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): May 14, 2010 (May 12, 2010)
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New Jersey | 001-8359 | 22-2376465 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(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 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On May 12, 2010, Joseph P. Shields, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NJR Energy Services Company (“NJRES”) and Senior Vice President, Energy Services of New Jersey Natural Gas Company (“NJNG”), resigned from those positions effective May 28, 2010, to pursue another professional opportunity. NJRES and NJNG are the principal wholly-owned subsidiaries of New Jersey Resources Corporation (the “Company”). The Company announced today in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference that Stephen D. Westhoven, Vice President of Energy Trading of NJRES has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President of NJRES.
| 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 of the Company dated May 14, 2010. | |
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: May 14, 2010 | ||||
| By: | /S/ GLENN C. LOCKWOOD | |||
| Glenn C. Lockwood Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company dated May 14, 2010. | |