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 (Date of earliest event reported): ~~April~~August 1412, 2004

NUI Corporation.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-16385
(Commission File Number)

22-3708029
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

550 Route 202-206, PO Box 760
Bedminster, New Jersey 07921
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

(908) 781-0500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Item 5. Other Events

On April 14, 2004, NUI Corporation (the "Company") announced that it had reach a settlement with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities ("NJBPU") regarding all issues related to the focused audit of the Company, NUI Utilities, Inc. ("NUI Utilities") and Elizabethtown Gas . In addition, the Company announced that the NJBPU has approved NUI Utilities' selection of Cinergy Marketing & Trading, LP through a competitive bidding process to procure all of NUI Utilities' gas requirements from April 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005. The press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and a copy of the settlement agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

~~The~~ 99.1 Press ~~following~~Release ~~exhibits~~dated ~~are~~as ~~filed~~of ~~herewith:~~August 12, 2004.

~~Exhibit No~~Item 9. ~~Description~~ Regulation ~~of Exhibit~~FD Disclosure

~~99.1~~ On August ~~Press Release~~12, ~~dated~~2004, ~~April~~NUI ~~14,~~Corporation (the ("Company") announced that it has deferred its fiscal 2004, ~~with~~third ~~respect~~quarter earnings conference call. NUI believes that a review of its accounting for deferred taxes needs to ~~NJBPU~~ be concluded before it can announce earnings or file its Form 10-Q for the third ~~settlement~~quarter ~~and~~of ~~new~~fiscal ~~gas~~2004. A copy of the Company's press release is furnished ~~procurement~~as ~~contract~~Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K.

~~99.2~~ This ~~Stipulation~~information, including the exhibit attached hereto, in this Current Report is being furnished and ~~Agreement~~shall ~~with~~not ~~NJBPU~~be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise stated in such filing.

SIGNATURES

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.

NUI CORPORATION.

By: /S/ ~~Craig~~Steven GD. ~~Matthews~~Overly Name: ~~Craig~~Steven GD. ~~Matthews~~Overly Title: Vice President, &Chief ~~CEO~~Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: ~~April~~ 16August 12, 2004

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated ~~April~~August 1412, 2004~~, with respect to NJBPU settlement and new gas procurement contract~~
99.2	Stipulation and Agreement with NJBPU

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