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Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of January 11, 2013

among

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

THE BANKS LISTED HEREIN,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Co-Syndication Agents,

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC,

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC and

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners,

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

CITIBANK, N.A.,

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,

REGIONS BANK,

SUNTRUST BANK,

UBS SECURITIES LLC,

UNION BANK, N.A., and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Co-Documentation Agents

and

THE OTHER AGENTS NAMED HEREIN

REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of January 11, 2013, is among ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, the BANKS party hereto, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent , JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Syndication Agents, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, BARCLAYS BANK PLC, CITIBANK, N.A., DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., NEW YORK BRANCH, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, REGIONS BANK, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, SUNTRUST BANK, UBS SECURITIES LLC, UNION BANK, N.A. AND U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Documentation Agents, COMPASS BANK and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Senior Managing Agents, SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORP., NEW YORK and HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Managing Agents and MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., BRANCH BANKING & TRUST COMPANY and CAPITAL ONE, N.A., as Co-Agents.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:

“Absolute Rate Auction” means a solicitation of Money Market Quotes setting forth Money Market Absolute Rates pursuant to Section 2.3.

“Acquisition Property” means a property acquired by the Borrower or its Consolidated Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates (whether by purchase, merger or other corporate transaction and including acquisitions from taxable REIT subsidiaries owned by the Borrower).

“Acquisition Property Value” means the greater of (a) the EBITDA generated by an Acquisition Property divided by the FMV Cap Rate (or Borrower’s Share thereof with respect to any Acquisition Property owned by a Consolidated Subsidiary or an Investment Affiliate), or (b) the undepreciated book value (cost basis plus improvements) of an Acquisition Property (or Borrower’s Share thereof with respect to any Acquisition Property owned by a Consolidated Subsidiary or an Investment Affiliate). An Acquisition Property will be valued as a Stabilized Property following the sixth (or, in the case of any Acquisition Property acquired as part of the Archstone Acquisition, the eighth) full fiscal quarter after the fiscal quarter in which such Acquisition Property was first acquired.

“Additional Cost Rate” has the meaning set forth in Schedule 1.1 attached hereto.

“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent hereunder, and its permitted successors in such capacity in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

“Administrative Questionnaire” means, with respect to each Bank, an administrative questionnaire in the form prepared by the Administrative Agent and submitted to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) duly completed by such Bank.

“Affected Bank” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.21(c).

“affiliate” and “Affiliate”, as applied to any Person, means any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, that Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote ten percent (10.0%) or more of the equity securities having voting power for the election of directors of such Person or otherwise to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting equity securities or by contract or otherwise.

“Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents, the Co-Documentation Agents, the Senior Managing Agents, the Managing Agents and the Co-Agents.

“Agreement” means this Revolving Credit Agreement as the same may from time to time hereafter be modified, supplemented or amended.

“Alternate Currency” means the lawful currency of any of (i) the United Kingdom (British Pounds Sterling), (ii) the European Economic Union (Euros), (iii) Japan (Yen) or (iv) any other country (other than the United States) that is approved in accordance with Section 2.10. For all purposes of this Agreement, including without limitation the calculation of the Dollar Equivalent Amount at any time and from time to time, each Alternate Currency will be marked-to-market on the last Business Day of each month and immediately prior to each Borrowing and each Letter of Credit issuance.

“Alternate Currency Commitment” means with respect to each Bank, the amount set forth opposite such Bank’s name on Schedule 1.2 attached hereto as its commitment for Loans in Alternate Currencies and Alternate Currency Letters of Credit (and, for each Bank which is an Assignee, the amount set forth in the Transfer Supplement entered into pursuant to Section 9.6(c) as the Assignee’s Alternate Currency Commitment) and Dollars, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.11(e) or in connection with an assignment to an Assignee, and as such amount may be increased in connection with an assignment from an Assignor or pursuant to Section 2.1(b). The initial aggregate Dollar Equivalent Amount of the Banks’ Alternate Currency Commitments is $500,000,000.

“Alternate Currency Letter of Credit” means a Letter of Credit denominated in Alternate Currency.

“Alternate Currency Sublimit” means a Dollar Equivalent Amount of Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency and Alternate Currency Letter(s) of Credit (and, to the extent expressly provided herein, Loans and Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars), equal to the aggregate Dollar Equivalent Amount of the Banks’ Alternate Currency Commitments, as such amount may be increased in accordance with Section 2.1(b) from time to time.

“Applicable Interest Rate” means (i) with respect to any Fixed Rate Indebtedness, the fixed interest rate applicable to such Fixed Rate Indebtedness at the time in question, and (ii) with respect to any Floating Rate Indebtedness, either (x) the rate at which the interest rate applicable to such Floating Rate Indebtedness is actually capped (or fixed pursuant to an interest rate hedging device), at the time of calculation, if the Borrower has entered into an interest rate cap agreement or other interest rate hedging device with respect thereto or (y) if the Borrower has not entered into an interest rate cap agreement or other interest rate hedging device with respect to such Floating Rate Indebtedness, the greater of (A) the rate at which the interest rate applicable to such Floating Rate Indebtedness could be fixed for the remaining term of such Floating Rate Indebtedness, at the time of calculation, by the Borrower’s entering into any unsecured interest rate hedging device either not requiring an upfront payment or if requiring an upfront payment, such upfront payment shall be amortized over the term of such device and included in the calculation of the interest rate (or, if such rate is incapable of being fixed by entering into an unsecured interest rate hedging device at the time of calculation, a fixed rate equivalent reasonably determined by Administrative Agent) or (B) the floating rate applicable to such Floating Rate Indebtedness at the time in question.

“Applicable Lending Office” means, with respect to any Bank, (i) in the case of its Base Rate Loans or Swingline Loans, its Domestic Lending Office, (ii) in the case of its Euro-Dollar Loans, its Euro-Dollar Lending Office, and (iii) in the case of its Money Market Loans, its Money Market Lending Office.

“Applicable Margin” means, with respect to each Loan, the respective percentages per annum determined, at any time, based on the range into which the Credit Rating then falls, in accordance with the table set forth below. Any change in the Credit Rating causing it to move to a different range on the table shall effect an immediate change in the Applicable Margin. In the event that the Borrower receives Credit Ratings that are not equivalent, the Applicable Margin shall be based upon the higher of the Credit Ratings from S&P or Moody’s. In the event that only one (1) Rating Agency has set the Credit Rating, then the Applicable Margin shall be based on such single Credit Rating. Should the Borrower lose its Investment Grade Rating from both S&P and Moody’s, the Applicable Margin will revert to the Non-Investment Grade rate. Upon the reinstatement of an Investment Grade Rating from either S&P or Moody’s, the Applicable Margin will again be determined based on the table set forth below.


Range of Credit Rating	Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans (% per annum)		Applicable Margin for Euro Dollar Loans (% per annum)
Non-Investment Grade		0.750		1.750
BBB-/Baa3		0.400		1.400
BBB/Baa2		0.150		1.150
BBB+/Baa1		0.050		1.050
A-/A3		0.000		0.950
A/A2 or better		0.000		0.900

“Approved Bank” means a bank which has (i)(a) a minimum net worth of $500,000,000 and/or (b) total assets of $10,000,000,000, and (ii) a minimum long term debt rating of (a) BBB+ or higher by S&P, and (b) Baa1 or higher by Moody’s.

“Archstone Acquisition” means the Borrower’s proposed acquisition of approximately 60% of the assets of Archstone and various of its affiliates as publicly announced in November 2012.

“Assignee” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.6(c).

“Bank” means each bank listed on the signature pages hereof, each Assignee which becomes a Bank pursuant to Section 9.6(c), and their respective successors and each Designated Lender; provided, however, that the term “Bank” shall exclude each Designated Lender when used in reference to a Committed Loan, the Commitments or terms relating to the Committed Loans and the Commitments and shall further exclude each Designated Lender for all other purposes hereunder except that any Designated Lender which funds a Money Market Loan shall, subject to Section 9.6(d), have the rights (including the rights given to a Bank contained in Section 9.3 and otherwise in Article IX) and obligations of a Bank associated with holding such Money Market Loan.

“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code, entitled “Bankruptcy”, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute or statutes.

“Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.

“Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus ¹/₂ of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by the Bank serving as the Administrative Agent as its “prime rate”, and (c) the Euro-Dollar Rate for such day if a Euro-Dollar Loan with an Interest Period of one month were being made on such day plus one percent (1.0%). The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America, N.A. based upon various factors including Bank of America, N.A.’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by the Bank serving as the Administrative Agent shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

“Base Rate Loan” means a Committed Loan made or to be made by a Bank as a Base Rate Loan in accordance with the applicable Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Interest Rate Election or pursuant to Article VIII.

“Benefit Arrangement” means at any time an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA which is not a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan and which is maintained or otherwise contributed to by any member of the ERISA Group.

“Borrower” means ERP Operating Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership.

“Borrower’s Share” means the Borrower’s or EQR’s share of the liabilities or assets, as the case may be, of an Investment Affiliate or Consolidated Subsidiary as reasonably determined by the Borrower based upon the Borrower’s or EQR’s economic interest in such Investment Affiliate or Consolidated Subsidiary, as the case may be, as of the date of such determination.

“Borrowing” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

“Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law to close (i) in Chicago, Illinois and/or New York City, and (ii) in the case of Euro-Dollar Loans, in London, England and/or Chicago, Illinois, and (iii) in the case of Letters of Credit transactions for a particular Fronting Bank, in the place where its office for issuance or administration of the pertinent Letter of Credit is located and/or Chicago, Illinois and/or New York City, and (iv) if such reference relates to the date on which any amount is to be paid or made available in an Alternate Currency, the principal financial center in the country of such Alternate Currency, as well as the city in the country from which any Bank shall be funding such Alternate Currency Loan.

“Capital Leases” as applied to any Person, means any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee which, in conformity with GAAP, is or should be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.

“Capital Reserve” means $200 per year.

“Cash and Cash Equivalents” means unrestricted (notwithstanding the foregoing, however, cash held in escrow in connection with the completion of Code Section 1031 “like-kind” exchanges shall be deemed to be “unrestricted” for purposes hereof) (i) cash, (ii) direct obligations of the United States Government, including without limitation, treasury bills, notes and bonds, (iii) interest bearing or discounted obligations of Federal agencies and government sponsored entities or pools of such instruments offered by Approved Banks and dealers, including without limitation, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation participation sale certificates, Government National Mortgage Association modified pass through certificates, Federal National Mortgage Association bonds and notes, and Federal Farm Credit System securities, (iv) time deposits, foreign deposits, domestic and foreign certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances (foreign and domestic), commercial paper in Dollars or an Alternate Currency rated at least A-1 by S&P and P-1 by Moody’s and/or guaranteed by a Person with an Aa rating by Moody’s, an AA rating by S&P or better rated credit, floating rate notes, other money market instruments and letters of credit each issued by Approved Banks (provided that the same shall cease to be a “Cash or Cash Equivalent” if at any time any such bank shall cease to be an Approved Bank), (v) obligations of domestic corporations, including, without limitation, commercial paper, bonds, debentures and loan participations, each of which is rated at least AA by S&P and/or Aa2 by Moody’s and/or guaranteed by a Person with an Aa rating by Moody’s, an AA rating by S&P or better rated credit, (vi) obligations issued by states and local governments or their agencies, rated at least MIG-1 by Moody’s and/or SP-1 by S&P and/or guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of credit of an Approved Bank (provided that the same shall cease to be a “Cash or Cash Equivalent” if at any time any such bank shall cease to be an Approved Bank), (vii) repurchase agreements with major banks and primary government security dealers fully secured by the U.S. Government or agency collateral equal to or exceeding the principal amount on a daily basis and held in safekeeping, and (viii) real estate loan pool participations, guaranteed by a Person with an AA rating given by S&P or Aa2 rating given by Moody’s or better rated credit.

“Closing Date” means the first date on which all the conditions set forth in Section 3.1 shall have been satisfied to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent.

“Co-Agents” means Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., Branch Banking & Trust Company and Capital One, N.A., in their capacities as Co-Agents hereunder.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as it may be further amended from time to time, any successor statutes thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto in temporary or final form.

“Co-Documentation Agents” means Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., The Bank of Nova Scotia, Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., New York Branch, PNC Bank, National Association, Regions Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, SunTrust Bank, UBS Securities LLC, Union Bank, N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association, in their capacities as Co-Documentation Agents hereunder.

“Collateralized LC Exposure” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.16(c).

“Committed Borrowing” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

“Committed Loan” means a loan made or to be made by a Bank pursuant to Section 2.1, as well as Loans required to be made by a Bank pursuant to Section 2.16 to reimburse a Fronting Bank for a Letter of Credit that has been drawn upon; provided that, if any such loan or loans (or portions thereof) are combined or subdivided pursuant to a Notice of Interest Rate Election, the term “Committed Loan” shall refer to the combined principal amount resulting from such combination or to each of the separate principal amounts resulting from such subdivision, as the case may be.

“Commitment” means, with respect to each Bank, the sum of its Dollar Commitment and its Alternate Currency Commitment.

“Condo Property” means a Property owned by the Borrower or its Consolidated Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates, where such property is being positioned or held for sale as condominium units.

“Condo Property Value” means the undepreciated book value (cost basis plus improvements) of the Condo Property.

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any twelve (12) month period, net earnings (loss), inclusive of the net incremental gains (losses) on sales of condominium units, and exclusive of net derivative gains (losses) and gains (losses) on the dispositions of depreciable Properties, Raw Land and other non-depreciated Properties, as well as from debt restructurings or write-ups or forgiveness of indebtedness, and costs and expenses incurred during such period with respect to acquisitions or mergers consummated during such period, as reflected in reports filed by the Borrower pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, before deduction (including amounts reported in discontinued operations), for (i) depreciation and amortization expense and other non-cash items as determined in good faith by the Borrower for such period, (ii) Interest Expense for such period, (iii) Taxes for such period, (iv) the gains (and plus the losses) from extraordinary items, and (v) the gains (and plus the losses) from non-recurring items, as determined in good faith by the Borrower, for such period, all of the foregoing without duplication. In each case, amounts shall be reasonably determined by the Borrower in accordance with GAAP, except to the extent that GAAP by its terms shall not apply with respect to the determination of non-cash and non-recurring items and except that such net earnings (loss) shall only include Borrower’s Share of such net earnings (loss) attributable to Consolidated Subsidiaries and shall include, without duplication, Borrower’s Share of the net earnings (loss), inclusive of the net incremental gains (losses) on sales of condominium units, and exclusive of net derivative gains (losses) and gains (losses) on the dispositions of depreciable Properties, Raw Land and other non-depreciated Properties, as well as from debt restructurings or write-ups or forgiveness of indebtedness, and costs and expenses incurred during such period with respect to acquisitions or mergers consummated during such period, of any Investment Affiliate before deduction (including amounts reported in discontinued operations) for (i) depreciation and amortization expense and other non-cash items of such Investment Affiliate as determined in good faith by the Borrower for such period, (ii) Interest Expense of such Investment Affiliate for such period, (iii) Taxes of such Investment Affiliate for such period, (iv) the gains (and plus the losses) from extraordinary items of such Investment Affiliate, and (v) the gains (and plus the losses) from non-recurring items of such Investment Affiliate as determined in good faith by the Borrower for such period.

“Consolidated Subsidiary” means at any date any Person which is consolidated with the Borrower or EQR in accordance with GAAP.

“Construction Property” means a property owned by the Borrower or its Consolidated Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates on which construction of improvements has commenced or been completed (as such completion shall be evidenced by a temporary or permanent certificate of occupancy permitting use of such property by the general public).

“Construction Property Value” means the greater of (a) the EBITDA generated by a Construction Property divided by the FMV Cap Rate (or Borrower’s Share thereof with respect to any Construction Property owned by a Consolidated Subsidiary or an Investment Affiliate), or (b) the undepreciated book value (cost basis plus improvements) of a Construction Property (or Borrower’s Share thereof with respect to any Construction Property owned by a Consolidated Subsidiary or an Investment Affiliate). A Construction Property will be valued as a Stabilized Property following the sixth (or, in the case of any Construction Property acquired as part of the Archstone Acquisition, the eighth) full fiscal quarter after the fiscal quarter in which such Construction Property was first completed.

“Contingent Obligation” as to any Person means, without duplication, (i) any contingent obligation of such Person required to be shown on such Person’s balance sheet in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) any obligation required to be disclosed in the footnotes to such Person’s financial statements, guaranteeing partially or in whole any Non-Recourse Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation, exclusive of contractual indemnities (including, without limitation, any indemnity or price-adjustment provision relating to the purchase or sale of securities or other assets) and guarantees of non-monetary obligations (other than guarantees of completion) which have not yet been called on or quantified, of such Person or of any other Person. The amount of any Contingent Obligation described in clause (ii) shall be deemed to be (a) with respect to a guaranty of interest or interest and principal, or operating income guaranty, the Net Present Value of the sum of all payments required to be made thereunder (which in the case of an operating income guaranty shall be deemed to be equal to the debt service for the note secured thereby), calculated at the Applicable Interest Rate, through (I) in the case of an interest or interest and principal guaranty, the stated date of maturity of the obligation (and commencing on the date interest could first be payable thereunder), or (II) in the case of an operating income guaranty, the date through which such guaranty will remain in effect, and (b) with respect to all guarantees not covered by the preceding clause (a), an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such guaranty is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as recorded on the balance sheet and on the footnotes to the most recent financial statements of the Borrower required to be delivered pursuant to Section 4.4. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, guarantees of completion shall not be deemed to be Contingent Obligations unless and until a claim for payment or performance has been made thereunder, at which time any such guaranty of completion shall be deemed to be a Contingent Obligation in an amount equal to any such claim. Subject to the preceding sentence, (i) in the case of a joint and several guaranty given by such Person and another Person (but only to the extent such guaranty is recourse, directly or indirectly to the Borrower), the amount of the guaranty shall be deemed to be 100% thereof unless and only to the extent that such other Person has delivered Cash or Cash Equivalents to secure all or any

part of such Person’s guaranteed obligations and (ii) in the case of a guaranty (whether or not joint and several) of an obligation otherwise constituting Indebtedness of such Person, the amount of such guaranty shall be deemed to be only that amount in excess of the amount of the obligation constituting Indebtedness of such Person. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (xx) “Contingent Obligations” shall be deemed not to include guarantees of Unused Commitments or of construction loans to the extent the same have not been drawn, and (yy) the aggregate amount of all Contingent Obligations of any Consolidated Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate (except to the extent that any such Contingent Obligation is recourse to the Borrower or EQR) which would otherwise exceed the total capital contributions of the Borrower and EQR to such entity, together with the amount of any unfunded obligations of the Borrower or EQR to make such additional equity contributions to such entity that could be legally enforced by a creditor of such entity shall be deemed to be equal to the amount of such capital contributions and equity or loan commitments. All matters constituting “Contingent Obligations” shall be calculated without duplication.

“Co-Syndication Agents” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in their capacities as Co-Syndication Agents hereunder, and their permitted successors in such capacities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

“Credit Party” means the Administrative Agent, the Fronting Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Bank.

“Credit Rating” means the rating assigned by the Rating Agencies to the Borrower’s senior unsecured long term indebtedness.

“Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs” means fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication of cash, waste, environmental claims and liabilities and other circumstances customarily excluded by institutional lenders from exculpation provisions and/or included in separate indemnification agreements.

“Debt Restructuring” means a restatement of, or material change in, the amortization or other financial terms of any Indebtedness of EQR, the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate.

“Debt Service” means, for any period, Interest Expense for such period plus scheduled principal amortization (excluding any individual scheduled principal payment which exceeds 25% of the original principal amount of an issuance of Indebtedness) for such period on all Indebtedness of the Borrower or EQR (excluding Indebtedness of any Consolidated Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate), on a consolidated basis, plus Borrower’s Share of scheduled principal amortization for such period on all Indebtedness of all Consolidated Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates for which there is no recourse to EQR or the Borrower (or any Property thereof), plus, without duplication, EQR’s and the Borrower’s actual or potential liability for principal amortization (excluding any individual scheduled principal payment which exceeds 25% of the original principal amount of an issuance of Indebtedness) for such period on all Indebtedness of all Consolidated Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates that is recourse to EQR or the Borrower (or any Property thereof).

“Default” means any condition or event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

“Default Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(d).

“Defaulting Lender” means any Bank that (a) has failed, within three (3) Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, or (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans, (b) has failed, within five (5) Business Days of the date on which demand for payment is made to pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clauses (a)(i) and (ii) above, such Bank notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Bank’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (c) has notified the Borrower or any Credit Party in writing that it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing indicates that such position is based on such Bank’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied), (d) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith and based on a reasonable belief that such Person will fail to comply with its funding obligations, to provide a confirmation in writing from such Bank that it will comply with its obligations to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans under this Agreement, provided that such Bank shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (d) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such confirmation, or (e) has or has a direct or indirect parent company that has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event.

“Designated Lender” means a special purpose corporation that (i) shall have become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.6(d), and (ii) is not otherwise a Bank.

“Designated Lender Notes” means promissory notes of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, evidencing the obligation of the Borrower to repay Money Market Loans made by Designated Lenders, and “Designated Lender Note” means any one of such promissory notes issued under Section 9.6(d).

“Designating Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.6(d).

“Designation Agreement” means a designation agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit G attached hereto, entered into by a Bank and a Designated Lender and accepted by the Administrative Agent.

“Development Activity” means (a) the development or redevelopment and construction of one or more apartment buildings by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) the financing by the Borrower, EQR or any Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates of either or both of any such development or construction or (c) the incurrence by the Borrower, EQR or any Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates of either or both of any Contingent Obligations in connection with such development or construction (other than purchase contracts for Real Property Assets which are not payable until completion of development or construction), valued at the cost of such projects under development and construction in the case of assets owned by the Borrower or EQR, or Borrower’s Share of the cost of such projects under development and construction in the case of assets owned by Consolidated Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates.

“Dollar Commitment” means with respect to each Bank, the amount the amount set forth opposite such Bank’s name on Schedule 1.3 attached hereto as its commitment for Loans and Letters of Credit in Dollars (and, for each Bank which is an Assignee, the amount set forth in the Transfer Supplement entered into pursuant to Section 9.6(c) as the Assignee’s Dollar Commitment), as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.11(e) or in connection with an assignment to an Assignee, and as such amount may be increased in connection with an assignment from an Assignor. The initial aggregate amount of the Banks’ Dollar Commitments is $2,000,000,000.

“Dollar Equivalent Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternate Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Fronting Bank, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent revaluation date pursuant to Section 2.20) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternate Currency.

“Dollar Sublimit” means an amount of Loans and Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars equal to Two Billion Dollars ($2,000,000,000), as the same may be decreased in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

“Dollars” and “$” mean the lawful money of the United States.

“Domestic Lending Office” means, as to each Bank, its office located at its address in the United States set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire (or identified in its Administrative Questionnaire as its Domestic Lending Office) or such other office as such Bank may hereafter designate as its Domestic Lending Office by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

“Down REIT” means a limited liability company, corporation or limited partnership (collectively, a “Down REIT Guarantor”) that has executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Banks, (i) a Guaranty of Payment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (a “Down REIT Guaranty”), (ii) all documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent relating to the existence of such Down REIT Guarantor, and the authority for and validity of such Down REIT Guaranty, including, without limitation, the organizational documents of such Down REIT Guarantor, modified or supplemented prior to the date of such Down REIT Guaranty, each certified to be true, correct and complete by such Down REIT Guarantor, not more than ten (10) days prior to the date of such Down REIT Guaranty, together with a good standing certificate from the Secretary of State (or the equivalent thereof) of the State of formation of such Down REIT Guarantor, to be dated not more than ten (10) days prior to the date of such Down REIT Guaranty, as well as authorizing resolutions in respect of such Down REIT Guaranty, and (iii) an opinion of counsel with respect to such Down REIT Guarantor and Down REIT Guaranty, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, with respect to due organization, existence, good standing and authority, and validity and enforceability of such Down REIT Guaranty. In addition, for purposes of this definition, a Down REIT Guaranty shall not be deemed to constitute Unsecured Debt of the applicable Down REIT Guarantor.

“Down REIT Guarantor” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Down REIT.

“Down REIT Guaranty” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Down REIT.

“Down REIT Guaranty Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.18(a).

“EBITDA” means, for any twelve (12) month period, net earnings (loss), exclusive of net derivative gains (losses) and gains (losses) on the dispositions of Properties, as well as from debt restructurings or write-ups or forgiveness of indebtedness, and costs and expenses incurred during such period with respect to acquisitions or mergers consummated during such period, before deduction (including amounts reported in discontinued operations) for (i) depreciation and amortization expense and other non-cash items as determined in good faith by the Borrower for such period, (ii) Interest Expense for such period, (iii) Taxes for such period, (iv) the gains (and plus the losses) from extraordinary items, and (v) the gains (and plus the losses) from non-recurring items, as determined in good faith by the Borrower, all of the foregoing without duplication. In each case, amounts shall be reasonably determined by the Borrower in accordance with GAAP, except to the extent that GAAP by its terms shall not apply with respect to the determination of non-cash and non-recurring items. EBITDA shall not be deemed to include corporate level general and administrative expenses and other corporate expenses, such as land holding costs, employee and trustee stock and stock option expenses and pursuit costs write-offs, all as determined in good faith by the Borrower.

“Eligible Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Schedule 1.1 attached hereto.

“Environmental Affiliate” means any partnership, joint venture, trust or corporation in which an equity interest is owned by the Borrower and/or EQR, either directly or indirectly, and, as a result of the ownership of such equity interest, the Borrower and/or EQR may have recourse liability for Environmental Claims against such partnership, joint venture or corporation (or the property thereof).

“Environmental Approvals” means any permit, license, approval, ruling, variance, exemption or other authorization required under applicable Environmental Laws.

“Environmental Claim” means, with respect to any Person, any notice, claim, demand or similar communication (written or oral) by any other Person alleging potential liability of such Person for investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental response costs, natural resources damage, property damages, personal injuries, fines or penalties arising out of, based on or resulting from (i) the presence, or release into the environment, of any Materials of Environmental Concern at any location, whether or not owned by such Person or (ii) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law, in each case (with respect to both (i) and (ii) above) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination with respect thereto and which, if adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect.

“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, and local statutes, laws, judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, plans, injunctions, permits, concessions, grants, licenses, agreements and other governmental restrictions relating to the environment, the effect of the environment on human health or emissions, discharges or releases of Materials of Environmental Concern into the environment including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, or land, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern or the clean up or other remediation thereof.

“EQR” means Equity Residential, a Maryland real estate investment trust, the sole general partner of the Borrower.

“EQR Guaranty” means the Guaranty of Payment, dated as of the date hereof, executed by EQR in favor of Administrative Agent and the Banks.

“EQR 2011 Form 10-K” means EQR’s annual report on Form 10-K for 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or any successor statute.

“ERISA Group” means the Borrower, any Subsidiary and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Borrower or any Subsidiary, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

“Euro” means the lawful currency of the European Economic Union.

“Euro-Dollar Borrowing” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

“Euro-Dollar Business Day” means any Business Day on which commercial banks are open for international business (including dealings in Dollar deposits) in London.

“Euro-Dollar Lending Office” means, as to each Bank, its office, branch or affiliate located at its address set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire (or identified in its Administrative Questionnaire as its Euro-Dollar Lending Office) or such other office, branch or affiliate of such Bank as it may hereafter designate as its Euro-Dollar Lending Office by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

“Euro-Dollar Loan” means a Committed Loan made or to be made by a Bank as a Euro-Dollar Loan in accordance with the applicable Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Interest Rate Election. All Committed Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency must be Euro-Dollar Loans.

“Euro-Dollar Rate” means, for any applicable Interest Period for any Euro-Dollar Loan, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (or, if the British Bankers Association is no longer reporting a LIBOR rate (“LIBOR”), the internationally recognized successor to the British Bankers Association for the purpose of reporting LIBOR rates), as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations of LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar or the applicable Alternate Currency, as the case may be, deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent such Interest Period. If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, the “Euro-Dollar Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in the relevant currency for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Euro-Dollar Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London or other offshore interbank eurodollar market for such currency at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

“Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage” means, with respect to any applicable Interest Period, for any day that percentage (expressed as a decimal) which is in effect on such day as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including basic, supplemental, emergency, special and marginal reserves) generally applicable to financial institutions regulated by the Federal Reserve Board comparable in size and type to the Person serving as the Administrative Agent under Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board, in respect of “Eurocurrency liabilities”, or under any similar or successor regulation with respect to Eurocurrency liabilities or Eurocurrency funding (or in respect of any other category of liabilities which include deposits by reference to which the interest rate on Euro-Dollar Loans is determined), whether or not the Person serving as the Administrative Agent has any Euro-Currency liabilities or such requirement otherwise in fact applies to the Person serving as the Administrative Agent. The Euro-Dollar Rate shall be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of each change in the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage.

“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

“Existing Revolving Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(e).

“Facility Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a).

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that (i) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (ii) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate quoted to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

“Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as constituted from time to time.

“Fee Letters” means, collectively, (i) the fee letter, dated December 13, 2012, among the Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, (ii) the fee letter, dated December 13, 2012, among the Borrower, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and (iii) the fee letter, dated December 13, 2012, among the Borrower, Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.

“Fees Rule” has the meaning set forth in Schedule 1.1 attached hereto.

“Financing Partnership” means any Subsidiary which is wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower or by the Borrower and EQR.

“Fiscal Quarter” means a fiscal quarter of a Fiscal Year.

“Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Borrower and EQR which shall be the twelve (12) month period ending on the last day of December in each year.

“Fixed Charges” for any twelve (12) month period means (without duplication) the sum of (i) Debt Service for such period, (ii) the product of the average number of apartment units owned (directly or beneficially) by the Borrower, EQR, or any wholly-owned Subsidiary of either or both during such period and the Capital Reserve for such period, (iii) Borrower’s Share of the aggregate sum of the product of the average number of apartment units owned (directly or beneficially) by each Consolidated Subsidiary (other than wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower and/or EQR) and Investment Affiliate during such period and the Capital Reserve for such period, (iv) dividends on preferred units payable by the Borrower during such period, and (v) distributions made by the Borrower during such period to EQR for the purpose of paying dividends on preferred shares in EQR.

“Fixed Rate Borrowing” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

“Fixed Rate Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness which accrues interest at a fixed rate.

“Floating Rate Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness which is not Fixed Rate Indebtedness and which is not a Contingent Obligation or an Unused Commitment.

“FMV Cap Rate” means 6.00%.

“Fronting Bank” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, as applicable, Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., or such other Bank which has notified the Administrative Agent that it is willing to be a Fronting Bank and which is designated by the Borrower in its Notice of Borrowing as the Bank which shall issue a Letter of Credit with respect to such Notice of Borrowing.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles recognized as such in codification by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination; provided, however, that with respect to the financial covenants, including the related definitions, only Borrower’s Share of any income, expense, assets and liabilities of any Consolidated Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate shall be taken into account.

“Governmental Acts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(g).

“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any federal, state, local or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

“Gross Asset Value” means, (i) the Stabilized Property Value, plus (ii) the Non-Stabilized Property Value, plus (iii) the value of any Cash or Cash Equivalents (including Cash or Cash Equivalents held in restricted Section 1031 accounts under the control of the Borrower or EQR) owned by the Borrower, EQR or any wholly-owned Subsidiary of either, plus (iv) the undepreciated book value, determined in accordance with GAAP, of readily marketable Securities and Investment Mortgages owned by the Borrower, EQR or their wholly-owned Consolidated Subsidiaries, plus (v) Borrower’s Share of the value of any Cash or Cash Equivalents (including Cash or Cash Equivalents held in restricted Section 1031 accounts under the control of a non-wholly owned Consolidated Subsidiary or by an Investment Affiliate) owned by any such Consolidated Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate, plus (vi) Borrower’s Share of the undepreciated book value, determined in accordance with GAAP, of readily marketable Securities and Investment Mortgages owned by any non-wholly owned Consolidated Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this definition, Property shall be deemed to be wholly-owned by the Borrower if such Property shall be owned by a Down REIT or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of a Down REIT.

“Group of Loans” means, at any time, a group of Loans consisting of (i) all Committed Loans which are Base Rate Loans at such time, or (ii) all Euro-Dollar Loans at such time that have the same Interest Period, are denominated in the same currency and, in the case of Loans made to a Qualified Borrower, are made to the same Qualified Borrower; provided that, if a Committed Loan of any particular Bank is converted to or made as a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Section 8.2 or 8.5, such Loan shall be included in the same Group or Groups of Loans from time to time as it would have been in if it had not been so converted or made.

“Indebtedness”, as applied to any Person (and without duplication), means (a) all indebtedness, obligations or other liabilities of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all indebtedness, obligations or other liabilities of such Person evidenced by Securities or other similar instruments, (c) all reimbursement obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person with respect to letters of credit actually issued for such Person’s account or upon such Person’s application, (d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of Property except (i) any such deferred and unpaid purchase price that constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable, and (ii) any deferred and unpaid purchase price under a contract which, in accordance with GAAP would not be included as a liability on the liability side of the balance sheet of such Person, (e) all obligations in respect of Capital Leases (including ground leases) of such Person, (f) all indebtedness, obligations or other liabilities of such Person or others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such indebtedness, obligations or liabilities are assumed by, or are a personal liability of such Person, in the case of items of Indebtedness incurred under clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) to the extent that any such items (other than letters of credit), in accordance with GAAP, would be included as liabilities on the liability side of the balance sheet of such Person, exclusive, however, of all accounts payable, accrued interest and expenses, prepaid rents, security deposits, tax liabilities and dividends and distributions declared but not yet paid. Indebtedness also includes, to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation of the Borrower or EQR, as well as Borrower’s Share of any obligation of any Consolidated Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate, to be liable for, or to pay as obligor, guarantor or otherwise (other than for purposes of collection in the ordinary course of business), Indebtedness of another Person (other than the Borrower, EQR, a Consolidated Subsidiary or an Investment Affiliate). Indebtedness shall not include any Intracompany Indebtedness. “Intracompany Indebtedness” means indebtedness whose obligor is the Borrower, EQR, any Consolidated Subsidiary or any Investment Affiliate and whose obligee is Borrower, EQR or any wholly-owned Consolidated Subsidiary.

“Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(b).

“Interest Expense” means, for any period and without duplication, total interest expense, whether paid, accrued or capitalized (excluding the interest component of Capital Leases, as well as interest expense covered by an interest reserve established under a loan facility, as well as any interest expense under any construction loan or construction activity that under GAAP is required to be capitalized) of the Borrower or EQR (excluding nonrecurring prepayment premiums or penalties and any such interest expense accrued or capitalized on Indebtedness of any Consolidated Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate), including without limitation all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to drawn letters of credit, amortized costs of Interest Rate Contracts incurred on or after the Closing Date and the Facility Fees payable to the Banks in accordance with Section 2.8, plus Borrower’s Share of accrued or paid interest with respect to any Indebtedness of Consolidated Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates for which there is no recourse to EQR or the Borrower, plus, without duplication, EQR’s and the Borrower’s actual or potential liability for accrued, paid or capitalized interest (excluding nonrecurring prepayment premiums or penalties and the interest component of Capital Leases, as well as excluding interest expense covered by an interest reserve established under a loan facility, as well as any interest expense under any construction loan or construction activity that under GAAP is required to be capitalized) with respect to Indebtedness of Consolidated Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates that is recourse to EQR or the Borrower,

calculated for all Fixed Rate Indebtedness at the actual interest rate in effect with respect to all Indebtedness outstanding as of the last day of such period and, in the case of all Floating Rate Indebtedness, the actual rate of interest in effect with respect to such Floating Rate Indebtedness outstanding for the period during which no Interest Rate Contract is in effect, and, during the period that an Interest Rate Contract is in effect with respect to such Floating Rate Indebtedness, the strike rate payable under such Interest Rate Contract if lower than the actual rate of interest. Interest expense shall be determined including any non-cash portion of interest expense attributable to convertible Indebtedness under ASC 470-20.

“Interest Period” means:

(1) with respect to each Euro-Dollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing specified in the Notice of Borrowing or on the date specified in the applicable Notice of Interest Rate Election and ending 1, 2, 3 or 6 months thereafter (or such shorter period, but in no event less than 7 days, as the Borrower may request, subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent), as the Borrower may elect in the applicable Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Interest Rate Election; provided that:

(a) any such Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business Day unless such Euro-Dollar Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Euro-Dollar Business Day;

(b) any such Interest Period which begins on the last Euro-Dollar Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall, subject to clause (c) below, end on the last Euro-Dollar Business Day of a calendar month; and

(2) Intentionally Omitted;

(3) with respect to each Money Market LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on the date of borrowing specified in the applicable Money Market Quote Request and ending such number of months thereafter (or for a period of less than one month but in no event less than seven (7) days) as the Borrower may elect in accordance with Section 2.3; provided that:

(4) with respect to each Money Market Absolute Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date of borrowing specified in the applicable Money Market Quote Request and ending such number of days thereafter (but not less than seven (7) days, or more than 180 days) as the Borrower may elect in accordance with Section 2.3; provided that:

(a) any such Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business Day; and

(b) any such Interest Period which would otherwise end after the Maturity Date shall end on the Maturity Date.

“Interest Rate Contracts” means, collectively, interest rate swap, collar, cap or similar agreements providing interest rate protection.

“Investment Affiliate” means any Person in whom EQR or the Borrower holds an equity interest, directly or indirectly, other than Consolidated Subsidiaries, Military Housing Affiliates and Securities and other passive interests.

“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating for a Person’s senior long-term unsecured debt, or if no such rating has been issued, a “shadow” rating, of BBB- or better from S&P or Fitch, or a rating or “shadow” rating of Baa3 or better from Moody’s. Any such “shadow” rating shall be evidenced by a letter from the applicable Rating Agency or by such other evidence as may be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (as to any such other evidence, the Administrative Agent shall present the same to, and discuss the same with, the Banks).

“Investment Mortgages” means mortgages securing indebtedness directly or indirectly owed to Borrower, EQR or Subsidiaries of either or both, including certificates of interest in real estate mortgage investment conduits.

“Invitation for Money Market Quotes” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c).

“Joint Lead Arrangers” means J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.

“Joint Venture Parent” means the Borrower, EQR or one or more Financing Partnerships of the Borrower which directly owns any interest in a Joint Venture Subsidiary.

“Joint Venture Subsidiary” means any entity (other than a Financing Partnership) in which (i) a Joint Venture Parent owns at least 20% of the economic interests and (ii) the sale or financing of any Property owned by such Joint Venture Subsidiary is substantially controlled by a Joint Venture Parent, subject to customary provisions set forth in the organizational documents of such Joint Venture Subsidiary with respect to refinancings or rights of first refusal granted to other members of such Joint Venture Subsidiary. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the sale or financing of a Property owned by a Joint Venture Subsidiary shall be deemed to be substantially controlled by a Joint Venture Parent if such Joint Venture Parent has the ability to exercise a buy-sell right in the event of a disagreement regarding the sale or financing of such Property. In addition, the relationship of a Joint Venture Parent as a tenant in common in any asset with other tenants in common in the same asset shall be treated as if such relationship were a general partnership for purposes of this definition. For purposes of the definition of Unencumbered Asset Value, a Joint Venture Subsidiary shall be deemed to include any entity (other than a Financing Partnership) in which a Qualified Joint Venture Partner owns the balance of the interests.

“LC Exposure” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.16(c).

“Letter(s) of Credit” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).

“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time used by the applicable Fronting Bank.

“Letter of Credit Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b).

“Letter of Credit Collateral Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a).

“Letter of Credit Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(a).

“Letter of Credit Usage” means at any time the sum of (i) the aggregate maximum Dollar Equivalent Amount available to be drawn under the Letters of Credit then outstanding, assuming compliance with all requirements for drawing referred to therein, and (ii) the aggregate Dollar Equivalent Amount of the Borrower’s unpaid obligations under this Agreement in respect of the Letters of Credit.

“LIBOR Auction” means a solicitation of Money Market Quotes setting forth Money Market Margins based on the Euro-Dollar Rate pursuant to Section 2.3.

“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of preferential arrangement, in each case that has the effect of creating a security interest in respect of such asset. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Borrower, EQR or any Subsidiary of either or both shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any asset which it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement relating to such asset.

“Loan” means a Base Rate Loan, a Euro-Dollar Loan, a Money Market Loan or a Swingline Loan and “Loans” means Base Rate Loans, Euro-Dollar Loans, Money Market Loans or Swingline Loans or any combination of the foregoing.

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Fee Letters, the EQR Guaranty, the Qualified Borrower Guaranty, the Letter(s) of Credit, the Letter of Credit Documents and any Down REIT Guaranty.

“Managing Agents” means Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., New York and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, in their capacities as Managing Agents hereunder.

“Mandatory Borrowing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(b)(iii).

“Mandatory Cost” has the meaning set forth in Schedule 1.1 attached hereto.

“Margin Stock” has the meaning set forth in Regulation U.

“Material Adverse Effect” means an effect resulting from any circumstance or event or series of circumstances or events, of whatever nature (but excluding general economic conditions), which does or could reasonably be expected to, materially and adversely, (i) impair the ability of the Borrower and/or EQR and their Consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to perform their respective obligations under the Loan Documents or (ii) impair the ability of Administrative Agent or the Banks to enforce the Loan Documents.

“Material Plan” means at any time a Plan or Plans having aggregate Unfunded Liabilities in excess of $5,000,000.

“Materials of Environmental Concern” means and includes pollutants, contaminants, hazardous wastes, toxic and hazardous substances, asbestos, lead, petroleum and petroleum by-products.

“Maturity Date” means the date when all of the Obligations hereunder shall be due and payable which shall be April 2, 2018, unless accelerated pursuant to the terms hereof.

“Military Housing” means projects, the primary purpose of which is the acquisition, development, construction, maintenance and operation of military family housing and military unaccompanied housing on or near military installations of the United States of America in collaboration with the United States of America.

“Military Housing Affiliates” means any Consolidated Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate of the Borrower or EQR which only has an investment in Military Housing.

“Money Market Absolute Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(d)(2).

“Money Market Absolute Rate Loan” means a loan made or to be made by a Bank pursuant to an Absolute Rate Auction.

“Money Market Borrowing” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

“Money Market Lending Office” means, as to each Bank, its Domestic Lending Office or such other office, branch or affiliate of such Bank as it may hereafter designate as its Money Market Lending Office by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent; provided that any Bank may from time to time by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent designate separate Money Market Lending Offices for its Money Market LIBOR Loans, on the one hand, and its Money Market Absolute Rate Loans, on the other hand, in which case all references herein to the Money Market Lending Office of such Bank shall be deemed to refer to either or both of such offices, as the context may require.

“Money Market LIBOR Loan” means a loan made or to be made by a Bank pursuant to a LIBOR Auction (including such a loan bearing interest at the Base Rate pursuant to Article VIII).

“Money Market Loan” means a Money Market LIBOR Loan or a Money Market Absolute Rate Loan.

“Money Market Margin” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(d)(2).

“Money Market Quote” means an offer by a Bank to make a Money Market Loan in accordance with Section 2.3.

“Money Market Quote Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto.

“Multiemployer Plan” means at any time an employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any member of the ERISA Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within the preceding five plan years made contributions, including for these purposes any Person which ceased to be a member of the ERISA Group during such five year period.

“Multifamily Residential Property Mortgages” means Investment Mortgages issued by any Person engaged primarily in the business of developing, owning, and managing multifamily residential property.

“Multifamily Residential Property Partnership Interests” means partnership or joint venture interests, or common or preferred stock, or membership, trust or other equity interests issued by any Person engaged primarily in the business of developing, owning, and managing multifamily residential property, but excluding Securities.

“Negative Pledge” means, with respect to any Property, any covenant, condition, or other restriction entered into by the owner of such Property or directly binding on such Property which prohibits or limits the creation or assumption of any Lien upon such Property to secure any or all of the Obligations; provided, however, that such term shall not include (a) any covenant, condition or restriction contained in any ground lease from a Governmental Authority, or (b) any financial covenant (such as a limitation on secured indebtedness) given for the benefit of any Person that may be violated by the granting of any Lien on any Property to secure any or all of the Obligations.

“Net Income” means, for any period, the net earnings (or loss) after Taxes of the Borrower, on a consolidated basis, for such period calculated in conformity with GAAP.

“Net Present Value” means, as to a specified or ascertainable dollar amount, the present value, as of the date of calculation of any such amount, using a discount rate equal to the Base Rate in effect as of the date of such calculation.

“Non-Multifamily Residential Property” means Property which is not (i) used for lease, operation or use as a multifamily residential property, (ii) Unimproved Assets or Raw Land, (iii) Securities, (iv) Multifamily Residential Property Mortgages, or (v) Multifamily Residential Property Partnership Interests.

“Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means Indebtedness with respect to which recourse for payment is limited to (i) specific assets related to a particular Property or group of Properties encumbered by a Lien securing such Indebtedness or (ii) any Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate (provided that if a Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate is a partnership, there is no recourse to the Borrower or EQR as a general partner of such partnership); provided, however, that personal recourse of the Borrower or EQR for any such Indebtedness for Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs in non-recourse financing of real estate shall not, by itself, prevent such Indebtedness from being characterized as Non-Recourse Indebtedness.

“Non-Stabilized Property” means any Property owned or leased by the Borrower, EQR, a Consolidated Subsidiary or an Investment Affiliate that is not a Stabilized Property.

“Non-Stabilized Property Value” means, the sum of (i) the aggregate Acquisition Property Value, (ii) the aggregate Construction Property Value, (iii) the aggregate Redevelopment Property Value, (iv) the aggregate Condo Property Value, and (v) with respect to Raw Land or any other Non-Stabilized Property (other than the Non-Stabilized Properties described under clauses (i) through (iv)), the aggregate undepreciated book value (cost basis plus improvements), determined in accordance with GAAP of such Non-Stabilized Property (or Borrower’s Share thereof with respect to any Non-Stabilized Property owned by a Consolidated Subsidiary or an Investment Affiliate).

“Notes” means promissory notes of the Borrower or any Qualified Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1, A-2 and A-3 hereto, evidencing the obligation of the Borrower or any Qualified Borrower to repay the Loans, and “Note” means any one of such promissory notes issued hereunder.

“Notice of Borrowing” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof.

“Notice of Interest Rate Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).

“Obligations” means all obligations, liabilities, indemnity obligations and Indebtedness of every nature of the Borrower, from time to time owing to Administrative Agent or any Bank under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

“Parent” means, with respect to any Bank, any Person controlling such Bank.

“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.6(b).

“Participating Member State” has the meaning set forth in Schedule 1.1 attached hereto.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.

“Period Fraction” means, with respect to any period of time, a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in such period, and the denominator of which is three hundred and sixty (360).

“Permitted Holdings” means Development Activity, Raw Land, Securities, Non-Multifamily Residential Property, Investment Mortgages, and Investment Affiliates.

“Permitted Liens” means:

(a) Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted in accordance with the terms hereof;

(b) statutory liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other similar liens imposed by law, which are incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not more than sixty (60) days delinquent or which are being contested in good faith in accordance with the terms hereof;

(c) deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation or to secure liabilities to insurance carriers;

(d) utility deposits and other deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, purchase contracts, construction contracts, governmental contracts, statutory obligations, surety bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(e) Liens for purchase money obligations for equipment (or Liens to secure Indebtedness incurred within 90 days after the purchase of any equipment to pay all or a portion of the purchase price thereof or to secure Indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of any such equipment, or extensions, renewals, or replacements of any of the foregoing for the same or lesser amount); provided that (i) the Indebtedness secured by any such Lien does not exceed the purchase price of such equipment, (ii) any such Lien encumbers only the asset so purchased and the proceeds upon sale, disposition, loss or destruction thereof, and (iii) such Lien, after giving effect to the Indebtedness secured thereby, does not give rise to an Event of Default;

(f) easements, rights-of-way, zoning restrictions, other similar charges or encumbrances and all other items listed on Schedule B to the owner’s title insurance policies, except in connection with any Indebtedness, for any of the Real Property Assets, so long as the foregoing do not interfere in any material respect with the use or ordinary conduct of the business of the owner and do not diminish in any material respect the value of the Property to which it is attached or for which it is listed;

(g) Liens and judgments (i) which have been or will be bonded (and the Lien thereby removed other than on any cash or securities serving as security for such bond) or released of record within thirty (30) days after the date such Lien or judgment is entered or filed against EQR, the Borrower, or any Subsidiary, or (ii) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for review and in respect of which there shall have been secured a subsisting stay of execution pending such appeal or proceedings;

(h) Liens on Property of the Borrower, EQR or the Subsidiaries of either or both (other than Qualifying Unencumbered Property) securing Indebtedness which may be incurred or remain outstanding without resulting in an Event of Default hereunder; and

(i) Liens in favor of the Borrower, EQR or a Consolidated Subsidiary against any asset of the Borrower, any Consolidated Subsidiary or any Investment Affiliate.

“Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust, a limited liability company or any other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

“Plan” means at any time an employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code and either (i) is maintained, or contributed to, by any member of the ERISA Group for employees of any member of the ERISA Group or (ii) has at any time within the preceding five years been maintained, or contributed to, by any Person which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group for employees of any Person which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group.

“principal financial center” means, when used in reference to an Alternate Currency, (a) in the case of British Pounds Sterling, London, England, (b) in the case of Euros, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, (c) in the case of Yen, Tokyo, Japan and (d) in the case of any other Alternate Currency, the principal financial center of the country of such currency.

“Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to any Bank, as applicable and subject to Section 9.23, (a) a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which shall be the amount of such Bank’s Dollar Commitment and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate amount of all of the Banks’ Dollar Commitments, (b) a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which shall be the amount of such Bank’s Alternate Currency Commitment and the

denominator of which shall be the aggregate amount of all of the applicable Banks’ Alternate Currency Commitments, or (c) a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which shall be such Bank’s Commitment and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate amount of all of the Banks’ Commitments, in each case as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

“Property” means, with respect to any Person, any real or personal property, building, facility, structure, equipment or unit, or other asset owned or leased by such Person.

“Public Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.18(a).

“Qualified Borrower” means a foreign or domestic limited partnership, limited liability company or other business entity duly organized under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation of which the Borrower (or a Person that is owned and controlled by the Borrower) is the sole general partner or managing member, the Indebtedness of which, in all cases, can be guaranteed by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions of the Borrower’s organizational documents pursuant to the Qualified Borrower Guaranty, and with respect to which the Borrower has delivered a Qualified Borrower Notice pursuant to Section 2.21(a).

“Qualified Borrower Guaranty” means a full and unconditional guaranty of payment in the form of Exhibit I attached hereto, enforceable against the Borrower for the payment of the Qualified Borrowers’ debts and obligations to the Banks.

“Qualified Borrower Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.21(a).

“Qualified Institution” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.6(c).

“Qualified Joint Venture Partner” means (a) pension funds, insurance companies, banks, investment banks or similar institutional entities, each with significant experience in making investments in commercial real estate, and (b) commercial real estate companies of similar quality and experience.

“Qualifying Unencumbered Property” means any Property (including Raw Land and Property with Development Activity) from time to time which is owned directly or indirectly in fee (or ground leasehold) by the Borrower, EQR, a Financing Partnership or a Joint Venture Subsidiary, which (i) is Raw Land, Construction Property, Redevelopment Property, Condo Property or an operating multifamily residential property, (ii) is not subject (nor are any equity interests in such Property that are owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower or EQR subject) to a Lien which secures Indebtedness of any Person other than Permitted Liens, (iii) is not subject (nor are any equity interests in such Property that are owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower or EQR subject) to any Negative Pledge, and (iv) in the case of any Property that is owned by a Subsidiary of the Borrower or EQR, is owned by a Subsidiary that does not have any outstanding Unsecured Debt (other than those items of Indebtedness set forth in clauses (d) or (e) of the definition of Indebtedness, or any Contingent Obligation except for guarantees for borrowed money). In addition, in the case of any Property that is owned by a Subsidiary of the Borrower and/or EQR, if such Subsidiary shall commence any proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or any such involuntary case shall be commenced against it and shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 90 days, then, simultaneously with the occurrence of such conditions, such Property shall no longer constitute a Qualifying Unencumbered Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purposes of this definition, a Property shall be deemed to be wholly-owned by the Borrower if such Property shall be owned by a Down REIT or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Down REIT.

“Rating Agencies” means, collectively, S&P, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings Inc.

“Raw Land” means Real Property Assets upon which no material improvements have been commenced.

“Real Property Assets” means, as of any time, the real property assets (including interests in participating mortgages in which the Borrower’s interest therein is characterized as equity according to GAAP) owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower, EQR and the Consolidated Subsidiaries of either or both at such time.

“Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness that is not Non-Recourse Indebtedness.

“Redevelopment Property” means a property (other than a Condo Property) owned by the Borrower or its Consolidated Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates where the existing building or other improvements or a portion thereof are undergoing renovation and redevelopment that will either (a) disrupt the occupancy of at least thirty percent (30%) of the square footage of such property or (b) temporarily reduce the EBITDA attributable to such property by more than thirty percent (30%) as compared to the immediately preceding comparable prior period.

“Redevelopment Property Value” means the greater of (a) the EBITDA generated by a Redevelopment Property for the quarter immediately prior to the commencement of the redevelopment divided by the FMV Cap Rate (or Borrower’s Share thereof with respect to any Redevelopment Property owned by a Consolidated Subsidiary or an Investment Affiliate), and (b) the undepreciated book value (cost basis plus improvements) of such Redevelopment Property (or Borrower’s Share thereof with respect to any Redevelopment Property owned by a Consolidated Subsidiary or an Investment Affiliate). A Redevelopment Property shall be valued as a Stabilized Property following the sixth (or, in the case of Acquisition Properties acquired as part of the Archstone Acquisition, the eighth) full fiscal quarter after the fiscal quarter in which substantial completion of the redevelopment occurred.

“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time.

“Required Banks” means at any time Banks having at least 51% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments or, if the Commitments shall have been terminated, holding at least 51% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans (provided, that in the case of Swingline Loans, the amount of each Bank’s funded participation interest in such Swingline Loans shall be considered for purposes hereof as if it were a direct loan and not a participation interest, and the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans owing to the Swingline Lender shall be considered for purposes hereof as reduced by the amount of such funded participation interests).

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, or any successor thereto.

“Secured Debt” means Indebtedness of EQR and the Borrower (excluding Indebtedness of Consolidated Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates), and Borrower’s Share of any Indebtedness of any Consolidated Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate, (i) the payment of which is secured by a Lien on any Property owned or leased by EQR, the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate of either or both, or (ii) which is unsecured Indebtedness of any Consolidated Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate of the Borrower or EQR, which Consolidated Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate is not a guarantor of the Obligations and which Indebtedness is not recourse to the Borrower or EQR (other than for Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs), or (iii) which is Unsecured Tax Exempt Indebtedness.

“Securities” means any stock, partnership interests, shares, shares of beneficial interest, voting trust certificates, bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as “securities,” or any certificates of interest, shares, or participations in temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire any of the foregoing, all of which shall be passive investments.

“Senior Managing Agents” means Compass Bank and The Bank of New York Mellon, in their capacities as Senior Managing Agents hereunder.

“Sharing Event” means (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Borrower or EQR under clauses (f) or (g) of Section 6.1, or (ii) the acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Article VI.

“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person, that the fair saleable value of such Person’s assets exceeds the Indebtedness of such Person.

“Special Deposits” has the meaning set forth in Schedule 1.1 attached hereto.

“Special Notice Currency” means at any time an Alternate Currency, other than (i) the currency of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development at such time located in North America or Europe and (ii) Yen.

“Spot Rate” means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the Fronting Bank, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) on the date two (2) Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or the Fronting Bank may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the Fronting Bank if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that the Fronting Bank may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Alternate Currency Letter of Credit.

“Stabilized Property” means all Properties except (i) any Acquisition Property, Construction Property or Redevelopment Property until such Property has become a Stabilized Property in accordance with the definitions of Acquisition Property Value, Construction Property Value and Redevelopment Property Value, (ii) any Property described in clause (v) of the definition of Non-Stabilized Property Value until such Property has become a Stabilized Property in accordance with such definition, and (iii) any Condo Property.

“Stabilized Property Value” means the EBITDA generated by a Stabilized Property divided by the FMV Cap Rate (or Borrower’s Share thereof with respect to any Stabilized Property owned by a Consolidated Subsidiary or an Investment Affiliate). Any Stabilized Property which generates negative EBITDA will have a Stabilized Property Value of zero.

“Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by the Borrower and/or EQR.

“Swingline Borrowing” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

“Swingline Commitment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(a).

“Swingline Lender” means Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as Swingline Lender hereunder, and its permitted successors in such capacity in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

“Swingline Loan” means a loan made or to be made by the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.18.

“Taxes” means all federal, state, local and foreign income and gross receipts taxes.

“Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.

“Term Loan Agreement” means the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2013, among the Borrower, the banks party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, and the other Agents named therein , as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Termination Event” means (i) a “reportable event”, as such term is described in Section 4043 of ERISA (other than a “reportable event” not subject to the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC), or an event described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA, (ii) the withdrawal by any member of the ERISA Group from a Multiemployer Plan during a plan year in which it is a “substantial employer” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA), or the incurrence of liability by any member of the ERISA Group under Section 4064 of ERISA upon the termination of a Multiemployer Plan, (iii) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate any Plan under Section 4041 of ERISA, other than in a standard termination within the meaning of Section 4041 of ERISA, or

the treatment of a Plan amendment as a distress termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, (iv) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate, impose liability (other than for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA) in respect of, or cause a trustee to be appointed to administer, any Plan or (v) any other event or condition that might reasonably constitute grounds for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan or the imposition of any liability or encumbrance or Lien on the Real Property Assets or any member of the ERISA Group under ERISA.

“Unencumbered Asset Value” means the sum of (i) Stabilized Property Value of all Qualifying Unencumbered Properties which are Stabilized Properties, plus (ii) Non-Stabilized Property Value of all Qualifying Unencumbered Properties which are Non-Stabilized Properties, plus (iii) the value of any Cash or Cash Equivalent (including Cash or Cash Equivalents held in restricted Section 1031 accounts under the control of the Borrower) owned by the Borrower, EQR or any wholly-owned Subsidiary of either, plus (iv) the undepreciated book value, determined in accordance with GAAP, of readily marketable Securities and Investment Mortgages owned by the Borrower, EQR or their wholly-owned Subsidiaries not subject to any Lien, plus (v) Borrower’s Share of the value of any Cash or Cash Equivalents (including Cash or Cash Equivalents held in restricted Section 1031 accounts under the control of a non-wholly owned Consolidated Subsidiary or by an Investment Affiliate) owned by any such Consolidated Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate, plus (vi) Borrower’s Share of the undepreciated book value, determined in accordance with GAAP, of readily marketable Securities and Investment Mortgages owned by any non-wholly owned Consolidated Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate, provided, however, that the aggregate value of those items set forth in clauses (iv) and (vi) shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of Unencumbered Asset Value.

“Unimproved Assets” means Real Property Assets, other than Raw Land, upon which no material improvements have been completed which completion is evidenced by a certificate of occupancy or its equivalent and is less than 90% leased in the aggregate (based upon number of units).

“United States” means the United States of America, including the fifty states and the District of Columbia.

“Unrestricted Cash or Cash Equivalents” means Cash and Cash Equivalents owned by the Borrower, and Borrower’s Share of any Cash and Cash Equivalent owned by any Consolidated Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate, that are not subject to any pledge, lien or control agreement, less (i) $35,000,000, (ii) amounts normally and customarily set aside by the Borrower for operating, capital and interest reserves, and (iii) amounts placed with third parties as deposits or security for contractual obligations (notwithstanding the foregoing, however, cash up to $750,000,000 held in escrow in connection with the completion of Code Section 1031 “like-kind” exchanges shall be deemed to be Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents for purposes hereof).

“Unsecured Debt” means Indebtedness of EQR, on a consolidated basis, which is not Secured Debt.

“Unused Commitments” means an amount equal to all unadvanced funds (other than unadvanced funds in connection with any construction loan) which any third party is obligated to advance to the Borrower or another Person or otherwise pursuant to any loan document, written instrument or otherwise.

Section 1.2 Accounting Terms and Determinations. Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent (except for changes concurred in by the Borrower’s independent public accountants) with the most recent audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries delivered to the Administrative Agent; provided that for purposes of references to the financial results and information of “EQR, on a consolidated basis,” EQR shall be deemed to own one hundred percent (100%) of the partnership interests in the Borrower; and provided further that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower wishes to amend any covenant in Article V to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Banks wish to amend Article V for such purpose), then the Borrower’s compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Banks.

Section 1.3 Types of Borrowings. The term “Borrowing” denotes the aggregation of Loans of one or more Banks to be made to the Borrower pursuant to Article II on the same date, all of which Loans are of the same type (subject to Article VIII) and, except in the case of Base Rate Loans and Swingline Loans, have the same initial Interest Period. Borrowings are classified for purposes of this Agreement either by reference to the pricing of Loans comprising such Borrowing (e.g., a “Fixed Rate Borrowing” is a Euro-Dollar Borrowing or a Money Market Borrowing (excluding any such Borrowing consisting of Money Market LIBOR Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate pursuant to Article VIII), and a “Euro-Dollar Borrowing” is a Borrowing comprised of Euro-Dollar Loans and an “Alternate Currency Borrowing” is a Borrowing comprised of Euro-Dollar Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency) or by reference to the provisions of Article II under which participation therein is determined (i.e., a “Committed Borrowing” is a Borrowing under Section 2.1 in which all Banks participate in proportion to their Commitments, while a “Money Market Borrowing” is a Borrowing under Section 2.3 in which a Bank’s share is determined on the basis of its bid in accordance therewith, and a “Swingline Borrowing” is a Borrowing under Section 2.18 in which only the Swingline Lender participates (subject to the provisions of said Section 2.18)).

ARTICLE II

THE CREDITS

Section 2.1 Commitments to Lend.

(a) Each Bank severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, (a) to make Committed Loans to the Borrower or to any Qualified Borrower and participate in Letters of Credit issued by the Fronting Bank on behalf of the Borrower or the Qualified Borrowers pursuant to this Article from time to time during the term hereof in amounts such that the aggregate principal amount of Committed Loans made by such Bank plus such Bank’s Pro Rata Share of Swingline Loans by such Bank at any one time outstanding together with such Bank’s Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Usage shall not exceed the Dollar Equivalent Amount of its Commitment, and (b) in furtherance and clarification of the foregoing, as to Banks with an Alternate Currency Commitment only, to participate in Alternate Currency Letters of Credit issued by the Fronting Bank on behalf of the Borrower or the Qualified Borrowers pursuant to this Article and to make Euro-Dollar Loans to the Borrower and to the Qualified Borrowers denominated in any Alternate Currency (provided (i) such Alternate Currency is readily available to such Banks and is freely transferable and convertible to Dollars, and (ii) the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service (or any successor thereto) reports a London Interbank Offered Rate for such Alternate Currency relating to the applicable Interest Period, in an aggregate principal Dollar Equivalent Amount not to exceed such Bank’s Alternate Currency Commitment). Each Borrowing outstanding under this Section 2.1 shall be in an aggregate principal amount the Dollar Equivalent Amount of which is $3,000,000, or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (except that any such Borrowing may be in the aggregate amount available in accordance with Section 3.2(c), or in any amount required to reimburse the Fronting Bank for any drawing under any Letter of Credit or to repay the Swingline Lender the amount of any Swingline Loan) and, other than with respect to Money Market Loans and Swingline Loans, shall be made from the several Banks ratably in proportion to their respective Commitments. In no event shall (i) the aggregate Dollar Equivalent Amount of Loans outstanding at any time, plus outstanding Dollar Equivalent Amount of the Letter of Credit Usage, exceed $2,500,000,000 (or, if the Borrower exercises its option to increase the aggregate amount of the Dollar Commitments pursuant to Section 2.1(b), the aggregate amount of the Commitments as so increased), or (ii) the aggregate Dollar Equivalent Amount of Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency plus the outstanding aggregate Dollar Equivalent Amount of the Letter of Credit Usage for Alternate Currency Letters of Credit exceed the Alternate Currency Sublimit, with, in the case of both clauses (i) and (ii), Loans denominated in Alternate Currencies and Letter of Credit Usage for Alternate Currency Letters of Credit being marked to market monthly on the last Business Day of each month and immediately prior to each Borrowing and each Letter of Credit issuance. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, each Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be deemed to use the Dollar Commitments to the extent the Dollar Sublimit would not be exceeded thereby, and to use the Alternate Currency Commitments if such Alternate Currency Commitments are available in the event that the Dollar Commitments would be so exceeded. Subject to the limitations set forth herein, any amounts repaid may be reborrowed.

(b) Optional Increase in Commitments. At any time prior to the Maturity Date, provided no Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing, the Borrower may, if it so elects, increase the aggregate amount of the Dollar Commitments and/or Alternate Currency Commitments (subject to proviso (ii) in the next sentence), on either a term or a revolving basis, either by designating an Approved Bank not theretofore a Bank to become a Bank (such designation to be effective only with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld) and/or by agreeing with an existing Bank or Banks that such Bank’s Commitment (or such Banks’ Commitments) shall be increased. Upon execution and delivery by the Borrower and any such Bank or other financial institution of an instrument in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, such existing Bank shall have a Commitment as therein set forth or such Approved Bank shall become a Bank with a Commitment as therein set forth and all the rights and obligations of a Bank with such a Commitment hereunder; provided that:

(i) the Borrower shall provide prompt notice of such increase to the Administrative Agent, who shall promptly notify the Banks; and

(ii) the amount of such increase does not cause the aggregate Commitments to exceed $3,000,000,000, nor the Alternate Currency Commitments to exceed $500,000,000.

Upon any increase in the aggregate amount of the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.1(b), within five Business Days (in the case of any Base Rate Loans then outstanding) or at the end of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto (in the case of any Euro-Dollar Loans then outstanding), as applicable, each Bank’s Pro Rata Share shall be recalculated to reflect such increase in the Commitments and the outstanding principal balance of the Committed Loans shall be reallocated among the Banks such that the outstanding principal amount of Committed Loans owed to each Bank shall be equal to such Bank’s Pro Rata Share (as recalculated). All payments, repayments and other disbursements of funds by the Administrative Agent to Banks shall thereupon and, at all times thereafter, be made in accordance with each Bank’s recalculated Pro Rata Share.

Section 2.2 Notice of Borrowing.

(a) The Borrower shall give Administrative Agent notice not later than 10:00 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) (x) one Business Day before each Base Rate Borrowing, (y) three Euro-Dollar Business Days before each Euro-Dollar Borrowing, or (z) four (4) Business Days (or five (5) Business Days in the case of a Special Notice Currency) before each Euro-Dollar Borrowing denominated in an Alternate Currency, specifying:

(i) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing or a Euro-Dollar Business Day in the case of a Euro-Dollar Borrowing,

(ii) the aggregate amount of such Borrowing,

(iii) whether the Loans comprising such Borrowing are to be Base Rate Loans or Euro-Dollar Loans, and if Euro-Dollar Loans are requested other than in Dollars, the type and amount of the Alternate Currency being requested,

(iv) in the case of a Euro-Dollar Borrowing, the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto, subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period, and

(v) if such Borrowing is to be made by a Qualified Borrower, the identity of such Qualified Borrower.

(b) The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent, and the designated Fronting Bank, written notice, accompanied by a Letter of Credit Application, in the event that it desires to have standby letters of credit (each, a “Letter of Credit”) issued, or to have Letters of Credit issued on behalf of a Consolidated Subsidiary, Qualified Borrower or Investment Affiliate, hereunder no later than 10:00 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time), at least four (4) Business Days (or five (5) Business Days in the case of a request is for a Letter of Credit in a Special Notice Currency) prior to the date of such issuance. Each such notice shall specify (i) if Alternate Currency is requested, the type of the Alternate Currency being requested, (ii) the designated Fronting Bank, (iii) the aggregate amount of the requested Letters of Credit, (iv) the individual amount of each requested Letter of Credit and the number of Letters of Credit to be issued, (v) the date of such issuance (which shall be a Business Day), (vi) the name and address of the beneficiary, (vii) the expiration date of the Letter of Credit (which in no event shall be later than twelve (12) months after the Maturity Date), (viii) the purpose and circumstances for which such Letter of Credit is being issued and (ix) the terms upon which each such Letter of Credit may be drawn upon. If the Borrower shall desire to have any Letter of Credit issued on behalf of an Investment Affiliate, then, upon the reasonable request of any Bank or the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent any information with respect to such Investment Affiliate reasonably required to comply with the provisions of Section 9.19. Each such notice may be revoked telephonically by the Borrower to the applicable Fronting Bank and the Administrative Agent any time prior to the date of issuance of the Letter of Credit by the applicable Fronting Bank, provided such revocation is confirmed in writing by the Borrower to the Fronting Bank and the Administrative Agent within one (1) Business Day by facsimile. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Borrower shall complete and deliver to the Fronting Bank any required documentation in connection with any requested Letter of Credit no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the issuance thereof. No later than 10:00 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time), on the date that is four (4) Business Days prior to the date of issuance, the Borrower shall specify a precise description of the documents and the verbatim text of any certificate to be presented by the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit, which if presented by such beneficiary on or prior to the expiration date of the Letter of Credit would require the Fronting Bank to make a payment under the Letter of Credit; provided, that Fronting Bank may, in its reasonable judgment, require changes in any such documents and certificates only in conformity with changes in customary and commercially reasonable practice or law and, provided further, that no Letter of Credit shall require payment against a conforming draft to be made thereunder prior to the third Business Day following the date that such draft is presented if such presentation is made later than 10:00 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) (except that if the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit requests at the time of the issuance of its Letter of Credit that payment be made on the same Business Day against a conforming draft, such beneficiary shall be entitled to such a same day draw, provided such draft is presented to the applicable Fronting Bank no later than 10:00 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) and provided further the Borrower shall have requested to the Fronting Bank and the Administrative Agent that such beneficiary shall be entitled to a same day draw). In determining whether to pay on any Letter of Credit, the Fronting Bank shall be responsible only to determine that the documents and certificates required to be delivered under the Letter of Credit have been delivered and that they comply on their face with the requirements of that Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent shall provide each of the Banks, quarterly, a summary of all outstanding Letters of Credit.

Section 2.3 Money Market Borrowings.

(a) The Money Market Option. From time to time during the Term, and provided that at such time the Borrower maintains an Investment Grade Rating from either S&P or Moody’s, the Borrower may, as set forth in this Section 2.3, request the Banks during the Term to make offers to make Money Market Loans in Dollars only to the Borrower, not to exceed, at such time, the lesser of (i) fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Commitments less all Loans and Letter of Credit Usage then outstanding. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower may repay any outstanding Money Market Loan on any day which is a Euro-Dollar Business Day and any amounts so repaid may be reborrowed, up to the amount available under this Section 2.3 at the time of such Borrowing, until the Business Day next preceding the Maturity Date. The Banks may, but shall have no obligation to, make such offers and the Borrower may, but shall have no obligation to, accept any such offers in the manner set forth in this Section 2.3.

(b) Money Market Quote Request. When the Borrower wishes to request offers to make Money Market Loans under this Section, it shall transmit to the Administrative Agent by facsimile transmission a request substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto (a “Money Market Quote Request”) so as to be received not later than 10:30 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) on (x) the fifth Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the date of Borrowing proposed therein, in the case of a LIBOR Auction or (y) the Business Day next preceding the date of Borrowing proposed therein, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction (or, in either case, such other time or date as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have mutually agreed and shall have notified to the Banks not later than the date of the Money Market Quote Request for the first LIBOR Auction or Absolute Rate Auction for which such change is to be effective) specifying:

1. the proposed date of Borrowing, which shall be a Euro-Dollar Business Day in the case of a LIBOR Auction or a Business Day in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction,

2. the aggregate amount of such Borrowing, which shall be $3,000,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000,

3. the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto (which shall not be less than 7 days or more than 180 days), subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period, and

4. whether the Money Market Quotes requested are to set forth a Money Market Margin or a Money Market Absolute Rate.

The Borrower may request offers to make Money Market Loans for more than one Interest Period in a single Money Market Quote Request. No Money Market Quote Request shall be given within five Euro-Dollar Business Days (or such other number of days as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may agree) of any other Money Market Quote Request. Together with the delivery of each Money Market Quote Request, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, a fee equal to $2,500.

(c) Invitation for Money Market Quotes. Promptly upon receipt of a Money Market Quote Request, the Administrative Agent shall send to the Banks by facsimile or electronic transmission a copy thereof, which shall constitute an invitation by the Borrower to each Bank to submit Money Market Quotes offering to make the Money Market Loans to which such Money Market Quote Request relates in accordance with this Section (an “Invitation for Money Market Quotes”).

(d) Submission and Contents of Money Market Quotes.

1. Each Bank may submit a Money Market Quote containing an offer or offers to make Money Market Loans in response to any Invitation for Money Market Quotes. Each Money Market Quote must comply with the requirements of this subsection (d) and must be submitted to the Administrative Agent by facsimile transmission at its offices specified in or pursuant to Section 9.1 not later than (x) 2:00 p.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) on the fourth Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction or (y) 9:30 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) on the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction (or, in either case, such other time or date as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have mutually agreed and shall have notified to the Banks not later than the date of the Money Market Quote Request for the first LIBOR Auction or Absolute Rate Auction for which such change is to be effective); provided that Money Market Quotes submitted by the Bank serving as the Administrative Agent (or any affiliate of the Bank serving as the Administrative Agent) in the capacity of a Bank may be submitted, and may only be submitted, if the Bank serving as the Administrative Agent or such affiliate notifies the Borrower of the terms of the offer or offers contained therein not later than (x) one hour prior to the deadline for the other Banks, in the case of a LIBOR Auction or (y) 15 minutes prior to the deadline for the other Banks, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction. Subject to Articles III and VI, any Money Market Quote so made shall be irrevocable except with the written consent of the Administrative Agent given on the instructions of the Borrower. Such Money Market Loans may be funded by such Bank’s Designated Lender (if any) as provided in Section 9.6(d), however, such Bank shall not be required to specify in its Money Market Quote whether such Money Market Loans will be funded by such Designated Lender.

2. Each Money Market Quote shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto and shall in any case specify:

(i) the proposed date of Borrowing,

(ii) the principal amount of the Money Market Loan for which each such offer is being made, which principal amount (w) may be greater than or less than the Commitment of the quoting Bank, (x) must be $3,000,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000, (y) may not exceed the principal amount of Money Market Loans for which offers were requested and (z) may be subject to an aggregate limitation as to the principal amount of Money Market Loans for which offers being made by such quoting Bank may be accepted,

(iii) in the case of a LIBOR Auction, the margin above or below the applicable Euro-Dollar Rate (the “Money Market Margin”) offered for each such Money Market Loan, expressed as a percentage (specified to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%) to be added to or subtracted from such base rate,

(iv) in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction, the rate of interest per annum (specified to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%) (the “Money Market Absolute Rate”) offered for each such Money Market Loan, and

(v) the identity of the quoting Bank.

A Money Market Quote may set forth up to five separate offers by the quoting Bank with respect to each Interest Period specified in the related Invitation for Money Market Quotes.

3. Any Money Market Quote shall be disregarded if it:

(i) is not substantially in conformity with Exhibit D hereto or does not specify all of the information required by subsection (d)(2) above;

(ii) contains qualifying, conditional or similar language (except for an aggregate limitation as provided in subsection (d)(2)(b) above);

(iii) proposes terms other than or in addition to those set forth in the applicable Invitation for Money Market Quotes(except for an aggregate limitation as provided in subsection (d)(2) above); or

(iv) arrives after the time set forth in subsection (d)(1).

(e) Notice to Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day after receipt thereof except with respect to Money Market Absolute Rate Borrowings which shall be on the same day as receipt thereof) notify the Borrower in writing of the terms (x) of any Money Market Quote submitted by a Bank that is in accordance with subsection (d) and (y) of any Money Market Quote that amends, modifies or is otherwise inconsistent with a previous Money Market Quote submitted by such Bank with respect to the same Money Market Quote Request. Any such subsequent Money Market Quote shall be disregarded by the Administrative Agent unless such subsequent Money Market Quote is submitted solely to correct a manifest error in such former Money Market Quote or modifies the terms of such previous Money Market Quote to provide terms more favorable to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent’s notice to the Borrower shall specify (A) the aggregate principal amount of Money Market Loans for which offers have been received for each Interest Period specified in the related Money Market Quote Request, (B) the respective principal amounts and Money Market Margins or Money Market Absolute Rates, as the case may be, so offered and (C) if applicable, limitations on the aggregate principal amount of Money Market Loans for which offers in any single Money Market Quote may be accepted.

(f) Acceptance and Notice by Borrower. Not later than 10:30 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) on (x) the third Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction or (y) the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction (or, in either case, such other time or date as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have mutually agreed and shall have notified to the Banks not later

than the date of the Money Market Quote Request for the first LIBOR Auction or Absolute Rate Auction for which such change is to be effective), the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of its acceptance or non-acceptance of the offers so notified to it pursuant to subsection (e). In the case of acceptance, such notice (a “Notice of Money Market Borrowing”) shall specify the aggregate principal amount of offers for each Interest Period that are accepted. The Borrower may accept any Money Market Quote in whole or in part; provided that:

1. the aggregate principal amount of each Money Market Borrowing may not exceed the applicable amount set forth in the related Money Market Quote Request;

2. the principal amount of each Money Market Borrowing must be $3,000,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000;

3. acceptance of offers may only be made on the basis of ascending Money Market Margins or Money Market Absolute Rates, as the case may be; and

4. the Borrower may not accept any offer that is described in subsection (d)(3) or that otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this Agreement.

(g) Allocation by Administrative Agent. If offers are made by two or more Banks with the same Money Market Margins or Money Market Absolute Rates, as the case may be, for a greater aggregate principal amount than the amount in respect of which such offers are permitted to be accepted for the related Interest Period, the principal amount of Money Market Loans in respect of which such offers are accepted shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent among such Banks as nearly as possible (in multiples of $100,000, as the Administrative Agent may deem appropriate) in proportion to the aggregate principal amounts of such offers. The Administrative Agent shall promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day after such offers are accepted except with respect to Money Market Absolute Rate Borrowings which shall be on the same day as such offers are accepted) notify the Borrower and each such Bank in writing of any such allocation of Money Market Loans. Determinations by the Administrative Agent of the allocation of Money Market Loans shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

(h) Notification by Administrative Agent. Upon receipt of the Borrower’s Notice of Money Market Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.3(f), the Administrative Agent shall, on the date such Notice of Money Market Borrowing is received by the Administrative Agent, promptly notify each Bank (and such Notice of Money Market Borrowing shall not thereafter be revocable by the Borrower) (i) of the principal amount of the Money Market Borrowing accepted by the Borrower, and (ii) of such Bank’s share (if any) of such Money Market Borrowing. A Bank who is notified that it has been selected to make a Money Market Loan may designate its Designated Lender (if any) to fund such Money Market Loan on its behalf, as described in Section 9.6(d). Any Designated Lender which funds a Money Market Loan shall on and after the time of such funding become the obligee under such Money Market Loan and be entitled to receive payment thereof when due. No Bank shall be relieved of its obligation to fund a Money Market Loan, and no Designated Lender shall assume such obligation, prior to the time the applicable Money Market Loan is funded.

(i) Funding of Committed Loans Not Affected. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Bank shall be required to fund its Pro Rata Share of Committed Loans in accordance with Section 2.1 despite the fact that any Bank’s Commitment may have been or may be exceeded as a result of such Bank’s making of Money Market Loans.

Section 2.4 Notice to Banks; Funding of Loans.

(a) Upon receipt of a Notice of Borrowing from the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.2, the Administrative Agent shall, on the date such Notice of Borrowing is received by the Administrative Agent, promptly notify each Bank of the contents thereof and of such Bank’s share of such Borrowing, of the interest rate determined pursuant thereto and the Interest Period(s) (if different from those requested by the Borrower) and such Notice of Borrowing shall not thereafter be revocable by the Borrower, unless the Borrower shall pay any applicable expenses pursuant to Section 2.13.

(b) Not later than 1:00 p.m. (Chicago, Illinois time or, in the case of any Alternate Currency Borrowing, local time to the principal financial center of the Alternate Currency in question) on the date of each Borrowing as indicated in the Notice of Borrowing, each Bank shall (except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section) make available its share of such Borrowing in Federal funds or the applicable Alternate Currency immediately available in Chicago, Illinois (or, in the case of any Alternate Currency Borrowing, the principal financial center of the Alternate Currency in question), to the Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Section 9.1. If the Borrower has requested the issuance of a Letter of Credit, no later than 12:00 Noon (Chicago, Illinois time) on the date of such issuance as indicated in the notice delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(b), the Fronting Bank shall issue such Letter of Credit in the amount so requested and deliver the same to the Borrower or to the applicable Qualified Borrower or, at the instruction of the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower, to the beneficiary thereof, with a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit by the Fronting Bank, such Fronting Bank shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each other Bank with a Dollar Commitment or Alternate Currency Commitment, as applicable, and each such other Bank shall be deemed, and hereby agrees, to have irrevocably and unconditionally purchased and received from the Fronting Bank, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and a participation in such Letter of Credit, any drawing thereunder, and the obligations of the Borrower hereunder with respect thereto, and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto, in an amount equal to such Bank’s ratable share thereof (based upon the ratio its Dollar Commitment or Alternate Currency Commitment, as applicable, bears to the aggregate of all Dollar Commitments or Alternate Currency Commitments, as applicable). Upon any change in any of the Commitments in accordance herewith, there shall be an automatic adjustment to such participations to reflect such changed shares. The Fronting Bank shall have the primary obligation to fund any and all draws made with respect to such Letter of Credit notwithstanding any failure of a participating Bank to fund its ratable share of any such draw. The Administrative Agent will instruct the Fronting Bank to make such Letter of Credit available to the Borrower or to the applicable Qualified Borrower and the Fronting Bank shall make such Letter of Credit available to the Borrower or to the applicable Qualified Borrower or, at the instruction of the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower, to the beneficiary thereof, at the Borrower’s aforesaid address or at such address in the United States as the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower shall request on the date of the issuance thereof or, in the case of an Alternate Currency Letter of Credit, at such address as the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower shall request on the date of the issuance thereof.

(c) Not later than 3:00 p.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) on the date of each Swingline Borrowing as indicated in the applicable Notice of Borrowing, the Swingline Lender shall make available such Swingline Borrowing in Federal funds immediately available in Chicago, Illinois, to the Administrative Agent at its address referred to herein.

(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Bank prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Bank will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Bank’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Bank has made such share available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with subsection (b) of this Section 2.4 and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, but shall not be obligated to, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount on behalf of such Bank. If and to the extent that such Bank shall not have so made such share available to the Administrative Agent, such Bank and the Borrower severally agree to repay (or to cause the applicable Qualified Borrower to repay) to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand, and in the case of the Borrower one (1) Business Day after demand, such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower or such Qualified Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of the Borrower, a rate per annum equal to the interest rate applicable thereto pursuant to Section 2.7 and (ii) in the case of such Bank, the Federal Funds Rate. If such Bank shall repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Bank’s Loan included in such Borrowing as of the date of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Section 2.4(d) shall be deemed to reduce the Commitment of any Bank or in any way affect the rights of the Borrower with respect to any defaulting Bank or Administrative Agent. The failure of any Bank to make available to the Administrative Agent such Bank’s share of any Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.4(b) shall not relieve any other Bank of its obligations to fund its Commitment, in accordance with the provisions hereof.

(e) Subject to the provisions hereof, the Administrative Agent shall make available each Borrowing to the Borrower in Federal funds or to the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower in the applicable Alternate Currency immediately available in accordance with, and on the date set forth in, the applicable Notice of Borrowing.

Section 2.5 Notes.

(a) If requested by any Bank, the Loans of such Bank shall be evidenced by a single Note made by the Borrower and each Qualified Borrower payable to the order of such Bank for the account of its Applicable Lending Office.

(b) Each Bank may, by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, request that its Loans of a particular type (including Swingline Loans and Money Market Loans) be evidenced by a separate Note in an amount equal to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Loans. Any additional costs incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower or the Banks in connection with preparing such a Note shall be at the sole cost and expense of the Bank

requesting such Note. In the event any Loans evidenced by such a Note are paid in full prior to the Maturity Date, any such Bank shall return such Note to the Borrower. Each such Note shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto with appropriate modifications to reflect the fact that it evidences solely Loans of the relevant type. Upon the execution and delivery of any such Note, any existing Note payable to such Bank shall be replaced or modified accordingly. Each reference in this Agreement to the “Note” of such Bank shall be deemed to refer to and include any or all of such Notes, as the context may require.

(c) Upon receipt of each Bank’s Note pursuant to Section 3.1(a), the Administrative Agent shall forward such Note to such Bank. Each Bank shall record on its Note or in the accounts and records of each Bank, the date, amount, type and maturity of each Loan made by it and the date and amount of each payment of principal made by the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower with respect thereto, and may, if such Bank so elects in connection with any transfer or enforcement of its Note, endorse on the appropriate schedule appropriate notations to evidence the foregoing information with respect to each such Loan then outstanding; provided that the failure of any Bank to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower or applicable Qualified Borrower hereunder or under the Notes. Each Bank is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Borrower and each Qualified Borrower so to endorse its Note and to attach to and make a part of its Note a continuation of any such schedule as and when required.

(d) The Committed Loans shall mature, and the principal amount thereof shall be due and payable, on the Maturity Date. The Swingline Loans shall mature, and the principal amount thereof shall be due and payable, in accordance with Section 2.18(b)(iii).

(e) Each Money Market Loan included in any Money Market Borrowing shall mature, and the principal amount thereof shall be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon, on the earlier to occur of (i) last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing or (ii) the Maturity Date.

(f) There shall be no more than fifteen (15) (twenty (20) in the event the Borrower exercises its option to increase the Commitments under Section 2.1(b)) Euro-Dollar Groups of Loans and Money Market Loans outstanding at any one time, of which, no more than five (5) Euro-Dollar Groups of Loans may be Alternate Currency Loans with Interest Periods of less than one (1) month.

Section 2.6 Method of Electing Interest Rates.

(a) The Loans included in each Committed Borrowing shall bear interest initially at the type of rate specified by the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower in the applicable Notice of Borrowing. Thereafter, the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower (or the Borrower on behalf of the applicable Qualified Borrower) may from time to time elect to change or continue the type of interest rate borne by each Group of Loans (subject in each case to the provisions of Article VIII), as follows:

(i) if such Loans are Base Rate Loans, the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower may elect to convert all or any portion of such Loans to Euro-Dollar Loans as of any Euro-Dollar Business Day;

(ii) if such Loans are Euro-Dollar Loans, (a) denominated in Dollars, the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower (or the Borrower on behalf of the applicable Qualified Borrower) may elect to convert all or any portion of such Loans to Base Rate Loans and/or elect to continue all or any portion of such Loans as Euro-Dollar Loans for an additional Interest Period or additional Interest Periods, or (b) denominated in an Alternate Currency, the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower (or the Borrower on behalf of the applicable Qualified Borrower) may elect to continue all or any portion of such Loans as Euro-Dollar Loans for an additional Interest Period or additional Interest Periods, in each case effective on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Loans, or on such other date designated by the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower (or the Borrower on behalf of the applicable Qualified Borrower) in the Notice of Interest Rate Election, provided the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower (or the Borrower on behalf of the applicable Qualified Borrower) shall pay any losses pursuant to Section 2.13.

Each such election shall be made by delivering a notice (a “Notice of Interest Rate Election”) to the Administrative Agent at least three (3) Euro-Dollar Business Days before the conversion or continuation selected in such notice is to be effective. A Notice of Interest Rate Election may, if it so specifies, apply to only a portion of the aggregate principal amount of the relevant Group of Loans; provided that (i) such portion is allocated ratably among the Loans comprising such Group of Loans, (ii) the portion to which such Notice of Interest Rate Election applies, and the remaining portion to which it does not apply, are each an amount, the Dollar Equivalent Amount of which is $500,000 or any larger multiple of $100,000, (iii) there shall be no more than fifteen (15) (twenty (20) in the event the Borrower exercises its option to increase the Commitments under Section 2.1(b)) Euro-Dollar Groups of Loans and Money Market Loans outstanding at any one time, of which, no more than five (5) Euro-Dollar Groups of Loans may be Alternate Currency Loans with Interest Periods of less than 30 days, (iv) no Committed Loan may be continued as, or converted into, a Euro-Dollar Loan when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (v) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.

(b) Each Notice of Interest Rate Election shall specify:

(i) the Group of Loans (or portion thereof) to which such notice applies;

(ii) the date on which the conversion or continuation selected in such notice is to be effective, which shall comply with the applicable clause of subsection (a) above;

(iii) if the Loans comprising such Group of Loans are to be converted, the new type of Loans and, if such new Loans are Euro-Dollar Loans, the duration of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto; and

(iv) if such Loans are to be continued as Euro-Dollar Loans for an additional Interest Period, the duration of such additional Interest Period.

Each Interest Period specified in a Notice of Interest Rate Election shall comply with the provisions of the definition of Interest Period.

(c) Upon receipt of a Notice of Interest Rate Election from the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Bank the same day as it receives such Notice of Interest Rate Election of the contents thereof, the interest rates determined pursuant thereto and the Interest Periods (if different from those requested by the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower) and such notice shall not thereafter be revocable by the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower. If the Borrower or Qualified Borrower fails to deliver a timely Notice of Interest Rate Election to the Administrative Agent for any Group of Loans which are Euro-Dollar Loans, such Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans or, in the case of Euro-Dollar Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency, continued as a Euro-Dollar Loan with an Interest Period of one (1) month, on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto.

(d) If the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of or interest on any Money Market Loan when due, such Money Market Loan shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate until (in the case of a failure to pay interest) such failure shall become an Event of Default and thereafter (or immediately in the case of a failure to pay principal) at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 2% plus the Base Rate for such day.

Section 2.7 Interest Rates.

(a) Each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from the date such Loan is made until the date it is repaid or converted into a Euro-Dollar Loan pursuant to Section 2.6 or at the Maturity Date, at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans for such day. Such interest shall be payable on the first Business Day of each month.

(b) Subject to Section 8.1, each Euro-Dollar Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day during the Interest Period applicable thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin for Euro-Dollar Loans for such day plus the Euro-Dollar Rate applicable to such Interest Period. Such interest shall be payable on the first Business Day of each month, as well as on the date of any prepayment of any such Euro-Dollar Loan.

(c) Subject to Section 8.1, each Money Market LIBOR Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for the Interest Period applicable thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Euro-Dollar Rate for such Interest Period (determined in accordance with Section 2.7(b) as if the related Money Market LIBOR Borrowing were a Euro-Dollar Borrowing) plus (or minus) the Money Market Margin quoted by the Bank making such Loan in accordance with Section 2.3. Each Money Market Absolute Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for the Interest Period applicable thereto, at

a rate per annum equal to the Money Market Absolute Rate quoted by the Bank making such Loan in accordance with Section 2.3. Such interest shall be payable for each Interest Period on the last day thereof and, if such Interest Period is longer than one month, at intervals of one month after the first day thereof. Any overdue principal of or interest on any Money Market Loan shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate until (in the case of a failure to pay interest) such failure shall become an Event of Default and thereafter (or immediately in the case of the failure to pay principal) at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 2% plus the Base Rate for such day.

(d) In the event that, and for so long as, any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the outstanding principal amount of the Loans, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, overdue interest in respect of all Loans, shall bear interest at the annual rate equal to the sum of the Base Rate and two percent (2%) (the “Default Rate”).

(e) The Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the Loans hereunder. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and the Banks of each rate of interest so determined, and its determination thereof shall be conclusive in the absence of demonstrable error.

Section 2.8 Fees.

(a) Facility Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Banks ratably in proportion to their respective Commitments a facility fee (the “Facility Fee”) on the aggregate Commitments (exclusive, however, of any portion of the Commitments that shall have been made as a result of the optional increase pursuant to Section 2.1(b) on a term (rather than revolving) basis) at the respective percentages per annum based upon the range into which the Credit Rating then falls, in accordance with the following table. The facility fee shall be payable in arrears on each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 during the Term, and on the Maturity Date.


Less than BBB-/Baa3	0.350	%
BBB-/Baa3	0.300	%
BBB/Baa2	0.200	%
BBB+/Baa1	0.150	%
A-/A3	0.150	%
>A/A2	0.125	%

Any change in the Credit Rating causing it to move into a different range on the table shall effect an immediate change in the applicable percentage per annum. In the event that the Borrower receives Credit Ratings that are not equivalent, the applicable percentage per annum shall be based upon the higher of the Credit Ratings from S&P or Moody’s. In the event that only one (1) Rating Agency has set the Credit Rating, then the applicable percentage per annum shall be based on such single Credit Rating.

(b) Letter of Credit Fee. The Borrower shall pay, or shall cause the applicable Qualified Borrower to pay, to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Banks in proportion to their interests in respect of issued and undrawn Letters of Credit, a fee (a “Letter of Credit Fee”) in an amount, provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, equal to a rate per annum equal to the then percentage per annum of the Applicable Margin with respect to Euro-Dollar Loans less 0.05%, on the daily average of such issued and undrawn Letters of Credit, which fee shall be payable, in arrears, on each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 during the Term, and on the Maturity Date, and, if and to the extent that the term of any Letter of Credit shall extend beyond the Maturity Date, on each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 until all Letters of Credit shall have expired and/or been returned and on the date such final Letter of Credit expires or is returned. From the occurrence, and during the continuance, of an Event of Default, such fee shall be increased to be equal to two percent (2%) per annum on the daily average of such issued and undrawn Letters of Credit.

(c) Fronting Bank Fee. The Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower shall pay any Fronting Bank, for its own account, a fee (a “Fronting Bank Fee”) at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (x) 0.125% of the maximum undrawn amount of each Letter of Credit issued by such Fronting Bank and (y) $500 per Letter of Credit, which fee shall be in addition to and not in lieu of, the Letter of Credit Fee. The Fronting Bank Fee with respect to a Letter of Credit shall be payable in arrears on the first day of the calendar quarter immediately succeeding the calendar quarter in which such Letter of Credit is issued and, if such Letter of Credit is renewed, on the first day of the calendar quarter immediately succeeding the calendar quarter in which the date any such renewal occurs. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the Fronting Bank for its own account, the customary processing fees, charges and expenses of the Fronting Bank in connection with the issuance, administration or extension of letters of credit as from time to time in effect.

(d) Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letters.

(e) Fees Non-Refundable. All fees set forth in this Section 2.8 shall be deemed to have been earned on the date payment is due in accordance with the provisions hereof and shall be non-refundable. The obligation of the Borrower to pay such fees in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be binding upon the Borrower and shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Banks regardless of whether any Loans are actually made.

Section 2.9 Maturity Date. The term (the “Term”) of the Commitments (and each Bank’s obligations to make Loans) shall terminate and expire on the Maturity Date. Upon the date of the termination of the Term, any Loans then outstanding (together with accrued interest thereon and all other Obligations other than with respect to Letters of Credit) shall be due and payable on such date.

Section 2.10 Additional Alternate Currencies.

(a) The Borrower may from time to time request that Euro-Dollar Loans be made and/or Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “Alternate Currency” or previously approved in accordance with this Section 2.10; provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. In the case of any such request with respect to the making of Euro-Dollar Loans, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and all of the Banks; and in the case of any such request with respect to the issuance of Letters of Credit, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the designated Fronting Bank.

(b) Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time), twenty (20) Business Days prior to the date of the desired Borrowing or issuance (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the applicable Fronting Bank, in its or their sole discretion). In the case of any such request pertaining to Euro-Dollar Loans, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Bank thereof; and in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Fronting Bank thereof. Each Bank (in the case of any such request pertaining to Euro-Dollar Loans) or the applicable Fronting Bank (in the case of a request pertaining to Letters of Credit) shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time), ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the making of Euro-Dollar Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit, as the case may be, in such requested currency.

(c) Any failure by a Bank or the applicable Fronting Bank, as the case may be, to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Bank or such Fronting Bank, as the case may be, to permit Euro-Dollar Loans to be made or Letters of Credit to be issued in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and all the Banks consent to making Euro-Dollar Loans in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternate Currency hereunder for purposes of any Committed Borrowings of Euro-Dollar Loans; and if the Administrative Agent and the applicable Fronting Bank consent to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternate Currency hereunder for purposes of any Letter of Credit issuances. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this Section 2.10, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Borrower.

Section 2.11 Optional Prepayments and Optional Decreases and Termination.

(a) The Borrower may, upon at least one (1) Business Day’s notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify each of the Banks), which notice shall specify, if the Commitments shall have been increased pursuant to Section 2.1(b) and some Loans shall be on a term basis, how much of such prepayment shall be applied to the applicable term Loans and how much to revolving Loans, prepay any Group of Loans which are Base Rate Loans (or any Money Market Borrowing bearing interest at the Base Rate pursuant to Section 8.1), in whole at any time, or from time to time in part in amounts aggregating One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) or any larger multiple of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), by paying the principal amount to be prepaid. The Borrower may, from time to time on any Business Day so long as prior notice is given to the Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender no later than 1:00 p.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) on the day on which the Borrower intends to

make such prepayment, prepay any Swingline Loans in whole or in part in amounts aggregating $100,000 or a higher integral multiple of $100,000 (or, if less, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Swingline Loans then outstanding) by paying the principal amount to be prepaid no later than 2:00 p.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) on such day. Each such optional prepayment shall be applied to prepay ratably the Loans of the several Banks included in such Group of Loans or Borrowing(or the Swingline Lender in the case of Swingline Loans) included in such Group of Loans or Borrowing.

(b) The Borrower may, upon at least one (1) Euro-Dollar Business Days’ (or five (5) Euro-Dollar Business Days’, in the case of prepayment of Loans denominated in Special Notice Currencies) notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify each of the Banks), which notice shall specify, if the Commitments shall have been increased pursuant to Section 2.1(b) and some Loans shall be on a term basis, how much of such prepayment shall be applied to the applicable term Loans and how much to revolving Loans, prepay any Euro-Dollar Loan as of the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto. Except as provided in Article VIII and except with respect to any Euro-Dollar Loan which has been converted to a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Section 8.2, 8.3 or 8.4, the Borrower may not prepay all or any portion of the principal amount of any Euro-Dollar Loan prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto unless the Borrower shall also pay any applicable expenses pursuant to Section 2.13. Any such prepayment shall be upon at least three (3) Euro-Dollar Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent. Each such optional prepayment shall be in the amounts set forth in Section 2.11(a) above and shall be applied to prepay ratably the Loans of the Banks included in any Group of Loans which are Euro-Dollar Loans (which Group of Loans shall be specified in the notice referred to above), except that any Euro-Dollar Loan which has been converted to a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Section 8.2, 8.3 or 8.4 may be prepaid without ratable payment of the other Loans in such Group of Loans which have not been so converted.

(c) The Borrower may, upon at least one (1) Business Day’s notice to the Administrative Agent (by 11:00 a.m. Chicago, Illinois time or local time to the principal financial center of the Alternate Currency in question, as applicable, on such Business Day), reimburse the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Fronting Bank for the amount of any drawing under a Letter of Credit in whole or in part in any amount.

(d) The Borrower may at any time return, or cause to be returned, any undrawn Letter of Credit to the Fronting Bank in whole, but not in part, and the Fronting Bank within a reasonable period of time shall give the Administrative Agent and each of the Banks notice of such return.

(e) The Borrower may at any time and from time to time cancel all or any part of the Dollar Commitments or the Alternate Currency Commitments. If there are Loans then outstanding or, if there are no Loans outstanding at such time as to which the Commitments with respect thereto are being cancelled, upon at least one (1) Business Day’s notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify each of the Banks), whereupon, in either event, all or such portion of the Commitments, as applicable, shall terminate as to the Banks, pro rata on the date set forth in such notice of cancellation, and, if there are any Loans then outstanding, the Borrower shall prepay, as applicable, all or such portion of Loans outstanding on such date in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.11(a) and (b). In no event shall the

Borrower be permitted to cancel Commitments for which a Letter of Credit has been issued and is outstanding unless the Borrower returns (or causes to be returned) such Letter of Credit to the Fronting Bank. The Borrower shall be permitted to designate in its notice of cancellation which Loans, if any, are to be prepaid. A reduction of the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.11(e) shall not effect a reduction in the Swingline Commitment (unless so elected by the Borrower) until the aggregate Commitments have been reduced to an amount equal to or less than the Swingline Commitment.

(f) Any amounts so prepaid pursuant to Section 2.11 (a), (b), (c) or (d) may be reborrowed except to the extent applied to repay any term Loans made in accordance with Section 2.1(b). In the event the Borrower elects to cancel all or any portion of the Commitments and the Swingline Commitment pursuant to Section 2.11(e), such amounts may not be reinstated.

(g) The Borrower may not prepay any portion of a Money Market Loan except with the prior consent of the Bank or Designated Lender holding such Money Market Loan.

Section 2.12 General Provisions as to Payments.

(a) The Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower, as the case may be, shall make each payment of interest on the Loans and of fees hereunder, not later than 12:00 Noon (Chicago, Illinois time or local time to the principal financial center of the Alternate Currency in question, as applicable) on the date when due, in Federal or other funds immediately available in Chicago, Illinois, or, in the case of any Alternate Currency Loans, in the applicable Alternate Currency immediately available in the principal financial center of the Alternate Currency in question, to the Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Section 9.1. The Administrative Agent will promptly (and if received prior to 12:00 Noon (Chicago, Illinois time or local time to the principal financial center of the Alternate Currency in question, as applicable), on the same Business Day, if received after 12:00 Noon (Chicago, Illinois time or local time to the principal financial center of the Alternate Currency in question, as applicable) on the immediately following Business Day) distribute to each Bank its ratable share (or applicable share with respect to Money Market Loans) of each such payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the Banks. If and to the extent that the Administrative Agent shall receive any such payment for the account of the Banks on or before 12:00 Noon (Chicago, Illinois time or local time to the principal financial center of the Alternate Currency in question, as applicable) on any Business Day, and Administrative Agent shall not have distributed to any Bank its applicable share of such payment on such Business Day, Administrative Agent shall distribute such amount to such Bank together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount should have been distributed to such Bank until the date Administrative Agent distributes such amount to such Bank, at the Federal Funds Rate. Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on the Base Rate Loans or Swingline Loans or of fees shall be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Euro-Dollar Loans shall be due on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business Day unless such Euro-Dollar Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case the date for payment thereof shall be the next preceding Euro-Dollar Business Day. Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Money Market Loans shall be due on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business Day. If the date for any payment of principal is extended by operation of law or otherwise, interest thereon shall be payable for such extended time.

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Banks hereunder that the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower, as the case may be, will not make such payment in full, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower or such Qualified Borrower, as the case may be, has made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent on such date and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Bank on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Bank. If and to the extent that the Borrower or such Qualified Borrower, as the case may be, shall not have so made such payment, each Bank shall repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Bank together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Bank until the date such Bank repays such amount to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate.

(c) If any Bank shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.4, 2.12, 2.16, 2.18 or 9.3, then the Administrative Agent, notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, shall (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Bank for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Fronting Bank to satisfy such Bank’s obligations to it under any such Section until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid, and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Bank under any such Section, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above, in any order as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

Section 2.13 Funding Losses. If the Borrower or a Qualified Borrower, as the case may be, makes any payment of principal with respect to any Euro-Dollar Loan or Money Market LIBOR Loan or Money Market Absolute Rate Loan (pursuant to Article II, VI or VIII or otherwise) on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, or if the Borrower or a Qualified Borrower, as the case may be, fails to borrow, continue or convert to any Euro-Dollar Loans or Money Market LIBOR Loans or Money Market Absolute Rate Loans after notice has been given to any Bank in accordance with Section 2.2(a) or 2.6, or if the Borrower or a Qualified Borrower, as the case may be, shall deliver a Notice of Interest Rate Election specifying that a Euro-Dollar Loan or Money Market LIBOR Loan or Money Market Absolute Rate Loan shall be converted on a date other than the first (1st) day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall reimburse each Bank within 15 days after certification of such Bank of such loss or expense (which shall be delivered by each such Bank to Administrative Agent for delivery to the Borrower) for any resulting loss or expense incurred by it (or by an existing Participant in the related Loan), including (without limitation) any loss incurred in obtaining, liquidating or employing deposits from third parties, but excluding loss of margin for the period after any such payment or failure to borrow, continue or convert, provided that such Bank shall have delivered to Administrative Agent and Administrative Agent shall have delivered to the Borrower a certification as to the amount of such loss or expense, which certification shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for and calculation of such loss or expense and shall be conclusive in the absence of demonstrable error. In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Bank, any Mandatory Cost.

Section 2.14 Computation of Interest and Fees. All interest based on the Euro-Dollar Rate (other than with respect to Loans denominated in Pounds Sterling) and all fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). All interest based on the Base Rate and all interest on Loans denominated in Pounds Sterling shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or, in the case of interest based on the Base Rate only, 366 days in a leap year) and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

Section 2.15 Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall use, or shall cause any Qualified Borrower to use, the proceeds of the Loans for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, the acquisition of real property to be used in the Borrower’s existing business and for general working capital needs of the Borrower; provided, however, that no Swingline Loan shall be used more than once for the purpose of refinancing another Swingline Loan, in whole or part.

Section 2.16 Letters of Credit.

(a) Subject to the terms contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, upon the receipt of a notice in accordance with Section 2.2(b) requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the Fronting Bank shall issue a Letter of Credit or Letters of Credit in such form as is reasonably acceptable to the Borrower or the Qualified Borrower and the Fronting Bank (subject to the provisions of Section 2.2(b)) in an amount or amounts equal to the amount or amounts requested by the Borrower; provided that, in the case of (i) Alternate Currency Letter(s) of Credit, the Fronting Bank shall issue the same in the Alternate Currency requested and (ii) Dollar Letter(s) of Credit, the Fronting Bank shall issue the same in Dollars. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent Amount of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Letter of Credit Documents related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent Amount of the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

(b) It is hereby acknowledged and agreed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and all the Banks party hereto that on the Closing Date, the letters of credit previously issued by Bank of America, N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association as “Fronting Bank” under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement and more particularly set forth on Schedule 2.16 hereto, shall be transferred to this Agreement and shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit hereunder.

(c) The Letter of Credit Usage shall be no more than Seven Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($750,000,000) at any one time (and in the case of Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, no more than the Dollar Equivalent Amount of the Alternate Currency Sublimit).

(d) No Fronting Bank shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

(i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Fronting Bank from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to such Fronting Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Fronting Bank shall prohibit or request that such Fronting Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular; or

(ii) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such Fronting Bank applicable to letters of credit generally.

(e) In the event of any request for a drawing under any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereunder, the Fronting Bank shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent shall notify each Bank thereof) on or before the date on which the Fronting Bank intends to honor such drawing, and, except as provided in this subsection (e), the Borrower shall reimburse the Fronting Bank, in immediately available funds, on the same day on which such drawing is honored in the Dollar Equivalent Amount of such drawing. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, however, unless the Borrower shall have notified the Administrative Agent, and the Fronting Bank prior to 11:00 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) on the Business Day immediately prior to the date of such drawing that the Borrower intends to reimburse the Fronting Bank for the amount of such drawing with funds other than the proceeds of the Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have timely given a Notice of Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.2 to the Administrative Agent, requesting a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans on the date on which such drawing is honored and in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. Each Bank (other than the Fronting Bank) shall, in accordance with Section 2.4(b), make available its Pro Rata Share of such Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, the proceeds of which shall be applied directly by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Fronting Bank for the amount of such draw. In the event that any such Bank fails to make available to the Fronting Bank the amount of such Bank’s participation on the date of a drawing, the Fronting Bank shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Bank together with interest at the Federal Funds Rate commencing on the date such drawing is honored, and the provisions of Section 9.16 shall otherwise apply to such failure.

(f) If, after the date hereof, any change in any law or regulation or in the interpretation thereof by any court or administrative or Governmental Authority charged with the administration thereof shall either (i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against letters of credit issued by, or assets held by, or deposits in or for the account of, or participations in any letter of credit, upon any Bank (including the Fronting Bank) or (ii) impose on any Bank any other condition regarding this Agreement or such Bank (including the Fronting Bank) as it pertains to the Letters of Credit or any participation therein and the result of any event referred to in the preceding clause (i) or (ii) shall be to increase, by an amount deemed by the Fronting Bank or such Bank to be material, the cost to the Fronting Bank or any Bank of issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or participating therein (excluding any costs already reflected in any Mandatory Cost), then the Borrower shall pay to

the Fronting Bank or such Bank, within 15 days after written demand by such Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), which demand shall be accompanied by a certificate showing, in reasonable detail, the calculation of such amount or amounts, such additional amounts as shall be required to compensate the Fronting Bank or such Bank for such increased costs or reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder. Each Bank will promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any event of which it has knowledge, occurring after the date hereof, which will entitle such Bank to compensation pursuant to this Section 2.16 and will designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and will not, in the reasonable judgment of such Bank, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank. If such Bank shall fail to notify the Borrower of any such event within 90 days following the end of the month during which such event occurred, then the Borrower’s liability for any amounts described in this Section incurred by such Bank as a result of such event shall be limited to those attributable to the period occurring subsequent to the ninetieth (90th) day prior to the date upon which such Bank actually notified the Borrower of the occurrence of such event. A certificate of any Bank claiming compensation under this Section 2.16 and setting forth a reasonably detailed calculation of the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder shall be conclusive in the absence of demonstrable error. In determining such amount, such Bank may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.

(g) The Borrower hereby agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save harmless the Fronting Bank and the Banks from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) which the Fronting Bank or any Bank may incur or be subject to as a result of (i) the issuance of the Letters of Credit, other than to the extent of the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Fronting Bank or (ii) the failure of the Fronting Bank to honor a drawing under any Letter of Credit as a result of any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto government or Governmental Authority, including by reason of court order (collectively, “Governmental Acts”), other than to the extent of the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Fronting Bank. As between the Borrower and the Fronting Bank and each Bank, the Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of any beneficiary with respect to its use, or misuses of, the Letters of Credit issued by the Fronting Bank. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Fronting Bank and the Banks shall not be responsible (i) for the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for and issuance of any Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) for the validity or insufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) for failure of the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit to comply fully with conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit, other than as a result of the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Fronting Bank; (iv) for errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any message, by mail, cable, telegraph, facsimile transmission, or otherwise; (v) for errors in interpretation of any technical terms; (vi) for any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any documents required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) for the misapplication by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of the proceeds of such Letter of Credit; or (viii) for any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Fronting Bank

or any Bank, including any Government Acts, in each case other than to the extent of the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Fronting Bank. None of the above shall affect, impair or prevent the vesting of the Fronting Bank’s or any Bank’s rights and powers hereunder. In furtherance and extension and not in limitation of the specific provisions hereinabove set forth, any action taken or omitted by the Fronting Bank under or in connection with the Letters of Credit issued by it or the related certificates, if taken or omitted in good faith, shall not put the Fronting Bank or any Bank under any resulting liability to the Borrower; provided that, notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, the Fronting Bank will be liable to the Borrower for any damages suffered by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries as a result of the Fronting Bank’s grossly negligent or willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a sight draft and certificates strictly in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit, except as a result of any court order. The Fronting Bank may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.

(h) If the Fronting Bank or the Administrative Agent is required at any time, pursuant to any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or reorganization law or otherwise, to return to the Borrower any reimbursement by the Borrower of any drawing under any Letter of Credit, each Bank shall pay to the Fronting Bank or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, its Pro Rata Share of such payment, but without interest thereon unless the Fronting Bank or the Administrative Agent is required to pay interest on such amounts to the person recovering such payment, in which case with interest thereon, computed at the same rate, and on the same basis, as the interest that the Fronting Bank or the Administrative Agent is required to pay.

(i) In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Letter of Credit Documents, the terms hereof shall control.

(j) Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable Fronting Bank hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit as provided in this Agreement. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of its Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the business of such Subsidiaries.

Section 2.17 Letter of Credit Usage Absolute. The obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement in respect of any Letter of Credit shall be unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (as the same may be amended from time to time) under all circumstances, including, without limitation, to the extent permitted by law, the following circumstances:

(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto (collectively, the “Letter of Credit Documents”) or any Loan Document;

(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the obligations of the Borrower in respect of the Letters of Credit or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent by the Borrower to departure from all or any of the Letter of Credit Documents or any Loan Document;

(c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any guaranty, for all or any of the obligations of the Borrower in respect of the Letters of Credit;

(d) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that the Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of a Letter of Credit (or any Persons for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the Administrative Agent, the Fronting Bank or any Bank (other than a defense based on the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, the Fronting Bank or such Bank) or any other Person, whether in connection with the Loan Documents, the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Letter of Credit Documents or any unrelated transaction;

(e) any draft or any other document presented under or in connection with any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; provided, that payment by the Fronting Bank under such Letter of Credit against presentation of such draft or document shall not have been the result of the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Fronting Bank;

(f) payment by the Fronting Bank against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit; provided, that such payment shall not have been the result of the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Fronting Bank;

(g) any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Alternate Currency to the Borrower or in the relevant currency markets generally; or

(h) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever other than the payment in full of all obligations hereunder in respect of any Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating to any Letter of Credit, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower; provided, that such other circumstance or happening shall not have been the result of bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Fronting Bank.

Section 2.18 Swingline Loan Subfacility.

(a) Swingline Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 2.18, the Swingline Lender, in its individual capacity, agrees to make certain revolving credit loans in Dollars only to the Borrower (each a “Swingline Loan” and, collectively, the “Swingline Loans”) from time to time during the term hereof; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed the lesser of (i) ten percent (10%) of the aggregate Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Commitments less the Dollar Equivalent Amount of all Loans (other than Swingline Loans) then outstanding and the Dollar Equivalent Amount of the Letter of Credit Usage (the “Swingline Commitment”). Subject to the limitations set forth herein, any amounts repaid in respect of Swingline Loans may be reborrowed.

(b) Swingline Borrowings.

(i) Notice of Borrowing. With respect to any Swingline Borrowing, the Borrower shall give the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent notice in writing in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, which is received by the Swingline Lender and Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) on the proposed date of such Swingline Borrowing (and confirmed by telephone by such time), specifying (A) that a Swingline Borrowing is being requested, (B) the amount of such Swingline Borrowing, (C) the proposed date of such Swingline Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day, and (D) stating that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing both before and after giving effect to such Swingline Borrowing. Such notice shall be irrevocable.

(ii) Minimum Amounts. Each Swingline Borrowing shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000, or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof.

(iii) Repayment of Swingline Loans. Each Swingline Loan shall be due and payable on the earliest of (A) seven (7) Business Days from the date of the applicable Swingline Borrowing, (B) the date of the next Committed Borrowing or (C) the Maturity Date. In addition, in no event shall Swingline Loans be outstanding for more than ten (10) Business Days in any calendar month. If, and to the extent, any Swingline Loans shall be outstanding on the date of any Committed Borrowing denominated in Dollars, such Swingline Loans shall first be repaid from the proceeds of such Committed Borrowing prior to the disbursement of the same to the Borrower. If, and to the extent, a Committed Borrowing is not requested prior to the Maturity Date or the end of the 7-Business Day period after a Swingline Borrowing, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Committed Borrowing comprised entirely of Base Rate Loans in the amount of the applicable Swingline Loan then outstanding, the proceeds of which shall be used to repay such Swingline Loan to the Swingline Lender. In addition, the Swingline Lender may, at any time, in its sole discretion, by written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, demand repayment of its Swingline Loans by way of a Committed Borrowing, in which case the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Committed Borrowing comprised entirely of Base Rate Loans in the amount of such Swingline Loans then outstanding, the proceeds of which shall be used to repay such Swingline Loans to the Swingline Lender. Any Committed Borrowing which is deemed requested by the Borrower in accordance with this Section 2.18(b)(iii) is hereinafter referred to as a “Mandatory Borrowing”. Each Bank hereby irrevocably severally agrees to make Committed Loans promptly upon receipt of notice from the Swingline Lender of any such deemed request for a Mandatory Borrowing in the amount and in the manner specified in the preceding sentences and on the date such notice is received by such Bank (or the next Business Day if such notice is received after

12:00 Noon (Chicago, Illinois time)) notwithstanding (I) the amount of the Mandatory Borrowing may not comply with the minimum amount of Committed Borrowings otherwise required hereunder, (II) whether any conditions specified in Section 3.2 are then satisfied, (III) whether a Default or an Event of Default then exists, (IV) failure of any such deemed request for a Committed Borrowing to be made by the time otherwise required in Section 2.2, (V) the date of such Mandatory Borrowing (provided that such date must be a Business Day), or (VI) any termination of the Commitments immediately prior to such Mandatory Borrowing or contemporaneously therewith; provided, however, that no Bank shall be obligated to make Committed Loans in respect of a Mandatory Borrowing if a Default or an Event of Default then exists and the applicable Swingline Loan was made by the Swingline Lender without receipt of a written Notice of Borrowing in the form specified in subclause (i) above or after Administrative Agent has delivered a notice of Default or Event of Default which has not been rescinded.

(iv) Purchase of Participations. In the event that any Mandatory Borrowing cannot for any reason be made on the date otherwise required above (including, without limitation, as a result of the commencement of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Borrower), then each Bank hereby severally agrees that it shall forthwith, upon demand, purchase (as of the date the Mandatory Borrowing would otherwise have occurred, but adjusted for any payment received from the Borrower on or after such date and prior to such purchase) from the Swingline Lender such participations in the outstanding Swingline Loans as shall be necessary to cause each such Bank to share in such Swingline Loans ratably based upon its Pro Rata Share (determined before giving effect to any termination of the Commitments pursuant hereto), provided that (A) all interest payable on the Swingline Loans with respect to any participation shall be for the account of the Swingline Lender until but excluding the day upon which the Mandatory Borrowing would otherwise have occurred, and (B) in the event of a delay caused by any purchasing Bank between the day upon which the Mandatory Borrowing would otherwise have occurred and the time any purchase of a participation pursuant to this sentence is actually made, such purchasing Bank shall be required to pay to the Swingline Lender interest on the principal amount of such participation for each day from and including the day upon which the Mandatory Borrowing would otherwise have occurred to but excluding the date of payment for such participation, at the rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate, for the two (2) Business Days after the date the Mandatory Borrowing would otherwise have occurred, and thereafter at a rate equal to the Base Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Bank shall be obligated to purchase a participation in any Swingline Loan if a Default or an Event of Default then exists and such Swingline Loan was made by the Swingline Lender without receipt of a written Notice of Borrowing in the form specified in subclause (i) above or after Administrative Agent has delivered a notice of Default or Event of Default which has not been rescinded.

(c) Interest Rate. Each Swingline Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from the date such Swingline Loan is made until the date it is repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate for such day, plus the Applicable Margin for Euro-Dollar Loans.

Section 2.19 Letters of Credit Maturing after the Maturity Date.

(a) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if any Letters of Credit, by their terms, shall mature after the Maturity Date, then, on and after the Maturity Date, the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect with respect to such Letters of Credit, and the Borrower shall comply with the provisions of Section 2.19(b). No Letter of Credit shall mature on a date that is more than twelve (12) months after the Maturity Date.

(b) If, at any time and from time to time, any Letter of Credit shall have been issued hereunder and the same shall expire on a date after the Maturity Date, then, on the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Maturity Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Banks, in same day funds at the Administrative Agent’s office designated in such demand, for deposit in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, Letter of Credit Collateral in an amount equal to the amount of the Letter of Credit Usage, in United States Dollars, under the Letters of Credit. The Administrative Agent shall recalculate the Dollar Equivalent Amount with respect to all Alternate Currency Letters of Credit monthly, as of the last Business Day of each month. Interest shall accrue on the Letter of Credit Collateral Account in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.4.

Section 2.20 Special Provisions Regarding Alternate Currency Loans.

(a) Upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event, automatically (and without the taking of any action) (x) all then outstanding Euro-Dollar Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent Amount of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Euro-Dollar Loans on the date such Sharing Event first occurred, which Loans denominated in Dollars (i) shall thereafter continue to be deemed to be Base Rate Loans and (ii) unless such Sharing Event resulted solely from a termination of the Commitments, shall be immediately due and payable on the date such Sharing Event has occurred) and (y) unless such Sharing Event resulted solely from a termination of the Commitments, all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owing with respect to such Loans shall be immediately due and payable in Dollars, using the Dollar Equivalent Amount of such accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts.

(b) Upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event, and after giving effect to any automatic conversion pursuant to Section 2.20(a), each Bank shall (and hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to) purchase and sell (in each case in Dollars) undivided participating interests in all Committed Loans outstanding to, and any unpaid Letter of Credit Usage owing by, the Borrower and the Qualified Borrowers in such amounts so that each Bank shall have a share of such outstanding Loans and unpaid Letter of Credit Usage then owing by the Borrower and the Qualified Borrowers equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Commitments (although if because of fluctuations in currency exchange rates any Bank would be required to purchase such participations after giving effect to which such Bank’s allocated share of all Committed Loans and Letter of Credit Usage (including participations therein purchased pursuant to this Section 2.20) would exceed the Dollar Equivalent Amount of such Bank’s Dollar Commitment and Alternate Currency Commitment, then such participations shall be in an amount after giving

effect to which such Bank’s allocated share of all Committed Loans and Letter of Credit Usage (including participations therein purchased pursuant to this Section 2.20) would equal the Dollar Equivalent Amount of such Bank’s Dollar Commitment and Alternate Currency Commitment). Upon any such occurrence, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Bank and shall specify the amount of dollars required from such Bank in order to effect the purchases and sales by the various Banks of participating interests in the amounts required above (together with accrued interest with respect to the period from the last interest payment date through the date of the Sharing Event plus any additional amounts payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.20 in respect of such accrued but unpaid interest); provided, in the event that a Sharing Event shall have occurred, each Bank shall be deemed to have purchased, automatically and without request, such participating interests. Promptly upon receipt of such request, each Bank shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (in immediately available funds in Dollars) the net amounts as specified by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver the amounts so received to the various Banks in such amounts as are needed to effect the purchases and sales of participations as provided above. Promptly following receipt thereof, each Bank which has sold participations in any of its Loans (through the Administrative Agent) will deliver to each Bank (through the Administrative Agent) which has so purchased a participating interest a participation certificate dated the date of receipt of such funds and in such amount. It is understood that the amount of funds delivered by each Bank shall be calculated on a net basis, giving effect to both the sales and purchases of participations by the various Banks as required above.

(c) Upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event (i) no further Loans shall be made, (ii) all amounts from time to time accruing with respect to, and all amounts from time to time payable on account of, any outstanding Euro-Dollar Loans initially denominated in an Alternate Currency (including, without limitation, any interest and other amounts which were accrued but unpaid on the date of such purchase) shall be payable in Dollars as if such Euro-Dollar Loans had originally been made in Dollars and shall be distributed by the relevant Banks (or their Affiliates) to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Banks which made such Loans or are participating therein and (iii) the Commitments of the Banks shall be automatically terminated. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, the failure of any Bank to purchase its participating interest in any Committed Loans upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event shall not relieve any other Bank of its obligation hereunder to purchase its participating interests in a timely manner, but no Bank shall be responsible for the failure of any other Bank to purchase the participating interest to be purchased by such other Bank on any date.

(d) If any amount required to be paid by any Bank pursuant to Section 2.20(b) is not paid to the Administrative Agent within one (1) Business Day following the date upon which such Bank receives notice from the Administrative Agent of the amount of its participations required to be purchased pursuant to said Section 2.20(b), such Bank shall also pay to the Administrative Agent on demand an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount so required to be paid by such Bank for the purchase of its participations times (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Rate during the period from and including the date of request for payment to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Administrative Agent times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapsed during such period and the denominator of which is 360. If any such amount required to be paid by any Bank pursuant to Section 2.20(b) is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent within three (3)

Business Days following the date upon which such Bank receives notice from the Administrative Agent as to the amount of participations required to be purchased by it, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover from such Bank on demand, such amount with interest thereon calculated from such request date at the rate per annum applicable to Base Rate Loans hereunder. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Bank with respect to any amounts payable by any Bank pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error and the amount reflected therein shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Banks; provided that, if the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion) has elected to fund on behalf of such Bank the amounts owing to such Banks, then the amounts shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for its own account.

(e) Whenever, at any time after the relevant Banks have received from any Banks purchases of participations in any Committed Loans pursuant to this Section 2.20, the Banks receive any payment on account thereof, such Banks will distribute to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the various Banks participating therein, such Banks’ participating interests in such amounts (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such participations were outstanding) in like funds as received; provided, however, that in the event that such payment received by any Banks are required to be returned, the Banks who received previous distributions in respect of their participating interests therein will return to the respective Banks any portion thereof previously so distributed to them in like funds as such payment is required to be returned by the respective Banks.

(f) Each Bank’s obligation to purchase participating interests pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance including, without limitation, (a) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Bank may have against any other Bank, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (b) the occurrence or continuance of an Event of Default, (c) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or any other Person, (d) any breach of this Agreement by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Bank or any other Person, or (e) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, upon any purchase of participations as required above, each Bank which has purchased such participations shall be entitled to receive from the Borrower any increased costs and indemnities directly from the Borrower to the same extent as if it were the direct Bank as opposed to a participant therein. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that, upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event and after giving effect to the requirements of this Section 2.20, increased Taxes may be owing by the Borrower pursuant to Section 8.4, which Taxes shall be paid (to the extent provided in Section 8.4) by the Borrower, without any claim that the increased Taxes are not payable because same resulted from the participations effected as otherwise required by this Section 2.20.

Section 2.21 Qualified Borrowers.

(a) The Borrower may, at any time or from time to time so long as no Event of Default has then occurred and is continuing and subject to the terms hereof, upon not less than ten (10) Business Days’ notice in the case of a domestic Qualified Borrower or fifteen (15) Business Day’s notice in the case of a foreign Qualified Borrower (each a “Qualified Borrower Notice”), designate one or more Qualified Borrowers to be added to this Agreement by notifying the Administrative Agent thereof, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Bank. The Borrower shall, or shall cause such Qualified Borrower to, deliver all documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to a Qualified Borrower, each of which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. In addition, concurrently with the delivery of the initial Qualified Borrower Notice (if any), the Borrower shall execute and deliver the Qualified Borrower Guaranty. Following the giving of any Qualified Borrower Notice pursuant to this Section 2.21, if the designation of such Qualified Borrower obligates the Administrative Agent or any Bank to comply with “know your customer” or similar identification procedures in circumstances where the necessary information is not already available to it, the Borrower shall, promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Bank, supply such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Bank in order for the Administrative Agent or such Bank to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with the results of all necessary “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations.

(b) If the Borrower shall designate as a Qualified Borrower hereunder any entity not organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, any Bank may, with notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, fulfill its Commitment by causing an affiliate of such Bank to act as the Bank in respect of such Qualified Borrower (and such Bank shall, to the extent of Loans made to, and participations in Letters of Credit issued for the account of, such Qualified Borrower be deemed for all purposes hereof to have pro tanto assigned such Loans and participations to such affiliate in compliance with the provisions of Section 9.6 (but only for so long as such Loans or Letters of Credit shall be outstanding) except that unless such an affiliate is a Qualified Institution, nothing herein shall be deemed to have relieved such Bank from its obligations under its Commitments).

(c) As soon as practicable, and in any event not later than ten (10) Business Days after the Borrower’s delivery of a Qualified Borrower Notice designating as a Qualified Borrower any Person not organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, or under the laws of the United Kingdom, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland or the Netherlands or any political sub-division of any thereof, each Bank that has determined that it is not willing or legally permitted to lend to, establish credit for the account of and/or do business with such Qualified Borrower directly or through an assignment to an Affiliate of such Bank pursuant to Section 2.21(b) (an “Affected Bank”) shall so notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Affected Bank that has so notified the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be obligated to make a Loan to, or participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of, such Qualified Borrower. The obligations of each Affected Bank in respect of any Loan to be made to, or participation in any Letter of Credit to be issued for the account of, such Qualified Borrower utilizing Dollar Commitments, shall be reallocated among the Banks with Dollar Commitments that are not Affected Banks with respect to such Qualified Borrower in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, but only to the extent the sum of the outstanding Dollar Commitments of all Banks that are not Affected Banks with respect to such Qualified Borrower (it being understood that under no circumstance shall any Bank at any time be liable by virtue of such reallocation for any

amounts in excess of its Commitment) plus the obligations of all Banks with Dollar Commitments that are Affected Banks to make Loans to, and participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of, such Qualified Borrower that would exist but for the second sentence of this Section 2.21(c), does not exceed the outstanding Dollar Commitments of all Banks that are not Affected Banks with respect to such Qualified Borrower. The obligations of each Affected Bank in respect of any Loan to be made to, or participation in any Letter of Credit to be issued for the account of, such Qualified Borrower utilizing Alternate Currency Commitments, shall be reallocated among the Banks with Alternate Currency Commitments that are not Affected Banks with respect to such Qualified Borrower in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, but only to the extent the sum of the outstanding Alternate Currency Commitments of all Banks that are not Affected Banks with respect to such Qualified Borrower (it being understood that under no circumstance shall any Bank at any time be liable by virtue of such reallocation for any amounts in excess of its Alternate Currency Commitment) plus the obligations of all Banks with Alternate Currency Commitments that are Affected Banks to make Loans to, and participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of, such Qualified Borrower that would exist but for the second sentence of this Section 2.21(c), does not exceed the outstanding Alternate Currency Commitments of all Banks that are not Affected Banks with respect to such Qualified Borrower.

Section 2.22 Mandatory Prepayments. The Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent Amount of all Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency and Letter of Credit Usage of Alternate Currency Letters of Credit at the time of each Borrowing or issuance thereof, as the case may be, and on the last Business Day of each month that either Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency or Alternate Currency Letters of Credit are outstanding. If at any such time (y) the Dollar Equivalent Amount of the sum of (i) all outstanding Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency, (ii) all outstanding Loans denominated in Dollars made against the Alternate Currency Commitments, (iii) the outstanding Dollar Equivalent Amount of the Letter of Credit Usage for Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, and (iv) the Letter of Credit Usage for Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars issued against the Alternate Currency Commitments, so determined by the Administrative Agent, in the aggregate, exceeds 105% of the Alternate Currency Sublimit, the Borrower shall repay (and cause the applicable Qualified Borrowers to repay) all or a portion of such Loans or post cash collateral with respect to the Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, otherwise in accordance with the applicable terms of this Agreement, in such amount so that, following the making of such payment, the Dollar Equivalent Amount outstanding of such Loans and non-cash collateralized Letter of Credit Usage does not exceed the Alternate Currency Sublimit, or (z) the Dollar Equivalent Amount of the sum of (i) all outstanding Loans and (ii) the outstanding Dollar Equivalent Amount of the Letter of Credit Usage so determined by the Administrative Agent, in the aggregate, exceeds the Commitments, the Borrower shall, in each case, repay (or cause the applicable Qualified Borrower to repay) all or a portion of the Loans, otherwise in accordance with the applicable terms of this Agreement, in such amount so that, following the making of such payment, the Dollar Equivalent Amount outstanding of Loans and Letter of Credit Usage does not exceed the Commitments.

Section 2.23 Change of Currency.

(a) Each obligation of the Borrower (or the applicable Qualified Borrower) to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of any member state of the European Economic Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption. If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided that if any Loan in the currency of such member state is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such Loan, at the end of the then current Interest Period.

(b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent and Borrower may from time to time, in the exercise of their reasonable judgment, mutually agree to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Economic Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.

(c) Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent and Borrower may from time to time, in the exercise of their reasonable judgment, mutually agree to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS

Section 3.1 Closing. The closing hereunder shall occur on the date when each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived by the Administrative Agent and the Banks), each document to be dated the Closing Date unless otherwise indicated:

(a) the Borrower and any Qualified Borrower shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a Note for the account of each Bank dated on or before the Closing Date complying with the provisions of Section 2.5;

(b) the Borrower, EQR, the Administrative Agent and each of the Banks shall have executed and delivered to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a duly executed original of this Agreement and the Qualified Borrower Guaranty, if applicable;

(c) EQR shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a duly executed original of the EQR Guaranty, and, if applicable, each Down REIT Guarantor shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a duly executed original of a Down REIT Guaranty;

(d) the Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US), counsel for the Borrower and any Qualified Borrower, acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Banks and their counsel;

(e) the Borrower shall have repaid in full, and terminated, the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2011, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2012, among the Borrower, Bank of America N.A., as administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agent, and the other financial institutions party thereto (the “Existing Revolving Credit Agreement”);

(f) the Administrative Agent shall have received all documents the Administrative Agent may reasonably request relating to the existence of the Borrower and EQR and each Qualified Borrower as of the Closing Date, if any, the authority for and the validity of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any other matters relevant hereto, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Such documentation shall include, without limitation, the agreement of limited partnership of the Borrower, as well as the certificate of limited partnership of the Borrower, both as amended, modified or supplemented to the Closing Date, certified to be true, correct and complete by a senior officer of the Borrower as of a date not more than ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date, together with a certificate of existence as to the Borrower from the Secretary of State (or the equivalent thereof) of Illinois, to be dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, as well as the declaration of trust of EQR, as amended, modified or supplemented to the Closing Date, certified to be true, correct and complete by a senior officer of EQR as of a date not more than ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date, together with a good standing certificate as to EQR from the Secretary of State (or the equivalent thereof) of Maryland, to be dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, and correlative documentation for each Qualified Borrower as of the Closing Date;

(g) the Administrative Agent shall have received all certificates, agreements and other documents and papers referred to in this Section 3.1 and the Notice of Borrowing referred to in Section 3.2, if applicable, unless otherwise specified, in sufficient counterparts, satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion;

(h) the Borrower, EQR, each Down REIT Guarantor, if applicable, and each Qualified Borrower, if applicable, shall have taken all actions required to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to be executed by the Borrower, EQR, each Down REIT Guarantor and each Qualified Borrower as of the Closing Date, as the case may be, and the performance thereof by the Borrower, EQR, each Down REIT Guarantor and each Qualified Borrower as of the Closing Date;

(i) the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that neither the Borrower, EQR nor any Consolidated Subsidiary is subject to any present or contingent environmental liability which could have a Material Adverse Effect;

(j) the Administrative Agent shall have received, for its and any other Bank’s account, all fees due and payable pursuant to Section 2.8 on or before the Closing Date, and the fees and expenses accrued through the Closing Date of Kaye Scholer LLP shall have been paid directly to such firm, if required by such firm and if such firm has delivered an invoice in reasonable detail of such fees and expenses in sufficient time for the Borrower to approve and process the same;

(k) the Administrative Agent shall have received copies of all consents, licenses and approvals, if any, required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower, each Qualified Borrower as of the Closing Date, EQR and the applicable Consolidated Subsidiaries, and the validity and enforceability, of the Loan Documents, or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated thereby, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect;

(l) the Administrative Agent shall have received (or the Borrower shall have made publicly available) the audited financial statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries and of EQR for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011;

(m) no Event of Default shall have occurred; and

(n) the Administrative Agent and each Bank shall have received such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or such Bank in order for the Administrative Agent or such Bank to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with the results of all necessary “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations with respect to the Borrower.

Section 3.2 Borrowings. The obligation of any Bank to make a Loan or to participate in any Letter of Credit issued by the Fronting Bank and the obligation of the Fronting Bank to issue a Letter of Credit or the obligation of the Swingline Lender to make a Swingline Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit issuance is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing as required by Section 2.2 or a Notice of Money Market Borrowing as required by Section 2.3 or a request to cause a Fronting Bank to issue a Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.16;

(b) in the event that such Loan is to be made to, or such Letter of Credit is to be issued for the account of, a Qualified Borrower, receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Note by such Qualified Borrower for the account of each Bank, if not previously delivered, satisfying the requirements of Section 2.5, together with all other items that would have been required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to such Qualified Borrower;

(c) immediately after such Borrowing or issuance, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans plus the Letter of Credit Usage will not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments;

(d) immediately before and after such Borrowing or issuance of any Letter of Credit, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing both before and after giving effect to the making of such Loans or the issuance of such Letter of Credit;

(e) the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (other than representations and warranties which expressly speak as of a different date and other than the representation and warranty set forth in Section 4.4(c)(i)) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing both before and after giving effect to the making of such Loans or the issuance of such Letter of Credit;

(f) no law or regulation shall have been adopted, no order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority shall have been issued, and no litigation shall be pending, which does or seeks to enjoin, prohibit or restrain, the making or repayment of the Loans, the issuance of any Letter of Credit or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and

(g) as of the Closing Date only, the representation and warranty set forth in Section 4.4(c)(i) shall be true and correct in all respects.

Each Borrowing hereunder or acceptance of a Letter of Credit issued hereunder shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date of such Borrowing as to the facts specified in clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) (with respect to the initial Borrowing hereunder only, and only to the extent that the Borrower is or should have been aware of any Material Adverse Effect) of this Section, except as otherwise disclosed in writing by Borrower to the Banks. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no Borrowing or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be permitted if such Borrowing or issuance would cause Borrower to fail to be in compliance with any of the covenants contained in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

In order to induce the Administrative Agent and each of the Banks which is or may become a party to this Agreement to make the Loans and issue or participate in Letters of Credit, the Borrower makes the following representations and warranties as of the Closing Date. Such representations and warranties shall survive the effectiveness of this Agreement, the execution and delivery of the other Loan Documents and the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit:

Section 4.1 Existence and Power. The Borrower is a limited partnership, duly formed and validly existing as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Illinois and has all powers and all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to own its property and assets and carry on its business as now conducted or as it presently proposes to conduct and has been duly qualified and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified and/or in good standing is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. EQR is a real estate investment trust, duly formed, validly existing and in good standing as a real estate investment trust under the laws of the State of Maryland and has all powers and all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to own its property and assets and carry on its business as now conducted or as it presently proposes to conduct and has been duly qualified and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified and/or in good standing is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Qualified Borrower is a duly formed and validly existing juridical entity under the laws of

its jurisdiction of formation and has all powers and all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to own its property and assets and carry on its business as now conducted or as it presently proposes to conduct and has been duly qualified and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified and/or in good standing is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.2 Power and Authority. The Borrower and each Qualified Borrower has the power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and has taken all necessary action, if any, to authorize the execution and delivery on behalf of the Borrower or such Qualified Borrower and the performance by the Borrower or such Qualified Borrower of, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, such Loan Documents. The Borrower and each applicable Qualified Borrower has duly executed and delivered each Loan Document to which it is a party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and each such Loan Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower and each Qualified Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable insolvency, bankruptcy or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, or general principles of equity, whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. EQR has the power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, each of the Loan Documents on behalf of the Borrower to which the Borrower is a party and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution and delivery on behalf of the Borrower and the performance by the Borrower of such Loan Documents.

Section 4.3 No Violation.

(a) Neither the execution, delivery or performance by or on behalf of the Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, nor compliance by the Borrower with the terms and provisions thereof nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, (i) will materially contravene any applicable provision of any law, statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, (ii) will materially conflict with or result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of the property or assets of the Borrower or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower (or of any partnership of which the Borrower is a partner) or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets is bound or to which it is subject, or (iii) will cause a material default by the Borrower under any organizational document of any Person in which the Borrower has an interest, or cause a material default under the Borrower’s agreement or certificate of limited partnership, the consequences of which conflict, breach or default would have a Material Adverse Effect, or result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien whatsoever upon any Property (except as contemplated herein).

(b) Neither the execution, delivery or performance by or on behalf of any Qualified Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, nor compliance by such Qualified Borrower with the terms and provisions thereof nor the consummation of the

transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, (i) will materially contravene any applicable provision of any law, statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, (ii) will materially conflict with or result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of the property or assets of such Qualified Borrower or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement or other instrument to which such Qualified Borrower (or of any partnership of which such Qualified Borrower is a partner) or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets is bound or to which it is subject, or (iii) will cause a material default by such Qualified Borrower under any organizational document of any Person in which such Qualified Borrower has an interest, or cause a material default under such Qualified Borrower’s organizational documents, the consequences of which conflict, breach or default would have a Material Adverse Effect, or result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien whatsoever upon any Property (except as contemplated herein).

Section 4.4 Financial Information.

(a) The consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, dated as of December 31, 2011, and the related consolidated statements of the Borrower’s financial position for the fiscal year then ended, reported on by Ernst & Young LLP, a copy of which has been delivered to each of the Banks, fairly present, in conformity with GAAP, the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for such fiscal year.

(b) The consolidated balance sheet of EQR, dated as of December 31, 2011, and the related consolidated statements of EQR’s financial position for the fiscal year then ended, reported on by Ernst & Young LLP and set forth in the EQR 2011 Form 10-K, a copy of which has been delivered to each of the Banks, fairly present, in conformity with GAAP, the consolidated financial position of EQR and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for such fiscal year.

(c) (i) No event, act or condition has occurred since September 30, 2012 (other than the Archstone Acquisition and any financing in connection therewith) which has had or is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) except as disclosed on the financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal quarter of EQR ended September 30, 2012 or as disclosed in writing to the Banks prior to the date hereof, as of the Closing Date neither the Borrower nor EQR has any material indebtedness or guaranty.

Section 4.5 Litigation. Except as previously disclosed by the Borrower in writing to the Banks prior to the date hereof, there is no action, suit or proceeding pending against, or to the knowledge of the Borrower threatened against or affecting, nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any investigation of, (i) the Borrower, any Qualified Borrower, EQR or any of their Consolidated Subsidiaries, (ii) the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or (iii) any of their assets, before any court or arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or official in which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse decision which could, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect or which in any manner draws into question the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

Section 4.6 Compliance with ERISA. The transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents will not constitute a nonexempt prohibited transaction (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) that could subject the Administrative Agent or the Banks to any tax or penalty for prohibited transactions imposed under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA.

Section 4.7 Environmental Matters. The Borrower and EQR each conducts reviews of the effect of Environmental Laws on the business, operations and properties of the Borrower, EQR, Consolidated Subsidiaries of either or both, and Qualified Borrowers when necessary in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated liabilities and costs (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up or closure of properties presently owned, any capital or operating expenditures required to achieve or maintain compliance with environmental protection standards imposed by law or as a condition of any license, permit or contract, any related constraints on operating activities, and any actual or potential liabilities to third parties, including employees, and any related costs and expenses). On the basis of this review, the Borrower and EQR each has reasonably concluded that such associated liabilities and costs, including the costs of compliance with Environmental Laws, are unlikely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.8 Taxes. United States Federal income tax returns of the Borrower, EQR and their Consolidated Subsidiaries have been prepared and filed through the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. The Borrower, each Qualified Borrower, EQR and their Consolidated Subsidiaries have filed all United States Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns which are required to be filed by them and have paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Borrower, any Qualified Borrower, EQR or any Consolidated Subsidiary, except such taxes, if any, as are reserved against in accordance with GAAP, such taxes as are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or such taxes, the failure to make payment of which when due and payable will not have, in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower, any Qualified Borrower, EQR and their Consolidated Subsidiaries in respect of taxes or other governmental charges are, in the opinion of the Borrower, adequate.

Section 4.9 Full Disclosure. All information heretofore furnished by the Borrower or any Qualified Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Bank for purposes of or in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby is true and accurate in all material respects on the date as of which such information is stated or certified. The Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent, in writing any and all facts existing on the Closing Date which have or may have (to the extent the Borrower can now reasonably foresee) a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.10 Solvency. On the Closing Date and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents occurring on the Closing Date, the Borrower and each Qualified Borrower will be Solvent.

Section 4.11 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. All proceeds of the Loans will be used by the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower only in accordance with the provisions hereof. No part of the proceeds of any Loan, and no Letter of Credit, will be used by the Borrower to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock in any manner that might violate the provisions of Regulations T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board. Neither the making of any Loan nor the use of the proceeds thereof nor the issuance of any Letter of Credit will violate or be inconsistent with the provisions of Regulations T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

Section 4.12 Governmental Approvals. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, is required to authorize, or is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of any Loan Document or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated thereby other than those that have already been duly made or obtained and remain in full force and effect or those which, if not made or obtained, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.13 Investment Company Act. Neither the Borrower, any Qualified Borrower, EQR nor any Consolidated Subsidiary is (x) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (y) subject to any other federal or state law or regulation which purports to restrict or regulate its ability to borrow money or otherwise obtain extensions of credit.

Section 4.14 Principal Offices. As of the Closing Date, the principal office, chief executive office and principal place of business of the Borrower is Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

Section 4.15 REIT Status. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, EQR qualified and EQR intends to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust under the Code.

Section 4.16 No Default. No Event of Default or, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, Default exists and neither the Borrower nor any Qualified Borrower is in default in any material respect beyond any applicable grace period under or with respect to any other material agreement, instrument or undertaking to which it is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound in any respect, the existence of which default is likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.17 Compliance With Law. To the Borrower’s knowledge, the Borrower, each Qualified Borrower, and each of the Real Property Assets are in compliance with all laws, rules, regulations, orders, judgments, writs and decrees, including, without limitation, all building and zoning ordinances and codes, the failure to comply with which is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.18 Organizational Documents. The documents delivered pursuant to Section 3.1(f) constitute, as of the Closing Date, all of the organizational documents (together with all amendments and modifications thereof) of the Borrower, each Qualified Borrower as of the Closing Date and EQR. The Borrower represents that it has delivered to the Administrative Agent true, correct and complete copies, as of the Closing Date, of each of the documents set forth in this Section 4.18, except for exhibits to the Borrower’s partnership agreement identifying the current list of partners which, with the permission of the Banks, have been omitted therefrom.

Section 4.19 Qualifying Unencumbered Properties. As of September 30, 2012, each Property listed on Exhibit F as a Qualifying Unencumbered Property (i) is Raw Land, a Property with Development Activity, a Condo Property or an operating multifamily residential property owned or ground leased (directly or beneficially) by the Borrower, EQR, or a Consolidated Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate of either or both, (ii) is not subject (nor are any equity interests in such Property that are owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower or EQR subject) to a Lien which secures Indebtedness of any Person, other than Permitted Liens, (iii) is not subject (nor are any equity interests in such Property that are owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower or EQR subject) to any Negative Pledges, and (iv) is not owned by a Subsidiary of the Borrower or EQR (other than the Borrower) that has any outstanding Unsecured Debt (other than those items of Indebtedness set forth in clauses (d) or (e) of the definition of Indebtedness, or any Contingent Obligation other than guarantees for borrowed money). All of the information set forth on Exhibit F is true and correct in all material respects.

ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS

The Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as any Bank has any Commitment hereunder or any Obligations remain unpaid:

Section 5.1 Information. The Borrower will deliver to each of the Banks:

(a) as soon as available and in any event within five (5) Business Days after the same is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (but in no event later than 125 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower) a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower, EQR and their Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of the Borrower’s and EQR’s operations and consolidated statements of the Borrower’s and EQR’s cash flow for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures as of the end of and for the previous fiscal year, all as reported on the form provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission on the Borrower’s and EQR’s Form 10K and reported on by Ernst & Young LLP or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing;

(b) as soon as available and in any event within five (5) Business Days after the same is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (but in no event later than 80 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower and EQR), (i) a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower, EQR and their Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and the related consolidated statements of the Borrower’s and EQR’s operations and consolidated statements of the Borrower’s and EQR’s cash flow for such quarter and for the portion of the Borrower’s or EQR’s fiscal year ended at the end of such quarter, all as reported on the form provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission on the Borrower’s and EQR’s Form 10Q, and (ii) and such other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Bank;

(c) simultaneously with the delivery of each set of financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, a certificate of the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer or treasurer of the Borrower (i) setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations required to establish whether the Borrower was in compliance with the requirements of Section 5.8 on the date of such financial statements; (ii) certifying (x) that such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and the results of operations of the Borrower on the dates and for the periods indicated, on the basis of GAAP, with respect to the Borrower subject, in the case of interim financial statements, to normally recurring year-end adjustments, and (y) that such officer has reviewed the terms of the Loan Documents and has made, or caused to be made under his or her supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the business and condition of the Borrower during the period beginning on the date through which the last such review was made pursuant to this Section 5.1(c) (or, in the case of the first certification pursuant to this Section 5.1(c), the Closing Date) and ending on a date not more than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of such delivery and that (1) on the basis of such financial statements and such review of the Loan Documents, no Event of Default existed under Section 6.1(b) with respect to Sections 5.8 or 5.9 at or as of the date of said financial statements, and (2) on the basis of such review of the Loan Documents and the business and condition of the Borrower, to the best knowledge of such officer, as of the last day of the period covered by such certificate no Default or Event of Default under any other provision of Section 6.1 occurred and is continuing or, if any such Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the action the Borrower proposes to take in respect thereof. Such certificate shall set forth the calculations required to establish the matters described in clauses (1) and (2) above;

(d) (i) within five (5) Business Days after any officer of the Borrower obtains knowledge of any Default or Event of Default, if such Default or Event of Default is then continuing, a certificate of the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer, treasurer, controller, or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto; and (ii) promptly and in any event within five (5) Business Days after the Borrower obtains knowledge thereof, notice of (x) any litigation or governmental proceeding pending or threatened against the Borrower or the Real Property Assets as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and which, if adversely determined, is likely to individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (y) any other event, act or condition which is likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(e) promptly upon the mailing thereof to the shareholders of EQR generally, and to the extent the same are not publicly available, copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so mailed;

(f) promptly upon the filing thereof and to the extent that the same are not publicly available, copies of all registration statements (other than the exhibits thereto and any registration statements on Form S-8 or its equivalent) and reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K (or their equivalents) (other than the exhibits thereto, which exhibits will be provided upon request therefor by any Bank) which EQR shall have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission;

(g) promptly and in any event within thirty (30) days, if and when any member of the ERISA Group (i) gives or is required to give notice to the PBGC of any “reportable event” (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect to any Plan which might constitute grounds for a termination of such Plan under Title IV of ERISA, or knows that the plan administrator of any Plan has given or is required to give notice of any such reportable event, a copy of the notice of such reportable event given or required to be given to the PBGC; (ii) receives notice of complete or partial withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA or notice that any Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, is insolvent or has been terminated, a copy of such notice; (iii) receives notice from the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA of an intent to terminate, impose liability (other than for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA) in respect of, or appoint a trustee to administer, any Plan, a copy of such notice; (iv) applies for a waiver of the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Code, a copy of such application; (v) gives notice of intent to terminate any Plan under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, a copy of such notice and other information filed with the PBGC; (vi) gives notice of withdrawal from any Plan pursuant to Section 4063 of ERISA, a copy of such notice; or (vii) fails to make any payment or contribution to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or in respect of any Benefit Arrangement or makes any amendment to any Plan or Benefit Arrangement which has resulted or could result in the imposition of a Lien or the posting of a bond or other security, and in the case of clauses (i) through (vii) above, which event could result in a Material Adverse Effect, a certificate of the chief financial officer or the chief accounting officer of the Borrower setting forth details as to such occurrence and action, if any, which the Borrower or applicable member of the ERISA Group is required or proposes to take;

(h) promptly and in any event within ten (10) days after the Borrower obtains actual knowledge of any of the following events, a certificate of the Borrower, executed by an officer of the Borrower, specifying the nature of such condition, and the Borrower’s or, if the Borrower has actual knowledge thereof, the Environmental Affiliate’s proposed initial response thereto: (i) the receipt by the Borrower, or, if the Borrower has actual knowledge thereof, any of the Environmental Affiliates of any communication (written or oral), whether from a Governmental Authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that the Borrower, or, if the Borrower has actual knowledge thereof, any of the Environmental Affiliates, is not in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, and such noncompliance is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Borrower shall obtain actual knowledge that there exists any Environmental Claim pending against the Borrower or any Environmental Affiliate and such Environmental Claim is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) the Borrower obtains actual knowledge of any release, emission, discharge or disposal of any Material of Environmental Concern that is likely to form the basis of any Environmental Claim against the Borrower or any Environmental Affiliate which in any such event is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(i) promptly and in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt of any material notices or correspondence from any company or agent for any company providing insurance coverage to the Borrower relating to any loss which is likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, copies of such notices and correspondence; and

(j) from time to time such additional information regarding the financial position or business of the Borrower, EQR and their Subsidiaries as the Administrative Agent, at the request of any Bank, may reasonably request in writing.

Section 5.2 Payment of Obligations. Each of the Borrower, each Qualified Borrower, EQR and their Consolidated Subsidiaries will pay and discharge, at or before maturity, all its respective material obligations and liabilities including, without limitation, any obligation pursuant to any agreement by which it or any of its properties is bound, in each case where the failure to so pay or discharge such obligations or liabilities is likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and will maintain in accordance with GAAP, appropriate reserves for the accrual of any of the same.

Section 5.3 Maintenance of Property; Insurance; Leases.

(a) The Borrower and/or EQR will keep, and will cause each Consolidated Subsidiary and Qualified Borrower to keep, all property useful and necessary in its business, including without limitation the Real Property Assets (for so long as it constitutes Real Property Assets), in good repair, working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, in each case where the failure to so maintain and repair will have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The Borrower, each Qualified Borrower and/or EQR shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, insurance with such insurers, on such properties, in such amounts and against such risks (excluding terrorist insurance and mold insurance and, to the extent the same are not commercially available or available at commercially reasonable rates, earthquake insurance or windstorm insurance) as is consistent with insurance maintained by businesses of comparable type and size in the industry, and furnish the Administrative Agent satisfactory evidence thereof promptly upon Administrative Agent’s reasonable request.

Section 5.4 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence. The Borrower, each Qualified Borrower and EQR will continue to engage in business of the same general type as now conducted by the Borrower and EQR, and each will preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect, its partnership and trust existence and its respective rights, privileges and franchises necessary for the normal conduct of business unless the failure to maintain such rights and franchises does not have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.5 Compliance with Laws. The Borrower and EQR will and will cause their Subsidiaries to comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and requirements of governmental authorities (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws, and all zoning and building codes with respect to the Real Property Assets and ERISA and the rules and regulations thereunder and all federal securities laws) except where the necessity of compliance therewith is contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to do so will not have a Material Adverse Effect or expose Administrative Agent or the Banks to any material liability therefor.

Section 5.6 Inspection of Property, Books and Records. Each of the Borrower and EQR will keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all material dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities in

conformity with GAAP, modified as required by this Agreement and applicable law; and will permit representatives of any Bank at such Bank’s expense to visit and inspect any of its properties, including without limitation the Real Property Assets, to examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its officers and independent public accountants, all at such reasonable times during normal business hours, upon reasonable prior notice and as often as may reasonably be desired. Administrative Agent shall coordinate any such visit or inspection to arrange for review by any Bank requesting any such visit or inspection.

Section 5.7 Intentionally Omitted.

Section 5.8 Financial Covenants.

(a) Indebtedness to Gross Asset Value. The Borrower shall not permit the ratio of (i) the sum of (x) Indebtedness of the Borrower and EQR (including Indebtedness of Down REITs and wholly-owned Subsidiaries of Down REITs, but excluding Indebtedness of other Persons that are Consolidated Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates), plus (y) Borrower’s Share of Indebtedness of all Consolidated Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates (other than Down REITs and wholly-owned Subsidiaries of Down REITs) to (ii) Gross Asset Value of the Borrower and EQR to exceed 0.60:1 at any time; provided, however, that with respect to any Fiscal Quarter in which the Borrower acquired any Real Property Assets (whether by purchase, merger or other corporate transaction), at the Borrower’s election, the ratio of (i) the sum of (x) Indebtedness of the Borrower and EQR (including Indebtedness of Down REITs and wholly-owned Subsidiaries of Down REITs, but excluding Indebtedness of other Persons that are Consolidated Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates), plus (y) Borrower’s Share of Indebtedness of all Consolidated Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates (other than Down REITs and wholly-owned Subsidiaries of Down REITs) to (ii) Gross Asset Value of the Borrower and EQR for such Fiscal Quarter and for the next three succeeding Fiscal Quarters may exceed 0.60:1, provided that such ratio in no event shall exceed 0.65:1, and provided, further, that thereafter such ratio shall not exceed 0.60:1. For purposes of this covenant, (i) Indebtedness shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom an amount equal to the lesser of (x) Indebtedness that by its terms is scheduled to mature on or before the date that is 24 months from the date of calculation, and (y) Unrestricted Cash or Cash Equivalents, and (ii) Gross Asset Value shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom the amount by which Indebtedness is adjusted under clause (i).

(b) Secured Debt to Gross Asset Value. The Borrower shall not permit the ratio of (i) the sum of (x) Secured Debt of the Borrower and EQR (including Secured Debt of Down REITs and wholly-owned Subsidiaries of Down REITs, but excluding Secured Debt of other Persons that are Consolidated Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates), plus (y) Borrower’s Share of Secured Debt of all Consolidated Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates (other than Down REITs and wholly-owned Subsidiaries of Down REITs) to (ii) Gross Asset Value of the Borrower and EQR to exceed 0.40:1 at any time.

(c) Consolidated EBITDA to Fixed Charges Ratio. The Borrower shall not permit the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA for the then most recently completed twelve (12) month period to Fixed Charges for the then most recently completed twelve (12) month period to be less than 1.50:1.

(d) Unencumbered Pool. The Borrower shall not permit the ratio of the Unencumbered Asset Value to outstanding Unsecured Debt to be less than 1.50:1 at any time.

(e) Permitted Holdings. The Borrower’s and EQR’s primary business will be the ownership, operation and development of multifamily residential property (including conversions to condominiums) and any other business activities of the Borrower, EQR and Subsidiaries of either or both will remain incidental thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower, EQR and Subsidiaries of either or both may acquire or maintain Permitted Holdings if and so long as the aggregate value of Permitted Holdings, whether held directly or indirectly (but without duplication) by the Borrower, EQR and/or their Subsidiaries, does not exceed, at any time, thirty-five percent (35%) of Gross Asset Value of the Borrower and EQR as a whole.

(f) Calculation. Each of the foregoing ratios and financial requirements shall be calculated as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter.

Section 5.9 Restriction on Fundamental Changes.

(a) Neither the Borrower nor EQR shall enter into any merger or consolidation, unless (i) either (x) the Borrower or EQR is the surviving entity, or (y) the individuals constituting EQR’s Board of Trustees immediately prior to such merger or consolidation represent a majority of the surviving entity’s Board of Directors or Board of Trustees after such merger or consolidation, and (ii) the entity which is merged with the Borrower or EQR is predominantly in the commercial real estate business.

(b) The Borrower shall not amend its agreement of limited partnership or other organizational documents in any manner that would have a Material Adverse Effect without the Administrative Agent’s consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. EQR shall not amend its declaration of trust, by-laws, or other organizational documents in any manner that would have a Material Adverse Effect without the Administrative Agent’s consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. No Qualified Borrower shall amend its organizational documents in any manner that would have a Material Adverse Effect without the Required Banks’ consent.

(c) The Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent copies of all amendments to its agreement of limited partnership or to EQR’s declaration of trust, by-laws, or other organizational documents simultaneously with the first delivery of financial statements referred to in Sections 5.1(a) or (b) above following the effective date of any such amendment.

Section 5.10 Changes in Business. Except for Permitted Holdings, neither the Borrower, any Qualified Borrower nor EQR shall enter into any business which is substantially different from that conducted by the Borrower or EQR on the Closing Date after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents. The Borrower shall carry on its business operations through the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates.

Section 5.11 Margin Stock. None of the proceeds of any Loan, and no Letter of Credit, will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying any Margin Stock in any manner that might violate the provisions of Regulations T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

Section 5.12 Intentionally Omitted.

Section 5.13 EQR Status.

(a) Status. EQR shall at all times (i) remain a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange or another national stock exchange located in the United States and (ii) maintain its status as a self-directed and self-administered real estate investment trust under the Code.

(b) Indebtedness. EQR shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness, except:

(1) the Obligations; and

(2) Indebtedness which, after giving effect thereto, may be incurred or may remain outstanding without giving rise to an Event of Default or Default.

(c) Disposal of Partnership Interests. EQR will not directly or indirectly convey, sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of any of its partnership interests in the Borrower, except for the reduction of EQR’s interest in the Borrower arising from the Borrower’s issuance of partnership interests in the Borrower or the retirement of preference units by the Borrower.

ARTICLE VI

DEFAULTS

Section 6.1 Events of Default. If one or more of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall have occurred and be continuing:

(a) the Borrower or any Qualified Borrower shall fail to pay when due any principal of any Loan, or the Borrower or any Qualified Borrower shall fail to pay when due interest on any Loan or any fees or any other amount payable hereunder and the same shall continue for a period of five (5) days after the same becomes due;

(b) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant contained in Section 5.8, Section 5.9, Section 5.11 or Section 5.13;

(c) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those covered by clause (a), (b), (e), (f), (g), (h), (j), (n) or (o) of this Section 6.1) for 30 days after written notice thereof has been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent, or if such default is of such a nature that it cannot with reasonable effort be completely remedied within said period of thirty (30) days such additional period of time as may be reasonably necessary to cure same, provided the Borrower commences such cure within said thirty (30) day period and diligently prosecutes same, until completion, but in no event shall such extended period exceed ninety (90) days;

(d) any representation, warranty, certification or statement made or deemed made by the Borrower in this Agreement or in any certificate, financial statement or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made (or deemed made) and the defect causing such representation or warranty to be incorrect when made (or deemed made) is not removed within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from Administrative Agent to the Borrower;

(e) the Borrower, any Qualified Borrower, EQR, any Subsidiary or any Investment Affiliate shall default in the payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) of any amount owing in respect of any Recourse Debt (other than the Obligations) for which the aggregate outstanding principal amount exceeds $100,000,000 and such default shall continue beyond the giving of any required notice and the expiration of any applicable grace period and such default has not been waived, in writing, by the holder of any such Debt; or the Borrower, any Qualified Borrower, EQR, any Subsidiary or any Investment Affiliate shall default in the performance or observance of any obligation or condition with respect to any such Recourse Debt or any other event shall occur or condition exist beyond the giving of any required notice and the expiration of any applicable grace period, if the effect of such default, event or condition is to accelerate the maturity of any such indebtedness or to permit (without any further requirement of notice or lapse of time) the holder or holders thereof, or any trustee or agent for such holders, to accelerate the maturity of any such indebtedness;

(f) the Borrower or EQR shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due, or admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall take any action to authorize any of the foregoing;

(g) an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Borrower or EQR seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to it or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 90 days; or an order for relief shall be entered against the Borrower or EQR under the federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect;

(h) one or more final, non-appealable judgments or decrees (or one or more judgments which is/are not stayed pending appeal) in an aggregate amount of $100,000,000 or more shall be entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction against the Borrower, any Qualified Borrower, EQR or, to the extent of any recourse to the Borrower, EQR or any Qualified Borrower, any of their respective Consolidated Subsidiaries (other than any judgment as to which, and only to the extent, a reputable insurance company has acknowledged coverage of such claim in writing) and (i) any such judgments or decrees shall not be stayed, discharged, paid, bonded or vacated within thirty (30) days or (ii) enforcement proceedings shall be commenced by any creditor on any such judgments or decrees;

(i) there shall be a change in the majority of the Board of Directors or Board of Trustees of EQR during any twelve (12) month period, excluding any change in directors or trustees resulting from (w) the retirement/resignation of any director or trustee as a result of compliance with any written policy of EQR requiring retirement/resignation from the Board upon reaching the retirement age specified in such policy or in connection with EQR’s Majority Voting Policy, (x) the death or disability of any director or trustee, or (y) satisfaction of any requirement for the majority of the members of the board of directors or trustees of EQR to qualify under applicable law as independent directors or trustees or (z) the replacement of any director or trustee who is an officer or employee of EQR or an affiliate of EQR with any other officer or employee of EQR or an affiliate of EQR;

(j) any Person or “group” (as such term is defined in applicable federal securities laws and regulations) shall acquire more than thirty percent (30%) of the common shares of EQR, provided, however, that Persons acquiring common shares of EQR from EQR in connection with an acquisition or other transaction with EQR, without any agreement among such Persons to act together to hold, dispose of, or vote such shares following the acquisition of such shares, shall not be considered a “group” for purposes of this clause (j);

(k) an “Event of Default” under and as defined in the Term Loan Agreement;

(l) any Termination Event with respect to a Plan shall occur as a result of which Termination Event or Events any member of the ERISA Group has incurred or may incur any liability to the PBGC or any other Person and the sum (determined as of the date of occurrence of such Termination Event) of the insufficiency of such Plan and the insufficiency of any and all other Plans with respect to which such a Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing (or, in the case of a Multiemployer Plan with respect to which a Termination Event described in clause (ii) of the definition of Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the liability of the Borrower) is equal to or greater than $20,000,000 and which the Administrative Agent reasonably determines will have a Material Adverse Effect;

(m) any member of the ERISA Group shall commit a failure described in Section 302(f)(1) of ERISA or Section 412(n)(1) of the Code and the amount of the lien determined under Section 302(f)(3) of ERISA or Section 412(n)(3) of the Code that could reasonably be expected to be imposed on any member of the ERISA Group or their assets in respect of such failure shall be equal to or greater than $20,000,000 and which the Administrative Agent reasonably determines will have a Material Adverse Effect;

(n) at any time, for any reason the Borrower,any Qualified Borrower, any Down REIT Guarantor or EQR seeks to repudiate its obligations under any Loan Document; or

(o) a default beyond any applicable notice or grace period under any of the other Loan Documents.

Section 6.2 Rights and Remedies.

(a) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Sections 6.1(f) or (g), the Commitments and the Swingline Commitment shall immediately terminate and the unpaid principal amount of, and any and all accrued interest on, the Loans and any and all accrued fees and other Obligations hereunder shall automatically become immediately due and payable, with all additional interest from time to time accrued thereon during the continuance of such Event of Default at the Default Rate and without presentation, demand, or protest or other requirements of any kind (including, without limitation, valuation and appraisement, diligence, presentment, notice of intent to demand or accelerate and notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower for itself and on behalf of any Qualified Borrower; and upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, subject to the provisions of Section 6.2(b), the Administrative Agent may (and upon the demand of the Required Banks shall), by written notice to the Borrower, in addition to the exercise of all of the rights and remedies permitted the Administrative Agent and the Banks at law or equity or under any of the other Loan Documents, declare the Commitments terminated and the unpaid principal amount of and any and all accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and any and all accrued fees and other Obligations hereunder to be, and the same shall thereupon be, immediately due and payable with all additional interest from time to time accrued thereon and (except as otherwise as provided in the Loan Documents) without presentation, demand, or protest or other requirements of any kind (including, without limitation, valuation and appraisement, diligence, presentment, notice of intent to demand or accelerate and notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower for itself and on behalf of any Qualified Borrower.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent and the Banks each agree that any exercise or enforcement of the rights and remedies granted to the Administrative Agent or the Banks under this Agreement or at law or in equity with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents shall be commenced and maintained by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Administrative Agent and/or the Banks. The Administrative Agent shall act at the direction of the Required Banks in connection with the exercise of any and all remedies at law, in equity or under any of the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, those set forth in Section 6.4) or, if the Required Banks are unable to reach agreement within thirty (30) days of commencement of discussions, then, from and after an Event of Default and the end of such thirty (30) day period, the Administrative Agent may pursue such rights and remedies as it may determine if it shall reasonably determine that the same shall be in the best interests of the Banks, taken as a whole.

Section 6.3 Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall give notice to the Borrower under Section 6.1(c) promptly upon being requested to do so by the Required Banks and shall thereupon notify all the Banks thereof. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default (other than nonpayment of principal of or interest on the Loans) unless Administrative Agent has received notice in writing from a Bank or the Borrower or any court or governmental agency referring to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, describing such event or condition. Should Administrative Agent receive notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default expressly stating that such notice is a notice of a Default or Event of Default, or should Administrative Agent send the Borrower a notice of Default or Event of Default, Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to each Bank.

Section 6.4 Actions in Respect of Letters of Credit.

(a) If, at any time and from time to time, any Letter of Credit shall have been issued hereunder and an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then, upon the occurrence and during the continuation thereof, the Administrative Agent may, and upon the demand of the Required Banks shall, whether in addition to the taking by the Administrative Agent of any of the actions described in this Article or otherwise, make a demand upon the Borrower to, and forthwith upon such demand (but in any event within ten (10) days after such demand) the Borrower shall (provided that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default it described in Section 6.1(f) or 6.1(g) the Borrower shall automatically be required to), pay to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Banks, in same day funds at the Administrative Agent’s office designated in such demand, for deposit in a special cash collateral account (the “Letter of Credit Collateral Account”) to be maintained in the name of the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Banks) and under its sole dominion and control at such place as shall be designated by the Administrative Agent, an amount equal to the amount of the Letter of Credit Usage under the Letters of Credit. Interest shall accrue on the Letter of Credit Collateral Account at a rate equal to the rate on overnight funds.

(b) The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, as administrative agent, for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Banks a lien on and a security interest in, the following collateral (the “Letter of Credit Collateral”):

(i) the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, all cash deposited therein and all certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time representing or evidencing the Letter of Credit Collateral Account;

(ii) all notes, certificates of deposit and other instruments from time to time hereafter delivered to or otherwise possessed by the Administrative Agent for or on behalf of the Borrower in substitution for or in respect of any or all of the then existing Letter of Credit Collateral;

(iii) all interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the then existing Letter of Credit Collateral; provided that if no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any interest, dividends or other earnings received with respect to the Letter of Credit Collateral shall be distributed to the Borrower on a monthly basis; and

(iv) to the extent not covered by the above clauses, all proceeds of any or all of the foregoing Letter of Credit Collateral.

The lien and security interest granted hereby secures the payment of all Obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing hereunder and under any other Loan Document.

(c) The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Banks to apply, from time to time after funds are deposited in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, funds then held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account to the payment of any amounts, in such order as the Administrative Agent may elect, as shall have become due and payable by the Borrower to the Banks in respect of the Letters of Credit.

(d) Neither the Borrower nor any Person claiming or acting on behalf of or through the Borrower shall have any right to withdraw any of the funds held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, except as provided in Sections 6.4(b) and (h).

(e) The Borrower agrees that it will not (i) sell or otherwise dispose of any interest in the Letter of Credit Collateral or (ii) create or permit to exist any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance upon or with respect to any of the Letter of Credit Collateral, except for the security interest created by this Section 6.4.

(f) If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:

(i) The Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, without notice to the Borrower except as required by law and at any time and from time to time, charge, set off or otherwise apply all or any part of the Letter of Credit Collateral, first, (x) amounts previously drawn on any Letter of Credit that have not been reimbursed by the Borrower and (y) any Letter of Credit Usage described in clause (ii) of the definition thereof that are then due and payable and second, any other unpaid Obligations then due and payable against the Letter of Credit Collateral Account or any part thereof, in such order as the Administrative Agent shall elect. The rights of the Administrative Agent under this Section 6.4 are in addition to any rights and remedies which any Bank may have.

(ii) The Administrative Agent may also exercise, in its sole discretion, in respect of the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, in addition to the other rights and remedies provided herein or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured party upon default under the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of Illinois at that time.

(g) The Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Letter of Credit Collateral if the Letter of Credit Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which the Administrative Agent accords its own property, it being understood that, assuming such treatment, the Administrative Agent and the Banks shall not have any responsibility or liability with respect thereto.

(h) At such time as all Events of Default have been cured or waived in writing, all amounts remaining in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account shall be promptly returned to the Borrower, and in the case of Letters of Credit maturing after the Maturity Date, upon the return of any such Letters of Credit, any amount attributable to such Letter of Credit shall be promptly returned to the Borrower. Absent such cure or written waiver or return, any surplus of the funds held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and remaining after payment in full of all of the Obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under any other Loan Document after the Maturity Date shall be paid to the Borrower or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus.

Section 6.5 Distribution of Proceeds after Default. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, from and after an Event of Default, to the extent proceeds are received by Administrative Agent, such proceeds will be distributed promptly to the Banks pro rata in accordance with the unpaid principal amount of the Loans.

ARTICLE VII

THE AGENTS

Section 7.1 Appointment and Authorization. Each Bank irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with all such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. Except as set forth in Sections 7.8 and 7.9, the provisions of this Article VII are solely for the benefit of Administrative Agent and the Banks, and the Borrower shall not have any right to rely on or enforce any of the provisions of this Article VII. In performing its functions and duties under this Agreement, Administrative Agent shall act solely as an agent of the Banks and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation toward or relationship of agency or trust with or for the Borrower.

Section 7.2 Agency and Affiliates. Bank of America, N.A. (and any other Bank hereafter acting as Administrative Agent) shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Bank and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and Bank of America, N.A. (and any other Bank hereafter acting as Administrative Agent) and its affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower, EQR or any Subsidiary or affiliate of the Borrower as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder, and the term “Bank” and “Banks” shall include Bank of America, N.A. (and any other Bank hereafter acting as Administrative Agent) in its individual capacity.

Section 7.3 Action by Administrative Agent. The obligations of the Administrative Agent hereunder are only those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action with respect to any Default or Event of Default, except as expressly provided in Article VI. The duties of Administrative Agent shall be administrative in nature. Subject to the provisions of Sections 7.1, 7.5 and 7.6, Administrative Agent shall administer the Loans in the same manner as it administers its own loans.

Section 7.4 Consultation with Experts. As between the Administrative Agent and the Banks, the Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts.

Section 7.5 Liability of Agents. As between the Agents and the Banks, none of the Agents, any of their respective affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, agents or employees, shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by any of them in connection herewith (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Banks or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. As between the Agents and the Banks, none of the Agents or any of their respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into or verify (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in connection with this Agreement or any borrowing hereunder; (ii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants or agreements of the Borrower, except with respect to payment of principal and interest; (iii) the satisfaction of any condition specified in Article III, except receipt of items required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent; or (iv) the validity, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or writing furnished in connection herewith. As between Administrative Agent and the Banks, the Administrative Agent shall not incur any liability by acting in reliance upon any notice, consent, certificate, statement, or other writing (which may be a bank wire, or similar writing) believed by it to be genuine or to be signed by the proper party or parties. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, no Agent other than the Administrative Agent and the Co-Syndication Agents shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Fronting Bank, the Swingline Lender or a Bank hereunder.

Section 7.6 Indemnification. Each Bank shall on a several basis, ratably in accordance with its Commitment, indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Co-Syndication Agent, and their respective affiliates and directors, officers, agents and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower, but without affecting the Borrower’s reimbursement obligations), against any cost, expense (including counsel fees and disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result from such indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct) that such indemnitee may suffer or incur in connection with its duties as Administrative Agent and/or as a Co-Syndication Agent under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by such indemnitee hereunder as Administrative Agent or as Co-Syndication Agent. In the event that any Co-Syndication Agent or the Administrative Agent shall, subsequent to its receipt of indemnification payment(s) from Banks in accordance with this Section, recoup any amount from the Borrower, or any other party liable therefor in connection with such indemnification, such Co-Syndication Agent or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, shall reimburse the Banks which previously made the payment(s) pro rata, based upon the actual amounts which were theretofore paid by each Bank. The applicable Co-Syndication Agent or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, shall reimburse such Banks so entitled to reimbursement within two (2) Business Days after its receipt of such funds from the Borrower or such other party liable therefor.

Section 7.7 Credit Decision. Each Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Co-Syndication Agent or any other Bank, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Co-Syndication Agent or any other Bank, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking any action under this Agreement.

Section 7.8 Successor Administrative Agent or Co-Syndication Agent. Each Agent may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the Banks, the Borrower and each other, and the Administrative Agent and a Co-Syndication Agent, as applicable, shall resign in the event the Commitment of the Bank serving as the Administrative Agent or such Co-Syndication Agent is reduced to less than $10,000,000. Upon any such resignation, the Required Banks shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Co-Syndication Agent, as applicable, which successor Administrative Agent or successor Co-Syndication Agent (as applicable) shall, provided no Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing, be subject to the Borrower’s approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (except that the Borrower shall, in all events, be deemed to have approved Bank of America, N.A. as a successor Co-Syndication Agent and either JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as a successor Administrative Agent). If no successor Administrative Agent or Co-Syndication Agent (as applicable) shall have been so appointed by the Required Banks and (if required) approved by the Borrower, or, if so appointed, shall not have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent or Co-Syndication Agent (as applicable) gives notice of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent or retiring Co-Syndication Agent (as applicable) may, on behalf of the Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Co-Syndication Agent (as applicable), which shall be the Co-Syndication Agent or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, who shall act until the Required Banks shall appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Co-Syndication Agent. In any event, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to act as Administrative Agent until such time as a successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Banks, approved by the Borrower (if required), and assumed its duties hereunder. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as the Administrative Agent or Co-Syndication Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent or successor Co-Syndication Agent, as applicable, such successor Administrative Agent or successor Co-Syndication Agent, as applicable, shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent or retiring Co-Syndication Agent, as applicable, and the retiring Administrative Agent or the retiring Co-Syndication Agent, as applicable, shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The rights and duties of the Administrative Agent to be vested in any successor Administrative Agent shall include, without limitation, the rights and duties as Swingline Lender. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s or retiring Co-Syndication Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrative Agent or the Co-Syndication Agent, as applicable. For gross negligence or willful misconduct or if the Administrative Agent shall become a Defaulting Lender, as determined by the Required Banks (excluding for such determination the Bank serving as Administrative Agent or Co-Syndication Agent in its capacity as a Bank, as applicable), the Administrative Agent or Co-Syndication Agent may be removed at any time by the Required Banks or, in the case of the Administrative Agent becoming a Defaulting Lender only, by either the Required Banks or the Borrower, giving at least thirty (30) Business Days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, Co-Syndication Agent, the Borrower and, in the case of a removal of the Administrative Agent by the Borrower as a result of it becoming a Defaulting Lender, the Banks. Such resignation or removal shall take effect upon the acceptance of appointment by a successor Administrative Agent or Co-Syndication Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.8.

Section 7.9 Consents and Approvals. All communications from Administrative Agent to the Banks requesting the Banks’ determination, consent, approval or disapproval (i) shall be given in the form of a written notice to each Bank, (ii) shall be accompanied by a description of the matter or item as to which such determination, approval, consent or disapproval is requested, or shall advise each Bank where such matter or item may be inspected, or shall otherwise describe the matter or issue to be resolved, (iii) shall include, if reasonably requested by a Bank and to the extent not previously provided to such Bank, written materials and a summary of all oral information provided to Administrative Agent by the Borrower in respect of the matter or issue to be resolved, (iv) shall include Administrative Agent’s recommended course of action or determination in respect thereof and (v) shall include a statement that if any Bank does not respond to such request within ten (10) Business Days and provide a written explanation of the reasons behind any objection, such Lender shall be deemed to have approved of or consented to, as applicable, the recommendation or determination of the Administrative Agent described in such request. Each Bank shall reply promptly, but in any event within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the request therefor from Administrative Agent (the “Bank Reply Period”). Unless a Bank shall give written notice to Administrative Agent that it objects to the recommendation or determination of Administrative Agent within the Bank Reply Period, such Bank shall be deemed to have approved of or consented to such recommendation or determination. With respect to decisions requiring the approval of the Required Banks or all the Banks, Administrative Agent shall submit its recommendation or determination for approval of or consent to such recommendation or determination to all Banks and upon receiving the required approval or consent shall follow the course of action or determination of the Required Banks (and each non-responding Bank shall be deemed to have concurred with such recommended course of action) or all the Banks, as the case may be.

ARTICLE VIII

CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES

Section 8.1 Basis for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair. If on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period for any Euro-Dollar Borrowing or Money Market LIBOR Loan:

(a) the Administrative Agent determines in good faith that deposits (whether in Dollars or an Alternate Currency) (in the applicable amounts) are not being offered in the relevant market for such currency for the applicable amount and such Interest Period, or

(b) Banks having 50% or more of the aggregate amount of the applicable Commitments advise the Administrative Agent that the Euro-Dollar Rate, as determined by the Administrative Agent, will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to each such Bank of funding its Euro-Dollar Loans for such Interest Period,

the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Banks, whereupon until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligations of the Banks to make Euro-Dollar Loans shall be suspended.

In such event, (a) unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent at least two Business Days before the date of (i) any Euro-Dollar Borrowing denominated in Dollars for which a Notice of Borrowing has previously been given that it elects not to borrow on such date, such Borrowing shall instead be made as a Base Rate Borrowing, or (ii) any Money Market LIBOR Borrowing for which a Notice of Money Market Borrowing has previously been given, the Money Market LIBOR Loans comprising such Borrowing shall bear interest for each day from and including the first day to but excluding the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto at the Base Rate for such day, and (b) any Notice of Borrowing for a Euro-Dollar Borrowing denominated in an Alternate Currency shall be ineffective. For purposes of this Section 8.1(b), in determining whether the Euro-Dollar Rate, as determined by Administrative Agent, will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to any Bank of funding its Euro-Dollar Loans for such Interest Period, such determination will be based solely on the ability of such Bank to obtain matching funds in the London interbank market at a reasonably equivalent rate.

Section 8.2 Illegality. If, on or after the date of this Agreement, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Bank (or its Euro-Dollar Lending Office) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) made after the Closing Date of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency shall make it unlawful for any Bank (or its Euro-Dollar Lending Office) (x) to make, maintain or fund its Euro-Dollar Loans, or (y) to participate in any Letter of Credit issued by the Fronting Bank, or, with respect to the Fronting Bank, to issue any Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to the other Banks and the Borrower, whereupon until such Bank notifies the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligation of such Bank in case of the event described in clause (x) above to make Euro-Dollar Loans, or in the case of the event described in clause (y) above, to participate in any Letter of Credit issued by the Fronting Bank or, with respect to the Fronting Bank, to issue any Letter of Credit, shall be suspended. With respect to Euro-Dollar Loans, before giving any notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section, such Bank shall designate a different Euro-Dollar Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for giving such notice and will not, in the judgment of such Bank, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank. If such Bank shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain and fund any of its outstanding Euro-Dollar Loans to maturity and shall so specify in such notice, the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have delivered a Notice of Interest Rate Election and such Euro-Dollar Loan shall be converted as of such date to a Base Rate Loan (without payment of any amounts that the Borrower or the applicable Qualified Borrower, as the case may be, would otherwise be obligated to pay pursuant to Section 2.13 with respect to Loans converted pursuant to this Section 8.2) in an equal principal amount from such Bank (on which interest and principal shall be payable contemporaneously with the related Euro-Dollar Loans of the other Banks), and such Bank shall make such a Base Rate Loan.

If, at any time, it shall be unlawful for any Bank to make, maintain or fund its Euro-Dollar Loans, the Borrower shall have the right, upon five (5) Business Day’s notice to the Administrative Agent, to either (x) cause a bank, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, to offer to purchase the Commitments of such Bank for an amount equal to such Bank’s outstanding Loans and all amounts due such Bank hereunder (including, without limitation, interest, Facility Fees, Letter of Credit Fees and all amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.13), and to become a Bank hereunder, or obtain the agreement of one or more existing Banks to offer to purchase the Commitments of such Bank for such amount, which offer such Bank is hereby required to accept, or (y) to repay in full all Loans then outstanding of such Bank, together with interest thereon, Facility Fees, Letter of Credit Fees and all other amounts due such Bank hereunder (including, without limitation, amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.13), upon which event, such Bank’s Commitment shall be deemed to be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.11(e). Any Bank subject to this paragraph shall retain the benefits of Sections 2.16(f), 2.16(g), 8.3, 8.4 and 9.3 for the period prior to such purchase or cancellation.

Section 8.3 Increased Cost and Reduced Return.

(a) If, on or after (x) the date hereof in the case of Committed Loans made pursuant to Section 2.1, or (y) the date of the related Money Market Quote, in the case of any Money Market Loan, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Bank (or its Applicable Lending Office) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) made after the Closing Date of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency, shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve (including, without limitation, any such requirement imposed by the Federal Reserve Board (but excluding with respect to any Euro-Dollar Loan any such requirement to the extent reflected in an applicable Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage)), special deposit, insurance assessment or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Bank (or its Applicable Lending Office) or shall impose on any Bank (or its Applicable Lending Office) or on the London interbank market any other condition materially more burdensome in nature, extent or consequence than those in existence as of the Closing Date affecting such Bank’s Euro-Dollar Loans, its Note, or its obligation to make Euro-Dollar Loans, and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Bank (or its Applicable Lending Office) of making or maintaining any Euro-Dollar Loan, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Bank (or its Applicable Lending Office) under this Agreement or under its Note with respect to such Euro-Dollar Loans, by an amount deemed by such Bank to be material (excluding any amounts already reflected in any Mandatory Costs), then, within 15 days after demand by such Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Bank such additional amount or amounts (based upon a reasonable allocation thereof by such Bank to the Euro-Dollar Loans made by such Bank hereunder) as will compensate such Bank for such increased cost or reduction to the extent such Bank generally imposes such additional amounts on other borrowers of such Bank in similar circumstances.

(b) If any Bank shall have reasonably determined that, after the date hereof, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy, or any change in any law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy or liquidity requirements, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Bank any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) made after the Closing Date of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on capital of such Bank (or its Parent) as a consequence of such Bank’s obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Bank (or its Parent) could have achieved but for such adoption, change, request or directive (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount reasonably deemed by such Bank to be material, then from time to time, within 15 days after demand by such Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank (or its Parent) for such reduction to the extent such Bank generally imposes such additional amounts on other borrowers of such Bank in similar circumstances.

(c) Each Bank will promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any event of which it has knowledge, occurring after the date hereof, which will entitle such Bank to compensation pursuant to this Section and will designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and will not, in the reasonable judgment of such Bank, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank. If such Bank shall fail to notify the Borrower of any such event within 90 days following the end of the month during which such event occurred, then Borrower’s liability for any amounts described in this Section incurred by such Bank as a result of such event shall be limited to those attributable to the period occurring subsequent to the ninetieth (90th) day prior to the date upon which such Bank actually notified the Borrower of the occurrence of such event. A certificate of any Bank claiming compensation under this Section and setting forth a reasonably detailed calculation of the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder shall be conclusive in the absence of demonstrable error. In determining such amount, such Bank may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.

(d) If at any time, any Bank shall be owed amounts pursuant to this Section 8.3, the Borrower shall have the right, upon five (5) Business Day’s notice to the Administrative Agent to either (x) cause a bank, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, to offer to purchase the Commitments of such Bank for an amount equal to such Bank’s outstanding Loans and all amounts due such Bank hereunder (including, without limitation, interest, Facility Fees, Letter of Credit Fees and all amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.13 and this Section 8.3), and to become a Bank hereunder, or to obtain the agreement of one or more existing Banks to offer to purchase the Commitments of such Bank for such amount, which offer such Bank is hereby required to accept, or (y) to repay in full all Loans then outstanding of such Bank, together with interest thereon, Facility Fees, Letter of Credit Fees and all other amounts due such Bank hereunder (including, without limitation, amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.13 and this Section 8.3), upon which event, such Bank’s Commitment shall be deemed to be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.11(e). Any Bank subject to this Section 8.3(d) shall retain the benefits of Sections 2.16(f), 2.16(g), 8.3, 8.4 and 9.3 for the period prior to such purchase or cancellation.

Section 8.4 Taxes.

(a) Any and all payments by the Borrower or any Qualified Borrower to or for the account of any Bank or the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, in the case of each Bank and the Administrative Agent, taxes imposed on its income, and franchise taxes imposed on it, by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Bank or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) is organized or any political subdivision thereof and, in the case of each Bank, taxes imposed on its income, and franchise or similar taxes imposed on it, by the jurisdiction of such Bank’s Applicable Lending Office or any political subdivision thereof or by any other jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) as a result of a present or former connection between such Bank or Administrative Agent and such other jurisdiction and any United States federal withholding taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA (all such non-excluded taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as “Non-Excluded Taxes”). If the Borrower or any Qualified Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any Non-Excluded Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder or under any Note or in respect of any Letter of Credit, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 8.4) such Bank or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower or such Qualified Borrower, as the case may be, shall make such deductions, (iii) the Borrower or such Qualified Borrower, as the case may be, shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law and (iv) the Borrower or such Qualified Borrower, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Administrative Agent, at its address referred to in Section 9.1, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof.

(b) In addition, the Borrower and each Qualified Borrower agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes and any other excise or property taxes, or charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or under any Note or in respect of any Letter of Credit or from the execution or delivery of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any Note or Letter of Credit (hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).

(c) The Borrower and each Qualified Borrower agrees to indemnify each Bank, the Fronting Bank and the Administrative Agent for the full amount of Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes (including, without limitation, any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 8.4) paid by such Bank, the Fronting Bank or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) and, so long as such Bank or Administrative Agent has promptly paid any such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes, any liability for penalties and interest arising therefrom or with respect thereto. This indemnification shall be made within 15 days from the date such Bank, the Fronting Bank or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) makes demand therefor.

(d) Each Bank organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement in the case of each Bank listed on the signature pages hereof and on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Bank in the case of each other Bank, shall provide the Borrower with an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, as appropriate, or any successor form prescribed by the Internal

Revenue Service, and shall provide the Borrower with two further copies of any such form or certification on or before the date that any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form previously delivered by it to the Borrower, certifying (i) in the case of a Form W-8BEN, that such Bank is entitled to benefits under an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party which reduces the rate of withholding tax on payments of interest or, in the case of a Form W-8ECI, certifying that the income receivable pursuant to this Agreement is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, and (ii) in the case of being under Sections 1442(c)(1) and 1442(a) of the Code, that it is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax. If the form provided by a Bank at the time such Bank first becomes a party to this Agreement indicates a United States interest withholding tax rate in excess of zero, withholding tax at such rate shall be considered excluded from “Non-Excluded Taxes” as defined in Section 8.4(a).

(e) For any period with respect to which a Bank has failed to provide the Borrower with the appropriate form pursuant to Section 8.4(d) (unless such failure is due to a change in treaty, law or regulation occurring subsequent to the date on which a form originally was required to be provided), such Bank shall not be entitled to indemnification under Section 8.4(c) with respect to Non-Excluded Taxes imposed by the United States; provided, however, that should a Bank, which is otherwise exempt from or subject to a reduced rate of withholding tax, become subject to Non-Excluded Taxes because of its failure to deliver a form required hereunder, the Borrower shall take such steps as such Bank shall reasonably request to assist such Bank to recover such Taxes so long as the Borrower shall incur no cost or liability as a result thereof.

(f) If a payment made to a Bank under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Bank were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Bank shall deliver to the Borrower at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower as may be necessary for the Borrower to comply with its obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Bank has complied with such Bank’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this paragraph (f), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(g) Upon reasonable demand by the Borrower or any Qualified Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Bank, the Administrative Agent or Bank, as the case may be, shall deliver to the Borrower or such Qualified Borrower, or to such government or taxing authority as the Borrower or such Qualified Borrower may reasonably direct, any form or document that may be required or reasonably requested in writing in order to allow the Borrower or such Qualified Borrower to make a payment to or for the account of such Bank or the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document without any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Non-Excluded Taxes or with such deduction or withholding at a reduced rate (so long as the completion, execution or submission of such form or document would not materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of the party in receipt of such demand), with any such form or document to be accurate and completed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower or such Qualified Borrower making such demand and to be executed and to be delivered with any reasonably required certification.

(h) If the Borrower or any Qualified Borrower is required to pay additional amounts to or for the account of any Bank pursuant to this Section 8.4, then such Bank will change the jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office so as to eliminate or reduce any such additional payment which may thereafter accrue if such change, in the judgment of such Bank, is not otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank.

(i) If, at any time, any Bank shall be owed amounts pursuant to this Section 8.4, the Borrower shall have the right, upon five (5) Business Day’s notice to the Administrative Agent to either (x) cause a bank, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, to offer to purchase the Commitments of such Bank for an amount equal to such Bank’s outstanding Loans and all amounts due such Bank hereunder (including, without limitation, interest, Facility Fees, Letter of Credit Fees and all amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.13 and this Section 8.4), and to become a Bank hereunder, or to obtain the agreement of one or more existing Banks to offer to purchase the Commitments of such Bank for such amount, which offer such Bank is hereby required to accept, or (y) to repay in full all Loans then outstanding of such Bank, together with interest thereon, Facility Fees, Letter of Credit Fees and all other amounts due such Bank hereunder (including, without limitation, amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.13 and this Section 8.4), upon which event, such Bank’s Commitment shall be deemed to be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.11(c). Any Bank subject to this Section 8.4(i) shall retain the benefits of Sections 2.16(f), 2.16(g), 8.3, 8.4 and 9.3 for the period prior to such purchase or cancellation.

Section 8.5 Base Rate Loans Substituted for Affected Euro-Dollar Loans. If (i) the obligation of any Bank to make Euro-Dollar Loans has been suspended pursuant to Section 8.2 or (ii) any Bank has demanded compensation under Section 8.3 or 8.4 with respect to its Euro-Dollar Loans and the Borrower shall, by at least five Euro-Dollar Business Days’ prior notice to such Bank through the Administrative Agent, have elected that the provisions of this Section shall apply to such Bank, then, unless and until such Bank notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension or demand for compensation no longer exist:

(a) the Borrower shall be deemed to have delivered a Notice of Interest Rate Election with respect to such affected Euro-Dollar Loans and thereafter all Loans which would otherwise be made by such Bank as Euro-Dollar Loans shall be made instead as Base Rate Loans (on which interest and principal shall be payable contemporaneously with the related Euro-Dollar Loans of the other Banks), and no Borrowing from such Bank shall take effect with respect to Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency, and

(b) after each of its Euro-Dollar Loans has been repaid, all payments of principal which would otherwise be applied to repay such Euro-Dollar Loans shall be applied to repay its Base Rate Loans instead, and

(c) the Borrower will not be required to make any payment which would otherwise be required by Section 2.13 with respect to such Euro-Dollar Loans converted to Base Rate Loans pursuant to clause (a) above.

Section 8.6 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Basel III. Whenever there is a reference in this Article VIII to the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Bank (or its Euro-Dollar Lending Office) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) made after the Closing Date, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith, and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall be deemed in each case to have gone into effect and adopted after the Closing Date, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.1 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including bank wire, facsimile transmission followed by telephonic confirmation or similar writing) and shall be given to such party: (w) in the case of the Borrower, any Qualified Borrower or the Administrative Agent, at its address, or facsimile number set forth on the signature pages hereof with a duplicate copy thereof, in the case of the Borrower, to the Borrower, at Equity Residential, Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attn: General Counsel, and to DLA Piper LLP (US), 203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1900, Chicago, Illinois 60601, Attn: James M. Phipps, Esq., (x) in the case of any Person that becomes a Qualified Borrower after the date hereof, at its address set forth in the notice delivered by the Borrower to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.21(a), (y) in the case of any Bank, at its address, or facsimile number set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire or (z) in the case of any party, such other address, or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and, if such party is the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, the Banks. Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by facsimile transmission, when such facsimile is transmitted to the facsimile number specified in this Section and the appropriate answerback or facsimile confirmation is received, (ii) if given by certified registered mail, return receipt requested, with first class postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid, upon receipt or refusal to accept delivery, (iii) if given by a nationally recognized overnight carrier, 24 hours after such communication is deposited with such carrier with postage prepaid for next day delivery, or (iv) if given by any other means, when delivered at the address specified in this Section; provided that notices to the Administrative Agent under Article II or Article VIII shall not be effective until received. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Banks of any change in the address of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent.

Section 9.2 No Waivers. No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent or any Bank in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

Section 9.3 Expenses; Indemnification.

(a) The Borrower shall pay within thirty (30) days after written notice from the Administrative Agent, (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Co-Syndication Agents (including reasonable fees and disbursements of special counsel Kaye Scholer LLP), in connection with the preparation of this Agreement, the Loan Documents and the documents and instruments referred to therein, and any waiver or consent hereunder or any amendment hereof or any Default or Event of Default or alleged Default or Event of Default, (ii) all reasonable fees and disbursements of special counsel Kaye Scholer LLP in connection with the syndication of the Loans and (iii) if an Event of Default occurs, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and each Bank (the Administrative Agent shall promptly submit any expenses of any of the Banks to the Borrower for reimbursement), including fees and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent and each of the Banks, in connection with the enforcement of the Loan Documents and the instruments referred to therein and such Event of Default and collection, bankruptcy, insolvency and other enforcement proceedings resulting therefrom; provided, however, that the attorneys’ fees and disbursements for which the Borrower is obligated under this subsection (a)(iii) shall be limited to the reasonable non-duplicative fees and disbursements of (A) counsel for Administrative Agent, and (B) counsel for all of the Banks as a group; and provided, further, that all other costs and expenses for which the Borrower is obligated under this subsection (a)(iii) shall be limited to the reasonable non-duplicative costs and expenses of Administrative Agent. For purposes of this Section 9.3(a)(iii), (1) counsel for Administrative Agent shall mean a single outside law firm representing Administrative Agent, and (2) counsel for all of the Banks as a group shall mean a single outside law firm representing such Banks as a group (which law firm may or may not be the same law firm representing any or all of the Administrative Agent and/or a Co-Syndication Agent).

(b) The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Co-Syndication Agent, the Administrative Agent and each Bank, their respective affiliates and the respective directors, officers, agents and employees of the foregoing (each an “Indemnitee”) and hold each Indemnitee harmless from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses of any kind, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, which may be incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding that may at any time (including, without limitation, at any time following the payment of the Obligations) be asserted against any Indemnitee, as a result of, or arising out of, or in any way related to or by reason of, (i) any of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or the execution, delivery or performance of any Loan Document, (ii) any violation by the Borrower, EQR or the Environmental Affiliates of any applicable Environmental Law, (iii) any Environmental Claim arising out of the management, use, control, ownership or operation of property or assets by the Borrower, EQR or any of the Environmental Affiliates, including, without limitation, all on-site and off-site activities of the Borrower or any Environmental Affiliate involving Materials of Environmental Concern, (iv) the breach of any environmental representation or warranty set forth herein, IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE

COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF SUCH INDEMNITEE, but excluding those liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses (a) for which such Indemnitee has been compensated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (b) incurred solely by reason of the gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or fraud of any Indemnitee as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, (c) violations of Environmental Laws relating to a Property which are caused by the act or omission of such Indemnitee after such Indemnitee takes possession of such Property or (d) any liability of such Indemnitee to any third party based upon contractual obligations of such Indemnitee owing to such third party which are not expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. In addition, the indemnification set forth in this Section 9.3(b) in favor of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Administrative Agent, any Co-Syndication Agent or any Bank shall be solely in his or her respective capacity as such director, officer, agent or employee. The Borrower’s obligations under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Obligations.

Section 9.4 Sharing of Set-Offs. In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law or otherwise, and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Bank is hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind to the Borrower or any Qualified Borrower or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, but subject to the prior consent of the Administrative Agent, to set off and to appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) and any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Bank (including, without limitation, by branches and agencies of such Bank wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any Qualified Borrower against and on account of the Obligations of the Borrower or such Qualified Borrower then due and payable to such Bank under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all interests in Obligations purchased by such Bank. Each Bank agrees that if it shall by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise (except pursuant to Sections 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 or 9.6), receive payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest due with respect to any Loan held by it or Letter of Credit participated in by it, or, in the case of the Fronting Bank, Letter of Credit issued by it, which is greater than the proportion received by any other Bank or Letter of Credit issued or participated in by such other Bank, the Bank receiving such proportionately greater payment shall purchase such participations in the Loans held by the other Banks, and such other adjustments shall be made, as may be required so that all such payments of principal and interest with respect to the Loans held by the Banks or Letter of Credit issued or participated in by such other Banks shall be shared by the Banks pro rata; provided that nothing in this Section shall impair the right of any Bank to exercise any right of set-off or counterclaim it may have to any deposits not received in connection with the Loans and to apply the amount subject to such exercise to the payment of indebtedness of the Borrower other than its indebtedness in respect of the Loans or Letters of Credit. The Borrower, for itself and on behalf of any Qualified Borrower, agrees, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any holder of a participation in a Loan or a Letter of Credit, whether or not acquired pursuant to the foregoing arrangements, may exercise rights of set-off or counterclaim and other rights with respect to such participation as fully as if such holder of a participation were a direct creditor of the Borrower or such Qualified Borrower in the amount of such participation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Bank may, by separate agreement with the Borrower or any Qualified Borrower, waive its right to set off contained herein or granted by law and any such written waiver shall be effective against such Bank under this Section 9.4.

Section 9.5 Amendments and Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement or the Notes, the Letter of Credit Documents or other Loan Documents may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed by the Borrower and the Required Banks (and, if the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as Administrative Agent or Swingline Lender, as applicable, are affected thereby, by the Administrative Agent or Swingline Lender, as applicable); provided that no such amendment or waiver with respect to this Agreement, the Notes, the Letter of Credit Documents or any other Loan Documents shall, unless signed by all the Banks, (i) increase or decrease the Commitment of any Bank (except for a ratable decrease in the Commitments of all Banks) or subject any Bank to any additional obligation, (ii) reduce the principal of or rate of interest on any Loan or any fees hereunder, (iii) postpone the date fixed for any payment of principal of or interest on any Loan or any fees hereunder or for any reduction or termination of any Commitment or extend the term of any Letter of Credit beyond twelve (12) months after the Maturity Date, (iv) change the percentage of the Commitments (except pursuant to Section 2.1(b)) or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans, or the number of Banks, which shall be required for the Banks or any of them to take any action under this Section or any other provision of this Agreement, (v) release the EQR Guaranty or, except as provided below, any Down REIT Guaranty or the Qualified Borrower Guaranty, (vi) modify the definition of “Required Banks”, or (vii) modify the provisions of this Section 9.5. At such time as the Borrower shall sell its interest in any Down REIT Guarantor to an unaffiliated third party in an arms-length transaction, the Down REIT Guaranty of such Down REIT Guarantor shall be deemed to have terminated and released, and the Banks hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into an agreement, confirming the termination and release of such Down REIT Guaranty, at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense.

Section 9.6 Successors and Assigns.

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents without the prior written consent of all Banks and the Administrative Agent and any Bank may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its interest under this Agreement except as permitted in subsection (b) and (c) of this Section 9.6.

(b) Any Bank may at any time grant (i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, to an existing Bank or one or more banks, finance companies, insurance companies or other financial institutions in minimum amounts of not less than $5,000,000 (or any lesser amount in the case of participations to an existing Bank or in the case of participations with respect to Money Market Loans only) (it being understood that no Bank may hold Commitments of which less than $10,000,000 in the aggregate is for its own account, unless its Commitments shall have been reduced to zero) and (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to any Person in any amount (in each case, a “Participant”), participating interests in its Commitment or any or all of its Loans, with (and subject to) the consent of, provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower (other

than with respect to Money Market Loans), which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Administrative Agent shall be notified by any such Bank of any such participation prior to the same becoming effective. Any participation made during the continuation of an Event of Default shall not be affected by the subsequent cure of such Event of Default. In the event of any such grant by a Bank of a participating interest to a Participant, whether or not upon notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, such Bank shall remain responsible for the performance of its obligations hereunder, and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Bank in connection with such Bank’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which any Bank may grant such a participating interest shall provide that such Bank shall retain the sole right and responsibility to enforce the obligations of the Borrower hereunder including, without limitation, the right to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such participation agreement may provide that such Bank will not agree to any modification, amendment or waiver of this Agreement described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of Section 9.5 without the consent of the Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall, to the extent provided in its participation agreement, be entitled to the benefits of Article VIII with respect to its participating interest. An assignment or other transfer which is not permitted by subsection (c) or (d) below shall be given effect for purposes of this Agreement only to the extent of, and subject to the restrictions with respect to, a participating interest granted in accordance with this subsection (b).

(c) Any Bank may at any time assign to (i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, (A) an existing Bank, (B) one or more banks, finance companies, insurance or other financial institutions which (1) has (or, in the case of a bank which is a subsidiary, such bank’s parent has) a rating of its senior debt obligations of not less than Baa-1 by Moody’s or a comparable rating by a rating agency acceptable to Administrative Agent and (2) has total assets in excess of Ten Billion Dollars ($10,000,000,000) (a “Qualified Institution”), or (C) with the prior consent and approval of the Administrative Agent, each Fronting Bank and the Borrower, a wholly-owned affiliate of such transferor Bank if such transferor Bank then meets the requirements of clause (i)(B) or, if such transferor Bank’s parent then meets the requirements of clause (i)(B), a wholly-owned affiliate of such parent, in each case in minimum amounts of not less than Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) and integral multiples of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) thereafter (or any lesser amount in the case of assignments to an existing Bank) (it being understood that no Bank may hold Commitments of less than $10,000,000 in the aggregate, unless its Commitments shall have been reduced to zero) and (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to any Person in any amount (in each case, an “Assignee”), all or a proportionate part of all, of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents, and, in either case, such Assignee shall assume such rights and obligations, pursuant to a Transfer Supplement in substantially the form of Exhibit E hereto (a “Transfer Supplement”) executed by such Assignee and such transferor Bank, with (and subject to) the consent of the Administrative Agent and each Fronting Bank and, provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that if an Assignee is an affiliate of such transferor Bank which meets the requirements of clause (i)(B) above or was a Bank immediately prior to such assignment, no such consent shall be required; and provided further that such assignment may, but need not, include rights of the transferor Bank in respect of outstanding Money Market Loans. Upon execution and delivery of such instrument and payment by such

Assignee to such transferor Bank of an amount equal to the purchase price agreed between such transferor Bank and such Assignee, such Assignee shall be a Bank party to this Agreement and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Bank with a Commitment as set forth in such instrument of assumption, and no further consent or action by any party shall be required and the transferor Bank shall be released from its obligations hereunder to a corresponding extent. Upon the consummation of any assignment pursuant to this subsection (c), the transferor Bank, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall make appropriate arrangements so that, if required, a new Note is issued to the Assignee. In connection with any such assignment, the transferor Bank shall pay to the Administrative Agent an administrative fee for processing such assignment in the amount of $2,500 provided that such fee shall be paid by the Assignee if such assignment is required by Section 8.2, 8.3 or 8.4. If the Assignee is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof, it shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent certification as to exemption from deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes in accordance with Section 8.4. Any assignment made during the continuation of an Event of Default shall not be affected by any subsequent cure of such Event of Default.

(d) Any Bank (each, a “Designating Lender”) may at any time designate one Designated Lender to fund Money Market Loans on behalf of such Designating Lender subject to the terms of this Section 9.6(d) and the provisions in Sections 9.6(b) and (c) shall not apply to such designation. No Bank may designate more than one (1) Designated Lender at any one time. The parties to each such designation shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent for its acceptance a Designation Agreement. Upon such receipt of an appropriately completed Designation Agreement executed by a Designating Lender and a designee representing that it is a Designated Lender, the Administrative Agent will accept such Designation Agreement and will give prompt notice thereof to the Borrower, whereupon, (i) the Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Designating Lender a Designated Lender Note payable to the order of the Designated Lender, (ii) from and after the effective date specified in the Designation Agreement, the Designated Lender shall become a party to this Agreement with a right (subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(b)) to make Money Market Loans on behalf of its Designating Lender pursuant to Section 2.3 after the Borrower has accepted a Money Market Loan (or portion thereof) of the Designating Lender, and (iii) the Designated Lender shall not be required to make payments with respect to any obligations in this Agreement except to the extent of excess cash flow of such Designated Lender which is not otherwise required to repay obligations of such Designated Lender which are then due and payable; provided, however, that regardless of such designation and assumption by the Designated Lender, the Designating Lender shall be and remain obligated to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Banks for each and every obligation of the Designating Lender and its related Designated Lender with respect to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any indemnification obligations under Section 7.6 and any sums otherwise payable to the Borrower by the Designated Lender. Each Designating Lender shall serve as the administrative agent of the Designated Lender and shall on behalf of, and to the exclusion of, the Designated Lender: (i) receive any and all payments made for the benefit of the Designated Lender and (ii) give and receive all communications and notices and take all actions hereunder, including, without limitation, votes, approvals, waivers, consents and amendments under or relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Any such notice, communication, vote, approval, waiver, consent or amendment shall be signed by the Designating Lender as administrative agent for the Designated Lender and shall not be signed by

the Designated Lender on its own behalf and shall be binding upon the Designated Lender to the same extent as if signed by the Designated Lender on its own behalf. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Banks may rely thereon without any requirement that the Designated Lender sign or acknowledge the same. No Designated Lender may assign or transfer all or any portion of its interest hereunder or under any other Loan Document, other than assignments to the Designating Lender which originally designated such Designated Lender or otherwise in accordance with the provisions of Sections 9.6 (b) and (c).

(e) Any Bank may at any time assign all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement and its Note and the Letter(s) of Credit participated in by such Bank or, in the case of the Fronting Bank, issued by it, to a Federal Reserve Bank. No such assignment shall release the transferor Bank from its obligations hereunder.

(f) No Assignee, Participant or other transferee of any Bank’s rights shall be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 8.3 or 8.4 than such Bank would have been entitled to receive with respect to the rights transferred, unless such transfer is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent or by reason of the provisions of Section 8.2, 8.3 or 8.4 requiring such Bank to designate a different Applicable Lending Office under certain circumstances or at a time when the circumstances giving rise to such greater payment did not exist.

(g) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no Bank may grant participations, or assign interests, in the Loans or Letters of Credit to the Borrower, EQR or any of their Subsidiaries or affiliates.

Section 9.7 Collateral. Each of the Banks represents to the Administrative Agent and each of the other Banks that it in good faith is not relying upon any “margin stock” (as defined in Regulation U) as collateral in the extension or maintenance of the credit provided for in this Agreement.

Section 9.8 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.

(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE PRINCIPLES THEREOF RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF LAW).

(b) Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document and any action for enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof may be brought in the courts of the State of Illinois or of the United States of America for the Northern District of Illinois, and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Borrower hereby accepts for itself and in respect of its property and each Qualified Borrower, generally and unconditionally, the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and appellate courts from any thereof. The Borrower irrevocably consents, for itself and each Qualified Borrower, to the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such action or proceeding by the hand delivery, or mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to

the Borrower or Qualified Borrower at its address set forth below. The Borrower, for itself and each Qualified Borrower, hereby irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document brought in the courts referred to above and hereby further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Administrative Agent to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the Borrower or any Qualified Borrower in any other jurisdiction.

(c) If for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in one currency into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so under applicable law, that the rate of exchange used shall be the spot rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the first currency could be purchased in New York City with such other currency by the person obtaining such judgment on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given.

(d) The parties agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so under applicable law, that the obligations of the Borrower or any Qualified Borrower to make payments in any currency of the principal of and interest on the Loans of the Borrower and any Qualified Borrower and any other amounts due from the Borrower or any Qualified Borrower hereunder to the Administrative Agent as provided herein (i) shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender, or any recovery pursuant to any judgment (whether or not entered in accordance with Section 9.8(c)), in any currency other than the relevant currency, except to the extent that such tender or recovery shall result in the actual receipt by the Administrative Agent at its relevant office on behalf of the Banks of the full amount of the relevant currency expressed to be payable in respect of the principal of and interest on the Loans and all other amounts due hereunder (it being assumed for purposes of this clause (i) that the Administrative Agent will convert any amount tendered or recovered into the relevant currency on the date of such tender or recovery), (ii) shall be enforceable as an alternative or additional cause of action for the purpose of recovering in the relevant currency the amount, if any, by which such actual receipt shall fall short of the full amount of the relevant currency so expressed to be payable and (iii) shall not be affected by an unrelated judgment being obtained for any other sum due under this Agreement.

Section 9.9 Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower of counterparts hereof signed by each of the parties hereto (or, in the case of any party as to which an executed counterpart shall not have been received, receipt by the Administrative Agent in form satisfactory to it of telegraphic or other written confirmation from such party of execution of a counterpart hereof by such party).

Section 9.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE BORROWER, EACH QUALIFIED BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE CO-SYNDICATION AGENTS AND THE BANKS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 9.11 Survival. All indemnities set forth herein (including, without limitation, Sections 2.16(g), 8.4 and 9.3) shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the making and repayment of the Obligations.

Section 9.12 Domicile of Loans. Each Bank may transfer and carry its Loans at, to or for the account of any domestic or foreign branch office, subsidiary or affiliate of such Bank.

Section 9.13 Limitation of Liability. No claim may be made by the Borrower or any other Person acting by or through the Borrower against the Administrative Agent or any Bank or the affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agent of any of them for any special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the other Loan Documents, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and the Borrower, for itself and each Qualified Borrower, hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.

Section 9.14 Recourse Obligation. This Agreement and the Obligations hereunder are fully recourse to the Borrower, each Qualified Borrower, and to EQR pursuant to the EQR Guaranty and to any Down REIT Guarantor pursuant to any Down REIT Guaranty. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant, or agreement contained in this Agreement shall be had against any officer, director, shareholder or employee of the Borrower or any officer, director, shareholder or employee of EQR except in the event of fraud or misappropriation of funds on the part of such officer, director, shareholder or employee.

Section 9.15 Confidentiality. The Administrative Agent and each Bank shall use reasonable efforts to assure that information about the Borrower, EQR and its Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates, and the Properties thereof and their operations, affairs and financial condition, not generally disclosed to the public, which is furnished to Administrative Agent or any Bank pursuant to the provisions hereof or any other Loan Document is used only for the purposes of this Agreement and shall not be divulged to any Person other than the Administrative Agent, the Banks, and their affiliates and respective officers, directors, employees and agents who are actively and directly participating in the evaluation, administration or enforcement of the Loan, this Agreement, the Loan Documents and the extension of credit hereunder, except: (a) to their attorneys and accountants, (b) in connection with the enforcement of the rights and exercise of any remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Banks hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) in connection with assignments and participations and the solicitation of prospective assignees and participants referred to in Section 9.6, who have agreed in writing to be bound by a confidentiality agreement substantially equivalent to the terms of this Section 9.15, and (d) as may otherwise be required or requested by any regulatory authority or self-regulatory body having jurisdiction over, or claiming jurisdiction or authority to oversee or regulate, the Administrative Agent or any Bank or by any applicable law, rule, regulation or judicial process.

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Section 9.16 Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Bank becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:

(a) fees shall cease to accrue on the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.8(a);

(b) the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Banks have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.5); except (i) such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment may not be increased or extended without its consent and (ii) the principal amount of, or interest or fees payable on, Loans or Letters of Credit may not be reduced or excused or the scheduled date of payment may not be postponed as to such Defaulting Lender (except as otherwise provided herein) without such Defaulting Lender’s consent;

(i) provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be outstanding as of the date on which the applicable Bank becomes a Defaulting Lender, all or any part of the obligations of such Defaulting Lender under any such Swingline Loan or Letter of Credit shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Share but only to the extent the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ outstanding Commitments (it being understood that under no circumstance shall any Bank at any time be liable for any amounts in excess of its Commitment) plus such Defaulting Lender’s obligations under such Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Commitments;

(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within fifteen (15) Business Days following notice by the Administrative Agent (x) first, prepay such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Swingline Loans and (y) second, cash collateralize for the benefit of the Fronting Bank only the Borrower’s obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all outstanding Letters of Credit (such Defaulting Lender’s “LC Exposure”) (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) (such Defaulting Lender’s “Collateralized LC Exposure”) by paying to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Fronting Bank, for deposit in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, Letter of Credit Collateral in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent Amount of such Defaulting Lender’s Collateralized LC Exposure. The Administrative Agent shall recalculate the Dollar Equivalent Amount applicable to such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all Alternate Currency Letters of Credit monthly, as of the first Business Day of each month to the extent included in the calculation of such Defaulting Lender’s Non-Reallocated Share. Interest shall accrue on such Letter of Credit Collateral in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.4. Such Letter of Credit Collateral shall be held and applied for the benefit of the Fronting Bank only and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.4 for so long as such Letters of Credit are outstanding;

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(iii) if the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.8(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Letters of Credit during the period such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Letters of Credit is cash collateralized;

(iv) if the LC Exposure of the non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Banks pursuant to Section 2.8(a) and Section 2.8(b) shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders’ Pro Rata Shares; and

(v) if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all outstanding Letters of Credit is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Fronting Bank or any other Bank hereunder, all Facility Fees that otherwise would have been payable to such Defaulting Lender (solely with respect to the portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment that was utilized by such Letters of Credit) and Letter of Credit Fees payable under Section 2.8(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s obligations under the Letters of Credit shall be payable to the Fronting Bank until and to the extent that such obligations under the Letters of Credit are reallocated and/or cash collateralized; and

(vi) so long as such Bank is a Defaulting Lender, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Fronting Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it is satisfied that the related LC Exposure of the Defaulting Lender will be 100% covered by the Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateralized in accordance with Section 9.16(c)(ii), and participating interests in any newly made Swingline Loan or any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with
Section 9.16(c)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein).

(d) In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the Swingline Lender and the Fronting Bank each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Bank to be a Defaulting Lender, then the obligations under the Swingline Loan and the Letters of Credit of the Banks shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Bank’s Commitment and on such date such Bank shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Banks (other than Money Market Loans and Swingline Loans) as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Bank to hold such Loans in accordance with its Pro Rata Share and all Letter of Credit Collateral deposited or then held with respect to such Bank’s LC Exposure shall be delivered to the Borrower; provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Bank will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Bank’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

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(e) If at any time any Bank becomes a Defaulting Lender, then until such time as such Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters required under and in accordance with Section 9.16(d), the Borrower shall have the right, upon five (5) Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent to either (x) cause a bank, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, to offer to purchase the Commitments of such Defaulting Lender for an amount equal to such Defaulting Lender’s outstanding Loans (other than any Money Market Loans held by it), and to become a Bank hereunder, or to obtain the agreement of one or more existing Banks to offer to purchase the Commitments of such Defaulting Lender for such amount, which offer such Defaulting Lender is hereby required to accept, or (y) to repay in full all Loans then outstanding of such Defaulting Lender (excluding, at the option of the Borrower, any Money Market Loans held by it), together with interest and all other amounts due thereon, upon which event, such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment shall be deemed to be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.11(e).

(f) Nothing contained in this Section or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to reduce the Commitment of any Bank or in any way affect the rights of the Borrower with respect to any Defaulting Lender or, if the Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent. The status of any Bank as a Defaulting Lender shall not relieve any other Bank of its obligations to fund its Commitment or otherwise perform its obligations in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 9.17 No Bankruptcy Proceedings. Each of the Borrower, the Banks and the Administrative Agent hereby agrees that it will not institute against any Designated Lender or join any other Person in instituting against any Designated Lender any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law, until the later to occur of (i) one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing commercial paper note issued by such Designated Lender and (ii) the Maturity Date.

Section 9.18 Down REIT Guaranties.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof or of any other Loan Document to the contrary, the Administrative Agent, the Banks and Designated Lenders agree with the Borrower that any funds, claims, or distributions actually received by the Administrative Agent for the account of any Bank or Designated Lender as a result of the enforcement of, or pursuant to, any Down REIT Guaranty, net of the Administrative Agent’s and the Banks’ expenses of collection thereof (such net amount, “Down REIT Guaranty Proceeds”), shall be made available for distribution equally and ratably (in proportion to the aggregate amount of principal, interest and other amounts then owed in respect of the Obligations or of an issuance of Public Debt, as the case may be) among the Administrative Agent, the Banks and the Designated Lenders and the trustee or trustees of any Unsecured Debt, not subordinated to the Obligations (or to the holders thereof), issued by the Borrower, before or after the Closing Date, in offerings registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or in transactions exempt from registration pursuant to rule 144A or Regulation 8 thereunder or listed on non-U.S. securities

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exchanges (“Public Debt”), and the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized by the Borrower, by each Bank (on its own behalf and on behalf of its Designated Lender, if any) and by each Down REIT Guarantor by its execution and delivery of a Down REIT Guaranty, to make such Down REIT Guaranty Proceeds so available. No Bank or Designated Lender shall have any interest in any amount paid over by the Administrative Agent to the trustee or trustees in respect of any Public Debt (or to the holders thereof) pursuant to the foregoing authorization. This Section 9.18 shall apply solely to Down REIT Guaranty Proceeds, and not to any payments, funds, claims or distributions received by the Administrative Agent, any Bank or Designated Lender directly or indirectly from the Borrower or any other Person other than from a Down REIT Guarantor pursuant to a Down REIT Guaranty. The Borrower is aware of the terms of the Down REIT Guaranties, and specifically understands and agrees with the Administrative Agent, the Banks and the Designated Lenders that, to the extent Down REIT Guaranty Proceeds are distributed to holders of Public Debt or their respective trustees, such Down REIT Guarantor has agreed that the Obligations will not be deemed reduced by any such distributions and such Down REIT Guarantor shall continue to make payments pursuant to its Down REIT Guaranty until such time as the Obligations have been paid in full (and the Commitments have been terminated and any Letter of Credit returned), after taking into account any such distributions of Down REIT Guaranty Proceeds in respect of Indebtedness other than the Obligations.

(b) Nothing contained herein shall be deemed (1) to limit, modify, or alter the rights of the Administrative Agent, the Banks and the Designated Lenders under any Down REIT Guaranty, (2) to subordinate the Obligations to any Public Debt, or (3) to give any holder of Public Debt (or any trustee for such holder) any rights of subrogation.

(c) This Section 9.18 and all Down REIT Guaranties, are for the sole benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Banks and the Designated Lenders and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing contained herein or in any Down REIT Guaranty shall be deemed for the benefit of any holder of Public Debt, or any trustee for such holder; nor shall anything contained herein or therein be construed to impose on the Administrative Agent, any Bank or any Designated Lender any fiduciary duties, obligations or responsibilities to the holders of any Public Debt or their trustees (including, but not limited to, any duty to pursue any Down REIT Guarantor for payment under its Down REIT Guaranty).

Section 9.19 USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Each Bank that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Bank) hereby notifies the Borrower and each Qualified Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower and each Qualified Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and each Qualified Borrower and other information that will allow such Bank or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower and each Qualified Borrower in accordance with the Act.

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Section 9.20 Public/Private Information. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Co-Syndication Agents will make available to the Banks and the Fronting Bank materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Banks may be “public-side” lenders (i.e., Banks that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Borrower hereby agrees that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC”, the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents, the Fronting Banks and the Banks to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 9.15); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform marked “PUBLIC” or through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor;” and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Co-Syndication Agents shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor.”

Section 9.21 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND THEREOF AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

Section 9.22 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents, (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent and each Joint Lead Arranger each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary, for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, and (B) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Joint Lead Arranger has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents and the commitment letter; and (iii) the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor either Joint Lead Arranger has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty arising on or before the date of this Agreement in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

105

Section 9.23 Determinations of Pro Rata Share, etc. The Administrative Agent shall have the right, in the exercise of its reasonable, good faith discretion, to determine how appropriately to calculate the Pro Rata Shares of the Banks, and interpret the meaning of “ratable,” “ratably” and similar references in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, with respect to any credit extension made (or to be made), or payment received (or to be received), or reallocations made (or to be made) under any Loan Document, or otherwise in connection with any determination of Pro Rata Shares, or the interpretation of “ratable,” “ratably” or similar references, as the context may require, under any Loan Document, including, without limitation, any adjustments deemed necessary by the Administrative Agent, in the exercise of its reasonable, good faith discretion, to take into account any reallocation pursuant to Section 2.21(c) of Loans or participations of Letters of Credit.

106

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized representatives as of the day and year first above written.


ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

By:	Equity Residential, its general partner

By:	/s/ Mark Parrell
	Name:	Mark Parrell
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Facsimile number: (312) 454-0039
Address:		Two North Riverside Plaza
		Suite 400
		Chicago, Illinois 60606
		Attn: Chief Financial Officer


For purposes of agreeing to be bound
by the provisions of Section 5.13 only:

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

By:	/s/ Mark Parrell
	Name:	Mark Parrell
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent

By:	/s/ Michael W. Edwards
	Name:	Michael W. Edwards
	Title:	Senior Vice President



Address:		Bank of American, N.A.
		135 S. LaSalle Street
		Mail Code: IL4-135-06-11
		Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention:		Michael J. Kauffman
Phone:		(312) 828-6723
Facsimile:		(312) 992-0767
Email:		michael.j.kauffman@baml.com

Address:		Bank of American, N.A.
		901 Main Street
		Mail Code: TX1-492-14-11
		Dallas, Texas 75202-3714
Attention:		Ronaldo Naval
Phone:		(214) 209-1162
Facsimile:		(877) 511-6124
Email:		ronaldo.naval@baml.com


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Bank

By:	/s/ Michael W. Edwards
	Name:	Michael W. Edwards
	Title:	Senior Vice President


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agent and as a Bank

By:	/s/ Mohammad Hasan
	Name:	Mohammad Hasan
	Title:	Vice President


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Syndication Agent and as a Bank

By:	/s/ Winita Lau
	Name:	Winita Lau
	Title:	Vice President


MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as Co-Documentation Agent

By:	/s/ Michael King
	Name:	Michael King
	Title:	Vice President


MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as a Bank

By:	/s/ Michael King
	Name:	Michael King
	Title:	Authorized Signatory


THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Bank

By:		/s/ Chad Hale
		Chad Hale
		Director


BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Bank

By:	/s/ Diane Rolfe
	Name:	Diane Rolfe
	Title:	Director


CITIBANK, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Bank

By:	/s/ John C. Rowland
	Name:	John C. Rowland
	Title:	Vice President

Signature page to Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of January 11, 2013 to ERP Operating LP


DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., as Co-Documentation Agent

By:	/s/ Eric Dobi
	Name:	Eric Dobi
	Title:	Managing Director

By:	/s/ James Rolison
	Name:	James Rolison
	Title:	Managing Director

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Bank

By:	/s/ James Rolison
	Name:	James Rolison
	Title:	Managing Director

By:	/s/ Christine Ruellue
	Name:	Christine Ruellue
	Title:	Director


PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Bank

By:	/s/ John Murphy
	Name:	John Murphy
	Title:	Vice President


ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Bank

By:	/s/ Brian Gross
	Name:	Brian Gross
	Title:	Authorized Signatory


REGIONS BANK, as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Bank

By:	/s/ Lori Chambers
	Name:	Lori Chambers
	Title:	Vice President


SUNTRUST BANK, as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Bank

By:	/s/ Nancy Richards
	Name:	Nancy Richards
	Title:	Senior Vice President


UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as a Bank

By:	/s/ Lana Gifas
	Name:	Lana Gifas
	Title:	Director

By:	/s/ Joselin Fernandes
	Name:	Joselin Fernandes
	Title:	Associate Director


UBS SECURITIES LLC, as Co-Documentation Agent

By:	/s/ Lana Gifas
	Name:	Lana Gifas
	Title:	Attorney-in-Fact

By:	/s/ Joselin Fernandes
	Name:	Joselin Fernandes
	Title:	Attorney-in-Fact


UNION BANK, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Bank

By:	/s/ Andrew Romanosky
	Name:	Andrew Romanosky
	Title:	Vice President


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Bank

By:	/s/ Curt M Steiner
	Name:	Curt M Steiner
	Title:	Senior Vice President


THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Senior Managing Agent and as a Bank

By:	/s/ Helga Blum
	Name:	Helga Blum
	Title:	Managing Director


COMPASS BANK, as Senior Managing Agent and as a Bank

By:	/s/ Don Byerly
	Name:	Don Byerly
	Title:	Senior Vice President


SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORP., NEW YORK, as Managing Agent and as a Bank

By:	/s/ William Karl
	Name:	William Karl
	Title:	General Manager


HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Managing Agent and as a Bank

By:	/s/ Robert Gominiak
	Name:	Robert Gominiak
	Title:	Vice President


MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., as Co-Agent and as a Bank

By:	/s/ Tenya Mitsuboshi
	Name:	Tenya Mitsuboshi
	Title:	Deputy General Manager


BRANCH BANKING & TRUST COMPANY, as Co-Agent and as a Bank

By:	/s/ Mark A. Edwards
	Name:	Mark A. Edwards
	Title:	Senior Vice President


CAPITAL ONE, N.A., as Co-Agent and as a Bank

By:	/s/ Frederick H. Denecke
	Name:	Frederick H. Denecke
	Title:	Vice President


COMERICA BANK, as a Bank

By:	/s/ Michael T. Shea
	Name:	Michael T. Shea
	Title:	Vice President


FIFTH THIRD BANK, AN OHIO BANKING CORPORATION, as a Bank

By:	/s/ Michael P. Perillo
	Name:	Michael P. Perillo
	Title:	Officer


THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Bank

By:	/s/ Blake J Lunt
	Name:	Blake J Lunt
	Title:	Second Vice President

Schedule 1.1

MANDATORY COST FORMULAE

1. The Mandatory Cost (to the extent applicable) is an addition to the interest rate to compensate Banks for the cost of compliance with:

(a) the requirements of the Bank of England and/or the Financial Services Authority (or, in either case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions); or

(b) the requirements of the European Central Bank.

2. On the first day of each Interest Period (or as soon as possible thereafter) the Administrative Agent shall calculate, as a percentage rate, a rate (the “Additional Cost Rate”) for each Bank, in accordance with the paragraphs set out below. The “Mandatory Cost” will be calculated by the Administrative Agent as a weighted average of the Banks’ Additional Cost Rates (weighted in proportion to the percentage participation of each Bank in the relevant Loan) and will be expressed as a percentage rate per annum. The Administrative Agent will, at the request of the Borrower or any Bank, deliver to the Borrower or such Bank as the case may be, a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of any Mandatory Cost.

3. The Additional Cost Rate for any Bank lending from a Euro-Dollar Lending Office in a Participating Member State will be the percentage notified by that Bank to the Administrative Agent. This percentage will be certified by such Bank in its notice to the Administrative Agent to be its reasonable determination of the cost (expressed as a percentage of such Bank’s participation in all Loans made from such Euro-Dollar Lending Office) of complying with the minimum reserve requirements of the European Central Bank in respect of Loans made from that Euro-Dollar Lending Office.

4. The Additional Cost Rate for any Bank lending from a Euro-Dollar Lending Office in the United Kingdom will be calculated by the Administrative Agent as follows:

(a)

in relation to any Loan in Pounds Sterling:

AB+C(B-D)+E x 0.01

100 - (A+C)

per cent per annum

(b)

in relation to any Loan in any currency other than Pounds Sterling and Dollars:

E x 0.01

300

per cent per annum

Where:

“A” is the percentage of Eligible Liabilities (assuming these to be in excess of any stated minimum) which that Bank is from time to time required to maintain as an interest free cash ratio deposit with the Bank of England to comply with cash ratio requirements.

Schedule 1.1 - 1

“B” is the percentage rate of interest (excluding the Applicable Margin, the Mandatory Cost and, in the case of interest charged at the Default Rate, without counting any increase in interest rate effected by the charging of the Default Rate) payable for the relevant Interest Period of such Loan.

“C” is the percentage (if any) of Eligible Liabilities which that Bank is required from time to time to maintain as interest bearing Special Deposits with the Bank of England.

“D” is the percentage rate per annum payable by the Bank of England to the Administrative Agent on interest bearing Special Deposits.

“E” is designed to compensate Banks for amounts payable under the Fees Rules and is calculated by the Administrative Agent as being the average of the most recent rates of charge supplied by the Banks to the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph 7 below and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000.

5. For the purposes of this Schedule:

(a) “Eligible Liabilities” and “Special Deposits” have the meanings given to them from time to time under or pursuant to the Bank of England Act 1998 or (as may be appropriate) by the Bank of England;

(b) “Fees Rules” means the rules on periodic fees contained in the FSA Supervision Manual or such other law or regulation as may be in force from time to time in respect of the payment of fees for the acceptance of deposits;

(c) “Fee Tariffs” means the fee tariffs specified in the Fees Rules under the activity group A.1 Deposit acceptors (ignoring any minimum fee or zero rated fee required pursuant to the Fees Rules but taking into account any applicable discount rate);

(d) “Participating Member State” means each state so described in any legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.

(e) “Tariff Base” has the meaning given to it in, and will be calculated in accordance with, the Fees Rules.

6. In application of the above formulae, A, B, C and D will be included in the formulae as percentages (i.e. 5% will be included in the formula as 5 and not as 0.05). A negative result obtained by subtracting D from B shall be taken as zero. The resulting figures shall be rounded to four decimal places.

7. If requested by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, each Bank with a Euro-Dollar Lending Office in the United Kingdom or a Participating Member State shall, as soon as practicable after publication by the Financial Services Authority, supply to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the rate of charge payable by such Bank to the Financial Services Authority pursuant to the Fees Rules in respect of the relevant financial year of the Financial Services Authority (calculated for this purpose by such Bank as being the average of the Fee Tariffs applicable to such Bank for that financial year) and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000 of the Tariff Base of such Bank.

Schedule 1.1 - 2

8. Each Bank shall supply any information required by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of calculating its Additional Cost Rate. In particular, but without limitation, each Bank shall supply the following information in writing on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Bank:

(a) the jurisdiction of the Euro-Dollar Lending Office out of which it is making available its participation in the relevant Loan; and

(b) any other information that the Administrative Agent may reasonably require for such purpose.

Each Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any change to the information provided by it pursuant to this paragraph.

9. The percentages of each Bank for the purpose of A and C above and the rates of charge of each Bank for the purpose of E above shall be determined by the Administrative Agent based upon the information supplied to it pursuant to paragraphs 7 and 8 above and on the assumption that, unless a Bank notifies the Administrative Agent to the contrary, each Bank’s obligations in relation to cash ratio deposits and Special Deposits are the same as those of a typical bank from its jurisdiction of incorporation with a Euro-Dollar Lending Office in the same jurisdiction as its Euro-Dollar Lending Office.

10. The Administrative Agent shall have no liability to any Person if such determination results in an Additional Cost Rate which over- or under-compensates any Bank and shall be entitled to assume that the information provided by any Bank pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above is true and correct in all respects.

11. The Administrative Agent shall distribute the additional amounts received as a result of the Mandatory Cost to the Banks on the basis of the Additional Cost Rate for each Bank based on the information provided by each Bank pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above.

12. Any determination by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Schedule in relation to a formula, the Mandatory Cost, an Additional Cost Rate or any amount payable to a Bank shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.

13. The Administrative Agent may from time to time, after consultation with the Borrower and the Banks, reasonably and in good faith, determine and notify to all parties any amendments which are required to be made to this Schedule in order to comply with any change in law, regulation or any requirements from time to time imposed by the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority or the European Central Bank (or, in any case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions), it being understood that any such proposed amendment shall be subject to the Borrower’s reasonable agreement as to the necessity thereof.

Schedule 1.1 - 3

14. If the Borrower or any Qualified Borrower is required to pay additional amounts to or for the account of any Bank pursuant to this Schedule, then such Bank will change the jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office so as to eliminate or reduce any such additional payment which may thereafter accrue if such change, in the judgment of such Bank, is not otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank.

15. The Borrower and/or any Qualified Borrower shall be required to pay any Mandatory Cost only to the extent that the Administrative Agent and/or the applicable Bank generally imposes such Mandatory Cost on other borrowers of such Bank in similar circumstances.

16. For any Interest Period with respect to which the Administrative Agent has failed to calculate Mandatory Costs within thirty (30) days after the commencement thereof, the Borrower shall have no liability to pay such Mandatory Costs for such Interest Period.

Schedule 1.1 - 4

SCHEDULE 1.2

Alternate Currency Commitments


Bank	Alternate Currency Commitment
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$	33,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association	$	33,000,000
Bank of America, N.A.	$	33,000,000
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.	$	28,000,000
The Bank of Nova Scotia	$	24,000,000
Barclays Bank PLC	$	28,000,000
Citibank, N.A.	$	28,000,000
Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch	$	28,000,000
PNC Bank, National Association	$	24,000,000
Royal Bank of Canada	$	28,000,000
Regions Bank	$	24,000,000
SunTrust Bank	$	24,000,000
UBS AG, Stamford Branch	$	28,000,000
Union Bank, N.A.	$	24,000,000
U.S. Bank National Association	$	24,000,000
The Bank of New York Mellon	$	16,000,000
Compass Bank	$	16,000,000
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., New York	$	13,000,000
HSBC Bank USA, National Association	$	0
Mizuho Corporate Bank, LTD.	$	11,000,000
Branch, Banking and Trust Company	$	11,000,000
Capital One, N.A.	$	7,000,000
Comerica Bank	$	7,500,000
Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio Banking Corporation	$	7,500,000
The Northern Trust Company	$	0

SCHEDULE 1.3

Dollar Commitments


Bank	Dollar Commitment
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$	122,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association	$	122,000,000
Bank of America, N.A.	$	122,000,000
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.	$	107,000,000
The Bank of Nova Scotia	$	91,000,000
Barclays Bank PLC	$	107,000,000
Citibank, N.A.	$	107,000,000
Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch	$	107,000,000
PNC Bank, National Association	$	91,000,000
Royal Bank of Canada	$	107,000,000
Regions Bank	$	91,000,000
SunTrust Bank	$	91,000,000
UBS AG, Stamford Branch	$	107,000,000
Union Bank, N.A.	$	91,000,000
U.S. Bank National Association	$	91,000,000
The Bank of New York Mellon	$	64,000,000
Compass Bank	$	64,000,000
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., New York	$	52,000,000
HSBC Bank USA, National Association	$	65,000,000
Mizuho Corporate Bank, LTD.	$	44,000,000
Branch, Banking and Trust Company	$	44,000,000
Capital One, N.A.	$	28,000,000
Comerica Bank	$	30,000,000
Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio Banking Corporation	$	30,000,000
The Northern Trust Company	$	25,000,000

Schedule 2.16

Letters of Credit Transferred to New Revolver


Fronting Bank	Beneficiary	LC #	Amount
Bank of America, N.A.	DEUTSCHE BANK NATION	00000003101988	$	9,710,466.00
Bank of America, N.A.	NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE	00000007412160	$	615,000.00
U.S. Bank National Association	WELLS FARGO BANK	01769	$	2,095,226.00
U.S. Bank National Association	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO.	02005	$	10,725,000.00
U.S. Bank National Association	MJ BRAY, LLC	2267	$	1,427,534.00
U.S. Bank National Association	VERMONT DEPT OF BANKING, SECURITIES AND HEALTH CARE	02517	$	250,000.00
U.S. Bank National Association	FIRST AMERCIAN TITLE	02620	$	192,500.00
U.S. Bank National Association	FIRST AMERICAN TITLE	02621	$	64,196.00
U.S. Bank National Association	MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES	03444	$	509,864.00
U.S. Bank National Association	ACP AMSTERDAM I, LLC	03498	$	4,000,000.00
U.S. Bank National Association	LIBERTY MUTURAL BANK	03615	$	600,000.00

EXHIBIT A-1

DESIGNATED LENDER NOTE

Chicago, Illinois

, 20

For value received, ERP Operating Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership (the “Borrower”), promises to pay to the order of (the “Payee”), for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, the unpaid principal amount of each Money Market Loan made by the Payee to the Borrower pursuant to the Agreement referred to below on the last day of the applicable Interest Period and on the Maturity Date. The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Money Market Loan on the dates and at the rate or rates provided for in the Agreement. All such payments of principal and interest shall be made in lawful money of the United States in Federal or other immediately available funds at the office of Bank of America, N.A., 135 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

All Money Market Loans made by the Payee, the respective types and maturities thereof and all repayments of the principal thereof shall be recorded by the Payee and, if the Payee so elects in connection with any transfer or enforcement hereof, appropriate notations to evidence the foregoing information with respect to each such Money Market Loan then outstanding may be endorsed by the Payee on the schedule attached hereto, or on a continuation of such schedule attached to and made a part hereof; provided that the failure of the Payee to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Agreement.

This note is one of the Designated Lender Notes referred to in, and is delivered pursuant to and subject to all of the terms of, the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2013, among the Borrower, the banks party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, and the other Agents named therein (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Agreement”). Terms defined in the Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. Reference is made to the Agreement for provisions for the prepayment hereof and the acceleration of the maturity hereof.

Exhibit 1


ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: Equity Residential, its general partner

By:
		Name: Title:

Exhibit 2

Note (cont’d)

LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL


Date		Amount of Loan		Type of Loan		Amount of Principal Repaid		Maturity Date		Notation Made By

Exhibit 3

EXHIBIT A-2

NOTE

Chicago, Illinois

, 20

For value received, ERP Operating Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership (the “Borrower”), promises to pay to the order of (the “Bank”), for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the Agreement referred to below on the Maturity Date (as such term is defined in the Agreement). The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan on the dates and at the rate or rates provided for in the Agreement. All such payments of principal and interest shall be made in lawful money of, as required by the Agreement, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Economic Union, Japan or any other country with respect to which the lawful currency thereof is approved as an Alternate Currency (as defined in the Agreement) in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, as the case may be, in Federal or other immediately available funds at the office of Bank of America, N.A., 135 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

All Loans made by the Bank, the respective types and maturities thereof and all repayments of the principal thereof shall be recorded by the Bank and, if the Bank so elects in connection with any transfer or enforcement hereof, appropriate notations to evidence the foregoing information with respect to each such Loan then outstanding may be endorsed by the Bank on the schedule attached hereto, or on a continuation of such schedule attached to and made a part hereof; provided that the failure of the Bank to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Agreement.

This note is one of the Notes referred to in, and is delivered pursuant to and subject to all of the terms of, the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2013, among the Borrower, the banks party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, and the other Agents named therein (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Agreement”). Terms defined in the Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. Reference is made to the Agreement for provisions for the prepayment hereof and the acceleration of the maturity hereof.

Exhibit 1


ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: Equity Residential, its general partner

By:
		Name: Title:

Exhibit 2

Note (cont’d)

LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL


Date		Amount of Loan		Type of Loan		Amount of Principal Repaid		Maturity Date		Notation Made By

Exhibit 3

EXHIBIT A-3

QUALIFIED BORROWER NOTE

Chicago, Illinois

, 20

For value received, (the “Qualified Borrower”), promises to pay to the order of (the “Bank”) the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by the Bank to the Qualified Borrower pursuant to the Agreement referred to below on the maturity date provided for in the Agreement. The Qualified Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan on the dates and at the rate or rates provided for in the Agreement. All such payments of principal and interest shall be made in lawful money of, as required by the Agreement, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Economic Union, Japan or any other country with respect to which the lawful currency thereof is approved as an Alternate Currency (as defined in the Agreement) in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, as the case may be, in Federal or other immediately available funds at the office of Bank of America, N.A., 135 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

This note is one of the Notes by a Qualified Borrower referred to in, and is delivered pursuant to and subject to all of the terms of, the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2013, among ERP Operating Limited Partnership, the banks party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, and the other Agents named therein (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Agreement”). Terms defined in the Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. Reference is made to the Agreement for provisions for the prepayment hereof and the acceleration of the maturity hereof.

Exhibit 1




By:
		Name: Title:

Exhibit 2

Note (cont’d)

LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL


Date		Amount of Loan		Type of Loan		Amount of Principal Repaid		Maturity Date		Notation Made By

Exhibit 3

EXHIBIT B

Form of Money Market Quote Request

[Date]

To:	Bank of America, N.A. (the “Administrative Agent”)

From:

ERP Operating Limited Partnership

Re:

Revolving Credit Agreement (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Agreement”), dated as of January 11, 2013, among ERP Operating Limited Partnership, the banks party thereto, the Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, and the other Agents named therein

We hereby give notice pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Agreement that we request Money Market Quotes for the following proposed Money Market Borrowing(s): Date of Borrowing:


Principal Amount¹		Interest Period²
$

Such Money Market Quotes should offer a Money Market [Margin] [Absolute Rate]. [The applicable base rate is the Euro-Dollar Rate.]

Terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.

¹	Amount must be $3,000,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000.

²	Not less than 7 days (LIBOR Auction) or not less than 7 days (Absolute Rate Auction), subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period.

Exhibit 1

Please respond to this invitation by no later than [2:00 P.M.] [9:30 A.M.] (Chicago, Illinois time) on [date].


ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

By:	Equity Residential, its general partner

	By:
		Name: Title:

Exhibit 2

EXHIBIT C

FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING

Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Banks party to the Credit Agreement referred to below

Attention:

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is hereby made to that certain Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of January 11, 2013 (as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among ERP Operating Limited Partnership (the “Borrower”), the banks party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, and the other Agents named therein.

The Borrower hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.1(b) of the Credit Agreement that the Borrower hereby requests a Borrowing or issuance of a Letter of Credit under the Credit Agreement and, in that connection, sets forth below the information relating to such Borrowing or issuance (the “Proposed Borrowing”) as required pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement:

Amount of Loans:

If a Letter of Credit: Amount ; Beneficiary: , Term:

Date of Proposed Borrowing:

Type of Loan(check one only):

Base Rate Loan

Euro-Dollar Loan with Euro-Dollar Interest Period of: [1, 2, 3 or 6 months (or shorter but not less than 7 days)] ending

Swingline Loan

Proceeds of such Loans are to be credited to Bank of America Account # (or wired to such other bank and account as instructed) (or used to pay down [Base Rate Loan, Swingline Loan or Money Market Loan] in the amount of ).

Exhibit 1

The Borrower hereby certifies that the conditions precedent contained in Section [3.1] [3.2] are satisfied on the date hereof and will be satisfied on the date of the Proposed Borrowing.


ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: Equity Residential, its general partner

By:
		Name: Title:

Exhibit 2

EXHIBIT D

Form of Money Market Quote

To:	Bank of America, N.A., as Agent

Re:	Money Market Quote to ERP Operating Limited Partnership (the “Borrower”)

In response to your invitation on behalf of the Borrower dated , 200 , we hereby make the following Money Market Quote on the following terms:

1.	Quoting Bank:

2.	Person to contact at Quoting Bank:

3.	Date of Borrowing: *

4.	We hereby offer to make Money Market Loan(s) in the following principal amounts, for the following Interest Periods and at the following rates:

[Provided, that the aggregate principal amount of Money Market Loans for which the above offers may be accepted shall not exceed $ .]**

We understand and agree that the offer(s) set forth above, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of January 11, 2013, among ERP Operating Limited Partnership, the banks party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, the other Agents named therein and yourselves, as Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Agreement”), irrevocably obligates us to make the Money Market Loan(s) for which any offer(s) are accepted, in whole or in part.

Terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.

Exhibit 1


	Very truly yours, [NAME OF BANK]

Dated:	By:
		Authorized Officer

*	As specified in the related Invitation.

**	Principal amount bid for each Interest Period may not exceed principal amount requested. Specify aggregate limitation if the sum of the individual offers exceeds the amount the Bank is willing to lend. Bids must be made for $3,000,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000.

***	Not less than 7 days, as specified in the related Invitation. No more than five bids are permitted for each Interest Period.

****	Margin over or under the Euro-Dollar Rate determined for the applicable Interest Period. Specify percentage (to the nearest 1/10,000 of 1%) and specify whether “PLUS” or “MINUS”.

*****

Specify rate of interest per annum (to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%).

Exhibit 2

EXHIBIT E

TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT

TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT (this “Transfer Supplement”) dated as of , 20 between (the “Assignor”) and having an address at (the “Purchasing Bank”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Assignor has made loans to ERP Operating Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership (the “Borrower”), pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2013 (as the same may have been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof, the “Agreement”), among the Borrower, the banks party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, and the other Agents named therein. All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Purchasing Bank desires to purchase and assume from the Assignor, and the Assignor desires to sell and assign to the Purchasing Bank, certain rights, title, interest and obligations under the Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

1. In consideration of the amount set forth in the receipt (the “Receipt”) given by Assignor to Purchasing Bank of even date herewith, and transferred by wire to Assignor, the Assignor hereby assigns and sells, without recourse, representation or warranty except as specifically set forth herein, to the Purchasing Bank, and the Purchasing Bank hereby purchases and assumes from the Assignor, a % interest (the “Purchased Interest”) of the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Agreement as of the Effective Date (as defined below) including, without limitation, such percentage interest of the Assignor in any [Dollar] [Alternate Currency] Loans owing to the Assignor, any Loan held by the Assignor, the [Dollar] [Alternate Currency] Commitment of the Assignor and any other interest of the Assignor under any of the Loan Documents, including any participation in any [Dollar] [Alternate Currency] Letter of Credit³.

2. The Assignor (i) represents and warrants that as of the date hereof the Dollar Equivalent Amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of its share of the Loans owing to it (without giving effect to assignments thereof which have not yet become effective) is $ ; (ii) represents and warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interests being assigned by it hereunder and that such interests are free and clear of any adverse claim; (iii) represents and warrants that it has not received any notice of Default or Event of Default from the Borrower; (iv) represents and warrants that it has full power and authority to execute and

³	To be conformed for purchase of Dollar Commitment or Alternate Currency Commitment

Exhibit 1

deliver, and perform under, this Transfer Supplement, and all necessary corporate and/or partnership action has been taken to authorize, and all approvals and consents have been obtained for, the execution, delivery and performance thereof; (v) represents and warrants that this Transfer Supplement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with its terms; (vi) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations (or the truthfulness or accuracy thereof) made in or in connection with the Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Agreement, or the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; and (vii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower, EQR, any Down REIT Guarantor or any Qualified Borrower or the performance or observance by the Borrower, EQR, any Down REIT Guarantor or any Qualified Borrower of any of its obligations under the Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto. Except as a result of a material misrepresentation of those representations specifically set forth in this Paragraph 2, this assignment shall be without recourse to Assignor.

3. The Purchasing Bank (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Agreement, and the other Loan Documents, together with such financial statements and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Transfer Supplement and to become a party to the Agreement, and has not relied on any statements made by Assignor or Kaye Scholer LLP; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon any of the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Bank and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, prospects, financial and other conditions and creditworthiness of the Borrower, EQR, each Down REIT Guarantor and each Qualified Borrower and will make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under the Agreement, and the other Loan Documents; (iii) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Agreement, and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; (iv) agrees that it will be bound by and perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Bank; (v) specifies as its address for notices and lending office, the office set forth beneath its name on the signature page hereof; (vi) confirms that it has full power and authority to execute and deliver, and perform under, this Transfer Supplement, and that all necessary corporate and/or partnership action has been taken to authorize, and all approvals and consents have been obtained for, the execution, delivery and performance thereof; (vii) certifies that this Transfer Supplement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with its terms; and (viii) confirms that the interest being assigned hereunder is being acquired by it for its own account, for investment purposes only and not with a view to the public distribution thereof and without any present intention of its resale in either case that would be in violation of applicable securities laws.

4. This Transfer Supplement shall be effective on the date (the “Effective Date”) on which all of the following have occurred (i) it shall have been executed and delivered by the parties hereto, (ii) copies hereof shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, (iii) Purchasing Bank shall have received an original Note and (iv) the Purchasing Bank shall have paid to the Assignor the agreed purchase price as set forth in the Receipt.

Exhibit 2

5. On and after the Effective Date, (i) the Purchasing Bank shall be a party to the Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Transfer Supplement, have the rights and obligations of a Bank thereunder and be entitled to the benefits and rights of the Banks thereunder and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Transfer Supplement as to the Purchased Interest, relinquish its rights (except any rights of the Assignor under Sections 2.16(f), 2.16(g), 8.3, 8.4 and 9.3 for the period prior to the Effective Date) and be released from its obligations under the Agreement.

6. From and after the Effective Date, the Assignor shall cause the Administrative Agent to make all payments under the Agreement, and the Notes in respect of the Purchased Interest assigned hereby (including, without limitation, all payments of principal, fees and interest with respect thereto and any amounts accrued but not paid prior to such date) to the Purchasing Bank.

7. This Transfer Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts which, when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

8. Assignor hereby represents and warrants to Purchasing Bank that it has made all payments demanded to date by Bank of America, N.A. (“BofA”) as Administrative Agent in connection with the Assignor’s Pro Rata Share of the obligation to reimburse the Agent for its expenses and made all Loans required. In the event BofA, as Administrative Agent, shall demand reimbursement for fees and expenses from Purchasing Bank for any period prior to the Effective Date, Assignor hereby agrees to promptly pay BofA, as Administrative Agent, such sums directly, subject, however, to Paragraph 12 hereof.

9. Assignor will, at the cost of Assignor, and without expense to Purchasing Bank, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver all and every such further acts, deeds, conveyances, assignments, notices of assignments, transfers and assurances as Purchasing Bank shall, from time to time, reasonably require, for the better assuring, conveying, assigning, transferring and confirming unto Purchasing Bank the property and rights hereby given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed, confirmed, assigned and/or intended now or hereafter so to be, on which Assignor may be or may hereafter become bound to convey or assign to Purchasing Bank, or for carrying out the intention or facilitating the performance of the terms of this Agreement or for filing, registering or recording this Agreement.

10. The parties agree that no broker or finder was instrumental in bringing about this transaction. Each party shall indemnify and defend the other and hold the other free and harmless from and against any damages, costs or expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) suffered by such party arising from claims by any broker or finder that such broker or finder has dealt with said party in connection with this transaction.

Exhibit 3

11. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 12 hereof, if, with respect to the Purchased Interest only, Assignor shall on or after the Effective Date receive (a) any cash, note, securities, property, obligations or other consideration in respect of or relating to the Loans or the Loan Documents or issued in substitution or replacement of the Loans or the Loan Documents, (b) any cash or non-cash consideration in any form whatsoever distributed, paid or issued in any bankruptcy proceeding in connection with the Loans or the Loan Documents or (c) any other distribution (whether by means of repayment, redemption, realization of security or otherwise), Assignor shall accept the same as Purchasing Bank’s agent and hold the same on behalf of and for the benefit of Purchasing Bank, and shall deliver the same forthwith to Purchasing Bank in the same form received, with the endorsement (without recourse) of Assignor when necessary or appropriate. If the Assignor shall fail to deliver any funds received by it on the same Business Day of receipt, or such funds are received by Assignor after 4:00 p.m., [Eastern Standard Time], then the following Business Day after receipt, said funds shall accrue interest at the federal funds interest rate and in addition to promptly remitting said amount, Assignor shall remit such interest from the date received to the date such amount is remitted to the Purchasing Bank.

12. Assignor and Purchasing Bank each hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless the other, each of its directors and each of its officers in connection with any claim or cause of action based on any matter or claim based on the acts of either while acting as a Bank under the Agreement. Promptly after receipt by the indemnified party under this Paragraph of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof. If any such action is brought against any indemnified party and that party notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein, and to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party, and after receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Paragraph for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof. In no event shall the indemnified party settle or consent to a settlement of such cause of action or claim without the consent of the indemnifying party.

Exhibit 4

13. THIS TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

Wire Transfer Instructions:


By:
		Name:
		Title:

By:
		Name:
		Title:


Receipt and Consent acknowledged this day of , 20 : BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent

By:
		Name:
		Title:

[IF REQUIRED ADD THE FOLLOWING:]

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

By: Equity Residential, its general partner

By:
		Name:
		Title:

Exhibit 5

EXHIBIT F

Equity Residential

Unencumbered Property List

As of September 30, 2012


Properties Owned Free and Clear - REIT		State
1210 Mass		DC
1210 Mass - Retail		DC
1401 Joyce on Pentagon Row		VA
1500 Mass Ave		DC
1500 Mass Ave - Garage		DC
1500 Mass Ave - Retail		DC
1660 Peachtree		GA
175 Kent		NY
175 Kent - Retail		NY
2201 Pershing Drive		VA
2201 Pershing - Retail		VA
2300 Elliott		WA
2400 M St		DC
2400 M St - Retail		DC
3rd Square-285 3rd St Retail		OR
3rd Square-285 3rd Street		OR
3rd Square-303 3rd Street		MA
3rd Square-303 3rd Street Retail		MA
401 Mass		WA
420 East 80th Street		NY
425 Mass		WA
425 Mass - Retail		WA
51 University - Office		WA
600 Washington		NY
600 Washington - Retail		NY
70 Greene		NJ
70 Greene - Retail		NJ
71 Broadway		NY
71 Broadway - Retail		NY
77 Bluxome		CA
777 Sixth		NY
777 Sixth - Retail		NY

Exhibit 1


88 Hillside		FL
88 Hillside - Retail		FL
Abington Glen		MA
Acacia Creek		AZ
Alexandria at Lake Buena Vista		FL
Alexandria-Parc Vue		FL
Arches, The		CA
Arden Villas		FL
Arlington at Perimeter Center, The		GA
Artisan on Second		CA
Ashton, The		CA
Auvers Village		FL
Avenue Two		CA
Avenue Royale		FL
Ball Park Lofts		CO
Ball Park Lofts - Retail		CO
Barrington Place		FL
Bay Hill		CA
Beatrice, The		NY
Bellagio Apartment Homes		AZ
Bella Terra		WA
Bella Terra Retail		WA
Bella Vista I		CA
Bella Vista I, II, III		CA
Bella Vista II		CA
Bella Vista III		CA
Belle Fontaine		CA
Bermuda Cove		FL
Bishop Park		FL
Bradford Apartments		CT
Bradley Park		WA
Briar Knoll Apts		CT
Bridgewater at Wells Crossing		FL
Brooklyner, The		NY
Brooklyner - Garage		NY
Brooklyner - Retail		NY
Camellero		AZ
Canyon Ridge		CA
Carlyle Mill		VA
Centennial Court		WA
Centennial Court - Retail		WA

Exhibit 2


Centre Club		CA
Centre Club II		CA
Chandlers Bay		WA
Chatelaine Park		GA
Chestnut Hills		WA
City View (GA)		GA
City View (GA) - Retail		GA
Coconut Palm Club		FL
Copper Creek		AZ
Country Club Lakes		FL
Country Oaks		CA
Cove at Boynton Beach I		FL
Cove at Boynton Beach II		FL
Crown Court		AZ
Crowntree Lakes		FL
Cypress Lake at Waterford		FL
Dartmouth Woods		CO
Dean Estates		MA
Deerwood (Corona)		CA
Defoor Village		GA
Del Mar Ridge		CA
Eagle Canyon		CA
Edgemont at Bethesda Metro		CA
Ellipse at Government Center		VA
Emerson Place		MA
Emerson Place - Commercial/Retail		MA
Enclave at Lake Underhill		FL
Enclave at Waterways		FL
Enclave at Winston Park		FL
Enclave, The		AZ
Encore at Sherman Oaks, The		CA
Estates at Wellington Green		FL
Four Winds		MA
Fox Hill Apartments		CT
Fox Ridge		CO
Fox Run (WA)		WA
Fox Run II (WA)		WA
Gables Grand Plaza		FL
Gables Grand Plaza - Garage		FL
Gables Grand Plaza - Retail		FL
Gallery, The		CA

Exhibit 3


Gatehouse at Pine Lake		FL
Gatehouse on the Green		FL
Gates of Redmond		WA
Gatewood		CA
Geary Court Yard		CA
Governors Green		MD
Greenfield Village		CT
Greentree 1		MD
Greentree 2		MD
Greentree 3		MD
Hammocks Place		FL
Hampshire Place		CA
Hamptons		WA
Heritage Ridge		WA
Heritage, The		AZ
Heron Pointe		FL
High Meadow		CT
Highland Glen		MA
Highland Glen II		MA
Highlands at Cherry Hill		NJ
Highlands at South Plainfield		NJ
Hikari		CA
Hikari Retail		CA
Hudson Crossing		NY
Hudson Crossing - Retail		NY
Hudson Pointe		NJ
Huntington Park		WA
Indian Bend		AZ
Iron Horse Park		CA
Kelvin Court		CA
Kenwood Mews		CA
Key Isle at Windermere		FL
Key Isle at Windermere II		FL
Key Isle I & II		FL
Kings Colony (FL)		FL
La Mirage		CA
La Mirage IV		CA
Laguna Clara		CA
Landings at Pembroke Lakes		FL
Landings at Port Imperial		NJ
Las Colinas at Black Canyon		AZ

Exhibit 4


Legacy at Highlands Ranch		CO
Legacy Park Central		CA
Legacy Park Central Solar Panels		CA
Lexington Farm		GA
Little Cottonwoods		AZ
Longacre House		NY
Longacre House - Retail		NY
Longfellow Place		MA
Longfellow Place - Commercial/Retail		MA
Longwood		GA
Mantena		NY
Mantena Retail		NY
Mariners Wharf		GA
Mariners Wharf (OLD)		FL
Marquessa		CA
Midtown 24		FL
Midtown 24 Retail		FL
Milano Lofts		CA
Milano Lofts-Retail		CA
Mission Bay		FL
Moda		WA
Moda - Retail		WA
Monterra in Mill Creek		CA
Morningside		AZ
Mosaic at Largo Station		MD
Mountain Park Ranch		AZ
Mozaic at Union Station		CA
New River Cove		FL
Northampton 1		MD
Northampton 2		MD
Northglen		CA
Northlake (MD)		MD
Northridge		CA
Northridge Solar Panels		CA
Oak Mill I		MD
Oak Park North		CA
Oak Park South		CA
Ocean Crest		CA
Ocean Walk		FL
Orchard Ridge		WA
Palm Trace Landings		FL

Exhibit 5


Panther Ridge		WA
Paradise Pointe		FL
Parc 77		NY
Parc 77 - Retail		NY
Parc Cameron		NY
Parc Cameron - Retail		NY
Parc Coliseum		NY
Parc Coliseum - Office		NY
Parc East Towers		NY
Parc East Towers - Retail		NY
Parc Vue at Lake Buena Vista		FL
Parkfield		CO
Park at Turtle Run, The		FL
Park West (CA)		CA
Parkside		CA
Pegasus		CA
Pegasus - Retail		CA
Pegasus - Garage		CA
Phillips Park		MA
Playa Pacifica		CA
Port Royale		FL
Port Royale - Retail		FL
Port Royale II		FL
Port Royale III		FL
Portofino		CA
Portofino (Val)		CA
Portside Towers		NJ
Portside Towers - Com		NJ
Preserve at Briarcliff		GA
Preserve at Deer Creek		FL
Prime, The		VA
Promenade at Aventura		FL
Promenade at Town Center I		CA
Promenade at Town Center II		CA
Promenade at Town Center I & II		CA
Promenade at Wyndham Lakes		FL
Promenade Terrace		CA
Promontory Pointe I & II		AZ
Prospect Towers		NJ
Prospect Towers II		NJ
Red 160		WA

Exhibit 6


Red 160 - Commercial		WA
Red Road Commons		WA
Red Road Commons - Retail		WA
Regency Palms		CA
Registry		CO
Renaissance Villas		CA
Renaissance Villas - Retail		CA
Reserve at Ashley Lake		FL
Residences at Bayview		FL
Residences at Bayview - Retail		FL
Retreat, The		AZ
Rianna I		WA
Rianna I - Retail		WA
Ridgewood Village		CA
Ridgewood Village I & II		CA
Ridgewood Village II		CA
Riverpark		WA
Riverpark Retail		WA
River Tower		NY
River Tower - Retail		NY
Rivers Bend (CT)		CT
Riverview Condominiums		CT
Rosecliff II		MA
Royal Oaks (FL)		FL
Sabal Palm at Lake Buena Vista		FL
Sabal Palm at Metrowest II		FL
Sabal Pointe		FL
Sakura Crossing		CA
Sakura Crossing Retail		CA
Sage		WA
Savannah at Park Place		GA
Savoy III		CO
Scarborough Square		MD
Sedona Ridge		AZ
Seeley Lake		WA
Seventh & James		WA
Shadow Creek		FL
Sheridan Lake Club		FL
Sheridan Ocean Club		FL
Sheridan Ocean Club (Combined)		FL
Siena Terrace		CA

Exhibit 7


Skycrest		CA
Skylark		CA
Skyline Terrace		CA
Skyline Terrace Solar Panels		CA
Skyline Towers		VA
Skyline Towers - Retail		VA
Skyview		CA
Sonoran		AZ
Southwood		CA
Springs Colony		FL
St. Andrews at Winston Park		FL
Stoney Creek		WA
Strayhorse at Arrowhead Ranch		AZ
Summit & Birch Hill		CT
Surprise Lake Village		WA
Sycamore Creek		AZ
Ten23		NY
Ten23 - Retail		NY
Terraces, The		CA
Terraces, The - Retail		CA
Tortuga Bay		FL
Toscana		CA
Townes at Herndon		VA
Trump Place, 140 Riverside		NY
Trump Place, 140 Riverside Comm		NY
Trump Place, 160 Riverside		NY
Trump Place, 160 Riverside Comm		NY
Trump Place, 180 Riverside		NY
Trump Place, 180 Riverside Comm		NY
Uwajimaya Village		WA
Valencia Plantation		FL
Vantage Pointe		CA
Vantage Pointe - Retail		CA
Veridian		MD
Veridian - Garage		MD
Veridian - Retail		MD
Versailles (K-Town)		CA
Victor on Venice		CA
Victor on Venice - Retail		CA
Villa Solana		CA
Village at Bear Creek		CO

Exhibit 8


Village at Lakewood		AZ
Vista Del Lago		CA
Vista Montana - Residential		CA
Vista on Courthouse		VA
Walden Park		MA
Waterford at Deerwood		FL
Waterford Place (CO)		CO
Waterside		VA
Webster Green		MA
Welleby Lake Club		FL
West End - Garage		MA
West End Apartments		MA
Westerly at Worldgate		VA
Westgate Pasadena Apartments		CA
Westgate Block 1		CA
Westridge		WA
Westside Villas I		CA
Westside Villas II		CA
Westside Villas III		CA
Westside Villas IV		CA
Westside Villas V		CA
Westside Villas VI		CA
Westside Villas VII		CA
Wood Creek II		CA
Wimberly at Deerwood		FL
Winchester Park		RI
Winchester Wood		RI
Windsor at Fair Lakes		VA
Winston, The (FL)		FL
Wood Creek I		CA
Woodbridge (CT)		CT
Woodleaf		CA
Woodland Park		CA
Woodland Park Retail		CA

Exhibit 9


Properties Owned Free and Clear - Condo		State
Avon Place, LLC		CT
Bella Vista		AZ
Belle Arts Condominium Homes, LLC		WA
Cleo, The		CA
Hamilton Villas		CA
Highlands, The		AZ
Martine, The		WA
Oaks at Falls Church		VA
Verde Condominium Homes		CA


Properties Owned Free and Clear - Land/Devt		State
1610 2nd Avenue		WA
170 Amsterdam		NY
200 N Lemon Street		CA
204-206 Pine Street		WA
400 Park Avenue South (EQR)		NY
400 Park Avenue South (Toll)		NY
443 - 459 Eye Street		DC
Berkeley		CA
Bridford Lakes II		FL
Butterfield Ranch		CA
Cascade		WA
Cascade II		WA
Jia		CA
Garden Garage		MA
Hudson Crossing II		NY
Hunt Club II		NC
Market Street Landing		WA
Millikan		CA
Millikan II		CA
Mission Bay-Block 13 West		CA
Port Royale IV		FL
Reserve at Town Center II (WA)		WA
Reserve at Town Center III		WA
Reunion at Redmond Ridge		WA
Springbrook Estates		CA
Summerset Village II		FL
The Element		FL
The Madison		VA
West Seattle		WA
Westgate Block 2		CA
Woodland Park Land Parcel		CA

Exhibit 10

EXHIBIT G

FORM OF DESIGNATION AGREEMENT

Dated , 200

Reference is made to that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”), among ERP Operating Limited Partnership, the banks party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, and the other Agents named therein. Terms defined in the Agreement are used herein with the same meaning.

[NAME OF DESIGNOR] (the “Designor”), [NAME OF DESIGNEE] (the “Designee”), and the Administrative Agent agree as follows:

1. The Designor hereby designates the Designee, and the Designee hereby accepts such designation, to have a right to make Money Market Loans pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Agreement. Any assignment by Designor to Designee of its rights to make a Money Market Loan pursuant to such Section 2.3 shall be effective at the time of the funding of such Money Market Loan and not before such time.

2. Except as set forth in Section 7 below, the Designor makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility pursuant to this Designation Agreement with respect to (a) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with any Loan Document or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of any Loan Document or any other instrument and document furnished pursuant thereto and (b) the financial condition of the Borrower, EQR, any Down REIT Guarantor or any Qualified Borrower or the performance or observance by the Borrower, EQR, any Down REIT Guarantor or any Qualified Borrower of any of its obligations under any Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto.

3. The Designee (a) confirms that it has received a copy of each Loan Document, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Articles IV and V of the Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Designation Agreement; (b) agrees that it will independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Designor or any other Bank and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under any Loan Document; (c) confirms that it is a Designated Lender; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under any Loan Document as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (e) agrees to be bound by each and every provision of each Loan Document and further agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of any Loan Document are required to be performed by it as a Designated Lender.

Exhibit 1

4. The Designee hereby appoints Designor as Designee’s agent and attorney in fact, and grants to Designor an irrevocable power of attorney, to receive payments made for the benefit of Designee under the Agreement, to deliver and receive all communications and notices under the Agreement and other Loan Documents and to exercise on Designee’s behalf all rights to vote and to grant and make approvals, waivers, consents or amendments to or under the Agreement or other Loan Documents. Any document executed by the Designor on the Designee’s behalf in connection with the Agreement or other Loan Documents shall be binding on the Designee. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each of the Banks may rely on and are beneficiaries of the preceding provisions.

5. Following the execution of this Designation Agreement by the Designor and its Designee, it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent. The effective date for this Designation Agreement (the “Effective Date”) shall be the date of acceptance hereof by the Administrative Agent, unless otherwise specified on the signature page thereto.

6. The Administrative Agent hereby agrees that it will not institute against the Designee or join any other Person in instituting against the Designee any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law, until the later to occur of (i) one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing commercial paper note issued by the Designee and (ii) the Maturity Date.

7. The Designor unconditionally agrees to pay or reimburse the Designee and save the Designee harmless against all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed or asserted by any of the parties to the Loan Documents against the Designee, in its capacity as such, in any way relating to or arising out of this Designation Agreement or any other Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by the Designee hereunder or thereunder, provided that the Designor shall not be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements if the same results from the Designee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

8. Upon such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent, as of the Effective Date, the Designee shall be a party to the Agreement with a right (subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(b)) to make Money Market Loans as a Bank pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Agreement and the rights and obligations of a Bank related thereto; provided, however, that the Designee shall not be required to make payments with respect to such obligations except to the extent of excess cash flow of such Designee which is not otherwise required to repay obligations of the Designee which are then due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Designor, as administrative agent for the Designee, shall be and remain obligated to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Banks for each and every of the obligations of the Designee and its Designor with respect to the Agreement, including, without limitation, any indemnification obligations under Section 7.6 of the Agreement and any sums otherwise payable to the Borrower by the Designee.

9. This Designation Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois.

Exhibit 2

10. This Designation Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Designation Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Designation Agreement.

Exhibit 3

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Designor and the Designee, intending to be legally bound, have caused this Designation Agreement to be executed by their officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.


Effective Date:		, 200


[NAME OF DESIGNOR], as Designor

By:
Title:

[NAME OF DESIGNEE] as Designee

By:
Title:

Applicable Lending Office (and address for notices): [ADDRESS]

Accepted this day of , 20

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent


By:
Title:

Exhibit 4

EXHIBIT H

GUARANTY OF PAYMENT

(FORM OF DOWN REIT GUARANTY)

GUARANTY OF PAYMENT (this “Guaranty”), made as of , 20 , between , a , having an address at Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60606 (“Guarantor”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., having an office at 135 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603, as administrative agent (“Administrative Agent”) for the banks (the “Banks”) party to the Revolving Credit Agreement (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated, the “Agreement”), dated as of January 11, 2013, among ERP Operating Limited Partnership (“Borrower”), the Banks, Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, and the other Agents named therein.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, each of the Banks has agreed to make loans (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Loans”) and otherwise extend credit to Borrower in an aggregate principal amount the Dollar Equivalent Amount of which is not to exceed $2,500,000,000 (which amount may be, subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, increased to an amount not to exceed $3,000,000,000);

WHEREAS, this Guaranty is a “Down REIT Guaranty” as referred to in the Agreement;

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, in order further to induce the Administrative Agent and the Banks to make or maintain Loans or otherwise extend credit to Borrower under, or to satisfy one or more conditions contained in, the Agreement, Guarantor has agreed to enter into this Guaranty;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the benefits to be derived from the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit under the Agreement by the Banks to Borrower, and in order to induce the Administrative Agent and the Banks to make or maintain Loans or otherwise extend credit to Borrower under, or to satisfy one or more conditions contained in, the Agreement, Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:

1. Guarantor, on behalf of itself and its successors and assigns, hereby irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally guarantees the full and punctual payment when due, whether at stated maturity or otherwise, of all Obligations of Borrower now or hereafter existing under the Agreement and the other Loan Documents for principal and/or interest as well as any and all other amounts due thereunder, including, without limitation, all indemnity obligations of Borrower thereunder, and any and all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Banks in enforcing its or their rights under this Guaranty (all of the foregoing obligations being the “Guaranteed Obligations”).

2. It is agreed that the Guaranteed Obligations are primary and this Guaranty shall be enforceable against Guarantor and its successors and assigns without the necessity for any suit or proceeding of any kind or nature whatsoever brought by the Administrative Agent or any Bank against Borrower or its respective successors or assigns or any other Person or against any security for the payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations and without the necessity of any notice of non-payment or non-observance or of any notice of acceptance of this Guaranty or of any notice or demand to which Guarantor might otherwise be entitled (including, without limitation, diligence, presentment, notice of the incurrence of any Guaranteed Obligations, maturity, extension of time, change in nature or form of the Guaranteed Obligations, acceptance of further security, release of further security, imposition or agreement arrived at as to the amount of or the terms of the Guaranteed Obligations, notice of adverse change in Borrower’s or any guarantor’s financial condition and any other fact which might materially increase the risk to Guarantor), all of which Guarantor hereby expressly waives; and Guarantor hereby expressly agrees that the validity of this Guaranty and the obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall in no way be terminated, affected, diminished, modified or impaired by reason of the assertion of or the failure to assert by the Administrative Agent or any Bank against Borrower or its respective successors or assigns, any of the rights or remedies reserved to the Administrative Agent and the Banks pursuant to the provisions of the Loan Documents. Guarantor agrees that any notice or directive given at any time to the Administrative Agent which is inconsistent with the waiver in the immediately preceding sentence shall be void and may be ignored by the Administrative Agent and the Banks, and, in addition, may not be pleaded or introduced as evidence in any litigation relating to this Guaranty for the reason that such pleading or introduction would be at variance with the written terms of this Guaranty, unless the Administrative Agent and the Banks have specifically agreed otherwise in a writing, signed by a duly authorized officer. Guarantor specifically acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing waivers are of the essence of this transaction and that, but for this Guaranty and such waivers, the Administrative Agent and the Banks would decline to execute the Loan Documents.

3. Guarantor waives, and covenants and agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, plead or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any and all appraisal, valuation, stay, extension, marshalling-of-assets or redemption laws, or right of homestead or exemption, whether now or at any time hereafter in force, which may delay, prevent or otherwise affect the performance by Guarantor of its obligations under, or the enforcement by the Administrative Agent of, this Guaranty. Guarantor further covenants and agrees not to set up or claim any defense, counterclaim, offset, set-off or other objection of any kind to any action, suit or proceeding at law, in equity or otherwise, or to any demand or claim that may be instituted or made by the Administrative Agent other than the defense of the actual timely payment and performance by Borrower of the Guaranteed Obligations; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be deemed a waiver of Guarantor’s right to assert any compulsory counterclaim, if such counterclaim is compelled under local law or rule of procedure, nor shall the foregoing be deemed a waiver of Guarantor’s right to assert any claim which would constitute a defense, setoff, counterclaim or crossclaim of any nature whatsoever against Administrative Agent or any Bank in any separate action or proceeding. Guarantor represents, warrants and agrees that, as of the date hereof, its obligations under this Guaranty are not subject to any counterclaims, offsets or defenses against the Administrative Agent or any Bank of any kind.

4. The provisions of this Guaranty are for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Banks and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing herein contained shall impair as between Borrower or Guarantor and the Administrative Agent and the Banks the obligations of Borrower and Guarantor under the Loan Documents.

5. This Guaranty shall be a continuing, irrevocable, unconditional and absolute guaranty and the liability of Guarantor hereunder shall in no way be terminated, affected, modified, impaired or diminished by reason of the happening, from time to time, of any of the following, none of which shall require notice or the further consent of Guarantor:

(a) any assignment, amendment, modification or waiver of or change in any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or the Loan Documents or the invalidity or unenforceability of any of the foregoing; or

(b) any extension of time that may be granted by the Administrative Agent or any Bank to Borrower, any guarantor, or their respective successors or assigns, heirs, executors, administrators or personal representatives; or

(c) any action which the Administrative Agent or any Bank may take or fail to take under or in respect of any of the Loan Documents or by reason of any waiver of, or failure to enforce, any of the rights, remedies, powers or privileges available to the Administrative Agent and the Banks under this Guaranty or available to the Administrative Agent and the Banks at law, in equity or otherwise, or any action on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Bank granting indulgence or extension in any form whatsoever; or

(d) any sale, exchange, release, or other disposition of any property pledged, mortgaged or conveyed, or any property in which the Administrative Agent and/or the Banks have been granted a lien or security interest to secure any indebtedness of Borrower to the Administrative Agent and/or the Banks or any impairment of or failure to perfect any security interest therein; or

(e) any release of any person or entity who may be liable in any manner for the payment and collection of any amounts owed by Borrower to the Administrative Agent and/or the Banks; or

(f) the application of any sums by whomsoever paid or however realized to any amounts owing by Borrower to the Administrative Agent and/or the Banks under the Loan Documents in such manner as the Administrative Agent shall determine in its sole discretion; or

(g) Borrower’s or any guarantor’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of all or substantially all of their respective assets and liabilities, appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, sequestrator or conservator for all or any part of Borrower’s or any guarantor’s assets, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment, or the commencement of other similar proceedings affecting Borrower or any guarantor or any of the assets of any of them, including, without limitation, (i) the release or discharge of Borrower or any guarantor from the payment and performance of their respective obligations under any of the Loan Documents by operation of law, or (ii) the impairment, limitation or modification of the liability of Borrower or any guarantor in bankruptcy, or of any remedy for the enforcement of the Guaranteed Obligations under any of the Loan Documents, or Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty, resulting from the operation of any present or future provisions of the Bankruptcy Code or other present or future federal, state or applicable statute or law or from the decision in any court; or

(h) any improper disposition by Borrower of the proceeds of the Loans or use of any Letter of Credit, it being acknowledged by Guarantor that the Administrative Agent or any Bank shall be entitled to honor any request made by Borrower for a disbursement of such proceeds and that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Bank shall have any obligation to see to the proper disposition by Borrower of such proceeds.

6. Guarantor agrees that if at any time all or any part of any payment in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations at any time received by the Administrative Agent or any Bank by or on behalf of Borrower or Guarantor or any other Person is or must be rescinded or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Bank for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Borrower or Guarantor or such other Person), then Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall, to the extent of the payment rescinded or returned, be deemed to have continued in existence notwithstanding such previous receipt by such party, and Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, as to such payment, as though such previous payment had never been made.

7. Until this Guaranty is terminated pursuant to the terms hereof, Guarantor (i) shall have no right of subrogation against Borrower, any entity comprising same or any other guarantor by reason of any payments or acts of performance by Guarantor in compliance with the obligations of Guarantor hereunder, (ii) waives any right to enforce any remedy which Guarantor now or hereafter shall have against Borrower, any entity comprising same by reason of any one or more payments or acts of performance in compliance with the obligations of Guarantor hereunder and (iii) from and after an Event of Default, subordinates any liability or indebtedness of Borrower, any entity comprising same or any other guarantor now or hereafter held by Guarantor or any affiliate of Guarantor to the obligations of Borrower, such other entity comprising same or such other guarantor under the Loan Documents.

8. Guarantor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Banks with the knowledge that the Administrative Agent and the Banks are relying upon the same, as follows:

(a) as of the date hereof, Guarantor is a [limited liability company] [corporation] [limited partnership] in which Borrower holds a direct or indirect interest;

(b) based upon such relationship, Guarantor has determined that it is in its best interests to enter into this Guaranty;

(c) this Guaranty is necessary and convenient to the conduct, promotion and attainment of Guarantor’s business, and is in furtherance of Guarantor’s business purposes;

(d) the benefits to be derived by Guarantor from Borrower’s access to the proceeds of the Loans and other credit made possible by the Loan Documents are at least equal to the obligations undertaken pursuant to this Guaranty;

(e) Guarantor is solvent and has full power and legal right to enter into this Guaranty and to perform its obligations under the terms hereof and (i) Guarantor is organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of [ ], (ii) Guarantor has complied with all provisions of applicable law in connection with all aspects of this Guaranty, and (iii) the person executing this Guaranty has all the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Guaranty;

(f) to the best of Guarantor’s knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding, or investigation pending or threatened against or affecting Guarantor at law, in equity, in admiralty or before any arbitrator or any governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality (domestic or foreign) which is likely to materially and adversely affect the property, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of Guarantor or which is likely to materially and adversely impair the ability of Guarantor to perform its obligations under this Guaranty;

(g) the execution and delivery of and the performance by Guarantor of its obligations under this Guaranty have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Guarantor and do not (i) violate any provision of any law, rule, regulation (including, without limitation, Regulation U or X of the Federal Reserve Board of the United States), order, writ, judgment, decree, determination or award presently in effect having applicability to Guarantor or the organizational documents of Guarantor, the consequences of which violation would materially and adversely affect the property, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of Guarantor or which is likely to materially and adversely impair the ability of Guarantor to perform its obligations under this Guaranty or (ii) violate or conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which Guarantor is a party, or by which Guarantor or any of its property is bound, the consequences of which violation, conflict, breach or default would materially and adversely affect the property, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of Guarantor or which is likely to materially and adversely impair the ability of Guarantor to perform its obligations under this Guaranty;

(h) this Guaranty has been duly executed by Guarantor and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Guarantor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by applicable insolvency, bankruptcy or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or general principles of equity, whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

(i) no authorization, consent, approval, license or formal exemption from, nor any filing, declaration or registration with, any Federal, state, local or foreign court, governmental agency or regulatory authority is required in connection with the making and performance by Guarantor of this Guaranty, except those which have already been obtained;

(j) Guarantor is not an “investment company” as that term is defined in, nor is it otherwise subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; and

(k) Guarantor is not engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing, carrying, or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board of the United States).

9. Guarantor and the Administrative Agent each acknowledge and agree that this Guaranty is a guarantee of payment and performance and not of collection and enforcement in respect of any obligations which may accrue to the Administrative Agent and/or the Banks from Borrower under the provisions of any Loan Document.

10. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, and in conjunction therewith, the Administrative Agent may assign any or all of its rights under this Guaranty. In the event of any such assignment by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall give Guarantor (or Borrower on its behalf) prompt notice of same. If the Administrative Agent or any Bank elects to sell all of its portion of the Loans or participations in the Loans and the Loan Documents, including this Guaranty, the Administrative Agent or any Bank may forward to each purchaser and prospective purchaser all documents and information relating to this Guaranty or to Guarantor, whether furnished by Borrower or Guarantor or otherwise, subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

11. Guarantor agrees, upon the written request of the Administrative Agent, to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, from time to time, any modification or amendment hereto or any additional instruments or documents reasonably considered necessary by the Administrative Agent or its counsel to cause this Guaranty to be, become or remain valid and effective in accordance with its terms, provided, that any such modification, amendment, additional instrument or document shall not increase Guarantor’s obligations or diminish its rights hereunder and shall be reasonably satisfactory as to form to Guarantor and to Guarantor’s counsel.

12. The representations and warranties of Guarantor set forth in this Guaranty shall survive until this Guaranty shall terminate in accordance with the terms hereof.

13. This Guaranty may not be modified, amended, supplemented or discharged except by a written agreement signed by Guarantor and the Administrative Agent (acting with the requisite consent of the Banks as provided in the Agreement).

14. If all or any portion of any provision contained in this Guaranty shall be determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, such provision or portion thereof shall be deemed stricken and severed from this Guaranty and the remaining provisions and portions thereof shall continue in full force and effect.

15. This Guaranty may be executed in counterparts which together shall constitute the same instrument.

16. All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including bank wire, facsimile transmission followed by telephonic confirmation or similar writing) and shall be addressed to such party at the address set forth below or to such other address as may be identified by any party in a written notice to the others:


If to Guarantor:		c/o Equity Residential Two North Riverside Plaza Suite 400 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Attn: Chief Financial Officer

With Copies of Notices to Guarantor to:		Equity Residential Two North Riverside Plaza Suite 400 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Attn: General Counsel and DLA Piper LLP (US) 203 North LaSalle Street Suite 1900 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Attn: James M. Phipps, Esq.

If to the Administrative Agent:		Bank of America, N.A. 135 S. LaSalle Street Mail Code: IL4-135-06-11 Chicago, Illinois 60603 Attn: Michael J. Kauffman

With Copies of Notices to the

Administrative Agent to:

Bank of America, N.A.

901 Main Street

Mail Code: TX1-492-14-11

Dallas, Texas 75202-3714

Attention: Ronaldo Naval

and

Kaye Scholer LLP

425 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attn: Edmond Gabbay, Esq.

Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by facsimile transmission, when such facsimile is transmitted to the facsimile number specified in this Section and the appropriate facsimile confirmation is received, (ii) if given by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, with first class postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid, upon receipt or refusal to accept delivery, (iii) if given by a nationally recognized overnight carrier, 24 hours after such communication is deposited with such carrier with postage prepaid for next day delivery, or (iv) if given by any other means, when delivered at the address specified in this Section.

17. Any acknowledgment or new promise, whether by payment of principal or interest or otherwise by Borrower or Guarantor, with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations shall, if the statute of limitations in favor of Guarantor against the Administrative Agent and the Banks shall have commenced to run, toll the running of such statute of limitations, and if the period of such statute of limitations shall have expired, prevent the operation of such statute of limitations.

18. This Guaranty shall be binding upon Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Banks and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that Guarantor may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of all of the Banks, and any such attempted assignment or transfer without such consent shall be null and void.

19. The failure of the Administrative Agent to enforce any right or remedy hereunder, or promptly to enforce any such right or remedy, shall not constitute a waiver thereof, nor give rise to any estoppel against the Administrative Agent or any Bank, nor excuse Guarantor from its obligations hereunder. Any waiver of any such right or remedy to be enforceable against the Administrative Agent and the Banks must be expressly set forth in a writing signed by the Administrative Agent (acting with the requisite consent of the Banks as provided in the Agreement).

20. (a) THIS GUARANTY AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE PRINCIPLES THEREOF RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF LAW).

(a) Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Guaranty and any action for enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof may be brought in the courts of the State of Illinois or of the United States of America for the Northern District of Illinois, and, by execution and delivery of this Guaranty, Guarantor hereby accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and appellate courts from any thereof. Guarantor irrevocably consents to the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to Guarantor at its address for notices set forth herein. Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Guaranty brought in the courts referred to above and hereby further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Administrative Agent to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against Guarantor in any other jurisdiction.

(b) GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR CAUSES OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS GUARANTY. IT IS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED BY GUARANTOR THAT THE WAIVER OF A JURY TRIAL IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE BANKS TO ACCEPT THIS GUARANTY AND THAT THE LOANS AND OTHER EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT MADE BY THE BANKS ARE MADE IN RELIANCE UPON SUCH WAIVER. GUARANTOR FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH WAIVER HAS BEEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY MADE, FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS GUARANTY MAY BE FILED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT IN COURT AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A NON-JURY TRIAL.

(c) Guarantor does hereby further covenant and agree to and with the Administrative Agent and the Banks that Guarantor may be joined in any action against Borrower in connection with the Loan Documents and that recovery may be had against Guarantor in such action or in any independent action against Guarantor (with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations), without the Administrative Agent and the Banks

first pursuing or exhausting any remedy or claim against Borrower or its successors or assigns. Guarantor also agrees that, in an action brought with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations in any jurisdiction, it shall be conclusively bound by the judgment in any such action by the Administrative Agent (wherever brought) against Borrower or its successors or assigns, as if Guarantor were a party to such action, even though Guarantor was not joined as a party in such action.

(d) Guarantor agrees to pay all reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements) which may be incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Banks in connection with the enforcement of their rights under this Guaranty, whether or not suit is initiated.

21. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (but subject to Section 6 hereof), this Guaranty shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the full performance and payment of the Guaranteed Obligations hereunder. Upon termination of this Guaranty in accordance with the terms of this Guaranty, the Administrative Agent promptly shall deliver to Guarantor such documents as Guarantor or Guarantor’s counsel reasonably may request in order to evidence such termination.

22. All of the Administrative Agent’s and the Banks’ rights and remedies under each of the Loan Documents or under this Guaranty are intended to be distinct, separate and cumulative and no such right or remedy therein or herein mentioned is intended to be in exclusion of or a waiver of any other right or remedy available to the Administrative Agent or any Bank.

23. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Guaranteed Obligations equal or exceed such an amount that, as of the date hereof, would render, or would be deemed to render, Guarantor insolvent.

24. No claim may be made by Guarantor or any other Person acting by or through Guarantor against the Administrative Agent or any Bank or the affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agent of any of them for any consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Guaranty or by the other Loan Documents, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and Guarantor hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.

25. THIS GUARANTY AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND THEREOF AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Guaranty as of the date and year first above written.


GUARANTOR: [INSERT SIGNATURE BLOCK]

By:
		Name:
		Title:

ACCEPTED:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT


By:
		Name:
		Title:

ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR GUARANTOR

STATE OF ILLINOIS )

) ss.

COUNTY OF COOK )

On , 20 , before me personally came , to me known to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument, and who, being duly sworn by me, did depose and say that [s]he is the of , and that [s]he executed the foregoing instrument in the organization’s name, and that [s]he had authority to sign the same, and [s]he acknowledged to me that [s]he executed the same as the act and deed of said organization for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.

[Seal]

Notary Public

EXHIBIT I

GUARANTY OF PAYMENT

(FORM OF QUALIFIED BORROWER GUARANTY)

GUARANTY OF PAYMENT (this “Guaranty”), made as of , 20 , between ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, an Illinois limited partnership, having an address at Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60606 (“Guarantor”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., having an office at 135 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603, as administrative agent (“Administrative Agent”) for the banks (the “Banks”) party to the Revolving Credit Agreement (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated, the “Agreement”), dated as of January 11, 2013, among the Guarantor, as the “Borrower”, the Banks, Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, and the other Agents named therein.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, a Qualified Borrower may request loans (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Loans”) and other extensions of credit from the Banks, in each case, to be guaranteed by Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty;

WHEREAS, this Guaranty is the “Qualified Borrower Guaranty” referred to in the Agreement;

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, in order further to induce the Administrative Agent and the Banks to make or maintain Loans or otherwise extend credit to the Qualified Borrowers under, or to satisfy one or more conditions contained in, the Agreement, Guarantor has agreed to enter into this Guaranty;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the direct and indirect benefits to be derived from the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit under the Agreement by the Banks to the Qualified Borrowers, and in order to induce the Administrative Agent and the Banks to make or maintain Loans or otherwise extend credit to the Qualified Borrowers under, or to satisfy one or more conditions contained in, the Agreement, Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:

1. Guarantor, on behalf of itself and its successors and assigns, hereby irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally guarantees the full and punctual payment when due, whether at stated maturity or otherwise, of all obligations of each and every Qualified Borrower now or hereafter existing under the Agreement and the other Loan Documents for principal and/or interest as well as any and all other amounts due thereunder, including, without limitation, all indemnity obligations of all Qualified Borrowers thereunder, and any and all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Banks in enforcing its or their rights under this Guaranty (all of the foregoing obligations being the “Guaranteed Obligations”).

2. It is agreed that the Guaranteed Obligations are primary and this Guaranty shall be enforceable against Guarantor and its successors and assigns without the necessity for any suit or proceeding of any kind or nature whatsoever brought by the Administrative Agent or any Bank against any Qualified Borrower or its respective successors or assigns or any other Person or against any security for the payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations and without the necessity of any notice of non-payment or non-observance or of any notice of acceptance of this Guaranty or of any notice or demand to which Guarantor might otherwise be entitled (including, without limitation, diligence, presentment, notice of the incurrence of any Guaranteed Obligations, maturity, extension of time, change in nature or form of the Guaranteed Obligations, acceptance of further security, release of further security, imposition or agreement arrived at as to the amount of or the terms of the Guaranteed Obligations, notice of adverse change in such Qualified Borrower’s or any guarantor’s financial condition and any other fact which might materially increase the risk to Guarantor), all of which Guarantor hereby expressly waives; and Guarantor hereby expressly agrees that the validity of this Guaranty and the obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall in no way be terminated, affected, diminished, modified or impaired by reason of the assertion of or the failure to assert by the Administrative Agent or any Bank against such Qualified Borrower or its respective successors or assigns, any of the rights or remedies reserved to the Administrative Agent and the Banks pursuant to the provisions of the Loan Documents. Guarantor agrees that any notice or directive given at any time to the Administrative Agent which is inconsistent with the waiver in the immediately preceding sentence shall be void and may be ignored by the Administrative Agent and the Banks, and, in addition, may not be pleaded or introduced as evidence in any litigation relating to this Guaranty for the reason that such pleading or introduction would be at variance with the written terms of this Guaranty, unless the Administrative Agent and the Banks have specifically agreed otherwise in a writing, signed by a duly authorized officer. Guarantor specifically acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing waivers are of the essence of this transaction and that, but for this Guaranty and such waivers, the Administrative Agent and the Banks would not make requested Loans or otherwise extend credit to a Qualified Borrower.

3. Guarantor waives, and covenants and agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, plead or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any and all appraisal, valuation, stay, extension, marshalling-of-assets or redemption laws, or right of homestead or exemption, whether now or at any time hereafter in force, which may delay, prevent or otherwise affect the performance by Guarantor of its obligations under, or the enforcement by the Administrative Agent of, this Guaranty. Guarantor further covenants and agrees not to set up or claim any defense, counterclaim, offset, set-off or other objection of any kind to any action, suit or proceeding at law, in equity or otherwise, or to any demand or claim that may be instituted or made by the Administrative Agent other than the defense of the actual timely payment and performance by the relevant Qualified Borrower of the Guaranteed Obligations; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be deemed a waiver of Guarantor’s right to assert any compulsory counterclaim, if such counterclaim is compelled under local law or rule of procedure, nor shall the foregoing be deemed a waiver of Guarantor’s right to assert any claim which would constitute a defense, setoff, counterclaim or crossclaim of any nature whatsoever against Administrative Agent or any Bank in any separate action or proceeding. Guarantor represents, warrants and agrees that, as of the date hereof, its obligations under this Guaranty are not subject to any counterclaims, offsets or defenses against the Administrative Agent or any Bank of any kind.

4. The provisions of this Guaranty are for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Banks and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing herein contained shall impair as between any Qualified Borrower or Guarantor and the Administrative Agent and the Banks the obligations of such Qualified Borrower and Guarantor under the Loan Documents.

(b) any extension of time that may be granted by the Administrative Agent or any Bank to any Qualified Borrower, any guarantor, or their respective successors or assigns, heirs, executors, administrators or personal representatives; or

(d) any sale, exchange, release, or other disposition of any property pledged, mortgaged or conveyed, or any property in which the Administrative Agent and/or the Banks have been granted a lien or security interest to secure any indebtedness of any Qualified Borrower to the Administrative Agent and/or the Banks or any impairment of or failure to perfect any security interest therein; or

(e) any release of any person or entity who may be liable in any manner for the payment and collection of any amounts owed by any Qualified Borrower to the Administrative Agent and/or the Banks; or

(f) the application of any sums by whomsoever paid or however realized to any amounts owing by any Qualified Borrower to the Administrative Agent and/or the Banks under the Loan Documents in such manner as the Administrative Agent shall determine in its sole discretion; or

(g) any Qualified Borrower’s or any guarantor’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of all or substantially all of their respective assets and liabilities, appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, sequestrator or conservator for all or any part of any Qualified Borrower’s or any guarantor’s assets, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment, or the commencement of other similar proceedings affecting any Qualified Borrower or any guarantor or any of the assets of any of them, including, without limitation, (i) the release or discharge of any Qualified Borrower or any guarantor from the payment and performance of their respective obligations under any of the Loan Documents by operation of law, or (ii) the impairment, limitation or modification of the liability of any Qualified Borrower or any guarantor in bankruptcy, or of any remedy for the enforcement of the Guaranteed Obligations under any of the Loan Documents, or Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty, resulting from the operation of any present or future provisions of the Bankruptcy Code or other present or future federal, state or applicable statute or law or from the decision in any court; or

(h) any improper disposition by any Qualified Borrower of the proceeds of the Loans or use of any Letter of Credit, it being acknowledged by Guarantor that the Administrative Agent or any Bank shall be entitled to honor any request made by any Qualified Borrower for a disbursement of such proceeds and that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Bank shall have any obligation to see to the proper disposition by such Qualified Borrower of such proceeds.

6. Guarantor agrees that if at any time all or any part of any payment in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations at any time received by the Administrative Agent or any Bank by or on behalf of any Qualified Borrower or Guarantor or any other Person is or must be rescinded or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Bank for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of such Qualified Borrower or Guarantor or such other Person), then Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall, to the extent of the payment rescinded or returned, be deemed to have continued in existence notwithstanding such previous receipt by such party, and Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, as to such payment, as though such previous payment had never been made.

7. Until this Guaranty is terminated pursuant to the terms hereof, Guarantor (i) shall have no right of subrogation against any Qualified Borrower, any entity comprising same or any other guarantor by reason of any payments or acts of performance by Guarantor in compliance with the obligations of Guarantor hereunder, (ii) waives any right to enforce any remedy which Guarantor now or hereafter shall have against any Qualified Borrower, any entity comprising same by reason of any one or more payments or acts of performance in compliance with the obligations of Guarantor hereunder and (iii) from and after an Event of Default, subordinates any liability or indebtedness of any Qualified Borrower, any entity comprising same or any other guarantor now or hereafter held by Guarantor or any affiliate of Guarantor to the obligations of such Qualified Borrower, such other entity comprising same or such other guarantor under the Loan Documents. The foregoing, however, shall not be deemed in any way to limit any rights that Guarantor may have pursuant to the organizational documents of any Qualified Borrower or which it may have at law or in equity with respect to any other partners of such Qualified Borrower.

8. Guarantor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Banks with the knowledge that the Administrative Agent and the Banks are relying upon the same, as follows:

(a) Guarantor will be familiar with the financial condition of each Qualified Borrower;

(b) Guarantor has determined that it is in its best interests to enter into this Guaranty;

(c) this Guaranty is necessary and convenient to the conduct, promotion and attainment of Guarantor’s business, and is in furtherance of Guarantor’s business purposes;

(d) the benefits to be derived by Guarantor from each Qualified Borrower’s access to the proceeds of the Loans and other credit made possible by the Loan Documents are at least equal to the obligations undertaken pursuant to this Guaranty;

(e) Guarantor is solvent and has full power and legal right to enter into this Guaranty and to perform its obligations under the terms hereof and (i) Guarantor is organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, (ii) Guarantor has complied with all provisions of applicable law in connection with all aspects of this Guaranty, and (iii) the person executing this Guaranty has all the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Guaranty;

(j) Guarantor is not an “investment company” as that term is defined in, nor is it otherwise subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; and

9. Guarantor and the Administrative Agent each acknowledge and agree that this Guaranty is a guarantee of payment and performance and not of collection and enforcement in respect of any obligations which may accrue to the Administrative Agent and/or the Banks from any Qualified Borrower under the provisions of any Loan Document.

10. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, and in conjunction therewith, the Administrative Agent may assign any or all of its rights under this Guaranty. In the event of any such assignment by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall give Guarantor prompt notice of same. If the Administrative Agent or any Bank elects to sell all of its portion of the Loans or participations in the Loans and the Loan Documents, including this Guaranty, the Administrative Agent or any Bank may forward to each purchaser and prospective purchaser all documents and information relating to this Guaranty or to Guarantor, whether furnished by any Qualified Borrower or Guarantor or otherwise, subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

12. The representations and warranties of Guarantor set forth in this Guaranty shall survive until this Guaranty shall terminate in accordance with the terms hereof.

15. This Guaranty may be executed in counterparts which together shall constitute the same instrument.



If to Guarantor:		c/o Equity Residential Two North Riverside Plaza Suite 400 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Attn: Chief Financial Officer

With Copies of Notices to Guarantor to:		Equity Residential Two North Riverside Plaza Suite 400 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Attn: General Counsel and DLA Piper LLP (US) 203 North LaSalle Street Suite 1900 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Attn: James M. Phipps, Esq.

If to the Administrative Agent:		Bank of America, N.A. 135 S. LaSalle Street Mail Code: IL4-135-06-11 Chicago, Illinois 60603 Attn: Michael J. Kauffman



With Copies of Notices to the Administrative Agent to:		Bank of America, N.A. 901 Main Street Mail Code: TX1-492-14-11 Dallas, Texas 75202-3714 Attention: Ronaldo Naval and Kaye Scholer LLP 425 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022 Attn: Edmond Gabbay, Esq.

17. Any acknowledgment or new promise, whether by payment of principal or interest or otherwise by any Qualified Borrower or Guarantor, with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations shall, if the statute of limitations in favor of Guarantor against the Administrative Agent and the Banks shall have commenced to run, toll the running of such statute of limitations, and if the period of such statute of limitations shall have expired, prevent the operation of such statute of limitations.

(c) Guarantor does hereby further covenant and agree to and with the Administrative Agent and the Banks that Guarantor may be joined in any action against any Qualified Borrower in connection with the Loan Documents and that recovery may be had against Guarantor in such action or in any independent action against Guarantor (with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations), without the Administrative Agent and the Banks first pursuing or exhausting any remedy or claim against such Qualified Borrower or its successors or assigns. Guarantor also agrees that, in an action brought with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations in any jurisdiction, it shall be conclusively bound by the judgment in any such action by the Administrative Agent (wherever brought) against the applicable Qualified Borrower or its successors or assigns, as if Guarantor were a party to such action, even though Guarantor was not joined as a party in such action.

21. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (but subject to Section 6 hereof), this Guaranty shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the later to occur of (i) full performance and payment of the Guaranteed Obligations hereunder and (ii) the termination of the Commitments under the Agreement. Upon termination of this Guaranty in accordance with the terms of this Guaranty, the Administrative Agent promptly shall deliver to Guarantor such documents as Guarantor or Guarantor’s counsel reasonably may request in order to evidence such termination.

23. No claim may be made by Guarantor or any other Person acting by or through Guarantor against the Administrative Agent or any Bank or the affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agent of any of them for any consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Guaranty or by the other Loan Documents, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and Guarantor hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.

24. THIS GUARANTY AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND THEREOF AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Guaranty as of the date and year first above written.


GUARANTOR:

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

By:		Equity Residential, its general partner

By:
		Name:
		Title:


ACCEPTED:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

By:
		Name: Title:

ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR GUARANTOR

STATE OF ILLINOIS )

) ss.

COUNTY OF COOK )

On , 20 , before me personally came , to me known to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument, and who, being duly sworn by me, did depose and say that [s]he is the of Equity Residential, the general partner of ERP Operating Limited Partnership, and that [s]he executed the foregoing instrument in the organization’s name, and that [s]he had authority to sign the same, and [s]he acknowledged to me that [s]he executed the same as the act and deed of said organization for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.

[Seal]

Notary Public

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1	Definitions		1
Section 1.2	Accounting Terms and Determinations		31
Section 1.3	Types of Borrowings		31

ARTICLE II

THE CREDITS

Section 2.1	Commitments to Lend		32
Section 2.2	Notice of Borrowing		33
Section 2.3	Money Market Borrowings		35
Section 2.4	Notice to Banks; Funding of Loans		39
Section 2.5	Notes		40
Section 2.6	Method of Electing Interest Rates		41
Section 2.7	Interest Rates		43
Section 2.8	Fees		44
Section 2.9	Maturity Date		45
Section 2.10	Additional Alternate Currencies		45
Section 2.11	Optional Prepayments and Optional Decreases and Termination		46
Section 2.12	General Provisions as to Payments		48
Section 2.13	Funding Losses		49
Section 2.14	Computation of Interest and Fees		50
Section 2.15	Use of Proceeds		50
Section 2.16	Letters of Credit		50
Section 2.17	Letter of Credit Usage Absolute		53
Section 2.18	Swingline Loan Subfacility		54
Section 2.19	Letters of Credit Maturing after the Maturity Date		57
Section 2.20	Special Provisions Regarding Alternate Currency Loans		57
Section 2.21	Qualified Borrowers		60
Section 2.22	Mandatory Prepayments		61
Section 2.23	Change of Currency		62

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS
Section 3.1	Closing		62
Section 3.2	Borrowings		64

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ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 4.1	Existence and Power		65
Section 4.2	Power and Authority		66
Section 4.3	No Violation		66
Section 4.4	Financial Information		67
Section 4.5	Litigation		67
Section 4.6	Compliance with ERISA		68
Section 4.7	Environmental Matters		68
Section 4.8	Taxes		68
Section 4.9	Full Disclosure		68
Section 4.10	Solvency		68
Section 4.11	Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations		69
Section 4.12	Governmental Approvals		69
Section 4.13	Investment Company Act		69
Section 4.14	Principal Offices		69
Section 4.15	REIT Status		69
Section 4.16	No Default		69
Section 4.17	Compliance With Law		69
Section 4.18	Organizational Documents		69
Section 4.19	Qualifying Unencumbered Properties		70

ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Section 5.1	Information		70
Section 5.2	Payment of Obligations		73
Section 5.3	Maintenance of Property; Insurance; Leases		73
Section 5.4	Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence		73
Section 5.5	Compliance with Laws		73
Section 5.6	Inspection of Property, Books and Records		73
Section 5.7	Intentionally Omitted		74
Section 5.8	Financial Covenants		74
Section 5.9	Restriction on Fundamental Changes		75
Section 5.10	Changes in Business		75
Section 5.11	Margin Stock		75
Section 5.12	Intentionally Omitted		76
Section 5.13	EQR Status		76

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ARTICLE VI

DEFAULTS

Section 6.1	Events of Default		76
Section 6.2	Rights and Remedies		79
Section 6.3	Notice of Default		79
Section 6.4	Actions in Respect of Letters of Credit		80
Section 6.5	Distribution of Proceeds after Default		82

ARTICLE VII

THE AGENTS

Section 7.1	Appointment and Authorization		82
Section 7.2	Agency and Affiliates		82
Section 7.3	Action by Administrative Agent		82
Section 7.4	Consultation with Experts		82
Section 7.5	Liability of Agents		83
Section 7.6	Indemnification		83
Section 7.7	Credit Decision		83
Section 7.8	Successor Administrative Agent or Co-Syndication Agent		84
Section 7.9	Consents and Approvals		85

ARTICLE VIII

CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES

Section 8.1	Basis for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair		85
Section 8.2	Illegality		86
Section 8.3	Increased Cost and Reduced Return		87
Section 8.4	Taxes		89
Section 8.5	Base Rate Loans Substituted for Affected Euro-Dollar Loans		91
Section 8.6	Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Basel III		92

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ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.1	Notices		92
Section 9.2	No Waivers		92
Section 9.3	Expenses; Indemnification		93
Section 9.4	Sharing of Set-Offs		94
Section 9.5	Amendments and Waivers		95
Section 9.6	Successors and Assigns		95
Section 9.7	Collateral		98
Section 9.8	Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction		98
Section 9.9	Counterparts; Effectiveness		99
Section 9.10	WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL		99
Section 9.11	Survival		100
Section 9.12	Domicile of Loans		100
Section 9.13	Limitation of Liability		100
Section 9.14	Recourse Obligation		100
Section 9.15	Confidentiality		100
Section 9.16	Defaulting Lenders		101
Section 9.17	No Bankruptcy Proceedings		103
Section 9.18	Down REIT Guaranties		103
Section 9.19	USA PATRIOT Act Notice		104
Section 9.20	Public/Private Information		105
Section 9.21	ENTIRE AGREEMENT		105
Section 9.22	No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility		105
Section 9.23	Determinations of Pro Rata Share, etc.		106

Schedule 1.1 - Mandatory Cost Formulae
Schedule 2.16 - Letters of Credit Transferred to New Revolver
Exhibit A-1 - Form of Designated Lender Note
Exhibit A-2 - Form of Note
Exhibit A-3 - Form of Qualified Borrower Note
Exhibit B - Form of Money Market Quote Request
Exhibit C - Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit D - Form of Money Market Quote
Exhibit E - Transfer Supplement
Exhibit F - Qualified Unencumbered Properties
Exhibit G - Designation Agreement
Exhibit H - Down REIT Guaranty
Exhibit I - Qualified Borrower Guaranty

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