Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 * Nia Mahbod 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Veris Residential, Inc. [VRE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VERIS RESIDENTIAL, INC., HARBORSIDE 3, 210 HUDSON ST., STE. 400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/16/2026 (Street) JERSEY CITY, NJ 07311 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 03/16/2026 M 153,041 A (1) 683,510 D Common Stock, $0.01 par value 03/16/2026 F(2) 74,495 D $18.889 609,015 D Common Stock, $0.01 par value 03/17/2026 F(3) 22,599 D $18.875 586,416 D Common Stock, $0.01 par value 380,869 I By family limited liability company

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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)

03/16/2026

M

181,885

(4)

(4)

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

181,885

(1)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Nia Mahbod C/O VERIS RESIDENTIAL, INC. HARBORSIDE 3, 210 HUDSON ST., STE. 400 JERSEY CITY, NJ 07311	X		CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Signatures

/s/ Mahbod Nia		03/18/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On March 16, 2026, the reporting person vested in 153,041 performance vesting restricted stock units (each, a "PVRSU") and forfeited 28,844 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)	Forfeiture of shares for net share settlement of taxes on shares issued upon vesting of PVRSUs.
(3)	Forfeiture of shares for net share settlement of taxes on shares issued upon vesting of time vesting restricted stock units.
(4)	Fifty percent (50%) of the PVRSUs were eligible to vest over a three year period ended March 16, 2026 based on the attainment of absolute total stockholder return ("TSR") metrics by the Company. The remaining fifty percent (50%) of the PVRSUs were eligible to vest over a three year period ended March 16, 2026 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.

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