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): December 18, 2006 (December 14, 2006)

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:

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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 December 14, 2006, 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 and a cash dividend of $0.39 per unit on the Series C Preferred Operating Partnership Units of Affordable Residential Communities LP. The dividends are payable on January 31, 2007 to shareholders of record on January 15, 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.

(d)           Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
Exhibit 99.1		Press Release issued by the Company on December 14, 2006, declaring payment of cash dividends.

 

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:         December 18, 2006

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

 

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