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Form 4 Veris Residential, Inc. For: May 27 Filed by: Lombard Amanda

May 27, 2026 4:25 PM
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 *
Lombard Amanda

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O VERIS RESIDENTIAL, INC.
HARBORSIDE 3, 210 HUDSON ST., STE. 400

(Street)
JERSEY CITY NJ 07311

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Veris Residential, Inc. [ VRE ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/27/2026
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, $0.01 par value 05/27/2026 D 113,170 (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)
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 115,042 (3) (3) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 115,042 (3) 0 D
Outperformance Vesting Restricted Stock Units (4) 05/27/2026 D 26,954 (4) (4) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 26,954 (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 50,960 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, 115,042 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 Share 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, 6,674 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, 26,954 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, 47,815 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/ Amanda Lombard 05/27/2026
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