Amanda Lombard Form 4 Veris Residential / Amanda Lombard ownership change

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^*

Lombard Amanda

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O VERIS RESIDENTIAL, INC.

HARBORSIDE 3, 210 HUDSON STREET

(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)
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/17/2023

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
Time Vesting Restricted Stock Units	03/17/2023		A(1)(2)		22,680	A	$0(1)	40,321	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(3)	03/17/2023		A		23,198		(4)	(4)	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	23,198	$0(3)	23,198	D
Outperformance Vesting Restricted Stock Units	$0(5)	03/17/2023		A		22,680		(6)	(6)	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	22,680	$0(5)	22,680	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On March 17, 2023, the reporting person was granted time vesting restricted stock units (each, a "TVRSU"). Each TVRSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), of Veris Residential, Inc. (the "Company").

2. The TVRSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning March 17, 2024.

3. On March 17, 2023, the reporting person was granted performance vesting restricted stock units (each, a "PVRSU"). Each PVRSU represents represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock.

4. Fifty percent (50%) of the PVRSUs may vest over a three year period based on the attainment of absolute total stockholder return ("TSR") metrics by the Company over a three year performance period. The remaining fifty percent (50%) of the PVRSUs may vest over a three year period based on the Company's TSR relative to the TSR of a select group of twenty-three (23) peer REITs over the same three year performance period. PVRSUs may vest between 0% and 160% of the "target" performance level (the number of shares listed herein).

5. On March 17, 2023, the Company granted the reporting person outperformance vesting restricted stock units (each, a "OPVRSU"). Each OPVRSU represents represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock.

6. The OPVRSUs may vest on March 16, 2026 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, 2025.

	/s/ Amanda Lombard	03/20/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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