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 fourth quarter of $0.5525 per share will be paid on January 8, 2016 to shareholders of record on December 28, 2015.

A quarterly dividend of $1.03625 per share will be paid on December 31, 2015 to shareholders of record on December 21, 2015 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 393 properties consisting of 109,540 apartment units. For more information on Equity Residential, please visit our website at www.equityapartments.com.

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Equity Residential
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Source: Equity Residential