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  0001841519
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000906107
  EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
  001-12252
  EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
  TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 400
  CHICAGO
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  3129281178
  Carraway Catherine
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  1007
  71040.42
  379943670
  05/01/2025
  NYSE
  Common
  02/03/2022
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  32
  02/03/2022
  Compensation
  Common
  02/13/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  319
  02/13/2023
  Compensation
  Common
  02/01/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  106
  02/01/2024
  Compensation
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  550
  02/12/2024
  Compensation
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  Two North Riverside Plaza
  Chicago
  IL
  60606
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  60894.59
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  /s/ Daniel Tucci, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Catherine Carraway