New Jersey Resources Appoints Amy Cradic Vice President of Government Affairs and Policy

WALL, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New Jersey Resources (NYSE:NJR) today announced Amy Cradic has joined
the company as vice president of Government Affairs and Policy effective
immediately. In this role, she is responsible for leading NJR’s
government relations operations and customer and community relations, as
well as integrating social, economic, environmental and regulatory
policy within the company’s strategic goals and business objectives.

“Amy Cradic is well respected for her knowledge, insights and integrity,
and we are pleased to have her join our team,” said Laurence M. Downes,
chairman and CEO of New Jersey Resources. “Under her leadership, I am
confident we will continue to work effectively and productively with our
elected leaders to meet our customers’ expectations for safe, reliable
service and advance sound policy that strengthens our state and our
company.”

Before joining NJR, Ms. Cradic served as chief of staff in the Christie
administration. In that role, she was the chief operating officer for
the State of New Jersey and responsible for managing the governor’s
agenda, providing strategic direction for key priorities, including
budgetary matters, policy and planning, communications and legislative
and constituent relations, as well as working with the state legislature
and members of Congress on government affairs. Prior to being named
chief of staff, she served in the governor’s office as deputy chief of
staff and senior policy advisor.

A veteran of state government for nearly 25 years, Ms. Cradic has worked
in both Republican and Democratic administrations. Before her time in
the governor’s office, she served as an assistant commissioner in the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), an adjunct
professor at The College of New Jersey and worked in the communications
departments at the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and the
NJDEP.

Ms. Cradic received her Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from The
College of New Jersey and a Master of Arts degree in mass communication
from New York University. Formerly, she served as a delegate for the
Center for U.S. Global Leadership, a gubernatorial appointee to the
Mid-Atlantic Ocean Regional Planning Body and the Drumthwacket
Foundation and as a member of the Natural Areas Council, Garden State
Preservation Trust and Aquaculture Advisory Council.

About New Jersey Resources

New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR) is a Fortune 1000 company that,
through its subsidiaries, provides safe and reliable natural gas and
clean energy services, including transportation, distribution, asset
management and home services. NJR is composed of five primary businesses:

• New Jersey Natural Gas, NJR’s principal subsidiary, operates
  and maintains over 7,400 miles of natural gas transportation and
  distribution infrastructure to serve over half a million customers in
  New Jersey’s Monmouth, Ocean and parts of Morris, Middlesex and
  Burlington counties.
• NJR Clean Energy Ventures invests in, owns and operates solar
  and onshore wind projects with a total capacity of more than 315
  megawatts, providing residential and commercial customers with
  low-carbon solutions.
• NJR Energy Services manages a diversified portfolio of natural
  gas transportation and storage assets and provides physical natural
  gas services and customized energy solutions to its customers across
  North America.
• NJR Midstream serves customers from local distributors and
  producers to electric generators and wholesale marketers through its
  50 percent equity ownership in the Steckman Ridge natural gas storage
  facility and its stake in Dominion Midstream Partners, L.P., as well
  as its 20 percent equity interest in the PennEast Pipeline Project.
• NJR Home Services provides service contracts as well as
  heating, central air conditioning, water heaters, standby generators,
  solar and other indoor and outdoor comfort products to residential
  homes throughout New Jersey.

NJR and its more than 1,000 employees are committed to helping customers
save energy and money by promoting conservation and encouraging
efficiency through Conserve to Preserve® and initiatives such
as The SAVEGREEN Project® and The Sunlight Advantage®.

For more information about NJR:

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Contacts

New Jersey Resources
Investor Contact:
Dennis Puma,
732-938-1229
[email protected]
or
Media
Contact:
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