CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced that its Board of Trustees declared dividends on the company’s common and preferred shares. A common share dividend for the third quarter of $0.50 per share will be paid on October 10, 2014 to shareholders of record on September 22, 2014.

A quarterly dividend of $1.03625 per share will be paid on September 30, 2014 to shareholders of record on September 19, 2014 of the company’s Series K Preferred Shares.

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 396 properties consisting of 111,011 apartment units. For more information on Equity Residential, please visit our website at www.equityapartments.com.

Equity Residential
Marty McKenna, (312) 928-1901

Source: Equity Residential