8-K

                       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 October 3, 2003 Commission File Number 1-6364

                          SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                              New Jersey 22-1901645
           (State of incorporation) (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)


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Item 5. Other Events

The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 5, "Other Events" and
Item 9, "Regulation FD Disclosure."

On October 3, 2003, South Jersey Gas Company (SJG), a subsidiary of South Jersey
Industries (SJI), issued a press release announcing that its SJG Capital Trust
8.35% Preferred Securities were being called for redemption on November 5, 2003.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and hereby
incorporated by reference.


Exhibit Index

(99) Press release, dated: October 3, 2003, issued by South Jersey Gas Company.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.



                             SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES



                       By:   /s/ David A. Kindlick
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                             David A. Kindlick
                             Vice President, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer

Date:  October 3, 2003

EX-99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TELEPHONE: (609) 561-9000
INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT: STEPHEN H. CLARK x4260
MEDIA CONTACT: JOANNE BRIGANDI x4240
OCTOBER 3, 2003


South Jersey Gas Calls for Redemption of its SJG Capital Trust 8.35% Preferred
Securities

[Folsom, NJ] South Jersey Gas Company, the primary subsidiary of South Jersey
Industries [NYSE:SJI], announced today that it has called for redemption of its
8.35% Deferrable Interest Subordinated Debentures issued to its subsidiary, SJG
Capital Trust. The redemption will be effective on November 5, 2003. SJG Capital
Trust will redeem all of its 8.35% Preferred Securities [NYSE:SJI.T] also on
November 5, 2003, at a redemption price of $25 per preferred security plus
accrued interest in accordance with the terms of the preferred securities.

         The redeemed preferred securities will no longer be deemed outstanding
on and after the November 5, 2003 redemption date, and all rights with respect
thereto will cease, except the rights of the holders thereof to receive the
redemption price.

South Jersey Industries (NYSE:SJI) is an energy services holding company for
South Jersey Gas, South Jersey Energy, South Jersey Resources Group, LLC and
Marina Energy LLC. Visit WWW.SJINDUSTRIES.COM for more information about SJI and
its subsidiaries.

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