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Issuer:     EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (EQR)
CIK:        0000906107
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-12T20:30:26+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-26-032504
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/906107/000114036126032504/0001140361-26-032504-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/906107/000114036126032504/ef20080049_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-032504

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