08/18/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/18/2026 16:24
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FORM 3
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | SEC 1473 (7-02) | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. | |||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) |
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) |
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) |
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security |
5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) |
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
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| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
| Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
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Swanezy Susan 4040 WILSON BLVD., SUITE 1000 ARLINGTON, VA 22203 |
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| /s/ Samantha Thompson, Attorney-in-fact | 08/18/2026 | |
| **Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| * | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). |
| ** | Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
| (1) | Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 20, 2026, by and among AvalonBay Communities, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("AVB"), Vivmark Residential (f/k/a Equity Residential), a Maryland real estate investment trust ("VMRK"), ERP Operating Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), and Canopy Merger Sub LLC, a Maryland limited liability company ("Merger Sub"), AVB and VMRK 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 VMRK (the "Merger"). Merger Sub subsequently merged with and into the Operating Partnership, with the Operating Partnership continuing as the surviving entity. |
| (2) | At the effective time of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "AVB Common Stock"), of AVB and 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 ("VMRK Common Shares"), of VMRK, plus, in the case of AVB Common Stock, the right to receive cash in lieu of fractional VMRK Common Shares, if any, into which such AVB Common Stock would have been converted. |
| (3) | Total reflects the Reporting Person's shares of AVB Common Stock and deferred stock units that were converted into VMRK Common Shares pursuant to the Merger. |