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Equity Residential to Participate in Investor Conference

Company Release - 9/27/2010

Panel to be Web Cast

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced that the company’s President and CEO, David J. Neithercut, will participate in a panel discussion at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Real Estate conference on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 4:05 p.m. ET. The panel discussion will be available live via web cast. The web cast link can be accessed in the Presentations section of the Investor Information section of the company’s website, www.equityapartments.com.

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 479 properties totaling 134,484 units in 21 states and the District of Columbia. For more information on Equity Residential, please visit our website at www.equityapartments.com.

Source: Equity Residential

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Equity Residential

Marty McKenna, (312) 928-1901