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 (Date of earliest event reported): September 1, 2015 (September 1, 2015)
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New Jersey (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | 001-8359 (Commission File Number) | | 22-2376465 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On September 1, 2015, New Jersey Resources Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared an increase in the quarterly dividend rate on the Company’s Common Stock from 22.5 cents per share to 24 cents per share, effective with the dividend payable on October 1, 2015, to the Company’s shareholders of record as of September 15, 2015.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| (a) | Financial statements of businesses acquired: | Not applicable. |
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| (b) | Pro forma financial information: | Not applicable. |
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| (c) | Exhibits | |
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Exhibit Number | Description | |
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99.1 | Press Release dated September 1, 2015 |
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.
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| NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION |
Date: September 1, 2015 | |
| By: /s/ Patrick Migliaccio |
| Patrick Migliaccio Vice President, Finance and Accounting |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number | Description | |
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99.1 | Press Release dated September 1, 2015 |