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): December 19, 2019
| AMREP CORPORATION |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Oklahoma | 1-4702 | 59-0936128 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File | (IRS Employer |
| incorporation) | Number) | Identification No.) |
|
620 West Germantown Pike, Suite 175 Plymouth Meeting, PA |
19462 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (610) 487-0905
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock $.10 par value | AXR | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Refer to Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements contained in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2019 of AMREP Corporation (the “Company”), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2019, for detail regarding the two triple net lease agreements, each dated as of April 26, 2019 (collectively, the “Lease Agreements”), pursuant to which Palm Coast Data LLC (“PCDLLC”) leased (1) from Two Commerce LLC (“TC”), a subsidiary of the Company, a 61,000 square foot facility located in Palm Coast, Florida, and (2) from Commerce Blvd Holdings, LLC (“CBH”), a subsidiary of the Company, a 143,000 square foot facility in Palm Coast, Florida.
On December 19, 2019, each of TC and CBH filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial District in and for Flagler County, Florida against PCDLLC. Each complaint included claims for damages and for the eviction of PCDLLC from the leased properties as a result of PCDLLC’s failure to pay rent required under the Lease Agreements.
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.
| AMREP Corporation | |||
| Date: December 27, 2019 | By: |
/s/ Christopher V. Vitale | |
| Christopher V. Vitale | |||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||