New Jersey Resources (NJR) Form 4 NEW JERSEY RESOURCES / Amy Cradic ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Cradic Amy

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION

1415 WYCKOFF ROAD

(Street)

WALL NJ 07719

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP [ NJR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
SVP & COO Non-Utility Business

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/09/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	11/09/2022		A		2,164(1)	A	$43.92	19,157	D
Common Stock	11/09/2022		F		918(2)	D	$43.92	18,239	D
Common Stock	11/09/2022		A		2,509(3)	A	$43.92	20,748	D
Common Stock	11/09/2022		F		1,065(2)	D	$43.92	19,683	D
Common Stock	11/10/2022		A		5,643(4)	A	$46	25,326	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents number of performance share units, which vested at 105 percent of target (plus 225 dividend equivalents), after a 36-month period beginning on October 1, 2019, upon certification by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee (LDCC) of New Jersey Resources Corporation's (NJR) performance versus the applicable performance goal. Performance share units and dividend equivalents convert into one share of NJR Common Stock upon vesting.

2. Represents shares withheld to pay taxes due upon vesting of performance share units.

3. Represents number of performance share units, which vested at 112 percent of target (plus 261 dividend equivalents), after a 36-month period beginning on October 1, 2019, upon certification by the LDCC of NJR's performance versus the applicable performance goal. Performance share units and dividend equivalents convert into one share of NJR Common Stock upon vesting.

4. Represents grant of restricted stock units (RSUs) under the NJR 2017 Stock Award and Incentive Plan. RSUs vest in three equal annual installments on October 15, 2023, October 15, 2024, and October 15, 2025 and each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of NJR Common Stock.

Remarks:

	/s/ Tejal K. Mehta, as attorney-in-fact for Amy Cradic	11/14/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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