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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 21, 2015
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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 21 2015, 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.
(d) Exhibits.
99 | Press Release dated January 21, 2015 |
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 21, 2015 | By: /s/ Anna T. Chew |
Name: Anna T. Chew Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | January 21, 2015 |
Contact: Susan M. Jordan 732-577-9997 |
UMH PROPERTIES, INC. DECLARES COMMON AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS
FREEHOLD, NJ, January 21, 2015…...........On January 21, 2015, the Board of Directors of UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) declared its quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s Common Stock of $0.18 per share payable March 16, 2015, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 17, 2015. The Company’s annual dividend rate on its Common Stock is $0.72 per share.
Also on January 21, 2015, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.515625 per share for the period from December 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015, on the Company’s 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock payable March 16, 2015, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 17, 2015. Series A preferred share dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly at an annual rate of $2.0625 per share.
UMH Properties, Inc., which was organized in 1968, is a public equity REIT that owns and operates eighty-eight manufactured home communities containing approximately 15,100 developed homesites. These communities are located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana and Michigan. In addition, the Company owns a portfolio of REIT securities.
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