EQUITY RESIDENTIAL — Director's Dealing 2015

Feb 17, 2015

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (EQR)
CIK: 0000906107
Period of Report: 2015-02-10

Reporting Person: Altshuler Barry (Executive Vice President)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	29999.766	Direct
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	998.6596	Indirect
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	62	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$60.25	2022-02-03	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (2760)		Direct
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$54.82	2023-02-07	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (6148)		Direct

Footnotes

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

F2: 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 February 10, 2015.

F3: Represents shares beneficially owned by Mr. Altshuler's spouse. Mr. Altshuler disclaims beneficial ownership of said shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

F4: Represents share options scheduled to vest in approximately three equal installments on February 3, 2013, February 3, 2014 and February 2, 2015.

F5: Represents share options scheduled to vest in three equal installments on February 7, 2014, February 7, 2015 and February 7, 2016.