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Exhibit 10.33




AMENDMENT




EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.

(formerly known as Manufactured Home Communities, Inc.)

NON-QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN




     WHEREAS, Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), maintains
the Manufactured Home Communities, Inc. Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as presently
known) (the “Plan”); and



     WHEREAS, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) wishes to make certain changes to the
Plan to reflect certain changes in the tax laws, and to make certain conforming and other
miscellaneous changes to the Plan, having determined such changes to be in the best interests of
the Company; and



     WHEREAS, Section 12 of the Plan permits the Board to amend the Plan, and the Board has
authorized this Amendment;



     NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:



     1. Effective as of November 17, 2004, Section 2.10 of the Plan is amended in its
entirety to read as follows:




The term “ELS” shall mean Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation,
and any successor to ELS.



     2. Effective as of November 17, 2004, the Plan is amended to substitute “ELS” for “MHC”
wherever the latter appears therein, and otherwise as necessary or appropriate to conform the Plan
to reflect the Company’s change in name from Manufactured Home Communities, Inc. to Equity
LifeStyle Properties, Inc.



     3. Effective as of April 4, 2005, a new Exhibit A is added to the Plan, to read as
follows:



EXHIBIT A




Temporary “Section 409A” Provisions; Certain SERP Provisions





I. In 2004, a new Section 409A was added to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”). In light of Section 409A, the Supplemental Retirement Savings
Plan (as amended and restated effective June 1, 2003) (the “SERP”) was terminated as
of December 1, 2005 (the “Termination Date”). The purpose of this Exhibit
A, which is hereby incorporated into and made a part of the Plan, is to set
forth certain provisions that apply for purposes of the Plan from April 4, 2005
through May 3, 2006 and otherwise to conform the Plan to reflect the termination of
the SERP.




II. Effective from April 4, 2005 through May 3, 2006 (the “Transition Period”),
notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Plan shall be
administered and operated in accordance with (i) that certain Memorandum to all ELS
directors dated April 5, 2005, from Terry M. Termini, Director of Payroll &
Benefits, regarding changes affecting the Plan; (ii) that certain Memorandum from
Mr. Termini to employees eligible for the Plan dated April 4, 2005, regarding
changes affecting the Plan; (iii) that certain Memorandum from Mr. Termini to
employees eligible for the SERP dated April 5, 2005, regarding changes affecting the
Plan; and (iv) that certain Plan Enrollment Form stating that the Benefits
Department must receive the completed form by December 17, 2005. The provisions of
the foregoing, to the extent affecting such administration and operation, are hereby
incorporated herein, for the Transition Period, as though set forth in full.



 









 






III. Effective during and through the Transition Period, in addition to the
foregoing, (i) (A) dispositions under Section 9(b) of the Plan shall be made
only on account of an “Unforeseeable Emergency”, rather than on account of “a
serious financial need for the proceeds of the sale of such Stock” as otherwise
provided therein, and (B) for these purposes, an “Unforeseeable Emergency” shall
have the meaning prescribed in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Code, and (ii) the
Board may only terminate the Plan pursuant to Section 12 of the Plan
effective upon the end of a Purchase Period, unless otherwise required by applicable
law.




IV. As of the Termination Date, (i) the provisions of Section 5(a) of the
Plan relating to the SERP shall cease to apply, and (ii) all of the provisions of
the Plan (but not those contained in this Exhibit A) relating to the SERP
are otherwise deleted in their entirety.



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as conclusive evidence of its
adoption, as of the 3rd day of May, 2006.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Ellen Kelleher 	 
	 	 	Executive Vice President, General Counsel

and Secretary 	 
	 




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