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): December 23, 2022

NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey
  
001-08359
  
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)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which
registered
Common Stock - $2.50 par value
NJR
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of Principal Accounting Officer

On November 10, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of New Jersey Resources Corporation (“NJR”), appointed Stephen Skrocki to serve as Principal Accounting Officer of the Company, effective January 1, 2023. Mr. Skrocki, age 47, joined the company in 2017 as Assistant Corporate Controller and was promoted to Corporate Controller in 2021 with responsibility for NJR's accounting functions. NJR’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Roberto Bel, who is currently serving as both Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, will continue to serve as NJR’s Principal Financial Officer.

A copy of the press release announcing the promotion of Mr. Skrocki is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits

d)
Exhibits.

Exhibit Number
Exhibit

 Press Release of the Company dated December 23, 2022
104

 Cover Page in Inline XBRL format

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: December 23, 2022
By:
/s/ Richard Reich
  
   
Richard Reich
  
   
Senior Vice President and General Counsel