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Equity LifeStyle Properties filings document formal disclosures for a self-administered, self-managed REIT that owns and operates manufactured home communities, recreational vehicle resorts, campgrounds and marinas. Recent Form 8-K reports cover operating results, earnings guidance assumptions, dividend actions, tax treatment of common stock distributions and Regulation FD investor presentations.
The company’s proxy and governance filings describe board elections, auditor ratification, executive compensation matters and annual meeting voting results. Other filings and exhibits provide common-stock, risk-factor and forward-looking-statement disclosures tied to ELS’s property portfolio and REIT operating model.
Cohen & Steers has disclosed a significant ownership stake in Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (ELS) common stock. As of December 31, 2025, the group reports beneficial ownership of 10,658,278 shares, representing 5.50% of the outstanding common stock.
Cohen & Steers, Inc. and its investment adviser subsidiaries report sole voting power over 5,903,030 shares and sole dispositive power over 10,658,278 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. The securities are held in accounts managed for clients, who are entitled to dividends and sale proceeds.
The filers state the shares were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business, and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Equity Lifestyle Properties, other than activities solely in connection with director nominations under applicable proxy rules.
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. adopted a 2026 Executive Bonus Plan and declared its first quarter 2026 dividend. The plan ties executive bonuses to operational metrics such as core manufactured housing and RV revenues, site and member optimization, net operating income, expense control and working capital.
Target bonus opportunities are 290% of annual salary for the CEO and 220% for three other named executives. Up to an additional $889,804 may be earned collectively if specified financial stretch goals are exceeded. The Board also declared a first quarter 2026 dividend of $0.5425 per common share, equal to $2.17 per share on an annualized basis, payable April 10, 2026 to stockholders of record on March 27, 2026.
Equity Lifestyle Properties President & COO Patrick Waite reported multiple stock transactions dated February 3, 2026. Several entries coded “F” show shares of common stock withheld at $63.20 per share to cover tax liabilities on vesting restricted shares.
Waite received two restricted stock awards of 23,680 and 7,804 common shares at $64.07 per share. Footnotes describe vesting based on continued service and performance conditions, with installments scheduled in 2027, 2028 and 2029. The filing also records zero‑price transfers between his direct holdings and the Patrick J. Waite Declaration of Trust, plus indirect holdings of 66,908 shares through the Ann Christine Bihrle Declaration of Trust.
Equity LifeStyle Properties executive David P. Eldersveld reported several stock transactions involving company common shares. On February 3, 2026, he had a series of share withholdings for tax payments tied to vesting restricted stock, each coded as "F" at prices of $63.20 per share. The same day, he received two restricted stock awards coded as "A" totaling 16,478 and 4,682 shares at $64.07 per share. The filing states that, after these transactions, he directly owned 117,808 shares, subject to service-based and performance-based vesting schedules extending to 2029.
Equity Lifestyle Properties Vice Chairman and CEO Marguerite Nader reported equity compensation and related tax withholdings in company stock. On February 3, 2026, several transactions coded “F” reflect the withholding of small blocks of common shares at $63.20 per share to cover taxes on vesting restricted stock.
On the same date, she received a restricted stock award of 29,970 common shares at a reported value of $64.07 per share. Following these transactions, she directly beneficially owned 284,614 shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties common stock. The award vests over time, with half vesting based on continued service and half tied to performance conditions between 2027 and 2029.
Equity Lifestyle Properties EVP Daniel Perlis reported equity compensation activity involving company common stock. On February 3, 2026, he had a total of 1,828 shares withheld at $63.2 per share to cover tax liabilities on vesting restricted shares. The same day, he received two restricted stock awards totaling 6,504 shares at a grant price of $64.07 per share. After these transactions, Perlis directly held 14,188 common shares. The footnotes explain that portions of these restricted stock awards will vest in future years, subject to continued service and performance-based conditions.
Equity Lifestyle Properties executive vice president and chief financial officer Paul Seavey reported several share movements in company common stock. On February 3, 2026, multiple transactions coded “F” reflected withholding of shares at $63.2 per share to cover taxes due on vesting of restricted stock.
That same day, Seavey received two new restricted stock awards of 23,680 and 4,682 shares at $64.07 per share. After these transactions, he directly held 99,283 shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties common stock, with future vesting dependent on continued service and performance conditions through dates in 2027, 2028, and 2029.
Equity LifeStyle Properties director reports small share purchase
Director Constance Freedman acquired 56 shares of Equity LifeStyle Properties common stock on 02/02/2026 at a price of $50.82 per share through the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Following this transaction, she directly owned 13,104 common shares.
The filing also lists multiple non-qualified stock options to buy common stock held directly by the director, with exercise prices ranging from $60.29 to $79.72 and expiration dates between 07/28/2030 and 05/01/2034.
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. furnished its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results and 2026 earnings guidance via a news release attached to this report. The Board also approved a 2026 annual dividend rate of $2.17 per share, an increase of $0.11 over the 2025 rate of $2.06 per share.
The company describes itself as a fully integrated owner of lifestyle-oriented properties and a self-administered, self-managed REIT. It owns or has an interest in 453 properties with 173,355 sites as of December 31, 2025, primarily in the United States.
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. filed a current report to note that it issued a news release on January 22, 2026 announcing the tax treatment of its 2025 common stock distributions, which is available on its website.
The company describes itself as a fully integrated owner of lifestyle-oriented real estate and a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust headquartered in Chicago. It reports owning or having an interest in 453 properties with 173,355 sites located predominantly in the United States as of December 31, 2025.