Equity Lifestyle Properties: Director Departs, New Officers Appointed

TL;DR

ELT shakes up leadership: Ricketts out, Gower in as director, Smith & Shapiro take top exec roles.

AI Summary

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. announced on February 4, 2025, the departure of director Thomas J. Ricketts and the election of new director Michael J. Gower. The company also appointed new officers, including Christopher J. L. Smith as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Mark J. Shapiro as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. These changes are effective immediately.

Why It Matters

Changes in key leadership positions can signal shifts in company strategy or operational focus, potentially impacting investor confidence and future performance.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: medium — Leadership changes, especially involving CFO and COO, can introduce uncertainty regarding future strategy and execution.

Key Players & Entities

• Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (company) — Registrant
• Thomas J. Ricketts (person) — Departing Director
• Michael J. Gower (person) — Newly Elected Director
• Christopher J. L. Smith (person) — Newly Appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
• Mark J. Shapiro (person) — Newly Appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
• February 4, 2025 (date) — Effective date of changes

FAQ

Key Financial Figures

• $0.01 — ange on which registered Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value ELS New York Stock Exchange
• $879,458 — may be increased by up to an additional $879,458, which would be shared amongst the exec
• $0.515 — clared a first quarter 2025 dividend of $0.515 per common share, representing, on an a
• $2.06 — , on an annualized basis, a dividend of $2.06 per common share. The dividend will be

Filing Documents

• els-20250204.htm (8-K) — 38KB
• 0000895417-25-000008.txt ( ) — 164KB
• els-20250204.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 2KB
• els-20250204_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 22KB
• els-20250204_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 13KB
• els-20250204_htm.xml (XML) — 3KB

02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers (c) Appointment of Officer Effective February 4, 2025, Caroline Karp, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (referred to herein as "we," "us," the "Company" and "our") assumed the role of principal accounting officer. Ms. Karp, 51, joined the Company as our Chief Accounting Officer in September 2024. Ms. Karp previously served as Corporate Vice President, Controller and Assistant Corporate Controller for Baxter International Inc. from 2013 to 2018, Corporate Controller for Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc. from 2012 to 2013 and Vice President, Investment Accounting and Reporting and Assistant Vice President, Technical Advisory for CNA Financial Corporation from 2007 to 2012. Prior to that, she held various financial positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and KPMG LLP. In these roles, Ms. Karp was responsible for global accounting and reporting functions, including responsibilities over Securities and Exchange Commission reporting, preparation of consolidated financial statements, maintenance of accounting policies and procedures, compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and coordination of annual audits. With respect to the disclosure required by Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K, there are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Karp and any other person pursuant to which she assumed the role of principal accounting officer. With respect to the disclosure required by Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K, there are no family relationships between Ms. Karp and any of the Company's directors or executive officers. With respect to the disclosure required by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, there are no relationships or related transactions between Ms. Karp and the Company that would be required to be reported. Paul Seavey, our Executive Vice President and C

01 Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events On February 4, 2025, we declared a first quarter 2025 dividend of $0.515 per common share, representing, on an annualized basis, a dividend of $2.06 per common share. The dividend will be paid on April 11, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 28, 2025. 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. Forward-looking statements, by their nature, involve estimates, projections, goals, forecasts and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in a forward-looking statement due to a number of factors, which 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 and marina sites; (iii) scheduled or implemented rate increases on community, resort and marina sites; (iv) scheduled or implemented rate increases in annual payments under membership subscriptions; (v) occupancy changes; (vi) our ability to attract and retain membership customers; (vii) change in customer demand regarding travel and outdoor vacation destinations; (viii) our ability to manage expenses in an inflationary environment; (ix) changes in debt service and interest rates; (x) our ability to integrate and operate recent acquisitions in accordance with our estimates; (xi) our ability to execute expansion/development opportunities in the face of changes impacting the supply chain or

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