# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001466085
**File Stem:** 0001437749-26-020495
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
**Character Count:** 6146
**Document Hash:** bb8d73a00a9859d97226165c5465d095
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001437749-26-020495.hdr.sgml**: 20260612

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001437749-26-020495

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260612

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260612

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260612

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001466085
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 264567130
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-36041
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261087533

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1835 MARKET STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 2601
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19103
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 267-270-4800

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1835 MARKET STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 2601
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19103

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20110218

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20110211

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** EMPIRE AMERICAN REALTY TRUST INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20090610

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)**

**of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):** **June 12, 2026**

## Independence Realty Trust, Inc.
**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **Maryland** | **001-36041** | **26-4567130** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction** | **(Commission** | **(I.R.S. Employer** |
| **of incorporation)** | **File Number)** | **Identification No.)** |

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**1835 Market Street, Suite 2601**

**Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103**

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

**(267) 270-4800**

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

**N/A**

**Former name or former address, if changed since last report**

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common stock | IRT | NYSE |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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| **Item 1.02** | **Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.** |

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On June 12, 2026, Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company") and Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, the limited partnership through which the Company owns its assets and conducts its operations (the "Operating Partnership"), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration No. 333-296751) (the "New Registration Statement") to replace its then existing automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration No. 333-272640) filed with the SEC on June 14, 2023 (the "Prior Registration Statement"), which was scheduled to expire on June 14, 2026. In connection with the expiration of the Prior Registration Statement, the Company and the Operating Partnership delivered written notice of its intention to terminate the Equity Distribution Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2023 (the "Sales Agreement"), by and among the Company, the Operating Partnership and each of the Managers and Forward Purchasers party to the Sales Agreement, relating to the Company's offer and sale, from time to time, to or through the Managers as sales agents and/or principals or as forward sellers, as agents for the Forward Purchasers, shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share, up to an aggregate gross sales price of $450,000,000.

The termination of the Sales Agreement was effective as of the close of business on June 12, 2026. The Company is not subject to any termination penalties related to the termination of the Sales Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Sales Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Sales Agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 28, 2023.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|  | Independence Realty Trust, Inc. | Independence Realty Trust, Inc. |
| June 12, 2026 | By: | /s/ James J. Sebra |
|  | Name: | James J. Sebra |
|  | Title: | President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |

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