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8-K</B></FONT></P>

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REPORT&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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to Section 13 or 15(d) of&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934</FONT></P>

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of Report&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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10, 2016</B>&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.</B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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    Jersey</U></B></FONT></TD>
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South Jersey Plaza, Folsom, New Jersey 08037</B>&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>(609)
561-9000</B>&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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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:</FONT></P>

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8.01. Other Events.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">South
Jersey Industries, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;, &#147;SJI,&#148; &#147;we&#148;, &#147;us&#148; or &#147;our&#148;)
is updating the description of its capital stock for the purpose of updating the description of its capital stock contained in
its registration statement filed under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. To the extent the following description
is inconsistent with prior filings, it modifies and supersedes those filings.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">SJI
is authorized to issue 120,000,000 shares of common stock, $1.25 par value per share, and 2,500,000 shares of preference stock,
without par value. As of May 6, 2016, there were 71,425,506 shares of common stock outstanding and no shares of preference stock
outstanding.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Our
common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the ticker symbol &#147;SJI.&#148; All outstanding shares
of our common stock are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
following description of the terms of our common stock is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our Certificate
of Incorporation, as amended through February 27, 2015 (as so amended, our &#147;Certificate of Incorporation&#148;), our Bylaws,
as amended and restated through April 29, 2016 (our &#147;Bylaws&#148;), and the laws of the state of New Jersey.</FONT></P>

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Stock</B></FONT></P>

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Rights</I></B></FONT></P>

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holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">There
is no provision for cumulative voting with regard to the election of directors. This could prevent directors from being elected
by a relatively small group of shareholders.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B><I>Dividend
Rights</I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Holders
of our common stock are entitled to receive any dividends our board of directors may declare on our common stock, subject to the
prior rights of any preference stock. Our board of directors may declare dividends from funds legally available for this purpose.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B><I>Liquidation
Rights</I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">If
we liquidate, dissolve or are wound up, then after payment of or provision for claims of creditors and after payment of any liquidation
preferences to holders of any preference stock, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to participate equally and ratably,
in proportion to the number of shares held, in our net assets available for distribution to holders of common stock.</FONT></P>

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Rights</I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
holders of our common stock have no preemptive rights to maintain their percentage of ownership in future offerings or sales of
stock of SJI and no rights to convert their common stock into any other securities. Our common stock is not subject to any redemption
or sinking fund provisions.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Preference
Stock</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Our
board of directors has the authority, without other action by shareholders, to issue preference stock in one or more series.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Our
board of directors has the authority to determine the terms of each series of preference stock, within the limits of our amended
and restated articles of incorporation, our amended and restated by-laws and the laws of the state of New Jersey. These terms
include the number of shares in a series and applicable dividend rights, liquidation preferences, terms of redemption, conversion
rights and voting rights, if any.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Anti-Takeover
Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and New Jersey law</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Certain
provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation, our Bylaws and New Jersey law could discourage, delay or prevent some transactions
involving unsolicited acquisitions or changes of control of the Company. We believe that these provisions will enable us to develop
our business in a manner that will foster our long-term growth without disruption caused by the threat of a takeover not deemed
by our board of directors to be in the best interests of the Company, our shareholders and certain other constituents. However,
such provisions could have the effect of discouraging third parties from making proposals involving an unsolicited acquisition
or change of control of the Company, even when a majority of our shareholders might consider such proposals, if made, desirable.
Such provisions also may have the effect of making it more difficult for third parties to cause the replacement of our current
management without the assent of our board of directors. These provisions include:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">limitations
                                         on certain transactions (including mergers, consolidations, asset dispositions and securities
                                         issuances) with certain entities that beneficially own 5% or more of our capital stock;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">a
                                         requirement for the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the aggregate
                                         voting power of our outstanding common stock to amend the limitations on such transactions;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">authorization
                                         of our board of directors to issue common stock and preference stock from time to time
                                         in its discretion;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">authorization
                                         of our board of directors to establish one or more series or classes of undesignated
                                         preference stock, the terms of which can be determined by our board of directors at the
                                         time of issuance;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                         voting;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">authorization
                                         of our directors to fill any vacancies on our board of directors, including vacancies
                                         resulting from a board resolution to increase the number of directors; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">advance
                                         notice procedures with respect to nominations of directors or proposals other than those
                                         adopted or recommended by our board of directors.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B><I>Transactions
with Related Persons</I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Our
Certificate of Incorporation prohibits us from engaging in certain transactions with certain &#147;Related Persons&#148;, as
further described further below, including (i) any merger or consolidation, (ii) any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition
of any substantial part of our assets or (iii) any issuance or transfer of any securities having voting power in exchange for
securities, cash or other property unless (x) approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the outstanding
shares of all classes of our capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors or (y) approved by our board of directors
prior to the time that the Related Person became a Related Person. The restriction applies to any such transaction with a person
who was a Related Person within the 12 months preceding the record date for determination of the shareholders entitled to notice
of the transaction and to vote thereon.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">A
&#147;Related Person&#148; is defined for this purpose as any person (other than a corporation or any subsidiary of SJI) who
is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 5% or more of the outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation relating to transactions with Related Persons may be amended only by the affirmative
vote of the holders of at least 80% of the aggregate voting power of our outstanding capital stock.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B><I>Anti-Takeover
Effects of the New Jersey Shareholders Protection Act </I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">We
are subject to Section 14A:10A of the New Jersey Shareholders Protection Act. Subject to certain qualifications and exceptions,
the statute prohibits an interested stockholder of a corporation from effecting a business combination with the corporation for
a period of five years unless (i) the corporation&#146;s board of directors approved the combination prior to the shareholder
becoming an interested stockholder or (ii) the corporation&#146;s board of directors approved the transaction or series of transactions
which caused the person to become an interested stockholder before the person became an interested stockholder and any subsequent
business combination with that interested stockholder is approved by independent members of the board of directors and the holders
of a majority of the voting stock not beneficially owned by the interested stockholder. In addition, but not in limitation of
the five-year restriction, if applicable, corporations covered by the New Jersey statute may not engage at any time in a business
combination with any interested stockholder of that corporation unless the combination is approved by the board of directors prior
to the interested stockholder&#146;s stock acquisition date, the combination receives the approval of two-thirds of the voting
stock of the corporation not beneficially owned by the interested stockholder or the combination meets minimum financial terms
specified by the statute.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">An
&#147;interested stockholder&#148; is defined for this purpose to include any beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting
power of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any affiliate or associate of the corporation who within the prior
five year period has at any time owned 10% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding stock of the corporation.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
term &#147;business combination&#148; is defined to include, among other things:</FONT></P>

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                                         merger or consolidation of the corporation with the interested stockholder or any corporation
                                         that is or after the merger or consolidation would be an affiliate or associate of the
                                         interested stockholder;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                         sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition to an interested
                                         stockholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder of 10% or more
                                         of the corporation&#146;s assets; or</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">the
                                         issuance or transfer to an interested stockholder or any affiliate or associate of the
                                         interested stockholder of 5% or more of the aggregate market value of the stock of the
                                         corporation.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B><I>Authorized
but Unissued Common Stock and Preference Stock</I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
authorized but unissued shares of our common stock and preference stock are available for future issuance without shareholder
approval. Further, our board of directors can set the voting rights, redemption rights, conversion rights and other rights relating
to any such preference stock and could issue such stock in either public or private transactions.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">New
Jersey law does not require shareholder approval for any issuance of authorized shares. However, the listing requirements of the
New York Stock Exchange, which would apply to us so long as our common stock remains listed on the New York Stock Exchange, require
shareholder approval of certain issuances equal to or exceeding 20% of the then outstanding voting power or then outstanding number
of shares of our common stock.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">We
may issue additional shares for a variety of corporate purposes. We may engage in public or private offerings to raise additional
capital or to facilitate corporate acquisitions. We may issue shares of common or preference stock to persons friendly to current
management. Such an issuance may discourage, delay or prevent an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender
offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and thereby protect the continuity of our management. This could deprive our shareholders of
opportunities to sell their shares of our stock at prices higher than prevailing market prices. Our board of directors could also
use these shares to dilute the ownership of persons seeking to obtain control of the Company.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B><I>Number
of Directors; Filling of Vacancies </I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Our
Bylaws provide that our board of directors will have eleven directors. The size of the board of directors may be changed by a
majority vote of the board of directors. Our Bylaws permit the board of directors to fill any new directorships it creates and
any other vacancies. Accordingly, our board of directors may be able to prevent any shareholder from obtaining majority representation
on our board of directors by increasing the size of the board of directors and filling the newly created directorships with its
own nominees.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
provisions of our Bylaws relating to the number of directors and filling of vacancies may be amended only by the majority vote
of the directors or the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the aggregate voting power of our outstanding capital
stock.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B><I>Advance
Notice Provisions </I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Our
Bylaws provide that in order for a shareholder to nominate a director or bring other business before an annual meeting, the shareholder
must give written notice, in proper form, to our Secretary (i) in the case of an annual meeting that is called for a date that
is within 30 days before or after the anniversary date of the previous year&#146;s annual meeting of shareholders, not less than
60 days nor more than 90 days prior to the anniversary date, (ii) in the case of an annual meeting that is called for a date that
is not within 30 days before or after the anniversary date of the previous year&#146;s annual meeting, not later than the close
of business on the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the
date of the meeting was made, whichever comes first, and (iii) in the case of any special meeting of the shareholders, not less
than 60 days nor more than 90 days prior to the date of such meeting.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Only
persons who are nominated by, or at the direction of, our board of directors, or who are nominated by a shareholder who has given
timely written notice, in proper form, to our Secretary prior to a meeting at which directors are to be elected, will be eligible
for election as directors. The notice of any nomination for election as a director must set forth:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">the
                                         name and address of the shareholder who intends to make the nomination and of the person
                                         or persons to be nominated;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">the
                                         class and number of shares of the Company beneficially owned by the shareholder and any
                                         persons acting in concert with the shareholder;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">a
                                         description of all arrangements or understandings between the shareholder and each nominee
                                         and any other person or persons, naming such person or persons, pursuant to which the
                                         nomination or nominations are to be made by the shareholder;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">such
                                         other information regarding each nominee proposed by such shareholder as would have been
                                         required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the
                                         Securities and Exchange Commission had each nominee been nominated, or intended to be
                                         nominated, by our board of directors; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">the
                                         consent of each nominee to serve as a director if so elected.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
notice to bring any other matter a shareholder proposes to bring before a meeting of the shareholders must also set forth:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">a
                                         description of the proposal containing all material information relating thereto; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">a
                                         representation that the shareholder is a holder of record of the stock of the Company
                                         entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting
                                         to bring the business specified in the notice before the meeting.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
advance notice provisions may discourage, delay or prevent a person from bringing matters before a shareholder meeting. The provisions
may provide enough time for us to begin litigation or take other steps to respond to these matters, or to prevent them from being
acted upon.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Transfer
Agent</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Broadridge
Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc., serves as our transfer agent and registrar.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><U>Exhibit
    No.</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 89%; padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><U>Description</U></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Certificate
    of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated November 10, 1969.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Certificate
    of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated April 21, 1983.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Certificate
    of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated April 19, 1984.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Certificate
    of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated April 23, 1987.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Certificate
    of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated April 23, 1987.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Certificate
    of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated October 7, 1996.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Certificate
    of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated May 5, 2005.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.8</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Certificate
    of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated April 28, 2009.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.9</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Certificate
    of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated June 2014.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.10</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Certificate
    of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc. Increasing the Number of Authorized Shares,
    dated February 27, 2015.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.11</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 12pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Bylaws
    of South Jersey Industries, Inc. as amended and restated through April 29, 2016. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2
    to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 3, 2016.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2pt; padding-bottom: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;May
    10, 2016</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 2pt; padding-bottom: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><I>/s/
    Gina Merritt-Epps</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Senior
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UNITED
STATES
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
May
10, 2016
(Date
of earliest event reported)
SOUTH
JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New
    Jersey
1-6364
22-1901645
(State of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS employer identification
    no.)
1
South Jersey Plaza, Folsom, New Jersey 08037
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(609)
561-9000
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report):
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))
Item
8.01. Other Events.
South
Jersey Industries, Inc. (the "Company", "SJI," "we", "us" or "our")
is updating the description of its capital stock for the purpose of updating the description of its capital stock contained in
its registration statement filed under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. To the extent the following description
is inconsistent with prior filings, it modifies and supersedes those filings.
SJI
is authorized to issue 120,000,000 shares of common stock, $1.25 par value per share, and 2,500,000 shares of preference stock,
without par value. As of May 6, 2016, there were 71,425,506 shares of common stock outstanding and no shares of preference stock
outstanding.
Our
common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the ticker symbol "SJI." All outstanding shares
of our common stock are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
The
following description of the terms of our common stock is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our Certificate
of Incorporation, as amended through February 27, 2015 (as so amended, our "Certificate of Incorporation"), our Bylaws,
as amended and restated through April 29, 2016 (our "Bylaws"), and the laws of the state of New Jersey.
Common
Stock
Voting
Rights
The
holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders.
There
is no provision for cumulative voting with regard to the election of directors. This could prevent directors from being elected
by a relatively small group of shareholders.
Dividend
Rights
Holders
of our common stock are entitled to receive any dividends our board of directors may declare on our common stock, subject to the
prior rights of any preference stock. Our board of directors may declare dividends from funds legally available for this purpose.
Liquidation
Rights
If
we liquidate, dissolve or are wound up, then after payment of or provision for claims of creditors and after payment of any liquidation
preferences to holders of any preference stock, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to participate equally and ratably,
in proportion to the number of shares held, in our net assets available for distribution to holders of common stock.
Other
Rights
The
holders of our common stock have no preemptive rights to maintain their percentage of ownership in future offerings or sales of
stock of SJI and no rights to convert their common stock into any other securities. Our common stock is not subject to any redemption
or sinking fund provisions.
Preference
Stock
Our
board of directors has the authority, without other action by shareholders, to issue preference stock in one or more series.
Our
board of directors has the authority to determine the terms of each series of preference stock, within the limits of our amended
and restated articles of incorporation, our amended and restated by-laws and the laws of the state of New Jersey. These terms
include the number of shares in a series and applicable dividend rights, liquidation preferences, terms of redemption, conversion
rights and voting rights, if any.
Anti-Takeover
Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and New Jersey law
Certain
provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation, our Bylaws and New Jersey law could discourage, delay or prevent some transactions
involving unsolicited acquisitions or changes of control of the Company. We believe that these provisions will enable us to develop
our business in a manner that will foster our long-term growth without disruption caused by the threat of a takeover not deemed
by our board of directors to be in the best interests of the Company, our shareholders and certain other constituents. However,
such provisions could have the effect of discouraging third parties from making proposals involving an unsolicited acquisition
or change of control of the Company, even when a majority of our shareholders might consider such proposals, if made, desirable.
Such provisions also may have the effect of making it more difficult for third parties to cause the replacement of our current
management without the assent of our board of directors. These provisions include:
•
limitations
                                         on certain transactions (including mergers, consolidations, asset dispositions and securities
                                         issuances) with certain entities that beneficially own 5% or more of our capital stock;
•
a
                                         requirement for the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the aggregate
                                         voting power of our outstanding common stock to amend the limitations on such transactions;
•
authorization
                                         of our board of directors to issue common stock and preference stock from time to time
                                         in its discretion;
•
authorization
                                         of our board of directors to establish one or more series or classes of undesignated
                                         preference stock, the terms of which can be determined by our board of directors at the
                                         time of issuance;
•
noncumulative
                                         voting;
•
authorization
                                         of our directors to fill any vacancies on our board of directors, including vacancies
                                         resulting from a board resolution to increase the number of directors; and
•
advance
                                         notice procedures with respect to nominations of directors or proposals other than those
                                         adopted or recommended by our board of directors.
Transactions
with Related Persons
Our
Certificate of Incorporation prohibits us from engaging in certain transactions with certain "Related Persons", as
further described further below, including (i) any merger or consolidation, (ii) any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition
of any substantial part of our assets or (iii) any issuance or transfer of any securities having voting power in exchange for
securities, cash or other property unless (x) approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the outstanding
shares of all classes of our capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors or (y) approved by our board of directors
prior to the time that the Related Person became a Related Person. The restriction applies to any such transaction with a person
who was a Related Person within the 12 months preceding the record date for determination of the shareholders entitled to notice
of the transaction and to vote thereon.
A
"Related Person" is defined for this purpose as any person (other than a corporation or any subsidiary of SJI) who
is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 5% or more of the outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors.
The
provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation relating to transactions with Related Persons may be amended only by the affirmative
vote of the holders of at least 80% of the aggregate voting power of our outstanding capital stock.
Anti-Takeover
Effects of the New Jersey Shareholders Protection Act
We
are subject to Section 14A:10A of the New Jersey Shareholders Protection Act. Subject to certain qualifications and exceptions,
the statute prohibits an interested stockholder of a corporation from effecting a business combination with the corporation for
a period of five years unless (i) the corporation's board of directors approved the combination prior to the shareholder
becoming an interested stockholder or (ii) the corporation's board of directors approved the transaction or series of transactions
which caused the person to become an interested stockholder before the person became an interested stockholder and any subsequent
business combination with that interested stockholder is approved by independent members of the board of directors and the holders
of a majority of the voting stock not beneficially owned by the interested stockholder. In addition, but not in limitation of
the five-year restriction, if applicable, corporations covered by the New Jersey statute may not engage at any time in a business
combination with any interested stockholder of that corporation unless the combination is approved by the board of directors prior
to the interested stockholder's stock acquisition date, the combination receives the approval of two-thirds of the voting
stock of the corporation not beneficially owned by the interested stockholder or the combination meets minimum financial terms
specified by the statute.
An
"interested stockholder" is defined for this purpose to include any beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting
power of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any affiliate or associate of the corporation who within the prior
five year period has at any time owned 10% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding stock of the corporation.
The
term "business combination" is defined to include, among other things:
•
the
                                         merger or consolidation of the corporation with the interested stockholder or any corporation
                                         that is or after the merger or consolidation would be an affiliate or associate of the
                                         interested stockholder;
•
the
                                         sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition to an interested
                                         stockholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder of 10% or more
                                         of the corporation's assets; or
•
the
                                         issuance or transfer to an interested stockholder or any affiliate or associate of the
                                         interested stockholder of 5% or more of the aggregate market value of the stock of the
                                         corporation.
Authorized
but Unissued Common Stock and Preference Stock
The
authorized but unissued shares of our common stock and preference stock are available for future issuance without shareholder
approval. Further, our board of directors can set the voting rights, redemption rights, conversion rights and other rights relating
to any such preference stock and could issue such stock in either public or private transactions.
New
Jersey law does not require shareholder approval for any issuance of authorized shares. However, the listing requirements of the
New York Stock Exchange, which would apply to us so long as our common stock remains listed on the New York Stock Exchange, require
shareholder approval of certain issuances equal to or exceeding 20% of the then outstanding voting power or then outstanding number
of shares of our common stock.
We
may issue additional shares for a variety of corporate purposes. We may engage in public or private offerings to raise additional
capital or to facilitate corporate acquisitions. We may issue shares of common or preference stock to persons friendly to current
management. Such an issuance may discourage, delay or prevent an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender
offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and thereby protect the continuity of our management. This could deprive our shareholders of
opportunities to sell their shares of our stock at prices higher than prevailing market prices. Our board of directors could also
use these shares to dilute the ownership of persons seeking to obtain control of the Company.
Number
of Directors; Filling of Vacancies
Our
Bylaws provide that our board of directors will have eleven directors. The size of the board of directors may be changed by a
majority vote of the board of directors. Our Bylaws permit the board of directors to fill any new directorships it creates and
any other vacancies. Accordingly, our board of directors may be able to prevent any shareholder from obtaining majority representation
on our board of directors by increasing the size of the board of directors and filling the newly created directorships with its
own nominees.
The
provisions of our Bylaws relating to the number of directors and filling of vacancies may be amended only by the majority vote
of the directors or the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the aggregate voting power of our outstanding capital
stock.
Advance
Notice Provisions
Our
Bylaws provide that in order for a shareholder to nominate a director or bring other business before an annual meeting, the shareholder
must give written notice, in proper form, to our Secretary (i) in the case of an annual meeting that is called for a date that
is within 30 days before or after the anniversary date of the previous year's annual meeting of shareholders, not less than
60 days nor more than 90 days prior to the anniversary date, (ii) in the case of an annual meeting that is called for a date that
is not within 30 days before or after the anniversary date of the previous year's annual meeting, not later than the close
of business on the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the
date of the meeting was made, whichever comes first, and (iii) in the case of any special meeting of the shareholders, not less
than 60 days nor more than 90 days prior to the date of such meeting.
Only
persons who are nominated by, or at the direction of, our board of directors, or who are nominated by a shareholder who has given
timely written notice, in proper form, to our Secretary prior to a meeting at which directors are to be elected, will be eligible
for election as directors. The notice of any nomination for election as a director must set forth:
•
the
                                         name and address of the shareholder who intends to make the nomination and of the person
                                         or persons to be nominated;
•
the
                                         class and number of shares of the Company beneficially owned by the shareholder and any
                                         persons acting in concert with the shareholder;
•
a
                                         description of all arrangements or understandings between the shareholder and each nominee
                                         and any other person or persons, naming such person or persons, pursuant to which the
                                         nomination or nominations are to be made by the shareholder;
•
such
                                         other information regarding each nominee proposed by such shareholder as would have been
                                         required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the
                                         Securities and Exchange Commission had each nominee been nominated, or intended to be
                                         nominated, by our board of directors; and
•
the
                                         consent of each nominee to serve as a director if so elected.
The
notice to bring any other matter a shareholder proposes to bring before a meeting of the shareholders must also set forth:
•
a
                                         description of the proposal containing all material information relating thereto; and
•
a
                                         representation that the shareholder is a holder of record of the stock of the Company
                                         entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting
                                         to bring the business specified in the notice before the meeting.
The
advance notice provisions may discourage, delay or prevent a person from bringing matters before a shareholder meeting. The provisions
may provide enough time for us to begin litigation or take other steps to respond to these matters, or to prevent them from being
acted upon.
Transfer
Agent
Broadridge
Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc., serves as our transfer agent and registrar.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
    No.
Description
3.1
Certificate
    of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated November 10, 1969.
3.2
Certificate
    of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated April 21, 1983.
3.3
Certificate
    of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated April 19, 1984.
3.4
Certificate
    of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated April 23, 1987.
3.5
Certificate
    of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated April 23, 1987.
3.6
Certificate
    of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated October 7, 1996.
3.7
Certificate
    of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated May 5, 2005.
3.8
Certificate
    of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated April 28, 2009.
3.9
Certificate
    of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc., dated June 2014.
3.10
Certificate
    of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of South Jersey Industries, Inc. Increasing the Number of Authorized Shares,
    dated February 27, 2015.
3.11
Bylaws
    of South Jersey Industries, Inc. as amended and restated through April 29, 2016. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2
    to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 3, 2016.)
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.
SOUTH
    JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
Date:  May
    10, 2016
/s/
    Gina Merritt-Epps
Gina
Merritt-Epps, Esq.
Senior
Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary