Item 2.02, Item 7.01 Results of Operations and Financial Conditions;
Regulation FD Disclosure
On October 29, 2009, Colonial Properties Trust (the "Company") announced its financial results for the third quarter and year to date period ended September 30, 2009. A copy of the Company's earnings press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K. A copy of the Company's Supplemental Financial Highlights for the quarter and year to date period ended September 30, 2009 is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report on Form 8-K. The information contained in this report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specified otherwise.
* * * The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this Item 2.01/Item 7.01 (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) 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 or the Operating Partnership 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.
(c) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Colonial Properties Trust 3rd Quarter 2009 Earnings press release dated October 29, 2009. 99.2 Colonial Properties Trust Supplemental Financial Highlights for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

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