SEC FORM 4/A

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LOCKWOOD GLENN C

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION

1415 WYCKOFF ROAD

(Street)

WALL

07719

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP [ NJR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Sr. V.P. & CFO of Sub.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/03/2004

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
08/05/2004

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	08/03/2004		M		12,375	A	$18.5	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		1,512	D	$40.15	0	D
Comon Stock	08/03/2004		S		121	D	$40.17	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		272	D	$40.19	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		0⁽¹⁾	D	$0	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		60	D	$40.2	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		151	D	$40.21	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		392	D	$40.23	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		996	D	$40.25	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		483	D	$40.26	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		211	D	$40.27	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		392	D	$40.28	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		30	D	$40.29	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		272	D	$40.31	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		151	D	$40.32	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		241	D	$40.33	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		362	D	$40.34	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		905	D	$40.35	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		211	D	$40.36	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		423	D	$40.37	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		181	D	$40.39	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		815	D	$40.4	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		875	D	$40.41	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		1,086	D	$40.42	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		242	D	$40.43	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		392	D	$40.44	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		241	D	$40.45	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		91	D	$40.46	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		30	D	$40.47	0	D
Common Stock	08/03/2004		S		664	D	$40.48	0⁽²⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Option (Right-to Buy)	$18.5⁽³⁾	08/03/2004		M			12,375⁽³⁾	11/29/1996⁽⁴⁾	11/29/2005	Common Stock	12,375⁽³⁾	$18.5⁽³⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Fifth item on originally filed first of two Form 4's repeated information contained on line four of the first of two Form 4's for that date. Repeated item, which did not affect any totals, is deleted with this amendment.

2. This is form 1 of 2 - number of entries exceeds lines allowed on form. Please see continuation of Form 4 on form 2 of 2.

3. Original 8,250 options at $27.750 per share were previously reported. This changed to 12,375 options at a price of $18.50 per share due to 3 for 2 stock split effective 3/1/02.

4. Options are exercisable 25% each year beginning on the first anniversary date of the grant, which is listed here.

	Oleta J. Harden - Attorney-In-Fact (POA on file)	08/06/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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