8-KItem 5.07 · Shareholder VoteItem 8.01 · Other EventsItem 9.01 · Financial Statements
Equity Residential shareholders approve AvalonBay merger, closing expected August 17
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Equity Residential shareholders approved the issuance of shares for its merger of equals with AvalonBay Communities, with 336.0 million votes for, 1.0 million against and 489,753 abstentions; a related charter amendment also passed. The companies said the merger is expected to close on August 17, 2026, subject to customary conditions, with the combined company renamed Vivmark Residential and expected to trade as “VMRK” on the NYSE starting August 18; each AvalonBay share will convert into 2.793 Equity Residential shares.