EQUITY RESIDENTIAL — Director's Dealing 2015

Jan 5, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (EQR)
CIK: 0000906107
Period of Report: 2015-01-02

Reporting Person: NEAL JOHN E (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-01-02	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	M	4599	$38.57	Acquired	13107.2107	Direct
2015-01-02	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	S	4599	$73.003	Disposed	8508.2107	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-01-02	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$38.57	M	4599	Disposed	2018-02-07	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (4599)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	17216.914	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 three equal installments on August 7, 2008, February 7, 2009 and February 7, 2010.