Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

SEC Form 4 
   

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TAYLOR SHARON C (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD (Street) WALL NJ 07719 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP [ NJR ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/06/2025
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/06/2025		M		1,671(1)	A	$45.68	28,540.774	D
Common Stock	01/06/2025		M		1,488(2)	A	$45.68	30,028.956(3)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Unit	(4)	01/06/2025		M			1,320.51	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	1,320.51	$45.68	0	D
Phantom Stock Unit	(4)	01/06/2025		M			1,207.057	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	1,207.057	$45.68	1,207.057	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the third and final distribution of phantom stock units, including 350 shares for accrued dividends, for the 2018 director fees that were deferred pursuant to the New Jersey Resources ("NJR") Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. Each share of phantom stock and dividend equivalent is the economic equivalent of one share of NJR Common Stock.

2. Represents the second distribution of phantom stock units, including 281 shares for accrued dividends, for the 2019 director fees that were deferred pursuant to the NJR Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. The final distribution will take place in January 2026. Each share of phantom stock and dividend equivalent is the economic equivalent of one share of NJR Common Stock.

3. Total adjusted for .182 accrued dividends under the NJR Dividend and Reinvestment Plan.

4. Each Phantom Stock Unit is the economic equivalent of one (1) share of NJR Common Stock.

5. The Phantom Stock Units represent the 2018 director fees that were deferred pursuant to the NJR Directors Deferred Compensation Plan to be paid in NJR Common stock in three installments beginning in January 2023.

6. The Phantom Stock Units represent the 2019 director fees that were deferred pursuant to the NJR Directors Deferred Compensation Plan to be paid in NJR Common stock in three installments beginning in January 2024.

Remarks:

	/s/ Tejal K. Mehta, as attorney-in-fact for Sharon C. Taylor	01/08/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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