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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
October 2, 2002
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
TENNESSEE 1-12762 62-1543819
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
6584 POPLAR AVENUE, SUITE 300
MEMPHIS, TENNEESSEE 38138
(Address of principal executive offices)
(901) 682-6600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 9. Regulation FD
Mid America Apartment Communities, Inc. (MAA)
Announces Intent to Offer Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Memphis, TN October 2, 2002. Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: MAA)
announced today that it intends to offer to the public 1,050,000 shares of
Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. The Company also intends to
offer the underwriters an option to acquire up to 50,000 additional shares of
Series F Preferred Stock to cover over-allotments, if any. Raymond James will be
the sole managing underwriter for the offering. It is anticipated that the
offering will be completed on or about October 15, 2002. It is expected that the
net proceeds from the offering will be approximately $25.2 million
(approximately $26.4 million if the underwriters' over-allotment option is
exercised in full). The net proceeds from the offering, together with
approximately $1.6 million (approximately $350,000 if the underwriters'
over-allotment option is exercised in full) of additional borrowings by the
Company, will be used to redeem all 1,000,000 shares currently outstanding of
the Company's 9 1/2% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock.
A prospectus with respect to the proposed offering may be obtained by contacting
the Company or Raymond James.
MAA is a self-administered, self-managed apartment-only real estate investment
trust which currently owns or has ownership interest in 33,923 apartment units
throughout the southeast and south central U.S. For further details, please
refer to our website at www.maac.net or contact Simon R. C. Wadsworth at (901)
682-6668, ext. 105., 6584 Poplar Ave., Suite 300, Memphis, TN 38138.
Certain matters in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27-A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E
of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements include, but are not
limited to, statements made about anticipated growth rate of revenues, expenses,
and net operating income at Mid-America's properties, anticipated lease-up (and
rental concessions) at development properties, planned acquisitions and
dispositions, and property financing. Actual results and the timing of certain
events could differ materially from those projected in or contemplated by the
forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including a downturn in
general economic conditions or the capital markets, competitive factors
including overbuilding or other supply/demand imbalances in some or all of our
markets, changes in interest rates and other items that are difficult to control
such as insurance rates, increases in real estate taxes in numerous markets, as
well as the other general risks inherent in the apartment and real estate
businesses. Reference is hereby made to the filings of Mid-America Apartment
Communities, Inc., with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, reports on Form 8-K, and its Annual Report on
Form 10-K, particularly including the risk factors contained in the latter
filing.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchnage 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: October 2, 2002 /s/Simon R.C. Wadsworth
Simon R.C. Wadsworth
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)