<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-15-071402.txt : 20150918
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20150918161227
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-15-071402
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150917
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150918
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150918

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001466085
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				264567130
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CIRA CENTRE
		STREET 2:		2929 ARCH ST. 17TH FLOOR
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19104
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2152439000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CIRA CENTRE
		STREET 2:		2929 ARCH ST. 17TH FLOOR
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19104

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110211

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EMPIRE AMERICAN REALTY TRUST INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20090610

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ross Richard H
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001585518

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36041
		FILM NUMBER:		151115576

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		19950 WEST COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, SUITE 800
		CITY:			AVENTURA
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33180
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            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2015-09-17</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Received in exchange for 99,091 shares of common stock of Trade Street Residential, Inc. (&quot;TSRE&quot;) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;), dated as of May 11, 2015, by and among Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (&quot;IRT&quot;), Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, Adventure Merger Sub LLC, IRT Limited Partner, LLC, TSRE, and Trade Street Operating Partnership, LP.  Upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, each share of TSRE common stock was converted into the right to receive (i) 0.4108 shares of IRT common stock and (ii) $3.80 in cash.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Anders F. Laren, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-09-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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