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: January 21, 2010
(Date of earliest event reported)
EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | | 1-11718
(Commission File No.) | | 36-3857664
(IRS Employer Identification
Number) |
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Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
(Address of principal executive offices) | | 60606
(Zip Code) |
(312) 279-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE: ELS) announced the tax treatment of its 2009 dividend distributions of $1.10 per common share (CUSIP No. 29472R108) as follows:
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| | | | | | | | | | | Ordinary | | | Long-Term | | | Unrecaptured | |
| Record | | Payable | | | Distribution | | | Taxable | | | Capital Gain | | | Sec. 1250 Gain | |
| Date | | Date | | | Per Share | | | Dividend | | | 15% Rate | | | 25% Rate | |
| 03/27/09 | | | 04/10/09 | | | $ | 0.2500 | | | $ | 0.1625 | | | $ | 0.0550 | | | $ | 0.0325 | |
| 06/26/09 | | | 07/10/09 | | | $ | 0.2500 | | | $ | 0.1625 | | | $ | 0.0550 | | | $ | 0.0325 | |
| 09/25/09 | | | 10/09/09 | | | $ | 0.3000 | | | $ | 0.1950 | | | $ | 0.0660 | | | $ | 0.0390 | |
| 12/24/09 | | | 01/08/10 | | | $ | 0.3000 | | | $ | 0.1950 | | | $ | 0.0660 | | | $ | 0.0390 | |
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| TOTALS | | | | | | $ | 1.1000 | | | $ | 0.7150 | | | $ | 0.2420 | | | $ | 0.1430 | |
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 304 quality properties in 27 states and British Columbia consisting of 110,364 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.
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| | EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.
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| Date: January 25, 2010 | By: | /s/ Michael B. Berman | |
| | | Michael B. Berman | |
| | | Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer | |
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