Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): June 16, 2010

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland   1-12252   13-3675988

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

Two North Riverside Plaza

Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois

  

60606

(Zip Code)

(Address of principal executive offices)  

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (312) 474-1300

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 16, 2010. The Company’s shareholders voted on three proposals presented at the meeting and all three received the requisite number of votes to pass. The results of the shareholders’ votes on the three proposals are as follows:

Proposal I – Election of the following trustees to annual terms expiring in 2011 was approved by the following vote:

 

Nominee    For    Withheld    Broker Non-Votes

John W. Alexander

    210,923,395    32,792,087    12,665,158

Charles L. Atwood

    216,548,744    27,166,738    12,665,158

Linda Walker Bynoe

    238,362,660    5,352,822    12,665,158

Boone A. Knox

    239,717,751    3,997,731    12,665,158

John E. Neal

    240,777,236    2,938,246    12,665,158

David J. Neithercut

    240,132,787    3,582,695    12,665,158

Mark S. Shapiro

    239,873,776    3,841,706    12,665,158

Gerald A. Spector

    235,096,212    8,619,270    12,665,158

B. Joseph White

    210,378,139    33,337,343    12,665,158

Samuel Zell

    232,715,351    11,000,131    12,665,158

Proposal II – The ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2010, was approved by the following vote:

 

For    Against      Abstain          
255,815,351    514,391      50,897      

Proposal III – A non-binding shareholder proposal relating to majority voting for trustee elections was approved by the following vote:

 

For          Against            Abstain        Broker Non-Votes         
138,219,901    105,230,117      265,464    12,665,158   

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: June 21, 2010    By:   

/s/ Bruce C. Strohm

   Name:    Bruce C. Strohm
   Its:    Executive Vice President and General Counsel