Sep. 29, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), today announced that the company will participate in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Real Estate Conference. David J. Neithercut, the company’s President and CEO, will participate in a panel discussion at the conference on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 9:40 a.m. Eastern time. A live web cast of the panel discussion will be available in the Presentations section of the Investor Relations section of the company’s website, www.equityresidential.com.

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 512 properties totaling 140,605 units. For more information on Equity Residential, please visit our website at www.equityresidential.com.