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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-20-020374
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200501
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200501
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200501

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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12762
		FILM NUMBER:		20838679

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6815 POPLAR AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			GERMANTOWN
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			38138
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9016826600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6815 POPLAR AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			GERMANTOWN
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			38138

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930927
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In response to the public health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic&#160;and our priority to support the health and wellbeing of our shareholders, associates and their families, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that our Board of Directors has determined to change the location of the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting&#8221;) of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.&#160;("MAA&#8221;) to a virtual-only format.&#160;Shareholders will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting physically.&#160;&#160;The previously announced date and time of the meeting, May 19, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time, is unchanged.</p>
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<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">As described in the previously distributed proxy materials, you are entitled to attend the Annual Meeting if you hold a legal proxy for the meeting or were a shareholder of record at the close of business on March 13, 2020, the record date for the meeting. Using any internet accessible device, you can attend the Annual Meeting by registering at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MAA2020 starting at 12:20 p.m. Central Daylight Time on May 19, 2020. To register, you will be required to enter the unique 16-digit control number included on your proxy card, voter instruction form or notice of internet availability of proxy materials.&#160;<font style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#333333;">If you hold your shares through a brokerage, bank or other institutional account and have questions on how to obtain your control number, you should contact the financial institution where your shares are held.</font></p>
<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&#160;</p>
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