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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): May 23, 2024

UDR, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

1-10524

54-0857512

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)

1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 200,
Highlands Ranch, Colorado

80129

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720283-6120

Not Applicable

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:

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

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

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01

UDR

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company         

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

UDR, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 23, 2024.  At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the election of ten nominated directors to serve for the ensuing year, a resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and a proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024.

As of March 25, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 329,329,213 shares of the Company’s common stock, 2,686,308 shares of its Series E preferred stock, and 11,785,976 shares of its Series F preferred stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, all of the ten directors were elected and all of the matters submitted for approval were approved. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting.

1.  At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders elected, by the vote indicated below, the following ten persons as directors of the Company, each to serve as such until the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2025, or until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified:

Name

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

Katherine A. Cattanach

273,407,821

30,682,606

237,475

10,004,330

Jon A. Grove

275,060,023

29,015,087

252,792

10,004,330

Mary Ann King

295,200,601

8,901,964

225,337

10,004,330

James D. Klingbeil

265,704,444

38,354,402

269,056

10,004,330

Clint D. McDonnough

303,083,368

1,008,702

235,832

10,004,330

Robert A. McNamara

287,143,609

16,952,760

231,533

10,004,330

Diane M. Morefield

298,970,832

5,127,310

229,760

10,004,330

Kevin C. Nickelberry

302,411,087

1,673,833

242,982

10,004,330

Mark R. Patterson

287,360,877

16,674,293

292,732

10,004,330

Thomas W. Toomey

288,029,063

16,048,310

250,529

10,004,330

2. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, by the votes indicated below:

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

247,924,005

56,114,718

289,179

10,004,330

3. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024, by the votes indicated below:

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

301,711,879

12,494,740

125,613

N/A

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.

UDR, Inc.

 May 28, 2024

By:

 /s/ Joseph D. Fisher

 Joseph D. Fisher

 President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)