NewJersey Resources Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
$NJR
Oil/Gas Transmission
Utilities
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): January 21, 2025
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(732 ) 938-1480
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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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
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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The Annual Meeting of Shareowners (the “Annual Meeting”) of New Jersey Resources Corporation (“NJR”) was held on January 21, 2025. At the Annual Meeting,
of the 99,769,083 shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date, 85,248,976 shares were represented, constituting a quorum. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareowners at the Annual Meeting were as
follows:
Item 1: The Company’s
shareowners elected the three directors nominated by the Board for election to the Board at the Annual Meeting. Gregory E. Aliff, Thomas C. O’Connor and Michael A. O’Sullivan have each been re-elected for a three-year term expiring in 2028, and
until their respective successors are elected and have been qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:
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Nominee
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For
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Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Gregory E. Aliff
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71,222,255
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1,481,651
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12,545,070
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Thomas C. O’Connor
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72,055,118
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648,788
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12,545,070
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Michael A. O’Sullivan
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72,277,679
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426,227
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12,545,070
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The terms of office of the following directors continued after the Annual Meeting: Donald L. Correll, James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr., M. Susan Hardwick, Peter
C. Harvey, Jane M. Kenny, Sharon C. Taylor and Stephen D. Westhoven.
Item 2: The Company’s
shareowners approved a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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70,530,657
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1,810,201
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363,048
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12,545,070
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Item 3: The Company’s
shareowners ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, by the votes set forth in the table below:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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83,685,571
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1,434,633
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128,772
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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.
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NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION
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Date: January 24, 2025
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By:
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/s/ Roberto F. Bel
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Roberto F. Bel
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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