Centerspace Files Merger Agreement with Independence Realty (Sept 8, 2026)

What Happened

• Centerspace filed a Form 8-K on September 23, 2026 (Item 9.01) to furnish as an exhibit an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated September 8, 2026.
• The merger agreement (Exhibit 2.1) is among Independence Realty Trust, Inc.; Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP; Islanders Sub, LLC; Islanders OP Sub, LLC; Centerspace; and Centerspace, LP.

Key Details

• Filing date: September 23, 2026; Agreement date: September 8, 2026.
• Exhibit filed: 2.1 — Agreement and Plan of Merger among the named parties.
• Certain schedules or attachments to the agreement were omitted from the filing pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K; Centerspace will furnish those omitted schedules to the SEC upon request.
• The 8-K submission is limited to exhibit disclosure (Item 9.01); it does not, by itself, include financial statements, pro forma financials, or other transaction narrative in this filing.

Why It Matters

• Filing the merger agreement as an exhibit is a formal disclosure that Centerspace is a party to a documented merger transaction with Independence Realty-related entities; investors should expect further filings with transaction terms, approvals, timing, and financial impacts.
• Retail investors who want the full agreement or omitted schedules can access the Exhibit 2.1 via the SEC EDGAR record for this 8-K or request the omitted schedules from the company through the SEC.