8-K

UNITED STATES

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

December 1, 2016

(Date of earliest event reported)

SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey	1-6364	22-1901645
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(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)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On December 1, 2016, South Jersey Industries, Inc. (the "Company") announced that, effective January 1, 2017, Executive Vice President, Jeffrey E. DuBois, has been appointed as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer. The Company also announced the Mr. DuBois will retire from the Company, effective in January 2018.

Mr. DuBois, age 58, joined the Company in 1987 and currently serves as Executive Vice President of the Company. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. DuBois and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. DuBois will be appointed as Chief Operating Officer of the Company.  There have been no transactions nor are there any proposed transactions between the Company and Mr. DuBois that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Additionally, effective January 1, 2017, the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, Kenneth A. Lynch, will become the Company’s Chief Risk Officer. Accordingly, Mr. Lynch’s prior responsibilities will be assumed by the Chief Financial Officer, Stephen H. Clark, and Mr. Lynch will now be responsible for managing internal audit, risk, information technology and security.

The press release announcing the appointments is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit Index

99.1 Press release dated December 1, 2016, issued by South Jersey Industries, Inc.

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, INC.
Date: December 1, 2016	/s/ Gina Merritt-Epps
	Gina Merritt-Epps, Esq.
	Senior Vice President General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

South Jersey Industries Announces Leadership Positions

FOLSOM, N.J., December 1, 2016 – South Jersey Industries, Inc. (NYSE: SJI) today announced changes to several of its senior leadership roles for 2017, made in conjunction with the company’s continuing execution of its strategic plan.

Jeffrey DuBois, currently president of South Jersey Gas, will become executive vice president and chief operating officer, SJI.  Additionally, DuBois will retire from the organization in January  2018.  Stephen Clark, currently SJI senior vice president and chief financial officer, will have expanded financial responsibility and become executive vice president and chief financial officer.  Kenneth Lynch, currently senior vice president and chief accounting officer, will become senior vice president, chief risk officer, SJI.  Steven Cocchi, currently vice president Rates and Regulatory Affairs for subsidiary South Jersey Gas, will become vice president, Strategy and Growth, SJI.

David Robbins, currently senior vice president Strategy and Corporate Development, SJI, will become president of SJI subsidiary, South Jersey Gas.  Gregory Nuzzo, senior vice president of  SJI subsidiary South Jersey Energy Solutions, will become president and chief operating officer, South Jersey Energy Solutions.

Linda Hibbs, currently vice president Information Technology, SJI, has been named senior vice president, Customer Experience, South Jersey Gas.

“The leadership of each of these talented, experienced, respected professionals will play a central role in our future success,” explained Mike Renna, president and chief executive officer, SJI.  “I am confident that the team we have put in place will drive us to achieve our goals around service to our customers, safety in our operations, growth in our business, and the further development of our talented employee base.”

These company leadership appointments become effective January 1, 2017.

ABOUT SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES

South Jersey Industries (NYSE: SJI), an energy services holding company based in Folsom, NJ, operates its business through two primary subsidiaries. South Jersey Gas delivers clean, efficient natural gas and promotes energy efficiency to approximately 375,000 customers in southern New Jersey. SJI’s non-regulated businesses, under South Jersey Energy Solutions, promote efficiency, clean technology and renewable energy by developing, owning and operating on-site energy production facilities; acquiring and marketing natural gas and electricity for retail customers; providing wholesale commodity marketing and fuel management services; and offering HVAC and other energy-efficiency related services. For more information about SJI and its subsidiaries, visit http://www.sjindustries.com.

Telephone: 609-561-9000

Media Contact: Barbara Del Duke x4108, bdelduke@sjindustries.com

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