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): August 11, 2016

 

 

UMH Properties, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Maryland		001-12690		22-1890929
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

Juniper Business Plaza, Suite 3-C 3499 Route 9 North Freehold, New Jersey		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):

 

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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On August 11, 2016, UMH Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) executed and filed with the Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland (the “Maryland Department”) an amendment (the “Articles of Amendment”) to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles”) to increase the Company’s authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share (“Common Stock”), by 4,000,000 shares. The Amendment was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors in accordance with the Articles and the Maryland General Corporation Law. As a result of this amendment, the Company’s total authorized shares were increased from 81,663,800 shares (classified as 71,000,000 shares of Common Stock, 3,663,800 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 4,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and 3,000,000 shares of excess stock, par value $0.10 per share (“Excess Stock”)) to 85,663,800 shares (classified as 75,000,000 shares of Common Stock, 3,663,800 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 4,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and 3,000,000 shares of Excess Stock). The foregoing description of the Articles of Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Articles of Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information set forth in Item 3.03 above with respect to the Articles of Amendment is incorporated in this Item 5.03 in its entirety.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

	(d)	Exhibits.
	3.1	Articles of Amendment.

 

 

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.

 

Date: August 11, 2016	UMH PROPERTIES, INC.
	By:	/s/ Anna T. Chew
	Name:	Anna T. Chew
	Title:	Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

3.1

Articles of Amendment.