secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     UDR, Inc. (UDR)
CIK:        0000074208
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000074208-26-000005
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.45
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

UDR appoints Ellen M. Goitia to Board as independent director effective Jan 1, 2026
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- Board expands from 9 to 10 members; Goitia serves on Nominating & Governance and Audit & Risk Management Committees.
- Compensation includes $80K annual retainer and $200K annual equity grant under independent director program.
- Goitia is a CPA, former KPMG partner-in-charge (retired 2016), with over 30 years of audit and governance experience.
- She currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Elme Communities, chairing the Audit Committee.
- Ferguson Partners advised UDR on the appointment; appointment follows Board's long-term succession plan.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/74208/000007420826000005/0000074208-26-000005-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/74208/000007420826000005/udr-20260101x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000074208-26-000005

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