ATLANTA, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE MKT: APTS) ("PAC") announced that on April 15, 2013 it filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering for resale up to 5,714,274 shares of PAC's common stock that, subject to stockholder approval, will be issued upon the mandatory conversion of PAC's Series B Mandatorily Convertible Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock that were sold to institutional and other accredited investors in its previously announced $40 million private placement that closed on January 17, 2013. PAC is registering the applicable shares of its common stock to provide the selling stockholders with freely tradable securities. PAC is registering such shares of its common stock in connection with registration rights that were granted to each of the selling stockholders pursuant to a separate registration rights agreement entered into with each selling stockholder. The registration of the shares of PAC's common stock covered by the registration statement does not necessarily mean that any shares of PAC's common stock will be sold by the selling stockholders. PAC will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock covered by the registration statement.
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A registration statement relating to the securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective or pursuant to an exemption from registration. The offering of these securitieswill be made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by contacting: Leonard A. Silverstein at (770) 818-4100, 3625 Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 400, Atlanta, Georgia 30339
About Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. is a Maryland corporation formed primarily to acquire and operate multifamily properties in select targeted markets throughout the United States. As part of our business strategy, we may enter into forward purchase contracts or purchase options for to-be-built multifamily communities and we may make mezzanine loans, provide deposit arrangements, or provide performance assurances, as may be necessary or appropriate, in connection with the construction of multifamily communities and other properties. As a secondary strategy, we also may acquire or originate senior mortgage loans, subordinate loans or mezzanine debt secured by interests in multifamily properties, membership or partnership interests in multifamily properties and other multifamily related assets and invest not more than 10% of our total assets in other real estate related investments, as determined by our manager as appropriate for us. Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, commencing with its tax year ended December 31, 2011.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a general matter, forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "expects", "plans", "estimates", "anticipates", "projects", "intends", "believes", "outlook" and similar expressions.
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon our historical performance, current plans, estimates, expectations and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. The inclusion of this forward-looking information is inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and actual results, financial and otherwise, may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the following subjects, among others, may be forward-looking: Our business and investment strategy; our projected operating results; estimates relating to our ability to make distributions to our stockholders in the future; availability of qualified personnel; local and national market conditions and trends in our industry; demand for and lease-up of apartment homes, supply of competitive housing product, and other economic conditions; availability of debt and/or equity financing and availability on favorable terms; changes in our asset values; our ability to maintain our qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes; and economic trends and economic recoveries.
Additional discussions of risks, uncertainties and certain other important information appear in our publicly available filings made and to be made with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2013 under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." All information in this release is as the date hereof. PAC does not undertake a duty to update forward-looking statements, including its projected operating results. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. PAC may, in its discretion, provide information in future public announcements regarding its outlook that may be of interest to the investment community.
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