SEC Form 5 · accession 0001144204-15-015896

PREFERRED APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC · APTS

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

A later amendment supersedes this filing — read the amendment. The figures below are kept as originally reported (version chain, not an overwrite).

Reporting owner

Officer — Chief Executive Officer · Director

Period of report

Dec 31, 2014

Accepted (ET)

Mar 13, 2015 · 1:39 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0001481832

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock, par value $0.01^F1,F2	Jan 15, 2014	L	68	$8.14	A	40,196	I	By Nell Partners, Inc.
Common Stock, par value $0.01^F1,F2	Apr 16, 2014	L	69	$8.16	A	40,265	I	By Nell Partners, Inc.
Common Stock, par value $0.01	holding	—	—		—	35,258	I	By Spouse
Common Stock, par value $0.01^F3	holding	—	—		—	381	I	By 2003 Children's Trust
Common Stock, par value $0.01	holding	—	—		—	6,000	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Class A Units^F4	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Common Stock	3,451	3,451	D

F1John A. Williams and Leonard A. Silverstein share joint voting and investment power of these shares held by NELL Partners, Inc. John A. Williams disclaims any economic interest in such shares, 63% of which are owned indirectly by the Nancy Ann Richardson Williams Children's Trust, formed on January 30, 1995, a trust created by Mr. Williams' spouse for the benefit of their children, 27% of which are owned indirectly by the Northside Partners Trust, formed on November 2, 2009, a trust created by Leonard A. Silverstein's spouse for the benefit of their children, all as of December 31, 2014.
F2Purchase was pursuant to a dividend reinvestment in a brokerage account.
F3These shares are held in a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
F4Represents Class A Units ("Class A Unit") of Preferred Apartment Communities Operating Partnership, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"), of which Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (the "Company") is the general partner. Each Class A Unit may be exchanged for one share of the Company's common stock, or cash, as selected by the Company.