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SCHEDULE 14A

(RULE 14a-101)

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on June 18, 2015.

 

           
UMH PROPERTIES, INC.          
       
      Meeting Information  
      Meeting Type: Annual Meeting  
      For record holders as of: Close of business on April 14, 2015  
      Date:   June 18, 2015 Time:  4:00 PM, Eastern Time  
      Location: UMH Properties, Inc.  
        Juniper Business Plaza  
        3499 Route 9 North, Suite 3-C  
        Freehold, NJ 07728  
           
    Directions to the offices of UMH Properties, Inc. may be obtained by contacting our Shareholder Relations Department at umh@umh.com.
   
   
           
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    Voting Items    
         
  The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:          
1. Election of Class III Directors, each to serve until the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies.          
   
  Nominees:
     
  01) Anna T. Chew
  02) Eugene W. Landy
  03) Samuel A. Landy
  04) Stuart D. Levy
 
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:
   
2. Ratification of the appointment of PKF O'Connor Davies as the Company's independent   registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.  
     
The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposal:  
     
3. Non-binding shareholder proposal regarding the voting standard for the election of the Company’s directors, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting.            
                     

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

     
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