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 5, 2011
 
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
 
Maryland
001-32265
760753089
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission file number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

12700 Hill Country Boulevard, Suite T-200
Austin, TX 78738
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (512) 732-1000
 
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.07        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 5, 2011, there were 67,039,507 common shares entitled to be voted; 59,671,679 shares were voted in person or by proxy.  The stockholders voted on the following matters at the Annual Meeting:
 
1.
Election of seven director nominees to hold office for a one-year term;
   
2.
Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2011;
   
3.
On an advisory basis, approval of the executive compensation disclosed in the Proxy Statement;
   
6.
On an advisory basis, the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation.
 
The results of the shareholder votes are set forth below:
 
Board of Directors
 
   
Affirmative
   
Withheld
 
William C. Bayless, Jr.
    57,403,067       89,887  
R.D. Burck
    57,401,219       91,735  
G. Steven Dawson
    57,017,036       475,918  
Cydney C. Donnell
    57,407,047       85,907  
Edward Lowenthal
    55,794,892       1,698,062  
Joseph M. Macchione
    56,763,974       728,980  
Winston W. Walker
    57,021,658       471,296  

There were 2,178,725 broker non-votes with respect to the election of directors.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Affirmative
   
Negative
   
Abstentions
 
  58,172,868       1,493,879       4,932  
 
Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of Executive Compensation

Affirmative
   
Negative
   
Abstentions
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
  55,117,340       2,361,952       13,662       2,178,725  
 
Advisory Vote on Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

One Year
   
Two Years
   
Three Years
   
Abstentions
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
  44,455,034       275,600       12,752,905       9,415       2,178,725  


 
 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Date: May 11, 2011 AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.  
     
       
 
By:
/s/ Jonathan A. Graf  
   
Jonathan A. Graf
 
   
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary and Treasurer