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) January 18, 2018
MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| MARYLAND | 001-33177 | 22-1897375 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer 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 January 18, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of quarterly dividends on the common and preferred stock.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99 | Press Release dated January 18, 2018 |
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 | ||
| Dated: January 19, 2018 | By: | /s/ Kevin S. Miller |
Kevin S. Miller | ||
| Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer | ||
MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
JUNIPER BUSINESS PLAZA
3499 ROUTE 9 NORTH, SUITE 3-D
FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY 07728
A Public REIT Since 1968
| INTERNET: | (732) 577-9996 | EMAIL: | ||
| www.mreic.reit | FAX: (732) 577-9981 | mreic@mreic.com |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | January 18, 2018 |
Contact: Susan Jordan 732-577-9996 |
MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE DECLARES
COMMON AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS
FREEHOLD, NJ, JANUARY 18, 2018…...On January 16, 2018, the Board of Directors of Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (NYSE:MNR) declared its quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s Common Stock of $0.17 per share payable March 15, 2018, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 15, 2018. The Company’s annual dividend rate on its Common Stock is $0.68 per share.
Also on January 16, 2018, the Board of Directors declared a dividend for the period December 1, 2017 through February 28, 2018, of $0.3828125 per share on the Company’s 6.125% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock payable March 15, 2018 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 15, 2018. Series C preferred share dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly at an annual rate of $1.53125.
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 108 properties containing a total of approximately 19.1 million rentable square feet, geographically diversified across 30 states. In addition, the Company owns a portfolio of REIT securities.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements provide the Company’s current expectations or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking statements include statements about the Company’s expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, performance and underlying assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts, including with regard to the Company’s securities offering or the anticipated use of proceeds. You can identify forward-looking statements by their use of forward-looking words, such as “may,” “will,” “might,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “should,” “seek” or comparable terms, or the negative use of those words, but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking. The forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s beliefs, assumptions and expectations of its future performance, taking into account all information currently available to it. Forward-looking statements are not predictions of future events. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to the Company. Some of these factors are described under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” as included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017 and its other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are accessible on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with other cautionary statements that are included in the filings. These and other risks, uncertainties and factors could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those included in any forward-looking statements it makes. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict those events or how they may affect it. Except as required by law, the Company is not obligated to, and does not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as events described or implied in such statements may not occur.
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