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): August 2, 2017
 
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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 of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
   
Juniper Business Plaza, Suite 3-C
3499 Route 9 North
Freehold, New Jersey
(Address of principal executive offices)
07728
(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 8.01 Other Events.

Closing of Sale of Series C Preferred Stock
On August 2, 2017, UMH Properties, Inc. (the "Company") sold an additional 750,000 shares (the "Shares") of its 6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ("Series C Preferred Stock"), pursuant to the exercise of the over-allotment option granted by the Company as set forth in that certain Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") by and among the Company and BMO Capital Markets Corp. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters listed on Schedule I thereto (the "Underwriters"). The Company granted the overallotment option to the Underwriters in connection with its previously disclosed underwritten public offering of 5,000,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, which was completed on July 26, 2017. The sale of the additional 750,000 Shares pursuant to the overallotment option resulted in approximately $18.2 million in additional net proceeds to the Company, before payment of estimated offering expenses.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits.
   
 
Not Applicable


 
 
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 2, 2017
UMH PROPERTIES, INC.
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Anna T. Chew
   
Name:
Anna T. Chew
   
Title:
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer