EX-32.1 9 njrex321dec2016.htm EXHIBIT 32.1 DECEMBER 30, 2016
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
The undersigned, Laurence M. Downes hereby certifies as follows:

(a) | I am the Chief Executive Officer of New Jersey Resources Corporation (the "Company");

(b) | To the best of my knowledge, this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(c) | To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of this report, the information contained in this periodic report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: | February 8, 2017 | By: | /s/ Laurence M. Downes
|  |  | Laurence M. Downes
|  |  | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer