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): July 11, 2017
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Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland
001-34995
27-1712193
(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
3284 Northside Parkway NW, Suite 150, Atlanta, Georgia
30327
(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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Item 8.01    Other Events.

Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant to its registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-214531) (the "Registration Statement"), is offering (the "mShares Offering") shares of the Company’s Series M Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "mShares"). The Offering is being made pursuant to a final prospectus, dated January 19, 2017 (as modified or supplemented, the "Prospectus"), which forms a part of the Registration Statement, which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 2, 2016.  The mShares are sold for $1,000 per mShare.

The Registration Statement is being clarified to state the Company’s mShares Offering is designed to potentially provide investors with preservation of capital and steady income.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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: July 11, 2017
By:
 /s/ Jeffrey R. Sprain
 
 
Jeffrey R. Sprain
 
 
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary