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Elme Communities filings document the formal record of a Maryland real estate investment trust with shares of beneficial interest listed under ELME on the NYSE and a business historically centered on multifamily real estate. Recent Form 8-K and proxy-related disclosures record shareholder votes, the completed 19-property portfolio sale, the approved Plan of Sale and Liquidation, liquidating distribution disclosures, and the senior secured term loan used in connection with the wind-down.
The filing record also covers operating results, Regulation FD releases, governance changes by the Board of Trustees, executive compensation and retention arrangements, officer separation agreements, registered-security information, reserves for liabilities and liquidating expenses, and updates on remaining property-sale and liquidation activities.
The Vanguard Group has filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting its ownership in Elme Communities common stock. Vanguard reports beneficial ownership of 6,267,724 shares, representing 7.1% of the outstanding common stock as of 01/30/2026.
Vanguard reports shared voting power over 69,029 shares and shared dispositive power over the full 6,267,724 shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power. The filing notes that, following an internal realignment on 01/12/2026, certain Vanguard subsidiaries or business divisions are expected to report beneficial ownership separately while pursuing the same investment strategies as before.
The shares are held on behalf of Vanguard’s clients, including registered investment companies and other managed accounts, which have the right to receive dividends and sale proceeds. Vanguard certifies the holdings are in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Elme Communities.
Elme Communities reported several steps in its ongoing wind-down and liquidation. Two trustees, Ellen M. Goitia and Ron D. Sturzenegger, plan to resign after the filing of the 2025 Form 10-K as the Board adjusts its size for the liquidation process. The company approved new retention agreements for its four executive officers, replacing prior change-in-control and employment arrangements and providing lump-sum or installment retention payments if they remain through defined dates or are involuntarily terminated.
The Board adopted a new short-term incentive plan for key executives that ties bonuses to three goals: additional liquidating distributions to shareholders (with a target of $3.20 per share), timing of remaining asset sales (target completion by July 31, 2026), and operational metrics supporting the Plan of Sale and Liquidation. Elme also announced that CFO Steven Freishtat will step down after the 2025 Form 10-K, with W. Drew Hammond becoming Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. As of January 23, 2026, Elme has agreements to sell three of its ten remaining properties for approximately $155 million and updated its estimated liquidating distributions based on expected property sale proceeds, term loan repayment, costs, and reserves.
Elme Communities reported a significant shareholder position held through Millennium entities and Israel A. Englander. Millennium Management LLC, Millennium Group Management LLC and Englander each report beneficial ownership of 4,680,337 shares of Elme Communities, representing 5.3% of the outstanding class of shares of beneficial interest. Each reporting person has shared voting and shared dispositive power over these shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power.
The filing explains that the securities are held by entities subject to voting control and investment discretion of Millennium Management LLC and other investment managers controlled by Millennium Group Management LLC and Englander. It also states that this structure should not, by itself, be taken as an admission of beneficial ownership. The reporting persons certify that the shares were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Elme Communities.
Elme Communities director Anthony L. Winns reported receiving additional stock-based awards in the company. On 12/15/2025, he acquired 2,883 restricted share units of Elme Communities common stock, marked as an acquisition transaction, at a stated price of $0.0 per unit. Following this grant, he beneficially owned 73,888.7882 common shares on a direct basis.
The restricted share units were granted under the Elme Communities 2016 Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective as of May 30, 2024) and the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors, with the number of units based on the 12/15/2025 closing price of $17.34, and they settle only in stock. The updated holding figure also reflects 773.892 dividend equivalent units received during the third quarter of 2025 and 753.599 dividend equivalent units received during the fourth quarter of 2025 under the Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors.
Elme Communities director Ron D. Sturzenegger reported an equity award dated 12/15/2025. He acquired 2,883 common stock restricted share units at a stated price of $0.0, bringing his total beneficial ownership to 5,208.8439 shares held directly.
The filing explains that these restricted share units were granted under the Elme Communities 2016 Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective as of May 30, 2024) and the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors, with the number of shares based on the 12/15/2025 closing price of $17.34, and that the units settle only in stock. It also notes the acquisition of 16.029 dividend equivalent units received during the fourth quarter of 2025 under the Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors.
Elme Communities director Thomas H. Nolan Jr. reported receiving 2,883 restricted share units of common stock on December 15, 2025 under the company’s 2016 Incentive Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors.
The grant was based on a closing share price of $17.34 and has no cash exercise price because the units settle only in stock. Including 604.884 dividend equivalent units credited for the third quarter of 2025 and 589.023 for the fourth quarter of 2025, he beneficially owned 60,359.0729 shares of Elme Communities common stock directly after the transaction.
Elme Communities director Ellen M. Goitia reported acquiring 2,883 shares of common stock on 12/15/2025, coded as an acquisition, at a stated price of $0.0. The shares were granted under the Elme Communities 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, based on the stock’s $17.34 closing price on 12/15/2025. The filing notes that her total reflects the acquisition of an additional 496.387 shares through the company’s direct dividend reinvestment and share purchase program, bringing her beneficially owned stake to 47,850.7139 shares held directly.
Elme Communities reported that director Susan B. Carras acquired 2,883 restricted share units of common stock on 12/15/2025. These units were granted under the company’s 2016 Incentive Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors, with the number of units based on the closing share price of $17.34 on that date and settling only in stock.
Following this grant and related dividend equivalents, Carras beneficially owns 14,121.927 shares. This includes 105.294 dividend equivalent units credited for the third quarter of 2025 and 102.533 units for the fourth quarter of 2025.
Elme Communities director Benjamin S. Butcher reported receiving 2,883 restricted share units of common stock on 12/15/2025 under the Elme Communities 2016 Incentive Plan and the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors. The grant was based on the stock's closing price of $17.34 on that date and is structured to settle only in shares, with a stated transaction price of $0.0 per share.
Following this award and related activity, Butcher beneficially owned 99,013.1767 shares of Elme Communities common stock in direct form. The filing also notes the acquisition of 1,003.725 dividend equivalent units during the fourth quarter of 2025 pursuant to the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors.
Elme Communities reported an equity grant to director Jennifer S. Banner. On 12/15/2025, she acquired 2,883 restricted share units at no cash cost under the company’s 2016 Incentive Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors, with the number of units based on a closing share price of $17.34. Including 333.985 dividend equivalent units received during the fourth quarter of 2025, she now beneficially owns 35,167.3154 shares of Elme Communities common stock directly.