EQUITY RESIDENTIAL — Director's Dealing 2018

Sep 7, 2018

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (EQR)
CIK: 0000906107
Period of Report: 2018-09-04

Reporting Person: Garechana Robert (EVP & Chief Financial Officer)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	9282	Direct
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	129	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Operating Partnership Units	$0		Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (4655)		Direct
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$46.72	2023-02-07	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (4974)		Direct
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$48.06	2023-03-14	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (3032)		Direct
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$48.13	2024-02-06	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (2128)		Direct
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$68.40	2025-02-05	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (2735)		Direct
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$64.99	2026-02-04	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (4879)		Direct
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$60.76	2027-02-02	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (9419)		Direct
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$60.33	2028-02-01	Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest (9146)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Direct total includes restricted shares of Equity Residential (the "Company") scheduled to vest in the future.

F2: 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.

F3: Represents units that were restricted limited partnership interests ("Restricted Units") in ERP Operating Limited Partnership (the "Operating Limited Partnership"), the operating partnership of the Company, which have automatically converted to limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership ("OP Units") per their terms. The OP Units reflected in this report are fully vested, transferable and can be exchanged by the holder for common shares of the Company on a one-for-one basis or, at the Company's option, for the cash value of such shares.

F4: The OP Units do not have an expiration date.

F5: Represents share options which vested in three equal installments on February 7, 2014, February 7, 2015 and February 7, 2016.

F6: Represents share options which vested in approximately three installments on March 14, 2014, March 14, 2015 and March 14, 2016.

F7: Represents share options which vested in approximately three equal installments on February 6, 2015, February 6, 2016 and February 6, 2017.

F8: Represents share options which vested in approximately three equal installments on February 5, 2016, February 5, 2017 and February 5, 2018.

F9: Represents share options which are scheduled to vest in approximately three equal installments on February 4, 2017, February 4, 2018 and February 4, 2019.

F10: Represents share options which are scheduled to vest in approximately three equal installments on February 2, 2018, February 2, 2019 and February 2, 2020.

F11: Represents share options which are scheduled to vest in approximately three equal installments on February 1, 2019, February 1, 2020 and February 1, 2021.