CENTERSPACE — Form 8-K/A

Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (Parent) agreed to merge with Centerspace (Company) via two-step transaction: Parent Merger Sub merges into Company, then OP Merger Sub merges into Company OP. Company shareholders receive Parent Common Stock at Exchange Ratio (unspecified in this excerpt); Company OP unitholders receive Parent OP units. Measurement Date metrics: Company has 16.8M shares outstanding, 17.7M OP Common Units, 59.4K Series D Preferred Units, 1.56M Series E Preferred Units. Parent has 235.7M shares and 5.94M OP Common Units outstanding. Deal contemplated as tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a). Debt financing committed. Closing conditional on shareholder approvals and customary closing conditions.