MORTGAGE & REALTY TRUST
DEF 14C, 1995-10-06
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
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                                  SCHEDULE 14C
                                 (RULE 14C-101)
                 INFORMATION REQUIRED IN INFORMATION STATEMENT

                            SCHEDULE 14C INFORMATION

             Information Statement Pursuant to Section 14(c) of the
               Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.   )

    Check the appropriate box:
    / /  Preliminary proxy statement
    / /  Confidential, For Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
         14c-5(d)(2))
    /X/  Definitive proxy statement
    / /  Definitive additional materials

                                 MORTGAGE REALTY AND TRUST
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                  (Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Payment of filing fee (Check the appropriate box):

/ /  $125 per Exchange Act Rules 0-11(c)(1)(ii), or 14c-5(g).
/ /  Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14c-5(g) and 0-11.
     (1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
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     (2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
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     (3) Per  unit  price or  other  underlying value  of  transaction computed
         pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth the amount on which  the
         filing   fee  is  calculated   and  state  how   it  was  determined):
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     (4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
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     (5) Total fee paid:
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/X/  Fee Paid Previously with Preliminary Materials.

/ /  Check box if any  part of the  fee is offset as  provided by Exchange  Act
     Rule  0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing  for which the offsetting fee was
     paid previously. Identify  the previous filing  by registration  statement
     number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

     (1) Amount previously paid:
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     (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
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     (3) Filing Party:
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     (4) Date Filed:
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                             INFORMATION STATEMENT

DATE, TIME AND PLACE INFORMATION

    This  Information Statement is being  mailed on or about  October 6, 1995 to
the holders of  Mortgage and  Realty Trust $1.00  par value  common shares  (the
"Common Shares").

    The principal executive offices of Mortgage and Realty Trust (the "Company")
are  located  at  8380  Old  York Road,  Suite  300,  Elkins  Park, Pennsylvania
19027-1590 and the telephone number is (215) 881-1523.

    As of October 5, 1995, the Company had outstanding 11,226,000 Common Shares.

VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF

    The holders of  85.29% of  the Common Shares  have consented  in writing  to
change  the name of the Company to Value  Property Trust and an amendment to the
Company's Amended and  Restated Declaration  of Trust  to such  effect shall  be
filed  with the Secretary of State of the  State of Maryland on or about October
26, 1995. Such an amendment requires the  written consent of the holders of  not
less than 66 2/3% of the outstanding Common Shares.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

    SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

    The table below sets forth information concerning the only persons, entities
or  groups which the Company believes are  the beneficial owners of five percent
or more of the outstanding shares of  the Company's Common Shares as of  October
5, 1995.

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                         NAME AND ADDRESS OF                            AMOUNT AND NATURE OF
                           BENEFICIAL OWNER                             BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP   PERCENT OF CLASS
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<S>                                                                     <C>                    <C>
Mutual Series Fund                                                           5,600,083              49.88%
 51 JFK Parkway
 Short Hills, New Jersey 07078

Intermarket Corporation                                                      2,788,827              24.84%
 667 Madison Avenue
 20th Floor
 New York, New York 10021

Angelo Gordon & Co., L.P.                                                    1,042,631               9.29%
 245 Park Avenue
 New York, New York 10167

Strome Susskind & Company                                                      558,938               4.98%
 100 Wilshire Boulevard
 15th Floor
 Santa Monica, California 90401
</TABLE>

    SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT

    The  following table sets forth information  at October 5, 1995 with respect
to the  beneficial  ownership of  shares  of the  Common  Shares by  each  named
executive officer and trustee of the Company and by all named executive officers
and  trustees as a group. The information  set forth below is based upon filings
with the Securities and  Exchange Commission, the  Company's share records,  and
information obtained by the

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Company  from the  persons named  below. As  of October  5, 1995,  no individual
trustee or named executive officer had beneficial ownership of 1% or more of the
outstanding Common Shares  and all trustees  and named executive  officers as  a
group beneficially owned .5% of the outstanding Common Shares.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        AMOUNT AND NATURE OF
NAME BENEFICIAL OWNER(1)                                                BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP   PERCENT OF CLASS
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<S>                                                                     <C>                    <C>
C.W. Strong, Jr. .....................................................            149                --
James A. Dalton.......................................................              0                --
Daniel F. Hennessey...................................................             17                --
Donald W. Burnes, Jr. ................................................              0                --
Douglas R. Eckard.....................................................              0                --
George R. Zoffinger...................................................          8,443                .1%
Carl A. Mayer, Jr. ...................................................              0                --
Martin Bernstien......................................................         28,162(2)             .2%
John B. Levy..........................................................          4,206(3)             --
Richard B. Jennings...................................................              0                --
Richard S. Frary......................................................         18,775                .2%
Jeffrey Altman........................................................              0                --
All Named Executive Officers and Trustees as a group (12 persons).....         59,752                .5%
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(1) The address of all Named Executive Officers is in care of the Company.

(2) Includes 18,775 shares owned by Evelyn Bernstein, Mr. Bernstein's wife.

(3) All 4,206 shares owned by Judith Brown Levy, Mr. Levy's wife.

CORPORATE NAME CHANGE

    On  October 2,  1995, shareholders  of 85.29%  of the  Company's outstanding
Common Shares  approved  an amendment  to  the Company's  Amended  and  Restated
Declaration of Trust changing the Company's name to "Value Property Trust." This
new  name is intended to reflect the Company's fresh start as a company emerging
from a proceeding under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.

VOTING PROCEDURES

    The affirmative consent of  two-thirds of the  outstanding Common Shares  is
sufficient  under  Maryland  law  to  adopt the  name  change  amendment  to the
Company's Amended and Restated  Declaration of Trust.  The Company has  received
written consents from 85.29% of the holders of Common Shares.

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY

PROPOSALS BY SECURITY HOLDERS

    The management of the Company knows of no matters to be presented other than
voting on the Company's name change.

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