UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
59522J103
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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|CUSIP NO. 59522J103 | 13G | Page 1 of 3 Pages |
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
| | Boston Partners Asset Management, L.P. |
| | 04-327-0358 |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] |
| | (b) [ ] |
| | Not applicable |
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| | |
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
| | |
| | Delaware |
|--------|-----------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
| | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| | | -0- shares |
| NUMBER OF |--------| -----------------------------------------|
| SHARES | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| BENEFICIALLY | | 550,556 shares |
| OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------|
| EACH | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| REPORTING | | -0- shares |
| PERSON ----------------------------------------------------|
| WITH | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | 550,556 shares |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| | |
| | 550,556 shares |
|--------|- -------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN [ ] |
| | SHARES* |
| | Not applicable |
|--------|- -------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) |
| | 5.0% |
|--------|- -------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * |
| | IA |
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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|CUSIP NO. 59522J103 | 13G | Page 2 of 3 Pages |
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
| | Boston Partners, Inc. |
| | 04-326-9861 |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] |
| | (b) [ ] |
| | Not applicable |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| | |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
| | |
| | Delaware |
|--------|-----------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
| | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| | | -0- shares |
| NUMBER OF |--------| -----------------------------------------|
| SHARES | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| BENEFICIALLY | | 550,556 shares |
| OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------|
| EACH | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| REPORTING | | -0- shares |
| PERSON ----------------------------------------------------|
| WITH | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | 550,556 shares |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| | |
| | 550,556 shares |
|--------|- -------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN [ ] |
| | SHARES* |
| | Not applicable |
|--------|- -------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) |
| | 5.0% |
|--------|- -------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * |
| | CO |
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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|CUSIP NO. 59522J103 | 13G | Page 3 of 3 Pages |
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
| | Desmond John Heathwood |
| | ###-##-#### |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] |
| | (b) [ ] |
| | Not applicable |
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| | |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
| | |
| | United States |
|--------|-----------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
| | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| | | -0- shares |
| NUMBER OF |--------| -----------------------------------------|
| SHARES | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| BENEFICIALLY | | 550,556 shares |
| OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------|
| EACH | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| REPORTING | | -0- shares |
| PERSON ----------------------------------------------------|
| WITH | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | 550,556 shares |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| | |
| | 550,556 shares |
|--------|- -------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN [ ] |
| | SHARES* |
| | Not applicable |
|--------|- -------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) |
| | 5.0% |
|--------|- -------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * |
| | IN |
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (the
"Issuer").
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 6584 Poplar
Avenue, Suite 340, Memphis, TN 38138
Item 2(a). Names of Persons Filing: Boston Partners Asset Management,
L.P. ("BPAM"), Boston Partners, Inc. ("Boston Partners"), and
Desmond John Heathwood. BPAM, Boston Partners, and Mr.
Heathwood are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the
"Reporting Persons."
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
The address of the principal business office of BPAM, Boston
Partners, and Mr. Heathwood is One Financial Center, 43rd
Floor, Boston, MA 02111.
Item 2(c). Citizenship: BPAM is a Delaware limited partnership. Boston
Partners is a Delaware corporation. Mr. Heathwood is a United
States citizen.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.01 par value
("Common Stock").
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 59522J103
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
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(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act").
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19)
of the Act.
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of
the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(e) [X] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203
of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is
subject to the provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) of
the Act.
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(ii)(G) of the Act.
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(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
of the Act.
Item 4. Ownership.
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: Each of the Reporting
Persons may be deemed to own beneficially 550,556
shares of Common Stock at December 31, 1996. BPAM owns
of record 550,556 shares of Common Stock. As sole
general partner of BPAM, Boston Partners may be deemed
to own beneficially all of the shares of Common Stock
that BPAM may be deemed to own beneficially. As
principal stockholder of Boston Partners, Mr.
Heathwood may be deemed to own beneficially all of the
Common Stock that Boston Partners may be deemed to own
beneficially. Therefore, each of the Reporting Persons
may be deemed to own beneficially 550,556 shares of
Common Stock of the Issuer.
(b) Percent of Class: 5.0% for all Reporting Persons. The
foregoing percentage is calculated based on the
10,946,616 shares of Common Stock reported to be
outstanding on October 24, 1996 as reported on the
Form 10Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1996.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
shares for all Reporting Persons.
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
550,556 shares for all Reporting Persons.
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 0 shares for all Reporting
Persons.
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 550,556 shares for all
Reporting Persons.
Pursuant to Rule 13d-4, each of Boston Partners and Mr.
Heathwood expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any
shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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Not applicable.
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Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
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BPAM holds all of the above 550,556 shares under management
for its clients, who have the right to direct the receipt of
dividends, to receive dividends from such shares and to
receive the proceeds from the sale of such shares. None of
these clients holds more than five percent of the Common Stock
of the Issuer.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company.
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Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
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Not applicable. BPAM, Boston Partners and Mr. Heathwood
expressly disclaim membership in a "group" as defined in Rule
13d-5(b)(1).
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
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Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
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By signing below we certify that, to the best of our knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having such purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURE
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,
we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct. We also hereby agree to file this statement jointly pursuant to the
agreement set forth as Exhibit 1 hereto.
Dated: February 7, 1997
BOSTON PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.
By: Boston Partners, Inc.,
its general partner
By: /s/ Desmond John Heathwood
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Desmond John Heathwood
President
BOSTON PARTNERS, INC.
By: /s/ Desmond John Heathwood
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Desmond John Heathwood
President
/s/ Desmond John Heathwood
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Desmond John Heathwood
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Exhibit 1
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AGREEMENT
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the undersigned hereby agree that only one statement containing the information
required by Schedule 13G need be filed with respect to the ownership by each of
the undersigned of shares of Common Stock of Mid-America Apartment Communities,
Inc.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original.
EXECUTED this 7th day of February, 1997.
BOSTON PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.
By: Boston Partners, Inc.
its general partner
By: /s/ Desmond John Heathwood
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Desmond John Heathwood
President
BOSTON PARTNERS, INC.
By: /s/ Desmond John Heathwood
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Desmond John Heathwood
President
/s/ Desmond John Heathwood
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Desmond John Heathwood
