SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1) OR 13(E)(1) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 4)
NEUBERGER BERMAN REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
NEUBERGER BERMAN REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND INC.
(Name of Filing Person (Issuer))
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.0001 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
64126D106
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
PETER SUNDMAN
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
NEUBERGER BERMAN REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND INC.
605 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10158-0180
TELEPHONE: (877) 628-2583
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
With a Copy to:
ARTHUR C. DELIBERT, ESQ. LAWRENCE LEDERMAN, ESQ.
KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART LLP MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP
1800 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NW ONE CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA
WASHINGTON, DC 20036 NEW YORK, NY 10005
TELEPHONE: (202) 778-9042 TELEPHONE: (212) 530-5732
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
TRANSACTION VALUATION* AMOUNT OF FILING FEE
$18,874,080 $2,391.35
* Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of filing fee only.
Transaction value derived by multiplying 943,704 shares of common stock of
the issuer (number of shares offered to be purchased) by $20.00 (the
purchase price per share offered by the issuer).
|X| Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount Previously Paid: $2,391.35 Filing Party: Neuberger Berman Real
Estate Income Fund Inc.
Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO Date Filed: October 1, 2004
[ ] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
statement relates:
[ ] third party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
|X| issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
[ ] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
[ ] amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer. [ ]
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
This Amendment No. 4 hereby amends and supplements the Tender Offer
Statement on Schedule TO initially filed by Neuberger Berman Real Estate Income
Fund Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Fund"), with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on October 1, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Schedule TO
filed with the Commission on October 4, 2004, Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule TO
filed with the Commission on October 12, 2004 and Amendment No. 3 to the
Schedule TO filed with the Commission on October 21, 2004 (as amended hereby,
the "Schedule TO"), relating to the Fund's offer to purchase up to 943,704 of
its outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at $20.00
per share net to the seller in cash, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated October 1, 2004 (the "Offer
to Purchase") and in the related Letter of Transmittal, copies of which have
been filed as Exhibits (a)(1) and (a)(2), respectively. Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Offer to Purchase. Attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(14) is a copy of the
Declaratory Judgment Order dated October 22, 2004 issued by the United States
District Court for the District of Maryland and the information contained
therein is incorporated herein by reference. Attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(15)
is a copy of the Memorandum Opinion dated October 22, 2004 issued by the United
States District Court for the District of Maryland and the information contained
therein is incorporated herein by reference. Attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(16)
is a copy of the press release issued by the Fund dated October 22, 2004 and the
information contained therein is incorporated herein by reference.
Except as amended herein, the information set forth in the Offer to
Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal is incorporated herein by
reference with respect to Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 of this Schedule TO.
ITEMS 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Items 11 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:
On October 22, 2004, the United States District Court for the
District of Maryland entered a declaratory judgment that the Fund's
adoption of the Rights Agreement does not conflict with and is not
prohibited by the 1940 Act. The District Court did not resolve any other
pending matters between the Fund and the Horejsi Trusts. This summary
description of the declaratory judgment does not purport to be complete
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Declaratory Judgment
Order dated October 22, 2004 as well as the Memorandum Opinion dated
October 22, 2004, each as issued by the United States District Court for
the District of Maryland and filed as an exhibit hereto, and incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
Item 12 is hereby amended to add the following exhibits.
EXHIBIT NO. DOCUMENT
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(a)(14) Declaratory Judgment Order dated October 22, 2004 issued by
the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
(a)(15) Memorandum Opinion dated October 22, 2004 issued by the United
States District Court for the District of Maryland
(a)(16) Press release issued by the Fund dated October 22, 2004
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.
NEUBERGER BERMAN REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND INC.
By: /s/ Robert Conti
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Name: Robert Conti
Title: Vice President
Dated: October 22, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DOCUMENT
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(a)(1) Offer to Purchase dated October 1, 2004. (3)
(a)(2) Letter of Transmittal (including Guidelines for Certification
of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9). (3)
(a)(3) Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. (3)
(a)(4) Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies
and Other Nominees. (3)
(a)(5) Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial
Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees. (3)
(a)(6) Notice of Withdrawal (3)
(a)(7) Press Release issued by the Fund dated October 1, 2004. (3)
(a)(8) Complaint dated September 23, 2004 (5)
(a)(9) Counter-Claims dated October 6, 2004 (5)
(a)(10) Memorandum of Law in opposition to Counterclaimant's Motion
dated October 11, 2004 (5)
(a)(11) Letter from the Fund to stockholders and Supplement dated
October 12, 2004 (5)
(a)(12) Press Release issued by the Fund on October 12, 2004 (5)
(a)(13) FV Partners Complaint dated October 20, 2004 (6)
(a)(14) Declaratory Judgment Order dated October 22, 2004 issued by
the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
(a)(15) Memorandum Opinion dated October 22, 2004 issued by the United
States District Court for the District of Maryland
(a)(16) Press release issued by the Fund dated October 22, 2004
(d)(1) Common Stock Purchase Agreement between the Fund and NB LLC
dated September 23, 2004 (1)
(d)(2) Management Agreement between the Fund and NB Management dated
November 3, 2003 (1)
(d)(3) Administration Agreement between the Fund and NB Management
dated November 3, 2003 (1)
(d)(4) Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, on behalf of the
Fund, and NB LLC dated as of November 3, 2003 (1)
(d)(5) Fee Waiver Agreement between the Fund and NB Management dated
November 25, 2002 (2)
(d)(6) Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Fund and
Indemnitee dated as of October 1, 2004 (4)
(1) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Schedule 14D-9 filed by the Fund
with the SEC on September 23, 2004.
(2) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Fund's N-2 Registration Statement,
File Nos. 333-102218 and 811-21200, filed by the Fund with the SEC on
January 29, 2003.
(3) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Schedule TO-I filed by the Fund with
the SEC on October 1, 2004.
(4) Previously filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule TO-I
filed by the Fund with the SEC on October 4, 2004.
(5) Previously filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule TO-I
filed by the Fund with the SEC on October 12, 2004.
(6) Previously filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule TO-I
filed by the Fund with the SEC on October 21, 2004.