8-K 1 form8-kpenneast.htm 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): August 12, 2014 (August 11, 2014)
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 7.01. Regulation FD
On August 12, 2014, PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC (“PennEast”) announced plans to construct a 100-mile pipeline intended to bring natural gas produced in the Marcellus Shale region to homes and businesses in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in a press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. On the same date, New Jersey Resources Corporation (“NJR”) also published an Investor Fact Sheet, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein. PennEast is a joint project of NJR Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of NJR, AGL Resources, South Jersey Industries and UGI Energy Services, a subsidiary of UGI Corporation.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number | Exhibit
99.1 | Press Release dated August 12, 2014
99.2 | Investor Fact Sheet dated August 12, 2014

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: August 12, 2014 |
| 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 August 12, 2014
99.2 | Investor Fact Sheet dated August 12, 2014