EQUITY RESIDENTIAL — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 31, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (EQR)
CIK: 0000906107
Period of Report: 2012-12-31

Reporting Person: ALEXANDER JOHN W (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-28	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	G	10000	—	Disposed	59720.64	Direct
2012-12-31	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	M	5921	$23.55	Acquired	65641.64	Direct
2012-12-31	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	M	5532	$29.25	Acquired	71173.64	Direct
2012-12-31	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	M	4743	$31.76	Acquired	75916.64	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-31	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$23.55	M	5921	Disposed	2013-02-07	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (5921)	Direct
2012-12-31	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$29.25	M	5532	Disposed	2014-01-27	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (5532)	Direct
2012-12-31	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$31.76	M	4743	Disposed	2015-02-03	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (4743)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	43119.895	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Direct total includes restricted shares of the Company scheduled to vest in the future.

F2: Represents shares owned by Principal Trust Company, as Trustee of the Equity Residential Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, for the benefit of the reporting person.

F3: Represents share options scheduled to vest in approximately three equal installments on August 7, 2003, February 7, 2004 and February 7, 2005.

F4: Represents share options scheduled to vest in three equal installments on July 27, 2004, January 27, 2005 and January 27, 2006.

F5: Represents share options scheduled to vest in three equal installments on August 3, 2005, February 3, 2006 and February 3, 2007.