8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 7, 2013

FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST OF NEW JERSEY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

New Jersey	000-25043	22-1697095
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

505 Main Street, Hackensack, New Jersey	07601
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 488-6400

(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):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2 (b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 (c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

Item 8.01 Other Events

The registrant has released a Notice to Shareholders. The Notice to Shareholders is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Registrant’s Notice to Shareholders dated March 7, 2013

The statements in this report that relate to future earnings or performance are forward-looking. Actual results might differ materially and be adversely affected by such factors as longer than anticipated lease-up periods or the inability of tenants to pay increased rents. Additional information about these factors is contained in the Trust’s filings with the SEC including the Trust’s most recent filed report on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
TRUST OF NEW JERSEY
(Registrant)
By:	/s/ Robert S. Hekemian
	Robert S. Hekemian
	Chairman of the Board

Date: March 7, 2013

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Notice to Shareholders – Shareholder Tax Information

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

HACKENSACK, NJ, March 7, 2013 – Important Shareholder Tax Reporting

In a press release issued on November 16, 2012 we reported that First Real Estate Investment Trust of NJ (“FREIT”) “… has elected to retain a significant portion of the cash gain derived from the sale of its Heights Manor property and pay the tax on the amount retained,”

Additionally, we reported that FREIT will allocate to each shareholder its share of the undistributed long-term capital gain retained by FREIT, and its share of the federal tax FREIT paid, and that these allocations may result in a federal tax credit for qualified shareholders.

These allocations are made to shareholders of record on October 31, 2012.

Shareholders who hold their shares in their own names should have received, directly from our transfer agent, IRS Form 2439 detailing their allocations.

Shareholders whose shares are held in street name (by their brokers or custodians) should have been notified of the allocations directly by the brokerage houses or custodians. Due to processing delays your broker or custodian may not have received the information to forward to you. Because we have no way of knowing the number of shares held by shareholders whose shares are held in street name we are supplying the following information to assist you with the preparation of your 2012 tax return if you have not already received the allocation information from your broker or custodian.

For each share of FREIT you owned on OCTOBER 31, 2012, that was held in street name only, the Form 2439 would contain the following data:

· Box 1a (Total undistributed long-term capital gains) $0.401264 multiplied by the number of FREIT shares you own held in street name.

· Box 1b (Unrecaptured section 1250 gain) $0.050543 X the number of FREIT shares you own held in street name.

· Box 2 (Tax paid by the RIC or REIT on the box 1a gains) $0.140443 X the number of FREIT shares you own held in street name.

The above information should be given to your tax advisor.

For additional information or questions please contact Ms. Chantelle McAleer at 201-487-1500 or fax at 201-487-1798 or via email at cmaleer@hekemian.com.