EQUITY RESIDENTIAL — Director's Dealing 2015

Feb 9, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (EQR)
CIK: 0000906107
Period of Report: 2015-02-05

Reporting Person: STROHM BRUCE C (EVP & General Counsel)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-02-05	Restricted Units	$	A	14762	Acquired	2025-02-05	Operating Partnership Units (14762)	Direct
2015-02-05	Restricted Units	$	A	7381	Acquired	2025-02-05	Operating Partnership Units (7381)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	2179.3149	Direct
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	2563.3588	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 January 10, 2015.

F2: On February 5, 2015, the reporting person received a grant of Series 2015A restricted limited partnership interests ("Restricted Units", formerly known as "LTIP Units") in ERP Operating Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), the operating partnership of Equity Residential (the "Company"), in lieu of restricted shares of the Company as part of the Company's annual grant of long-term compensation. Restricted Units are a class of partnership interest that automatically convert into an equal number of limited partnership interests of the Operating Partnership ("OP Units") when the capital account related to the Restricted Units reaches a specified target for federal income tax purposes (provided such target is reached within ten years of issuance). Subject to any vesting requirements of the grant, OP Units are redeemable by the holder for common shares of the Company on a one-for-one basis or the cash value of such shares, at the Company's option. The Restricted Units reflected in this report also include any OP Units into which such Restricted Units automatically convert.

F3: The Restricted Units are scheduled to vest on February 5, 2018.

F4: On February 5, 2015, the reporting person elected to receive a grant of Series 2015B restricted limited partnership interests ("Restricted Units", formerly known as "LTIP Units") in ERP Operating Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), the operating partnership of Equity Residential (the "Company"), in connection with all or a portion of their performance bonus. Restricted Units are a class of partnership interest that automatically convert into an equal number of limited partnership interests of the Operating Partnership ("OP Units") when the capital account related to the Restricted Units reaches a specified target for federal income tax purposes (provided such target is reached within ten years of issuance). OP Units are redeemable by the holder for common shares of the Company on a one-for-one basis or the cash value of such shares, at the Company's option. The Restricted Units reflected in this report also include any OP Units into which such Restricted Units automatically convert.

F5: The Restricted Units vested on February 5, 2015, the date of the grant and remain subject to a two year hold requirement.