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 17, 2018

SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

New Jersey
 
1-6364
 
22-1901645
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1 South Jersey Plaza, Folsom, NJ 08037
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(609) 561-9000
 (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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)

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

Emerging growth company ☐

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
    
South Jersey Industries, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Chief Financial Officer, Stephen H. Clark, has been named the President and Chief Operating Officer of South Jersey Energy Solutions, LLC (“SJES”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Clark will remain as an Executive Vice President of the Company but resigned from his position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective August 17, 2018. Mr. Kenneth A. Lynch, the Company’s Chief Accounting and Risk Officer, will assume the responsibilities of the principal financial officer until the Company names a new Chief Financial Officer.

The press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Clark as the President and Chief Operating Officer of SJES is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01  
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Description
Press release dated August 20, 2018, issued by South Jersey Industries, Inc. 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 
SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
   
Date: August 20, 2018
/s/ Melissa Orsen
 
Melissa Orsen
 
Senior Vice President and General Counsel