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UIL Holdings Corporation
157 Church Street
P.O. Box 1564
New Haven, CT  06506-0901


February 14, 2012

              UIL Holdings Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend


UIL  Holdings  Corporation  (NYSE:  UIL)  announced  that its Board of Directors
declared a quarterly dividend of $0.432 per share on its Common Stock at today's
Board  meeting. This dividend is payable  April 2, 2012 to shareowners of record
at the close of business on March 12, 2012.


Headquartered  in New Haven, Connecticut, UIL Holdings Corporation (NYSE:UIL) is
a  diversified energy delivery  company serving a  total of 699,000 electric and
natural gas utility customers in 66 communities across two states, with combined
total assets of over   $4 billion.

UIL  is the parent company for The United Illuminating Company (UI), Connecticut
Natural  Gas Corporation (CNG), The Southern  Connecticut Gas Company (SCG), and
The  Berkshire Gas Company (BGC), each more  than 100 years old. UI provides for
the  transmission and delivery of electricity  and other energy related services
for  Connecticut's  Greater  New  Haven  and  Bridgeport  areas. SCG and CNG are
natural gas distribution companies that serve customers in
Connecticut,  while  Berkshire  Gas  serves  natural  gas  customers  in western
Massachusetts. UIL employs more than 1,861 people in the New England region. For
more information on UIL Holdings, visit www.uil.com.
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Source:  UIL Holdings Corporation
Contact Information:  Susan Allen  203-499-2409








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