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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-24-042533
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		14
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240930
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241002
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241002

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000356309
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				222376465
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08359
		FILM NUMBER:		241345250

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1415 WYCKOFF RD
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1468
		CITY:			WALL
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07719
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7329381000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1415 WYCKOFF ROAD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 1468
		CITY:			WALL
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07719
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      <div style="text-align: justify; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">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
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              <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</div>
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              <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</div>
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      <div style="text-align: left; margin-right: 16.75pt; color: #211D1E; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933
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      <div style="text-align: left; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">The information included in Item 2.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.</div>

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      <div style="text-align: justify; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">On September 30, 2024, New Jersey Natural Gas Company (&#8220;NJNG&#8221;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Jersey Resources Corporation (&#8220;NJR&#8221;) issued and sold
        $75,000,000 of NJNG&#8217;s 5.49% Senior Notes, Series 2024B, due September 30, 2034 (the &#8220;Notes&#8221;) to certain institutional investors in the private placement market pursuant to a previously-announced Note Purchase Agreement, dated June 26, 2024 (the
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      <div style="text-align: justify; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">The Notes are secured by an equal principal amount of NJNG&#8217;s First Mortgage Bonds issued under the Amended and Restated Indenture of Mortgage, Deed of
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        and further amended and supplemented by the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 1, 2024 (the &#8220;Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture&#8221;). Accordingly, the Notes are secured ratably with NJNG&#8217;s First Mortgage Bonds in the collateral
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      <div style="text-align: justify; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">The proceeds of the Notes will be used for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, the refinancing or retiring short-term debt and
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      <div style="text-align: justify; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Interest will accrue on the Notes at 5.49% per annum and will be payable on March 30 and September 30 of each year, beginning on March 30, 2025, and
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        prepayment date with respect to such principal amount. The Notes are also subject to required prepayments upon the occurrence of certain events. The Notes are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (&#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), or under
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      <div style="text-align: justify; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">The foregoing description of the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture is qualified in its entirety by reference to the entire Sixteenth Supplemental
        Indenture attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference.</div>

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      <div style="text-align: justify; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">This filing contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. NJR cautions readers that
        the assumptions forming the basis for forward-looking statements include many factors that are beyond NJR&#8217;s ability to control or estimate precisely, such as estimates of future market conditions and the behavior of other market participants. Words
        such as &#8220;anticipates,&#8221; &#8220;estimates,&#8221; &#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;projects,&#8221; &#8220;intends,&#8221; &#8220;plans,&#8221; &#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;should&#8221; and similar expressions may identify forward-looking information and such forward-looking statements are made based upon management&#8217;s current
        expectations and beliefs as of this date concerning future developments and their potential effect upon NJR. There can be no assurance that future developments will be in accordance with management&#8217;s expectations or that the effect of future
        developments on NJR will be those anticipated by management. Forward-looking information in this filing includes, but is not limited to, certain statements regarding the use of proceeds of the Notes.</div>

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      <div style="text-align: justify; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Additional information and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from NJR&#8217;s expectations are contained in NJR&#8217;s filings with the
        U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;), including NJR&#8217;s Annual Reports on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other SEC filings, which are available at the SEC&#8217;s website,
        http:.//www.sec.gov. Information included in this filing is representative as of today only and while NJR periodically reassesses material trends and uncertainties affecting NJR&#8217;s results of operations and financial condition in connection with its
        preparation of management&#8217;s discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition contained in its Quarterly and Annual Reports filed with the SEC, NJR does not, by including this statement, assume any obligation to review or
        revise any particular forward-looking statement referenced herein in light of future events.</div>

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      <div style="text-align: justify; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">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
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        as supplemented and amended, as a series designated &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series II due 2023,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2023 Series II Bonds</font>,&#8221; were designated as Existing
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $10,500,000, originally issued under and in accordance with the terms of the Original Indenture,
        as supplemented and amended, as a series designated &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series JJ due 2024,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2024 Series JJ Bonds</font>,&#8221; were designated as Existing
        Bonds in Section 3.02 of the Indenture, provided that such 2024 Series JJ Bonds have since been retired by the Company and replaced with the 2038 Series XX Bonds (as hereinafter defined); and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $15,000,000, originally issued under and in accordance with the terms of the Original Indenture,
        as supplemented and amended, as a series designated &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series KK due 2040,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2040 Series KK Bonds</font>,&#8221; were designated as Existing
        Bonds in Section 3.03 of the Indenture, provided that such 2040 Series KK Bonds have since been retired by the Company and replaced with the 2059 Series YY Bonds (as hereinafter defined); and</div>
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        Indenture, as supplemented and amended, as a series designated &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series LL due 2018,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2018 Series LL Bonds</font>,&#8221; were designated as
        Existing Bonds in Section 3.04 of the Indenture, which 2018 Series LL Bonds have since been paid at maturity by the Company; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $9,545,000, originally issued under and in accordance with the terms of the Original Indenture,
        as supplemented and amended, as a series designated &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series MM due 2027,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2027 Series MM Bonds</font>,&#8221; were designated as Existing
        Bonds in Section 3.05 of the Indenture, provided that such 2027 Series MM Bonds have since been retired by the Company and replaced with the 2039 Series BBB Bonds (as hereinafter defined); and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $41,000,000, originally issued under and in accordance with the terms of the Original Indenture,
        as supplemented and amended, as a series designated &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series NN due 2035,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2035 Series NN Bonds</font>,&#8221; were designated as Existing
        Bonds in Section 3.06 of the Indenture, provided that such 2035 Series NN Bonds have since been retired by the Company and replaced with the 2043 Series CCC Bonds (as hereinafter defined); and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $46,500,000, originally issued under and in accordance with the terms of the Original Indenture,
        as supplemented and amended, as a series designated &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series OO due 2041,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2041 Series OO Bonds</font>,&#8221; have been designated as
        Existing Bonds in Section 3.07 of the Indenture and are outstanding at the date hereof and secured by the Indenture; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000, originally issued under and in accordance with the terms of the Original Indenture,
        as supplemented and amended, as a series designated &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series PP due 2028,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2028 Series PP Bonds</font>,&#8221; have been designated as
        Existing Bonds in Section 3.08 of the Indenture and are outstanding at the date hereof and secured by the Indenture; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $70,000,000, originally issued under and in accordance with the terms of the Original Indenture,
        as supplemented and amended, as a series designated &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series QQ due 2024,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2024 Series QQ Bonds</font>,&#8221; have been designated as
        Existing Bonds in Section 3.09 of the Indenture, which 2024 Series QQ Bonds have since been paid at maturity by the Company; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $55,000,000, originally issued under and in accordance with the terms of the Original Indenture,
        as supplemented and amended, as a series designated &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series RR due 2044,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2044 Series RR Bonds</font>,&#8221; have been designated as
        Existing Bonds in Section 3.10 of the Indenture and are outstanding at the date hereof and secured by the Indenture; and</div>
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        provisions of the Indenture (terms used herein having the meanings assigned thereto in the Amended and Restated Indenture except as herein expressly modified) may be made to add to the covenants and agreements of the Company in the Indenture
        contained other covenants and agreements thereafter to be observed by the Company; and to provide for the creation of any series of Bonds, designating the series to be created and specifying the form and provisions of the Bonds of such series as in
        the Indenture provided or permitted; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, the Indenture further provides that the Company and the Trustee may enter into indentures supplemental to the Indenture to assign, convey,
        mortgage, pledge, transfer and set over unto the Trustee and to subject to the lien of the Indenture additional property of the Company; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 1, 2015, between the
        Company and the Trustee, the Company determined to amend certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Indenture and to create an eleventh and a twelfth series of Bonds under the Indenture, known as (i) &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series SS due 2025,&#8221;
        herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2025 Series SS Bonds</font>,&#8221; and (ii) &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series TT due 2045,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2045 Series TT Bonds</font>,&#8221; respectively; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture as amended by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 21, 2016, between the
        Company and the Trustee, the Company determined to amend certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Indenture and to create a thirteenth series of Bonds under the Indenture, known as &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series UU due 2046,&#8221; herein sometimes
        called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2046 Series UU Bonds</font>&#8221;; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture as amended by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2018, between the Company
        and the Trustee, the Company determined to amend certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Indenture and to create a fourteenth series of Bonds under the Indenture, known as &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series VV due 2048,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2048 Series VV Bonds</font>&#8221;; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture as amended by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 1, 2019, between the
        Company and the Trustee, the Company determined to amend certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Indenture and to create a fifteenth, a sixteenth and a seventeenth series of Bonds under the Indenture, known as (i) &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds,
        Series WW due 2042,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2042 Series WW Bonds</font>,&#8221; (ii) &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series XX due 2038,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2038 Series XX Bonds</font>,&#8221; and (iii) (ii) &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series YY due 2059,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2059 Series YY Bonds,</font>&#8221;
        respectively; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture as amended by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2019, between the
        Company and the Trustee, the Company determined to amend certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Indenture and to create an eighteenth and nineteenth series of Bonds under the Indenture, known as (i) &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series ZZ due
        2049,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2049 Series ZZ Bonds</font>,&#8221; and (ii) &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series AAA due 2059,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2059 Series AAA Bonds,</font>&#8221; respectively; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture as amended by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2019, between the
        Company and the Trustee, the Company determined to amend certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Indenture and to create a twentieth and twenty-first series of Bonds under the Indenture, known as (i) &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series BBB due
        2039,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2039 Series BBB Bonds</font>&#8221; (to replace the 2027 Series MM Bonds) and (ii) &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series CCC due 2043,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2043 Series CCC Bonds</font>&#8221; (to replace the 2035 Series NN Bonds), respectively; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture as amended by the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2020, between the
        Company and the Trustee, the Company determined to amend certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Indenture and to create a twenty-second series of Bonds under the Indenture, known as &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series DDD due 2050,&#8221; herein
        sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2050 Series DDD Bonds</font>&#8221;; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture as amended by the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2020, between the
        Company and the Trustee, the Company determined to amend certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Indenture and to create a twenty-third and twenty-fourth series of Bonds under the Indenture, known as (i) &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series EEE due
        2050,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2050 Series EEE Bonds</font>&#8221; and (ii) &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series FFF due 2060,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2060 Series FFF Bonds,</font>&#8221; respectively; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture as amended by the Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2020, between the
        Company and the Trustee, the Company determined to amend certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Indenture and to create a twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth series of Bonds under the Indenture, known as (i) &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series GGG due
        2050,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2050 Series GGG Bonds</font>&#8221; and (ii) &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series HHH due 2060,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2060 Series HHH Bonds,</font>&#8221; respectively; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture as amended by the Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 1, 2021, between the
        Company and the Trustee, the Company determined to amend certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Indenture and to create a twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth series of Bonds under the Indenture, known as (i) &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series III
        due 2051,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2051 Series III Bonds</font>&#8221; and (ii) &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series JJJ due 2061,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2061 Series JJJ Bonds,</font>&#8221; respectively; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture as amended by the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2022, between the
        Company and the Trustee, the Company determined to amend certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Indenture and to create a twenty-ninth and thirtieth series of Bonds under the Indenture, known as (i) &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series LLL due
        2037,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2037 Series LLL Bonds</font>&#8221; and (ii) &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series MMM due 2052,&#8221; herein sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2052 Series MMM Bonds,</font>&#8221; respectively; and</div>
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        <div class="BRPFPageNumberArea" style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">5</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture as amended by the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 1, 2022, between the
        Company and the Trustee, the Company determined to amend certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Indenture and to create a thirty-first series of Bonds under the Indenture, known as &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series NNN due 2052,&#8221; herein
        sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2052 Series NNN Bonds</font>&#8221;; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture as amended by the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2023, between
        the Company and the Trustee, the Company determined to amend certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Indenture and to create a thirty-second series of Bonds under the Indenture, known as &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series OOO due 2033,&#8221; herein
        sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2033 Series OOO Bonds</font>&#8221;; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture as amended by the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 1, 2023, between
        the Company and the Trustee, the Company determined to amend certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Indenture and to create a thirty-third series of Bonds under the Indenture, known as &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series PPP due 2053,&#8221; herein
        sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2053 Series PPP Bonds</font>&#8221;; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture as amended by the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2024, between the
        Company and the Trustee, the Company determined to amend certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Indenture and to create a thirty-fourth series of Bonds under the Indenture, known as &#8220;First Mortgage Bonds, Series QQQ due 2054,&#8221; herein
        sometimes called &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">2054 Series QQQ Bonds</font>&#8221;; and</div>
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        <div class="BRPFPageNumberArea" style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">6</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, (i) the 2025 Series SS Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of
        $50,000,000, (ii) the 2045 Series TT Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000, (iii) the 2046 Series UU Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the
        Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $125,000,000, (iv) the 2048 Series VV Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $125,000,000, (v) the 2042 Series WW Bonds were issued
        in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $10,300,000, (vi) the 2038 Series XX Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $10,500,000,
        (vii) the 2059 Series YY Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $15,000,000, (viii) the 2049 Series ZZ Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in
        the aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000, (ix) the 2059 Series AAA Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $85,000,000, (x) the 2039 Series BBB Bonds were issued in and are
        currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $9,545,000, (xi) the 2043 Series CCC Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $41,000,000, (xii) the
        2050 Series DDD Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000, (xiii) the 2050 Series EEE Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the
        aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000, (xiv) the 2060 Series FFF Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000, (xv) the 2050 Series GGG Bonds were issued in and are
        currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000, (xvi) the 2060 Series HHH Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000, (xvii)
        the 2051 Series III Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000, (xviii) the 2061 Series JJJ Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the
        aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000, (xix) the 2037 Series LLL Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000, (xx) the 2052 Series MMM Bonds were issued in and are
        currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000, (xxi) the 2052 Series NNN Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $125,000,000, (xxii)
        the 2033 Series OOO Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000, (xxiii) the 2053 Series PPP Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the
        aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 and (xxiv) the Series 2054 Series QQQ Bonds were issued in and are currently outstanding under the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of $125,000,000; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, the Company has entered into a Note Purchase Agreement dated as of <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">June 26, 2024</font> (the
        &#8220;<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">Note Purchase Agreement</font>&#8221;) with the Purchasers identified in Schedule A attached thereto, pursuant to which the Company will issue its senior notes designated &#8220;5.49% Senior
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        pursuant to appropriate resolutions of its Board of Directors, has duly resolved and determined to make, execute and deliver to the Trustee a Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture in the form hereof for the purposes herein provided; and</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, all conditions and requirements necessary to make this Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal instrument have been
        done, performed and fulfilled and the execution and delivery hereof have been in all respects duly authorized.</div>
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        trusts hereby created and of One Dollar to it duly paid by the Trustee at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and in order to secure the payment of principal of and any premium which
        may be due and payable on and the interest on all Bonds at any time issued and outstanding under the Indenture according to their tenor and effect, and the performance and observance by the Company of all the covenants and conditions herein and
        therein contained, has granted, bargained, sold, warranted, aliened, remised, released, conveyed, assigned, transferred, mortgaged, pledged, set over and confirmed, and by these presents does grant, bargain, sell, warrant, alien, remise, release,
        convey, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, set over and confirm, unto the Trustee, and to its successors in the trust, and to it and its assigns forever, and has granted and does hereby grant thereunto a security interest in, all of the property,
        real, personal and mixed, now owned by the Company and situated in the Counties of Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset and Sussex in the State of New Jersey, or wherever situate (except Excepted Property and property
        released from the lien of the Indenture by the terms of the Indenture) and also all of the property, real, personal and mixed, hereafter acquired by the Company wherever situate (except Excepted Property and property released from the lien of the
        Indenture by the terms of the Indenture), including both as to property now owned and property hereafter acquired, without in any way limiting or impairing the enumeration of the same, the scope and intent of the foregoing or of any general or
        specific description contained in the Indenture, the following:</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">All and singular, the franchises, grants, permits, immunities, privileges and rights of the Company owned and held by it at the date of the
        execution hereof or hereafter acquired for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the gas plants and systems now or hereafter subject to the lien hereof, as well as all certificates, franchises, grants, permits, immunities, privileges, and
        rights of the Company used or useful in the operation of the property now or hereafter mortgaged hereunder, including all and singular the franchises, grants, permits, immunities, privileges, and rights of the Company granted by the governing
        authorities of any municipalities or other political subdivisions and all renewals, extensions and modifications of said certificates, franchises, grants, permits, privileges, arid rights or any of them.</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">All gas generating plants, gas storage plants and gas manufacturing plants of the Company, all the buildings, erections, structures, generating and
        purifying apparatus, holders, engines, boilers, benches, retorts, tanks, instruments, appliances, apparatus, facilities, machinery, fixtures, and all other property used or provided for use in the generation, manufacturing and purifying of gas,
        together with the land on which the same are situated, and all other lands and easements, rights-of-way, permits, privileges, and sites forming a part of such plants or any of them or occupied, enjoyed or used in connection therewith.</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">All gas distribution or gas transmission systems of the Company, all buildings, erections, structures, generating and purifying apparatus, holders,
        engines, boilers, benches, retorts, tanks, pipe lines, connections, service pipes, meters, conduits, tools, instruments, appliances, apparatus, facilities, machinery, fixtures, and all other property used or provided for use in the construction,
        maintenance, repair or operations of such distribution or transmission systems, together with all the certificates, rights, privileges, rights-of-way, franchises, licenses, easements, grants, liberties, immunities, permits of the Company, howsoever
        conferred or acquired, under, over, or upon any private property or any public streets or highways within as well as without the corporate limits of any municipal corporation.&#160; Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, there are expressly
        included the gas distribution or gas transmission systems located in the Counties of Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset and Sussex in the State of New Jersey, and in the following municipalities in said State and
        Counties: Aberdeen Township (formerly Matawan Township), Allenhurst Borough, City of Asbury Park, Atlantic Highlands Borough, Avon By the Sea Borough, Barnegat Light Borough, Barnegat Township (formerly named Union Township), Bass River Township,
        Bay Head Borough, Beach Haven Borough, Beachwood Borough, Belmar Borough, Berkeley Township, Boonton Town, Boonton Township, Bradley Beach Borough, Brick Township, Brielle Borough, Byram Township, Chesterfield Township, Colts Neck Township, Deal
        Borough, Denville Township, Dover Town, Dover Township, Eagleswood Township, East Brunswick Township, Eatontown Borough, Englishtown Borough, Fair Haven Borough, Farmingdale Borough, Franklin Township in Somerset County, Freehold Borough, Freehold
        Township, Hanover Township, Harvey Cedars Borough, Hazlet Township, Highlands Borough, Holmdel Township, Hopatcong Borough, Howell Township, Interlaken Borough, Island Heights Borough, Jackson Township, Jefferson Township, Keansburg Borough,
        Keyport Borough, Lacey Township, Lakehurst Borough, Lakewood Township, Lavallette Borough, Lincoln Park Borough, Little Egg Harbor Township, Little Silver Borough, Loch Arbour Village, Long Beach Township, Long Branch City, Manalapan Township,
        Manasquan Borough, Manchester Township, Mantoloking Borough, Marlboro Township, Matawan Borough, Middletown Township, Milltown Borough, Mine Hill Township, Monmouth Beach Borough, Monroe Township, Montville Township, Morris Plains Borough, Mount
        Arlington Borough, Mount Olive Township, Mountain Lakes Borough, Neptune City Borough, Neptune Township, Netcong Borough, New Brunswick City, North Hanover Township, North Brunswick Township, Ocean Township in Monmouth County, Ocean Township in
        Ocean County, Ocean Gate Borough, Oceanport Borough, Old Bridge Township (formerly named Madison Township), Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, Pine Beach Borough, Plumstead Township, Point Pleasant Borough, Point Pleasant Beach Borough, Randolph
        Township, Red Bank Borough, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township, Roxbury Township, Rumson Borough, Sayreville Borough, Sea Bright Borough, Sea Girt Borough, Seaside Heights Borough, Seaside Park Borough, Ship Bottom Borough, Shrewsbury Borough,
        Shrewsbury Township, South Belmar Borough, South Brunswick Township, South River Borough, South Toms River Borough, Spring Lake Borough, Spring Lake Heights Borough, Stafford Township, Stanhope Borough, Surf City Borough, Tinton Falls Borough
        (formerly named New Shrewsbury Borough), Tuckerton Borough, Union Beach Borough, Union Township, Upper Freehold Township, Victory Gardens Borough, Wall Township, Washington Township in Burlington County, Washington Township in Morris County, West
        Long Branch Borough, West Milford Township and Wharton Borough.</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">All of the Company&#8217;s right, title and interest in and under all contracts, licenses or leases for the purchase of gas, either in effect at the date
        of execution hereof or hereafter made and any extension or renewal thereof.</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">TOGETHER WITH ALL AND SINGULAR the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances belonging or in anywise appertaining to the Trust Estate, or any part
        thereof, with the reversion or reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, income and profits thereof, and all the right, title, interest and claim whatsoever, at law or in equity, which the Company now has or which it may hereafter
        acquire in and to the Trust Estate and every part and parcel thereof,</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Trust Estate and all and singular the lands, properties, estates, rights, franchises, privileges and appurtenances hereby
        mortgaged, conveyed, pledged or assigned, or intended so to be, together with all the appurtenances thereto appertaining, unto the Trustee and its successors and assigns forever;</div>
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        security and protection of each and every person who may be or become the holders of the Bonds hereby secured without preference, priority or distinction as to the lien or otherwise of one Bond over or from the others by reason of priority in the
        issue or negotiation thereof, or by reason of the date of maturity thereof, or otherwise (except as any sinking, amortization, improvement, renewal or other analogous fund, established in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, may afford
        additional security for the Bonds of any particular series), and for securing the observance and performance of all the terms, provisions and conditions of the Indenture.</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">THIS INDENTURE FURTHER WITNESSETH, that the Company has agreed and covenanted, and hereby does agree and covenant, with the Trustee and its
        successors and assigns and with the respective holders from time to time of the Bonds, or any thereof, as follows:</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold;">ARTICLE I</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold;">CERTAIN AMENDMENTS OF INDENTURE</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 54pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;No charge except for taxes or governmental charges shall be made against any holder of any 2034 Series RRR Bond for the exchange, transfer or
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      <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold;">2034 SERIES RRR BONDS</div>
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        prior redemption as described herein; provided that any principal, Make-Whole Amount (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement), and any such installment of interest which is overdue shall bear interest at a rate of interest that is the greater of
        (i) 7.49% per annum or (ii) 2.00% per annum over the rate of interest publicly announced by PNC Bank, National Association as its &#8220;base&#8221; or &#8220;prime&#8221; rate (to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law).</div>
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        which may be authorized by the Company, the issue of a registered Bond without coupons in any such denomination to be conclusive evidence of such authorization.&#160; Any 2034 Series RRR Bonds shall be dated (i) as of the semi-annual interest payment
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        interest on any 2034 Series RRR Bond may be made directly to the registered holder thereof without presentation or surrender thereof or the making of any notation thereon if there shall be filed with the Trustee a Certificate of the Company to the
        effect that such registered holder (or the person for whom such registered holder is a nominee) and the Company have entered into a written agreement that payment shall be so made; provided, however, that before such registered holder transfers or
        otherwise disposes of any 2034 Series RRR Bond, such registered holder will, at its election, either endorse thereon (or on a paper annexed thereto) the principal amount thereof redeemed and the last date to which interest has been paid thereon or
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        nearly as practicable, to the respective unpaid principal amounts of 2034 Series RRR Bonds registered in the names of such holders, with adjustments, to the extent practicable, to compensate for any prior redemption not made exactly in such
        proportion (or otherwise as may be specified by a written order signed by the registered holders of all outstanding 2034 Series RRR Bonds).</div>
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        aggregate principal amounts, and, upon surrender to the Trustee at its principal office, shall be exchangeable for other Bonds of the same series of a different authorized denomination or denominations, as requested by the holder surrendering the
        same.&#160; The Company will execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, registered Bonds without coupons, whenever the same shall be required for any such exchange.</div>
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            thereafter, be executed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee, and shall thereupon be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee upon compliance by the Company with the provisions of Articles Four, Five or Six of the Indenture, without
            awaiting the filing or recording of this Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture.&#160; No additional 2034 Series RRR Bonds shall be issued under Article Four, Five or Six of the Indenture without the consent in writing of the holders of all the
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            shall be made to the Collateral Agent to redeem 2034 Series RRR Bonds in such amounts as shall be necessary, in accordance with the provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement, to provide funds under the Note Purchase Agreement to (a) make, when
            due, payment at maturity (including, without limitation, maturity upon acceleration of the Series 2024B Senior Notes due <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">September 30, 20</font>34) and (b) make, when due, any prepayment required
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            payments under this Section shall be fully or partially, as the case may be, satisfied and discharged to the extent that at any time such payment shall be due, the then due payment at maturity or redemption payment on any of the Series 2024B
            Senior Notes due <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">September 30, 20</font>34 shall have been fully or partially made from payments made by the Company on the Notes under the Note Purchase Agreement; <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">provided, further, however,</font> that any principal, Make-Whole Amount, and any interest which is overdue shall bear interest at a rate of interest that is the greater of (i) 7.49% per annum or (ii)
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            subject to the exceptions stated therein, such real estate, franchises and other property are free and clear of any lien prior to the lien of the Indenture except as set forth in the Granting Clauses of the Indenture and the Company has good
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            terms and conditions of its acceptance of the trust under the Indenture, as fully as if said terms and conditions were herein set forth at length.</font></font></div>
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<th class="th"><div>Sep. 30, 2024</div></th>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_CoverAbstract', window );"><strong>Cover [Abstract]</strong></a></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_DocumentType', window );">Document Type</a></td>
<td class="text">8-K<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_AmendmentFlag', window );">Amendment Flag</a></td>
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<td class="text">Sep. 30,  2024<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityFileNumber', window );">Entity File Number</a></td>
<td class="text">001-08359<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName', window );">Entity Registrant Name</a></td>
<td class="text">NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION<span></span>
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<td class="text">NJ<span></span>
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<td class="text">22-2376465<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1', window );">Entity Address, Address Line One</a></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown', window );">Entity Address, City or Town</a></td>
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<td class="text">NJ<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode', window );">Entity Address, Postal Zip Code</a></td>
<td class="text">07719<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_CityAreaCode', window );">City Area Code</a></td>
<td class="text">732<span></span>
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<td class="text">938-1480<span></span>
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<td class="text">NJR<span></span>
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<td class="text">NYSE<span></span>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>For the EDGAR submission types of Form 8-K: the date of the report, the date of the earliest event reported; for the EDGAR submission types of Form N-1A: the filing date; for all other submission types: the end of the reporting or transition period.  The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word 'Other'.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:stateOrProvinceItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityCentralIndexKey</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:centralIndexKeyItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityFileNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityRegistrantName</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
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</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:employerIdItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_LocalPhoneNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Local phone number for entity.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_LocalPhoneNumber</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 13e<br> -Subsection 4c<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 14d<br> -Subsection 2b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_Security12bTitle">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Title of a 12(b) registered security.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_Security12bTitle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:securityTitleItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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