EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES INC - FORM 8-K - May 12, 2011

 
 
UNITED STATES
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
Date of Report: May 11, 2011
(Date of earliest event reported)
EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Maryland   1-11718   36-3857664
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) 		  (Commission File No.)   (IRS Employer Identification
Number)
     
Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois   60606
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(312) 279-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
     On May 11, 2011, Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Stockholders holding 28,976,972 Shares of Common stock (being the only class of shares entitled to vote at the meeting), or 92.9%, of the Company’s 31,191,857 outstanding Shares of Common stock as of the record date for the meeting, attended the meeting or were represented by proxy. The Company’s stockholders voted on four matters presented at the meeting each of which is discussed in more detail in our Proxy Statement on Schedule 14-A and which received the requisite number of votes to pass. The matters submitted for a vote and the related results of the stockholders’ votes were as follows:
Proposal No. 1: Election of eight directors to terms expiring in 2012. A plurality of the votes cast was required for the election of directors.
                         
DIRECTOR   FOR   WITHHELD   BROKER NON-VOTES
Philip Calian
     27,792,141       11,192       1,173,639  
David Contis
     25,828,276       1,975,057       1,173,639  
Thomas Dobrowski
     27,522,061       281,272       1,173,639  
Thomas Heneghan
     27,588,327       215,006       1,173,639  
Sheli Rosenberg
     25,445,714       2,357,619       1,173,639  
Howard Walker
     27,584,218       219,115       1,173,639  
Gary Waterman
     27,491,212       312,121       1,173,639  
Samuel Zell
     24,361,450       3,441,883       1,173,639  
Proposal No. 2: Approval to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011. A majority of the votes cast was required for approval.
                                 
                            BROKER
    FOR   AGAINST   WITHHELD   NON-VOTES
Total Shares
     28,940,615       31,973       4,384       —  
Proposal No. 3: Non-binding advisory vote for approval of executive compensation.
                                 
                            BROKER
    FOR   AGAINST   WITHHELD   NON-VOTES
Total Shares
     27,004,385       797,096       1,852       1,173,639  
Proposal No. 4: Non-binding advisory vote for approval on frequency of stockholders votes on executive compensation.
                                         
                                    BROKER
    ONE YEAR   TWO YEARS   THREE YEARS   WITHHELD   NON-VOTES
Total Shares
     25,619,385       12,584       2,168,371       2,993       1,173,639  

 

 

SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.
 		  
  By:   /s/ Thomas Heneghan    
    Thomas Heneghan   
    President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
     
  By:   /s/ Michael Berman    
    Michael Berman   
    Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer 		  
 
Date: May 12, 2011

 

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