MID-AMER APT CMNTY : Mid-America Apartment Communities Announces Release Dates for Fourth Quarter Earnings Release, Conference Call and 2008 Taxable Composition of Distributions

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: MAA) announced today that the company expects to release its fourth quarter results on Thursday, February 5, 2009, and will hold its fourth quarter conference call on Friday, February 6, 2009, at 9:15 a.m., (Central Time). During the conference call, company officers will review fourth quarter performance, and conduct a question-and-answer period.

The conference call-in number is [phone] and the moderator's name is Eric Bolton.

This conference call will be available on digital replay by dialing 888- 266-2081, passcode 1265283, through February 13, 2009.

The webcast is also accessible through the Investor Relations page of the company's web site at www.maac.net.

In addition, Mid-America expects to announce the taxable composition of its 2008 distributions paid to shareholders by January 22, 2009.

MAA is a self-administered, self-managed apartment-only real estate investment trust which owns or has ownership interest in 42,554 apartment units throughout the Sunbelt region of the U.S. 6584 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38138, [phone] FAX: [phone].

Web-Site: www.maac.net

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