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This excerpt taken from the EQR 8-K filed Dec 15, 2008.

F-22


(4) On May 24, 2007, the Company issued an irrevocable notice to redeem for cash on June 25, 2007 all 230,000 units of its 7.625% Series J Preference Interests with a liquidation value of $11.5 million. This notice triggered the holder’s Accelerated Conversion Right, which they exercised. As a result, effective June 25, 2007, the 230,000 units were converted into 324,484 Common Shares.

During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company redeemed for cash all of its 7.875% Series G Preference Interests with a liquidation value of $25.5 million. The Company recorded approximately $0.7 million as a premium on redemption of Preference Interests (Minority Interests) in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company issued irrevocable notices to redeem for cash all 460,000 units of its 7.625% Series H and I Preference Interests with a liquidation value of $23.0 million. This notice triggered the respective holders’ Accelerated Conversion Rights, which they exercised. As a result, the 460,000 units were converted into 679,686 Common Shares.

During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company redeemed or repurchased for cash all of its Series B through F Preference Interests with a liquidation value of $146.0 million. The Company recorded approximately $4.1 million as premiums on redemption of Preference Interests (Minority Interests) in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, which included $3.8 million in original issuance costs and $0.3 million in cash redemption charges.

The following table presents the Operating Partnership’s issued and outstanding Junior Convertible Preference Units (the “Junior Preference Units”) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006:

 

     Redemption
Date (2)
   Conversion
Rate (2)
   Annual
Dividend
per Unit (1)
   Amounts in thousands
              December 31,
2007
   December 31,
2006

Junior Preference Units:

              

Series B Junior Convertible Preference Units; liquidation value $25 per unit; 7,367 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006

   7/29/09    1.020408    $ 2.00    $ 184    $ 184
                      
            $ 184    $ 184
                      

 

(1) Dividends on the Junior Preference Units are payable quarterly at various pay dates.
(2) On or after the tenth anniversary of the issuance (the “Redemption Date”), the Series B Junior Preference Units may be converted into OP Units at the option of the Operating Partnership based on the contractual conversion rate. Prior to the Redemption Date, the holders may elect to convert the Series B Junior Preference Units to OP Units under certain circumstances based on the contractual conversion rate. The contractual rate is based upon a ratio dependent upon the closing price of EQR’s Common Shares.

 

4. Real Estate

The following table summarizes the carrying amounts for investment in real estate (at cost) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 (amounts in thousands):

 

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