UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 14, 2012 (May 14, 2012)

 

MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

TENNESSEE	1-12762	62-1543819
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

6584 Poplar Avenue, Suite 300
Memphis, Tennessee	38138
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

 

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (901) 682-6600

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On May 14, 2012, the registrant issued a press release announcing the acquisition of the apartment community Allure in Buckhead Village located in Atlanta, Georgia. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

 

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c)	Exhibits
	Exhibit Number		Description
	99.1		Press Release dated May 14, 2012

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
Date: May 14, 2012	/s/Albert M. Campbell, III
	Albert M. Campbell, III
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)