EQUITY RESIDENTIAL — Director's Dealing 2014

Nov 3, 2014

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (EQR)
CIK: 0000906107
Period of Report: 2014-10-31

Reporting Person: GEORGE ALAN W (Executive Vice President & CIO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2014-10-31	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	M	19742	$38.57	Acquired	91119.627	Direct
2014-10-31	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	S	19742	$69.25	Disposed	71377.627	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2014-10-31	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$38.57	M	19742	Disposed	2018-02-07	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (19742)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	19.5416	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares acquired through profit sharing contributions and dividend reinvestment activity in the reporting person's account with the Equity Residential Advantage 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, a plan qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Such shares represent acquisitions through October 11, 2014.

F2: Represents share options scheduled to vest in three equal installments on February 7, 2009, February 7, 2010 and February 7, 2011.