Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 25, 2020, Equity Residential (the "Company") held its 2020 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-year term which expires at the Company's 2021 annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth below.



Nominee                    For            Withheld

Raymond Bennett 335,235,110 208,565 Linda Walker Bynoe 328,933,004 6,510,671 Connie K. Duckworth 333,358,011 2,085,664 Mary Kay Haben 331,608,528 3,835,147 Tahsinul Zia Huque 335,222,653 221,022 Bradley A. Keywell 335,221,726 221,949 John E. Neal

            321,362,891       14,080,784

David J. Neithercut 333,184,941 2,258,734 Mark J. Parrell 335,227,519 216,156 Mark S. Shapiro 328,793,601 6,650,074 Stephen E. Sterrett 335,083,621 360,054 Samuel Zell

             282,198,904       53,244,771

There were 9,078,472 broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 1.

Proposal 2 - Ratification of Independent Auditor for 2020

The selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditor for 2020 was ratified by the shareholders, by the votes set forth below.



For         334,687,975
Against       9,646,924
Abstain         187,248


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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                  310,423,390
Against                9,243,296
Abstain               15,776,989
Broker Non-Votes       9,078,472


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