UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): September 8, 2010

UDR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		1-10524 (Commission File Number)		54-0857512 (I.R.S. Employer 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: (720) 283-6120

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ITEM 1.01.		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     On September 8, 2010, UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, (collectively, the “Underwriters”), a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated herein by reference (the “Underwriting Agreement”). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company has agreed to sell to the Underwriters 16,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), at a public offering price of $20.35 per share. According to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriters will receive an underwriting discount equal to $0.814 per share. The Company also granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,400,000 Shares to cover overallotments, if any.

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, subject to certain exceptions, the Company, its directors and certain of its officers have agreed not to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Company’s common stock held by them for a period beginning on an including the date of the Underwriting Agreement through and including the date which is the earlier of (i) 60 days after the date of the Underwriting Agreement and (ii) November 8, 2010, without first obtaining the written consent of the Underwriters.

The Company expects to close the offering on September 13, 2010, subject to the satisfaction of closing conditions.

Morrison & Foerster LLP, as counsel to the Company, has issued its opinions with respect to the legality of the Shares issued pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and with respect to certain U.S. federal income tax matters, which opinions are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1, respectively. Kutak Rock LLP has issued its opinion with respect to certain U.S. federal income tax matters, which opinion is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 8.2.

ITEM 8.01		Other Events.

On September 8, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of its previously announced common stock offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.				Description
	1.1			Underwriting Agreement, dated September 8, 2010, between the Company and the Underwriters.
	5.1			Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP.
	8.1			Tax Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP.
	8.2			Tax Opinion of Kutak Rock LLP.

Exhibit No.				Description
	23.1			Consent of Morrison & Foerster LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 and Exhibit 8.1).
	23.2			Consent of Kutak Rock LLP (included in Exhibit 8.2).
	99.1			Press Release dated September 8, 2010.

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.				Description
	1.1			Underwriting Agreement, dated September 8, 2010, between the Company and the Underwriters.
	5.1			Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP.
	8.1			Tax Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP.
	8.2			Tax Opinion of Kutak Rock LLP.
	23.1			Consent of Morrison & Foerster LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 and Exhibit 8.1).
	23.2			Consent of Kutak Rock LLP (included in Exhibit 8.2).
	99.1			Press Release dated September 8, 2010.