SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Lubeck Joseph

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4901 DICKENS ROAD, SUITE 101

(Street)

RICHMOND

23230

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Landmark Apartment Trust of America, Inc. [ NONE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Exec. Chairman of the Board

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/03/2012

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	08/03/2012		P		202,946⁽¹⁾	A	$8.15	202,946	I	By Elco Landmark Residential Holdings LLC

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Long-Term Incentive Plan Units	⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	08/03/2012		A		22,040		⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	22,040	$0	22,040	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interests therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

2. The long-term incentive plan units ("LTIP" Units) are fully vested upon grant. LTIP Units are a special class of partnership interest in the Registrant's operating partnership. Initially, the LTIP Units will not have full parity with the common units issued by the Registrant's operating partnership with respect to liquidating distributions. Under the terms of the LTIP Units, the Registrant's operating partnership will revalue its assets upon the occurrence of certain specified events, and any increase in the Registrant's operating partnership's valuation from the time of grant until such event will be allocated first to the holders of LTIP Units to equalize the capital accounts of such holders with the capital accounts of holders of common units. (Continued in Footnote 3)

3. Upon equalization of the capital accounts of the holders of LTIP Units with the other holders of common units, the LTIP Units will achieve full parity with the common units for all purposes, including with respect to liquidating distributions. If such parity is reached, vested LTIP Units may be converted into an equal number of common units at any time, and thereafter enjoy all the rights of common units, including the right to exchange such units for shares of the Registrant's common stock.

4. The LTIP Units do not have an expiration date.

	/s/ Mechelle Lafon/ Attorney-in-Fact	08/07/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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