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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended September 30 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to New Jersey ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) FORM 10 - K 1415 Wyckoff Road , Wall , New Jersey 07719 ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock - $ 2.50 Par Value Commission file number 001-08359 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading symbol ( s ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer ( 732 ) 938-1000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . X Yes 0 No NJR Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Name of each exchange on which registered ) New York Stock Exchange X ■ 22-2376465 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes | No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . X Yes No Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company X No Yes DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . 100 X No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates was $ 3,824,984,427 based on the closing price of $ 39.87 per share on March 31 , 2021 , as reported on the New York Stock Exchange . The number of shares outstanding of $ 2.50 par value common stock as of November 15 , 2021 was 95,949,116 . Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareowners ( Proxy Statement ) to be held on January 26 , 2022 , are incorporated by reference into Part I and Part III of this report .