8-K sharontaylor


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): November 15, 2012 (November 13, 2012)

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

 
 
 
 
 
New Jersey
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
001-8359
(Commission
File Number)
 
22-2376465
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
1415 Wyckoff Road
 Wall, New Jersey
 
07719
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(732) 938-1480
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02 Election of Directors.
    
On November 13, 2012, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of New Jersey Resources Corporation (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from ten to eleven directors and elected Ms. Sharon C. Taylor as a director of the Company effective November 14, 2012. The committees of the Board to which Ms. Taylor will be named have not been determined at this time. Ms. Taylor was not selected as a director pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between her and any other person. The Company's press release announcing the election of Ms. Taylor is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

In accordance with the Company's Non-Employee Director Compensation policy, which is summarized on Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 17, 2011, Ms. Taylor will receive a pro-rated number of shares of the Company's Common Stock as her annual retainer for 2012.

 
    
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)
Financial statements of businesses acquired:
Not applicable.
(b)
Pro forma financial information:
Not applicable.
(c)
Exhibits:
 

Exhibit
Number
Description
 
99.1
Press Release dated November 13, 2012, announcing the election of Sharon C. Taylor to the Board of Directors.












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 15, 2012
 
 
By:  /s/ Glenn C. Lockwood
 
Glenn C. Lockwood
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer










EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number
Description
 
99.1
Press Release dated November 13, 2012, announcing the election of Sharon C. Taylor to the Board of Directors.