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2022
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
AND PROXY STATEMENT
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March 29, 201825, 2022
Dear Shareholder:

The Board of Trustees and officers of Urban Edge Properties join me in extending to you a cordial invitation to attend the 20182022 annual meeting of our shareholders. This meetingshareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2018,4, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, atTime. The Annual Meeting will be held entirely online. You can attend the officesAnnual Meeting online by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/UE2022, where you will be able to participate in the Annual Meeting live, submit questions and vote. Please see the “Questions and Answers” section of Goodwin Procter LLP, The New York Times Building, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018.this proxy statement for more details regarding the logistics of the virtual Annual Meeting, including the ability of shareholders to submit questions during the Annual Meeting, and technical details and support related to accessing the virtual platform for the Annual Meeting.
As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we have provided access to our proxy materials over the Internet. Accordingly, we are sending a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, or E-proxy notice, to our shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 12, 2018.7, 2022. The E-proxy notice contains instructions for your use of this process, includingregarding, among others how to access our proxy statement and annual report and how to authorize your proxy to vote online. In addition, the E-proxy notice contains instructions on how you may receive a paper copy of the proxy statement and annual report or elect to receive your proxy statement and annual report over the Internet.
If you are unable to attend the annual meeting in person,Annual Meeting, it is very important that your shares be represented and voted at the meeting.Annual Meeting. You may authorize your proxy to vote your shares over the Internet as described in the E-proxy notice. Alternatively, if you received a paper copy of the proxy card by mail, please complete, date, sign and promptly return the proxy card in the self-addressed stamped envelope provided. You may also authorize your proxy to vote your shares by telephone as described in your proxy card. If you authorize your proxy to vote your shares over the Internet, return your proxy card by mail or vote by telephone prior to the annual meeting,Annual Meeting, you may nevertheless revoke your proxy and cast your vote personally at the meeting.Annual Meeting.
We look forward to seeing you on May 9, 2018.appreciate your participation in our Annual Meeting.
Sincerely,

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Jeffrey S. Olson
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer


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Urban Edge Properties
888 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 9, 20184, 2022

To Our Shareholders:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Urban Edge Properties, a Maryland real estate investment trust (“we”, or the “Company” or “UE”), to be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2018,4, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, atTime. The Annual Meeting will be held entirely online. You can attend and participate in the officesAnnual Meeting online by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/UE2022, where you will be able to listen to the Annual Meeting live, submit questions and vote. To join the Annual Meeting, you will need to have your 16-digit control number, which is included in the Notice (as defined below) and the proxy card sent to you or, if you are a beneficial owner who did not receive such number, may be obtained upon request to the broker, bank, or other nominee that holds your shares. Please see the “Questions and Answers” section of Goodwin Procter LLP, our definitive proxy statement in connection with the Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”), for more details regarding the logistics of the virtual Annual Meeting, including the ability of shareholders to submit questions, and technical details and support related to accessing the virtual platform for the Annual Meeting.
The New York Times Building, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018,Annual Meeting will be held for the following purposes:
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To elect the seveneight trustees named in the Proxy Statement, each to serve until our annual meeting of shareholders held in 20192023 and until their successors are duly elected and qualify;
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To consider and vote on a proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2018;the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022;
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To consider and vote, on a non-binding advisory basis, on a resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement;
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To determine, on a non-binding advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers; and
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To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting, including any adjournmentspostponements or postponementsadjournments thereof.
We are furnishing proxy materials to you electronically, via the Internet, instead of mailing printed copies of those materials to each shareholder. We believe that this process expedites receipt of our proxy materials by shareholders, while lowering the costs and reducing the environmental impact of our Annual Meeting. We have provided a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) to our shareholders of record on March 12, 2018.7, 2022. The Notice contains instructions on how to access our Proxy Statement and annual report over the Internet and how to vote online. The Notice also includes instructions on how you can request and receive a paper copy of the Proxy Statement and annual report for thisthe Annual Meeting and future meetings of shareholders.
The Board of Trustees has fixed the close of business on March 12, 20187, 2022 as the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at our Annual Meeting. Only holders of record of our common shares of beneficial interest par value $.01 per share (the “Common Shares”), as of the close of business on March 12, 20187, 2022 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and at any adjournment or postponement thereof.
The Board of Trustees appreciates and encourages your participation in the Annual Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, it is important that your shares be represented. You may authorize your proxy to vote your shares over the Internet as described in the Notice. Alternatively, if you requested and received a paper copy of the proxy card by mail, please complete, date, sign and promptly return the proxy card in the self-addressed stamped envelope provided. You also may vote by telephone as described in your proxy card. If you vote your shares over the Internet, by mail or by telephone prior to the Annual Meeting, you may nevertheless revoke your proxy and cast your vote personally at the meeting, as described in the Proxy Statement. If you intend to attend
By Order of the meeting in person, you must bring with you appropriate identification, as further described in the Proxy Statement.Board of Trustees,
ROBERT C. MILTON III
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY
New York, New York
March 25, 2022
By Order of the Board of Trustees,
ROBERT C. MILTON III
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY
New York, New York
March 29, 2018


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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PROPOSAL 1 ELECTION OF TRUSTEES
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Nominees for Election to Term Expiring 20192023
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RELATED MATTERS
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Board Leadership Structure
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Trustee Independence
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Lead Trustee
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Corporate Governance Guidelines
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Board Committees
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Role of the Board and its Committees in Risk Oversight
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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
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Board and Committee Meetings
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Nomination of Trustees
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Availability of Corporate
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Communication with the Board of Trustees
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Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
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COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEES​
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Stock Ownership Guidelines
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
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Stock Ownership Guidelines
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PROPOSAL 2 RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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RELATIONSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
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2021 Summary Compensation Discussion and AnalysisTable
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2017 Summary Compensation Table
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Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 20172021
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Narrative to Summary Compensation Table
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PROPOSAL 4 ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE VOTES ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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DELIVERY OF PROXY MATERIALS TO HOUSEHOLDS
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DELINQUENT SECTION 16(A) REPORTS
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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 20192023 ANNUAL MEETING
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Urban Edge Properties
888 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019

PROXY STATEMENT

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Why did I receive a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials?
As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we are making this Proxy Statement and our annual report available to our shareholders electronically via the Internet.Internet in connection with the solicitation of proxies by our Board of Trustees (the “Board”) for use at our Annual Meeting to be held online on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. We provided a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) to our shareholders of record on March 12, 2018.7, 2022. If you received the Notice electronically, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials in the mail. If you would like to receive a printed copy of our proxy materials, please follow the instructions for requesting printed materials contained in the Notice.
Urban Edge Properties (“we”, Our shareholders are invited to attend the “Company” or “UE”) has furnishedAnnual Meeting online and are requested to vote on the proposals described in this Proxy Statement to you in connection with the solicitation of proxies by our Board of Trustees (“Board”) for use at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held at the offices of Goodwin Procter LLP,Statement. The New York Times Building, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018,approximate date on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Notice and this Proxy Statement provide the information you need to know to vote by proxy or in person at the Annual Meeting. We are first sendingwhich this Proxy Statement and the accompanying materials will be first sent and made available to shareholders is March 25, 2022.
How do I attend the virtual Annual Meeting?
The Annual Meeting will be held entirely online. Shareholders of record as of March 7, 2022, will be able to attend and participate online by accessing www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/UE2022 using the log in instructions below. Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting online, we recommend that you also vote by proxy as described herein so that your vote will be counted if you decide not to attend the Annual Meeting.
Access to the Audio Webcast of the Annual Meeting. The live audio webcast of the Annual Meeting will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time. Online access to the audio webcast will open approximately thirty minutes prior to the start of the Annual Meeting to allow time for you to log in and test the computer audio system. We encourage our shareholders to access the Annual Meeting prior to the start time.
Log in Instructions. To attend the Annual Meeting, log in at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/UE2022. Shareholders will need their unique 16-digit control number, which appears on the Notice and the proxy card sent to them. In the event that you do not have a control number, please contact your broker, bank, or about March 29, 2018.other nominee as soon as possible and no later than April 20, 2022, so that you can be provided with a control number and gain access to the Annual Meeting. If, for any reason, you are unable to locate your control number, you will still be able to join the virtual Annual Meeting as a guest by accessing www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/UE2022 and following the guest log-in instructions; you will not, however, be able to vote or ask questions.
Submitting Questions at the virtual Annual Meeting. As part of the Annual Meeting, we will hold a live question and answer session, during which we intend to answer questions submitted during the Annual Meeting that are pertinent to the Company and the meeting matters, as time permits. Questions and answers will be grouped by topic and substantially similar questions will be grouped and answered once.
Technical Assistance. Beginning 30 minutes prior to the start of and during the Annual Meeting, we will have support team ready to assist shareholders with any technical difficulties they may have accessing or hearing the Annual Meeting. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual Annual Meeting during the check-in or meeting time, call our support team which will be posted on www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/UE2022.
Availability of live webcast to team members and other constituents. The live audio webcast will be available to not only our shareholders but also to other constituents. Such constituents will be able to attend the online platform for the Annual Meeting by accessing www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/UE2022 and following the guest log-in instructions; they will not, however, be able to vote or ask questions.
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What items will be voted on at the Annual Meeting?
Shareholders will vote on the following items at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal 1: the election of the seveneight trustees named in this Proxy Statement, each to serve until our annual meeting of shareholders held in 20192023 and until their successors are duly elected and qualify;
Proposal 2: the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018; and2022;
Proposal 3: the approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as described in this Proxy Statement.Statement; and
Proposal 4: the determination, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.
In addition, shareholders will vote on such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting, including any adjournments or postponements thereof.
What is the Board’s voting recommendation for each item to be considered at the Annual Meeting?
The Board recommends that you vote your shares as follows:
Proposal 1: “FOR” the election of the seveneight trustee nominees named in this Proxy Statement;
Proposal 2: “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2018; and2022;
Proposal 3: “FOR” the approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as described in this Proxy Statement.Statement; and


Proposal 4: For every “ONE YEAR”, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.
What vote is required to approve the proposals?
Once a quorum is present, the following vote is required to approve each proposal:
Proposal 1: Each trustee nominee shall be elected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to that trustee nominee’s election.
Proposals 1, 2 and 3: The election of a trustee nominee, the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, and the non-binding advisory approval of the compensation of our named executive officers must each be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on each proposal.
Proposal 4: In order for any of the three alternative frequencies (every one year, two years or three years) to be approved, it must receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal.
Other Items: A Because there are three alternatives for Proposal No. 4, it is possible that none of the three alternatives will receive a majority of the votes cast on the proposal. If no frequency receives a majority of the votes cast, the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation receiving the greatest number of votes (every one, two or three years) will be sufficient to approve any other matter which may properly come beforeconsidered the Annual Meeting.frequency recommended by the shareholders.
Other Items: The Board does not currently know of any other matters that may properly be brought before the Annual Meeting.
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What is the quorum for the meeting?Annual Meeting?
The presence in persononline or by proxy of shareholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at the Annual Meeting will constitute a quorum to transact business at the Annual Meeting. At the close of business on the record date, March 7, 2022, there were 117,429,657 Common Shares issued and outstanding. Your shares will be counted for purposes of determining if there is a quorum, whether representing votes for, against or abstained, if you:
Are present and vote in person online at the Annual Meeting; or
Have authorized a proxy on the Internet, by telephone or by properly submitting a proxy card or vote instruction form by mail.
If a quorum is not present at the Annual Meeting, the chairman of the meeting may adjourn the Annual Meeting sine die or from time to time to a date not more than 120 days after the original record date of March 12, 20187, 2022 without notice other than announcement at the meeting.Annual Meeting.
Who is entitled to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting?
All shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 12, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting, are entitled to receive notice of, attend and vote at the Annual Meeting. You may authorize a proxy to vote your shares without attending the Annual Meeting. You are entitled to cast one vote for each whole common share of beneficial interest, par value $.01 per share (a “Common Share”),Common Share you held of record as of the record date. As of the record date, there were 113,920,633 shares of our Common Shares issued and outstanding.
Attendance at the Annual Meeting is limited to shareholders. In ordershareholders of record and beneficial owners of our Common Shares (see following question for relevant distinction). Beneficial owners are invited to attend the Annual Meeting in person, each shareholder will be requiredonline at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/UE2022 and may use their 16-digit control number to present valid U.S. federal or state government issued picture identification, such as a driver’s license or passport, to confirm share ownership as of the record date. Beneficial owners will also be required to present proof of beneficial ownership, such as a vote instruction form or brokerage statement, to be admitted to the meeting. The use of cell phones, smartphones, pagers, recording and photographic equipment and/or computers is not permitted in the meeting room at the Annual Meeting.
Directions to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person are available at our website at www.uedge.com.their shares.
What is the difference between a shareholder of record and a beneficial owner?
Shareholder of Record. If your shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (“AST”), you are considered the shareholder of record with respect to those shares, andshares. In such case, the Notice, and if requested, the proxy materials, were sent directly to you by AST.
Beneficial Owner of Shares Held in Street Name. If your shares are held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name,name.” andIn such case, the Notice, and if requested, the proxy materials, will be forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered the shareholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to instruct that organization on how to vote the shares held in your account. Those instructions are contained in a “vote instruction form” provided to you by the organization that holds your shares. As a beneficial owner, you are also invited to attend the Annual Meeting online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/UE2022 and you may use your 16-digit control number to vote your shares.
If I am a shareholder of record, how do I vote?
Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to authorize your proxy to vote your shares. As described in the Notice, there are four ways to vote:
Via the Internet. You may authorize a proxy to vote your shares via the Internet by visiting www.proxyvote.com and entering the control number found on the Notice.Notice and the proxy card;


By Telephone. If you received your proxy materials by mail, you may authorize a proxy to vote your shares by calling the toll free number found on the proxy card.card;
By Mail. If you received your proxy materials by mail, you may authorize a proxy to vote your shares by filling out the proxy card and sending it back in the envelope provided.provided; or
In PersonOnline. You may vote in person atonline by attending the Annual Meeting. We will give you a ballot when you arriveMeeting online and following the instructions posted at the Annual Meeting.www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/UE2022.
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Telephone and internetInternet authorization methods for shareholders of record will be available until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on May 8, 2018.3, 2022. If you voteauthorize a proxy by mail to vote your shares, you must ensure proper completion and receipt of the proxy no later than May 8, 2018.3, 2022.
If I am a beneficial owner of shares held in street name, how do I vote?
If you own shares held by a broker, bank or other nominee organization you may instruct your broker to vote your shares in the manner that you direct by following the instructions that the broker provides to you. IfAs a beneficial owner, you are also invited to attend the beneficial owner of sharesAnnual Meeting online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/UE2022 and you may use your 16-digit control number to vote your shares. If your Common Shares are held in streetthe name of your broker, bank or other nominee organization, and you wishwant to vote in person, at the Annual Meeting, you mustwill need to obtain a legal proxy from the organizationinstitution that holds your shares prior to the Annual Meeting. Please contact that organization for instructions on how to obtain a legal proxy.Common Shares.
Can I change or revoke my proxy?
Yes. If you are a shareholder of record, you may revoke your proxy at any time prior to its exercise by filing with our Secretary a duly executed revocation of proxy, by properly submitting, either by Internet, mail or telephone, a proxy bearing a later date or by appearingattending the Annual Meeting and voting online. Attendance online at the meeting and voting in person. Attendance at the meetingAnnual Meeting will not by itself constitute revocation of a proxy. If you are the beneficial owner of shares held in street name, you must contact the organization that holds your shares to receive instructions as to how you may revoke your voting instructions.
How are proxies voted?
Proxies properly submitted via the Internet, mail or telephone will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with your directions. If your properly-submitted proxy does not provide voting instructions on a proposal, then the proxy holders will vote your shares (i) in the manner recommended by the Board on all matters presented in this Proxy Statement and (ii) as the proxy holders may determine in their discretion with respect to any other matters properly presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting. Mark J. Langer and Robert C. Milton III and Alexandra Ferrone have been designated as proxy holders for the Annual Meeting.
How are abstentions and broker non-votes treated?
If you are a beneficial owner whose shares are held of record by a bank, broker, or other similar nominee organization in street name, you must instruct the broker how to vote your shares. A “broker non-vote” occurs whenat a meeting at which there is at least one “routine” proposal on which brokers are permitted to vote and a bank, broker or other holder of recordnominee organization holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular proposal because thatit is a non-routine proposal and the holder does not have discretionary voting power for that particular item and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner. Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, the only routine item to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting with respect to which a broker or nominee will be permitted to exercise voting discretion is the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. Therefore, if you hold your Common Shares in street name and you do not give the broker or nominee specific voting instructions on the election of the trustees, the advisory resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers or the determination of the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers, your shares will not be voted on those items, and a broker non-vote will occur.
You may choose to abstain or refrain from voting your shares on one or more issues presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting. However, both abstentionsAbstentions and broker non-votes are counted as present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not considered votes cast and therefore will not affect the outcome of the vote on any of the proposals.
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Who has paid for this proxy solicitation?
We have paid the entire expense of preparing, printing and mailing the Notice and, to the extent requested by our shareholders, the proxy materials and any additional materials furnished to shareholders. We have requested banks, brokers or other nominees and fiduciaries to forward the proxy materials to beneficial owners of our Common Shares and to obtain authorization for the execution of proxies. We will reimburse such parties for their reasonable expenses in forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners upon request.
Proxies may be solicited by our trustees, officers or employees personally or by telephone without additional compensation for such activities. No arrangements or contracts have been made with any solicitors as of the date of this Proxy Statement, although we reserve the right to engage solicitors if we deem them necessary. Such solicitations may be made by mail, telephone, facsimile, e-mail or personal interviews.


Where can I find additional information?
OurPlease refer to our website, which is located at www.uedge.com. Although the information contained on or connected toavailable through our website is not part of this Proxy Statement, you can view additional information on the website, such as the charters of our Audit Committee, Compensation Committeecorporate governance materials and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, our Corporate Governance Guidelines, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and reports that we file with the SEC.SEC filings. Copies of these documents may be obtained free of charge by writing to Urban Edge Properties, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Robert C. Milton III, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.



PROPOSAL 1

ELECTION OF TRUSTEES

Current Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees (“Board”) currently consists of seventen trustees (“Trustees”(together the “Trustees”, and each a “Trustee”). Commencing this year, eachEach Trustee will beis elected annually for a term of one year and shall holdholds office until the next succeeding annual meeting and until a successor is duly elected and qualifies. Under our Bylaws, at a shareholder meeting to elect Trustees, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to a nominee's election is sufficient to elect a Trustee (as long as a quorum is present), unless the election is contested, in which case a plurality of all votes cast will be sufficient.
The following table sets forth the name, age, starting year and position for each of our current Trustees as of the date of this Proxy Statement:
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Jeffrey S. Olson
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2014
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Trustee (Chairman) and Chief Executive Officer
Amy B. Lane(1)
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69
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2015
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Trustee (Lead Trustee)
Susan L. Givens(2)
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2021
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Michael A. Gould(1)
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2015
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Trustee
Steven H. Grapstein
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2015
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Trustee
Steven J. Guttman
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Trustee
Norman K. Jenkins
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59
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2021
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Trustee
Kevin P. O'Shea
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56
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2014
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Trustee
Steven Roth
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80
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2015
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Trustee
Douglas W. Sesler
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60
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2020
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Trustee
(1)
Not standing for re-election at the Annual Meeting. Following the Annual Meeting, our Board size will be reduced from ten to eight Trustees.
(2)
Ms. Givens has been elected by the Company’s independent Trustees to serve as Lead Trustee following the expiration of Ms. Lane’s term on May 4, 2022. See “Corporate Governance and Related Matters—Lead Trustee.”
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PROPOSAL 1 ELECTION OF TRUSTEES
In evaluating the suitability of individual Board members,trustee nominees, our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee takes into account many factors such as general understanding of various business disciplines (e.g., marketing or finance), understanding of the Company’s business environment, educational and professional background, judgment, integrity, diversity, ability to make independent analytical inquiries and willingness to devote adequate time to Board duties. The Board evaluates each individual in the context of the Board as a whole with the objective of retaining a group with diverse and relevant experience that can best perpetuate the Company’s success and represent shareholder interests through sound judgment.
The following table sets forth the name, age, starting year and position for each of our current Trustees as of March 12, 2018.
Name Age Trustee Since Position
Jeffrey S. Olson 50 2014 Trustee (Chairman) and Chief Executive Officer
Michael A. Gould 75 2015 Trustee (Lead Trustee)
Steven H. Grapstein 60 2015 Trustee
Steven J. Guttman 71 2015 Trustee
Amy B. Lane 65 2015 Trustee
Kevin P. O'Shea 52 2014 Trustee
Steven Roth 76 2015 Trustee




Nominees for Election to Term Expiring 2019

2023
Jeffrey S. Olson, Michael A. Gould,Susan L. Givens, Steven H. Grapstein, Steven J. Guttman, Amy B. Lane,Norman K. Jenkins, Kevin P. O'Shea, and Steven Roth and Douglas W. Sesler have been nominated to serve on the Board until our 20192023 annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify. The Board has no reason to believe that Messrs. Olson, Gould, Grapstein, Guttman, O'Shea or Roth or Mdme. Laneany such nominees will be unable, or will decline, to serve if elected. TrusteesEach trustee nominee will be elected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in the election of Trustees.with respect to that Trustee’s election.
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The biographical descriptions below set forth certain information with respect to each nominee for election as a Trustee at the Annual Meeting as of March 12, 2018.Meeting. The Board has identified specific attributes of each nominee that the Board has determined qualify that person for service on the Board.
Jeffrey S. Olson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


 Trustee Since: 2014
 Age: 54
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Jeffrey S. Olson has served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since December 29, 2014 and has served as a Trustee since December 19, 2014. Mr. Olson served as chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Equity One, Inc. (“Equity One”) from 2006 until September 1, 2014, at which time Mr. Olson joined Vornado Realty Trust (“Vornado”) in order to work on the separation of the Company from Vornado. From 2006-2008, Mr. Olson also served as the president of Equity One. Prior to joining Equity One, he served as president of the Eastern and Western Regions of Kimco Realty Corporation from 2002 to 2006. Mr. Olson has areceived an M.S. in Real Estate from The Johns Hopkins University and a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Maryland, and was previously a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Olson’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his role as our Chief Executive Officer, his experience as chief executive officer and a board member of Equity One and general expertise in real estate operations, as well as his knowledge of the REIT industry developed as an analyst covering many U.S. REITs. Mr. Olson currently serves as an Executivea Board Member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT"(“NAREIT”).
Susan L. Givens
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Trustee


Trustee Since: 20142021
 Age: 45
Age: 50​
Michael A. Gould​
Michael A. GouldSusan L. Givens has served as a Trustee since January 14, 2015. Mr. GouldJune 24, 2021.

Ms. Givens has nearly 20 years of private equity, capital markets, M&A, general management and finance experience. She has served as ChairmanChief Executive Officer and CEOPresident of Bloomingdale’s, a division of Macy’sNew Senior Investment Group Inc. (formerly NYSE: SNR), a major retailer operating department storesposition she held from October 2014 through September 2021, when SNR was acquired by Ventas, Inc. Prior to that, Ms. Givens was a Managing Director in the Private Equity group at Fortress Investment Group, where she spent more than 13 years. While at Fortress she also served as the Chief Financial Officer and specialty stores, from 1991 to 2014.Treasurer of New Residential Investment Corp. (NYSE: NRZ), and was responsible for various real estate, healthcare, financial services, infrastructure and leisure investments during her tenure. In addition, Ms. Givens was also responsible for overseeing equity capital markets transactions in Fortress’ Private Equity group. Prior to joining Bloomingdale’s, Mr. GouldFortress, she held various private equity and investment banking roles at Seaport Capital and Deutsche Bank in New York and London. Ms. Givens was a member of the President and Chief Operating Officer of Giorgio Beverly Hills beginning in 1986 and became its President and Chief2021 Executive Officer in 1987. Mr. Gould also worked at J.W. Robinson’s Department Stores in Los Angeles from 1978 to 1986, serving as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1981 to 1986. Since November 2015, Mr. Gould has served on the Board of Directorsthe NAREIT and a member of David Yurman, a leading fine jewelry and luxury timepiece retailer with over 360 locations worldwide. Mr. Gould received his B.A. from Columbia College in 1966 and his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School in 1968.
The Real Estate Roundtable.
Mr. Gould’s
Ms. Givens’ qualifications to serve on our Board include hisher extensive knowledge ofleadership and experience in the retail sector and managementpublic company experience at multiple companies.successful real estate companies including having served as a Chief Executive Officer and a Chief Financial Officer.
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Steven H. Grapstein
Trustee


Trustee Since: 2015
 Age: 64
Age: 75​
Steven H. Grapstein​
Steven H. Grapstein has served as a Trustee since January 14, 2015. Mr. Grapstein has been Chief Executive Officer of Como Holdings USA, Inc., an international investment group, since January 1997. From September 1985 to January 1997, Mr. Grapstein was a Vice President of Como Holdings USA, Inc. Since November 2015, Mr. Grapstein has served on the Board of Directors of David Yurman, a leading fine jewelry and luxury timepiece retailer with over 360 locations worldwide. Since November 2003, Mr. Grapstein has served on the Board of Directors of Mulberry Plc, a UK listed company that wholesales and retails luxury leather goods in over 30 countries. Mr. Grapstein also held the position of Chairman of Presidio International dba A/X Armani Exchange, a fashion retail company from 1999 to June 2014. Mr. Grapstein served as Chairman of Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO) from 2010 through 2014 and served on its board from 1992 through May 2015. Mr. Grapstein holdsreceived a B.S. in Accounting from Brooklyn College (1979) and is a Certified Public Accountant (1981). He is also a director of several privately held hotel and real estate entities.

Mr. Grapstein’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his broad experience in the real estate and retail sectors across a variety of companies, as well as the knowledge of board responsibilities and mechanics he brings from his experience as a former Chairman of a Fortune 100 public company and service on multiple board committees.
Steven J. Guttman
Trustee


Trustee Since: 2015
 Age: 75
Age: 60​


Steven J. Guttman​
Steven J. Guttman has served as a Trustee since January 14, 2015. Mr. Guttman is a real estate industry veteran with over 40 years of experience. In January of 2013, Mr. Guttman founded UOVO Fine Art Storage, which is developing next generation, high-tech facilities for fine art storage, and currently serves as UOVO’s Chairman. Prior to founding UOVO, Mr. Guttman had a 30-year career with the Federal Realty Investment Trust, becoming managing Trustee in 1979, President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee in 1980, and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in February 2001, thea position he held at the time of retirement in 2003. In 1998, Mr. Guttman founded Storage Deluxe Management Company, a Manhattan-based owner, developer and manager of self-storage facilities, of which he is the principal investor. In the last 15 years, Storage Deluxe has developed approximately 4065 properties with inan excess of 47 million square feet, primarily in the New York City metropolitan area. Mr. Guttman has been a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT")NAREIT since 1973 and served as a member of the Board of Governors and Executive Committee, including as Chairman of the Board of Governors from 1997-1998. He received a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1968 and received a J.D. from George Washington University in 1972.

Mr. Guttman’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his extensive career at a large, successful retail REIT (culminating with his service as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board), and his experience in the REIT industry generally, including his participation in NAREIT.
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Norman K. Jenkins
Trustee


Trustee Since: 20152021
 Age: 59
Age: 71​
Amy B. Lane​
Amy B. LaneNorman K. Jenkins has served as a Trustee since January 14, 2015. Ms. LaneNovember 22, 2021.

Mr. Jenkins brings over 25 years of real estate and executive leadership experience. In 2009, he founded Capstone Development, LLC, a real estate company focused on the acquisition and development institutional-quality lodging assets affiliated with top-tier national lodging brands, where he currently serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner. Prior to that, Mr. Jenkins spent 16 years with Marriot International, serving in several leadership positions before being named Senior Vice President of North American Lodging Development. Mr. Jenkins was an investment bankerthe architect of Marriott’s industry-leading Diversity Ownership Initiative which was responsible for 26 years, primarily specializing indoubling the retailnumber of diverse-owned Marriott hotels over a three-year period to 500 hotels. Mr. Jenkins also serves on the board of directors of Duke Realty (NYSE: DRE) and apparel industry during that time. From 1997 until her retirement in 2002, Ms. Lane served asAutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN). He is a Managing Director and Group Leadermember of the Global Retailing Investment Banking Group at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Before working at Merrill Lynch, Ms. Lane foundedWashington, DC Developer Roundtable and ledis a former member of the retail industry investment banking unit at Salomon Brothers, Inc., having joined that firmHoward University Board of Trustees. Mr. Jenkins earned a BA in 1989. Ms. Lane began her investment banking career at Morgan Stanley & Co. in 1977. Ms. LaneAccounting from Howard University, an MBA from George Washington University and is currently a director of The TJX Companies, Inc., GNC Holdings, Inc. and NextEra Energy, Inc. Ms. Lane received an M.B.A. in Finance from The Wharton School and a B.S. degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
certified public accountant.
Ms. Lane’s
Mr. Jenkins' qualifications to serve on our Board include herhis senior leadership experience at a premier national lodging brand and other institutions, his extensive public company board experience and entrepreneurial success in founding a successful real estate company focused on the retailacquisition and apparel sectors, as well as her financial expertise from her many years in investment banking.development of lodging assets.
Trustee
Trustee Since: 2015
Age: 65
Kevin P. O'Shea
Trustee

 Trustee Since: 2014
 Age: 56
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Kevin P. O’Shea has served as a Trustee since December 29, 2014. Mr. O’Shea has been the Chief Financial Officer of AvalonBay Communities, Inc., a multifamily real estate investment trust, since May 31, 2014. Previously, he had served as Executive Vice President-Capital Markets and as Senior Vice President-Investment Management at AvalonBay. Mr. O’Shea joined AvalonBay in July 2003. Prior to that time, Mr. O’Shea was an Executive Director at UBS Investment Bank, where his experience included real estate investment banking. Earlier in his career, Mr. O’Shea practiced commercial real estate and banking law as an attorney. Mr. O’Shea received hisan M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, hisa J.D. from Southern Methodist University and his undergraduate degreea B.A. from Boston College.

Mr. O’Shea’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his education and experience in business and legal roles, his extensive experience in the REIT sector and his financial expertise stemming from his experience as the Chief Financial Officer of a major REIT, and his experience in the real estate investment banking sector.
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Steven Roth
Trustee


Trustee Since: 20142015
 Age: 80
Age: 52​


Steve Roth​
Steven Roth has served as a Trustee since January 14, 2015. Mr. Roth has been the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Vornado, a real estate investment trust, since May 1989 and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of Vornado since April 1980. From May 1989 until May 2009, Mr. Roth served as Vornado’s Chief Executive Officer, and has been serving as Chief Executive Officer again from April 15, 2013 until the present. Since 1968, he has been a general partner of Interstate Properties and he currently serves as its Managing General Partner. He is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Alexander’s, Inc. and the Chairman of the Board of JBG Smith Properties. Mr. Roth was a director of J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (a retailer) from 2011 until September 13, 2013.

Mr. Roth’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his experience in leadership and board responsibilities for a major REIT (as well as with other significant real estate companies), his deep understanding of the class of assets held by the Company and his many years of experience in the real estate field generally.
Douglas W. Sesler
Trustee


Trustee Since: 20152020
 Age: 60
​​
Douglas W. Sesler has served as a Trustee since March 20, 2020. Most recently, Mr. Sesler served as the Head of Real Estate for Macy's, Inc., a position he held from April 2016 to April 2021. From 2011 to 2016, Mr. Sesler was president of True Square Capital LLC, a real estate investment and advisory firm. From 2005 to 2011, he was employed at Bank of America Merrill Lynch International Ltd. in roles that included global head of principal real estate investments and global co-head of real estate investment banking. From 1989 to 2005, Mr. Sesler served in a variety of roles at Citigroup and its predecessors, including as managing director of the global real estate investment banking group and managing director of the Travelers Realty Investment Company. He began his career in real estate roles at Chemical Bank. Mr. Sesler served on the board of directors of Gazit Globe Ltd., an international owner, developer and operator of shopping centers from January 2012 to November 2020. Mr. Sesler received a B.A. in Government from Cornell University.

Mr. Sesler's qualifications to serve on our Board include his extensive experience in the real estate sector, including in an executive position with one of the largest U.S. department store companies, as well as his experience in the real estate investment banking sector.
Age: 76
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR”
EACH OF THE NOMINEES.
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TABLE OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" EACH OF THE NOMINEES.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RELATED MATTERS


Board Leadership Structure

Our Board is deeply focused on oureffective corporate governance practices. Our current leadership structure is comprised of a combined Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, a Lead Trustee who is independent and Board committees comprised solely of independent Trustees. The Board believes its current structure provides an effective balance between strong Company leadership and appropriate safeguards and oversight by independent Trustees. We value independent board oversight as an essential component of strong corporate performance to enhance shareholder value. All of our Trustees are independent, except Jeffrey S. Olson, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Roth.Officer.
As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Olson uses the in-depth focus and perspective gained as a senior executive leadingthrough his leadership at the Company and at other real estate companies, and as an analyst covering many U.S. REITs to effectively and efficiently guide our Board. He fulfills his responsibilities through close interaction with our Lead Trustee Michael A. Gould, who wasis elected annually to serve in that capacity by the independent Trustees of our Board.
The Board concluded that Mr. Olson, as a well-seasoned leader with a track record of running and analyzing real estate companies over a long period of time, is the best person to lead the Board. The Board also considered current Board relationships and determined that there is actual and effective independent oversight of management with Mr. Gould serving as independentthrough the Lead Trustee, providingwho provides significant independent oversight of the Board, and with the Board as a whole being primarily comprised of members independent of management, also serving as an actual and effective independent voice.management.
Trustee Independence

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines and the NYSE listing standards require that at least a majority of our Trustees, and all of the members of the Audit, Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees, be “independent.” The“independent”. NYSE listing standards provide that, to qualify as an “independent”, a Trustee, in addition to satisfying certain bright-line criteria, must be affirmatively determined by the Board must affirmatively determine that a Trustee has nonot to have any material relationship with the Company (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company).
In addition, our Board has adopted categorical standards to assist it in making determinations of independence. These categorical standards specify certain relationships that our Board has determined not to be material relationships that would categorically impair a Trustee’s ability to qualify as independent, including, among others, (i) a Trustee’s or his or her immediate family member’s status as an employee of an organization that has made payments to the Company, or that has received payments from the Company, not in excess of certain specified amounts; (ii) relationships with organizations with which the Company conducts business, in each case, which owe money to the Company or to which the Company owes money not in excess of certain specified amounts; (iii) personal relationships between a Trustee (or a member of the Trustee’s immediate family) with a member of the Company’s management; and (iv) any other relationship or transaction that is not covered by any of the categorical standards that does not involve the payment of more than $100,000 in the most recently completed fiscal year of the Company. The Board of Trustees’ categorical standards are set forth in our Corporate Governance Guidelines on the Company’s website located at www.uedge.com. The information contained on or available through our website is not part of this Proxy Statement.
In accordance with these categorical standards and the NYSE listing standards, the Board undertook its annual review of the independence of our Trustees at the meetings of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee on February 22, 2018 and of the Board of Trustees on February 23, 2018. During these reviews, the Board considered relationships between each Trustee or members of his or her immediate family and the Company, and whether there were transactions between the Trustees or members of their immediate families and the Company. The Board affirmatively determined that each of our Trustees, other than Messrs.Mr. Olson, and Roth, satisfies the bright-line independence criteria of the NYSE and that none has a relationship with us that would interfere with such person’s ability to exercise independent judgment as a member of the Board. In determining that Ms. Lane qualified as an independent director for purposes of her service on the Board and the committees on which she serves,Compensation Committee, the Board considered her membership on the board of directors of The TJX Companies, Inc., which is one of our largest tenants. The Board’s conclusion that this relationship did not impair Ms. Lane’s independence for purposes of her service on the Compensation Committee was primarily based on the fact that Ms. Lane serves as an independent, non-employee director of The TJX Companies, Inc., which is a relationship that is deemed immaterial pursuant to the categorical standards adopted by the Board. Therefore, we believe that all of these Trustees, who constitute a majority of the Board, are independent under the NYSE rules.
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Lead Trustee

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that a Lead Trustee shall annuallymust be elected by a majority of the independent Trustees. Mr. Michael A. GouldTrustees annually (typically, in May of each year). Susan L. Givens has servedbeen elected by our independent Trustees to serve as our Lead Trustee since 2015.effective May 4, 2022 following the expiration of the Board term of our current Lead Trustee, Amy B. Lane. The responsibilities and goals of our Lead Trustee are described in our Corporate Governance Guidelines and include the following:
Serving as a resource to the Chairman/CEO and to the other independent Trustees, coordinating the activities of the independent Trustees;
Chairing all Board meetings at which the Chairman is not present, including executive sessions and meetings of the independent Trustees;
Consulting with the Chairman to suggest the schedule of Board meetings and annual or special meetings of shareholders;
Providing input to the Chairman to determine agendas for Board meetings;
Chairing all executive sessions of the Board and meetings of the independent Trustees;
Serving as a liaison between the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer and the independent Trustees;
Coordinating with the independent Trustees to evaluate the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer's performance in relation to annual goals and objectives;
Helping to develop a high-performing Board, by assisting Trustees in reaching consensus, keeping the Board focused on strategic decisions, managing information flow between the Trustees and management and coordinating activities across various committees; and
Supporting effective shareholder communication by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer and the Board.

Corporate Governance Guidelines

Our Board has adopted a set of Corporate Governance Guidelines to assist it in guiding our governance practices. The Corporate Governance Guidelines are re-evaluated at least annually by the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee in light of changing circumstances in order to continue serving our best interests and the best interests of our shareholders.the Company. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines are available on our websiteat www.uedge.com under “About Us - Governance - Corporate Governance Guidelines” at www.uedge.com,, or by requesting a copy in print, without charge, by contacting our Secretary at 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019. The information contained on or available through our website is not part of this Proxy Statement.
Our Trustees stay informed about our business by attending meetings of the Board and its committees and through supplemental reports and communications.
Board Committees

Our Board has established standing committees to assist it in the discharge of its responsibilities. The principal responsibilities of each committee are described below. Actions taken by any committee of our Board are reported to the Board, usually at the meeting following such action. MembershipEach of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee is each composed of three Trustees who are each "independent"“independent” as defined under theSEC rules and regulations and listing standards of the NYSE. Our Board may from time to time establish other committees to facilitate the management of our company. Copies of the charters of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee are posted on our websiteavailable at www.uedge.com under "About“About Us - Governance."” The information contained on or available through our website is not part of this Proxy Statement.
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The table below sets forth a summary of our committee structure and membership information.
Trustee
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Trustee
Audit Committee
​Compensation Committee​
Compensation
Committee
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Corporate Governance and
Nomination Committee
Susan L. Givens(1)
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•
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•
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Michael A. Gould*Gould(2)
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l​​l
•
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•
Steven H. Grapstein
​l​
•
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Chair
Norman K. Jenkins
Steven J. Guttman​​
​l​
•
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•
Douglas W. Sesler
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•
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​​
•
Amy B. Lane(1)(2)
​l​
Chair​​
Chair
​​
•
Kevin P. O'Shea†O'Shea†
​Chair​
Chair
​​l
•
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(1)
Ms. Lane is the Company’s current Lead Trustee. Following the expiration of her board term on May 4, 2022, Ms. Givens will serve as the Company’s Lead Trustee.
(2)
Not standing for re-election at the 2022 Annual Meeting
*Lead Trustee
†
Audit Committee Financial Expert

Audit Committee
The Audit Committee’s purposesmain responsibilities are (i) to (i) assist the Board in its oversight of (a) the integrity of our financial statements, (b) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (c) the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence, and (d) the performance of the independent registered public accounting firm and the company’s internal audit function; and (ii) to prepare an Audit Committee report as required by the SEC for inclusion in our annual proxy statement. The function of the Audit Committee is oversight. Management is responsible for the preparation, presentation and integrity of our financial statements and for the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Management is also responsible for maintaining appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles and policies and internal controls and procedures that provide for compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. AnOur independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for planning and carrying out a proper audit of our annual financial statements, reviewing our quarterly financial statements prior to the filing of each Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and annually auditing the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and other procedures. Additional information regarding the Audit Committee's duties and responsibilities may be found on our websiteis available at www.uedge.com under "About“About Us - Governance - Audit Committee Charter."

” The information contained on or available through our website is not part of this Proxy Statement.
Each member of the Audit Committee is financially literate, knowledgeable and qualified to review financial statements, and is "independent"“independent” as defined under theSEC rules and regulations and listing standards of the NYSE. The Board determined that Mr. O'Shea, the Chair of the Audit Committee, qualifies as an "Audit“Audit Committee Financial Expert,"” as defined in Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K. AThe report of the Audit Committee may be found on page 22.31 of this Proxy Statement.

Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee is responsible for establishing the terms of the compensation of theour executive officers and the granting and administration of awards under the Company’s 2015 Omnibus Share Plan.incentive plan. Compensation decisions for our executive officers are made by the Compensation Committee. Decisions regarding compensation of other employees are made by our Chief Executive Officer and arewith equity awards to employees subject to the review and approval of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee has authority under its charter to select, retain and approve fees for, and to terminate the engagement of, independent compensation consultants, outside legal counsel or other advisors as it deems appropriate without seeking approval of the Board or management. Additional information regarding the Compensation Committee's duties and responsibilities may be found on our websiteis available at www.uedge.com under "About“About Us - Governance - Compensation Committee Charter."” The information contained on or available through our website is not part of this Proxy Statement.
Each member of the Compensation Committee is "independent"“independent” as defined under theSEC rules and regulations and listing standards of the NYSE. AThe report of the Compensation Committee may be found on page 47.57 of this Proxy Statement.
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Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee’s responsibilities include the selection of potential candidates for the Board and the development and review of our Corporate Governance Guidelines. It also reviews Trustee compensation and benefits, and oversees annual self-evaluations of the Board and its committees. The committeeCorporate Governance and Nominating Committee also makes recommendations to the Board concerning the structure and membership of the other Board committees, as well as management succession plans. The committeeCorporate Governance and Nominating Committee selects and evaluates candidates for membership to the Board in accordance with the criteria set out in the Company’sCorporate Governance Guidelines, a summary of which is provided below. The committeeCorporate Governance and Nominating Committee is then responsible for recommending to the Board a slate of candidates for Trustee positions for the Board’s approval. Additional information regarding the Corporate Governance and Nominating


Committee's duties and responsibilities may be found on our websiteis available at www.uedge.com under "About“About Us - Governance - Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Charter."

” The information contained on or available through our website is not part of this Proxy Statement.
Each member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee is "independent"“independent” as defined under theSEC rules and regulations and listing standards of the NYSE.

Role of the Board and its Committees in Risk Oversight

One of the key functions of the Board is informed oversight of our risk management process. The Board administers this oversight function directly, with support from the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, each of which addresses risks specific to their respective areas of oversight. In addition to receiving information from its committees, the Board receives updates directly from members of management. In particular, Mr. Olson, due to his management position, is able to frequently communicate with other members of our management team and update the Board on the important aspects of our day-to-day operations. The full Board also oversees strategic and operational risks.
Financial and Accounting
The Board and the Audit Committee oversees ourmonitor the Company's financial and regulatory risk policiesthrough regular reviews with management and processes relating to our financial statementsinternal and financial reporting processes, as well as key credit risks, liquidity risks, market risksexternal auditors and compliance, and the guidelines, policies and processes for monitoring and mitigating those risks. The Audit Committee also monitors risks arising from related person transactions. The Audit Committee meetsother advisors. In its periodic meetings with the audit partner of ourinternal auditors and the independent registered public accounting firm, that conducts the Audit Committee discusses the scope and plan for the internal audit and the audit conducted by the independent registered accounting firm, and includes management in its review of internalaccounting and financial controls over financial reporting to discuss the annual audit plan and any issues that such partner believes warrant attention.assessment of business risks.
Governance and Succession
The Compensation Committee oversees risk management as it relates to our compensation plans, policiesBoard and practices in connection with structuring our executive compensation programs and reviewing our incentive compensation programs for other employees and has reviewed with management whether our compensation programs may create incentives for our employees to take excessive or inappropriate risks which could have a material adverse effect on us.
Thethe Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee overseesmonitor the Company's corporate governance policies and procedures by regular review with management and outside advisors. The Board and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee monitor CEO and management succession, and the Compensation Committee monitors the Company's compensation policies as applied to executive officers and related risks relatedby regular reviews with management and the Committee's outside advisors.
Cyber Security
Cyber security is an integral part of the Board’s and the Audit Committee’s risk analysis and discussions with management. The Company seeks to among other matters, our governance structureprotect private and processes, succession planning, potential conflictsensitive information of interest,its stakeholders. Those who engage with the Company’s technological systems are required to help safeguard the information from unauthorized disclosure, including phishing and violationshacking. The Company mitigates cyber security risks by employing a number of measures, including a dedicated information technology team, employee training and background checks, comprehensive monitoring and updating of the Company’s data and network security measures, firewalls and web browsing protection, email protection, computer endpoint protection and systems, maintenance of backup systems and redundancy and purchasing available insurance coverage. However, the Company’s systems, networks and services remain potentially vulnerable to advanced threats and cyber-attacks.
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Compensation
As part of its oversight of the Company's Codeexecutive compensation program, the Compensation Committee considers the impact of Business Conductthe Company's executive compensation program, and Ethics.

the incentives created by the compensation awards that it administers, on the Company's risk profile. In addition, the Company reviews all of its compensation policies and procedures, including the incentives that they create and factors that may reduce the likelihood of excessive risk taking, to determine whether they present a significant risk to the Company.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During 2017,2021, the following trustees,Trustees, all of whom are "independent"“independent” as defined under theSEC rules and regulations and listing standards of the NYSE, served on our Compensation Committee: Amy B, Lane (Chair), Susan L. Givens, Michael A. Gould Steven J. Guttman and Amy B. Lane.Kevin O'Shea. Norman K. Jenkins was added to the Compensation Committee in the first quarter of 2022. None of our executive officers serve as either a member of the Board of Directorsboard or the compensation committee of any other company that has any executive officers serving as a member of our Board or Compensation Committee.

Board and Committee Meetings

In 2017,2021, the Board held tennine meetings, the Audit Committee held sixseven meetings, the Compensation Committee held sixseven meetings and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee held six meetings. EachIn 2021, each incumbent Trustee attended allat least 75% of (i) the total number of meetings of the Board held during the period for which he or she was a Trustee and (ii) the total number of meetings and their respective committeeof all committees of the Board on which the Trustee served during the periods that he or she served.
The Board does not have a formal policy regarding the attendance of Trustees at our annual meetings in 2017. We held ourof shareholders but encourages all Trustees to make attendance a priority. Our 2021 annual meeting of shareholders on May 10, 2017, which was attended by all Trustees.
The independent Trustees of our Board have the opportunity to meet in executive session, without management present, at each Board and committee meeting. The Lead Trustee presides over independent, non-management sessions of the Board.

Nomination of Trustees

Before each annual meeting of shareholders, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee considers the nomination of each Trustee whose term expires at the annual meeting of shareholders and will also consider new candidates whenever there is a vacancy on the Board or whenever a vacancy is anticipated due to a change in the size or composition of the Board, a retirement of a Trustee or for any other reason.
The process that this committee will useused to identify a nominee to serve as a member of the Board will depend on the qualities being sought, but the Board should,will generally, based on the recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, select new nominees considering the following, among other, criteria: (i) personal qualities and characteristics, accomplishments and reputation in the business community; (ii) current knowledge and contacts in the communities in which UEthe Company does business and in UE’sthe Company’s industry or other industries relevant to UE’sthe Company’s business; (iii) ability and willingness to commit adequate time to board and


committee matters; (iv) the fit of the individual’s skills and personality with those of other Trustees and potential Trustees in building a board that is effective, collegial and responsive to the needs of the Company; and (v) diversity of viewpoints, experience and other demographics.
The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will consider the criteria described above in the context of an assessment of the perceived needs of the Board as a whole and seek to achieve diversity of occupational and personal backgrounds on the Board. The Board will be responsible for selecting candidates for election as Trustees based on the recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
In addition to considering incumbent Trustees, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee may identify Trustee candidates based on recommendations from management and shareholders. Shareholder recommendations must be submitted in writing to Urban Edge Properties, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York,
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New York 10019, Attention: Robert C. Milton III, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, indicating the nominee’s qualifications and other relevant biographical information and providing confirmation of the nominee’s consent to serve as Trustee, if elected. See “Shareholder Proposals for the 2023 Annual Meeting” on page 67 of this Proxy Statement. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee may request additional information in order to evaluate the nominee.

Under our current Bylaws, at a shareholder meeting to elect Trustees, the affirmative vote of a majority of allthe votes cast with respect to a Trustee at the meeting will be sufficient to elect a Trustee (as long as a quorum is present), unless the election is contested, in which case a plurality of all votes cast will be sufficient.

During 2021, our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee sought to refresh the Board, and Susan L. Givens and Norman K. Jenkins were added as Trustees during the year. Amy B. Lane and Michael A. Gould, who have served as Trustees since 2015 when the Company first traded as an independent public company, are not seeking re-election for the 2022 – 2023 Board term. Following the Annual Meeting, our Board size will be reduced from ten to eight members.
Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) and Governance Highlights
We are committed to sound corporate governance, which strengthens the accountability of our Board and promotes the long-term interests of our shareholders. We believe that our corporate governance standards and policies yield honest, transparent and accountable Trustees and executive officers. The summary below highlights our board and leadership practices and notable shareholder rights, as further discussed below.
BOARD AND LEADERSHIP PRACTICES
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Majority of Trustees are independent (9 out of 10 current Trustees)
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Board leadership structure where the Lead Trustee has well-defined responsibilities separate from the Chairman of the Board
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All Board committees are composed of independent Trustees
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Independent Trustees conduct regular executive sessions
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Trustees maintain open communication and strong working relationships among themselves and regular access to management
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Trustees conduct robust annual Board and committee self-assessment process
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Trustees and executives adhere to minimum share ownership guidelines
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Executives are prohibited from pledging, hedging or engaging in short sales involving our securities
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Executives are subject to a clawback policy
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
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All Trustees elected annually (declassified Board)
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Trustees are elected by a majority of the votes cast
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Trustee resignation policy in uncontested elections for failure to receive majority support
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Market standard proxy access
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Unqualified shareholder right to amend Bylaws
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Opted out of the Maryland Business Combination Act and the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act
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No poison pill
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Annual say-on-pay voting
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Shareholder engagement efforts
ESG Roadmap
In nominating Steven Roth2020, we established an executive ESG Steering Committee to facilitate portfolio-wide implementation of our ESG strategy. The ongoing mandate of the ESG Steering Committee is to develop, implement and monitor ESG performance strategies and policies across our portfolio, as well as to contribute to their continuous development in a fluid policy landscape. The ESG Steering Committee reports to our chief executive officer and periodically updates the Board and Board Committees on key priorities and progress of our ESG strategy.
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We have implemented a suite of ESG policies to inform and guide our ESG strategy and goals, and plan to implement additional policies as part of a three-year ESG roadmap that will seek to align our ESG strategy with industry best practices.
Our ESG roadmap provides short, medium and long-term action items, including strategy activities (establishing goals and targets and developing an environmental management system and environmental policies), implementation activities (data management and stakeholder engagement), and recognition activities (corporate reporting). We seek to establish portfolio-level goals and targets (and track and report progress against such goals and targets), create an environmental management system, and implement the sustainability policies and plans that we have developed to date. Additionally, we aim to enhance tenant engagement by leveraging and expanding our tenant communication plans, which include surveys, newsletters and updates, to ensure that tenants are kept up to date on our ESG strategy.
In 2021, we reported to Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmarks (“GRESB”), a mission-driven and industry-led organization that provides actionable and transparent ESG data to financial markets, for re-electionthe first time. We believe that the practice of gathering internal ESG data for reporting and consistently revisiting our performance will create transparency in our processes to baseline the data representing our ESG programs and to identify areas that could benefit from higher-impact strategies.
We published our inaugural ESG report in 2021. It provides more detail around our ESG strategy and goals and can be found on our website at https://investors.uedge.com. The information included on or accessible through our website is not incorporated by reference into this proxy statement.
Environmental Initiatives
We are committed to maintaining sustainable operations across our portfolio and believe that our long-term sustainability goals will provide positive financial and environmental outcomes for shareholders, tenants, employees and the 2018 annual meetingcommunities in which we invest. We are working closely with our stakeholders and assuming Mr. Roth wereconsultants to establish greenhouse gas (GHG), water, and waste reduction targets, and we have undertaken a number of initiatives in an effort to make our portfolio both high-performing and sustainable.
LED Lighting Retrofits. In 2015, we began an initiative to upgrade site lighting throughout the portfolio, installing LED lighting technology to replace metal halide or high-pressure sodium fixtures, and lighting controls with photocell sensors and timers, which enable lights to be re-electedon only when needed. As of December 2021, approximately 90% of our properties have been upgraded at a cost of approximately $2.5 million.
Energy Efficient Roofing. All new roof replacements require the use energy efficient white roof membranes and increase insulation “R Value” to meet or exceed current building codes, which provides a significant reduction in energy consumption. As of December 2021, we have upgraded 40 properties at a cost of approximately $14 million.
Alternative Energy. A portion of Bergen Town Center in Paramus, New Jersey common area is served by a photovoltaic (solar cell) that produces approximately 225,000 kilowatt-hour of renewable energy an annual basis. We are currently reviewing additional solar energy opportunities that will further reduce GHG emissions across the portfolio.
Waste Reduction and Management. We have robust tenant recycling programs at our mall properties and we are working to improve recycling programs at strip center and mixed use properties by installing communal trash systems that provide tenants with the ability to separate recyclable materials in an effort to divert waste from the landfill.
Social Initiatives
We are committed to investing in our employees’ professional and personal development, and we strive to create a dynamic environment where all employees can achieve and contribute. Additionally, we recognize that our success is based on the boardsattraction, retention, development, engagement and empowerment of a diverse pool of talent. As a result, we are committed to formalizing and growing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in our organization.
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Our employees enjoy excellent subsidized health and wellness benefits, professional training and development workshops, on-site meals, ergonomic office equipment, telecommuting opportunities and generous policies encouraging work/life balance. Through our Wellness program, recently launched volunteer platform and quarterly Town Hall meetings with all employees, among other initiatives, we continually strive to provide a workplace environment where employees are informed, engaged, feel empowered, and can succeed.
We are also committed to engaging and improving the communities that we serve. We have a robust community-giving program and encourage our employees to participate in a number of local and national charitable organizations by offering matched donations. Since 2015, we have donated over $600,000 to various charitable initiatives. We are also committed to using our properties to better our local communities. We have hosted more than 100 local organizations, non-profits, and community partners at our properties to support the wellness and prosperity of the communities we serve.
Governance Highlights
Our corporate governance standards and policies aim to promote ethical conduct, fair dealing, transparency and accountability. The summary below highlights certain of our Board and leadership practices and notable shareholder rights.
Independent Board
We are governed by a ten-member Board. All Trustees are independent, other than Jeffrey S. Olson, our chief executive officer and chair of the Board. To enhance oversight, our governance structure includes designation of a Lead Trustee, who is elected annually by the independent Trustees, with well-defined responsibilities separate from those of the chair of the board (see “Lead Trustee” on which he currently serves,page 12). All committees of the Board are composed of independent Trustees, and independent Trustees conduct regular executive sessions. Trustees conduct a robust annual Board and committee self-assessment process annually.
Trustee Election; Declassified Board
Our Board consists of a single class of trustees who stand for election at each annual meeting. Our Bylaws include a majority voting standard for the election of Trustees in uncontested elections. Additionally, our Board adopted a policy requiring that any incumbent Trustee who does not receive a greater number of “for” votes than “against” votes in an uncontested election must promptly tender to the Board of Trustees his or her offer to resign from our Board of Trustees following certification of the vote.
Risk Oversight by Full Board and Committees
One of the key functions of the Board is to provide informed oversight of our risk-management process. The Board performs this oversight directly with support from its three committees – the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee considered that Mr. Roth would serve on boards– each of three public companies inwhich addresses risks specific to their respective functional responsibilities. In addition to Vornado Realty Trust, where he serves as Chairmanreceiving information from its committees, the Board receives updates directly from members of management at both regularly scheduled Board and committee meetings and on ad hoc business updates that occur frequently. See “Role of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.  However, the Committee noted that Mr. Roth’s two most recently added Board seats resulted from spinning business units out of Vornado.  In the case of Urban Edge’s business, Mr. Roth acquired, developed and redeveloped and managed a substantial portion of our assets over a period of almost 40 years.  The Committee also noted that Mr. Roth is a highly-engaged board member, didits Committees in Risk Oversight” on page 14.
No Poison Pill
We do not miss a board meeting in 2017 and possesses significant real estate and management experience.
Lastly, our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and Board of Trustees as a whole considered an amendment to our Bylaws to provide our shareholders with the right to amend our Bylaws without the concurrence of our Board. In connection with this, management undertookhave a shareholder outreach effort and received input from shareholders representing approximately one-half of the outstanding shares of the Company. In light of the input received directly from shareholders, the proxy voting guidelines of certain of our shareholders and the evolving landscaperights plan in this area, particularly among Maryland REITs, we concluded not to make a change at this time to our Bylaws.  Our Board intends to continue to evaluate this issue.
Availability of Corporate Governance Materials

Shareholders may view our corporate governance materials, including the charters of our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee,place. Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, our Board may not adopt, extend or renew a shareholder rights plan without prior approval of our shareholders, unless the Board determines that, under the circumstances existing at the time, it is in the best interests of the company to adopt, extend or renew such plan without delay. In that case, the shareholder rights plan will expire within 12 months of adoption unless ratified by our shareholders.
Stock Ownership Requirements and Restrictions
Trustees and executive officers are required to adhere to minimum share ownership guidelines. Additionally, our executive officers are prohibited from pledging, hedging or engaging in short sales involving our securities.
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Clawback Policy
Executive officers are subject to a clawback policy, which provides that in certain circumstances, they are required to reimburse the company for excess compensation paid to them following a restatement of our financial statements.
Annual Say-on-Pay
We submit “say-on-pay” advisory votes for shareholder consideration and vote annually.
Shareholder Right to Amend Bylaws
Our shareholders may alter or repeal any provision of our Bylaws, or adopt new bylaw provisions, by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast.
Proxy Access
Our Bylaws permit a shareholder or group of no more than 20 shareholders meeting specified eligibility requirements to include trustee nominees in our proxy materials for the annual meeting of shareholders. The maximum number of trustee nominees that may be submitted pursuant to the proxy access provisions may not exceed the greater of (i) two or (ii) 20% of the number of trustees in office as of the last day on which a notice requesting the inclusion of trustee nominees in our proxy materials may be timely delivered.
Opt-Out of Maryland Business Combination Act
Our Bylaws provide that the Company may not elect to be subject to Title 3, Subtitle 6 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (“MGCL”), commonly known as the Maryland Business Combination Act, and that this prohibition may not be repealed without prior shareholder approval.
Opt-Out of Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act
Our Bylaws provide that Title 3, Subtitle 8 of the MGCL, commonly known as the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act, will not apply to any acquisition by any person of shares of beneficial interest of the Company.
Governance Policies
Our governance policies are heavily focused on ethics and people-first protections and guidelines. Our Code of Business ConductEthics, Conflict of Interest Policy, Corporate Governance Guidelines, Whistleblower Policy, and Ethics,executive compensation policies form the backbone of our governance infrastructure. Most of these policies are available on our website at www.uedge.com, and these documents are available in print to any shareholder upon request by writing to Urban Edge Properties, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Robert C. Milton III, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Informationhttps://uedge.com. The information included on or connected toaccessible through our website is not and should not be considered a part ofincorporated by reference into this Proxy Statement.

proxy statement.
Shareholder Outreach
Our Board and senior management believe that engaging in shareholder outreach is an essential element of strong corporate governance. We strive for a collaborative approach on issues of importance to investors and continually seek to understand better the views of our investors. Our senior management team engages with our shareholders throughout the year in a variety of forums and discusses, among other things, our business strategy and overall performance, executive compensation program and corporate governance.
Leading up to our 2021 annual shareholder meeting, for example, members of our Board and senior management contacted shareholders representing more than 50% of our outstanding Common Shares regarding certain corporate governance matters.
Communication with the Board of Trustees

Our Board believes that shareholders and other constituents should have the ability to send written communications to the Board. Therefore, our policy is that all written communications to the Board as a whole should be addressed to the Chairman at Urban Edge Properties, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York
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10019, c/o Board Secretary. The Chairman will review all relevant written communications with the other members of the Board. Written communications to our independent and/or non-management members of the Board should be addressed to the Lead Trustee at Urban Edge Properties, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, c/o Board Secretary.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
The Board adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which governs business decisions made, and actions taken by, our Trustees, officers and employees. A copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available at www.uedge.com under the heading “About Us” and subheading “Governance”. The information contained on or available through our website is not part of this Proxy Statement. We intend to disclose on our website any amendment to, or waiver of, any provision of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to our Trustees and executive officers that would otherwise be required to be disclosed under the rules of the SEC or the NYSE.
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Availability of Corporate Governance Materials
Shareholders may view our corporate governance materials, including the charters of our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, our Corporate Governance Guidelines and our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, at www.uedge.com, and these documents are available in print to any shareholder upon request by writing to Urban Edge Properties, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Robert C. Milton III, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Information contained on or available through our website is not part of this Proxy Statement.
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COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEES

Non-employee members of the Board are compensated as follows:
(1)
each receives an annual cash retainer equal to $65,000;$75,000;
(2)
each receives an annual grant of restricted Common Shares or deferred share units (“DSUs”) or restricted LTIP Unitsunits (“LTIP Units”) in Urban Edge Properties LP, (“UELP”), our operating partnership (“UELP”), with a grant date fair value equal toof approximately $100,000 that will vest on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant;
(3)
the Lead Trustee receives an additional annual cash retainer of $40,000;
(4)
the ChairmanChair of the Audit Committee receives an additional annual cash retainer of $25,000;
(5)
the ChairmanChair of the Compensation Committee receives an additional annual cash retainer of $20,000;
(6)
the ChairmanChair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee receives an additional annual cash retainer of $15,000; and
(7) members of the Audit, Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees receive additional annual cash retainers of $12,500, $10,000 and $7,500, respectively.
(7)
members of the Audit, Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees receive additional annual cash retainers of $12,500, $10,000 and $7,500, respectively.
Our Board and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee review our Trustee compensation at least annually. Our Board has the authority to approve all compensation payable to our Trustees, although the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for making recommendations to our Board regarding this compensation. For 2017, FTI2021, Ferguson Partners Consulting Inc. (“FTI Consulting”) was hired to evaluate the structure and competitiveness of our Trustee compensation and recommend changes, as appropriate. Based on this review, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee recommended changes to our 2017 Trustee compensation to the full Board and the full Board followed this recommendation.to make no changes to Trustee compensation.
20172021 Trustee Compensation
The following table summarizes the compensation earned by and/or paid to our non-employee Trustees in respect of their 20172021 Board and Committeecommittee service. Mr. Olson, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, does not receive compensation for his services as Trustee. Information regarding compensation for Mr. Olson can be found in the “Executive Officer Compensation”“Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this Proxy Statement.
Name
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Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash ($)
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Stock Awards
($)(1)(2)
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Total
($)
Susan L. Givens
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​48,750
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​184,106
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​232,856
Michael A. Gould(3)
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​92,500
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100,015
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​192,515
Steven H. Grapstein
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102,500
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99,975
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202,475
Steven J. Guttman
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77,500
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99,975
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177,475
Norman K. Jenkins
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8,036
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144,648
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152,684
Amy B. Lane(3)
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​142,500
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99,975
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​242,475
Kevin P. O'Shea
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​110,000
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99,975
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​209,975
Steven Roth
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75,000
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99,975
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​174,975
Douglas W. Sesler
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​91,250
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99,975
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209,975
Name Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 
Stock Awards ($)(1)(2)
 Total ($)
Michael A. Gould $115,000 $100,000 $215,000
Steven H. Grapstein $90,000 $100,000 $190,000
Steven J. Guttman $72,500 $100,000 $172,500
Amy B. Lane $95,000 $100,000 $195,000
Kevin P. O'Shea $95,000 $100,000 $195,000
Steven Roth $62,500 $100,000 $162,500
(1)
The amounts disclosed in the “Stock Awards” column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of restricted Common Shares, LTIP Units or DSUs granted at each Trustee's election during 2021 as measured pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (FASB ASC Topic 718). Mr. Gould elected to receive DSUs and Messrs. Grapstein, Guttman, Jenkins, O’Shea, Sesler, and Roth, as well as Mss. Lane and Givens elected to receive LTIP Units. In addition, Mr. Jenkins and Ms. Givens received an additional grant of 7,127 and 6,850 LTIP Units respectively, in connection with joining the Board. The grant date fair value of the DSUs was estimated using the following assumptions: an expected holding period of five years, an expected volatility of 41% and a risk-free interest rate of 0.62%. The grant date fair value of the LTIPs was estimated using the following assumptions: an expected holding period of five years, an expected volatility of 60% and a risk-free interest rate of 0.07%.
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(1)The amounts disclosed in the “Stock Awards” column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of restricted common shares granted during 2017 as determined pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (FASB ASC Topic 718). See Note 16 to the Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K (the “Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2017 for a discussion of the relevant assumptions used in calculating the amounts reported.
(2) As of December 31, 2017, each individual who served as a non-employee Trustee during 2017 had outstanding the following number of unvested Common Shares and LTIP Units:


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(2)
As of December 31, 2021, each individual who served as a non-employee Trustee during 2021 had outstanding the following number of unvested Common Shares, LTIP Units and DSUs:
Name
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Shares/
LTIP Units/DSUs
Givens
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5,404
Name
Gould
​Shares/LTIP Units​
6,476
Michael A. Gould
Grapstein
​3,937​
6,626
Steven H. Grapstein
Guttman
​3,937​
6,626
Steven J. Guttman
Jenkins
​3,937​
3,081
Amy B.
Lane
​3,937​
6,626
Kevin P.
O'Shea
​3,937​
6,626
Steven
Roth
​3,937​
6,626
Sesler
​​
6,626

(3)
Not standing for re-election at the 2022 Annual Meeting.
Stock Ownership Guidelines

We have adopted equity ownership guidelines for our Board. Under our guidelines, all non-employee Trustees are required to maintain a minimum ownership level of Common Shares (or certain securities convertible into or redeemable for Common Shares) equal to at least three times their annual cash retainer of $65,000.$75,000. Our non-employee Trustees have until the end of the fifth full calendar year after becoming a Trustee to satisfy the ownership requirement. All non-employee Trustees currently satisfy these guidelines.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Set forth below are the names, ages and positions of our current executive officers and key employees.further below are their biographical summaries. These officers are appointed annually by the Board and serve at the Board’s discretion.
Name
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Age
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Position
NameAgePosition
Jeffrey S. Olson
​50​
54
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Robert Minutoli
Christopher J. Weilminster
​67​
56
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Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Mark J. Langer
​51​
55
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Michael Zucker
Herbert Eilberg
​36​
45
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Chief Investment Officer
Danielle De Vita
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51
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Executive Vice President, - LeasingDevelopment
Herbert Eilberg41Chief Investment Officer
Bernard I. Schachter58Executive Vice President - Asset Management
Jennifer Holmes
​37​
41
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Chief Accounting Officer
Robert C. Milton III
​46​
50
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
The following areMr. Olson's biographical summaries of the experience of our executive officers and key employees. For information on Mr. Olson, please see his biographical summary is provided above under the caption “Proposal 1: Election of Trustees.”
Robert Minutoli. Christopher J. Weilminster. Mr. MinutoliWeilminster has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since December 29, 2014. Prior toSeptember 2018. Mr. Weilminster previously held various positions at Federal Realty Investment Trust (“Federal”), where he spent a total of 28 years, most recently having served as President of the spin-off, Mr. Minutoli was at Vornado, where, since 2009, he was responsible for Vornado’s mallsMixed-Use Division and, since 2012, he was responsible for its malls and strip centers. Prior to joining Vornado, he wasbefore that, Executive Vice President-New BusinessPresident of Leasing and Real Estate. Mr. Weilminster also served as a member of theFederal’s Executive Committee and Investment Committee. While at The Rouse Company, where he spent 27 years. At Rouse, he held various construction, development, acquisitions/dispositions and business development positions. From 1972-1977Federal, he was a commissioned officergenerally responsible for directing overall strategy and day-to-day operations and leasing of Federal’s mixed-use portfolio. Mr. Weilminster completed graduate work in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Mr. Minutoli has aReal Estate Development at Johns Hopkins University and received his B.S. degree in Finance and Marketing from Syracuse University. He has been an active member of the United States Military AcademyUrban Land Institute and an M.B.A. from Golden Gate University.the International Council of Shopping Centers.
Mark J. Langer. Mr. Langer has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since April 20, 2015. Mr. Langer was previously the Chief Financial Officer of Equity One, Inc., a position he held since April 2009. Mr. Langer also served as the Chief Administrative Officer of Equity One from January 2008 until January 2011. From January 2000 to December 2007, Mr. Langer served as Chief Operating Officer of Johnson Capital Management, Inc., an investment advisor. From 1988 to 2000, Mr. Langer was a certified public accountant at KPMG, LLP, where he was elected a partner in 1998. Mr. Langer has a B.B.A. in Accounting from James Madison University.
Michael Zucker. Mr. Zucker has served as our Executive Vice President - Leasing since March 7, 2016. Mr. Zucker previously served as our Senior Vice President - Leasing. Prior to the spin-off, Mr. Zucker was at Vornado, where he was responsible for overseeing Vornado’s owned and managed mall portfolio, including leasing, specialty retail, and marketing. Since 2004, he held positions at Vornado including Senior Vice President - Malls, Vice President - Mall Leasing, Leasing Director and Leasing Representative. Mr. Zucker has worked on numerous redevelopment projects including the transformation of The Outlets at Bergen Town Center (Paramus, NJ) and most recently Springfield Town Center (Springfield, VA). Mr. Zucker has broad and deep relationships with retailers and with leasing executives at our peers. Mr. Zucker holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from George Washington University.
Herbert Eilberg. Mr. Eilberg has served as our Chief Investment Officer since April 20, 2015. Mr. Eilberg was previously Senior Vice President - Acquisitions at Acadia Realty Trust from 2011 to 2015, where he served as a key member of the acquisitions team and was responsible for sourcing, underwriting and closing core and value-add investments. Before joining Acadia, Mr. Eilberg worked inon the real estate acquisition departments ofinvestment teams at The Milestone Group, Perry Capital and Soros Real Estate Partners. Mr. Eilberg has a B.A. in Architectural Studies from Brown University.
Bernard I. SchachterDanielle De Vita. Mr. SchachterMs. De Vita joined Urban Edge Properties as our Executive Vice President, - Asset ManagementDevelopment in May 2016. Previously he wasJanuary 2021. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. De Vita worked at Staples, Inc. for 22 years, servingSimon Property Group from 2002 to 2020, having most recently served as SeniorExecutive Vice President -of Real Estate, where she directed more than $3 billion of development projects in the Premium Outlet Platform. Ms. De Vita completed developments and expansions of some of the most productive retail properties in the United States including Woodbury Common in New York, Orlando Premium Outlets in Florida, and Desert Hills Premium Outlets in California. Before joining Simon, Ms. De Vita worked at the law firm of Price, Meese, Shulman & D’Arminio, P.C. as a land use attorney. Ms. De Vita has a B.A. in English from 2000 to 2016 where he had oversight responsibility for retail site selection, store design, construction, facilitiesSkidmore College and energy management and non-store real estate functions. Mr. Schachter earned a BS in EconomicsJ.D. from The WhartonSeton Hall University School University of Pennsylvania and an MS in Real Estate from MIT.Law.
Jennifer Holmes. Ms. Holmes has served as our Chief Accounting Officer since December 29, 2014. Ms. Holmes previously spent over eleven years in the audit practice at Deloitte & Touche LLP, specializing in real estate, before joining Vornado in


December of 2014. Ms. Holmes earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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Robert C. Milton III. Mr. Milton joined Urban Edge Properties as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in January 2016. Mr. Milton was previously General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary of the Board and a Managing Director of CIFC Corp. (and its predecessor) from August 2008 to August 2015. From 1999 to 2008, he was an attorney with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP in its Global Finance department. Mr. Milton has a B.A. in Mathematics from Vassar College, a J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School and an M.B.A. from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table lists the number of Common Shares and Units (as defined below)units in UELP beneficially owned, as of March 12, 2018,7, 2022, by: (i) each person who holdsknown to us to be the beneficial owner of more than a 5% interest in the Company orof our operating partnership, UELP;outstanding Common Shares, (ii) Trusteeseach of the Company;our Trustees, (iii) each of our named executive officer;officers who is not a Trustee, and (iv) theour Trustees and all executive officers of the Company as a group. Unless otherwise specified, “Units” are common limited partnership units
The SEC has defined “beneficial ownership” of UELP and other classesa security to mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of units convertible intovoting power and/or investment power over such common limited partnership units (including LTIP Units). Percentagesecurity. A shareholder is also deemed to be, as of totalany date, the beneficial ownership is calculated based on 113,920,633 Common Shares and 12,458,402 Units as described in footnotes (1)owner of all securities that such shareholder has the right to acquire within 60 days after that date through (4)(i) the exercise of any option, warrant or right, (ii) the table below.
Beneficial ownershipconversion of a security, (iii) the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement, or (iv) the automatic termination of a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement. In computing the number of Common Shares is determined under the rules of the SEC and generally includes any Common Shares over whichbeneficially owned by a person exercises sole or shared voting or investment power.and the percentage ownership of that person, Common Shares subject to options currentlyor other rights (as set forth above) held by that person that are exercisable as of March 7, 2022 or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 12, 2018thereafter, are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned by the person and any group of which that person is a member, butoutstanding; however, such Common Shares are not deemed outstanding for the purposepurposes of computing the percentage of beneficial ownership forof any other person. In the case of persons other than our executive officers and Trustees or where we have received additional information from the beneficial owner, the information presented in this table is based on filings with the SEC as of March 12, 2018. Except as noted by footnote, and subject to community property laws where applicable, we believe based on the information provided to us that the individuals and entitiesEach person named in the table below havehas sole voting andand/or investment power with respect to all of the Common Shares shown as beneficially owned by such person, except as otherwise set forth in the notes to the table.
As of March 7, 2022, the following Common Shares and units were issued and outstanding: (i) 117,429,657 Common Shares, (ii) 4,839,413 common units of limited partnership interests in UELP (“Common Units”) (other than Common Units below. Theheld by the Company) and (iii) 2,015,157 LTIP Units (excluding unearned performance-based LTIP Units, which may be earned based on the achievement of performance-based vesting hurdles).
Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each Trustee and executive officer shown in the table belownamed person is c/o Urban Edge Properties, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.
 
​​
Common Shares
​​
Common Shares and Units
Name**
​​
Number
of Shares
Beneficially
Owned(1)
​​
Percent of
Common
Shares(2)
​​
Number of
Shares and
Units
Beneficially
Owned(1)
​​
Percent of
Common
Shares
and Units(2)
5% Holders
​​
​​
​​
​​
The Vanguard Group(3)
​​
16,875,873
​​
14.4%
​​
16,875,873
​​
13.6%
BlackRock, Inc.(4)
​​
15,848,148
​​
13.5%
​​
15,848,148
​​
12.8%
Resolution Capital Limited(5)
​​
10,544,979
​​
9.0%
​​
10,544,979
​​
8.5%
Invesco Ltd. (6)
​​
7,946,685
​​
6.8%
​​
7,946,685
​​
6.4%
State Street Corporation(7)
​​
5,919,403
​​
5.0%
​​
5,919,403
​​
4.8%
Massachusetts Financial Services Company(8)
​​
4,082,295
​​
3.5%
​​
4,082,295
​​
3.3%
Directors, Nominees for Director and Named Executive Officers
​​
​​
​​
​​
Jeffrey S. Olson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer(9)
​​
2,560,317
​​
2.1%
​​
3,218,613
​​
2.5%
Susan L. Givens, Trustee(10)
​​
—
​​
*
​​
12,254
​​
*
Michael A. Gould, Trustee(11)
​​
8,595
​​
*
​​
49,516
​​
*
Steven H. Grapstein, Trustee(12)
​​
8,595
​​
*
​​
49,936
​​
*
Steven J. Guttman, Trustee(13)
​​
13,147
​​
*
​​
49,936
​​
*
Norman K. Jenkins, Trustee(14)
​​
—
​​
*
​​
​10,208
​​
*
Amy B. Lane, Trustee(15)
​​
8,595
​​
*
​​
49,936
​​
*
Kevin P. O'Shea, Trustee(16)
​​
​11,325
​​
*
​​
​49,936
​​
*
Steven Roth, Trustee(17)
​​
3,765,568
​​
3.2%
​​
3,806,909
​​
3.1%
Douglas W. Sesler, Trustee(18)
​​
—
​​
*
​​
31,788
​​
*
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​​
Common Shares
​​
Common Shares and Units
Name**
​​
Number
of Shares
Beneficially
Owned(1)
​​
Percent of
Common
Shares(2)
​​
Number of
Shares and
Units
Beneficially
Owned(1)
​​
Percent of
Common
Shares
and Units(2)
Christopher J. Weilminster, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer(19)
​​
335,333
​​
*
​​
677,977
​​
*
Mark J. Langer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer(20)
​​
350,839
​​
*
​​
534,576
​​
*
Herbert Eilberg, Chief Investment Officer(21)
​​
33,097
​​
*
​​
73,945
​​
*
Robert Milton, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary(22)
​​
—
​​
*
​​
35,626
​​
*
All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (16 Persons)(23)
​​
7,141,367
​​
5.9%
​​
8,754,435
​​
6.9%
Name of Beneficial Owner 
Number of Common Shares and Units(1)(2)
 
Percent of All Shares(1)(2)(3)
 
Percent of All Shares and
Units(1)(2)(4)
The Vanguard Group, Inc.(5)
 17,382,025 15.26% 13.75%
Blackrock, Inc.(6)
 13,842,208 12.15% 10.95%
T.Rowe Price Associates, Inc.(7)
 10,358,709 9.09% 8.20%
FMR LLC (8)
 9,289,943 8.15% 7.35%
Cohen & Steers, Inc./ Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (9)
 8,935,385 7.84% 7.07%
Vanguard Specialized Funds (10)
 7,659,766 6.72% 6.06%
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. (11)
 5,711,850 5.01% 4.52%
Steven Roth, Trustee (12)(13)
 4,120,426 3.62% 3.26%
Michael A. Gould, Trustee (12)
 16,822 * *
Steven H. Grapstein, Trustee (12)
 16,822 * *
Steven J. Guttman, Trustee (12)
 16,822 * *
Amy B. Lane, Trustee (12)
 16,822 * *
Kevin P. O'Shea, Trustee (12)
 16,822 * *
Jeffrey S. Olson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (12)
 857,915 * *
Robert Minutoli, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (12)
 183,625 * *
Mark J. Langer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (12)
 175,079 * *
Michael Zucker, Executive Vice President - Leasing (12)
 47,283 * *
Herbert Eilberg, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (12)
 43,914 * *
All Trustees and Executive Officers as a Group 5,512,352 4.84% 4.36%
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* Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1% of our outstanding Common Shares
(1) Numbers and percentages in the table are based on 113,920,633 Common Shares and 12,458,402 Units (other than Units held by the Company) outstanding as of March 12, 2018.
(2) The Company conducts its business through, and substantially all of its interests in properties are held by, UELP. The Company is the sole general partner of, and owns approximately 89.9% of the Units of, UELP as of March 12, 2018 (one Unit for each Common Share outstanding). Generally, any time after one year from the date of issuance (or two years in the case of certain holders), holders of Units (other than the Company) have the right to have their Units redeemed in whole or in part by UELP for cash equal to the fair market value


at the time of redemption of one Common Share for each Unit redeemed or, at the option of the Company, one Common Share, subject to customary anti-dilution provisions (the "Unit Redemption Right").
(3) The total number of Shares outstanding used in calculating this percentage assumes that all Shares that each person has the right to acquire within 60 days of the record date (pursuant to the exercise of options or upon the redemption or conversion of other Company or UELP securities for or into Shares) are deemed to be outstanding, but are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the ownership percentage of any other person.
(4) The total number of Shares and Units outstanding used in calculating this percentage assumes that all Shares and Units that each person has the right to acquire within 60 days of the record date (pursuant to the exercise of options or upon the redemption or conversion of Company or UELP securities for or into Shares or Units) are deemed to be outstanding, but are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the ownership percentage of any other person.
*
Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1% of outstanding Common Shares.
(5)
(1)
“Number of Shares Beneficially Owned” includes Common Shares that may be acquired upon the exercise of options exercisable on or within 60 days after March 7, 2022. The address“Number of The Vanguard Group, Inc. is 100 Vanguard Blvd, Malvern, PA 19355. Ownership information based on Vanguard’s Schedule 13G filed February 7, 2018. TheShares and Units Beneficially Owned” includes all Common Shares included in the “Number of Shares Beneficially Owned” column plus (i) the number of Common Shares beneficially ownedfor which Common Units and LTIP Units may be redeemed (assuming, in the case of LTIP Units, that they have first been converted into Common Units) regardless of whether such Common Units and LTIP Units are currently redeemable, but excluding unearned performance-based LTIP Units, and (ii) the number of Common Shares issuable upon settlement of outstanding DSUs. Common Units are generally redeemable by the holder for cash or, at our election, on a one-for-one basis, for Common Shares. LTIP Units, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, may be converted on a one-for-one basis into Common Units. Holders of Common Units and LTIP Units are not entitled to vote such units on any of the matters presented at the Annual Meeting.
(2)
The total number of Common Shares outstanding used in calculating the percentage of Common Shares held by each reporting person assumes the exercise of all options to acquire Common Shares that are exercisable on or within 60 days after March 7, 2022 held by the beneficial owner and that no options held by other beneficial owners are exercised. The total number of Common Shares and units outstanding used in calculating the percentage of Common Shares and units held by each person (i) assumes that all Common Units and LTIP Units (other than unearned performance-based LTIP Units) are vested in full and presented (assuming conversion in full into Common Units, if applicable) to UELP for redemption and are acquired by us for Common Shares, (ii) does not separately include Common Units held by us, as these Common Units are already reflected in the denominator by the inclusion of all outstanding Common Shares and (iii) assumes the exercise of all options to acquire Common Shares that are exercisable on or within 60 days after March 7, 2022 and settlement for an equal number of Common Shares of all DSUs held by the beneficial owner and that no options or DSUs held by other beneficial owners are exercised or settled.
(3)
Based on information provided on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 10, 2022, as of December 31, 2021, by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”). Vanguard reported sole dispositive power with respect to 16,570,387 Common Shares, shared dispositive power with respect to 305,486 Common Shares, sole voting power with respect to 0 Common Shares and shared voting power with respect to 207,213 Common Shares. The business address of Vanguard is 322,944.100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, PA 19355.
(6) The address of Blackrock, Inc. is 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022. Ownership information based on Blackrock’s Schedule 13G/A filed January 17, 2018. The number of Common Shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with sole voting power is 13,596,511.
(4)
Based on information provided on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 27, 2022, as of December 31, 2021, by BlackRock, Inc (“BlackRock”). BlackRock reported sole dispositive power with respect to 15,848,148 Common Shares and sole voting power with respect to 14,973,912 Common Shares. The business address for BlackRock. is 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022.
(5)
Based on information provided on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2022, as of December 31, 2021, by Resolution Capital Limited (“Resolution”). Resolution reported sole dispositive power with respect to 10,544,979 Common Shares and sole voting power with respect to 10,544,979 Common Shares. The business address for Resolution is Level 38, 264 George St, Sydney, Australia 2000.
(6)
Based on information provided on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2022, as of December 31, 2021, by Invesco Ltd (“Invesco”). Invesco reported sole dispositive power with respect to 7,946,685 Common Shares, shared dispositive power with respect to 0 Common Shares, sole voting power with respect to 4,521,600 Common Shares and shared voting power with respect to 0 Common Shares. The business address for Invesco is 1555 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309.
(7)
Based on information provided on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 10, 2022, as of December 31, 2021, by State Street Corporation (“State Street”). State Street reported sole dispositive power with respect to 0 Common Shares, shared dispositive power with respect to 5,919,403 Common Shares, sole voting power with respect to 0 Common Shares and shared voting power with respect to 4,913,890 Common Shares. The business address for State Street is State Street Financial Center, 1 Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02111.
(8)
Based on information provided on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 2, 2022, as of December 31, 2021, by Massachusetts Financial Services Company (“MFS”). MFS reported sole dispositive power with respect to 4,082,295 Common Shares and sole voting power with respect to 3,941,397 Common Shares. The business address for MFS is 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02199.
(9)
Includes (i) 29,466 Common Shares together with 2,530,851 options, and (ii) only under “Number of Shares and Units Beneficially Owned” column, 658,296 LTIP Units. See “Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End” on page 46 for additional detail regarding the options.
(10)
Includes only under “Number of Shares and Units Beneficially Owned” column, 12,254 LTIP Units.
(7) The address of T.Rowe Price Associates, Inc. is 100 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. Ownership information based on T.Rowe Price’s Schedule 13G/A filed February 14, 2018. The number of Common Shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with sole voting power is 1,163,265.
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(8) The address of FMR LLC is 245 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210. Ownership information based on FMR’s Schedule 13G/A filed February 13, 2018. The number of Common Shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with sole voting power is 3,423,694.
(9) The address of Cohen & Steers, Inc. is 2280 Park Avenue, 10th Fl., New York, NY 10017. Ownership information based on Cohen & Steers, Inc.’s Schedule 13G filed February 14, 2018. The number of Common Shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with sole voting power is 8,034,444.

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(11)
Includes only under “Number of Shares and Units Beneficially Owned” column, 12,164 LTIP Units and 28,757 DSUs.
(12)
Includes only under “Number of Shares and Units Beneficially Owned” column, 41,341 LTIP Units.
(13)
Includes only under “Number of Shares and Units Beneficially Owned” column, 36,789 LTIP Units.
(14)
Includes only under “Number of Shares and Units Beneficially Owned” column, 7,127 LTIP Units.
(15)
Includes only under “Number of Shares and Units Beneficially Owned” column, 36,789 LTIP Units and 4,552 DSUs.
(16)
Includes only under “Number of Shares and Units Beneficially Owned” column, 36,789 LTIP Units and 1,822 DSUs.
(17)
Includes, only under “Number of Shares and Units Beneficially Owned” column, 41,341 LTIP Units inclusive of 22,324 LTIP Units held by SR Family Holdings (a limited liability company controlled by Mr. Roth). Mr. Roth’s total beneficial ownership amount includes 2,802,526 Common Shares held by Interstate Properties (a New Jersey general partnership of which Mr. Roth is the managing general partner), 809,290 Common Shares held by SR Family Holdings, 18,649 Common Shares held by Mr. Roth’s spouse and 38,067 Common Shares held in trust for Mr. Roth's children. Mr. Roth does not deem the holding of these Common Shares as an admission of beneficial ownership.
(18)
Includes, only under “Number of Shares and Units Beneficially Owned” column, 31,788 LTIP Units.
(19)
Includes (i) 2,000 Common Shares together with 333,333 options and (ii) only under “Number of Shares and Units Beneficially Owned” column, 342,644 LTIP Units. See “Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End” on page 46 for additional detail regarding the options.
(20)
Includes (i) 33,066 Common Shares and 317,773 options and (ii) only under “Number of Shares and Units Beneficially Owned” column, 183,737,576 LTIP Units. See “Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End” on page 46 for additional detail regarding the options.
(21)
Includes, only under “Number of Shares and Units Beneficially Owned” column, 40,848 LTIP Units.
(22)
Includes, only under “Number of Shares and Units Beneficially Owned” column, 35,626 LTIP Units.
(23)
Includes (i) an aggregate of 3,932,383 Common Shares together with 3,208,984 options, and (ii) only under the “Number of Shares and Units Beneficially Owned” column, 1,613,068 LTIP Units. See also Notes (9) - (22) above.
(10) The address of Vanguard Specialized Funds is 100 Vanguard Blvd, Malvern, PA 19355. Ownership information based on Vanguard Specialized Funds’ Schedule 13G filed February 1, 2018. The number of Common Shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with sole voting power is 7,659,766.
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(11) The address of T.Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, Inc. is 100 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. Ownership information based on T.Rowe Price’s Schedule 13G/A filed February 14, 2018. The number of Common Shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with sole voting power is 5,711,850.
(12) The number of Common Shares and Units (but not the number of Common Shares alone) beneficially owned by the following persons does not include the number of unvested and nonredeemable restricted LTIP Units as indicated: Herbert Eilberg - 47,683 LTIP Units; Mark J. Langer - 187,916 LTIP Units; Robert Minutoli - 203,753 LTIP Units; Jeffrey S. Olson - 339,902 LTIP Units; and Michael Zucker - 95,365 LTIP Units. The number of Common Shares or Units beneficially owned by the following persons includes the number of unvested or unredeemable Common Shares as indicated: Herbert Eilberg - 25,222; Michael A. Gould - 3,937; Steven H. Grapstein - 3,937; Steven J. Guttman - 3,937; Amy B. Lane - 3,937; Mark J. Langer - 31,725; Robert Minutoli - 29,292; Jeffrey S. Olson - 10,632; Kevin P. O’Shea - 3,937; Steven Roth - 3,937; and Michael Zucker - 22,553.
(13) 1,297,315 of these Common Shares were acquired in the pro rata distributions made by each of Vornado and VRLP in connection with the spinoff of the Company from Vornado. Mr. Roth’s total beneficial ownership amount includes 1,936 shares held by the Daryl and Steven Roth Foundation, 2,802,526 shares held by Interstate Properties (a New Jersey general partnership of which Mr. Roth is the managing general partner), and 18,649 shares held by Mr. Roth’s spouse. Mr. Roth does not deem the holding of these shares as an admission of beneficial ownership.


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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers, Trustees, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. These persons are also required by SEC rules and regulations to furnish us with copies of these reports. To our knowledge, based solely on review of the copies of such reports furnished to us, or written representations from reporting persons that all reportable transactions were reported, we believe that during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 these persons timely filed all reports they were required to file under Section 16(a), except that due to an administrative oversight, the grant of Common Shares to Mr. Roth on May 6, 2016 was reported late on a Form 4 filed on March 28, 2017.



PROPOSAL 2

RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee of the Board has selected the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018,2022, and the Board is asking shareholders to ratify this appointment. Deloitte & Touche LLP has served as our independent registered public accounting firm since 2014 and is considered by our management to be well qualified. Although current law, rules and regulations, as well as the Audit Committee charter, require our independent auditor to be engaged, retained and supervised by the Audit Committee, the Board considers the selection of the independent auditor to be an important matter of shareholder concern and is submitting the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP for ratification by shareholders asto be a matter of good corporate practice. Deloitte & Touche LLP has served as ourEven if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion, may select a different independent registered public accounting firm since 2014at any time if the Audit Committee believes that such a change would be in the best interests of the Trust and its shareholders. If the selection is considered by our management to be well qualified.not ratified, the Audit Committee will take that act into consideration, together with such other factors it deems relevant, in determining its next selection of an independent registered public accounting firm. A representative of Deloitte & Touche LLP willis expected to be present at the Annual Meeting, will be given the opportunity to make a statement if he or she so desires and willis expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE
RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF OUR
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM.
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TABLE OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM.

CONTENTS

RELATIONSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The following table summarizes the aggregate fees for professional services rendered to us by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) for the years ended December 31, 20172021 and 2016:2020:
 
​​
2021
​​
2020
Audit Fees(1)
​​
$942,000
​​
$942,000
Audit-Related Fees(2)
​​
507,000
​​
357,000
Tax Fees(3)
​​
​239,000
​​
230,000
All Other Fees
​​
—
​​
—
Total Fees
​​
$1,688,000
​​
$1,529,000
 2017 2016
Audit fees(1)
$895,000
 $862,000
Audit-related fees(2)
898,000
 311,000
Tax fees(3)
358,000
 265,000
Total Fees$2,151,000
 $1,438,000
___________________
(1)

Represents the aggregate fees billed by Deloitte for the years ended December 31, 20172021 and 2016,2020, respectively, for professional services rendered for the audits of the Company’s annual consolidated and combined financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K and for the reviews of the consolidated and combined interim financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
(2)

Represents the aggregate fees billed by Deloitte for the years ended December 31, 20172021 and 20162020, respectively, for professional services rendered that are related to the performance of the audits or reviews of the Company’s consolidated and combined financial statements whichthat are not reported under “Audit Fees,”Fees”, and generally includes fees for stand-alone audits of subsidiaries and accounting consultations. The increase in audit-relates
(3)
Represents the aggregate fees billed by Deloitte for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. Tax fees generally include fees for 2017 primarily relates to work performed on the acquisition of approximately $450 million of propertiestax consultations regarding return preparation and audit procedures performed during the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning system.REIT tax law compliance.
(3) Represents the aggregate fees billed by Deloitte for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.  Tax fees generally include fees for tax consultations regarding return preparation and REIT tax law compliance.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The Audit Committee established a policy of reviewing and approving engagement letters with our independent registered public accounting firm for the services described under “Audit Fees” before the provision of those services, and has pre-approved the use of our independent registered public accountaccounting firm by the Company for additional audit-related and other services of up to $50,000 in each case.$150,000. Any services not specified that exceed those amounts must be approved by the Audit Committee before the provision of such services commences. Requests to provide services requiring pre-approval by the Audit Committee are submitted to the Audit Committee with a description of the services to be provided and an estimate of the fees to be charged in connection with such services. The Audit Committee approved all
All of the services to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm during 2017.2021 were either expressly pre-approved by the Audit Committee or were pre-approved in accordance with the pre-approval policy.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

In performing its oversight role, the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated and combined financial statements of the Company with management and Deloitte & Touche LLP. The Audit Committee has also discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP the matters required to be discussed by PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 1301, Communications with Audit Committees.the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and the SEC. The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent registered public accounting firmDeloitte & Touche LLP required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB Ethics and Independence Rules 3526, Communication with Audit Committees Concerning Independence.regarding Deloitte & Touche LLP’s independence. The Audit Committee has also discussed with the independent registered public accounting firmDeloitte & Touche LLP its independence. The independent registered public accounting firm has free access to the Audit Committee to discuss any matters the firm deems appropriate.
Based on the reportsreview and discussions described in the preceding paragraph, and subject to the limitations on the role and responsibilities of the Audit Committee referred to below and in the Audit Committee Charter in effect during 2017, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Trustees that the audited consolidated and combinedfinancial statements of the Company be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.2021.
Members of the Audit Committee rely without independent verification on the information provided to them and on the representations made by management and the independent registered public accounting firm.Deloitte & Touche LLP. Accordingly, the Audit Committee’s oversight does not provide an independent basis to determine that management has maintained appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles or appropriate internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. Furthermore, the Audit Committee’s considerations and discussions referred to above do not assure that the audit of the Company’s consolidated and combinedfinancial statements has been carried out in accordance with the auditing standards of the PCAOB, that the consolidated and combinedfinancial statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America or that Deloitte & Touche LLP is in fact “independent” or the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls.
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Kevin P. O’Shea (Chair)
​​
Susan L. Givens
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Steven H. Grapstein
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Douglas W. Sesler
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Steven H. Grapstein
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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
NEOs and Executive Compensation Philosophy
The “Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Overview
The “Executive Officer Compensation” ” section of this Proxy Statement presentsdiscusses the detailedprinciples underlying the material components of our compensation arrangements for our named executive officers (“NEOs”) for fiscal year 2017. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017,2021. During 2021, our NEOs and their titles were as follows:
Jeffrey S. Olson - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”)
Christopher J. Weilminster - Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”)
Mark J. Langer - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)
Robert Minutoli - Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”)
Michael Zucker - Executive Vice President - Leasing
Herbert Eilberg - Chief Investment Officer ("CIO"(“CIO”)

Robert C. Milton III – Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel (“GC”)
Executive SummaryCompensation Philosophy
Our executive compensation philosophy emphasizes performance-based compensation over guaranteed pay. To better align our pay practices with thisOur pay-for-performance philosophy in 2016 we shiftedis evidenced by a significant portion of the NEO's total compensation of executive officers to compensationbeing based on quantifiable performance metrics and role specific objectives determined by a formulaic(i) an annual short-term incentive compensation program (the "STI Program" or "STI"that aligns with our objectives for that year and (ii) performance-based long-term incentives based on absolute and relative total shareholder return (“TSR”), measured over a practice we continued in 2017.cumulative three-year period. As shown below, our CEO’s compensation is 84% performance-based/at-risk and the average performance-based/at-risk compensation amount for our other NEOs is 75%.

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20172021 Business Highlights
In 2017, we achieved numerous financial and operating goals, including that we:
Achieved total shareholder returnHighlights of 18.7% since our spin from Vornado in January 15, 2015 and -4.06% for year-end 2017, which, on a relative basis, significantly exceeded2021 include the returns of the SNL Retail Shopping Center Index of -8.93% and -11.08%, respectively;following:
Generated Funds From Operations (“FFO”) as Adjustednet income attributable to common shareholders of $1.34$102.7 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, a 5.5%for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to $93.6 million, or $0.79 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2020;
•
Generated FFO as Adjusted(1) of $133.5 million, or $1.09 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to $107.5 million, or $0.88 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2020;
Reported same-property portfolio leased occupancy of 94.1%, an increase over 2016;
Increased same-property cash Net Operating Income (“NOI”) by 4.7% (5.4% including properties in redevelopment) over the prior year;
Increased same-property retail portfolio occupancy by 10of 120 basis points compared to 98.3% asSeptember 30, 2021 and of 250 basis points compared to December 31, 2016;2020;
Completed $53.6 millionAcquired Woodmore Towne Centre, a 712,000 sf grocery-anchored, regional shopping center in development, redevelopment and anchor repositioning projects, endingGlenarden, MD;
(1)
Please see “Non-GAAP Financial Measure” beginning on page 62 for reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.
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Ended the year with approximately $195 million in active projects;
Added $72.5$218.7 million of active development and redevelopment projects ($72.1 million of which had been incurred as of December 31, 2021) estimated to our pipeline;
Significantly strengthened our balance sheet, raising $1.5 billion in capital, ending the year with $500 million in cash, a net debt to total capitalization ratiogenerate an unlevered yield of 22% and net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio to 4.6x;8%; and
Acquired approximately $450 million in properties.
For reconciliations of FFO as Adjusted, same-property cash NOIAdvanced ESG efforts and net debt to adjusted EBITDAdisclosures which led to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and why we view these measures to be useful supplemental performance measures, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.


2017 Total Return to Shareholders Performance
The following performance graph compares the cumulative total shareholder returnpublication of our Common Shares with the SNL U.S. REIT Retail Shopping Center Index from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017, assuming the reinvestment of all dividends into additional common shares during the holding period. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.
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2017 Short-Term Incentive Compensation Program
In 2017, we implemented our 2017 STI Program, which provides annual bonuses to executives based on performance criteria established by the Compensation Committee at the beginning of 2017. NEOs earn bonuses based on the level of achievement of pre-established Company and individual-specific performance metrics. Awards earned are paid 50%first dedicated ESG/GRESB report in cash and 50% in time-based equity (except for Mr. Minutoli whose bonus was paid 100% in cash).
In accordance with the foregoing and based on their performance in 2017, the Compensation Committee awarded the following amounts under the 2017 STI Program, expressed both as an absolute and as a percentage of their base salary:
Name 
Target 2017 STI Opportunity
(as a % of Salary)
 
Actual 2017 STI Award
(as % of Salary)
 
Actual 2017 STI Award
($)(1)
Mr. Olson 100% 160% $1,601,268
Mr. Langer 100% 153% $803,502
Mr. Minutoli 100% 137% $684,384
Mr. Zucker 100% 127% $537,649
Mr. Eilberg 115% 138% $483,908
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(1) Equity awards are reflected in this column at their grant date fair value. 2017 STI awards were paid 50% in equity and 50% in cash, except for Mr. Minutoli who was paid 100% in cash.

2021.
Say on Pay Voting Results
At our 20172021 annual meeting of shareholders, we received approximately 97.47%94.3% approval for our annual advisory “say on pay”“say-on-pay” vote to approve the compensation of our NEOs, was approved. The Compensation Committee believes that the voting results demonstrate significantwhich we believe affirms our shareholders’ support forof our approach to our NEO compensation program.




Summary of Employment AgreementNEO Target Compensation Terms
Below is a summary of the compensation-related terms included intarget compensation for each NEO’s respective employment agreement or offer letterNEO applicable to 2017 compensation:2021:
Executive
​​
Base Salary
​​
Target Bonus
​​
Long-Term Equity Incentive
Grant
Jeffrey S. Olson
(CEO)
​​
$1,050,000
​​
110% of base salary
​​
$3,700,000
 
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Christopher J. Weilminster
(COO)
​​
$600,000
​​
100% of base salary
​​
$1,500,000
 
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​​
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Mark J. Langer
(CFO)
​​
$603,750
​​
100% of base salary
​​
$914,944
 
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​​
​​
Herbert Eilberg
(CIO)
​​
$367,500
​​
115% of base salary
​​
$400,000
 
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​​
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Robert C. Milton III
(GC)
​​
$400,000
​​
100% of base salary
​​
$213,912

Target compensation for our NEOs was established, in part, in reference to our obligations pursuant to the employment agreements, retention agreements and offer letters that we have entered into with each of our NEOs. The terms of these employment agreements, retention agreements and offer letters are described under “Employment Agreements and Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or a Corporate Transaction/Change in Control.”
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Executive Base Salary Bonus Annual Equity Grants
Jeffrey S. Olson
(Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer)
 $1,000,000
 
Annual target bonus of no less than 100% of base salary payable 50% in cash and 50% in equity awards that vest ratably over four years.

 Annual grants of stock options with a grant date Black Scholes value equal to $500,000 and vesting ratably over four years, subject to continued employment through each vesting date.
Mark J. Langer
(Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer)
 $525,000 Annual target bonus of no less than 100% of base salary payable 50% in cash and 50% in equity awards that vest ratably over three years. Annual grants of stock options with a grant date Black Scholes value equal to $200,000 and vesting ratably over three years, subject to continued employment through each vesting date.
Robert Minutoli
(Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer)
 $500,000* Annual target bonus of no less than 100% of base salary payable 100% in cash. Annual target grants of a number of LTIP Units equal to $350,000 divided by the FMV of one Common Share on grant date and vesting ratably over three years, subject to continued employment through each vesting date.
Michael Zucker
(Executive Vice President - Leasing)
 $425,000 No employment agreement or offer letter
Herbert Eilberg
(Chief Investment Officer)
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Executive Compensation Process
* Effective January 1, 2018, Mr. Minutoli's base salary increasedThe Compensation Committee typically meets multiple times each year in connection with the consideration and determination of executive compensation, and is responsible for determining and approving the compensation of all of our executive officers. Historically, most actions of the Compensation Committee have occurred at regular meetings scheduled well in advance by the Compensation Committee; however, the Compensation Committee may hold special meetings or take actions by written consent as they deem appropriate. Specific meeting agendas are prepared by the chair of the Compensation Committee, in consultation with the other members of the committee or the CEO as she may deem appropriate. Matters to $600,000.

be acted on by written consent may relate to matters that have been previously discussed and/or are summarized by a member of the Compensation Review ProcessCommittee, our CEO, a consultant engaged by the Compensation Committee or other advisor to us or the Compensation Committee.
Compensation Program Objectives
UE’sThe Compensation Committee has established executive compensation objectives and a philosophy to attract, retain and appropriately reward a “best-in-class” executive management team. We believe that the quality, skills and dedication of our NEOs are critical factors that affect the long-term value of the Company. Accordingly, the objectives of our executive compensation program are to:
Attract and retain a highly-skilled, “best-in-class” team of executives.
Motivate our executives to contribute to the achievement of company-wide, business-unit and individual goals.
Emphasize equity-based incentives with long-term performance measurement periods and vesting conditions.
Align the interests of executives with shareholders by linking payouts under annual incentives to performance measures that promote the creation of long-term shareholder value.
Achieve an appropriate balance between risk and reward in our compensation program that does not encourage excessive or inappropriate risk-taking.
Encourage equity ownership by our executives over the course of their employment, aligning executive interests with those of our shareholders.
Maintain a best-in-class“best-in-class” compensation program that incorporates best practice policies from the perspective of shareholders, peers and other relevant sources.

Our executive compensation program is intended to reward the achievement of annual, long-term and strategic goals of both the Company and the individual executive. To achieve these objectives, our executive compensation program includes fixed,


variable, annual and long-term components as described below. In particular, for our Chairman and CEO, a majority of his compensation is in the form of equity compensation subject to multi-year, time-based vesting and/or total return to shareholders (TSR)TSR performance designed to ensure that the value of the compensation that he ultimately realizes is based on our share price performance, further aligning his interests with those of the Company and our shareholders.

Role of the Compensation Committee and our Chief Executive Officer
The purposes and responsibilities of the Compensation Committee in making compensation decisions include:
Review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the CEO, evaluate the CEO’s performance and determine and approve the CEO’s compensation level based on this evaluation;
Review and approve the total compensation package for the Company's officers at the level of executive vice-president and above, and all equity awards under the Company's 2015 Omnibus Share Plan and 2018 Inducement Plan;
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Make recommendations to the Board with respect to incentive compensation plans and equity-based plans that are subject to Board approval and approve any new or materially amended equity compensation plan where shareholder approval has not been obtained; and
Oversee, with management, regulatory compliance with respect to compensation matters, including the Company’s compensation policies.

The Compensation Committee also may retain, at our expense, and terminate independent counsel and other advisors and experts as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out its duties. In setting the 20172021 compensation for our NEOs (other than the CEO), the Compensation Committee also considered the recommendations of theour CEO.
Role of the Independent Compensation Consultant and Use of Peer Group Data
The Compensation Committee selected FTIand directly engaged Ferguson Partners Consulting Inc. (“FTI Consulting”FPC”) as its compensation consultant for 2017. FTI Consulting2021. FPC provides the Compensation Committee with peer executive compensation data and expertise and advice on various matters brought before the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee hashad the sole authority to retain and terminate FTI ConsultingFPC as its compensation consultant, and approve fees and other engagement terms. The Compensation Committee has determined that FTI ConsultingFPC is independent from management based upon the consideration of relevant factors, including the following:
FTI Consulting doesFPC did not provide any services to us except advisory services to the Compensation Committee;
The amount of fees received from us by FTI Consulting isFPC was not material as a percentage of FTI Consulting’sFPC’s total revenue;
FTI Consulting hasFPC had policies and procedures that are designed to prevent conflicts of interest;
FTI ConsultingFPC and its employees that provideprovided services to the Compensation Committee dodid not have any business or personal relationship with any member of the Compensation Committee or any of our executive officers; and
FTI ConsultingFPC and its employees that provideprovided services to the Compensation Committee dodid not own any of our Common Shares.

Based on the data and analysis provided by FTI Consulting,FPC, the Compensation Committee has developed a compensation plan that seeks to maintain the link between corporate performance and shareholder returns while being generally competitive within our industry. The Compensation Committee considered FTI Consulting’sFPC’s peer group analysis when considering base salaries and bonuses paid to our executives for 2017.

2021.
In selecting the targeted peer group (of which Phillips Edison & Company was added for 2021, and both Retail Properties of America and Weingarten Realty Investors were removed due to being acquired), the Compensation Committee considers REITs that have at least two of the following characteristics:
Retail property focus (shopping centers, freestanding retail and regional malls);
REITs with a geographic focus similar to that of the Company and with which the Company directly competes for talent; and
Market capitalization no less than approximately one half (½) and no more than approximately two and a half (2 ½) times the market capitalization of UE.
•
Market capitalization no less than approximately one half (1∕2) and no more than approximately three (3) times the market capitalization of the Company.
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The following table provides the names and key information for each peer company at the time at whichwhen the Compensation Committee reviewed the peer group market data at year end 2017:2021:
Company
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Implied Equity
Market Cap
($)(1)
​​
Total Enterprise
Value ($)(1)
​​
Headquarters
​​
REIT Sector
Acadia Realty Trust
​​
​2,017
​​
​4,388
​​
Rye, NY
​​
Shopping Centers
Brixmor Property Group Inc.
​​
​7,552
​​
​12,353
​​
New York, NY
​​
Shopping Centers
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
​​
​2,510
​​
​4,122
​​
New York, NY
​​
Office
Kite Realty Group Trust
​​
​4,822
​​
​6,048
​​
Indianapolis, IN
​​
Shopping Centers
LXP Industrial Trust
​​
​4,447
​​
​5,974
​​
New York, NY
​​
Diversified
Paramount Group, Inc.
​​
​2,008
​​
​5,865
​​
New York, NY
​​
Office
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.
​​
​4,183
​​
​6,031
​​
Cincinnati, OH
​​
Shopping Centers
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
​​
​2,572
​​
​3,828
​​
San Diego, CA
​​
Shopping Centers
Seritage Growth Properties
​​
​805
​​
​2,348
​​
New York, NY
​​
Free Standing
SITE Centers Corp.
​​
​3,346
​​
​5,294
​​
Beachwood, OH
​​
Shopping Centers
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
​​
​6,154
​​
​9,089
​​
Dallas, TX
​​
Free Standing
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
​​
​2,099
​​
​3,456
​​
Greensboro, NC
​​
Shopping Centers
Veris Residential, Inc.
​​
​1,837
​​
​4,306
​​
Jersey City, NJ
​​
Diversified
Urban Edge Properties
​​
​2,318
​​
​3,705
​​
New York, NY
​​
Shopping Centers
Company 
Implied Equity Market Cap 
   ($)(1)
 
Total Enterprise Value ($)(1)
 Headquarters REIT Sector
Acadia Realty Trust 2,419.6 4,561.9 Rye, NY Shopping Centers
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. 6,159.0 7,312.1 New York, NY Office
Kite Realty Group Trust 1,677.4 3,359.8 Indianapolis, IN Shopping Centers
Lexington Realty Trust 2,357.3 4,419.5 New York, NY Diversified
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. 2,163.6 4,933.0 Jersey City, NJ Specialty
Paramount Group, Inc. 4,201.1 8,005.4 New York, NY Office
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust 929.8 2,955.4 Philadelphia, PA Regional Malls
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. 2,473.7 3,829.4 San Diego, CA Shopping Centers
Retail Properties of America, Inc. 3,050.6 4,881.2 Oak Brook, IL Shopping Centers
Seritage Growth Properties 2,315.1 3,495.6 New York, NY Regional Malls
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. 39,911.6 7,762.8 Dallas, TX Free Standing
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. 2,639.2 4,404.4 Greensboro, NC Shopping Centers
Washington Prime Group Inc. 157.5 4,720.5 Columbus, OH Shopping Centers
Weingarten Realty Investors 4,268.5 6,620.6 Houston, TX Regional Malls
Urban Edge Properties 3,225.7 4,253.7 New York, NY Shopping Centers
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(1)As of December 31, 2017.

(1)
As of December 31, 2021 (in $ millions).
Analysis of Risk Associated with our Executive Compensation Program
Our Compensation Committee has considered the concept of risk as it relates to our executive compensation program and theThe Compensation Committee does not believe that our executive compensation program encourages excessive or inappropriate risk taking for the reasons stated below.
We structure our pay to consist of both fixed and variable compensation. The fixed portion (base salary) of compensation is designed to provide a base level of income regardless of our financial or share price performance.
The variable portions of compensation (cash incentive and equity) are designed to encourage and reward both short- and long-term corporate performance. We believe that these variable elements of compensation are a sufficient percentage of total compensation to provide incentives to executives to produce superior short- and long-term corporate results, while the fixed element is also sufficiently high that the executives are not encouraged to take unnecessary or excessive risks in doing so. The Company and the Compensation Committee also believe that the mix of quantifiable performance metrics used in our long-term equity-based compensation plans and the STIshort-term incentive program and the subjective, role specific objectives included in the STI Program providesshort-term incentive program provide an incentive for our executives to produce superior performance without the distorting effects of providing a pre-determinable compensation award based on the performance of only one division or business unit or upon other results that may not reflect the long- or short-term results of the Company as a whole.
As demonstrated above, our executive compensation program is structured to achieve its objectives by (i) providing incentives to our NEOs to manage the Company for the creation of long-term shareholder value, (ii) avoiding the type of disproportionately


large short-term incentives that could encourage our NEOs to take risks that may not be in the Company’s long-term interests, (iii) requiring our NEOs to maintain a significant investment in the Company and (iv) evaluating annually an array of performance criteria in determining executive compensation rather than focusing on a singular metric that may encourage unnecessary risk taking. We believe this combination of factors encourages our NEOs to manage the Company prudently.
Elements of Compensation
Base Salary: Description and Analysis
Although the Compensation Committee does not set base salary levels equal to any specific percentage of base salaries paid to comparable officers in the targeted peer group, theour NEOs are paid an amount in the form of base pay within the range of base salaries paid in the targeted peer group and which we believe to be sufficient to attract executive talent and maintain a stable management team.
For 2017, our NEOs'
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Our NEOs’ base salaries were not increased, except for Mr. Zucker whose base salary was increased to $425,000 in recognition of his exceptional 2016 performance and to better align his base salary with that of market peers.are listed below:
Name 2017 Annual Base Salary 2016 Annual Base Salary​
2021 Annual Base Salary
​
2020 Annual Base Salary
Mr. Olson $1,000,000 $1,000,000​
$1,050,000
​
$1,050,000
Mr. Weilminster
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600,000
​
600,000
Mr. Langer $525,000 $525,000​
603,750
​
603,750
Mr. Minutoli $500,000 $500,000
Mr. Zucker $425,000 $325,000
Mr. Eilberg $350,000 $350,000​
367,500
​
367,500
Mr. Milton
​
400,000
​
393,750
Annual base salaries of each NEO are reviewed each year by the Compensation Committee and, under the applicable employment agreementsagreement or offer letter with Messrs. Olson, Langer and Minutoli, may be increased by the Compensation Committee as needed. For 2018, our NEOs'In February 2021, the Compensation Committee elected to increase Mr. Milton’s base salaries were not increased, except for Mr. Minutoli whoseby approximately 2%, and maintain base salary was increased to $600,000.levels for each of the other NEOs.
Annual Cash and Equity Incentives - 2017 Short-Term Incentive Compensation Plan
In 2017, the Company implemented the 20172021 STI Program that
We implemented a predominantly formulaic short-term incentive compensation program in 2021 (the “2021 STI Program”), which provides annual bonuses to executives based on performance criteria established by the Compensation Committee at the beginning of the year. Participants earn bonuses based on the level of achievement of pre-established Company and individual-specific performance metrics paid 100% in cash. The prior year’s short-term incentive program was discretionary due to the impact and uncertainty created by Covid-19.
The 2021 STI Program sets forth threshold, target and maximum award levels under a formulaic award structure. The threshold, target and maximum award levelsfor each NEO as a percentage of each NEO'stheir base salary for 2017 weresalaries as follows:
Executive
​​
Threshold
​​
Target
​​
Maximum
Mr. Olson
​​
55%
​​
110%
​​
220%
Mr. Weilminster
​​
50%
​​
100%
​​
175%
Mr. Langer
​​
50%
​​
100%
​​
175%
Mr. Eilberg
​​
50%
​​
115%
​​
150%
Mr. Milton
​​
50%
​​
100%
​​
150%
The Company-wide and individual performance measures, the weightings and the relevant performance range applicable to each NEO under the 2021 STI Program are set forth below:
Performance Measures – Messrs. Olson, Langer & Milton
​​
Weighting
​​
Performance
Range
FFO as Adjusted (per share)
​​
40%
​​
$0.80 - $1.06
Development/Redevelopment: Pipeline to Active (in $ millions)(1)
​​
15%
​​
$50 - $100
Backfill Anchor Box Vacancies (# of leases signed)
​​
15%
​​
3 - 7
Acquisitions & Dispositions (in $ millions)
​​
10%
​​
$50 - $150
Compensation Committee’s Evaluation
​​
20%
​​
1 - 5
​​
100%
​​
Performance Measures – Mr. Weilminster
​​
Weighting
​​
Performance
Range
FFO as Adjusted (per share)
​​
35%
​​
$0.80 - $1.06
Development/Redevelopment: Pipeline to Active (in $ millions)(1)
​​
15%
​​
$50 - $100
Backfill Anchor Box Vacancies (# of leases signed)
​​
25%
​​
3 - 7
Acquisitions & Dispositions (in $ millions)
​​
10%
​​
$50 - $150
Compensation Committee’s Evaluation
​​
15%
​​
1 - 5
​​
100%
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Performance Measures – Mr. Eilberg
​​
Weighting
​​
Performance
Range
FFO as Adjusted (per share)
​​
30%
​​
$0.80 - $1.06
Development/Redevelopment: Pipeline to Active (in $ millions)(1)
​​
10%
​​
$50 - $100
Backfill Anchor Box Vacancies (# of leases signed)
​​
10%
​​
3 - 7
Acquisitions & Dispositions (in $ millions)
​​
30%
​​
$50 - $150
Compensation Committee’s Evaluation
​​
20%
​​
1 - 5
​​
100%
​​
(1)
Determined by reference to amount of estimated gross cost that is moved from development pipeline to active status.
Executive Threshold Target Maximum
Mr. Olson 50% 100% 200%
Mr. Langer 50% 100% 175%
Mr. Minutoli 50% 100% 175%
Mr. Zucker 50% 100% 150%
Mr. Eilberg 50% 115% 150%

In February 2018, the Compensation Committee approved 2017The 2021 STI payments to our NEOs with 80% determinedProgram is based on objective company goals for Messrs. Olson and Minutoli and approximately 50% for Messrs. Eilberg, Langer and Zucker, and the remainder for each determined basedin part on the achievement of role specific metrics asseveral objective Company performance criteria that incentivize management to focus on financial goals that are aligned with our annual operating budget and strategic goals for the year. The Compensation Committee determined based on evaluations bythat each goal was challenging and set at levels that would require the CEO (for NEOs other than the CEO)Company to work toward meaningful achievement of measures that would promote both short- and the Compensation Committee. For Messrs. Olson and Minutoli,long-term value.
The 2021 STI Program also contained a significant portion of their performance measures under the 2017 STI weresubjective element based on the achievementCompensation Committee’s assessment of company-wide operatingour Company’s performance and portfolio objectives. For Messrs. Eilberg, Langerthe executive’s individual performance, with input from our CEO, as applicable. In this subjective element, the Compensation Committee considered each NEO’s individual performance and Zucker,the Company’s overall 2021 accomplishments, including the performance measures included the company-wide goalsset forth under “2021 Business Highlights” and performance in, but also included measures more closely tailorednot limited to, the achievement of goals for which such executives were individually responsible.



The following tables identify the individual performance measures applicable to each NEO, the weighting of each of the performance measures to their overall score,categories: (i) capital markets; (ii) acquisitions/dispositions; (iii) operations; and the performance range related to each such measure:
Performance Measures - Mr. OlsonWeightingPerformance Range
FFO as Adjusted (per share)30.00%$1.29 - $1.39
Same Property NOI Growth20.00%1.5% - 3.5%
Development/Redevelopment: Active Project Completion (1)
7.50%$84.4 - $93.9
Development/Redevelopment: Active Project Advancement (1)
7.50%$193.3 - $213.7
Development/Redevelopment: Active Project Additions (2)
7.50%$15 - $25
Development/Redevelopment: Pipeline Expansion (2)
7.50%$60 - $90
Role Specific Objectives20.00%1 - 5
100%
Performance Measures - Mr. LangerWeightingPerformance Range
Accuracy, Quality and Timing of Reporting and Internal Controls10.00%1 - 5
IT Transition Implementation10.00%1 - 5
Capital Raising / Financing Activity10.00%1 - 5
FFO as Adjusted (per share)18.75%$1.29 - $1.39
Same Property NOI Growth12.50%1.5% - 3.5%
Development/Redevelopment: Active Project Completion (1)
4.69%$84.4 - $93.9
Development/Redevelopment: Active Project Advancement (1)
4.69%$193.3 - $213.7
Development/Redevelopment: Active Project Additions (2)
4.69%$15 - $25
Development/Redevelopment: Pipeline Expansion (2)
4.69%$60 - $90
Role Specific Objectives20.00%1 - 5
100%
Performance Measures - Mr. MinutoliWeightingPerformance Range
FFO as Adjusted (per share)30.00%$1.29 - $1.39
Same Property NOI Growth20.00%1.5% - 3.5%
Development/Redevelopment: Active Project Completion (1)
7.50%$84.4 - $93.9
Development/Redevelopment: Active Project Advancement (1)
7.50%$193.3 - $213.7
Development/Redevelopment: Active Project Additions (2)
7.50%$15 - $25
Development/Redevelopment: Pipeline Expansion (2)
7.50%$60 - $90
Role Specific Objectives20.00%1 - 5
100%
Performance Measures - Mr. ZuckerWeightingPerformance Range
Same Property Occupancy12.50%97.6% - 98.6%
Development Leasing12.50%1 - 5
FFO as Adjusted (per share)18.00%$1.29 - $1.39
Same Property NOI Growth12.00%1.5% - 3.5%
Development/Redevelopment: Active Project Completion (1)
6.25%$84.4 - $93.9
Development/Redevelopment: Active Project Advancement (1)
6.25%$193.3 - $213.7
Development/Redevelopment: Active Project Additions (2)
6.25%$15 - $25
Development/Redevelopment: Pipeline Expansion (2)
6.25%$60 - $90
Role Specific Objectives20.00%1 - 5
100%


Performance Measures - Mr. EilbergWeightingPerformance Range
Acquisitions / Dispositions30.00%1 - 5
FFO as Adjusted (per share)18.75%$1.29 - $1.39
Same Property NOI Growth12.50%1.5% - 3.5%
Development/Redevelopment: Active Project Completion (1)
4.69%$84.4 - $93.9
Development/Redevelopment: Active Project Advancement (1)
4.69%$193.3 - $213.7
Development/Redevelopment: Active Project Additions (2)
4.69%$15 - $25
Development/Redevelopment: Pipeline Expansion (2)
4.69%$60 - $90
Role Specific Objectives20.00%1 - 5
100%
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(1) Determined by reference to millions of dollars of value creation.
(2) Determined by reference to millions of dollars of estimated gross cost.

(iv) leadership.
Based on actual performance in 20172021 and the weightings assigned to each performance measure, the Compensation Committee determined the 20172021 STI Program awards set forth below. Incentive awards are paid 50% in cash and 50% in equity that vests ratably over three years (four years for Mr. Olson), except for Mr. Minutoli whose incentive award is paid 100% in cash.below:

For 2017, the NEOs received the following incentive awards:
Name
​​
Actual STI Award
as % of Base
Salary
​​
Actual 2021
STI Cash
Award($)(1)
Mr. Olson
​​
193%
​​
$2,021,250
Mr. Weilminster
​​
145%
​​
870,000
Mr. Langer
​​
156%
​​
943,359
Mr. Eilberg
​​
147%
​​
538,388
Mr. Milton
​​
138%
​​
550,000
(1)
The cash awards were paid in February 2022 and are reflected in the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation column for 2021 in the Summary Compensation Table below.
Name 
Total STI Award
 (as % of Base Salary)
 Actual 2017 STI Cash Award 
Actual 2017 STI Equity Award(1)
Mr. Olson 160% $800,634 $800,615
Mr. Langer 153% $401,751 $401,747
Mr. Minutoli 137% $684,384 -
Mr. Zucker 127% $268,825 $268,812
Mr. Eilberg 138% $241,951 $241,935
Long-Term Equity-Based Compensation — 2021 Awards
__________________2021 Long-Term Incentive Awards
(1)On February 10, 2021, the Compensation Committee granted long-term incentive compensation awards for 2021 (“2021 LTI Awards”). The stock bonus amounts2021 LTI Awards were granted on February 22, 2018 as restricted stock (LTIP Units for Mr. Olson) under thecomprised of both performance-based and time-based vesting equity awards. The 2021 LTI Awards were weighted, in terms of grant date fair value, approximately one-half performance-based and one-half time-based for each of the Urban Edge Properties 2015 Omnibus Share Plan (the "Omnibus Share Plan"). These awards vest ratably over three years (or four years inNEOs.
Overall, the caseCompensation Committee established the amounts of Mr. Olson) subjectthe 2021 LTI Awards to continued employment throughbe granted to each vesting date with the initial vesting occurring on February 22, 2019. 2017 STI Awards granted 50% in cash and 50% in equity, with the equity rounded down to the nearest whole share or unit, as applicable.

Long -Term Equity Based Compensation

In addition to the awards granted under the STI Program, UE granted restricted stock and option awards toof the NEOs based on their employment agreements or offer letters, other than Mr. Zucker and Mr. Eilberg who are not subject to such an agreement or letter. Pursuant to the employment agreement or offer letter, NEOs were awarded the long-term incentive equity awards in 2017 with the following approximateanticipated grant date fair values:
Name
2017 Restricted Stock(1)
2017 Stock Options(2)
Mr. Olson-$500,000
Mr. Langer-$200,000
Mr. Minutoli$350,000-
Mr. Zucker--
Mr. Eilberg--
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(1)The restricted stock was awarded on February 22, 2018 under the termsvalues of the Omnibus Share Plan. These shares vest ratably over three years subjectawards, its review of peer group data and its view of appropriate award amounts in light of each of our executive’s roles, responsibilities and experience, its desire to continued employment through each vesting date with the initial vesting occurring on February 24, 2018.
(2)The stock options were granted on February 22, 2018 pursuantoffer competitive compensation including an appropriate mix of cash and equity compensation, and our existing commitments to the Omnibus Share PlanNEOs in our agreements with 10-year contractual lives and vest ratably over three years (or four yearsthem.
The performance-based awards, which are granted in the case of Mr. Olson), subjectLTIP Units, are eligible to continued employment through each vesting date, with the initial vesting occurring on February 22, 2019.



Long-Term Equity-Based Compensation: 2015 & 2017 Outperformance Plan and 2018 LTI Plan
2015 Outperformance Plan
On November 3, 2015, the Compensation Committee approved the Company’s 2015 Outperformance Plan ("2015 OPP"), a multi-year performance-based equity compensation program. Under the 2015 OPP, participants may earn awards in the form of LTIP Unitsbe earned based on our absolute TSR (weighted 33.33%)(25% of the performance-based awards) and our TSR relative to a peer group (weighted 66.67%)(75% of the performance-based awards) over a three-year measurement period from November 6, 2015February 10, 2021 through November 5, 2018.February 9, 2024.
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Listed below are the threshold, target and maximum numbers of LTIP Units that each NEO will be eligible to earn upon achieving both goals discussed above at the conclusion of the performance period pursuant to the performance-based 2021 LTI Awards and the grant date fair value of the performance-based 2021 LTI Awards that we granted to each NEO:
Name
​​
Threshold
Units(1)
​​
Target Units
​​
Maximum
Potential Units(2)
​​
Grant Date
Value ($)(3)
Mr. Olson
​​
45,895
​​
114,739
​​
189,321
​​
1,849,978
Mr. Weilminster
​​
18,606
​​
46,515
​​
76,751
​​
749,978
Mr. Langer
​​
11,348
​​
28,373
​​
46,815
​​
457,468
Mr. Eilberg
​​
4,961
​​
12,403
​​
20,467
​​
199,978
Mr. Milton
​​
2,652
​​
6,632
​​
10,944
​​
106,931
(1)
Represents the number of units earned if the minimum threshold for the performance-based 2021 LTI Awards is met (40% of the Target Units).
(2)
Represents the maximum number of units earned if the maximum performance thresholds are met (165% of the Target Units).
(3)
Represents the grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718.
The following tables set forth the threshold, target and maximum performance levels, and the number of LTIP Units earned at each level, for both the absolute TSR and relative TSR components of the performance-based 2021 LTI Awards. None of the LTIP Units will be earned for a particular component if performance for that component is below threshold. The number of LTIP Units that are earned if performance is between threshold and target or target and maximum will be determined based on linear interpolation between the percentages earned at the applicable levels. In addition, if our absolute TSR for the performance period is negative, then no more than 100% (i.e., the number of Target Units) may be earned under the relative TSR component.
Absolute TSR Component (25% of the performance-based 2021 LTI Awards)
Performance Level
​​
Absolute TSR
​​
% of Target Units Earned
Threshold
​​
18%
​​
40%
Target
​​
27%
​​
100%
Maximum
​​
36% or higher
​​
165%
Relative TSR Component (75% of the performance-based 2021 LTI Awards)
Performance Level
​​
Relative TSR
​​
% of Target Units Earned
Threshold
​​
35th Percentile
​​
40%
Target
​​
55th Percentile
​​
100%
Maximum
​​
75th Percentile or higher
​​
165%
If the designated performance objectives are achieved, the LTIP Units earned under the performance-based 2021 LTI Awards will also be subject to vesting based on continued employment with the Company through February 10, 2026, with 50% of the LTIP Units earned vesting on the date the Compensation Committee determines the amount earned following the conclusion of the performance period, and 25% vesting on each of February 10, 2025 and February 10, 2026.
During the performance measurement period, recipients of the performance-based 2021 LTI Awards will receive distributions on the maximum number of LTIP Units that could be earned of only one-tenth of the dividend rate otherwise payable to the Company’s shareholders. To the extent LTIP Units are earned, the recipients are entitled to receive any excess amount of distributions that would have been received, above the amount of distributions actually received on all of the LTIP Units subject to the recipient’s performance-based 2021 LTI Award, if the LTIP Units that were earned had been entitled to receive full distributions since the beginning of the performance period, which may be paid either in additional LTIP Units valued on the ex-dividend date for each distribution as if such distributions had been reinvested contemporaneously or in cash.
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The time-based 2021 LTI Awards, also granted in LTIP Units, vest in equal annual installments over three years (or four in the case of Mr. Olson) on February 10, 2022 and subsequent anniversaries thereof. Listed below are the number of LTIP Units and grant date fair value of the time-based 2021 LTI Awards that each NEO was granted on February 10, 2021:
Name
​​
Time-Based
Vesting LTIP
Units
​​
Grant Date
Value($)(1)
Mr. Olson
​​
128,830
​​
1,849,999
Mr. Weilminster
​​
53,003
​​
749,992
Mr. Langer
​​
32,330
​​
457,470
Mr. Eilberg
​​
14,134
​​
199,996
Mr. Milton
​​
7,558
​​
106,946
(1)
Represents the grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718.
Long-Term Equity-Based Compensation — Prior Years Performance-Based Awards
We have structured our prior year long-term equity-based compensation awards to include awards containing multi-year performance-based vesting criteria that continue to incentivize performance in years following the years in which they were granted. The following summarizes the terms of the performance-based equity awards that we had granted to the NEOs prior to 2021 that had performance periods that included all or part of 2021.
2019 Performance-Based LTI Award – Measurement Period Ended February 25, 2022
On April 4, 2019, the Compensation Committee granted long-term incentive compensation performance-based awards for 2019 (“2019 PB LTI”). The performance-based awards, which are granted in LTIP Units, are eligible to be earned based on our absolute TSR (25% of the performance-based awards) and our TSR relative to a peer group (75% of the performance-based awards) over a three-year measurement period from February 26, 2019 through February 25, 2022.
Participants willwere not entitled to earn any awards under the 2015 OPP2019 PB LTI unless (i) under the absolute TSR weighting, the Company’s TSR during the measurement period iswas at least 21%18% or (ii) under the relative TSR weighting, the Company’s TSR during the measurement period iswas at least at the 5035th percentile of our peer group. The maximum number of LTIP Units will bewould have been earned under the 2015 OPP2019 PB LTI if the Company both (a) achieves 50%achieved 36% or higher TSR over the three-year measurement period and (b) iswas in the 75th or higher percentile of our peer group for TSR over the three-year measurement period.
2017 Outperformance Plan
On February 24, 2017, the Compensation Committee approved the Company’s 2017 Outperformance Plan ("2017 OPP"), which is essentially the same as the 2015 OPP with the notable exception of the weighting of the absolute and relative TSR, which is 25% and 75%, respectively (as opposed to 33.33% and 66.67%, respectively, under the 2015 OPP). Under the 2017 OPP, awards are also granted in LTIP Units based on our absolute TSR and our TSR relative to a peer group over a three-year measurement period from February 24, 2017 through February 23, 2020.
Participants will not earn any awards under the 2017 OPP unless (i) under the absolute TSR weighting, the Company’s TSR during the measurement period is at least 21% or (ii) under the relative TSR weighting, the Company’s TSR during the measurement period is at least at the 50th percentile of our peer group. The maximum number of LTIP Units will be earned under the 2017 OPP if the Company both (a) achieves 50% or higher TSR over the three-year measurement period and (b) is in the 75th or greater percentile of our peer group for TSR over the three-year measurement period.
On the 2019 PB LTI commencement date, our NEOs were awarded the maximum potential units set forth below and the number of units earned was determined based on the Company’s absolute and relative TSR over the three-year measurement period ending on the measurement period end date (unearned units were forfeited as of that date). The table below sets forth the Threshold, Target and Maximum Potential Units and the units actually earned, inclusive of, in the case of the earned units, additional units equivalent to the 90% of the Company’s dividend not paid current during the performance period:
Name
​​
Threshold Units
​​
Target Units
​​
Maximum Potential
Units
​​
Total Units
Earned
Mr. Olson
​​
35,770
​​
89,424
​​
147,550
​​
28,754
Mr. Weilminster
​​
27,387
​​
68,467
​​
112,970
​​
22,704
Mr. Langer
​​
12,258
​​
30,644
​​
50,563
​​
10,162
Mr. Eilberg
​​
3,502
​​
8,755
​​
14,446
​​
2,903
Mr. Milton
​​
3,502
​​
8,755
​​
14,446
​​
2,903
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2020 Long-Term Incentive Awards
On February 20, 2020, the Compensation Committee granted long-term incentive compensation awards for 2020 (“2020 LTI Awards”). The 2020 LTI Awards were comprised of both performance-based and time-based vesting equity awards. The performance-based awards, which are granted in LTIP Units, are eligible to be earned based on our absolute TSR (25% of the performance-based awards) and our TSR relative to a peer group (75% of the performance-based awards) over a three-year measurement period from February 20, 2020 through February 17, 2023.
Listed below are the threshold, target and maximum numbers of LTIP Units that each NEO will be eligible to earn upon achieving both goals discussed above at the conclusion of the performance period underpursuant to the 2017 OPP:
Executive 
Threshold Units(1)
 Target Units 
Maximum Potential Units(2)
 
Grant Date Value(3)
Mr. Olson 15,272 45,816 76,361 $1,027,624
Mr. Langer 10,690 32,071 53,452 $719,330
Mr. Minutoli 12,217 36,652 61,088 $822,092
Mr. Zucker 6,108 18,326 30,544 $411,046
Mr. Eilberg 3,054 9,163 15,272 $205,523
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(1) Represents the number of units earned if the minimum threshold is met under the 2017 OPP Plan.
(2) Represents the maximum number of units earned if the maximum performance thresholds under the 2017 OPP Plan are met.
(3) Representsperformance-based 2019 LTI Awards and the grant date fair value of the awards computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718.performance-based 2019 LTI Awards that we granted to each NEO:
25% of the award is earned if the Company outperforms a predetermined absolute TSR and 75% is earned if the Company's TSR outperforms on a relative basis a select peer group of retail REITs as follows:
Name
​​
Threshold
Units(1)
​​
Target Units
​​
Maximum
Potential Units(2)
​​
Grant Date
Value ($)(3)
Mr. Olson
​​
64,382
​​
160,954
​​
265,574
​​
2,466,667
Mr. Weilminster
​​
26,100
​​
65,251
​​
107,664
​​
1,000,000
Mr. Langer
​​
15,920
​​
39,800
​​
65,670
​​
609,963
Mr. Eilberg
​​
6,960
​​
17,399
​​
28,708
​​
266,667
Mr. Milton
​​
3,504
​​
8,760
​​
14,454
​​
134,275
Absolute TSR Component (25% of the Award) % of Maximum Award Earned
21.0% 20.0%
39.0% 60.0%
50.0% 100.0%


(1)
Relative TSR Component (75%Represents the number of units earned if the minimum threshold for the performance-based 2020 LTI Awards is met (40% of the Award)% of Maximum Award Earned
50th Percentile20.0%
65th Percentile60.0%
75th Percentile100.0%Target Units).

(2)
Represents the maximum number of units earned if the maximum performance thresholds are met (165% of the Target Units).
(3)
Represents the grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718.
The following tables set forth the threshold, target and maximum performance levels, and the number of LTIP Units that are earned if performance is between two of the performance thresholds specified above, will be determined based on linear interpolation between the percentages earned at each oflevel, for both the performance thresholds. During the performance measurement period, participants will receive only one-tenth of the dividends otherwise payable to the Company’s shareholders with respect to their LTIP Units and the remaining dividends on their LTIP Units will accrue during the performance measurement period and will be paid to participants only if the LTIP Units are ultimately earned based on the achievement of the designated performance objectives.
If the designated performance objectives are achieved, awards earned under the 2017 OPP will also be subject to vesting based on continued employment with the Company through February 23, 2022, with 50% of each earned award vesting on the date the Compensation Committee determines the amount earned under the 2017 OPP following the conclusion of the performance period, and 25% vesting on each of February 23, 2021 and February 23, 2022.
2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan
In 2018 the Compensation Committee determined that a transition from the use of an outperformance plan was appropriate given peer and industry norms and the desire to improve attraction and retention of members of management. On February 22, 2018, the Compensation Committee approved the Company’s 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan ("2018 LTI Plan"). The 2018 LTI Plan represents the evolution of the Company’s expected annual long-term incentive awards. 
The 2018 LTI Plan is comprised of both performance-based and time-based vesting awards. Notwithstanding the equity awards made pursuant to certain NEO’s employment agreements or offer letters, equity awards made under the 2018 LTI Plan are weighted, in terms of grant date and fair value, 80% performance-based and 20% time-based for each of the NEO’s, with the exception of Mr. Minutoli who received solely performance-based awards (as he separately received a time-based equity award).
The performance-based awards are structured similarly to those under the 2017 OPP with the notable exception that the absolute TSR and relative TSR hurdles have been reduced to align more with REIT market practice, per our review of REIT industry performance plans with the assistance of FTI Consulting. Weightingcomponents of the absolute and relative TSR, which is 25% and 75%, respectively, is consistent withperformance-based 2020 LTI Awards. None of the 2017 OPP awards. Awards, which are granted in LTIP Units, are eligible to be earned based on our absolute TSR and our TSR relative to a peer group over a three-year measurement period from February 22, 2018 through February 21, 2021.
Participants will not earn any awards under the 2018 LTI Plan unless (i) under the absolute TSR weighting, the Company’s TSR during the measurement period is at least 18% or (ii) under the relative TSR weighting, the Company’s TSR during the measurement period is at least at the 35th percentile of our peer group. The maximum number of LTIP Units will be earned under the performance-based portion of the 2018 LTI Planfor a particular component if the Company achieves both (a) 36% or higher TSR over the three-year measurement period and (b)performance for that component is in the 75th or greater percentile of our peer group for TSR over the three-year measurement period. If our Absolute TSR for the performance period is negative, then no more than 100% (i.e., the number of Target Units) may be earned under the Relative TSR Component.


Listed below is the threshold, target and maximum number of performance-based LTIP Units that each NEO will be eligible to receive upon achieving both goals discussed above at the conclusion of the performance period:
Executive 
Threshold Units(1)
 
Target Units(2)
 
Maximum Potential Units(3)
 
Grant Date Value(4)
Mr. Olson 25,517 63,793 105,258 $1,167,292
Mr. Langer 11,741 29,353 48,432 $537,100
Mr. Minutoli 16,773 41,932 69,188 $767,286
Mr. Zucker 6,709 16,773 27,675 $306,914
Mr. Eilberg 3,355 8,386 13,838 $153,457
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(1) Represents the number of units earned if the minimum threshold for the performance-based awards under the 2018 LTI Plan is met.
(2) Represents the midpoint between the Threshold Units and Maximum Potential Units.
(3) Represents the maximum number of units earned if the maximum performance thresholds are met.
(4) Represents the grant date fair value of the computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718.

Absolute TSR Component (25% of the Award)

 
% of Target Units Earned

18% 40%
27% 100%
36% 165%

Relative TSR Component (75% of the Award)

% of Target Units Earned

35th Percentile40%
55th Percentile100%
75th Percentile165%

threshold. The number of LTIP Units that are earned if performance is between threshold and target or target and maximum will be determined based on linear interpolation between the percentages earned at the applicable levels. DuringIn addition, if our absolute TSR for the performance measurement period participants will receive only one-tenthis negative, then no more than 100% (i.e., the number of Target Units) may be earned under the relative TSR component.
Absolute TSR Component (25% of the dividends otherwise payable to the Company’s shareholders with respect to their LTIP Units and the remaining dividends on their LTIP Units will accrue during the performance measurement period and will be paid to participants only if the LTIP Units are ultimately earned based on the achievementperformance-based 2020 LTI Awards)
Performance Level
​​
Absolute TSR
​​
% of Target Units Earned
Threshold
​​
18%
​​
40%
Target
​​
27%
​​
100%
Maximum
​​
36% or higher
​​
165%
Relative TSR Component (75% of the designated performance objectives.performance-based 2020 LTI Awards)
Performance Level
​​
Relative TSR
​​
% of Target Units Earned
Threshold
​​
35th Percentile
​​
40%
Target
​​
55th Percentile
​​
100%
Maximum
​​
75th Percentile or higher
​​
165%
If the designated performance objectives are achieved, the performance-based awardsLTIP Units earned under the 2018 Performance Planperformance-based 2020 LTI Awards will also be subject to vesting based on continued employment with the Company through February 21, 2023,20, 2025, with 50% of eachthe LTIP Units earned award vesting on the date the Compensation Committee determines the amount earned following the conclusion of the performance period, and 25% vesting on each of February 21, 202220, 2024 and February 21, 2023.20, 2025.
In 2018 it was determined to strengthenDuring the retentive aspectperformance measurement period, recipients of our compensation program by including time-based awards in the 2018performance-based 2020 LTI Plan. The time-based awards, also granted in LTIP Units, vest ratably over three years (or four inAwards will receive distributions on the case of Mr. Olson). Listed below are themaximum number of LTIP Units that each NEO was granted on February 22, 2018:could be earned of only one-tenth of the
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Name 
Time-Based Vesting LTIP Units

 Grant Date Value
Mr. Olson 13,485 $291,823
Mr. Langer 6,182 $134,275
Mr. Minutoli (1)
 — —
Mr. Zucker 3,546 $76,729
Mr. Eilberg 1,733 $38,364
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(1) Mr. Minutoli was separately granted restricted Common Shares
dividend rate otherwise payable to the Company’s shareholders. To the extent LTIP Units are earned, the recipients are entitled to receive any excess amount of distributions that vests over three years with a grantwould have been received, above the amount of distributions actually received on all of the LTIP Units subject to the recipient’s performance-based 2020 LTI Award, if the LTIP Units that were earned had been entitled to receive full distributions since the beginning of the performance period, which may be paid either in additional LTIP Units valued on the ex-dividend date fair value of $350,005.



for each distribution as if such distributions had been reinvested contemporaneously or in cash.
Benefits and Perquisites
We provide our NEOs with certain perquisites that we believe are reasonable and in line with the prevailing competitive market. In the case of Messrs.Mr. Langer, and Minutoli, these perquisites include supplemental life, disability and similar insurance premiums not to exceed $30,000 in any calendar year. Additionally, due to the location of our corporate offices in New York City and the extensive business-related travel requirements of our NEOs, we provide certain of our NEOs with the use of a car and/or driver or a car allowance. Providing a car and driverthese benefits allows these executive officers to use their travel time efficiently and productively for business purposes. Accordingly, we believe providing these benefits serves the best interests of our shareholders as it allows our executives to continue to focus on Company matters while traveling. While providing a car and driver does provide incidental personal benefit to the executive, the cost of this personal benefit constitutes only a small percentage of the executive’s total compensation. Nevertheless, the amounts disclosed in this Proxy Statement for car and driver costs include the entire value of the benefit, both business and personal.
LTIP Units
For many of our equity-based compensation awards, in lieu of issuing restricted Common Shares or restricted share units, we issue LTIP Units. LTIP Units are a separate class of units of limited partnership interest in UELP and are similar to Common Units, which generally are economically equivalent to Common Shares, except that LTIP Units are structured in a manner that is intended to enable them to qualify as “profits interests” for U.S. federal income tax purposes under current federal income tax law. LTIP Units generally only have value, other than with respect to the right to receive distributions, to the extent that they receive special allocations of book gain for tax purposes. LTIP Units generally are entitled to receive special allocations of book gain to the extent it represents an increase in the net value of the assets of UELP between the issuance of the LTIP Units (or, to the extent specifically provided otherwise, one or more subsequent dates) and the date of a subsequent book-up event for partnership tax purposes. If LTIP Units receive sufficient special allocations of this book gain, the LTIP Units will achieve full parity with Common Units. If such parity is achieved, the LTIP Units may be converted, subject to the satisfaction of applicable vesting conditions, on a one-for-one basis into Common Units, which in turn are redeemable by the holder for cash or, at our election, on a one-for-one basis into Common Shares. Except for LTIP Units that remain subject to vesting based on the achievement of performance-based vesting hurdles, LTIP Units, whether vested or unvested, entitle the holder to receive distributions from UELP equal on a per unit basis to the per-share distributions paid to the holders of Common Shares.
LTIP Units are intended to offer recipients substantially the same long-term incentive as restricted Common Shares, with more favorable U.S. federal income tax treatment available for “profits interests” under current federal income tax law. More specifically, one key disadvantage of restricted Common Shares is that recipients are generally taxed on the full market value of a grant at the time of vesting, even if they choose to hold the Common Shares. Conversely, under current federal income tax law, a recipient of LTIP Units would generally not be subject to tax at the time of issuance or vesting of LTIP Units but only when he or she chooses to liquidate his or her LTIP Units. Therefore, a recipient who wishes to hold his or her equity awards for the long term can generally do so in a more tax-efficient manner with LTIP Units. In light of the trade-offs between increased tax efficiency and incremental economic risk relating to the structure of LTIP Units as profits interests due to their only having value upon a book-up event as described above as compared to restricted Common Shares, we have chosen to use LTIP Units for many of our grants of equity awards to the NEOs. We believe that the use of LTIP Units has (i) enhanced our equity-based compensation package overall, (ii) advanced the goal of promoting long-term equity ownership by the NEOs, (iii) not adversely
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impacted dilution as compared to restricted Common Shares, and (iv) further aligned the interests of the NEOs with the interests of our shareholders. We also believe that these benefits outweigh the loss of the U.S. federal income tax business-expense deduction from the issuance of LTIP Units, as compared to restricted Common Shares.
Governance Policies Relating to Compensation
Equity Ownership Guidelines
To further foster the strong ownership culture among our senior executive management team, and to ensure the continued direct alignment of management and shareholder interests and to be consistentin line with emerging corporate governance trends, we have adopted executive equity ownership guidelines requiring that our Chairman and CEO, CFO and COO maintain a minimum ownership level of Common Shares or related Company equity. The equity ownership requirements (comprised of Common Shares and certain securities convertible into or redeemable for Common Shares) for our executives are as follows:
Title
​​
Multiple
TitleMultiple
Chairman and CEO
​​
5x Base Salary
CFO
​​
3x Base Salary
COO
​​
3x Base Salary

These executive officers have until the end of the fifth full calendar year after becoming an executive officer to satisfy the ownership requirement. All of these executive officersthem currently satisfy thesethe guidelines.
Clawback Policy
In 2020, the Compensation Committee adopted a clawback policy, which provides that, in the event of a financial restatement due to material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements under federal securities laws, the Company may require an NEO to reimburse the Company for excess incentive compensation paid to, earned by, or granted to such NEO during the three-year period preceding the publication of the financial restatement. Upon the occurrence of a restatement, the Compensation Committee, in its reasonable business judgment, will determine whether and the extent to which to pursue reimbursement from each such NEO.
Policy on Hedging and Pledging of Company Securities
Our NEOsemployees (including our NEOs) and Trustees are prohibited from purchasing our securities on margin, borrowing against our securities held in a margin account, or pledging our securities as collateral for any loan and from entering into hedging or derivative transactions based on the Company'sCompany’s securities.
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2017 Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth the 2017, 20162021, 2020 and 20152019 compensation earned by, or granted to, each of our NEOs:
Name and Principal Position
​​
Year
​​
Salary
($)
​​
Bonus
($)
​​
Stock
Awards
($)(1)
​​
Option
Awards
($)(2)
​​
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)(3)
​​
All Other
Compensation
($)(4)
​​
Total ($)
Jeffrey S. Olson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
​​
2021
​​
1,050,000
​​
—
​​
3,699,999
​​
—
​​
2,021,250
​​
58,855
​​
6,830,104
​
2020
​​
1,042,308
​​
924,000
​​
4,005,254
​​
—
​​
—
​​
177,499
​​
6,149,061
​
2019
​​
1,000,000
​​
—
​​
2,378,490
​​
499,997
​​
915,825
​​
227,972
​​
5,022,284
Mark J. Langer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
​​
2021
​​
603,750
​​
—
​​
914,618
​​
—
​​
943,359
​​
52,000
​​
2,513,727
​
2020
​​
599,327
​​
483,000
​​
1,070,623
​​
—
​​
—
​​
54,787
​​
2,207,737
​
2019
​​
534,615
​​
—
​​
863,194
​​
199,998
​​
467,119
​​
124,950
​​
2,189,876
Christopher J. Weilminster
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
​​
2021
​​
600,000
​​
—
​​
1,499,462
​​
—
​​
870,000
​​
52,940
​​
3,022,402
​
2020
​​
557,692
​​
480,000
​​
1,768,762
​​
—
​​
—
​​
53,894
​​
2,860,348
​
2019
​​
500,000
​​
—
​​
2,222,740
​​
—
​​
557,600
​​
62,264
​​
3,342,604
Herbert Eilberg Chief Investment Officer
​​
2021
​​
367,500
​​
—
​​
399,855
​​
—
​​
538,388
​​
17,125
​​
1,322,868
​
2020
​​
364,808
​​
300,000
​​
506,029
​​
—
​​
—
​​
17,125
​​
1,187,962
​
2019
​​
350,000
​​
—
​​
331,853
​​
—
​​
318,115
​​
16,750
​​
1,016,718
Robert C. Milton III Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
​​
2021
​​
399,039
​​
—
​​
213,826
​​
—
​​
550,000
​​
22,000
​​
1,184,865
​
2020
​​
390,866
​​
315,000
​​
301,431
​​
—
​​
—
​​
17,225
​​
1,024,522
Name and Principal Position Year Salary ($) Bonus ($) 
Stock Awards
   ($)(1)
 
Option Awards
   ($)(2)
 
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
($)(3) 
 
All Other Compensation
($)(4) 
 Total ($)
Jeffrey S. Olson 2017 $1,000,000
 $—
 $1,927,600
 $499,999
 $800,634
 $154,581
 $4,382,814
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 2016 $1,000,000
 $—
 $500,000
 $500,000
 $900,000
 $152,759
 $3,052,759
  2015 $1,000,000
 $500,000
 $5,294,484
 $8,305,784
 $—
 $151,798
 $15,252,066
                 
Mark J. Langer 2017 $525,000
 $—
 $1,120,851
 $199,995
 $342,192
 $108,202
 $2,355,799
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 2016 $525,000
 $—
 $262,500
 $200,000
 $401,543
 $105,917
 $1,494,960
  2015 $343,269
 $262,500
 $1,600,748
 $500,000
 $—
 $138,257
 $2,844,774
                 
Robert Minutoli 2017 $500,000
 $100,000
 $1,172,083
 $—
 $684,384
 $69,000
 $2,525,467
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer 2016 $500,000
 $—
 $350,000
 $—
 $781,250
 $66,000
 $1,697,250
  2015 $500,000
 $500,000
 $3,079,049
 $—
 $—
 $51,116
 $4,130,165
                 
Michael Zucker 2017 $425,000
 $—
235,375
$721,418
 $—
 $268,825
 $34,000
 $1,449,243
Executive Vice President - Leasing 2016 $325,000
 $75,000
 $200,000
 $—
 $235,372
 $31,500
 $866,872
  2015 $325,000
 $200,000
 $427,891
 $49,996
 $—
 $31,500
 $1,034,387
                 
Herbert Eilberg 2017 $350,000
 $—
 $450,015
 $—
 $241,954
 $16,000
 $1,057,969
Chief Investment Officer 2016 $350,000
 $—
 $200,000
 $—
 $244,508
 $13,500
 $808,008
  2015 $228,846
 $200,000
 $648,944
 $—
 $—
 $209
 $1,077,999
______________________
(1)

The amounts listed do not represent the actual amounts paid in cash to or value realized by the NEOs. The valuation is based on the grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. On February 24, 2017, the Company granted Mr. Olson 31,734 restricted LTIP Unit awards with ¼ vesting on each anniversary of the grant date, and Messrs. Minutoli, Langer, Eilberg and Zucker 12,341, 14,158, 10,944 and 8,621, respectively, restricted Common Shares with ⅓ vesting on each anniversary of the grant date. On February 24, 2017, the Company granted each of Messrs. Olson, Minutoli, Langer, Eilberg, and Zucker 76,361, 61,088, 53,452, 15,272 and 30,544, respectively, LTIP Units under the 2017 Outperformance Plan, respectively, with 50% vesting on the third anniversary of the grant date, 25% vesting on the fourth anniversary of the grant date and 25% vesting on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, subject to certain performance hurdles further described herein. Dividends are paid on both the vested and unvested portion of restricted Common Shares and restricted LTIP Unit awards, and 10% of the regular distribution amount is paid on the unearned portion of the LTIP Unit awards under the 2017 Outperformance Plan prior to the end of the performance period, with full distribution paid thereafter. InWhere applicable, in accordance with applicable SEC rules, amounts shown include the impact of bonuses paid in equity in the year actually granted. Assumptions usedThe grant date fair value of the performance-based 2021 LTI Awards was estimated using the following assumptions in additional to other inputs: an estimated dividend yield of 3.9%, an expected volatility of 50.0% for the calculationCompany and 41.0%-68.0% for peer companies and a risk-free interest rate of these amounts are included0.19%. The grant date fair values of the time-based LTIP Units were estimated using the following assumptions in footnote 16addition to our consolidatedother inputs: an expected volatility of 59.0% and combined financial statements included in our Form 10-K as filed with the SEC.a risk-free interest rate of 0.07%. If we assumed that maximum performance would be achieved under the performance-based restricted stock units granted in 2017,2021 LTI Awards, the grant fair value date of the LTIP Units we granted to the NEOs in 2017 under the Outperformance Planthese awards would have been as follows: (i) Mr. Olson - $2,165,598,$3,052,491, (ii) Mr. Minutoli - $1,732,456, (iii) Mr. Langer - $1,515,899,$754,815, (iii) Mr. Weilminster − $1,237,485, (iv) Mr. ZuckerEilberg − $329,997, and (v) Mr. Milton - $866,228 and Mr. Eilberg - $433,134.$176,455.
(2)

The amounts listed do not represent the actual amounts paid in cash to or value realized by the NEOs. The valuation of Options is based on the grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in footnote 16Footnote 15 to our consolidated and combined financial statements included in our Annual Report Form 10-K asfor the relevant year filed with the SEC. On February 24, 2017,
(3)
The amounts listed in the Company granted (i) Mr.Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation column represent the cash portion paid under each STI Program. The 2021 STI Program amounts were paid 100% in cash. The 2020 STI program amounts were paid 100% in cash and are set forth in the Bonus column. For each of Messrs. Olson, options to acquire 97,656 Common Shares with ¼ vesting on each anniversaryLanger and Eilberg, in 2019, they were paid 75% in cash and 25% in equity. The equity portions of the grant date, and (ii)2019 STI Programs were granted in February 2020 in LTIP Units that vest over three years (four for Mr. Langer optionsOlson).
(4)
The following table sets forth 2021 other compensation earned by or granted to acquire 39,603 Common Shares with ⅓ vesting on each anniversary of the grant date.our NEOs:
(3) The amounts listed for 2017 represent the cash portion of the 2017 STI Program awards paid in March 2018. For each of the NEOs, the 2017 STI amounts were paid 50% in cash and 50% in equity (except for Mr. Minutoli who was paid 100% in cash). On February 22, 2018, each of the NEOs other than Mr. Minutoli received a grant of equity (restricted Common Shares that vest over three years for each of Messrs. Langer, Zucker and Eilberg, and LTIP Units that vest over four year for Mr. Olson) with a grant date fair value approximately equal to these Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation Amounts.


(4) The following table sets forth 2017 other compensation earned by or granted to each of our NEOs:
Name
​​
Car
Allowance/ Use
of Car and
Driver ($)(a)
​​
Commuting
Costs ($)(b)
​​
Reimbursement
for Benefit
Expenses Not
Covered ($)(c)
​​
Matching
401(k)
Contribution
($)
​​
HSA
Contribution
($)
​​
Total
($)
Mr. Olson
​​
39,355
​​
—
​​
—
​​
19,500
​​
—
​​
58,855
Mr. Langer
​​
—
​​
—
​​
30,000
​​
19,500
​​
2,500
​​
52,000
Mr. Weilminster
​​
18,000
​​
12,940
​​
—
​​
19,500
​​
2,500
​​
52,940
Mr. Eilberg
​​
—
​​
—
​​
—
​​
14,625
​​
2,500
​​
17,125
Mr. Milton
​​
—
​​
—
​​
—
​​
19,500
​​
2,500
​​
22,000
Name Year 
Car Allowance/Use of Car and Driver ($)(1)
 
Reimbursement for Benefit Expenses Not Covered ($)(2)
 Matching 401(k) Contribution ($) HSA Contribution ($) Total ($)
Jeffrey S. Olson 2017 $141,081
 $—
 $13,500
 $—
 $154,581
Mark J. Langer 2017 $62,202
 $30,000
 $13,500
 $2,500
 $108,202
Robert Minutoli 2017 $18,000
 $30,000
 $18,000
 $3,000
 $69,000
Michael Zucker 2017 $18,000
 $—
 $13,500
 $2,500
 $34,000
Herbert Eilberg 2017 $—
 $—
 $13,500
 $2,500
 $16,000
_______________
(1)
(a)
Mr. Olson was provided with a car and a driver, and Mr. Langer was provided a car. Each such NEOwhich he used the car and driver as applicable for both business and personal purposes withpurposes. The amount shown reflects the amounts shown reflectivecost of Mr. Olson’s personal use of the aggregate incremental cost to the Company for the car driver and related expenses without allocating between business and personal uses.driver. Mr. Olson’s carWeilminster was purchased in 2014 and Mr. Langer’s car was purchased in 2015. Each of Messrs. Minutoli and Zucker is provided with a car allowance which is paid to them in cash in equal installments on a bi-weekly basis.
(b)
Represents reimbursement for travel expenses from Mr. Weilminster’s current residence to the Company’s offices in New York, New York and Paramus, New Jersey.
(2)
(c)
The figures here represent the sum of the cost of the NEOs reimbursement for medical premiums, supplemental group term life insurance, and supplemental long termlong-term disability above and beyond the Company'sCompany’s normal benefit programs that are generally available to all salaried employees of the Company.
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Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2017

2021
The following table lists all grants ofsets forth certain information with respect to each plan-based awardsaward to our NEOs made in 2017 and their grant date fair value:2021. All of the equity awards set forth in the table below were granted under the 2015 Omnibus Share Plan.
 
​​
 
​​
Estimated Possible Payouts
Under Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Awards(1)
​​
Estimated Future
Payouts Under Equity
Incentive Plan Award(2)
​​
All other
Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares of
stock or
units
(#)(3)
​​
Grant Date
Fair Value
of Stock
Awards
($)(4)
Name
​​
Grant
Date
​​
Threshold ($)
​​
Target ($)
​​
Maximum ($)
​​
Threshold (#)
​​
Target (#)
​​
Maximum (#)
​
Mr. Olson
​​
2/10/21
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
128,830
​​
1,849,999
​​
2/10/21
​​
​​
​​
​​
45,895
​​
114,739
​​
189,321
​​
​​
1,849,978
​​
​​
577,500
​​
1,155,000
​​
2,310,000
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
Mr. Langer
​​
2/10/21
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
32,330
​​
457,470
​​
2/10/21
​​
​​
​​
​​
11,348
​​
28,373
​​
46,815
​​
​​
457,468
​​
​​
301,875
​​
603,750
​​
1,056,563
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
Mr. Weilminster
​​
2/10/21
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
53,003
​​
749,992
​​
2/10/21
​​
​​
​​
​​
18,606
​​
46,515
​​
76,751
​​
​​
749,978
​​
​​
300,000
​​
600,000
​​
1,050,000
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
Mr. Eilberg
​​
2/10/21
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
14,134
​​
199,996
​​
2/10/21
​​
​​
​​
​​
4,961
​​
12,403
​​
20,467
​​
​​
199,978
​​
​​
183,750
​​
422,625
​​
551,250
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
Mr. Milton
​​
2/10/21
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
7,558
​​
106,946
​​
2/10/21
​​
​​
​​
​​
2,652
​​
6,632
​​
10,944
​​
​​
106,931
​​
​​
​200,000
​​
​400,000
​​
​600,000
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
(1)
The dollar amounts presented in these columns represent awards at threshold, target and maximum levels under the 2021 STI Program. The actual award amounts earned under the 2021 STI Program and additional detail are set forth under “Results under 2021 STI Program” on page 37.
(2)
The unit amounts presented in these columns represent the performance-based 2021 LTI Awards at threshold, target and maximum levels. See “Long-Term Equity-Based Compensation – 2021 Awards” on page 38 for further information regarding these awards.
(3)
On February 10, 2021, as part of the 2021 LTI Awards, the Company granted Mr. Olson 128,830 time-based LTIP Units with 1∕4 vesting annually on February 10th each year beginning with 2022, and Messrs. Eilberg, Langer, Milton and Weilminster 14,134; 32,330; 7,558 and 53,003 LTIP Units, respectively, with 1∕3 vesting annually on February 10th each year beginning with 2022. All of these restricted LTIP Units, which are only subject to time-based vesting based on continued employment through a specified date, entitle the holders to receive cash distributions whether or not then vested.
(4)
The amounts presented in this column represent the full grant date fair value of equity awards (calculated pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718).
    
Estimated Possible Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards (1)
 
Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Award(2)
        
Name Grant Date Threshold ($) 
Target
($)
 
Maximum
($)
 
Threshold
(#)
 
Target
(#)
 
Maximum
(#)
 
All other Stock Awards: Number of Securities of stock or units
(#)
 
All other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options
(#)
 Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Sh) 
Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards
  ($)(3)
Jeffrey S. Olson 2/24/17               97,656
 $28.36 
$499,999
  2/24/17             31,734
     
$899,976
  2/24/17       15,272 45,817 76,361       
$1,027,624
    $500,000
 $1,000,000
 $2,000,000
              
Mark J.
Langer
 2/24/17               39,603
 $28.36 
$199,995
  2/24/17             14,158
     
$401,521
  2/24/17       10,690 32,071 53,452       
$719,330
    $262,500
 $525,000
 $918,750
              
Robert Minutoli 2/24/17             12,341
     
$349,991
  2/24/17       12,217 36,653 61,088       
$822,092
    $250,000
 $500,000
 $875,000
              
Michael
Zucker
 2/24/17             10,944
     
$310,372
  2/24/17       6,108 18,326 30,544       
$411,046
    $212,500
 $425,000
 $637,500
              
Herbert
Eilberg
 2/24/17             8,621
     
$244,492
  2/24/17       3,054 9,163 15,272       
$205,523
    $175,000
 $402,500
 $525,000
              
____________________
(1) The dollar amounts presented in these columns represent awards at threshold, target and maximum levels under the 2017 STI Program. The actual award amounts earned under the 2017 STI Program for 2017 are set forth on page 30.
(2) The unit amounts presented in these columns represent LTIP Unit awards at threshold, target and maximum levels under the 2017 Outperformance Plan.
(3) The amounts presented in this column represent the full grant date fair value of equity awards (calculated pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718).


Options Exercises and Stock Vested in 20172021
  Stock Awards
Name Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#) 
Value Realized on Vesting ($)(1)
Jeffrey S. Olson 5,315
 $150,733
Mark J. Langer 14,234
 $403,676
Robert Minutoli 11,165
 $316,639
Michael Zucker 3,516
 $99,714
Herbert Eilberg 5,278
 $149,684
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(1) Computed by multiplyingNone of our NEOs exercised options in 2021. The following table sets forth, for each of our NEOs, the number and value of shares orCommon Shares and LTIP Units that vested by the averageduring 2021.
 
​​
Stock Awards
Name
​​
Number of Shares Acquired
on Vesting (#)
​​
Value Realized on
Vesting ($)(1)
Mr. Olson
​​
57,500
​​
961,406
Mr. Weilminster
​​
82,266
​​
1,437,430
Mr. Langer
​​
24,904
​​
414,674
Mr. Eilberg
​​
12,729
​​
212,082
Mr. Milton
​​
10,921
​​
181,856
(1)
Computed by multiplying the number of the high and low price of our common shares or LTIP Units that vested by the average of the high and low price of our Common Shares on the date of vesting. A portion of Messrs. Eilberg, Langer and Milton’s shares that vested were withheld to satisfy withholding taxes.
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
The following table provides information on outstanding equity awards as of December 31, 2021 for each NEO:
 
​​
Option Awards
​​
Stock Awards
Name
​​
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
​​
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
​​
Option
Exercise
Price ($)
​​
Option
Expiration
Date
​​
Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested (#)
​​
Market Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested($)(1)
​​
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units, or
Other Rights
That Have
Not Vested (#)(2)
​​
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares, Units or
Other Rights
That Have
Not Vested ($)(1)
Mr. Olson
​​
64,266
​​
64,268(3)
​​
19.53
​​
2/27/29
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
78,451
​​
26,151(4)
​​
21.64
​​
2/22/28
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
97,656
​​
​​
28.36
​​
2/24/27
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
140,056
​​
​​
23.52
​​
2/8/26
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
2,092,137
​​
​​
23.90
​​
2/17/25
​​
��​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
237,427(5)
​​
4,511,113
​​
164,436(6)
​​
3,124,288
Mr. Weilminster
​​
333,333
​​
666,667(7)
​​
21.72
​​
9/27/28
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
182,942(5)
​​
3,475,898
​​
79,548(6)
​​
1,511,416
Mr. Langer
​​
34,452
​​
17,227(3)
​​
19.53
​​
2/27/29
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
42,283
​​
​​
21.64
​​
2/22/28
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
39,603
​​
​​
28.36
​​
2/24/27
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
56,657
​​
​​
23.52
​​
2/8/26
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
127,551
​​
​​
23.52
​​
4/20/25
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
57,868(5)
​​
1,099,492
​​
44,074(6)
​​
837,398
Mr. Eilberg
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
27,167(5)
​​
516,173
​​
17,411(6)
​​
330,801
Mr. Milton
​​
​​
​​
​​
​​
17,755(5)
​​
337,345
​​
10,721(6)
​​
203,699
(1)
Value based on number of shares or units multiplied by $19.00, which was the price of Common Shares as of the close of business on December 31, 2021.
(2)
The awards under the column entitled “Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested” are awards of LTIP Units that remained subject to performance-based vesting conditions and were granted as 2021 LTI Awards, 2020 LTI Awards and 2019 LTI Awards. These LTIP Units do not have any value unless specified performance criteria are met and specified criteria for converting and/or redeeming the LTIP Units for Common Shares are also met. As of December 31, 2021, these criteria had not been met (as the relevant measurement periods had not yet ended). In accordance with SEC rules, these rewards are reflected in the table in the manner set forth in Footnote (9) below.
(3)
Represents unvested Options, granted on February 27, 2019, scheduled to vest, for Mr. Olson, in equal installments on February 27, 2022 and February 27, 2023 and, for Mr. Langer, on February 27, 2022, in each case subject to continued employment through such dates.
(4)
Represents unvested Options, granted on February 22, 2018, scheduled to vest on February 23, 2022 subject to continued employment through such date.
(5)
The number of shares or units of stock that have not vested include the following:
 
​​
2017
Bonus/
2018
Make
Whole
Awards
​​
2018
Inducement
Award(b)
​​
2018
Time
Based
LTI
Award(c)
​​
2018
Bonus
Award(d)
​​
2019
Time Based
LTI
Award(e)
​​
2019
Bonus
Award(f
​​
2020
Time-
Based
LTI
Award(g)
​​
2021
Time-
Based
LTI
Award(h)
​​
Total
Mr. Olson
​​
9,250(a)
​​
–
​​
3,372
​​
12,708
​​
17,024
​​
13,143
​​
53,100
​​
128,830
​​
237,427
Mr. Weilminster
​​
​​
88,184
​​
13,764
​​
–
​​
8,690
​​
–
​​
19,301
​​
53,003
​​
182,942
Mr. Langer
​​
–
​​
–
​​
–
​​
3,866
​​
3,889
​​
6,010
​​
11,773
​​
32,330
​​
57,868
Mr. Eilberg
​​
–
​​
–
​​
–
​​
2,681
​​
1,111
​​
4,094
​​
5,147
​​
14,134
​​
27,167
Mr. Milton
​​
–
​​
–
​​
–
​​
2,632
​​
1,111
​​
3,862
​​
2,592
​​
7,558
​​
17,775
(a)
Represents unvested LTIP Units and Common Shares granted in 2018 as annual bonus for 2017. For Mr. Olson, represents unvested LTIP Units scheduled to vest on February 22, 2022, subject to continued employment through such date.
(b)
Represents unvested LTIP Units granted to Mr. Weilminster in 2018 as inducement awards in connection with his hiring by the Company scheduled to vest in equal installments on September 27, 2022 and September 27, 2023, subject to his continued employment through such dates.
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(c)
Represent unvested LTIP Units granted as time-based 2018 LTI Awards or in lieu of such awards for Mr. Weilminster. For Mr. Olson, represents unvested LTIP Units scheduled to vest on February 22, 2022, subject to continued employment through such date. For Mr. Weilminster represents unvested LTIP Units scheduled to vest on February 27, 2022, subject to continued employment through such date. On February 27, 2019, the Company granted LTIP units that vest ratably over four years on February 27, 2020, February 27, 2021, February 27, 2022 and February 27, 2023.
(d)
Represents unvested LTIP Units granted in 2019 as annual bonus for 2018 scheduled to vest, for Mr. Olson, in equal installments on February 27, 2022 and February 27, 2023 and, for Messrs. Langer and Eilberg, on February 27, 2022, in each case, subject to continued employment through such date.
(e)
Represent unvested LTIP Units granted as time-based 2019 LTI Awards scheduled to vest, for Mr. Olson, in equal installments on February 27, 2022 and February 27, 2023 and, for the other NEOs, on February 27, 2022, in each case subject to continued employment through such date.
(f)
Represents unvested LTIP Units granted in 2020 as annual bonus for 2019 scheduled to vest, for Mr. Olson, in equal installments on February 20, 2022, February 20, 2023 and February 20, 2024 and, for Messrs. Langer, Eilberg and Milton, in equal installments on February 20, 2022 and February 20, 2023, in each case, subject to continued employment through such dates.
(g)
Represent unvested LTIP Units granted as time-based 2020 LTI Awards scheduled to vest, for Mr. Olson, in equal installments on February 20, 2022, February 20, 2023 and February 20, 2024 and, for the other NEOs, in equal installments on February 20, 2022 and February 20, 2023, in each case subject to continued employment through such dates.
(h)
Represent unvested LTIP Units granted as time-based 2021 LTI Awards scheduled to vest, for Mr. Olson, in equal installments on February 10, 2022, February 10, 2023, February 10, 2024 and February 10, 2025 and, for the other NEOs, in equal installments on February 10, 2022, February 10, 2023 and February 10, 2024, in each case subject to continued employment through such dates.
(6)
Reflects performance-based LTIP Unit awards that were outstanding and for which the performance period had not ended as of December 31, 2021. If our performance for the three-year measurement period applicable to these LTIP Units continued to be the same as we experienced from the beginning of the applicable three-year measurement period through December 31, 2021, (i) for 2019 LTI Awards, no amounts would have been earned under the absolute TSR component or relative TSR component, (ii) for 2020 LTI Awards, no amounts would have been earned under the absolute TSR component or the relative TSR component and (iii) for the 2021 LTI Awards, an amount between threshold and target would have been earned under the absolute TSR component and no amounts would have been earned under the relative TSR component. Accordingly, pursuant to SEC rules, the number of units set forth in the table below includes the number of units that would be earned if (i) for 2019 LTI Awards, threshold performance was achieved under the absolute TSR component and relative TSR component, (ii) for 2020 LTI Awards, threshold performance was achieved under the absolute TSR component and relative TSR component and (iii) for the 2021 LTI Awards, target performance was achieved under the absolute TSR component and thresholder performance was achieved under the relative TSR component.
 
​​
2019 LTI
Awards
(Performance-
Based)(a)
​​
2020 LTI
Awards
(Performance-
Based)(b)
​​
2021 LTI
Awards
(Performance-
Based)(c)
​​
Total
Mr. Olson
​​
35,770
​​
64,382
​​
64,285
​​
164,437
Mr. Weilminster
​​
27,387
​​
26,100
​​
26,061
​​
79,548
Mr. Langer
​​
12,258
​​
15,920
​​
15,896
​​
44,074
Mr. Eilberg
​​
3,502
​​
6,960
​​
6,949
​​
17,411
Mr. Milton
​​
3,502
​​
3,504
​​
3,715
​​
10,721
(a)
Represents unearned LTIP Units awarded as performance-based 2019 LTI Awards. These LTIP Units are subject to performance-based vesting based on the achievement of absolute and relative TSR performance criteria over a three-year measurement period ending February 26, 2022. Earned LTIP Units would be subject to vesting based on continued employment, with 50% scheduled to vest on the date performance-based vesting was determined and 25% scheduled to vest on each of February 27, 2023 and February 27, 2024, subject to continued employment through such dates. See “2019 Long-Term Incentive Awards” for more information.
(b)
Represents unearned LTIP Units awarded as performance-based 2020 LTI Awards. These LTIP Units are subject to performance-based vesting based on the achievement of absolute and relative TSR performance criteria over a three-year measurement period ending February 20, 2023. Earned LTIP Units would be subject to vesting based on continued employment, with 50% scheduled to vest on the date performance-based vesting was determined and 25% scheduled to vest on each of February 20, 2024 and February 20, 2025, subject to continued employment through such dates. See “2020 Long-Term Incentive Awards” for more information.
(c)
Represents unearned LTIP Units awarded as performance-based 2021 LTI Awards. These LTIP Units are subject to performance-based vesting based on the achievement of absolute and relative TSR performance criteria over a three-year measurement period ending February 9, 2024. Earned LTIP Units would be subject to vesting based on continued employment, with 50% scheduled to vest on the date performance-based vesting was determined and 25% scheduled to vest on each of February 10, 2025 and February 10, 2026, subject to continued employment through such dates. See “2021 Long-Term Incentive Awards” for more information.
(7)
Represents unvested Options, granted on September 27, 2018, scheduled to vest in equal installments on September 27, 2022 and September 27, 2023, subject to continued employment through such dates.
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Employment Agreements and Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or a Corporate Transaction/Change in Control
Each of our NEOs serves at the pleasure of our Board. The disclosure below describes the terms of the current employment agreements, retention agreements and offer letters, as applicable, that we have with our NEOs, including certain compensation that may become payable to Messrs. Olson, Weilminster, Langer, Eilberg and Zucker's shares that vested were withheld to satisfy withholding taxes.

Narrative to Summary Compensation Table

Milton as a result of a qualifying termination of employment based on these agreements. In addition, the following disclosure describes the impact of a qualifying termination of employment, a corporate transaction or a change in control under the terms of the equity awards held by each of our NEOs.
Olson Employment Agreement
VornadoOn August 6, 2019, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Olson, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, which replaced the amended and restated employment agreement, with Jeffrey S.dated November 18, 2014, between Mr. Olson which became effectiveand the Company, as further amended, that had an initial term scheduled to expire or automatically renew on September 1, 2014 (the “Olson Agreement Effective Date”) and which has an initial term of five years, with automatic one-year renewals thereafter unless either party provides the other party at least 90 days’ prior notice of nonrenewal. The employment agreement provides that, during the term of the agreement, Mr. Olson will serve as the Chairman of our Board and Chief Executive Officer of UE.
The employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $1,000,000 and a target annual bonus of 100% of annual base salary paid 50% in cash and 50% in equity awards that vest ratably over four years. Pursuant to his employment agreement, the annual bonus paid in respect of fiscal year 2015 was not permitted to be less than $1,000,000. Also, prior to 2018, Mr. Olson was entitled to receive grants each year under UE’s long-term incentive compensation plans of options to purchase Common Shares with a grant date Black Scholes value equal to $500,000 that vest 25% on each anniversary of the grant date subject to continued employment. Mr. Olson is entitled to participate in the 401(k) and welfare and benefit plans that are generally offered to UE senior-level executives or employees and to a car and driver.
Pursuant to his employment agreement, on February 17, 2015, UE granted Mr. Olson options to purchase 2,092,137 of Common Shares (the “Initial Olson Option Award”) based on the volume-weighted average trading price of a Common Share on the NYSE for the 20 trading days following (but not including) January 15, 2015 (the “Average UE Price”). The options were granted pursuant to the Omnibus Share Plan. The Initial Olson Option Award is scheduled to vest 25% on each of the third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date and 50% on the fifth anniversary of the grant date subject to continued employment. Additionally, on February 17, 2015, pursuant to his employment agreement UE granted Mr. Olson 209,213 LTIP Units pursuant to the Omnibus Share Plan. Mr. Olson is also entitled to received a cash make-whole payment equal to $3,156,952 (which represents $5,000,000 less the value of certain equity awards Mr. Olson received from his prior employer), which was paid by Vornado shortly after the Olson Agreement Effective Date.
Minutoli Offer Letter
On October 16, 2017, Urban Edge Properties (the “Company”) entered into a letter agreement with Robert Minutoli (the “Letter Agreement”). The Letter Agreement replaces the Employment Agreement dated January 14, 2015 between Mr. Minutoli and the Company.

Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, Mr. Minutoli will continue to serve as the Chief Operating Officer and an Executive Vice President of the Company. Effective as of January 1, 2018, his annual base salary will be $600,000. He will continue to be eligible to receive a cash bonus, annual equity award and an annual allocation of any long-term incentive plan that may be adopted, in each case, in amounts and under terms and conditions determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Company. In connection with the execution of the Letter Agreement, Mr. Minutoli was paid a one-time cash bonus of $100,000.

Mr. Minutoli is also entitled to reimbursement of life, disability and similar insurance premiums in an amount not to exceed $30,000 in any calendar year.



Langer Employment Agreement
On April 20, 2015, Mark Langer was appointed to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Langer and UE are parties to an employment agreement that stipulated that Mr. Langer’s employment would commence on July 1, 2015, or an earlier date mutually agreed between Mr. Langer and UE, which mutually-agreed date was April 20, 2015 (the “Langer Agreement Effective Date”).2019. The initial term offor the new employment agreement extends for four years following the Langer Agreement Effective Date,until September 1, 2024, with automatic one-year renewals thereafter unless either party provides the other party at least 90 days’ prior notice of nonrenewal.
The employment agreement provides that Mr. Olson will be entitled to an annual base salary of not less than $1,000,000 and eligible to receive an annual bonus with a target amount equal to 100% of his annual base salary, payable in cash and/or equity, in the sole discretion of the Company. The Company will have the discretion to establish the structure and performance targets for Mr. Olson’s annual bonus and determine the amount earned each year. If all or part of the bonus is paid in equity awards, such awards shall be full value equity awards (for example, restricted Common Shares or LTIP Units) that vest ratably over no more than four years from the date of grant. Mr. Olson also will be entitled to receive annual equity grants for each year under the Company’s long-term incentive compensation plans, beginning with 2020, with a value at target performance levels of no less than $3,200,000. The Company also agrees to provide Mr. Olson with a car and driver for use in connection with his performance of duties for the Company.
The employment agreement generally provides Mr. Olson with the same level of termination payments and benefits as existed under Mr. Olson’s prior employment agreement with the Company.
On any termination of Mr. Olson’s employment, Mr. Olson will be entitled to payment of any earned, but unpaid, base salary and annual bonus and accrued and unpaid vacation pay, and any compensation and benefits due to Mr. Olson under the terms of any other plan or program. If Mr. Olson’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause or by Mr. Olson for good reason (in each case, as defined in the employment agreement), subject to Mr. Olson’s execution of a release, Mr. Olson will be entitled to (1) a lump sum payment of the Severance Amount, (2) a Pro Rata Bonus paid at the time bonuses are otherwise paid, (3) the Medical Benefits, and (4) vesting of all outstanding unvested equity awards that are subject to vesting based solely on continued employment. For purposes of Mr. Olson’s employment agreement:
“Severance Amount” equals two times the sum of Mr. Olson’s base salary and target annual bonus, unless the termination is within three months prior to or in connection with (and in each case subject to the consummation of), or within two years following, a change in control of the Company (a “Qualifying CIC Termination”), in which case it equals three times the sum of Mr. Olson’s base salary and target annual bonus.
“Pro Rata Bonus” equals (i) if such termination is a Qualifying CIC Termination, the greater of Mr. Olson’s target annual bonus or the annual bonus earned in the year of a termination based on actual performance with respect to the Company’s performance goals and deeming any individual performance goals to be achieved at the target level, or (ii) if such termination is not a Qualifying CIC Termination, the annual bonus earned in the year of termination based on actual performance with respect to the Company’s performance goals and deeming any individual performance goals to be achieved at the target level, in each case, prorated based on the portion of the year that had elapsed through the date of termination.
“Medical Benefits” require the Company to provide Mr. Olson medical insurance coverage substantially identical to that provided to other senior executives for three years following termination.
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If Mr. Olson’s employment is terminated due to death or disability, and, in the case of termination of employment due to disability, subject to Mr. Olson’s execution of a release, Mr. Olson will be entitled to vesting of the unvested portion of the option award granted on February 17, 2015 and it will remain exercisable for one year following termination (or, if earlier, for the remainder of the term).
Mr. Olson is subject to non-competition and non-solicitation of employees covenants through the one-year anniversary of the date Mr. Olson’s employment terminates for any reason.
In the event that payments or benefits owed to Mr. Olson constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, such payments or benefits will be reduced to an amount that does not result in the imposition of such excise tax, but only if such reduction results in Mr. Olson receiving a higher net-after-tax amount than he would have absent such reduction.
“Cause” generally means Mr. Olson’s (1) conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony; (2) willful and continued failure to use reasonable best efforts to substantially perform his duties (other than such failure resulting from Mr. Olson’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness or after Mr. Olson’s notice of termination for good reason) that Mr. Olson fails to remedy to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company within 30 days after the Company’s written notice of such failure; or (3) willful misconduct that is or may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the reputation or interests of the Company.
Mr. Olson may terminate his employment for “good reason” within 90 days after he has actual knowledge of the occurrence, without his written consent, of one of the following events that has not been cured within 30 days after Mr. Olson’s written notice of such event (provided that such notice is given to the Company within 30 days after Mr. Olson becomes aware of the event): (1) a material reduction in base salary, aggregate annual cash compensation opportunity or the aggregate level of employee benefits; (2) a material diminution in Mr. Olson’s position, authority, duties or responsibilities; (3) a relocation of Mr. Olson’s location of employment to a location outside of Manhattan or more than 30 miles outside of Paramus, New Jersey; or (4) the Company’s material breach of any provision of the employment agreement, including (a) Mr. Olson not holding the title of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, (b) delivery by the Company of a notice of non-renewal of the employment agreement, (c) a failure of a successor to the Company to assume the employment agreement, (d) failure of the Company to appoint or elect Mr. Olson to the Board or removal of Mr. Olson from the Board and (e) a material change in Mr. Olson’s reporting relationship inconsistent with the terms of the employment agreement.
Weilminster Employment Agreement
On July 30, 2018, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Christopher J. Weilminster in connection with his appointment as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. The employment agreement became effective September 27, 2018 and has a term of five years from the date thereof.
The employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $525,000not less than $500,000 and a target annual cash bonus of 100% of annual base salarysalary. Additionally, Mr. Weilminster was entitled to receive a cash bonus of not less than $500,000 paid 50% in cashrespect of fiscal year 2018, subject to continued employment through the date bonuses in respect of 2018 were paid to the Company’s employees and 50%a signing bonus of $500,000. Mr. Weilminster also will be entitled to receive annual equity grants for each year, beginning with 2019, with a value at target performance levels equal to $1,500,000, of which (x) $500,000 will be subject to vesting ratably over three years from the grant date subject to continued employment and (y) $1,000,000 will be subject to vesting over a period of no more than five years from the grant date based on such criteria as may be determined by the Company in equity awards thatits sole discretion, which may include one or more performance-based hurdles. In addition, in the first quarter of 2019, Mr. Weilminster was entitled to receive a number of LTIP Units with a value of $825,000, which will vest ratably over three years subject to continued employment. Additionally, prior to 2018, Mr. Langer was entitled to receive annual grants under UE’s long-term incentive compensation plans of options to purchase Common Shares with a grant date Black Scholes value equal to $200,000, which vest ratably over three years subject to continued employment. Mr. Langer is entitled to participate in the 401(k) and welfare and benefit plans that are generally offered to UE senior-level executives or employees, a car and driver, reimbursement of life, disability and similar insurance premiums in an amount not to exceed $30,000 in any calendar year and relocation expense reimbursement.
Pursuant to contractual requirements contained in his employment agreement, on April 20, 2015 that were scheduled to vest ratably, UESeptember 27, 2018, the Company granted Mr. LangerWeilminster (1) options to purchase 127,5511,000,000 Common Shares that vest ratably over fourfive years with one third vesting each of the third, fourth and fifth anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued employment, (the “Initial Langer Option Award”) and (2) 42,053132,276 LTIP Units which were scheduled tothat vest ratably over fourfive years, with one third vesting on each of the third,
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fourth and fifth anniversary subject to continued employment (the “Initial and (3) 38,352 LTIP Units that vest over approximately three years, which were primarily intended to compensate Mr. Weilminster for unvested equity awards of his former employer that he forfeited by joining the Company.
On any termination of Mr. Weilminster’s employment, Mr. Weilminster will be entitled to payment of any earned, but unpaid, base salary and annual bonus and accrued and unpaid vacation pay, and any compensation and benefits due to Mr. Weilminster under the terms of any other plan or program. On a termination of Mr. Weilminster’s employment by the Company without cause or by Mr. Weilminster for good reason, subject to Mr. Weilminster’s execution of a release, Mr. Weilminster will be entitled to (1) a lump sum payment of the Severance Amount, (2) a Pro Rata Bonus paid at the time bonuses are otherwise paid, (3) the Medical Benefits and (4) vesting of all outstanding unvested equity awards that are subject to vesting based solely on continued employment. For purposes of Mr. Weilminster’s employment agreement:
“Severance Amount” equals 1.5 times Mr. Weilminster’s base salary and target annual bonus unless the termination is within three months prior to, in connection with or within two years following a change in control of the Company (a “Qualifying CIC Termination”), in which case it will equal 2.5 times Mr. Weilminster’s base salary and target annual bonus.
“Pro Rata Bonus” equals a pro rata portion of Mr. Weilminster’s annual bonus for the year of termination based on actual performance or, on a Qualifying CIC Termination, means the greater of that amount and Mr. Weilminster’s target annual bonus.
“Medical Benefits” require the Company to provide Mr. Weilminster medical insurance coverage substantially identical to that provided to other senior executives for one year following termination or, on a Qualifying CIC Termination, for two years following termination, subject to applicable law.
On a termination of Mr. Weilminster’s employment due to death or disability, and, in the case of termination of employment due to disability, subject to Mr. Weilminster’s execution of a release, Mr. Weilminster will be entitled to vesting of the equity granted September 27, 2018. If Mr. Weilminster’s employment is terminated upon or after the expiration of the employment period, Mr. Weilminster will be entitled, subject to Mr. Weilminster’s execution of a release, to vesting of all outstanding unvested equity awards that are subject to vesting based solely on continued employment and a pro-rated annual bonus for the year of termination.
Mr. Weilminster is subject to non-competition and non-solicitation of employees covenants through the one-year anniversary of the date Mr. Weilminster’s employment terminates for any reason.
In the event that payments or benefits owed to Mr. Weilminster constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, such payments or benefits will be reduced to an amount that does not result in the imposition of such excise tax, but only if such reduction results in Mr. Weilminster receiving a higher net-after-tax amount than he would have absent such reduction.
“Cause” generally means Mr. Weilminster’s (1) conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony; (2) willful and continued failure to use reasonable best efforts to substantially perform his duties (other than such failure resulting from Mr. Weilminster’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness or after Mr. Weilminster’s notice of termination for good reason) that Mr. Weilminster’s fails to remedy to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company within 30 days after the Company’s written notice of such failure; or (3) willful misconduct that is or may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the reputation or interests of the Company.
Mr. Weilminster may terminate his employment for “good reason” within 90 days after he has actual knowledge of the occurrence, without his written consent, of one of the following events that has not been cured within 30 days after Mr. Weilminster gives written notice of such event to the Company (provided that such notice is given to the Company within 30 days after Mr. Weilminster becomes aware of the event): (1) a material reduction in base salary or annual bonus opportunity; (2) a material diminution in Mr. Weilminster’s authority, duties or responsibilities; (3) after Mr. Weilminster relocates his principal residence to the New York City area, a relocation of Mr. Weilminster’s location of employment to a location outside of Manhattan; or (4) the Company’s material breach of any provision of the employment agreement.
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Langer Restricted LTIP Units”). Additionally,Retention Agreement
October 18, 2019, the Company entered into a retention agreement with Mr. Langer, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, which replaces in its entirety the employment agreement, dated February 4, 2015, between Mr. Langer and the Company, that was alsoin a one-year renewal period scheduled to expire or automatically renew on July 1, 2020. The retention agreement has no fixed term.
The retention agreement sets forth Mr. Langer’s then current title, duties, compensation and additional benefits, and provides that these may be modified by the Company at any time in its sole and absolute discretion, subject to Mr. Langer’s right to terminate the retention agreement for good reason, as described below.
On any termination of Mr. Langer’s employment, Mr. Langer will be entitled to receive a cash payment of $66,000any earned, but unpaid, base salary and annual bonus and accrued and unpaid vacation pay, and any compensation and benefits due to compensate himMr. Langer under the terms of any other plan or program. If Mr. Langer’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause or by Mr. Langer for good reason (in each case, as defined in the retention agreement), subject to Mr. Langer’s execution of a release, Mr. Langer will be entitled to (1) a lump sum payment of the Severance Amount, (2) a Pro Rata Bonus paid at the time bonuses are otherwise paid, (3) the Medical Benefits, and (4) vesting of all outstanding unvested equity awards that are subject to vesting based solely on continued employment. For purposes of Mr. Langer’s retention agreement:
“Severance Amount” equals 1.5 times the sum of Mr. Langer’s base salary and target annual short-term incentive bonus, unless the termination is within three months prior to, in connection with or within two years following a change in control of the Company (a “Qualifying CIC Termination”), in which case it equals 2.5x the sum of Mr. Langer’s base salary and target annual short-term incentive bonus.
“Pro Rata Bonus” equals (i) on a Qualifying CIC Termination, the greater of Mr. Langer’s target annual short-term incentive bonus or the annual bonus earned in the year of a termination based on actual performance, or (ii) if such termination is not a Qualifying CIC Termination, the annual bonus earned in the year of termination based on actual performance in each case prorated based on the portion of the year that had elapsed through the date of termination.
“Medical Benefits” require the Company to provide Mr. Langer medical insurance coverage substantially identical to that provided to other senior executives (i) on a Qualifying CIC Termination, for up to two years following termination, or (ii) if such termination is not a Qualifying CIC Termination, one year, in each case subject to applicable law.
On a termination of Mr. Langer’s employment due to death or disability, and, in the case of termination of employment due to disability, subject to Mr. Langer’s execution of a release, Mr. Langer will be entitled to vesting of the unvested portion of the option award granted on April 20, 2015 and it will remain exercisable for one year following termination (or, if earlier, for the forfeitedremainder of the term).
Mr. Langer is subject to non-competition and non-solicitation of employees covenants through the one-year anniversary of the date Mr. Langer’s employment terminates for any reason.
In the event that payments or benefits owed to Mr. Langer constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, such payments or benefits will be reduced to an amount that does not result in the imposition of such excise tax, but only if such reduction results in Mr. Langer receiving a higher net-after-tax amount than he would have absent such reduction.
“Cause” generally means Mr. Langer’s (1) conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony; (2) willful and continued failure to use reasonable best efforts to substantially perform his duties (other than such failure resulting from Mr. Langer’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness or after Mr. Langer’s notice of termination for good reason) that Mr. Langer fails to remedy to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company within 30 days after the Company’s written notice of such failure; or (3) willful misconduct that is or may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the reputation or interests of the Company.
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Mr. Langer may terminate his employment for “good reason” within 90 days after he has actual knowledge of the occurrence, without his written consent, of one of the following events that has not been cured within 30 days after Mr. Langer’s written notice of such event (provided that such notice is given to the Company within 30 days after Mr. Langer becomes aware of the event): (1) a material reduction in base salary, annual bonus opportunity or the aggregate level of employee benefits; (2) a material diminution in Mr. Langer’s position, title, authority, duties or responsibilities; (3) a relocation of Mr. Langer’s location of employment to a location outside of Manhattan or more than 30 miles outside of Paramus, New Jersey; or (4) the Company’s material breach of any provision of the retention bonus offeredagreement, including (a) the failure of a successor to him by his former employer, which UE paid.the Company to assume this Agreement and (b) a material change in the Mr. Langer’s reporting relationship such that Mr. Langer no longer reports to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Eilberg Offer Letter
On April 20, 2015, Mr. Herbert Eilberg was appointed to the position of Chief Investment Officer of the Company. Mr. Eilberg’s offer letter provides for an annualized salary of $350,000 and a target annual bonus of $400,000 for the year ended December 31, 2015 paid 50% in cash and 50% in shares of restricted stock that vest ratably over three years. Additionally, pursuant to his offer letter, UE granted Mr. Eilberg 20,928 restricted Common Shares (the "Initial Eilberg Equity Grant") on May 11, 2015, that vest as follows: 5,278 shares vest on January 1, 2016; 5,278 shares vest on January 1, 2017; 4,913 shares vest on January 1, 2018; 4,231 shares vest on January 1, 2019; and 1,228 shares vest on January 1, 2020.


2017 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

The following table provides information on outstanding equity awards as of December 31, 2017 for each NEO.
Option AwardsStock Awards
NameNumber of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) ExercisableNumber of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) UnexercisableOption Exercise Price ($)Option Expiration DateNumber of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested($)(2)
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units, or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)(1)
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)(2)
Jeffrey S. Olson
97,656 (3)
$28.362/24/27
31,734 (4)
$808,900
15,272 (5)
$389,288
35,014 (6)
105,042 (6)
$23.522/7/26
15,948 (7)
$406,515
2,092,137 (8)
$23.902/17/25—
—
—
—
61,600 (9)
$1,570,184
Mark J. Langer
39,603 (10)
$28.362/24/27
10,690 (5)
$272,498
14,158 (11)
$360,887
18,885 (12)
37,772 (12)
$23.522/7/26
7,442 (13)
$189,697
63,776 (14)
63,775 (14)
$23.524/20/25—
21,027 (15)
$535,978
43,120 (9)
$1,099,129
Robert Minutoli
12,218 (5)
$311,427
12,341 (11)
$314,572
9,799 (16)
$249,777
12,553 (17)
$319,976
49,280 (9)
$1,256,147
Michael Zucker
6,109 (5)
$155,713
10,944 (11)
$278,963
5,670 (13)
$144,528
9,082 (8)
4,541 (8)
$24.462/17/25
24640 (9)
$628,074
682 (18)
$17,384
Herbert Eilberg
3,054 (5)
$77,857
8,621 (11)
$219,749
5,670 (13)
$144,528
12,320 (9)
$314,037
10,372 (19)
$264,382


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(1) The awards under the column entitled “Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested” are awards of LTIP Units under the 2017 OPP and 2015 OPP. These LTIP Units do not have any value unless specified performance criteria are met and specified criteria for converting and/or redeeming the LTIP Units for Common Shares are also met. As of December 31, 2017, these criteria had not been met (as the relevant measurement period has not yet ended). If our performance for the three-year measurement period applicable to these LTIP Units continues to be the same as we experienced from the beginning of the applicable three-year measurement period through December 31, 2017, (i) the awards under the 2015 OPP would have been earned at maximum for the portion that is based on our TSR relative to a peer group and no amounts would have been earned for the portion that is based on our absolute TSR and (ii) the awards under the 2017 OPP would have been earned between threshold and target for the portion that is based on our TSR relative to a peer group and no amounts would have been earned for the portion that is based on our absolute TSR. Accordingly, pursuant to SEC rules, (i) the awards under the 2015 OPP are reflected in the table at maximum for the portion that is based on our TSR relative to a peer group and at threshold for the portion that is based on our absolute TSR and (ii) the awards under the 2017 OPP are reflected in the table at target for the portion that is based on our TSR relative to a peer group and at threshold for the portion that is based on our absolute TSR.
(2) Value based on number of shares or units multiplied by $25.49, which was the price of Common Shares as of the close of business on December 29, 2017.
(3) On February 24, 2017, the Company granted Options that vest ratably over four years, fully vesting on February 24, 2021.
(4) On February 24, 2017, the Company granted LTIP Units that vest ratably over four years, fully vesting on February 24, 2021.
(5) On February 24, 2017, the Company granted LTIP Units under the 2017 OPP Plan that vest 50% on February 24, 2020, 25% on February 24, 2021 and 25% on February 24, 2022 subject to achievement of performance criteria.
(6) On February 8, 2016, the Company granted Options that vest ratably over four years, fully vesting on February 8, 2020.
(7) On February 8, 2016, the Company granted restricted Common Shares that vest ratably over four years, fully vesting on February 8, 2020.
(8) On February 17, 2015, the Company granted Options that vest 25% on February 17, 2018, 25% on February 17, 2019, and 50% on February 17, 2020.
(9) On November 6, 2015, the Company granted LTIP Units under the 2015 OPP Plan that vest 50% on November 6, 2018, 25% on November 6, 2019, and 25% on November 6, 2020 subject to achievement of performance criteria.
(10) On February 24, 2017, the Company granted Options that vest ratably over three years, fully vesting on February 24, 2020.
(11) On February 24, 2017, the Company granted restricted Common Shares that vest ratably over three years, fully vesting on February 24, 2020.
(12) On February 8, 2016, the Company granted Options that vest ratably over three years, fully vesting on February 8, 2019.
(13) On February 8, 2016, the Company granted restricted Common Shares that vest ratably over three years, fully vesting on February 8, 2019.
(14) On April 20, 2015, the Company granted Options that vest ratably over four years, fully vesting on April 20, 2019.
(15) On April 20, 2015, the Company granted LTIP Units that vest ratably over four years, fully vesting on April 20, 2019.
(16) On February 9, 2016, the Company granted restricted Common Shares that vest ratably over three years, fully vesting on February 9, 2019.
(17) On February 17, 2015, the Company granted LTIP Units that vest ratably over four years, fully vesting on February 17, 2019.
(18) On February 17, 2015, the Company granted restricted Common Shares that vest ratably over three years, fully vesting on February 17, 2018.
(19) On May 11, 2015, the Company granted restricted Common Shares that vest 25% on May 11, 2016, 25% on May 11, 2017, 23% on May 11, 2018, 20% on May 11, 2019, and 7% on May 11, 2020.

Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or a Corporate Transaction/Change in Control

Each of our NEOs serves at the pleasure of our Board. The disclosure below describes certain compensation that may become payable to Messrs. Olson, Minutoli, Langer and Eilberg as a result of a qualifying termination of employment, based on their respective employment agreement or offer letter, as applicable. In addition, the following disclosure describes the impact of a qualifying termination of employment, a corporate transaction or a change in control under the terms of the equity awards held by each of our NEOs.
Olson Employment Agreement
On any termination of Mr. Olson’s employment, Mr. Olson will be entitled to payment of any earned, but unpaid, base salary and annual bonus and accrued and unpaid vacation pay, and any compensation and benefits due to Mr. Olson under the terms of any other plan or program. On a termination of Mr. Olson’s employment by UE without cause or by Mr. Olson for good reason, subject to Mr. Olson’s execution of a release, Mr. Olson will be entitled to (1) a lump sum payment of the Severance Amount, (2) a Pro Rata Bonus paid at the time bonuses are otherwise paid, (3) the Medical Benefits and (4) vesting of all outstanding unvested equity awards. Stock options held by Mr. Olson will remain exercisable for 60 days following termination (or, if earlier, for the remainder of the term of the option). For purposes of Mr. Olson’s employment agreement:
The “Severance Amount” equals two times Mr. Olson’s base salary and target annual bonus unless the termination is within three months prior to, in connection with or within two years following a change in control of UE (a “Qualifying CIC Termination”), in which case it will equal three times Mr. Olson’s base salary and target annual bonus.
The “Pro Rata Bonus” equals a pro rata portion of Mr. Olson’s annual bonus for the year of termination based on actual performance or, on a Qualifying CIC Termination, means the greater of that amount and Mr. Olson’s target annual bonus.
The “Medical Benefits” require UE to provide Mr. Olson medical insurance coverage substantially identical to that provided to other senior executives for three years, subject to applicable law.
On a termination of Mr. Olson’s employment due to death or disability, Mr. Olson will be entitled to vesting of the Initial Olson Option Award and it will remain exercisable for one year following termination (or, if earlier, for the remainder of the term).


Mr. Olson is subject to non-competition and non-solicitation of employees covenants through the one-year anniversary of the date Mr. Olson’s employment terminates for any reason.
In the event that payments or benefits owed to Mr. Olson constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, such payments or benefits will be reduced to an amount that does not result in the imposition of such excise tax, but only if such reduction results in Mr. Olson receiving a higher net-after-tax amount than he would have absent such reduction.
“Cause” generally means Mr. Olson’s (1) conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony; (2) willful and continued failure to use reasonable best efforts to substantially perform his duties (other than such failure resulting from Mr. Olson’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness or after Mr. Olson’s notice of termination for good reason) that Mr. Olson fails to remedy to the reasonable satisfaction of UE within 30 days after UE’s written notice of such failure; or (3) willful misconduct that is or may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the reputation or interests of UE.
Mr. Olson may terminate his employment for “good reason” within 90 days after he has actual knowledge of the occurrence, without his written consent, of one of the following events that has not been cured within 30 days after Mr. Olson gives written notice of such event to UE (provided that such notice is given to UE within 30 days after Mr. Olson becomes aware of the event): (1) a material reduction in base salary, aggregate annual cash compensation opportunity or the aggregate level of employee benefits; (2) a material diminution in Mr. Olson’s position, authority, duties or responsibilities; (3) a relocation of Mr. Olson’s location of employment to a location outside of Manhattan or outside of 30 miles of Paramus, New Jersey; or (4) UE’s material breach of any provision of the employment agreement, including (a) Mr. Olson not holding the title of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, (b) delivery by UE of a notice of non-renewal of the employment agreement, (c) UE’s failure to appoint or elect Mr. Olson to the Board or removal of Mr. Olson from the Board, (d) a failure of a successor to UE to assume the employment agreement and (e) a material change in Mr. Olson’s reporting relationship inconsistent with the terms of his employment agreement.
Minutoli Offer Letter
Under the Letter Agreement, if Mr. Minutoli is terminated by the Company without cause or resigns for good reason three months prior to, in connection with or within two years following a change in control, he will receive an amount equal to (x) 2.5 times the sum of (i) his then-current base salary plus (ii) his then-current target annual bonus, plus (y) a pro-rated bonus paid for the year of termination. If Mr. Minutoli retires after providing 90 days advance notice and actively assists the Company in transitioning his duties, then (a) he will be paid a pro-rated bonus for the year in which he retires and (b) all service-based conditions on his unvested equity awards will vest (but any awards that include corporate performance-based vesting conditions, will remain subject to such conditions).

Langer Employment Agreement
On any termination of Mr. Langer’s employment, Mr. Langer will be entitled to payment of any earned but unpaid base salary and annual bonus and accrued and unpaid vacation pay, and any compensation and benefits due to Mr. Langer under the terms of any other plan or program. On a termination of Mr. Langer’s employment by UE without cause or by Mr. Langer for good reason, subject to Mr. Langer’s execution of a release, Mr. Langer will be entitled to (1) a lump sum payment of the Severance Amount, (2) a Pro Rata Bonus paid at the time bonuses are otherwise paid, (3) the Medical Benefits and (4) vesting of all outstanding unvested equity awards. Stock options held by Mr. Langer will remain exercisable for 60 days following termination (or, if earlier, for the remainder of the term of the option). For purposes of Mr. Langer’s employment agreement:
The “Severance Amount” equals 1.5 times the sum of Mr. Langer’s base salary and target annual bonus, unless the termination is within three months prior to, in connection with or within two years following a change in control of UE (a “Qualifying CIC Termination”), in which case it equals 2.5 times the sum of Mr. Langer’s base salary and target annual bonus.
The “Pro Rata Bonus” equals a pro rata portion of Mr. Langer’s annual bonus for the year of termination based on actual performance or, on a Qualifying CIC Termination, the greater of that amount and Mr. Langer’s target annual bonus.
The “Medical Benefits” require UE to provide Mr. Langer medical insurance coverage substantially identical to that provided to other senior executives for one year following termination or, on a Qualifying CIC Termination, for two years following termination, in each case subject to applicable law.
The Initial Langer Option Award was granted to Mr. Langer on April 20, 2015. On a termination of Mr. Langer’s employment due to death or disability, Mr. Langer will be entitled to vesting of the Initial Langer Option Award and Initial Langer Restricted


LTIP Units, and the Initial Langer Option Award will remain exercisable for one year following termination (or, if earlier, for the remainder of the term).
Mr. Langer is subject to non-competition and non-solicitation of employees covenants through the one-year anniversary of the date Mr. Langer’s employment terminates for any reason.
In the event that payments or benefits owed to Mr. Langer constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, such payments or benefits will be reduced to an amount that does not result in the imposition of such excise tax, but only if such reduction results in Mr. Langer receiving a higher net-after-tax amount than he would have absent such reduction.
“Cause” generally means Mr. Langer’s (1) conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony; (2) willful and continued failure to use reasonable best efforts to substantially perform his duties (other than such failure resulting from Mr. Langer’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness or after Mr. Langer’s notice of termination for good reason) that Mr. Langer fails to remedy to the reasonable satisfaction of UE within 30 days after UE’s written notice of such failure; or (3) willful misconduct that is or may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the reputation or interests of UE.
Mr. Langer may terminate his employment for “good reason” within 90 days after he has actual knowledge of the occurrence, without his written consent, of one of the following events that has not been cured within 30 days after Mr. Langer’s written notice of such event (provided that such notice is given to UE within 30 days after Mr. Langer becomes aware of the event): (1) a material reduction in base salary, annual bonus opportunity or the aggregate level of employee benefits; (2) a material diminution in Mr. Langer’s position, authority, duties or responsibilities; (3) a relocation of Mr. Langer’s location of employment to a location outside of Manhattan or more than 30 miles outside of Paramus, New Jersey; or (4) UE’s material breach of any provision of the employment agreement, including (a) Mr. Langer not holding the title of Chief Financial Officer, (b) delivery by UE of a notice of non-renewal of the Agreement, (c) a failure of a successor to UE to assume the Agreement and (d) a material change in Mr. Langer’s reporting relationship.
Eilberg Offer Letter
On April 20, 2015, Mr. Herbert Eilberg was appointed to the position of Chief Investment Officer of the Company. Mr. Eilberg’s offer letter provides for an annualized salary of $350,000 and a target annual bonus of $400,000 for the year ended December 31, 2015 paid 50% in cash and 50% in shares of restricted stock that vest ratably over three years. Additionally, pursuant to his offer letter, the Company granted Mr. Eilberg 20,928 restricted Common Shares (the “Initial Eilberg Equity Grant”) on May 11, 2015, that vest as follows: 5,278 shares vest on January 1, 2016; 5,278 shares vest on January 1, 2017; 4,913 shares vest on January 1, 2018; 4,231 shares vest on January 1, 2019; and 1,228 shares vest on January 1, 2020.
On a termination of Mr. Eilberg’s employment by UEthe Company without cause, or by Mr. Eilberg for good reason, if the Initial Eilberg Equity Grant has not been fully vested, the unvested portion of the Initial Eilberg Equity Grant shall continue to vest according to the schedule set forth in the offer letter, notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Eilberg will no longer be an employee of the Company at such time.

On a termination of Mr. Eilberg’s employment by UEthe Company without cause, or by Mr. Eilberg for good reason, and if such termination occurs within 12 months after a change in control of UE,the Company, the Company shall pay or cause to be paid to Mr. Eilberg a cash severance payment in an amount equal to (i) one year of his then-current base salary; plus (ii) the amount of his target bonus for that year. For these purposes, “cause” means (a) conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendre to, a felony pertaining or otherwise relating to his employment with the Company or an affiliate; or (b) willful misconduct that is materially economically injurious to the Company or any of its affiliates, in each case as determined in the Company’s sole discretion; and “good reason” means (a) the assignment to the employee of duties materially and adversely inconsistent with the employee’s status prior to the change in control or a material and adverse alteration in the nature of the employee’s duties, responsibilities or authority; (b) a reduction in the employee’s base salary; or (c) a relocation of the employee’s own office location to a location more than 30 miles from its location prior to the change in control.
Milton Offer Letter
On January 4, 2016, Mr. Robert C. Milton III was appointed to the position of Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company pursuant to an offer letter entered into on December 11, 2015. Mr. Milton’s offer letter provides for an annualized salary of $350,000 and a target annual bonus of $350,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016 paid 50% in cash and 50% in shares of restricted stock that vest ratably over three years.
On a termination of Mr. Milton’s employment by the Company solely in connection with a change of control of the Company, Mr. Milton will receive severance of two times the sum of his current base salary and targeted bonus.
Equity Awards
Pursuant to the terms of the applicable award agreements entered into with our NEOs relating to restricted LTIP Units and Common Shares that are subject to vesting based solely on continued employment, all outstanding unvested LTIP Units and Common Shares held by each of our NEOs will fully vest in the event such NEO’s employment is terminated by us without cause or by the NEO for good reason within 24 months of a change in control or as a result of the NEO’s death. Pursuant to the terms of the applicable award agreements entered into with our NEOs relating to options to purchase Common Shares, all outstanding
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options held by each of our NEOs will fully vest in the event such NEO’s employment is terminated by us without cause or by the NEO for good reason within 24 months of a change in control or as a result of the NEO’s retirement on or after attainment of age 65, death or disability and the options will continue to be exercisable following termination for up to one year in the event of a termination due to qualifying retirement, death or disability and up to 60 days in the event of any other termination, other than a termination for cause (but in no event beyond the expiration of the term of the option).
With respect to the performance based LTIP Units that we granted to our NEOs under as part of the 2015 OPP2019 LTI Awards, 2020 LTI Awards and the 2017 OPP,2021 LTI Awards, pursuant to the terms of the applicable award agreements, in the event of a change in control prior to the end of the applicable three-year measurement


period, we will determine the award earned by the NEOs based on our performance through the date of the change in control measured against pro-rated hurdles, provided that, in the event the change in control occurs within the first year of the three-year measurement period, the amount earned will be pro-rated based upon the portion of the three-year measurement period that elapsed from the first day of such period through the date of the change in control. The LTIP Units earned will remain subject to vesting based on continued employment in the same manner as would have applied in the absence of a change in control (i.e., one-half of the LTIP Units that are earned will vest on the date the Compensation Committee determined the amount earned and the remainder will vest in equal installments on the fourth and fifth anniversaries of the beginning of the three-year measurement period), except that all of an NEO’s LTIP Units that are earned will vest if the NEO’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause or by the NEO for good reason within 18 months following the change in control or if the LTIP Units that are earned do not remain outstanding following the change in control. In addition, any LTIP Units earned prior to a change in control will fully vest if the NEO’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause or by the NEO for good reason within 18 months following the change in control.
In the event of a qualified termination of aan NEO prior to the end of the three-year measurement period for the 2015 OPPperformance-based 2019 LTI Awards, the performance-based 2020 LTI Awards or the 2017 OPP,performance-based 2021 LTI Awards, the NEO will be entitled to retain his LTIP Units subject to the same performance-based vesting conditions as applied prior to such termination; provided that the number of LTIP Units earned will be prorated based upon the portion of the three-year measurement period that elapsed from the first day of such period through the date of the qualified termination. Any LTIP Units subsequently earned will be fully vested, but, other than in the case of a termination upon death or disability, the NEO will not have the right to transfer the LTIP Units until the dates on which they would have vested if the qualified termination had not occurred. In the event of a qualified termination of aan NEO after the end of the three-year measurement period, any LTIP Units earned by such NEO will fully vest; provided that, other than in the case of a termination upon death or disability, the NEO will not have the right to transfer the LTIP Units until the dates on which they would have vested if the qualified termination had not occurred. The term qualified termination is defined in the award agreements for the 2015 OPPperformance-based 2019 LTI Awards, the performance-based 2020 LTI Awards and the 2017 OPPperformance-based 2021 LTI Awards to mean the termination of employment with us as a result of athe NEO’s death, disability or, after the first anniversary of the beginning of the three-year measurement period, a termination by us without cause or such NEO’s resignation for good reason.
In each case, the terms cause, good reason and change in control are specifically defined in the applicable award agreements.
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The following table sets forth potential payments and benefits that would have been provided to our NEOs upon the occurrence of a change in control or certain termination triggering events, assuming such change in control or terminating event occurred on December 31, 2017.2021 (and does not give effect to the Executive Severance and Change in Control Plan adopted in February 2022 and further described below).
Name
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Salary and Cash
Bonus
(Multiple)
​​
Salary and Cash
Bonus ($)
​​
Health
Benefits ($)
​​
Vesting of Equity
Awards ($)(1)
​​
Total ($)
Termination by Urban Edge Properties Without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason
Mr. Olson
​​
2x
​​
​6,431,250
​​
​142,752
​​
​4,511,113
​​
​11,085,115
Mr. Weilminster
​​
1.5x
​​
2,670,000
​​
37,815
​​
3,737,395
​​
6,445,210
Mr. Langer
​​
1.5x
​​
2,754,609
​​
37,815
​​
820,743
​​
3,613,167
Mr. Eilberg
​​
n/a
​​
—
​​
—
​​
—
​​
—
Mr. Milton
​​
n/a
​​
—
​​
—
​​
—
​​
—
Death(2)
Mr. Olson
​​
n/a
​​
—
​​
—
​​
4,511,113
​​
4,511,113
Mr. Weilminster
​​
n/a
​​
—
​​
—
​​
3,737,395
​​
3,737,395
Mr. Langer
​​
n/a
​​
—
​​
—
​​
820,743
​​
820,743
Mr. Eilberg
​​
n/a
​​
—
​​
—
​​
516,173
​​
516,173
Mr. Milton
​​
n/a
​​
—
​​
—
​​
312,702
​​
312,702
Change in Control without Termination(3)
Mr. Olson
​​
n/a
​​
—
​​
—
​​
73,230
​​
73,230
Mr. Weilminster
​​
n/a
​​
—
​​
—
​​
29,687
​​
29,687
Mr. Langer
​​
n/a
​​
—
​​
—
​​
18,109
​​
18,109
Mr. Eilberg
​​
n/a
​​
—
​​
—
​​
7,916
​​
7,916
Mr. Milton
​​
n/a
​​
—
​​
—
​​
4,231
​​
4,231
Termination Following Change in Control(3)
Mr. Olson
​​
3x
​​
8,636,250
​​
142,752
​​
4,657,573
​​
13,436,575
Mr. Weilminster
​​
2.5x
​​
3,870,000
​​
75,630
​​
3,796,769
​​
7,742,399
Mr. Langer
​​
2.5x
​​
3,962,109
​​
75,630
​​
856,960
​​
4,894,699
Mr. Eilberg
​​
1x
​​
790,125
​​
—
​​
532,005
​​
1,322,130
Mr. Milton
​​
2x
​​
1,600,000
​​
—
​​
321,165
​​
1,921,165
Name Salary and Cash Bonus (Multiple) Salary and Cash Bonus Health Benefits 
Vesting of Equity Awards (1)
 Total
Termination by Urban Edge Properties Without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason
Jeffrey S. Olson 2x $5,601,268
 $90,129
 $5,834,251
 $11,525,648
Mark J. Langer 1.5x $2,378,502
 $27,883
 $2,046,394
 $4,452,779
Robert Minutoli n/a $—
 $—
 $868,325
 $868,325
Michael Zucker n/a $—
 $—
 $434,163
 $434,163
Herbert Eilberg n/a $—
 $—
 $217,081
 $217,081
Death or Disability (2)
Jeffrey S. Olson n/a $—
 $—
 $5,991,066
 $5,991,066
Mark J. Langer n/a $—
 $—
 $2,156,163
 $2,156,163
Robert Minutoli n/a $—
 $—
 $1,878,100
 $1,878,100
Michael Zucker n/a $—
 $—
 $942,440
 $942,440
Herbert Eilberg n/a $—
 $—
 $777,481
 $777,481
Change in Control without Termination (3)
Jeffrey S. Olson n/a $—
 $—
 $834,463
 $834,463
Mark J. Langer n/a $—
 $—
 $584,124
 $584,124
Robert Minutoli n/a $—
 $—
 $667,570
 $667,570
Michael Zucker n/a $—
 $—
 $333,785
 $333,785
Herbert Eilberg n/a $—
 $—
 $166,892
 $166,892
Termination Following Change in Control (3)
Jeffrey S. Olson 3x $7,601,268
 $90,129
 $6,417,771
 $14,109,168
Mark J. Langer 2.5x $3,428,502
 $55,766
 $2,454,857
 $5,939,125
Robert Minutoli 2.5x $3,184,384
 $—
 $2,219,464
 $5,403,848
Michael Zucker n/a $—
 $—
 $1,113,122
 $1,113,122
Herbert Eilberg 1x $752,500
 $—
 $698,063
 $1,450,563
________________
(1)
(1)
LTIP Units and Common Shares that would have vested are valued based on the closing price of the Common Shares on the last business day of 2021, December 31, 2021, which was of $19.00. The value of the options to purchase Common Shares is calculated as the difference between the closing price of the Common Shares on December 31, 2021 and the exercise price of the options. No amounts were included for the performance-based 2019 LTI Awards, the performance-based 2020 LTI Awards or the performance-based 2021 LTI Awards under “Termination by Urban Edge Properties Without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason” or “Qualifying Death or Disability” as the earning of any such awards would remain subject to the achievement of the performance-based vesting hurdles through the end of the applicable three-year measurement period. Amounts under “Change in Control” for the performance-based 2019 LTI Awards, the performance-based 2020 LTI Awards or the performance-based 2021 LTI Awards reflect the amount that would vest upon the change in control (i.e., 50% of the amount earned based on achievement of the performance-based vesting conditions) and does not include the portion of the award that would remain subject to vesting based on continued employment.
(2)
In the event of a disability of December 31, 2021, Mr. Weilminster would receive accelerated vesting of his restricted LTIP Units that were granted to him on September 27, 2018 that are subject to vesting based solely on continued employment, and none of the other NEOs would receive accelerated vesting.
(3)
In the event that any payments and benefits to be paid or provided to Messrs. Olson, Weilminster or Langer would be subject to “parachute payment” excise taxes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, such NEO’s payments and benefits will be reduced to the extent necessary to avoid such excise taxes, but only if such a reduction of pay or benefits would result in a greater after-tax benefit to such NEO.
Executive Severance and Change in Control Plan
On February 11, 2022, the Compensation Committee approved and adopted an Executive Severance and Change in Control Plan (the “Plan”) for the benefit of certain of the Company’s executive officers and other eligible employees that the Compensation Committee may designate from time to time (the “Participants”). Each of the Company’s named executive officers identified in the Company’s proxy statement filed in connection with its 2021 annual meeting of shareholders has been named as Participants in the Plan (other than Messrs. Olson, Weilminster and Langer whose severance benefits are governed by the terms of their existing agreements with the Company).
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Under the Plan, in the event that a Participant’s employment is terminated by the Company for any reason other than for cause or death or disability, such Participant shall be entitled to (i) a lump sum payment equal to the product of (A) a severance multiple of either 1.0 (or such lesser multiple as may be agreed for non-executive officers), as specified in the letter agreement provided to each Participant upon qualification for the Plan, and (B) the sum of the Participant’s annual base salary and most recent target annual cash performance bonus, (ii) continuing coverage under the Company’s group medical, dental and vision plans as would have vested are valuedapplied if the Participant remained employed for a number of years equal to the applicable severance multiple (at such cost to the Participant as would have applied in the absence of such termination), and (iii) full acceleration of time-base based on the closing price of the Common Shares on the last business day of 2017, December 29, 2017, which was of $25.49. The value of the options to purchase Common Shares is calculated as the difference between the closing price of the Common Shares on December 29, 2017 and the exercise price of the options. The amounts included for the 2015 OPP and the 2017 OPPequity awards under “Termination by Urban Edge Properties Without Cause orheld by the Executive for Good Reason” or “Qualifying Death or Disability” representParticipant and any accelerated vesting of equity awards with performance-based vesting to occur in accordance with the amounts that would be earned if performance through the endterms of the applicable three-year measurement period continued ataward agreement. In addition, if such termination occurs within three months prior to, or within 12 months following, a Change in Control (as defined in the same ratePlan), the relevant severance multiple will be 1.5 (or such lesser multiple as we experienced frommay be agreed for non-executive officers), as specified in the beginning of applicable three-year measurement period through December 31, 2017. Amounts under “Change in Control”letter agreement provided to each Participant upon qualification for the 2015 OPP and the 2017 OPP awards reflect the amount that would vest upon the change in control (i.e., 50% of the amount earned based on achievement of the performance-based vesting conditions) and does not include the portion of the award that would remain subject to vesting based on continued employment.Plan.
(2) In the event of a termination of employment due to disability, the NEOs would not have received accelerated vesting of their restricted LTIP Units or Common Shares that are subject to vesting based solely on continued employment and, as a result, the value of equity awards set forth above would have been reduced by the following amounts: Mr. Olson - $1,215,414, Mr. Langer - $1,086,562, Mr. Minutoli - $884,325, Mr. Zucker - $440,875 and Mr. Eilberg - $364,278.
(3)In the event that a Participant’s employment is terminated on account of his or her death or disability, such Participant (or the Participant’s estate or beneficiaries) shall be entitled to, among other things, full acceleration of time-based equity awards held by the Participant and any paymentsequity awards with performance-based vesting to remain outstanding and benefits toearned in accordance with the terms based on performance but without further vesting based on service. Additionally, in the event that a Participant’s employment is terminated on account of his or her disability, such Participant shall be paid or provided to Messrs. Olson or Langer would be subject to “parachute payment” excise taxes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, such NEO’s payments and benefits will be reduced to the extent necessary to avoid such excise taxes, but only if such a reduction of pay or benefits would result in a greater after-tax benefit to such NEO.

In the case of qualifying retirement, Mr. Minutoli would have been entitled to receive any compensation and/or benefits as may be due or payable to such Participant in accordance with the terms and provisions of any employee benefit plans or programs of Urban Edge.
As a prorated bonus of $684,384 and acceleration of equity awards with a value of $884,325 calculatedcondition to participation in the same manner asPlan, each Participant must enter into a letter agreement with the Company in the table above. Noneform attached as an exhibit to the Plan, which, among other things, contains restrictive covenants in favor of our other NEOs was eligible for qualifying retirementthe Company, including confidentiality, intellectual property, non-disparagement, non-competition and non-solicitation covenants. Participants must generally also execute, deliver and not revoke a general release of claims in favor of the Company in order to receive benefits.
The foregoing is a summary of the Plan and should be read in conjunction with the full text of the Plan, which is attached to the Company’s as of December 31, 2017.Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K.
Employee Retirement Plan

The Company does not maintain a retirement plan other than a 401(k) plan.



Deferred Compensation

The Company does not currently sponsor or operate any deferred compensation programs that are generally offered to all eligible employees or to any of the NEOs.

Pay Ratio Disclosure

Pursuant to a mandate of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (the "Dodd-Frank Act"), the SEC adopted a rule requiring annual disclosure of the ratio of the median employee'semployee’s annual total compensation to the annual total compensation of the principal executive officer. Our principal executive officer ("PEO"). The PEO of our Company is Mr. Olson.Olson, our chief executive officer.

We consider the pay ratio specified below to be a reasonable estimate, calculated in a manner that is intended to be consistent with the requirements of applicable SEC rules. For 2021, our last completed fiscal year:
For fiscal year 2017, Mr. Olson hadthe annual total compensation of approximately $4.4 million as reflected in the Summary Compensation Table. We estimate that theemployee who represents our median annual compensation for all Company employeescompensated employee (other than our chief executive officer) based on W-2 gross pay excludingwas $102,482; and
the annual total compensation of Mr. Olson, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table included above, was $91,150 for 2017. $6,830,104.
As a result, Mr. Olson's 2017Olson’s 2021 compensation was approximately 4867 times that of the median annual compensation for all employees. As of December 31, 2017,2021, we had 120116 employees.
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Determining the Median Employee
We used our employee population data as of December 31, 2021 as the reference date for identifying our median employee. As of such date, our employee population consisted of approximately 116 individuals, including 115 full-time employees and one part-time employee.
To identify the median employee from our employee population, we selected base salary and bonus, as reflected in our payroll records as reported to the Internal Revenue Service on Form W-2 for 2021, as the most appropriate measure of compensation, which was consistently applied to all of our employees included in the calculation. In identifying the median employee, we annualized the compensation of all full-time employees who were new hires in 2021 and on leave of absence in 2021.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees of Urban Edge Properties, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”),the Company, has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K of the Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC with management and, based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the proxy statement and incorporated by reference in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.     2021.
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Amy B. Lane (Chair)
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Susan L. Givens
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Michael A. Gould
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Norman K. Jenkins
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Kevin O’Shea
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PROPOSAL 3

ADVISORY VOTE ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

Section 14A(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), generally requires each public company to include in its proxy statement a separate resolution subject to a non-binding stockholder vote to approve the compensation of the company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in its proxy statement pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, not less frequently than once every three years. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 14A(a)(1) of the Exchange Act, we are providing our shareholders an opportunity to indicate whether they support our compensation program for our named executive officers as described in this Proxy Statement by voting for or against the resolution that appears below. This vote, commonly referred to as “say on pay,” is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but instead relates to the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the tabular disclosures regarding named executive officer compensation, and the narrative disclosure accompanying the tabular presentation. We believe that it is appropriate to seek the views of our shareholders on the design and effectiveness of our executive compensation program. Although the vote on this resolution is advisory in nature and, therefore, will not bind us to take any particular action, our Compensation Committee, which is responsible for designing and administering our executive compensation program, values the opinions expressed by shareholders in their vote and will carefully consider the outcome of the vote when making future compensation decisions for our named executive officers. At our 2016 annual meeting of stockholders, our stockholders voted on, among other matters, a proposal regarding the frequency of holding a non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers. A majority of the votes cast on the frequency proposal were cast in favor of holding a non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year, which was consistent with the recommendation of the Board. The Board considered the voting results with respect to the frequency proposal as well as other factors, and currently intends for the Company to hold a non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of holding the non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.
Our executive compensation program is designed to encourage high performance, promote accountability and motivate our executives to achieve our business objectives while aligning their interests with those of our shareholders. To achieve these goals, significant portions of targeted compensation may only be earned upon achievement of specific performance goals and are delivered in the form of equity. Base salary is the only type of compensation awarded to our named executive officers that is fixed and not subject to any time or performance-based vesting
We believe that a majority of the compensation paid to our named executive officers should be closely aligned with our performance on both a short-term and long-term basis. As such, our executive compensation program includes incentive-based elements where the remuneration realized by each executive varies based on Company performance. For long-term incentive compensation, we grant a combination of time and performance vesting equity-based awards. Other than equity-based awards granted to our named executive officers to make them whole for compensation amounts forfeited by joining the Company and for awards to induce them to join the Company, the majority of the equity-based awards granted to our CEO and other named executive officers is in the form of performance-based units that vest only upon achievement of goals tied to the absolute and relative performance of our Common Shares over a three-year performance period. We believe equity-based awards that vest over multiple years ensures that the majority of each executive’s compensation opportunity is tied to our shareholders, with emphasis on share price appreciation and dividend growth, for the executives to realize value.
Prior to voting on this proposal, shareholders are encouraged to read the sections entitled “Executive Officer Compensation-Compensation“Compensation Discussion and Analysis” beginning on page 2332 of this Proxy Statement, which describe in more detail our executive compensation program and the compensation decisions made by our Compensation Committee
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in 2017.2021. For the reasons discussed above, we believe our compensation program for our named executive officers is instrumental in helping us achieve our operational and financial goals. Accordingly, we believe that our compensation program should be endorsed by our shareholders, and we are asking our shareholders to vote “FOR” the following resolution:
“RESOLVED, that the shareholders hereby approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and the related narrative executive compensation disclosure contained in this Proxy Statement pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.”
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE
APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
AS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT.
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PROPOSAL 4
ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF
FUTURE VOTES ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT.

OFFICER COMPENSATION
In addition to the non-binding advisory approval of our executive compensation program, we are also presenting the following proposal, which gives you as a shareholder the opportunity to inform us as to how often you wish us to include a proposal, similar to Proposal 3, in our Proxy Statement. While the Board intends to carefully consider the shareholder vote resulting from the proposal, the final vote will not be binding on us and is advisory in nature.
After careful consideration, our Board has determined that an advisory vote on executive compensation that occurs every year is the most appropriate option for the Company. Therefore, the Board recommends that you vote for an annual advisory vote on executive compensation.
In formulating its recommendation, our Board considered that an annual advisory vote on executive compensation will allow our shareholders to provide us with their direct input on our compensation philosophy, policies and practices as disclosed in the Proxy Statement every year. Additionally, an annual advisory vote on executive compensation is consistent with our policy of seeking input from, and engaging in discussions with, our shareholders on corporate governance matters and our executive compensation philosophy, policies and practices.
If no option receives a majority of the votes cast, then the option of one year, two years or three years that receives the highest number of votes cast by shareholders will be the frequency for the advisory vote on executive compensation that has been selected by shareholders. However, because this vote is advisory and not binding on the Board or the Company, the Board may decide that it is in the best interests of our shareholders and the Company to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation more or less frequently than the option approved by our shareholders.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR
“ONE YEAR” WITH RESPECT TO THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH A
SHAREHOLDER VOTE TO APPROVE, ON A NON-BINDING ADVISORY BASIS,
THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
AS DISCLOSED IN OUR PROXY STATEMENT.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

We review all relationships and transactions in which we and our significant shareholders, Trustees and our executive officers or their respective immediate family members are participants (including transactions required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K) to determine whether such persons have a direct or indirect material interest in the transaction. Our policy (as set forth in our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics) is to determine whether such persons have a direct or indirect material interest in the transaction. In determining whether such an interest exists, we apply the standards set forth in Item 404 of Regulation S-K, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and our Corporate Governance Guidelines.
Our legal and financial staff is primarily responsible for the development and implementation of processes and controls to obtain information from our significant shareholders, Trustees and our executive officers with respect to related person transactions and for then determining, based on the facts and circumstances, whether we or a related person has a direct or indirect material interest in the transaction. As required under SEC rules, transactions that are determined to be directly or indirectly material to the Company or a related person are disclosed in this Schedule 14A. We also disclose transactions or categories of transactions we consider in determining that a Trustee is independent.
In addition, our Audit Committee and/or our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee reviews and, if appropriate, approves or ratifies any related person transaction that is required to be disclosed. These committees, in the course of their review of a disclosable related-party transaction, consider: (1) the nature of the related person’s interest in the transaction; (2) the material terms of the transaction; (3) the importance of the transaction to the related person; (4) the importance of the transaction to the Company; (5) whether the transaction would impair the judgment of a Trustee or executive officer to act in the best interest of the Company; and (6) any other matters these committees deem appropriate.
The following is a summary of related person transactions since January 1, 2017,2021, other than compensation arrangements which are described under “Executive Officer Compensation”“Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Compensation of Trustees.” The related person transactions listed below were all approved by our Board.
Transition Services Agreement

UE and Vornado entered into a Transition Services Agreement on January 15, 2015, prior to the separation, pursuant to which Vornado and its subsidiaries will provide various corporate support services to the Company on an interim, transitional basis. The services provided to UE included treasury management, human resources, information technology, tax, financial reporting, SEC compliance, risk management and insurance. Costs of the services provided to UE by Vornado during 2017 were $649,469. These costs are expected to diminish over time as UE fills vacant positions and builds its own infrastructure. We believe that the terms are comparable to those that would have been negotiated on an arm’s-length basis.
Initially the Transition Services Agreement was to terminate two years after the date of its execution, but in 2016 the health benefits, information technology and risk management services under the Transition Services Agreement were extended until July 2018 or, if earlier, the date that such services are no longer provided under the agreement. IT and risk management services terminated in 2017. Either party may terminate the agreement if the other party experiences a change-in-control, and UE, as the recipient for a particular service, generally may terminate a service prior to the scheduled expiration date of such service.
Subject to certain exceptions, the liability of each party under the Transition Services Agreement will generally be limited to the aggregate fees paid pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement during the 12-month period immediately preceding the applicable claim for losses or damages. The Transition Services Agreement also specifies that the provider of a service shall not be liable to the recipient of such service for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages.
Lease of Office Space from Vornado

In connection with the spin-off UEthe Company entered into a lease with Vornadoindividual leases pursuant to which UEthe Company leases office space at (i) 210 Route 4 East, Paramus, New Jersey 07652, Vornado’s administrative headquarters. UE also entered into a lease with Vornado pursuant to which UE will lease office space atheadquarters; (ii) 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Vornado’s executive headquarters.headquarters; and (iii) 61-35 Junction Boulevard, Rego Park, New York 11374, Vornado’s Rego Center. Rent payments will generally be adjusted each year of each lease to reflect increases or decreases in operating and maintenance expenses and other factors. Rent payments in 20172021 were $907,099,$939,095, comprised of rent for 210 Route 4 East, Paramus, New Jersey 07652 in the amount of $519,809 and$521,354, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019 in the amount of $387,290.



$370,980 and 61-35 Junction Boulevard, Rego Park, New York 11374 in the amount of $46,761.
Property Management and Leasing Services

In connection with the spin-off, the Company and Vornado entered into a property management agreement under which the Company provides management, development, leasing and other services to certain properties owned by Vornado and its affiliates, including Interstate Properties (“Interstate”) and Alexander’s, Inc. (NYSE:ALX). Interstate is a general partnership that owns retail properties in which Steven Roth, Chairman of Vornado’s Board and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado, and a member of our Board, of Trustees, is the managing general partner. Interstate and its partners beneficially owned an aggregate of approximately 7.1%6.9% of the common shares of beneficial interest of Vornado as of December 31, 2017.2021. As of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017,2021, Vornado owned 26.2%32.4% of Alexander’s, Inc. We recognized management and developmentleasing fee income of $1.5 million, $1.8 million and $2.3$1.2 million for the yearsyear ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.2021. As of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016,2021, there were $0.2 million and $0.3$0.28 million of fees respectively, due from Vornado included in tenant and other receivables in our consolidated balance sheets.
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OTHER BUSINESS

OTHER BUSINESS

The Board has no knowledge of any other matter to be submitted at the Annual Meeting. IfShould any other matter shall properly come before the Annual Meeting, including a question of adjourning or postponing the meeting, the personsAnnual Meeting, named in this Proxy Statementproxies will have discretionary authority to vote the shares thereby represented in accordance with their best judgment.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

NON- GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

The Company uses certain non-GAAP performance measures, in addition to the primary GAAP presentations, as we believe these measures improve the understanding of the Company's operational results. We continually evaluate the usefulness, relevance, limitations, and calculation of our reported non-GAAP performance measures to determine how best to provide relevant information to the investing public, and thus such reported measures are subject to change. The Company's non-GAAP performance measures have limitations as they do not include all items of income and expense that affect operations, and accordingly, should always be considered as supplemental financial results. FFO, FFOAdditionally, the Company's computation of non-GAAP metrics may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP metrics reported by other real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) or real estate companies that define these metrics differently and, as Adjusted, cash NOIa result, it is important to understand the manner in which the Company defines and same-property cash NOI arecalculates each of its non-GAAP metrics. The following non-GAAP measures are commonly used by the Company and investing public to understand and evaluate our operating results and performance. performance:
FFO: The Company believes Funds from Operations (“FFO”) is a useful, supplemental measure of its operating performance that is a recognized metric used extensively by the real estate industry and, in particular REITs. FFO, as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) and the Company, is net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of depreciable real estate and land when connected to the main business of a REIT, impairments on depreciable real estate or land related to a REIT's main business and rental property depreciation and amortization expense. The Company believes that financial analysts, investors and shareholders are better served by the presentation of comparable period operating results generated from FFO primarily because it excludes the assumption that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably. FFO does not represent cash flows from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indication of our performance, and is not indicative of cash flow as a measure of liquidity or our ability to make cash distributions.
FFO as Adjusted: The Company provides disclosure of FFO as Adjusted because it believes it is a useful supplemental measure of its core operating performance that facilitates comparability of historical financial periods. FFO as Adjusted is calculated by making certain adjustments to FFO to account for items the Company does not believe are representative of ongoing core operating results, including non-comparable revenues and expenses. The Company's method of calculating FFO as Adjusted may be different from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs.
NOI: The Company uses Net Operting Income (“NOI”) internally to make investment and capital allocation decisions and to compare the unlevered performance of our properties to our peers. The Company believes NOI is useful to investors as a performance measure because, when compared across periods, NOI reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs and acquisition and disposition activity on an unleveraged basis, providing perspective not immediately apparent from net income. The Company calculates NOI using net income as defined by GAAP reflecting only those income and expense items that are incurred at the property level, adjusted for non-cash rental income and expense, and income or expenses that we do not believe are representative of ongoing operating results, if any.
Same-property NOI: The Company provides disclosure of NOI on a same-property basis, which includes the results of properties that were owned and operated for the entirety of the reporting periods being compared, which totals 66 properties for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. Information provided on a same-property basis excludes properties under development,
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redevelopment or that involve anchor repositioning where a substantial portion of the gross leasable area (“GLA”) is taken out of service and also excludes properties acquired or sold during the periods being compared. As such, same-property NOI assists in eliminating disparities in net income due to the development, redevelopment, acquisition or disposition of properties during the periods presented, and thus provides a more consistent performance measure for the comparison of the operating performance of the Company's properties. While there is judgment surrounding changes in designations, a property is removed from the same-property pool when it is designated as a redevelopment property because it is undergoing significant renovation or retenanting pursuant to a formal plan that is expected to have a significant impact on its operating income. A development or redevelopment property is moved back to the same-property pool once a substantial portion of the NOI growth expected from the development or redevelopment is reflected in both the current and comparable prior year period, generally one year after at least 80% of the expected NOI from the project is realized on a cash basis. Acquisitions are moved into the same-property pool once we have owned the property for the entirety of the comparable periods and the property is not under significant development or redevelopment. The Company has also provided disclosure of NOI on a same-property basis adjusted to include redevelopment properties. Same-property NOI may include other adjustments as detailed in the Reconciliation of Net Income to NOI and same-property NOI included in the tables that follow.
The Company believes net income is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to FFO, FFO as Adjusted, cash NOI and same-property cash NOI.the non-GAAP performance measures outlined above. Reconciliations of these measures to net income have been provided in the tables below.that follow.
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Reconciliation of Net Income to FFO and FFO as Adjusted

The following table reflects the reconciliation of net income to FFO and FFO as Adjusted for the yearyears ended December 31, 2017.2021 and 2020. Net income is considered the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
 
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Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)
​​
2021
​​
2020
Net income
​​
$107,815
​​
$97,750
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in:
​​
​​
Operating partnership
​​
(4,296)
​​
(4,160)
Consolidated subsidiaries
​​
(833)
​​
(1)
Net income attributable to common shareholders
​​
102,686
​​
93,589
Adjustments:
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Rental property depreciation and amortization
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91,468
​​
95,297
Gain on sale of real estate
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(18,648)
​​
(39,775)
Real estate impairment loss
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468
​​
3,055
Limited partnership interests in operating partnership
​​
4,296
​​
4,160
FFO Applicable to diluted common shareholders
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180,270
​​
156,326
FFO per diluted common share(1)
​​
1.48
​​
1.27
Adjustments to FFO:
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​​
Impact of lease terminations(2)
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(44,540)
​​
—
(Reinstatement)/write-off of receivables arising from the straight-lining of rents, net
​​
(1,216)
​​
12,025
Tax impact of Puerto Rico transactions(3)
​​
(1,137)
​​
(37,543)
Transaction, severance and other expenses(4)
​​
861
​​
6,097
Tenant bankruptcy settlement income
​​
(771)
​​
—
Write-off of below-market intangibles due to tenant bankruptcies
​​
—
​​
(1,649)
Gain on extinguishment of debt
​​
—
​​
(34,908)
Executive transition costs
​​
—
​​
7,152
FFO as Adjusted applicable to diluted common shareholders
​​
$133,467
​​
$107,500
FFO as Adjusted per diluted common share(1)
​​
$1.09
​​
$0.88
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Weighted Average diluted common shares(1)
​​
122,107
​​
122,810
 
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 (in thousands) 
 (per share) (2)
Net (loss) income$72,938
 $0.62
Less (net income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in:   
Operating partnership(5,824) (0.05)
Consolidated subsidiaries(44) —
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders67,070
 0.57
Adjustments:   
Rental property depreciation and amortization81,401 0.68
Real estate impairment loss3,467
 0.03
Limited partnership interests in operating partnership5,824
 0.05
FFO applicable to diluted common shareholders(1)
157,762
 1.33
      
Loss on extinguishment of debt35,336
 0.30
Casualty loss6,092
 0.05
Construction settlement due to tenant902
 0.01
Transaction costs278
 —
Gain on sale of land(202) —
Tenant bankruptcy settlement income(655) (0.01)
   Income tax benefit from hurricane losses(1,767) (0.01)
   Income from acquired leasehold interest(39,215) (0.33)
FFO as Adjusted applicable to diluted common shareholders(1)
$158,531
 $1.34
 

  
Weighted average diluted common shares - FFO(1)
118,390
  
(1)
Weighted average diluted shares used to calculate FFO per share and FFO as Adjusted per share for the year ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are higher than the GAAP weighted average diluted shares as a result of the dilutive impact of LTIP and OP units which may be redeemed for our common shares.
(2)
During the year ended December 31, 2021, net income includes $45.9 million of accelerated amortization of below-market lease intangibles resulting from the termination of our leases with Kmart and Sears. The $44.5 million adjustment to FFO in calculating FFO as Adjusted is net of the $1.4 million attributable to the noncontrolling interest in Sunrise Mall.
(3)
Amount for the year ended December 31, 2021 reflects final adjustments to local and state income taxes in connection with the debt transactions and legal entity reorganization at our malls in Puerto Rico in 2020. Amount for the year ended December 31, 2020 reflects the original estimated income tax benefit resulting from the debt and legal entity reorganization transactions.
(4)
Amount for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes $5.7 million of transaction costs associated with the debt and legal entity reorganization transactions that occurred for the malls in Puerto Rico during the year.
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(1) OP and LTIP Units are excluded from the calculation of earnings per diluted share for the quarter because their inclusion is anti-dilutive and are included for the year because their inclusion is dilutive. FFO per share includes units as these units are dilutive.
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Reconciliation of Net Income to Cash NOI and Same-Property Cash NOI

The following table reflects the reconciliation of cash NOI, same-property cash NOI (with and without redevelopment) to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

  
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
(Amounts in thousands) 2017 2016
Net (loss) income $72,938
 $96,630
Add: income tax (benefit) expense (278) 804
Interest income (2,248) (679)
Gain on sale of real estate (202) (15,618)
Interest and debt expense 56,218
 51,881
Loss on extinguishment of debt 35,336
 —
Management and development fee income from non-owned properties (1,535) (1,759)
Other income (235) (121)
Depreciation and amortization 82,281
 56,145
Casualty and impairment loss 7,382
 —
General and administrative expense 30,413
 27,438
Transaction costs 278
 1,405
Less: non-cash revenue and expenses (47,161) (6,465)
Cash NOI 233,187
 209,661
Adjustments    
Non-same property cash NOI (46,766) (28,164)
Hurricane relates operating loss 1,267
 —
Construction settlement due to tenant 902
 —
Tenant bankruptcy settlement income (975) (2,378)
Same-property cash NOI 187,615
 179,119
Adjustments:    
Cash NOI related to properties being redeveloped 25,304
 22,846
Same-property cash NOI including properties in redevelopment $212,919
 $201,965
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(1) Cash NOI is calculated as total property revenues less property operating expenses, excluding the net effects of non-cash rental income and non-cash ground rent expense.
(2) Other adjustments include revenue and expense items attributable to non-same properties and corporate activities.
(3) Tenant bankruptcy settlement income includes lease termination income.



Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

The following table reflects the reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDANOI, same-property NOI and Adjusted EBITDAsame-property NOI including properties in redevelopment for the quarter and yearyears ended December 31, 2017.2021 and 2020. Net income (loss) is considered the most directly comparable GAAP measure, for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.measure.
 
​​
Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)
​​
2021
​​
2020
Net income
​​
$107,815
​​
$97,750
Management and development fee income from non-owned properties
​​
(1,169)
​​
(1,283)
Other expense
​​
608
​​
672
Depreciation and amortization
​​
92,331
​​
96,029
General and administrative expense
​​
39,152
​​
48,682
Real estate impairment loss
​​
468
​​
3,055
Gain on sale of real estate
​​
(18,648)
​​
(39,775)
Interest income
​​
(360)
​​
(2,599)
Interest and debt expense
​​
57,938
​​
71,015
Gain on extinguishment of debt
​​
—
​​
(34,908)
Income tax (benefit) expense
​​
1,139
​​
(38,996)
Non-cash revenue and expenses
​​
(55,463)
​​
741
NOI
​​
223,811
​​
200,383
Adjustments:
​​
​​
Non-same property NOI and other(1)
​​
(26,493)
​​
(27,836)
​Tenant bankruptcy settlement income and lease termination income
​​
(1,313)
​​
(1,094)
Same-property NOI
​​
$196,005
​​
$171,453
NOI related to properties being redeveloped
​​
20,915
​​
18,621
Same-property NOI including properties in redevelopment
​​
$216,920
​​
$190,074
(1)
Non-same property NOI includes NOI related to properties being redeveloped and properties acquired or disposed in the period. Amounts for 2021 include Sunrise Mall which generated a net operating loss of $3.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. This amount reflects the total operating loss on the property and includes the portion pertaining to the noncontrolling interest in Sunrise Mall.
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ADDITIONAL MATTERS
  
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
(Amounts in thousands) 2017 2016
Net (loss) income $72,938
 $96,630
Depreciation and amortization 82,281
 46,145
Interest and debt expense 56,218
 51,881
Income tax (benefit) expense (278) 804
EBITDA 21,159
 205,460
Adjustments for Adjusted EBITDA:    
Casualty loss 6,092
 —
Construction settlement due to tenant 902
 —
Real estate impairment loss 3,467
 —
Transaction costs 278
 1,405
Loss on extinguishment of debt 35,336
 —
Tenant bankruptcy settlement income (655) (2,378)
Gain on sale of real estate (202) (15,618)
Income from acquired leasehold interest (39,215) —
Adjusted EBITDA $217,162
 188,869




FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Financial Statements
A copy of our 20172021 Annual Report on Form 10‑K,10-K, including our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017,2021, is being furnished to shareholders concurrently herewith.
Delivery of Proxy Materials to Households
Under the rules of the SEC and Maryland law, we are permitted to use a method of delivery for proxy materials referred to as “householding.” Householding permits us to mail a single set of proxy materials to any household in which two or more different shareholders reside and are members of the same household, or where one shareholder has multiple accounts. If we household proxy materials, then only one copy of our annual report and proxy statement will be sent to multiple shareholders who share the same address and last name, unless we have received contrary instructions from one or more of those shareholders. In addition, we have been notified that certain intermediaries (i.e., brokers, banks or other nominees) will household proxy materials for the Annual Meeting. For voting purposes, a separate proxy card will be included for each account at the shared address. We will deliver promptly, upon oral or written request, a separate copy of the annual report and proxy statement to any shareholder residing at the same address. If you wish to receive a separate copy of the annual report and proxy statement, or future annual reports and proxy statements, then you may contact our Investor Relations Department by: (a) mail at Urban Edge Properties, Attention: Investor Relations, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, (b) telephone at (212) 956-2556, or (c) e-mail at rmilton@uedge.com. You can also contact your broker, bank or other nominee to make a similar request. Shareholders sharing an address who now receive multiple copies of our annual report and proxy statement may request delivery of a single copy by contacting us as indicated above, or by contacting their broker, bank or other nominee, provided that such broker, bank or other nominee has elected to household proxy materials.
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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 20192023 ANNUAL MEETING

Shareholder proposals intended to be presented at the 20192023 annual meeting of shareholders must be received by our Secretary at our principal executive offices no later than November 30, 201825, 2022 in order to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement relating to the 20182023 annual meeting of our shareholders pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 14a-8”). Shareholder proposals received after November 30, 201825, 2022 will be considered untimely under our Bylaws. While the Board will consider shareholder proposals, we reserve the right to omit from our annual proxy statement shareholder proposals that we are not required to include under the Exchange Act, including Rule 14a-8.
Our Bylaws currently provide that, in order for a shareholder to nominate a candidate for election as a Trustee or a shareholder to propose other business to be presented at our 20182023 annual meeting of shareholders, other than a shareholder proposal included in our Proxy Statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8, notice of such nomination or proposal must be delivered to our Secretary at our executive office not earlier than October 3, 201826, 2022 and no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on November 30, 2017,25, 2022, except that, if the 20192023 annual meeting of our shareholders is originally scheduled for a date that is before April 10, 20194, 2023 or after June 9, 2019,3, 2023, notice must be delivered no earlier than the 150th day prior to the date of the 20192023 annual meeting of our shareholders and not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time on the later of the 120th day prior to the date of the 20192023 annual meeting of shareholders, as originally convened, or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the 20182023 annual meeting of shareholders is first made. The public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of an annual meeting will not extend or restart any time period for giving such a notice. Any such proposal should be mailed to Urban Edge Properties, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Robert C. Milton III, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.Secretary, and must set forth information required by our Bylaws.
To comply with the universal proxy rules (once effective), shareholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of trustee nominees other than the Company’s nominees must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act. no later than March 5, 2023.
Proxy Access
The proxy access provision of our Bylaws permits a shareholder (or a group of no more than 20 shareholders) owning at least 3% of the aggregate of issued and outstanding Common Shares continuously for at least the prior three years to nominate and include in our proxy materials trustee nominees constituting the greater of (i) two or (ii) 20% of the number of trustees in office as of the last day on which a notice requesting the inclusion of trustee nominees in our proxy materials may be timely delivered pursuant to our Bylaws, provided the nominating shareholder(s) and the nominee(s) satisfy the requirements specified in our Bylaws. In order for an eligible shareholder or group of shareholders to nominate a trustee nominee for election at the 2023 annual shareholders meeting pursuant to the proxy access provision of our Bylaws, notice of such nomination and other required information must be received in writing by the Secretary at our principal executive office not earlier than October 26, 2022 and no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on November 25, 2022, except that, if the 2023 annual meeting of our shareholders is originally scheduled for a date that is before April 4, 2023 or after June 3, 2023, notice must be delivered no earlier than the 150th day prior to the date of the 2023 annual meeting of our shareholders and not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time on the later of the 120th day prior to the date of the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders, as originally convened, or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders is first made. In addition, our Bylaws require the eligible shareholder or group of shareholders to update and supplement such information (or provide notice stating that there are no updates or supplements) as of specified dates. The foregoing proxy access right is subject to additional eligibility, procedural and disclosure requirements set forth in our Bylaws.
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained herein constitute forward-looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. They represent our intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Our future results, financial condition and business may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. You can identify many of these statements by words such as “approximates,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “would,” “may” or other similar expressions in this proxy statement. Many of the factors that will determine the outcome of forward-looking statements are beyond our ability to control or predict and include, among others: (i) the economic, political and social impact of, and uncertainty relating to, the COVID-19 pandemic, including its impact on our retail tenants and their ability to make rent and other payments or honor their commitments under existing leases; (ii) the loss or bankruptcy of major tenants; (iii) the ability and willingness of the Company’s tenants to renew their leases with the Company upon expiration, the Company’s ability to re-lease its properties on the same or better terms, or at all, in the event of non-renewal or in the event the Company exercises its right to replace an existing tenant; (iv) the impact of e-commerce on our tenants’ business; (v) macroeconomic conditions, such as a disruption of, or lack of access to the capital markets, as well as potential volatility in the Company’s share price; (vi) the Company’s success in implementing its business strategy and its ability to identify, underwrite, finance, consummate and integrate diversifying acquisitions and investments; (vii) changes in general economic conditions or economic conditions in the markets in which the Company competes, and their effect on the Company’s revenues, earnings and funding sources, and on those of its tenants; (viii) increases in the Company’s borrowing cost as a result of changes in interest rates and other factors, including the discontinuation of USD LIBOR, which is currently anticipated to occur in 2023; (ix) the Company’s ability to pay down, refinance, restructure or extend its indebtedness as it becomes due and potential limitations on the Company’s ability to borrow funds under its existing credit facility as a result of covenants relating to the Company’s financial results; (x) potentially higher costs associated with the Company’s development, redevelopment and anchor repositioning projects, and the Company’s ability to lease the properties at projected rates; (xi) the Company’s liability for environmental matters; (xii) damage to the Company’s properties from catastrophic weather and other natural events, and the physical effects of climate change; (xiii) the Company’s ability and willingness to maintain its qualification as a REIT in light of economic, market, legal, tax and other considerations; (xiv) information technology security breaches; (xv) the loss of key executives and (xvi) the accuracy of our methodologies and estimates regarding ESG metrics and goals, tenant willingness and ability to collaborate in reporting ESG metrics and meeting ESG goals, and impact of governmental regulation on our ESG efforts. For further discussion of factors that could materially affect the outcome of our forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
We claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for any forward-looking statements included in this proxy statement. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this proxy statement. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this proxy statement.
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By Order of the Board of Trustees,
ROBERT C. MILTON III
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
May 9, 2018 9:00AM
This proxy is solicited by the Board of Trustees,

The undersigned hereby appoints Mark J. Langer, Robert C. Milton III and Alexandra Ferrone, and each of them (with full power of substitution), as proxies for the undersigned, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side of this proxy, all of the common shares of beneficial interest of Urban Edge Properties that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 9:00 AM Eastern Time on May 9, 2018, at the offices of Goodwin Procter LLP, The New York Times Building, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof.

This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no such direction is made, this proxy will be voted in accordance with the Board of Trustees’ recommendations.
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ROBERT C. MILTON III
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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