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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 18<a name="_GoBack"><!--Anchor--></a>, 2013</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 36pt">Registration No. 333-</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">06-1541045</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">157 Church Street</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Linda L. Randell</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Leonard Rodriguez</div>

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<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: auto; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (&#8220;1933 Act&#8221;), the number of shares registered hereunder includes such additional number of shares of Common Stock as are required to prevent dilution resulting from a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction that result in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock.&#160; In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the 1933 Act, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.</td>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">A previous registration statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-156157 (the &#8220;Previous Registration Statement&#8221;), was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) on December 16, 2008, to register 550,000 shares of the Registrant&#8217;s common stock under the UIL Holdings Corporation 2008 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;).&#160; On May, 2013, the stockholders of the Registrant approved an amendment and restatement of the Plan and authorizing the issuance of an additional 1,300,000 shares of the Registrant&#8217;s common stock under the Plan, as amended and restated. This Registration Statement registers the additional 1,300,000 shares of the Registrant&#8217;s common stock to be issued under the Plan.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints James P. Torgerson and Richard J. Nicholas, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</div>

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 18
, 2013
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Connecticut
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
06-1541045
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
157 Church Street
New Haven, Connecticut  06510
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION
2008 STOCK AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Linda L. Randell
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
UIL Holdings Corporation
157 Church Street
New Haven, CT  06510
(203) 499-2000
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Leonard Rodriguez
Managing Counsel
UIL Holdings Corporation
157 Church Street
New Haven, CT  06510
(203) 499-2000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated Filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, no par value
1,300,000 shares
$
36.90
$
47,970,000
$
6,178.54
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), the number of shares registered hereunder includes such additional number of shares of Common Stock as are required to prevent dilution resulting from a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction that result in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock.  In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the 1933 Act, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h), on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on December 12, 2013 in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
A previous registration statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-156157 (the "Previous Registration Statement"), was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on December 16, 2008, to register 550,000 shares of the Registrant's common stock under the UIL Holdings Corporation 2008 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan").  On May, 2013, the stockholders of the Registrant approved an amendment and restatement of the Plan and authorizing the issuance of an additional 1,300,000 shares of the Registrant's common stock under the Plan, as amended and restated. This Registration Statement registers the additional 1,300,000 shares of the Registrant's common stock to be issued under the Plan.
In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, this registration statement is being filed to register additional securities of the same class as other securities for which a registration statement filed on Form S-8 relating to an employee benefit plan is effective. Accordingly, this registration statement consists only of the facing page of the registration statement, these paragraphs, the interests of named experts and counsel, the signature page, an opinion of counsel and required consents. The contents of the Previous Registration Statement are incorporated in this registration statement by reference.
Item 5.
I
nterests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The legality of the Common Stock offered pursuant to this Registration Statement will be passed on for the Registrant by Leonard Rodriguez, Esq., Managing Counsel of the Registrant. As of December 10, 2013, Mr. Rodriguez beneficially owned approximately
100 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Reference is made to the documents listed on the attached Exhibit Index, each of which is incorporated by reference herein.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New Haven, State of Connecticut on this 10
th
day of December, 2013.
UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION
By:
/s/ James P. Torgerson
James P. Torgerson
President and Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints James P. Torgerson and Richard J. Nicholas, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.  Among such persons are the members of the Compensation and Executive Development Committee who administer the Plan.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ James P. Torgerson
Director, President, and Chief
December 10, 2013
(James P. Torgerson)
(Principal Executive Officer)
Executive Officer
/s/ Richard J. Nicholas
Executive Vice President and Chief
December 10, 2013
(Richard J. Nicholas)
(Principal Financial Officer)
Financial Officer
/s/ Steven P. Favuzza
Vice President and Controller
December 10, 2013
(Steven P. Favuzza)
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/
John L. Lahey
Director and Chairman
December 10, 2013
(John L. Lahey)
/s/
Thelma R. Albright
Director
December 10, 2013
(Thelma R. Albright)
/s/
Arnold L. Chase
Director
December 10, 2013
(Arnold L. Chase)
/s/
Betsy Henley-Cohn
Director
December 10, 2013
(Betsy Henley-Cohn)
/s/ Suedeen G. Kelly
Director
December 10, 2013
(Suedeen G. Kelly)
/s/ Daniel J. Miglio
Director
December 10, 2013
(Daniel J. Miglio)
/s/ William F. Murdy
Director
December 10, 2013
(William F. Murdy)
/s/ William B. Plummer
Director
December 10, 2013
(William B. Plummer)
/s/ Donald R. Shassian
Director
December 10, 2013
(Donald R. Shassian)
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Leonard Rodriguez, Esq. as to the legality of the securities being registered hereby.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Leonard Rodriguez, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1)