EQUITY RESIDENTIAL — Director's Dealing 2016

Jan 5, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (EQR)
CIK: 0000906107
Period of Report: 2016-01-04

Reporting Person: NEAL JOHN E (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-01-04	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	S	2000	$80.08	Disposed	8189.2107	Direct
2016-01-04	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	M	2762	$61.25	Acquired	10951.2107	Direct
2016-01-04	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	S	2762	$80.153	Disposed	8189.2107	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-01-04	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$61.25	M	2762	Disposed	2024-06-12	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (2762)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	14634.377	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.