SEC Form 4 · accession 0001193125-26-354195
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC · AVB
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Terry S. Brown
Director
Period of report
Aug 17, 2026
Accepted (ET)
Aug 17, 2026 · 4:44 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
box not checked
Issuer CIK
0000915912
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock, par value $.01 per shareF3,F1,F2 | Aug 17, 2026 | D | 20,856 | — | D | 0 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 20, 2026 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among AvalonBay Communities, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("AVB"), Equity Residential, a Maryland real estate investment trust ("EQR"), ERP Operating Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership, and Canopy Merger Sub LLC, a Maryland limited liability company ("Merger Sub"), AVB and EQR combined in a merger of equals on August 17, 2026, with AVB merging with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of EQR (the "Merger"). In connection with the Merger, EQR changed its name to Vivmark Residential.
- F2At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each issued and outstanding deferred stock unit held by the Reporting Person was automatically converted into the right to receive 2.793 (the "Exchange Ratio") common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share ("EQR Common Shares"), of EQR. On August 14, 2026, the closing price of AVB Common Stock was $184.06 per share and the closing price of EQR Common Shares was $65.97 per share.
- F3This total includes deferred stock units.