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DC 20549</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></FONT><B>PURSUANT TO</B></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 reported):
September 7, 2012</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Education Realty Trust, 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: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">001-32417</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">201352180</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">of Incorporation)</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>999 South Shady Grove Road, Suite 600
        </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Memphis, Tennessee</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>38120</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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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 (<I>see </I>General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></P>

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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 8.01.&nbsp;&nbsp; Other Events. </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On September 7, 2012, Education Realty
Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;)
an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the &ldquo;New Registration Statement&rdquo;) to replace (i) an existing
registration statement covering its Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan (the &ldquo;DRIP&rdquo;)
on Form S-3, Registration Statement No. 333-161497, initially filed with the SEC on August 21, 2009 (the &ldquo;Prior DRIP Registration
Statement), (ii) an existing shelf registration statement on Form S-3, Registration Statement No. 333-161493, initially filed with
the SEC August 21, 2009 (the &ldquo;2009 Shelf Registration Statement&rdquo;) and (iii) an existing shelf registration statement
on Form S-3, Registration Statement No. 333-177422, initially filed with the SEC on October 21, 2011 (the &ldquo;2011 Shelf Registration
Statement&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">In connection with the filing of the New
Registration Statement, the Company also filed the following two prospectus supplements:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(i) A prospectus supplement covering the
offering of 4,000,000 shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (&ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;), pursuant
to the DRIP (the &ldquo;DRIP Prospectus Supplement&rdquo;). The DRIP Prospectus Supplement continues an offering previously covered
by the Prior DRIP Registration Statement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(ii) A prospectus supplement covering the
offering of $48,898,731 of Common Stock pursuant to the Company&rsquo;s at-the-market equity distribution program (the &ldquo;ATM
Prospectus Supplement&rdquo;). The ATM Prospectus Supplement continues an offering previously covered by the 2009 Shelf Registration
Statement. In connection with the filing of the ATM Prospectus Supplement, the Company and Education Realty Operating Partnership,
LP executed amendments, dated the date hereof, to the equity distribution agreements entered into with each of KeyBanc Capital
Markets Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC on May 22, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company is filing this Current Report
on Form 8-K to provide legal opinions of its counsel, Venable LLP, regarding the legality of the shares covered by the DRIP Prospectus
Supplement and the ATM Prospectus Supplement, which opinions are attached hereto as Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2 and are incorporated herein
by reference. The Company is also filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to provide a legal opinion of its counsel Bass, Berry
&amp; Sims PLC, regarding certain tax matters with respect to the DRIP Prospectus Supplement, which opinion is attached hereto
as Exhibit 8 and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">(d) <I>Exhibits</I>. The following exhibits
are being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 90%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amendment No. 1 to Equity Distribution Agreement, dated September 7, 2012, among Education Realty Trust, Inc., Education Realty Operating Partnership, LP and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amendment No. 1 to Equity Distribution Agreement, dated September 7, 2012, among Education Realty Trust, Inc., Education Realty Operating Partnership, LP and RBC Capital Markets, LLC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">5.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Venable LLP regarding the legality of shares (DRIP Prospectus Supplement).</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">5.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Venable LLP regarding the legality of shares (ATM Prospectus Supplement).</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">8</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Bass, Berry &amp; Sims PLC regarding tax matters (DRIP Prospectus Supplement).</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">23.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Venable LLP (included in Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2).</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">23.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Bass, Berry &amp; Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 8).</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">99.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution (as required by Item 14 of Part II of Form S-3) (DRIP Prospectus Supplement).</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">99.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution (as required by Item 14 of Part II of Form S-3) (ATM Prospectus Supplement).</TD></TR>
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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
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify"><B>EDUCATION REALTY TRUST, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: black">Date: </FONT>September 7, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; text-align: justify">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 57%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: justify">&nbsp;/s/ Randall H. Brown</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Randall H. Brown</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
        Officer, </I></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>Treasurer and Secretary</I></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 90%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold">Description</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amendment No. 1 to Equity Distribution Agreement, dated September 7, 2012, among Education Realty Trust, Inc., Education Realty Operating Partnership, LP and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amendment No. 1 to Equity Distribution Agreement, dated September 7, 2012, among Education Realty Trust, Inc., Education Realty Operating Partnership, LP and RBC Capital Markets, LLC.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">5.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Venable LLP regarding the legality of shares (DRIP Prospectus Supplement).</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">5.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Venable LLP regarding the legality of shares (ATM Prospectus Supplement).</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">8</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Bass, Berry &amp; Sims PLC regarding tax matters (DRIP Prospectus Supplement).</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">23.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Venable LLP (included in Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2).</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">23.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Bass, Berry &amp; Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 8).</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">99.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution (as required by Item 14 of Part II of Form S-3) (DRIP Prospectus Supplement).</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">99.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution (as required by Item 14 of Part II of Form S-3) (ATM Prospectus Supplement).</TD></TR>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 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):
September 7, 2012
Education Realty Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland
001-32417
201352180
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
999 South Shady Grove Road, Suite 600
Memphis, Tennessee
38120
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
901-259-2500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01.   Other Events.
On September 7, 2012, Education Realty
Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Company"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the "New Registration Statement") to replace (i) an existing
registration statement covering its Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan (the "DRIP")
on Form S-3, Registration Statement No. 333-161497, initially filed with the SEC on August 21, 2009 (the "Prior DRIP Registration
Statement), (ii) an existing shelf registration statement on Form S-3, Registration Statement No. 333-161493, initially filed with
the SEC August 21, 2009 (the "2009 Shelf Registration Statement") and (iii) an existing shelf registration statement
on Form S-3, Registration Statement No. 333-177422, initially filed with the SEC on October 21, 2011 (the "2011 Shelf Registration
Statement").
In connection with the filing of the New
Registration Statement, the Company also filed the following two prospectus supplements:
(i) A prospectus supplement covering the
offering of 4,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), pursuant
to the DRIP (the "DRIP Prospectus Supplement"). The DRIP Prospectus Supplement continues an offering previously covered
by the Prior DRIP Registration Statement.
(ii) A prospectus supplement covering the
offering of $48,898,731 of Common Stock pursuant to the Company's at-the-market equity distribution program (the "ATM
Prospectus Supplement"). The ATM Prospectus Supplement continues an offering previously covered by the 2009 Shelf Registration
Statement. In connection with the filing of the ATM Prospectus Supplement, the Company and Education Realty Operating Partnership,
LP executed amendments, dated the date hereof, to the equity distribution agreements entered into with each of KeyBanc Capital
Markets Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC on May 22, 2012.
The Company is filing this Current Report
on Form 8-K to provide legal opinions of its counsel, Venable LLP, regarding the legality of the shares covered by the DRIP Prospectus
Supplement and the ATM Prospectus Supplement, which opinions are attached hereto as Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2 and are incorporated herein
by reference. The Company is also filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to provide a legal opinion of its counsel Bass, Berry
& Sims PLC, regarding certain tax matters with respect to the DRIP Prospectus Supplement, which opinion is attached hereto
as Exhibit 8 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements
and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
. The following exhibits
are being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Exhibit No.
Description
1.1
Amendment No. 1 to Equity Distribution Agreement, dated September 7, 2012, among Education Realty Trust, Inc., Education Realty Operating Partnership, LP and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.
1.2
Amendment No. 1 to Equity Distribution Agreement, dated September 7, 2012, among Education Realty Trust, Inc., Education Realty Operating Partnership, LP and RBC Capital Markets, LLC.
5.1
Opinion of Venable LLP regarding the legality of shares (DRIP Prospectus Supplement).
5.2
Opinion of Venable LLP regarding the legality of shares (ATM Prospectus Supplement).
8
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC regarding tax matters (DRIP Prospectus Supplement).
23.1
Consent of Venable LLP (included in Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2).
23.2
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 8).
99.1
Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution (as required by Item 14 of Part II of Form S-3) (DRIP Prospectus Supplement).
99.2
Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution (as required by Item 14 of Part II of Form S-3) (ATM Prospectus Supplement).
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
EDUCATION REALTY TRUST, INC.
Date:
September 7, 2012
By:
/s/ Randall H. Brown
Randall H. Brown
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
        Officer,
Treasurer and Secretary
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
1.1
Amendment No. 1 to Equity Distribution Agreement, dated September 7, 2012, among Education Realty Trust, Inc., Education Realty Operating Partnership, LP and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.
1.2
Amendment No. 1 to Equity Distribution Agreement, dated September 7, 2012, among Education Realty Trust, Inc., Education Realty Operating Partnership, LP and RBC Capital Markets, LLC.
5.1
Opinion of Venable LLP regarding the legality of shares (DRIP Prospectus Supplement).
5.2
Opinion of Venable LLP regarding the legality of shares (ATM Prospectus Supplement).
8
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC regarding tax matters (DRIP Prospectus Supplement).
23.1
Consent of Venable LLP (included in Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2).
23.2
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 8).
99.1
Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution (as required by Item 14 of Part II of Form S-3) (DRIP Prospectus Supplement).
99.2
Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution (as required by Item 14 of Part II of Form S-3) (ATM Prospectus Supplement).