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 $0.5525 per share will be paid on October 9, 2015 to shareholders of record on September 21, 2015.

A quarterly dividend of $1.03625 per share will be paid on September 30, 2015 to shareholders of record on September 18, 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 388 properties consisting of 108,430 apartment units. For more information on Equity Residential, please visit our website at www.equityapartments.com.