Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;

Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain

Officers.

(d) On November 20, 2019, Tahsinul Zia Huque was appointed as a Trustee of Equity


    Residential (the "Company"). In connection with Mr. Huque's appointment, the
    size of the Company's Board of Trustees was increased from 12 to 13.
    Mr. Huque was also appointed to serve on the Audit Committee effective as of
    such date. The Company has determined that Mr. Huque is independent of the
    Company and its management within the meaning of the New York Stock Exchange
    listing standards.


As a
non-employee
Trustee, Mr. Huque will receive an annual cash retainer of $80,000, an annual
retainer of $160,000 to be paid in share options, restricted shares and/or
restricted units, and an additional $10,000 annual cash retainer for his service
on the Audit Committee, with all such amounts prorated from the date of his
appointment to the date of the Company's 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The Company will enter into an Indemnification Agreement with Mr. Huque in
substantially the same form that the Company has entered into with its other
trustees and executive officers. The form of the Indemnification Agreement was
filed as Exhibit 10.18 to the Company's Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 12, 2004.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Huque's appointment to the Company's
Board of Trustees is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K
and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


 Exhibit
 Number                                      Description

   99.1            Press Release, dated November 20, 2019, announcing the appointment
                 of Tahsinul Zia Huque to the Board of Trustees of Equity
                 Residential.

   104           Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
                 document).



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