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): June 11, 2020

 

 

 

UMH Properties, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

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.)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.10 par value   UMH   New York Stock Exchange
8.0% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $.10 par value   UMH PRB   New York Stock Exchange
6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $.10 par value   UMH PRC   New York Stock Exchange
6.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $.10 par value   UMH PRD   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

 

The annual meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) of UMH Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 11, 2020. There were 41,165,982 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting and a total of 36,670,208 shares (89.07%) were represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. The proposals submitted to the vote of the shareholders and the results of the vote were as follows:

 

Proposal 1 – The election of three Class II directors, each to hold office until the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders in 2023 and until his successor is duly elected and qualified:

 

Director  For  Withheld  Broker Non-Votes
          
Jeffrey A. Carus  23,200,734  7,957,104  5,512,370
Matthew I. Hirsch  22,407,124  8,750,714  5,512,370
Kenneth K. Quigley, Jr.  23,203,851  7,953,987  5,512,370

 

Proposal 2 – The ratification of the appointment of PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020:

 

   Number of Votes 
     
For   35,809,010 
Against   815,221 
Abstain   45,977 
Broker Non-Votes   -0- 

 

Proposal 3 – An advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2019:

 

   Number of Votes 
     
For   29,071,790 
Against   1,923,226 
Abstain   162,822 
Broker Non-Votes   5,512,370 

 

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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: June 12, 2020 By: /s/ Anna T. Chew
  Name: Anna T. Chew
  Title: Vice President and
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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