0001193125-14-123884.txt : 20140331 0001193125-14-123884.hdr.sgml : 20140331 20140331161133 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-14-123884 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140331 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140331 FILER: 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 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 424B3 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-80835 FILM NUMBER: 14730189 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 424B3 1 d696104d424b3.htm 424B3 424B3

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

(To Prospectus dated July 7, 1999)

   

Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)

Registration No. 333-80835

Equity Residential

6,179,094 Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

 

 

This prospectus supplement updates the prospectus dated July 7, 1999, as amended by the prospectus supplements dated August 30, 1999, December 15, 2000 and November 8, 2013, relating to the offer and sale from time to time of up to 6,179,094 of our common shares of beneficial interest by certain selling shareholders and their transferees, assignees, distributees or pledgees, as further described in the prospectus, as previously supplemented. Share numbers disclosed in this prospectus supplement have been adjusted to reflect the two-for one share split which we effectuated on October 11, 2001.

You should read this prospectus supplement in conjunction with the prospectus and all previous supplements. This prospectus supplement is not complete without, and may not be delivered or used except in conjunction with, the prospectus, including any previous supplements to it. This prospectus supplement is qualified by reference to the prospectus, except to the extent that the information provided by this prospectus supplement supersedes information contained in the prospectus.

The information below updates the table appearing under the caption “Selling Shareholders” in the prospectus, as previously supplemented. Since the date we have received information from the selling shareholders, the selling shareholders may have beneficially acquired, sold, transferred or disposed of our common shares.

 

Name of Selling Shareholder

    Number of Common
Shares Beneficially Owned and
Offered Hereby

Preston Butcher, as trustee of

the CPB/CFB Revocable Trust

    659,990*

 

* Based on information provided by the identified selling shareholder as of March 6, 2014. Beneficial ownership of common shares offered hereby was acquired as a result of transfers of units of limited partnership interest in ERP Operating Limited Partnership (“Units”) by certain selling shareholders previously identified in the prospectus, as supplemented. The selling shareholder beneficially owns an additional (i) 383,110 common shares and (ii) 223,527 Units and common shares issuable upon exchange of such Units.

The date of this prospectus supplement is March 31, 2014.