EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (NYSE:EQR) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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On June21, 2017, Equity Residential (the Company) announced that
Bruce C. Strohm, 62, its Executive Vice President and General
Counsel since 1995, will retire from the Company effective
January1, 2018 (the Retirement Date), and be succeeded by Scott
J. Fenster, currently Senior Vice President Legal of the Company.

Mr.Fenster, 41, joined the Company in 2003 and has extensive
experience in capital markets and securities matters, real estate
transactions and development, joint ventures, corporate
transactions and corporate governance. Prior to joining the
Company, Mr.Fenster was an associate at Katten Muchin Rosenman
LLP. Mr.Fenster is a graduate of the University of Illinois and
received his J.D. from The University of Michigan Law School.

to a Retirement Agreement entered into between Mr.Strohm and the
Company on June21, 2017, Mr.Strohm will be eligible to receive a
cash bonus and equity grant in early 2018 for his 2017 service,
determined by the Compensation Committee of the Companys Board of
Trustees at the same time and in the same manner as for the
Companys other executives. Mr.Strohm will also be entitled to
certain retirement benefits as previously disclosed in the
Companys most recent proxy statement filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on April27, 2017. No severance will be
payable to Mr.Strohm in connection with his retirement.

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About EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (NYSE:EQR)

Equity Residential is a real estate investment trust. The Company is focused on the acquisition, development and management of apartment properties in various markets of the United States. The Company’s segments include Boston, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Southern California, Washington D.C., Non-core – South Florida, Non-core – Denver, and Non-core – other. ERP Operating Limited Partnership (Operating Partnership) conducts the multifamily residential property business of the Company. The Company’s property ownership, development and related business operations are conducted through the Operating Partnership. The Company holds interests in approximately 390 properties located in over 10 states and the District of Columbia, consisting of approximately 109,650 apartment units. Its properties are of various building types, such as garden, mid/high-rise and military housing. Its core properties are located in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Seattle and San Diego, among others.