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This excerpt taken from the EQR 10-Q filed Aug 7, 2008.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 10, 2008. Shareholders holding 247,505,632 Common Shares (being the only class of shares entitled to vote at the meeting), or 91.49% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Shares as of the record date for the meeting, attended the meeting or were represented by proxy. The Company’s shareholders voted on two proposals presented at the meeting and both received the requisite number of votes to pass. The results of the shareholders’ votes on the two proposals are as follows:

Proposal I – Election of the following trustees to annual terms expiring in 2009. A plurality of the votes cast was required for the election of trustees.

 

NOMINEE

   FOR    WITHHELD

John W. Alexander

   242,961,483    4,544,150

Charles L. Atwood

   244,052,169    3,453,465

Stephen O. Evans

   242,986,097    4,519,536

Boone A. Knox

   243,949,036    3,556,597

John E. Neal

   244,047,530    3,458,104

David J. Neithercut

   243,167,029    4,338,604

Desiree G. Rogers

   244,050,484    3,455,149

Sheli Z. Rosenberg

   239,380,762    8,124,871

Gerald A. Spector

   243,135,338    4,370,295

B. Joseph White

   242,969,770    4,535,863

Samuel Zell

   236,624,550    10,881,083

Proposal II – Approval to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2008. A majority of the votes cast was required for approval.

 

     FOR    AGAINST    ABSTAIN

Total Shares

   243,669,416    1,812,061    2,024,154

% of Voted Shares

   98.45%    0.73%    0.82%

% of Outstanding

   90.08%    0.67%    0.74%
This excerpt taken from the EQR 10-K filed Feb 28, 2007.
Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

None.

 

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PART II

 

This excerpt taken from the EQR 10-K filed Mar 8, 2006.
Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

None.

 

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PART II

 

This excerpt taken from the EQR 10-K filed Mar 14, 2005.
  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

None.

 

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