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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 13, 2019

NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey       001-08359       22-2376465
(State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction File Number) Identification No.)
of Incorporation)
 
1415 Wyckoff Road
Wall, New Jersey 07719
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(732) 938-1480
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on
which registered
Common Stock - $2.50 par value NJR New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company         [ ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]


Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 13, 2019, New Jersey Resources Corporation (“NJR”) issued a press release announcing that New Jersey Natural Gas Company received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on its base rate case (the “Press Release”). NJR also published an investor fact sheet entitled “Summary of Base Rate Case Settlement Order” (the “Investor Fact Sheet”). Copies of the Press Release and the Investor Fact Sheet are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number       Exhibit
99.1 Press Release, dated November 13, 2019
99.2 Investor Fact Sheet, dated November 13, 2019
104 Cover page in Inline XBRL format
 

SIGNATURE

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.

NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION
 
Date: November 13, 2019 By:      /s/ Patrick J. Migliaccio            
Patrick J. Migliaccio
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
    Officer
  

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number       Exhibit
99.1 Press Release, dated November 13, 2019
99.2 Investor Fact Sheet, dated November 13, 2019
104 Cover page in Inline XBRL format