(Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall)ST. CHARLES, Md., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Community Properties Trust (ACPT) has announced that it will hold its annual shareholder meeting on June 3, 2009. Shareholders of record on April 6, 2009 will be eligible to vote on the election of trustees and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Information regarding the location and time of the meeting will be provided in the notice of meeting that will be mailed to ACPT shareholders together with proxy materials.

ACPT (NYSE Alternext US: APO), a diversified real estate organization with operations in Maryland and Puerto Rico, is currently listed on the NYSE Alternext Exchange under the symbol AmCmntyProp (APO).

For more information about ACPT, visit http://www.acptrust.com/. For more information about the planned community of St. Charles, visit http://www.stcharlesmd.com/.

American Community Properties Trust

CONTACT: Craig Renner of American Community Properties Trust,+1-301-843-8600

Web Site: http://www.acptrust.com/

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