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 January 3, 2005 earliest event reported) MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) MARYLAND 000-04258 22-1897375 (State or other (Commission (IRS Employer jurisdiction File Number) Identification No.) of incorporation) 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 Not applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Page 1 Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year On March 29, 2004, the Board of Directors of Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (the Company) voted to amend the Articles of Incorporation (the articles) to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 20,000,0000 shares to 25,000,0000 shares. On September 8, 2004, the Company filed an amendment to the articles with the State of Maryland. The Company received notice of the acceptance of the amendment by the State of Maryland on January 3, 2005. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits. (3) Amended Articles of Incorporation. Page 2 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/ Anna T. Chew ANNA T. CHEW Chief Financial Officer Date January 3, 2005 _______________ Page 3