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 ~~the~~Report ~~Securities~~(Date ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~earliest ofevent ~~1934~~reported): December 1, 2016

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 10, 2016

POST PROPERTIES, INC.

(Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. as successor by merger to Post Properties, Inc.)

POST APARTMENT HOMES, L.P.

(Mid-America Apartments, L.P. as successor by merger to Post Apartment Homes, L.P.)

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Georgia (Post Properties, Inc.) Georgia (Post Apartment Homes, L.P.)	1-12080 (Post Properties, Inc.) 0-28226 (Post Apartment Homes, L.P.)	58-1550675 (Post Properties, Inc.) 58-2053632 (Post Apartment Homes, L.P.)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
4401 Northside Parkway, Suite 800, Atlanta, Georgia		30327
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

~~Registrant’s~~c/o ~~Telephone~~Mid-America ~~Number~~Apartment Communities, ~~Including~~Inc. ~~Area Code: (404) 846-5000~~

~~Not~~6584 ~~Applicable~~Poplar Avenue

Memphis, Tennessee 38138

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (901) 682-6600

4401 Northside Parkway, Suite 800, Atlanta, Georgia 30327

(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:

¨☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

þ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Item~~Introductory ~~5.07.~~Note ~~Submissions of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.~~

OnThis ~~November 10,~~Current ~~2016,~~Report ~~Post Properties,~~on ~~Inc.,~~Form a8-K ~~Georgia~~is ~~corporation~~being ~~(the~~filed ~~“Company”)~~in ~~held~~connection awith ~~special~~the ~~meeting~~consummation ofon ~~its~~December 1, ~~shareholders~~2016 (the “~~Special Meeting~~Closing Date”). ~~There~~of ~~were~~the ~~53,508,995~~transactions ~~shares~~contemplated ofby ~~common~~that ~~stock,~~certain ~~par~~Agreement ~~value~~and ~~$0.01~~Plan ~~per~~of ~~share~~Merger, dated as of ~~the~~August 15, ~~Company~~ 2016 (the “~~Stock~~Merger Agreement”) ~~issued~~, ~~outstanding~~by and ~~entitled~~among toMid-America ~~vote~~Apartment atCommunities, ~~the~~Inc. ~~meeting~~(“MAA”), Mid-America ~~as of September 26~~Apartments, ~~2015~~L.P. (~~the~~“MAA ~~record~~LP”), ~~date~~Post ~~for~~Properties, ~~the~~Inc. ~~Special~~(“Post ~~Meeting~~Properties”), ~~and~~Post ~~there~~GP ~~were 47~~Holdings,~~135,584~~ ~~shares~~Inc. ofand ~~Stock~~Post ~~represented~~Apartment inHomes, ~~person~~L.P. or(“Post byLP”), ~~proxy~~pursuant atto ~~the Special Meeting~~which, ~~which~~among ~~constituted~~other athings, ~~quorum~~Post Properties towas ~~conduct~~merged ~~business~~with atand ~~the~~into ~~Special~~MAA, ~~Meeting.~~with AMAA ~~summary~~continuing ofas the ~~voting~~surviving ~~results~~entity ~~for~~ (the ~~following~~“Parent ~~proposals~~Merger”), ~~each~~and ofPost ~~which~~LP ismerged ~~described~~with inand ~~detail~~into inMAA ~~the~~LP, ~~Company’s~~with ~~definitive~~MAA ~~joint~~LP ~~proxy~~continuing ~~statement/prospectus~~as ~~that was~~the ~~filed~~surviving ~~with~~entity, (the ~~U.S.~~“Partnership Merger,” ~~Securities~~ and ~~Exchange~~together ~~Commission~~with (the ~~“SEC”)~~Parent ~~on September 30~~Merger, ~~2016~~the ~~and~~“Mergers”). ~~first~~The ~~mailed~~following toevents ~~the~~took ~~Company’s~~place ~~shareholders~~in onconnection orwith ~~about~~the ~~October 3,~~consummation ~~2016,~~of isthe ~~set forth below~~Mergers:

~~Proposal~~Item 1:.02. ~~Approval~~Termination of ~~the~~a ~~Merger~~Material ~~Agreement:~~Definitive Agreement.

The ~~Company’s~~ ~~shareholders~~information ~~approved~~provided ~~that~~in ~~certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 15, 2016 (~~the ~~“Merger Agreement”), by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (“MAA”), Mid-America~~ ~~Apartments,~~Introductory ~~L.P.~~Note ~~(“MAA LP”), the Company, Post GP Holdings, Inc.~~ and ~~Post Apartment Homes, L~~Item 2.P.01 ~~(“Post~~of ~~LP”),~~this ~~pursuant~~Current toReport ~~which,~~on ~~among~~Form ~~other~~8-K ~~things,~~is ~~the~~incorporated ~~Company~~herein ~~will be merged with and into MAA, with MAA being the surviving entity (the “Parent Merger”), and the other transactions contemplated~~ by ~~the Merger Agreement~~reference. ~~The following were the tabulated votes “For” and “Against” this proposal as well as the number of “Abstentions” and “Broker Non-Votes”:~~

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
46,554,584.17		53,861.91		527,138		0

In connection with the consummation of the Mergers, all amounts outstanding under Post LP’s $300.0 million unsecured bank term loan facility and its unsecured revolving credit facilities, each with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and each of the financial institutions a signatory thereto, were repaid. Effective upon such repayment, the term loan agreement for the term loan facility, the credit agreements for the revolving credit facilities, and all related loan documents were terminated and became null and void.

~~Proposal~~Item 2:.01. ~~Approval,~~Completion onof anAcquisition ~~Advisory~~or ~~(Non-Binding)~~Dispositions ~~Basis,~~ of ~~Compensation Payable in Connection with the Parent Merger:~~ Assets.

The ~~Company’s~~information ~~shareholders~~provided ~~approved,~~in ~~on an advisory (non-binding) basis, compensation payable to certain executive officers of~~ the ~~Company in~~ ~~connection~~Introductory ~~with~~Note ~~the~~of ~~Parent Merger. The following were the tabulated votes “For” and “Against”~~ this ~~proposal~~Current asReport ~~well~~on asForm ~~the~~8-K ~~number~~is ofincorporated ~~“Abstentions”~~herein ~~and~~by ~~“Broker~~reference. ~~Non-Votes”:~~

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
45,842,336.98		708,785.14		584,461.96		0

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Parent Merger, each outstanding share of Post Properties common stock, par value $0.01 per share, was converted into the right to receive 0.71 shares of MAA common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Merger Consideration”), with cash in lieu of fractional shares. In addition, in the Parent Merger, each outstanding share of Post Properties’ 8¹⁄₂% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, par value $0.01 per share (“Post Properties Series A preferred stock”), was converted into the right to receive one newly-issued share of MAA’s 8.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“MAA Series I preferred stock”), which has the same rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers as those of the Post Properties Series A preferred stock. At the effective time of the Partnership Merger, which occurred immediately prior to the Parent Merger, each outstanding limited partnership interest in Post LP was converted into 0.71 limited partnership units in MAA LP.

~~Proposal~~In connection therewith, MAA issued approximately 38 million shares of MAA common stock and approximately 868,000 shares of MAA Series I preferred stock to former Post Properties common and preferred shareholders as consideration in the Parent Merger, and MAA LP issued approximately 80,000 limited partnership units in MAA LP to former Post LP limited partners in the Partnership Merger (excluding units of MAA LP issued in the Partnership Merger and held by MAA following the Parent Merger). Based on the opening price of MAA common stock on December 1, 2016, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), the aggregate value of the Merger Consideration paid or payable to former holders of Post Properties common stock is approximately $3:.5 ~~Adjournment:~~billion.

The ~~Company’s~~foregoing ~~shareholders~~description ~~approved~~of ~~one~~the orMerger ~~more~~Agreement ~~adjournments~~and of the ~~special~~transactions ~~meeting,~~contemplated ifby ~~necessary~~the orMerger ~~appropriate,~~Agreement ~~including~~is ~~adjournments~~only toa ~~permit~~summary ~~further~~and is subject ~~solicitation~~to, ofand ~~proxies~~qualified in ~~favor~~its ofentirety ~~approval~~by ~~and~~reference ~~adoption~~to, the full text of the Merger Agreement, which was previously filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Post Properties and Post LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the ~~Parent~~Securities ~~Merger~~and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on August 15, ~~but~~2016 ~~this~~and ~~proposal~~is ~~was~~incorporated ~~not~~by ~~necessary~~reference ~~following~~herein ~~approval~~as ofExhibit ~~the~~2.1 ~~Merger~~to ~~Agreement~~this ~~proposal~~Current Report on Form 8-K.

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
42,093,838.18		4,520,373.06		521,372.83		0

Item 3.01.

Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

~~Item~~The 8information provided in the Introductory Note and Item 2.01. ~~Other~~of ~~Events~~this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

~~On November 10, 2016, MAA exercised its rights under the Merger Agreement to set the expected closing date for the Mergers.~~ In connection with the ~~exercise~~completion of ~~these~~the ~~rights~~Mergers, MAA and ~~the~~Post ~~Company~~Properties ~~each~~notified ~~acknowledged~~ the ~~satisfaction~~NYSE ~~and irrevocable waiver~~ of athe ~~number~~completion of the ~~closing~~Parent ~~conditions~~Merger ~~for the Mergers~~ and ~~waived~~requested ~~their~~that ~~rights~~the toNYSE ~~terminate~~file with the ~~Merger~~Commission ~~Agreement~~a ~~after~~Form ~~November 10,~~25 ~~2016,~~to ~~subject~~delist toand ~~certain~~deregister ~~limited~~the ~~exceptions.~~Post ~~The~~Properties ~~Parent~~common ~~Merger~~stock and ~~the~~Post ~~merger~~Properties ofSeries ~~Post~~A LPpreferred ~~with~~stock ~~and~~under ~~into~~Section 12(b) ~~MAA~~of ~~LP,~~the ~~with~~Securities ~~MAA~~Exchange LPAct ~~continuing~~of 1934, as ~~the~~amended ~~surviving entity~~ (the “~~Partnership~~Exchange ~~Merger~~Act”). ~~and~~The ~~together~~Post ~~with~~Properties ~~the~~common ~~Parent~~stock ~~Merger,~~and ~~the~~Post ~~“Mergers”)~~Properties ~~are~~Series ~~expected~~A topreferred ~~close~~stock ceased trading on ~~December 1,~~the ~~2016,~~NYSE ~~subject~~prior to the ~~satisfaction~~opening of ~~certain~~trading ~~limited~~on ~~conditions~~December 1, ~~set~~2016. ~~forth~~MAA inhas ~~the~~advised ~~Merger~~Post ~~Agreement related~~Properties tothat ~~the~~it ~~absence~~intends ~~of (i) an SEC action related~~ to cause ~~that~~a ~~certain Registration Statement on~~ Form ~~S-4~~15 ~~(File~~to ~~No. 333-213591)~~be filed ~~by MAA~~ with the ~~SEC~~Commission onrequesting ~~September 12,~~that ~~2016,~~Post asProperties’ ~~amended~~and ~~(the~~Post ~~“Form~~LP’s ~~S-4”),~~reporting ~~(ii) an injunction~~obligations orunder ~~other~~Sections 13 ~~order preventing the consummation of the Mergers~~ and 15(~~iii~~d) a ~~willful breach~~ of the ~~Merger~~Exchange ~~Agreement~~Act bybe ~~the other party or its affiliates~~suspended.

~~The~~Item ~~foregoing~~3.03. ~~description~~Material ofModification ~~the MAA parties’ and the Company parties’ obligations is qualified in its entirety by reference~~ to ~~the full~~Rights ~~text~~ of ~~the~~Security ~~Merger Agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 2~~Holders.~~1 to the Form S-4.~~

OnThe ~~November 10,~~information ~~2016,~~provided ~~the~~in ~~Company~~the ~~issued~~Introductory aNote ~~press~~and ~~release~~Items ~~announcing~~2.01, ~~among~~5.01 ~~other things, the results of the Special Meeting, the setting of the expected closing date for the Mergers~~ and ~~the satisfaction and waiver of a number of the closing conditions for the Mergers~~5.03 ~~The full text~~ of ~~the~~this ~~press~~Current ~~release~~Report ison ~~attached~~Form ~~hereto~~8-K ~~as Exhibit 99.1 and~~ is incorporated herein by reference.

~~Item~~At ~~9.01.~~the ~~Financial~~effective time ~~Statements~~of the Parent Merger, Post Properties’ common and ~~Exhibits~~preferred shareholders immediately before the effective time of the Parent Merger ceased to have any rights as shareholders in Post Properties (other than, in the case of Post Properties common shareholders, their right to receive the Merger Consideration, and in the case of Post Properties preferred shareholders, the right to receive MAA Series I preferred stock) and will instead have the rights of a shareholder in MAA.

At the effective time of the Partnership Merger, Post LP’s limited partners immediately before the effective time of the Partnership Merger ceased to have any rights as limited partners of Post LP (dother than the right to receive new limited partnership units in MAA LP) ~~Exhibits~~and will instead have the rights of a limited partner of MAA LP.

~~Exhibit~~Item 995.~~1 Press~~01. ~~Release,~~Changes ~~dated November 10,~~in ~~2016.~~Control of Registrants.

~~Forward~~The ~~Looking~~information ~~Statements~~provided in the Introductory Note and Item 2.01, 3.01, 3.03 and 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

~~Certain~~Item statements made in this Current Report on Form 8-K, and other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of the Company or MAA, may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended5.02. ~~These~~Departure ~~forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which MAA and the Company operate and beliefs~~ of, ~~and~~Directors ~~assumptions made by, MAA management and the Company management and involve uncertainties that could significantly affect the financial results of MAA, the Company~~ or ~~MAA~~Certain ~~after~~Officers; ~~the~~Election ~~effective time~~ of ~~the~~Directors; ~~Parent~~Appointment ~~Merger (the “Combined Corporation”). Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations~~ of ~~such~~Certain ~~words~~Officers; ~~and~~Compensatory ~~similar~~Arrangements expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the anticipated benefits of ~~the~~Certain ~~Mergers, including future financial and operating results of the Combined Corporation, and the Combined Corporation’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions~~Officers. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that MAA and the Company expect or anticipate will occur in the future—including statements relating to expected synergies, improved liquidity and balance sheet strength—are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, the Company can give no assurance that their expectations will be attained and therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to:

•The information ~~each~~provided ofin ~~MAA’s and~~ the ~~Company’s~~Introductory ~~success,~~Note orand ~~the~~Item 2.01 ~~success~~ of ~~the~~this ~~Combined~~Current ~~Corporation,~~Report inon ~~implementing~~Form ~~its~~8-K ~~business~~is ~~strategy~~incorporated ~~and~~herein ~~its~~by ~~ability~~reference. ~~to identify, underwrite, finance, consummate and integrate acquisitions, developments or other investments;~~

•As ~~changes~~a inresult ~~national,~~of ~~regional~~the Parent Merger and ~~local~~pursuant ~~economic~~to ~~climates~~the Merger Agreement, ~~including~~Post ~~changes~~Properties inceased ~~conditions~~to ~~affecting~~exist ~~ownership~~and MAA continued as the surviving corporation. All members of ~~residential~~the ~~real~~Board ~~estate~~of ~~and~~Directors ~~general~~of ~~conditions~~Post inProperties voluntarily resigned effective at the ~~multifamily~~effective ~~residential~~time ~~real~~of ~~estate~~the ~~market;~~Parent Merger.

•In ~~changes~~addition, ineach ~~financial~~executive ~~markets~~officer ~~and~~of ~~interest~~Post ~~rates,~~Properties orlisted tobelow resigned from the ~~business~~positions orindicated ~~financial~~beside ~~condition~~such ofexecutive ~~MAA,~~officer’s name ~~the~~effective ~~Company~~as orof the ~~Combined~~effective ~~Corporation~~time orof ~~their~~the ~~respective~~Parent ~~businesses;~~Merger:

• ~~the~~David ~~nature~~P. ~~and~~Stockert, ~~extent~~President ofand ~~future~~Chief ~~competition;~~Executive Officer.

• ~~each~~Sherry ofW. ~~MAA’s and the Company’s ability~~Cohen, orExecutive ~~the~~Vice ~~ability~~President ~~of the Combined Corporation, to pay down, refinance, restructure~~ and~~/or~~ ~~extend~~Corporate ~~its indebtedness as it becomes due;~~Secretary.

• ~~the~~S. ~~ability~~Jamie ~~and willingness of MAA~~Teabo, ~~the~~Executive ~~Company~~Vice ~~and the Combined Corporation to maintain its qualification as a REIT due to economic~~President, ~~market,~~Property ~~legal, tax or other considerations;~~Management.

• ~~availability~~David toC. ~~MAA~~Ward, ~~the~~Executive ~~Company~~Vice President and ~~the~~Chief ~~Combined~~Investment ~~Corporation of financing and capital;~~Officer.

• ~~each~~Arthur ofJ. ~~MAA’s and the Company’s ability~~Quirk, orSenior ~~the~~Vice ~~ability~~President ~~of the Combined Corporation, to deliver high quality properties~~ and ~~services,~~Chief toAccounting ~~attract and retain qualified personnel and to attract and retain residents and other tenants;~~Officer.

•Item ~~the~~5.03. ~~impact~~Amendments ofto ~~any~~Articles ~~financial,~~of ~~accounting,~~Incorporation ~~legal~~ or ~~regulatory~~Bylaws; ~~issues~~Change ~~that~~in ~~may~~Fiscal ~~affect MAA, the Company or the Combined Corporation;~~Year.

•The information ~~the~~provided ~~outcome~~in ~~of any legal proceedings or enforcement matters that may be instituted against MAA,~~ the ~~Company~~Introductory orNote ~~the~~and ~~Combined~~Item 2.01 ~~Corporation~~of ~~relating~~this toCurrent ~~the~~Report ~~Parent~~on ~~Merger~~Form or8-K ~~the~~is ~~Partnership~~incorporated ~~Merger,~~herein ~~pursuant~~by toreference. ~~the terms of the Merger Agreement;~~

•Pursuant ~~risks~~to ~~associated~~the ~~with~~Parent ~~the~~Merger, ~~companies’~~Post ~~ability~~Properties ceased to ~~consummate~~exist ~~the~~and ~~Mergers,~~MAA continued as the ~~timing~~surviving corporation. The charter and bylaws of MAA as in effect immediately prior to the ~~closing~~effective time of the ~~Mergers~~Parent ~~and~~Merger ~~unexpected~~remained ~~costs~~as orthe ~~unexpected~~charter ~~liabilities~~and ~~that~~bylaws ~~may~~of ~~arise~~MAA, ~~from~~as the ~~Mergers,~~surviving ~~whether~~corporation orof ~~not~~the ~~consummated;~~Merger.

•Item ~~disruption~~7.01. inRegulation ~~key~~FD business activities, including disruption of management’s attention from MAA’s or the Company’s ongoing business operations due to the Mergers or any impact on MAA’s or the Company’s relationships with third parties as a result of the announcement of the Mergers;Disclosure.

•On ~~potential~~December 1, ~~difficulties~~2016, inMAA ~~employee~~and ~~retention~~Post asProperties issued a joint ~~result~~press ofrelease announcing the ~~pendency~~completion of the Mergers; described above in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

•The ~~risks~~information ~~associated~~contained ~~with~~in this Item 7.01 is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the ~~Mergers~~Exchange Act, ~~including~~or otherwise subject to the ~~integration~~liability of ~~the~~that ~~companies’~~section ~~businesses~~or Sections 11 and ~~achieving~~12(a)(2) ~~expected~~of ~~revenue~~the ~~synergies~~Securities orAct ~~cost~~of ~~savings~~1933, as aamended. The ~~result~~information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the ~~Mergers;~~Securities ~~and~~Act of 1933, as amended, or into any filing or other document pursuant to the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in any such filing.

•Item ~~those~~9.01. ~~additional~~Financial ~~risks~~Statements and factors discussed in reports filed with the SEC, by MAA and the Company from time-to-time, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in their respective most recently filed reports on Forms 10-K and 10-QExhibits.

~~Should~~(d) one or more of the risks or uncertainties described above or elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statementsExhibits. All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this Current Report on Form 8-K are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that the Company or persons acting on its behalf may issue. Except where required by applicable law, the Company does not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including any documents incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURES



Exhibit 2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 15, 2016, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P., Post Properties, Inc., Post GP Holdings, Inc. and Post Apartment Homes, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2016).

Exhibit 99.1		Press Release, dated December 1, 2016.

~~Pursuant~~This toCurrent ~~the~~Report ~~requirements~~on ofForm ~~the~~8-K ~~Securities~~is ~~Exchange~~being ~~Act~~filed ofor ~~1934~~furnished, as ~~amended~~applicable, on behalf of Post Properties and Post LP to the extent ~~registrant~~applicable ~~has~~to ~~duly~~either ~~caused~~or both registrants. Certain of the events disclosed in the items covered by this ~~report~~Current Report on Form 8-K may apply to bePost ~~signed~~Properties ononly, ~~its~~Post ~~behalf~~LP byonly ~~the undersigned~~or ~~hereunto~~both ~~duly~~Post ~~authorized~~Properties and Post LP, as applicable.

Date: November 10, 2016	POST PROPERTIES, INC.
	By:	/s/ David P. Stockert
		David P. Stockert
		President and Chief Executive Officer
	POST APARTMENT HOMES, L.P.
	By:	POST GP HOLDINGS, INC.,
		As General Partner
	By:	/s/ David P. Stockert
		David P. Stockert
		Chief Executive Officer

SIGNATURES

~~EXHIBIT~~Pursuant ~~INDEX~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Exhibit No.	Description
Date: December 1, 2016		MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC., as successor by merger to Post Properties, Inc.
Exhibit 99.1	Press Release, dated November 10, 2016.
		By:	/s/ Albert M. Campbell, III
		Name:	Albert M. Campbell, III
		Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Date: December 1, 2016		MID-AMERICA APARTMENTS, L.P., as successor by merger to Post Apartment Homes, L.P.
		By:	Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., its general partner
		By:	/s/ Albert M. Campbell, III
		Name:	Albert M. Campbell, III
		Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description

Exhibit 2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 15, 2016, by and among Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Mid-America Apartments, L.P., Post Properties, Inc., Post GP Holdings, Inc. and Post Apartment Homes, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2016).

Exhibit 99.1		Press Release, dated December 1, 2016.

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