0001127602-12-004364.txt : 20120207 0001127602-12-004364.hdr.sgml : 20120207 20120207155746 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001127602-12-004364 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120203 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120207 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120207 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000906107 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 363877868 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL STREET 2: TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 400 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 3129281178 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930524 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GEORGE ALAN W CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001219715 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12252 FILM NUMBER: 12577901 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O EQUITY RESIDENTIAL STREET 2: TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 400 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 4 1 form4.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0304 4 2012-02-03 0000906107 EQUITY RESIDENTIAL EQR 0001219715 GEORGE ALAN W TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 400 CHICAGO IL 60606 1 Executive Vice President & CIO Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 73277.627 D Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 2665.7338 I 401(k) Plan Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 51725.247 I SERP Account LTIP Units 2012-02-03 4 A 0 10184 0 A 2015-02-03 Operating Partnership Units 10184 10184 D Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) 60.25 2012-02-03 4 A 0 71850 0 A 2022-02-03 Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest 71850 71850 D Represents shares acquired through profit sharing contributions and dividend reinvestment activity in the reporting person's account with the Equity Residential Advantage 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, a plan qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Such shares represent acquisitions through January 13, 2012. Represents shares owned by Principal Trust Company, as Trustee of the Equity Residential Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, for the benefit of the reporting person. On February 3, 2012, the reporting person received a grant of restricted limited partnership interests ("LTIP Units") in ERP Operating Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), the operating partnership of Equity Residential (the "Company"), in lieu of restricted shares of the Company as part of the Company's annual grant of long-term compensation. LTIP Units are a class of partnership interest that automatically convert into an equal number of limited partnership interests of the Operating Partnership ("OP Units") when the capital account related to the LTIP Units reaches a specified target for federal income tax purposes (provided such target is reached within ten years of issuance). Subject to any vesting requirements of the grant, OP Units are redeemable by the holder for common shares of the Company on a one-for-one basis or the cash value of such shares, at the Company's option. The LTIPs reflected in this report also include any OP Units into which such LTIP Units automatically convert. The LTIP Units are scheduled to vest on February 3, 2015. Represents share options scheduled to vest in three equal installments on February 3, 2013, February 3, 2014 and February 3, 2015. s/ By: Jane Matz, Attorney-in-fact 2012-02-07