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 8, 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 8, 2012, Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Stockholders holding 38,354,301 shares of common stock (being the only class of shares entitled to vote at the meeting), or 92.87%, of the Company’s 41,297,873 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 five proposals presented at the meeting each of which is discussed in more detail in our Proxy Statement on Schedule 14-A. The proposals submitted for a vote and the related results of the stockholders’ votes were as follows:

Proposal No. 1: To elect eight directors to terms expiring in 2013. This proposal received the required affirmative vote of holders of a plurality of the votes cast and was approved.

 

DIRECTOR

   FOR      WITHHELD      BROKER
NON-VOTES
 

Philip Calian

     37,380,718         73,074         900,509   

David Contis

     36,373,010         1,080,782         900,509   

Thomas Dobrowski

     37,252,620         201,172         900,509   

Thomas Heneghan

     37,224,105         229,687         900,509   

Sheli Rosenberg

     36,079,241         1,374,551         900,509   

Howard Walker

     37,144,732         309,060         900,509   

Gary Waterman

     36,245,991         1,207,801         900,509   

Samuel Zell

     33,332,593         4,121,199         900,509   

Proposal No. 2: To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012. This proposal received the required affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the votes cast and was approved.

 

     FOR      AGAINST      ABSTAIN      BROKER
NON-VOTES
 

Shares Voted

     38,308,612         41,989         3,700         —     

Proposal No. 3: To approve on a non-binding advisory basis the Company’s executive compensation. This proposal received the required affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the votes cast and was approved.

 

     FOR      AGAINST      ABSTAIN      BROKER
NON-VOTES
 

Shares Voted

     37,179,775         268,328         5,689         900,509   

Proposal No. 4: To approve the convertibility approval feature of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock. This proposal received the required affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the votes cast and was approved.

 

     FOR      AGAINST      ABSTAIN      BROKER
NON-VOTES
 

Shares Voted

     36,197,455         1,250,640         5,697         900,509   

Proposal No. 5: To approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Amendment and Restatement to increase to 20,000,000 shares the Preferred Stock the Company is authorized to issue. This proposal did not receive the required affirmative vote of holders of two thirds of all votes entitled to be cast and was not approved.

 

     FOR      AGAINST      ABSTAIN      BROKER
NON-VOTES
 

Total Shares

     16,450,880         20,991,779         11,133         900,509   


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/ Marguerite Nader
 

Marguerite Nader

Executive Vice President and

    Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 9, 2012