UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 6, 2010

 

 

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Maryland		1-12252		13-3675988
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

 

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Illinois		0-24920		36-3894853
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 400

Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number: (312) 474-1300

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

 

(b)

On July 6, 2010, Boone A. Knox informed the Board of Trustees of Equity Residential (the “Company”) that he is resigning from the Company’s Board effective July 6, 2010, due to illness. The Company expresses its sincere appreciation for his many years of outstanding service as a member of the Board and its various committees. As a result of Mr. Knox’s resignation, the Board has reduced its size to 9 seats.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

				EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
Date: July 8, 2010				By:		/S/    BRUCE C. STROHM
				Name:		Bruce C. Strohm
				Its:		Executive Vice President and General Counsel
				ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
				By:		Equity Residential, its general partner
Date: July 8, 2010				By:		/S/    BRUCE C. STROHM
				Name:		Bruce C. Strohm
				Its:		Executive Vice President and General Counsel