AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. 5,100,000 Shares of Common Stock Underwriting AgreementUnderwriting Agreement • August 22nd, 2011 • Avalonbay Communities Inc • Real estate investment trusts • New York
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed on Schedule 1 hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you are acting as representatives (the “Representatives”), an aggregate of 5,100,000 shares (the “Underwritten Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) and, at the option of the Underwriters, up to an additional 765,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Option Shares”). The Underwritten Shares and the Option Shares are referred to in this agreement (this “Agreement”) as the “Shares”. The shares of Common Stock to be outstanding after giving effect to the sale of the Shares are herein referred to as the “Stock”.
