Material Agreement

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): September 9, 2020 NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION (Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter) New Jersey       001-08359       22-2376465 (State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer Jurisdiction File Number) Identification No.) of Incorporation)   1415 Wyckoff Road       Wall , New Jersey 07719 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) ( 732 ) 938-1480 (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: [ ]     Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class       Trading Symbol(s)       Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock - $2.50 par value NJR New York Stock Exchange 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 chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company [ ] If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ] Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On September 9, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of New Jersey Resources Corporation (the “Company” or “NJR”), pursuant to the recommendation of the Board’s Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee (the “NCGC”), effective January 1, 2021 (i) increased the annual cash retainer payable to non-employee directors from $78,000 to $84,000 and (ii) increased the annual cash retainer payable to (a) members of the Audit Committee from $12,000 to $13,000, (b) members of the NCGC from $6,000 to $7,000 and (c) members of the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee from $6,000 to $7,000. A summary of the Company’s 2021 non-employee director compensation is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit Number       Exhibit 10.1 Summary of 2021 Non-Director Employee Compensation Plan 104 Cover page in Inline XBRL format   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. NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION   Date: September 11, 2020 By:      /s/ Patrick J. Migliaccio   Patrick J. Migliaccio Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer