each of UIL Holdings’ lines of business. EPS is calculated by dividing the income from continuing operations and discontinued operations for each line of business by the average number of shares of UIL Holdings common stock outstanding for the periods presented. The EPS for all periods presented are calculated on the same basis and reconcile to the amounts presented on a generally accepted accounting principle’s (GAAP) basis. The earnings per share for each of continuing operations, discontinued operations and combined total EPS is a GAAP-basis presentation.

UIL Holdings also believes that a breakdown, presented on a per share basis, of how particular significant items contributed to the change in income from continuing operations and discontinued operations by line of business (Item Variance EPS Presentation) is useful in understanding the overall change in the consolidated results of operations for UIL Holdings from one reporting period to another. UIL Holdings presents such per share amounts by taking the dollar amount of the applicable change for the revenue or expense item, booked in accordance

with GAAP, and applying UIL Holdings’ combined effective statutory federal and state tax rate and then dividing by the average number of shares of UIL Holdings common stock outstanding for the periods presented. Any amounts provided as Item Variance EPS Presentation are provided for informational purposes only and are not intended to be used to calculate “Pro-forma” amounts.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)	Exhibits – The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

99	Press release, dated November 4, 2008.
99.1	Presentation on Third Quarter 2008 Results.

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: 11/04/08	By /s/ Richard J. Nicholas
	Richard J. Nicholas
	Executive Vice President
	and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit	Description

99	Press Release dated November 4, 2008
99.1	Presentation on Third Quarter 2008 Results.