Securities and Exchange Commission
                                Washington, D.C.


                                    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): March 2, 2005
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                                AMREP CORPORATION
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          Oklahoma                        1-4702                59-0936128
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(State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission File         (IRS Employer
    of Incorporation)                      Number)        Identification Number)


          641 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York             10022
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        (Address of Principal Executive Offices)            (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 705-4700
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Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     On March 2, 2005 the Board of Directors of the Registrant  elected Nicholas
G. Karabots,  who is a director of the  Registrant  and the beneficial  owner of
more than a  majority  of the  Registrant's  outstanding  Common  Stock,  as the
non-executive  Vice  Chairman of the Board and the  Executive  Committee  of the
Board.  The Board has  established  the fee to be paid by the  Registrant to Mr.
Karabots' wholly-owned  corporation which is making him available to provide his
services in such  capacities at $10,000 per month  commencing  with the month of
March 2005.



                                   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.

Date:  March 4, 2005


                                            AMREP Corporation

                                            By:  /s/ Peter M. Pizza  
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                                                 Peter M. Pizza
                                                 Vice President