8-K

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 November 18, 2005 Commission File Number 1-6364

SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey	22-1901645
(State of incorporation)	(IRS employer identification no.)

1 South Jersey Plaza, Folsom, New Jersey 08037

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(609) 561-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, “Regulation FD Disclosure.”

On November 18, 2005, South Jersey Industries (SJI) issued a press release declaring a quarterly dividend of $0.225 per share. The dividend is payable December 30, 2005, to shareholders of record at the close of business December 9, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and hereby incorporated by reference.

Exhibit Index

(99)Press release, dated: November 18, 2005, issued by South Jersey Industries.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES

By:          David A. Kindlick                                      

David A. Kindlick

Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 18, 2005

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EX-99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NOVEMBER 18, 2005

PHONE: 609-561-9000

IR: STEPHEN CLARK x4260 e-mail: sclark@sjindustries.com

PR: JOANNE BRIGANDI x4240 e-mail: jbrigandi@sjindustries.com

SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES RAISES DIVIDEND 5.9%

FOLSOM, NJ - South Jersey Industries (NYSE:SJI) announced today that its board of directors voted to increase the company’s regular quarterly dividend from $0.2125 to $0.225 per share. The increase equates to an annualized dividend of $0.90, a $0.05 per share increase over the previous level. This marks the seventh year in a row that SJI, the parent company of South Jersey Gas, has increased its dividend.

“Strong year-to-date performance coupled with a broad range of opportunities for future earnings growth supports today’s dividend increase,” stated Ed Graham, SJI chairman, president and CEO. “We remain committed to providing a secure, growing dividend, because we recognize that dividends are an important income source for many of our shareholders,” added Graham. The increase is at the top of the targeted dividend growth range of 3% to 6% per year established by the SJI board of directors.

The dividend is payable December 30, 2005 to shareholders of record at the close of business December 9, 2005. SJI has paid dividends for 54 consecutive years.

South Jersey Industries (NYSE:SJI) is an energy services holding company for South Jersey Gas, South Jersey Energy, South Jersey Resources Group, South Jersey Energy Service Plus, and Marina Energy. Visit www.sjindustries.com to learn more about SJI and its subsidiaries.

This release contains forward-looking statements about SJI’s financial performance. The statements are made in good faith and deemed reasonable at the date of this release. SJI assumes no responsibility to update this information. Actual results may vary and SJI encourages you to conduct your own research before making any investment decisions including a review of SJI’s 2004 SEC Form 10 K and Annual Report, and subsequently filed SEC Forms 10 Q for a discussion of risks and/or uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary.

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