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):
SOUTH JERSEY GAS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
New Jersey
| 000-22211
| 21-0398330
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1 South Jersey Plaza, Folsom, New Jersey 08037
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(609) 561-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
None
| N/A
| N/A
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
David Robbins, Jr. has announced that he will be retiring from South Jersey Industries, Inc. (“SJI”), effective December 31, 2021. Effective August 1, 2021, Mr. Robbins will resign as the President of SJI Utilities, Inc., the parent company of South Jersey Gas Company (the “Company”). He will continue to serve as Senior Vice President of SJI, until his retirement on December 31, 2021.
On July 28, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Melissa J. Orsen, President of SJI Utilities, Inc. effective August 1, 2021, and Ms. Orsen will resign from her position as President and COO of the Company on the same day. Ms. Orsen will continue to serve as Senior Vice President of SJI. Ms. Orsen joined the Company in 2018 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel.
Effective August 1, 2021, Brent W. Schomber has been named President and COO of the Company. Mr. Schomber, age 46, previously served as Vice President of Operations of the Company. Mr. Schomber joined the Company in 2007.
The selection of Mr. Schomber to the position of President of the Company was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with respect to any other person. In addition, there are no family relationships between Mr. Schomber and any director or other executive officer of the Company, and there are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Schomber reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the retirement of Mr. Robbins and the appointments of Ms. Orsen and Mr. Schomber is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibit | | Description |
| | | |
| | Press release dated July 29, 2021, issued by South Jersey Industries, Inc. |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
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.
| Date: July 29, 2021 | SOUTH JERSEY GAS COMPANY | |
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| | By: | /s/ Edythe Nipper | |
| | | Name: Edythe Nipper | |
| | | Title: Corporate Secretary | |
