---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-089277"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVB"
cik: "0000915912"
company_name: "AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-31T20:59:36+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-31T21:02:47.474818+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AvalonBay and Equity Residential supplement merger proxy with additional financial details and prior discussions

## Summary
- Three shareholder complaints filed in NY and Cook County alleging proxy disclosure deficiencies; companies deny merit but voluntarily supplement.
- Supplement reveals prior merger discussions with an unnamed publicly traded multifamily company (Company A) in May 2024.
- Morgan Stanley DCF for Equity Residential implied per-share value range $70.57–$92.64; for AvalonBay $200.76–$269.16.
- Goldman Sachs pro forma combined DCF implies $179.69–$218.40 per AvalonBay share using 787.5M pro forma shares and 2.793 exchange ratio.
- Goldman Sachs standalone DCF for AvalonBay $171.63–$209.67; for Equity Residential $59.72–$71.88.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-089277
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVB
- cik: 0000915912
- company_name: AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-31T20:59:36+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915912/000110465926089277/0001104659-26-089277-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915912/000110465926089277/tm2621824d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-089277.txt

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