# EDGAR Filing Document

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**0001562401-26-000018.hdr.sgml**: 20260327

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001562401-26-000018

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DEF 14A

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**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260327

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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** American Homes 4 Rent
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001562401
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 461229660
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DEF 14A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-36013
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26808145

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 280 PILOT ROAD
- **CITY:** LAS VEGAS
- **STATE:** NV
- **ZIP:** 89119
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (805) 413-5300

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 280 PILOT ROAD
- **CITY:** LAS VEGAS
- **STATE:** NV
- **ZIP:** 89119

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**SCHEDULE 14A**

**Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the**

**Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**(Amendment No.)**

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![AMH_Standard-Logo-v1.0_rgb.jpg](amh-20260327_g1.jpg)

**AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT**

**(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)**

**(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)**

Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply):

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![MK-17924_AMH 2026 Proxy Statement Cover (1).jpg](amh-20260327_g2.jpg)

**A Message from Our Chairperson**

**Fellow shareholders:**

2025 was another strong year for your company. Our occupancy

for the full year was in the high 90s, our core FFO per share

grew 5.4% for the full year, and our resident satisfaction

numbers have never been higher. Our experienced senior

management team performed exceptionally well in a demanding

environment and remains focused on executing our long-term

strategy in 2026 and beyond.

**Our portfolio.** 

We own and manage just over 61,000 homes in the United

States in more than 30 diverse markets. We started building

homes for our own account in 2017. We are one of the only

companies in our industry with in-house capabilities to buy, build,

and manage the homes that we own.

Along the way, we have sold a considerable number of homes

that we had purchased earlier and reinvested those proceeds

into our development program. This has benefited our portfolio

by reducing its average age and making the homes we own

easier to manage and maintain.

Our residents are primarily growing families who value the

stability and quality of professionally managed homes. Our

average resident tenure is over 3 years, and we consistently

achieve the highest resident satisfaction scores amongst our

competitors in virtually every market we are in. That says a lot

about the strength of our platform and the care of our team

members.

**The outlook.** 

The fundamentals for our business remain strong.

Nationally, there is broad consensus that demand for quality

housing significantly exceeds the supply, and many people find

that professionally managed rentals meet their needs

exceptionally well. The professional single-family rental (SFR)

business is still relatively young, so as more and more prospects

and families become aware of the benefits, the market should

continue to expand over time.

Locally, new supply came online in certain areas of our markets

during 2025, which moderated rental rate growth. We believe

pricing dynamics should normalize as this supply is absorbed.

![Matt.jpg](amh-20260327_g3.jpg)

While professional SFR providers represent a small segment of

the overall housing market, we are proud of our work and

impact. The U.S. needs more homes of every kind, owned and

rented, and AMH is actively building new homes to help alleviate

the national shortage.

In 2026, AMH remains focused on supporting renters by adding

new supply and different options to satisfy their need for quality

housing, while protecting the interests of our shareholders who

make that work possible.

**The stock.** 

It is always prudent to approach discussions of stock price with

caution, because market dynamics are inherently unpredictable.

While technology and artificial intelligence investments currently

dominate investor attention, we offer something compelling, too:

an advantaged yield from an asset class that has shown

attractive long-term appreciation over time. Our disciplined

approach to capital allocation has delivered strong results.

Our business is profitable and generates significant cash flow

from the rents that we collect. We also generate significant

amounts of cash from selective home sales during the year. We

use those proceeds to cover the expenses of running the

business, to service our loans, and to develop or acquire new

homes and communities for rent. During 2025, we sold 1,827

homes for net proceeds of over $570 million. We always want to

maintain a strong investment grade rating, so we are disciplined

with our spending.

We are committed to our new home development activity and

can adjust the pace of growth based on economic and capital

market conditions. Recently, we moderated growth to free up

capital to repurchase our shares. We acquired 8.4 million shares

at an average price of $31.65 per share during the fourth quarter

of 2025 and first quarter of 2026 for a total cost of $265 million.

This is a great complement to the long-term value that our

development program creates.

As stewards of your investment in AMH, we continue to focus on

the fundamentals that create long-term value by growing the

company and showing consistent growth in core FFO per share.

Our Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on May 14,

2026, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific time, virtually or by proxy. You can

vote your shares electronically and submit questions by visiting

<u>www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AMH2026</u>. Your vote is

important. The enclosed proxy card provides details on how to

vote your shares online, by telephone, or by mail.

Thank you for your support of AMH.

Sincerely,

Matthew J. Hart

Chairperson of the Board

March 27, 2026

**A Message from Our Chief** 

**Executive Officer**

**Fellow shareholders:**

Housing remains one of the most important and complex sectors

in the U.S. economy today. Nationally, demand for quality

housing continues to exceed supply, making affordability a

central challenge for families. Addressing this imbalance

requires sustained investment, and AMH is committed to being

part of that solution. Our strategy has always been centered on

meeting the country's growing need for more and better housing

options.

**Who we're here for.**

Since 1965, roughly one-third of U.S. households have been

renters. That hasn't changed in six decades, because renting is

a genuine choice and, for millions of families, an essential one.

Our residents include first responders, teachers, and healthcare

workers who should be able to live in the communities they

serve.

For many of them, renting a home isn't a fallback. It's the right

option for where they are in life. Today, renting is more affordable

than owning a home in all 100 of the largest U.S. metro areas. In

fact, more than 40% of single-family renters report they would

not qualify for a mortgage or be able to afford the monthly

payment at current mortgage rates. Rental housing isn't keeping

people from homeownership. In many cases, it's what makes

stability possible while they work toward it.

And for those who are ready to buy, we provide an important

steppingstone to help them get there. Our internal surveys show

that purchasing a home is the number one reason residents

move out of our portfolio. In 2025, we estimate that over 5,000

households, or approximately 30% of all move-outs, left AMH to

purchase a house. We think that's something to be proud of.

**How we contribute value.** 

In our early years, we renovated existing homes and helped

stabilize neighborhoods as the U.S. economy recovered from

the global financial crisis. When housing starts slowed and

shortages deepened, we made a strategic decision in 2017 to

launch our ground-up development program. Since then, we've

added over 14,000 newly built homes across the country.

While professional housing providers like AMH own less than

0.5% of all single-family houses in the U.S., our impact is a net

positive one. Contributing new supply and greater choice leads

to healthier, more balanced housing markets. We see this in

states with some of the highest concentration of institutional

activity, like Arizona, Florida, Georgia, and Texas, where

individual ownership rates have increased.

Our purpose today is simple and enduring: to build and manage

high-quality homes, provide excellent service that makes people

feel at home, and offer residents another way to access

attractive neighborhoods.

**Where we're going.** 

As we enter 2026, we do so with equal parts momentum and

restraint, and a clear sight line to what matters most: expanding

housing choice. Our operating system and development platform

remain central to this goal. But equally important is the culture

behind our performance.

AMH was built intentionally, with a commitment to excellence,

accountability, and long-term stewardship. Every day, our teams

earn trust through how we operate and serve residents and

communities. That culture remains a defining strength of our

company.

While the market and broader economic forces will continue to

evolve, our approach remains consistent: focus on the

fundamentals and lead responsibly. This steady foundation

positions AMH to continue creating long-term value for the

people who rely on us. With the platform we've built and the

team behind it, we are confident in the path ahead.

Thank you for your continued support.

![Bryan-Smith_Signature.jpg](amh-20260327_g4.jpg)

Bryan Smith

Chief Executive Officer

March 27, 2026

2026 Proxy Statement

**Notice of the 2026 Annual Meeting** 

**of Shareholders**

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| ![Date_Icon.jpg](amh-20260327_g5.jpg) | **Date and Time**<br>Thursday, May 14, 2026 at <br>9:00 a.m., Pacific Time<br>| ![Virtual-Location_Icon.jpg](amh-20260327_g6.jpg) | **Virtual Location**<br>Visit:<br><u>www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AMH2026</u><br>|

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**Items of Business**

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|:---|:---|
| **1** | **To elect as trustees the ten nominees named in the attached proxy statement to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of** <br>**Shareholders;**<br>|
| **2** | **To ratify the Audit Committee's appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm** <br>**for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026;**<br>|
| **3** | **To hold a non-binding advisory vote to approve our named executive officer compensation; and** |
| **4** | **To consider and act upon any other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or** <br>**postponement thereof.**<br>|

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**Recommendations of the Board**

The Board of Trustees unanimously recommends that you vote "FOR" each of the trustee nominees named in the attached proxy

statement, "FOR" ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP and "FOR" approval, on an advisory basis, of our named

executive officer compensation. Detailed information concerning these proposals is included in the accompanying proxy statement.

**Proxy Materials**

The notice of meeting, proxy statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K are available free of charge at: <u>https://investors.amh.com/</u>

<u>financials/annual-reports</u>. The proxy statement and accompanying proxy card are being sent or made available to you on or about

March 27, 2026.

**Record Date**

You are entitled to vote at the meeting if you were a shareholder of record at the close of business on March 20, 2026 of our Class A or

Class B common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share.

**Voting**

**Your vote is very important**. To ensure that your shares are represented at the Annual Meeting, please vote over the Internet, by

telephone or by mail as instructed on the proxy card or voting instruction form you receive. You may revoke a proxy at any time prior to

its exercise at the meeting by following the instructions in the accompanying proxy statement.

By Order of the Board of Trustees,

![Sara-Signature.jpg](amh-20260327_g7.jpg)

**Sara Vogt-Lowell**

Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Legal Officer

March 27, 2026

**Important Notice Regarding Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting on May 14, 2026: This Proxy Statement and** 

**our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K are available on the company's website <u>www.amh.com</u> under "Investor Relations."** 

2026 Proxy Statement

**Table of Contents**

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|:---|:---|
| **<u>[2025 Business Highlights](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_22)</u>** | **[1](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_22)** |
| **<u>[Annual Meeting Information](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_25)</u>** | **[2](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_25)** |
| <u>[Meeting Information](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_31)</u> | [2](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_31) |
| <u>[How to Cast Your Vote](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_34)</u> | [2](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_34) |
| <u>[Unanimous Recommendations of the Board](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_37)</u> | [3](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_37) |
| **<u>[Virtual Meeting Matters](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_40)</u>** | **[4](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_40)** |
| **<u>[Proposal 1: Election of Trustees](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_55)</u>** | **[5](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_55)** |
| <u>[Who We Are](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_58)</u> | [7](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_58) |
| <u>[Biographical Information About Our Trustee Nominees](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_61)</u> | [8](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_61) |
| **<u>[Governance Framework](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_64)</u>** | **[13](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_64)** |
| <u>[How We Are Selected, Elected, Evaluated and Refreshed](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_67)</u> | [13](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_67) |
| <u>[How We Are Organized](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_70)</u> | [16](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_70) |
| <u>[How We Govern and Are Governed](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_76)</u> | [18](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_76) |
| <u>[Risk Areas](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_79)</u> | [21](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_79) |
| <u>[How We Are Paid](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_82)</u> | [22](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_82) |
| **<u>[Proposal 2: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_88)</u>** | **[24](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_88)** |
| **<u>[Audit Committee Report](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_97)</u>** | **[27](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_97)** |
| **<u>[Principal Shareholders](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_100)</u>** | **[28](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_100)** |
| **<u>[Executive Officer Share Ownership and Other Compensation Policies](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_109)</u>** | **[30](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_109)** |
| **<u>[Executive Officers](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_124)</u>** | **[32](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_124)** |
| **<u>[Executive Compensation](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_130)</u>** | **[33](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_130)** |
| <u>[Compensation Discussion and Analysis](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_133)</u> | [33](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_133) |
| <u>[2025 Say-on-Pay Vote Results and Shareholder Engagement](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_136)</u> | [33](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_136) |
| <u>[2025 Compensation Overview](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_139)</u> | [33](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_139) |
| <u>[Compensation Philosophy, Objectives and Governance](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_142)</u> | [34](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_142) |
| <u>[Elements of Executive Officer Compensation](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_145)</u> | [35](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_145) |
| <u>[2025 Compensation Decisions](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_148)</u> | [36](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_148) |
| <u>[Committee Assessment of Achievement of 2025 Goals](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_151)</u> | [37](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_151) |
| <u>[2026 Compensation Outlook](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_154)</u> | [39](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_154) |
| <u>[Human Capital and Compensation Committee Report](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_181)</u> | [42](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_181) |
| <u>[Summary Compensation Table](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_184)</u> | [43](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_184) |
| <u>[Grants of Plan Based Awards](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_187)</u> | [44](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_187) |
| <u>[Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_190)</u> | [45](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_190) |
| <u>[Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2025](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_193)</u> | [46](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_193) |
| <u>[Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_199)</u> | [46](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_199) |
| <u>[CEO Pay Ratio](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_214)</u> | [49](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_214) |
| <u>[Pay Versus Performance Tables](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_217)</u> | [49](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_217) |
| **<u>[Proposal 3: Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation of Named Executive Officers](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_220)</u>** | **[52](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_220)** |
| **<u>[General Information About the Annual Meeting](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_232)</u>** | **[56](#i23ebce581dfd4dd9a46b553cbd9cdeb3_232)** |

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2026 Proxy Statement \| **1**

**2025 Business Highlights**

**In 2025, we remained focused on delivering long-term value by expanding our portfolio of** 

**high-quality homes.**

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|:---|:---|
| **2322** | new homes built through AMH development program |
| **222**<sup>nd</sup> | new community opened |
| **37**<sup>th</sup> | top U.S. homebuilder in 2025 by Builder100 |
| **61479** | homes in our portfolio in 24 states |
| **96.0%** | same-home average occupancy achieved |

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**And we maintained strong financial results year over year, through which we delivered** 

**value to you, our investors, as well.**

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| Increased same-home <br>average monthly <br>realized rent by<br>| Increased total <br>revenues YOY by<br>|
| **3.7%** | **7.0%** |
| Achieved Core FFO\* <br>per share growth YOY <br>by<br>| Grew Core NOI\* <br>for total portfolio <br>YOY by<br>|
| **5.4%** | **7.9%** |
| Attractively recycled <br>capital through our <br>asset management <br>and disposition <br>program<br>| Increased <br>quarterly <br>distribution <br>YOY by<br>|
| **$573M** | **15%** |

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![1](amh-20260327_g8.gif)

![](amh-20260327_g9.gif)

**6.7% Compounded Annual Growth**

\* See pages 9, 13, 14, 27 to 28 and 31 to 33 of Exhibit 99.2 to the company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 19, 2026 and pages 13 and

31 to 33 of Exhibit 99.2 to the company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 22, 2024 for information regarding Core FFO and Core NOI,

which are non-GAAP performance measures.

**2** \| AMH

**Annual Meeting Information**

This proxy statement contains important information regarding the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting").

Specifically, it identifies the proposals on which you are being asked to vote, provides information that you may find useful in

determining how to vote, and describes voting procedures. This proxy statement is being sent or made available to you on or about

March 27, 2026.

**Proxy Materials** 

The Notice of Meeting, Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K are available free of charge at:

<u>https://investors.amh.com/financials/annual-reports</u>.

**Meeting Information** 

**Date and Time**

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., Pacific Time.

**Virtual Location**

<u>www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AMH2026</u> 

To be admitted, you must enter the control number found on your proxy card or voting instruction form.

**Record Date**

You are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting if you were a shareholder of record at the close of business on March 20, 2026 (the

"Record Date") of our Class A or Class B common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share.

**Voting**

Your vote is very important. To ensure your representation at the meeting, please vote over the Internet, by telephone or by mail as

instructed on the proxy card or voting instruction form you receive. You may revoke a proxy at any time prior to its exercise at the

Annual Meeting by following the instructions in the accompanying proxy statement.

**How to Cast Your Vote**

**Virtually**

<u>www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AMH2026</u>

You may vote your shares virtually at the Annual Meeting. Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, we recommend that

you submit the accompanying proxy card or voting instruction form or vote via the Internet or by telephone by the applicable deadline

so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to attend the Annual Meeting.

**Internet**

<u>www.proxyvote.com</u>

You may vote your shares through the Internet by signing on to the website identified on the proxy card or voting instruction form and

following the procedures described on the website. Internet voting is available 24 hours a day until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the day

before the Annual Meeting. If you vote through the Internet, you should not return any proxy card.

**Mail**

Return your proxy in the postage-paid envelope provided.

If you choose to vote by mail, simply complete the accompanying proxy card or voting instruction form, date and sign it, and return it in

the pre-addressed postage-paid envelope provided.

**Telephone**

1-800-690-6903

You may vote your shares by telephone by following the voting instructions on the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction form,

respectively. Telephone voting is available 24 hours a day until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the day before the Annual Meeting.

2026 Proxy Statement \| **3**

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| As summarized below, there are distinctions between shares <br>held of record and those owned beneficially: <br>| (i) vote your shares by delivering the enclosed voting <br>instruction form in the pre-addressed postage-paid envelope <br>provided or (ii) contact the person responsible for your <br>account to ensure that a voting instruction form is submitted <br>on your behalf. In most instances, you will be able to do this <br>over the Internet, by telephone or by mail as indicated on <br>your voting instruction form. It is critical that you promptly <br>give instructions to your brokerage firm, bank, or other <br>nominee. You may vote your shares at the virtual meeting <br>only if you obtain a legal proxy from your brokerage firm, <br>bank, or other nominee. |
| •**Shareholder of Record**—If your shares are registered <br>directly in your name, you are considered the shareholder <br>of record of those shares. As the shareholder of record, <br>you can submit your voting instructions by Internet, <br>telephone or mail as described on the enclosed proxy <br>card. <br>| (i) vote your shares by delivering the enclosed voting <br>instruction form in the pre-addressed postage-paid envelope <br>provided or (ii) contact the person responsible for your <br>account to ensure that a voting instruction form is submitted <br>on your behalf. In most instances, you will be able to do this <br>over the Internet, by telephone or by mail as indicated on <br>your voting instruction form. It is critical that you promptly <br>give instructions to your brokerage firm, bank, or other <br>nominee. You may vote your shares at the virtual meeting <br>only if you obtain a legal proxy from your brokerage firm, <br>bank, or other nominee. |
| •**Beneficial Owner**—If your shares are held through a <br>broker or bank in "street name" as of the close of business <br>on the Record Date, you can either:<br>| (i) vote your shares by delivering the enclosed voting <br>instruction form in the pre-addressed postage-paid envelope <br>provided or (ii) contact the person responsible for your <br>account to ensure that a voting instruction form is submitted <br>on your behalf. In most instances, you will be able to do this <br>over the Internet, by telephone or by mail as indicated on <br>your voting instruction form. It is critical that you promptly <br>give instructions to your brokerage firm, bank, or other <br>nominee. You may vote your shares at the virtual meeting <br>only if you obtain a legal proxy from your brokerage firm, <br>bank, or other nominee. |

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**Unanimous Recommendations of the Board** 

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| **1** | Election of the Ten Trustee Nominees Named in this Proxy Statement | **BOARD**<br>**RECOMMENDATION**<br>| **FOR** |
| **2** | Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our Independent <br>Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, <br>2026<br>| **BOARD**<br>**RECOMMENDATION**<br>| **FOR** |
| **3** | Advisory Vote to Approve our Named Executive Officer Compensation | **BOARD**<br>**RECOMMENDATION**<br>| **FOR** |

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**These proposals are discussed in more detail in this proxy statement and you should read the entire proxy statement carefully** <br>**before voting.** We will also consider any other matters properly brought before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or <br>postponement of the Annual Meeting.<br>

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**Virtual Meeting Matters** 

The Annual Meeting will be held in virtual-only format. You will be

able to attend and participate in the virtual Annual Meeting, vote

your shares electronically and submit your questions during the

meeting by visiting: <u>www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/</u>

<u>AMH2026</u>.

The Annual Meeting will begin with a pre-recorded presentation,

followed by a live webcast of the formal business of the Annual

Meeting and a Q&A session.

**Accessing the Meeting**

To be admitted to the Annual Meeting, you must enter the control

number found on your proxy card or voting instruction form. If

your common shares are held through a broker or bank in "street

name" as of the close of business on the Record Date, you may

vote your shares at the virtual meeting only if you obtain a legal

proxy from your brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee.

**Casting Your Vote**

You may vote your shares virtually at the Annual Meeting. To

vote at the virtual Annual Meeting, you must re-enter the control

number found on your proxy card or voting instruction form.

Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, we

recommend that you submit the accompanying proxy card or

voting instruction form or vote via the Internet or by telephone by

the applicable deadline so that your vote will be counted if you

later decide not to attend the virtual Annual Meeting.

**Live, Online Q&A** 

As part of the Annual Meeting, we will hold a live, online Q&A

session, where shareholders of our Class A or Class B common

shares at the close of business on the Record Date will be

allowed to ask questions. You may submit questions in real time

during the Annual Meeting. We intend to answer all questions

submitted before or during the Annual Meeting which are

pertinent to the company and the Annual Meeting matters, as

time permits. Consistent with our prior virtual and in-person

annual meetings, all questions submitted will be generally

addressed in the order received, and we limit each shareholder

to one question in order to allow us to answer questions from as

many shareholders as possible.

If there are matters raised of individual concern to a shareholder,

or if a question posed was not otherwise answered, we provide

an opportunity for shareholders to contact us separately after the

Annual Meeting through the company's website, <u>www.amh.com</u> 

under "Investor Relations."

**Technical Assistance**

If you encounter any difficulties accessing or participating in the

virtual Annual Meeting, please call the technical support number

that will be posted on the Annual Meeting Website log-in page.

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**Board**

**Recommendation**

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Our Board unanimously

recommends that you

## vote " FOR " all t en nominees
for trustee for

a one-year term.

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**Who We Are**

Our Board currently consists of eleven members. Ten of the

current trustees are considered "independent" and all members

of our Audit Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance

Committee, and Human Capital and Compensation Committee

are independent. Our Chairperson of the Board, Matthew Hart, is

an independent trustee. Pursuant to our Trustee Retirement

Policy, which provides that no trustee will be nominated for

election to the Board unless he or she will be 75 or younger on

the first day of the new Board term, David Goldberg will retire

from our Board as of the Annual Meeting.

Our Board believes its members collectively have the

experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills to continue to

effectively oversee the management of the company, including a

high degree of personal and professional integrity, an ability to

exercise sound business judgment on a broad range of issues,

sufficient experience and background to appreciate the issues

facing the company, a willingness to devote the necessary time

to Board duties, a commitment to representing the best interest

of the company and a dedication to enhancing shareholder

value. The Board regularly monitors and evaluates its

composition to ensure that it continues to support the success of

our long-term strategy.

**The Board unanimously recommends a vote "FOR" each of** 

**the ten nominees proposed by the Board.**

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| **Nominee** | **Age** | **Principal Occupation** | **Trustee**<br>**Since**<br>| **Current Committees** |
| **Matthew Hart \*** | 74 | Chairperson of the Board, AMH<br>Retired President and Chief Operating Officer, <br>Hilton Hotels Corporation<br>| 2012 |  |
| **Bryan Smith** | 52 | Chief Executive Officer, AMH | 2025 |  |
| **Douglas Benham \*** | 69 | President and Chief Executive Officer, DNB <br>Advisors, LLC<br>| 2016 | •Human Capital and <br>Compensation (Chair)<br>•Nominating and Corporate <br>Governance <br>|
| **Jack Corrigan \*** | 65 | Retired Chief Investment Officer, AMH | 2012 |  |
| **Tamara Gustavson \*** | 64 | Real Estate Investor<br>Philanthropist<br>| 2016 |  |
| **Michelle Kerrick \*** | 63 | Former West Region Market Leader and <br>Managing Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP<br>| 2020 | • Audit (Chair) |
| **Lynn Swann \*** | 74 | Director for Apollo Global Management, Inc. | 2020 | • Audit<br>• Nominating and Corporate <br>Governance<br>|
| **Winifred Webb \*** | 68 | Founder, Kestrel Advisors<br>Former Senior Executive, Ticketmaster and The <br>Walt Disney Company<br>| 2019 | •Human Capital and <br>Compensation<br>•Nominating and Corporate <br>Governance<br>|
| **Jay Willoughby \*** | 67 | Chief Investment Officer, TIFF Investment <br>Management<br>| 2019 | •Audit<br>•Human Capital and <br>Compensation<br>|
| **Matthew Zaist \*** | 51 | President and Chief Executive Officer, Risewell <br>Homes<br>| 2020 | •Nominating and Corporate <br>Governance (Chair)<br>•Human Capital and <br>Compensation<br>|

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\*Denotes "independent" member of the Board.

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**Biographical Information About Our Trustee Nominees**

Set forth below is biographical information for each of the trustee nominees, including a list of the specific qualifications that were

considered for membership on our Board. Each nominee has consented to be named in this proxy statement and to serve if elected.

Please see the "Executive Officers" section below for the biographical information of Bryan Smith.

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| **Matthew** <br>**Hart** <br>Age: 74<br>Trustee since: 2012<br>(Chairperson since 2023)<br>Independent | **Chairperson of the Board, AMH**<br>**Retired President and Chief Operating Officer, Hilton Hotels** <br>**Corporation** | **Chairperson of the Board, AMH**<br>**Retired President and Chief Operating Officer, Hilton Hotels** <br>**Corporation** |
| **Matthew** <br>**Hart** <br>Age: 74<br>Trustee since: 2012<br>(Chairperson since 2023)<br>Independent | Mr. Hart brings to our Board deep management, operational, executive compensation, corporate <br>governance, and real estate industry experience from his executive roles at a number of publicly <br>traded real estate and consumer companies. His experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills <br>qualify him to serve as Chairperson of the Board. | Mr. Hart brings to our Board deep management, operational, executive compensation, corporate <br>governance, and real estate industry experience from his executive roles at a number of publicly <br>traded real estate and consumer companies. His experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills <br>qualify him to serve as Chairperson of the Board. |
| **Matthew** <br>**Hart** <br>Age: 74<br>Trustee since: 2012<br>(Chairperson since 2023)<br>Independent | **Background**<br>•Hilton Hotels Corporation, President and Chief <br>Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, Chief <br>Financial Officer (1996-2007)<br>•Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), Senior Vice <br>President and Treasurer <br>•Host Marriott Corp., Executive Vice President and <br>Chief Financial Officer <br>•Marriott Corporation, Senior Vice President and <br>Treasurer<br>•Bankers Trust Company, Vice President, Corporate <br>Lending<br>**Public Directorships** <br>•American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) (since 2013)<br>•Air Lease Corp. (NYSE: AL) (since 2010)<br>| **Education**<br>•B.A., Vanderbilt University <br>•M.B.A., Columbia University <br>**Qualification Highlights:**<br>•Executive Leadership<br>•Real Estate Experience<br>•REIT<br>•Treasury/Capital Allocation<br>•Finance/Accounting/Auditing<br>•Human Capital Management <br>•Corporate Governance<br>•Risk Assessment & Management<br>•Investor Relations<br>•Public Company Board <br>•Public Company Senior Management <br>Experience<br>•Audit Committee<br>•Cybersecurity<br>•Capital Markets<br>|

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| **Douglas**<br>**Benham**<br>Age: 69 <br>Trustee since: 2016<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Human Capital and <br>Compensation (Chair)<br>•Nominating and <br>Corporate Governance | **President and Chief Executive Officer, DNB Advisors, LLC** | **President and Chief Executive Officer, DNB Advisors, LLC** |
| **Douglas**<br>**Benham**<br>Age: 69 <br>Trustee since: 2016<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Human Capital and <br>Compensation (Chair)<br>•Nominating and <br>Corporate Governance | Mr. Benham has extensive management, corporate governance, executive and employee <br>compensation, and consumer products experience as a leader of restaurant businesses. His <br>experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills qualify him to serve as chair of our Human Capital and <br>Compensation Committee, as a member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, <br>and as a member of our Board. | Mr. Benham has extensive management, corporate governance, executive and employee <br>compensation, and consumer products experience as a leader of restaurant businesses. His <br>experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills qualify him to serve as chair of our Human Capital and <br>Compensation Committee, as a member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, <br>and as a member of our Board. |
| **Douglas**<br>**Benham**<br>Age: 69 <br>Trustee since: 2016<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Human Capital and <br>Compensation (Chair)<br>•Nominating and <br>Corporate Governance | **Background**<br>•DNB Advisors, LLC, President and Chief Executive <br>Officer (since 2006)<br>•Bob Evans Farms, LLC, Executive Chair of the Board<br>•Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc., President and Chief <br>Executive Officer<br>•RTM Restaurant Group, Inc., Chief Financial Officer<br>| **Education**<br>•B.A., University of West Florida<br>**Qualification Highlights:**<br>•Executive Leadership<br>•Real Estate Experience<br>•REIT<br>•Treasury/Capital Allocation<br>•Finance/Accounting/Auditing<br>•Human Capital Management<br>•Corporate Governance<br>•Sustainability<br>•Risk Assessment & Management<br>•Investor Relations<br>•Public Company Board<br>•Public Company Senior Management <br>Experience<br>•Audit Committee<br>•Capital Markets<br>•Philanthropic Activities<br>|

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| **Jack** <br>**Corrigan**<br>Age: 65<br>Trustee since: 2012<br>Independent | **Retired Chief Investment Officer, AMH** | **Retired Chief Investment Officer, AMH** |
| **Jack** <br>**Corrigan**<br>Age: 65<br>Trustee since: 2012<br>Independent | Mr. Corrigan has deep expertise in the residential and commercial real estate sectors, managing <br>large-scale property portfolios, and he was the architect of our AMH Development homebuilding arm. <br>His experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills qualify him to serve as a member of our Board. | Mr. Corrigan has deep expertise in the residential and commercial real estate sectors, managing <br>large-scale property portfolios, and he was the architect of our AMH Development homebuilding arm. <br>His experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills qualify him to serve as a member of our Board. |
| **Jack** <br>**Corrigan**<br>Age: 65<br>Trustee since: 2012<br>Independent | **Background**<br>•AMH, Chief Investment Officer (2012-2022), Chief <br>Operating Officer (2012-2019)<br>•American Homes 4 Rent Advisor, LLC (our former <br>manager), Chief Operating Officer<br>•A&H Property and Investments, Chief Executive <br>Officer<br>•PS Business Parks Inc. (formerly NYSE: PSB), Chief <br>Financial Officer<br>•LaRue, Corrigan & McCormick, Partner<br>•Storage Equities, Inc., Controller<br>•Arthur Young & Company<br>| **Education**<br>•B.S., Loyola Marymount University<br>**Qualification Highlights:**<br>•Executive Leadership<br>•Real Estate Experience<br>•REIT<br>•Treasury/Capital Allocation<br>•Finance/Accounting/Auditing<br>•Risk Assessment & Management<br>•Investor Relations<br>•Public Company Senior Management <br>Experience<br>•Capital Markets<br>•Human Capital Management<br>•Consumer Experience<br>|

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| **Tamara** <br>**Gustavson** <br>Age: 64<br>Trustee since: 2016<br>Independent | **Real Estate Investor**<br>**Philanthropist** | **Real Estate Investor**<br>**Philanthropist** |
| **Tamara** <br>**Gustavson** <br>Age: 64<br>Trustee since: 2016<br>Independent | Ms. Gustavson brings to our Board expertise in management, public relations, corporate governance, <br>and industry experience from her leadership roles at publicly traded real estate companies as both an <br>executive and board member. Her experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills qualify her to serve <br>as a member of our Board. | Ms. Gustavson brings to our Board expertise in management, public relations, corporate governance, <br>and industry experience from her leadership roles at publicly traded real estate companies as both an <br>executive and board member. Her experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills qualify her to serve <br>as a member of our Board. |
| **Tamara** <br>**Gustavson** <br>Age: 64<br>Trustee since: 2016<br>Independent | **Background**<br>•American Commercial Equities, Member (since 2005)<br>•Public Storage (NYSE: PSA), Senior Vice President-<br>Administration<br>**Public Directorships**<br>•Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) (since 2008)<br>| **Education**<br>•B.S., University of Southern California<br>**Qualification Highlights:**<br>•Executive Leadership<br>•Real Estate Experience<br>•REIT<br>•Human Capital Management<br>•Corporate Governance<br>•Public Company Board<br>•Public Company Senior Management <br>Experience<br>•Philanthropic Activities<br>|

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| **Michelle** <br>**Kerrick** <br>Age: 63<br>Trustee since: 2020<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Audit (Chair) | **Former West Region Market Leader and Managing Partner**<br>**Deloitte & Touche LLP** | **Former West Region Market Leader and Managing Partner**<br>**Deloitte & Touche LLP** |
| **Michelle** <br>**Kerrick** <br>Age: 63<br>Trustee since: 2020<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Audit (Chair) | Ms. Kerrick has deep expertise in finance and accounting, risk management, and corporate <br>governance developed over a 35-year career with a leading public accounting firm. She also brings <br>corporate governance expertise from her service at two other publicly traded companies. Ms. Kerrick <br>qualifies as an audit committee financial expert under SEC rules. Her experience, qualifications, <br>attributes, and skills qualify her to serve as chair of our Audit Committee and as a member of our <br>Board. | Ms. Kerrick has deep expertise in finance and accounting, risk management, and corporate <br>governance developed over a 35-year career with a leading public accounting firm. She also brings <br>corporate governance expertise from her service at two other publicly traded companies. Ms. Kerrick <br>qualifies as an audit committee financial expert under SEC rules. Her experience, qualifications, <br>attributes, and skills qualify her to serve as chair of our Audit Committee and as a member of our <br>Board. |
| **Michelle** <br>**Kerrick** <br>Age: 63<br>Trustee since: 2020<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Audit (Chair) | **Background**<br>•Deloitte & Touche LLP, West Region Market Leader <br>(2019 and 2020), Managing Partner – Los Angeles <br>(2010-2020), other positions (1985-2010)<br>**Public Directorships**<br>•The Beauty Health Company (NASDAQ: SKIN) (since <br>2021)<br>•LDH Growth Corp I (NASDAQ: LDHA) (2021-2023)<br>| **Education**<br>•B.S., Northern Arizona University<br>**Qualification Highlights:**<br>•Executive Leadership<br>•Real Estate Experience<br>•REIT<br>•Finance/Accounting/Auditing<br>•Human Capital Management<br>•Corporate Governance<br>•Risk Assessment & Management<br>•Technology<br>•Public Company Board<br>•Audit Committee<br>|

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| **Lynn** <br>**Swann**<br>Age: 74<br>Trustee since: 2020<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Audit<br>•Nominating and <br>Corporate Governance | **Director for Apollo Global Management, Inc.** | **Director for Apollo Global Management, Inc.** |
| **Lynn** <br>**Swann**<br>Age: 74<br>Trustee since: 2020<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Audit<br>•Nominating and <br>Corporate Governance | Mr. Swann is an experienced public company director of a leading asset manager and previously of a <br>water technology company, which allow him to contribute valuable perspectives on corporate <br>governance, risk management, technology, and sustainability matters. His experience, qualifications, <br>attributes, and skills qualify him to serve as a member of our Audit and Nominating and Corporate <br>Governance Committees and as a member of our Board. | Mr. Swann is an experienced public company director of a leading asset manager and previously of a <br>water technology company, which allow him to contribute valuable perspectives on corporate <br>governance, risk management, technology, and sustainability matters. His experience, qualifications, <br>attributes, and skills qualify him to serve as a member of our Audit and Nominating and Corporate <br>Governance Committees and as a member of our Board. |
| **Lynn** <br>**Swann**<br>Age: 74<br>Trustee since: 2020<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Audit<br>•Nominating and <br>Corporate Governance | **Background**<br>•Swann, Inc., President (since 1976)<br>**Public Directorships**<br>•Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) (since <br>2022)<br>•Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL) (2023-2024)<br>•Evoqua Water Technologies (formerly NYSE: AQUA) <br>(2018-2023)<br>| **Education**<br>•B.A., University of Southern California<br>**Qualification Highlights:**<br>•Executive Leadership<br>•Real Estate Experience<br>•Treasury/Capital Allocation<br>•Finance<br>•Human Capital Management<br>•Corporate Governance<br>•Sustainability<br>•Public Company Board<br>•Public Company Senior Management <br>Experience<br>•Audit Committee<br>•Government Affairs/Regulatory<br>•Philanthropic Activities<br>|

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| **Winifred** <br>**Webb** <br>Age: 68<br>Trustee since: 2019<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Human Capital and <br>Compensation<br>•Nominating and <br>Corporate Governance | **Founder, Kestrel Advisors**<br>**Former Senior Executive, Ticketmaster and The Walt Disney** <br>**Company** | **Founder, Kestrel Advisors**<br>**Former Senior Executive, Ticketmaster and The Walt Disney** <br>**Company** |
| **Winifred** <br>**Webb** <br>Age: 68<br>Trustee since: 2019<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Human Capital and <br>Compensation<br>•Nominating and <br>Corporate Governance | Ms. Webb brings more than three decades of experience as a seasoned executive of several of the <br>largest entertainment companies worldwide and a director of public companies with significant real <br>estate interests. Her executive leadership and board experience encompasses expertise in human <br>capital management, corporate governance, sustainability, and investor relations. Her experience, <br>qualifications, attributes, and skills qualify her to serve as a member of our Human Capital and <br>Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees and as a member of our <br>Board. | Ms. Webb brings more than three decades of experience as a seasoned executive of several of the <br>largest entertainment companies worldwide and a director of public companies with significant real <br>estate interests. Her executive leadership and board experience encompasses expertise in human <br>capital management, corporate governance, sustainability, and investor relations. Her experience, <br>qualifications, attributes, and skills qualify her to serve as a member of our Human Capital and <br>Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees and as a member of our <br>Board. |
| **Winifred** <br>**Webb** <br>Age: 68<br>Trustee since: 2019<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Human Capital and <br>Compensation<br>•Nominating and <br>Corporate Governance | **Background**<br>•Kestrel Advisors, Founder (since 2013)<br>•Tennenbaum Capital Partners, Managing Director<br>•Ticketmaster Entertainment, Corporate Senior Vice <br>President, Chief Communications & Investor <br>Relations Officer<br>•The Walt Disney Company, Corporate Senior Vice <br>President of Investor Relations & Shareholder <br>Services, Executive Director for The Walt Disney <br>Company Foundation<br>**Public Directorships**<br>•AppFolio (NASDAQ: APPF) (since 2019)<br>•Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) (since 2018)<br>•ABM Industries (NYSE: ABM) (since 2014)<br>| **Education**<br>•B.A., Smith College (with honors)<br>•M.B.A., Harvard University<br>**Qualification Highlights:**<br>•Executive Leadership<br>•Real Estate Experience<br>•Finance/Accounting/Auditing<br>•Corporate Governance<br>•Sustainability<br>•Risk Assessment & Management<br>•Investor Relations<br>•Technology<br>•Public Company Board<br>•Public Company Senior Management <br>Experience<br>•Audit Committee<br>•Capital Markets<br>•Treasury/Capital Allocation<br>•Cybersecurity<br>•Philanthropic Activities<br>|

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| **Jay** <br>**Willoughby** <br>Age: 67<br>Trustee since: 2019<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Audit<br>•Human Capital and <br>Compensation | **Chief Investment Officer, TIFF Investment Management** | **Chief Investment Officer, TIFF Investment Management** |
| **Jay** <br>**Willoughby** <br>Age: 67<br>Trustee since: 2019<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Audit<br>•Human Capital and <br>Compensation | Mr. Willoughby is an accomplished investment manager and brings deep executive, finance, risk <br>management, capital allocation, and sustainability experience to our Board. His experience, <br>qualifications, attributes, and skills qualify him to serve as a member of our Audit and Human Capital <br>and Compensation Committees and as a member of our Board. | Mr. Willoughby is an accomplished investment manager and brings deep executive, finance, risk <br>management, capital allocation, and sustainability experience to our Board. His experience, <br>qualifications, attributes, and skills qualify him to serve as a member of our Audit and Human Capital <br>and Compensation Committees and as a member of our Board. |
| **Jay** <br>**Willoughby** <br>Age: 67<br>Trustee since: 2019<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Audit<br>•Human Capital and <br>Compensation | **Background**<br>•TIFF Investment Management, Chief Investment <br>Officer (since 2015)<br>•The Alaska Permanent Fund, Chief Investment <br>Officer<br>•Ironbound Capital Management, Co-Managing <br>Partner<br>•MLIM Equity Funds, Chief Investment Officer, Head <br>of Research<br>•Merrill Lynch Real Estate Fund, Senior Portfolio <br>Manager<br>| **Education**<br>•B.A., Pomona College<br>•M.B.A., Columbia University<br>**Qualification Highlights:**<br>•Executive Leadership<br>•REIT<br>•Treasury/Capital Allocation<br>•Finance/Accounting/Auditing<br>•Corporate Governance<br>•Sustainability<br>•Risk Assessment & Management<br>•Investor Relations<br>•Public Company Senior Management <br>Experience<br>•Audit Committee<br>•Financial Literacy<br>•Capital Markets<br>|

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| **Matthew** <br>**Zaist**<br>Age: 51<br>Trustee since: 2020<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Nominating and <br>Corporate Governance <br>(Chair)<br>•Human Capital and <br>Compensation | **President and Chief Executive Officer, Risewell Homes** | **President and Chief Executive Officer, Risewell Homes** |
| **Matthew** <br>**Zaist**<br>Age: 51<br>Trustee since: 2020<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Nominating and <br>Corporate Governance <br>(Chair)<br>•Human Capital and <br>Compensation | Mr. Zaist is a seasoned chief executive of home builders with hands-on expertise in a critical part of <br>our business. His responsibilities at the companies he has led have included oversight of financial <br>statements, risk management, and executive compensation matters. His experience, qualifications, <br>attributes, and skills qualify him to serve as chair of our Nominating and Corporate Governance <br>Committee, a member of our Human Capital and Compensation Committee, and as a member of our <br>Board. | Mr. Zaist is a seasoned chief executive of home builders with hands-on expertise in a critical part of <br>our business. His responsibilities at the companies he has led have included oversight of financial <br>statements, risk management, and executive compensation matters. His experience, qualifications, <br>attributes, and skills qualify him to serve as chair of our Nominating and Corporate Governance <br>Committee, a member of our Human Capital and Compensation Committee, and as a member of our <br>Board. |
| **Matthew** <br>**Zaist**<br>Age: 51<br>Trustee since: 2020<br>Independent<br>**Committees**<br>•Nominating and <br>Corporate Governance <br>(Chair)<br>•Human Capital and <br>Compensation | **Background**<br>•Risewell Homes (formerly The New Home Company), <br>President and Chief Executive Officer (since 2021)<br>•William Lyon Homes (formerly NYSE: WLH), <br>President and Chief Executive Officer, President and <br>Chief Operating Officer<br>**Public Directorships**<br>•William Lyon Homes (formerly NYSE: WLH) <br>(2016-2020)<br>| **Education**<br>•B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute<br>**Qualification Highlights:**<br>•Executive Leadership<br>•Real Estate Experience<br>•Treasury/Capital Allocation<br>•Human Capital Management<br>•Corporate Governance<br>•Risk Assessment & Management<br>•Investor Relations<br>•Capital Markets<br>•Finance/Accounting/Auditing<br>•Public Company Board<br>•Public Company Senior Management <br>Experience<br>•Audit Committee<br>•Sustainability<br>•Technology<br>|

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**Governance Framework**

**How We Are Selected, Elected, Evaluated and Refreshed**

We believe that our trustees should satisfy a number of

qualifications, including demonstrated integrity, a record of

personal accomplishments, a commitment to participation in

Board activities, and other attributes. We also endeavor to have

a board that represents a range of qualifications, skills, and

depth of experience in areas that are relevant to and contribute

to the Board's oversight of the company's business.

The table below summarizes the key experience, qualifications,

and attributes for each trustee nominee and highlights the

balanced mix of experience, qualifications, and attributes of the

Board as a whole. This high-level summary is not intended to be

an exhaustive list of each trustee nominee's skills or

contributions to the Board. No individual experience,

qualification, or attribute is solely dispositive of becoming a

member of the Board.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Matthew Hart** | **Bryan Smith** | **Douglas Benham** | **Jack Corrigan** | **Tamara Gustavson** | **Michelle Kerrick** | **Lynn Swann** | **Winifred Webb** | **Jay Willoughby** | **Matthew Zaist** | **Total** |
| **Real Estate** | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  |  | **●**  | **9** |
| **REITs** | **●**  | **●** | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  |  |  | **●**  |  | **7** |
| **Corporate** <br>**Governance**<br>| **●**  |  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **9** |
| **Investor** <br>**Relations**<br>| **●**  | **●** | **●**  | **●**  |  |  |  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **7** |
| **Finance** | **●**  | **●** | **●**  | **●**  |  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **9** |
| **Mergers** | **●**  | **●** | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  |  | **●**  |  | **●**  | **8** |
| **Public Company** <br>**Board**<br>| **●**  |  | **●**  |  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **8** |
| **Human Capital** <br>**Management**<br>| **●**  | **●** | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  |  | **●**  | **9** |
| **Strategic** <br>**Planning**<br>| **●**  | **●** | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  |  | **●**  |  | **●**  | **8** |
| **Risk** <br>**Management**<br>| **●**  | **●** | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **10** |
| **Consumer** <br>**Experience**<br>| **●**  | **●** | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  |  |  |  | **●**  | **7** |
| **Sustainability** | **●**  |  | **●**  |  |  |  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **●**  | **6** |
| **Technology** |  | **●**  |  |  |  | **●**  |  | **●**  |  | **●**  | **4** |
| **Cybersecurity** | **●**  | **●** |  |  |  |  |  | **●**  |  |  | **3** |

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**Board Composition**. We believe that a board comprised of

trustees with a range of backgrounds, experiences,

perspectives, and viewpoints improves the dialogue and

decision-making in the boardroom and contributes to overall

board effectiveness.

Our Board currently consists of eleven members. Upon the

recommendation of our Nominating and Corporate Governance

Committee, our Board annually nominates trustees for election

or re-election to the Board to serve for a one-year term

beginning with the Annual Meeting or until their successors, if

any, are elected or appointed.

Other than Mr. Goldberg, who is retiring from the Board at the

end of the current term, each of our current trustees was

nominated by the Board upon the recommendation of the

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and no

trustee was nominated by a shareholder or subject to any

agreement with any third party.

Led by our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee,

our Board continues to focus on facilitating a smooth transition

when trustees retire or leave the Board, as well as ensuring that

the composition of our Board is systematically refreshed to

maintain the desired mix of skills, experience, independence and

diverse backgrounds to support our strategic direction and

operating environment.

Among other aspects of the succession planning and

refreshment process, our Board:

• Identifies the collective mix of desired skills, experience,

knowledge, diverse backgrounds, and independence of our

Board taken as a whole, and identifies potential

opportunities for enhancement in these areas;

• Considers each current trustee's experience, skills,

principal occupation, reputation, independence, committee

membership, and background;

• Engages third-party search firms to assist with identifying

and evaluating qualified candidates, as appropriate; and

• Considers the recommendations of Board members and

third parties to identify and evaluate potential trustee

candidates.

Additional information concerning the trustee nomination and

selection process is provided below in "Identifying and

Evaluating Nominees for Trustee."

**Board Tenure and Demographic Data.** As of the Annual

Meeting:

• **Tenure:** Average tenure of our trustee nominees is 8.3

years, with 10% serving 0-4 years, 50% serving 5-9 years,

and 40% serving 9 or more years.

• **Age:** Average age of our trustee nominees is 65 years, with

20% under the age of 60, 60% between ages 60-69, and

20% aged 70 or older.

• **Gender/racial diversity:** 30% of the Board is female and

10% is racially diverse.

**Trustee Independence.** The Board evaluates the independence

of each trustee annually based on information supplied by

trustees and the company and on the recommendations of the

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The

company's Corporate Governance Guidelines require that a

majority of the trustees be independent in accordance with the

requirements of the rules of the New York Stock Exchange

("NYSE"). Currently, our Board is approximately 91%

independent and, assuming our trustee nominees are elected,

90% of our trustees will be independent following the annual

meeting. To promote open discussion among non-management

trustees, our non-management and independent trustees devote

a portion of each regularly scheduled Board meeting to

executive sessions without members of management present. If

the group of non-management trustees includes trustees who

are not independent, at least one executive session convened

per year includes only independent trustees.

No trustee qualifies as independent unless the Board

affirmatively determines that the trustee has no material

relationship with the company and its management, based on all

relevant facts and circumstances, in accordance with NYSE

rules. Material relationships may include commercial, industrial,

consulting, legal, accounting, charitable, family, and other

business, professional, and personal relationships.

Following its annual review of each trustee's independence in

February 2026, the Nominating and Corporate Governance

Committee recommended to the Board and the Board

determined that (1) each member of the Board, other than Bryan

Smith, and (2) each member of the Audit Committee, the Human

Capital and Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and

Corporate Governance Committee is independent pursuant to

the rules of the NYSE.

In addition, the Board has determined that:

• Each member of the Audit Committee meets the additional

independence requirements set forth in Section 10A(m)(3)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the

"Exchange Act"), and the rules of the Securities and

Exchange Commission ("SEC") thereunder; and

• Each member of the Human Capital and Compensation

Committee meets the NYSE's heightened independence

requirements for compensation committee members.

**Trustee Retirement Policy.** To encourage refreshment of the

Board, the Board has adopted a mandatory retirement policy for

trustees. The policy provides in relevant part that no trustee will

be nominated for election to the Board unless he or she will be

75 or younger on the first day of such Board term. Pursuant to

this policy, Mr. Goldberg will retire from the Board as of the

Annual Meeting.

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**Board Orientation and Education.** Each new non-

management trustee participates in an orientation program and

receives materials and briefings concerning our business,

strategy, industry, management, and corporate governance

policies and practices. We provide continuing education for all

trustees through Board materials and presentations, including

presentations by third-party experts, discussions with

management, and the opportunity to attend external Board

education programs. In addition, all Board members have the

opportunity to become a member of the National Association of

Corporate Directors and to access the many educational

resources of that organization.

**Shareholder Recommendations.** The policy of the Nominating

and Corporate Governance Committee to consider properly

submitted shareholder recommendations for candidates for

membership on the Board is described below under "Identifying

and Evaluating Nominees for Trustee." Under this policy,

shareholder recommendations may only be submitted by a

shareholder entitled to submit shareholder proposals under the

SEC rules. Any shareholder recommendations proposed for

consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance

Committee should include the nominee's name and

qualifications for Board membership, including the information

required under Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act and our

bylaws, and should be addressed to the Secretary at our

principal executive offices at AMH, 280 Pilot Road, Las Vegas,

Nevada 89119. Recommendations for consideration at the

Annual Meeting should be submitted within the time frame

described in this proxy statement under "Deadlines for receipt of

shareholder proposals."

**Trustee Qualifications.** Members of the Board must have the

highest personal and professional integrity, have demonstrated

exceptional ability and judgment and be highly effective, in

conjunction with the other nominees to the Board, in serving the

long-term interests of the company and its shareholders. In

general, the Board seeks to add trustees who meet the

independence requirements of the NYSE rules. In addition,

trustee candidates must submit a completed trustee

questionnaire concerning matters related to independence

determination, qualification as an "audit committee financial

expert" and other proxy disclosure matters and must

satisfactorily complete a background investigation by a third-

party firm.

The Board has delegated to the Nominating and Corporate

Governance Committee responsibility for recommending to the

Board new trustees for election and assessing the skills and

characteristics required of Board members in the context of the

current make-up of the Board. This assessment includes

trustees' qualifications as independent, and may include

consideration of the following, all in the context of an

assessment of the perceived needs of the Board at that time:

• experience, background, skills, and diversity;

• personal qualities and characteristics, accomplishments,

and reputation in the business community;

• knowledge and contacts in the communities in which the

company conducts business and in the company's industry

or other industries relevant to the company's business;

• ability and willingness to devote sufficient time to serve on

the Board and committees of the Board;

• knowledge and expertise in various areas deemed

appropriate by the Board; and

• how the individual's skills, experience, and personality fit

with those of other trustees in maintaining an effective,

collegial and responsive Board.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the

Board have broad discretion to select trustee candidates who

they believe will best serve the Board, the company and its

shareholders. When recommending trustee nominees, the

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers

each nominee's attendance record at our Board and committee

meetings, track record of engagement and contributions to our

Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

also considers each nominee's other commitments and

responsibilities, including employment and service on other

public company boards, with a view to confirming that such other

commitments and responsibilities will not adversely impact the

ability of the nominees to satisfy the significant commitments

required of our trustees. Refer to "How We Govern and are

Governed—Trustee Time Commitments" below for a discussion

of our policy regarding trustee service on other public company

boards. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

also considers shareholder input regarding their views on trustee

engagement.

**Identifying and Evaluating Nominees for Trustee.** The

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee periodically

assesses the appropriate size of the Board and whether any

vacancies on the Board are expected due to retirement or

otherwise. In the event that vacancies are anticipated, or

otherwise arise, the Nominating and Corporate Governance

Committee will consider various potential candidates for trustee.

Candidates may come to the attention of the Nominating and

Corporate Governance Committee through current Board

members, professional search firms, shareholders or other

persons. These candidates will be evaluated at meetings of the

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and may be

considered at any point during the year.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will

consider properly submitted shareholder nominations of

candidates for the Board in the same manner as other

candidates. Following verification of the shareholder status of

persons proposing candidates, recommendations will be

aggregated and considered by the Nominating and Corporate

Governance Committee prior to the issuance of the proxy

statement for the annual meeting. If any materials are provided

by a shareholder in connection with the recommendation of a

trustee candidate, such materials are forwarded to the

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may also

review materials provided by professional search firms or other

parties in connection with a nominee who is not proposed by a

shareholder. In evaluating such nominations, the Nominating

and Corporate Governance Committee seeks to achieve a

balance of knowledge, experience and capability on the Board.

The Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance

Committee will continue to consider additional qualified Board

candidates to best support the success of the company's long-

term strategy.

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**How We Are Organized**

Our Board is led by the Chairperson, Matthew Hart, an

independent trustee.

Currently, the Board believes that having a separate Chairperson

and Chief Executive Officer serves the interests of the company

and its shareholders well. Our Board believes that this structure

encourages open dialogue and competing views, which

promotes strong checks and balances. Mr. Hart's prior

experience as a former president, chief operating officer and

chief financial officer of several large public companies and his

extensive public company board service are particularly valuable

for his role as Chairperson. This structure also allows the Chief

Executive Officer to focus more specifically on overseeing the

company's day-to-day operations and long-term strategic

planning. If in the future the Board, after considering facts and

circumstances at that time, appoints the Chief Executive Officer

as Chairperson of the Board, we will promptly publicly disclose

the appointment.

Our Board has three standing committees: the Audit Committee,

the Human Capital and Compensation Committee, and the

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Each of

these committees consists of at least three members, each of

whom meets the applicable independence standards of the

NYSE. Matters put to a vote by any one of our three

independent committees of our Board must be approved by a

majority of the trustees on the committee who are present at a

meeting, in person or as otherwise permitted by our bylaws, at

which there is a quorum or by the unanimous written consent of

the trustees serving on the committee. Additionally, our Board

may from time to time establish other committees to facilitate the

Board's oversight of management of the business and affairs of

the company.

Each of the standing committees operates pursuant to a written

charter which is reviewed and reassessed annually and that can

be viewed on our website at <u>www.amh.com</u> under "Investor

Relations." A copy of each may be obtained by sending a written

request to the company's Investor Relations Department at

AMH, 280 Pilot Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119, or submitting

an information request under "Investor Relations" on the

company's website.

Our three standing committees are described below, and the committee members and number of meetings held in 2025 are as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Trustee** | **Audit**<br>**Committee**<br>| **Human Capital**<br>**and Compensation**<br>**Committee**<br>| **Nominating and** <br>**Corporate** <br>**Governance Committee** <br>|
| Douglas Benham |  | Chair | Member |
| Michelle Kerrick | Chair |  |  |
| Lynn Swann | Member |  | Member |
| Winifred Webb |  | Member | Member |
| Jay Willoughby | Member | Member |  |
| Matthew Zaist |  | Member | Chair |
| Number of meetings in 2025: | 4 | 4 | 4 |

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**Audit Committee.** Our Board has affirmatively determined that

each of the Audit Committee members meets the definition of

"independent trustee" for purposes of the NYSE rules and the

independence requirements of Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act.

Our Board has also determined that each member of our Audit

Committee is financially literate and that our Audit Committee

Chair Michelle Kerrick qualifies as an "audit committee financial

expert" under SEC rules and regulations. The Audit Committee's

principal functions consist of overseeing:

• the integrity of our consolidated financial statements and

financial reporting process;

• our systems of disclosure controls and procedures and

internal control over financial reporting;

• our compliance with financial, legal, and regulatory

requirements;

• the engagement and the evaluation of the qualifications,

independence, and performance of our independent

registered public accounting firm;

• the review of all related party transactions in accordance

with our Related Party Transaction Policy;

• the performance of our internal audit functions; and

• our overall risk exposure and management, including with

respect to the company's risk assessment, risk

management, and risk mitigation policies and programs.

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**Human Capital and Compensation Committee.** The Human

Capital and Compensation Committee's principal functions

consist of supporting the Board in fulfilling its oversight

responsibilities relating to the following:

• reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate

goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive

Officer's compensation, evaluating our Chief Executive

Officer's performance in light of such goals and objectives,

and determining and approving the remuneration of our

Chief Executive Officer based on such evaluation;

• reviewing and approving the compensation of our other

executive officers;

• reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans,

including the company's clawback policies;

• implementing and administering our incentive and equity-

based compensation plans;

• reviewing and discussing with management the

Compensation Discussion and Analysis ("CD&A") to be

included in the proxy statement and recommending to the

Board the inclusion of the CD&A in the company's Annual

Report on Form 10-K and annual proxy statement;

• producing a report on executive compensation to be

included in our annual proxy statement;

• together with management, reviewing management's

annual assessment of potential risks related to

compensation policies and practices applicable to all

employees;

• overseeing the advisory shareholder votes on the

company's executive compensation programs and policies

and the frequency of such votes;

• reviewing, evaluating, and recommending changes, if

appropriate, to the remuneration for trustees;

• reviewing and reporting to the Board on the company's

programs and practices for talent development and

maintaining the continuity of capable management,

including but not limited to succession planning for the

Chief Executive Officer and other senior executives; and

• overseeing the company's human capital programs and

policies, including with respect to pay fairness and

employee health, safety and well-being, employee retention

and development, and employee inclusion.

The Human Capital and Compensation Committee may delegate

its authority to its members as it deems appropriate. However,

any delegate shall report any actions taken by such delegate to

the full Human Capital and Compensation Committee at its next

regularly scheduled meeting.

During 2025, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee

made all compensation decisions for our executive officers,

including the named executive officers ("NEOs"), as set forth in

the Summary Compensation Table below. For 2025, the Human

Capital and Compensation Committee retained Semler Brossy

Consulting Group ("Semler Brossy") to serve as its independent,

third-party compensation consultant. The Human Capital and

Compensation Committee considered Semler Brossy's advice

on a range of compensation matters, including its assessment of

labor market conditions and its consideration of enhancements

to the 2026 compensation program, in each case as discussed

in more detail in "Executive Compensation" below.

Empowering a broad range of talent is a key priority for the

company, and the Board and the Human Capital and

Compensation Committee are actively engaged in overseeing

the company's people and culture. We recognize employee

engagement as a critical factor to our success, and we are

committed to creating and maintaining a great place to work with

an inclusive culture, competitive benefits, and opportunities for

training and growth. The Human Capital and Compensation

Committee periodically reviews and reports to the Board on the

company's programs for attracting, developing, and retaining key

employees, including management development programs,

technology and skills training programs, employee health and

well-being programs, and employee inclusion initiatives.

**Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider** 

**Participation.** None of our current Human Capital and

Compensation Committee members is or was an officer or

employee, or former officer or employee, of the company. None

of our executive officers serve as a member of a board of

directors, board of trustees or compensation committee, or other

committee serving an equivalent function, of any other entity that

has one or more of its executive officers serving as a member of

our Board or our Human Capital and Compensation Committee.

**Oversight of Compensation Risks.** In February 2026, the

Human Capital and Compensation Committee considered a

report from management concerning its review of potential risks

related to employee compensation policies and practices. During

its review, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee

discussed the report with senior management and discussed

management's conclusion that the company's compensation

policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a

material adverse effect on the company.

To prepare the report for the Human Capital and Compensation

Committee's consideration, members of our senior management

team, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Administrative

Officer and Chief Legal Officer and the Executive Vice President

of Human Resources, reviewed each of the company's

compensation programs, focusing on employee incentive

compensation plans. At the completion of the review,

management and the Human Capital and Compensation

Committee concluded that there is little motivation or opportunity

for employees to take undue risks to earn incentive

compensation awards, and that the incentive compensation

plans properly incentivize employees to achieve long-term goals

and do not create undue risks for the company.

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**Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.** 

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee's

principal functions consist of:

• identifying, evaluating, and recommending to the Board the

trustee nominees for each annual shareholder meeting or

to fill any vacancy on the Board;

• identifying individuals qualified to become members of the

Board and ensuring that the Board has the requisite

expertise;

• overseeing the company's policies and procedures with

respect to the consideration of trustee candidates

recommended or nominated by shareholders;

• developing and recommending to the Board for its approval

qualifications for trustee candidates and periodically

reviewing these qualifications with the Board;

• reviewing the committee structure of the Board and

recommending trustees to serve as members or chairs of

each committee of the Board;

• overseeing Board succession planning;

• developing and recommending to the Board a set of

corporate governance guidelines for the Board and

periodically reviewing such guidelines and recommending

changes to the Board for approval as necessary;

• considering and advising the Board on any other

governance issues that may arise from time to time;

• overseeing the annual self-evaluations of the Board and

management;

• overseeing our Board's compliance with our Code of

Business Conduct and Ethics;

• overseeing management's efforts and activities with respect

to our overall sustainability program; and

• overseeing the company's political activities and

contributions, charitable contributions, and other public

policy matters.

**How We Govern and Are Governed** 

**Governance Highlights.** We have structured our corporate

governance in a manner we believe closely aligns our interests

with those of our shareholders. Notable features of our corporate

governance include:

• Annual election of all trustees

• Majority voting for trustees in uncontested elections

• Independent Chairperson

• Regular executive sessions of non-management trustees

• Trustee retirement policy

• Shareholder voting power aligns with economic interest

• Anti-pledging, anti-hedging and anti-short sale policies

• Compensation clawback policy

• Double-trigger vesting for time-based equity awards

• Robust share ownership guidelines

**Governance Documents.** The framework of our corporate

governance is set forth in our charter and bylaws and in the

following documents:

• Corporate Governance Guidelines that outline the Board's

overall governance practices

• Charters of the Audit, Human Capital and Compensation,

and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees

• The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to

trustees, officers and all employees

• Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers

• Related Party Transaction Policy

• Share Ownership Policy

• Public Policy and Political Engagement Policy

• Policy on Inside Information and Insider Trading

• Executive Officer Performance-Based Compensation

Recovery Policy

The Corporate Governance Guidelines and the Code of

Business Conduct and Ethics are reviewed at least annually by

the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which

considers whether to recommend any changes to the Board.

Each Board committee reviews its charter at least annually. The

company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, the Corporate

Governance Guidelines and the Board committee charters are

available on the company's website, <u>www.amh.com</u>, under

"Investor Relations." A copy of each may be obtained by sending

a written request to the company's Investor Relations

Department at AMH, 280 Pilot Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119,

or submitting an information request under "Investor Relations"

on the company's website. Our Policy on Inside Information and

Insider Trading is filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on

Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. Any

amendments or waivers to the Code of Business Conduct and

Ethics for trustees or executive officers may be made only by the

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board

and will be disclosed on the company's website or other

appropriate means in accordance with applicable SEC and

NYSE requirements.

**Board Leadership.** The Chairperson presides at meetings of all

non-management trustees in executive session without the

presence of management. These meetings are held on a regular

basis, generally before or after each regularly scheduled Board

meeting and at the request of any non-management trustee. In

addition, the independent trustees meet separately at least once

annually. These sessions are designed to encourage open

Board discussion of any matter of interest without our Chief

Executive Officer or any other members of management present.

The Chairperson: (1) reviews the agendas for each Board

meeting and strategic planning session and may bring items

pertinent to the advisory and monitoring functions of the Board to

the full Board for review and/or decision; (2) in conjunction with

the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, assists

in the recruitment and selection of new trustees; (3) evaluates,

along with the members of the Human Capital and

Compensation Committee, the performance of the Chief

Executive Officer; (4) consults with the Chief Executive Officer

as to hiring other executive officers, as well as strategic planning

and succession planning for the Chief Executive Officer; (5) is

regularly apprised of material shareholder inquiries and is

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involved in responding to these inquiries as appropriate; (6) may,

along with other Board members, engage in communications

with shareholders and other stakeholders, including at our

annual meetings; (7) regularly engages with the Chief Executive

Officer, chairs of Board committees, and other members of the

Board regarding issues related to Board structure; and (8) when

necessary or appropriate, communicates with other non-

management and independent trustees and calls meetings of

the non-management and independent trustees.

**Board and Committee Meetings and Attendance.** The Board

meets at regularly scheduled intervals and may hold additional

special meetings as necessary or desirable in furtherance of its

oversight responsibilities. As described above, the non-

management trustees generally meet in executive session

without the presence of management as part of each regularly

scheduled Board meeting. The sessions are intended to

encourage open discussion of any matter of interest without the

Chief Executive Officer or any member of management present.

During 2025, the Board held four meetings and the Board

committees held twelve meetings. During 2025, all trustees

attended 75% or more of the meetings held by the Board and

committees of the Board on which each trustee served. Eleven

trustees attended the virtual 2025 Annual Meeting of

Shareholders. Trustees are encouraged, but not required, to

attend the Annual Meeting.

**Trustee Time Commitments.** Although the company

recognizes that there may be a benefit to the company as a

result of trustees broadening their experience by serving on

corporate boards, it is important that each trustee have the

requisite time to devote to the oversight of the company's

business. For that reason, our Corporate Governance

Guidelines include restrictions on our trustees serving on other

public company boards. Unless otherwise approved by the

Board, a trustee who also serves as an executive officer of the

company may not serve on more than one public company

board in addition to the company's Board. A trustee who also

serves as an executive officer of another public company may

not serve on another public company board other than the board

of the company for which they serve as an executive officer.

Trustees that are not executive officers of the company or

another public company may not serve on more than three

boards of other public companies in addition to the Board. In

recognition of the enhanced time commitments associated with

membership on a public company's audit committee, no member

of the Audit Committee may serve simultaneously on audit

committees of more than two other public companies.

On an annual basis, when determining the recommended slate

of trustee nominees for the Annual Meeting, the Nominating and

Corporate Governance Committee considers each nominee's

other commitments and responsibilities, including employment

and service on other public company boards, with a view to

confirming that such other commitments and responsibilities will

not adversely impact the ability of the nominees to satisfy the

significant commitments required of our trustees.

In addition, when a trustee's principal occupation or business

association changes, our Corporate Governance Guidelines

require that such trustee promptly informs the Board of such

change, and that the Nominating and Corporate Governance

Committee will consider such information. If it determines that

the change in the trustee's responsibilities or associations are

likely to impair the trustee's ability to effectively serve on the

Board, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee or

the Board may ask the trustee to tender his or her resignation.

**Board Responsibilities and Oversight of Risk Management.** 

The Board oversees the company's risk management and has

delegated to the Audit Committee the responsibility to assist the

Board with oversight of the company's overall risk profile,

including the company's risk assessment, risk management and

risk mitigation policies and programs. The Audit Committee

regularly receives presentations (generally quarterly) from

management on areas of risk facing our business and the Audit

Committee, in turn, regularly reports to the Board on these

matters. Members of our legal and finance teams that have

primary responsibility for our public disclosures, including risk

disclosures, attend these meetings. The Audit Committee and

Board consider short-term, medium-term and long-term risks in

exercising their oversight responsibilities and consider the

immediacy of the risk in assessing mitigation strategies. The

Audit Committee and Board consult with outside advisors and

experts on risk matters when necessary.

In addition, the Board is further assisted in its risk oversight

responsibilities by the standing Board committees, which have

assigned areas of oversight responsibility for various matters as

described in the Board committee charters and as provided in

the NYSE rules. These oversight responsibilities are

summarized below.

**Board**

• Overall oversight of the risk management process

• Development of business strategy and major resource

allocation

• Leadership of management succession planning

• Business conduct and compliance oversight

• Receipt of regular reports from Board committees on

specific risk oversight responsibilities

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**Board Committees**

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Audit Committee Oversight of Risk** | **Human Capital and Compensation**<br>**Committee Oversight of Risk**<br>| **Nominating and Corporate Governance** <br>**Committee** <br>**Oversight of Risk**<br>|
| •Oversight of enterprise risk <br>management activities, including the <br>company's risk assessment, risk <br>management, and risk mitigation <br>policies and programs<br>•Oversight of accounting and financial <br>reporting<br>•Oversight of integrity of financial <br>statements<br>•Oversight of compliance with legal <br>and regulatory requirements <br>applicable to accounting and financial <br>reporting processes<br>•Oversight of the company's policies <br>and procedures with respect to <br>cybersecurity risk management<br>•Oversight of the performance of the <br>internal audit function<br>•Oversight of the effectiveness of <br>internal controls<br>•Oversight of registered public <br>accounting firm's qualifications, <br>performance, and independence<br>•Oversight of non-GAAP measures<br>•Oversight of quantitative <br>environmental and social measures in <br>SEC periodic reports<br>•Review of proposed swaps and equity <br>and debt hedging transactions<br>| •Oversight of compensation related <br>risks and overall philosophy<br>•Oversight of regulatory compliance <br>with respect to compensation matters<br>•Oversight of the company's human <br>capital programs and policies, <br>including with respect to pay fairness <br>and employee well-being, employee <br>retention and development, and <br>employee inclusion<br>| •Oversight of overall corporate <br>governance leadership<br>•Provides recommendations regarding <br>Board and committee composition<br>•Oversight of Board succession <br>planning<br>•Oversight of our overall sustainability <br>program, including regulatory <br>compliance, environmental <br>sustainability, and corporate <br>governance initiatives<br>•Oversight of our political activities and <br>contributions, charitable contributions, <br>and other public policy matters<br>•Oversight of the evaluation of the <br>Board and management<br>|

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**Management**

• Identify material risks

• Implement appropriate risk management strategies

• Integrate risk management into our decision-making process

• Ensure that information with respect to material risks is transmitted to senior executives and the Board

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**Risk Areas**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Strategic** | **Operational** | **Financial** | **Legal, Regulatory and Compliance** |
| •Reputation<br>•Market Dynamics<br>•Acquisitions and <br>Dispositions<br>•Development<br>•Climate Change | •Sales and Marketing<br>•Service and Delivery<br>•Information Systems and <br>Cybersecurity<br>•Infrastructure and Assets<br>•Hazards and Weather<br>•People | •Financial Reporting and <br>Internal Controls<br>•Capital Structure<br>•Market<br>•Liquidity and Credit<br>•Tax<br>•Insurance | •Compliance with Laws<br>•Litigation<br>•Environmental Management <br>System<br>•Social including human rights<br>•Corporate Governance policies and <br>practices |

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**Management Succession Planning**

The Board considers management succession planning as one

of its most important responsibilities. The Board periodically

evaluates succession planning for the Chief Executive Officer

role and other senior executive roles so as to facilitate smooth

transitions of leadership. The Board is assisted in these efforts

by the Chairperson, the Chief Executive Officer, and the Human

Capital and Compensation Committee. In accordance with its

charter, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee

reviews and reports to the Board on the company's programs

and practices for talent development and maintaining the

continuity of capable management.

**Cybersecurity Risk**

Given the critical nature of data privacy and cybersecurity, we

have developed strong risk management and oversight

procedures. The Audit Committee, which consists solely of

independent trustees, oversees cybersecurity risks, including

through quarterly updates from our Chief Technology Officer and

Vice President of Information Security, who leads our dedicated

cybersecurity team, and other members of our executive

leadership team. The Audit Committee and our Board also

conduct a full review of cybersecurity annually and consider

cybersecurity as part of our business strategy, financial planning

and capital allocation, particularly for IT procurement.

In recent years, we have been focused on ensuring we have

trustees with cybersecurity risk oversight experience as a part of

our Board. Currently three members of our Board have

information security experience, including Mr. Smith, through his

experience with cybersecurity oversight at the company, Ms.

Webb, who earned a CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity

Oversight issued by the National Association of Corporate

Directors and Carnegie Mellon University, and Mr. Hart, who has

information security expertise from his prior executive

experience. See "Governance Framework—How We Are

Selected, Elected, Evaluated and Refreshed" above for more

information about our trustee nominees.

Please see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

December 31, 2025 for more information on our processes and

procedures for addressing and managing cybersecurity risks.

**Public Policy and Political Engagement** 

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

oversees the company's public policy and political engagement

activities, including political contributions. In order to facilitate

informed decision-making and accountability with respect to the

company's political and charitable contributions, the Nominating

and Corporate Governance Committee has adopted a Public

Policy and Political Engagement Policy that applies to

contributions or expenditures of corporate funds to various

political entities (including political candidates and parties and

political action committees). The policy provides that political

contributions by the company must adhere to all applicable laws

and regulations and be made in a manner consistent with the

company's core values and to enhance shareholder value,

without regard to the personal political preferences of company

officers or trustees. The policy requires that all such

expenditures be reported to the Nominating and Corporate

Governance Committee. We also maintain a political action

committee ("PAC") that is registered with the Federal Election

Commission. The PAC makes political contributions on a

bipartisan basis to political parties, political committees and

candidates that support policies and positions important to the

company. The contributions made by the PAC are not funded by

corporate funds but are fully funded by voluntary contributions

made by company leaders.

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**How We Are Paid** 

Our Board has established a compensation program for our non-

management trustees that includes a mix of cash and equity

compensation. The Human Capital and Compensation

Committee, with the input and support of Semler Brossy, the

independent compensation consultant to the Human Capital and

Compensation Committee, annually evaluates the adequacy of

the trustee compensation program.

**Retainers.** Effective May 2025, the annual cash compensation

for non-management trustees consisted of the following

components:

• an annual cash retainer of $80,000;

• an additional annual cash retainer of $50,000 for the

Chairperson;

• an additional annual cash retainer of $30,000 to the chair of

the Audit Committee;

• an additional annual cash retainer of $25,000 to the chairs

of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee and

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee;

• an additional annual cash retainer of $15,000 to the other

members of the Audit Committee; and

• an additional annual cash retainer of $10,000 to the other

members of the Human Capital and Compensation

Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance

Committee.

The company also reimburses non-management trustees for

reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the performance

of their duties as trustees, including without limitation, travel

expenses in connection with their attendance in-person at Board

and committee meetings. Trustees who are employees do not

receive any compensation for their services as trustees.

**Equity Awards.** On the date of the 2025 Annual Meeting of

Shareholders, each non-management trustee received an award

of restricted share units ("RSUs") with a value of $170,000 as

determined by the closing price on the NYSE of the company's

Class A common shares on the date of grant, except that the

Chairperson received an RSU award of $220,000. Awards for

new non-management trustees and the annual grants to non-

management trustees vest in full one year from the date of grant,

generally subject to the trustee's continuous service through the

vesting date.

**Trustee Compensation Table.** The following table presents

information relating to the total compensation of our non-

employee trustees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

The CEO's compensation earned as an employee is described

below in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and

corresponding tabular disclosures.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name** | **Fees Earned or Paid** <br>**in Cash ($)**<br>| **Stock Awards ($)** <sup>(1)(2)</sup> | **All Other** <br>**Compensation ($)** <sup>(3)</sup><br>| **Total ($)** |
| **Matthew Hart** | 130000 | 220000 |  | 350000 |
| **Douglas Benham** | 113000 | 170000 |  | 283000 |
| **Jack Corrigan** | 80000 | 170000 | 24052 | 274052 |
| **David Goldberg** | 80000 | 170000 |  | 250000 |
| **Tamara Gustavson** | 80000 | 170000 |  | 250000 |
| **Michelle Kerrick** | 110000 | 170000 |  | 280000 |
| **Lynn Swann** | 103375 | 170000 |  | 273375 |
| **Winifred Webb** | 98500 | 170000 |  | 268500 |
| **Jay Willoughby** | 103375 | 170000 |  | 273375 |
| **Matthew Zaist** | 113000 | 170000 |  | 283000 |

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(1)RSU awards valued at the closing share price on the NYSE of $38.79 per share for Class A common shares on May 7, 2025, which was the date of

grant for all trustees. The value of the stock awards is computed in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting

Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 718.

(2)As of December 31, 2025, each non-management trustee had the following aggregate number of options outstanding, all of which are fully vested

and exercisable: Ms. Gustavson held a total of 30,000; Mr. Benham held a total of 20,000; and Ms. Webb and Mr. Willoughby each held a total of

10,000. In addition, as of December 31, 2025, Mr. Hart held a total of 5,672 RSUs and all other non-management trustees each held a total of 4,383

RSUs, all of which vest in full on May 7, 2026.

(3)The amount reflected in this column represents premiums paid by the Company to provide the trustee with coverage under the Company's group

medical, dental, and vision plans.

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**Share Ownership Policy.** Our share ownership policy approved

by the Board applies to each of our executive officers and

trustees and is intended to align their interests with the interests

of the company's shareholders. Each non-management trustee

covered by the policy is expected to own Class A common

shares and equivalents (including Class A partnership units that

are convertible into Class A common shares and RSUs that are

only subject to time vesting) of the company with an aggregate

market value of five times the previous year annual cash retainer

(excluding any Board committee fees). Additionally, each non-

management trustee covered by the policy is expected to

establish an initial beneficial ownership position of Class A

common shares and equivalents within one year of his or her

appointment to the Board and to be in full compliance within five

years of becoming subject to the policy. Unvested performance-

based RSUs and shares underlying vested or unvested options

are not counted for purposes of the policy. For information

regarding requirements for executive officers, see "Executive

Officer Share Ownership and Other Compensation Policies—

Executive Officer Share Ownership Policy" below.

All of our trustees are in compliance with the policy. If a non-

management trustee is ever not in compliance with the policy

(other than solely as a result of decreases in Class A common

share market price), the non-management trustee must retain

100% of the Class A common shares and equivalents

beneficially owned and subsequently awarded by the company

(other than sales to cover withholding taxes owed in connection

with equity awards or option exercise costs) until the non-

management trustee is in compliance with the policy.

The Human Capital and Compensation Committee has the

authority to administer and interpret, to monitor compliance with

and to make all determinations regarding the share ownership

policy.

**How You Can Communicate With Us**

We value and actively solicit feedback from our shareholders. During fiscal year 2025, management met with approximately 200

institutional investors at virtual conferences, non-deal roadshows, and industry calls.

We encourage all shareholders to contact our investor relations team with any questions or comments by:

• **Email:** <u>investors@amh.com</u>

• **Website:** Visit <u>www.amh.com</u> under "Investor Relations"

• **Mail:** Write to AMH, Attn: Investor Relations, 280 Pilot Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119

• **Telephone:** Call 855-794-2447

The Board also welcomes feedback from shareholders and other interested parties. We receive a large volume of correspondence

regarding a wide range of subjects each day, including correspondence relating to ordinary business operations. As a result, our

individual trustees are often not able to respond to all communications directly. Therefore, the Board has established a process for

managing communications to the Board and individual trustees. Any shareholder communication to the Board should be addressed to:

Board of Trustees, c/o Corporate Secretary, AMH, 280 Pilot Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119. Communications that are intended for a

specified individual trustee or group of trustees should be addressed to the trustee(s) c/o Corporate Secretary at the above address,

and all such communications received will be forwarded to the designated trustee(s).

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2026 Proxy Statement \| **25**

**Board**

**Recommendation**

![Board-Recommendation_Check-Mark.jpg](amh-20260327_g11.jpg)

The Board unanimously

recommends that you

vote "**FOR**" the ratification of

the appointment of

Ernst & Young LLP as

the company's independent

registered public accounting

firm for fiscal year 2026.

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The Audit Committee is responsible for appointing the

company's independent registered public accounting firm. Ernst

& Young LLP ("EY") was first appointed as the company's

independent registered public accounting firm in August 2016. In

February 2026, the Audit Committee re-appointed EY to serve as

the company's independent registered public accounting firm for

the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The Board believes

that the selection of EY is in the best interest of the company

and its shareholders and recommends that shareholders ratify

the Audit Committee's appointment of EY as the independent

registered public accounting firm.

Although we are not required to seek ratification of the

appointment of EY, the Board believes that doing so is a matter

of good corporate governance. Even if the appointment of EY is

ratified by the shareholders, the Audit Committee, in its

discretion, may change the appointment at any time during the

year if it determines that a change would be in the best interest

of the company and its shareholders. If shareholders do not

ratify the appointment of EY, the Audit Committee will reconsider

its selection but may determine to confirm the appointment.

Representatives from EY will be in attendance at the Annual

Meeting and will have the opportunity to make a statement if

they desire to do so and will be available to respond to

appropriate questions.

**Audit and Non-Audit Fees** 

The following table shows the fees billed to the company by EY for audit and other services provided for fiscal years 2025 and 2024:

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
| **Audit fees** <sup>(1)</sup> | $1859000 | $1873750 |
| **Audit-related fees** <sup>(2)</sup> | 57000 | – |
| **Tax fees** | – | – |
| **All other fees** | – | – |
| **Total** | $1916000 | $1873750 |

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(1)Audit fees represent fees for professional services provided in connection with the integrated audit of the company's annual financial statements and

internal control over financial reporting, reviews of the interim financial statements included in the company's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q,

professional services related to the company's registration statements, securities offerings and related SEC correspondence, and audits of certain of

the company's subsidiaries and unconsolidated joint ventures.

(2)Audit-related fees include fees for attestation reports on sustainability metrics.

**Auditor Independence:** The Audit Committee has determined

that the provision of the services described above is compatible

with maintaining the independence of the company's

independent registered public accounting firm.

**Policy to Approve Services of Independent Registered** 

**Public Accounting Firm:** The Audit Committee has adopted an

Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy relating to

services performed by the company's independent registered

public accounting firm. Pursuant to the Audit and Non-Audit

Services Pre-Approval Policy, all audit and permissible non-audit

services must be separately pre-approved by the Audit

Committee. The Audit Committee has delegated authority to its

Chairperson to specifically pre-approve engagements for the

performance of audit and permissible non-audit services, for

which the estimated cost for all such services shall not exceed

$200,000 prior to reporting such pre-approved engagements to

the Audit Committee.

The Chairperson must report all pre-approval decisions to the

Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting for review and

provide a description of the terms of the engagement, including:

• the type of services covered by the engagement;

• the dates the engagement is scheduled to commence and

terminate;

• the estimated fees payable by us pursuant to the

engagement;

• other material terms of the engagement; and

• such other information as the Audit Committee may

request.

Under this policy, the Audit Committee pre-approved all services

performed by EY during 2025, including those listed in the table

above.

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**Audit Committee Report**

The Audit Committee operates pursuant to a charter that is

reviewed annually by the Audit Committee. A brief description of

the primary responsibilities of the Audit Committee is included in

this proxy statement under the caption "Governance Framework

—How We Are Organized—Audit Committee." In addition to the

accounting and financial reporting matters addressed below, the

Audit Committee's responsibilities include oversight of the

company's risk management program.

The Audit Committee's responsibilities include appointing the

company's independent registered public accounting firm, pre-

approving audit and non-audit services provided by the firm and

assisting the Board in providing oversight to the company's

financial reporting process. In fulfilling its oversight

responsibilities, the Audit Committee meets with the company's

independent registered public accounting firm, internal auditors

and management to review accounting, auditing, internal

controls and financial reporting matters.

Management is responsible for the company's financial

statements, including the estimates and judgments on which

they are based, for maintaining effective internal controls over

financial reporting and for assessing the effectiveness of internal

controls over financial reporting. The independent registered

public accounting firm is responsible for performing an

independent audit of the company's consolidated financial

statements in accordance with the standards of the Public

Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)

("PCAOB") and for issuing a report thereon. It is not the Audit

Committee's responsibility to plan or conduct audits or to

determine that the company's financial statements and

disclosures are complete, accurate and in accordance with U.S.

generally accepted accounting principles and applicable laws,

rules and regulations. The Audit Committee's responsibility is to

monitor and oversee these processes and the Audit Committee

necessarily relies on the work and assurances of the company's

management and of the company's independent registered

public accounting firm.

As part of its oversight responsibilities related to the company's

financial statements included in the company's Annual Report on

Form 10-K, the Audit Committee met with management and EY,

the company's independent registered public accounting firm,

and reviewed and discussed with them the audited consolidated

financial statements. Management represented to the Audit

Committee that the company's consolidated financial statements

were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted

accounting principles. The Audit Committee discussed with EY

the matters required to be discussed by the applicable

requirements of the PCAOB.

The Audit Committee also discussed with EY the overall scope

and plans for the annual audit, the results of their procedures,

including critical audit matters addressed during the audit,

examinations, their evaluation of the company's internal controls

and the overall quality of the company's financial reporting.

The company's independent registered public accounting firm

also provided to the Audit Committee the written disclosures and

the letter required by the applicable rules of the PCAOB, and the

Audit Committee discussed with the independent registered

public accounting firm that firm's independence. In addition, the

Audit Committee has considered whether the independent

registered public accounting firm's provision of non-audit

services to the company and its affiliates is compatible with the

firm's independence.

The Audit Committee met with representatives of management,

internal audit, legal counsel and the company's independent

registered public accounting firm on a regular basis throughout

the year to discuss the progress of management's testing and

evaluation of the company's system of internal control over

financial reporting in response to the applicable requirements of

the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC regulations. At

the conclusion of this process, the Audit Committee received

from management its assessment and report on the

effectiveness of the company's internal controls over financial

reporting. In addition, the Audit Committee received from EY its

assessment of and opinion on the company's internal control

over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025. The Audit

Committee reviewed and discussed the results of management's

assessment and EY's audit.

In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the

Audit Committee recommended to the Board, and the Board has

approved, that the audited consolidated financial statements be

included in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the

year ended December 31, 2025 for filing with the SEC. The Audit

Committee also approved the appointment of EY as the

company's independent registered public accountants for the

fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 and recommended that

the Board submit this appointment to the company's

shareholders for ratification at the Annual Meeting.

**THE AUDIT COMMITTEE**

Michelle Kerrick, Chair

Lynn Swann

Jay Willoughby

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**Principal Shareholders**

**Share Ownership of 5% or Greater Beneficial Owners**

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common shares and common shares into which

units in American Homes 4 Rent, L.P., our operating partnership ("OP units"), may be exchangeable by each person known by us to be

the beneficial owner of 5% or more of our common shares and OP units as of December 31, 2025.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name and Address** | **Number of Common**<br>**Shares Beneficially**<br>**Owned** <sup>(1)</sup><br>| **Number of Common**<br>**Shares and OP Units**<br>**Beneficially** <br>**Owned** <sup>(2)</sup><br>| **Percentage of All**<br>**Common Shares**<br>**Beneficially** <br>**Owned** <sup>(1)</sup><br>| **Percentage of All** <br>**Common Shares and** <br>**OP Units Beneficially** <br>**Owned** <sup>(2)</sup><br>|
| **The Vanguard Group** <sup>(3)</sup> <br>**100 Vanguard Blvd.**<br>**Malvern, PA 19355**<br>| 44578702 | 44578702 | 12.16% | 10.69% |
| **BlackRock, Inc.** <sup>(4)</sup><br>**50 Hudson Yards**<br>**New York, NY 10001**<br>| 43954877 | 43954877 | 11.99% | 10.54% |
| **Tamara H. Gustavson** <sup>(5)</sup><br>**c/o Malibu Management**<br>**22917 Pacific Coast Highway,** <br>**Suite 300** <br>**Malibu, CA 90265**<br>| 21460480 | 21460480 | 5.85% | 5.14% |
| **Norges Bank** <br>**(The Central Bank of Norway)** <sup>(6)</sup><br>**Bankplassen 2** <br>**PO Box 1179 Sentrum** <br>**NO 0107 Oslo**<br>**Norway**<br>| 23288637 | 23288637 | 6.35% | 5.58% |
| **HF Investments 2010, LLC** <sup>(7)</sup><br>**c/o Malibu Management** <br>**22917 Pacific Coast Highway,** <br>**Suite 300**<br>**Malibu, CA 90265**<br>| 6645581 | 54765472 | 1.81% | 13.13% |

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(1)Assumes a total of 366,021,665 Class A and 635,075 Class B common shares are outstanding as of December 31, 2025. All Class B common

shares are held by HF Investments 2010, LLC ("HF LLC").

(2)Assumes a total of 366,656,740 common shares and 50,476,980 OP units (which OP units may be redeemed for cash or, at our option, exchanged

for our Class A common shares) are outstanding as of December 31, 2025, excluding OP units held by the company.

(3)This information is as of December 31, 2023 and is based on the most recent Schedule 13G/A filed on February 13, 2024 by The Vanguard Group

as investment advisor to report that it has shared voting power with respect to 453,424 Class A common shares, sole dispositive power with respect

to 43,859,880 Class A common shares and shared dispositive power with respect to 718,822 Class A common shares.

(4)This information is as of December 31, 2024 and is based on the most recent Schedule 13G/A filed on February 5, 2025 by BlackRock, Inc. to report

that it has sole voting power with respect to 41,153,356 Class A common shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 43,954,877 Class A

common shares.

(5)Includes 30,000 shares underlying stock options that have vested as of December 31, 2025. Does not include any shares held by (i) HF LLC which

is comprised of trusts established by B. Wayne Hughes, for certain of his heirs, including the children of Ms. Gustavson or (ii) other trusts formed by

B. Wayne Hughes for which Ms. Gustavson currently serves as trustee. These shares are reported separately in this table.

(6)This information is as of December 31, 2023 and is based on the most recent Schedule 13G/A filed on February 13, 2024 by Norges Bank to report

that it has sole voting power with respect to 21,967,376 Class A common shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 21,967,376 Class A common

shares and shared dispositive power with respect to 1,321,261 Class A common shares.

(7)HF LLC is comprised of trusts established by B. Wayne Hughes for certain of his heirs. Malibu Management, Inc. is a corporation 50% owned by Ms.

Gustavson. Anita McIntyre, an officer and the sole manager of HF LLC, has voting and dispositive power over the common shares and OP units

directly owned by HF LLC and may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over such securities. Ms. Gustavson disclaims beneficial ownership of

all common shares and OP units owned by HF LLC. The HF LLC ownership interests disclaimed by Ms. Gustavson include:

(i)6,010,506 Class A common shares;

(ii)635,075 Class B common shares (for voting purposes, each Class B common share entitles the holder to 50 votes on all matters on which the

holders of Class A common shares are entitled to vote); and

(iii)48,119,891 Class A units issued by our operating partnership ("Class A units").

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**Share Ownership of Trustees and Management**

The following table sets forth information, as of March 1, 2026, regarding the beneficial ownership of our common shares and common

shares into which OP units may be exchangeable by (1) each of our executive officers, (2) each of our trustees and (3) all of our

executive officers and trustees as a group. Except as otherwise indicated, each trustee and executive officer has sole voting and

investment power over his or her shares.

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name** | **Number of Common**<br>**Shares Beneficially**<br>**Owned** <sup>(1)</sup><br>| **Number of Common**<br>**Shares and OP Units**<br>**Beneficially**<br>**Owned** <sup>(2)</sup><br>| **Percentage of All**<br>**Common Shares**<br>**Beneficially**<br>**Owned** <sup>(3)</sup><br>| **Percentage of All** <br>**Common Shares and** <br>**OP Units Beneficially** <br>**Owned** <sup>(3)</sup><br>|
| **Matthew Hart** | 55330 | 55330 | \* | \* |
| **Bryan Smith** <sup>(4)</sup> | 203640 | 203640 | \* | \* |
| **Douglas Benham** <sup>(4)</sup> | 57835 | 70043 | \* | \* |
| **Jack Corrigan** | 175190 | 875190 | \* | \* |
| **David Goldberg** | 57036 | 597102 | \* | \* |
| **Tamara Gustavson**<sup>(4)(5)</sup> | 21460480 | 21460480 | 5.90% | 5.18% |
| **Michelle Kerrick** | 18509 | 18509 | \* | \* |
| **Chris Lau** <sup>(4)</sup> | 113365 | 113365 | \* | \* |
| **Lynn Swann** | 31527 | 31527 | \* | \* |
| **Sara Vogt-Lowell** | 94995 | 94995 | \* | \* |
| **Winifred Webb** <sup>(4)</sup> | 32213 | 32213 | \* | \* |
| **Jay Willoughby** <sup>(4)</sup> | 33672 | 33672 | \* | \* |
| **Matthew Zaist** | 23025 | 23025 | \* | \* |
| **All trustees and executive** <br>**officers as a group (13** <br>**persons)**<sup>(4)(5)</sup><br>| 22356817 | 23609091 | 6.15% | 5.70% |

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\*Represents less than 1.0%

(1)Includes Class A common shares held of record or beneficially by members of the immediate family of executive officers and trustees of the

company.

(2)OP units may be redeemed for cash or, at our option, exchanged for our Class A common shares.

(3)Assumes 363,150,711 Class A common shares, 635,075 Class B common shares and 50,136,980 OP units are outstanding as of March 1, 2026,

excluding OP units held by the company.

(4)Includes the following vested stock options that have vested as of March 1, 2026: 30,000 for Mr. Smith and Ms. Gustavson, 20,000 for Mr. Benham,

10,000 for Ms. Webb and Mr. Willoughby and 2,500 for Mr. Lau.

(5)Does not include any shares held by HF LLC, which is comprised of trusts established by B. Wayne Hughes for certain of his heirs, including the

children of Ms. Gustavson. Ms. Gustavson disclaims any beneficial ownership of the shares and units held by HF LLC. HF LLC ownership interests

include:

(i)6,010,506 Class A common shares;

(ii)635,075 Class B common shares issued (for voting purposes, each Class B common share entitles the holder to 50 votes on all matters on

which the holders of Class A common shares are entitled to vote); and

(iii)48,119,891 Class A units.

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**Executive Officer Share Ownership** 

**and Other Compensation Policies**

**Executive Officer Share Ownership** 

**Policy**

Our share ownership policy approved by the Board is intended

to align the interests of our executive officers and trustees with

the interests of the company's shareholders. For information

regarding requirements for trustees, see "How We Are Paid—

Share Ownership Policy" above. The policy applies to the

company's Chief Executive Officer and other Section 16

executive officers. Each person covered by the policy is

expected to own Class A common shares and equivalents

(including Class A partnership units that are convertible into

Class A common shares and unvested RSUs that are only

subject to time vesting) of the company with an aggregate

market value of:

• Six times the previous year annual base salary for the Chief

Executive Officer; and

• Three times the previous year annual base salary for the

other executive officers.

Unvested performance-based RSUs ("PSUs") and shares

underlying vested or unvested options are not counted for

purposes of the policy.

All of our NEOs have met the ownership thresholds described

above and are in compliance with the policy. Each executive

officer covered by the policy is expected to establish an initial

beneficial ownership position of Class A common shares and

equivalents within one year of his or her appointment to the

position that results in the application of the policy and to be in

full compliance within five years of becoming subject to the

policy. Executive officers already subject to the policy that

become subject to increased ownership requirements as a result

of a promotion are expected to be in compliance with the

increased threshold by the fifth anniversary of the promotion.

If an executive officer is not in compliance with the policy (other

than solely as a result of decreases in Class A common share

market price), the executive officer must retain 100% of the

Class A common shares and equivalents beneficially owned and

subsequently awarded by the company (other than sales to

cover withholding taxes owed in connection with such equity

awards or option exercise costs) until the executive officer is in

compliance with the policy.

The Human Capital and Compensation Committee has the

authority to administer and interpret, to monitor compliance with

and to make all determinations regarding the share ownership

policy.

**Clawback Policy**

The Executive Officer Performance-Based Compensation

Recovery Policy applies to our executive officers, our principal

accounting officer and any other employee who may from time to

time be deemed subject to the policy by the Human Capital and

Compensation Committee. The policy provides for mandatory

clawback in certain situations in compliance with SEC and NYSE

rules. Specifically, in the event the company's financial results

are restated due to material noncompliance with any financial

reporting requirement, the company is required (except in limited

circumstances) to recover the amount of excess incentive

compensation received by any covered officer.

The clawback period covers the three completed fiscal years

preceding the date the company determines that the company is

required to prepare an accounting restatement. Excess incentive

compensation is any compensation that is granted, earned, or

vested based wholly or in part upon the attainment of a financial

reporting measure that was in excess of the amount that such

covered officer would have received taking into account the

restated financial results. The Human Capital and Compensation

Committee administers the policy which is available on the

Investor Relations section of our website and has been filed as

an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

December 31, 2025.

**Policy on Inside Information and Insider** 

**Trading**

The Board has adopted the Policy on Inside Information and

Insider Trading that governs the purchase, sale, and/or other

disposition of the company's securities by trustees, officers, and

employees. The policy is reasonably designed to promote

compliance with insider trading laws, rules, and regulations, and

NYSE listing standards. A copy of the policy was filed as Exhibit

19.1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

December 31, 2025. Transactions by the company in its own

securities are monitored by internal and external legal counsel

for compliance with applicable securities laws.

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**Anti-Hedging and Anti-Pledging Policy**

The anti-hedging provisions of our insider trading policy prohibit

trustees, officers and employees from directly or indirectly

engaging in hedging against future declines in the market value

of any securities of the company. This would cover the purchase

of financial instruments (including prepaid variable forward

contracts, equity swaps, collars and exchange funds), or other

transactions that hedge or offset, or are designed to hedge or

offset, any decrease in the market value of our securities.

Our insider trading policy also includes anti-pledging provisions,

which prohibit trustees, officers and employees from any pledge

of company securities, including holding company securities in a

margin account or otherwise pledging company securities as

collateral for a loan.

Waivers of these prohibitions are not permitted under the policy.

The objective of this policy is to further enhance alignment

between the interests of our trustees, officers and employees

and those of our shareholders.

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**Executive Officers**

**Our Executive Officers**

**Set forth below is biographical information regarding each of our current executive officers. Our executive officers are** 

**appointed annually by, and serve at the discretion of, the Board. There are no family relationships between any of the** 

**executive officers, and there is no arrangement or understanding between any executive officer and any other person** 

**pursuant to which the executive officer was selected.**

As used in this proxy statement, "CEO" refers to our Chief Executive Officer; "Chief Financial Officer" or "CFO" refers to our Chief

Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President; and "CAO/CLO" refers to our Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Legal

Officer.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Bryan** <br>**Smith**<br>Age: 52<br>Trustee since: 2025 | **Chief Executive Officer and Trustee** | **Chief Executive Officer and Trustee** |
| **Bryan** <br>**Smith**<br>Age: 52<br>Trustee since: 2025 |  |  |
| **Bryan** <br>**Smith**<br>Age: 52<br>Trustee since: 2025 | **Background**<br>•AMH, Chief Executive Officer (since 2025); <br>Chief Operating Officer (2019-2024); Executive <br>Vice President and President of Property <br>Management (2015-2019); Senior Vice <br>President and Director of Property Management <br>(2012-2015)<br>• American Homes 4 Rent Advisor, LLC (our <br>former manager), Senior Vice President of <br>Acquisitions<br>• Tax Review Group, Partner<br>•Watermark Group, Partner and CFO<br>•Deloitte & Touche LLP, Senior<br>| **Education**<br>• B.A., University of California, Los Angeles<br>•M.B.A., UCLA Anderson School of Management<br>•Certified Public Accountant (inactive)<br>|

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Chris** <br>**Lau**<br>Age: 44 | **Chief Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President** | **Chief Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President** |
| **Chris** <br>**Lau**<br>Age: 44 |  |  |
| **Chris** <br>**Lau**<br>Age: 44 | **Background**<br>• AMH, Chief Financial Officer and Senior <br>Executive Vice President (since 2024); Chief <br>Financial Officer (2018-2024); Vice President, <br>Senior Vice President and then Executive Vice <br>President – Finance (2013-2018)<br>• National Rental Home Council, Member and <br>Former Chair of the Finance Committee (since <br>2018)<br>• Deloitte & Touche LLP, Senior Manager, Real <br>Estate M&A Advisory; Senior Manager, Real <br>Estate Audit<br>| **Education**<br>•B.S., San Diego State University<br>•Certified Public Accountant (inactive)<br>|

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Sara** <br>**Vogt-Lowell**<br>Age: 50 | **Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Legal Officer** | **Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Legal Officer** |
| **Sara** <br>**Vogt-Lowell**<br>Age: 50 |  |  |
| **Sara** <br>**Vogt-Lowell**<br>Age: 50 | **Background**<br>• AMH, Chief Administrative and Chief Legal <br>Officer (since 2025); Chief Legal Officer <br>(2012-2024)<br>• American Homes 4 Rent Advisor, LLC (our <br>former manager), Chief Legal Officer<br>•Public Storage Canada and American <br>Commercial Equities, General Counsel<br>•Latham & Watkins LLP, Associate, Finance <br>Department<br>| **Education**<br>• B.A., University of California, Los Angeles<br>• J.D., University of California, Berkeley<br>• Member of the California State Bar<br>|

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**Executive Compensation**

**Compensation Discussion and Analysis**

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis section explains the

objectives of our executive compensation programs, outlines the

elements of executive officer compensation and describes the

factors considered by the Human Capital and Compensation

Committee (as used in this section, the "Committee") to

determine the amounts of compensation awarded to, earned by,

or paid to our NEOs for 2025 service.

**Our Named Executive Officers**

For 2025, our NEOs were:

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Name** | **Title** |
| Bryan Smith | Chief Executive Officer and Trustee |
| Chris Lau | Chief Financial Officer and Senior <br>Executive Vice President<br>|
| Sara Vogt-Lowell | Chief Administrative Officer and Chief <br>Legal Officer<br>|

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**2025 Say-on-Pay Vote Results and** 

**Shareholder Engagement**

At our 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, 95% of the votes

cast by our shareholders were voted in support of our say-on-

pay proposal.

Over the course of 2025, the company maintained an ongoing

dialogue with a broad set of shareholders on diverse topics

including executive compensation, business operations and

strategy, financial results, capital allocation, corporate

governance and sustainability priorities. Members of

management and, in some instances, Mr. Zaist, chair of our

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a

member of the Committee, participated in these meetings.

Based on these discussions and the results of our 2025 say-on-

pay vote, we believe shareholders continue to broadly support

our compensation program. As such, no changes were made to

our compensation program as a result of the 2025 Say-on-Pay

vote.

**2025 Compensation Overview**

The 2025 compensation program for NEOs consisted of three

components: (i) an annual base salary; (ii) an annual cash

incentive based substantially on the achievement of pre-

determined performance criteria consisting of a corporate metric

and individual goals; and (iii) long-term equity incentives

designed to directly link executive compensation with

shareholder outcomes.

In 2025, the company increased base salaries of Mr. Smith by

13.3%, Mr. Lau by 7.9%, and Ms. Vogt-Lowell by 4.8%. The

base salary increases were based on each executive's

performance, the competitive positioning of their base salaries

relative to the market, and, in the case of Mr. Smith, reflected his

promotion to Chief Executive Officer.

The 2025 NEO annual cash incentive target levels as a

percentage of base salary were unchanged from 2024 for

Mr. Smith and Mr. Lau and increased for Ms. Vogt-Lowell from

125% to 150% of base salary.

In January 2025, Mr. Smith received an annual long-term equity

incentive award with a target value of $4,675,000, Mr. Lau

received an annual long-term equity incentive award with a

target value of $2,450,000, and Ms. Vogt-Lowell received an

annual long-term equity incentive award with a target value of

$1,375,000. Each of the annual long-term equity incentive

awards were comprised of 60% PSUs and 40% RSUs. The

Committee continued its practice of awarding PSUs as part of

the equity compensation that is tied to the achievement of both

relative total shareholder return ("TSR") and absolute Core

Funds from Operations ("Core FFO") per share growth goals.

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**Compensation Philosophy, Objectives and Governance**

The primary goal of our executive compensation program is to align the interests of our NEOs with those of our shareholders in a way

that allows us to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified executive talent. The Committee oversees the compensation of our NEOs,

including setting base salaries, awarding annual cash incentives and granting equity awards. The following table highlights key

features of our executive compensation program that demonstrate our ongoing commitment to promoting shareholder interests through

sound compensation governance practices.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **What We Do** |  | **What We Don't Do** |
| ✓ | DO require "double trigger" change in control benefits | ✘ | NO "single-trigger" change in control cash or equity <br>payments<br>|
| ✓ | DO seek to align pay and performance with a balanced mix <br>of company and individual performance criteria tied to <br>operational and strategic objectives established at the <br>beginning of the performance period by the Committee<br>| ✘ | NO compensation or incentives that encourage risk-taking <br>reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the <br>company<br>|
| ✓ | DO award a significant percentage of NEO total <br>compensation in the form of equity which includes awards <br>subject to multi-year, performance-based vesting based on <br>relative TSR goals and absolute Core FFO per share <br>growth goals<br>| ✘ | NO tax gross-ups for any executive officers |
| ✓ | DO have robust NEO share ownership guidelines, including <br>six times base salary for CEO, and a requirement that each <br>NEO establish an initial ownership position in company <br>shares within one year of joining the company<br>| ✘ | NO re-pricing or buyouts of underwater stock options <br>without shareholder approval<br>|
| ✓ | DO have a robust mandatory compensation clawback <br>policy for executive compensation covering both cash and <br>equity incentives<br>| ✘ | NO hedging or future pledging transactions by employees <br>or trustees involving our securities<br>|
| ✓ | DO annually review a compensation risk assessment with <br>the Committee<br>| ✘ | NO guarantees of cash incentive compensation or of equity <br>grants<br>|
| ✓ | DO provide caps within annual and long-term incentive plan <br>awards<br>| ✘ | NO long-term employment contracts with executive officers <br>with contractual compensation amounts or specified <br>increases in the future<br>|
| ✓ | DO engage an independent compensation consultant to <br>advise the Committee<br>| ✘ | NO excessive perquisites |

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The following chart depicts annual compensation for Mr. Smith and for the other NEOs in 2025 and reflects the split between (i) at-risk

compensation, consisting of RSUs, PSUs and annual cash incentive awards and (ii) compensation not tied to performance, consisting

of base salary, and further demonstrates our philosophy of aligning executive compensation with company performance and

shareholder interests. The amounts below include PSUs at their grant date fair values and annual cash incentive awards based on

actual achievement in 2025:

![MK-17926_AMH 2026 Proxy Statement Graph (2).jpg](amh-20260327_g13.jpg)

**Elements of Executive Officer Compensation**

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Component** | **Form** | **Objective and Explanation** |
| **Salary** | Cash | •Base level compensation, rewards day-to-day performance and standard job duties<br>•Reflects level of responsibilities and experience/tenure<br>|
| **Performance-**<br>**Based Annual** <br>**Cash Incentive**<br>| Cash | •Designed to reward the achievement of specific, pre-established annual financial and <br>operational objectives<br>•2025 performance objectives consist of company and individual goals<br>|
| **Equity Awards** | Performance-<br>based PSUs and <br>service-based <br>RSUs<br>| • The target equity pay mix for our CEO and other NEOs in 2025 was 60% PSUs and <br>40% RSUs<br>• Provide alignment of interests with shareholders<br>• Multi-year vesting periods aid in retention<br>• Performance-based PSUs tied to multi-year goals, with both absolute and relative <br>performance measures that incorporate market outperformance, motivate executives to <br>focus on sustained, long-term financial performance<br>|

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**2025 Compensation Decisions** 

**Changes to Compensation of the CEO** 

As a result of his promotion to Chief Executive Officer and his

performance, and supported by the data and recommendations

provided by the Committee's independent compensation advisor,

the Committee increased Mr. Smith's compensation for 2025 in

connection with his appointment as Chief Executive Officer. As

part of this annual compensation review process and in

connection with his promotion, Mr. Smith's base salary was

increased to $850,000 from $750,000, and his annual long-term

equity incentive award target was increased to $4,675,000 from

$2,076,800. These increases were made to be competitive with

the market for Chief Executive Officers among our peers (please

refer to "Benchmarking Peer Group" below for a discussion of

our compensation setting practices and our peer group).

**Changes to Compensation of the other Named** 

**Executive Officers** 

In consideration of each executive's performance, the

competitive positioning of their compensation relative to the

market, and the recommendations of Mr. Smith, effective

January 1, 2025, the Committee increased 2025 base salaries

for Mr. Lau to $700,000 and Ms. Vogt-Lowell to $550,000,

representing 7.9% and 4.8% increases, respectively. In

approving these salaries, the Committee considered the strong

performance of Mr. Lau and Ms. Vogt-Lowell in effectively

supporting the company's CEO transition in early 2025, each

NEO's contributions to the company's strategic plan, the relative

pay of each NEO compared to similar roles at competitors and

peer companies, the expanded responsibilities of each NEO as

a result of the succession plan, and the intense competition for

top talent in the real estate industry generally and in the single-

family home rental sector in particular. The 2025 annual cash

incentive target for Mr. Lau was unchanged from 2024 and

increased from 125% to 150% of base salary for Ms. Vogt-

Lowell. The 2025 annual equity award targets were 350% of

base salary for Mr. Lau and 250% of base salary for Ms. Vogt-

Lowell.

**Performance-Based Incentive Bonuses—2025 Performance Metrics and Targets**

The 2025 annual incentive plan targets established by the Committee were:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **NEO** | **Title** | **Target % of Base Salary**  |
| **Bryan Smith** | Chief Executive Officer and Trustee | 175% |
| **Chris Lau** | Chief Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President | 150% |
| **Sara Vogt-Lowell** | Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Legal Officer | 150% |

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2025 performance-based incentive bonuses (the "Annual

Incentive Plan" or "AIP") were based 70% on a corporate metric

and 30% on individual goals that were established for each NEO

by the Committee in the first quarter of 2025.

• Corporate Metric: In the first quarter of 2025, the

Committee set the corporate metric as Core FFO per share

growth. The Committee selected Core FFO as the

corporate metric because it is a commonly used measure of

real estate investment trust ("REIT") performance by

investors and it is a metric used for compensation purposes

by the majority of our peer group.

• Individual Goals: The 2025 individual goals set for the

NEOs are described below under "2025 Performance-

Based Cash Incentive Awards."

**Growth in Core FFO** 

The target Core FFO goal for 2025 was $1.85 per common

share, a 4.4% increase over 2024 actual Core FFO per common

share. The threshold, target and maximum bonus payable at the

targets set by the Committee are set forth below. In the event the

result achieved was between target levels in the chart, the bonus

paid is adjusted accordingly through linear interpolation.

Funds from operations (FFO) attributable to common share and

unit holders is a non-GAAP financial measure that we calculate

in accordance with the definition approved by the National

Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, which defines

FFO as net income or loss calculated in accordance with

GAAP, excluding gains and losses from sales or impairment of

real estate, plus real estate-related depreciation and

amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs

and depreciation of non-real estate assets), and after

adjustments for unconsolidated real estate joint ventures to

reflect FFO on the same basis. Core FFO attributable to

common share and unit holders is also a non-GAAP financial

measure that we use as a supplemental measure of our

performance. We compute this metric by adjusting FFO

attributable to common share and unit holders for (1) acquisition

and other transaction costs incurred with business combinations

and the acquisition or disposition of properties as well as

nonrecurring items unrelated to ongoing operations and

adjustments for investments in proptech venture capital funds

related to the pro rata equity pickup of realized and unrealized

gains and losses from their portfolio investments, (2) noncash

share-based compensation expense, (3) hurricane-related

charges, net, which result in material charges to our single-

family property portfolio, (4) gain or loss on early extinguishment

of debt and (5) the allocation of income to our perpetual

preferred shares in connection with their redemption. Core FFO

per share is our Core FFO divided by our weighted-average

common shares outstanding. See pages 13 and 31 to 33 of

Exhibit 99.2 to the company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed

February 19, 2026 for additional information regarding Core FFO

for 2025.

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**Committee Assessment of Achievement of 2025 Goals** 

***2025 Performance-Based Cash Incentive Awards***

**Corporate metric achievement (70% weighting)**

The company achieved 2025 Core FFO per share of $1.8678, which was 1.0% above the target of $1.85. As a result, the Committee

determined that each NEO earned 106.4% of his or her target for the Core FFO per share component of the award.

![386](amh-20260327_g14.gif)

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Core FFO per share**  | **Core FFO per share**  | **Core FFO per share**  | **Core FFO per share**  |
| **Performance**<br>**Achievement**<br>| **Performance**<br>**(% Target)** <br>| **AIP Payout**<br>**(% Target)** <br>| **Core FFO per** <br>**share**<br>|
| Maximum | 115% | 200% | $2.1275 |
| Target | 100% | 100% | $1.8500 |
| Threshold | 85% | 0% | $1.5725 |
| **Actual** | **101.0%** | **106.4%** | **$1.8678** |

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**Individual goal achievement (30% weighting)** 

In addition to the achievement of the corporate metric, each

NEO was also assessed on individual goals which were

designed to support the company's strategic objectives. In the

first quarter of 2025, the Committee determined the NEOs 2025

goals would be (i) to drive strong operational performance and

resident satisfaction as measured against external reputation

metrics and to enhance strategic communications, (ii) to oversee

the company's sustainability initiatives as measured against a

third party rating, (iii) to support employee engagement and

team development as measured by employee survey data, and

(iv) to execute on individual development plans in connection

with external executive coaching.

In February 2026, the Committee reviewed the NEOs

achievement of these goals and determined that, based on his

and her achievement of the individual goals, each earned

100.5% of his or her target for the individual goal portion of the

2025 performance-based cash incentive awards.

The following table details the performance-based cash incentive award achieved for each NEO, as determined by the Committee:

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Performance-Based Cash Incentive Award Achievement** | **Bryan**<br>**Smith**<br>| **Chris** <br>**Lau**<br>| **Sara**<br>**Vogt-Lowell**<br>|
| **Core Funds from Operations (70% weighting)** | 106.4% | 106.4% | 106.4% |
| **Individual Goals (30% weighting)** | 100.5% | 100.5% | 100.5% |
| **Aggregate Payout %** | 104.6% | 104.6% | 104.6% |
| **Aggregate Payout Amount** | $1556371 | $1098615 | $863198 |

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**2025 Equity Awards** 

The Committee believes equity awards help align management and shareholder interests by supporting long-term value creation and

promoting the retention and stability of our executive management team. In the first quarter of 2025, the Committee granted the NEOs

a mix of PSUs which vest after a three-year performance period and time-based RSUs which vest ratably in equal annual installments

over three years. Each target grant was comprised of 60% PSUs and 40% of RSUs.

In January 2025, the Committee granted RSUs and PSUs with the intended target values set forth below, with the number of units

determined by dividing the target value by the closing share price on the grant date.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **2025 Annual Equity Grant** | **Bryan**<br>**Smith**<br>| **Chris**<br>**Lau**<br>| **Sara**<br>**Vogt-Lowell**<br>|
| **RSUs** | $1870000 | $980000 | $550000 |
| **PSUs** | $2805000 | $1470000 | $825000 |

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The Committee considered Mr. Smith's recommendations, as well as market data and recommendations provided by its independent

compensation advisor, in determining the annual equity grants to Mr. Lau and Ms. Vogt-Lowell.

The PSUs have a three-year performance period tied to the achievement of both relative TSR (50%) and absolute Core FFO per share

growth goals (50%), which were set in the first quarter of 2025. Payouts on PSUs at achievement of threshold goals will be 50% of

target and maximum achievement will be 200% of target. PSU payouts are linearly interpolated for performance between the threshold,

target, and maximum performance goals, with no payout for a measure if performance is below threshold for that measure. Core FFO

growth is measured annually based on year-over-year change in Core FFO per share. At the end of each of the three annual periods,

the payout for that portion of the Core FFO PSUs related to each year is determined based on that year's Core FFO growth compared

to the target and the final payout is based on the average of the three years' payouts. TSR is measured over the performance period

based on changes in stock price, assuming reinvestment of dividends.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **PSU Payout Level**<br>**% of Target**<br>| **Core FFO Growth Achieved**<br>**(50% weighting)**<br>|
| 200%<br> 75<sup>th</sup> Percentile | Maximum achievement against absolute Core FFO growth goal |
| 100%<br> 50<sup>th</sup> Percentile | Target achievement against absolute Core FFO growth goal |
| 50%<br> 25<sup>th</sup> Percentile | Threshold achievement against absolute Core FFO growth goal |

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The company's TSR performance will be compared to the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index. Based on the recommendation of

Semler Brossy, the Committee transitioned from a Committee-selected peer group of companies used previously to a third-party

market index as the comparator group for relative TSR performance in 2025. The Committee believes that use of a broad-based index

provides a more objective and transparent benchmark, reduces subjectivity associated with periodic peer group composition changes,

and enhances consistency in performance measurement over time. We have omitted the specific absolute Core FFO growth goals

because disclosure would result in competitive harm. We intend to disclose the goals and actual results at the conclusion of the

performance period.

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**Performance of 2023-2025 PSUs**

The PSUs granted in 2023 (the "2023 PSUs") had the same design as our 2025 PSUs described above, with pre-established, objective

performance measures resulting in a number of PSUs becoming earned at the end of the performance period based on relative TSR

performance and Core FFO growth, except that the relative TSR portion for the 2023 PSUs was measured against a peer group of

thirty publicly traded REITs and other residential real estate companies as disclosed in our 2024 proxy statement, rather than the index

described above. For the 2023 PSUs, the company achieved relative TSR Performance at the 63rd percentile of the applicable peer

group, resulting in a payout of 151.9% for the relative TSR component. The company also achieved annual Core FFO growth of 7.9%,

6.6%, and 5.4%, respectively, for each year of the performance period, resulting in an annual award of 172.0%, 139.1% and 111.2%,

respectively, and overall award and payout of 140.8% for the Core FFO growth component. The aggregate payout is 146.4% of target

for the 2023 PSUs, as certified by the Committee in February 2026.

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Three-Year Relative TSR Achievement (50% Weighting)** | **Three-Year Relative TSR Achievement (50% Weighting)** | **Three-Year Relative TSR Achievement (50% Weighting)** | **Three-Year Core FFO Achievement (50% Weighting)** | **Three-Year Core FFO Achievement (50% Weighting)** |
| **Relative TSR Percentile** | **Peer Group TSR** | **Relative TSR**<br>**Payout %**<br>| **Annual**<br>**Core FFO Growth**<br>| **Core FFO Payout %** |
| 75<sup>th</sup> Percentile | 24.68% | 200% | 9.0% | 200% |
| 50<sup>th</sup> Percentile | 12.50% | 100% | 5.0% | 100% |
| 25<sup>th</sup> Percentile | 0.59% | 50% | 1.0% | 50% |
| **2023-2025 Actual TSR**<br>**Percentile**<br>| **2023-2025 Actual** <br>**TSR**<br>| **Relative TSR**<br>**Payout Achieved**<br>| **2023-2025 Actual** <br>**Core FFO Growth**<br>| **Core FFO**<br>**Payout Achieved**<br>|
| 63<sup>rd</sup> Percentile | 16.3% | 151.9% | 7.9%, 6.6% and 5.4% | 140.8% |

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Based on the relative TSR achievement and Core FFO achievement described above, the overall PSU payout was 146.4% of the

original target award for each of the NEOs.

**2026 Compensation Outlook**

In November 2025, the Committee, in consultation with its

independent compensation consultant Semler Brossy, and taking

into consideration the competitiveness of the company's

executive pay practices, approved the 2026 compensation

program. The Committee considered Mr. Smith's

recommendations in determining the base salaries,

performance-based cash incentive award targets and equity

grant amounts to Mr. Lau and Ms. Vogt-Lowell.

**Base salaries:** The Committee reviewed base salaries for 2026

and considered, among other things, a market analysis

performed by Semler Brossy and, with respect to the executives

that report to him, the recommendations of Mr. Smith. The base

salaries for 2026 are set forth below. Mr. Smith received a base

salary increase of 17.6% and Mr. Lau and Ms. Vogt-Lowell each

received a base salary increase of 3.6%. In approving these

salaries, the Committee considered the strong performance of

each NEO, including their contributions to the company's

strategic plan, the relative pay of each NEO compared to similar

roles at competitors and peer companies, and the intense

competition for top talent in the real estate industry. Additionally,

with respect to Mr. Smith, the Committee considered his

appointment as Chief Executive Officer in 2025, following his

prior service as Chief Operating Officer, and determined to align

his base salary with market levels for chief executive officers

among the company's peers over time. The Committee

approved his base salary increase in 2026 consistent with that

approach.

**Performance-based cash incentive award:** As in 2025, the

2026 performance-based cash incentive award for NEOs will

depend 70% on the achievement of Core FFO goals and 30%

on the achievement of leadership goals and generally include

objectives related to business strategy, sustainability, technology

oversight, and team development. The 2026 target award level

as a percentage of base salary for Mr. Smith was increased from

175% in 2025 to 200% in 2026 and was unchanged from 2025

for each of the other NEOs.

**Long-term performance and time-based equity incentives:** 

The 2026 equity awards consist of a mix of PSUs and time-

based RSUs, with 60% of the NEOs' grants being PSUs. This is

the same mix as in 2025. The PSU design is unchanged from

2025. The PSUs have a three-year performance period tied to

the achievement of both relative TSR (50%) and Core FFO

growth goals (50%), which were set in the first quarter of 2026.

Payouts on PSUs at achievement of threshold goals will be 50%

of target and maximum achievement will be 200% of target. The

time-based RSUs will vest ratably over three years. The

Committee awarded RSUs and PSUs with the target values set

forth below, with the number of units determined by dividing the

target value by the closing share price on each respective grant

date, which was January 2, 2026 for the RSUs, and February

20, 2026 for the PSUs.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **2026 Compensation** | **Bryan Smith** | **Chris Lau** | **Sara Vogt-Lowell** |
| **Base Salary** | $1000000 | $725000 | $570000 |
| **Annual Cash Incentive Target** | 200% | 150% | 150% |
| **Annual RSU Grant** | $2200000 | $1015000 | $570000 |
| **Annual PSU Grant** | $3300000 | $1522500 | $855000 |

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**Role of Management and Board in** 

**Determining the Compensation of** 

**Executive Officers** 

In 2025, Mr. Smith attended the meetings of the Committee. He

did not vote on items before the Committee and was not present

during the Committee's discussions and determination

concerning his compensation. The Committee solicited his views

on the performance of the executive officers reporting to him and

considered his recommendations for their compensation. For

2025, the Committee set base salaries, bonus and equity

compensation for our NEOs after considering the views of our

compensation consultant and other Board members and, except

with respect to his own compensation, Mr. Smith's

recommendations.

**Role of Compensation Consultant** 

Semler Brossy serves as the Committee's independent, third-

party compensation consultant. The Committee considered

Semler Brossy's advice on a range of compensation matters,

including its consideration of potential enhancements to the

2025 compensation program, benchmarking analysis of peer

compensation practices and its recommendations for the 2026

compensation program, in each case as discussed in more

detail throughout this CD&A.

Semler Brossy reports directly to the Committee and does not

provide services to the company's management that are not

under the Committee's purview. Since its engagement, a

representative of Semler Brossy has attended meetings of the

Committee and will continue to do so upon request. The

Committee annually considers all factors relevant to Semler

Brossy's independence, as required by the Committee's charter.

Based on this review, the Committee determined that Semler

Brossy is independent and free of conflicts of interest.

**Benchmarking Peer Group** 

The Committee monitors the effectiveness of our executive

compensation programs at least annually. For the compensation

programs to be effective, the Committee believes that the

compensation practices of other public real estate companies

with which we compete for talent is one tool in assessing and

determining pay for our executive officers. Semler Brossy assists

the Committee with these analyses. The Committee uses

benchmarking for informational purposes only. The median (50th

percentile) serves as a reference point and indicator of

competitive market trends and the Committee uses it as the

starting point when setting our executive compensation, but the

Committee also considers a number of other factors, including

skills, experience, performance and future potential of each

executive.

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The company's peer group for 2025 compensation decisions is set forth in the following table. The peer group was based on

similarities in industry sector, size (capitalization and assets), and underlying business fundamentals.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name** | **Ticker** | **Property Focus** |
| AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | AVB | Multi-family |
| Brixmor Property Group, Inc | BRX | Open-air shopping centers |
| Camden Property Trust | CPT | Multi-family |
| Douglas Emmett, Inc. | DEI | Class-A office Buildings and Apartment |
| Equity Residential | EQR | Multi-family |
| Essex Property Trust, Inc. | ESS | Multi-family |
| Extra Space Storage, Inc. | EXR | Self-Storage Properties |
| Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | HST | Hotels |
| Invitation Homes | INVH | Single-family rental |
| Kilroy Realty Corporation | KRC | Premier Office Submarkets |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | KIM | Open-air shopping centers |
| Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | MAA | Multi-family |
| Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | PK | Hotel Properties |
| Regency Centers Corporation | REG | Open-air shopping centers |
| Sun Communities, Inc. | SUI | Manufactured Home and RV Communities |
| Tricon Residential, Inc.<sup>(1)</sup> | Formerly TCN | Single-family rental |
| UDR, Inc. | UDR | Multi-family |

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(1) Tricon Residential was taken private in 2024 and is no longer publicly traded.

**Equity Grant Practices** 

Equity grants to all of our executive officers, including the NEOs,

must be approved by the Committee, which consists entirely of

independent trustees. Grants occur only at meetings or upon

written actions of the Board or the Committee and are made

effective as of the date of the meeting or written action or a

future date if appropriate, such as in the case of a new hire. In

2025, the Committee delegated limited authority to Mr. Smith to

approve equity awards to employees who are not executive

officers.

Equity awards are not timed in coordination with the release of

material non-public information (including for the purpose of

affecting the value of executive compensation or otherwise).

Awards are also subject to the terms of the 2021 Equity

Incentive Plan. All awards of RSUs granted to date to employees

under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan vest over several years.

In general, the Committee considers equity awards for executive

officers in connection with their annual performance review. In

determining equity awards, our Committee considers, among

other factors, input from other Board members and the

independent compensation consultant, the company's overall

financial performance, operational achievements, including

acquisitions and the recommendations of our Chief Executive

Officer for the NEOs reporting to him.

**Term of Employment** 

Each of our NEOs serves at the pleasure of our Board. We have

not entered into employment agreements with any of our NEOs.

However, each NEO is party to a severance and change-in-

control letter agreement, which provides for certain contractual

protections in the event of termination under specified

circumstances. These agreements establish severance benefits

in the event of a termination by the company without cause or

resignation for good reason, as well as change-in-control (CIC)

protections in the event of termination within a specified period

following a qualifying CIC event. These agreements provide

clarity and certainty to executives while reinforcing retention and

alignment with shareholder interests. Further details regarding

the specific severance and CIC provisions can be found in the

section "Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in

Control."

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**Retirement Savings Opportunities** 

All full-time employees, including our NEOs, are able to

participate in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the "401(k)

plan"), after a prescribed period of employment. We provide this

plan to help our employees save for retirement in a tax efficient

manner. Under the 401(k) plan, participating employees are

eligible to defer a portion of their salary beginning the January 1

or July 1 that first follows the completion of six months of

employment, and we make a matching contribution commencing

six months after they are eligible to begin contributing to the

401(k) plan.

**Health and Welfare Benefits** 

We provide to all full-time employees, including our NEOs, a

competitive benefits package, which includes health and welfare

benefits, such as medical, dental, short- and long-term disability

insurance and life insurance benefits.

**Tax and Accounting Considerations** 

Section 162(m) of the Code imposes a $1,000,000 limit on the

annual deduction that may be claimed for compensation paid to

each of the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer and

certain other executive officers of the company.

While the Committee considers the tax and accounting impact of

various forms of incentive compensation and compensation

elements on the company's financial statements, tax and

accounting treatment is generally not the basis underlying the

decision to award a particular form of compensation if the

Committee deems the award the most appropriate incentive to

achieve the company's compensation goals.

**Human Capital and Compensation** 

**Committee Report**

The Human Capital and Compensation Committee of the Board

of Trustees of AMH has reviewed and discussed with

management the foregoing Compensation Discussion and

Analysis. Based on this review and discussion, the Human

Capital and Compensation Committee recommended to the

Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be

included in this proxy statement and in the Annual Report on

Form 10-K of AMH for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

This report is provided by the following independent trustees

who comprise the Human Capital and Compensation

Committee:

**THE HUMAN CAPITAL AND COMPENSATION** 

**COMMITTEE** 

Douglas Benham, Chair

Winifred Webb

Jay Willoughby

Matthew Zaist

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**Summary Compensation Table**

The following table provides compensation information for our NEOs determined in accordance with SEC rules for the three fiscal

years ended December 31, 2025.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name and Principal** <br>**Position**<br>| **Year** | **Salary**<br>**($)** <sup>(1)</sup><br>| **Bonus**<br>**($)**<br>| **Option**<br>**Awards**<br>**($)**<br>| **Stock**<br>**Awards**<br>**($)** <sup>(2)</sup><br>| **Non-Equity**<br>**Incentive Plan**<br>**Compensation**<br>**($)** <sup>(3)</sup><br>| **All Other**<br>**Compensation**<br>**($)** <sup>(4)</sup><br>| **Total ($)** |
| **Bryan Smith**<br>**CEO** | 2025 | 850000 | – | – | 5114700 | 1556371 | 14107 | 7535178 |
| **Bryan Smith**<br>**CEO** | 2024 | 731500 | – | – | 2263000 | 1404375 | 13883 | 4412758 |
| **Bryan Smith**<br>**CEO** | 2023 | 624000 | – | – | 2058400 | 1035347 | 13293 | 3731040 |
| **Chris Lau**<br>**CFO** | 2025 | 700000 | – | – | 2680400 | 1098615 | 14106 | 4493121 |
| **Chris Lau**<br>**CFO** | 2024 | 649000 | – | – | 7263000 | 1041645 | 13894 | 8967539 |
| **Chris Lau**<br>**CFO** | 2023 | 624000 | – | – | 2058400 | 1036246 | 13276 | 3731922 |
| **Sara Vogt-Lowell**<br>**CAO/CLO** | 2025 | 550000 | – | – | 1504300 | 863198 | 14082 | 2931580 |
| **Sara Vogt-Lowell**<br>**CAO/CLO** | 2024 | 525000 | – | – | 1144200 | 702188 | 13901 | 2385289 |
| **Sara Vogt-Lowell**<br>**CAO/CLO** | 2023 | 500000 | – | – | 1099600 | 691938 | 13268 | 2304806 |

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(1)Mr. Smith's salary was increased to $850,000 effective January 1, 2025 in connection with his promotion to CEO.

(2)RSU awards and PSU awards are valued at the grant date fair value computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")

Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 718, excluding the effect of estimated forfeitures. RSU awards are valued based on the closing

share price on the NYSE of $36.75 and $34.47 per share for Class A common shares on the date of grant for 2025 and 2023 grants, respectively,

and $36.07 and $34.73 per share for Class A common shares on the date of grant for January 3, 2024 and February 21, 2024 grants, respectively.

The payout of the PSU awards will be between 0% and 200% of target based on the achievement of both Core FFO growth goals and TSR relative

to a group of peer companies. The portion of PSU awards linked to Core FFO growth goals (50%) was valued at $36.75, $36.07 and $34.47 per

PSU award based on the closing share price on the NYSE on the grant date and assuming target level of performance for 2025, 2024 and 2023

grants is probable, respectively. The portion of PSU awards linked to relative TSR (50%) was valued at $48.27, $46.85 and $45.91 per PSU award

based on a multifactor Monte Carlo model for the performance period of January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, January 1, 2024 to December 31,

2026 and January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025 using a valuation date share price of $36.75, $36.07 and $34.47 for 2025, 2024 and 2023 grants,

respectively. Volatility and risk-free rate assumptions used in the multifactor Monte Carlo model are based on term structure and are disclosed in our

Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following represents the aggregate grant date fair value for RSU awards and PSU awards granted in 2025 as well

as the value of PSU awards at maximum vesting on the grant date.

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **2025 RSU Awards ($)** | **2025 PSU Awards ($)** | **Total of RSUs**<br>**and PSUs ($)**<br>| **2025 PSU Awards**<br>**Maximum ($)**<br>|
| **Bryan Smith** | 1870000 | 3244700 | 5114700 | 5610000 |
| **Chris Lau** | 980000 | 1700400 | 2680400 | 2940000 |
| **Sara Vogt-Lowell** | 550000 | 954300 | 1504300 | 1650000 |

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(3)The amounts reported in the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation column reflect actual payments made to each NEO under the AIP for fiscal

years 2025, 2024 and 2023.

(4)All Other Compensation consists of (i) 401(k) plan contributions by the company of $14,000 to each named executive officer for 2025 and (ii)

imputed income related to the vesting of stock awards of $107, $106 and $82 in 2025 for Mr. Smith, Mr. Lau and Ms. Vogt-Lowell, respectively.

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**Grants of Plan Based Awards**

The following table sets forth certain information relating to grants of plan based awards to the NEOs during the fiscal year ended

December 31, 2025.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  |  | **Estimated Future Payouts Under**<br>**Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards** <sup>(2)</sup> | **Estimated Future Payouts Under**<br>**Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards** <sup>(2)</sup> | **Estimated Future Payouts Under**<br>**Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards** <sup>(2)</sup> | **Estimated Future Payouts Under**<br>**Equity Incentive Plan Awards** <sup>(3)</sup> | **Estimated Future Payouts Under**<br>**Equity Incentive Plan Awards** <sup>(3)</sup> | **Estimated Future Payouts Under**<br>**Equity Incentive Plan Awards** <sup>(3)</sup> | **All Other** <br>**Stock** <br>**Awards:**<br>**Number of** <br>**Shares of**<br>**Stock or** <br>**Units (#)** <sup>(4)</sup> | **Grant** <br>**Date Fair** <br>**Value of**<br>**Stock and** <br>**Option** <br>**Awards**<br>**($)** <sup>(5)</sup> |
| **Name** | **Grant**<br>**Date**<br>| **Threshold**<br>**($)** <sup>(1)</sup><br>| **Target**<br>**($)** <sup>(1)</sup><br>| **Maximum**<br>**($)** <sup>(1)</sup><br>| **Threshold**<br>**(#)** <sup>(1)</sup><br>| **Target**<br>**(#)** <sup>(1)</sup><br>| **Maximum**<br>**(#)** <sup>(1)</sup><br>| **All Other** <br>**Stock** <br>**Awards:**<br>**Number of** <br>**Shares of**<br>**Stock or** <br>**Units (#)** <sup>(4)</sup> | **Grant** <br>**Date Fair** <br>**Value of**<br>**Stock and** <br>**Option** <br>**Awards**<br>**($)** <sup>(5)</sup> |
| **Bryan Smith** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **PSU Award** | 1/2/2025 | – | – | – | 38164 | 76327 | 152654 | – | 3244700 |
| **RSU Award** | 1/2/2025 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 50885 | 1870000 |
| **Annual** <br>**Incentive**<br>| – | – | 1487500 | 2629156 | – | – | – | – | – |
| **Chris Lau** | **Chris Lau** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **PSU Award** | 1/2/2025 | – | – | – | 20000 | 40000 | 80000 | – | 1700400 |
| **RSU Award** | 1/2/2025 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26667 | 980000 |
| **Annual** <br>**Incentive**<br>| – | – | 1050000 | 1855875 | – | – | – | – | – |
| **Sara Vogt-Lowell** | **Sara Vogt-Lowell** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **PSU Award** | 1/2/2025 | – | – | – | 11225 | 22449 | 44898 | – | 954300 |
| **RSU Award** | 1/2/2025 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14966 | 550000 |
| **Annual** <br>**Incentive**<br>| – | – | 825000 | 1458188 | – | – | – | – | – |

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(1)The amounts shown in these columns represent the range of possible incentive payouts based upon achievement of performance targets.

(2)Represents fiscal year 2025 cash incentive award opportunity granted under the 2025 AIP, assuming 177% payout for Maximum achievement

calculated as 70% of the award based on Core FFO at maximum payout of 200% and 30% of the award based on individual goals at maximum

payout of 122.5%. As described in more detail in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the AIP does not provide for threshold performance.

(3)Amounts in the "Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards" columns relate to payout opportunities of the PSUs granted in 2025,

which were granted under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. Threshold is based upon achieving threshold performance in each of the Core FFO and

the rTSR performance metrics. Maximum is based on achievement of maximum performance in each of the Core FFO and the rTSR performance

metrics. See Compensation Discussion and Analysis for additional details regarding the 2025 PSU program.

(4)Amounts in the "All Other Stock Awards; Number of Shares of Stock or Units" column relate to the 2025 RSUs. The RSUs vest over three years in

three equal annual installments. All RSUs were granted under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.

(5)Amounts reflect the fair value of RSUs and PSUs computed as of the grant date, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, excluding the

effect of estimated forfeitures. For RSUs, the fair value is computed by multiplying the number of RSUs awarded by the fair market value of the

company's Class A common shares on the grant date. For PSUs, the fair value of the portion of awards linked to Core FFO growth goals is

computed by multiplying the number of these PSU awards by the fair market value of the company's Class A common shares on the grant date while

the fair value of the portion of awards linked to TSR relative to a group of peer companies is computed by multiplying the number of these PSU

awards by the grant date fair value of $48.27 per share based on a multifactor Monte Carlo model.

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**Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End**

The following table sets forth information for each NEO with respect to the outstanding unvested equity awards as of the fiscal year

ended December 31, 2025.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  |  | **Option Awards** | **Option Awards** | **Option Awards** | **Option Awards** | **Stock Awards** | **Stock Awards** | **Stock Awards** | **Stock Awards** |
| **Name** | **Grant** <br>**Date**<br>| **Number of**<br>**Securities** <br>**Underlying** <br>**Unexercised** <br>**Options** <br>**Exercisable**<br>**(#)** <sup>(1)</sup><br>| **Number of**<br>**Securities** <br>**Underlying** <br>**Unexercised** <br>**Options** <br>**Unexercisable**<br>**(#)** <sup>(1)</sup><br>| **Option** <br>**Exercise** <br>**Price**<br>**($)**<br>| **Option** <br>**Expiration**<br>**Dates**<br>| **Number** <br>**of**<br>**Shares** <br>**or Units** <br>**of** <br>**Stock**<br>**that** <br>**Have** <br>**Not** <br>**Vested**<br>**(#)** <sup>(2)</sup><br>| **Market** <br>**Value of**<br>**Shares** <br>**or Units** <br>**of Stock**<br>**that** <br>**Have** <br>**Not** <br>**Vested**<br>**($)** <sup>(3)</sup><br>| **Equity** <br>**Incentive** <br>**Plan** <br>**Awards:**<br>**Number** <br>**of** <br>**Unearned** <br>**Units**<br>**That** <br>**Have Not** <br>**Vested**<br>**(#)** <sup>(4)</sup><br>| **Equity** <br>**Incentive** <br>**Plan** <br>**Awards:**<br>**Market or** <br>**Payout** <br>**Value of** <br>**Unearned** <br>**Units**<br>**That** <br>**Have Not** <br>**Vested**<br>**($)** <sup>(3)</sup><br>|
| **Bryan** <br>**Smith** | 2/23/2017 | 20000 | – | 23.38 | 2/23/2027 | – | – | – | – |
| **Bryan** <br>**Smith** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Bryan** <br>**Smith** | 2/22/2018 | 10000 | – | 19.40 | 2/22/2028 | – | – | – | – |
| **Bryan** <br>**Smith** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Bryan** <br>**Smith** | 2/7/2023 | – | – | – | – | 7242 | 232468 | 65170 | 2091957 |
| **Bryan** <br>**Smith** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Bryan** <br>**Smith** | 1/3/2024 | – | – | – | – | 15354 | 492863 | 51821 | 1663454 |
| **Bryan** <br>**Smith** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Bryan** <br>**Smith** | 1/2/2025 | – | – | – | – | 50885 | 1633409 | 76327 | 2450097 |
| **Chris Lau** | 2/22/2018 | 2500 | – | 19.40 | 2/22/2028 | – | – | – | – |
| **Chris Lau** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Chris Lau** | 2/7/2023 | – | – | – | – | 7242 | 232468 | 65170 | 2091957 |
| **Chris Lau** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Chris Lau** | 1/3/2024 | – | – | – | – | 15354 | 492863 | 51821 | 1663454 |
| **Chris Lau** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Chris Lau** | 2/21/2024 | – | – | – | – | 143968 | 4621373 | – | – |
| **Chris Lau** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Chris Lau** | 1/2/2025 | – | – | – | – | 26667 | 856011 | 40000 | 1284000 |
| **Sara** <br>**Vogt-**<br>**Lowell**<br>|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2/7/2023 | – | – | – | – | 3869 | 124195 | 34814 | 1117529 |
|  | 1/3/2024 | – | – | – | – | 7764 | 249224 | 26201 | 841052 |
|  | 1/2/2025 | – | – | – | – | 14966 | 480409 | 22449 | 720613 |

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(1) All option awards vested ratably over a period of four years from the date of grant (February 23, 2017 for grants that expire on February 23, 2027

and February 22, 2018 for grants that expire on February 22, 2028).

(2)RSUs vest in three annual installments beginning one year from the date of grant except for the RSU award granted to Chris Lau on February 21,

2024, which cliff vests five years from the date of grant.

(3)The value shown in this column assumes a price of $32.10 per share, the closing price for the company's Class A common shares on the NYSE on

December 31, 2025.

(4)Represents outstanding PSUs at the probable outcome as of December 31, 2025. The PSUs will vest upon achievement of the performance targets

at the conclusion of the three-year performance period.

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**Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2025**

The following table provides information about options exercised by and RSU and PSU awards vested for the NEOs during the fiscal

year ended December 31, 2025.

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Option Awards** | **Option Awards** | **Stock Awards** | **Stock Awards** |
| **Name** | **Number of** <br>**Shares**<br>**Acquired on**<br>**Exercise (#)**<br>| **Value Realized** <br>**on**<br>**Exercise ($)**<br>| **Number of** <br>**Shares**<br>**Acquired on**<br>**Vesting (#)**<br>| **Value Realized** <br>**on**<br>**Vesting ($)** <sup>(1)</sup><br>|
| **Bryan Smith** | – | – | 72415 | 2540984 |
| **Chris Lau** | – | – | 72415 | 2540984 |
| **Sara Vogt-Lowell** | 42500 | 834925 | 38095 | 1336364 |

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(1)Value realized was calculated by multiplying the number of shares vested by the closing price of our Class A common shares on the vesting dates of

January 3, 2025, February 1, 2025, February 4, 2025 and February 7, 2025, for Mr. Smith, Mr. Lau and Ms. Vogt-Lowell.

**Pension/Non-Qualified Deferred** 

**Compensation Plans** 

We do not maintain a pension plan or deferred compensation

plan for any of our employees, including the NEOs.

**Potential Payments Upon Termination** 

**or Change in Control** 

**Payments Upon Termination**

The Committee, in consultation with its independent

compensation consultant, provides severance and change of

control letter agreements with each of the NEOs which provide

that, in the event of a termination by the company without cause

or a resignation for good reason, each NEO would be entitled to

receive a lump sum severance payment equal to a specified

percentage of his or her annual base salary and target bonus,

which is 200% for Mr. Smith, 125% for Mr. Lau, and 100% for

Ms. Vogt-Lowell, and payment of COBRA health coverage for up

to 24 months for Mr. Smith, 15 months for Mr. Lau, and 12

months for Ms. Vogt-Lowell, or, if earlier, until eligibility for

coverage with a subsequent employer.

The severance benefit levels described above reflect the

severance letter agreements effective February 2026. The

amounts shown in the "Potential Payments Upon Termination or

Change in Control" table below assume a termination on

December 31, 2025 but reflect the benefit levels under the

February 2026 severance letter agreements.

Additionally, the following indicate our general practice:

• vested stock options following a voluntary termination of

employment (other than for death or disability) must be

exercised within three months following the individual's last

date of employment or are otherwise forfeited;

• unvested time-based RSUs and PSUs are forfeited (except

in the case of death or disability or a qualifying retirement);

• payment of any amounts contributed by the participant and

the company under the 401(k) plan; and

• accrued and unused vacation pay paid in a lump sum.

**Payments Upon Death or Disability** 

In the event of the death or permanent and total disability of an

NEO while employed by the company, the NEO will receive the

401(k) plan contributions noted above and accrued unused

vacation pay, in addition to the following:

• all unvested outstanding stock options held by the NEO

accelerate and vest as of the date of death or disability, as

defined in the plan, and may be exercised during the one

year period following the date of death or termination due to

disability, but prior to expiration of the option;

• all unvested time-based RSUs and restricted share grants

held by the NEO accelerate and vest as of the date of

death or disability, as defined in the plan;

• for all unvested PSUs, (i) if the termination date is prior to

the end of the performance period, such awards will vest

based on target performance (pro-rated for the number of

days the NEO worked for the company during such period)

and (ii) if the termination date is after the end of the

performance period, such awards will vest based on actual

performance; and

• the NEO will receive payments under the company's life

insurance program or disability plan, as applicable, similar

to all other employees of the company.

**Payments Upon Retirement**

NEOs participate in our equity awards retirement policy on the

same terms as other employees. The policy is intended to

recognize long-tenured employees who have contributed to the

growth and success of the company. Specifically, in the event of

an NEO's qualifying retirement, all unvested outstanding RSUs,

PSUs and stock options held by the NEO that were granted will

continue to vest on the schedule set forth on the award, and any

vested option may be exercised during the one year period

following the vesting, but prior to expiration of the option.

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A qualifying retirement is a voluntary termination other than for

cause or as a result of death or disability where the NEO (i) is at

least 55 years old and has provided service for at least five

years, and the sum of the NEO's age and total years of service

is at least 70, and (ii) the NEO executes a customary non-

compete or non-solicit agreement, if requested by the

Committee or the Chief Executive Officer. None of our NEOs

were eligible for a qualifying retirement as of the end of fiscal

year 2025.

**Payments Upon a Change in Control** 

The severance and change of control letter agreements with

each of the NEOs provide that, in the event of a termination by

the company without cause or a resignation for good reason by

the executive within two years of a "change in control," each

NEO would be entitled to receive a lump sum severance

payment equal to a specified percentage of his or her annual

base salary and target bonus, which is 300% for Mr. Smith,

225% for Mr. Lau, and 200% for Ms. Vogt-Lowell, and payment

of COBRA health coverage for up to 24 months (36 months for

Mr. Smith), or until he or she is eligible for the health coverage of

a subsequent employer.

The company's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan provides that upon

the occurrence of a "change in control" of the company in which

provision is made in writing in connection with the "change in

control" for continuation of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan or

substitution of new options, restricted shares, RSUs and PSUs,

then the awards will continue without any accelerated vesting;

provided, however, that if an award is assumed, continued or

substituted upon the consummation of any "change in control"

and the employment of the grantee with the company is

terminated without cause or by the grantee for good reason

within two years following the consummation of such "change in

control," such award will be fully vested and may be exercised in

full, to the extent applicable, beginning on the date of such

termination and for the one-year period immediately following

such termination or for such longer period as the Committee will

determine.

The company's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan provides that upon

the occurrence of a "change in control" of the company in which

the applicable equity award is not continued, assumed or

substituted:

• all outstanding unvested time-based RSUs and restricted

share grants will vest immediately;

• all outstanding unvested stock options vest 15 days before

consummation of such a change in control and are

exercisable during such 15-day period, with such exercise

conditioned upon and effective immediately before

consummation of the change in control; and

• for unvested PSUs, (i) if less than half of the performance

period has lapsed, such awards will be treated as though

target performance has been achieved immediately prior to

the occurrence of the "change in control," and (ii) if at least

half the performance period has lapsed, such awards will

vest based on actual performance determined as of a date

reasonably close to the date of the "change in control" as

determined by the Human Capital and Compensation

Committee in its sole discretion, or if actual performance is

not determinable, such awards will be treated as though

target performance has been achieved.

The Committee may also, in its sole discretion, cancel any

outstanding awards under the plan in exchange for payment.

A "change in control" is defined in the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan

to include:

• the dissolution or liquidation of the company or a merger in

which the company does not survive;

• the sale of substantially all of the company's assets;

• any transaction that results in any person or entity owning

50% or more of the combined voting power of all classes of

our shares; or

• any transaction the Board specifies as a change in control.

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The following table shows the estimated value of potential payments to our NEOs pursuant to (i) a qualifying termination, (ii) a change

in control event ("CIC") followed by a qualifying termination, (iii) a change in control event with no termination but in which equity

awards are not continued, assumed or substituted or (iv) death or disability, each as described above. The amounts assume the event

occurred as of December 31, 2025 and reflect the benefit levels under the severance letter agreements effective February 2026. The

acceleration of unvested equity awards (or, for qualifying retirements, the value of awards that will no longer have a service

requirement) assumes a closing market price of our Class A common shares on December 31, 2025 of $32.10.

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name** | **Compensation Element** | **Qualifying**<br>**Termination,** <br>**no CIC**<br>**($)**<br>| **Qualifying**<br>**Termination,** <br>**CIC**<br>**($)**<br>| **CIC Without**<br>**Termination**<br>**($)**<br>| **Death or**<br>**Disability**<br>**($)**<br>|
| **Bryan Smith** | Cash Incentive (1) | 4675000 | 7012500 | – | – |
| **Bryan Smith** | Continuation of Health Benefits (2) | 57100 | 85600 | – | – |
| **Bryan Smith** | Value of Vesting of All Outstanding Unvested <br>RSU Awards (3)<br>| – | 2358740 | 2358740 | 2358740 |
| **Bryan Smith** | Value of Vesting of All Outstanding Unvested <br>PSU Awards (4)<br>| – | 4605034 | 4605034 | 4605034 |
|  | **TOTAL** | **4732100** | **14061874** | **6963774** | **6963774** |
| **Chris Lau** | Cash Incentive (5) | 2187500 | 3937500 | – | – |
| **Chris Lau** | Continuation of Health Benefits (2) | 48400 | 77400 | – | – |
| **Chris Lau** | Value of Vesting of All Outstanding Unvested <br>RSU Awards (3)<br>| – | 6202715 | 6202715 | 6202715 |
| **Chris Lau** | Value of Vesting of All Outstanding Unvested <br>PSU Awards (4)<br>| – | 3438937 | 3438937 | 3438937 |
|  | **TOTAL** | **2235900** | **13656552** | **9641652** | **9641652** |
| **Sara** <br>**Vogt-Lowell** | Cash Incentive (6) | 1375000 | 2750000 | – | – |
| **Sara** <br>**Vogt-Lowell** | Continuation of Health Benefits (2) | 28500 | 57100 | – | – |
| **Sara** <br>**Vogt-Lowell** | Value of Vesting of All Outstanding Unvested <br>RSU Awards (3)<br>| – | 853828 | 853828 | 853828 |
| **Sara** <br>**Vogt-Lowell** | Value of Vesting of All Outstanding Unvested <br>PSU Awards (4)<br>| – | 1840068 | 1840068 | 1840068 |
|  | **TOTAL** | **1403500** | **5500996** | **2693896** | **2693896** |

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(1)Represents the applicable multiple of annual salary and target bonus ($2,337,500), which is 200% for a qualifying termination with no change in

control and 300% for a qualifying termination with a change in control.

(2)Represents the projected cost of COBRA health coverage for a maximum of 24 months for Mr. Smith, 15 months for Mr. Lau and 12 months for Ms.

Vogt-Lowell for a qualifying termination with no change in control and 36 months for Mr. Smith and 24 months for Mr. Lau and Ms. Vogt-Lowell for a

qualifying termination with a change in control as of December 31, 2025.

(3)Represents the number of outstanding RSUs multiplied by the closing price of the company's Class A common shares on December 31, 2025, as

applicable.

(4)Represents the number of outstanding PSUs at target multiplied by the closing price of the company's Class A common shares on December 31,

2025, as applicable.

(5)Represents the applicable multiple of annual salary and target bonus ($1,750,000), which is 125% for a qualifying termination with no change in

control and 225% for a qualifying termination with a change in control.

(6)Represents the applicable multiple of annual salary and target bonus ($1,375,000), which is 100% for a qualifying termination with no change in

control and 200% for a qualifying termination with a change in control.

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**CEO Pay Ratio**

Presented below is the ratio of annual total compensation of our

CEO in 2025, Bryan Smith, to the annual total compensation of

our median employee (excluding Mr. Smith). The ratio presented

below is a reasonable estimate calculated in a manner

consistent with Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K under the

Exchange Act.

We selected the median employee in 2025 based on the 1,597

full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal workers (excluding

Mr. Smith) employed by the company or any of its consolidated

subsidiaries as of December 31, 2025. In identifying our median

employee, we calculated the annual total cash compensation/

W-2 compensation of each employee as of December 31, 2025.

Total cash compensation for these purposes included base

salary and cash incentives and was calculated using internal

human resources/tax records, including Form W-2 information.

We did not apply any cost-of-living adjustments as part of the

calculation.

The 2025 annual total compensation as determined under Item

402 of Regulation S-K for our CEO was $7,535,178. The 2025

annual total compensation as determined under Item 402 of

Regulation S-K for our median employee was $75,937. The ratio

of our CEO's annual total compensation to our median

employee's total compensation for fiscal year 2025 is 99 to 1.

**Pay Versus Performance Tables** 

The following table sets forth information concerning compensation actually paid to our CEO and to our other NEOs and the

relationship between compensation actually paid and certain company performance for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024,

2023, 2022 and 2021.

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| | | | | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Year** | **Summary** <br>**Compensation** <br>**Table Total Pay** <br>**for CEO** <sup>(1)(2)</sup> | **CAP to CEO** <br><sup>(3)</sup> | **Average** <br>**Summary** <br>**Compensation** <br>**Table Total Pay** <br>**for Other NEOs** <br><sup>(1)(2)</sup> | **Average** <br>**CAP to** <br>**Other NEOs** <br><sup>(3)</sup> | **Value of Initial Fixed $100** <br>**Investment Based on:** | **Value of Initial Fixed $100** <br>**Investment Based on:** | **GAAP Net** <br>**Income** <sup>(5)</sup> | **Core FFO**<br>**per**<br>**Share** <sup>(6)</sup> |
| **Year** | **Summary** <br>**Compensation** <br>**Table Total Pay** <br>**for CEO** <sup>(1)(2)</sup> | **CAP to CEO** <br><sup>(3)</sup> | **Average** <br>**Summary** <br>**Compensation** <br>**Table Total Pay** <br>**for Other NEOs** <br><sup>(1)(2)</sup> | **Average** <br>**CAP to** <br>**Other NEOs** <br><sup>(3)</sup> | **TSR** <sup>(4)</sup> | **Peer Group** <br>**TSR** <sup>(4)</sup><br>| **GAAP Net** <br>**Income** <sup>(5)</sup> | **Core FFO**<br>**per**<br>**Share** <sup>(6)</sup> |
|  | **($)** | **($)** | **($)** | **($)** | **($)** | **($)** | **($)** | **($)** |
| **2025** | 7535178 | 5678620 | 3712350 | 2384867 | 121 | 138 | 513392 | 1.87 |
| **2024** | 10350885 | 11436578 | 5255195 | 5754725 | 136 | 134 | 468142 | 1.77 |
| **2023** | 8077735 | 11292640 | 3255922 | 4459905 | 127 | 123 | 432142 | 1.66 |
| **2022** | 6482600 | 5063676 | 2965317 | 2058580 | 104 | 108 | 310025 | 1.54 |
| **2021** | 4592060 | 6624511 | 2551105 | 3919810 | 147 | 143 | 210559 | 1.36 |

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(1)For 2025, the CEO was Bryan Smith. The other NEOs were Chris Lau and Sara Vogt-Lowell. For each year shown in 2024 and earlier, the CEO was

David Singelyn. For 2024 and 2023, the other NEOs were Bryan Smith, Chris Lau and Sara Vogt-Lowell. For 2022 and 2021, the other NEOs were

Jack Corrigan, Bryan Smith, Chris Lau and Sara Vogt-Lowell.

(2)The values reflected in this column reflect the "Total" compensation set forth in the Summary Compensation Table ("SCT") for each corresponding

fiscal year for the corresponding year's CEO or other NEOs, as applicable. See the footnotes to the SCT for further detail regarding the amounts in

this column.

(3)Compensation actually paid ("CAP") is defined by the SEC and is computed in accordance with SEC rules by subtracting the amounts in the "Stock

Awards" and "Option Awards" columns of the SCT for each year from the "Total" column of the SCT and then: (i) adding the fair value as of the end

of the reported year of all awards granted during the reporting year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the reporting year; (ii) adding

the amount equal to the change as of the end of the reporting year (from the end of the prior year) in fair value (whether positive or negative) of any

awards granted in any prior year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the reporting year; (iii) adding the amount equal to the change

as of the vesting date (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value (whether positive or negative) of any awards granted in any prior year for

which all applicable vesting conditions were satisfied at the end of or during the reporting year; (iv) subtracting, for any awards granted in any prior

year that are forfeited during the reporting year, the amount equal to the fair value at the end of the prior year; (v) adding the value of any dividends

(or dividend equivalents) paid in the reporting year on unvested equity awards and the value of accrued dividends (or dividend equivalents) paid on

performance awards that vested in the reporting year; and (vi) adding, for awards that are granted and vest in the same year, the fair value as of the

vesting date. The following tables reflect the adjustments made to SCT total compensation to compute CAP for our CEO and average CAP for our

other NEOs.

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**CEO**

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| | | | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Year** | **SCT Total** <br>**Comp**<br>| ***Minus* SCT** <br>**Equity** <br>**Awards**<br>| ***Plus* Value** <br>**of New** <br>**Unvested** <br>**Awards as** <br>**of 12/31**<br>| ***Plus* Annual** <br>**Change in Value of** <br>**Prior Year Awards** <br>**that Remain** <br>**Unvested**<br>| ***Plus* Change in Value** <br>**from Prior Year End** <br>**to Vesting Date for** <br>**Awards that Vested** <br>**During Year**<br>| ***Plus* Dividends** <br>**on Unvested** <br>**Awards/Accrued** <br>**Dividends**<br>| ***Equals* CAP** |
|  | **($)** | **($)** | **($)** | **($)** | **($)** | **($)** | **($)** |
| **2025** | 7535178 | (5114700) | 3972594 | (769344) | (168825) | 223717 | 5678620 |

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**Other NEOs on Average**

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| | | | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Year** | **SCT Total** <br>**Comp**<br>| ***Minus* SCT** <br>**Equity** <br>**Awards**<br>| ***Plus* Value** <br>**of New** <br>**Unvested** <br>**Awards as** <br>**of 12/31**<br>| ***Plus* Annual** <br>**Change in Value of** <br>**Prior Year Awards** <br>**that Remain** <br>**Unvested**<br>| ***Plus* Change in Value** <br>**from Prior Year End** <br>**to Vesting Date for** <br>**Awards that Vested** <br>**During Year**<br>| ***Plus* Dividends** <br>**on Unvested** <br>**Awards/Accrued** <br>**Dividends**<br>| ***Equals* CAP** |
|  | **($)** | **($)** | **($)** | **($)** | **($)** | **($)** | **($)** |
| **2025** | 3712350 | (2092350) | 1625143 | (966699) | (129013) | 235436 | 2384867 |

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(4)Reflects the cumulative TSR of the company and the MSCI US REIT Index for the year ended December 31, 2021, the two years ended December

31, 2022, the three years ended December 31, 2023, the four years ended December 31, 2024 and the five years ended December 31, 2025,

assuming a $100 investment at the closing price on December 31, 2020 and the reinvestment of all dividends.

(5)Amounts in thousands.

(6)See Compensation Discussion and Analysis for additional details on Core FFO per share.

***Relationship of SEC CAP to Performance***

The following graphs illustrate the relationship during 2021-2025 of the CAP to our CEO and the average CAP to our other NEOs (each

as set forth in the table above), to (i) our cumulative TSR, (ii) our GAAP net income, and (iii) our Core FFO per share (in each case as

set forth in the table above). The first graph further illustrates the relationship of our cumulative TSR and the cumulative TSR of our

constituent companies in the MSCI US REIT Index for the covered years.

![3198](amh-20260327_g15.gif)

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![3202](amh-20260327_g16.gif)

![3204](amh-20260327_g17.gif)

**Financial Performance Measures.** The most important financial performance measures used by the company in setting pay-for-

performance compensation for the most recently completed fiscal year are listed in the table below. The manner in which these

measures, together with certain non-financial performance measures, determine the amounts of incentive compensation paid to our

NEOs is described above in the "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" section.

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| |
|:---|
| **Significant Financial Performance Measures** |
| **Core FFO Growth** |
| **Relative TSR (compared to the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index)** |

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**Board**

**Recommendation**

![Board-Recommendation_Check-Mark.jpg](amh-20260327_g11.jpg)

Our Board unanimously

recommends that you

vote "**FOR**" approval, on

an advisory basis, of the

compensation of our

named executive

officers.

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**Advisory Vote on Executive** 

**Compensation**

Pursuant to Section 14A(a)(1) of the Exchange Act, we are

including in these proxy materials a separate resolution, subject

to shareholder vote, to approve, in a non-binding advisory vote,

the compensation of our NEOs as described in this proxy

statement. This vote is not intended to address any specific item

of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of our

NEOs and the philosophy, policies and practices described in

this proxy statement. The advisory vote will be presented on an

annual basis unless otherwise disclosed.

At the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, approximately 95%

of the votes cast on this proposal were voted in favor of the

company's executive compensation. The Human Capital and

Compensation Committee considered the results of the

shareholder vote in making its compensation decisions for our

NEOs. Additionally, at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,

approximately 97% of the votes cast on this proposal were voted

in favor of the company's executive compensation.

You are encouraged to carefully review the Compensation

Discussion and Analysis section as well as the information

contained in the compensation tables and accompanying

narrative discussion contained in this proxy statement.

As described more fully in the Compensation Discussion and

Analysis section, our compensation philosophy and practices

seek to pay for performance and align shareholder and

executive interests.

Accordingly, we are asking our shareholders to indicate their

support for the compensation of our NEOs as disclosed in this

proxy statement by voting "FOR" the following resolution:

"RESOLVED, that the shareholders of AMH approve, on an

advisory basis, the compensation paid to the company's

named executive officers, as disclosed in this proxy

statement for the Annual Meeting pursuant to Item 402 of

Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion

and Analysis, the compensation tables and the narrative

discussion that accompanies the compensation tables."

The vote on the compensation of our NEOs is advisory and non-

binding on the company. However, the Human Capital and

Compensation Committee, which is responsible for designing

and administering the company's executive compensation

programs, will consider the outcome of the vote when making

future compensation decisions regarding our NEOs. We will

conduct the next advisory vote on executive compensation at the

2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

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**Certain Relationships and Related** 

**Party Transactions** 

**Related Party Transaction Approval** 

**Policy and Procedures**

We have adopted a written policy for the review and approval of

related party transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404(a)

of Regulation S-K. This policy provides that either the Audit

Committee or our full Board is responsible for reviewing and

approving or disapproving all interested transactions, meaning

any transaction, arrangement or relationship in which (1) the

amount involved may be expected to exceed $120,000 in any

fiscal year, (2) the company or one of our subsidiaries will be a

participant and (3) a related person has a direct or indirect

material interest. A related person is defined as an executive

officer, trustee or nominee for election as trustee, or a greater

than 5% beneficial owner of our common shares, or an

immediate family member of the foregoing. The policy may deem

certain interested transactions to be pre-approved. The Related

Party Transaction Policy is available at <u>www.amh.com</u> under

"Investor Relations".

**2025 Related Party Transactions**

Mr. Corrigan's brother-in-law, Tom Maloney, is an employee of

the company and received compensation during 2025 valued at

$265,000. Mr. Corrigan's daughter, Kelly Corrigan, is an

employee of the company and received compensation during

2025 valued at $147,208. Other than the transactions described

in this section, which were each approved under the Related

Party Transaction Policy, we have not participated in any other

transactions with a related party since the beginning of 2025.

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**General Information About the** 

**Annual Meeting** 

**Date, time and place of the Annual Meeting:** The Annual

Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.,

Pacific Time. The Annual Meeting will be held in virtual-only

format. You may attend the meeting virtually or by proxy. You will

be able to attend and participate in the virtual Annual Meeting,

vote your shares electronically and submit your questions during

the meeting by visiting: <u>www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/</u>

<u>AMH2026</u>.

**Purpose of this proxy solicitation:** We are providing these

proxy materials on behalf of the Board to ask for your vote and

to solicit your proxies for use at our Annual Meeting or any

adjournments or postponements thereof. We have delivered and

made these materials available to you on the Internet because

you were a shareholder as of March 20, 2026, the Record Date

fixed by the Board, and are therefore entitled to receive notice of

the Annual Meeting and to vote on matters presented at the

meeting.

**Availability of proxy statement and annual report:** All

shareholders receiving this proxy statement should have also

received a paper copy or access to an electronic copy of the

2025 Annual Report, which includes our Annual Report on Form

10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. **Additional copies** 

**are available at: <u>www.amh.com</u> under "Investor Relations."** 

**The company will furnish any shareholder with a paper copy** 

**of the 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K, excluding exhibits,** 

**without charge, upon a written request to: Investor** 

**Relations, AMH, 280 Pilot Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119.** 

**Copies of exhibits will be provided at a copying charge of** 

**$0.20 per page to reimburse us for a portion of the cost.**

**Who can vote:** Only shareholders of record at the close of

business on the Record Date of March 20, 2026 will be entitled

to vote at the Annual Meeting, or at any adjournment or

postponement of the Annual Meeting. On the Record Date,

approximately 363,160,711 of the company's Class A common

shares and 635,075 Class B common shares were issued and

outstanding. Holders of Class A common shares and Class B

common shares vote together on the matters for the election of

trustees, ratification of the appointment of the company's

independent registered public accounting firm and approval, on

an advisory basis, of the compensation of our NEOs. If your

shares are held in the name of a bank, broker, trustee or other

nominee, you may vote your shares at the virtual meeting only if

you obtain a legal proxy from your brokerage firm, bank or other

nominee.

**Voting Rights:** Each holder of Class A common shares is

entitled to one vote per share. Our charter does not permit

cumulative voting.

Each holder of Class B common shares is entitled to fifty votes

per share. The Class B shares were issued when the company

was organized to provide voting rights to holders of non-voting

units in the company's operating partnership corresponding with

their equity ownership. In connection with certain transactions

where 48,119,891 operating partnership units were issued for

the contribution of assets to the company, the Hughes Family

received 635,075 Class B shares at a ratio of one Class B share

for every 49 operating partnership units received and all Class B

shares are currently held by an affiliate of the Hughes Family, HF

LLC. At the option of HF LLC, the operating partnership units

may be converted into an equivalent number of Class A common

shares. To the extent HF LLC converts the operating partnership

units, the Class B common shares automatically convert into

Class A common shares on a one-for-one basis, which supports

alignment between the Hughes Family's equity ownership and

their voting rights.

As of the Record Date for the Annual Meeting, including their

ownership of common shares and operating partnership units,

the Hughes Family owns approximately 18.4% of the company

on a fully diluted basis. Including their Class B shares, the

Hughes Family holds approximately 15.0% of the eligible votes

for the Annual Meeting, which is less than their ownership in the

company.

**How votes are counted:** Provided that shareholders entitled to

cast at least a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at the

Annual Meeting are present virtually or by proxy at the Annual

Meeting, each matter may be approved as follows:

• **Proposal 1 (Trustee Election)** – For the election of

trustees, the trustee nominees who receive an affirmative

majority of the votes cast (i.e., the number of votes cast

"for" a trustee nominee must exceed the number of votes

cast "against" that nominee) at the Annual Meeting will be

elected as trustees of the company. Common shares not

voted (whether by abstention, broker non-vote or otherwise)

will not affect the vote. Our charter does not permit

cumulative voting in the election of our trustees.

• **Proposal 2 (EY Ratification)** – The affirmative vote of a

majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting by the

holders of our common shares is required to approve

Proposal 2. Common shares not voted (whether by

abstention or otherwise) will not affect the vote. For

purposes of the foregoing, a majority of the votes cast

means that the number of votes that are cast and are voted

"for" the resolution must exceed the number of votes that

are voted "against" the resolution.

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• **Proposal 3 (Say-on-Pay)** – The advisory vote on executive

compensation in Proposal 3 is non-binding, however, the

Human Capital and Compensation Committee will consider

and take into account the voting results in making future

executive compensation decisions. The affirmative vote of a

majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting by the

holders of our common shares is required to approve

Proposal 3. Common shares not voted (whether by

abstention, broker non-vote or otherwise) will not affect the

vote. For purposes of the foregoing, a majority of the votes

cast means that the number of votes that are cast and are

voted "for" the resolution must exceed the number of votes

that are voted "against" the resolution.

**Trustee nominees who do not receive a majority of the** 

**votes cast:** If a nominee who is currently serving as a trustee is

not re-elected, Maryland law provides that the trustee would

continue to serve on the Board as a "holdover" trustee.

Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, each trustee

nominee who does not receive the required majority vote for

election must submit a resignation. The Nominating and

Corporate Governance Committee would then make a

recommendation to the Board about whether to accept or reject

the resignation or take other action. The Board would act on the

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee's

recommendation and publicly disclose its decision and rationale

within 90 days from the date the election results were certified. If

a trustee's resignation is accepted by the Board, the Board may

fill the resulting vacancy or decrease the size of the Board as

provided in our bylaws.

**How to vote:** 

**If you attend the Annual Meeting:** Shares held in your name

as the shareholder of record may be voted at the virtual Annual

Meeting. Shares for which you are the beneficial owner but not

the shareholder of record may be voted at the virtual Annual

Meeting only if you obtain a legal proxy from the bank, broker,

trustee or nominee that holds your shares giving you the right to

vote the shares. Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting,

we recommend that you also vote by proxy as described below

so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to attend

the Annual Meeting. Attendance at the Annual Meeting is limited

to shareholders (or their authorized representatives) as of March

20, 2026.

**If you don't attend the Annual Meeting:** Whether you hold

shares directly as the shareholder of record or through a bank,

broker, trustee or other nominee as the beneficial owner, you

may direct how your shares are voted without attending the

Annual Meeting. There are three ways to vote by proxy:

• **By Internet** – Shareholders may submit votes over the

Internet by following the instructions on the proxy card or

voting instruction form. Internet voting is available 24 hours

a day until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the day before the

Annual Meeting.

• **By Telephone** – If provided on your proxy card or voting

instruction form, you may submit votes over the telephone

by following the instructions on the proxy card or voting

instruction form. When voting, you will need to have

available the control number that appears on the card or

form. Telephone voting is available 24 hours a day until

11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the day before the Annual

Meeting.

• **By Mail** – Shareholders may submit votes by mail by

completing, signing and dating the proxy card or voting

instruction form and mailing it in the accompanying pre-

addressed postage-paid envelope.

**How proxies will be voted:** If you grant a proxy and do not

revoke it before the applicable voting deadline, the persons

designated as proxies will vote the common shares represented

thereby, if any, in the manner specified. **If you are a** 

**shareholder of record and grant a proxy but do not indicate** 

**how your shares should be voted on a matter, the common** 

**shares represented by your properly completed proxy will** 

**be voted (1) "FOR" the election of each of the Board's ten** 

**nominees for trustee, (2) "FOR" the ratification of the** 

**appointment of EY as our independent registered public** 

**accounting firm for fiscal year 2026, (3) "FOR" approval of** 

**the compensation of our NEOs and (4) in the discretion of** 

**the proxy holders on any other matter that may properly** 

**come before the Annual Meeting.**

If you hold shares through a broker or nominee and do not

provide the broker or nominee with specific voting instructions,

under the rules that govern brokers or nominees in such

circumstances, your broker or nominee will have the discretion

to vote such shares on routine matters, but not on non-routine

matters. As a result:

• Your broker or nominee will not have the authority to

exercise discretion to vote such shares with respect to

Proposals 1 and 3 because NYSE rules treat these matters

as non-routine.

• Your broker or nominee will have the authority to exercise

discretion to vote such shares with respect to Proposal 2

because the matter is treated as routine under the NYSE

rules.

Broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast with respect

to any proposal and, as a result, will have no effect on the

outcome of the vote of any proposal.

**Changing your vote:** You may change your vote before the

vote at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the following

procedures. If you are the shareholder of record, you may

change your vote (1) by mailing a new proxy card or voting

instruction form bearing a later date (which automatically

revokes the earlier proxy), (2) by submitting a later dated vote

over the Internet or by telephone, (3) by providing a written

notice of revocation to the Secretary at AMH, 280 Pilot Road,

Las Vegas, Nevada 89119, prior to your shares being voted or

(4) by attending the Annual Meeting and voting virtually.

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Virtual attendance at the Annual Meeting alone will not cause

your previously granted proxy to be revoked unless you

specifically make that request. For shares you hold beneficially

in the name of a bank, broker, trustee or other nominee, you

may change your vote by submitting new voting instructions to

your bank, broker, trustee or nominee in accordance with their

instructions, or, if you have obtained a legal proxy from your

bank, broker, trustee or other nominee giving you the right to

vote your shares, by attending the meeting and voting virtually.

**Quorum to conduct business at the Annual Meeting:** A

quorum is required to hold the Annual Meeting. The presence at

the Annual Meeting virtually or by proxy of shareholders entitled

to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at the Annual

Meeting is necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction

of business. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted

as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining

whether a quorum exists. A broker non-vote occurs with respect

to a proposal when a broker, trustee or other nominee has

discretionary authority to vote on one or more proposals to be

voted on at a meeting of shareholders but is not permitted to

vote on other proposals without instructions from the beneficial

owner and the beneficial owner fails to provide the nominee with

such instructions. If the shareholders present or represented by

proxy at the Annual Meeting represent less than a majority of all

the votes entitled to be cast at the Annual Meeting, the Annual

Meeting may be adjourned to a later date for the purpose of

obtaining a quorum.

**If additional matters are presented at the meeting:** Other than

the items of business described in this proxy statement, we are

not aware of any other business to be acted upon at the Annual

Meeting. If you grant a proxy, the persons named as proxy

holders, Bryan Smith and Sara Vogt-Lowell, will have the

discretion to vote your shares on any additional matters properly

presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting. If any of our

nominees is not able to serve for any reason or for good cause

will not serve as a candidate for trustee, the persons named as

proxy holders will vote any shares represented by your proxy for

such other candidate or candidates as may be nominated by the

Board.

**The inspector of elections:** The inspector of elections will be a

representative from Broadridge.

**Contacting our transfer agent:** Please contact our transfer

agent at the phone number or address listed below, with

questions concerning shares, dividend checks, transfer of

ownership or other matters pertaining to your share account:

Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, Shareholder Services, 1110 Centre

Point Curve, Suite 101, Mendota Heights, MN 55120, phone

number: (800) 937-5449.

**Costs of this proxy solicitation:** We will pay the cost of

soliciting proxies. In addition to solicitation by mail, certain

trustees, officers and regular employees of the company and its

affiliates may solicit the return of proxies by telephone or

personal interview.

To the extent that our trustees, officers or other employees

participate in this solicitation, they will not receive any

compensation for their participation, other than their normal

compensation.

**Deadlines for receipt of shareholder proposals:** Any

shareholder proposal (including nominations for trustee)

pursuant to SEC Rule 14a-8 intended to be presented at the

2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and included in the

company's 2027 proxy statement must be received by us at our

executive offices no later than November 27, 2026. Any such

proposal should be sent to the attention of our Secretary at the

address noted below and must meet the requirements of the

SEC rules and our bylaws.

In addition, pursuant to the advance notice provision in the

company's bylaws, notice of any proposal that a shareholder

wishes to propose for consideration at the 2027 Annual Meeting

of Shareholders (including nominations for trustee), but does not

seek to include in the company's 2027 proxy statement, must be

delivered to the company no earlier than October 28, 2026 and

no later than 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on November 27, 2026 if

the shareholder wishes for the company to describe the nature

of the proposal in the company's 2027 proxy statement as a

condition to exercising its discretionary authority to vote proxies

on the proposal. Any shareholder proposals or notices submitted

to the company for the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

should be addressed to: Secretary, AMH, 280 Pilot Road, Las

Vegas, Nevada 89119.

In addition to satisfying the foregoing advance notice

requirements under our bylaws, to comply with the universal

proxy rules under the Exchange Act shareholders who intend to

solicit proxies in support of trustee nominees other than the

company's nominees must provide notice that sets forth the

information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act.

**Other Matters:** The Board knows of no other matters to be

presented for shareholder action at the Annual Meeting. If any

other matters are properly presented at the Annual Meeting for

action, the persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote

the common shares represented by the proxy in accordance with

their best judgment on such matters.

**Householding:** If you share an address with one or more other

shareholders, you may have received notification that you will

receive only a single copy of the 2025 Annual Report and proxy

statement for your entire household unless you have notified us

that you wish to continue receiving individual copies. This

practice, known as "householding," is designed to reduce

printing and mailing costs. If you would like to revoke your

consent to "householding," or if you are receiving multiple copies

at your address and would like to enroll in "householding,"

please submit your request to Secretary, AMH, 280 Pilot Road,

Las Vegas, Nevada 89119, or call us at (805) 413-5300. If you

own your shares in "street name," please contact your broker,

bank, trustee or other intermediary to make your request.

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| ![AMH BW HC.jpg](amh-20260327_g20.jpg)<br>*AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT* <br>*280 PILOT ROAD* <br>*LAS VEGAS, NV 89119* <br>| ![g452048g82b01.jpg](amh-20260327_g21.jpg)<br>**VOTE BY INTERNET** <br>*Before The Meeting* - Go to **<u>www.proxyvote.com</u> or scan the QR Barcode** <br>**above**<br>Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery <br>of information. Vote by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 13, 2026. Have your <br>proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions <br>to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form. <br>*During The Meeting* - Go to **<u>www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/</u>**<br>**<u>AMH2026</u>**<br>You may attend the meeting via the Internet and vote during the meeting. <br>Have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow available <br>and follow the instructions. <br>**VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903**<br>Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions. Vote by <br>11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 13, 2026. Have your proxy card in hand <br>when you call and then follow the instructions. <br>**VOTE BY MAIL** <br>Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid <br>envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 <br>Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. <br>|

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| **American Homes 4 Rent** | **American Homes 4 Rent** | **American Homes 4 Rent** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **The Board of Trustees recommends you vote FOR the following:** | **The Board of Trustees recommends you vote FOR the following:** | **The Board of Trustees recommends you vote FOR the following:** | **The Board of Trustees recommends you vote FOR the following:** | **The Board of Trustees recommends you vote FOR the following:** | **The Board of Trustees recommends you vote FOR the following:** | **The Board of Trustees recommends you vote FOR the following:** | **The Board of Trustees recommends you vote FOR the following:** | **The Board of Trustees recommends you vote FOR the following:** | **The Board of Trustees recommends you vote FOR the following:** |  |
| 1. | Election of Trustees | Election of Trustees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **Nominees:** | **Nominees:** | **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** | **The Board of Trustees** <br>**recommends you vote FOR** <br>**proposals 2 and 3.** | **The Board of Trustees** <br>**recommends you vote FOR** <br>**proposals 2 and 3.** | **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | **The Board of Trustees** <br>**recommends you vote FOR** <br>**proposals 2 and 3.** | **The Board of Trustees** <br>**recommends you vote FOR** <br>**proposals 2 and 3.** |  |  |  |
|  | 1a. | Matthew Hart | o | o | o | **The Board of Trustees** <br>**recommends you vote FOR** <br>**proposals 2 and 3.** | **The Board of Trustees** <br>**recommends you vote FOR** <br>**proposals 2 and 3.** |  |  |  |
|  | 1b. | Bryan Smith | o | o | o | 2. | Ratification of the <br>Appointment of Ernst & Young <br>LLP as American Homes 4 <br>Rent's Independent Registered <br>Public Accounting Firm for the <br>Fiscal Year Ending December <br>31, 2026. | o | o | o |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ratification of the <br>Appointment of Ernst & Young <br>LLP as American Homes 4 <br>Rent's Independent Registered <br>Public Accounting Firm for the <br>Fiscal Year Ending December <br>31, 2026. |  |  |  |
|  | 1c. | Douglas Benham | o | o | o |  | Ratification of the <br>Appointment of Ernst & Young <br>LLP as American Homes 4 <br>Rent's Independent Registered <br>Public Accounting Firm for the <br>Fiscal Year Ending December <br>31, 2026. |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ratification of the <br>Appointment of Ernst & Young <br>LLP as American Homes 4 <br>Rent's Independent Registered <br>Public Accounting Firm for the <br>Fiscal Year Ending December <br>31, 2026. |  |  |  |
|  | 1d. | Jack Corrigan | o | o | o |  | Ratification of the <br>Appointment of Ernst & Young <br>LLP as American Homes 4 <br>Rent's Independent Registered <br>Public Accounting Firm for the <br>Fiscal Year Ending December <br>31, 2026. |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ratification of the <br>Appointment of Ernst & Young <br>LLP as American Homes 4 <br>Rent's Independent Registered <br>Public Accounting Firm for the <br>Fiscal Year Ending December <br>31, 2026. |  |  |  |
|  | 1e. | Tamara Gustavson | o | o | o |  | Ratification of the <br>Appointment of Ernst & Young <br>LLP as American Homes 4 <br>Rent's Independent Registered <br>Public Accounting Firm for the <br>Fiscal Year Ending December <br>31, 2026. |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ratification of the <br>Appointment of Ernst & Young <br>LLP as American Homes 4 <br>Rent's Independent Registered <br>Public Accounting Firm for the <br>Fiscal Year Ending December <br>31, 2026. |  |  |  |
|  | 1f. | Michelle Kerrick | o | o | o |  | Ratification of the <br>Appointment of Ernst & Young <br>LLP as American Homes 4 <br>Rent's Independent Registered <br>Public Accounting Firm for the <br>Fiscal Year Ending December <br>31, 2026. |  |  |  |
|  | 1g. | Lynn Swann | o | o | o | 3. | Advisory Vote to Approve <br>American Homes 4 Rent's <br>Named Executive Officer <br>Compensation. | o | o | o |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Advisory Vote to Approve <br>American Homes 4 Rent's <br>Named Executive Officer <br>Compensation. |  |  |  |
|  | 1h. | Winifred Webb | o | o | o |  | Advisory Vote to Approve <br>American Homes 4 Rent's <br>Named Executive Officer <br>Compensation. |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Advisory Vote to Approve <br>American Homes 4 Rent's <br>Named Executive Officer <br>Compensation. |  |  |  |
|  | 1i. | Jay Willoughby | o | o | o |  | Advisory Vote to Approve <br>American Homes 4 Rent's <br>Named Executive Officer <br>Compensation. |  |  |  |
|  | 1j. | Matthew Zaist | o | o | o | **NOTE:** In their discretion, the proxies may vote upon such other <br>matters as may properly come before the meeting or any <br>adjournment or postponement thereof. | **NOTE:** In their discretion, the proxies may vote upon such other <br>matters as may properly come before the meeting or any <br>adjournment or postponement thereof. | **NOTE:** In their discretion, the proxies may vote upon such other <br>matters as may properly come before the meeting or any <br>adjournment or postponement thereof. | **NOTE:** In their discretion, the proxies may vote upon such other <br>matters as may properly come before the meeting or any <br>adjournment or postponement thereof. | **NOTE:** In their discretion, the proxies may vote upon such other <br>matters as may properly come before the meeting or any <br>adjournment or postponement thereof. |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | **NOTE:** In their discretion, the proxies may vote upon such other <br>matters as may properly come before the meeting or any <br>adjournment or postponement thereof. | **NOTE:** In their discretion, the proxies may vote upon such other <br>matters as may properly come before the meeting or any <br>adjournment or postponement thereof. | **NOTE:** In their discretion, the proxies may vote upon such other <br>matters as may properly come before the meeting or any <br>adjournment or postponement thereof. | **NOTE:** In their discretion, the proxies may vote upon such other <br>matters as may properly come before the meeting or any <br>adjournment or postponement thereof. | **NOTE:** In their discretion, the proxies may vote upon such other <br>matters as may properly come before the meeting or any <br>adjournment or postponement thereof. |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | **NOTE:** In their discretion, the proxies may vote upon such other <br>matters as may properly come before the meeting or any <br>adjournment or postponement thereof. | **NOTE:** In their discretion, the proxies may vote upon such other <br>matters as may properly come before the meeting or any <br>adjournment or postponement thereof. | **NOTE:** In their discretion, the proxies may vote upon such other <br>matters as may properly come before the meeting or any <br>adjournment or postponement thereof. | **NOTE:** In their discretion, the proxies may vote upon such other <br>matters as may properly come before the meeting or any <br>adjournment or postponement thereof. | **NOTE:** In their discretion, the proxies may vote upon such other <br>matters as may properly come before the meeting or any <br>adjournment or postponement thereof. |
| Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give <br>full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full <br>corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.  | Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give <br>full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full <br>corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.  | Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give <br>full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full <br>corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.  | Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give <br>full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full <br>corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.  | Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give <br>full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full <br>corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.  | Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give <br>full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full <br>corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.  | Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give <br>full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full <br>corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.  | Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give <br>full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full <br>corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.  | Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give <br>full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full <br>corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.  | Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give <br>full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full <br>corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.  |  |
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**to be Held on May 14, 2026:** 

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| ![AMH BW HC.jpg](amh-20260327_g22.jpg)<br>**AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT** <br>**Annual Meeting of Shareholders** <br>**May 14, 2026 9:00 AM PT** <br>**This proxy is solicited by the Board of Trustees** <br>The shareholder(s) hereby appoint(s) Bryan Smith and Sara Vogt-Lowell, or either of them, as proxies, each <br>with the power to appoint his or her substitute, and hereby authorize(s) them to represent and to vote, as <br>designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the common shares of AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT that the <br>shareholder(s) is/are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held online at 9:00 AM <br>Pacific Time on May 14, 2026, at <u>www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AMH2026</u>, and any adjournment or <br>postponement thereof. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other matters as may <br>properly come before the meeting. <br>**This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no such direction is** <br>**made, this proxy will be voted for the election of all nominees listed on the reverse side and in favor of** <br>**proposals 2 and 3.** <br>**Continued and to be signed on reverse side** <br>|

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