UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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NEW JERSEY RESOURCES
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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***
Important
Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareowner Meeting to Be Held on January 24, 2018.
| Meeting Information | ||||
NEW
JERSEY RESOURCES |
Meeting Type: For holders as of: |
Annual November 27, 2017 | ||
| Date: January 24, 2018 Time: 9:30 AM ET | ||||
| Location: | The Mansion at Mountain Lakes | |||
| Meeting Directions: Please refer to Proxy Statement | ||||
NEW
JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION
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You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above.
This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com, scan the QR Barcode on the reverse side, or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).
We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. | |||
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Before You Vote
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| Voting Items | |||||
| A | The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR all the nominees listed: | ||||
| 1. | Election of the following Directors that were named in the proxy statement; two of them for terms expiring in 2019 and four of them for terms expiring in 2021. |
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| Nominees: | |||||
| 01) | Maureen A. Borkowski (term expiring 2019) | 04) | M. William Howard (term expiring 2021) | |
| 02) | Thomas C. O’Connor (term expiring 2019) | 05) | J. Terry Strange (term expiring 2021) | |
| 03) | Donald L. Correll (term expiring 2021) | 06) | George R. Zoffinger (term expiring 2021) |
| B | The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal: | |
| 2. | To approve a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of our named executive officers. | |
| C | The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal: | |
| 3. | To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. | |
NOTE: Such other business that may properly be brought before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.
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