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) June 23, 2017

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 No.)

3499 Route 9N, Suite 3D, 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.)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 23, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the acquisition of a brand new built-to-suit 351,874 square foot industrial building located in the Dallas, TX MSA for a purchase price of $50,621,072.

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 Press release, dated June 23, 2017.

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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/ Kevin S. Miller

Kevin S. Miller

Chief Financial and Accounting Officer

Date June 26, 2017

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EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	June 23, 2017
	Contact: Susan Jordan 732-577-9996

MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE ANNOUNCES NEW ACQUISITION IN

THE DALLAS, TX MSA

Freehold, New Jersey…. June 23, 2017……..Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (NYSE:MNR) today announced the acquisition of a brand new, 351,874 square foot, Class A industrial building located at 5005 Samuell Boulevard, Mesquite, TX at a purchase price of $50,621,072. The property is net-leased for 15 years to FedEx Ground Packaging System, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The building is situated on approximately 65 acres.

Michael P. Landy, President and CEO, commented, “We are very pleased to announce this large acquisition in this major market. Our new FedEx Ground facility is ideally situated eight miles east of downtown Dallas. This large 65 acre parcel has a storied past as it was previously the site of the very first enclosed mall in Texas, Big Town Mall. Big Town Mall was for many years the largest mall in Texas. The construction of this brand-new FedEx Ground distribution center here is indicative of the changing of the guard taking place in the world of consumer spending.”

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation, founded in 1968, is one of the oldest public equity REITs in the U.S. The Company specializes in single tenant, net-leased industrial properties, subject to long-term leases, primarily to investment-grade tenants. Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation is a fully integrated and self-managed real estate company, whose property portfolio consists of 102 properties containing a total of approximately 17.3 million rentable square feet, geographically diversified across 30 states. In addition, the Company owns a portfolio of REIT securities.

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Before: The Big Town Mall

After: Monmouth’s Brand New 351,874 sf FedEx Ground Facility