UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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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): February 2, 2012

 

 

Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Maryland 333-168407 27-1712193
(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)		 (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

3625 Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 400, Atlanta, Georgia 30339
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 818-4100

 

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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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:

 

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On February 2, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing its Board of Directors had increased its quarterly dividend. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this current report on Form 8-K.

 

This information, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This information, including the exhibit, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any of those filings. This current report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information furnished under this item in this current report on Form 8-K that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

99Press Release issued February 2, 2012

 

 
 

 

 

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.

 

 

PREFERRED APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.

(Registrant)

 

Date: February 2, 2012 By:  /s/  John A. Williams                          
    John A. Williams
    President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

99 Press Release issued February 2, 2012