EQUITY RESIDENTIAL — Director's Dealing 2016

Feb 10, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (EQR)
CIK: 0000906107
Period of Report: 2016-02-09

Reporting Person: Altshuler Barry (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-02-09	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	S	560	$72.2285	Disposed	33202	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	1027	Indirect
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	62	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents the sale of shares for the payment of tax liability incurred upon the vesting of restricted shares.

F2: Direct total includes restricted shares of the Company scheduled to vest in the future.

F3: 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, 2016.

F4: 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.