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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): January 16, 2013
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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 January 16, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of quarterly dividends on the common and preferred stock.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
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Press Release dated January 16, 2013.
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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: January 16, 2013
By: /s/ Anna T. Chew
Name:
Anna T. Chew
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 16, 2013
Contact: Susan M. Jordan
732-577-9997
UMH PROPERTIES, INC. DECLARES COMMON AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS
FREEHOLD, NJ, January 16, 2013 ...........Eugene W. Landy, Chairman of the Board of UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) announced that, on January 16, 2013, the Board of Directors declared its quarterly cash dividend on the Companys Common Stock of $0.18 per share payable March 15, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business February 15, 2013. The Companys annual dividend rate on its Common Stock is $0.72 per share.
Also on January 16, 2013, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.515625 per share for the period from December 1, 2012 through February 28, 2013, on the Companys 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock payable March 15, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 15, 2013. Series A preferred share dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly at an annual rate of $2.0625 per share.
UMH Properties, Inc., a publicly owned real estate investment trust, owns and operates fifty-seven manufactured home communities with approximately 10,600 developed home sites located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Indiana. In addition, the Company owns a portfolio of REIT securities.
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