UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): June 27, 2011 (June 27, 2011)
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Education Realty Trust, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Maryland
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001-32417
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20-1352180
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File
Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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530 Oak Court Drive, Suite 300
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Memphis, Tennessee
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38117
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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901-259-2500
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Representatives of Education Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) will be meeting with investors on June 28, 2011 at the Education Realty Trust Investor Conference. Those discussions will focus on the Company’s publicly disclosed business strategy and operating results. The Investor Presentation that will be presented during these meetings with investors is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. In addition, the Company intends to disclose updated portfolio leasing statistics for the 2011/2012 academic year in connection with presentations being made tomorrow. A copy of such information is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The Company believes that certain statements in the information attached may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are made on the basis of management’s views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance as of the time the statements are made. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto), shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Education Realty Trust, Inc. – Investor Presentation (June 2011)
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99.2
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2011/2012 Pre-leasing Statistics – As of June 23, 2011
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SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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EDUCATION REALTY TRUST, INC.
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Date: June 27, 2011
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By:
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/s/ J. Drew Koester
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J. Drew Koester
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Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Chief Accounting Officer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Education Realty Trust, Inc. – Investor Presentation (June 2011)
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99.2
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2011/2012 Pre-leasing Statistics – As of June 23, 2011
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