On March 2, 2017 South Jersey Industries, Inc. (“SJI”) will present information to the financial community about its 2016 financial results, and future prospects at the Morgan Stanley MLP/ Diversified Natural Gas, Utilities & Clean Tech Conference in New York City, NY. The slide presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99. SJI does not intend for this Item 7.01 or Exhibit 99, to be treated as “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference into its filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Forward-Looking Statement

This presentation contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this presentation should be considered forward-looking statements made in good faith by the Company and are intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this presentation words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “expect”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “goal”, “intend”, “objective”, “plan”, “project”, “seek”, “strategy” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: general economic conditions on an international, national, state and local level; weather conditions in our marketing areas; changes in commodity costs; the timing of new projects coming on-line; changes in the availability of natural gas; “non-routine” or “extraordinary” disruptions in our distribution system; regulatory, legislative and court decisions; competition; the availability and cost of capital; costs and effects of legal proceedings and environmental liabilities; the failure of customers, suppliers or business partners to fulfill their contractual obligations; and changes in business strategies. SJI assumes no duty to update these statements should actual events differ from expectations. For a full discussion of the risk factors which could affect future performance, please reference SJI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.>South Jersey Industries, Inc. slide presentation which will be presented to the financial community at the Morgan Stanley MLP/ Diversified Natural Gas, Utilities & Clean Tech Conference on March 2, 2017.

About SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC. (NYSE:SJI)

South Jersey Industries, Inc. (SJI) is an energy services holding company. The Company provides a range of energy-related products and services, primarily through its subsidiaries. Its subsidiaries include South Jersey Gas Company (SJG), South Jersey Energy Company (SJE), South Jersey Resources Group, LLC (SJRG), South Jersey Exploration, LLC (SJEX), Marina Energy, LLC (Marina), South Jersey Energy Service Plus, LLC (SJESP) and SJI Midstream, LLC. The Company operates through various segments, including Gas utility operations (SJG), Wholesale energy operations, SJE, On-Site energy production, Appliance service operations and Corporate & Services. The Company groups its nonutility operations into over two categories: Energy Group and Energy Services. Energy Group includes wholesale energy, retail gas and other, and retail electric operations. Energy Services include on-site energy production and appliance service operations.

SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC. (NYSE:SJI) Recent Trading Information

SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, INC. (NYSE:SJI) closed its last trading session up +0.08 at 35.21 with 301,630 shares trading hands.