AvalonBay Communities (AVB) director Howard returned to the company 7,596.03 shares

Insider transactions reported

Christopher B. Howard (director at AvalonBay Communities Inc., AVB) reported that they returned to the company 7,596.03 shares on Aug 17, 2026. After these transactions the filing shows 0 shares held directly.

Reporting person

Howard Christopher B.

Holdings before and after

• Common Stock, par value $.01 per share: 7,596.0349 to 0 direct

Footnotes from the filing

1. 1. Pursuant 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.
2. 2. At 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.
3. 3. This total includes deferred stock units.

Transaction codes in this filing

Sale back to the company:

Code D marks a disposition back to the company under an exempt plan, as opposed to a sale in the market.

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