8-K

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): 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:

☐    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 5.07    SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 24, 2022, there were 139,383,416 common shares entitled to be voted, as well as 1,192,537 unvested restricted stock awards entitled to be voted by employees; 130,450,583 shares were voted in person or by proxy. The stockholders voted on the following matters at the Annual Meeting:

1.Election of ten director nominees to hold office for a one-year term;

2.Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022; and

3.On an advisory basis, approval of the executive compensation disclosed in the Proxy Statement.

The results of the stockholder votes are set forth 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 Number	Description
104	Cover page interactive data file (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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

		AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.
Dated:	May 25, 2022	By:	/s/ Kim K. Voss
			Kim K. Voss
			Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

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Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Entity File Number	001-32265
Entity Tax Identification Number	76-0753089
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