UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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) January 15, 2008

 

NEW ENGLAND REALTY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (617) 783-0039

 

N/A

(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 Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On August 20, 2007, NewReal, Inc., the general partner (the “General Partner”) of New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (the “Partnership”), authorized an equity repurchase program (“Repurchase Program”) under which the Partnership was permitted to purchase, over a period of twelve months, up to 100,000 Depositary Receipts.  On January 15, 2008, the General Partner authorized an increase in the total number of Depositary Receipts that could be repurchased pursuant to the Repurchase Program from 100,000 to 200,000.  Under the Repurchase Program, the Partnership may repurchase Depositary Receipts from time to time in open market transactions at prevailing prices or through privately negotiated transactions.  The timing and amount of repurchases under the Repurchase Program, if any, will depend on market conditions, the trading price of depositary receipts, trading volume and other factors.  To date, 85,600 Depositary Receipts have been repurchased by the Partnership.

 

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of New England Realty Associated Limited Partnership dated January 15, 2008.

 

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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.

 

	NEW ENGLAND REALTY ASSOCIATES
	LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
	By:	NewReal, Inc., its General Partner
		By	/s/ Ronald Brown
			Ronald Brown, its President
Date January 15, 2008

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of New England Realty Associated Limited Partnership dated January 15, 2008.

 

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