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0001568586
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000895417
EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES INC
001-11718
TWO N RIVERSIDE PLZ
STE 800
CHICAGO
IL
60606
3122791400
Waite Patrick
Officer
Common
Charles Schwab Corp.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
20820
1460523.00
186518496
08/15/2024
NYSE
Common
01/07/2004
Open Market Purchases
Open Market
N
800
01/07/2004
Cash
Common
02/03/2020
Restricted Stock Units Granted
Issuer
N
6848
02/03/2020
Equity Compensation
Common
02/01/2022
Restricted Stock Units Granted
Issuer
N
13203
02/01/2022
Equity Compensation
Y
Proposed sale of 800 shares in Patrick Waite IRA Account Proposed sale of 20,020 shares in Patrick Waite & Ann Christine Bihrle JT TEN account
08/15/2024
Patrick J Waite