AvalonBay and Equity Residential shareholders approve merger
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Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities Announce Shareholder Approvals for Merger to Create Vivmark Residential
August 12, 2026 4:15 PM EDTMerger expected to close on August 17, 2026
ARLINGTON, Va. & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AvalonBay) (NYSE: AVB) and Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced that at their respective special meetings, AvalonBay stockholders and Equity Residential shareholders overwhelmingly approved all of the proposals necessary to close the pending merger of equals between AvalonBay and Equity Residential (the merger). More than 99% of the votes cast at the AvalonBay special meeting voted to approve the merger, which represented approximately 90% of the outstanding shares of... More
