bylawsamended8-k.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




Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
December 30, 2007



AMERICAN COMMUNITY PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





MARYLAND
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
1-14369
(Commission
File Number)
52-2058165
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 


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)
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Item 5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

Effective December 30, 2007, the Company’s Board of Trustees amended Article VII, Sections 1 and 2 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaws”), to allow for the Company’s shares of beneficial interest to be uncertificated.
The complete text of the Trust’s Bylaws as now in effect are attached and filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits
   
Amended and Restated Bylaws of American Community Properties Trust as amended through December  30, 2007

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.


 
AMERICAN COMMUNITY PROPERTIES TRUST
 
(Registrant)
 
 
Dated: January 2, 2008
By:/s/Matthew M. Martin
 
Matthew M. Martin
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer