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)

 
 
 
 
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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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.

 
 
 
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.

 
 
 
 
 
 
SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
 
Date: May 2, 2016
 
/s/ Stephen H. Clark
 
 
Stephen H. Clark
 
 
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer