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 |