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): ~~April 25~~May 24, 2022

AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Maryland

001-32265

76-0753089

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(Commission file number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

12700 Hill Country Blvd., Suite T-200, Austin, Texas 78738

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 732-1000

Not applicable

(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:

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

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, par value $.01 per share

ACC

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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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 25.0207 SUBMISSION ~~RESULTS~~ OF ~~OPERATIONS~~MATTERS ~~AND~~TO ~~FINANCIAL~~A ~~CONDITION~~VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

OnAt ~~April 25~~the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 24, 2022, ~~American~~there ~~Campus~~were ~~Communities~~139,383,416 ~~Inc.~~common ~~(the~~shares ~~“Company”)~~entitled ~~issued~~to abe ~~press~~voted, ~~release~~as ~~(the~~well ~~“Earnings~~as ~~Release”) announcing~~1,192,537 ~~among~~unvested ~~other~~restricted ~~things,~~stock ~~earnings~~awards ~~for~~entitled ~~the~~to ~~quarter~~be ~~ended~~voted ~~March 31~~by employees; 130,450,583 ~~2022. The~~shares ~~text~~were ofvoted ~~the~~in ~~Earnings~~person ~~Release~~or isby ~~included~~proxy. The asstockholders ~~Exhibit~~voted ~~99.1~~on tothe ~~this~~following ~~Current~~matters ~~Report.~~at the Annual Meeting:

~~The Earnings Release is furnished pursuant to Item 2~~1.02Election ~~and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes~~ of ~~Section~~ten 18director ofnominees ~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or subject~~ to ~~the~~hold ~~liabilities~~office offor ~~that~~a ~~Section. The~~one-year information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.term;

~~ITEM 7~~2.01Ratification ~~REGULATION~~of FDthe ~~DISCLOSURE~~selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022; and

3.On ~~April 25,~~an ~~2022,~~advisory ~~the Company disclosed a supplemental analyst package for the quarter ended March 31~~basis, ~~2022.~~approval ~~A copy~~ of the ~~supplemental~~executive ~~analyst~~compensation ~~package~~disclosed isin ~~attached~~the ~~hereto~~Proxy ~~as Exhibit 99~~Statement.2.

The ~~supplemental~~results ~~analyst package is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes~~ of ~~Section 18 of~~ the ~~Exchange~~stockholder ~~Act,~~votes orare subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth ~~by specific reference in such filing.~~below:

Board of Directors


	Affirmative	Negative	Abstentions
William C. Bayless, Jr.	125,415,698	314,589	59,031
Herman E. Bulls	112,643,276	13,088,296	57,746
G. Steven Dawson	109,727,100	16,002,970	59,248
Cydney C. Donnell	123,319,118	2,413,268	56,932
Mary C. Egan	124,845,218	887,585	56,515
Alison M. Hill	123,757,404	1,975,265	56,649
Craig A. Leopold	124,353,168	1,378,017	58,133
Oliver Luck	121,390,304	4,339,181	59,833
C. Patrick Oles, Jr.	124,347,925	1,381,124	60,269
John T. Rippel	125,414,585	315,258	59,475

There were 4,661,265 broker non-votes with respect to the election of directors.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


Affirmative	Negative	Abstentions
129,083,999	1,307,607	58,977

Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of Executive Compensation


Affirmative	Negative	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
116,855,209	8,855,476	78,633	4,661,265

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.						Description
Exhibit Number						Description
EX-99.1						Earnings Release Dated April 25, 2022
104						Cover page interactive data file (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
EX-99.2						Supplemental Analyst Package - First Quarter 2022
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

~~SIGNATURE(S)~~SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the ~~Requirements~~requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this ~~Report~~report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.

Dated:

~~April~~May 2625, 2022

By:

/s/ Kim K. Voss

Kim K. Voss

Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

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