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): ~~November~~January 1921, ~~2025~~2026

NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey	001-08359	22-2376465
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1415 Wyckoff Road
Wall, New Jersey		07719
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(732) 938-1480

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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).

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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 25.02. ~~Results~~Departure of ~~Operations~~Directors ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Certain ~~Condition~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On2026 ~~November~~Stock ~~19,~~Award ~~2025, the Company issued a press release reporting financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter~~ and ~~fiscal~~Incentive ~~year ended September 30, 2025 (the “Earnings Release”). A copy of the Earnings Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.~~Plan

~~The~~As ~~information~~noted in ~~Item~~item 25.0207 below, at the 2026 Annual Meeting of ~~this~~Shareowners ~~Current~~of ~~Report~~New onJersey ~~Form~~Resources ~~8-K~~Corporation is(the ~~being~~“Company” ~~furnished~~or ~~and~~“NJR”) ~~shall~~held ~~not~~on beJanuary 21, ~~deemed~~2026 (the “~~filed~~Annual Meeting”), ~~for~~the Company’s shareowners approved the ~~purposes~~2026 ofStock ~~Section~~Award 18and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). A description of the ~~Securities~~ ~~Exchange~~material ~~Act~~terms of ~~1934,~~the asPlan ~~amended,~~is orset ~~otherwise~~forth ~~subject~~on topages ~~the~~92 ~~liabilities~~through 104 of ~~that~~the ~~Section~~Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and ~~shall~~Exchange ~~not~~Commission beon ~~deemed~~December to10, be2025, and is incorporated herein by reference. ~~into~~The ~~any~~description ~~registration~~of ~~statement~~the orPlan ~~other~~is ~~document~~qualified ~~pursuant~~in its entirety by reference to the ~~Securities~~Plan, ~~Act~~which ofis attached ~~1933,~~hereto as ~~amended~~ Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

~~Item~~Appointment ~~7.01~~of ~~Regulation~~Principal FDAccounting ~~Disclosure.~~Officer

~~Earnings~~On ~~Presentation~~January 21, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), appointed Christoper D’Antuono to serve as Principal Accounting Officer of the Company, effective February 4, 2026. Mr. D’Antuono replaces Stephen Skrocki, who became Chief Risk Officer of the Company effective January 1, 2026. Mr. D’Antuono, age 38, joined the Company in 2015 to lead its technical accounting function and served as Director of Financial Planning & Analysis since 2020, prior to becoming NJR’s Corporate Controller, effective January 1, 2026.

~~The~~Item ~~Company will deliver a presentation via live public webcast on November 20, 2025, at 10:00 a~~5.m07. ~~ET.~~Submission ~~The~~of ~~slides~~Matters to bea ~~used~~Vote ~~for the presentation are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and are incorporated by reference into Item 7.01~~ of ~~this~~Security ~~Current Report on Form 8-K~~Holders.

~~The~~At ~~information~~the inAnnual ~~Item 7.01~~Meeting, ~~including~~of the ~~press release furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2~~100, ~~shall~~745,880 ~~not~~shares beoutstanding ~~deemed~~and ~~“filed”~~entitled ~~for~~to ~~the~~vote ~~purposes~~as of ~~Section 18 of~~ the ~~Securities~~record ~~Exchange Act of 1934~~date, as86.83% ~~amended~~shares ~~(the~~were ~~“Exchange Act”)~~represented, orconstituting a ~~otherwise~~quorum. ~~subject~~The tofinal ~~the~~results ~~liabilities~~for each of ~~that~~the ~~section,~~matters ~~nor~~submitted ~~shall such exhibits be deemed~~ to bea ~~incorporated~~vote ~~by reference into any filing under the Securities Act~~ of ~~1933,~~shareowners ~~as amended,~~at or the ~~Exchange~~Annual ~~Act,~~Meeting ~~regardless~~were ~~of any general incorporation language in such filing, except~~ as ~~shall be set forth expressly by specific reference in such a filing.~~follows:

~~Cautionary~~Item ~~Statements~~1: ~~Regarding~~The ~~Forward~~Company’s shareowners elected the five directors nominated by the Board for election to the Board at the Annual Meeting. Jane M. Kenny, Amy B. Mansue, Sharon C. Taylor, Stephen D. Westhoven and William T. Yardley have each been elected for a three-~~Looking~~year term ~~Statements~~expiring in 2029, and until their respective successors are elected and have been qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:

This filing contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company cautions readers that the assumptions forming the basis for forward-looking statements include many factors that are beyond the Company’s ability to control or estimate precisely, such as estimates of future market conditions and the behavior of other market participants. Words such as “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “may,” “should” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking information and such forward-looking statements are made based upon management’s current expectations and beliefs as of this date concerning future developments and their potential effect upon the Company. There can be no assurance that future developments will be in accordance with management’s expectations or that the effect of future developments on the Company will be those anticipated by management. Forward-looking information in this filing includes, but is not limited to, certain statements regarding the use of proceeds.

Nominee	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Jane M. Kenny	72,262,538	3,803,777	11,412,318
Amy B. Mansue	75,489,254	577,061	11,412,318
Sharon C. Taylor	73,824,728	2,241,587	11,412,318
Stephen D. Westhoven	75,509,011	557,304	11,412,318
William T. Yardley	75,564,129	502,186	11,412,318

~~Additional~~The ~~information~~terms ~~and~~of ~~factors~~office ~~that~~of ~~could cause actual results to differ materially from~~ the ~~Company’s~~following ~~expectations~~directors ~~are~~continued ~~contained~~after in the ~~Company’s filings~~Annual ~~with~~Meeting: ~~the~~Gregory UE.S. ~~Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)~~Aliff, ~~including~~James ~~the~~H. ~~Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q~~DeGraffenreidt, ~~recent Current Reports on Form 8-K~~Jr., ~~and~~M. ~~other~~Susan ~~SEC filings~~Hardwick, ~~which are available at the~~ ~~SEC’s~~ Peter ~~web~~C. ~~site~~Harvey, ~~http://www~~Thomas C.~~sec.gov.~~ ~~Information included in this filing is representative as of today only and while the Company periodically reassesses material trends and uncertainties affecting the Company~~O’sConnor, ~~results of operations~~ and ~~financial condition~~Michael inA. ~~connection with its preparation of management~~O’s discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition contained in its Quarterly and Annual Reports filed with the SEC, the Company does not, by including this statement, assume any obligation to review or revise any particular forward-looking statement referenced herein in light of future eventsSullivan.

Item ~~9.01.~~2: ~~Financial~~The ~~Statements~~Company’s shareowners ~~and~~approved ~~Exhibits~~a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
73,477,564	2,270,421	318,330	11,412,318

Item 3: The Company’s shareowners approved the 2026 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, by the votes set forth in the table below:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
73,715,472	2,070,682	280,161	11,412,318

Item 4: The Company’s shareowners ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, by the votes set forth in the table below:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
84,845,501	2,422,582	210,550	N/A

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	~~Exhibit~~	Exhibit
99.1	Earnings Release dated November 19, 2025 (furnished, not filed)
10.1		New Jersey Resources Corporation 2026 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company’s Proxy Statement dated December 10, 2025)
99.2	Presentation dated November 19, 2025 (furnished, not filed)
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: November 19, 2025	By:	/s/ Roberto F. Bel
Date: January 23, 2026	By:	/s/ Roberto F. Bel
		Roberto F. Bel
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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