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: March 8, 2007
(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)
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1-11718
(Commission File No.)
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36-3857664
(IRS Employer
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Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
(Address of principal executive offices)
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60606
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(312) 279-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS) announced that its Board of Directors declared a
dividend of $0.15 per share, representing, on an annualized basis, a dividend of $0.60 per share.
The dividend will be paid on April 13, 2007 to shareholders of record on March 30, 2007.
This news release includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used, words such as “anticipate,” “expect,”
“believe,” “project,” “intend,” “may be” and “will be” and similar words or phrases, or the
negative thereof, unless the context requires otherwise, are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and
uncertainties, including, but not limited to: in the age-qualified properties, home sales results
could be impacted by the ability of potential homebuyers to sell their existing residences as well
as by financial markets volatility; in the all-age properties, results from home sales and
occupancy will continue to be impacted by local economic conditions, lack of affordable
manufactured home financing, and competition from alternative housing options including site-built
single-family housing; our ability to maintain rental rates and occupancy with respect to
properties currently owned or pending acquisitions; our assumptions about rental and home sales
markets; the completion of pending acquisitions and timing with respect thereto; the effect of
interest rates as well as other risks indicated from time to time in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s
present expectations and beliefs about future events. As with any projection or forecast, these
statements are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. The Company is
under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its
forward-looking statements whether as a result of such changes, new information, subsequent events
or otherwise.
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. owns or has an interest in 310 quality properties in 30
states and British Columbia consisting of 112,860 sites. The Company is a self-administered,
self-managed, real estate investment trust (REIT) with headquarters in Chicago.