EQUITY RESIDENTIAL — Director's Dealing 2015

Feb 13, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (EQR)
CIK: 0000906107
Period of Report: 2015-02-12

Reporting Person: ALEXANDER JOHN W (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-02-12	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	M	4445	$42.80	Acquired	77694.3057	Direct
2015-02-12	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	S	4445	$80.00	Disposed	73249.3057	Direct
2015-02-12	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	M	2998	$53.50	Acquired	76247.3057	Direct
2015-02-12	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	S	2998	$80.00	Disposed	73249.3057	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-02-12	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$42.80	M	4445	Disposed	2016-02-03	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (4445)	Direct
2015-02-12	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$53.50	M	2998	Disposed	2017-02-08	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (2998)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	45141.895	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 3, 2006, February 3, 2007 and February 3, 2008.

F4: Represents share options scheduled to vest in approximately three equal installments on August 8, 2007, February 8, 2008 and February 8, 2009.