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): May 23, 2024

UDR, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland	1-10524	54-0857512
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 200, Highlands Ranch, Colorado		80129
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 283-6120

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:

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01	UDR	New 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. ◻

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

UDR, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 23, 2024. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the election of ten nominated directors to serve for the ensuing year, a resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and a proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024.

As of March 25, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 329,329,213 shares of the Company’s common stock, 2,686,308 shares of its Series E preferred stock, and 11,785,976 shares of its Series F preferred stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, all of the ten directors were elected and all of the matters submitted for approval were approved. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting.

1. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders elected, by the vote indicated below, the following ten persons as directors of the Company, each to serve as such until the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2025, or until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified:


Name	Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Katherine A. Cattanach	273,407,821	30,682,606	237,475	10,004,330
Jon A. Grove	275,060,023	29,015,087	252,792	10,004,330
Mary Ann King	295,200,601	8,901,964	225,337	10,004,330
James D. Klingbeil	265,704,444	38,354,402	269,056	10,004,330
Clint D. McDonnough	303,083,368	1,008,702	235,832	10,004,330
Robert A. McNamara	287,143,609	16,952,760	231,533	10,004,330
Diane M. Morefield	298,970,832	5,127,310	229,760	10,004,330
Kevin C. Nickelberry	302,411,087	1,673,833	242,982	10,004,330
Mark R. Patterson	287,360,877	16,674,293	292,732	10,004,330
Thomas W. Toomey	288,029,063	16,048,310	250,529	10,004,330

2. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, by the votes indicated below:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
247,924,005	56,114,718	289,179	10,004,330

3. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024, by the votes indicated below:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
301,711,879	12,494,740	125,613	N/A

SIGNATURES

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.


	UDR, Inc.

May 28, 2024	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Fisher
		Joseph D. Fisher
		President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

UDR Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders