{"filing":{"accession_number":"0001104659-26-094930","cik":"0000915912","ticker":"AVB","company_name":"AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC","form":"8-K","filing_date":"2026-08-12","report_date":"2026-08-12","primary_document":"tm2622947d1_8k.htm","primary_document_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915912/000110465926094930/tm2622947d1_8k.htm"},"events":[{"id":27286,"run_id":24854,"accession_number":"0001104659-26-094930","anchor_item_number":"5.07","event_type":"shareholder_vote_results","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.97,"summary":"AvalonBay stockholders approved three proposals at a Special Meeting held on August 12, 2026: (1) approval of the merger with Equity Residential (126.5M for, 51.7K against); (2) approval of merger-related compensation (125.6M for, 938.9K against); and (3) adjournment of the meeting (116.0M for, 10.5M against). All three proposals passed with overwhelming support, representing approximately 90% of outstanding shares voting in favor of the transformative merger that will create \"Vivmark Residential,\" expected to close on August 17, 2026.","company_name":"AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC","ticker":"AVB","filing_date":"2026-08-12","form":"8-K","submitted_at":null,"items":[{"id":28742,"accession_number":"0001104659-26-094930","item_number":"5.07","item_title":null,"event_type":"shareholder_vote_results","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.98,"reasoning":"Item 5.07 discloses the final voting results from AvalonBay's Special Meeting of Stockholders held on August 12, 2026. Stockholders voted on three proposals: (1) approval of the merger with Equity Residential (126,457,745 for, 51,666 against, 772,383 abstain); (2) approval of merger-related compensation (125,634,602 for, 938,901 against, 708,291 abstain); and (3) adjournment of the meeting (116,027,319 for, 10,475,534 against, 778,941 abstain). All three proposals were approved. This is a material shareholder vote on a transformative merger transaction that will result in the creation of \"Vivmark Residential\" with an expected closing on August 17, 2026.","classifier_version":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001+prompt-a85dd512","taxonomy_version":"v1.3","classified_at":"2026-08-12T20:34:01.772470+00:00","company_name":"","ticker":null,"filing_date":""},{"id":28743,"accession_number":"0001104659-26-094930","item_number":"8.01","item_title":null,"event_type":"shareholder_vote_results","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.95,"reasoning":"The filing discloses the results of AvalonBay's special shareholder meeting held on August 12, 2026, where stockholders overwhelmingly approved the merger with Equity Residential (more than 99% of votes cast, representing approximately 90% of outstanding shares). This is a classic shareholder vote result disclosure under Item 5.07, and the merger itself is material to investors as it will result in a change of control and creation of a combined entity \"Vivmark Residential\" expected to close on August 17, 2026.","classifier_version":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001+prompt-a85dd512","taxonomy_version":"v1.3","classified_at":"2026-08-12T20:34:01.772470+00:00","company_name":"","ticker":null,"filing_date":""}]}],"classifications":[{"id":28742,"accession_number":"0001104659-26-094930","item_number":"5.07","item_title":null,"event_type":"shareholder_vote_results","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.98,"reasoning":"Item 5.07 discloses the final voting results from AvalonBay's Special Meeting of Stockholders held on August 12, 2026. Stockholders voted on three proposals: (1) approval of the merger with Equity Residential (126,457,745 for, 51,666 against, 772,383 abstain); (2) approval of merger-related compensation (125,634,602 for, 938,901 against, 708,291 abstain); and (3) adjournment of the meeting (116,027,319 for, 10,475,534 against, 778,941 abstain). All three proposals were approved. This is a material shareholder vote on a transformative merger transaction that will result in the creation of \"Vivmark Residential\" with an expected closing on August 17, 2026.","classifier_version":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001+prompt-a85dd512","taxonomy_version":"v1.3","classified_at":"2026-08-12T20:34:01.772470+00:00","company_name":"AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC","ticker":"AVB","filing_date":"2026-08-12"},{"id":28743,"accession_number":"0001104659-26-094930","item_number":"8.01","item_title":null,"event_type":"shareholder_vote_results","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.95,"reasoning":"The filing discloses the results of AvalonBay's special shareholder meeting held on August 12, 2026, where stockholders overwhelmingly approved the merger with Equity Residential (more than 99% of votes cast, representing approximately 90% of outstanding shares). This is a classic shareholder vote result disclosure under Item 5.07, and the merger itself is material to investors as it will result in a change of control and creation of a combined entity \"Vivmark Residential\" expected to close on August 17, 2026.","classifier_version":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001+prompt-a85dd512","taxonomy_version":"v1.3","classified_at":"2026-08-12T20:34:01.772470+00:00","company_name":"AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC","ticker":"AVB","filing_date":"2026-08-12"}]}