AvalonBay-EQR merger closes; Vivmark Residential debuts on NYSE as VMRK

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC

Merger of equals completed Aug 17, 2026; AvalonBay shareholders receive 2.793 Vivmark shares per AVB share.
Vivmark begins trading Aug 18 on NYSE under VMRK; ~$51B equity market cap, ~$70B enterprise value.
Combined portfolio: 184,000+ apartments, 11,100 under construction, $4.4B development pipeline.
Benjamin Schall (ex-AvalonBay CEO) named CEO; Stephen Sterrett Chairman; dual HQ Arlington, VA and Chicago.
AvalonBay delisted from NYSE; ERP Operating Partnership assumes debt obligations via supplemental indentures.

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