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): August 17, 2018

NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey 22-2376465
(State or other 001-08359 (IRS Employer
jurisdiction (Commission Identification
of incorporation) File Number) 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 8.01. Other Events.

New Jersey Resources Corporation (“NJR”) has appointed Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) as its new transfer agent and registrar for the shares of NJR’s common stock, as well as the administrator of NJR’s Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan, effective as of August 17, 2018. All of NJR’s registered shares of common stock and related records have been transferred to Broadridge.

A form of NJR’s letter to shareowners sent on or about August 17, 2018, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

      Exhibit
Number       Description
99.1 Form of Letter to Shareowners Regarding Transfer Agent Change August 17, 2018


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 17, 2018

NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION
 
 
By:      /s/ Patrick J. Migliaccio
Patrick J. Migliaccio
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number       Description
99.1 Form of Letter to Shareowners Regarding Transfer Agent Change August 17, 2018