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 $0.50 per share will be paid on January 9, 2015 to shareholders of record on December 26, 2014.

A quarterly dividend of $1.03625 per share will be paid on December 31, 2014 to shareholders of record on December 19, 2014 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 110,063 apartment units. For more information on Equity Residential, please visit our website at www.equityapartments.com.