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MAA Announces Quarterly Common Dividend Increase

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MAA Announces Quarterly Common Dividend Increase -- MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MAA (NYSE: [ MAA ]) today announced that its board of directors voted to increase the quarterly common dividend by 5.3% to a quarterly payment of $0.695 per share, or $2.78 per share on an annual basis. 

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Eric Bolton, CEO, commented, "For 76 consecutive quarters, MAA has delivered a steady and growing cash dividend.  We are pleased that our strong operating performance allows us to provide another increase to our shareholders."

The quarterly common dividend of $0.695 per share is payable on January 31, 2013 to shareholders of record on January 15, 2013

As established in prior quarters, the company is declaring its quarterly common dividend in advance of its earnings announcement, which it expects to make on February 6, 2013.

About MAA
MAA is a self-administered, self-managed apartment-only real estate investment trust, which currently owns or has ownership interest in 49,795 apartment units focused on delivering full-cycle and superior investment performance throughout the Sunbelt region of the U.S.  For further details, please refer to the MAA website at [ www.maac.com ] or contact Investor Relations at [ investor.relations@maac.com.  ] 6584 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN  38138.

Certain matters in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27-A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements include statements made about the payment of common dividends. The ability to meet the payment of common dividends in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements could differ materially from the projection due to a number of factors, including a downturn in general economic conditions or the capital markets, changes in interest rates and other items that are difficult to control such as increases in real estate taxes in many of our markets, as well as the other general risks inherent in the apartment and real estate businesses. Reference is hereby made to the filings of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, reports on Form 8-K, and its annual report on Form 10-K, particularly including the risk factors contained in the latter filing.

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