8-K - MAA - Equibles

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): May 22, 2024

MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Tennessee	001-12762	62-1543819
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
6815 Poplar Avenue, Suite 500
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Germantown, Tennessee	38138
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(901) 682-6600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading<br><br>Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which<br><br>registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.)	MAA	New York Stock Exchange
8.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share (Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.)	MAA*I	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 21, 2024, the registrant held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders of record as of March 15, 2024, through the solicitation of proxies:

1. To elect twelve directors to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified;

2. To provide an advisory (non-binding) vote to approve compensation of the registrant’s named executive officers; and

3. To ratify Ernst & Young LLP as the registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024.

All twelve nominees were elected to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The results of the election were as follows:

	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
H. Eric Bolton, Jr.	86,761,968	10,597,684	3,022,247	6,412,368
Deborah H. Caplan	90,117,094	10,213,936	50,869	6,412,368
John P. Case	99,750,371	582,127	49,401	6,412,368
Tamara Fischer	96,786,665	3,544,894	50,340	6,412,368
Alan B. Graf, Jr.	94,374,667	5,943,158	64,074	6,412,368
Edith Kelly-Green	95,578,344	4,755,899	47,656	6,412,368
James K. Lowder	94,773,247	5,558,647	50,005	6,412,368
Thomas H. Lowder	99,450,413	880,368	51,118	6,412,368
Claude B. Nielsen	81,359,045	18,909,498	113,356	6,412,368
W. Reid Sanders	97,312,130	3,020,255	49,514	6,412,368
Gary Shorb	94,366,227	5,963,331	52,341	6,412,368
David P. Stockert	94,884,616	5,446,862	50,421	6,412,368

The advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers was in favor of executive compensation. The results of the vote were as follows:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
91,268,762	9,017,026	96,111	6,412,368

Ernst & Young LLP was ratified to serve as the registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024. The results of the vote were as follows:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
104,588,220	2,170,834	35,213	0

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:	May 22, 2024	/s/A. Clay Holder
		A. Clay Holder
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)