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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;23, 2006</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333- </B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br>
UNDER<br>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite&nbsp;200<BR>
Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Maryland</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(720)&nbsp;283-6120</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>54-0857512</B></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Address, including zip code, and telephone
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">of incorporation or organization)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">number, including area code,
</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Identification Number)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Inducement
Grant of Performance Contingent Restricted Stock and<BR>
Restricted Stock to Mark M. Culwell, Jr.</B><BR>
(Full title of the Plan(s))</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Thomas W. Toomey<BR>
Chief Executive Officer and President<BR>
United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc.<BR>
1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite&nbsp;200<BR>
Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129<BR>
(720)&nbsp;283-6120</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Copies to:<BR>
Warren L. Troupe, Esq.<BR>
Brian V. Caid, Esq.<BR>
Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP<BR>
370 Seventeenth Street, Suite&nbsp;5200<BR>
Denver, Colorado 80202<BR>
(303)&nbsp;592-1500</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of each class of securities</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Amount to</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>offering price</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>aggregate offering</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>be registered (1)</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>per share (2)</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>price (2)</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share (3)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">46,860 shares (4)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$26.71</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$1,251,631</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$133.93</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement includes an indeterminate number of additional shares which
may be offered and issued to prevent dilution from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions as provided in the award agreements for the above-referenced awards.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule
457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum offering price per share
and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price have been determined on the basis of the
average of the high and low prices reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June&nbsp;20, 2006.</TD>
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    <TD>The common stock registered hereunder also includes the attached rights to purchase one share
of Series&nbsp;C Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock, no par value.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>This total represents the maximum amount of shares of restricted stock authorized to be
issued to Mark M. Culwell, Jr., Senior Vice President, Development of the Registrant, under
the Notice of Performance Contingent Restricted Stock Award (including a Restricted Stock Award Agreement for 2,350 shares), a Restricted Stock Award
Agreement for 7,418 shares and a Restricted Stock Award Agreement for 37,092 shares.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d37235exv5w1.htm">Opinion and Consent of Morrison & Foerster LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d37235exv23w2.htm">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<br>
SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS</B></DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in this Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 will be
sent or given to employees as specified by Securities and Exchange Commission Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1). Such
documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either
as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;424. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus
that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;).
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<br>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by
reference herein:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a.&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2005,
which includes audited financial statements for the Registrant&#146;s latest fiscal year.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b.&nbsp;All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#148;), since the end of the
fiscal year covered by the audited financial statements described in (a)&nbsp;above.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c.&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s Statement on
Form 8-A/A dated and filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;7, 2005 under the Exchange Act,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement, and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
de-registers all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><I>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</I></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our articles of incorporation and bylaws provide for indemnification of directors and officers
to the full extent permitted by the laws of the State of Maryland.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law generally permits indemnification of any
director or officer made a party to any proceedings by reason of service as a director or officer
unless it is established that (i)&nbsp;the act or omission of such person was material to the matter
giving rise to the proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and
deliberate dishonesty; or (ii)&nbsp;such person actually received an improper personal benefit in money,
property or services; or (iii)&nbsp;in the case of any criminal proceeding, such person had reasonable
cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. The indemnity may be against judgments,
penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the director or officer
in connection with the proceeding; provided, however, that if the proceeding is one by or in the
right of the corporation, indemnification is not permitted with respect to any proceeding in which
the director or officer has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation. The termination of any
proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or upon an entry of
an order of probation prior to judgment, creates a rebuttable presumption that the director or
officer did not meet the requisite standard of conduct required for permitted indemnification. The
termination of any proceeding by judgment, order or settlement, however, does not create a
presumption that the director or officer failed to meet the requisite standard of conduct for
permitted indemnification.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the person involved is not a director or officer of the Company, the Board of Directors may
cause the Company to indemnify to the same extent allowed for directors and officers of the Company
the person who was or is a party to a proceeding, by reason of the fact that he is or was an
employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The above discussion of our articles of incorporation and bylaws and of the Maryland General
Corporation Law is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by such articles,
bylaws and statutes.
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Exemption From Registration Claimed.</I></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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    <TD>Opinion of Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP</TD>
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    <TD>Consent of Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high and of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><I>Provided however, </I>That:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A)&nbsp;Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B)&nbsp;Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form
of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona
fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that
it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Highlands Ranch, State of Colorado, on June&nbsp;23, 2006.
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST,</B><br><B>INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Thomas W. Toomey
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Thomas W. Toomey&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chief Executive Officer and President&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Thomas W. Toomey and Christopher D. Genry, and each or either of them, his
or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as
he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several
counterparts.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
</DIV>
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</Td>
</TR>
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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Thomas W. Toomey<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Thomas W. Toomey
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer, President and Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Christopher D. Genry<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Christopher D. Genry
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President&#151;Corporate
Strategy<BR>
and Chief Financial Officer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David L. Messenger<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David L. Messenger
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert C. Larson<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert C. Larson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ James D. Klingbeil<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James D. Klingbeil
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice Chairman of the Board
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Katherine A. Cattanach<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Katherine A. Cattanach
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR style="font-size: 6pt">
<TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</Td>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Eric J. Foss<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Eric J. Foss
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert P. Freeman<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert P. Freeman</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Jon A. Grove<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jon A. Grove
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Thomas R. Oliver<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Thomas R. Oliver
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Lynne B. Sagalyn<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Lynne B. Sagalyn
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Mark J. Sandler<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Mark J. Sandler
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Thomas C. Wajnert<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Thomas C. Wajnert
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Document</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</Td>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (see Signature Page)</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2006
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 200
Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129
Maryland
(720) 283-6120
54-0857512
(State or other jurisdiction
(Address, including zip code, and telephone
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
number, including area code,
Identification Number)
of registrant's principal executive offices)
Inducement
Grant of Performance Contingent Restricted Stock and
Restricted Stock to Mark M. Culwell, Jr.
(Full title of the Plan(s))
Thomas W. Toomey
Chief Executive Officer and President
United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc.
1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 200
Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129
(720) 283-6120
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Warren L. Troupe, Esq.
Brian V. Caid, Esq.
Morrison & Foerster LLP
370 Seventeenth Street, Suite 5200
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 592-1500
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of each class of securities
Amount to
offering price
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be registered
be registered (1)
per share (2)
price (2)
registration fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share (3)
46,860 shares (4)
$26.71
$1,251,631
$133.93
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement includes an indeterminate number of additional shares which
may be offered and issued to prevent dilution from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions as provided in the award agreements for the above-referenced awards.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule
457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum offering price per share
and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price have been determined on the basis of the
average of the high and low prices reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June 20, 2006.
(3)
The common stock registered hereunder also includes the attached rights to purchase one share
of Series C Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock, no par value.
(4)
This total represents the maximum amount of shares of restricted stock authorized to be
issued to Mark M. Culwell, Jr., Senior Vice President, Development of the Registrant, under
the Notice of Performance Contingent Restricted Stock Award (including a Restricted Stock Award Agreement for 2,350 shares), a Restricted Stock Award
Agreement for 7,418 shares and a Restricted Stock Award Agreement for 37,092 shares.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Opinion and Consent of Morrison & Foerster LLP
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in this Part I of Form S-8 will be
sent or given to employees as specified by Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 428(b)(1). Such
documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either
as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to
Rule 424. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus
that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"
Securities Act
").
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by
reference herein:
a. The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005,
which includes audited financial statements for the Registrant's latest fiscal year.
b. All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act
"), since the end of the
fiscal year covered by the audited financial statements described in (a) above.
c. The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Statement on
Form 8-A/A dated and filed with the Commission on November 7, 2005 under the Exchange Act,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement, and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
de-registers all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Our articles of incorporation and bylaws provide for indemnification of directors and officers
to the full extent permitted by the laws of the State of Maryland.
Section 2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law generally permits indemnification of any
director or officer made a party to any proceedings by reason of service as a director or officer
unless it is established that (i) the act or omission of such person was material to the matter
giving rise to the proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and
deliberate dishonesty; or (ii) such person actually received an improper personal benefit in money,
property or services; or (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, such person had reasonable
cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. The indemnity may be against judgments,
penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the director or officer
in connection with the proceeding; provided, however, that if the proceeding is one by or in the
right of the corporation, indemnification is not permitted with respect to any proceeding in which
the director or officer has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation. The termination of any
proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or upon an entry of
an order of probation prior to judgment, creates a rebuttable presumption that the director or
officer did not meet the requisite standard of conduct required for permitted indemnification. The
termination of any proceeding by judgment, order or settlement, however, does not create a
presumption that the director or officer failed to meet the requisite standard of conduct for
permitted indemnification.
If the person involved is not a director or officer of the Company, the Board of Directors may
cause the Company to indemnify to the same extent allowed for directors and officers of the Company
the person who was or is a party to a proceeding, by reason of the fact that he is or was an
employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise.
The above discussion of our articles of incorporation and bylaws and of the Maryland General
Corporation Law is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by such articles,
bylaws and statutes.
Item 7.
Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
5.1
Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP
23.1
Consent of Morrison & Foerster LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.1
Power of Attorney (see Signature Page)
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Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high and of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;
Provided however,
That:
(A) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement; and
(B) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form
of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona
fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that
it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Highlands Ranch, State of Colorado, on June 23, 2006.
UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST,
INC.
By:
/s/ Thomas W. Toomey
Thomas W. Toomey
Chief Executive Officer and President
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Thomas W. Toomey and Christopher D. Genry, and each or either of them, his
or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as
he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several
counterparts.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Thomas W. Toomey
Thomas W. Toomey
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
June 23, 2006
/s/ Christopher D. Genry
Christopher D. Genry
Executive Vice President—Corporate
Strategy
and Chief Financial Officer
June 23, 2006
/s/ David L. Messenger
David L. Messenger
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
June 23, 2006
/s/ Robert C. Larson
Robert C. Larson
Chairman of the Board
June 23, 2006
/s/ James D. Klingbeil
James D. Klingbeil
Vice Chairman of the Board
June 23, 2006
/s/ Katherine A. Cattanach
Katherine A. Cattanach
Director
June 23, 2006
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Eric J. Foss
Eric J. Foss
Director
June 23, 2006
/s/ Robert P. Freeman
Robert P. Freeman
Director
June 23, 2006
/s/ Jon A. Grove
Jon A. Grove
Director
June 23, 2006
/s/ Thomas R. Oliver
Thomas R. Oliver
Director
June 23, 2006
/s/ Lynne B. Sagalyn
Lynne B. Sagalyn
Director
June 23, 2006
/s/ Mark J. Sandler
Mark J. Sandler
Director
June 23, 2006
/s/ Thomas C. Wajnert
Thomas C. Wajnert
Director
June 23, 2006
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Document
5.1
Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP
23.1
Consent of Morrison & Foerster LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.1
Power of Attorney (see Signature Page)