SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. __)

 

 

Filed by the Registrant [ ]

 

Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [x]

 

Check the appropriate box:

 

[   ]	Preliminary Proxy Statement
[   ]	Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
[   ]	Definitive Proxy Statement
[   ]	Definitive Additional Materials
[x]	Soliciting Material Under Rule 14a-12

 

Campus Crest Communities, Inc.

 

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

 

Clinton Group, Inc.

Clinton Relational Opportunity, LLC

Clinton Relational Opportunity Master Fund, L.P.

George E. Hall

Scott R. Arnold

Randall H. Brown

William A. Finelli

Raymond Mikulich

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

 

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	2)	Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:

 

	3)	Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act
Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):

 

 

	4)	Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
	5)	Total fee paid:

 

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[  ]	Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the
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	3)	Filing Party:
	4)	Date Filed:

 

 

Clinton Group, Inc., Clinton Relational Opportunity Master Fund, L.P., Clinton Relational Opportunity, LLC, George E. Hall (collectively, “Clinton”) and the other Participants (as defined in Exhibit 2 filed herewith) intend to make a preliminary filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of a proxy statement and an accompanying proxy card to be used to solicit votes for the election of Clinton’s slate of four highly-qualified director nominees to the Board of Directors of Campus Crest Communities, Inc. (the "Company"), at the Company's upcoming 2015 annual meeting of stockholders, or any other meeting of stockholders held in lieu thereof, and any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof.

On December 4, 2014, Clinton issued a press release, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.

Information regarding the Participants is filed herewith as Exhibit 2.