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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): March 9, 2010 (March 5,
2010)
MID-AMERICA
APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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TENNESSEE
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1-12762
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62-1543819
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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6584
Poplar Avenue, Suite 300
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Memphis,
Tennessee
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38138
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (901) 682-6600
N/A
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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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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Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
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On March
5, 2010, the registrant’s Board of Directors appointed W. Reid Sanders as a new
director to serve a term ending at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr.
Sanders is an independent director as defined under the listing standards of the
New York Stock Exchange. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr.
Sanders and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Sanders was selected as a
director. Since the beginning of the registrant’s last fiscal year, Mr. Sanders
has had no direct or indirect interest in any transaction to which the
registrant was a party.
Mr.
Sanders is the Co-Founder and former Executive Vice President of Southeastern
Asset Management, and the former President of Longleaf Partners Funds. Prior to
co-founding Southeastern Asset Management in 1975, Mr. Sanders served as an
investment officer and worked in credit analysis and commercial lending in the
banking industry from 1971 to 1975. Mr. Sanders currently serves on
the Board of Directors for Two Harbors Investment Corporation, a real estate
investment trust which focuses on investing in residential mortgage-backed
securities, is a Director of Independent Bank, serves on the Investment
Committee at Cypress Realty, a limited partnership involved in commercial real
estate, and is on the Advisory Board of SSM Venture Partners. Mr.
Sanders has held several prior directorships and currently serves as a trustee
for a number of cultural, educational and health related
organizations. Mr. Sanders holds a Bachelors of Economics from the
University of Virginia.
On March
9, 2010, the registrant issued a press release announcing Mr. Sanders’
appointment to the Board of Directors. A copy of the press release issued in
connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release dated March 9, 2010
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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.
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Date:
March 9, 2010
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/s/Albert
M. Campbell, III
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Albert
M. Campbell, III
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
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