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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 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): October&nbsp;1, 2013 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COLONIAL PROPERTIES TRUST </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. as successor by merger to Colonial Properties Trust) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Alabama</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>1-12358</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>59-7007599</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Commission</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>File Number)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>0-20707</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>63-1098468</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Commission</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>File Number)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>c/o Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. </B></P>
<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:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Memphis, Tennessee 38138 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(901) 682-6600 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Not applicable </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Introductory Note </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed in connection with the consummation on October&nbsp;1, 2013 (the &#147;Closing Date&#148;) of
the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;), dated as of June&nbsp;3, 2013, by and among Colonial Properties Trust, an Alabama real estate investment trust (&#147;Colonial&#148;),
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (&#147;MAA&#148;), Mid-America Apartments, L.P., a Tennessee limited partnership (&#147;MAA LP&#148;), Martha Merger Sub, LP, a Delaware limited partnership and indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of MAA LP (&#147;OP Merger Sub&#148;), and Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (&#147;Colonial LP&#148;). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (i)&nbsp;at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time on October&nbsp;1, 2013 (the
&#147;Partnership Merger Effective Time&#148;), Colonial LP merged with and into OP Merger Sub (the &#147;Partnership Merger&#148;), with Colonial LP continuing as the surviving limited partnership and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of MAA LP,
and (ii)&nbsp;at 10:02 a.m., Eastern time on October&nbsp;1, 2013 (the &#147;Parent Merger Effective Time&#148;), Colonial merged with and into MAA (the &#147;Parent Merger&#148; and, together with the Partnership Merger, the &#147;Mergers&#148;),
with MAA continuing as the surviving corporation. The following events took place in connection with the consummation of the Mergers: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;1.02</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information provided in the
Introductory Note and Item&nbsp;2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the
consummation of the Mergers, Colonial LP repaid all amounts outstanding under its $500.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the &#147;Credit Facility&#148;) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent for the
lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, U.S. Bank National Association, PNC Bank, National Association and Citibank, N.A., as co-documentation agents, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith
Incorporated, as joint lead arrangers. Effective upon such repayment, the credit agreement for the Credit Facility and all related loan documents were terminated and became null and void. </P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;2.01</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information provided in the
Introductory Note of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon completion of the Partnership Merger, at
the Partnership Merger Effective Time, (i)&nbsp;the interests of the general partner in Colonial LP (other than Colonial OP Units (as defined below) held by Colonial, which were converted pursuant to clause (ii)&nbsp;below) were cancelled and no
payment was made with respect thereto, and (ii)&nbsp;each limited partnership interest in Colonial LP designated as a &#147;Class A Unit&#148; and a &#147;Partnership Unit&#148; under the Agreement of Limited Partnership of Colonial LP
(&#147;Colonial OP Units&#148;) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time was automatically converted into Class&nbsp;A Common Units in MAA LP (&#147;New MAA LP Units&#148;) in an amount equal to (x)&nbsp;1,
multiplied by (y)&nbsp;0.360, and each holder of New MAA LP Units was admitted as a limited partner of MAA LP in accordance with the terms of the limited partnership agreement of MAA LP following the Partnership Merger Effective Time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon completion of the Parent Merger, at the Parent Merger Effective Time, each issued and outstanding common share of beneficial interest,
par value $0.01 per share, of Colonial (&#147;Colonial Common Shares&#148;) was converted into the right to receive 0.360 shares of MAA common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;Merger Consideration&#148;) (other than shares held by any
wholly-owned subsidiary of Colonial or by MAA or any of its subsidiaries and other than shares with respect to which dissenters&#146; rights have been properly exercised and not withdrawn under applicable Alabama law). MAA issued approximately
31,981,652 shares of MAA common stock as consideration in the Parent Merger, and MAA LP issued approximately 2,574,631 New MAA LP Units in the Partnership Merger. Based on the opening price of MAA common stock on October&nbsp;1, 2013 as reported on
the New York Stock Exchange, the aggregate value of the consideration paid or payable to former holders of Colonial Common Shares is approximately $2.0 billion, and the aggregate value of the New MAA LP Units, which are convertible into shares of
MAA common stock, issued to former holders of limited partnership units in Colonial LP is approximately $161 million. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing
description of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which was
previously filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Colonial&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on June&nbsp;3, 2013 and is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K. </P>

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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.01</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information provided in the Introductory Note and Item&nbsp;2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the completion of the Mergers, Colonial notified the NYSE on October&nbsp;1, 2013 that each Colonial Common Share
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective time was cancelled and converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, and the NYSE has filed a notification of removal from listing on Form 25 with the SEC with
respect to Colonial Common Shares in order to effect the delisting of Colonial Common Shares from the NYSE. Such delisting will result in the termination of the registration of Colonial Common Shares under Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;). Colonial intends to file a certificate on Form 15 requesting the deregistration of Colonial Common Shares under Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act. </P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.03</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information provided in the
Introductory Note and Items 2.01, 5.01 and 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection
with the completion of the Partnership Merger, each Colonial OP Unit issued and outstanding immediately before the Partnership Merger Effective Time was converted into New MAA LP Units in an amount equal to (x)&nbsp;1, multiplied by (y)&nbsp;0.360.
At the Partnership Merger Effective Time, Colonial LP&#146;s limited partners immediately before the Partnership Merger Effective Time ceased to have any rights as limited partners of Colonial LP (other than the right to receive New MAA LP Units)
and will instead have the rights of a limited partner of MAA LP. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the completion of the Parent Merger, each Colonial
Common Share issued and outstanding immediately before the Parent Merger Effective Time (other than shares held by any wholly-owned subsidiary of Colonial or by MAA or any of its subsidiaries and other than shares with respect to which
dissenters&#146; rights have been properly exercised and not withdrawn under applicable Alabama law) was converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration. At the Parent Merger Effective time, Colonial&#146;s shareholders immediately
before the Parent Merger Effective Time ceased to have any rights are shareholders in Colonial (other than their right to receive the Merger Consideration) and will instead have the rights of a stockholder in MAA. </P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.01</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Changes in Control of Registrant. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information provided in the Introductory Note and
Items 2.01, 3.01, 3.03, and 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the Partnership Merger
Effective Time, as contemplated under the Merger Agreement, Colonial LP merged with and into OP Merger Sub, with Colonial LP continuing as the surviving limited partnership and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of MAA LP. The aggregate
consideration paid in connection with the Partnership Merger consisted of approximately 2,574,631 New MAA LP Units. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the Parent Merger
Effective Time, as contemplated under the Merger Agreement, Colonial merged with and into MAA, with MAA continuing as the surviving corporation. The aggregate consideration paid in connection with the Parent Merger consisted of approximately
31,981,652 shares of MAA common stock. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information provided in the Introductory Note and Item&nbsp;2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a result of the Parent Merger and pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Colonial ceased to exist and MAA continued as the surviving
corporation. All members of the Board of Trustee of Colonial voluntarily resigned effective at the Parent Merger Effective Time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In
addition, each executive officer of Colonial listed below resigned from the positions indicated beside such executive officer&#146;s name effective as of the Parent Merger Effective Time: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thomas H. Lowder</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paul F. Earle</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bradley P. Sandidge</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John P. Rigrish</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.03</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
information provided in the Introductory Note and Item&nbsp;2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Parent Merger, Colonial ceased to exist and MAA continued as the surviving corporation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On October&nbsp;1, 2013, following the Partnership Merger Effective Time, the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Colonial LP was amended to
reflect that the sole general partner of Colonial LP following the Partnership Merger is MAA LP. In addition, on October&nbsp;1, 2013, following consummation of the Partnership Merger, the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership
of Colonial LP was amended and restated in its entirety (the &#147;Amended Partnership Agreement&#148;). The Amended Partnership Agreement, among other items, includes governance provisions consistent with Colonial LP&#146;s status as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of MAA LP following the Partnership Merger Effective Time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing descriptions of the amendment to the Certificate of
Limited Partnership and the Amended Partnership Agreement are not complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Colonial LP and the
text of the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Colonial LP, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On October&nbsp;1, 2013, Colonial and MAA issued a joint press release
announcing the consummation of the Mergers. A copy of the joint press release is included herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Exhibits. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:39.50pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Description</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top">Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P., Martha Merger Sub, L.P., Colonial Properties Trust, and Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, dated as of June 3, 2013
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2013).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;3.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, dated October&nbsp;1, 2013.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, dated October&nbsp;1, 2013.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Joint Press Release, dated October 1, 2013.</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed or furnished, as applicable, on behalf of Colonial
Properties Trust and Colonial Realty Limited Partnership to the extent applicable to either or both registrants. Certain of the events disclosed in the items covered by this Current Report on Form 8-K may apply to Colonial Properties Trust only,
Colonial Realty Limited Partnership only or both Trust and Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, as applicable. </I></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.,</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">as successor by merger to Colonial Properties Trust</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">October 2, 2013</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Albert M. Campbell, III</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Albert M. Campbell, III</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mid-America Apartments, L.P., its general partner</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., its general partner</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">October 2, 2013</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Albert M. Campbell, III</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Albert M. Campbell, III</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;2.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P., Martha Merger Sub, L.P., Colonial Properties Trust, and Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, dated as of June 3, 2013
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2013).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;3.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, dated October&nbsp;1, 2013.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;3.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, dated October&nbsp;1, 2013.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Joint Press Release, dated October 1, 2013.</TD></TR>
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Form 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): October 1, 2013
COLONIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
(Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. as successor by merger to Colonial Properties Trust)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Alabama
1-12358
59-7007599
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
0-20707
63-1098468
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
c/o Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
6584 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38138
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(901) 682-6600
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Introductory Note
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed in connection with the consummation on October 1, 2013 (the "Closing Date") of
the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of June 3, 2013, by and among Colonial Properties Trust, an Alabama real estate investment trust ("Colonial"),
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., a Tennessee corporation ("MAA"), Mid-America Apartments, L.P., a Tennessee limited partnership ("MAA LP"), Martha Merger Sub, LP, a Delaware limited partnership and indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of MAA LP ("OP Merger Sub"), and Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership ("Colonial LP"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (i) at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time on October 1, 2013 (the
"Partnership Merger Effective Time"), Colonial LP merged with and into OP Merger Sub (the "Partnership Merger"), with Colonial LP continuing as the surviving limited partnership and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of MAA LP,
and (ii) at 10:02 a.m., Eastern time on October 1, 2013 (the "Parent Merger Effective Time"), Colonial merged with and into MAA (the "Parent Merger" and, together with the Partnership Merger, the "Mergers"),
with MAA continuing as the surviving corporation. The following events took place in connection with the consummation of the Mergers:
Item 1.02
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information provided in the
Introductory Note and Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the
consummation of the Mergers, Colonial LP repaid all amounts outstanding under its $500.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent for the
lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, U.S. Bank National Association, PNC Bank, National Association and Citibank, N.A., as co-documentation agents, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated, as joint lead arrangers. Effective upon such repayment, the credit agreement for the Credit Facility and all related loan documents were terminated and became null and void.
Item 2.01
Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
The information provided in the
Introductory Note of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Upon completion of the Partnership Merger, at
the Partnership Merger Effective Time, (i) the interests of the general partner in Colonial LP (other than Colonial OP Units (as defined below) held by Colonial, which were converted pursuant to clause (ii) below) were cancelled and no
payment was made with respect thereto, and (ii) each limited partnership interest in Colonial LP designated as a "Class A Unit" and a "Partnership Unit" under the Agreement of Limited Partnership of Colonial LP
("Colonial OP Units") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time was automatically converted into Class A Common Units in MAA LP ("New MAA LP Units") in an amount equal to (x) 1,
multiplied by (y) 0.360, and each holder of New MAA LP Units was admitted as a limited partner of MAA LP in accordance with the terms of the limited partnership agreement of MAA LP following the Partnership Merger Effective Time.
Upon completion of the Parent Merger, at the Parent Merger Effective Time, each issued and outstanding common share of beneficial interest,
par value $0.01 per share, of Colonial ("Colonial Common Shares") was converted into the right to receive 0.360 shares of MAA common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Merger Consideration") (other than shares held by any
wholly-owned subsidiary of Colonial or by MAA or any of its subsidiaries and other than shares with respect to which dissenters' rights have been properly exercised and not withdrawn under applicable Alabama law). MAA issued approximately
31,981,652 shares of MAA common stock as consideration in the Parent Merger, and MAA LP issued approximately 2,574,631 New MAA LP Units in the Partnership Merger. Based on the opening price of MAA common stock on October 1, 2013 as reported on
the New York Stock Exchange, the aggregate value of the consideration paid or payable to former holders of Colonial Common Shares is approximately $2.0 billion, and the aggregate value of the New MAA LP Units, which are convertible into shares of
MAA common stock, issued to former holders of limited partnership units in Colonial LP is approximately $161 million.
The foregoing
description of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which was
previously filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Colonial's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on June 3, 2013 and is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K.
Item 3.01
Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
The information provided in the Introductory Note and Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the completion of the Mergers, Colonial notified the NYSE on October 1, 2013 that each Colonial Common Share
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective time was cancelled and converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, and the NYSE has filed a notification of removal from listing on Form 25 with the SEC with
respect to Colonial Common Shares in order to effect the delisting of Colonial Common Shares from the NYSE. Such delisting will result in the termination of the registration of Colonial Common Shares under Section 12(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Colonial intends to file a certificate on Form 15 requesting the deregistration of Colonial Common Shares under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
Item 3.03
Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The information provided in the
Introductory Note and Items 2.01, 5.01 and 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection
with the completion of the Partnership Merger, each Colonial OP Unit issued and outstanding immediately before the Partnership Merger Effective Time was converted into New MAA LP Units in an amount equal to (x) 1, multiplied by (y) 0.360.
At the Partnership Merger Effective Time, Colonial LP's limited partners immediately before the Partnership Merger Effective Time ceased to have any rights as limited partners of Colonial LP (other than the right to receive New MAA LP Units)
and will instead have the rights of a limited partner of MAA LP.
In connection with the completion of the Parent Merger, each Colonial
Common Share issued and outstanding immediately before the Parent Merger Effective Time (other than shares held by any wholly-owned subsidiary of Colonial or by MAA or any of its subsidiaries and other than shares with respect to which
dissenters' rights have been properly exercised and not withdrawn under applicable Alabama law) was converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration. At the Parent Merger Effective time, Colonial's shareholders immediately
before the Parent Merger Effective Time ceased to have any rights are shareholders in Colonial (other than their right to receive the Merger Consideration) and will instead have the rights of a stockholder in MAA.
Item 5.01
Changes in Control of Registrant.
The information provided in the Introductory Note and
Items 2.01, 3.01, 3.03, and 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
At the Partnership Merger
Effective Time, as contemplated under the Merger Agreement, Colonial LP merged with and into OP Merger Sub, with Colonial LP continuing as the surviving limited partnership and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of MAA LP. The aggregate
consideration paid in connection with the Partnership Merger consisted of approximately 2,574,631 New MAA LP Units.
At the Parent Merger
Effective Time, as contemplated under the Merger Agreement, Colonial merged with and into MAA, with MAA continuing as the surviving corporation. The aggregate consideration paid in connection with the Parent Merger consisted of approximately
31,981,652 shares of MAA common stock.
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
The information provided in the Introductory Note and Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
As a result of the Parent Merger and pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Colonial ceased to exist and MAA continued as the surviving
corporation. All members of the Board of Trustee of Colonial voluntarily resigned effective at the Parent Merger Effective Time.
In
addition, each executive officer of Colonial listed below resigned from the positions indicated beside such executive officer's name effective as of the Parent Merger Effective Time:
•       Thomas H. Lowder
Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chief Executive Officer
•       Paul F. Earle
Chief Operating Officer
•       Bradley P. Sandidge
Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
•       John P. Rigrish
Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary
Item 5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
The
information provided in the Introductory Note and Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to the Parent Merger, Colonial ceased to exist and MAA continued as the surviving corporation.
On October 1, 2013, following the Partnership Merger Effective Time, the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Colonial LP was amended to
reflect that the sole general partner of Colonial LP following the Partnership Merger is MAA LP. In addition, on October 1, 2013, following consummation of the Partnership Merger, the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership
of Colonial LP was amended and restated in its entirety (the "Amended Partnership Agreement"). The Amended Partnership Agreement, among other items, includes governance provisions consistent with Colonial LP's status as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of MAA LP following the Partnership Merger Effective Time.
The foregoing descriptions of the amendment to the Certificate of
Limited Partnership and the Amended Partnership Agreement are not complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Colonial LP and the
text of the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Colonial LP, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01
Other Events.
On October 1, 2013, Colonial and MAA issued a joint press release
announcing the consummation of the Mergers. A copy of the joint press release is included herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibits
Number
Description
2.1
Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P., Martha Merger Sub, L.P., Colonial Properties Trust, and Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, dated as of June 3, 2013
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2013).
3.1
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, dated October 1, 2013.
3.2
Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, dated October 1, 2013.
99.1
Joint Press Release, dated October 1, 2013.
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed or furnished, as applicable, on behalf of Colonial
Properties Trust and Colonial Realty Limited Partnership to the extent applicable to either or both registrants. Certain of the events disclosed in the items covered by this Current Report on Form 8-K may apply to Colonial Properties Trust only,
Colonial Realty Limited Partnership only or both Trust and Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, as applicable.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.,
as successor by merger to Colonial Properties Trust
October 2, 2013
By:
/s/ Albert M. Campbell, III
Name:
Albert M. Campbell, III
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
COLONIAL REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By:
Mid-America Apartments, L.P., its general partner
By:
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., its general partner
October 2, 2013
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
Exhibits
Number
Description
2.1
Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P., Martha Merger Sub, L.P., Colonial Properties Trust, and Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, dated as of June 3, 2013
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2013).
3.1
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, dated October 1, 2013.
3.2
Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Colonial Realty Limited Partnership, dated October 1, 2013.
99.1
Joint Press Release, dated October 1, 2013.