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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001174947-26-000906"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FREVS"
cik: "0000036840"
company_name: "FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST OF NEW JERSEY, INC."
filed_at: "2026-09-30T13:11:08+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T13:59:59.481325+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 1.0
calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FREIT stockholders approve Plan of Liquidation; board declares $3.20 initial liquidating distribution

## Summary
- Stockholders approved the Plan of Voluntary Liquidation with 5,085,293 votes for, 6,503 against, and 22,260 abstentions at the Sept. 29, 2026 special meeting.
- Board declared an initial liquidating distribution of $3.20 per share, payable Oct. 29, 2026 to stockholders of record as of Oct. 14, 2026.
- FREIT estimates aggregate liquidating distributions of $24.44 to $30.03 per share, including the initial $3.20 distribution.
- Remaining liquidating distributions are estimated at $20.95 to $28.68 per share, subject to asset sale proceeds, liabilities, and market conditions.
- CEO Robert S. Hekemian Jr. called approval an important milestone; Chairman Ronald J. Artinian said the distribution shows commitment to returning capital efficiently.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001174947-26-000906
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FREVS
- cik: 0000036840
- company_name: FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST OF NEW JERSEY, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-09-30T13:11:08+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 1.0
- calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36840/000117494726000906/0001174947-26-000906-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36840/000117494726000906/form8k-36384_frevs.htm

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