UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 13, 2012
MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 001-33177 | 22-1897375 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (State or Number) other jurisdiction | (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | Number) | Identification No.) |
Juniper Business Plaza, Suite 3-C
3499 Route 9 North
Freehold, New Jersey 07728
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(732) 577-9996
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 13, 2012, Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation first sent a letter to shareholders regarding temporary suspension of its Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan. A copy of the letter is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this report and the exhibit attached hereto is being furnished, not filed, for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1
Letter to Shareholders, dated March 13, 2012.
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SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Chief Financial and Accounting Officer
Dated: March 13, 2012 | By: /s/ Maureen E. Vecere |
| Maureen E. Vecere |
| Chief Financial and Accounting Officer |
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