---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001466085-22-000078"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IRT"
cik: "0001466085"
company_name: "INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC."
filed_at: "2022-11-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T03:21:21.721883+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# COO & director Ella Neyland to resign Dec 15, 2022; will consult through June 2024 at $31k/mo

## Summary
- Ella Neyland will resign as COO and Board member effective December 15, 2022; not due to any disagreement.
- Resignation triggers accelerated vesting of time-based RSUs, pro-rata vesting of performance-based RSUs, and severance.
- She will serve as a consultant to the CEO through June 15, 2024, earning $31,100 per month.
- Consulting role focuses on advising on the Steadfast Apartment REIT portfolio, where Neyland served as President for 8+ years.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001466085-22-000078
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IRT
- cik: 0001466085
- company_name: INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-11-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1466085/000146608522000078/0001466085-22-000078-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1466085/000146608522000078/irt-20221108.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001466085-22-000078.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ella S. Neyland resigned as Chief Operating Officer at INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Ms. Neyland will resign from employment as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and resign from the Board, effective December 15, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1466085/000146608522000078/0001466085-22-000078-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.