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 25, 2012 (May 24, 2012)

 

 

MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

TENNESSEE 1-12762 62-1543819

(State or other jurisdiction 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

 

N/A
(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 5.07      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On May 24, 2012, the registrant held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders of record as of March 16, 2012 through the solicitation of proxies:

 

1.To elect eight directors to serve for one year and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified;
2.To amend the Amended and Restated Charter of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock to 100,000,000;
3.To provide an advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation;
4.To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm for 2012.

 

All eight nominees were elected to serve for one year and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The results of the election were as follows:

 

           Broker 
   For   Withheld   Non-Votes 
H. Eric Bolton, Jr.   34,926,687    621,433    3,277,799 
Alan B. Graf, Jr.   35,413,571    134,549    3,277,799 
John S. Grinalds   35,233,281    314,839    3,277,799 
Ralph Horn   34,575,039    973,081    3,277,799 
Philip W. Norwood   34,775,910    772,210    3,277,799 
W. Reid Sanders   35,382,328    165,792    3,277,799 
William B. Sansom   34,603,241    944,879    3,277,799 
Gary Shorb   35,403,194    144,926    3,277,799 

 

The Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (“the Amendment”) to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock to 100,000,000 was approved. The vote results were as follows:

 

For   Against   Abstain
37,819,671   925,689   80,559

 

The description in this Form 8-K of the Amendment is not intended to be a complete description of the document, and the description is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the document, which is attached as an exhibit to, and incorporated as reference in, this Form 8-K.

 

The advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers was in favor of executive compensation. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

For   Against   Abstain
34,353,099   1,139,231   55,790

 

Ernst & Young LLP was ratified to serve as the registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

For   Against   Abstain
38,673,133   140,803   11,983

  

 
 

 

ITEM 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)   Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed pursuant to Item 9.01:

 

Exhibit No.

  Description
3.1   Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. as adopted on May 24, 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 25, 2012 /s/Albert M. Campbell, III
  Albert M. Campbell, III
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)