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: February 6, 2012
(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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
2012 Executive Bonus Plan:
On February 6, 2012, the Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the 2012 Executive Bonus Plan (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, the annual bonus potential was established based on certain performance targets.
The total bonus potential under the Plan for each eligible executive follows:
| Name |
Title |
Bonus Potential | ||
| Thomas P. Heneghan | President and Chief Executive Officer | 200% of annual salary | ||
| Ellen Kelleher | Executive Vice President – Property Management | 150% of annual salary | ||
| Roger Maynard | Executive Vice President – Asset Management | 150% of annual salary | ||
| Marguerite Nader | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | 150% of annual salary | ||
| Seth Rosenberg | Senior Vice President – Sales and Marketing | 150% of annual salary |
Under the Plan, payment of 75% of the bonus potential is contingent upon achieving certain operational targets, including goals related to Core community base rental income, Core resort base rental income, right-to-use annual payments, Core income from property operations, income from property operations related to certain 2011 acquisition properties, and the rental program. The Compensation Committee will have discretion at the end of 2012 to determine an appropriate award based on an evaluation of each of the target areas. Payment of the remaining 25% of the bonus potential is based on an assessment of discretionary objectives for the executive officer team, as a whole.
Bonus payments will be made in cash and will be paid subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2012 after finalization of the Company’s results of operations and upon review and approval by the Compensation Committee.
SIGNATURE
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: February 9, 2012 | By: | /s/ Marguerite Nader | ||||
| Marguerite Nader | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||