FREEHOLD, N.J., Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UMH Properties,
Inc. (NYSE Amex: UMH) is pleased to announce that it will ring the
ceremonial Closing Bell at the NYSE on March
2, 2012. UMH Properties, Inc. is celebrating its
listing on the NYSE. The common stock of the Company will
begin trading on the NYSE that same day, after transferring the
listings of its common and preferred stock from the NYSE
Amex. The Company will retain its stock tickers (NYSE: UMH)
for the common shares and (NYSE: UMH Pr A) for the preferred
shares.
Eugene W. Landy, Chairman of the
Board and Founder, will host the bell ringing and will be joined by
the directors and officers of the Company.
Eugene W. Landy, Chairman of the
Board, stated, "We are honored to ring The Closing Bell at the
NYSE. UMH was founded in 1968 and celebrated its 44th
Anniversary last year. Our manufactured home communities
continue to provide a high quality alternative to those seeking
affordable housing. UMH provides investors with long-term
appreciation, recession resistant qualities, and stable income
streams. We are very proud of UMH's accomplishments to date and are
confident of the Company's prospects in the years to come."
An archived video of the event will be available through the UMH
website at www.umh.com, with a link on the homepage.
UMH Properties, Inc., a publicly-owned REIT, owns and operates
forty-one manufactured home communities with approximately 9,000
total developed homesites located in Indiana, New
Jersey, New York,
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. In addition,
the Company owns a portfolio of REIT securities.
SOURCE UMH Properties, Inc.