AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Mar 5, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC (AVB)
CIK: 0000915912
Period of Report: 2013-03-01

Reporting Person: Breslin Sean J. (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-03-01	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	F	980	$126.21	Disposed	17961.7767	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Reflects withholding of shares by the Company to cover tax withholding obligations on the vesting of restricted stock under the Company's Stock Option and Incentive Plan.

F2: The amount of secuities owned following the reported transaction reflects direct ownership of all shares of common stock, including restricted stock.