Edgar Filing: Brackenridge Alexander

Ownership Submission

FORM 5

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Brackenridge Alexander

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL [EQR]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 400

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2017

(Street)

CHICAGO,Â ILÂ 60606

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(check applicable line)
_X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	02/20/2015	Â	S4⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	143	D	$ 78.4203	19,971 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	03/18/2015	Â	P4⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	42	A	$ 80.18	19,971 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	03/27/2015	Â	S4⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	151	D	$ 78.41	19,971 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	06/09/2015	Â	P4⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	128	A	$ 70.9711	19,971 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	07/27/2015	Â	P4⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	50	A	$ 75.1364	19,971 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	08/19/2015	Â	S4⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	93	D	$ 76.4262	19,971 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	02/08/2016	Â	P4⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	249	A	$ 71.7861	19,971 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	03/18/2016	Â	S4⁽¹⁾	2,179	D	$ 73.88	19,971 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	04/22/2016	Â	S4⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	112	D	$ 71.7811	19,971 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	05/26/2016	Â	P4⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	185	A	$ 68.6939	19,971 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	06/14/2016	Â	P4⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	46	A	$ 64.5224	19,971 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	07/25/2016	Â	P4⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	61	A	$ 70.2435	19,971 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	07/28/2016	Â	S4⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	406	D	$ 66.7876	19,971 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	10/14/2016	Â	P4⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	188	A	$ 61.5039	19,971 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	03/02/2017	Â	S4⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	80	D	$ 63.385	19,971 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	10/12/2017	Â	S4⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	104	D	$ 67.1644	19,971 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	11/24/2017	Â	P4⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	20	A	$ 68.2599	19,971 ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	2,701 ⁽⁴⁾	I	401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Brackenridge Alexander TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 400 CHICAGO,Â ILÂ 60606	Â	Â	Â Executive Vice President	Â

Signatures

s/ By: Jane Matz, Attorney-in-fact		04/25/2018
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	All or a portion of the shares reported in these transactions may have been matchable to other transactions that occurred within a six-month period under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The reporting person has disgorged $8,282.91 to the issuer, the maximum amount of the profit realized in connection with any short-swing transactions, notwithstanding whether such disgorgement would actually be required by law.
(2)	The shares reported in these transactions are held jointly with the reporting person's spouse in a separately managed account with a third-party investment advisory firm of which the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The transactions occurred in the sole discretion of the third-party investment advisor without direction from the reporting person or his spouse.
(3)	Includes 132 shares held jointly with the reporting person's spouse in a separately managed account with a third-party investment advisory firm of which the reporting person disclaims ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	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.

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