Officer/Director Transaction Report

Stephen P. Hills, a director at AvalonBay Communities Inc. (AVB), reported a disposition of 10,274.5732 shares of common stock on August 17, 2026. This transaction occurred in connection with the merger of AVB with Equity Residential (EQR), where AVB merged into a subsidiary of EQR and EQR subsequently changed its name to Vivmark Residential. As part of the merger, each share of AVB common stock was converted into the right to receive 2.793 EQR common shares. The filing indicates that this disposition was part of the merger event, and no shares were held following the transaction.