Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders (Form 8-K)

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 17, 2021, Equity Residential (the 'Company') held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the 'Annual Meeting'). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders were asked to consider and vote upon the proposals described in the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting (the 'Proxy Statement'). The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1- Election of Trustees

All twelve of the nominees for Trustees were elected to serve for a one-yearterm which expires at the Company's 2022 annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth below.

Nominee		For		Withheld
Angela M. Aman		326,673,759		1,227,930
Raymond Bennett		325,740,149		2,161,540
Linda Walker Bynoe		323,340,902		4,560,787
Connie K. Duckworth		325,655,867		2,245,822
Mary Kay Haben		325,029,192		2,872,497
Tahsinul Zia Huque		325,737,512		2,164,177
John E. Neal		315,329,144		12,572,545
David J. Neithercut		323,264,705		4,636,984
Mark J. Parrell		324,999,980		2,901,709
Mark S. Shapiro		320,869,238		7,032,451
Stephen E. Sterrett		325,609,060		2,292,629
Samuel Zell		272,204,787		55,696,902

There were 12,726,552 broker non-voteswith respect to Proposal 1.

Proposal 2- Ratification of Independent Auditor for 2021

The selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditor for 2021 was ratified by the shareholders, by the votes set forth below.

For		329,142,861
Against		11,293,044
Abstain		192,336

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Proposal 3- Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation disclosed in the Proxy Statement, by the votes set forth below.

For		302,155,461
Against		11,452,753
Abstain		14,293,475
Broker Non-Votes		12,726,552

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