<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001628280-19-002699.txt : 20190308
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-19-002699
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190308
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190308
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190308

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000798359
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				450311232
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			ND
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35624
		FILM NUMBER:		19669736

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1400 31ST AVENUE SW, SUITE 60
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1988
		CITY:			MINOT
		STATE:			ND
		ZIP:			58702-1988
		BUSINESS PHONE:		701-837-4738

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1400 31ST AVENUE SW, SUITE 60
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1988
		CITY:			MINOT
		STATE:			ND
		ZIP:			58702-1988
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<div><a name="s55DDE624ED1653BEA9F9F7EA0867DD69"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;-sec-extract:summary;"><hr></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:6pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:6pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font 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A copy of the press release is filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">IRET has decided to retain April 9, 2019 as the deadline for the receipt of shareholder proposals submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), for inclusion in IRET&#8217;s proxy materials for the 2019 Annual Meeting.  To be considered for inclusion, such proposals must be received in writing by IRET before the close of business on April 9, 2019.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Proposals must also comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act regarding the inclusion of shareholder proposals in Company-sponsored proxy materials and other applicable laws. 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style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:32px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">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.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:88.51851851851852%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:47%;"></td><td 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<div><a name="sBD8FE66E00CBB9AC99F95F3B3E23CDA1"></a></div><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">IRET Announces Date of 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;">MINOT, N.D., March 8, 2019 &#8211; IRET (NYSE:&#160;IRET) announced today that it will hold its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#8220;2019 Annual Meeting&#8221;) on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time, at its office located at 800 LaSalle Avenue, Suite 1600, Minneapolis, MN 55402.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;">Shareholders of record of IRET common shares at the close of business on April 18, 2019 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the 2019 Annual Meeting.  IRET expects the notice of Annual Meeting and definitive Proxy Statement will be mailed to shareholders on or about May 7, 2019.  In addition, the definitive Proxy Statement will also be available online at </font><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#006588;text-decoration:underline;" href="#"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#006588;text-decoration:underline;">www.iretapartments.com</font></a><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;">&#32;under the Investors tab on or about May 1, 2019.  The Transition Report on Form 10-KT for the transition period ended December 31, 2018 is currently available online at </font><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#006588;text-decoration:underline;" href="#"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#006588;text-decoration:underline;">www.iretapartments.com</font></a><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;">.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">IRET has decided to retain April 9, 2019 as the deadline for the receipt of shareholder proposals submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for inclusion in IRET&#8217;s proxy materials for the 2019 Annual Meeting.  To be considered for inclusion, such shareholder proposals must be received in writing by IRET before the close of business on April 9, 2019.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Additionally, for a shareholder who wishes to submit a shareholder proposal or to nominate a trustee outside of IRET&#8217;s proxy materials for the 2019 Annual Meeting, it must provide timely notice in accordance with the advance notice provisions of the Fifth Restated Trustees&#8217; Regulations (the &#8220;Bylaws&#8221;). The Bylaws provide that the Secretary of the Company must receive written notice at the principal executive offices of the Company by the close of business on March 18, 2019, which is no later than the 10</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:6pt">th</sup></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;day following the first public announcement of the meeting date.  The shareholder must otherwise comply with the requirements set forth in the Bylaws.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Any shareholder proposal for inclusion in IRET&#8217;s proxy materials, notice of proposed business to be brought before the 2019 Annual Meeting, or trustee nomination should be sent by registered mail, return receipt requested, to IRET&#8217;s Secretary at IRET&#8217;s principal executive offices located at 1400 31</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:6pt">st</sup></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;Avenue SW, Suite 60, Minot, ND 58701.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">About IRET</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">IRET is a real estate company focused on the ownership, management, acquisition, redevelopment, and development of apartment communities.  IRET owns interests in 87&#160;communities consisting of 13,702&#160;apartment homes.  IRET's common shares and Series&#160;C preferred shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE symbols: IRET and IRET&#160;PRC, respectively).  IRET's press releases and supplemental information are available on its website at </font><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#006588;text-decoration:underline;" href="#"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#006588;text-decoration:underline;">www.iretapartments.com</font></a><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;or by calling Investor Relations at 701-837-7104.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Forward-Looking Statements</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;">Certain statements in this press release are based on our current expectations and assumptions, and are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.&#160; Forward-looking statements do not discuss historical fact, but instead include statements related to expectations, projections, intentions or other items related to the future.&#160; Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the use of terms such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," and variations of those words and similar expressions.&#160; </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Contact Information</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;">Jonathan Bishop</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;">Vice President &#8211; Finance</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;">Phone: 701-837-7104</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;">E-mail: </font><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#006588;text-decoration:underline;" href="#"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#006588;text-decoration:underline;">IR@iret.com</font></a><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div></div>	</body>
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