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  0001722913
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000906107
  EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
  001-12252
  EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
  TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 400
  CHICAGO
  IL
  60606
  3129281178
  Fenster Scott
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  5340
  384824.96
  379429476
  02/06/2025
  NYSE
  Common
  02/05/2025
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  5340
  02/05/2025
  Compensation
  Y
  Sale includes an amount necessary to cover a tax obligation resulting from the settlement of a vested equity award distribution.
  02/06/2025
  /s/ Jennifer Ruchti, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Scott J. Fenster