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): February 25, 2026

MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Tennessee	001-12762	62-1543819
(State or Other Jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

MID-AMERICA APARTMENTS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Tennessee	333-190028-01	62-1543816
(State or Other Jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


6815 Poplar Avenue, Suite 500
Germantown, Tennessee	38138
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(901) 682-6600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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 (Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.)	MAA	New York Stock Exchange
8.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share (Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.)	MAA*I	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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 25, 2026, Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. issued a press release. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 25, 2026, Mid-America Apartments, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed on Schedule 1 attached to the Underwriting Agreement, in connection with the public offering by the Operating Partnership of $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Operating Partnership’s 4.650% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be issued as additional notes under a tenth supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Operating Partnership previously issued $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.650% Senior Notes due 2033 on November 10, 2025 (the “Initial Notes”). The Notes will have the same terms as the Initial Notes other than the date of issuance and the issue price, will be treated as a single series of securities with the Initial Notes under the same indenture and will have the same CUSIP number as the Initial Notes.

The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is being filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated February 25, 2026, by and among Mid-America Apartments, L.P. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed on Schedule 1 thereto
99.1		Press Release, dated February 25, 2026, issued by Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
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 thereunto duly authorized.


		MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.

Date:	February 25, 2026	/s/ A. Clay Holder
		A. Clay Holder
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)


		MID-AMERICA APARTMENTS, L.P.
		By: Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., its general partner

Date:	February 25, 2026	/s/ A. Clay Holder
		A. Clay Holder
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC. 8-K