Maureen A. Borkowski Elected to New Jersey Resources Board of Directors

New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR) today announced the election of Maureen
A. Borkowski to its board of directors effective September 11, 2017. Ms.
Borkowski is the former chairman and president of Ameren Transmission
Company and Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois, subsidiaries of
Ameren Corporation.

“Maureen Borkowski is an accomplished and respected leader with a
distinguished career in the energy industry,” said Laurence M. Downes,
chairman and CEO of New Jersey Resources. “Maureen’s strong background
and extensive experience leading regulated transmission operations make
her a welcome addition to our board and an asset to our company.”

Ms. Borkowski was the first female officer in an operational area and
first female subsidiary president at Ameren. From 2011 until her
retirement in 2017, Ms. Borkowski was chairman and president of Ameren
Transmission Company and Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois. In
this capacity she led the investment and expansion of Ameren’s electric
transmission system of more than 7,800 miles of high-voltage
transmission lines in Illinois and Missouri. Prior to being named
president, she served as vice president – Transmission of Ameren Service
Company.

A cum laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame, with a
bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Ms. Borkowski joined
Union Electric Company (Ameren’s predecessor) in 1981 as an engineer.
She held a variety of roles at Ameren with responsibilities including
power marketing, electric and natural gas transmission strategy and
retail deregulation until she left in 2000. She subsequently provided
energy consulting services and served as president of Borkowski
Enterprises, before returning to Ameren as vice president – Transmission
in 2005.

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 7,300 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 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 Clean Energy Ventures invests in, owns and operates solar
  and onshore wind projects with a total capacity of more than 280
  megawatts, providing residential and commercial customers with
  low-carbon solutions.
• 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^®.

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