UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: January 20, 2011
(Date of earliest event reported)
(Date of earliest event reported)
EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
1-11718 (Commission File No.) |
36-3857664 (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
| Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices) |
60606 (Zip Code) |
(312) 279-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE: ELS) announced the tax treatment of its 2010 dividend
distributions of $1.20 per common share (CUSIP No. 29472R108) as follows:
| Ordinary | Long-Term | |||||||||||||||
| Record | Payable | Distribution | Taxable | Capital Gain | ||||||||||||
| Date | Date | Per Share | Dividend | 15% Rate | ||||||||||||
03/26/10 |
04/09/10 | $ | 0.3000 | $ | 0.2865 | $ | 0.0135 | |||||||||
06/25/10 |
07/09/10 | $ | 0.3000 | $ | 0.2865 | $ | 0.0135 | |||||||||
09/24/10 |
10/08/10 | $ | 0.3000 | $ | 0.2865 | $ | 0.0135 | |||||||||
12/31/10 |
01/14/11 | $ | 0.3000 | $ | 0.2865 | $ | 0.0135 | |||||||||
TOTALS |
$ | 1.2000 | $ | 1.1460 | $ | 0.0540 | ||||||||||
Shareholders are encouraged to consult with their tax advisors as to their specific tax
treatment of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. dividends.
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. owns or has an interest in 307 quality properties in 27
states and British Columbia consisting of 110,984 sites. The Company is a self-administered,
self-managed, real estate investment trust (REIT) with headquarters in Chicago.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC. |
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| Date: January 21, 2011 | By: | /s/ Michael B. Berman | ||
| Michael B. Berman | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||