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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 14, 2011
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UMH Properties, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland 001-12690 22-1890929
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
Juniper Business Plaza, 3499 Route 9 North, Suite 3-C, Freehold, NJ 07728
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (732) 577-9997
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 14, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing a new mortgage loan with Oritani Finance Company, wholly-owned subsidiary of Oritani Bank, in the amount of $15,500,000.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
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Press Release dated December 14, 2011.
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SIGNATURE
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.
UMH Properties, Inc.
Date: December 15, 2011
By: /s/ Anna T. Chew
Name:
Anna T. Chew
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 14, 2011
Contact: Susan M. Jordan
732/577-9997
UMH PROPERTIES, INC. ANNOUNCES NEW MORTGAGE LOAN
FREEHOLD, NJ December 14, 2011 ..UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE Amex:UMH) announced that it has entered into a new $15,500,000 mortgage loan with Oritani Finance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oritani Bank, to refinanced five manufactured home communities located in Pennsylvania. This mortgage is at a fixed rate of 4.25% and matures on January 1, 2022. The interest rate will reset after five years to the rate the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York charges to its members plus 1.9%. The monthly payment of principal and interest is based on a 30-year amortization schedule. Proceeds of this mortgage were used to pay off the existing floating rate debt.
Samuel A. Landy, President, stated, We are very pleased with this new financing and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with Oritani Bank.
UMH Properties, Inc., a publicly owned REIT, owns and operates thirty-nine manufactured home communities with 8,860 total home sites located in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Tennessee. In addition, the Company owns a portfolio of REIT securities.
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