EQUITY RESIDENTIAL — Director's Dealing 2017

Nov 3, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (EQR)
CIK: 0000906107
Period of Report: 2017-11-01

Reporting Person: Parrell Mark J. (Executive Vice President & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-11-01	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	M	1600	$51.34	Acquired	29352	Direct
2017-11-01	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	S	1600	$68.006	Disposed	27752	Direct
2017-11-02	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	M	3000	$51.34	Acquired	30752	Direct
2017-11-02	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	S	3000	$68.007	Disposed	27752	Direct
2017-11-03	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	M	45400	$51.34	Acquired	73152	Direct
2017-11-03	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	S	45400	$68.0022	Disposed	27752	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-11-01	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$51.34	M	1600	Disposed	2022-02-03	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (1600)	Direct
2017-11-02	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$51.34	M	3000	Disposed	2022-02-03	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (3000)	Direct
2017-11-03	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$51.34	M	45400	Disposed	2022-02-03	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (45400)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	994	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Direct total includes restricted shares of the Company scheduled to vest in the future.

F2: The price represents the weighted average price of the shares sold. The shares were sold within a range of $68.00 to $68.04. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

F3: The price represents the weighted average price of the shares sold. The shares were sold within a range of $68.00 to $68.055. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

F4: 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 October 13, 2017.

F5: Represents options which vested in three equal installments on February 3, 2013, February 3, 2014 and February 3, 2015.