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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): September 6, 2016
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |  | 001-08359 (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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 6, 2016, New Jersey Resources Corporation (“NJR”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that New Jersey Natural Gas Company reached a satisfactory agreement (the “Proposed Settlement”) on its base rate case that was originally filed in November 2015 with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (the "BPU"). The administrative law judge's initial decision to accept the agreement is pending before the commissioners of the BPU for their final decision. NJR also issued an investor fact sheet to provide more information on the Proposed Settlement (the “Investor Fact Sheet”). A copy of the Press Release and the Investor Fact Sheet are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the 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 to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release dated September 6, 2016

Exhibit 99.2 | Investor Fact Sheet dated September 6, 2016

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: September 6, 2016 | By: | /s/ Patrick J. Migliaccio |
|  | Patrick J. Migliaccio |
|  | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Exhibit
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated September 6, 2016
Exhibit 99.2 Investor Fact Sheet dated September 6, 2016