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)              October 22, 2009

MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

MARYLAND                         001-33177                22-1897375

(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission        (IRS Employer

of incorporation)                 File Number)            Identification Number)

3499 Route 9N, Suite 3C, Freehold, NJ    07728

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code         (732) 577-9996

(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 Instructions A.2. below):

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Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 22, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing the acquisition of a 500,000 square foot industrial property in Memphis, Tennessee for approximately $14,600,000.  

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)   Exhibits.

99

Press Release dated October 22, 2009.

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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

                                /s/   Anna T. Chew

                                ANNA T. CHEW

                                Chief Financial Officer

     Date        October 22, 2009

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EX-99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 22, 2009       

Contact:  

Susan Jordan

(732) 577-9996

MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

ANNOUNCES NEW ACQUISITION

Freehold, NJ,   October 22, 2009…

  Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:MNRTA) has announced the acquisition of a 450,000 square foot industrial building located at 5025 Tuggle Road, Shelby County, Memphis, Tennessee,  at a purchase price of approximately $14,600,000.  The property is triple-net-leased to FedEx Supply Chain Services, Inc., a subsidiary of FedEx Ground Package System, Inc, through May 31, 2019.

The building was constructed in 1994 for use as a warehouse/distribution center.   FedEx Supply has leased the building since 2005 from Harbin Enterprises, G.P., a Tennessee General Partnership, which was the seller in this transaction.  Darren Sides, Porthaven Partners LLC, acted as broker to Monmouth for this acquisition.

Eugene W. Landy, President, stated, “This purchase brings our gross leasable area to over 6.5 million square feet.  Monmouth Real Estate continues toward its goal of acquiring additional properties that are net-leased on long-term leases to investment grade tenants in 2009-2010.”

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation, which was organized in 1968, is a publicly-owned real estate investment trust specializing in net-leased industrial properties.  The Company’s portfolio now consists of fifty-nine industrial properties and one shopping center located in twenty-five states.  In addition, the Company owns a portfolio of REIT securities.

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