EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC. (NYSE:ELS) Files An 8-K Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events
On January 23, 2019, we announced the tax treatment of our 2018 common stock distributions. The following table summarizes the income tax treatment of our 2018 distributions.
Common Stock (CUSIP No. 29472R108)
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Record Date |
Payable Date |
Distribution Per Share |
Total Distribution Allocable to 2018 |
Ordinary Taxable Dividend |
Qualified REIT Dividend for IRC § 199A |
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3/30/2018 |
4/13/2018 |
$0.550000 |
$0.550000 |
$0.550000 |
$0.550000 |
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6/29/2018 |
7/13/2018 |
$0.550000 |
$0.550000 |
$0.550000 |
$0.550000 |
|
9/28/2018 |
10/12/2018 |
$0.550000 |
$0.550000 |
$0.550000 |
$0.550000 |
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12/28/2018 |
1/11/2019 |
$0.550000 |
$0.487000 |
$0.487000 |
$0.487000 |
|
TOTALS |
$2.200000 |
$2.137000 |
$2.137000 |
$2.137000 |
The common stock distribution with a record date of December 28, 2018, paid on January 11, 2019 is a split-year distribution with $0.487000 considered a distribution made in 2018 and $0.063000 allocable to 2019 for federal income tax purposes.
Stockholders are encouraged to consult with their tax advisors as to the specific tax treatment of the distributions they receive from us.
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:
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our ability to control costs and real estate market conditions, our ability to retain customers, the actual use of sites by customers and our success in acquiring new customers at our properties (including those that we may acquire); |
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our ability to maintain historical or increase future rental rates and occupancy with respect to properties currently owned or that we may acquire; |
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our ability to retain and attract customers renewing, upgrading and entering right-to-use contracts; |
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our assumptions about rental and home sales markets; |
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our ability to manage counterparty risk; |
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our ability to renew our insurance policies at existing rates and on consistent terms; |
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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; |
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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; |
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impact of government intervention to stabilize site-built single-family housing and not manufactured housing; |
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effective integration of recent acquisitions and our estimates regarding the future performance of recent acquisitions; |
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the completion of future transactions in their entirety, if any, and timing and effective integration with respect thereto; |
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unanticipated costs or unforeseen liabilities associated with recent acquisitions; |
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ability to obtain financing or refinance existing debt on favorable terms or at all; |
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the effect of interest rates; |
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the effect from any breach of our, or any of our vendors’, data management systems; |
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the dilutive effects of issuing additional securities; |
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the effect of changes in accounting for Leases set forth under the Codification Topic “Leases”; |
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the outcome of pending or future lawsuits or actions brought against us, including those disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and |
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other risks indicated from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
For further information on these and other factors that could impact us and the statements contained herein, refer to our filings with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, including “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
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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About EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC. (NYSE:ELS)
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust. The Company is an integrated owner and operator of lifestyle-oriented properties (Properties) consisting primarily of manufactured home (MH) communities, and recreational vehicle (RV) resorts and campgrounds. The Company operates through two segments: Property Operations, and Home Sales and Rentals Operations. The Property Operations segment owns and operates land lease Properties. The Home Sales and Rentals Operations segment purchases, sells and leases homes at the Properties. Its customers may lease individual developed areas (Sites) or enter right-to-use contracts, which provide them access to specific Properties for limited stays. Its portfolio includes approximately 390 Properties, including over 143,940 residential Sites located across the United States and Canada. It has over 80 Properties with lake, river or ocean frontage, and over 100 Properties within approximately 10 miles of the coastal United States.
