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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): April 18, 2016


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)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 18, 2016, Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (referred to herein as “we,” “us,” and “our”) issued a news release announcing our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

The news release also contains detailed guidance assumptions on our projections for 2016. We project our Normalized Funds from Operations (“Normalized FFO”) and our Funds from Operations (“FFO”) per Common Share (fully diluted) for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and year ending December 31, 2016 to be between $0.69 and $0.75 and $3.19 and $3.29, respectively.
 
We also project our Net income per Common Share (fully diluted) for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and year ending December 31, 2016, to be between $0.36 and $0.42 and $1.89 and $1.99, respectively.

The projected 2016 per Common Share amounts represent a range of possible outcomes and the mid-point of each range reflects management’s best estimate of the most likely outcome. Actual figures could vary materially from these amounts if any of our assumptions are incorrect. The news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K. The news release was also posted on our website, www.equitylifestyle.com, on April 18, 2016.

The information contained in Items 2.02 and 9.01 of this report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

This report 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 and may include, without limitation, information regarding our expectations, goals or intentions regarding the future, and the expected effect of our acquisitions. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to:
our ability to control costs, real estate market conditions, the actual rate of decline in customers, the actual use of sites by customers and our success in acquiring new customers at our properties (including those that we may acquire);
our ability to maintain historical or increase future rental rates and occupancy with respect to properties currently owned or that we may acquire;
our ability to retain and attract customers renewing, upgrading and entering right-to-use contracts;
our assumptions about rental and home sales markets;
our assumptions and guidance concerning 2016 estimated net income, FFO and Normalized FFO;
our ability to manage counterparty risk;
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, credit and capital markets volatility;
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;
impact of government intervention to stabilize site-built single family housing and not manufactured housing;
effective integration of recent acquisitions and our estimates regarding the future performance of recent acquisitions;
the completion of future transactions in their entirety, if any, and timing and effective integration with respect thereto;
unanticipated costs or unforeseen liabilities associated with recent acquisitions;
ability to obtain financing or refinance existing debt on favorable terms or at all;
the effect of interest rates;
the dilutive effects of issuing additional securities;
the effect of accounting for the entry of contracts with customers representing a right-to-use the properties under the Codification Topic “Revenue Recognition;
the outcome of pending or future lawsuits filed against us, including those disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, by tenant groups seeking to limit rent increases and/or seeking large damage awards for our alleged failure to properly maintain certain properties or other tenant related matters, such as the case currently pending in the California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, Case No. H041913, involving our California Hawaiian manufactured home property, including any further proceedings on appeal or in the trial court; and
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. We are





under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any obligation to, update or alter our forward-looking statements whether as a result of such changes, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.
We are a fully integrated owner and operator of lifestyle-oriented properties and own or have an interest in 388 quality properties in 32 states and British Columbia consisting of 144,231 sites. We are a self-administered, self-managed, real estate investment trust (REIT) with headquarters in Chicago.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The information contained in the attached exhibit is unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Registrant's annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

99.1
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. press release dated April 18, 2016, “ELS Reports First Quarter Results”













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, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date: April 19, 2016



Document

N E W S R E L E A S E


CONTACT: Paul Seavey                             FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(800) 247-5279                          April 18, 2016


                                                        
ELS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
Continued Strong Core Performance

CHICAGO, IL – April 18, 2016 Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE: ELS) (referred to herein as “we,” “us,” and “our”) today announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. All per share results are reported on a fully diluted basis unless otherwise noted.
Financial Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2016
Normalized Funds from Operations (“Normalized FFO”) available for Common Stockholders increased $8.3 million, or $0.09 per Common Share, to $84.8 million, or $0.92 per Common Share, compared to $76.5 million, or $0.83 per Common Share, for the same period in 2015. Funds from Operations (“FFO”) available for Common Stockholders increased $25.5 million, or $0.28 per Common Share, to $84.6 million or $0.92 per Common Share, compared to $59.1 million, or $0.64 per Common Share, for the same period in 2015. Net income available for Common Stockholders increased $23.4 million, or $0.28 per Common Share, to $50.6 million, or $0.60 per Common Share, compared to $27.2 million, or $0.32 per Common Share, for the same period in 2015.
Portfolio Performance
For the quarter ended March 31, 2016, property operating revenues, excluding deferrals, increased $10.1 million to $207.4 million compared to $197.3 million for the same period in 2015. For the quarter ended March 31, 2016, income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, increased $7.9 million to $127.3 million compared to $119.4 million for the same period in 2015.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2016, Core property operating revenues, excluding deferrals, increased approximately 4.5 percent and Core income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, increased approximately 6.0 percent compared to the same period in 2015.
Balance Sheet Activity
During the quarter we paid off a maturing mortgage loan of approximately $9.8 million with a stated interest rate of 5.48 percent per annum, which was secured by a manufactured home property.
Investment Activity
On January 27, 2016, we completed the acquisition of Rose Bay, a 303-site RV resort, located in Port Orange, Florida. The total purchase price of approximately $7.4 million was funded with available cash.
About Equity LifeStyle Properties
We are a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) with headquarters in Chicago.
As of April 18, 2016, we own or have an interest in 388 quality properties in 32 states and British Columbia consisting of 144,231 sites.
For additional information, please contact our Investor Relations Department at (800) 247-5279 or at investor_relations@equitylifestyle.com.

 
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Conference Call
A live webcast of our conference call discussing these results will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. Please visit the Investor Information section at www.equitylifestyle.com for the link. A replay of the webcast will be available for two weeks at this site.
Reporting Calendar
Quarterly financial results and related earnings conference calls for the next three quarters are expected to occur as follows:
 
 
Release Date
 
Earnings Call
Second Quarter 2016
 
Monday, July 18, 2016
 
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 10:00 a.m. CT
Third Quarter 2016
 
Monday, October 17, 2016
 
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 10:00 a.m. CT
Fourth Quarter 2016
 
Monday, January 23, 2017
 
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 10:00 a.m. CT
Forward-Looking Statements
In addition to historical information, this press 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 and may include without limitation, information regarding our expectations, goals or intentions regarding the future, and the expected effect of our acquisitions. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to:
our ability to control costs, real estate market conditions, the actual rate of decline in customers, the actual use of sites by customers and our success in acquiring new customers at our properties (including those that we may acquire);
our ability to maintain historical or increase future rental rates and occupancy with respect to properties currently owned or that we may acquire;
our ability to retain and attract customers renewing, upgrading and entering right-to-use contracts;
our assumptions about rental and home sales markets;
our assumptions and guidance concerning 2016 estimated net income, FFO and Normalized FFO;
our ability to manage counterparty risk;
in the age-qualified properties, home sales results could be impacted by the ability of potential home buyers to sell their existing residences as well as by financial, credit and capital markets volatility;
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;
impact of government intervention to stabilize site-built single family housing and not manufactured housing;
effective integration of recent acquisitions and our estimates regarding the future performance of recent acquisitions;
the completion of future transactions in their entirety, if any, and timing and effective integration with respect thereto;
unanticipated costs or unforeseen liabilities associated with recent acquisitions;
ability to obtain financing or refinance existing debt on favorable terms or at all;
the effect of interest rates;
the dilutive effects of issuing additional securities;
the effect of accounting for the entry of contracts with customers representing a right-to-use the properties under the Codification Topic "Revenue Recognition;"
the outcome of pending or future lawsuits filed against us, including those disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, by tenant groups seeking to limit rent increases and/or seeking large damage awards for our alleged failure to properly maintain certain Properties or other tenant related matters, such as the case currently pending in the California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, Case No. H041913, involving our California Hawaiian manufactured home property, including any further proceedings on appeal or in the trial court; and
other risks indicated from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 
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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. We are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any obligation to, update or alter our forward-looking statements whether as a result of such changes, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

 
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Investor Information



Equity Research Coverage (1)
Robert W. Baird & Company
BMO Capital Markets
Green Street Advisors
Drew T. Babin
Paul Adornato
David Bragg/ Ryan Burke
215-553-7816
212-885-4170
949-640-8780
dbabin@rwbaird.com
paul.adornato@bmo.com
dbragg@greenstreetadvisors.com
 
 
rburke@greenstreetadvisors.com
BB&T Capital Markets
Cantor Fitzgerald
 
David J. Toti
Gaurav Mehta
Wells Fargo Securities
212-419-4620
212-915-1221
Todd Stender
dtoti@bbandtcm.com
gmehta@cantor.com
562-637-1371
 
 
todd.stender@wellsfargo.com
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research
Citi Research
 
Jana Galan
Michael Bilerman/ Nick Joseph
 
646-855-3081
212-816-1383
 
jana.galan@baml.com
michael.bilerman@citi.com
 
 
nicholas.joseph@citi.com
 
 
 
 




























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1.
Any opinions, estimates or forecasts regarding our performance made by these analysts or agencies do not represent our opinions, forecasts or predictions. We do not by reference to these firms imply our endorsement of or concurrence with such information, conclusions or recommendations.

1Q 2016 Supplemental information
1 
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.


Financial Highlights

(In millions, except Stock outstanding and per share data, unaudited)
 
As of and for the Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2016
December 31,
2015
September 30, 2015
June 30, 2015
March 31,
2015
Operating Information
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues
$
220.1

$
201.6

$
210.1

$
201.5

$
208.4

Net income
$
57.2

$
39.8

$
42.1

$
36.8

$
31.8

Net income available for Common Stockholders
$
50.6

$
34.5

$
36.7

$
31.8

$
27.2

Normalized EBITDA (1)
$
112.7

$
96.0

$
99.0

$
92.9

$
106.1

FFO available for Common Stockholders (1)(2)
$
84.6

$
67.1

$
70.3

$
64.5

$
59.1

Normalized FFO available for Common Stockholders (1)(2)
$
84.8

$
67.6

$
70.5

$
64.5

$
76.5

Funds available for distribution (FAD) available for Common Stockholders (1)(2)
$
77.4

$
57.0

$
62.5

$
53.6

$
69.1

 
 
 
 
 

Stock Outstanding (In thousands)
and Per Share Data
 
 
 
 

Common stock and OP units, end of the period
91,802

91,461

91,505

91,498

91,462

Weighted average Common Stock outstanding - fully diluted
92,041

91,875

91,940

91,851

91,777

Net income per Common Share - fully diluted
$
0.60

$
0.41

$
0.43

$
0.38

$
0.32

FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$
0.92

$
0.73

$
0.77

$
0.70

$
0.64

Normalized FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$
0.92

$
0.74

$
0.77

$
0.70

$
0.83

FAD per Common Share - fully diluted
$
0.84

$
0.62

$
0.68

$
0.58

$
0.75

Dividends per Common Share
$
0.425

$
0.375

$
0.375

$
0.375

$
0.375

 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets (3)
$
3,415

$
3,400

$
3,423

$
3,427

$
3,448

Total liabilities (3)
$
2,400

$
2,408

$
2,434

$
2,445

$
2,469

 
 
 
 
 
 
Market Capitalization
 
 
 
 
 
Total debt
$
2,125

$
2,146

$
2,156

$
2,167

$
2,212

Total market capitalization (4)
$
8,938

$
8,380

$
7,651

$
7,114

$
7,374

 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratios
 
 
 
 
 
Total debt / total market capitalization
23.8
%
25.6
%
28.2
%
30.5
%
30.0
%
Total debt + preferred stock / total market capitalization
25.3
%
27.2
%
30.0
%
32.4
%
31.8
%
Total debt / Normalized EBITDA (5)
5.3

5.4

5.5

5.7

5.8

Interest coverage (6)
4.6

3.9

4.0

3.7

4.1

Fixed charges + preferred distributions coverage (7)
4.0

3.4

3.5

3.3

3.6


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1.
See page 17-18 for non-GAAP measure definitions of Normalized EBITDA, FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD.
2.
See page 6 for a reconciliation of Net income available for Common Stockholders to FFO available for Common Stockholders, Normalized FFO available for Common Stockholders and FAD available for Common Stockholders.
3.
As of December 31, 2015, September 30, 2015, June 30, 2015 and March 31, 2015, deferred financing costs of approximately $19.7 million, $20.3 million, $20.6 million and $21.0 million, respectively, were reclassified from deferred financing costs, net to mortgages notes payable and term loan due to the adoption of ASU 2015-03: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.
4.
See page 15 for market capitalization calculation as of March 31, 2016.
5.
Represents trailing twelve months Normalized EBITDA. We believe trailing twelve months Normalized EBITDA provides additional information for determining our ability to meet future debt service requirements.
6.
Interest coverage is calculated by dividing Normalized EBITDA for the period by the interest expense incurred.
7.
See page 18 for a definition of fixed charges. This ratio is calculated by dividing Normalized EBITDA for the period by the sum of fixed charges and preferred stock dividends.

1Q 2016 Supplemental information
2 
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.


First Quarter 2016 - Selected Financial Data

(In millions, except per share data, unaudited)
 
Quarter Ended
 
March 31, 2016
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management - 2016 Core (1)
$
126.5

Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management - Acquisitions (2)
0.8

Property management and general and administrative (excluding transaction costs)
(19.0
)
Other income and expenses
4.4

Financing costs and other
(27.9
)
Normalized FFO available for Common Stockholders (3)
84.8

Transaction costs
(0.2
)
FFO available for Common Stockholders(3)
$
84.6

 
 
Normalized FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$
0.92

FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$
0.92

 
 
 
 
Normalized FFO available for Common Stockholders (3)
$
84.8

Non-revenue producing improvements to real estate
(7.3
)
FAD available for Common Stockholders (3)
$
77.5

 
 
FAD per Common Share - fully diluted
$
0.84

 
 
Weighted average Common Stock outstanding - fully diluted
92.0

 
 

















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1.
See page 17-18 for definitions of Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, and Core. See page 8 for details of the 2016 Core Income from Property Operations, excluding deferrals and property management.
2.
See page 18 for definition of Acquisition properties. See page 9 for details of the Income from Property Operations, excluding deferrals and property management for the Acquisition properties.
3.
See page 6 for a reconciliation of Net income available for Common Stockholders to FFO available for Common Stockholders, Normalized FFO available for Common Stockholders and FAD available for Common Stockholders. See definitions of FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD on page 17 and Non-revenue producing improvements on page 18.

1Q 2016 Supplemental information
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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.


Balance Sheet

(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
 
(unaudited)
 
Assets
 
 
 
Investment in real estate:
 
 
 
Land
$
1,105,542

 
$
1,101,676

Land improvements
2,796,998

 
2,787,882

Buildings and other depreciable property
597,989

 
588,041

 
4,500,529

 
4,477,599

Accumulated depreciation
(1,310,762
)
 
(1,282,423
)
Net investment in real estate
3,189,767

 
3,195,176

Cash
97,107

 
80,258

Notes receivable, net
34,144

 
35,463

Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures
22,994

 
17,741

Deferred commission expense
30,758

 
30,865

Escrow deposits, goodwill, and other assets, net (1)
40,355

 
40,897

Total Assets
$
3,415,125

 
$
3,400,400

Liabilities and Equity
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Mortgage notes payable (1)
$
1,907,074

 
$
1,926,880

Term loan (1)
199,224

 
199,172

Unsecured lines of credit

 

Accrued expenses and accounts payable
79,510

 
76,044

Deferred revenue – upfront payments from right-to-use contracts
78,707

 
78,405

Deferred revenue – right-to-use annual payments
13,615

 
9,878

Accrued interest payable
8,669

 
8,715

Rents and other customer payments received in advance and security deposits
74,153

 
74,300

Distributions payable
39,016

 
34,315

Total Liabilities
2,399,968

 
2,407,709

Equity:
 
 
 
Stockholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 9,945,539 shares authorized as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015; none issued and outstanding.

 

6.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 54,461 shares authorized and 54,458 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 at liquidation value
136,144

 
136,144

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015; 84,594,060 and 84,253,065 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively
845

 
843

Paid-in capital
1,046,033

 
1,039,140

Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings
(235,875
)
 
(250,506
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,161
)
 
(553
)
Total Stockholders’ Equity
945,986

 
925,068

Non-controlling interests – Common OP Units
69,171

 
67,623

Total Equity
1,015,157

 
992,691

Total Liabilities and Equity
$
3,415,125

 
$
3,400,400



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1.
As of December 31, 2015, deferred financing costs of approximately $3.7 million, $18.9 million and $0.8 million were reclassified from Deferred financing costs, net to Escrow deposits, goodwill, and other assets, net, to Mortgages notes payable and to Term loan line items, respectively, due to the adoption of ASU 2015-03: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.

1Q 2016 Supplemental information
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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.


Consolidated Income Statement

(In thousands, unaudited)
 
Quarters Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
Community base rental income
$
114,076

 
$
109,270

 
Rental home income
3,545

 
3,554

 
Resort base rental income
55,434

 
51,645

 
Right-to-use annual payments
11,054

 
10,981

 
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross
2,532

 
2,797

 
Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net
(302
)
 
(773
)
 
Utility and other income
20,793

 
19,082

 
Gross revenues from home sales
8,214

 
6,937

 
Brokered resale revenue and ancillary services revenues, net
1,418

 
1,982

 
Interest income
1,660

 
1,820

 
Income from other investments, net
1,723

 
1,119

 
    Total revenues
220,147

 
208,414

 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses:
 
 
 
 
Property operating and maintenance
62,954

 
61,117

 
Rental home operating and maintenance
1,525

 
1,669

 
Real estate taxes
13,198

 
12,594

 
Sales and marketing, gross
2,493

 
2,522

 
Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net
104

 
(243
)
 
Property management
11,763

 
11,290

 
Depreciation on real estate assets and rental homes
28,656

 
28,116

 
Amortization of in-place leases
335

 
665

 
Cost of home sales
8,281

 
6,724

 
Home selling expenses
834

 
805

 
General and administrative (1)
7,407

 
7,406

 
Property rights initiatives and other
654

 
553

 
Early debt retirement

 
16,991

 
Interest and related amortization
25,634

 
27,276

 
    Total expenses
163,838

 
177,485

 
Income before equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
56,309

 
30,929

 
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
881

 
884

 
Consolidated net income
57,190

 
31,813

 
 
 
 
 
 
Income allocated to non-controlling interest-Common OP Units
(4,310
)
 
(2,331
)
 
Series C Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock Dividends
(2,297
)
 
(2,297
)
 
Net income available for Common Stockholders
$
50,583

 
$
27,185

 











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1.
Includes transaction costs, see Reconciliation of Net income available for Common Stockholders to FFO available for Common Stockholders, Normalized FFO available for Common Stockholders and FAD available for Common Stockholders on page 6.

1Q 2016 Supplemental information
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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.


Reconciliation of Net Income to FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD

(In thousands, except per share data, unaudited)
 
Quarters Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
    Net income available for Common Stockholders
$
50,583

 
$
27,185

 
Income allocated to Common OP Units
4,310

 
2,331

 
Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net (1)
302

 
773

 
Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net (2)
104

 
(243
)
 
Depreciation on real estate assets
26,009

 
25,410

 
Depreciation on rental homes 
2,647

 
2,706

 
Amortization of in-place leases
335

 
665

 
Depreciation on unconsolidated joint ventures
290

 
243

 
   FFO available for Common Stockholders (3)
84,580

 
59,070

 
Transaction costs (4)
200

 
432

 
Early debt retirement

 
16,991

 
   Normalized FFO available for Common Stockholders (3)
84,780

 
76,493

 
Non-revenue producing improvements to real estate
(7,337
)
 
(7,443
)
 
   FAD available for Common Stockholders (3)
$
77,443

 
$
69,050

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income available per Common Share - Basic
$
0.60

 
$
0.32

 
Net income available per Common Share - Fully Diluted
$
0.60

 
$
0.32

 
 
 
 
 
 
FFO per Common Share - Basic
$
0.92

 
$
0.65

 
FFO per Common Share - Fully Diluted
$
0.92

 
$
0.64

 
 
 
 
 
 
Normalized FFO per Common Share - Basic
$
0.93

 
$
0.84

 
Normalized FFO per Common Share - Fully Diluted
$
0.92

 
$
0.83

 
 
 
 
 
 
FAD per Common Share - Basic
$
0.85

 
$
0.76

 
FAD per Common Share - Fully Diluted
$
0.84

 
$
0.75

 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Common Stock - Basic
84,321

 
83,961

 
Average Common Stock and OP Units - Basic
91,529

 
91,186

 
Average Common Stock and OP Units - Fully Diluted
92,041

 
91,777

 











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1.
We are required by GAAP to defer, over the estimated customer life, recognition of non-refundable upfront payments from sales of new and upgrade right-to-use contracts. For 2016, the customer life is estimated to be 40 years and is based upon our experience operating the membership platform since 2008. The amount shown represents the deferral of a substantial portion of current period upgrade sales, offset by amortization of prior period sales.
2.
We are required by GAAP to defer recognition of commissions paid related to the entry of right-to-use contracts. The deferred commissions will be amortized using the same method as used for the related non-refundable upfront payments from the entry of right-to-use contracts and upgrade sales. The amount shown represents the deferral of a substantial portion of current period commissions on those contracts, offset by the amortization of prior period commissions.
3.
See page 17 for non-GAAP measure definitions of FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD and page 18 for the definition of Non-revenue producing improvements.
4.
Included in general and administrative on the Consolidated Income Statement on page 5.

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Consolidated Income from Property Operations (1)

(In millions, except home site and occupancy figures, unaudited)
 
Quarters Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Community base rental income (2)
$
114.1

 
$
109.3

 
Rental home income
3.5

 
3.6

 
Resort base rental income (3)
55.4

 
51.6

 
Right-to-use annual payments
11.1

 
11.0

 
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross
2.5

 
2.8

 
Utility and other income
20.8

 
19.0

 
    Property operating revenues
207.4

 
197.3

 
 
 
 

 
Property operating, maintenance and real estate taxes
76.1

 
73.7

 
Rental home operating and maintenance
1.5

 
1.7

 
Sales and marketing, gross
2.5

 
2.5

 
    Property operating expenses
80.1

 
77.9

 
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management (1)
$
127.3

 
$
119.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
Manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages:
 
 
 
 
Total sites
70,114

 
70,081

 
Occupied sites
65,153

 
64,601

 
Occupancy %
92.9
%
 
92.2
%
 
Monthly base rent per site
$
584

 
$
564

 
 
 
 
 
 
Resort base rental income:
 
 
 
 
Annual
$
30.0

 
$
27.9

 
Seasonal
16.2

 
15.0

 
Transient
9.2

 
8.7

 
     Total resort base rental income
$
55.4

 
$
51.6

 











 


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1.
See page 5 for the Consolidated Income Statement and page 17-18 for a definition and reconciliation of Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management.
2.
See the manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages below within this table.
3.
See resort base rental income detail included below within this table.

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2016 Core Income from Property Operations (1)

(In millions, except home site and occupancy figures, unaudited)
 
Quarters Ended
 
 
 
 
March 31,
 
%
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Change (2)
 
Community base rental income (3)
$
114.0

 
$
109.2

 
4.4
 %
 
Rental home income
3.5

 
3.6

 
(0.3
)%
 
Resort base rental income (4)
54.3

 
51.5

 
5.3
 %
 
Right-to-use annual payments
11.1

 
11.0

 
0.7
 %
 
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross
2.5

 
2.8

 
(9.5
)%
 
Utility and other income
20.7

 
19.1

 
8.5
 %
 
    Property operating revenues
206.1

 
197.2

 
4.5
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property operating, maintenance and real estate taxes
75.6

 
73.6

 
2.7
 %
 
Rental home operating and maintenance
1.5

 
1.7

 
(8.6
)%
 
Sales and marketing, gross
2.5

 
2.5

 
(1.1
)%
 
    Property operating expenses
79.6

 
77.8

 
2.3
 %
 
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management (1)
$
126.5

 
$
119.4

 
6.0
 %
 
Occupied sites (5)
65,155

 
64,637

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages:
 
Total sites
69,836

 
69,853

 

 
Occupied sites
65,029

 
64,508

 
 
 
Occupancy %
93.1
%
 
92.3
%
 
 
 
Monthly base rent per site
$
584

 
$
564

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Resort base rental income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annual
$
29.6

 
$
27.8

 
6.3
 %
 
Seasonal
15.8

 
15.0

 
5.7
 %
 
Transient
8.9

 
8.7

 
1.4
 %
 
     Total resort base rental income
$
54.3

 
$
51.5

 
5.3
 %
 











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1.
See page 17-18 for definitions of Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, and Core.
2.
Calculations prepared using actual results without rounding.
3.
See the Core manufactured home site figures and occupancy averages included below within this table.
4.
See resort base rental income detail included below within this table.
5.
Occupied sites as of the end of the period shown. Occupied sites have increased by 141 from 65,014 at December 31, 2015.

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Acquisitions - Income from Property Operations (1)

(In millions, unaudited)
 
Quarter Ended
 
 
March 31,
2016
 
Community base rental income
$
0.1

 
Resort base rental income
1.2

 
Utility income and other property income
0.1

 
  Property operating revenues
1.4

 
 
 
 
  Property operating expenses
0.6

 
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management
$
0.8

 








































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1.
See page 18 for definition of Acquisition properties.

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Income from Rental Home Operations

(In millions, except occupied rentals, unaudited)
 
Quarters Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Manufactured homes:
 
 
 
 
New home
$
6.1

 
$
5.6

 
Used home
6.4

 
7.3

 
   Rental operations revenues (1)
12.5

 
12.9

 
Rental operations expense
1.5

 
1.7

 
   Income from rental operations, before depreciation
11.0

 
11.2

 
Depreciation on rental homes
2.6

 
2.7

 
   Income from rental operations, after depreciation
$
8.4

 
$
8.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
Occupied rentals: (2)
 
 
 
 
New
2,247

 
2,045

 
Used
2,715

 
3,125

 
   Total occupied rental sites
4,962

 
5,170

 

 
As of
 
March 31, 2016
 
March 31, 2015
Cost basis in rental homes: (3)
Gross
 
Net of Depreciation
 
Gross
 
Net of Depreciation
New
$
115.6

 
$
92.3

 
$
108.7

 
$
90.4

Used
56.2

 
33.4

 
62.2

 
45.9

  Total rental homes
$
171.8

 
$
125.7

 
$
170.9

 
$
136.3
















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1.
For the quarters ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, approximately $9.0 million and $9.4 million, respectively, of the rental operations revenue are included in the Community base rental income in the Consolidated Income from Property Operations table on page 7. The remainder of the rental operations revenue is included in the Rental home income in the Consolidated Income from Property Operations table on page 7.
2.
Occupied rentals as of the end of the period shown in our Core portfolio. For the quarters ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, includes 131 and 55 homes rented through our ECHO joint venture, respectively. For the quarters ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the rental home investment associated with our ECHO joint venture totals approximately $4.3 million and $1.7 million.
3.
Includes both occupied and unoccupied rental homes. New home cost basis does not include the costs associated with our ECHO joint venture. At March 31, 2016 and 2015, our investment in the ECHO joint venture was approximately $15.4 million and $10.4 million, respectively.

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Total Sites and Home Sales

(In thousands, except sites and home sale volumes, unaudited)
Summary of Total Sites as of March 31, 2016
 
 
Sites
Community sites
70,100

Resort sites:
 
    Annuals
26,000

    Seasonal
10,500

    Transient
10,400

Membership (1)
24,100

Joint Ventures (2)
3,100

Total
144,200


Home Sales - Select Data
 
 
 
 
 
Quarters Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Total New Home Sales Volume (3)
121

 
86

 
     New Home Sales Volume - ECHO joint venture
34

 
39

 
New Home Sales Gross Revenues(3)
$
5,399

 
$
2,930

 
 
 
 
 
 
Used Home Sales Volume
311

 
381

 
Used Home Sales Gross Revenues
$
2,815

 
$
4,007

 
 
 
 
 
 
Brokered Home Resales Volume
186

 
205

 
Brokered Home Resale Revenues, net
$
279

 
$
295

 



















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1.
Sites primarily utilized by approximately 101,800 members. Includes approximately 5,500 sites rented on an annual basis.
2.
Joint venture income is included in the Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures in the Consolidated Income Statement on page 5.
3.
Total new home sales volume includes home sales from our ECHO joint venture. New home sales gross revenues does not include the revenues associated with our ECHO joint venture.

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2016 Guidance - Selected Financial Data (1)

Our guidance acknowledges the existence of volatile economic conditions, which may impact our current guidance assumptions. Factors impacting 2016 guidance include, but are not limited to the following: (i) the mix of site usage within the portfolio; (ii) yield management on our short-term resort sites; (iii) scheduled or implemented rate increases on community and resort sites; (iv) scheduled or implemented rate increases in annual payments under right-to-use contracts; (v) occupancy changes; (vi) our ability to retain and attract customers renewing or entering right-to-use contracts; (vii) our ability to integrate and operate recent acquisitions in accordance with our estimates; (viii) completion of pending transactions in their entirety and on assumed schedule; and (ix) ongoing legal matters and related fees.

(In millions, except per share data, unaudited)

 
Quarter Ended
 
Year Ended
 
June 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2016
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management - 2016 Core (2)
$
110.0

 
$
470.8

Income from property operations - Acquisitions (3)
0.3

 
2.0

Property management and general and administrative
(20.0
)
 
(77.2
)
Other income and expenses
3.7

 
14.3

Financing costs and other
(27.8
)
 
(111.5
)
Normalized FFO available for Common Stockholders (4)
66.2

 
298.4

Transaction costs

 
(0.2
)
FFO available for Common Stockholders (4)
66.2

 
298.2

    Depreciation on real estate and other
(26.6
)
 
(106.4
)
    Depreciation on rental homes
(2.7
)
 
(10.7
)
    Deferral of right-to-use contract sales revenue and commission, net
(0.6
)
 
(2.4
)
    Income allocated to non-controlling interest-Common OP Units
(2.8
)
 
(14.0
)
Net income available for Common Stockholders
$
33.5

 
$
164.7

 
 
 
 
Normalized FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$0.69 - $0.75

 
$3.19 - $3.29

FFO per Common Share - fully diluted
$0.69 - $0.75

 
$3.19 - $3.29

Net income per Common Share - fully diluted (5)
$0.36 - $0.42

 
$1.89 - $1.99

 
 
 
 
Weighted average Common Stock outstanding - fully diluted
92.1

 
92.1









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1.
Each line item represents the mid-point of a range of possible outcomes and reflects management’s estimate of the most likely outcome. Actual Normalized FFO available for Common Stockholders, Normalized FFO per Common Share, FFO available for Common Stockholders, FFO per Common Share, Net income available for Common Stockholders and Net income per Common Share could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.
2.
See page 13 for 2016 Core Guidance Assumptions. Amount represents 2015 income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management, from the 2016 Core properties of $106.3 million multiplied by an estimated growth rate of 3.6% and $448.8 million multiplied by an estimated growth rate of 4.9% for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2016, respectively.
3.
See page 13 for the 2016 Assumptions regarding the Acquisition properties.
4.
See page 17 for definitions of Normalized FFO and FFO.
5.
Net income per fully diluted Common Share is calculated before Income allocated to non-controlling interest-Common OP Units.

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2016 Core Guidance Assumptions (1) 
(In millions, unaudited)
 
Quarter Ended
 
Second Quarter 2016
 
Year Ended
 
2016
 
June 30, 2015
 
Growth Factors (2)
 
December 31, 2015
 
Growth Factors (2)
Community base rental income
$
110.0

 
4.3
 %
 
$
441.6

 
4.1
 %
Rental home income
3.6

 
0.9
 %
 
14.0

 
1.6
 %
Resort base rental income (3)
41.2

 
5.0
 %
 
183.4

 
4.9
 %
Right-to-use annual payments
10.9

 
1.1
 %
 
44.4

 
0.2
 %
Right-to-use contracts current period, gross
3.6

 
(13.0
)%
 
12.8

 
(0.2
)%
Utility and other income
18.8

 
1.2
 %
 
76.0

 
1.5
 %
    Property operating revenues
188.1

 
3.5
 %
 
772.2

 
3.7
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property operating, maintenance, and real estate taxes
76.6

 
4.0
 %
 
304.5

 
2.0
 %
Rental home operating and maintenance
1.7

 
 %
 
7.2

 
(4.8
)%
Sales and marketing, gross
3.5

 
(4.8
)%
 
11.7

 
6.6
 %
    Property operating expenses
81.8

 
3.5
 %
 
323.4

 
2.0
 %
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management
 
$
106.3

 
3.6
 %
 
$
448.8

 
4.9
 %
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Resort base rental income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annual
$
28.4

 
5.4
 %
 
$
114.6

 
5.8
 %
Seasonal
3.6

 
2.0
 %
 
28.7

 
4.1
 %
Transient
9.2

 
5.0
 %
 
40.1

 
2.8
 %
    Total resort base rental income
$
41.2

 
5.0
 %
 
$
183.4

 
4.9
 %


2016 Assumptions Regarding Acquisition Properties (1)
(In millions, unaudited)
 
Quarter Ended
 
Year Ended
 
June 30, 2016 (4)
 
December 31, 2016 (4)
Community base rental income
$
0.1

 
$
0.4

Resort base rental income
0.8

 
3.5

Utility income and other property income
0.1

 
0.4

  Property operating revenues
1.0

 
4.3

 
 
 
 
Property operating, maintenance, and real estate taxes
0.7

 
2.3

  Property operating expenses
0.7

 
2.3

Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management
$
0.3

 
$
2.0





_______________________________
1.
Refer to page 18 for definition of Core and Acquisition properties.
2.
Management’s estimate of the growth of property operations in the 2016 Core Properties compared to actual 2015 performance. Represents our estimate of the mid-point of a range of possible outcomes. Calculations prepared using actual results without rounding. Actual growth could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.
3.
See Resort base rental income table included below within this table.
4.
Each line item represents our estimate of the mid-point of a possible range of outcomes and reflects management’s best estimate of the most likely outcome for the Acquisition properties. Actual income from property operations for the Acquisition properties could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.


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Right-To-Use Memberships - Select Data

(In thousands, except member count, number of Thousand Trail Camping Pass, number of annuals and number of upgrades, unaudited)
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016 (1)
Member Count (2)
96,687

 
98,277

 
96,130

 
102,413

 
104,700

Thousand Trails Camping Pass (TTC) Origination (3)
10,198

 
15,607

 
18,187

 
25,544

 
28,600

    TTC Sales
8,909

 
9,289

 
10,014

 
11,877

 
14,000

    RV Dealer TTC Activations
1,289

 
6,318

 
8,173

 
13,667

 
14,600

Number of annuals (4)
4,280

 
4,830

 
5,142

 
5,470

 
5,750

Number of upgrade sales (5)
3,069

 
2,999

 
2,978

 
2,687

 
2,600

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Right-to-use annual payments (6)
$
47,662

 
$
47,967

 
$
44,860

 
$
44,441

 
$
44,500

Resort base rental income from annuals
$
9,585

 
$
11,148

 
$
12,491

 
$
13,821

 
$
15,400

Resort base rental income from seasonals/transients
$
11,042

 
$
12,692

 
$
13,894

 
$
15,795

 
$
16,400

Upgrade contract initiations (7)
$
14,025

 
$
13,815

 
$
13,892

 
$
12,783

 
$
12,800

Utility and other income
$
2,407

 
$
2,293

 
$
2,455

 
$
2,430

 
$
2,500

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

























________________________________
1.
Guidance estimate. Each line item represents our estimate of the mid-point of a possible range of outcomes and reflects management’s best estimate of the most likely outcome. Actual figures could vary materially from amounts presented above if any of our assumptions is incorrect.
2.
Members have entered into right-to-use contracts with us that entitle them to use certain properties on a continuous basis for up to 21 days.
3.
TTCs allow access to any of five geographic areas in the United States.
4.
Members who rent a specific site for an entire year in connection with their right-to-use contract.
5.
Existing customers that have upgraded agreements are eligible for longer stays, can make earlier reservations, may receive discounts on rental units, and may have access to additional properties. Upgrades require a non-refundable upfront payment.
6.
The years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013, include $0.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively, of revenue recognized related to our right-to-use annual memberships activated through our dealer program. During the third quarter of 2013, we changed the accounting treatment of revenues and expenses associated with the RV dealer program to recognize as revenue only the cash received from members generated by the program.
7.
Revenues associated with contract upgrades, included in Right-to-use contracts current period, gross, on our Consolidated Income Statement on page 5.

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Market Capitalization

(In millions, except share and OP Unit data, unaudited)
Capital Structure as of March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Common Stock/Units
% of Total Common Stock/Units
Total
% of Total
% of Total Market Capitalization
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Secured Debt
 
 
$
1,925

90.6
%
 
 
Unsecured Debt
 
 
200

9.4
%
 
 
Total Debt (1)
 
 
$
2,125

100.0
%
23.8
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock
84,594,060

92.1
%
 
 
 
 
OP Units
7,207,678

7.9
%
 
 
 
 
Total Common Stock and OP Units
91,801,738

100.0
%
 
 
 
 
Common Stock price at March 31, 2016
$
72.73

 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value of Common Stock
 
 
$
6,677

98.0
%
 
 
Perpetual Preferred Stock
 
 
136

2.0
%
 
 
Total Equity
 
 
$
6,813

100.0
%
76.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Market Capitalization
 
 
$
8,938

 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Perpetual Preferred Stock as of March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series
Callable Date
 
Outstanding Stock
Liquidation Value
Annual Dividend Per Share
Annual Dividend Value
6.75% Series C
9/7/2017
 
54,458
$136
$168.75
$
9.2
























_________________

1.    Excludes deferred financing costs of approximately $19.0 million

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Debt Maturity Schedule

Debt Maturity Schedule as of March 31, 2016
(In thousands, unaudited)

Year
 
Secured Debt
 
Weighted Average Interest Rate
 
Unsecured Debt
 
Weighted Average Interest Rate
 
Total Debt
 
% of Total Debt
 
Weighted Average Interest Rate
 
2016
 
$
70,333

 
5.83
%
 
$

 

 
$
70,333

 
3.32
%
 
5.83
%
 
2017
 
57,747

 
5.80
%
 

 

 
57,747

 
2.73
%
 
5.80
%
 
2018
 
202,169

 
5.97
%
 

 

 
202,169

 
9.55
%
 
5.97
%
 
2019
 
203,919

 
6.27
%
 

 

 
203,919

 
9.63
%
 
6.27
%
 
2020
 
123,554

 
6.13
%
 
200,000

 
2.39
%
 
323,554

 
15.28
%
 
3.82
%
 
2021
 
192,704

 
5.01
%
 

 

 
192,704

 
9.10
%
 
5.01
%
 
2022
 
153,013

 
4.59
%
 

 

 
153,013

 
7.23
%
 
4.59
%
 
2023
 
113,200

 
5.13
%
 

 

 
113,200

 
5.35
%
 
5.13
%
 
2024
 

 
%
 

 

 

 
%
 
%
 
Thereafter
 
800,693

 
4.18
%
 

 

 
800,693

 
37.82
%
 
4.18
%
 
Total
 
$
1,917,332

 
5.00
%
 
$
200,000

 
2.39
%
 
$
2,117,332

 
100.0
%
 
4.75
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note Premiums
 
7,961

 
 
 

 
 
 
7,961

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Debt
 
1,925,293

 
 
 
200,000

 
 
 
2,125,293

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred Financing Costs
 
(18,219
)
 
 
 
(776
)
 
 
 
(18,995
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Debt, net
 
$
1,907,074

 
4.93
%
(1) 
$
199,224

 
2.52
%
 
$
2,106,298

 
 
 
4.71
%
(1) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Years to Maturity
 
10.7
 
 
 
3.8
 
 
 
10.1
 
 
 
 
 
























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1.     Reflects effective interest rate including amortization of note premiums and amortization of deferred loan cost for secured and total debt and stated interest rate for unsecured debt.


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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.


Non-GAAP Financial Measures Definitions and Other Terms

This document contains certain non-GAAP measures we believe are helpful in understanding our business, as further discussed in the paragraphs below. Investors should review Funds from Operations (“FFO”), Normalized Funds from Operations (“Normalized FFO”) and Funds available for distribution (“FAD”), along with GAAP net income and cash flow from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities, when evaluating an equity REIT’s operating performance. We compute FFO in accordance with our interpretation of standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do. Normalized FFO presented herein is not necessarily comparable to normalized FFO presented by other real estate companies due to the fact that not all real estate companies use the same methodology for computing this amount. FFO, Normalized FFO and FAD do not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, nor do they represent cash available to pay distributions and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indication of our financial performance, or to cash flow from operating activities, determined in accordance with GAAP, as a measure of our liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions.

FFO. We define FFO as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains and actual or estimated losses from sales of properties, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization, impairments, if any, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis. We receive up-front non-refundable payments from the entry of right-to-use contracts. In accordance with GAAP, the upfront non-refundable payments and related commissions are deferred and amortized over the estimated customer life. Although the NAREIT definition of FFO does not address the treatment of non-refundable right-to-use payments, we believe that it is appropriate to adjust for the impact of the deferral activity in our calculation of FFO.

We believe FFO, as defined by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, is generally an appropriate measure of performance for an equity REIT. While FFO is a relevant and widely used measure of operating performance for equity REITs, it does not represent cash flow from operations or net income as defined by GAAP, and it should not be considered as an alternative to these indicators in evaluating liquidity or operating performance.
Normalized FFO. We define Normalized FFO as FFO excluding the following non-operating income and expense items: a) the financial impact of contingent consideration; b) gains and losses from early debt extinguishment, including prepayment penalties and defeasance costs; c) property acquisition and other transaction costs related to mergers and acquisitions; and d) other miscellaneous non-comparable items.
We believe that FFO and Normalized FFO are helpful to investors as supplemental measures of the performance of an equity REIT. We believe that by excluding the effect of depreciation, amortization, impairments, if any, and actual or estimated gains or losses from sales of real estate, all of which are based on historical costs and which may be of limited relevance in evaluating current performance, FFO can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and among other equity REITs. We further believe that Normalized FFO provides useful information to investors, analysts and our management because it allows them to compare our operating performance to the operating performance of other real estate companies and between periods on a consistent basis without having to account for differences not related to our operations. For example, we believe that excluding the early extinguishment of debt, property acquisition and other transaction costs related to mergers and acquisitions and the change in fair value of our contingent consideration asset from Normalized FFO allows investors, analysts and our management to assess the sustainability of operating performance in future periods because these costs do not affect the future operations of the properties. In some cases, we provide information about identified non-cash components of FFO and Normalized FFO because it allows investors, analysts and our management to assess the impact of those items.
FAD. We define FAD as Normalized FFO less non-revenue producing capital expenditures.
Income from Property Operations, excluding deferrals and property management. We define Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management as rental income, utility income and right-to-use income less property operating and maintenance expenses, real estate tax, sales and marketing expenses, property management and the GAAP deferral of right-to-use contract upfront payments and related commissions, net. We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure is helpful to investors and analysts as a direct measure of the actual operating results of our manufactured home and RV communities.



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The following table reconciles Income before equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures to Income from property operations (amounts in thousands):
 
 
Quarters Ended
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Income before equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
 
$
56,309

 
$
30,929

 
Right-to-use upfront payments, deferred, net
 
302

 
773

 
Gross revenues from home sales
 
(8,214
)
 
(6,937
)
 
Brokered resale revenues and ancillary services revenues, net
 
(1,418
)
 
(1,982
)
 
Interest income
 
(1,660
)
 
(1,820
)
 
Income from other investments, net
 
(1,723
)
 
(1,119
)
 
Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net
 
104

 
(243
)
 
Property management
 
11,763

 
11,290

 
Depreciation on real estate and rental homes
 
28,656

 
28,116

 
Amortization of in-place leases
 
335

 
665

 
Cost of homes sales
 
8,281

 
6,724

 
Home selling expenses
 
834

 
805

 
General and administrative
 
7,407

 
7,406

 
Property rights initiatives and other
 
654

 
553

 
Early debt retirement
 

 
16,991

 
Interest and related amortization
 
25,634

 
27,276

 
Income from property operations, excluding deferrals and property management
 
127,264

 
119,427

 
Right-to-use contracts, deferred and sales and marketing, deferred, net
 
(406
)
 
(530
)
 
Property management
 
(11,763
)
 
(11,290
)
 
Income from property operations
 
$
115,095

 
$
107,607

 
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and Normalized EBITDA. We define EBITDA as net income or loss before interest income and expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define Normalized EBITDA as EBITDA excluding the following non-operating income and expense items: a) the financial impact of contingent consideration; b) gains and losses from early debt extinguishment, including prepayment penalties and defeasance costs; c) property acquisition and other transaction costs related to mergers and acquisitions; d) impairments, if any; and e) other miscellaneous non-comparable items. The following table reconciles Income before equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures to EBITDA and Normalized EBITDA (amounts in thousands):
 
 
Quarters Ended
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Income before equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
 
$
56,309

 
$
30,929

 
Right-to-use contract upfront payments, deferred, net
 
302

 
773

 
Right-to-use contract commissions, deferred, net
 
104

 
(243
)
 
Depreciation on real estate assets and rental homes
 
28,656

 
28,116

 
Amortization of in-place leases
 
335

 
665

 
Depreciation on corporate assets
 
279

 
269

 
Interest and related amortization
 
25,634

 
27,276

 
Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures
 
881

 
884

 
EBITDA
 
112,500

 
88,669

 
Transaction costs
 
200

 
432

 
Early debt retirement
 

 
16,991

 
Normalized EBITDA
 
$
112,700

 
$
106,092

 
Core. The Core properties include properties we owned and operated during all of 2015 and 2016.
Acquisitions. The Acquisition properties include one property acquired during 2016 and three properties acquired during 2015.
Non-Revenue Producing Improvements. Represents capital expenditures that will not directly result in increased revenue or expense savings and are primarily comprised of common area improvements, furniture, and mechanical improvements.
Fixed Charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, amortization of note premiums and debt issuance costs.

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