Merger disclosure supplement adds valuation detail while highlighting litigation and $750 million of debt-financed costs

Key Facts

• AvalonBay and Equity Residential entered into an agreement for a proposed all-stock merger-of-equals transaction; following closing, the combined company is expected to operate as Vivmark Residential.
• The SEC declared the merger registration statement effective on July 13, 2026, and AvalonBay and Equity Residential began mailing their definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus around that date.
• The merger has prompted several demand letters and three shareholder complaints, including one naming AvalonBay; the filing states that the matters allege disclosure deficiencies, while their outcome and potential loss cannot be predicted.
• AvalonBay and Equity Residential are voluntarily supplementing merger disclosures to reduce the risk of litigation-related delay and expense, without admitting liability or wrongdoing.
• Morgan Stanley’s discounted cash flow analysis indicated an implied standalone per-share equity value reference range for AvalonBay of $200.76 to $269.16.
• The disclosed transaction analyses included Morgan Stanley’s $200.76–$269.16 standalone per-share reference range for AvalonBay and Goldman Sachs’ approximately $179.69–$218.40 pro forma per-share range, based on an exchange ratio of 2.793 and including $750 million of debt-funded transaction costs.

Source

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