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): March 8, 2007 (March 14, 2007)

Affordable Residential Communities Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

7887 E. Belleview Avenue, Suite 200, Englewood, CO  80111
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:   303-383-7500

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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o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

On March 14, 2007, Affordable Residential Communities Inc. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.515625 on each share of its Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable on April 30, 2007 to shareholders of record on April 13, 2007.

The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference and all references and descriptions to the press release are qualified in their entirety by the terms of that release.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number		Description
Exhibit 99.1		Press release issued by the Company on March 14, 2007.

 

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SIGNATURES

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.

Date: March 14, 2007

	AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES INC.
	By:	/s/ Scott L. Gesell
		Scott L. Gesell
		Executive Vice President

 

 

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