secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ERP OPERATING LTD PARTNERSHIP (—)
CIK:        0000931182
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-17T20:01:49+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-26-033377
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 1.00
Item codes: 2.01, 3.03, 5.03, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01, 1.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Equity Residential closes AvalonBay merger, renames to Vivmark Residential, ticker VMRK
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- Merger closed Aug 17, 2026; AvalonBay shareholders receive 2.793 Vivmark shares per share; ~400M shares issued.
- Company renamed Vivmark Residential; ticker changes to VMRK on NYSE effective Aug 18, 2026.
- Board expanded to 14 trustees, 7 from each legacy board; Stephen E. Sterrett named Chairman.
- Benjamin W. Schall (ex-AvalonBay CEO) becomes President & CEO; CFO Kevin P. O'Shea, COO Sean J. Breslin, CDO Matthew H. Birenbaum from AvalonBay.
- AvalonBay audited and unaudited financial statements and pro forma financials included as exhibits.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931182/000114036126033377/0001140361-26-033377-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/906107/000114036126033377/ef20080318_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-033377

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