Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

December 23, 2024

SEC Form 4
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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Shea Keri A
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.
4040 WILSON BOULEVARD STE 1000
(Street)
ARLINGTON VA 22203
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC [ AVB ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
SVP-Finance and Treasurer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/13/2014
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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, par value $.01 per share 02/13/2014 A(1) 210 A $0 210 I By spouse
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 03/01/2014 F(2) 12 D $128.97 198 I By spouse
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 05/22/2014 S(3) 36 D $139.7 162 I By spouse
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 12/11/2014 S(3) 33 D $163.76 129 I By spouse
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 02/12/2015 A(1) 283 A $0 412 I By spouse
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 03/01/2015 F(2) 35 D $168.34 377 I By spouse
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 08/03/2015 S(3) 28 D $173.21 349 I By spouse
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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
Explanation of Responses:
1. Reflects the grant of shares of common stock under the Company's 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2009 Plan") to the reporting person's spouse, an employee of the issuer ("Spouse").
2. Reflects withholding of shares by the Company to cover tax withholding obligations on the vesting of restricted stock and performance share unit awards that were awarded to Spouse under the 2009 Plan.
3. The reported sale was a sale of shares acquired by Spouse through the Company's employee stock purchase plan ("ESPP"). Purchases of shares through the ESPP and the Company's dividend reinvestment program are not itemized above and the number of shares owned following each transaction does not reflect the holding of such acquired shares.
Remarks:
This Form 4 is the first of two Form 4s filed by the reporting person relating to the events reported. The Form 4 has been split into two filings due to a limitation in the number of line items that may be included in a single Form 4. Each Form 4 will be filed by the reporting person.
Keri A. Shea 12/23/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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