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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Effective July 10, 2019, Carla Piñeyro Sublett
was appointed to the Board of Directors of American Campus Communities, Inc. (the "Company").
Ms. Piñeyro Sublett will serve as an independent director. In connection with her appointment to the Board of Directors, Ms. Piñeyro Sublett received an initial grant of restricted stock units with a fair market value on date of grant of $117,500. This grant immediately vested and was settled in shares of common stock. In connection with her service on the Board, Ms. Piñeyro Sublett will receive annual cash compensation and equity grants pursuant to the Company's director compensation policy.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
A copy of the press release issued in connection with the appointment of Ms. Piñeyro Sublett is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.
The press release is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or subject to the liabilities of that Section. The press release shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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.
