---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-016943"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVB"
cik: "0000915912"
company_name: "AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC"
filed_at: "2024-02-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T04:01:31.699385+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director W. Edward Walter to retire from AvalonBay Board at 2024 Annual Meeting

## Summary
- W. Edward Walter informed the company of his retirement from the Board effective at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
- Mr. Walter has served as a director since 2008, including as Lead Independent Director for four years.
- Retirement is consistent with term limit expectations in Corporate Governance Guidelines and not based on any disagreement.
- Mr. Walter previously chaired the Compensation Committee and the Investment and Finance Committee at various times.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-016943
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVB
- cik: 0000915912
- company_name: AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC
- filed_at: 2024-02-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915912/000110465924016943/0001104659-24-016943-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915912/000110465924016943/tm245539d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-016943
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-016943.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-016943.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  W. Edward Walter departed as Director at AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 12, 2024, W. Edward Walter informed the Company of his decision to retire from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the time of the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915912/000110465924016943/0001104659-24-016943-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.