SCHEDULE 14A
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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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UMH Properties, Inc.
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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. | |||||
You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above. | |||||
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How to Access the Proxy Materials
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NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT | 2014 ANNUAL REPORT | ||||
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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. | |||||||||
Voting Instructions | ||