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SCHEDULE 13GA
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CUSIP No.: 024835100
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Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1.
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Names of Reporting Persons.
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
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2.
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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3.
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SEC Use Only
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4.
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
Tokyo, Japan
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With
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5.
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Sole Voting Power
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941,990
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6.
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Shared Voting Power
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0
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7.
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Sole Dispositive Power
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38,990
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8.
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Shared Dispositive Power
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0
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9.
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
941,990
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10.
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Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
[ ]
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11.
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
1.80% based on 52,203,893 shares outstanding as of October 30, 2009.
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12.
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Type of Reporting Person
IA
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Item 1 (a)
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Name of Issuer:
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American Campus Communities, Inc. (the "Issuer")
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Item 1(b)
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Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
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805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 400, Austin, TX 78746
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Item 2(a)
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Name of Person Filing:
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This Statement is filed on behalf of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (“NAM”). This Statement relates to Shares (as defined herein) held for the accounts of US-REIT High Income Open Mother Fund (“US-REIT High Income Open Mother”), Nomura US-REIT Open Mother Fund (“Nomura US-REIT Open Mother”), US-REIT Mother Fund (“US-REIT Mother”), International REIT Index Mother Fund (“International REIT Index Mother”), Nomura-CBRE Global REIT Mother Fund (“Nomura-CBRE Global REIT Mother”) and World REIT Index Mother Fund (“World REIT Index Mother”) .
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NAM serves as investment manager to each of the US-REIT High Income Open Mother, Nomura US-REIT Open Mother, US-REIT Mother, International REIT Index Mother, Nomura-CBRE Global REIT Mother and World REIT Index Mother. In such capacity, NAM may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the Shares held for the accounts of each of the International REIT Index Mother and World REIT Index Mother and voting power only over the Shares held for the accounts of each of the US-REIT High Income Open, Nomura US-REIT Open Mother, US-REIT Mother and Nomura-CBRE Global REIT Mother.
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Item 2(b)
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Address of Principal Office or, if none, Residence:
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The address of the principal office of NAM is 1-12-1, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 103-8260
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Item 2(c)
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Citizenship:
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NAM is a Japanese corporation
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Item 2(d)
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Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares")
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Item 2(e)
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CUSIP Number:
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024835100
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Item 3(e).
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[X] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)
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Item 4
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Ownership:
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Item 4(a)
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Amount Beneficially Owned:
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As of December 31, 2009, NAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 941,990 Shares. This amount consists of: (1) 31,900 Shares held for the account of US-REIT High Income Open Mother, (2) 14,200 Shares held for the account of Nomura US-REIT Open Mother, (3) 750,800 Shares held for the account of US-REIT Mother, (4) 36,400 Shares held for the account of International REIT Index Mother, (5) 106,100 Shares held for the account of Nomura-CBRE Global REIT Mother and (6) 2,590 Shares held for the account of World REIT Index Mother.
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Item 4(b)
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Percent of Class:
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Item 4(c)
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Number of Shares of which such person has:
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(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:
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941,990 | ||
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(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
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0 | ||
| (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: |
38,990
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| (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: | 0 | ||
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Item 5
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Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class:
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| If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [X]. | ||
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Item 6
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Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person:
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NAM retained Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC (“Heitman”) as a sub-investment adviser to each of the US-REIT High Income Open Mother, Nomura US-REIT Open Mother and US-REIT Mother. NAM retained CBRE Global Real Estate Securities, LLC (“CBRE”) as a sub-investment adviser to the Nomura-CBRE Global REIT Mother. NAM has given dispositive power to Heitman and CBRE and the right to receive the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of 796,900 and 106,100 Shares, respectively (approximately 1.53% and 0.20% respectively of the total number of Shares outstanding.)
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Item 7
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Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
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This Item 7 is not applicable
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Item 8
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Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
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This Item 8 is not applicable.
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Item 9
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Notice of Dissolution of Group:
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This Item 9 is not applicable.
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Item 10
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Certification:
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| By signing below each of the Reporting Persons certifies that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. |
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Date: March 26, 2010
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NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. | ||
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By:
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/s/ Kenji Kitagawa | |
| Name: | Kenji Kitagawa | ||
| Title: | Managing Director | ||