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) April 6, 2018

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 April 6, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the acquisition of a brand new built-to-suit 399,440 square foot industrial building located in Daytona Beach, FL for a purchase price of $30,750,540.

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 April 6, 2018.

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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 April 9, 2018

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EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	April 6, 2018
	Contact: Susan Jordan 732-577-9996

MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE ANNOUNCES NEW ACQUISITION IN

DAYTONA BEACH, FL

Freehold, New Jersey…. April 6, 2018……..Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (NYSE:MNR) today announced the acquisition of a brand new 399,440 square foot industrial building located at 1341 N. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Daytona Beach, FL at a purchase price of $30,750,540. The property is net-leased for 10 years to B. Braun Medical Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation. The building is situated on approximately 27.5 acres.

Michael P. Landy, President and CEO, commented, “We are pleased to announce this new acquisition. This built-to-suit property is ideally situated near the Daytona Beach International Airport and Interstate 4. Founded in 1839, and headquartered in Germany, B. Braun is a privately held medical device company that manufactures, markets, and sells various healthcare products worldwide. They have a new manufacturing facility in very close proximity to our distribution facility. The Florida economy consistently ranks as one of our nation’s strongest. With approximately 10% of our property portfolio located here in the Sunshine State, we remain optimistic about our long-term growth potential. This marks our fourth acquisition in fiscal 2018 comprising 1.7 million square feet totaling $140 million.”

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 110 properties containing a total of approximately 20.3 million rentable square feet, geographically diversified across 30 states. In addition, the Company owns a portfolio of REIT securities.

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