form8k_12808.htm
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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December
2, 2008
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AMERICAN
COMMUNITY PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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MARYLAND
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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1-14369
(Commission
File
Number)
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52-2058165
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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222
Smallwood Village Center
St.
Charles, Maryland 20602
(Address
of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(301)
843-8600
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
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On December 2, 2008,
Edwin L. Kelly resigned as a member of the American Community Properties
Trust's (the "Company") Board of Trustees. Also, on
December 2, 2008, Eric Von der Porten, a member of the Company's Board of
Trustees and Audit Committee, passed away.
On
December 8, 2008, Stephen Griessel was elected by the Board of Trustees
of the Company to serve as a trustee with a term expiring at the 2009
Annual Meeting of the Shareholders. His election, effective immediately,
is pursuant to his employment agreement included in the Company’s Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008. A summary of the
terms of the employment agreement was disclosed on Form 8-K, filed on October 1,
2008.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities and 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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AMERICAN COMMUNITY
PROPERTIES TRUST
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(Registrant)
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Dated:
December 8, 2008
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By: /s/Matthew M. Martin
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Matthew
M. Martin
Chief
Financial Officer
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