1 Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20547 SCHEDULE 14D-9 SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No. __) Springhill Lake Investors Limited Partnership - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Subject Company) Springhill Lake Investors Limited Partnership - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Names of Persons Filing Statement) Limited Partnership Units - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) Patrick J. Foye Apartment Investment and Management Company Colorado Center, Tower Two 2000 South Colorado Boulevard, Suite 2-1000 Denver, Colorado 80222 (303) 757-8101 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, address, and telephone numbers of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of the persons filing statement) Copies to: Gregory M. Chait Katherine M. Koops Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP Sixteenth Floor 191 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 (404) 572-6600 [ ] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. 2 The information in this (the "Offer")"Offer to Purchase of AIMCO Properties, L.P., dated August 29, 2001, Exhibit (a) hereto, is incorporated herein by reference in answer to all of the Items of this Schedule 14D-9 except as otherwise set forth below: Item 2. Identity and Background of Filing Person. This Schedule 14D-9 is being filed by Springhill Lake Investors Limited Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership (the "Partnership"). The Partnership's business address is Colorado Center, Tower Two, 2000 South Colorado Boulevard, Suite 2-1000, Denver, Colorado 80222, and its telephone number is (303) 757-8101. Units of limited partnership of the Partnership are the subject of the tender offer. Not Applicable Item 9. Exhibits. (a) Offer to Purchase of AIMCO Properties, L.P. (Exhibit (1) to Schedule TO of AIMCO Properties, L.P. dated August 29, 2001, is incorporated herein by reference.) (b) Letter to Limited Partners dated August 29, 2001 (Exhibit 4 to Schedule TO of AIMCO Properties, L.P. dated August 29, 2001 is incorporated herein by reference). 2 3 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: August 29, 2001 SPRINGHILL LAKE INVESTORS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP a Maryland limited partnership By: Three Winthrop Properties, Inc. Its General Partner By: /s/ Patrick J. Foye ------------------------------- Patrick J. Foye Executive Vice President 3 4 EXHIBIT INDEX <Table> <Caption> EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION - ----------- ----------- (a) Offer to Purchase of AIMCO Properties, L.P. (Exhibit (1) to Schedule TO of AIMCO Properties, L.P. dated August 29, 2001, is incorporated herein by reference.) (b) Letter to Limited Partners dated August 29, 2001 (Exhibit 4 to Schedule TO of AIMCO Properties, L.P. dated August 29, 2001 is incorporated herein by reference). </Table> 4