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 Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  December 7, 2011 (December 1, 2011)

 


 
 

 
MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


TENNESSEE
1-12762
62-1543819
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6584 Poplar Avenue, Suite 300
 
Memphis, Tennessee
38138
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (901) 682-6600


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

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ITEM 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On December 1, 2011, the Compensation Committee, or Committee, of the registrant’s Board of Directors and the full Board of Directors held regularly scheduled meetings at which the Committee awarded, and in the case of Mr. Bolton, our CEO, the Board of Directors approved, 2012 base salaries as follows:

   
2012 Salary
 
H. Eric Bolton, Jr., CEO
  $ 496,000  
Albert M. Campbell, III, EVP and CFO
  $ 305,000  
Thomas L. Grimes, Jr., EVP and COO
  $ 300,000  





SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
 
       
Date: December 7, 2011
By:
/s/ Albert M. Campbell, III  
   
Albert M. Campbell, III
 
   
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
   
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)