American Campus Communities, Inc. Announces Plan to Launch Offering of Common Stock.

AUSTIN, Texas -- American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC), one of the nation's largest developers, owners and managers of high-quality student housing properties, today announced that it plans to sell 4,950,000 shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. The company also plans to grant the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 742,500 shares of common stock to cover overallotments, if any. All of the shares will be offered by the company and will be issued under the company's currently effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The company intends to use the proceeds to fund its development pipeline and potential acquisitions of student housing properties. In the interim, the company intends to use the proceeds to repay the outstanding balance of its revolving credit facility, to repay the outstanding balance on a construction loan and the remaining amount for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Merrill Lynch & Co. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. will serve as joint book-running managers for the offering. KeyBanc Capital Markets, a division of McDonald Investments Inc., will serve as co-manager for the offering.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. A copy of the prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by contacting Merrill Lynch & Co., 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10080 (telephone: [phone]) or Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, 8th floor, Brooklyn, New York 11220 (telephone: [phone]).

About American Campus Communities, Inc.

American Campus Communities, Inc. is one of the largest developers, owners and managers of high-quality student housing communities in the United States. The company is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered equity real estate investment trust (REIT) with expertise in the design, finance, development, construction management, leasing and management of student housing properties. American Campus Communities owns and manages a portfolio of 38 student housing communities containing approximately 22,900 beds. Including its owned properties, the company provides management and leasing services at a total of 53 properties with approximately 32,100 beds located on or near college and university campuses.

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