8-K

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 (Date of earliest event reported): February 18, 2020

SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

New Jersey	1-6364	22-1901645
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1 South Jersey Plaza, Folsom, NJ 08037

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(609) 561-9000

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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:

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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 - $1.25 par value per share	SJI	New York Stock Exchange
5.625% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2079	SJIJ	New York Stock Exchange
Corporate Units	SJIU	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).

Emerging growth company      ☐

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On February 14, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board) of South Jersey Industries, Inc. (the Company”), upon the recommendation of the Governance Committee, elected Mr. Kevin O’Dowd, Co-President and CEO of Cooper University Healthcare,, as a new director effective as of February 14, 2020, (“the Effective Date”). The Company expects that Mr. O’Dowd will be appointed to committees by the Board following the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders in the second quarter of 2020.

Mr. Holland does not have any familial relationship with an director or executive officer of the Company and there are no transactions that require disclosure pursuant to Item404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Mr. Holland will participate in the Company’s nonemployee director compensation programs, which are described in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2019.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the election of Mr. Holland is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

In connection with the election of Mr. Holland, the Board approved an amendment to the Company’s By-Laws increasing the number of Board Members from ten (11) to eleven (12). The revised applicable provision of the By-Laws is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.

Item 9.01(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Description

3.1 Amendment to South Jersey Industries, Inc. By-Laws effective February 14, 2020

99.1 Press release dated, February 14, 2020, issued by South Jersey Industries, Inc.

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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, INC.
Date: February 14, 2020	/s/ Melissa Orsen
	Melissa Orsen
	General Counsel and Senior Vice President

EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

BYLAWS

(AMENDED AND RESTATED THROUGH FEBRUARY 14, 2020)

SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.

ARTICLE I

SHAREHOLDERS

1.1 Place of Meetings.  Meetings of the shareholders shall be held at such place as may be designated by the Board of Directors in the notice of meeting.

1.2 Annual Meeting.  An annual meeting of the shareholders for the election of Directors and for other business shall be held on the next to the last Thursday in April of each year, if not a legal holiday, and if a legal holiday, then on the first day following which is not a legal holiday, or on such other day as may be designated by the Board of Directors.

1.3 Special Meetings.  Special meetings of the shareholders may be called at any time by the President or by action of a majority of the Board of Directors. Upon the application of the holder or holders of not less than 10% of all shares entitled to vote at a meeting, the Superior Court, in an action in which the court may proceed in a summary manner, for good cause shown, may order a special meeting of the shareholder to be called and held at such time and place, upon such notice and for the transaction of such business as may be designated in such order.

1.4  Notice.  Written notice of the time, place and purpose of every meeting of shareholders shall be given not less than ten nor more than 60 days before such meeting, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the Chairman of the Board , the Secretary, or the officer or persons calling the meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. The written notice required by this Section 1.4 may be satisfied by a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials under SEC Rule 14a-16 (or any successor rule) delivered, either personally or by mail, to each shareholder of record provided that such Notice contains the information required by this Section 1.4 and any other information required by law.

1.5  Quorum.  At all meetings of shareholders, a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote, represented by shareholders in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, the shareholders present in person or by proxy by majority vote may adjourn the meeting from time to time without notice other than by oral announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting.

1.6 Business at Meetings of Shareholders.   Except as otherwise provided by law, or in these Bylaws, the business which shall be conducted at any meeting of the shareholders shall (a) have been specified in the written notice of the meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by the Company, or (b) be brought before the meeting at the direction of the Board of Directors or the President, or © be brought before the meeting by the presiding officer of the meeting unless either a majority of the Directors then in office or the President object to such business being conducted at the meeting, or (d) have been specified in a written notice given to the Secretary of the Company, by or on behalf of any shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting (the “Shareholder Notice”), in accordance with all of the following requirements:

(1) Each Shareholder Notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Company (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 immediately preceding annual meeting of shareholders, not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days prior to such 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 immediately preceding 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; and

(2) Each such Shareholder Notice must set forth with particularity (i) the names and business addresses of the shareholder submitting the proposal (the “Proponent”) and all persons acting in concert with the Proponent; (ii) the name and address of the Proponent and the persons identified in clause (i), as they appear on the Company’s books (if they so appear); (iii) the class and number of shares of the Company beneficially owned by the Proponent and the persons identified in clause (i); (iv) a description of the Shareholder Proposal containing all material information relating thereto; (v) a representation that the Proponent 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; and (vi) such other information as the Board of Directors reasonably determines is necessary or appropriate to enable the Board of Directors and the shareholders of the Company to consider the shareholder proposal. The presiding officer at any shareholders meeting may determine, in his or her sole discretion, that any shareholder proposal was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed in these Bylaws or is otherwise not in accordance with law, and if such officer should so determine, such officer shall so declare at the meeting and the shareholder proposal shall be disregarded.

ARTICLE II

DIRECTORS

2.1 Powers, Number, Classification and Election.  The business and affairs of the Company shall be conducted and managed by its Board of Directors, which shall have all the powers of the Company except such as are by statute, by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws conferred upon or reserved to the shareholders. The number of Directors constituting the entire Board of Directors shall be twelve (12). The members of the Board of Directors shall be divided into classes in the manner provided by Article SEVENTH of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and shall be elected and serve for such terms of office as are provided therein.

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2.2 Meetings.

(a) Place of Meetings.  Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such place as may be designated by the Board or in the notice of the meeting.

(b) Regular Meetings.  Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on such dates as may be fixed, from time to time, by a majority of the Directors at a meeting or in writing without a meeting.

© Special Meetings.  Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held whenever called by the Chairman of the Board or by a majority of the Board of Directors at a meeting or in writing without a meeting.

(d) Notice.  Notice of the time and place of every meeting, which need not be in writing, shall be given to each Director at least two days before the meeting.

© Quorum.  At all meetings of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, a majority of the total number of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, provided that a quorum shall never be less than two persons. Except in cases in which it is by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws otherwise provided, a majority of members present at a meeting of the full Board or of a committee at which a quorum is present shall decide any questions that may come before the meeting. In the absence of a quorum, the members present by majority vote may adjourn the meeting from time to time without notice other than by oral announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.

2.3 Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies.  Newly created Directorships resulting from an increase in the number of Directors and vacancies occurring in the Board of Directors for any reason may be filled by vote of a majority of the Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, at any meeting of the Board of Directors. Newly created Directorships shall be assigned by the Board of Directors to one of the classes described in Article SEVENTH of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation in the manner provided in such Article. The person so elected by the Board of Directors to fill a newly created Directorship or a vacancy shall be elected to hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.

2.4 Committees.  The Board of Directors may by resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of three or more Directors, one of whom shall be designated by the Board as Chairman, and such alternate members (also Directors) as may be designated by the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall be  ex officio  a member of each such committee unless the Board shall otherwise direct. The Board may provide by resolution for compensation and payment of expenses to committee members and alternate members. Any such committee, to the extent permitted by law and provided in such resolution, shall have and exercise the authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Company, and shall have power to fix its own rules of procedure. In the absence or disqualification of any member of a committee or other person authorized to act as such, the member or members thereof present and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another Director to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.

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2.5 Removal.  No member of the Board of Directors may be removed except for cause.

2.6  Nominations by Shareholders.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1, nominations for the election of the Directors may be made at any annual meeting or any special meeting of shareholders at which Directors are to be elected by any shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting; provided, however, that such shareholder must provide timely written notice (the “Nomination Notice”) to the Secretary of the Company in accordance with the

following requirements:

(1) Each Nomination Notice must be delivered to, or mailed or received at, the principal executive offices of the Company (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 immediately preceding annual meeting of shareholders, not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days prior to such anniversary date, and (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 immediately preceding 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; and

(2) Each Nomination Notice must set forth: (i) as to each individual nominated, (A) the name, date of birth, business address and residence address of such individual; (B) the business experience during the past five years of such nominee, including his or her principal occupations and employment during such period, the name and principal business of any corporation or other organization in which such occupations and employment were carried on, and such other information as to the nature of his or her responsibilities and level of professional competence as may be sufficient to permit assessment of his or her prior business experience; (C) whether the nominee is or has ever been at any time a director, officer or owner of 5% or more of any class of capital stock, partnership interests or other equity interest of any corporation, partnership or other entity; (D) any directorships held by such nominee in any company with a class of securities registered pursuant to section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or subject to the requirements of section 15(d) of such Act or any company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; © whether, in the last five years, such nominee has been convicted in a criminal proceeding or has been subject to a judgment, order, finding, decree of any federal, state or other governmental entity, concerning any violation of federal, state or other law, or any proceeding in bankruptcy, which conviction, order, finding, decree or proceeding may be material to an evaluation of the ability or integrity of the nominee; (F) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the nominating shareholder (the “Nominating 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 Nominating Shareholder; (G) such other information regarding each nominee 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 the nominee been nominated, or intended to be nominated, by the Board of Directors; and (H) the consent of each nominee to serve as a Director of the Company if so elected; and (ii) as to the Nominating Shareholder and any person acting in concert with the Nominating Shareholder, (x) the names and business addresses of such Nominating Shareholder and the persons identified in clause (ii); (ii) the name and address of such Nominating Shareholder and the persons identified in clause (ii), as they appear on the Company’s books (if they so appear); (iii) the class and number of shares of the Company beneficially owned by such Nominating Shareholder and the persons identified in clause (ii). The presiding officer at any shareholders meeting may determine, in his or her sole discretion, that any nomination of any person was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed in these Bylaws or is otherwise not in accordance with law, and if such officer should so determine, such officer shall so declare at the meeting and the nomination shall be disregarded.

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ARTICLE III

OFFICERS

3.1 Executive Officers.  The Executive officers of the Company shall be a President (who may be designated by resolution of the Board as the Chief Executive Officer), one or more Vice Presidents (one or more of whom may be designated as Executive Vice President or Senior Vice President), a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Chairman of the Board may also be elected as an Executive Officer and if so elected by the Board of Directors, may be designated the Chief Executive Officer, in which case the President shall then be the Chief Operating Officer. If the Chairman of the Board is elected as an Executive Officer and is not designated by resolution of the Board as the Chief Executive Officer, the President shall then be the Chief Executive Officer. The Executive officers shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors following the annual meeting of shareholders and each such officer shall hold office until the corresponding meeting next year and until his successor shall have been duly chosen and qualified, or until he shall resign or shall have been removed. Any vacancy in any of the above-mentioned offices may be filled for the unexpired term by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.

3.2 Authority, Duties and Compensation.  The Executive officers shall have such authority, perform such duties and serve for such compensation as shall be provided in these Bylaws or as may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and the shareholders at which he is present, shall carry out policies adopted or approved by the Board of Directors, shall have general charge and supervision of the business of the Company, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, and may perform any act and execute any instrument in the conduct of the business of the Company. The other Executive Officers shall have the duties and powers usually related to their offices, except as the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board shall otherwise determine from time to time.

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3.3 Assistant and Subordinate Officers.  The Board of Directors may choose one or more Assistant Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, one or more Assistant Treasurers, and such subordinate Officers as it may deem desirable. Each Assistant and subordinate Officer, if any, shall hold office for such period, shall have such authority and perform such duties, and shall receive such compensation as the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board , or such other Officer as the Board shall so authorize, may prescribe.

3.4 Officers Holding Two or More Offices.  Any two of the above-mentioned offices may be held by the same person, but no officers shall execute, acknowledge, or verify any instrument in more than one capacity, if such instrument be required by statute, by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws, to be executed, acknowledged, or verified by any two or more officers.

ARTICLE IV

INDEMNIFICATION

4.1  Right to Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify any corporate agent against his expenses and liabilities in connection with any proceedings involving the corporate agent by reason of his being or having been such a corporate agent to the extent that (a) such corporate agent is not otherwise indemnified; and (b) the power to do so has been or may be granted by statute; and for this purpose the Board of Directors may, and on request of any such corporate agent shall be required to, determine in each case whether or not the applicable standards in any such statute have been met, or such determination shall be made by independent legal counsel if the Board so directs or if the Board is not empowered by statute to make such determination.

4.2 Prepayment of Expenses.  To the extent that the power to do so has been or may be granted by statute, the Company shall pay expenses incurred by a corporate agent in connection with a proceeding in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such corporate agent to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified as provided by statute.

4.3  Indemnification Not Exclusive. This indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate agent may be entitled, both as to any action in his official capacity or as to any action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall inure to the benefits of the heirs, executors or administrators of any such corporate agent.

4.4 Insurance and Other Indemnification.  The Board of Directors shall have the power to (a) purchase and maintain, at the Company’s expense, insurance on behalf of the Company and on behalf of others to the extent that power to do so has been or may be granted by statute

and (b) give other indemnification to the extent permitted by law.

4.5  Definitions.  As used in this Article,

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(a) “corporate agent” means any person who is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Company and any person who is or was a Director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of any other enterprise, serving as such at the request of the Company, or the legal representative of any such Director, officer, trustee, employee or agent;

(b) “other enterprise” means any domestic or foreign corporation, other than the Company, and any partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust or other enterprise whether or not for profit, served by a corporate agent;

© “expenses” means reasonable costs, disbursements and counsel fees;

(d) “liabilities” means amounts paid or incurred in satisfaction of settlements, judgments, fines and penalties;

© “proceedings” means any pending, threatened or completed civil, criminal, administrative or arbitrative action, suit or proceeding, and any appeal therein and any inquiry or investigation which could lead to such action, suit or proceeding.

ARTICLE V

SHARE CERTIFICATES AND

UNCERTIFICATED SHARES

5.1 Share Certificates.  Except as provided in Section 5.4, every shareholder of record shall be entitled to a share certificate representing the shares held by him and such certificates shall conform to all applicable provisions of law.

5.2 Transfer of Shares.  The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make all such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient and in accordance with law concerning the issue, transfer, and registration of share certificates.

5.3  Mutilated, Lost or Destroyed Certificates.  The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Company alleged to have been mutilated, lost or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate, the Board of Directors, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, may prescribe such terms and conditions as it deems expedient, and may require such indemnities as it deems adequate, to protect the Company from any claim that may be made against it with respect to any such certificate alleged to have been lost or destroyed.

5.4 Uncertificated Shares.  The Board of Directors may provide that some or all of the shares of any class or series of stock of the Company shall be represented by uncertificated shares. Within 20 days after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, the Company shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice stating that the Company is organized under the laws of New Jersey, the name of the person to whom the shares were issued, the number and class, and the designation of the series, if any, of such shares, and containing any other information required by law or deemed advisable by the Company to be included in such notice.

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Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated shares and the rights and obligations of the holders of certificates representing shares of the same class and series shall be identical.

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

6.1 Fiscal Year.  The fiscal year of the Company shall be the calendar year, unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors.

6.2 Amendments.  These Bylaws may be amended or repealed (i) by action of a majority of the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, provided notice of any such alteration, amendment, or repeal shall be given in the notice of any such meeting, (ii) or except as otherwise provided in Article TENTH of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, by action of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of

Directors, considered for this purpose as one class.

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AMENDMENTS

Article I	Section 1.2	Amended March 19, 1970
Article I	Section 1.2	Amended April 16, 1970
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended February l8, 1971
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended June 22, 1972
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended August 23, 1973
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended February 20, 1975
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended February 19, 1976
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended February 17, 1977
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended February 16, 1978
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended February 15, 1979
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended August 23, 1979
Article I	Section 1.3	Amended November 16, 1979
Article I	Section 1.4	Amended November 16, 1979
Article II	Section 2.2 ©	Amended November 16, 1979
Article II	Section 2.4	Amended November 16, 1979
Article III	Section 3.1	Amended November 16, 1979
Article III	Section 3.2	Amended November 16, 1979
Article III	Section 3.3	Amended November 16, 1979
Article III	Section 3.4	Amended November 16, 1979
Article V	Section 5.1	Amended November 16, 1979
Article II	Section 2.4	Amended October 24, 1980
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended April 22, 1981 (Special Mtg.)
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended October 23, 1981
Article III	Section 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3	Amended October 23, 1981
Article II	Section 2.1, 2.3	Amended January 21, 1983
Article II	Section 2.5	Amended by including new section Jan. 21, 1983
Article IV	Section 6.2	Amended January 21, 1983
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended January 24, 1986
Article I	Section 1.3	Amended April 18, 1989, eff. April 19, 1989 (Spl.Mtg.)
Article I	Section 1.4	Amended April 18, 1989, eff. April 19, 1989 (Spl.Mtg.)
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended April 18, 1989, eff. April 19, 1989 (Spl.Mtg.)
Article II	Section 2.2	Amended April 18, 1989, eff. April 19, 1989 (Spl.Mtg.)
Article III	Section 3.1	Amended April 18, 1989, eff. April 19, 1989 (Spl.Mtg.)
Article III	Section 3.2	Amended April 18, 1989, eff. April 19, 1989 (Spl.Mtg.)
Article V	Section 5.1	Amended April 18, 1989, eff. April 19, 1989 (Spl.Mtg.)
Article V	Section 5.1	Amended November 17, 1989
Article V	Section 5.4	Amended by including new section November 17, 1989

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Article II	Section 2.1	Amended October 1, 1990.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended April 23, 1992.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended April 22, 1993.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended September 1, 1993.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended April 21, 1994.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended February 17, 1995.
Article I	Section 1.3 and 1.4	Amended April 20, 1995.
Article II	Section 2.2 © and 2.4	Amended April 20, 1995.
Article III	Section 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3	Amended April 20, 1995.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended August 23, 1996.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended April 17, 1997.
Article I	Section 1.3	Amended October 24, 1997.
Article I	Section 1.6	Amended by adding new section October 24, 1997.
Article II	Section 2.6	Amended by adding new section October 24, 1997.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended December 30, 1997.
Article III	Section 3.1	Amended December 30, 1997.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended April 23, 1998.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended October 23, 1998.
Article III	Section 3.1	Amended October 23, 1998.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended May 21, 1999.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended November 19, 1999.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended November 17, 2000.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended January 28, 2004.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended April 29, 2004.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended May 25, 2006.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended April 18, 2008.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended April 23, 2009.
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended November 5, 2010
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended November 19, 2010
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended January 21, 2011
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended April 28, 2011
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended November 18, 2011
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended December 2, 2011
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended April 20, 2012
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended January 24, 2014
Article I	Section 1.4	Amended January 23, 2015
Article 1	Section 1.4	Amended April 30, 2015
Article II	Section 2.1 and 2.2 ©, 2.4	Amended April 30, 2015
Article III	Section 3.2 and 3.3	Amended April 30, 2015
Article II	Section 21	Amended April 29, 2016
Article II	Section 21	Amended April 21, 2017
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended September 13, 2019
Article II	Section 2.1	Amended February 14, 2020

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Media Contact:  Marissa Travaline (609) 561-9000 ext. 4227 mtravaline@sjindustries.com   Investor Contact: Dan Fidell (609) 561-9000 ext. 7027 dfidell@sjindustries.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SJI Appoints Kevin M. O’Dowd, Co-President/CEO of Cooper University Health Care, to Board of Directors

FOLSOM, NJ, February 14, 2020– SJI (NYSE: SJI) has appointed Kevin M. O’Dowd, Co-President/CEO of Cooper University Health Care, to its Board of Directors. O’Dowd was elected to the Board on Friday, February 14, 2020.

O’Dowd has been the Co-President/CEO of Cooper University Health Care since 2018 and is responsible for the strategic direction and day-to-day operation for the health system. Previously, he served the organization as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, overseeing business and organizational development. Prior to joining Cooper, O’Dowd held a number of high profile, state and federal government legal positions, including serving as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey and Deputy Attorney General in the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office.

“We are proud to have Kevin join our diverse and experienced Board of Directors”, said Mike Renna, President and CEO of SJI. “His wealth of legal, regulatory and strategic experience will be beneficial as we work to advance SJI, while maintaining a focus on high-quality, regulated earnings growth.”

About SJI

SJI (NYSE: SJI), an energy services holding company based in Folsom, NJ, delivers safe, reliable, affordable natural gas service to approximately 681,000 customers in New Jersey and Maryland through its three regulated natural gas utilities - South Jersey Gas, Elizabethtown Gas and Elkton Gas. SJI’s non-utility businesses within South Jersey Energy Solutions promote efficiency, clean technology and renewable energy by providing customized wholesale commodity marketing and fuel management services; and developing, owning and operating on-site energy production facilities. SJI Midstream houses the company’s interest in the PennEast Pipeline Project. Visit sjindustries.com for more information about SJI and its subsidiaries.

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Document Type	8-K
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Document Period End Date	Feb. 18, 2020
Entity Registrant Name	SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NJ
Entity File Number	1-6364
Entity Tax Identification Number	22-1901645
Entity Address, Address Line One	1 South Jersey Plaza
Entity Address, City or Town	Folsom
Entity Address, State or Province	NJ
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	08037
City Area Code	609
Local Phone Number	561-9000
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000091928
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Common Stock [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock - $1.25 par value per share
Trading Symbol	SJI
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
5.625% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2079 [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	5.625% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2079
Trading Symbol	SJIJ
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Corporate Units [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Corporate Units
Trading Symbol	SJIU
Security Exchange Name	NYSE