Exhibit 3.7
SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
Certificate of Amendment of the
Certificate of Incorporation
| To: | The Secretary of State of
the State of New Jersey |
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 14A:9–2 (4) and Section 14A:9–4 (3) of Title 14A, Corporations, General, of the New Jersey Statutes, the undersigned corporation executes the following Certificate of Amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation.
| 1. | The name of the corporation is South Jersey Industries, Inc. (“Company”). |
| 2. | The amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, which is set forth in full in the following resolution, was duly adopted by the shareholders of the Company on April 21, 2005. |
RESOLVED, That upon receiving approval of shareholders of the Company, Article Third of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation would be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“THIRD: The aggregate number of shares which the corporation shall have authority to issue is 62,500,000 shares, divided into two classes consisting of 60,000,000 shares of common stock (“Common Stock”), $1.25 par value per share, and 2,500,000 shares of preference stock (“Preference Stock”), without par value.”
| 3. | At the time of the action of the shareholders: |
| (a) | The total outstanding stock of the Company consisted of 13,887,257 shares of Common Stock. |
| (b) | The number of such shares entitled to vote was 13,887,257. |
| 4. | In the action taken by the shareholders: |
| (c) | The number of such shares voted in favor of the amendment was 11,964,571. |
| (d) | The number of such shares voted against the amendment was 319,156. |
| 5. | Upon the record date of June 10, 2005, each of the then issued shares of Common Stock of the Company, par value $1.25 per share (including any shares thereof held in the treasury of the Company), shall be changed and reclassified into two shares of Common Stock of the Company, par value $1.25 per share. There shall then be issued to and in the name of each holder of such a certificate an additional certificate for the same number of shares of Common Stock of the Company, par value $1.25 per share, so that each such holder will hold certificates representing two shares of Common Stock of the Company, par value $1.25 per share, immediately after such record date for each one share of Common Stock of the Company, par value $1.25 per share, represented by certificates held by him immediately prior to such record date. |
| 6. | The effective date of the foregoing amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company shall be the close of business on May 5, 2005. |
Dated: May 5, 2005
| | SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Richard H. Walker, Jr. |
| | | Richard H. Walker, Jr. |
| | | VP, Corp. Counsel & Corp. Secretary |
