EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL & SEC. Fielder Taryn D. returned 138,330 shares to the company, closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4) to satisfy tax liability
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| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Veris Residential, Inc. [ VRE ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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| 2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 05/27/2026 | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | 05/27/2026 | D | 138,330(1)(2) | D | (1)(2) | 0 | D | |||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units | (3) | 05/27/2026 | D | 105,767 | (3) | (3) | Common Stock, $0.01 par value | 105,767 | (3) | 0 | D | ||||
| Outperformance Vesting Restricted Stock Units | (4) | 05/27/2026 | D | 23,585 | (4) | (4) | Common Stock, $0.01 par value | 23,585 | (4) | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On May 27, 2026, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 23, 2026 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Veris Residential, Inc. (the "Issuer"), Veris Residential, L.P., AC Residential Acquisition LP ("Parent"), AC Residential REIT LLC ("Merger Sub I"), and AC Residential OP LP, the Issuer merged with and into Merger Sub I (the "Merger") and each share of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), held by the reporting person was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $19.00 (the "Merger Consideration"), without interest thereon and less applicable withholding taxes. |
| 2. Includes 45,574 shares of unvested time-vesting restricted stock units (the "TRSUs") granted pursuant to the Company's equity compensation plans that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each unvested TRSU outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger automatically became fully vested and were cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the Merger Consideration and (ii) the number of Shares underlying such TRSUs immediately prior to the Effective Time, without interest thereon and less applicable withholding taxes. |
| 3. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, on May 27, 2026 at the Effective Time, 105,767 unvested performance-vesting restricted stock units ("PRSUs") that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time automatically became fully vested and were cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the number of Shares underlying such vested PRSUs immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the Merger Consideration, plus any accumulated but unpaid dividend equivalents corresponding to such vested PRSUs, without interest thereon and less applicable withholding taxes. At the Effective Time, 5,839 PRSUs did not vest pursuant to the terms of the applicable award agreement governing the terms of the corresponding PRSUs and such unvested PRSUs were cancelled and forfeited for no consideration. |
| 4. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, on May 27, 2026 at the Effective Time, 23,585 unvested outperformance-vesting restricted stock units ("OPRSUs") that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time automatically became fully vested and were cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the number of Shares underlying such vested OPRSUs immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the Merger Consideration, plus any accumulated but unpaid dividend equivalents corresponding to such vested OPRSUs, without interest thereon and less applicable withholding taxes. At the Effective Time, 44,791 OPRSUs did not vest pursuant to the terms of the applicable award agreement governing the terms of the corresponding OPRSUs and such unvested OPRSUs were cancelled and forfeited for no consideration. |
| /s/ Taryn Fielder | 05/27/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
| * Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26) | ||