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 14, 2015
MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| MARYLAND | 001-33177 | 22-1897375 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File | (IRS Employer | |
| Incorporation) | Number) | Identification Number) |
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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The annual meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) of Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 14, 2015. There were 58,436,307 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting and a total of 51,120,022 shares (87.48%) were represented in person or by proxy 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 Class III Directors, each to serve until the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies:
| Director | For | Withhold |
Broker Non-Votes |
| Catherine B. Elflein | 27,282,855 | 7,769,511 | 16,067,656 |
| Eugene W. Landy | 27,043,763 | 8,008,603 | 16,067,656 |
| Michael P. Landy | 27,927,202 | 7,125,164 | 16,067,656 |
| Samuel A. Landy | 25,119,009 | 9,933,357 | 16,067,656 |
Proposal 2 – To ratify the appointment of PKF O’Connor Davies as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015:
| No. of Votes | |
| For | 50,767,918 |
| Against | 242,555 |
| Abstain | 109,549 |
| Broker Non-Votes | -0- |
Proposal 3 – A non-binding shareholder proposal regarding majority voting in uncontested elections of directors:
| No. of Votes | |
| For | 20,774,020 |
| Against | 13,949,479 |
| Abstain | 328,867 |
| Broker Non-Votes | 16,067,656 |
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 May 15, 2015