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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-16-778241
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20161128
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161128

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000912595
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				621543819
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12762
		FILM NUMBER:		162020573

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6584 POPLAR AVE
		STREET 2:		STE 340
		CITY:			MEMPHIS
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			38138
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9016826600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6584 POPLAR AVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 340
		CITY:			MEMPHIS
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			38138
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM&nbsp;8-A
</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION&nbsp;12(b)&nbsp;OR (g)&nbsp;OF </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MID-AMERICA
APARTMENT COMMUNITIES,&nbsp;INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Tennessee</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>62-1543819</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6584 Poplar Avenue</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Memphis, Tennessee</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>38138</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b)&nbsp;of the Act: </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title&nbsp;of&nbsp;each&nbsp;class&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;so&nbsp;registered</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Name&nbsp;of&nbsp;each&nbsp;exchange&nbsp;on&nbsp;which</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>each&nbsp;class&nbsp;is&nbsp;to&nbsp;be registered</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>8.50% Series I Cumulative</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Redeemable Preferred Stock,</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$0.01 par value per share</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>New York Stock Exchange</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act and is effective
pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box.&nbsp;&#9746; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this form relates to the registration of a class
of securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box.&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following
box.&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates
(if&nbsp;applicable):&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-213591</FONT></B> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Securities to be
registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g)&nbsp;of the Act: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>None </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Title of Class) </B></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>ITEM&nbsp;1.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT&#146;S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A description of the
8.50% Series&nbsp;I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Mid-America Apartment Communities,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), is set forth under &#147;Description of Capital Stock&#148; in the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4 (File. No.&nbsp;333-213591) initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on September&nbsp;12, 2016, and amended on September&nbsp;28, 2016 and October&nbsp;11,
2016, including any form of prospectus contained therein filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which description is incorporated herein by reference. </P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>ITEM&nbsp;2.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>EXHIBITS. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Description</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top">2.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">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. (Filed as
Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 15, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Amended and Restated Charter of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. dated as of January 10, 1994, as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on January 25, 1994 (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Articles of Amendment to the Charter of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. dated as of January 28, 1994, as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on January 28, 1994 (Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.3</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter Designating and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of a Series of Preferred Stock dated as of October 9, 1996, as filed with the
Tennessee Secretary of State on October 10, 1996 (Filed as Exhibit 1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on October 11, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.4</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter dated November 17, 1997, as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on November 18, 1997 (Filed as Exhibit 3.6 to the
Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.5</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter Designating and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of a Series of Shares of Preferred Stock dated as of November 17, 1997, as filed
with the Tennessee Secretary of State on November 18, 1997 (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the Commission on November 19, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.6</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter Designating and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of a Series of Shares of Preferred Stock dated as of June 25, 1998, as filed with
the Tennessee Secretary of State on June 30, 1998 (Filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the Commission on June 26, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.7</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter Designating and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of a Series of Shares of Preferred Stock dated as of December 24, 1998, as filed
with the Tennessee Secretary of State on December 30, 1998 (Filed as Exhibit 3.7 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-3/A (File Number 333-112469) and incorporated herein by
reference).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Description</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top">3.8</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter Designating and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of a Series of Shares of Preferred Stock dated as of October&nbsp;11, 2002, as
filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on October&nbsp;14, 2002 (Filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;11, 2002 and incorporated herein by
reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.9</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter Designating and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of a Series of Shares of Preferred Stock dated as of October 28, 2002, as filed
with the Tennessee Secretary of State on October 28, 2002 (Filed as Exhibit 3.9 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-3/A (File Number 333-112469) and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.10</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter Designating and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of a Series of Shares of Preferred Stock dated as of August 7, 2003, as filed
with the Tennessee Secretary of State on August 7, 2003 (Filed as Exhibit 3.10 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-3/A (File Number 333-112469) and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.11</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Articles of Amendment to the Charter of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. dated as of May 20, 2008, as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on June 2, 2008 (Filed as Exhibit 99.A to the Registrant&#146;s Proxy
Statement filed on March 31, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.12</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Articles of Amendment to the Charter of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. dated as of May 24, 2012, as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on May 25, 2012 (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on May 25, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.13</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., dated as of December 3, 2013 (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 4, 2013 and incorporated
herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.14</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Articles of Amendment to the Charter of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. dated as of November 10, 2016, as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on November 10, 2016 (Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 10, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Articles of Amendment to the Charter of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Designating and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of the 8.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock dated as of November 10, 2016, as filed
with the Tennessee Secretary of State on November 10, 2016 (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 10, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Form of Common Share Certificate of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by
reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Form of 8.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock Certificate (Filed as Exhibit 4.2 the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File Number 333-213591) filed with the Commission on September 28, 2016
and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Indenture, dated as of October 16, 2013, among Mid-America Apartments, L.P., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on October 16, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 16, 2013, among Mid-America Apartments, L.P., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, including the form of 4.300% Senior Notes due 2023 (Filed
as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 16, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Indenture governing 6.05% Senior Notes due 2016, dated December&nbsp;13, 2013, by and among Mid-America Apartments, L.P., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, including the form of 6.05%
Senior Notes due 2016 (Filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December&nbsp;19, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Registration Rights Agreement related to the 6.05% Senior Notes due 2016, dated December 13, 2013, between Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (Filed as Exhibit 4.9 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on December 19, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Form of 6.05% Senior Note due 2016 (Included in Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 19, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 13, 2014, among Mid-America Apartments, L.P., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and U.S. Bank national Association, including the form of 3.7500% Senior Notes due 2024 (Filed
as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 9, 2015, among Mid-America Apartments, L.P., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and U.S. Bank national Association, including the form of 4.000% Senior Notes due 2025 (Filed
as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: November&nbsp;28, 2016 </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Albert M. Campbell, III</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Executive Vice President and</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Financial
Officer</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</P></TD></TR>
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