- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 --------------------- SCHEDULE 14D-9 AMENDMENT NO. 2 --------------------- SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AMERICAN RETIREMENT VILLAS PROPERTIES III, L.P. (Name of Subject Company) AMERICAN RETIREMENT VILLAS PROPERTIES III, L.P. (Name of Persons Filing Statement) LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS (Title of Class of Securities) 029317203 (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) --------------------- DOUGLAS M. PASQUALE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ARV ASSISTED LIVING, INC. 245 FISCHER AVENUE, D-1 COSTA MESA, CA 92626 (714) 751-7400 (Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of the persons filing statement) WITH A COPY TO: GARY J. SINGER, ESQ. O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE SUITE 1700 NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660 (949) 823-6915 [ ] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPLANATORY NOTE American Retirement Villas Properties III, L.P., a California limited partnership (the "Partnership"), hereby amends and supplements its Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on October 18, 2001, as amended and supplemented on October 31, 2001 (the "Statement"). Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Statement. ITEM 9. EXHIBITS The following exhibit is filed herewith: <Table> <Caption> EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- (a)(5)(D) Letter to Unitholders, dated November 19, 2001. </Table> 1 SIGNATURE After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct. AMERICAN RETIREMENT VILLAS PROPERTIES III, L.P. By: ARV Assisted Living, Inc., the General Partner /s/ DOUGLAS M. PASQUALE Name: Douglas M. Pasquale Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dated: November 20, 2001 2 EXHIBIT INDEX <Table> <Caption> EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- (a)(5)(D) Letter to Unitholders, dated November 19, 2001. </Table>