form8-k_ratedesign.htm
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): August 18, 2008 (August 14,
2008)
NEW
JERSEY RESOURCES
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New
Jersey
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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1-8359
(Commission
File
Number)
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22-2376465
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1415
Wyckoff Road
Wall,
New Jersey
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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07719
(Zip
Code)
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(732)
938-1480
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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Item 7.01. Regulation
FD Disclosure
As
previously reported in the Registrant’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 5, 2008, New Jersey Natural Gas Company (“NJNG”), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant, reached an agreement on July 30,
2008, with New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate, Division of Rate
Counsel (“Rate Counsel”) regarding the financial terms of NJNG’s base rate case
(the “Financial Terms Stipulation”). On August 14, 2008, NJNG, Rate
Counsel and the staff of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (“BPU”) signed
a Rate Design and Tariff Stipulation. This Rate Design and Tariff Stipulation
incorporates the Financial Terms Stipulation, which was not initially signed by
the staff of the BPU, and also represents agreement among the parties on the
remaining rate design and tariff issues. The Administrative Law Judge
assigned to NJNG’s base rate case has rendered an initial decision recommending
approval of the settlement by the BPU Commissioners. The BPU
Commissioners are expected to consider this matter at the regularly scheduled
October 2, 2008 BPU meeting.
The
information contained in this Item 7.01 is not “filed” for purposes of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not deemed incorporated by
reference by any general statements incorporating by reference this report or
future filings into any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent NJR
specifically incorporates the information by reference. By including this Item
7.01 disclosure in this Current Report on Form 8-K and furnishing this
information, NJR makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in
this report that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation
FD.
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.
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NEW
JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION
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Date: August
18, 2008
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By:
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/s/Glenn C.
Lockwood
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Glenn
C. Lockwood
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Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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