8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO

SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1933

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 18, 2015

OWENS REALTY MORTGAGE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland	000-54957	46-0778087
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

2221 Olympic Boulevard
Walnut Creek, California		94595
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (925) 935-3840

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01                      Other Events

On March 18, 2015, Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the declaration of a cash dividend to its stockholders for the first quarter of 2015.  The Company will pay a cash dividend of $0.07 per share of common stock on April 14, 2015 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 31, 2015.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated March 18, 2015

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 thereunto duly authorized.

OWENS REALTY MORTGAGE, INC.,

a Maryland corporation

Dated:           March 18, 2015                                            By: /s/ Bryan H. Draper

Name:  Bryan H. Draper

Title:    Chief Financial Officer

		EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.		Description
99.1	Press Release dated March 18, 2015.

EX-99.1

For Immediate Release

Contact:                William C. Owens

President and Chief Executive Officer

Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc.

(925) 239-7001

Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc.

Announces First Quarter 2015 Common Stock Dividend

WALNUT CREEK, CA. – March 18, 2015 – Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ORM) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share of common stock for the quarter ending March 31, 2015.  The dividend is payable on April 14, 2015 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2015.

About Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc.

Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc., a Maryland corporation, is a specialty finance mortgage company organized to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that focuses on the origination, investment, and management of small balance and middle-market commercial real estate loans. We provide customized, short-term acquisition and transition capital to commercial real estate investors that require speed and flexibility. Our primary objective is to provide investors with attractive current income and long-term shareholder value. Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc., is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California and is externally managed and advised by Owens Financial Group, Inc.

Additional information can be found on the Company’s website at www.owensmortgage.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Actual results may differ from expectations, estimates and projections and, consequently, readers should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events.  Words such as “expect,” “target,” “assume,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believe,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.  The forward looking statements made in this release include, but may not be limited to, expectations around the company’s plans to distribute current and accumulated earnings in 2015, tax treatment and characterization of distributions made by the company in 2015 and timing and content of any announcements made with respect thereto.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.  The company does not undertake or accept any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.  Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is contained in the company’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the company or matters attributable to the company or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above.