Sec Form 4/A Filing - SHIELDS JOSEPH P @ NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP - 2009-12-28

FORM 4/A Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person SHIELDS JOSEPH P 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP [ NJR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec. V.P. & COO subsidiary (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION, 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/28/2009 (Street) WALL, NJ07719 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 12/28/2009 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/28/2009 A 1,562 ( 2 ) A $ 36.38 37,971.306 ( 1 ) ( 3 ) D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other SHIELDS JOSEPH P C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD WALL, NJ07719 Exec. V.P. & COO subsidiary Signatures Rhonda M. Figueroa - Attorney-In-Fact (POA on File) 03/09/2010 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This amendment is being filed by the reporting person to correct a reporting error in the original Form 4 filed on 12/28/09. As reported above, the shares were overstated in error by 455 shares from the original Form 4, and also were overstated from the 2 subsequent Forms 4 filed by the reporting person after the original Form 4 was filed. Subsequent filings by the reporting person will reflect the corrected amounts. ( 2 )Represents shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the New Jrsey Resources Corporation (NJR) 2007 Stock Award and Incentive Plan. Shares will vest in three equal installments, which will be on October 15, 2010, October 15, 2011, and October 15, 2012, and subject to the continued employment of the reporting person by NJR, except under certain conditions. ( 3 )Total includes shares held outright, shares held in the compensation deferal plan, and shres held in the NJR ESOP that are accounted for on a unitized basis that reflects a calculated value. Each include reinvested dividends through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).

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