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): June 30, 2011
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 |
_____________________ (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 30, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing that it closed on a mezzanine loan investment to Oxford Hampton Partners LLC, a Georgia limited liability company ("Borrower"), in connection with Borrower's plans to construct a 96-unit townhome community in Hampton, Virginia. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99 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.
| 99 | Press Release issued June 30, 2011 |
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: June 30, 2011 | By: | /s/ John A. Williams |
| John A. Williams | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99 | Press Release issue June 30, 2011 |