---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000104894-22-000046"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ELME"
cik: "0000104894"
company_name: "Elme Communities"
filed_at: "2022-03-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T23:48:36.032290+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Washington REIT General Counsel Taryn Fielder departs; severance of $121,154

## Summary
- Ms. Fielder resigned as SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective Feb 25, 2022.
- Separation agreement includes a cash severance payment of $121,154 and 5 months of COBRA premium subsidy.
- Prorated 2022 short-term incentive bonus and prorated LTIP awards based on performance through departure date.
- All unvested restricted shares and restricted share units vest; SERP account also vests.
- Agreement includes a 12-month non-solicitation covenant and mutual general release of claims.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000104894-22-000046
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ELME
- cik: 0000104894
- company_name: Elme Communities
- filed_at: 2022-03-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104894/000010489422000046/0000104894-22-000046-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104894/000010489422000046/wre-20220305.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000104894-22-000046
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000104894-22-000046.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000104894-22-000046.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Taryn D. Fielder resigned as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Elme Communities.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
  source text: As previously announced, on February 25, 2022, Taryn D. Fielder and Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (the “Company”) agreed to a mutual separation, pursuant to which Ms. Fielder tendered her resignation as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104894/000010489422000046/0000104894-22-000046-index.htm

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