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Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 5
TO
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a)
AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)
Entertainment Properties Trust
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
293805105
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Simeon Brinberg (CUSIP Number)
60 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck, New York 11021 516-466-3100
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule l3G to
report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule l3D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule l3d-l(e), 13d-1 (f) or 13d-1(g), check the
following box / /.
NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and
five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule l3d-7 for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.
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Cusip No. 293805105
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l. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
BRT Realty Trust- 13-2755856
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2. CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)X
(b)
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Massachusetts
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER - 1,355,600
NUMBER OF _____________________________________________
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER -
BENEFICIALLY ____________________________________________
OWNED BY 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 1,355,600
EACH _____________________________________________
REPORTING 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -
PERSON WITH _____________________________________________
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON - 1,355,600
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12. CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
9.24%
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14. TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
OO
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Cusip No. 293805105
l. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Gould Investors L.P. - 11-2763164
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2. CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)X
(b)
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER - 1,500
NUMBER OF _____________________________________________
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER - 28,500 (1)
BENEFICIALLY _____________________________________________
OWNED BY 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 1,500
EACH _____________________________________________
REPORTING 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - 28,500 (1)
PERSON WITH _____________________________________________
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON - 30,000 (1)
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12. CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 1%
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14. TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
PN
(1) Gould Investors L.P. is a member of SASS/Gould Real Estate Securities LLC, a
limited liability company, which is the succesor to SASS/Gould REIT Partners. An
affiliate of Gould Investors L.P. is a sub-advisor to the Managing Member of the
limited liability company. Gould Investors L.P. may be deemed to have shared
voting and shared dispositive power with respect to the shares owned by
SASS/Gould Real Estate Securities LLC.
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Cusip No. 293805105
l. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES, INC. - 13-3147497
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2. CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)X
(b)
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
MARYLAND
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER - 2,625
NUMBER OF _____________________________________________
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER -
BENEFICIALLY ____________________________________________
OWNED BY 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 2,625
EACH _____________________________________________
REPORTING 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -
PERSON WITH _____________________________________________
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON - 2,625
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12. CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 1%
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14. TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON *
CO
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Cusip No. 293805105
l. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
SASS/GOULD Real Estate Securities LLC (1)
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2. CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)X
(b)
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER - 28,500
NUMBER OF _____________________________________________
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER -
BENEFICIALLY ____________________________________________
OWNED BY 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 28,500
EACH _____________________________________________
REPORTING 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -
PERSON WITH _____________________________________________
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON - 28,500
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12. CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 1%
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14. TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
OO
(1) Successor to SASS/Gould REIT Partners.
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Cusip No. 293805105
l. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Fredric H. Gould and Fredric H. Gould Spousal IRA ###-##-####
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2. CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)X
(b)
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER - 2,112 (1)
NUMBER OF _____________________________________________
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER - 1,388,225 (2)
BENEFICIALLY _____________________________________________
OWNED BY 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 2,112 (1)
EACH ______________________________________________
REPORTING 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - 1,388,225 (2)
PERSON WITH _____________________________________________
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON - 1,390,337
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12. CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 9.48%
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14. TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
IN
NOTE: - (1) The 2,112 shares includes 1,850 shares owned by Fredric H.
Gould, individually, and 262 shares owned by Fredric H. Gould Spousal IRA.
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(2) Fredric H. Gould is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of BRT
Realty Trust, a General Partner of Gould Investors L.P. and Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer of One Liberty Properties, Inc. Gould
Investors L.P. is a member of SASS/Gould Real Estate Securities LLC and an
affiliate of Gould Investors L.P. is the sub-advisor to the limited liability
company. Mr. Gould may be deemed to have shared voting and shared dispositive
power as to the Common Shares of the Company owned by these entities.
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Cusip No. 293805105
l. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Helaine Gould - ###-##-####
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2. CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)X
(b)
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER - 1,000
NUMBER OF _____________________________________________
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER -
BENEFICIALLY ____________________________________________
OWNED BY 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 1,000
EACH _____________________________________________
REPORTING 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -
PERSON WITH _____________________________________________
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON - 1,000
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12. CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 1%
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14. TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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Cusip No. 293805105
l. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Jeffrey Gould - ###-##-####
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2. CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)X
(b)
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER - 300
NUMBER OF _____________________________________________
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER - 1,355,600 (1)
BENEFICIALLY _____________________________________________
OWNED BY 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 300
EACH _____________________________________________
REPORTING 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - 1,355,600 (1)
PERSON WITH _____________________________________________
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON - 1,355,900
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12. CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
9.24%
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14. TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
IN
(1) Jeffrey Gould is President of BRT Realty Trust. Accordingly, he may be
deemed to have shared voting and shared dispositive power over the shares owned
by BRT Realty Trust.
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Cusip No. 293805105
l. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Matthew Gould - ###-##-####
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2. CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)X
(b)
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER - 350
NUMBER OF _____________________________________________
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER - 30,000 (1)
BENEFICIALLY _____________________________________________
OWNED BY 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 350
EACH _____________________________________________
REPORTING 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - 30,000(1)
PERSON WITH _____________________________________________
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON - 30,350
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12. CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 1%
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14. TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
IN
(1) Matthew Gould is President of the managing corporate general partner of
Gould Investors L.P. Accordingly, he may be deemed to have shared voting and
shared dispositive power over the shares owned by Gould Investors L.P. and the
shares owned by SASS/Gould Real Estate Securities LLC.
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Cusip No. 293805105
l. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Israel Rosenzweig - ###-##-#### and Zehavit Rosenzweig,
as joint tenants.
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2. CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)X
(b)
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER - 1,000
NUMBER OF _____________________________________________
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER -
BENEFICIALLY ____________________________________________
OWNED BY 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 1,000
EACH _____________________________________________
REPORTING 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -
PERSON WITH _____________________________________________
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON - 1,000
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12. CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 1%
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14. TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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Cusip No. 293805105
l. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Israel Rosenzweig - Keogh Account, 068-52-3463 and Israel
Rosenzweig as custodian for Alon Rosenzweig under New York Uniform Gift to
Minors Act - ###-##-####.
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2. CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)X
(b)
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER - 4,300
NUMBER OF _____________________________________________
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER -
BENEFICIALLY ____________________________________________
OWNED BY 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 4,300
EACH _____________________________________________
REPORTING 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -
PERSON WITH _____________________________________________
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON - 4,300
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12. CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 1%
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14. TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
IN
NOTE: The 4,300 shares includes 4,100 shares held in a Keogh Account established
by Mr. Rosenzweig and 200 shares are held by him as a custodian for his son.
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Page 14 of 19 Pages
This Amendment amends and supplements Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 13, 2000, as amended to date. Except as amended by
this amendment, there has been no change in the information previously reported
on Schedule 13D.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
BRT presently intends to purchase additional Common Shares of the Company in the
open market, subject to availability at prices deemed favorable. It also
reserves the right not to purchase any additional shares and to dispose of
shares of the Company in the future.
On September 27, 2000, in a letter to the Company's President, BRT set forth
proposals for the Company's Board to consider. A copy of the letter is attached
as an Exhibit to this Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D.
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Page 15 of 19 Pages
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
BRT owns, as of this date, 1,355,600 Common Shares of the Company, constituting
approximately 9.24% of the 14,679,547 Common Shares outstanding.
In the aggregate, BRT, the Partnership, OLP, Sass/Gould, Fredric H. Gould,
individually and in his Spousal IRA, Helaine Gould, Matthew Gould, Jeffrey Gould
and Israel Rosenzweig, who are filing as a group, own 1,397,287 Common Shares in
the aggregate, or 9.52% of the outstanding Common Shares of the Company.
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Page 16 of 19 Pages
Except as set forth in Schedule 13D, as amended to date, BRT, its executive
officers and trustees, the Partnership, its general partners (including officers
and directors of its corporate general partner), OLP, its officers and
directors, Sass/Gould and its managing member and sub-advisor, Fredric H. Gould,
Helaine Gould, Matthew Gould, Jeffrey Gould, Israel Rosenzweig and Zehavit
Rosenzweig (i) do not own or have the right to acquire, directly or indirectly,
any Common Shares of the Company; and (ii) have not in the past sixty (60) days
effected any transactions in Common Shares of the Company.
Item 7. Exhibit (1) (a) Agreement to file jointly. Filed with Schedule 13D.
(b) Power of Attorney. Filed with Schedule 13D.
(2) Letter dated May 31, 2000 from BRT Realty Trust to the
Board of Trustees of the Company. Filed with Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D.
(3) Letter dated September 7, 2000 from BRT Realty Trust to
the President of the Company. Filed with Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D.
(4) Letter dated September 27, 2000 from BRT Realty Trust to
the President of the Company. Filed with Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D.
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Page 17 of 19 Pages
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this amendment to the statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: September 27, 2000
BRT REALTY TRUST s/Fredric H. Gould
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Fredric H. Gould
By s/Jeffrey Gould
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Jeffrey Gould, s/Fredric H. Gould
President ---------------------
Fredric H. Gould Spousal
IRA
GOULD INVESTORS L.P. s/Helaine Gould
By: GEORGETOWN PARTNERS, INC. ---------------------
MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER By:Simeon Brinberg, Attorney in Fact
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By: s/Simeon Brinberg Helaine Gould
---------------------------- s/Matthew Gould
Simeon Brinberg, ---------------------
Senior Vice President Matthew Gould
s/Jeffrey Gould
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ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES, INC. Jeffrey Gould
By: s/Mark H. Lundy s/Israel Rosenzweig
------------------------ ---------------------
Mark H. Lundy, Israel Rosenzweig,
Secretary Individually and as
Custodian
s/Zehavit Rosenzweig
SASS/GOULD REAL ESTATE By: Simeon Brinberg,Attorney in Fact
SECURITIES LLC, ------------------------------------
BY: M.D. SASS INVESTORS Zehavit Rosenzweig
SERVICES, INC.
BY: s/Martin E. Winter
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Martin E. Winter,
Senior Vice President
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EXHIBIT
September 27, 2000
Mr. David Brain
President
Entertainment Properties Trust
30 Pershing Road (Suite 201)
Kansas City, MO 64108
Dear David:
In our telephone conversation on Monday, September 11, 2000, you indicated that
you were having a board meeting on October 6th at which the Board would consider
any proposals which BRT would care to make for the long term benefit of EPR's
stockholders and suggested that it might help if we put these in writing. We
have outlined our proposals below.
We believe in the long-term value of EPR and have faith in the business of
ownership of theaters. As EPR's largest stockholder, we believe that EPR and all
of its stockholders can benefit greatly from the sizable capital infusion that
we propose, as well as our willingness to provide our knowledge and expertise to
EPR in the future.
1. $20 Million Investment. BRT is prepared to make an additional investment of
approximately $20 million in EPR by acquiring 1,333,000 additional shares of EPR
directly from EPR. We propose to acquire EPR shares at $15.00 (approximately a
40% premium above the current market price). The proceeds of our $20 million
investment directly into EPR, subject to Board approval, could be used to
partially pay down EPR's existing credit line; acquire the senior fee interest
in properties in which EPR only has a junior leasehold interest; repurchase
shares of EPR directly from its stockholders or purchase additional theater
properties at the attractive rental terms that are now available. This capital
infusion would also make refinancing of the short term credit line due in 2001
easier and perhaps improve its terms. This investment would provide immediate
benefit to EPR stockholders.
2. Waiver of the 9.8% Limit. Our investment would obviously require a waiver for
us of the 9.8% ownership limit. We do not see this as a serious issue and in
fact have previously made this request. EPR's expressed rationale for the 9.8%
ownership limitation is to avoid the "five or fewer" problem and assure
maintenance by EPR of its REIT status. As we have indicated to you in the past,
since BRT is a REIT and shares owned by BRT are
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Page 19 of 19 Pages
"passed-through" and owned by all of its shareholders on a pro rata basis, BRT's
ownership of more than 9.8% of EPR's shares would not have a negative effect
upon EPR's REIT status. We would covenant not to take any action that would
negatively affect EPR's REIT status including an agreement not to purchase
additional shares if the purchase of same would jeopardize the tax status of EPR
as an REIT.
3. Election of Two BRT Designees to the EPR Board. We propose that the EPR Board
be expanded by two members to include two BRT designees, who are experienced
real estate professionals and would be subject to the Board's approval. As you
know, we have had extensive experience in the real property area and the net
lease field in particular. Our knowledge and experience, as well as our contacts
in the lending community, will add value to your Board and prove helpful in
financing both the unencumbered theatres owned by your organization and new
properties purchased.
4. Timing. We and our advisors are prepared to begin immediate negotiations on
our proposals. If there is any significant delay, changing market conditions may
cause BRT to re-evaluate its proposed price for the 1,333,000 shares as set
forth in #1 above.
We would view a rejection of our proposals as contrary to the best interests of
stockholders and evidence that the current Board is not responsive to
stockholder interests. Accordingly, BRT is prepared to seek EPR's stockholders'
support to elect trustees who are more friendly to stockholder interests. To
that end, if the above requests are not granted, we hereby request that you
deliver to us a list of shareholders so that we can commence communicating with
them relative to our areas of concern and to seek their support relative to our
intent to nominate directors for election to the Board at the next opportunity.
It is my experience that, in a direct meeting, good will on both sides usually
leads to a constructive outcome. To that end, I believe we should be invited to
attend the Board meeting on October 6, 2000 to discuss and explain our proposals
and the contributions, both economic and non-economic, that we can make to EPR's
future. This letter is a bare outline, and the proposals can be varied and
enhanced depending on EPR's needs expressed in discussion with management and
the Board. I look forward to meeting with you.
Sincerely yours,
BRT REALTY TRUST
By: Fredric H. Gould
Chairman of the Board
FHG:dh
(DBEPTSEPT27)
(by fax and hard copy)
c.c. Lawrence Lederman, Esq., Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy LLP
