================================================================================ ================================================================================ 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 4, 2005 (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 (Commission (IRS Employer incorporation or organization) File No.) 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): |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ================================================================================
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (the "Company") disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise this information. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the Company's press release dated March 4, 2005, announcing its participation at the Smith Barney 2005 REIT CEO Conference on March 7, 2005. The Company's presentation will begin at 11:45 a.m. Eastern time/10:45 a.m. Central time. A live broadcast and replay of the presentation will be available on the Company's website at http://www.mhchomes.com. ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits: EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press release dated March 4, 2005
SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and 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. By: /s/ Michael B. Berman ----------------------------- Michael B. Berman Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Date: March 4, 2005
EXHIBIT 99.1 ELS PRESENTATION AT SMITH BARNEY REIT CONFERENCE CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 4, 2005 - Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE: ELS) today announced that the Company's presentation at the Smith Barney 2005 REIT CEO Conference on Monday, March 7, 2005 will be web cast. Thomas P. Heneghan, ELS President and CEO, will conduct the roundtable presentation at 11:45 a.m. Eastern time. The listen-only web cast will be available in the Investor Info section of the Company's website, www.mhchomes.com. A replay of the web cast will be available for two weeks at this site. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are subject to certain risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the Company's ability to maintain rental rates and occupancy with respect to properties currently owned or pending acquisitions; the Company's 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 the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events. Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. owns or has an interest in 275 quality communities in 25 states and British Columbia consisting of 101,232 sites. The Company is a self-administered, self-managed, real estate investment trust (REIT) with headquarters in Chicago.