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Issuer:     Elme Communities (ELME)
CIK:        0000104894
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-09-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000104894-23-000101
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Elme amends bylaws: electronic meetings, proxy rules, exclusive forum, trustee age cap removed
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- Shareholders may attend meetings via electronic transmission; proxy solicitors must use non-white proxy cards.
- Bylaws updated for universal proxy rules (SEC Rule 14a-19) and enhanced nomination/information requirements.
- Trustee age restriction removed: previously no nomination after 72nd birthday; now soft cap at 75 in governance guidelines.
- Exclusive forum designates Baltimore City Circuit Court for internal claims and federal courts for Securities Act claims.
- Additional administrative, clarifying, and conforming changes made throughout the bylaws.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104894/000010489423000101/0000104894-23-000101-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104894/000010489423000101/elme-20230919.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000104894-23-000101

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