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 13, 2014
MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
MARYLAND 001-33177 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.)
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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 13, 2014. There were 46,868,838 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting and a total of 39,962,079 shares (85.26%) 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 II Directors, each to serve until the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies:
| Director | For | Withhold |
Broker Non-Votes |
| Brian H. Haimm | 25,941,793 | 376,472 | 13,643,814 |
| Neal Herstik | 25,684,841 | 633,424 | 13,643,814 |
| Matthew I. Hirsch | 23,188,098 | 3,130,167 | 13,643,814 |
| Stephen B. Wolgin | 23,204,423 | 3,113,842 | 13,643,814 |
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, 2014:
| No. of Votes | |
| For | 39,595,003 |
| Against | 294,824 |
| Abstain | 72,252 |
| Broker Non-Votes | 0 |
Proposal 3 – To approve an advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as more particularly described in the Proxy Statement with respect to the Meeting:
| No. of Votes | |
| For | 19,266,677 |
| Against | 6,827,086 |
| Abstain | 224,502 |
| Broker Non-Votes | 13,643,814 |
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 14, 2014