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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from FORM 10 - K Texas ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 11 Greenway Plaza , Suite 2400 ( Address of principal executive offices ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Title of each class Common Shares of Beneficial Interest , $ .01 par value Commission file number : 1-12110 Houston , Texas to Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 713 ) 354-2500 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol CPT Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None 76-6088377 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 77046 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange No No ý Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes ý Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes ý No " Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes ý No ¨ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , or a smaller reporting company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer " and " smaller reporting company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ( check one ) : ý Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company ■ If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected to not use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant of Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . " Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . » No ý Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in the Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes The aggregate market value of voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 8,830,473,560 based on a June 30 , 2020 share price of $ 91.22 . On February 11 , 2021 , 97,562,909 common shares of the registrant were outstanding , net of treasury shares and shares held in our deferred compensation arrangements . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement in connection with its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 13 , 2021 are incorporated by reference in Part III .