EQUITY RESIDENTIAL — Director's Dealing 2014

Sep 9, 2014

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (EQR)
CIK: 0000906107
Period of Report: 2014-09-08

Reporting Person: TENNISON MARK N (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2014-09-08	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	M	1500	$31.76	Acquired	12381	Direct
2014-09-08	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	S	1500	$67.62	Disposed	10881	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2014-09-08	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$31.76	M	1500	Disposed	2015-02-03	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (1500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	251.2528	Indirect
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	12162.157	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 July 11, 2014.

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 three equal installments on February 3, 2006, February 3, 2007 and February 3, 2008.