SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ~~WASHINGTON~~Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT ~~PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934~~

~~Date~~Pursuant ofto Section 13 ~~Report~~or 15(~~Date of earliest event reported~~d): ~~August 12, 2004~~of

~~NUI~~the ~~Corporation.~~Securities ~~(Exact~~Exchange ~~name~~Act of ~~registrant as specified in its charter)~~1934

~~New~~August ~~Jersey~~17, 2004 ~~(State~~Date orof ~~Other~~Report ~~Jurisdiction~~(Date of ~~Incorporation~~ earliest event reported)

~~001-16385~~NUI CORPORATION (~~Commission~~Exact ~~File~~name ~~Number~~of Registrant as specified in charter)

New Jersey (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 001-16385 (Commission File Number) 22-3708029 (I.R.S. Employer Identification ~~Number~~ No.)

550 Route 202-206, PO Box 760 Bedminster, New Jersey 07921(908) 781-0500 (Address, ~~and~~including zip code, ofand ~~principal~~telephone number, including area code, of principal executive ~~offices~~officers)

~~(908) 781-0500~~N/A (~~Registrant's~~Former ~~telephone~~name ~~number~~or former address, ~~including~~ ~~area~~if ~~code~~changed since last report)

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1 ~~Press~~ Press Release dated as of August 1217, 2004.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

OnThe ~~August 12,~~following ~~2004,~~information NUI Corporation (the ("Company") announced that it has deferred its fiscal 2004 third quarter earnings conference call. NUI believes that a review of its accounting for deferred taxes needs to be concluded before it can announce earnings or file its Form 10-Q for the third quarter of fiscal 2004. A copy of the Company's press release is furnished aspursuant ~~Exhibit 99.1~~ to ~~this~~Item ~~report~~9. on"Regulation ~~Form~~FD ~~8-K~~Disclosure."

~~This information,~~On ~~including~~August ~~the~~17, ~~exhibit attached hereto~~2004, inNUI ~~this~~Corp. ~~Current Report is~~(the ~~being furnished and shall not be deemed~~ "~~filed~~Company") ~~for~~announced ~~purposes~~financial ~~of Section~~results 18for of the ~~Securities~~third ~~Exchange~~quarter ~~Act~~ of ~~1934,~~fiscal as2004. ~~amended, or otherwise~~A ~~subject~~copy toof the ~~liabilities~~Company's ofpress ~~that~~release ~~section. The~~is ~~information~~furnished inas ~~this Current~~Exhibit ~~Report~~99.1 ~~shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant~~ to ~~the~~this ~~Securities Act~~ report of ~~1933,~~Form ~~except as otherwise stated in such filing~~8-K.

~~SIGNATURES~~The information, including the exhibit attached hereto, in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not 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

~~Pursuant to~~Item ~~the~~7. ~~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~~Exhibits.

~~NUI CORPORATION~~99.1 Press Release, dated August 17, 2004.

By: /S/ Steven D. Overly Name: Steven D. Overly Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and SecretarySIGNATURE

~~Dated:~~Pursuant ~~August~~to 12the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~2004~~as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX


	NUI CORPORATION

Dated: August 17, 2004	By:	/s/ Steven D. Overly
		Name: Steven D. Overly Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated August 12, 2004

INDEX TO EXHIBITS


99.1		Press Release dated August 17, 2004

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