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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

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8-K</FONT></P>

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REPORT</FONT></P>

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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event <FONT STYLE="color: black">reported):
May 25, 2012 (May 24, 2012)</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">TENNESSEE</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1-12762</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">62-1543819</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State
        or other jurisdiction of</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">incorporation)</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Commission File Number)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(I.R.S.
        Employer Identification</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">No.)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 67%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">6584 Poplar
    Avenue, Suite 300</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Memphis,
    Tennessee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">38138</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Address
    of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Zip
    Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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area code: (901) 682-6600</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">N/A</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</TD></TR>
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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-indent: -1in">ITEM 5.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Submission of Matters
to a Vote of Security Holders.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">1.</TD><TD>To elect eight directors to serve for one year and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">2.</TD><TD>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;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">3.</TD><TD>To provide an advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">4.</TD><TD>To ratify the selection of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm for 2012.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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:</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Broker</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Withheld</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Non-Votes</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 49%; text-align: left">H. Eric Bolton, Jr.</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 14%; text-align: right">34,926,687</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 14%; text-align: right">621,433</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 14%; text-align: right">3,277,799</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Alan B. Graf, Jr.</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">35,413,571</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">134,549</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">3,277,799</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">John S. Grinalds</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">35,233,281</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">314,839</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">3,277,799</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Ralph Horn</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">34,575,039</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">973,081</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">3,277,799</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Philip W. Norwood</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">34,775,910</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">772,210</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">3,277,799</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">W. Reid Sanders</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">35,382,328</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">165,792</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">3,277,799</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">William B. Sansom</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">34,603,241</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">944,879</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">3,277,799</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Gary Shorb</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">35,403,194</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">144,926</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">3,277,799</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Amendment to the Amended and <FONT STYLE="color: black">Restated
Charter of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (&ldquo;the Amendment&rdquo;) to increase the number of authorized shares of
common stock to 100,000,000 was approved. The vote results were as follows:</FONT></P>

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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 32%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">For</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 32%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Against</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 32%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Abstain</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">37,819,671</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">925,689</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">80,559</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 32%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">For</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 32%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Against</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 32%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Abstain</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">34,353,099</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">1,139,231</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">55,790</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Ernst &amp; Young LLP was ratified to serve
as the registrant&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012. The results of the vote were as follows:</P>

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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 32%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">For</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 32%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Against</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 32%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Abstain</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">38,673,133</TD>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">140,803</TD>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">11,983</TD></TR>
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Statements and Exhibits</U>.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>(d)&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The following exhibits are filed pursuant to Item&nbsp;9.01:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 86%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.7pt; font-weight: bold">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.7pt">3.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.7pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.7pt">Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. as adopted on May 24, 2012.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
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    <TD STYLE="width: 60%"><B>MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC</B>.</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Date: May 25, 2012</TD>
    <TD>/s/Albert M. Campbell, III</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Albert M. Campbell, III</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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    <TD>(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD></TR>
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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):
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):
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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)