8-K - UMH - Equibles

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

Dateof Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 1, 2024

UMHProperties, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-12690	22-1890929
(State<br> or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS<br> Employer
of<br> incorporation)	File<br> Number)	Identification<br> No.)
Juniper Business Plaza, 3499 Route 9 North, Suite 3-C, Freehold, NJ	07728
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(Address<br> of principal executive offices)	(Zip<br> Code)

Registrant’stelephone 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):

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Securities

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

Title<br> of each class	Trading<br> Symbol(s)	Name<br> of exchange on which registered
Common<br> Stock, $0.10 par value	UMH	New<br> York Stock Exchange
6.375%<br> Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.10 par value	UMH<br> PRD	New<br> 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. ☐

Item7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 1, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the increase in the Company’s quarterly dividends on the common stock.

On April 1, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of quarterly dividend on the preferred stock.

The information being furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99 to this report, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in this report, including Exhibits 99, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless specifically incorporated by reference into any such filing. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

Item9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1	Press Release dated April 1, 2024.
99.2	Press Release dated April 1, 2024.
104	Cover<br> Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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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:<br> April 2, 2024	By:	/s/ Anna T. Chew
	Name:	Anna<br> T. Chew
	Executive<br> Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	April 1, 2024
	Contact:	Nelli Madden
		732-577-9997

UMHPROPERTIES, INC. ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND INCREASE

FREEHOLD,NJ, April 1, 2024…......On April 1, 2024, UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) (TASE:UMH) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a 4.9% increase in the Company’s quarterly common stock dividend, raising it to $0.215 per share from $0.205 per share. The dividend is payable June 17, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 15, 2024. This represents an annual dividend rate of $0.86 per share.

Samuel A. Landy, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased to announce a fourth consecutive annual increase of our common stock dividend. In 2023, we experienced three consecutive quarters of normalized FFO per share growth. Manufactured homes for sale or rent remain highly desirable housing for households earning $40,000 per year and more. Our supply and inventory issues are behind us and we anticipate future occupancy, revenue and earnings growth.”

UMH Properties, Inc., which was organized in 1968, is a public equity REIT that owns and operates 135 manufactured home communities containing approximately 25,800 developed homesites. These communities are located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia. UMH also has an ownership interest in and operates two communities in Florida, containing 363 sites, through its joint venture with Nuveen Real Estate.

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Exhibit99.2

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	April 1, 2024
	Contact:	Nelli Madden
		732-577-9997

UMHPROPERTIES, INC. DECLARES PREFERRED DIVIDEND

FREEHOLD,NJ, April 1, 2024…......On April 1, 2024, the Board of Directors of UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) (TASE:UMH) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3984375 per share for the period from March 1, 2024, through May 31, 2024, on the Company’s 6.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock payable June 17, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 15, 2024. Series D preferred share dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly at an annual rate of $1.59375 per share.

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