# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000906107
**File Stem:** 0001127602-25-020364
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 8878
**Document Hash:** 9ae6df6a0b7379f7d7bd88cb61b9c7e9
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001127602-25-020364.hdr.sgml**: 20250812

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001127602-25-020364

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250722

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250812

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250812

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** McLeod Bret
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002081307

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-12252
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251207551

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** TWO N. RIVERSIDE PLAZA
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 400
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60606
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000906107
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 363877868
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
- **STREET 2:** TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 400
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60606
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 3129281178

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 400
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60606

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19930524

## Ex-24

```

POWER OF ATTORNEY

	KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Scott J. Fenster, Samantha M. Thompson,
Christopher A. Maher, and Simone Lanier, acting singly,
and with full power of substitution, re-substitution and
delegation, the undersigned?s true and lawful attorney-in-fact,
with full power to act for the undersigned and in the undersigned?s
name, place and stead, in the undersigned?s capacity as an officer
or trustee of Equity Residential (the ?Company?), to:

       (1) take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to
 enable the undersigned to submit and file forms, schedules and other
 documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (?SEC?)
 utilizing the SEC?s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval (?EDGAR?)
 system, which actions may include (a) enrolling the undersigned in
EDGAR Next and (b) preparing, executing and submitting to the SEC a
Form ID, amendments thereto, and such other documents and information
 as may be necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords
enabling the undersigned to make filings and submissions utilizing
the EDGAR system;

       (2) prepare and execute Forms 3, 4 and 5 (and any successor
 forms) in accordance with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange A
ct of 1934 and the rules thereunder (collectively, the ?Exchange Act?);

       (3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
 the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
 and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 (and any successor forms),
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and
timely file such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or
similar authority;

       (4) act as an account administrator for the undersigned?s
 EDGAR account, including: (a) appoint, remove and replace account
 administrators, account users, technical administrators and
delegated entities; (b) maintain the security of the undersigned?s
 EDGAR account, including modification of access codes; (c) maintain,
 modify and certify the accuracy of information on the undersigned?s
 EDGAR account dashboard; (d) act as the EDGAR point of contact with
 respect to the undersigned?s EDGAR account; and (e) any other actions
 contemplated by Rule 10 of Regulation S-T with respect to account
administrators; and

       (5) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
 with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by,
 the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
 such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
 Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact?s direction.

       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
 full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and
thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
 exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully
 to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do
if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
 hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or
 such attorney-in-fact?s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully
 do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
 rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
 that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
 at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned?s responsibilities to
comply with the requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act,
 any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with
 such requirements, or any liability of the undersigned for
disgorgement of profits under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

       This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file F
orms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned?s holdings of
 and transactions in securities of the Company, unless earlier
 revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused
this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 10th
day of July, 2025.

                                    /s/ BRET D. MCLEOD

```

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>McLeod Bret<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>TWO N. RIVERSIDE PLAZA<br>SUITE 400<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>CHICAGO, IL 60606<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>EQUITY RESIDENTIAL [ EQR ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-07-22 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_EVP & Chief Financial Officer_ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Shares Of Beneficial Interest | 0 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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**Signature:** /s/ Samantha Thompson, Attorney-in-fact  
**Date:** 2025-08-12

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**