8-K_-_Transfer_Listing_to_NYSE
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): July 13, 2015
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Maryland | 001-34995 | 27-1712193 |
(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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3284 Northside Parkway NW, Suite 150, Atlanta, Georgia | 30327 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 818-4100 |
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
(d) Transfer of Listing.
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (the "Company") has received authorization from NYSE Regulation, Inc. to transfer the listing of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock") from the NYSE MKT to the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). On July 13, 2015, the Company provided written notice to the NYSE MKT that it intends to transfer the listing of its Common Stock to the NYSE. The Company expects the last day of trading of its Common Stock on the NYSE MKT to be on or about July 16, 2015, and expects the Common Stock to begin trading on the NYSE on or about June 17, 2015, under its current symbol "APTS." Until it begins trading on the NYSE, the Company’s Common Stock will remain trading on the NYSE MKT under the symbol "APTS."
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 13, 2015, the Company issued a press release entitled "Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. Announces Listing on the NYSE." A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
This information, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This information, including the exhibits, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any of those filings.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1 | Press Release issued July 13, 2015 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| PREFERRED APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC. (Registrant) |
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Date: July 13, 2015 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey R. Sprain |
| | Jeffrey R. Sprain |
| | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |