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These excerpts taken from the EQR 10-K filed Feb 26, 2009.

A Significant Downgrade in Our Credit Ratings Could Adversely Affect Our Performance

A significant downgrade in our credit ratings, while not affecting our ability to draw proceeds under the revolving credit facility, would cause our borrowing costs to increase under the facility and also would impact our ability to borrow secured and unsecured debt by increasing borrowing costs, or otherwise limit our access to capital. In addition, a downgrade below investment grade would require us to post cash collateral and/or letters of credit in favor of some of our secured lenders to cover our self-insured property and liability insurance deductibles.

A Significant Downgrade in Our Credit Ratings Could Adversely Affect Our Performance

A significant downgrade in our credit ratings, while not affecting our ability to draw proceeds under the revolving credit facility, would cause our borrowing costs to increase under the facility and also would impact our ability to borrow secured and unsecured debt by increasing borrowing costs, or otherwise limit our access to capital. In addition, a downgrade below investment grade would require us to post cash collateral and/or letters of credit in favor of some of our secured lenders to cover our self-insured property and liability insurance deductibles.

A Significant Downgrade in Our Credit Ratings Could Adversely Affect Our Performance


A significant downgrade in our credit ratings, while not affecting our ability to draw proceeds under the revolving credit facility, would cause our
borrowing costs to increase under the facility and also would impact our ability to borrow secured and unsecured debt by increasing borrowing costs, or otherwise limit our access to capital. In addition, a downgrade below investment grade would
require us to post cash collateral and/or letters of credit in favor of some of our secured lenders to cover our self-insured property and liability insurance deductibles.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%">Scheduled Debt Payments Could Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">In the future, our cash flow could be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest or to pay distributions on our securities at
expected levels.

We may not be able to refinance existing debt, including joint venture indebtedness (which in virtually all cases
requires substantial principal payments at maturity) and, if we can, the terms of such refinancing might not be as favorable as the terms of existing indebtedness. If principal payments due at maturity cannot be refinanced, extended or paid with
proceeds of other capital transactions, such as new equity capital, our cash flow will not be sufficient in all years to repay all maturing debt. As a result, certain of our other debt may cross default, we may be forced to postpone capital
expenditures necessary for the maintenance of our properties, we may have to dispose of one or more properties on terms that would otherwise be unacceptable to us or we may be forced to allow the mortgage holder to foreclose on a property.

Please refer to Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, for the
Company’s debt maturity schedule as of December 31, 2008.

A Significant Downgrade in Our Credit Ratings Could Adversely Affect Our Performance


A significant downgrade in our credit ratings, while not affecting our ability to draw proceeds under the revolving credit facility, would cause our
borrowing costs to increase under the facility and also would impact our ability to borrow secured and unsecured debt by increasing borrowing costs, or otherwise limit our access to capital. In addition, a downgrade below investment grade would
require us to post cash collateral and/or letters of credit in favor of some of our secured lenders to cover our self-insured property and liability insurance deductibles.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%">Scheduled Debt Payments Could Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">In the future, our cash flow could be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest or to pay distributions on our securities at
expected levels.

We may not be able to refinance existing debt, including joint venture indebtedness (which in virtually all cases
requires substantial principal payments at maturity) and, if we can, the terms of such refinancing might not be as favorable as the terms of existing indebtedness. If principal payments due at maturity cannot be refinanced, extended or paid with
proceeds of other capital transactions, such as new equity capital, our cash flow will not be sufficient in all years to repay all maturing debt. As a result, certain of our other debt may cross default, we may be forced to postpone capital
expenditures necessary for the maintenance of our properties, we may have to dispose of one or more properties on terms that would otherwise be unacceptable to us or we may be forced to allow the mortgage holder to foreclose on a property.

Please refer to Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, for the
Company’s debt maturity schedule as of December 31, 2008.

This excerpt taken from the EQR 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2008.

A Significant Downgrade in Our Credit Ratings Could Adversely Affect Our Performance

A significant downgrade in our credit ratings, while not affecting our ability to draw proceeds under the revolving credit facility, would cause our borrowing costs to increase under the facility and also would impact our ability to borrow secured and unsecured debt by increasing borrowing costs and causing shorter borrowing periods, or otherwise limit our access to capital.

 

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