Equity Commonwealth (EQC) Form 4 Equity Commonwealth / SAMUEL ZELL ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ZELL SAMUEL

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O EQUITY COMMONWEALTH

TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 2100

(Street)

CHICAGO IL 60606

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Equity Commonwealth [ EQC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/07/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	02/07/2018		A		27,668(1)	A	$28.79	409,906	D
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest								2,584,300	I	See footnote(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Share Units	(3)	02/07/2018		A		27,667		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	27,667	$0	111,023	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects common shares that were issued to the Reporting Person as a result of certain performance criteria being met with respect to previously granted restricted share units ("RSUs") and a portion of such RSUs vesting on the Transaction Date.

2. These shares are held by EGI-CW Holdings, L.L.C. ("EGI-CW"), which is indirectly controlled by Chai Trust Company, LLC ("Chai"). Two entities, in which trusts established for the benefit of the family of the reporting person, the trustee of each of which is Chai, indirectly own interests, are members of EGI-CW. The reporting person is not an officer or a director of Chai and does not have voting or dispositive power over the shares, and therefore disclaims beneficial ownership thereof, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein indirectly held by his family.

3. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Common Stock of Equity Commonwealth, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Equity Commonwealth 2012 Equity Compensation Plan and the Restricted Share Unit Agreement for the Reporting Person.

4. These RSUs will vest (i) in February of 2019 on the date the issuer's compensation committee meets to determine the level of achievement of the performance criteria with respect to any performance-based equity awards or, (ii) if there are no such awards, the first date on which the issuer's compensation committee meets or takes an action by unanimous written consent in February of 2019, in each case subject to the Reporting Person's continued service with Equity Commonwealth through such date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Orrin S. Shifrin, attorney-in-fact	02/08/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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