UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR) today announced the pricing of a public offering
of 8,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $24.25 per share,
for net proceeds of approximately $184.9 million after underwriting
discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses (or
approximately $212.7 million if the underwriters’
overallotment option is exercised in full). UDR has granted the
underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 1,200,000 shares
of common stock to cover overallotments, if any. The offering is
expected to close on October 7, 2008, subject to customary closing
conditions. All of the shares of common stock will be offered by the
Company and will be issued under a currently effective shelf
registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the offering for the
repayment of $116.1 million outstanding under its revolving credit
facility, with the remainder to be used for working capital and other
general corporate purposes.
Merrill Lynch & Co., Citi and Morgan Stanley will serve as joint book
running managers, and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., BMO Capital Markets
and Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. will serve as co-managers, for the
offering. A preliminary prospectus supplement and final prospectus
supplement related to the public offering will be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the preliminary prospectus
supplement and final prospectus supplement, when available, may be
obtained from Merrill Lynch & Co. (250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10080,
telephone: 212-449-1000), Citi (Attention: Prospectus Department,
Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, 8th
Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220) or Morgan Stanley (180 Varick Street, 2nd
Floor, New York, NY 10014, Attn: Prospectus Department or by email at prospectus@morganstanley.com).
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which the offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the security laws of any state or other
jurisdiction. The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus and
related prospectus supplement.
About UDR, Inc.
UDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR), an S&P 400 company, is a leading multifamily real
estate investment trust (REIT) with a demonstrated performance history
of delivering superior and dependable returns by successfully managing,
buying, selling, developing and redeveloping attractive real estate
properties in targeted U.S. markets. As of August 31, 2008, UDR owned
44,089 apartment homes and had 5,116 homes under development and another
684 homes under contract for development in its pre-sale program. For
over 35 years, UDR has delivered long-term value to shareholders, the
best standard of service to residents, and the highest quality
experience for associates.
Statements contained in this press release, which are not historical
facts, are forward-looking statements, as the term is defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these
forward-looking statements by the Company’s
use of words such as, "expects,”
"plans,”
"estimates,”
"projects,”
"intends,”
"believes,” and
similar expressions that do not relate to historical matters. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which
can cause actual results to differ materially from those currently
anticipated, due to a number of factors, which include, but are not
limited to, unfavorable changes in the apartment market, changing
economic conditions, the impact of competition and competitive pricing,
acquisitions or new developments not achieving anticipated results,
delays in completing developments and lease-ups on schedule,
expectations on job growth, home affordability and demand/supply ratio
for multi-family housing, expectations concerning development and
redevelopment activities, expectations on occupancy levels, expectations
concerning the Vitruvian Park project, including expectations that the
Company will be able to secure one of more institutional
investor-partners, expectations that automation will help grow net
operating income, expectations on post-renovated stabilized annual
operating income, expectations on annualized net operating income and
other risk factors discussed in documents filed by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time including the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and the
Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. All
forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of today,
based upon information known to management as of the date hereof. The
Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any of its
forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes show
that indicated results or events will not be realized.