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 (Date of earliest event reported): February 19, 2020
EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 1-11718 | 36-3857664 | ||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value | ELS | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation of Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On February 19, 2020, Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (referred to herein as the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) filed articles supplementary with respect to the reclassification of three authorized but unissued shares of our 6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) as shares of our Preferred Stock without designation as to class or series. The articles supplementary were effective on February 19, 2020.
The foregoing description of the articles supplementary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the articles supplementary, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
3.1 | ||||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File included as Exhibit 101 (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Paul Seavey | |
Paul Seavey | ||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: February 25, 2020