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) May 5, 2011
MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
MARYLAND 000-04258 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 5, 2011. There were 34,830,084 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting and a total of 31,325,038 shares (89.93%) were represented at the meeting. The proposals submitted to the vote of the shareholders and the results of the vote were as follows:
Proposal 1 – For the election of the following nominees for Director:
Director | For | Against | Broker Non-Votes |
Neal Herstik | 18,870,849 | 3,727,360 | 8,726,829 |
Matthew I Hirsch | 16,528,783 | 6,069,426 | 8,726,829 |
Stephen B. Wolgin | 16,950,885 | 5,647,324 | 8,726,829 |
Proposal 2 – To ratify the appointment of PKF LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30, 2011:
No. of Votes | |
For | 30,774,191 |
Against | 488,418 |
Abstain | 62,429 |
Proposal 3 – To approve an advisory vote on executive compensation:
No. of Votes | |
For | 19,541,064 |
Against | 2,835,580 |
Abstain | 221,565 |
Broker Non-Votes | 8,726,829 |
Proposal 4 – To approve an advisory vote on executive compensation to be held every one, two or three years:
No. of Votes | |
One Year | 10,048,227 |
Two Years | 220,733 |
Three Years | 12,185,987 |
Abstain | 143,262 |
Broker Non-Votes | 8,726,829 |
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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/ Maureen Vecere
MAUREEN VECERE
Chief Financial and Accounting Officer
Date June 14, 2011
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