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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1)
OR SECTION 13(E)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
KRUPP GOVERNMENT INCOME TRUST
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY, INC.
KRF COMPANY, L.L.C.
KRUPP FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - 94
THE GEORGE KRUPP 1980 FAMILY TRUST
THE DOUGLAS KRUPP 1980 FAMILY TRUST
GEORGE D. KRUPP
DOUGLAS KRUPP
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
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SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
(Title of Class of Securities)
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NONE
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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SCOTT D. SPELFOGEL, ESQ.
GENERAL COUNSEL
BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY, INC.
ONE BEACON STREET, SUITE 1500
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108
(617) 523-7722
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to
receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
WITH COPIES TO:
JAMES M. DUBIN, ESQ.
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019-6064
(212) 373-3000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE:
TRANSACTION VALUATION* AMOUNT OF FILING FEE**
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$16,720,271.55 $3,344.05
* For purposes of calculating the filing fee only. This calculation assumes
the exchange of 4,515,941 shares of beneficial interest of Krupp Government
Income Trust for 668,810.86 shares of Series A Cumulative Redeemable
Preferred Stock of Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. valued as of January 10,
2003 at $25.00 per share.
** The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals 1/50 of 1% of the
transaction valuation.
[X] Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount Previously Paid: $9,947.50
Filing Party: Berkshire Income Realty, Inc.
Form or Registration No.: Form S-11 (333-98571)
Date Filed: August 22, 2002
The filing fee in the amount of $3,344.05 was offset against the
above-referenced S-11 fees.
[_] Check the box if the filing relates to preliminary communications made
before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which
the statement relates:
[X] THIRD-PARTY TENDER OFFER SUBJECT TO RULE 14D-1.
[_] ISSUER TENDER OFFER SUBJECT TO RULE 13E-4.
[_] GOING-PRIVATE TRANSACTION SUBJECT TO RULE 13E-3.
[_] AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULE 13D UNDER RULE 13D-2.
[_] Check the box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of
the tender offer.
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This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the "Schedule TO") is filed
by Berkshire Income Realty, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("BIR"), BIR's sole
stockholder, KRF Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("KRF"),
KRF's sole member, Krupp Family Limited Partnership - 94, a Massachusetts
limited partnership ("KFLP"), KFLP's limited partners, The George Krupp 1980
Family Trust, a Massachusetts trust, and The Douglas Krupp 1980 Family Trust, a
Massachusetts trust, and KFLP's general partners, George D. Krupp and Douglas
Krupp. The Schedule TO relates to the offer by BIR to exchange shares of BIR's
9% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock for up to 4,515,941 shares of
beneficial interest of Krupp Government Income Trust, a Massachusetts business
trust (the "Company"), on the terms and conditions contained in BIR's
prospectus, dated January 9, 2003, and in the related letter of transmittal,
copies of which are incorporated by reference herein as Exhibits (a)(1) and
(a)(2) (which, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, collectively
constitute the "Offer").
ITEMS 1 TO 11.
The information set forth in the Offer is incorporated herein by
reference in answer to Items 1-11 of this Schedule TO, as supplemented below.
ITEM 3. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND OF FILING PERSON.
(a) The filing persons are:
Berkshire Income Realty, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("BIR"), and the
address of its principal executive office is One Beacon Street, Suite 1500,
Boston, Massachusetts 02108. BIR's telephone number is (617) 523-7722.
The directors and executive officers of BIR are: George D. Krupp; David
C. Quade; Randolph G. Hawthorne; Robert M. Kaufman; Richard B. Peiser; Frank
Apeseche; Wayne H. Zarozny; Christopher M. Nichols; and Scott D. Spelfogel. Each
can be reached at BIR's address and telephone number set forth above.
BIR's sole stockholder is KRF Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company ("KRF"), and the address of its principal executive office and
its telephone number are the same as BIR's, as set forth above.
The executive officers of KRF are: Douglas Krupp; George D. Krupp;
Frank Apeseche; David C. Quade; Wayne H. Zarozny; Claire Umanzio; Scott D.
Spelfogel; and Mary Beth Bloom. Each can be reached at BIR's address and
telephone number set forth above.
KRF's sole member is the Krupp Family Limited Partnership - 94, a
Massachusetts limited partnership ("KFLP"), and the address of its principal
executive office and its telephone number are the same as BIR's, as set forth
above.
KFLP's general partners are: George D. Krupp and Douglas Krupp. Each
can be reached at BIR's address and telephone number set forth above.
KFLP's limited partners are: The George Krupp 1980 Family Trust, a
Massachusetts trust, and the Douglas Krupp 1980 Family Trust, a Massachusetts
trust (collectively, the "Trusts"). Each can be reached at BIR's address and
telephone numbers set forth above.
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The trustees of The George Krupp 1980 Family Trust are: Paul Krupp and
Lawrence I. Silverstein. The trustees of the Douglas Krupp 1980 Family Trust
are: Paul Krupp, Lawrence I. Silverstein and Vincent O'Reilly. Each can be
reached at BIR's address and telephone number set forth above.
As described in the Offer, each of BIR, KRF and KFLP is affiliated with
the advisor to the Company. In addition, Douglas Krupp, an affiliate of each of
BIR, KRF and KFLP, is also President, Chairman of the Board and Trustee of the
Company.
(b) BIR is a newly formed company whose principal business is
expected to be acquiring, owning and operating multi-family residential real
properties. The information set forth under "Business and Properties" in the
Offer is incorporated herein by reference. KRF's principal business is to act as
the sole member of entities that acquire real estate related investments. KFLP's
principal business is to make financial related investments. The Trusts were
formed for estate planning purposes.
None of BIR, KRF, KFLP or the Trusts has been convicted in a criminal
proceeding in the past five years (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors).
None of BIR, KRF, KFLP or the Trusts has been a party to any judicial
or administrative proceeding during the past five years (except for matters that
were dismissed without sanction or settlement) that resulted in a judgment,
decree or final order enjoining it from future violations of, or prohibiting
activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any
violation of federal or state securities laws.
(c) Douglas Krupp co-founded and serves as Co-Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of The Berkshire Group, an integrated real estate financial
services firm engaged in real estate acquisitions, property management,
investment sponsorship, venture capital investing, mortgage banking, financial
management and ownership of two operating companies through private equity
investments. Mr. Krupp has held the position of Co-Chairman since The Berkshire
Group was established as The Krupp Companies in 1969 and he has served as the
Chief Executive Officer since 1992. Mr. Krupp presently serves as President,
Chairman of the Board and Trustee for Krupp Government Income Trust and Krupp
Government Income Trust II. He is also currently a regional board member for the
Anti-Defamation League. Mr. Krupp is a graduate of Bryant College where he
received an honorary Doctor of Science in Business Administration in 1989.
Paul Krupp has been the President of Eastern Property
Association since 1973, whose address is 85 Devonshire Street, Suite 300,
Boston, Massachusetts, 02109.
Mary Beth Bloom has been the Assistant General Counsel to The
Berkshire Group since August 2000, whose address is the same as BIR's set forth
above. Before joining The Berkshire Group in 2000, Ms. Bloom was an attorney
with John Hancock Financial Services, whose address is 200 Clarendon Street,
Boston, Massachusetts, 02117. Ms. Bloom holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
College of Holy Cross and a Juris Doctor degree from New England School of Law.
She is admitted to the bar in Massachusetts and New York.
Claire Umanzio has been the Vice President of the tax
department at The Berkshire Group since 1993, whose address is the same as BIR's
set forth above.
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Vincent O'Reilly has been the Distinguished Senior Lecturer of
the Carroll Graduate School of Management of Boston College since 1997, whose
address is 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 02467.
Lawrence I. Silverstein has been a partner in the real estate
group at Bingham McCutchen LLP (formerly Bingham Dana LLP) since 1980, whose
address is 150 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02110.
The information set forth under "Management" in the Offer is
incorporated herein by reference.
None of the individuals listed above has been convicted in a criminal
proceeding in the past five years (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors).
None of the individuals listed above has been a party to any judicial
or administrative proceeding during the past five years (except for matters that
were dismissed without sanction or settlement) that resulted in judgment, decree
or final order enjoining him or her from future violations of, or prohibiting
activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any
violation of federal or state securities laws.
Each of the individuals listed above is a citizen of the United States.
(d) Not applicable.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
(a) (1) Prospectus, dated January 9, 2003 (incorporated by reference from BIR's
Registration Statement on Form S-11(Registration No. 333-98571) (the "Form
S-11")).
(a) (2) Form of Letter of Transmittal.
(a) (3) Letter to Investors.
(a) (4) Instructions for Completing the Letter of Transmittal.
(a) (5) Brochure.
(a) (6) Press Release, dated January 10, 2003.
(a) (7) Transcripts of telephone messages to potential investors.
(b) Not applicable.
(d) (1) Waiver and Standstill Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2002, by and
among Krupp Government Income Trust, Krupp Government Income Trust II,
Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. and Berkshire Income Realty-OP, L.P.
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Form S-11).
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(d) (2) Form of Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, by and among Krupp
Government Income Trust, Krupp Government Income Trust II and Berkshire
Income Realty, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of
the Form S-11).
(g) Not applicable.
(h) Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP regarding federal
income tax considerations (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8.1
of the Form S-11).
ITEM 13. INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SCHEDULE 13E-3.
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURES
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY, INC.
By: /s/ David C. Quade
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David C. Quade
President
KRF COMPANY, L.L.C.
By: Krupp Family Limited Partnership - 94,
its sole member
By: /s/ Douglas Krupp
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Douglas Krupp
General Partner
KRUPP FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - 94
By: /s/ Douglas Krupp
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Douglas Krupp
General Partner
THE GEORGE KRUPP 1980 FAMILY TRUST
By: /s/ Lawrence I. Silverstein
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Lawrence I. Silverstein
Trustee
THE DOUGLAS KRUPP 1980 FAMILY TRUST
By: /s/ Lawrence I. Silverstein
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Lawrence I. Silverstein
Trustee
/s/ George D. Krupp
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GEORGE D. KRUPP
/s/ Douglas Krupp
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DOUGLAS KRUPP
Dated: January 10, 2003
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
(a) (1) Prospectus, dated January 9, 2003 (incorporated by reference from BIR's
Registration Statement on Form S-11(Registration No. 333-98571) (the "Form
S-11")).
(a) (2) Form of Letter of Transmittal.
(a) (3) Letter to Investors.
(a) (4) Instructions for Completing the Letter of Transmittal.
(a) (5) Brochure.
(a) (6) Press Release, dated January 10, 2003.
(a) (7) Transcripts of telephone messages to potential investors.
(b) Not applicable.
(d) (1) Waiver and Standstill Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2002, by and
among Krupp Government Income Trust, Krupp Government Income Trust II,
Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. and Berkshire Income Realty-OP, L.P.
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Form S-11).
(d) (2) Form of Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, by and among Krupp
Government Income Trust, Krupp Government Income Trust II and Berkshire
Income Realty, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of
the Form S-11).
(g) Not applicable.
(h) Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP regarding federal
income tax considerations (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8.1
of the Form S-11).
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