{"id":386688,"date":"2020-11-23T08:07:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T13:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=386688"},"modified":"2020-11-23T08:07:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T13:07:55","slug":"sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/","title":{"rendered":"SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p align=\"right\">FOLSOM, NJ, Nov.  23, 2020  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Media Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0 609-561-9000 x4496<br \/> Media@sjindustries.com<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Investor Contact<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Dan Fidell<br \/> (609) 561-9000 ext. 7027<br \/> dfidell@sjindustries.com<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>FOLSOM, NJ, <\/strong>November 23, 2020 \u2013 SJI (NYSE: SJI) announced today that its board of directors voted to increase the company\u2019s regular quarterly dividend from $0.2950 per share to $0.3025 per share. The new annualized dividend of $1.21 represents an increase of 2.54 percent per share over the previous level.<\/p>\n<p>With this announcement, SJI has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years.<\/p>\n<p>Factors the board of directors consider when setting the dividend include future earnings expectations, payout ratio and dividend yield relative to those at peer companies, as well as returns available on other income-oriented investments.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The dividend is payable December 29, 2020 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 10, 2020 with an ex-dividend date of December 9, 2020. This is SJI\u2019s 69th consecutive year of paying dividends, reflecting the company\u2019s commitment to a consistent, sustainable dividend.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>About SJI<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p>SJI (NYSE: SJI), an energy services holding company based in Folsom, NJ, delivers energy services to its customers through three primary subsidiaries. SJI Utilities, SJI\u2019s regulated natural gas utility business, delivers safe, reliable, affordable natural gas to approximately 700,000 South Jersey Gas and Elizabethtown Gas customers in New Jersey. SJI\u2019s 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\u2019s interest in the\u00a0PennEast\u00a0Pipeline Project. Visit sjindustries.com for more information about SJI and its subsidiaries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">###<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODA5MDc3MSMzODQwMDU1IzIwMDcyMDI=\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/release\/track\/0d79144f-6a64-4744-be99-da9a9e71bfca\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOLSOM, NJ, Nov. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Media Contact:\u00a0 609-561-9000 x4496 Media@sjindustries.com \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Investor Contact: Dan Fidell (609) 561-9000 ext. 7027 dfidell@sjindustries.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year FOLSOM, NJ, November 23, 2020 \u2013 SJI (NYSE: SJI) announced today that its board of directors voted to increase the company\u2019s regular quarterly dividend from $0.2950 per share to $0.3025 per share. The new annualized dividend of $1.21 represents an increase of 2.54 percent per share over the previous level. With this announcement, SJI has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Factors the board of directors consider when setting the dividend include future earnings expectations, payout ratio and dividend yield relative to those at &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-386688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FOLSOM, NJ, Nov. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Media Contact:\u00a0 609-561-9000 x4496 Media@sjindustries.com \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Investor Contact: Dan Fidell (609) 561-9000 ext. 7027 dfidell@sjindustries.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year FOLSOM, NJ, November 23, 2020 \u2013 SJI (NYSE: SJI) announced today that its board of directors voted to increase the company\u2019s regular quarterly dividend from $0.2950 per share to $0.3025 per share. The new annualized dividend of $1.21 represents an increase of 2.54 percent per share over the previous level. With this announcement, SJI has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Factors the board of directors consider when setting the dividend include future earnings expectations, payout ratio and dividend yield relative to those at &hellip; Continue reading &quot;SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-11-23T13:07:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODA5MDc3MSMzODQwMDU1IzIwMDcyMDI=\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Newsdesk\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Newsdesk\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979\"},\"headline\":\"SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-23T13:07:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":280,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.globenewswire.com\\\/newsroom\\\/ti?nf=ODA5MDc3MSMzODQwMDU1IzIwMDcyMDI=\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\\\/\",\"name\":\"SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year - Market Newsdesk\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.globenewswire.com\\\/newsroom\\\/ti?nf=ODA5MDc3MSMzODQwMDU1IzIwMDcyMDI=\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-23T13:07:55+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.globenewswire.com\\\/newsroom\\\/ti?nf=ODA5MDc3MSMzODQwMDU1IzIwMDcyMDI=\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.globenewswire.com\\\/newsroom\\\/ti?nf=ODA5MDc3MSMzODQwMDU1IzIwMDcyMDI=\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Market Newsdesk\",\"description\":\"Latest Business News in Real Time\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979\",\"name\":\"Newsdesk\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Newsdesk\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/newsdesk\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year - Market Newsdesk","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year - Market Newsdesk","og_description":"FOLSOM, NJ, Nov. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Media Contact:\u00a0 609-561-9000 x4496 Media@sjindustries.com \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Investor Contact: Dan Fidell (609) 561-9000 ext. 7027 dfidell@sjindustries.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year FOLSOM, NJ, November 23, 2020 \u2013 SJI (NYSE: SJI) announced today that its board of directors voted to increase the company\u2019s regular quarterly dividend from $0.2950 per share to $0.3025 per share. The new annualized dividend of $1.21 represents an increase of 2.54 percent per share over the previous level. With this announcement, SJI has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Factors the board of directors consider when setting the dividend include future earnings expectations, payout ratio and dividend yield relative to those at &hellip; Continue reading \"SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year\"","og_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/","og_site_name":"Market Newsdesk","article_published_time":"2020-11-23T13:07:55+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODA5MDc3MSMzODQwMDU1IzIwMDcyMDI=","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Newsdesk","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Newsdesk","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/"},"author":{"name":"Newsdesk","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979"},"headline":"SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year","datePublished":"2020-11-23T13:07:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/"},"wordCount":280,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODA5MDc3MSMzODQwMDU1IzIwMDcyMDI=","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/","url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/","name":"SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year - Market Newsdesk","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODA5MDc3MSMzODQwMDU1IzIwMDcyMDI=","datePublished":"2020-11-23T13:07:55+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODA5MDc3MSMzODQwMDU1IzIwMDcyMDI=","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODA5MDc3MSMzODQwMDU1IzIwMDcyMDI="},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sji-raises-dividend-for-22nd-consecutive-year\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"SJI Raises Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/","name":"Market Newsdesk","description":"Latest Business News in Real Time","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979","name":"Newsdesk","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Newsdesk"},"url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/author\/newsdesk\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386688\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}