Equity Residential and AvalonBay shareholders approve merger; close expected Aug 17

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

EQR shareholders: 336,038,504 for, 1,024,329 against, 489,753 abstain on share issuance.
AVB and EQR special meetings: >99% of votes cast approved all proposals; ~90% turnout.
Merger to close Aug 17, 2026; each AVB share converts to 2.793 EQR shares.
Combined company renamed Vivmark Residential; trades as VMRK on NYSE from Aug 18.

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