SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Stockholders Equity Note [Abstract]

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

NOTE 9 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock

The Company has a Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (DRIP), as amended. Under the terms of the DRIP, shareholders who participate may reinvest all or part of their dividends in additional shares of the Company at a 5% discount from the weighted average purchase price directly from the Company, from authorized but unissued shares of the Company common stock. Shareholders may also purchase additional shares at this discounted price by making optional cash payments monthly. In determining the weighted average purchase price, purchases may be aggregated for both dividend reinvestment and optional cash purchases, or independent calculations may be made, at the discretion of the Company.  Optional cash payments must be not less than $500 per payment nor more than $1,000 unless a request for waiver has been accepted by the Company.

Amounts received, including dividends reinvested of $1,628,507, $1,375,331 and $1,155,587, respectively, and shares issued in connection with the DRIP for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

	2011	2010	2009
Amounts Received/Dividends
Reinvested	$13,938,991	$14,166,360	$7,859,085
Number of Share Issued	1,467,214	1,560,173	1,059,718

Preferred Stock

On May 26, 2011, the Company issued 1,338,800 shares of 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (Series A Preferred Stock) for net proceeds of $31,854,328, after underwriting discounts of $1,054,305 and other expenses, including legal and other professional fees, of $561,367. MREIC purchased 200,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock in the offering. Such shares were purchased by MREIC at the same price as other investors in the offering. The annual dividend of $2.0625 per share or 8.25% of the $25.00 per share liquidation value, is payable quarterly in arrears on March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15, commencing on September 15, 2011.

The Series A Preferred Stock, par value $.10, has no maturity and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed or otherwise repurchased. The Series A Preferred Stock is not redeemable prior to May 26, 2016, except pursuant to provisions relating to preservation of the Company’s qualification as a real estate investment trust (REIT) or upon the occurrence of a Delisting Event or a Change of Control, as described below. On and after May 26, 2016, the Series A Preferred Stock will be redeemable at the Company’s option for cash, in whole or, from time to time, in part, at a price per share equal to $25.00, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared), if any, to, but not including, the redemption date, on each share of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed.

A “Delisting Event” occurs when both (i) the Series A Preferred Stock is not listed on the NYSE, the NYSE Amex or the NASDAQ, or listed or quoted on an exchange or quotation system that is a successor to the NYSE, NYSE Amex or NASDAQ and (ii) the Company is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, but any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding.

A “Change of Control” occurs when, after the original issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock, the following have occurred and are continuing:

● the acquisition by any person, including any syndicate or group deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction or series of purchases, mergers or other acquisition transactions of shares of the Company’s stock entitling that person to exercise more than 50% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of the Company’s stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (except that such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition); and  

● following the closing of any transaction referred to above, neither the Company nor the acquiring or surviving entity has a class of common securities (or ADRs representing such securities) listed on the NYSE, the NYSE Amex or NASDAQ, or listed or quoted on an exchange or quotation system that is a successor to the NYSE, NYSE Amex or NASDAQ.

Upon the occurrence of a Delisting Event or Change of Control, each holder of the Series A Preferred Stock will have the right to convert all or part of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock held, unless the Company elects to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock.

Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock generally have no voting rights, except if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarterly periods, whether or not consecutive, or with respect to certain specified events.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

On June 29, 2011, the Board of Directors reaffirmed its Share Repurchase Program (the repurchase program) that authorizes the Company to purchase up to $10,000,000 in the aggregate of the Company's common stock. The repurchase program was originally created in June 2008 and is intended to be implemented through purchases made from time to time using a variety of methods, which may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or block trades, or by any combination of such methods, in accordance with applicable insider trading and other securities laws and regulations. The size, scope and timing of any purchases will be based on business, market and other conditions and factors, including price, regulatory and contractual requirements or consents, and capital availability. The repurchase program does not require the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and the program may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time at the Company's discretion without prior notice. Shares of stock repurchased under the repurchase program will be held as treasury shares. There have been no purchases under the repurchase program to date.