Lowenthal Edward Form 4 AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES / EDWARD LOWENTHAL ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LOWENTHAL EDWARD

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.

12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD., SUITE T-200

(Street)

AUSTIN TX 78738

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES INC [ ACC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/03/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common stock	03/23/2018		G	V	100	D	$0	28,832	D
Common stock	05/03/2018		M		4,064	A	$0(1)	32,896	D
Common stock								1,000	I	See Footnote(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	$0.0(1)	05/03/2018		A		4,064		(1)	(1)	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	4,064	$0(1)	4,064	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.0(1)	05/03/2018		M			4,064	(1)	(1)	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	4,064	$0(1)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Restricted stock units were fully vested on the date of grant (05/03/2018) and shares of common stock underlying the restricted stock units were settled in full by the delivery of shares of common stock. The shares of the reporting person's common stock are held by the issuer's deferred compensation plan for the benefit of the reporting person.

2. Held by ELIL Family Holdings LLC ("ELIL"). By reason of the provisions of Rule 16a-1 of the Securities Exchange Act 1934, as amended, the reporting person may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all of the American Campus Communities, Inc. common stock owned by ELIL, although he disclaims beneficial ownership of those shares, except to the extent of any indirect pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

	/s/ Kim K. Voss, Attorney-in-fact	05/07/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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