AvalonBay Communities, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: To elect the following twelve nominees for director to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualify: Benjamin W. Schall

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Benjamin W. Schall”): 124,681,096 for, 341,833 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees for director as listed in the proxy statement was re-elected as shown in the table below.”
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 132 asset managers below reported 52,962,937 for, 3,666 against, 3,276 abstained, 120 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect the following twelve nominees for director to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualify: Charles E. Mueller, Jr.

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Charles E. Mueller, Jr.”): 124,499,133 for, 524,135 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees for director as listed in the proxy statement was re-elected as shown in the table below.”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 132 asset managers below reported 52,962,945 for, 3,655 against, 3,276 abstained, 120 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect the following twelve nominees for director to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualify: Christopher B. Howard

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christopher B. Howard”): 116,183,259 for, 8,567,901 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees for director as listed in the proxy statement was re-elected as shown in the table below.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 132 asset managers below reported 51,709,322 for, 1,257,275 against, 3,280 abstained, 120 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect the following twelve nominees for director to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualify: Conor C. Flynn

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Conor C. Flynn”): 124,730,295 for, 292,582 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees for director as listed in the proxy statement was re-elected as shown in the table below.”
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 132 asset managers below reported 52,962,950 for, 3,653 against, 3,276 abstained, 120 not voted.

Showing the 25 largest of 132 asset managers. See all 132 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: To elect the following twelve nominees for director to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualify: Glyn F. Aeppel

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Glyn F. Aeppel”): 122,179,388 for, 2,843,729 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees for director as listed in the proxy statement was re-elected as shown in the table below.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 132 asset managers below reported 52,941,048 for, 25,554 against, 3,276 abstained, 120 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect the following twelve nominees for director to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualify: Nnenna Lynch

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Nnenna Lynch”): 124,959,209 for, 64,041 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees for director as listed in the proxy statement was re-elected as shown in the table below.”
Support: 99.9% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 132 asset managers below reported 52,962,953 for, 3,649 against, 3,276 abstained, 120 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect the following twelve nominees for director to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualify: Richard J. Lieb

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Richard J. Lieb”): 124,844,192 for, 179,374 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees for director as listed in the proxy statement was re-elected as shown in the table below.”
Support: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 132 asset managers below reported 52,946,645 for, 19,956 against, 3,276 abstained, 120 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect the following twelve nominees for director to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualify: Ronald L. Havner, Jr.

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ronald L. Havner, Jr.”): 123,338,428 for, 1,684,624 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees for director as listed in the proxy statement was re-elected as shown in the table below.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 132 asset managers below reported 52,941,066 for, 25,535 against, 3,276 abstained, 120 not voted.

Showing the 25 largest of 132 asset managers. See all 132 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: To elect the following twelve nominees for director to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualify: Stephen P. Hills

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Stephen P. Hills”): 122,050,649 for, 2,972,396 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees for director as listed in the proxy statement was re-elected as shown in the table below.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 132 asset managers below reported 52,957,324 for, 9,278 against, 3,276 abstained, 120 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect the following twelve nominees for director to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualify: Susan Swanezy

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Susan Swanezy”): 120,566,447 for, 4,377,646 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees for director as listed in the proxy statement was re-elected as shown in the table below.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 132 asset managers below reported 52,610,604 for, 355,997 against, 3,278 abstained, 120 not voted.

Showing the 25 largest of 132 asset managers. See all 132 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: To elect the following twelve nominees for director to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualify: Terry S. Brown

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Terry S. Brown”): 122,097,227 for, 2,925,679 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees for director as listed in the proxy statement was re-elected as shown in the table below.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 132 asset managers below reported 52,941,053 for, 25,549 against, 3,276 abstained, 120 not voted.

Showing the 25 largest of 132 asset managers. See all 132 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: To elect the following twelve nominees for director to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualify: Timothy J. Naughton

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Timothy J. Naughton”): 120,966,734 for, 4,047,034 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees for director as listed in the proxy statement was re-elected as shown in the table below.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 132 asset managers below reported 52,762,357 for, 204,246 against, 3,276 abstained, 120 not voted.

Showing the 25 largest of 132 asset managers. See all 132 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: To approve the Company's 2026 Equity Incentive Plan.

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. The 2026 Plan, as presented in the Company's proxy statement”): 120,822,121 for, 4,185,496 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 Stockholders approved the 2026 Plan, as presented in the Company's proxy statement.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 134 asset managers below reported 52,644,971 for, 48,381 against, 7 abstained, 120 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: To adopt a resolution approving, on a non- binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and any related material disclosed in the proxy statement.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports, all 129 managers: 52,451,429 for, 116,272 against, 3,277 abstained, 120 not voted, 38 mixed. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 569 managers: 62,799,668 for, 3,137,324 against, 23,385 abstained, 11,287 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. The compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K. 119,464,870 votes were cast in favor of approval of such compensation, 5,518,957 votes were cast aga”): 119,464,870 for, 5,518,957 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 Stockholders approved the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K. 119,464,870 votes were cast in favor of approval of such compensation, 5,518,957 votes were cast against, and there were 584,003 abstentions.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 3 managers: 293,483 for.

Institutional-manager reports, all 17 managers: 778,881 for, 1,048,960 against.

Description as filed by funds: 14A Executive Compensation

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. The compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K. 119,464,870 votes were cast in favor of approval of such compensation, 5,518,957 votes were cast aga”): 119,464,870 for, 5,518,957 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 Stockholders approved the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K. 119,464,870 votes were cast in favor of approval of such compensation, 5,518,957 votes were cast against, and there were 584,003 abstentions.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 12 asset managers below reported 1,116 for, 49 abstained.

Description as filed by funds: To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2026.

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“4. The selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for fiscal year 2026”): 123,705,217 for, 6,650,693 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 4 Stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for fiscal year 2026.”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 133 asset managers below reported 52,737,235 for, 229,477 against, 3,269 abstained, 120 not voted.

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