8-K
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
May 2, 2016
(Date of earliest event reported)
SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New Jersey | 1-6364 | 22-1901645 |
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1 South Jersey Plaza, Folsom, New Jersey 08037
(Address of principal executive offices, including 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:
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o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4c)) |
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Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On May 2, 2016 South Jersey Industries, Inc. (SJI) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.26375 per share. The dividend is payable July 5, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business June 10, 2016. A copy of the press release dated May 2, 2016 announcing the declaration of the dividend is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.
The information furnished under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under the Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
(99.1) Press release dated May 2, 2016, 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.
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| | SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC. |
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Date: May 2, 2016 | | /s/ Stephen H. Clark |
| | Stephen H. Clark |
| | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |