UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): ~~June~~July 230, 2025

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-36041	26-4567130
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1835 Market Street, Suite 2601

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

(267) 270-4800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock		IRT		NYSE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 30, 2025, we issued a press release announcing our financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. Additionally, we are furnishing certain supplemental information with this Current Report. Copies of such press release and such supplemental information are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report and are incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02. The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The ~~slide~~information ~~presentation~~provided ~~attached~~in ~~hereto~~Item as2.02 ~~Exhibit~~above 99is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.1,01. ~~and~~The information incorporated ~~herein~~ by reference, ~~may~~into this this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be ~~used~~deemed by“filed” ~~Independence~~for ~~Realty~~purposes ~~Trust~~of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~Inc~~as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. ~~(“IRT”)~~The ininformation ~~various~~incorporated ~~presentations~~by reference into this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to ~~investors~~the ~~beginning~~Securities ~~June 2~~Act of 1933, ~~2025~~as amended.

The information in the Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

99.1	~~Slide~~Press ~~Presentation~~Release
99.2	Supplemental Information
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Independence Realty Trust, Inc.
June 2, 2025	By:	/s/ James J. Sebra
July 30, 2025	By:	/s/ James J. Sebra
	Name:	James J. Sebra
	Title:	President and Chief Financial Officer

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