CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) today announced that the company will participate in the 2007 BMO Capital Markets North American REIT Conference. Donna Brandin, the company's Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a group discussion on Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. CT. The event will be web cast. The listen-only web cast will be available at www.bmocm.com/conferences/2007REIT.

Equity Residential is an S&P 500 company focused on the acquisition, development and management of high quality apartment properties in top U.S. growth markets. Equity Residential owns or has investments in 618 properties consisting of 166,324 units. For more information on Equity Residential, please visit our website at www.equityresidential.com.

Source: Equity Residential