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EXHIBIT 1
Offer to Purchase For Cash
AIMCO
AIMCO/Bethesda Holdings Acquisitions, Inc.
is offering to purchase any and all assignee units of
limited partnership interest ("units") in
OXFORD RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES I
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
FOR $845 PER UNIT IN CASH
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, we will accept
any and all units validly tendered in response to our offer. If units are
validly tendered and not properly withdrawn prior to the expiration date and the
purchase of all such units would result in there being less than 320
unitholders, we will purchase only 99% of the total number of units so tendered
by each limited partner.
Our offer and your withdrawal rights will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on March 6, 2001, unless we extend the deadline.
You will not pay any partnership transfer fees if you tender your units. You
will pay any other fees and costs, including any transfer taxes.
Our offer is not subject to a minimum number of units being tendered.
Our offer price will be reduced for any distributions subsequently made by your
partnership prior to the expiration of our offer.
Our affiliates recently acquired interests in certain entities
affiliated with Oxford Realty Financial Group, Inc. (the "Oxford Acquisition"),
and now control the managing general partner of your partnership. OUR OFFER
PRICE IS AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE REAL ESTATE VALUES FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP USED IN
SUCH TRANSACTIONS.
We are informed that an unaffiliated third party has commenced an offer
for units at a price of $655 per unit, less a $150 transfer fee.
SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 3 OF THIS OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR A
DESCRIPTION OF RISK FACTORS THAT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER IN CONNECTION WITH OUR
OFFER, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:
o Although our offer price is at least equal to the real estate values
for your partnership used in the Oxford Acquisition, we determined the
offer price of $845 per unit without any arms-length negotiations.
Accordingly, our offer price may not reflect the fair market value of
your units.
o We are making this offer with a view to making a profit and, therefore,
there is a conflict between our desire to purchase your units at a low
price and your desire to sell your units at a high price.
o The managing general partner and the property manager of your
partnership are our affiliates. Accordingly, the managing general
partner has substantial conflicts of interest with respect to our
offer.
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If you desire to accept our offer, you should complete and sign the
enclosed acknowledgment and agreement in accordance with the instructions
thereto and mail or deliver the signed acknowledgment and agreement and any
other documents required by the letter of transmittal attached as Annex II to
River Oaks Partnership Services, Inc., which is acting as Information Agent in
connection with our offer, at one of its addresses set forth on the back cover
of this offer to purchase. QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE OR FOR
ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS OFFER TO PURCHASE, THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT,
OR THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL MAY ALSO BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION AGENT AT
(888) 349-2005.
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o Continuation of your partnership will result in our affiliates
continuing to be entitled to receive management fees from your
partnership. Such fees would not be payable if your partnership was
liquidated.
o For any units that we acquire from you, you will not receive any future
distributions from operating cash flow of your partnership or upon a
sale or refinancing of property owned by your partnership.
o It is possible that we may conduct a future offer at a higher price.
o If we acquire a substantial number of units, we will increase our
ability to influence voting decisions with respect to your partnership
and may control such voting decisions, including but not limited to the
removal of a general partner, most amendments to the partnership
agreements and the sale of all or substantially all of your
partnership's assets.
The information contained in "The Offer - Section 8. Background and
Reasons for the Offer -- Alternatives Considered by Your Managing General
Partner, - Comparison of Offer Price to Alternative Consideration, and - Prices
on Secondary Market," "The Offer - Section 10. Position of the Managing General
Partner of Your Partnership With Respect to the Offer," and "The Offer --
Section 13. Certain Information Concerning Your Partnership" has been provided
to us for inclusion in this offer to purchase by the managing general partner of
your partnership, which is our affiliate.
THE INFORMATION AGENT FOR THE OFFER IS:
RIVER OAKS PARTNERSHIP SERVICES, INC.
By Mail: By Overnight Courier: By Hand:
P.O. Box 2065 111 Commerce Road 111 Commerce Road
S. Hackensack, NJ 07606-2065 Carlstadt, NJ 07072 Carlstadt, NJ 07072
Attn: Reorganization Dept. Attn: Reorganization Dept.
For information, please call:
TOLL FREE: (888) 349-2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SUMMARY TERM SHEET................................................................................................1
RISK FACTORS......................................................................................................3
No Third Party Valuation or Appraisal; No Arms-Length Negotiation........................................3
Offer Price May Not Represent Fair Market Value..........................................................3
Offer Price Does Not Reflect Future Prospects............................................................3
Offer Price May Not Represent Liquidation Value..........................................................3
Continuation of the Partnership; No Time Frame Regarding Sale of Properties..............................3
Holding Units May Result in Greater Future Value.........................................................3
Conflicts of Interest With Respect to the Offer..........................................................4
No General Partner Recommendation........................................................................4
Conflicts of Interest Relating to Management Fees........................................................4
Possible Future Offer at a Higher Price..................................................................4
Recognition of Taxable Gain on a Sale of Your Units......................................................4
Loss of Future Distributions from Your Partnership.......................................................4
Possible Increase in Control of Your Partnership by Our Affiliates.......................................5
Recognition of Gain Resulting from Possible Future Reduction in Your Partnership Liabilities.............5
Possible Termination of Your Partnership for Federal Income Tax Purposes.................................5
Risk of Inability to Transfer Units for 12-Month Period..................................................5
Potential Delay in Payment...............................................................................6
THE OFFER.........................................................................................................6
Section 1 Terms of the Offer; Expiration Date; Proration..............................................6
Section 2. Acceptance for Payment and Payment for Units................................................7
Section 3. Procedure for Tendering Units...............................................................8
Section 4. Withdrawal Rights..........................................................................10
Section 5. Extension of Tender Period; Termination; Amendment; Subsequent
Offering Period.......................................................................11
Section 6. Certain Federal Income Tax Matters.........................................................12
Section 7. Effects of the Offer.......................................................................14
Section 8. Information Concerning Us and Certain of Our Affiliates....................................15
Section 9. Background and Reasons for the Offer.......................................................19
Section 10 Position Of The Managing General Partner Of Your Partnership With
Respect To The Offer..................................................................24
Section 11. Conflicts Of Interest And Transactions With Affiliates.....................................25
Section 12. Future Plans Of The Purchaser..............................................................26
Section 13. Certain Information Concerning Your Partnership............................................27
Section 14. Voting Power...............................................................................33
Section 15. Source Of Funds............................................................................33
Section 16. Dissenters' Rights.........................................................................34
Section 17. Conditions of The Offer....................................................................34
Section 18. Certain Legal Matters......................................................................36
Section 19. Fees And Expenses..........................................................................37
ANNEX I OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS..................................................................................38
ANNEX II LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL...................................................................................43
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SUMMARY TERM SHEET
This summary term sheet highlights the most material information
regarding our offer, but it does not describe all of the details thereof. We
urge you to read this entire offer to purchase, which contains the full details
of our offer. We have also included in the summary term sheet references to the
sections of this offer to purchase where a more complete discussion may be
found.
o THE OFFER. We are offering to acquire any and all of the assignee
limited partnership units in Oxford Residential Properties I Limited
Partnership, your partnership, for $845 per unit, in cash, less any
distributions made by your partnership prior to the termination of the
offer. See "The Offer--Section 1. Terms of the Offer; Expiration Date;
Proration" and "The Offer--Section 9. Background and Reasons for the
Offer--Determination of Offer Price."
o FACTORS IN DETERMINING THE OFFER PRICE. In determining the offer price
per unit we principally considered the following factors. See "The
Offer--Section 9. Background and Reasons for the Offer--Determination
of Offer Price, -- Valuation of Units, and -- Comparison of
Consideration to Alternative Consideration."
o Our affiliates recently acquired interests in certain entities
affiliated with Oxford Realty Financial Group, Inc. and now
control the managing general partner of your partnership. OUR
OFFER PRICE IS AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE REAL ESTATE VALUES FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP USED IN SUCH TRANSACTIONS;
o The partnership's 2000 property income as capitalized using the
direct capitalization method;
o Prices at which the units have recently sold, to the extent such
information is available to us;
o The absence of a liquid trading market for the units; and
o The offer by an unaffiliated third party to purchase units at a
price of $655 per unit, less a $150 transfer fee.
o PRORATIONS. If the purchase of all validly tendered units would result
in there being less than 320 holders of units, we will purchase only
99% of the total number of units so tendered by each holder. See "The
Offer--Section 1. Terms of the Offer; Expiration Date; Proration."
o EXPIRATION DATE. Our offer expires on March 6, 2001, unless extended,
and you can tender your units until our offer expires. See "The
Offer--Section 1. Terms of the Offer; Expiration Date; Proration."
o RIGHT TO EXTEND THE EXPIRATION DATE. We can extend the offer in our
sole discretion, and we will either issue a press release or send you a
notice of any such extension. See "The Offer--Section 5. Extension of
Tender Period; Termination; Amendment; No Subsequent Offering Period."
o HOW TO TENDER. To tender your units, complete the accompanying
acknowledgment and agreement and send it, along with any other
documents required by the letter of transmittal attached as Annex II,
to the Information Agent, River Oaks Partnership, Inc., at one of the
addresses set forth on the back of this offer to purchase. See "The
Offer--Section 3. Procedures for Tendering."
o WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS. You can withdraw your units at any time prior to the
expiration of the offer, including any extensions. In addition, you can
withdraw your units at any time on or after April 3, 2001 if we have
not already accepted units for purchase and payment. See "The
Offer--Section 4. Withdrawal Rights."
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o HOW TO WITHDRAW. To withdraw your units, you need to send a notice of
withdrawal to the Information Agent, identifying yourself and the units
to be withdrawn. See "The Offer--Section 4. Withdrawal Rights."
o TAX CONSEQUENCES. Your sale of units in this offer will be a taxable
transaction for federal income tax purposes. The consequences to each
unitholder may vary and you should consult your tax advisor on the
precise tax consequences to you. See "The Offer--Section 6. Certain
Federal Income Tax Matters."
o AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. Our affiliate, AIMCO Properties, L.P., has
agreed to provide the funds necessary to enable us to purchase all of
the units sought in this offer. See "The Offer--Section 15. Source of
Funds."
o CONDITIONS TO THE OFFER. There are a number of conditions to our offer,
including our having adequate cash and available funds, the absence of
a new competing tender offer, the absence of an increase made in the
consideration offered by a competing tender offer, the absence of
certain changes in your partnership, and the absence of certain changes
in the financial markets. See "The Offer--Section 17. Conditions to the
Offer."
o REMAINING AS A UNITHOLDER. If you do not tender your units, you will
retain all of your rights as a holder of units of limited partnership
interest in your partnership. We have no plans to alter the operations,
business or financial position of your partnership or to take your
partnership private. Our affiliate has managed the properties owned by
your partnership for a number of years. See "The Offer--Section 7.
Effects of the Offer."
o WHO WE ARE. We are a subsidiary of Apartment Investment and Management
Company ("AIMCO"), a Maryland corporation and a New York Stock Exchange
listed company. We are also an affiliate of AIMCO's main operating
partnership, AIMCO Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
See "The Offer--Section 8. Information Concerning Us and Certain of Our
Affiliates."
o CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. Our affiliate receives fees for managing your
partnership's properties and the managing general partner of your
partnership (which is also our affiliate) is entitled to receive fees
for transactions involving your partnership and its properties. As a
result, a conflict of interest exists between continuing the
partnership and receiving such fees, and the liquidation of the
partnership and the termination of such fees. See "The Offer--Section
11. Conflicts of Interests" and "The Offer--Section 13. Certain
Information Concerning Your Partnership."
o NO GENERAL PARTNER RECOMMENDATION. The managing general partner of your
partnership makes no recommendation as to whether or not you should
tender or refrain from tendering your units, and believes each
unitholder should make his or her own decision whether or not to tender
his or her units. See "The Offer -- Section 10. Position of the
Managing General Partner of Your Partnership with Respect to the
Offer."
o NO SUBSEQUENT OFFERING PERIOD. We do not intend to have a subsequent
offering period after the expiration date of the initial offering
period (including any extensions). See "The Offer- Section 5. Extension
of Tender Offer Period; Termination; Amendment; No Subsequent Offering
Period."
o ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. For more assistance in tendering your units,
please contact our Information Agent at one of the addresses or the
telephone number set forth on the back cover page of this offer to
purchase.
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RISK FACTORS
Before deciding whether or not to tender any of your units, you should
consider carefully the following risks and disadvantages of the offer:
NO THIRD PARTY VALUATION OR APPRAISAL; NO ARMS-LENGTH NEGOTIATION
We did not base our valuation of the properties owned by your
partnership on any third-party appraisal or valuation. Although our offer price
is at least equal to the real estate values for your partnership used in the
Oxford Acquisition, we established the terms of our offer without any
arms-length negotiation. The terms of the offer could differ if they were
subject to independent third party negotiations. It is uncertain whether our
offer price reflects the value that would be realized upon a sale of your units
to a third party. Your managing general partner makes no recommendation to you
as to whether or not you should tender your units.
OFFER PRICE MAY NOT REPRESENT FAIR MARKET VALUE
There is no established or regular trading market for your units, nor
is there another reliable standard for determining the fair market value of the
units. See "The Offer - Section 9. Background and Reasons for the Offer - Prices
on Secondary Market." Our offer price does not necessarily reflect the price
that you would receive in an open market for your units. Such prices could be
higher than our offer price.
OFFER PRICE DOES NOT REFLECT FUTURE PROSPECTS
Our offer price is based on your partnership's 2000 property income. It
does not ascribe any value to potential future improvements in the operating
performance of your partnership's properties.
OFFER PRICE MAY NOT REPRESENT LIQUIDATION VALUE
The actual proceeds obtained from liquidation are highly uncertain and
could be more than our estimate. Accordingly, our offer price could be less than
the net proceeds that you would realize upon an actual liquidation of your
partnership.
CONTINUATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP; NO TIME FRAME REGARDING SALE OF PROPERTIES
Your managing general partner, which is our affiliate, is proposing to
continue to operate your partnership and not to attempt to liquidate it at the
present time. However, it is not known when the properties owned by your
partnership may be sold. There may be no way to liquidate your investment in the
partnership in the future until the properties are sold and the partnership is
liquidated. Under your partnership's agreement of limited partnership, the term
of the partnership will continue until December 31, 2027, unless sooner
terminated as provided in the agreement or by law. The managing general partner
of your partnership continually considers whether a property should be sold or
otherwise disposed of after consideration of relevant factors, including
prevailing economic conditions, availability of favorable financing and tax
considerations, with a view to achieving maximum capital appreciation for your
partnership. At the current time, the managing general partner of your
partnership believes that a sale of the properties would not be advantageous
given market conditions, the condition of the properties and tax considerations.
In particular, the managing general partner considered the changes in the local
rental market, the potential for appreciation in the value of a property and the
tax consequences to you on a sale of property. We cannot predict when any
property will be sold or otherwise disposed of.
HOLDING UNITS MAY RESULT IN GREATER FUTURE VALUE
Although a liquidation of your partnership is not currently
contemplated in the near future, you might receive more value if you retain your
units until your partnership is liquidated.
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER
The managing general partner of your partnership is our affiliate.
Accordingly, it has substantial conflicts of interest with respect to our offer.
We are making this offer with a view to making a profit. There is a conflict
between our desire to purchase your units at a low price and your desire to sell
your units at a high price. We determined our offer price without negotiation
with any other party, including any general or limited partner.
NO GENERAL PARTNER RECOMMENDATION
The managing general partner of your partnership (which is our
affiliate) makes no recommendation as to whether or not you should tender or
refrain from tendering your units. Although the managing general partner
believes the offer is fair, you must make your own decision whether or not to
participate in the offer based upon a number of factors, including several
factors that may be personal to you, such as your financial position, your need
or desire for liquidity, your preferences regarding the timing of when you might
wish to sell your units, other financial opportunities available to you, and
your tax position and the tax consequences to you of selling your units.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST RELATING TO MANAGEMENT FEES
Because our affiliate receives fees for managing your partnership's
properties and because your managing general partner (which is our affiliate) is
entitled to receive fees for transactions involving your partnership and its
properties, a conflict of interest exists between continuing the partnership and
receiving such fees, and the liquidation of the partnership and the termination
of such fees. Also, a decision of the limited partners of your partnership to
remove, for any reason, the managing general partner of your partnership or the
property manager of any property owned by your partnership would result in a
decrease or elimination of the substantial fees to which they are entitled for
services provided to your partnership.
POSSIBLE FUTURE OFFER AT A HIGHER PRICE
It is possible that we may conduct a future offer at a higher price.
Such a decision will depend on, among other things, the performance of the
partnership, prevailing economic conditions, and our interest in acquiring
additional units.
RECOGNITION OF TAXABLE GAIN ON A SALE OF YOUR UNITS
Your sale of units for cash will be a taxable sale, with the result
that you will recognize taxable gain or loss measured by the difference between
the amount realized on the sale and your adjusted tax basis in the units of
limited partnership interest of your partnership you transfer to us. The "amount
realized" with respect to a unit of limited partnership interest you transfer to
us will be equal to the sum of the amount of cash received by you for the unit
sold pursuant to the offer plus the amount of partnership liabilities allocable
to the unit. The particular tax consequences for you of our offer will depend
upon a number of factors related to your tax situation, including your tax basis
in the units you transfer to us, whether you dispose of all of your units, and
whether you have available suspended passive losses, credits or other tax items
to offset any gain recognized as a result of your sale of your units. Therefore,
depending on your basis in the units and your tax position, your taxable gain
and any tax liability resulting from a sale of units to us pursuant to the offer
could exceed our offer price. Because the income tax consequences of tendering
units will not be the same for everyone, you should consult your own tax advisor
to determine the tax consequences of the offer to you.
LOSS OF FUTURE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM YOUR PARTNERSHIP
If you tender your units in response to our offer, you will transfer to
us all right, title and interest in and to all of the units we accept, and the
right to receive all distributions in respect of such units on and after the
date on which we accept such units for purchase. Accordingly, for any units that
we acquire from you, you
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will not receive any future distributions from operating cash flow of your
partnership or upon a sale or refinancing of properties owned by your
partnership.
POSSIBLE INCREASE IN CONTROL OF YOUR PARTNERSHIP BY US AND OUR AFFILIATES
Decisions with respect to the day-to-day management of your partnership
are the responsibility of the managing general partner. We are under common
control with, and have the same executive officers and directors as, the
managing general partner of your partnership. As a result, our ultimate parent
corporation, Apartment Investment and Management Company ("AIMCO"), and certain
of its affiliates effectively control the management of your partnership. Under
your partnership's agreement of limited partnership, holders of a majority of
the outstanding units of limited partnership interest, including assignee units,
must approve certain extraordinary transactions, including the removal of a
general partner, most amendments to the partnership agreement and the sale of
all or substantially all of your partnership's assets. We currently do not own
any of the outstanding units. AIMCO and certain of its affiliates currently
beneficially own in the aggregate 11,057, or 45.78%, of the outstanding units.
If we acquire more than an additional 4.22% of the outstanding units, AIMCO and
certain of its affiliates will beneficially own a majority of the outstanding
units and will have the ability to control any vote of the limited partners.
RECOGNITION OF GAIN RESULTING FROM POSSIBLE FUTURE REDUCTION IN YOUR PARTNERSHIP
LIABILITIES
Generally, a decrease in your share of partnership liabilities is
treated, for federal income tax purposes, as a deemed cash distribution.
Although the managing general partner of your partnership does not have any
current plan or intention to reduce the liabilities of your partnership, it is
possible that future economic, market, legal, tax or other considerations may
cause the managing general partner to reduce the liabilities of your
partnership. If you retain all or a portion of your units and the liabilities of
your partnership were to be reduced, you would be treated as receiving a
hypothetical distribution of cash resulting from a decrease in your share of the
liabilities of the partnership. Any such hypothetical distribution of cash would
be treated as a nontaxable return of capital to the extent of your adjusted tax
basis in your units and thereafter as gain. Gain recognized by you on the
disposition of retained units with a holding period of 12 months or less may be
classified as short-term capital gain and subject to taxation at ordinary income
tax rates.
POSSIBLE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARTNERSHIP FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES
If there is a sale or exchange of 50% or more of the total interest in
capital and profits of your partnership within any 12-month period, including
sales or exchanges resulting from our offer, your partnership will terminate for
federal income tax purposes. Any such termination may, among other things,
subject the assets of your partnership to longer depreciable lives than those
currently applicable to the assets of your partnership. This would generally
decrease the annual average depreciation deductions allocable to you if you do
not tender all of your interests in your partnership, thereby increasing the
taxable income allocable to your interests in your partnership each year, but
would have no effect on the total depreciation deductions available over the
useful lives of the assets of your partnership. Any such termination may also
change (and possibly shorten) your holding period with respect to interests in
your partnership that you choose to retain.
RISK OF INABILITY TO TRANSFER UNITS FOR 12-MONTH PERIOD
Your partnership's agreement of limited partnership prohibits any
transfer of an interest if such transfer, together with all other transfers
during the preceding 12 months, would cause 50% or more of the total interest in
capital and profits of your partnership to be transferred within such 12-month
period. If we acquire a significant percentage of the interest in your
partnership, you may not be able to transfer your units for a 12-month period
following our offer. If more units than can be purchased under the partnership
agreement are validly tendered prior to the expiration date and not properly
withdrawn prior to the expiration date in accordance with the procedures
specified herein, we will, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the
offer, accept for payment and pay for those units so tendered which do not
violate the terms of the partnership agreement, pro rata according to the number
of units validly tendered by each limited partner and
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not properly withdrawn on or prior to the expiration date, with appropriate
adjustments to avoid purchases of fractional units.
POTENTIAL DELAY IN PAYMENT
We reserve the right to extend the period of time during which our
offer is open and thereby delay acceptance for payment of any tendered units.
The offer may be extended indefinitely, and no payment will be made in respect
of tendered units until the expiration of the offer and acceptance of units for
payment.
THE OFFER
1. TERMS OF THE OFFER; EXPIRATION DATE; PRORATION
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the offer, we will
accept (and thereby purchase) any and all units that are validly tendered on or
prior to the expiration date and not withdrawn in accordance with the procedures
set forth in "The Offer--Section 4. Withdrawal Rights." For purposes of the
offer, the term "expiration date" shall mean 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
March 6, 2001, unless we in our sole discretion shall have extended the period
of time for which the offer is open, in which event the term "expiration date"
shall mean the latest time and date on which the offer, as extended by us, shall
expire. See "The Offer--Section 5. Extension of Tender Period; Termination;
Amendment; No Subsequent Offering Period," for a description of our right to
extend the period of time during which the offer is open and to amend or
terminate the offer.
The purchase price per unit will automatically be reduced by the
aggregate amount of distributions per unit, if any, made by your partnership to
you on or after the commencement of our offer and prior to the date on which we
acquire your units pursuant to our offer.
If, prior to the expiration date, we increase the consideration offered
pursuant to the offer, the increased consideration will be paid for all units
accepted for payment pursuant to the offer, whether or not the units were
tendered prior to the increase in consideration.
We will pay any transfer fees imposed for the transfer of units by your
partnership. However, you will have to pay any taxes that arise from your sale
of units. You will also have to pay any fees or commissions imposed by your
broker, or by any custodian or other trustee of any Individual Retirement
Account or benefit plan which is the owner of record of your units. Although the
fees charged for transferring units from an Individual Retirement Account vary,
such fees are typically $25-$50 per transaction. Depending on the number of
units that you tender, any fees charged on a per transaction basis could exceed
the aggregate offer price you receive (as a result of proration or otherwise).
If units are validly tendered prior to the expiration date and not
properly withdrawn prior to the expiration date in accordance with the
procedures set forth in "The Offer--Section 4. Withdrawal Rights" and the
purchase of all such units would result in (i) a "Rule 13e-3 transaction" within
the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), or (ii)
there being less than 320 unitholders, we will purchase only 99% of the total
number of units so tendered by each unitholder (subject to any necessary
adjustment for fractional units). If we are going to purchase only 99% of the
units validly tendered, we will notify you of such fact. In such case, you would
continue to be a unitholder and receive a K-1 for tax reporting purposes. See
"The Offer--Section 7. Effects of the Offer--Effect on Trading Market;
Registration Under 12(g) of the Exchange Act."
If proration of tendered units is required, then, subject to our
obligation under Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act to pay unitholders the
purchase price in respect of units tendered or return those units promptly after
termination or withdrawal of the offer, we do not intend to pay for any units
accepted for payment pursuant to the offer until the final proration results are
known. Notwithstanding any such delay in payment, no interest will be paid on
the offer price.
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The offer is conditioned on satisfaction of certain conditions. The
offer is not conditioned upon any minimum number of units being tendered. See
"The Offer--Section 17. Conditions to the Offer," which sets forth in full the
conditions of the offer. We reserve the right (but in no event shall we be
obligated), in our reasonable discretion, to waive any or all of those
conditions. If, on or prior to the expiration date, any or all of the conditions
have not been satisfied or waived, we reserve the right to (i) decline to
purchase any of the units tendered, terminate the offer and return all tendered
units to tendering unitholders, (ii) waive all the unsatisfied conditions and
purchase, subject to the terms of the offer, any and all units validly tendered,
(iii) extend the offer and, subject to your withdrawal rights, retain the units
that have been tendered during the period or periods for which the offer is
extended, or (iv) amend the offer. The transfer of units will be effective
January 1, 2001.
This offer is being mailed on or about February 5, 2001 to the persons
shown by your partnership's records to have been unitholders or, in the case of
units owned of record by Individual Retirement Accounts and qualified plans,
beneficial owners of units, on February 5, 2001.
2. ACCEPTANCE FOR PAYMENT AND PAYMENT FOR UNITS.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the offer, we will
purchase, by accepting for payment, and will pay for, any and all units validly
tendered as promptly as practicable following the expiration date. A tendering
beneficial owner of units whose units are owned of record by an Individual
Retirement Account or other qualified plan will not receive direct payment of
the offer price; rather, payment will be made to the custodian of such account
or plan. In all cases, payment for units purchased pursuant to the offer will be
made only after timely receipt by the Information Agent of a properly completed
and duly executed acknowledgment and agreement and other documents required by
the letter of transmittal attached as Annex II. See "The Offer--Section 3.
Procedure for Tendering Units." UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL INTEREST BE PAID ON
THE OFFER PRICE BY REASON OF ANY DELAY IN MAKING SUCH PAYMENT.
We will, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the offer,
accept for payment and pay for any and all units validly tendered, with
appropriate adjustments to avoid purchases that would violate the agreement of
limited partnership of your partnership and any relevant procedures or
regulations promulgated by the managing general partner. Accordingly, in some
circumstances, we may pay you the full offer price and accept an assignment of
your right to receive distributions and other payments and an irrevocable proxy
in respect of the units and defer, perhaps indefinitely, the transfer of
ownership of the units on the partnership books. In other circumstance we may
only be able to purchase units which, together with units previously transferred
within the preceding twelve months, do not exceed 50% of the outstanding units.
If more units than can be purchased under the partnership agreement are
validly tendered prior to the expiration date and not properly withdrawn prior
to the expiration date in accordance with the procedures specified herein, we
will, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the offer, accept for
payment and pay for those units so tendered which do not violate the terms of
the partnership agreement, pro rata according to the number of units validly
tendered by each unitholder and not properly withdrawn on or prior to the
expiration date, with appropriate adjustments to avoid purchases of fractional
units. If the number of units validly tendered and not properly withdrawn on or
prior to the expiration date is less than or equal to the maximum number we can
purchase under the partnership agreement, we will purchase all units so tendered
and not withdrawn, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the offer.
For purposes of the offer, we will be deemed to have accepted for
payment pursuant to the offer, and thereby purchased, validly tendered units,
if, as and when we give verbal or written notice to the Information Agent of our
acceptance of those units for payment pursuant to the offer. Payment for units
accepted for payment pursuant to the offer will be made through the Information
Agent, which will act as agent for tendering unitholders for the purpose of
receiving cash payments from us and transmitting cash payments to tendering
unitholders.
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If any tendered units are not accepted for payment by us for any
reason, the acknowledgment and agreement with respect to such units not
purchased may be destroyed by the Information Agent or us or returned to you.
You may withdraw tendered units until the expiration date (including any
extensions). In addition, you may withdraw any tendered units on or after April
3, 2001 if we have not previously accepted validly tendered units for payment.
After the expiration date, the Information Agent may, on our behalf, retain
tendered units, and those units may not be otherwise withdrawn, if, for any
reason, acceptance for payment of, or payment for, any units tendered pursuant
to the offer is delayed or we are unable to accept for payment, purchase or pay
for units tendered pursuant to the offer. Any such action is subject, however,
to our obligation under Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, to pay you the
offer price in respect of units tendered or return those units promptly after
termination or withdrawal of the offer.
We reserve the right to transfer or assign, in whole or in part, to one
or more of our affiliates, the right to purchase units tendered pursuant to the
offer, but no such transfer or assignment will relieve us of our obligations
under the offer or prejudice your rights to receive payment for units validly
tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to the offer.
3. PROCEDURE FOR TENDERING UNITS.
VALID TENDER. To validly tender units pursuant to the offer, a properly
completed and duly executed acknowledgment and agreement and any other documents
required by the letter of transmittal attached as Annex II must be received by
the Information Agent, at one of its addresses set forth on the back cover of
this offer to purchase, on or prior to the expiration date. You may tender all
or any portion of your units. No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders
will be accepted.
SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS. If the acknowledgment and agreement is signed
by the registered holder of a unit and payment is to be made directly to that
holder, then no signature guarantee is required on the acknowledgment and
agreement. Similarly, if a unit is tendered for the account of a member firm of
a registered national securities exchange, a member of the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank, savings bank, credit union,
savings and loan association or trust company having an office, branch or agency
in the United States (each an "Eligible Institution"), no signature guarantee is
required on the acknowledgment and agreement. However, in all other cases, all
signatures on the acknowledgment and agreement must be guaranteed by an Eligible
Institution.
In order for you to tender in the offer, your units must be validly
tendered and not withdrawn on or prior to the expiration date.
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT AND ALL
OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IS AT YOUR OPTION AND RISK AND DELIVERY WILL BE DEEMED
MADE ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE INFORMATION AGENT. IF DELIVERY IS BY
MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED IS RECOMMENDED. IN ALL
CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ASSURE TIMELY DELIVERY.
APPOINTMENT AS PROXY; POWER OF ATTORNEY. By executing the
acknowledgment and agreement, you are irrevocably appointing us and our
designees as your proxy, in the manner set forth in the acknowledgment and
agreement and each with full power of substitution, to the fullest extent of the
your rights with respect to the units tendered by you and accepted for payment
by us. Each such proxy shall be considered coupled with an interest in the
tendered units. Such appointment will be effective when, and only to the extent
that, we accept the tendered unit for payment. Upon such acceptance for payment,
all prior proxies given by you with respect to the units will, without further
action, be revoked, and no subsequent proxies may be given (and if given will
not be effective). We and our designees will, as to those units, be empowered to
exercise all voting and other rights as a unitholder as we, in our sole
discretion, may deem proper at any meeting of limited partners and/or
unitholders, by written consent or otherwise. We reserve the right to require
that, in order for units to be deemed validly tendered, immediately upon our
acceptance for payment of the units, we must be able to exercise full voting
rights with respect to the units, including voting at any meeting of limited
partners and/or unitholders then scheduled or acting by written consent without
a meeting. By executing the
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acknowledgment and agreement, you agree to execute all such documents and take
such other actions as shall be reasonably required to enable the units tendered
to be voted in accordance with our directions. The proxy granted by you to us
will remain effective and be irrevocable for a period of ten years following the
termination of our offer.
By executing the acknowledgment and agreement, you also irrevocably
constitute and appoint us and our designees as your attorneys-in-fact, each with
full power of substitution, to the full extent of your rights with respect to
the units tendered by you and accepted for payment by us. Such appointment will
be effective when, and only to the extent that, we pay for your units and will
remain effective and be irrevocable for a period of ten years following the
termination of our offer. You will agree not to exercise any rights pertaining
to the tendered units without our prior consent. Upon such payment, all prior
powers of attorney granted by you with respect to such units will, without
further action, be revoked, and no subsequent powers of attorney may be granted
(and if granted will not be effective). Pursuant to such appointment as
attorneys-in-fact, we and our designees each will have the power, among other
things, (i) to transfer ownership of such units on the partnership books
maintained by your managing general partner (and execute and deliver any
accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity it may deem necessary or
appropriate in connection therewith), (ii) upon receipt by the Information Agent
of the offer price, to become a unitholder, to receive any and all distributions
made by your partnership on or after the date on which we acquire such units,
and to receive all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial
ownership of such units in accordance with the terms of our offer, (iii) to
execute and deliver to the managing general partner of your partnership a change
of address form instructing the managing general partner to send any and all
future distributions to which we are entitled pursuant to the terms of the offer
in respect of tendered units to the address specified in such form, and (iv) to
endorse any check payable to you or upon your order representing a distribution
to which we are entitled pursuant to the terms of our offer, in each case, in
your name and on your behalf.
By executing the acknowledgment and agreement, you will irrevocably
constitute and appoint us and any of our designees as your true and lawful agent
and attorney-in-fact with respect to such units, with full power of substitution
(such power of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an
interest), to withdraw any or all of such units that have been previously
tendered in response to any other tender or exchange offer, provided that the
price per unit we are offering is equal to or higher than the price per unit
being offered in the other tender or exchange offer. Such appointment is
effective upon the execution and receipt of the acknowledgment and agreement and
shall continue to be effective unless and until you validly withdraw such units
from this offer prior to the expiration date.
ASSIGNMENT OF INTEREST IN FUTURE DISTRIBUTIONS. By executing the
acknowledgment and agreement, you will irrevocably assign to us and our assigns
all of your right, title and interest in and to any and all distributions made
by your partnership from any source and of any nature, including, without
limitation, distributions in the ordinary course, distributions from sales of
assets, distributions upon liquidation, winding-up, or dissolution, payments in
settlement of existing or future litigation, and all other distributions and
payments from and after the expiration date of our offer, in respect of the
units tendered by you and accepted for payment and thereby purchased by us. If,
after the unit is accepted for payment and purchased by us, you receive any
distribution from any source and of any nature, including, without limitation,
distributions in the ordinary course, distributions from sales of assets,
distributions upon liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, payments in
settlement of existing or future litigation and all other distributions and
payments, from your partnership in respect of such unit, you will agree to
forward promptly such distribution to us.
DETERMINATION OF VALIDITY; REJECTION OF UNITS; WAIVER OF DEFECTS; NO
OBLIGATION TO GIVE NOTICE OF DEFECTS. All questions as to the validity, form,
eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for payment of any tender
of units pursuant to our offer will be determined by us, in our reasonable
discretion, which determination shall be final and binding on all parties. We
reserve the absolute right to reject any or all tenders of any particular unit
determined by us not to be in proper form or if the acceptance of or payment for
that unit may, in the opinion of our counsel, be unlawful. We also reserve the
absolute right to waive or amend any of the conditions of the offer that we are
legally permitted to waive as to the tender of any particular unit and to waive
any defect or irregularity in any tender with respect to any particular unit of
any particular
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unitholder. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the offer
(including the acknowledgment and agreement and the letter of transmittal) will
be final and binding on all parties. No tender of units will be deemed to have
been validly made unless and until all defects and irregularities have been
cured or waived. Neither we, the Information Agent, nor any other person will be
under any duty to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the
tender of any unit or will incur any liability for failure to give any such
notification.
BACKUP FEDERAL INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING. To prevent the possible
application of back-up federal income tax withholding of 31% with respect to
payment of the offer price, you may have to provide us with your correct
taxpayer identification number. See the instructions to the acknowledgment and
agreement set forth in the letter of transmittal attached as Annex II and "The
Offer--Section 6. Certain Federal Income Tax Matters."
FIRPTA WITHHOLDING. To prevent the withholding of federal income tax in
an amount equal to 10% of the amount realized on the disposition (the amount
realized is generally the offer price plus the partnership liabilities allocable
to each unit purchased), you must certify that you are not a foreign person if
you tender units. See the instructions to the acknowledgment and agreement set
forth in the letter of transmittal attached as Annex II and "The Offer--Section
6. Certain Federal Income Tax Matters."
TRANSFER TAXES. The amount of any transfer taxes (whether imposed on
the registered holder of units or any person) payable on account of the transfer
of units will be deducted from the purchase price unless satisfactory evidence
of the payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is submitted.
BINDING AGREEMENT. A tender of a unit pursuant to any of the procedures
described above and the acceptance for payment of such unit will constitute a
binding agreement between the tendering unitholder and us on the terms set forth
in this offer to purchase and the related acknowledgment and agreement and
letter of transmittal.
4. WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS.
You may withdraw your tendered units at any time prior to the
expiration date, including any extensions thereof, or on or after April 3, 2001
if the units have not been previously accepted for payment.
For a withdrawal to be effective, a written notice of withdrawal must
be timely received by the Information Agent at one of its addresses set forth on
the back cover of the offer to purchase. Any such notice of withdrawal must
specify the name of the person who tendered, the number of units to be withdrawn
and the name of the registered holder of such units, if different from the
person who tendered. In addition, the notice of withdrawal must be signed by the
person who signed the acknowledgment and agreement in the same manner as the
acknowledgment and agreement was signed.
If purchase of, or payment for, a unit is delayed for any reason, or if
we are unable to purchase or pay for a unit for any reason, then, without
prejudice to our rights under the offer, tendered units may be retained by the
Information Agent; subject, however, to our obligation, pursuant to Rule
14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, to pay the offer price in respect of units
tendered or return those units promptly after termination or withdrawal of our
offer.
Any units properly withdrawn will thereafter be deemed not to have been
validly tendered for purposes of our offer. However, withdrawn units may be
re-tendered at any time prior to the expiration date by following the procedures
described in "The Offer--Section 3. Procedures for Tendering Units."
All questions as to the validity and form (including time of receipt)
of notices of withdrawal will be determined by us in our reasonable discretion,
which determination will be final and binding on all parties. Neither the
Information Agent, any other person, nor we will be under any duty to give
notification of any
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defects or irregularities in any notice of withdrawal or incur any liability for
failure to give any such notification.
5. EXTENSION OF TENDER PERIOD; TERMINATION; AMENDMENT; NO SUBSEQUENT
OFFERING PERIOD.
We expressly reserve the right, in our reasonable discretion, at any
time and from time to time, (i) to extend the period of time during which our
offer is open and thereby delay acceptance for payment of, and the payment for,
any unit, (ii) to terminate the offer and not accept any units not theretofore
accepted for payment or paid for if any of the conditions to the offer are not
satisfied or if any event occurs that might reasonably be expected to result in
a failure to satisfy such conditions, (iii) upon the occurrence of any of the
conditions specified in "The Offer--Section 17. Conditions to the Offer," or any
event that might reasonably be expected to result in such occurrence, to delay
the acceptance for payment of, or payment for, any units not already accepted
for payment or paid for, and (iv) to amend our offer in any respect (including,
without limitation, by increasing or decreasing the consideration offered,
increasing or decreasing the units being sought, or both). Notice of any such
extension, termination or amendment will promptly be disseminated to you in a
manner reasonably designed to inform you of such change. In the case of an
extension of the offer, the extension may be followed by a press release or
public announcement which will be issued no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City
time, on the next business day after the scheduled expiration date of our offer,
in accordance with Rule 14e-1(d) under the Exchange Act.
If we extend the offer, or if we delay payment for a unit (whether
before or after its acceptance for payment) or are unable to pay for a unit
pursuant to our offer for any reason, then, without prejudice to our rights
under the offer, the Information Agent may retain tendered units and those units
may not be withdrawn except to the extent tendering unitholders are entitled to
withdrawal rights as described in "The Offer--Section 4. Withdrawal Rights;"
subject, however, to our obligation, pursuant to Rule 14e-l(c) under the
Exchange Act, to pay the offer price in respect of units tendered or return
those units promptly after termination or withdrawal of the offer.
If we make a material change in the terms of our offer, or if we waive
a material condition to our offer, we will extend the offer and disseminate
additional tender offer materials to the extent required by Rules 14d-4 and
14e-1 under the Exchange Act. The minimum period during which the offer must
remain open following any material change in the terms of the offer, other than
a change in price or a change in percentage of securities sought or a change in
any dealer's soliciting fee, if any, will depend upon the facts and
circumstances, including the materiality of the change, but generally will be
five business days. With respect to a change in price or, subject to certain
limitations, a change in the percentage of securities sought or a change in any
dealer's soliciting fee, if any, a minimum of ten business days from the date of
such change is generally required to allow for adequate dissemination to
unitholders. Accordingly, if, prior to the expiration date, we increase (other
than increases of not more than two percent of the outstanding units) or
decrease the number of units being sought, or increase or decrease the offer
price, and if the offer is scheduled to expire at any time earlier than the
tenth business day after the date that notice of such increase or decrease is
first published, sent or given to unitholders, the offer will be extended at
least until the expiration of such ten business days. As used in the offer to
purchase, "business day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a
Federal holiday, and consists of the time period from 12:01 a.m. through 12:00
Midnight, New York City time.
Pursuant to Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act, we may provide for a
subsequent offering period in tender offers for any and all outstanding units. A
subsequent offering period is an additional period of from three to twenty
business days following the expiration date of the offer, including any
extensions, in which unitholders may continue to tender units not tendered in
the offer for the offer price. We do not intend to have a subsequent offering
period.
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6. CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS.
The following summary is a general discussion of certain of the United
States federal income tax consequences of the offer that may be relevant to (i)
unitholders who tender some or all of their units for cash pursuant to our
offer, and (ii) unitholders who do not tender any of their units pursuant to our
offer. This discussion is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Internal Revenue Code"), Treasury Regulations, rulings issued by the
Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"), and judicial decisions, all as of the date
of this offer to purchase. All of the foregoing is subject to change or
alternative construction, possibly with retroactive effect, and any such change
or alternative construction could affect the continuing accuracy of this
summary. This summary is based on the assumption that your partnership is
operated in accordance with its organizational documents including its
certificate of limited partnership and agreement of limited partnership. This
summary is for general information only and does not purport to discuss all
aspects of federal income taxation which may be important to a particular person
in light of its investment or tax circumstances, or to certain types of
investors subject to special tax rules (including financial institutions,
broker-dealers, insurance companies, and, except to the extent discussed below,
tax-exempt organizations and foreign investors, as determined for United States
federal income tax purposes), nor (except as otherwise expressly indicated) does
it describe any aspect of state, local, foreign or other tax laws. This summary
assumes that the units constitute capital assets in the hands of the unitholders
(generally, property held for investment). No advance ruling has been or will be
sought from the IRS regarding any matter discussed in this offer to purchase.
Further, no opinion of counsel has been obtained with regard to the offer.
THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX TREATMENT OF A UNITHOLDER
PARTICIPATING IN THE OFFER DEPENDS IN SOME INSTANCES ON DETERMINATIONS OF FACT
AND INTERPRETATIONS OF COMPLEX PROVISIONS OF UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX
LAW FOR WHICH NO CLEAR PRECEDENT OR AUTHORITY MAY BE AVAILABLE. ACCORDINGLY, YOU
SHOULD CONSULT YOUR TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL, STATE,
LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES OF SELLING THE INTERESTS IN YOUR PARTNERSHIP
REPRESENTED BY YOUR UNITS PURSUANT TO OUR OFFER OR OF A DECISION NOT TO SELL IN
LIGHT OF YOUR SPECIFIC TAX SITUATION.
TAX CONSEQUENCES TO UNITHOLDERS TENDERING UNITS FOR CASH. You will
recognize gain or loss on a sale of a unit equal to the difference between (i)
your "amount realized" on the sale and (ii) your adjusted tax basis in the unit
sold. The "amount realized" will be equal to the sum of the amount of cash
received by you for the unit sold pursuant to the offer plus the amount of
partnership liabilities allocable to the unit (as determined under Section 752
of the Internal Revenue Code). Thus, your taxable gain and tax liability
resulting from a sale of a unit could exceed the cash received upon such sale.
ADJUSTED TAX BASIS. If you acquired your units for cash, your initial
tax basis in such units was generally equal to your cash investment in your
partnership increased by your share of partnership liabilities at the time you
acquired such units. Your initial tax basis generally has been increased by (i)
your share of partnership income and gains, and (ii) any increases in your share
of partnership liabilities, and has been decreased (but not below zero) by (i)
your share of partnership cash distributions, (ii) any decreases in your share
of partnership liabilities, (iii) your share of partnership losses, and (iv)
your share of nondeductible partnership expenditures that are not chargeable to
capital. For purposes of determining your adjusted tax basis in your units
immediately prior to a disposition of your units, your adjusted tax basis in
your units will include your allocable share of partnership income, gain or loss
for the taxable year of disposition. If your adjusted tax basis is less than
your share of partnership liabilities (e.g., as a result of the effect of net
loss allocations and/or distributions exceeding the cost of your unit), your
gain recognized with respect to a unit pursuant to the offer will exceed the
cash proceeds realized upon the sale of such unit.
CHARACTER OF GAIN OR LOSS RECOGNIZED PURSUANT TO THE OFFER. Except as
described below, the gain or loss recognized by you on a sale of a unit pursuant
to the offer generally will be treated as a long-term capital gain or loss if
you held the unit for more than one year. Long-term capital gains recognized by
individuals and certain other noncorporate taxpayers generally will be subject
to a maximum United States federal income tax rate of 20%. If the amount
realized with respect to a unit that is attributable to your share of
"unrealized receivables" of your partnership exceeds the tax basis attributable
to those assets, such excess will
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be treated as ordinary income. Among other things, "unrealized receivables"
include depreciation recapture for certain types of property. In addition, the
maximum United States federal income tax rate applicable to persons who are
noncorporate taxpayers for net capital gains attributable to the sale of
depreciable real property (which may be determined to include an interest in a
partnership such as your units) held for more than one year is currently 25%
(rather than 20%) with respect to that portion of the gain attributable to
depreciation deductions previously taken on the property.
If you tender a unit in the offer, you will be allocated a share of
partnership taxable income or loss for the year of tender with respect to any
units sold. You will not receive any future distributions on units tendered on
or after the date on which such units are accepted for purchase and,
accordingly, you may not receive any distributions with respect to such accreted
income. Such allocation and any partnership cash distributions to you for that
year will affect your adjusted tax basis in your unit and, therefore, the amount
of your taxable gain or loss upon a sale of a unit pursuant to the offer.
PASSIVE ACTIVITY LOSSES. The passive activity loss rules of the
Internal Revenue Code limit the use of losses derived from passive activities,
which generally include investments in limited partnership interests such as
your units. An individual, as well as certain other types of investors,
generally cannot use losses from passive activities to offset nonpassive
activity income received during the taxable year. Passive losses that are
disallowed for a particular tax year are "suspended" and may be carried forward
to offset passive activity income earned by the investor in future taxable
years. In addition, such suspended losses may be claimed as a deduction, subject
to other applicable limitations, upon a taxable disposition of the investor's
interest in such activity.
Accordingly, if your investment in your units is treated as a passive
activity, you may be able to reduce gain from the sale of your units pursuant to
the offer with passive losses in the manner described below. If you sell all or
a portion of your units pursuant to the offer and recognize a gain on your sale,
you will generally be entitled to use your current and "suspended" passive
activity losses (if any) from your partnership and other passive sources to
offset that gain. In general, if you sell all or a portion of your units
pursuant to the offer and recognize a loss on such sale, you will be entitled to
deduct that loss currently (subject to other applicable limitations) against the
sum of your passive activity income from your partnership for that year (if any)
plus any passive activity income from other sources for that year. If you sell
all of your units pursuant to the offer, the balance of any "suspended" losses
from your partnership that were not otherwise utilized against passive activity
income as described in the two preceding sentences will generally no longer be
suspended and will generally therefore be deductible (subject to any other
applicable limitations) by you against any other income for that year,
regardless of the character of that income. You are urged to consult your tax
advisor concerning whether, and the extent to which, you have available
"suspended" passive activity losses from your partnership or other investments
that may be used to reduce gain from the sale of units pursuant to the offer.
INFORMATION REPORTING, BACKUP WITHHOLDING AND FIRPTA. If you tender any
units, you must report the transaction by filing a statement with your United
States federal income tax return for the year of the tender which provides
certain required information to the IRS. To prevent the possible application of
back-up United States federal income tax withholding of 31% with respect to the
payment of the offer consideration, you are generally required to provide us
with your correct taxpayer identification number. See the instructions to the
acknowledgment and agreement set forth in the letter of transmittal attached as
Annex II.
Gain realized by a foreign person on the sale of a unit pursuant to the
offer will be subject to federal income tax under the Foreign Investment in Real
Property Tax Act of 1980. Under these provisions of the Internal Revenue Code,
the transferee of an interest held by a foreign person in a partnership which
owns United States real property generally is required to deduct and withhold
10% of the amount realized on the disposition. Amounts withheld would be
creditable against a foreign person's United States federal income tax liability
and, if in excess thereof, a refund could be claimed from the Internal Revenue
Service by filing a United States income tax return. See the instructions to the
acknowledgment and agreement set forth in the letter of transmittal attached as
Annex II.
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TAX CONSEQUENCES TO NON-TENDERING AND PARTIALLY-TENDERING UNITHOLDERS.
Section 708 of the Internal Revenue Code provides that if there is a sale or
exchange of 50% or more of the total interest in capital and profits of a
partnership within any 12-month period, such partnership terminates for United
States federal income tax purposes. It is possible that our acquisition of units
pursuant to the offer alone or in combination with other transfers of interests
in your partnership could result in such a termination of your partnership. If
your partnership is deemed to terminate for tax purposes, the following Federal
income tax events will be deemed to occur: the terminated partnership will be
deemed to have contributed all of its assets (subject to its liabilities) to a
new partnership in exchange for an interest in the new partnership and,
immediately thereafter, the old partnership will be deemed to have distributed
interests in the new partnership to the remaining limited partners and
unitholders in proportion to their respective interests in the old partnership
in liquidation of the old partnership.
7. EFFECTS OF THE OFFER.
We are under common control with, and have the same executive officers
and directors as, the managing general partner of your partnership. As a result,
our ultimate parent corporation, AIMCO, and certain of its affiliates
effectively control the management of your partnership. AIMCO and certain of its
affiliates currently beneficially own in the aggregate 11,057, or approximately
45.78%, of the outstanding units of your partnership. If we are successful in
acquiring more than an additional 4.22% of the outstanding units pursuant to the
offer, AIMCO and certain of its affiliates will beneficially own more than 50%
of the total outstanding units. This interest, combined with their control of
your partnership's managing general partner, would allow them to control the
outcome of all voting decisions with respect to your partnership. Even if we
acquire a lesser number of units pursuant to the offer, they will be able to
significantly influence the outcome of all voting decisions with respect to your
partnership. In general, we will vote any units owned by us in whatever manner
we deem to be in our best interests, which may not be in the interest of other
unitholders, and our affiliates will vote the units they own in whatever manner
they deem to be in their best interests, which may not be in the interest of
other unitholders. This could (1) prevent non-tendering unitholders from taking
action that non-tendering unitholders desire but that we or our affiliates
oppose and (2) enable us or our affiliates to take action desired by us or our
affiliates but opposed by non-tendering unitholders. We also are affiliated with
the company that currently manages, and has managed for some time, the
properties owned by your partnership. In the event that we acquire a substantial
number of units pursuant to the offer, removal of a property manager may become
more difficult or impossible.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO US. If we acquire units in the offer, we will
participate in any subsequent distributions to unitholders to the extent of the
units purchased.
PARTNERSHIP STATUS. We believe our purchase of units should not
adversely affect the issue of whether your partnership is classified as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes.
BUSINESS. Our offer will not affect the operation of the properties
owned by your partnership. The managing general partner and property manager of
your partnership, which are our affiliates, will both remain the same.
Consummation of the offer will not affect your agreement of limited partnership,
the operations of your partnership, the business and properties owned by your
partnership or any other matter relating to your partnership, except it would
result in us increasing our ownership of units. We have no current intention of
changing the fee structure for your managing general partner or property
manager.
EFFECT ON TRADING MARKET; REGISTRATION UNDER 12(G) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT.
If a substantial number of units are purchased pursuant to the offer, the result
will be a reduction in the number of unitholders in your partnership. In the
case of certain kinds of equity securities, a reduction in the number of
securityholders might be expected to result in a reduction in the liquidity and
volume of activity in the trading market for the security. In the case of your
partnership, however, there is no established public trading market for the
units and, therefore, we do not believe a reduction in the number of unitholders
will materially further restrict your ability to find purchasers for your units
through secondary market transactions.
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The units are registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, which
means, among other things, that your partnership is required to file periodic
reports with the SEC and to comply with the SEC's proxy rules. We do not expect
or intend that consummation of the offer will cause the units to cease to be
registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act. If the units were to be held
by fewer than 300 persons, your partnership could apply to de-register the units
under the Exchange Act. Your partnership had 23,667 units outstanding held by
approximately 1,431 unitholders as of December 31, 1999, according to your
partnership's annual report on Form 10-K for the year then ended. If units are
tendered which would result in less than 320 unitholders, we will purchase no
more than 99% of the units tendered by each unitholder to assure that there are
more than 300 unitholders after the offer. See "The Offer--Section 1. Terms of
the Offer; Expiration Date."
SELLING AGENT. Although there is not an established trading market for
the units, your partnership's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999 states that Merrill Lynch acts as Selling Agent on behalf of
your partnership. We have no current intention of changing this relationship.
ACCOUNTING TREATMENT. Upon consummation of the offer, we will account
for our investment in any acquired units under the purchase method of
accounting. There will be no effect on the accounting treatment of your
partnership as a result of the offer.
8. INFORMATION CONCERNING US AND CERTAIN OF OUR AFFILIATES.
GENERAL. We are a subsidiary of AIMCO and an affiliate of AIMCO
Properties, L.P. Together with its subsidiaries, AIMCO Properties, L.P. conducts
substantially all of AIMCO's operations. AIMCO is a real estate investment trust
that owns and manages multifamily apartment properties throughout the United
States. AIMCO's Class A Common Stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol "AIV." Based on apartment unit data compiled as of
January 1, 2000, by the National Multi Housing Council, we believe that AIMCO
Properties, L.P. is the largest owner and manager of multi-family apartment
properties in the United States. As of September 30, 2000, AIMCO Properties,
L.P.:
- owned or controlled 137,419 units in 500 apartment properties;
- held an equity interest in 132,909 units in 769 apartment properties;
and
- managed 63,458 units in 487 apartment properties for third party owners
and affiliates.
The general partner of AIMCO Properties, L.P. is AIMCO-GP, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AIMCO. AIMCO's and
our principal executive offices are located at Colorado Center, Tower Two, 2000
South Colorado Boulevard, Suite 2-1000, Denver, Colorado 80222, and our
telephone number is (303) 757-8101.
The names, positions and business addresses of our directors and
executive officers, as well as a biographical summary of the experience of such
persons for the past five years or more, are set forth on Annex I attached
hereto and are incorporated herein by reference. These individuals also serve
AIMCO and the managing general partner of your partnership in the same
capacities.
AIMCO and AIMCO Properties, L.P. are both subject to the information
and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance therewith,
file reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission
relating to their business, financial condition and other matters, including the
complete financial statements summarized below. Such reports and other
information may be inspected at the public reference facilities maintained by
the SEC at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549;
Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661; and 7 World
Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048. Copies of such material can
also be obtained from the Public Reference Room of the SEC in Washington, D.C.
at prescribed rates. The SEC also maintains a site on the World Wide Web at
http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and
other information regarding
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registrants that file electronically with the SEC. In addition, information
filed by AIMCO with the New York Stock Exchange may be inspected at the offices
of the New York Stock Exchange at 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
For more information regarding AIMCO and AIMCO Properties, L.P., please
refer to their respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999, and their respective Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly periods ended March 31, 2000, June 30, 2000 and September 30, 2000
(particularly the management's discussion and analysis of financial condition
and results of operations) and other reports and documents they have filed.
Except as described in "The Offer--Section 9. Background and Reasons
for the Offer", and "The Offer--Section 11. Conflicts of Interests and
Transactions with Affiliates," "The Offer -- Section 13. Certain Information
Concerning your Partnership -- Beneficial Ownership of Interests in Your
Partnership," and "The Offer--Section 15. Source of Funds," neither we nor, to
the best of our knowledge, any of the persons listed on Annex I attached hereto,
(i) beneficially own or have a right to acquire any units, (ii) has effected any
transaction in the units in the past 60 days, or (iii) have any contract,
arrangement, understanding or relationship with any other person with respect to
any securities of your partnership, including, but not limited to, contracts,
arrangements, understandings or relationships concerning transfer or voting
thereof, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees
of loans, guarantees against loss or the giving or withholding of proxies.
Neither we nor our affiliates intend to tender any units beneficially owned in
this offer.
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P. The historical
financial data set forth below for AIMCO Properties, L.P. for the nine months
ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 is unaudited. The historical financial data
set forth below for AIMCO Properties, L.P. for the years ended December 31, 1999
and 1998 is based on audited financial statements. This information should be
read in conjunction with such financial statements, including the notes thereto,
and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations of the AIMCO Operating Partnership" included in the AIMCO Properties,
L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and its
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000.
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NINE MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
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2000 1999 1999 1998
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(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER UNIT DATA)
OPERATING DATA:
RENTAL PROPERTY OPERATIONS:
Rental and other property revenue $ 753,463 $ 347,187 $ 531,883 $ 373,963
Property operating expenses (302,435) (135,580) (213,959) (145,966)
Owned property management expenses (9,713) (367) (15,322) (10,882)
Depreciation (223,128) (82,582) (131,257) (83,908)
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Income from property operations 218,187 128,658 171,345 133,207
SERVICE COMPANY BUSINESS:
Management fees and other income 36,865 23,567 42,877 22,675
Management and other expenses (23,603) (25,883) (25,470) (16,960)
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Income from service company business 13,262 2,316 17,407 5,715
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General and administrative expenses (9,609) (7,210) (12,016) (10,336)
Interest expense (190,459) (91,416) (139,124) (88,208)
Interest income 47,352 37,382 62,183 28,170
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated
subsidiaries (a) 2,538 (5,808) (2,588) 12,009
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated
real estate partnerships (b) (4,489) 7,264 (2,400) (2,665)
Loss from IPLP exchange and assumption -- (684) (684) (2,648)
Minority interest in other entities (10,977) (2,078) (5,788) (1,868)
Amortization of intangibles (4,968) (5,826) (5,860) (8,735)
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Income from operations 60,837 58,416 82,475 (64,641)
Gain on disposition of properties 14,234 330 (1,785) 4,287
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Net income $ 75,071 $ 58,746 $ 80,690 $ 68,928
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NINE MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
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2000 1999 1999 1998
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(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER UNIT DATA)
BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
(END OF PERIOD:)
Real estate, before accumulated depreciation $ 6,121,674 $ 3,076,973 $ 4,508,535 $ 2,743,865
Real estate, net of accumulated depreciation 5,471,869 2,757,723 4,092,543 2,515,710
Total assets 7,156,084 4,506,468 5,684,251 4,186,764
Total indebtedness 3,825,203 1,692,888 2,584,289 1,601,730
Partnership-obligated mandatory redeemable
convertible preferred securities of a
subsidiary trust 35,330 149,500 149,500 149,500
Partners' Capital 2,824,740 2,428,713 2,486,889 2,153,335
OTHER INFORMATION:
Total owned or controlled properties
(end of period) 500 240 373 234
Total owned or controlled apartment units (end
of period) 137,419 65,546 106,148 61,672
Total equity apartment units (end of period) 132,909 167,165 133,113 171,657
Units under management (end of period) 63,458 130,107 124,201 146,034
Basic earnings per common OP unit $ 0.35 $ 0.25 $ 0.39 $ 0.80
Diluted earnings per common OP unit $ 0.34 $ 0.25 $ 0.38 $ 0.78
Dividend declared per common OP unit $ 2.10 $ 1.875 $ 2.50 $ 2.25
Cash flows provided by operating activities $ 281,185 $ 163,852 $ 254,380 $ 144,152
Cash flows used in investing activities (563,026) (151,534) (243,078) (342,541)
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing
activities 286,781 (8,947) 37,470 214,133
Funds from operations (c) $ 277,519 $ 229,614 $ 320,434 $ 193,830
Weighted average number of Common OP Units
outstanding 75,986 71,184 78,531 56,567
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(a) Represents AIMCO Properties, L.P.'s equity in earnings of unconsolidated
subsidiaries.
(b) Represents AIMCO Properties, L.P.'s share of earnings from partnerships
that own 132,909 apartment units at September 30, 2000 in which
partnerships AIMCO Properties, L.P. owns an equity interest.
(c) AIMCO Properties, L.P.'s management believes that the presentation of
funds from operations or "FFO", when considered with the financial data
determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
provides a useful measure of performance. However, FFO does not represent
cash flow and is not necessarily indicative of cash flow or liquidity
available to AIMCO Properties, L.P., nor
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should it be considered as an alternative to net income or as an indicator
of operating performance. The Board of Governors of the National
Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") defines FFO as net
income (loss), computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, excluding gains and losses from debt restructuring and sales
of property, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization
(excluding amortization of financing costs), and after adjustments for
unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. AIMCO Properties, L.P.
calculates FFO based on the NAREIT definition, as adjusted for the
amortization of goodwill, the non-cash deferred portion of the income tax
provision for unconsolidated subsidiaries and less the payments of
distributions on preferred limited partnership interests. AIMCO
Properties, L.P.'s management believes that presentation of FFO provides
investors with industry-accepted measurements which help facilitate an
understanding of its ability to make required dividend payments, capital
expenditures and principal payments on its debt. There can be no assurance
that AIMCO Properties, L.P.'s basis of computing FFO is comparable with
that of other REITs.
The following is a reconciliation of net income to funds from operations:
NINE MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
2000 1999 1999 1998
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Net income $ 75,071 $ 58,746 $ 80,690 $ 68,928
Gain (loss) on disposition of property (14,234) (330) 1,785 (4,287)
Real estate depreciation, net of minority 206,298 78,960 121,084 79,869
interests
Real estate depreciation related to 51,235 73,950 104,754 34,765
unconsolidated entities
Amortization of intangibles 5,523 7,366 36,731 26,177
Amortization of recoverable amount of 648 32,126 -- --
management contracts
Deferred (benefit) provision 2,675 3,102 1,763 9,215
Expenses associated with convertible -- -- 6,892 --
Preferred securities
Preferred unit distributions (19,590) (26,735) (33,265) (20,837)
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TOPR's interest expense 8,285 2,429 -- --
Funds from operations $ 315,910 $ 229,614 $ 320,434 $ 193,830
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As of June 30, 2000, AIMCO Properties, L.P. had a net tangible book value
of $67.08 per common unit.
9. BACKGROUND AND REASONS FOR THE OFFER.
GENERAL. We are in the business of acquiring direct and indirect
interests in apartment properties such as the properties owned by your
partnership. Our offer provides us with an opportunity to increase our ownership
interest in your partnership's properties while providing you and other
investors with an opportunity to liquidate your current investment.
BACKGROUND. AIMCO Properties, L.P. contracted to purchase 20 units in
an American Partnership Board transaction for $650 per unit on August 1, 2000,
paid for such units on or about August 10, 2000 using working capital, and
subsequently transferred such units to us. On September 20, 2000, AIMCO acquired
(the "Oxford Acquisition") interests in affiliates of Oxford Realty Financial
Group, Inc. ("Oxford") for aggregate
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consideration of $328 million in cash and securities. On September 28, 2000, we
purchased 1,033 units at a price of $845 per unit from an affiliated third party
in a negotiated transaction, and on November 27, 2000, we acquired an additional
5,007 units from 435 unitholders in a tender offer at a price of $845 per unit.
On January 2, 2001, we sold all of our units of your partnership to AIMCO
Properties, L.P. at a price of $845 per unit.
As a result of these transactions, AIMCO acquired the managing general
partner of your partnership and now beneficially owns in the aggregate 11,057,
or approximately 45.78%, of the outstanding units. AIMCO also owns the entity
that currently manages, and has for some time managed, the property owned by
your partnership. We believe that tender offers for limited partnership
interests in limited partnerships controlled by Oxford (the "Oxford
Partnerships") would provide liquidity for the limited partners of the Oxford
Partnerships, and would provide AIMCO with a larger asset and capital base and
increased diversification.
OTHER TENDER OFFERS. On October 10, 2000, we initiated a tender offer
in which we offered to purchase units at a purchase price of $845 per unit in
cash. The offer expired on November 27, 2000, and we acquired a total of 5,007
units from 435 unitholders in the offer, bringing AIMCO's beneficial ownership
to 11,057, or 45.78% of the outstanding units of your partnership.
We are aware that other tender offers may have been made by
unaffiliated third parties to acquire units in your partnership in exchange for
cash. We are informed that an unaffiliated third party has commenced an offer
for your units at a price of $655 per unit, less a $150 transfer fee. We are
unaware of the amounts offered, terms, tendering parties or number of units
involved in any other pending tender offers. We are not aware of any merger,
consolidation or other combination involving any of the Oxford Partnerships, or
any acquisitions of any of such partnerships or a material amount of the assets
of such partnerships.
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED BY YOUR MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER. Our
affiliates recently acquired interests in certain entities affiliated with
Oxford and now control the managing general partner of your partnership. Before
we commenced this offer, your managing general partner (which is our affiliate)
considered a number of alternative transactions. The following is a brief
discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of the alternatives considered by
your managing general partner.
LIQUIDATION
One alternative would be for the partnership to sell its assets,
distribute the net liquidation proceeds to its partners in accordance with the
agreement of limited partnership, and thereafter dissolve. Partners would be at
liberty to use the net liquidation proceeds after taxes for investment,
business, personal or other purposes, at their option. If your partnership were
to sell its assets and liquidate, you would not need to rely upon capitalization
of income or other valuation methods to estimate the fair market value of
partnership assets. Instead, such assets would be valued through negotiations
with prospective purchasers (in many cases unrelated third parties).
However, in the opinion of your managing general partner, which is our
affiliate, the present time is not the most desirable time to sell the real
estate assets of your partnership, and the proceeds realized from any such sale
would be uncertain. Your managing general partner believes it currently is in
the best interest of your partnership to continue holding its real estate
assets. See "The Offer--Section 13. Certain Information Concerning Your
Partnership--Investment Objectives and Policies; Sale or Financing of
Investments."
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CONTINUATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP WITHOUT THE OFFER
A second alternative would be for your partnership to continue as a
separate legal entity, with its own assets and liabilities and continue to be
governed by its existing agreement of limited partnership, without our offer. A
number of advantages could result from the continued operation of your
partnership. Given improving rental market conditions or improved operating
performance, the level of distributions might increase over time. It is possible
that the private resale market for properties could improve over time, making a
sale of the partnership's properties at some point in the future a more
attractive option than it is currently. The continuation of your partnership
will allow you to continue to participate in the net income and any increases in
revenue of your partnership and any net proceeds from the sale of any property
owned by your partnership. However, no assurance can be given as to future
operating results or as to the results of any future attempts to sell any
property owned by your partnership.
The primary disadvantage of continuing the operations of your
partnership is that you would be limited in your ability to sell your units.
Although you could sell your units to a third party, any such sale would likely
be at a discount from your pro rata share of the fair market value of the
properties owned by your partnership.
ALTERNATIVE TRANSACTIONS CONSIDERED BY US. Before we decided to make
our offer, we considered a number of alternative transactions, including
purchasing some or all of your partnership's properties or merging your
partnership with us. However, both of these alternatives would require a vote of
the limited partners and unitholders. If the transaction were approved, all of
the limited partners and unitholders, including those who wish to continue to
participate in the ownership of your partnership's properties, would be forced
to participate in the transaction. If the transaction were not approved, all of
the limited partners and unitholders, including those who would like to dispose
of their investment in your partnership's properties, would be forced to retain
their investment. We also considered an offer to exchange units in your
partnership for units of AIMCO Properties, L.P. However, because of the expense
and delay associated with making such an exchange offer, we decided to make an
offer for cash only. In addition, our historical experience has been that most
unitholders, when given a choice, prefer cash.
DETERMINATION OF OFFER PRICE. In establishing the offer price, we principally
considered:
o Our affiliates recently acquired interests in certain entities
affiliated with Oxford and now control the managing general
partner of your partnership. Our offer price is at least equal to
the real estate values for your partnership used in such
transactions;
o The partnership's 2000 property income as capitalized using the
direct capitalization method;
o Prices at which the units have recently sold, to the extent such
information is available to us;
o The absence of a liquid trading market for the units; and
o The offer by an unaffiliated third party to purchase units at a
price of $655 per unit, less a $150 transfer fee.
Our determination of the offer price was based on our review and
analysis of the foregoing information and the other financial information and
analyses concerning the partnership summarized below.
VALUATION OF UNITS. We determined our offer price by applying a
capitalization rate to your partnership's 2000 property income. A capitalization
rate is a percentage (rate of return) commonly applied by purchasers of
residential real estate to property income to determine the present value of
income property. The
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lower the capitalization rate applied to a property's income, the higher its
value. We selected capitalization rates based on our experience in valuing
similar properties. We considered local market sales information for comparable
properties, estimated actual capitalization rates (property income less capital
reserves divided by sales price) and then evaluated each property in light of
its relative competitive position, taking into account property location,
occupancy rate, overall property condition and other relevant factors. We
believe that arms-length purchasers would base their purchase offers on
capitalization rates comparable to those we used; however, there is no single
correct capitalization rate and others might use different rates.
COMPARISON OF OFFER PRICE TO ALTERNATIVE CONSIDERATION. To assist
holders of units in evaluating the offer, your managing general partner, which
is our affiliate, has attempted to compare the offer price against: (a)
estimated liquidation value; and (b) prevailing prices on the secondary market.
The managing general partner of your partnership believes that analyzing the
alternatives in terms of estimated value, based upon currently available data
and, where appropriate, reasonable assumptions made in good faith, establishes a
reasonable framework for comparing alternatives. Since the value of the
consideration for alternatives to the offer is dependent upon varying market
conditions, no assurance can be given that the estimated values reflect the
range of possible values.
The results of these comparative analyses are summarized in the chart
below. You should bear in mind that some of the alternative values are based on
a variety of assumptions that have been made by us. These assumptions relate to,
among other things, the operating results, if any, since September 30, 2000 as
to income and expenses of the properties, other projected amounts and the
capitalization rates that may be used by prospective buyers if your partnership
assets were to be liquidated.
In addition, these estimates are based upon certain information
available to your managing general partner, which is our affiliate, or another
affiliate at the time the estimates were computed, and no assurance can be given
that the same conditions analyzed by it in arriving at the estimates of value
would exist at the time of the offer. The assumptions used have been determined
by the managing general partner of your partnership or another affiliate in good
faith, and, where appropriate, are based upon current and historical information
regarding your partnership and current real estate markets, and have been
highlighted below to the extent critical to the conclusions of the managing
general partner of your partnership. Actual results may vary from those set
forth below based on numerous factors, including interest rate fluctuations, tax
law changes, supply and demand for similar apartment properties, the manner in
which your partnership's properties are sold and changes in availability of
capital to finance acquisitions of apartment properties.
Under your partnership's agreement of limited partnership, the term of
the partnership will continue until December 31, 2027, unless sooner terminated
as provided in the agreement or by law.
COMPARISON TABLE PER UNIT
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Cash offer price ............................................. $ 845
Alternatives
Our prior cash tender offer price........................ $ 845
Other tender offer price................................. $ 655(1)
Highest price on secondary market........................ $ 675
Estimated liquidation proceeds........................... $ 845
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(1) Does not reflect a transfer fee of $150.
PRICES ON SECONDARY MARKET. Secondary market sales information is not a
reliable measure of value because of the limited amount of any known trades.
Except for offers made by use and unaffiliated third
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parties, privately negotiated sales and sales through intermediaries are the
only means which may be available to a limited partner to liquidate an
investment in units because the units are not listed or traded on any exchange
or quoted on Nasdaq, on the Electronic Bulletin Board, or in "pink sheets."
Secondary sales activity for the units, including privately negotiated sales,
has been limited and sporadic.
Set forth below are the high and low sale prices of units for the year
ended December 31, 1999 and the nine months ended September 30, 2000, as
reported by The Partnership Spectrum, which is an independent, third-party
source. The gross sales prices reported by The Partnership Spectrum do not
necessarily reflect the net sales proceeds received by sellers of units, which
typically are reduced by commissions and other secondary market transaction
costs to amounts less than the reported price. The Partnership Spectrum
represents only one source of secondary sales information, and other services
may contain prices for the units that equal or exceed the sales prices reported
in The Partnership Spectrum. We do not know whether the information compiled by
The Partnership Spectrum is accurate or complete.
SALES PRICES OF PARTNERSHIP UNITS, AS REPORTED BY THE PARTNERSHIP SPECTRUM
High Low
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000: ...................... $ 675.00 $ 650.00
Year Ended December 31, 1999: .............................. 601.11 550.00
Set forth in the table below are the high and low sales prices of units
for the year ended December 31, 1999 and the nine months ended September 30,
2000, as reported by the American Partnership Board, which is an independent,
third-party source. The gross sales prices reported by American Partnership
Board do not necessarily reflect the net sales proceeds received by sellers of
units, which typically are reduced by commissions and other secondary market
transaction costs to amounts less than the reported prices. The American
Partnership Board represents one source of secondary sales information, and
other services may contain prices for units that equal or exceed the sales
prices reported by the American Partnership Board. We do not know whether the
information compiled by the American Partnership Board is accurate or complete.
SALES PRICES OF PARTNERSHIP UNITS, AS REPORTED BY THE AMERICAN PARTNERSHIP BOARD
High Low
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000: ...................... $ -- $ --
Year Ended December 31, 1999: .............................. 601.11 601.11
ESTIMATED LIQUIDATION PROCEEDS. Liquidation value is a measure of the
price at which the assets of your partnership would sell if disposed of by your
partnership in an arms-length transaction to a willing buyer that has access to
relevant information regarding the historical revenues and expenses of the
business. Your managing general partner, which is our affiliate, estimated the
liquidation value of the units using the same direct capitalization method and
assumptions as we did in valuing the units for the offer price. The liquidation
analysis assumes that your partnership's properties are sold to an independent
third party at the current property value, that other balance sheet assets
(excluding amortizing assets) and liabilities of your partnership are sold at
their book value, and that the net proceeds of sale are allocated to your
partners and unitholders in accordance with your partnership's agreement of
limited partnership.
The liquidation analysis assumes that the assets of your partnership
are sold in a single transaction. Should the assets be liquidated over time,
even at prices equal to those projected, distributions to unitholders from cash
flow from operations might be reduced because your partnership's fixed costs,
such as general and administrative expenses, are not proportionately reduced
with the liquidation of assets. However, for
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simplification purposes, the sales of the assets are assumed to occur
concurrently. The liquidation analysis assumes that the assets are disposed of
in an orderly manner and are not sold in forced or distressed in which assets
might be sold at substantial discounts to their actual fair market value.
ALLOCATION OF CONSIDERATION. We have allocated to the unitholders the
amount of the estimated net valuation of your partnership based on your
partnership's agreement of limited partnership as if your partnership were being
liquidated at the current time.
10. POSITION OF THE MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER OF YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH
RESPECT TO THE OFFER.
The partnership and the managing general partner of your partnership
(which is our affiliate) have provided the following information for inclusion
in this Offer to Purchase:
The managing general partner of your partnership believes the offer
price and the structure of the transaction are fair to the unitholders. In
making such determination, the managing general partner considered all of the
factors and information set forth below, but did not quantify or otherwise
attach particular weight to any such factors or information:
o the offer gives you an opportunity to make an individual decision
on whether to tender your units or to continue to hold them;
o the offer price and the method used to determine the offer price;
o the offer price is based on an estimated value of your
partnership's properties that has been determined using a method
believed to reflect the valuation of such assets by buyers in the
market for similar assets;
o prices at which the units have recently sold, to the extent such
information is available;
o the absence of an established trading market for your units;
o an analysis of possible alternative transactions, including
property sales, or a liquidation of the partnership;
o an evaluation of the financial condition and results of
operations of your partnership; and
o the offer by an unaffiliated third party to purchase units at a
price of $655 per unit, less a $150 transfer fee.
Although the managing general partner of your partnership is remaining
neutral and makes no recommendation as to whether you should tender or refrain
from tendering your units in the offer, the managing general partner does
believe that if you sell your units, you should sell them for the highest
offered price. Although the managing general partner believes our offer is fair,
the managing general partner also believes that you must make your own decision
whether or not to participate in any offer, based upon a number of factors,
including several factors that may be personal to you, such as your financial
position, your need or desire for liquidity, your preferences regarding the
timing of when you might wish to sell your units, other financial opportunities
available to you, and your tax position and the tax consequences to you of
selling your units.
Neither the managing general partner of your partnership or its
affiliates have any plans or arrangements to tender any units. Except as
otherwise provided in "The Offer--Section 12. Future Plans of
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the Purchaser," the managing general partner does not have any present plans or
proposals which relate to or would result in an extraordinary transaction, such
as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving your partnership; a
purchase or sale or transfer of a material amount of your partnership's assets;
or any changes in your partnership's present capitalization, indebtedness or
distribution policies. For information relating to certain relationships between
your partnership and its managing general partner, on one hand, and AIMCO and
its affiliates, on the other and conflicts of interests with respect to the
tender offer, see "The Offer--Section 9. Background and Reasons for the Offer"
and "The Offer--Section 11. Conflicts of Interests and Transactions with
Affiliates." See also "The Offer--Section 9. Background and Reasons for the
Offer--Comparison to Alternative Consideration" and "The Offer--Section 13.
Certain Information Concerning Your Partnership--Beneficial Ownership of
Interests in Your Partnership," for certain information regarding transactions
in units of your partnership.
11. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER. The managing general
partner of your partnership is our affiliate. Accordingly, the managing general
partner of your partnership has substantial conflicts of interest with respect
to the offer. The managing general partner of your partnership has a fiduciary
obligation to you, even though it is our affiliate. As a consequence of our
ownership of units, we may have incentives to seek to maximize the value of our
ownership of units, which in turn may result in a conflict for your managing
general partner in attempting to reconcile our interests with the interests of
the other unitholders. We desire to purchase units at a low price and you desire
to sell units at a high price. Although the managing general partner believes
our offer is fair, it makes no recommendation as to whether you should tender or
refrain from tendering your units. Such conflicts of interest in connection with
the offer differ from those conflicts of interest that currently exist for your
partnership. YOU ARE URGED TO READ THIS OFFER TO PURCHASE IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE
DECIDING WHETHER TO TENDER YOUR UNITS.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT CURRENTLY EXIST FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP. We are
an affiliate of your partnership's managing general partner and property
manager. The managing general partner does not receive an annual management fee
but is entitled to receive fees for transactions involving your partnership and
its properties and to receive reimbursements for expenses incurred in its
capacity as managing general partner. The managing general partner of your
partnership received total fees and reimbursements of $116,000 in 1998, $82,000
in 1999 and $52,500 (annualized) for 2000. The property manager for the
properties received management fees of $153,000 in 1998, $159,000 in 1999 and
$153,750 (annualized) for 2000. We have no current intention of changing the fee
structure for your managing general partner or the manager of your partnership's
properties. Under the Property Management Agreements with NHP Management
Company, the management fee is equal to 5% of gross collections for all
properties; however, 40% of this fee is subordinated until certain distribution
preference levels to the Limited Partners or Assignee Unit Holders are achieved.
The total amount deferred at September 30, 2000 was $994,000.
COMPETITION AMONG PROPERTIES. Because AIMCO and your partnership both
invest in apartment properties, these properties may compete with one another
for tenants. Furthermore, you should bear in mind that AIMCO may acquire
properties in general market areas where your partnership properties are
located. It is believed that this concentration of properties in a general
market area will facilitate overall operations through collective advertising
efforts and other operational efficiencies. In managing AIMCO's properties,
AIMCO Properties, L.P. and its affiliates will attempt to reduce conflicts
between competing properties by referring prospective customers to the property
considered to be most conveniently located for the customer's needs.
FUTURE OFFERS. Although we have no current plans to conduct future
tender offers for your units, our plans may change based on future
circumstances, including tender offers made by third parties. Any such
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future offers that we might make could be for consideration that is more or less
than the consideration we are currently offering.
12. FUTURE PLANS OF THE PURCHASER.
As described above under "The Offer--Section 9. Background and Reasons
for the Offer," we are under common control with, and have the same executive
officers and directors as, the managing general partner of your partnership. As
a result, our ultimate parent corporation, AIMCO, and certain of its affiliates
effectively control the management of your partnership. In addition, we are
under common control with the manager of your partnership's properties. We
currently intend that, upon consummation of the offer, your partnership will
continue its business and operations as they are currently being conducted. The
offer is not expected to have any effect on partnership operations.
Together with AIMCO Properties, L.P. and our other affiliates, we are
in the business of acquiring direct and indirect interests in apartment
properties such as the properties owned by your partnership. As part of that
business, our affiliates have made and, in the future we and our affiliates
intend to make, tender offers for partnerships which own apartments, including
your partnership. Possibly, we may acquire additional units or sell units after
completion or termination of the offer. Any acquisition may be made through
private purchases, through one or more future tender or exchange offers, by
merger, consolidation or by any other means deemed advisable. Any acquisition
may be at a price higher or lower than the price to be paid for the units
purchased pursuant to this offer, and may be for cash, limited partnership
interests in AIMCO Properties, L.P. or other consideration. We also may consider
selling some or all of the units we acquire pursuant to this offer to persons
not yet determined, which may include our affiliates. We may also buy your
partnership's properties, although we have no present intention to do so. There
can be no assurance, however, that we will initiate or complete, or will cause
your partnership to initiate or complete, any subsequent transaction during any
specific time period following the expiration of the offer or at all.
Except as set forth in "The Offer - Section 9. Background and Reasons
for the Offer," we do not have any present plans or proposals which relate to or
would result in an extraordinary transaction, such as a merger, reorganization
or liquidation, involving your partnership; a purchase or sale or transfer of a
material amount of your partnership's assets; any changes in composition of your
partnership's senior management or personnel or their compensation; any changes
in your partnership's present capitalization, indebtedness or distribution
policy; or any other material changes in your partnership's structure or
business. We or our affiliates may loan funds to your partnership which may be
secured by your partnership's properties. If any such loans are made, upon
default of such loans, we or our affiliates could seek to foreclose on the loan
and related mortgage or security interest. However, we expect that, consistent
with your managing general partner's fiduciary obligations, the managing general
partner will seek and review opportunities, including opportunities identified
by us, to engage in transactions which could benefit your partnership, such as
sales or refinancings of assets or a combination of the partnership with one or
more other entities, with the objective of seeking to maximize returns to
unitholders.
We have been advised that the possible future transactions the managing
general partner expects to consider on behalf of your partnership include: (i)
payment of extraordinary distributions; (ii) refinancing, reducing or increasing
existing indebtedness of the partnership; (iii) sales of assets, individually or
as part of a complete liquidation; and (iv) mergers or other consolidation
transactions involving the partnership. Any such merger or consolidation
transaction could involve other limited partnerships in which your managing
general partner or its affiliates serve as managing general partners, or a
combination of the partnership with one or more existing, publicly traded
entities (including, possibly, affiliates of AIMCO), in any of which unitholders
might receive cash, common stock or other securities or consideration. There is
no assurance, however, as to when or whether any of the transactions referred to
above might occur. If any such transaction is effected by the partnership and
financial benefits accrue to its unitholders, we will participate in those
benefits to the
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extent of our ownership of units. The managing general partner is authorized
under the agreement of limited partnership to transact the business of the
partnership, except that the holders of a majority of the limited partnership
units, including holders of assignee units of limited partnership, may vote on a
liquidation, sale of substantially all assets, removal of a general partner and
most amendments to the partnership agreement. AIMCO and certain of its
affiliates currently beneficially own in the aggregate 11,057, or approximately
45.78%, of your partnership's outstanding units. If we are successful in
subsequently acquiring more than an additional 4.22% of the outstanding units
pursuant to the offer, AIMCO and certain of its affiliates will be able to
control the outcome of any such vote. Even if we acquire a lesser number of
units pursuant to the offer, however, AIMCO and certain of its affiliates will
be able to significantly influence the outcome of any such vote. Our primary
objective in seeking to acquire the units pursuant to the offer is not, however,
to influence the vote on any particular transaction, but rather to generate a
profit on the investment represented by those units.
13. CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
GENERAL. Oxford Residential Properties I Limited Partnership was
organized on January 19, 1984 under the laws of the State of Maryland. Its
primary business is real estate ownership and related operations. Your
partnership was formed for the purpose of making investments in various types of
real properties which offer potential capital appreciation and cash
distributions to its limited partners, including holders of assignee units of
limited partnership.
Your partnership's investment portfolio currently consists of the
following residential apartment complexes:
o Fairlane East, a 244-unit complex in Dearborn, Michigan
o The Landings, a 150-unit complex in Indianapolis, Indiana
o Raven Hill, a 304-unit complex in Burnsville, Minnesota
o Shadow Oaks, a 200-unit complex in Tampa, Florida
The managing general partner of your partnership is Oxford Residential
Properties I Corporation, which is our affiliate. A wholly-owned subsidiary of
AIMCO currently serves, and has for some time served, as manager of the
properties owned by your partnership. As of December 31, 1999, based on the
partnership's annual report on Form 10-K for the year then ended, there were
23,667 units issued and outstanding, which were held of record by 1,431 limited
partners. Your partnership's and the managing general partner's principal
executive offices are located at Colorado Center, Tower Two, 2000 South Colorado
Boulevard, Suite 2-1000, Denver, Colorado 80222, telephone (303) 757-8101.
For additional information about your partnership, please refer to the
annual report prepared by your partnership which was sent to you prior to this
offer to purchase, particularly Item 2 of Form 10-K, which contains detailed
information regarding the properties owned, including mortgages, rental rates
and taxes.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES; SALE OR FINANCING OF INVESTMENTS.
In general, your managing general partner (which is our affiliate) regularly
evaluates the partnership's properties by considering various factors, such as
the partnership's financial position and real estate and capital markets
conditions. The managing general partner monitors the properties' specific
locale and sub-market conditions (including stability of the surrounding
neighborhood), evaluating current trends, competition, new construction and
economic changes. It oversees each asset's operating performance and
continuously evaluates the physical improvement requirements. In addition, the
financing structure for each property (including any prepayment penalties), tax
implications, availability of attractive mortgage financing to a purchaser, and
the investment climate are all considered. Any of these factors, and possibly
others, could potentially contribute to any
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decision by the managing general partner to sell, refinance, upgrade with
capital improvements or hold a particular partnership property. If rental market
conditions improve, the level of distributions might increase over time. It is
possible that the private resale market for properties could improve over time,
making a sale of the partnership's properties in a private transaction at some
point in the future a more viable option than it is currently. After taking into
account the foregoing considerations, your managing general partner is not
currently seeking a sale of your partnership's properties primarily because it
expects the properties' operating performance to improve in the long term. In
making this assessment, your managing general partner noted the occupancy and
rental rates at the properties. In particular, the managing general partner
noted that it budgeted approximately $1.5 million in 2000 for capital
improvements at the properties to repair and update the properties. Although
there can be no assurance as to future performance, these expenditures are
expected to improve the desirability of the property to tenants. The managing
general partner does not believe that a sale of the properties at the present
time would adequately reflect the properties' future prospects. Another
significant factor considered by your managing general partner is the likely tax
consequences of a sale of the properties for cash. Such a transaction would
likely result in tax liabilities for many unitholders.
TERM OF YOUR PARTNERSHIP. Under your partnership's agreement of limited
partnership, the term of the partnership will continue until December 31, 2027,
unless sooner terminated as provided in the agreement or by law. Limited
partners, including holders of assignee units of limited partnership, could, as
an alternative to tendering their units, take a variety of possible actions,
including voting to liquidate the partnership or amending the agreement of
limited partnership to authorize unitholders to cause the partnership to merge
with another entity or engage in a "roll-up" or similar transaction.
CAPITAL REPLACEMENTS. Your partnership has an ongoing program of
capital improvements, replacements and renovations, including roof replacements,
kitchen and bath renovations, balcony repairs (where applicable), replacement of
various building systems and other replacements and renovations in the ordinary
course of business. The managing general partner estimates that it budgeted
approximately $1.5 million on capital improvements during 2000. Such capital
improvements are paid from operating cash flows, cash reserves, or from
short-term or long-term borrowings.
COMPETITION. There are other residential properties within the market
area of your partnership's properties. The number and quality of competitive
properties in such an area could have a material effect on the rental market for
the apartments at your partnership's properties and the rents that may be
charged for such apartments. While AIMCO is a significant factor in the United
States in the apartment industry, competition for apartments is local. According
to data published by the National Multi-Housing Council, as of January 1, 1999,
AIMCO's then portfolio of 373,409 owned or managed apartment units represents
approximately 2.2% of the national stock of rental apartments in structures with
at least five apartments.
FINANCIAL DATA. The selected financial information of your partnership
set forth below for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 is based on
audited financial statements. The selected financial information set forth below
for the six months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 is based on unaudited
financial statements. This information should be read in conjunction with such
financial statements, including notes thereto, and "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Your Partnership"
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of your partnership for the year ended
December 31, 1999, and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2000.
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OXFORD RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER UNIT DATA)
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED FOR THE YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
2000 1999 1999 1998
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OPERATING DATA:
Apartment Revenues ............................... $ 6,259 $ 6,052 $ 8,056 $ 7,718
Net Income (Loss) ................................ 752 619 624 414
Net Income per Assignee Unit .................... 31.11 26.31 25.63 16.71
Distributions to Assignee Unitholders ............ 0 (353) (712) (726)
CASH FLOWS:
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash
Equivalents .................................... (4) (76) 34 220
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities ........ 1,846 1,706 2,100 1,872
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Cash and Cash Equivalents ........................ 1,318 1,212 1,322 1,288
Land, Buildings and Improvements ................. 23,281 23,666 23,545 24,092
Mortgage Notes Payable ........................... 20,004 20,449 20,341 20,760
General Partners' Capital (Deficit) .............. (996) (1,012) (1,011) (1,024)
Assignor Limited Partner's Capital ............... 1 1 1 1
Assignee Unitholders' Capital .................... 5,545 5,609 5,221 5,558
On February 28, 2000 and August 25, 2000, your partnership made
distributions of approximately $15.00 per unit to unitholders of record as of
December 31, 1999 and June 30, 2000, respectively. These distributions were the
same as three previous semi-annual distributions and represented a $5.00 per
unit increase over the amount paid for the last semi-annual distribution for
1997. See "--Distributions."
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES. The following shows the location, the date
of purchase, the nature of your partnership's ownership interest in and the use
of each of your partnership's properties.
Date of Type of
Property Purchase Ownership Use
-------- -------- --------- ---
Fairlane East 12/23/85 Fee ownership subject to 144-unit apartments
Dearborn, Michigan first mortgage
The Landings 10/31/84 Fee ownership subject to 150-unit apartments
Indianapolis, Indiana first mortgage
Raven Hill 12/24/86 Fee ownership subject to 304-unit apartments
Burnsville, Minnesota first mortgage
Shadow Oaks 02/07/85 Fee ownership subject to 200-unit apartments
Tampa, Florida first mortgage
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ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION SCHEDULE. The following shows the gross
carrying value and accumulated depreciation of each of your partnership's
properties as of December 31, 1999.
Gross
Carrying Accumulated
Property Value Depreciation Rate Method
----------- ------------- ---- ------
(In Thousands)
Fairlane East $ 15,099 $ 6,411 5-25 S/L
The Landings 5,249 2,245 5-25 S/L
Raven Hill 12,255 5,203 5-25 S/L
Shadow Oaks 8,303 3,502 5-25 S/L
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$ 40,906 $ 17,361
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SCHEDULE OF MORTGAGES. The following shows certain information
regarding the outstanding first mortgages encumbering each of your partnership's
properties as of September 30, 2000.
Principal
Balance
Principal Balance At Stated Due At
September 30, 2000 Interest Period Maturity
Property (In Thousands) Rate Amortized Maturity Date (In Thousands)
- -------- -------------------- -------- ---------- ------------- --------------
Fairlane East $ 9,192 8.25% 10 Yrs 2/11/04 $ 8,351
The Landings 3,030 8.25% 10 Yrs 2/11/04 2,753
Raven Hill 4,629 8.25% 10 Yrs 2/11/04 4,206
Shadow Oaks 3,153 8.25% 10 Yrs 2/11/04 2,865
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TOTAL $20,004 $ 18,175
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AVERAGE RENTAL RATES AND OCCUPANCY. The following shows the average
rental rates and occupancy percentages for each of your partnership's properties
during the periods indicated.
Average Rental Rate Average Occupancy
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Property 2000* 1999 2000* 1999
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Fairlane East $ 1,073 $ 1,043 95% 96%
The Landings $ 658 $ 602 91% 93%
Raven Hill $ 795 $ 763 98% 98%
Shadow Oaks $ 536 $ 517 95% 94%
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* Actual rates and percentages through June 30, 2000 have been
annualized. The rates and percentages for 2000 could be higher or
lower.
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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. Your partnership's properties currently are
managed, and have for some time been managed, by an entity which is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of AIMCO. Pursuant to the management agreement between
the property manager and your partnership, the property manager operates your
partnership's properties, establishes rental policies and rates and directs
marketing activities. The property manager also is responsible for maintenance,
the purchase of equipment and supplies, and the selection and engagement of all
vendors, suppliers and independent contractors.
DISTRIBUTIONS. The following table shows, for each of the years
indicated, the distributions paid per unit for such years.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 AMOUNT
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1995.................................... $ 12.50
1996.................................... 15.00
1997.................................... 20.00
1998.................................... 30.00
1999.................................... 30.00
2000 (through September 30)............. 15.00
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Total............................ $122.50
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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF INTERESTS IN YOUR PARTNERSHIP. On June 28,
2000, AIMCO Properties, L.P. and the principals of Oxford Realty Financial
Group, Inc. ("Oxford"), a Maryland corporation, entered into a definitive
acquisition agreement pursuant to which, on September 20, 2000, AIMCO
Properties, L.P. acquired all of the stock and other interests held by officers
and directors of the entities that own and control the Oxford properties. As
part of this acquisition, AIMCO and its affiliates, which are described below,
acquired:
o the entity that owns the managing general partner of your
partnership (Oxford Residential Properties I Corporation) and the
entity that owns the non-managing general partner of your
partnership; and
o a direct and indirect interest in 4,997 units of your
partnership.
In addition, AIMCO's executive officers and two of its directors became
our executive officers and directors and also became executive officers and
directors of your partnership's managing general partner, Oxford Residential
Properties I Corporation, as set forth on Annex I hereto.
AIMCO Properties, L.P. paid $266 million in cash and $62 million in its
partnership common units, valued at $45 per unit. In addition, approximately $19
million of transaction costs have been and will be incurred.
AIMCO and certain of its affiliates beneficially own 11,057, or
approximately 45.78%, of the outstanding units of your partnership. Of these
units, 6,060 are held by AIMCO Properties, L.P. The remaining 4,997 units are
held by ORP Acquisition Partners LP ("ORP"), a Maryland limited partnership.
Acquisition Limited Partnership ("Acquisition"), a Maryland limited
partnership, owns a 59% general partnership interest and a 40% limited
partnership interest in ORP. ORP Acquisition, Inc. ("ORP Acquisition"), a
Maryland corporation, owns a 1% general partnership interest in both Acquisition
and ORP. Oxford wholly owns ORP Acquisition.
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AIMCO/Bethesda Holdings, Inc. ("ABH") was formed to consummate part of
the acquisition above by acquiring a substantial majority of the capital stock
of Oxford. (The balance of Oxford was acquired by a previously existing
subsidiary of AIMCO.) AIMCO owns 99% of ABH through non-voting preferred stock,
Tebet, L.L.C. owns 0.8% of ABH through voting common stock and Peter Kompaniez
owns 0.2% of ABH through voting common stock. Terry Considine, the managing
member of Tebet, L.L.C., is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief
Executive Officer of AIMCO. Mr. Kompaniez is Vice Chairman of the Board of
Directors and President of AIMCO. See Annex I hereto. The ownership of ABH was
structured to satisfy certain REIT requirements.
AIMCO Properties, L.P. previously owned a 45.565% limited partnership
interest in Acquisition. In addition, we, as a wholly owned subsidiary of ABH,
previously owned a 25.75% limited partnership interest in Acquisition. In
connection with the acquisition, a 27.684% limited partnership interest in
Acquisition was placed in escrow. As previously contemplated, as of January 2,
2001, the 27.684% limited partnership interest in Acquisition that had been held
in escrow was transferred to AIMCO Properties, L.P. and AIMCO Properties, L.P.
acquired the 25.75% limited partnership interest in Acquisition held by us.
AIMCO Properties, L.P. currently owns a 99% limited partnership interest in
Acquisition. AIMCO-GP, Inc. is the sole general partner of AIMCO Properties,
L.P. (owning approximately 1% of the total equity interests). AIMCO-GP, Inc. is
a wholly-owned subsidiary of AIMCO.
Except as set forth herein and in "The Offer--Section 15. Source of
Funds," neither we, nor, to the best of our knowledge, any of our affiliates,
(I) beneficially own or have a right to acquire any units, (ii) has effected any
transactions in the units in the past 60 days, or (iii) have any contract,
arrangement, understanding or relationship with any other person with respect to
any securities of your partnership, including, but not limited to, contracts,
arrangements, understandings or relationships concerning transfer or voting
thereof, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees
of loans, guarantees against loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies.
COMPENSATION PAID TO THE MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER AND ITS AFFILIATES.
The following table shows, for each of the years indicated, amounts paid to your
managing general partner and its affiliates on a historical basis. The managing
general partner is entitled to receive fees for transactions involving your
partnership and its properties and is reimbursed for actual direct costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the operation of the partnership.
PARTNERSHIP PROPERTY
FEES AND MANAGEMENT
YEAR EXPENSES FEES*
---- ----------- -----------
1998 $ 116,000 $ 153,000
1999 $ 82,000 $ 159,000
2000** $ 52,500 $ 153,750
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* Under the Property Management Agreements with NHP Management Company, the
management fee is equal to 5% of gross collections for all properties;
however, 40% of this fee is subordinated until certain distribution
preference levels to the Limited Partners or Assignee Unit Holders are
achieved. The total amount deferred at September 30, 2000 was $994,000.
** Actual fees and expenses paid through September 30, 2000 have been
annualized. The actual fees and expenses for 2000 could be higher or lower.
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Your partnership may be a party to a variety of
legal proceedings related to its ownership of the partnership's properties,
arising in the ordinary course of the business, which are not expected to have a
material adverse effect on your partnership.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING YOUR PARTNERSHIP. Your partnership
files annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other
information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document your partnership
files at the SEC's public reference rooms in Washington, D.C., New York, New
York, and Chicago, Illinois. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further
information on the public reference rooms. Your partnership's SEC filings are
also available to the public at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov.
14. VOTING POWER.
Decisions with respect to the day-to-day management of your partnership
are the responsibility of the managing general partner. We are under common
control with, and have the same executive officers and directors as, the
managing general partner of your partnership. As a result, our ultimate parent
corporation, AIMCO, and certain of its affiliates effectively control the
management of your partnership. Under your partnership's agreement of limited
partnership, holders of a majority of the outstanding units of limited
partnership interest, including assignee units, must approve certain
extraordinary transactions, including the removal of a general partner, most
amendments to the partnership agreement and the sale of all or substantially all
of your partnership's assets. AIMCO and certain of its affiliates currently
beneficially own in the aggregate 11,057, or approximately 45.78%, of the
outstanding units. If we acquire more than an additional 4.22% of the
outstanding units, AIMCO and certain of its affiliates will beneficially own a
majority of the outstanding units and will have the ability to control any vote
of the limited partners.
15. SOURCE OF FUNDS.
We expect that approximately $10,655,450 will be required to purchase
all of the limited partnership units that we are seeking in this offer
(exclusive of fees and expenses estimated to be $15,000). For more information
regarding fees and expenses, see "The Offer--Section 19. Fees and Expenses."
We have a secured $350 million revolving credit facility with Bank of
America, Fleet National Bank (successor in interest to BankBoston, N.A.) and
First Union National Bank with a syndicate comprised of a total of nine lender
participants. AIMCO Properties, L.P. is the borrower and all obligations
thereunder are guaranteed by AIMCO and certain of its subsidiaries. The
obligations under the credit facility are secured, among other things, by our
pledge of our stock ownership in certain subsidiaries of AIMCO, a pledge of
certain options to purchase beneficial assignment interests in one entity, and a
pledge of certain of our non-real estate assets. The annual interest rate under
the credit facility is based on either LIBOR or a base rate which is the higher
of Bank of America's reference rate or 0.5% over the federal funds rate, plus,
in either case, an applicable margin. The margin ranges between 2.05% and 2.55%
in the case of LIBOR-based loans and between 0.55% and 1.05% in the case of base
rate loans, based upon a fixed charge coverage ratio. The credit facility
expires in July 2002.
AIMCO Properties, L.P. is concurrently making offers to acquire
interests in other limited partnerships. We believe that AIMCO Properties, L.P.
will have sufficient cash on hand and available sources of financing to acquire
all units tendered pursuant to the offer. As of January 25, 2001, it had $12.8
million of cash on hand and $244.7 million available for borrowing under
existing lines of credit. It intends to repay any amounts borrowed to finance
the offer out of future working capital.
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16. DISSENTERS' RIGHTS.
Neither the agreement of limited partnership of your partnership nor
applicable law provides any right for you to have your units appraised or
redeemed in connection with, or as a result of, our offer. You have the
opportunity to make an individual decision on whether or not to tender your
units in the offer.
17. CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of our offer, we will not be
required to accept for payment and pay for any units tendered pursuant to our
offer, may postpone the purchase of, and payment for, units tendered, and may
terminate or amend our offer if at any time on or after the date of this offer
to purchase and at or before the expiration of our offer (including any
extension thereof), any of the following shall occur or may be reasonably
expected to occur:
o any change (or any condition, event or development involving a
prospective change) shall have occurred or been threatened in the
business, properties, assets, liabilities, indebtedness,
capitalization, condition (financial or otherwise), operations,
licenses or franchises, management contract, or results of
operations or prospects of your partnership or local markets in
which your partnership owns property, including any fire, flood,
natural disaster, casualty loss, or act of God that, in our
reasonable judgment, are or may be materially adverse to your
partnership or the value of the units to us, or we shall have
become aware of any facts relating to your partnership, its
indebtedness or its operations which, in our reasonable judgment,
has or may have material significance with respect to the value
of your partnership or the value of the units to us; or
o there shall have occurred (i) any general suspension of trading
in, or limitation on prices for, securities on any national
securities exchange or the over-the-counter market in the United
States, (ii) a decline in the closing price of a share of AIMCO's
Class A Common Stock of more than 5.0% from the date hereof,
(iii) any extraordinary or material adverse change in the
financial, real estate or money markets or major equity security
indices in the United States such that there shall have occurred
at least a 25 basis point increase in LIBOR, or at least a 5.0%
decrease in the price of the 10-year Treasury Bond or the 30-year
Treasury Bond, or at least a 5.0% decrease in the S&P 500 Index
or the Morgan Stanley REIT Index, in each case from the date
hereof, (iv) any material adverse change in the commercial
mortgage financing markets, (v) a declaration of a banking
moratorium or any suspension of payments in respect of banks in
the United States (not existing on the date hereof), (vi) a
commencement of a war, conflict, armed in directly involving the
United States (not existing on the date hereof), (vii) any
limitation (whether or not mandatory) by any governmental
authority on, or any other event which, in our reasonable
judgment, might affect the extension of credit by banks or other
lending institutions, or (viii) in the case of any of the
foregoing existing at the time of the commencement of the offer,
in our reasonable judgment, a material acceleration or worsening
thereof; or
o there shall have been threatened, instituted or pending any
action, proceeding, application or counterclaim by any Federal,
state, local or foreign government, governmental authority or
governmental agency, or by any other person, before any
governmental authority, court or regulatory or administrative
agency, authority or tribunal, which (i) challenges or seeks to
challenge our purchase of the units, restrains, prohibits or
delays the making or consummation of our offer, prohibits the
performance of any of the contracts or other arrangements entered
into by us (or any affiliates of ours), or seeks to obtain any
material amount of damages as a result of the transactions
contemplated by our offer, (ii) seeks to make the purchase of, or
payment for, some or all of the units pursuant to our offer
illegal or results in a delay in our ability to accept for
payment or pay for some or all of the units, (iii) seeks to
prohibit or limit the ownership or
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operation by us or any of our affiliates of the entity serving as
managing general partner of your partnership or to remove such
entity as managing general partner of your partnership, or seeks
to impose any material limitation on our ability or the ability
of any affiliate of ours to conduct your partnership's business
or own such assets, (iv) seeks to impose material limitations on
our ability to acquire or hold or to exercise full rights of
ownership of the units including, but not limited to, the right
to vote the units purchased by us on all matters properly
presented to the limited partners, or (v) might result, in our
reasonable judgment, in a diminution in the value of your
partnership or a limitation of the benefits expected to be
derived by us as a result of the transactions contemplated by our
offer or the value of the units to us; or
o there shall be any action taken, or any statute, rule,
regulation, order or injunction shall be sought, proposed,
enacted, promulgated, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to
our offer, your partnership, any managing general partner of your
partnership, us or any affiliate of ours or your partnership, or
any other action shall have been taken, proposed or threatened,
by any government, governmental authority or court, that, in our
reasonable judgment, might, directly or indirectly, result in any
of the consequences referred to in clauses (i) through (v) of the
immediately preceding paragraph; or
o your partnership shall have (i) changed, or authorized a change
of, the units or your partnership's capitalization, (ii) issued,
distributed, sold or pledged, or authorized, proposed or
announced the issuance, distribution, sale or pledge of (A) any
equity interests (including, without limitation, units), or
securities convertible into any such equity interests or any
rights, warrants or options to acquire any such equity interests
or convertible securities, or (B) any other securities in respect
of, in lieu of, or in substitution for units outstanding on the
date hereof, (iii) purchased or otherwise acquired, or proposed
or offered to purchase or otherwise acquire, any outstanding
units or other securities, (iv) declared or paid any dividend or
distribution on any units or issued, authorized, recommended or
proposed the issuance of any other distribution in respect of the
units, whether payable in cash, securities or other property, (v)
authorized, recommended, proposed or announced an agreement, or
intention to enter into an agreement, with respect to any merger,
consolidation, liquidation or business combination, any
acquisition or disposition of a material amount of assets or
securities, or any release or relinquishment of any material
contract rights, or any comparable event, not in the ordinary
course of business, (vi) taken any action to implement such a
transaction previously authorized, recommended, proposed or
publicly announced, (vii) issued, or announced its intention to
issue, any debt securities, or securities convertible into, or
rights, warrants or options to acquire, any debt securities, or
incurred, or announced its intention to incur, any debt other
than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practice, (viii) authorized, recommended or proposed, or entered
into, any transaction which, in our reasonable judgment, has or
could have an adverse affect on the value of your partnership or
the units, (ix) proposed, adopted or authorized any amendment of
its organizational documents, (x) agreed in writing or otherwise
to take any of the foregoing actions or (xi) been notified that
any debt of your partnership or any of its subsidiaries secured
by any of its or their assets is in default or has been
accelerated; or
o a new tender or exchange offer for any units shall have been
commenced or publicly proposed to be made by another person or
"group" (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) or
the consideration offered in any tender offer or exchange offer
for any units so commenced or publicly proposed is increased, or
it shall have been publicly disclosed or we shall have otherwise
learned that (i) any person or group shall have acquired or
proposed or be attempting to acquire beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the units, or shall have been granted any
option, warrant or right, conditional or otherwise, to acquire
beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the units,
other than acquisitions for bona fide arbitrage purposes, or (ii)
any person or group shall have entered into a definitive
agreement or an agreement in
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principle or made a proposal with respect to a merger,
consolidation or other business combination with or involving
your partnership; or
o the offer to purchase may have an adverse effect on AIMCO's
status as a REIT; or
o we shall not have adequate cash or financing commitments
available to pay the for the units validly tendered.
The foregoing conditions are for our sole benefit and may be asserted
by us regardless of the circumstances giving rise to such conditions or may be
waived by us in whole or in part at any time and from time to time in our
reasonable discretion. The failure by us at any time to exercise any of the
foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right, the waiver of
any such right with respect to any particular facts or circumstances shall not
be deemed a waiver with respect to any other facts or circumstances and each
right shall be deemed a continuing right which may be asserted at any time and
from time to time.
18. CERTAIN LEGAL MATTERS.
GENERAL. Except as set forth in this Section 18, we are not, based on
information provided by your managing general partner (which is our affiliate),
aware of any licenses or regulatory permits that would be material to the
business of your partnership, taken as a whole, and that might be adversely
affected by our acquisition of units as contemplated herein, or any filings,
approvals or other actions by or with any domestic or foreign governmental
authority or administrative or regulatory agency that would be required prior to
the acquisition of units by us pursuant to the offer, other than the filing of a
Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with the SEC (which has already been
filed) and any required amendments thereto. While there is no present intent to
delay the purchase of units tendered pursuant to the offer pending receipt of
any such additional approval or the taking of any such action, there can be no
assurance that any such additional approval or action, if needed, would be
obtained without substantial conditions or that adverse consequences might not
result to your partnership or its business, or that certain parts of its
business might not have to be disposed of or other substantial conditions
complied with in order to obtain such approval or action, any of which could
cause us to elect to terminate the offer without purchasing units thereunder.
Our obligation to purchase and pay for units is subject to certain conditions,
including conditions related to the legal matters discussed in this Section 18.
ANTITRUST. We do not believe that the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, is applicable to the acquisition of units
contemplated by our offer.
MARGIN REQUIREMENTS. The units are not "margin securities" under the
regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and,
accordingly, those regulations generally are not applicable to our offer.
STATE LAWS. We are not aware of any jurisdiction in which the making of
our offer is not in compliance with applicable law. If we become aware of any
jurisdiction in which the making of the offer would not be in compliance with
applicable law, we will make a good faith effort to comply with any such law.
If, after such good faith effort, we cannot comply with any such law, the offer
will not be made to (nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of)
unitholders residing in such jurisdiction. In those jurisdictions with
securities or blue sky laws that require the offer to be made by a licensed
broker or dealer, the offer shall be made on behalf of us, if at all, only by
one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of that
jurisdiction.
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19. FEES AND EXPENSES.
Except as set forth herein, we will not pay any fees or commissions to
any broker, dealer or other person for soliciting tenders of units pursuant to
the offer. We have retained River Oaks Partnership Services, Inc. to act as
Information Agent in connection with our offer. The Information Agent may
contact holders of units by mail, e-mail, telephone, telex, telegraph and
personal interview and may request brokers, dealers and other nominee
unitholders to forward materials relating to the offer to beneficial owners of
the units. We will pay the Information Agent reasonable and customary
compensation for its services in connection with the offer, plus reimbursement
for out-of-pocket expenses, and will indemnify it against certain liabilities
and expenses in connection therewith, including liabilities under the Federal
securities laws. We will also pay all costs and expenses of printing and mailing
the offer and any related legal fees and expenses.
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NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF US NOT CONTAINED HEREIN, IN THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND
AGREEMENT OR THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ATTACHED AS ANNEX II AND, IF GIVEN OR
MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN
AUTHORIZED.
We have filed with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO,
pursuant to Sections 13(e)(4), 14(d)(1) and Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act,
furnishing certain additional information with respect to our offer, and may
file amendments thereto. Your partnership has filed with the SEC a
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 pursuant to Section
14(d)(4) and Rule 14d-9 under the Exchange Act, furnishing certain additional
information about your partnership's and the managing general partner's position
concerning our offer, and your partnership may file amendments thereto. The
Schedules TO and 14D-9 and any amendments to either Schedule, including
exhibits, may be inspected and copies may be obtained at the same place and in
the same manner as described in "The Offer-Section 13. Certain Information
Concerning Your Partnership--Additional Information Concerning Your
Partnership."
The acknowledgment and agreement and any other required documents
should be sent or delivered by each unitholder or such unitholder's broker,
dealer, bank, trust company or other nominee to the Information Agent at one of
its addresses set forth below.
THE INFORMATION AGENT FOR THE OFFER IS:
RIVER OAKS PARTNERSHIP SERVICES, INC.
BY MAIL: BY OVERNIGHT COURIER: BY HAND:
P.O. BOX 2065 111 COMMERCE ROAD 111 COMMERCE ROAD
S. HACKENSACK, NJ 07606-2065 CARLSTADT, NJ 07072 CARLSTADT, NJ 07072
ATTN: REORGANIZATION DEPT. ATTN: REORGANIZATION DEPT.
FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:
TOLL FREE: (888) 349-2005
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ANNEX I
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
The names and positions of the executive officers of Apartment
Investment and Management Company ("AIMCO"); AIMCO-GP, Inc. ("AIMCO-GP");
AIMCO/Bethesda Holdings, Inc.; AIMCO/Bethesda Holdings Acquisitions, Inc.; ORP
Acquisition, Inc.; Oxford Realty Financial Group, Inc. and Oxford Residential
Properties I Corporation, the managing general partner of your partnership, are
set forth below. The directors of AIMCO are also set forth below. The two
directors of AIMCO-GP are Terry Considine and Peter Kompaniez. The two directors
of entities listed above (other than AIMCO) are Peter K. Kompaniez and Patrick
J. Foye. Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each executive
officer and director is 2000 South Colorado Boulevard, Suite 2-1000, Denver,
Colorado 80222-7900. Each executive officer and director is a citizen of the
United States of America.
NAME POSITION
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Terry Considine................................ Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive
Officer
Peter K. Kompaniez............................. Vice Chairman, President and Director
Thomas W. Toomey............................... Chief Operating Officer
Harry G. Alcock................................ Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
Joel F. Bonder................................. Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Patrick J. Foye................................ Executive Vice President
Lance J. Graber................................ Executive Vice President - Acquisitions
Steven D. Ira.................................. Co-Founder and Executive Vice President
Paul J. McAuliffe.............................. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
James N. Bailey................................ Director
Richard S. Ellwood............................. Director
J. Landis Martin............................... Director
Thomas L. Rhodes............................... Director
NAME PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS
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Terry Considine..................... Mr. Considine has been Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of AIMCO and AIMCO-GP since July
1994. Mr. Considine serves as Chairman of the
Board of Directors of American Land Lease, Inc.
(formerly Asset Investors Corporation and
Commercial Asset Investors, Inc.), another public
real estate investment trust. Mr. Considine has
been and remains involved as a principal in a
variety of other business activities.
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Peter K. Kompaniez.................. Mr. Kompaniez has been Vice Chairman and a
director of AIMCO since July 1994 and was
appointed President in July 1997. Mr. Kompaniez
has also served as Chief Operating Officer of NHP
Incorporated, which was acquired by AIMCO in
December 1997. From 1986 to 1993, he served as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Heron
Financial Corporation ("HFC"), a United States
holding company for Heron International, N.V.'s
real estate and related assets. While at HFC, Mr.
Kompaniez administered the acquisition,
development and disposition of approximately 8,150
apartment units (including 6,217 units that have
been acquired by the AIMCO) and 3.1 million square
feet of commercial real estate.
Thomas W. Toomey.................... Mr. Toomey served as Senior Vice President -
Finance and Administration of AIMCO from January
1996 to March 1997, when he was promoted to
Executive Vice-President-Finance and
Administration. Mr. Toomey served as Executive
Vice-President-Finance and Administration until
December 1999, when he was appointed Chief
Operating Officer. From 1990 to 1995, Mr. Toomey
served with Lincoln Property Company ("LPC") as
Vice President/Senior Controller and Director of
Administrative Services of Lincoln Property
Services, where he was responsible for LPC's
computer systems, accounting, tax, treasury
services and benefits administration. From 1984 to
1990, he was an audit manager with Arthur Andersen
& Co. where he served real estate and banking
clients. Mr. Toomey received a B.S. in Business
Administration/Finance from Oregon State
University.
Harry G. Alcock..................... Mr. Alcock served as a Vice President of AIMCO
from July 1996 to October 1997, when he was
promoted to Senior Vice President - Acquisitions.
Mr. Alcock served as Senior Vice
President-Acquisitions until October 1999, when he
was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief
Investment Officer. Mr. Alcock has held
responsibility for AIMCO's acquisition and
financing activities since July 1994. From June
1992 until July 1994, Mr. Alcock served as Senior
Financial Analyst for PDI and HFC. From 1988 to
1992, Mr. Alcock worked for Larwin Development
Corp., a Los Angeles-based real estate developer,
with responsibility for raising debt and joint
venture equity to fund land acquisition and
development. From 1987 to 1988, Mr. Alcock worked
for Ford Aerospace Corp. He received his B.S. from
San Jose State University.
Joel F. Bonder...................... Mr. Bonder was appointed Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary of AIMCO effective
December 1997. Prior to joining AIMCO, Mr. Bonder
served as Senior Vice President and General
Counsel of NHP from April 1994 until December
1997. Mr. Bonder served as Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel of NHP from June 1991 to
March 1994 and as Associate General Counsel of NHP
Incorporated from 1986 to 1991. From 1983 to 1985,
Mr. Bonder was with the Washington, D.C. law firm
of Lane & Edson, P.C. From 1979 to 1983, Mr.
Bonder practiced with the Chicago law firm of Ross
and Hardies. Mr. Bonder received an A.B. from the
University of Rochester and a J.D. from Washington
University School of Law.
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Patrick J. Foye..................... Mr. Foye was appointed Executive Vice President of
AIMCO in May 1998. He is responsible for
acquisitions of partnership securities,
consolidation of minority interests, and corporate
and other acquisitions. Prior to joining AIMCO,
Mr. Foye was a merger and acquisitions partner in
the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom LLP from 1989 to 1998 and was Managing
Partner of the firm's Brussels, Budapest and
Moscow offices from 1992 through 1994. Mr. Foye is
also Deputy Chairman of the Long Island Power
Authority and serves as a member of the New York
State Privatization Council. He received a B.A.
from Fordham College and a J.D. from Fordham
University Law School and was Associate Editor of
the Fordham Law Review.
Lance Graber........................ Mr. Graber was appointed Executive Vice President
- Acquisitions in October 1999. His principal
business function is acquisitions. Prior to
joining AIMCO, Mr. Graber was an Associate from
1991 through 1992 and then a Vice President from
1992 through 1994 at Credit Suisse First Boston
engaged in real estate financial advisory services
and principal investing. He was a Director there
from 1994 to May 1999, during which time he
supervised a staff of seven in the making of
principal investments in hotel, multi-family and
assisted living properties. Mr. Graber received a
B.S. and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania.
Steven D. Ira....................... Mr. Ira is a Co-Founder of AIMCO and has served as
Executive Vice President - Property Operations of
AIMCO since July 1994. From 1987 until July 1994,
he served as President of Property Asset
Management ("PAM"). Prior to merging his firm with
PAM in 1987, Mr. Ira acquired extensive experience
in property management. Between 1977 and 1981 he
supervised the property management of over 3,000
apartment and mobile home units in Colorado,
Michigan, Pennsylvania and Florida, and in 1981 he
joined with others to form the property management
firm of McDermott, Stein and Ira. Mr. Ira served
for several years on the National Apartment
Manager Accreditation Board and is a former
president of both the National Apartment
Association and the Colorado Apartment
Association. Mr. Ira is the sixth individual
elected to the Hall of Fame of the National
Apartment Association in its 54-year history. He
holds a Certified Apartment Property Supervisor
(CAPS) and a Certified Apartment Manager
designation from the National Apartment
Association, a Certified Property Manager (CPM)
designation from the National Institute of Real
Estate Management (IREM) and he is a member of the
Board of Directors of the National Multi-Housing
Council, the National Apartment Association and
the Apartment Association of Greater Orlando. Mr.
Ira received a B.S. from Metropolitan State
College in 1975.
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Paul J. McAuliffe................... Mr. McAuliffe has been Executive Vice President of
AIMCO since February 1999 and was appointed Chief
Financial Officer in October 1999. Prior to
joining AIMCO, Mr. McAuliffe was Senior Managing
Director of Secured Capital Corporation and prior
to that time had been a Managing Director of Smith
Barney, Inc. from 1993 to 1996, where he was a key
member of the underwriting team that led AIMCO's
initial public offering in 1994. Mr. McAuliffe was
also a Managing Director and head of the real
estate group at CS First Boston from 1990 to 1993
and he was a Principal in the real estate group at
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 1983 to 1990. Mr.
McAuliffe received a B.A. from Columbia College
and an MBA from University of Virginia, Darden
School.
James N. Bailey..................... Mr. Bailey was appointed a Director of AIMCO in
Cambridge Associates, Inc. June 2000. In 1973, Mr. Bailey co-founded
1 Winthrop Square, Cambridge Associates, Inc., which is an investment
Suite 500 consulting firm for non-profit institutions and
Boston, MA 02110 wealthy family groups. He is also Co-Founder,
Treasurer and Director of The Plymouth Rock
Company, Direct Response Corporation and
Homeowners' Direct Corporation, each of which is a
United States personal lines insurance company. He
received his M.B.A. and J.D. degrees in 1973 from
Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School.
Richard S. Ellwood.................. Mr. Ellwood was appointed a Director of AIMCO in
12 Auldwood Lane July 1994 and is currently Chairman of the Audit
Rumson, NJ 07660 Committee and a member of the Compensation
Committee. Mr. Ellwood is the founder and
President of R.S. Ellwood & Co., Incorporated, a
real estate investment banking firm. Prior to
forming R.S. Ellwood & Co., Incorporated in 1987,
Mr. Ellwood had 31 years experience on Wall Street
as an investment banker, serving as: Managing
Director and senior banker at Merrill Lynch
Capital Markets from 1984 to 1987; Managing
Director at Warburg Paribas Becker from 1978 to
1984; general partner and then Senior Vice
President and a director at White, Weld & Co. from
1968 to 1978; and in various capacities at J.P.
Morgan & Co. from 1955 to 1968. Mr. Ellwood
currently serves as a director of Felcor Lodging
Trust, Incorporated and Florida East Coast
Industries, Inc.
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J. Landis Martin.................... Mr. Martin was appointed a director of AIMCO in
199 Broadway July 1994 and became Chairman of the Compensation
Suite 4300 Committee on March 19, 1998. Mr. Martin is a
Denver, CO 80202 member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Martin has
served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
NL Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of titanium
dioxide, since 1987. Mr. Martin has served as
Chairman of Tremont Corporation ("Tremont"), a
holding company operating though its affiliates
Titanium Metals Corporation ("TIMET") and NL
Industries, Inc. ("NL"), since 1990 and as Chief
Executive Officer and a director of Tremont since
1988. Mr. Martin has served as Chairman of TIMET,
an integrated producer of titanium, since 1987 and
Chief Executive Officer since January 1995. From
1990 until its acquisition by a predecessor of
Halliburton Company ("Halliburton") in 1994, Mr.
Martin served as Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of Baroid Corporation, an
oilfield services company. In addition to Tremont,
NL and TIMET, Mr. Martin is a director of
Halliburton, which is engaged in the petroleum
services, hydrocarbon and engineering industries,
and Crown Castle International Corporation, a
communications company.
Thomas L. Rhodes.................... Mr. Rhodes was appointed a Director of AIMCO in
215 Lexington Avenue July 1994 and is a member of the Audit and
4th Floor Compensation Committees. Mr. Rhodes has served as
New York, NY 10016 the President and a Director of National Review
magazine since November 1992, where he has also
served as a Director since 1998. From 1976 to
1992, he held various positions at Goldman, Sachs
& Co. and was elected a General Partner in 1986
and served as a General Partner from 1987 until
November 1992. He is currently Co-Chairman of the
Board, Co-Chief Executive Officer and a Director
of American Land Lease, Inc. He also serves as a
Director of Delphi Financial Group and its
subsidiaries, Delphi International Ltd., Oracle
Reinsurance Company and the Lynde and Harry
Bradley Foundation.
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ANNEX II
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
TO TENDER ASSIGNEE UNITS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST IN
OXFORD RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (THE "PARTNERSHIP")
PURSUANT TO AN OFFER TO PURCHASE
DATED FEBRUARY 5, 2001 (THE "OFFER DATE")
BY
AIMCO/BETHESDA HOLDINGS ACQUISITIONS, INC.
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THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL
EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK TIME,
ON MARCH 6, 2001, UNLESS EXTENDED (AS EXTENDED FROM TIME
TO TIME, THE "EXPIRATION DATE")
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TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OFFER, YOU MUST SEND A DULY COMPLETED AND EXECUTED COPY OF
THE ENCLOSED ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY
THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL SO THAT SUCH DOCUMENTS ARE RECEIVED BY RIVER OAKS
PARTNERSHIP SERVICES, INC., THE INFORMATION AGENT, ON OR PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION
DATE, UNLESS EXTENDED. THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND
ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IS AT YOUR OPTION AND RISK, AND DELIVERY WILL BE
DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE INFORMATION AGENT. IF DELIVERY IS
BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED IS RECOMMENDED. IN ALL
CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ASSURE TIMELY DELIVERY. DELIVERY OF
THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO AN ADDRESS
OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH BELOW DOES NOT CONSTITUTE VALID DELIVERY.
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IF YOU HAVE THE CERTIFICATE ORIGINALLY ISSUED TO REPRESENT YOUR
INTEREST IN THE PARTNERSHIP, PLEASE SEND IT TO THE INFORMATION
AGENT WITH THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT.
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FOR INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER OR THE
COMPLETION OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT, PLEASE CONTACT THE INFORMATION
AGENT AT (888) 349-2005 (TOLL FREE).
The Information Agent for the offer is:
RIVER OAKS PARTNERSHIP SERVICES, INC.
By Mail: By Overnight Courier: By Hand:
P.O. Box 2065 111 Commerce Road 111 Commerce Road
S. Hackensack, N.J. 07606-2065 Carlstadt, N.J. 07072 Carlstadt, N.J. 07072
Attn.: Reorganization Dept. Attn.: Reorganization Dept.
By Telephone:
TOLL FREE: (888) 349-2005
NOTE: PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. THE INSTRUCTIONS
ACCOMPANYING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE THE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT IS COMPLETED.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Signatory (the "Signatory") executing the Acknowledgment and Agreement
relating to the captioned offer (the "Acknowledgment and Agreement"), which is
enclosed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer,
hereby and thereby tenders to the Purchaser the units set forth in the box
entitled "Description of Units Tendered" on the Acknowledgment and Agreement,
including all interests represented by such units (collectively, the "Units"),
at the consideration indicated in the Offer as supplemented or amended.
Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in such Acknowledgment and Agreement.
Subject to and effective upon acceptance for consideration of any of the
Units tendered hereby and thereby in accordance with the terms of the Offer, the
Signatory hereby and thereby irrevocably sells, assigns, transfers, conveys and
delivers to, or upon the order of, the Purchaser all right, title and interest
in and to such Units tendered hereby and thereby that are accepted for payment
pursuant to the Offer, including, without limitation, (i) all of the Signatory's
interest in the capital of the Partnership, and the Signatory's interest in all
profits, losses and distributions of any kind to which the Signatory shall at
any time be entitled in respect of the Units, including, without limitation,
distributions in the ordinary course, distributions from sales of assets,
distributions upon liquidation, winding-up, or dissolution, payments in
settlement of existing or future litigation, and all other distributions and
payments from and after the Expiration Date, in respect of the Units tendered by
the Signatory and accepted for payment and thereby purchased by the Purchaser;
(ii) all other payments, if any, due or to become due to the Signatory in
respect of the Units, under or arising out of the agreement and certificate of
limited partnership of the Partnership (the "Partnership Agreement"), or any
agreement pursuant to which the Units were sold (the "Purchase Agreement"),
whether as contractual obligations, damages, insurance proceeds, condemnation
awards or otherwise; (iii) all of the Signatory's claims, rights, powers,
privileges, authority, options, security interests, liens and remedies, if any,
under or arising out of the Partnership Agreement or Purchase Agreement or the
Signatory's ownership of the Units, including, without limitation, any and all
voting rights, rights of first offer, first refusal or similar rights, and
rights to be substituted as a limited partner of the Partnership; and (iv) all
present and future claims, if any, of the Signatory against the Partnership, the
other partners and unitholders of the Partnership, or the general partner(s) and
any affiliates thereof, under or arising out of the Partnership Agreement, the
Purchase Agreement, the Signatory's status as a unitholder, or the terms or
conditions of the Offer, for monies loaned or advanced, for services rendered,
for the management of the Partnership or otherwise.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION IN THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OR ANY PURCHASE
AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, THE SIGNATORY HEREBY AND THEREBY DIRECTS EACH GENERAL
PARTNER OF THE PARTNERSHIP TO MAKE ALL DISTRIBUTIONS AFTER THE PURCHASER ACCEPTS
THE TENDERED UNITS FOR PAYMENT TO THE PURCHASER OR ITS DESIGNEE. Subject to and
effective upon acceptance for payment of any Unit tendered hereby and thereby,
the Signatory hereby requests that the Purchaser be admitted to the Partnership
as a unitholder under the terms of the Partnership Agreement. Upon request, the
Signatory will execute and deliver additional documents deemed by the
Information Agent or the Purchaser to be necessary or desirable to complete the
assignment, transfer and purchase of Units tendered hereby and thereby and will
hold any distributions received from the Partnership after the Expiration Date
in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser and, if necessary, will promptly
forward to the Purchaser any such distributions immediately upon receipt. The
Purchaser reserves the right to transfer or assign, in whole or in part, from
time to time, to one or more of its affiliates, the right to purchase Units
tendered pursuant to the Offer, but any such transfer or assignment will not
relieve the Purchaser of its obligations under the Offer or prejudice the rights
of tendering unitholders to receive payment for Units validly tendered and
accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer.
By executing the enclosed Acknowledgment and Agreement, the Signatory
represents that either (i) the Signatory is not a plan subject to Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or
Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or
an entity
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deemed to hold "plan assets" within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101
of any such plan, or (ii) the tender and acceptance of Units pursuant to the
Offer will not result in a nonexempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
The Signatory understands that a tender of Units to the Purchaser will
constitute a binding agreement between the Signatory and the Purchaser upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer. The Signatory recognizes that
under certain circumstances set forth in the Offer, the Purchaser may not be
required to accept for consideration any or all of the Units tendered hereby. In
such event, the Signatory understands that any Acknowledgment and Agreement for
Units not accepted for payment may be returned to the Signatory or destroyed by
the Purchaser (or its agent). THIS TENDER IS IRREVOCABLE, EXCEPT THAT UNITS
TENDERED PURSUANT TO THE OFFER MAY BE WITHDRAWN AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE
EXPIRATION DATE OR ON OR AFTER APRIL 3, 2001 IF UNITS VALIDLY TENDERED HAVE NOT
BEEN ACCEPTED FOR PAYMENT.
THE SIGNATORY HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT THE PURCHASER IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE
MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER OF THE PARTNERSHIP AND THE MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER
DOES NOT MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATION AS TO WHETHER TO TENDER OR REFRAIN FROM
TENDERING UNITS IN THE OFFER. THE SIGNATORY HAS MADE HIS OR HER OWN DECISION TO
TENDER UNITS.
The Signatory hereby and thereby represents and warrants for the benefit of
the Partnership and the Purchaser that the Signatory owns the Units tendered
hereby and thereby and has full power and authority and has taken all necessary
action to validly tender, sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver the Units
tendered hereby and thereby and that when the same are accepted for payment by
the Purchaser, the Purchaser will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered
title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges, encumbrances,
conditional sales agreements or other obligations relating to the sale or
transfer thereof, and such Units will not be subject to any adverse claims and
that the transfer and assignment contemplated herein and therein are in
compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
All authority herein or therein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall
survive the death or incapacity of the Signatory, and any obligations of the
Signatory shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, trustees in
bankruptcy, legal representatives, and successors and assigns of the Signatory.
The Signatory represents and warrants that, to the extent a certificate
evidencing the Units tendered hereby and thereby (the "original certificate") is
not delivered by the Signatory together with the Acknowledgment and Agreement,
(i) the Signatory represents and warrants to the Purchaser that the Signatory
has not sold, transferred, conveyed, assigned, pledged, deposited or otherwise
disposed of any portion of the Units, (ii) the Signatory has caused a diligent
search of its records to be taken and has been unable to locate the original
certificate, (iii) if the Signatory shall find or recover the original
certificate evidencing the Units, the Signatory will immediately and without
consideration surrender it to the Purchaser; and (iv) the Signatory shall at all
times indemnify, defend, and save harmless the Purchaser and the Partnership,
its successors, and its assigns from and against any and all claims, actions,
and suits, whether groundless or otherwise, and from and against any and all
liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, costs, charges, counsel fees, and other
expenses of every nature and character by reason of honoring or refusing to
honor the original certificate when presented by or on behalf of a holder in due
course of a holder appearing to or believed by the Partnership to be such, or by
issuance or delivery of a replacement certificate, or the making of any payment,
delivery, or credit in respect of the original certificate without surrender
thereof, or in respect of the replacement certificate.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT
1. REQUIREMENTS OF TENDER. To be effective, a duly completed and signed
Acknowledgment and Agreement (or facsimile thereof) and any other required
documents must be received by the Information Agent at one of its
addresses (or its facsimile number) set forth herein before 5:00 P.M., New
York Time, on the Expiration Date, unless extended. To ensure receipt of
the Acknowledgment and Agreement and any other required documents, it is
suggested that you use overnight courier delivery or, if the
Acknowledgment and Agreement and any other required documents are to be
delivered by United States mail, that you use certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested.
Our records indicate that you own the number of Units set forth in Box 2
entitled "Description of Units Tendered" on the Acknowledgment and
Agreement under the column entitled "Total Number of Units Owned (#)." If
you would like to tender only a portion of your Units, please so indicate
in the space provided in the box.
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IS AT THE OPTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING UNITHOLDER
AND DELIVERY WILL BE DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE
INFORMATION AGENT. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO
ASSURE TIMELY DELIVERY.
2. SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS.
INDIVIDUAL AND JOINT OWNERS -- After carefully reading the Letter of
Transmittal and completing the Acknowledgment and Agreement, to tender
Units, unitholders must sign at the "X" in the Signature Box (Box 1) of
the Acknowledgment and Agreement. The signature(s) must correspond exactly
with the names printed (or corrected) on the front of the Acknowledgment
and Agreement. NO SIGNATURE GUARANTEE ON THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT
IS REQUIRED IF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT IS SIGNED BY THE
UNITHOLDER (OR BENEFICIAL OWNER IN THE CASE OF AN IRA). If any tendered
Units are registered in the names of two or more joint owners, all such
owners must sign the Acknowledgment and Agreement.
IRAS/ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS -- For Units held in an IRA account, the
beneficial owner should sign in the Signature Box and no signature
guarantee is required. Similarly, no signature guarantee is required if
Units are tendered for the account of a bank, broker, dealer, credit
union, savings association, or other entity which is a member in good
standing of the Securities Agents Medallion Program or a bank, broker,
dealer, credit union, savings association, or other entity which is an
"eligible guarantor institution" as the term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (each an "Eligible
Institution").
TRUSTEES, CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIP AND FIDUCIARIES -- Trustees,
executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of a
corporation, authorized partners of a partnership or other persons acting
in a fiduciary or representative capacity must sign at the "X" in the
Signature Box and have their signatures guaranteed by an Eligible
Institution by completing the signature guarantee set forth in Box 3 in
the Acknowledgment and Agreement. If the Acknowledgment and Agreement is
signed by trustees, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers
of a corporation, authorized partners of a partnership or others acting in
a fiduciary or representative capacity, such persons should, in addition
to having their signatures guaranteed, indicate their title in the
Signature Box and must submit proper evidence satisfactory to the
Purchaser of their authority to so act (see Instruction 3 below).
3. DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS. In addition to the information required to be
completed on the Acknowledgment and Agreement, additional documentation
may be required by the Purchaser under
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certain circumstances including, but not limited to, those listed below.
Questions on documentation should be directed to the Information Agent at
its telephone number set forth herein.
DECEASED OWNER (JOINT TENANT) -- Copy of death certificate.
DECEASED OWNER (OTHERS) -- Copy of death certificate (see also
Executor/Administrator/Guardian
below).
EXECUTOR/ADMINISTRATOR/GUARDIAN -- Copy of court appointment documents
for executor or administrator; and
(a) a copy of applicable provisions
of the will (title page,
executor(s)' powers, asset
distribution); or (b) estate
distribution documents.
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT -- Current power of attorney.
CORPORATION/PARTNERSHIP -- Corporate resolution(s) or other
evidence of authority to act.
Partnerships should furnish a copy
of the partnership agreement.
TRUST/PENSION PLANS -- Unless the trustee(s) are named in
the registration, a copy of the
cover page of the trust or pension
plan, along with a copy of the
section(s) setting forth names and
powers of trustee(s) and any
amendments to such sections or
appointment of successor
trustee(s).
4. TAX CERTIFICATIONS. The unitholder(s) tendering Units to the Purchaser
pursuant to the Offer must furnish the Purchaser with the unitholder(s)'
taxpayer identification number ("TIN") and certify as true, under
penalties of perjury, the representations in Box 6 and Box 7 of the
Acknowledgment and Agreement. By signing the Signature Box, the
unitholder(s) certifies that the TIN as printed (or corrected) on
Acknowledgment and Agreement in the box entitled "Description of Units
Tendered" and the representations made in Box 6 and Box 7 of the
Acknowledgment and Agreement are correct. See attached Guidelines for
Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9 for
guidance in determining the proper TIN to give the Purchaser.
U.S. PERSONS. A unitholder that is a U.S. citizen or a resident alien
individual, a domestic corporation, a domestic partnership, a domestic
trust or a domestic estate (collectively, "U.S. Persons"), as those terms
are defined in the Code, should follow the instructions below with respect
to certifying Box 6 and Box 7 of the Acknowledgment and Agreement.
BOX 6 - SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9.
Part (i), Taxpayer Identification Number -- Tendering unitholders must
certify to the Purchaser that the TIN as printed (or corrected) on the
Acknowledgment and Agreement in the box entitled "Description of Units
Tendered" is correct. If a correct TIN is not provided, penalties may be
imposed by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"), in addition to the
unitholder being subject to backup withholding.
Part (ii), Backup Withholding -- In order to avoid 31% Federal income tax
backup withholding, the tendering unitholder must certify, under penalty
of perjury, that such unitholder is not subject to backup withholding.
Certain unitholders (including, among others, all corporations and certain
exempt non-profit organizations) are
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not subject to backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional
tax. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be
obtained from the IRS.
When determining the TIN to be furnished, please refer to the following as
a guide:
Individual accounts - should reflect owner's TIN.
Joint accounts - should reflect the TIN of the owner whose name appears
first.
Trust accounts - should reflect the TIN assigned to the trust.
IRA custodial accounts - should reflect the TIN of the custodian (not
necessary to provide).
Custodial accounts for the benefit of minors - should reflect the TIN of
the minor.
Corporations, partnership or other business entities - should reflect the
TIN assigned to that entity.
By signing the Signature Box, the unitholder(s) certifies that the TIN as
printed (or corrected) on the front of the Acknowledgment and Agreement is
correct.
BOX 7 - FIRPTA AFFIDAVIT -- Section 1445 of the Code requires that each
unitholder transferring interests in a partnership with real estate assets
meeting certain criteria certify under penalty of perjury the
representations made in Box 7, or be subject to withholding of tax equal
to 10% of the consideration for interests purchased. Tax withheld under
Section 1445 of the Code is not an additional tax. If withholding results
in an overpayment of tax, a refund may be claimed from the IRS.
FOREIGN PERSONS -- In order for a tendering unitholder who is a Foreign
Person (i.e., not a U.S. Person, as defined above) to qualify as exempt
from 31% backup withholding, such foreign unitholder must submit a
statement, signed under penalties of perjury, attesting to that
individual's exempt status. Forms for such statements can be obtained from
the Information Agent.
5. VALIDITY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT. All questions as to the
validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of
an Acknowledgment and Agreement and other required documents will be
determined by the Purchaser and such determination will be final and
binding. The Purchaser's interpretation of the terms and conditions of the
Offer (including these Instructions for the Acknowledgment and Agreement)
will be final and binding. The Purchaser will have the right to waive any
irregularities or conditions as to the manner of tendering. Any
irregularities in connection with tenders, unless waived, must be cured
within such time as the Purchaser shall determine. The Acknowledgment and
Agreement will not be valid until any irregularities have been cured or
waived. Neither the Purchaser nor the Information Agent are under any duty
to give notification of defects in an Acknowledgment and Agreement and
will incur no liability for failure to give such notification.
6. ASSIGNEE STATUS. Assignees must provide documentation to the Information
Agent which demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Purchaser, such
person's status as an assignee.
7. TRANSFER TAXES. The amount of any transfer taxes (whether imposed on the
registered holder or such person) payable on account of the transfer to
such person will be deducted from the consideration unless satisfactory
evidence of the payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is submitted.
8. SPECIAL PAYMENT AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS. If consideration is to be
issued in the name of a person other than the person signing the Signature
Box of the Acknowledgment and Agreement or if consideration is to be sent
to someone other than such signer or to an address other than that set
forth on the Acknowledgment and Agreement in the box entitled "Description
of Units Tendered," the appropriate boxes on the Acknowledgment and
Agreement must be completed.
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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING THE PROPER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TO GIVE THE
PAYER -- Social Security numbers have nine digits separated by two hyphens:
i.e., 000-00-0000. Employer identification numbers have nine digits separated by
only one hyphen: i.e., 00-0000000. The table below will help determine the
number to give the payer.
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GIVE THE TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
FOR THIS TYPE OF ACCOUNT: NUMBER OF --
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1. An individual account The individual
2. Two or more individuals (joint account) The actual owner of the account or, if combined
Funds, the first individual on the account
3. Husband and wife (joint account) The actual owner of the account or, if joint funds,
Either person
4. Custodian account of a minor (Uniform Gift to The minor(2)
Minors Act)
5. Adult and minor (joint account) The adult or, if the minor is the only contributor,
the minor(1)
6. Account in the name of guardian or committee for a The ward, minor or incompetent person(3)
designated ward, minor or incompetent person(3)
7.a. The usual revocable savings trust account The grantor trustee(1)
(grantor is also trustee)
b. So-called trust account that is not a legal or The actual owner(1)
valid trust under state law
8. Sole proprietorship account The owner(4)
9. A valid trust, estate or pension trust The legal entity (Do not furnish the identifying number
of the personal representative or trustee unless the
legal entity itself is not designated in the account
title.)(5)
10. Corporate account The corporation
11. Religious, charitable, or educational The organization
organization account
12. Partnership account held in the name of the The partnership
business
13. Association, club, or other tax-exempt The organization
organization
14. A broker or registered nominee The broker or nominee
15. Account with the Department of Agriculture in The public entity
the name of a public entity (such as a State or
local government, school district, or prison)
that receives agricultural program payments
(1) List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish.
(2) Circle the minor's name and furnish the minor's social security number.
(3) Circle the ward's or incompetent person's name and furnish such person's
social security number or employer identification number.
(4) Show your individual name. You may also enter your business name. You may
use your social security number or employer identification number.
(5) List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate, or pension
trust.
NOTE: If no name is circled when there is more than one name, the number will be
considered to be that of the first name listed.
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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
OBTAINING A NUMBER -- If you do not have a taxpayer identification number or
you do not know your number, obtain Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security
Number Card (for individuals), or Form SS-4, Application for Employer
Identification Number (for businesses and all other entities), at the local
office of the Social Security Administration or the Internal Revenue Service and
apply for a number.
PAYEES EXEMPT FROM BACKUP WITHHOLDING
Payees specifically exempted from backup withholding on ALL payments include
the following:
- A corporation.
- A financial institution.
- An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or an individual
retirement plan.
- The United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
- A State, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, or
any subdivision or instrumentality thereof.
- A foreign government, a political subdivision of a foreign government, or
any agency or instrumentality thereof.
- An international organization or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
- A registered dealer in securities or commodities registered in the U.S.
or a possession of the U.S.
- A real estate investment trust.
- A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a) of the Code.
- An exempt charitable remainder trust, or a non-exempt trust described in
section 4947 (a)(1).
- An entity registered at all times under the Investment Company Act of
1940.
- A foreign central bank of issue.
- A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission.
Payments of dividends and patronage dividends not generally subject to
backup withholding include the following:
- Payments to nonresident aliens subject to withholding under section 1441
of the Code.
- Payments to Partnerships not engaged in a trade or business in the U.S.
and which have at least one nonresident partner.
- Payments of patronage dividends where the amount received is not paid in
money.
- Payments made by certain foreign organizations.
- Payments made to an appropriate nominee.
- Section 404(k) payments made by an ESOP.
Payments of interest not generally subject to backup withholding include the
following:
- Payments of interest on obligations issued by individuals. NOTE: You may
be subject to backup withholding if this interest is $600 or more and is
paid in the course of the payer's trade or business and you have not
provided your correct taxpayer identification number to the payer.
- Payments of tax exempt interest (including exempt interest dividends
under section 852 of the Code).
- Payments described in section 6049(b)(5) of the Code to nonresident
aliens.
- Payments on tax-free covenant bonds under section 1451 of the Code.
- Payments made by certain foreign organizations.
- Payments of mortgage interest to you.
- Payments made to an appropriate nominee.
Exempt payees described above should file a substitute Form W-9 to avoid
possible erroneous backup withholding. FILE THIS FORM WITH THE PAYER. FURNISH
YOUR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, WRITE "EXEMPT" ON THE FACE OF THE FORM, AND
RETURN IT TO THE PAYER. IF THE PAYMENTS ARE INTEREST, DIVIDENDS, OR PATRONAGE
DIVIDENDS, ALSO SIGN AND DATE THE FORM. IF YOU ARE A NONRESIDENT ALIEN OR A
FOREIGN ENTITY NOT SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING, FILE WITH PAYER A COMPLETED
INTERNAL REVENUE FORM W-8 (CERTIFICATE OF FOREIGN STATUS).
Certain payments other than interest, dividends, and patronage dividends,
that are not subject to information reporting are also not subject to backup
withholding. For details, see the regulations under sections 6041, 6041A(A),
6045, and 6050A of the Code.
PRIVACY ACT NOTICE -- Section 6109 of the Code requires most recipients of
dividend, interest, or other payments to give correct taxpayer identification
numbers to payers who must report the payments to the IRS. The IRS uses the
numbers for identification purposes. Payers must be given the numbers whether or
not recipients are required to file a tax return. Payers must generally withhold
31% of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a payee who
does not furnish a correct taxpayer identification number to a payer. Certain
penalties may also apply.
PENALTIES
(1) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FURNISH TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER -- If you
fail to furnish your correct taxpayer identification number to a payer, you are
subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to
reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.
(2) CIVIL PENALTY FOR FALSE INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO WITHHOLDING -- If
you make a false statement with no reasonable basis that results in no
imposition of backup withholding, you are subject to a penalty of $500.
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(3) CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR FALSIFYING INFORMATION -- Willfully falsifying
certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including
fines and/or imprisonment.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR TAX CONSULTANT OR THE INTERNAL
REVENUE SERVICE.
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The Acknowledgment and Agreement and any other documents required by
the Letter of Transmittal should be sent or delivered by each unitholder or such
unitholder's broker, dealer, bank, trust company or other nominee to the
Information Agent at one of its addresses set forth below.
THE INFORMATION AGENT FOR THE OFFER IS:
RIVER OAKS PARTNERSHIP SERVICES, INC.
By Mail: By Overnight Courier: By Hand:
P.O. Box 2065 111 Commerce Road 111 Commerce Road
S. Hackensack, N.J. 07606-2065 Carlstadt, N.J. 07072 Carlstadt, N.J. 07072
Attn.: Reorganization Dept. Attn.: Reorganization Dept.
For information, please call:
TOLL FREE: (888) 349-2005
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