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 7, 2010

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 6, 2010.  There were 28,464,465 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting and a total of 24,909,907 shares (87.51%) 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

Anna T. Chew

16,020,082

1,753,748

7,136,077

Daniel D. Cronheim

15,990,688

1,783,142

7,136,077

Neal Herstik

16,189,182

1,584,648

7,136,077

Scott L. Robinson

16,187,206

1,586,624

7,136,077

Eugene Rothenberg

16,284,252

1,489,578

7,136,077


Proposal 2 – To ratify the appointment of PKF, Certified Public Accountants, a Professional Corporation, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30, 2010:


 

No. of Votes

For

24,831,349

Against

35,324

Abstain

43,234


Proposal 3 – To ratify the Company’s 2007 Stock Option and Award Plan, as amended and restated.


 

No. of Votes

For

12,342,968

Against

5,228,069

Abstain

202,793

Broker Non-Votes

7,136,077










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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/   Anna T. Chew

                                ANNA T. CHEW

                                Chief Financial and Accounting Officer

     

     


     Date        May 7, 2010




















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