8-K

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): September 28, 2015

Education Realty Trust, Inc.

Education Realty Operating Partnership, LP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland	001-32417	20-1352180
Delaware	333-199988-01	20-1352332
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

999 South Shady Grove Road, Suite 600 Memphis, Tennessee	38120
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

901-259-2500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 28, 2015, Education Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing leasing results for the 2015-2016 academic year. Same-community opening occupancy was 97.0% for the 2015-2016 lease term, compared to 96.6% occupancy in the prior year. In addition, same-community net rental rates increased 3.4% over the prior year.

Copies of the leasing results and press release are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The press release will be posted to the Company's website.    

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.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Leasing Results for the 2015/2016 Academic Year
99.2	Press Release dated September 28, 2015

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.

	EDUCATION REALTY TRUST, INC.
Date: September 28, 2015	By:	/s/ Edwin B. Brewer, Jr.
		Name: Edwin B. Brewer, Jr. Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	EDUCATION REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP
Date: September 28, 2015	By: EDUCATION REALTY OP GP, INC., its general partner
		By: /s/ Edwin B. Brewer, Jr.
		Name: Edwin B. Brewer, Jr. Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Leasing Results for the 2015/2016 Academic Year
99.2	Press Release dated September 28, 2015

EX-99.1

FALL 2015 FINAL LEASING RESULTS

		Opening Occupancy				Year Over Year Change In
	Design Beds	2015		2014		Occupancy		Rate		Total Revenue
Same-Communities - by Tier
Prior Year Occupancy Below 90% (Tier 1)	2,906	86.9	%	81.6	%	5.3	%	2.6	%	7.9	%
Prior Year Occupancy 90% to 94.9% (Tier 2)	2,063	94.0	%	92.2	%	1.8	%	2.1	%	3.9	%
Prior Year Occupancy 95% to 97.9% (Tier 3)	5,772	97.9	%	97.4	%	0.5	%	3.7	%	4.2	%
Prior Year Occupancy 98% and Above (Tier 4)	15,996	98.8	%	99.7	%	(0.9	)%	3.6	%	2.7	%
Total Same-Communities	26,737	97.0	%	96.6	%	0.4	%	3.4	%	3.8	%
Total New-Communities	3,557	95.5	%
Total Communities	30,294	96.8	%
Note: The same-community designation for leasing purposes is different than for financial statement purposes. A community is considered same-community for leasing when the Company has managed the leasing process for at least two leasing cycles, including the 2015/2016 leasing cycle.

EX-99.2

EdR Announces Leasing Results for 2015/2016 Lease Term

3.8% Growth in Same-Community Revenue

MEMPHIS, Tenn., September 28, 2015 — EdR (NYSE:EDR), a national leader in the ownership, development and management of collegiate housing, today announced leasing results for the 2015/2016 lease term.

EdR’s same-community portfolio opened the 2015/2106 lease term 97.0% occupied, compared to an opening occupancy of 96.6% in the prior year. In addition, same-community net rental rates increased 3.4% over the prior year for a total rental revenue growth of 3.8%. These results continue EdR’s strong same-community growth trend of the last five years, during which EdR generated a same-community compounded annual revenue growth rate of 3.9%.

“I am proud of our team for producing another year of strong leasing results,” stated Christine Richards, executive vice president and chief operating officer. “Our on-site staff did an amazing job maximizing our best-in-class portfolio, driving strong leasing velocity and rate growth over the duration of the leasing cycle. Our focus on residents, service, technology and market data have led to industry leading leasing results over the last five years. And with favorable supply trends in our markets for 2016, the back drop for the next leasing cycle remains favorable.”

About EdR

One of America's largest owners, developers and managers of collegiate housing, EdR (NYSE:EDR) is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust that owns or manages 81 communities with over 42,000 beds serving 52 universities in 23 states. EdR is a member of the Russell 2000 Index and the Morgan Stanley REIT indices. For details, please visit the Company's Web site at www.EdRtrust.com.

For more information, contact:

Bill Brewer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

901-259-2500 bbrewer@EdRtrust.com

J Drew Koester, Senior Vice President, Capital Markets and Investor Relations

901-259-2523 dkoester@EdRtrust.com

For media information or photography, contact:

Susan Jennings, Vice President, Corporate Communication and Marketing

901-259-2506 sjennings@EdRtrust.com

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