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: August 8, 2007
(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
| | 60606 |
(Address of principal executive offices)
| | (Zip Code) |
(312) 279-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
The Board of Directors of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) amended and restated the Company’s Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), effective as of August 8, 2007, to update the name of the Company and to allow for the issuance of uncertificated shares in Article VII. By being able to issue uncertificated shares, the Company may now participate in the Direct Registration System, which is currently administered by The Depository Trust Company. The Direct Registration System allows investors to have securities registered in their names without the issuance of physical certificates and allows investors to electronically transfer securities to broker-dealers in order to effect transactions without the risks and delays associated with transferring physical certificates. The amendment to the Bylaws also provides that each registered stockholder shall be entitled to a stock certificate upon written request to the transfer agent or registrar of the Company.
The full text of the Bylaws, as amended and restated, is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| | | | | |
| | | Exhibit 3.1 | | Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective as of August 8, 2007. |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| | | | | |
| | EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.
| |
| Date: August 10, 2007 | By: | /s/ Michael B. Berman | |
| | | Michael B. Berman | |
| | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
| |
