SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP


Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Malhari Anna
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O VERIS RESIDENTIAL, INC.
HARBORSIDE 3, 210 HUDSON ST., STE. 400
(Street)
JERSEY CITY NJ 07311
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Veris Residential, Inc. [ VRE ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
EVP & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/10/2024
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 06/10/2024 M(1) 962 A (1) 69,366 D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 06/10/2024 M(2) 2,823 A (2) 72,189 D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 06/10/2024 F(3) 1,710 D $15.07 70,479 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units $0(1) 06/10/2024 M(1) 5,583 (4) (4) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 5,583 (1) 0 D
Outperformance Vesting Restricted Stock Units $0(2) 06/10/2024 M(2) 2,823 (5) (5) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 2,823 (2) 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On June 10, 2024, the reporting person vested in 962 performance vesting restricted stock units and (each, a "PVRSU") and forfeited 4,274 PVRSUs that did not vest at the end of the applicable three year performance period. Each PVRSU represented a contingent right to receive one share of common stock, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock") of Veris Residential, Inc. (the "Company').
2. On June 10, 2024, the reporting person vested in 2,823 outperformance vesting restricted stock units and (each, an "OPVRSU") that vested based upon performance criteria achieved as of December 31, 2023. Each OPVRSU represented a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Common Stock.
3. Forfeiture of shares for net share settlement of taxes on shares issued upon vesting of time vesting restricted stock units, PVRSUs and OPVRSUs.
4. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the PVRSUs were eligible to vest over a three year period ended June 10, 2024 based on the attainment of absolute total stockholder return ("TSR") metrics by the Company. The remaining twenty-five percent (25%) of the PVRSUs were eligible to vest over a three year period ended June 10, 2024 based on the Company's TSR relative to the TSR of a select group of twenty-four (24) peer REITs over the same three year performance period.
5. Each OPVRSU was eligible to vest on June 10, 2024 from 0% to 100% based on the attainment of certain levels of adjusted funds from operations per share for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
/s/ Anna Malhari 06/12/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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