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0001608764
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000803649
EQUITY COMMONWEALTH
001-09317
Two North Riverside Plaza
Chicago
IL
60606
312-646-2800
ORRIN S SHIFRIN
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
50000
962885.00
109730457
08/10/2023
NYSE
Common
02/08/2019
Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
200
02/08/2019
Compensation
Common
02/08/2019
Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
6667
02/08/2019
Compensation
Common
01/28/2017
Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
1974
01/28/2017
Compensation
Common
11/08/2017
Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
10117
11/08/2017
Compensation
Common
10/28/2017
Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
8407
10/28/2017
Compensation
Common
10/28/2018
Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
14474
10/28/2018
Compensation
Common
10/28/2018
Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
8161
10/28/2018
Compensation
Y
08/10/2023
/s/ Orrin S Shifrin