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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November&nbsp;19, 2013 (November 19, 2013) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>MID-AMERICA APARTMENTS, L.P.</U> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>333-190028-01</U></B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>62-1543819</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification No.)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6584 Poplar Avenue</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>Memphis, Tennessee</U></B></P></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;25, 2013, Mid-America
Apartment Communities, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) and Mid America Apartments, L.P. (the &#147;Operating Partnership&#148;) entered into separate Distribution Agreements (each, a &#147;Prior Agreement&#148; and collectively, the &#147;Prior
Agreements&#148;) with each of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BMO Capital Markets Corp., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC (the &#147;Agents&#148;) for the purpose of selling shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.01
per share, in at-the-market offerings or negotiated transactions. In accordance with the terms of the Prior Agreements, the Company could issue and sell up to 4,500,000 shares of its common stock, from time to time, through the Agents, as sales
agents, or directly to the Agents, acting as principal. Of that amount, the Company has offered and sold 365,011 shares of its common stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;19, 2013, the Prior Agreements were amended and restated (each, an &#147;Agreement&#148; and collectively, the
&#147;Agreements&#148;) to reference the subsequent shelf registration statement filed by the Company and the Operating Partnership, revise certain representations and warranties, and reflect the remaining number of shares available for offer and
sale.&nbsp;In accordance with the terms of the Agreements, the Company may issue and sell up to 4,134,989 shares of its common stock (the &#147;Shares&#148;), from time to time, through the Agents, as sales agents, or directly to the Agents, acting
as principal. Sales, if any, of Shares made through the Agents, as sales agents, may be made by means of ordinary brokers&#146; transactions on the New York Stock Exchange at market prices or as otherwise agreed to by the Company and the applicable
Agent. Each Agent will be entitled to a commission that will not exceed, but may be lower than, 2.0% of the gross sales price per share of our common stock sold through such Agent, as sales agent, under the applicable Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company may sell the Shares in amounts and at times to be determined by the Company from time to time, although the Company has no
obligation to sell any of the Shares. Actual sales will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by the Company from time to time, including (among others) market conditions, the trading price of the Company&#146;s common stock, capital needs
and determinations by the Company of the appropriate sources of funding for the Company. The Company will contribute the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares to the Operating Partnership, of which the Company is the sole general partner. The
Operating Partnership intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes. The Company or any of the Agents may at any time suspend the offering or terminate the applicable Agreement pursuant to the terms of such Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the terms of the Agreements, the Company may, if agreed to by the applicable Agent, also sell Shares to any of the Agents, as principal,
at a price per share and underwriting discount (which may exceed 2.0% of the public offering price) to be agreed upon at the time of sale. However, none of the Agents has any obligation to agree to purchase Shares as principal. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Shares will be offered pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed by the Company and the Operating Partnership with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;18, 2013 (File Nos. 333-191243 and 333-191243-01), and a related prospectus supplement dated November&nbsp;19, 2013 and prospectus dated September&nbsp;18, 2013. This Current Report on Form 8-K
does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing description of certain terms
of the Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Agreements, which are attached as Exhibits 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 to this Current
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and BMO Capital Markets Corp.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and UBS Securities LLC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion dated November 19, 2013 from Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &amp; Berkowitz, PC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion dated November 19, 2013 from Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &amp; Berkowitz, PC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and BMO Capital Markets Corp.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and UBS Securities LLC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion dated November 19, 2013 from Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &amp; Berkowitz, PC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion dated November 19, 2013 from Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &amp; Berkowitz, PC</TD></TR>
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8-K
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): November 19, 2013 (November 19, 2013)
MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
MID-AMERICA APARTMENTS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Tennessee
Tennessee
001-12762
333-190028-01
62-1543819
62-1543816
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
6584 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee
38138
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(901) 682-6600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box 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 1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On February 25, 2013, Mid-America
Apartment Communities, Inc. (the "Company") and Mid America Apartments, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership") entered into separate Distribution Agreements (each, a "Prior Agreement" and collectively, the "Prior
Agreements") with each of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BMO Capital Markets Corp., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC (the "Agents") for the purpose of selling shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01
per share, in at-the-market offerings or negotiated transactions. In accordance with the terms of the Prior Agreements, the Company could issue and sell up to 4,500,000 shares of its common stock, from time to time, through the Agents, as sales
agents, or directly to the Agents, acting as principal. Of that amount, the Company has offered and sold 365,011 shares of its common stock.
On November 19, 2013, the Prior Agreements were amended and restated (each, an "Agreement" and collectively, the
"Agreements") to reference the subsequent shelf registration statement filed by the Company and the Operating Partnership, revise certain representations and warranties, and reflect the remaining number of shares available for offer and
sale. In accordance with the terms of the Agreements, the Company may issue and sell up to 4,134,989 shares of its common stock (the "Shares"), from time to time, through the Agents, as sales agents, or directly to the Agents, acting
as principal. Sales, if any, of Shares made through the Agents, as sales agents, may be made by means of ordinary brokers' transactions on the New York Stock Exchange at market prices or as otherwise agreed to by the Company and the applicable
Agent. Each Agent will be entitled to a commission that will not exceed, but may be lower than, 2.0% of the gross sales price per share of our common stock sold through such Agent, as sales agent, under the applicable Agreement.
The Company may sell the Shares in amounts and at times to be determined by the Company from time to time, although the Company has no
obligation to sell any of the Shares. Actual sales will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by the Company from time to time, including (among others) market conditions, the trading price of the Company's common stock, capital needs
and determinations by the Company of the appropriate sources of funding for the Company. The Company will contribute the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares to the Operating Partnership, of which the Company is the sole general partner. The
Operating Partnership intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes. The Company or any of the Agents may at any time suspend the offering or terminate the applicable Agreement pursuant to the terms of such Agreement.
Under the terms of the Agreements, the Company may, if agreed to by the applicable Agent, also sell Shares to any of the Agents, as principal,
at a price per share and underwriting discount (which may exceed 2.0% of the public offering price) to be agreed upon at the time of sale. However, none of the Agents has any obligation to agree to purchase Shares as principal.
The Shares will be offered pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed by the Company and the Operating Partnership with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 2013 (File Nos. 333-191243 and 333-191243-01), and a related prospectus supplement dated November 19, 2013 and prospectus dated September 18, 2013. This Current Report on Form 8-K
does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Shares.
The foregoing description of certain terms
of the Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Agreements, which are attached as Exhibits 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed pursuant to Item 9.01:
Exhibit No.
Description
1.1
Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
1.2
Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and BMO Capital Markets Corp.
1.3
Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.
1.4
Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and UBS Securities LLC
5.1
Opinion dated November 19, 2013 from Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
8.1
Opinion dated November 19, 2013 from Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
23.1
Consent of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC (included in Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 19, 2013
MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Albert M. Campbell, III
Name:
Albert M. Campbell, III
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Date: November 19, 2013
MID-AMERICA APARTMENTS, L.P.
By:
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., its
general partner
By:
/s/ Albert M. Campbell, III
Name:
Albert M. Campbell, III
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
1.1
Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
1.2
Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and BMO Capital Markets Corp.
1.3
Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.
1.4
Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and UBS Securities LLC
5.1
Opinion dated November 19, 2013 from Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
8.1
Opinion dated November 19, 2013 from Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
23.1
Consent of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC (included in Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1)