Edgar Filing: NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Migliaccio Patrick J.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/06/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP [NJR]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1415 WYCKOFF ROAD

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Senior VP and CFO

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

WALL,Â NJÂ 07719

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	13,159.215	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Performance Shares	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	2,256	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Performance Shares	Â ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽³⁾	Common Stock	1,646	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Deferred Stock Units	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	8,530	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Performance Shares	Â ⁽⁶⁾	Â ⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	960	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Performance Shares	Â ⁽⁷⁾	Â ⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	806	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Performance Shares	Â ⁽⁸⁾	Â ⁽⁸⁾	Common Stock	2,478	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Performance Shares	Â ⁽⁹⁾	Â ⁽⁹⁾	Common Stock	2,081	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Migliaccio Patrick J. 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD WALL,Â NJÂ 07719	Â	Â	Â Senior VP and CFO	Â

Signatures

Rhonda M. Figueroa - Attorney-in-Fact (POA on File)		01/06/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents performance shares granted pursuant to the New Jersey Resources Corporation (NJR) 2007 Stock Award and Incentive Plan. Performance shares will be vested and non-forfeitable upon certification by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee that the applicable total shareholder return performance goal for the 33 month period ending September 30, 2016 has been met.
(2)	No consideration was paid for the performance shares and the deferred stock units.
(3)	Represents performance shares granted pursuant to the NJR 2007 Stock Award and Incentive Plan. Performance shares will be vested and non-forfeitable upon certification by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee that the applicable net financial earnings performance goal for the 36 month period ending September 30, 2016 has been met.
(4)	Each deferred stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of NJR common stock.
(5)	Deferred stock unit award is payable subject to certain conditions on October 15, 2017.
(6)	Represents performance shares granted pursuant to the NJR 2007 Stock Award and Incentive Plan. Performance shares will be vested and non-forfeitable upon certification by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee that the applicable total shareholder return performance goal for the 36 month period ending September 30, 2017 has been met.
(7)	Represents performance shares granted pursuant to the NJR 2007 Stock Award and Incentive Plan. Performance shares will be vested and non-forfeitable upon certification by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee that the applicable net financial earnings performance goal for the 36 month period ending September 30, 2017 have been met.
(8)	Represents performance shares granted pursuant to the NJR 2007 Stock Award and Incentive Plan. Performance shares will be vested and non-forfeitable upon certification by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee that the applicable total shareholder return performance goal for the 36 month period ending September 30, 2018 has been met.
(9)	Represents performance shares granted pursuant to the NJR 2007 Stock Award and Incentive Plan. Performance shares will be vested and non-forfeitable upon certification by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee that the applicable net financial earnings performance goal for the 36 month period ending September 30, 2018 has been met.

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