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, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the period ended March 31, 2009 (the “Report”) 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 the Report, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
| Date: November 24, 2009 | By: | /s/ Laurence M. Downes |
| | | Laurence M. Downes Chairman, |
| | | President |
| | | and Chief Executive Officer |
