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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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
October 27, 2005
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New Jersey | 1-8359 | 22-2376465 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition | ||||||||
| Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| EX-99.01: PRESS RELEASE | ||||||||
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Section 2 — Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On October 27, 2005, the Registrant issued a press release regarding its fiscal 2005 results. The Registrant is filing this press release as Exhibit 99.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) (a) None.
(b) (b) None.
(c) (c) Exhibits:
(b) (b) None.
(c) (c) Exhibits:
Exhibit 99.01: Press Release dated October 27, 2005
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: October 27, 2005 | By: | /s/Glenn C. Lockwood | ||||
| Glenn C. Lockwood | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| and Treasurer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description | |||
99.01: | Press Release Entitled: NEW JERSEY RESOURCES REPORTS FISCAL | |||
| 2005 RESULTS; INCREASES DIVIDEND 5.9 PERCENT |
| • | Fiscal 2005 earnings of $2.77 per basic share largely attributed to higher earnings at NJR Energy Services | |
| • | Net of certain items, earnings were $2.70 per basic share | |
| • | New Jersey Natural Gas adds 10,435 new customers; above national average | |
| • | Board approves quarterly dividend increase of 5.9 percent to $.36 per share | |
| • | Initial guidance issued of $2.75 to $2.85 per basic share for fiscal 2006 |