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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 14D-1
Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVII
(Name of Subject Company)
DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.
(Bidder)
UNITS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST
(Title of Class
of Securities)
NONE
(CUSIP Number of Class
of Securities)
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Michael L. Ashner Copy to:
DeForest Capital I Corporation Mark I. Fisher
100 Jericho Quadrangle Rosenman & Colin
Suite 214 575 Madison Avenue
Jericho, New York 11735-2717 New York, New York 10022-2585
(516) 822-0022 (212) 940-8877
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of
Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications on Behalf of Bidder)
Calculation of Filing Fee
Transaction Amount of
Valuation* Filing Fee
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$1,276,464.40 $255.29
*For purposes of calculating the filing fee only. This amount
assumes the purchase of 15,309 units of limited partnership inter-
est ("Units") of the subject company for $83.38 per Unit in cash.
/ / Check 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 date of its filing.
CUSIP NO.
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1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
DeForest Ventures I L.P.
I.R.S. I.D. No. 11-3230287
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(See Instructions)
(a) / /
(b) / /
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Sources of Funds (See Instructions)
WC; OO
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5. Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is
Required Pursuant to Items 2(e) of 2(f)
/ /
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6. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
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7. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person
21,949.5 Units
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8. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (7) Excludes
Certain Shares (See Instructions)
/ /
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9. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (7)
29.27%
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10. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN
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Item 1. Security and Subject Company.
(a) The name of the subject company is Century
Properties Fund XVII, a California limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), which has its principal executive offices at 5665
Northside Drive, N.W., Suite 370, Atlanta, Georgia 30328.
(b) This Schedule relates to the offer by DeForest
Ventures I L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Purchaser"),
to purchase up to 15,309 outstanding units of limited partnership
interest ("Units") of the Partnership at $83.38 per Unit, net to
the seller in cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated June 2, 1995 (the "Offer
to Purchase") and the related Letter of Transmittal, copies of
which are attached hereto as Exhibits (a)(1) and (a)(2),
respectively. The number of Units outstanding is set forth under
"INTRODUCTION" in the Offer to Purchase and is incorporated herein
by reference.
(c) The information set forth under "THE TENDER OFFER --
Section 13. Background of the Offer" of the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
(a)-(d) The information set forth under "INTRODUCTION",
"THE TENDER OFFER -- Section 11. Certain Information Concerning
the Purchaser" and Schedule 1 of the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference.
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(e)-(f) During the last five years, neither the
Purchaser, the General Partner nor, to the best of its knowledge,
any of the persons listed in Schedule 1 of the Offer to Purchase
(i) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) were a party to a civil
proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding were or are subject
to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations
of, or prohibiting activities subject to, Federal or state
securities laws or finding any violation of such laws.
(g) The information set forth in Schedule 1 of the Offer
to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3. Past Contracts, Transactions or Negotiations with the
Subject Company.
(a) The information set forth in "THE TENDER OFFER --
Section 10. Conflicts of Interest and Transactions with
Affiliates" and "THE TENDER OFFER -- Section 13. Background of the
Offer" of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by
reference. In addition, the information set forth in Note 2 to the
financial statements of the Partnership included in the Form 10-K
of the Partnership for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994
(such Note being referred to as the "Form 10-K Note"), a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit (g)(i), Note 2 to the financial
statements of the Partnership included in the Form 10-Q of the
Partnership for the three months ended March 31, 1995 (such Note
being referred to as the "Form 10-Q Note"), a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit (g)(ii), and the seventh, eighth and
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ninth paragraphs of Item 1. "Business" of the Form 10-K of the
Partnership for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 (the "1994
Form 10-K"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
(g)(iii), is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) The information set forth in "THE TENDER OFFER --
Section 13. Background of the Offer" of the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference. In addition, the information set
forth in the Form 10-K Note, the Form 10-Q Note and Item 1 of the
1994 Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
(a)-(b) The information set forth in "THE TENDER OFFER
- -- Section 10. Conflicts of Interest and Transactions with
Affiliates" and "THE TENDER OFFER -- Section 12. Source of Funds"
of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Not applicable.
Item 5. Purpose of the Tender Offer and Plans or Proposals of the
Bidder.
(a)-(b) The information set forth in "THE TENDER OFFER
- -- Section 8. Future Plans" and"THE TENDER OFFER -- Section 13.
Background of the Offer" of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated
herein by reference.
(c) Not applicable.
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(d) The information set forth in "THE TENDER OFFER --
Section 8. Future Plans" of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated
herein by reference.
(e)-(g) Not applicable.
Item 6. Interest in Securities of the Subject Company.
(a) The information set forth in "INTRODUCTION" and "THE
TENDER OFFER -- Section 11. Certain Information Concerning the
Purchaser" of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by
reference.
(b) None.
Item 7. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
with Respect to the Subject Company's Securities.
The information set forth in "THE TENDER OFFER -- Section
11. Certain Information Concerning the Purchaser" and "THE TENDER
OFFER -- Section 12. Source of Funds" of the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8. Persons Retained, Employed or to be Compensated.
None.
Item 9. Financial Statements of Certain Bidders.
The information set forth in "THE TENDER OFFER -- Section
11. Certain Information Concerning the Purchaser" and Schedule 2
of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 10. Additional Information.
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(a) None.
(b)-(d) The information set forth in "THE TENDER OFFER
- -- Section 15. Certain Legal Matters" of the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference.
(e) None.
(f) Reference is hereby made to the Offer to Purchase
and the related Letter of Transmittal, copies of which are attached
hereto as Exhibits (a)(1) and (a)(2), respectively, and which are
incorporated herein in their entirety by reference.
Item 11. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
(a)(1) Offer to Purchase dated June 2, 1995.
(a)(2) Letter of Transmittal.
(a)(3) Form of Cover Letter, dated June 2, 1995, from
DeForest Ventures I L.P. to Unitholders.
(b)(1) Master Agreement, dated as of November 21,
1994, among DeForest Capital II Corporation,
DeForest Ventures II L.P., NPI-AP Management,
L.P., National Property Investors, Inc. and
Kidder Peabody Mortgage Capital Corporation.
(b)(2) Letter Agreement supplementing the Master
Agreement, dated November 30, 1994, among
DeForest Capital II Corporation, DeForest
Ventures II L.P., NPI-AP Management, L.P.,
National Property Investors, Inc., DeForest
Capital I Corporation, DeForest Ventures I
L.P. and Kidder Peabody Mortgage Capital
Corporation.
(b)(3) Amendment No. 2 to the Master Agreement, dated
as of May 5, 1995, among DeForest Capital I
Corporation, DeForest Ventures I L.P.,
DeForest Capital II Corporation, DeForest
Ventures II L.P., NPI-AP Management, L.P.,
National Property Investors, Inc. and
PaineWebber Real Estate Securities Inc.
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(b)(4) Loan Agreement, dated as of November 30, 1994,
between DeForest Capital I Corporation,
DeForest Ventures I L.P. and Kidder Peabody
Mortgage Capital Corporation.
(b)(5) Amendment No. 1 to the Loan Agreement, dated
as of May 5, 1995, among DeForest Ventures I
L.P. and PaineWebber Real Estate Securities
Inc.
(c)(1) Agreement, dated December 1, 1994, by and
between Lisle W. Payne and Ventures I relating
to certain distributions which may be received
by Ventures I.
(c)(2) Agreement, dated December 1, 1994, by and
between Janet E. Larson, individually and as
Trustee of the Larson Family Revocable Trust
and Ventures I relating to certain
distributions which may be received by
Ventures I.
(d) None.
(e)-(f) Not applicable.
(g)(i) Note 2 to the financial statements of Century
Properties Fund XVII included in the Form 10-K
of Century Properties Fund XVII for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1994.
(g)(ii) Note 2 to the financial statements of Century
Properties Fund XVII included in the Form 10-Q
of Century Properties Fund XVII for the three
months ended March 31, 1995.
(g)(iii) The seventh, eighth and ninth paragraphs of
Item 1. "Business" of the Form 10-K of Century
Properties Fund XVII for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1994, dated October 12, 1994.
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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.
Dated: June 2, 1995
DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.
By: DeForest Capital I Corporation,
its General Partner
By: /s/ Michael L. Ashner
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Name: Michael L. Ashner
Title: President
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Exhibit Index
Sequentially
Exhibit No. Description Numbered Page
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(a)(1) Offer to Purchase dated June 2, 1995 . . . . . . . . .
(a)(2) Letter of Transmittal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(a)(3) Form of Cover Letter, dated June 2, 1995,
from DeForest Ventures I L.P. to
Unitholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)(1) Master Agreement, dated as of November
21, 1994, among DeForest Capital II
Corporation, DeForest Ventures II L.P.,
NPI-AP Management, L.P., National
Property Investors, Inc. and Kidder
Peabody Mortgage Capital Corporation . . . . . . . . .*
(b)(2) Letter Agreement supplementing the
Master Agreement, dated November 30,
1994, among DeForest Capital II
Corporation, DeForest Ventures II L.P.,
NPI-AP Management, L.P., National
Property Investors, Inc., DeForest
Capital I Corporation DeForest Ventures
I L.P. and Kidder Peabody Mortgage
Capital Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *
(b)(3) Amendment No. 2 to the Master Agreement,
dated as of May 5, 1995, among DeForest
Capital I Corporation, DeForest Ventures
I L.P., DeForest Capital II Corporation,
DeForest Ventures II L.P., NPI-AP
Management, L.P., National Property
Investors, Inc. and PaineWebber Real
Estate Securities Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **
(b)(4) Loan Agreement, dated as of November 30,
1994, between DeForest Capital I Corporation,
DeForest Ventures I L.P. and Kidder
Peabody Mortgage Capital Corporation . . . . . . . . *
(b)(5) Amendment No. 1 to the Loan Agreement, dated
as of May 5, 1995, among DeForest Ventures I
L.P. and PaineWebber Real Estate Securities
Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .**
(c)(1) Agreement, dated December 1, 1994, by
and between Lisle W. Payne and Ventures
I relating to certain distributions
which may be received by Ventures I. . . . . . . . . **
(c)(2) Agreement, dated December 1, 1994, by
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and between Janet E. Larson, individually
and as Trustee of the Larson Family
Revocable Trust and Ventures I relating
to certain distributions which may be
received by Ventures I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **
(d) None . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e)-(f) Not applicable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(g)(i) Note 2 to the financial statements of
Century Properties Fund XVII included in
the Form 10-K of Century Properties
Fund XVII for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(g)(ii) Note 2 to the financial statements of
Century Properties Fund XVII included
in the Form 10-Q of Century Properties
Fund XVII for the three months ended
March 31, 1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(g)(iii) The seventh, eighth and ninth paragraphs
of Item 1. "Business" of the Form 10-K of
Century Properties Fund XVII for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994. . . . . . . . . .
* Incorporated by reference to the Purchaser's Amendment No. 2
to Schedule 14D-1 (Final Amendment) filed November 30, 1994 in
respect of the Purchaser's offer to purchase Units of Limited
Partnership Interest of Century Properties Fund XII.
** Incorporated by reference to the Purchaser's Schedule 14D-1
filed on June 2, 1995 in respect to the Purchaser's offer to
purchase Units of Limited Partnership Interest of Century
Properties Fund XII.
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Exhibit (a)(1)
Offer to Purchase
Up to 15,309 Units of Limited Partnership Interest
of
CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVII
for
$83.38 Per Unit
by
DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.
THE OFFER, WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS AND THE PRORATION PERIOD WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00
MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON JUNE 30, 1995, UNLESS EXTENDED.
This offer is being made pursuant to the terms of the settlement of a class
action litigation described below. DeForest Ventures I L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Purchaser"), hereby offers to purchase up to 15,309 of the
outstanding Units of Limited Partnership Interest (the "Units") of Century
Properties Fund XVII, a California limited partnership (the "Partnership"), for
$83.38 per Unit, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Offer to Purchase (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the related Letter of
Transmittal as each may be supplemented or amended from time to time (which
together constitute the "Offer"). The 15,309 Units sought pursuant to the Offer
represent approximately 20% of the total Units outstanding as of June 2, 1995.
In order to avoid a termination of the Partnership for federal income tax
purposes, the Purchaser will not purchase Units pursuant to the Offer if, after
giving effect to such purchase, 50% or more of the outstanding interests in the
Partnership would have been transferred in the 12-month period preceding the
consummation of the Offer. In order to avoid such a tax termination while at
the same time providing to each tendering Unitholder upon consummation of the
Offer $83.38 (the "Cash Consideration") for each Unit tendered, the Purchaser
has structured the Offer to include a non-recourse loan in the event that more
than 13,862 of the outstanding Units (the "Transfer Limitation") are tendered.
Accordingly, if more than 13,862 of the outstanding Units are tendered, the
aggregate Cash Consideration paid to each tendering Unitholder will represent
(i) the Cash Consideration per Unit payable to purchase the number of Units
tendered by such Unitholder which under the Transfer Limitation the Purchaser is
permitted to purchase ("Purchase Proceeds"), and (ii) the proceeds of a
non-recourse loan ("Loan Proceeds") to such Unitholder (a "Loan") equal to the
Cash Consideration per Unit payable in respect of the Units tendered by such
Unitholder which under the Transfer Limitation the Purchaser is not permitted to
purchase (the "Retained Units"). The Loan will be secured only by the Retained
Units. The acceptance of a Loan will not impose any personal liability on a
tendering Unitholder for the payment of any principal or interest in respect of
such Loan.
The Offer is being made pursuant to the terms of a court approved
Settlement Agreement (the "Settlement Agreement") which governs the terms and
conditions of a settlement (the "Settlement") of the class action litigation
(the "Action") entitled In Re DeForest Tender Offer Securities Litigation (Civil
Action No. 1:94-CV-2983-JEC) filed in the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, (the "Court").
The Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum number of Units being
tendered. If more than 15,309 Units are validly tendered and not withdrawn,
subject to the Transfer Limitation and the delivery of Loan Proceeds (as
hereinafter defined), the Purchaser will accept for purchase on a pro rata basis
15,309 Units, subject to the terms and conditions herein.
A Unitholder must tender all Units owned by such Unitholder in order for
the tender to be valid.
If necessary to effect the terms of the Settlement, and subject to
obtaining the approval of the Court and/or counsel for the settling plaintiffs
in the Action, the Purchaser may amend the Offer or extend the period of time
during which the Offer is open and thereby delay acceptance for payment of, and
the payment for, any Units. Any such extension will 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, in
accordance with Rule 14e-1(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act").
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If you have any questions or need additional information, you may contact
the Purchaser at:
DeForest Ventures I L.P.
(404) 916-9055 or (404) 850-9640
June 2, 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
THE TENDER OFFER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Section 1. Terms of the Offer . . . . . . 4
Section 2. Proration; Acceptance for
Payment and Payment for Units . 5
Section 3. Procedures for Tendering Units 5
Section 4. Withdrawal Rights. . . . . . . 7
Section 5. Extension of Tender Period;
Termination; Amendment . . . . 7
Section 6. Certain Federal Income Tax
Consequences . . . . . . . . 8
Section 7. Effects of the Offer . . . . . 11
Section 8. Future Plans . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 9. Certain Information Concerning
the Partnership . . . . . . . 12
Section 10. Conflicts of Interest and
Transactions with Affiliates 12
Section 11. Certain Information Concerning
the Purchaser . . . . . . . . 13
Section 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Section 13. Background of the Offer . . . 17
Section 14. Conditions of the Offer . . . 20
Section 15. Certain Legal Matters.. . . . 20
Section 16. Fees and Expenses . . . . . . 21
Section 17. Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . 21
Exhibit A Form of Note and Security Agreement
Schedule 1 Information with respect to Directors and Executive
Officers of DeForest Capital
Schedule 2 Financial Statements of the Purchaser and DeForest
Capital
Schedule 3 Subject Partnerships
To the Holders of Units of
Limited Partnership Interest
of Century Properties Fund XVII
INTRODUCTION
This offer is being made pursuant to the terms of the settlement of a class
action litigation described below. DeForest Ventures I L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Purchaser"), hereby offers to purchase up to 15,309 of the
outstanding Units of Limited Partnership Interest (the "Units") of Century
Properties Fund XVII, a California limited partnership (the "Partnership"), for
$83.38 per Unit, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Offer to Purchase (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the related Letter of
Transmittal as each may be supplemented or amended from time to time (which
together constitute the "Offer"). Holders of Units ("Unitholders") who tender
their Units will not be obligated to pay any commissions or partnership transfer
fees, which commissions and fees will be borne by the Purchaser. A Unitholder
must tender all Units owned by such Unitholder in order for the tender to be
valid.
In order to avoid a termination of the Partnership for federal income tax
purposes (see "THE TENDER OFFER - Section 6. Certain Federal Income Tax
Consequences" for a discussion of the effects of such a termination), the
Purchaser will not purchase Units pursuant to the Offer if, after giving effect
to such purchase, 50% or more of the outstanding interests in the Partnership
would have been transferred in the 12-month period preceding the consummation of
the Offer. In order to avoid such a tax termination while at the same time
providing to each tendering Unitholder upon consummation of the Offer $83.38 for
each Unit tendered (the "Cash Consideration"), the Purchaser has structured the
Offer to include a non-recourse loan in the event that more than 13,862 of the
outstanding Units (the "Transfer Limitation") are tendered. Accordingly, if
more than 13,862 of the outstanding Units are tendered, the aggregate Cash
Consideration paid to each tendering Unitholder will represent (i) the Cash
Consideration per Unit payable to purchase the number of Units tendered by such
Unitholder which under the Transfer Limitation the Purchaser is permitted to
purchase ("Purchase Proceeds"), and (ii) the proceeds of a non-recourse loan
("Loan Proceeds") to such Unitholder (a "Loan") equal to the Cash Consideration
per Unit payable in respect of the Units tendered by such Unitholder which under
the Transfer Limitation the Purchaser is not permitted to purchase (the
"Retained Units"). The Loan will be secured only by the Retained Units. (See
"THE TENDER OFFER - SECTION 1. Terms of the Offer" for further information
relating to the Loans.) The acceptance of a Loan will not impose any personal
liability on a tendering Unitholder for the payment of any principal or interest
in respect of its Loan. Each Loan may be satisfied, at its maturity, by
surrendering to the Purchaser the Retained Units or, at the sole option of the
tendering Unitholder, by a payment in cash equal to the then outstanding balance
of principal and accrued interest in respect of such Loan. In establishing the
number of Units constituting the Transfer Limitation, the Purchaser took into
account the historical transfer volume for Units, as well as the number of Units
acquired by the Purchaser in the Original Tender Offer (as defined below) for
Units, in order to continue to permit the historical level of transfers after
the consummation of the Offer.
The Offer is being made pursuant to the terms of a court approved
Settlement Agreement (the "Settlement Agreement") which governs the terms and
conditions of a settlement (the "Settlement") of the class action litigation
(the "Action") entitled In Re DeForest Tender Offer Securities Litigation (Civil
Action No. 1:94-CV-2983-JEC) filed in the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, (the "Court"). Pursuant to the
Settlement Agreement, Unitholders who tender their Units may also be entitled to
an additional cash payment (the "Residual Settlement Premium"). The per Unit
amount of the Residual Settlement Premium, which is not expected to be material,
is dependent on the amount of attorney's fees awarded by the Court following
expiration of the Offer and will be determined in accordance with the terms of
the Settlement Agreement. (See "THE TENDER OFFER - Section 13. Background of
the Offer".)
The subject matter of the Action relates to tender offers for units of
limited partnership interests in the Partnership and 18 other limited
partnerships (collectively, the "Subject Partnerships") commenced by the
Purchaser and an affiliated purchaser in October 1994 (the "Original Tender
Offers"). (See "THE TENDER OFFER - Section 13. Background of the Offer").
Schedule 3 to this Offer to Purchase sets forth the names of the Subject
Partnerships. As described in the Notice of Class Action and Hearing of
Proposed Settlement previously delivered to Unitholders in connection with the
Action (the "Settlement Notice"), the Settlement, among other things, provides
(i) Unitholders who did not tender their Units in the Original Tender Offer for
Units with the opportunity to sell their Units pursuant to the Offer at a price
equal to the price offered in the Original Tender Offer for Units plus $7.38
(the "Settlement Premium") and (ii) for payment of the Settlement Premium to
each person who tendered Units in the Original Tender Offer for Units. Like the
Original Tender Offer, the Offer will provide Unitholders with an opportunity to
liquidate their investment without the usual transaction costs associated with
market sales.
The Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum number of Units being
tendered. If more than 15,309 Units are validly tendered and not withdrawn,
subject to the Transfer Limitation and the delivery of Loan Proceeds, the
Purchaser will accept for purchase on a pro rata basis 15,309 Units, subject to
the terms and conditions herein.
As discussed herein, the Purchaser is affiliated with the general partners
of the Partnership and, accordingly, the general partners of the Partnership
have certain conflicts of interest with respect to the Offer. The Partnership
has indicated in its statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") that, because of such conflicts, it makes
no recommendation and is remaining neutral as to whether a Unitholder should
accept the Offer. (See "THE TENDER OFFER - Section 13. Background of the
Offer"; and "Section 10. Conflicts of Interest and Transactions with
Affiliates".)
The general partner of the Purchaser is DeForest Capital I Corporation, a
Delaware corporation ("DeForest Capital") which is affiliated with NPI Equity
Investments II, Inc. ("NPI Equity"), the entity which, on December 6, 1993,
assumed management and obtained control of Fox Capital Management Corporation
("FCMC") and Fox Realty Investors ("FRI"), the general partners of Fox Partners,
the general partner of the Partnership (the "General Partner"). (See "THE
TENDER OFFER - Section 13. Background of the Offer".)
Unitholders who desire liquidity may wish to consider the Offer. However,
each Unitholder must make his or her own decision based upon such Unitholder's
particular circumstances, including the Unitholder's own financial needs, other
investment opportunities and tax position. Each Unitholder should consult with
his or her own advisors, tax, financial or otherwise, in evaluating the terms of
and whether to tender Units pursuant to the Offer.
The $76 purchase price in the Original Tender Offer for Units (the
"Original Purchase Price") was determined as a result of the Purchaser's own
independent analysis. The Settlement Premium was determined and agreed to as
part of the Settlement. No independent person has been retained to evaluate or
render any opinion with respect to the fairness of the Cash Consideration.
Unitholders are urged to consider carefully all of the information contained
herein before accepting the Offer. (See "THE TENDER OFFER - Section 13.
Background of the Offer".)
According to information supplied by the Partnership, of the 75,000 Units
issued and outstanding, 53,051 of such Units are held by 6,259 Unitholders who
are not affiliated with the Purchaser. The Purchaser and its affiliates own
21,949 Units, constituting approximately 29% of the Units outstanding.
Certain information contained in this Offer to Purchase which relates to
the Partnership, or represents statements made by the General Partner, has been
derived from information provided to the Purchaser by the General Partner.
Unitholders are urged to read this Offer to Purchase, the accompanying
Letter of Transmittal and the Note and Security Agreement annexed hereto as
Exhibit A carefully before deciding whether to tender their Units.
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THE TENDER OFFER
Section 1. Terms of the Offer. Upon the terms of the Offer, and subject
to the Transfer Limitation, the Purchaser will pay for Units validly tendered on
or prior to the Expiration Date and not withdrawn in accordance with Section 4
of this Offer to Purchase. The term "Expiration Date" shall mean 12:00
Midnight, New York City time, on June 30, 1995, unless, in order to effect the
Settlement, and subject to obtaining the approval of the Court and/or counsel
for the settling plaintiffs in the Action, the Purchaser extends the period of
time during which the Offer is open. In the event the Offer is so extended, the
term "Expiration Date" shall mean the latest time and date on which the Offer,
as extended by the Purchaser, shall expire.
If, prior to the Expiration Date, the Purchaser shall increase the
consideration offered to Unitholders pursuant to the Offer, such increased
consideration shall be paid for all Units accepted for payment pursuant to the
Offer, whether or not such Units were tendered prior to such increase.
The Offer is conditioned on satisfaction of certain conditions. See
Section 14, which sets forth in full the conditions of the Offer. The Purchaser
reserves the right (but shall not be obligated), in its sole discretion, to
waive any or all of such conditions. If, on or prior to the Expiration Date,
any or all of such conditions have not been satisfied or waived, the Purchaser
may (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, subject to complying with applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission, purchase, or make a Loan with respect to, all
Units validly tendered, or (iii) subject to obtaining the approval of the Court
and/or counsel for the settling plaintiffs in the Action, extend the Offer and,
subject to the right of Unitholders to withdraw Units until the Expiration Date,
retain the Units that have been tendered during the period or periods for which
the Offer is extended.
If up to 13,862 Units are validly tendered and not withdrawn, upon
consummation of the Offer, all Units tendered will be purchased for $83.38 per
Unit. Subject to the proration requirements of Section 2, if more than 13,862
Units are validly tendered and not withdrawn, each tendering Unitholder will
receive $83.38 for each Unit tendered in a combination of Purchase Proceeds and
Loan Proceeds. The number of Units with respect to which a Unitholder will
receive Purchase Proceeds will be determined by multiplying the number of Units
tendered by such Unitholder by a fraction the numerator of which is 13,862 and
the denominator of which is the total number of Units tendered pursuant to the
Offer and not withdrawn. The balance payable to such Unitholder will be paid as
Loan Proceeds.
Each Loan will bear interest at the rate of 9% per annum. Interest and
principal will not be due and payable prior to the scheduled maturity date of
the Loan, except that the Loan shall become due upon certain bankruptcy events
of the Unitholder and, in certain circumstances, on the demand of the
Purchaser. Any distributions in respect of the Retained Units are required to
be applied to pay outstanding amounts of interest and principal. Each Loan
will mature by its terms on January 2, 1996, and will be payable by payment of
cash in the principal amount of the Loan plus accrued interest thereon. If
the Purchaser does not receive a cash payment in repayment of a Loan within 15
days from the date the Loan is due, the Purchaser will apply the Retained
Units held in respect of such Loan against the amount due in full satisfaction
of the Loan. EXCEPT THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF ANY DISTRIBUTIONS IN RESPECT
OF RETAINED UNITS (AS DISCUSSED BELOW), THE LOANS WILL NOT BE PREPAYABLE. THE
ACCEPTANCE OF A LOAN WILL NOT IMPOSE ANY PERSONAL LIABILITY ON A TENDERING
UNITHOLDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST IN RESPECT OF ITS
LOAN. EACH LOAN MAY BE SATISFIED, AT ITS MATURITY, BY SURRENDERING TO THE
PURCHASER THE RETAINED UNITS OR, AT THE SOLE OPTION OF THE TENDERING
UNITHOLDER, BY A PAYMENT IN CASH EQUAL TO THE THEN OUTSTANDING BALANCE OF
PRINCIPAL AND ACCRUED INTEREST IN RESPECT OF SUCH LOAN.
Any distribution payable to a Unitholder in respect of the Retained Units
will be applied at the time such distribution is made first to accrued
interest on the Loan and then to the principal amount of the Loan and
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any amounts remaining after such application will be remitted to the
Unitholder. Each Unitholder will agree not to exercise its voting
rights with respect to the Retained Units in favor of a dissolution of
the Partnership or in any manner inconsistent with the terms of the
Loan. Each Unitholder who tenders Units in accordance with the Offer,
and does not withdraw such tender in accordance with the terms of
Section 4, shall have irrevocably elected to receive the proceeds of the
Loan if more than 13,862 Units are validly tendered and not withdrawn,
and to be bound by the terms of the Loan, including the repayment
thereof, the pledge of the Unitholder's Retained Units to secure such
repayment, the application of distributions made in respect of the
Retained Units and the limitation on voting rights as described above.
The terms and conditions of the Loan are set forth in the form of Note
and Security Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, which Exhibit is
incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
Section 2. Proration; Acceptance for Payment and Payment for Units. If
the number of Units validly tendered on or prior to the Expiration Date and
not withdrawn is 15,309 or less, subject to the Transfer Limitation and the
delivery of Loan Proceeds, the Purchaser will accept for payment, subject to
the terms and conditions of the Offer, all Units so tendered.
If the number of Units validly tendered on or prior to the Expiration
Date and not withdrawn exceeds 15,309, subject to the Transfer Limitation and
the delivery of Loan Proceeds, the Purchaser will accept for payment, subject
to the terms and conditions of the Offer, Units so tendered on a pro rata
basis (with such adjustments to avoid purchase of fractional Units).
The Purchaser will deliver the Cash Consideration for Units validly
tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with Section 4 as promptly as
practicable following the Expiration Date. In all cases, Cash Consideration
will be delivered only after timely receipt by Purchaser of a properly
completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) duly
executed signature page for the Note and Security Agreement and any other
documents required by the Letter of Transmittal. (See "Section 3. Procedures
for Tendering Units".) Under no circumstances will interest be paid on the
Cash Consideration by reason of any delay in making such payment.
If any tendered Units are not purchased for any reason, the Letter of
Transmittal with respect to such Units will be destroyed by the Purchaser.
However, Retained Units will be held by the Purchaser subject to the terms of
a Unitholder's Loan. If for any reason acceptance for payment of, or payment
for, any Units tendered pursuant to the Offer is delayed or the Purchaser is
unable to accept for payment, purchase or pay for Units tendered pursuant to
the Offer, then, without prejudice to the Purchaser's rights under Section 14,
the Purchaser may retain tendered Units and such Units may not be withdrawn
except to the extent that the tendering Unitholders are entitled to withdrawal
rights as described in Section 4; provided, however, that the Purchaser is
required, pursuant to Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, to pay Unitholders
the Cash Consideration in respect of Units tendered or return such Units
promptly after termination or withdrawal of the Offer.
Section 3. Procedures for Tendering Units.
Valid Tender. To validly tender Units, a properly completed and duly
executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), duly executed signature
page for the Note and Security Agreement and any other documents required by
the Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Purchaser on or prior to
the Expiration Date. A Unitholder must tender all Units owned by such
Unitholder in order for the tender to be valid.
Signature Requirements. If the Letter of Transmittal and signature page
for the Note and Security Agreement is signed by the registered holder of the
Units and payment is to be made directly to that holder, then no notarization
or signature guarantee is required on the Letter of Transmittal. Similarly,
if the Units are 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
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Institution"), no notarization or signature guarantee is required on the
Letter of Transmittal. However, in all other cases, all signatures on
the Letter of Transmittal and signature page for the Note and Security
Agreement must either be notarized or guaranteed by an Eligible
Institution.
In order for a tendering Unitholder to participate in the Offer, Units
must be validly tendered and not withdrawn on or prior to the Expiration Date,
which is 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, on June 30, 1995.
The method of delivery of the Letter of Transmittal, signature page for
the Note and Security 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 Purchaser.
A tendering Unitholder will be notified after the Expiration Date as to
the number of such Unitholder's Units, if any, which were not purchased but
which are being held by the Purchaser as Retained Units for a Loan to such
Unitholder. Such notice will also provide the principal amount of any such
Loan.
Backup Federal Income Tax Withholding. To prevent the possible
application of backup federal income tax withholding with respect to payment
of the Cash Consideration and the Residual Settlement Premium, a tendering
Unitholder must provide the Purchaser with such Unitholder's correct taxpayer
identification number by completing the Substitute Form W-9 included in the
Letter of Transmittal. (See the Instructions to the Letter of Transmittal and
"Section 6. Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences".)
FIRPTA Withholding. To prevent the withholding of federal income tax in
an amount equal to 10% of the sum of the Cash Contribution plus the Residual
Settlement Premium plus the amount of Partnership liabilities allocable to
each Unit tendered, each Unitholder must complete the FIRPTA Affidavit
included in the Letter of Transmittal certifying such Unitholder's taxpayer
identification number and address and that the Unitholder is not a foreign
person. (See the Instructions to the Letter of Transmittal and "Section 6.
Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences".)
Other Requirements. By executing a Letter of Transmittal, a tendering
Unitholder irrevocably appoints the designees of the Purchaser as such
Unitholder's proxies, in the manner set forth in the Letter of Transmittal,
each with full power of substitution, to the full extent of such Unitholder's
rights with respect to the Units tendered by such Unitholder and accepted for
payment by the Purchaser. Such appointment will be effective when, and only
to the extent that, the Purchaser accepts such Units for payment. Upon such
acceptance for payment, all prior proxies given by such Unitholder with
respect to such Units will, without further action, be revoked, and no
subsequent proxies may be given (and if given will not be effective). The
designees of the Purchaser will, as to such Units, be empowered to exercise
all voting and other rights of such Unitholder as they in their sole
discretion may deem proper at any meeting of Unitholders, by written consent
or otherwise. The Purchaser reserves the right to require that, in order for
Units to be deemed validly tendered, immediately upon the Purchaser's
acceptance for payment of such Units, the Purchaser must be able to exercise
full voting rights with respect to such Units, including voting at any meeting
of Unitholders then scheduled. In addition, by executing a Letter of
Transmittal, a Unitholder also assigns to the Purchaser all of the
Unitholder's rights to receive distributions from the Partnership with respect
to Units which are purchased pursuant to the Offer. (See "Section 6. Certain
Federal Income Tax Consequences" and "Section 9. Certain Information
Concerning the Partnership".)
By executing a Letter of Transmittal, a Unitholder irrevocably agrees to
accept the proceeds of a Loan in respect of its Retained Units on the terms
and conditions set forth in the Note and Security Agreement. Such Unitholder
also directs the Partnership to deliver any and all distributions payable on
the Retained Units to the Purchaser for credit against amounts outstanding in
respect of the Loan, and the Purchaser may, in the name and behalf of such
Unitholder, execute and deliver to the Partnership a written confirmation of
such direction. In addition, by executing a Letter of Transmittal, a
Unitholder appoints the designees of the Purchaser as its attorney-in-fact
(such appointment being coupled with an interest, and irrevocable) to execute
and cause to be
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filed and recorded any and all documents on behalf of the
Unitholder and to take any and all other actions reasonably deemed necessary
by the Purchaser to perfect or continue the perfection of the security
interest in the Retained Units that secures any Loan made to such Unitholder.
FURTHERMORE, BY EXECUTING A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, A UNITHOLDER WHO HAS
PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED EXCLUSION FROM THE SETTLEMENT WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE
REVOKED SUCH REQUEST AND THEREUPON BE BOUND BY THE SETTLEMENT AND ALL ORDERS
AND FINAL JUDGMENTS RENDERED IN THE ACTION.
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 the procedures described above will be determined
by the Purchaser, in its sole discretion, which determination shall be final
and binding. The Purchaser reserves the absolute right to reject any or all
tenders if not in proper form (including, without limitation, the proper
execution of the Note and Security Agreement) or if the acceptance of, or
payment for, the Units tendered may, in the opinion of the Purchaser's
counsel, be unlawful. The Purchaser also reserves the right to waive any
defect or irregularity in any tender with respect to any particular Units of
any particular Unitholder, and the Purchaser's interpretation of the terms and
conditions of the Offer (including the Letter of Transmittal and the
Instructions thereto) will be final and binding. Neither the Purchaser nor
any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defects or
irregularities in the tender of any Units or will incur any liability for
failure to give any such notification.
A tender of Units pursuant to any of the procedures described above will
constitute a binding agreement between the tendering Unitholder and the
Purchaser on the terms set forth in the Offer.
Section 4. Withdrawal Rights. Except as otherwise provided in this
Section 4, all tenders of Units pursuant to the Offer are irrevocable,
provided that Units tendered pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at any
time prior to the Expiration Date and, unless already accepted for payment as
provided in this Offer to Purchase, may also be withdrawn at any time after
June 30, 1995.
For withdrawal to be effective, a written or facsimile transmission
notice of withdrawal must be timely received by the Purchaser at the address
set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase. Any such notice of
withdrawal must specify the name of the person who tendered the Units to be
withdrawn and must be signed by the person(s) who signed the Letter of
Transmittal in the same manner as the Letter of Transmittal was signed.
If purchase of, or payment for, Units is delayed for any reason or if the
Purchaser is unable to purchase or pay for Units for any reason, then, without
prejudice to the Purchaser's rights under the Offer, tendered Units may be
retained by the Purchaser and may not be withdrawn except to the extent that
tendering Unitholders are entitled to withdrawal rights as set forth in this
Section 4; provided, however, that the Purchaser is required, pursuant to Rule
14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, to pay Unitholders the Cash Consideration in
respect of Units tendered or return such Units promptly after termination or
withdrawal of the Offer.
Any Units properly withdrawn will be deemed not to be validly tendered
for purposes of the Offer. Withdrawn Units may be re-tendered, however, by
following any of the procedures described in Section 3 at any time prior to
the Expiration Date.
Section 5. Extension of Tender Period; Termination; Amendment. If
necessary to effect the terms of the Settlement, and subject to obtaining the
approval of the Court and/or counsel for the settling plaintiffs in the
Action, the Purchaser may amend the Offer or extend the period of time during
which the Offer is open and thereby delay acceptance for payment of, and the
payment for, any Units. Any such extension will 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, in accordance with Rule 14e-1(d) under the Exchange Act.
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If the Purchaser extends the Offer, or if the Purchaser (whether before
or after its acceptance for payment of Units) is delayed in its payment for
Units or is unable to pay for Units pursuant to the Offer for any reason,
then, without prejudice to the Purchaser's rights under the Offer, the
Purchaser may retain tendered Units and such Units may not be withdrawn except
to the extent tendering Unitholders are entitled to withdrawal rights as
described in Section 4; provided, however, that the Purchaser is required,
pursuant to Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, to pay Unitholders the Cash
Consideration in respect of Units tendered or return such Units promptly after
termination or withdrawal of the Offer.
If the Purchaser makes a material change in the terms of the Offer (which
change may only be made with approval of the Court and/or counsel for the
settling plaintiffs in the Action) or if there is a material change in the
information concerning the Offer, the Purchaser will extend the Offer and
disseminate additional tender offer materials to the extent required by Rules
14d-4(c) and 14d-6(d) under the Exchange Act. The minimum period during which
an offer must remain open following a material change in the terms of the
offer or information concerning the offer will depend upon the facts and
circumstances, including the relative materiality of the change in the terms
or information. In the Commission's view, an offer should remain open for a
minimum of five business days from the date the material change is first
published, sent or given to securityholders, and if material changes are made
with respect to information that approaches the significance of price or the
percentage of securities sought, a minimum of ten business days may be
required to allow for adequate dissemination to securityholders and for
investor response. As used in this 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.
Section 6. Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences. The following
summary is a general discussion of certain federal income tax consequences of
a sale of Units pursuant to the Offer. This summary is based on the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), applicable Treasury regulations
thereunder, administrative rulings, practice and procedures and judicial
authority as of the date of the Offer. All of the foregoing are subject to
change, and any such change could affect the continuing accuracy of this
summary. This summary does not discuss all aspects of federal income taxation
that may be relevant to a particular Unitholder in light of such Unitholder's
specific circumstances or to certain types of Unitholders subject to special
treatment under the federal income tax laws (for example, foreign persons,
dealers in securities, banks, insurance companies and tax-exempt
organizations), nor does it discuss any aspect of state, local, foreign or
other tax laws. Sales of Units pursuant to the Offer will be taxable
transactions for federal income tax purposes, and may also be taxable
transactions under applicable state, local, foreign and other tax laws. EACH
UNITHOLDER SHOULD CONSULT HIS OR ITS TAX ADVISOR AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX
CONSEQUENCES TO SUCH UNITHOLDER OF SELLING UNITS AND RECEIVING A LOAN PURSUANT
TO THE OFFER.
A taxable Unitholder will recognize gain or loss on a sale of Units
pursuant to the Offer equal to the difference between (i) the Unitholder's
"amount realized" on the sale and (ii) the Unitholder's adjusted tax basis in
the Units sold. The amount of a Unitholder's adjusted tax basis in Units sold
pursuant to the Offer will vary depending upon the Unitholder's particular
circumstances, and will be affected by both allocations of Partnership income,
gain or loss and any cash distributions made to a Unitholder for 1995 with
respect to such Units. The "amount realized" with respect to a Unit sold
pursuant to the Offer will be a sum equal to the amount of cash received by
the Unitholder for the Unit plus the amount of Partnership liabilities
allocable to the Unit (as determined under Code Section 752). If a Unitholder
receives a Loan pursuant to the Offer and later transfers ownership of the
Retained Units to the Purchaser in satisfaction of the Loan, the unpaid
balance (including accrued and unpaid interest) of such Loan would be
includible in the Unitholder's amount realized on such subsequent sale, but
interest accrued on the Loan may be non-deductible as personal interest. (See
the discussion of certain tax aspects of the Loan below.) However, assuming
no principal payments are made on a Loan prior to maturity, the amount of
interest is anticipated to be only approximately $53 per $1,000 loaned.
Based on the results of Partnership operations through December 31, 1994,
and without giving effect to Partnership operations or transactions since that
time, it is estimated that, depending on the Unitholder's date of entry into
the Partnership, the taxable gain or loss recognized by a taxable Unitholder
who or which sells
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Units pursuant to the Offer that were acquired by such Unitholder at the
time of the Partnership's original offering of Units will range from a
gain of $48.58 per Unit (plus the amount of the Residual Settlement
Premium) for those admitted in April 1982, to a loss of $57.02 per Unit
(less the amount of the Residual Settlement Premium) for those admitted
in October 1982. It also is estimated that such Unitholder has
"suspended" passive activity losses (i.e., post-1986 net taxable losses
in excess of statutorily provided "phase-in" amounts) from the
Partnership of $152 per Unit (subject to reduction to the extent such
Unitholder utilized any of such losses to offset passive activity income
from other investments). Once the
Unitholder sells all his Units, such losses should no longer be subject to the
passive activity loss limitation, and therefore should be deductible by such
Unitholder from his other income subject to any other applicable limitations.
However, if a Unitholder is unable to sell all of his Units pursuant to the
Offer, such losses will not be deductible (except to the extent of the
Unitholder's passive activity income from other sources) until the Retained
Units are transferred to the Purchaser upon maturity of the Unitholder's Loan
in 1996 or are otherwise sold. (See the discussion of the passive activity
loss limitation below and "Section 7. Effects of the Offer".) Tendering
Unitholders will be allocated a pro rata share of the Partnership's taxable
income or loss with respect to Units sold pursuant to the Offer through the
effective date of the sale, even though such Unitholders will assign to the
Purchaser their right to receive cash distributions with respect to such
Units.
The gain or loss recognized by a Unitholder on a sale of a Unit pursuant
to the Offer generally will be treated as a capital gain or loss if the Unit
was held by the Unitholder as a capital asset. Such capital gain or loss will
be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the tendering Unitholder's
holding period for the Unit exceeds one year. Under current law, long-term
capital gains of individuals and other non-corporate taxpayers are taxed at a
maximum marginal federal income tax rate of 28%, whereas the maximum marginal
federal income tax rate for other income of such persons is 39.6%. Capital
losses are deductible only to the extent of capital gains, except that
non-corporate taxpayers may deduct up to $3,000 of capital losses in excess of
the amount of their capital gains against ordinary income. Excess capital
losses generally can be carried forward to succeeding years (a corporation's
carryforward period is five years and a non-corporate taxpayer can carry
forward such losses indefinitely); in addition, corporations, but not
non-corporate taxpayers, are allowed to carry back excess capital losses to
the three preceding taxable years.
If any portion of the amount realized by a Unitholder is attributable to
"unrealized receivables" (which includes depreciation recapture) or
"substantially appreciated inventory" as defined in Code Section 751, then a
portion of the Unitholder's gain or loss may be ordinary rather than capital.
It is possible that the basis allocation rules of Code Section 751 may result
in a Unitholder's recognizing ordinary income with respect to such items while
recognizing a larger capital loss with respect to the remainder of the Unit,
even though such Unitholder has an overall loss on the sale.
The portion of the Residual Settlement Premium that is received by a
Unitholder with respect to the Retained Units, if any, will be taxable to a
Unitholder as ordinary income even if the Unitholder later transfers the
Retained Units in satisfaction of the Loan and even if such transfer results
in the Unitholder's recognition of a capital loss.
If tendering Unitholders receive Loans, they will be allocated a pro rata
share of the Partnership's taxable income or loss for all of 1995 with respect
to the Retained Units even though any cash distributions with respect to such
Units will be applied against the Loans. Amounts so applied might not be
deductible, and, if the Retained Units are transferred to Purchaser in 1996 at
a loss, such loss would not offset the taxable income (if any) allocated to a
Unitholder in 1995 on account of the Retained Units. (See the discussion of
certain tax aspects of the Loans below.)
Under Code Section 469, a non-corporate taxpayer or personal service
corporation can deduct passive activity losses in any year only to the extent
of such person's passive activity income for such year, and closely held
corporations may not offset such losses against so-called "portfolio" income.
A loss recognized by a Unitholder upon a sale of a Unit pursuant to the Offer
can be currently deducted (subject to other applicable limitations) to the
extent of such Unitholder's taxable income from the Partnership for that year,
and gain
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recognized by a Unitholder upon such sale can be offset by such
Unitholder's passive activity losses (if any) from the Partnership. If a
Unitholder disposes of all his Units pursuant to the Offer, such Unitholder
generally will be able to deduct his remaining passive activity losses (if
any) from the Partnership that could not previously be deducted by such
Unitholder due to the foregoing limitation. However, if more than 13,862
Units are tendered pursuant to the Offer, a tendering Unitholder will be
unable to sell all of his Units in 1995 upon consummation of the Offer. In
that event, a tendering Unitholder with "suspended" passive activity losses
from the Partnership will be unable to deduct such losses until the Retained
Units are transferred to the Purchaser in satisfaction of the Unitholder's
Loan in 1996, or are otherwise sold.
A taxable Unitholder (other than corporations and certain foreign
individuals) who tenders Units may be subject to 31% backup withholding unless
the Unitholder provides a taxpayer identification number ("TIN") and certifies
that the TIN is correct or properly certifies that he is awaiting a TIN. A
Unitholder may avoid backup withholding by properly completing and signing the
Substitute Form W-9 included as part of the Letter of Transmittal. If a
Unitholder who is subject to backup withholding does not properly complete and
sign the Substitute Form W-9, the Purchaser will withhold 31% from payments to
such Unitholder.
Gain realized by a foreign Unitholder on a sale of a Unit pursuant to the
Offer will be subject to federal income tax. Under Section 1445 of the Code,
the transferee of a partnership interest held by a foreign person is generally
required to deduct and withhold a tax equal to 10% of the amount realized on
the disposition. The Purchaser will withhold 10% of the amount realized by a
tendering Unitholder unless the Unitholder properly completes and signs the
FIRPTA Affidavit included as part of the Letter of Transmittal certifying the
Unitholder's TIN, that such Unitholder is not a foreign person and the
Unitholder's address. Amounts withheld would be creditable against a foreign
Unitholder's federal income tax liability and, if in excess thereof, a refund
could be obtained from the Internal Revenue Service by filing a U.S. income
tax return.
If Loans are made to Unitholders, amounts withheld by the Purchaser from
payments to a Unitholder with respect to the Retained Units will be applied
against the principal balance of the Unitholder's Loan, and, if such Loan is
later satisfied by the Unitholder's transfer of the Retained Units, will be
paid by the Purchaser to the Internal Revenue Service at that time.
If more than 13,862 Units are validly tendered and not withdrawn, only a
pro rata portion of the tendered Units will be treated by the Purchaser as
purchased pursuant to the Offer. The excess of the Cash Consideration paid to
each tendering Limited Partner over the amounts attributable to the purchased
Units will be received as the proceeds of nonrecourse Loans secured by a
pledge of the Retained Units. The Purchaser intends to treat the Loans as
debt instruments for federal income tax purposes. Nevertheless, a taxing
authority may assert that 100% of the tendered Units must be treated as sold
pursuant to the Offer. If such an assertion were to prevail, all Units
tendered would be treated for income tax purposes as having been sold in 1995,
and the Partnership would be treated as having terminated for income tax
purposes when the Loans were made. The effect of a tax termination on the
Partnership and, therefore, on non-tendering Unitholders and tendering
Unitholders as to the Retained Units, would include a reduction in the
Partnership's depreciable tax basis in its properties and a lengthening of the
period of time over which the Partnership recognizes depreciation deductions
for tax purposes. A termination of the Partnership for income tax purposes
also could have the adverse effect on Unitholders whose tax year differs from
the calendar year of the inclusion of more than one year of the Partnership's
tax items in one tax return of such Unitholders. In addition, a tax
termination could have the adverse effect on Unitholders who subsequently
dispose of their Units at a gain of requiring them to treat a greater portion
of such gain as ordinary income (due to the application of Code Section 735)
than would be required under Code Section 751 (discussed above).
Assuming that the Loans are respected as debt for tax purposes, it is
unclear whether a Unitholder will be entitled to deduct interest accruing
thereon before such interest is paid, which would be at maturity of the Loan
or in the event cash distributions are made with respect to the Retained
Units. The deductibility of interest paid by a Unitholder will depend on how
the Unitholder uses the Loan proceeds (i.e., whether the Unitholder uses the
Loan proceeds to pay personal expenses or make additional investments, and, if
the latter, whether such
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investments are "passive activity" or "portfolio"
investments). Personal interest is generally nondeductible, and there are
limitations on the deductibility of investment interest and interest allocable
to passive activities. Unitholders should consult their tax advisors
concerning the application of these rules and limitations to their particular
circumstances.
If a Loan is treated as indebtedness incurred by a tax-exempt Limited
Partner to acquire or improve property, income from such property will be
taxable to the tax-exempt Unitholder as unrelated debt-financed income within
the meaning of Code Section 514. Tax-exempt Unitholders should consult their
tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences of tendering Units pursuant
to the Offer.
A taxable Unitholder who satisfies a Loan by transferring the Retained
Units to the Purchaser will recognize gain or loss upon such transfer under
the rules discussed above, with the then outstanding Loan balance (including
any accrued and unpaid interest) being treated as an amount realized by the
Unitholder on the transfer of the Retained Units.
Section 7. Effects of the Offer.
Limitations on Resales. Pursuant to authority contained in the
Partnership Agreement, the General Partner restricts transfers of Units if a
transfer, when considered with all other transfers during the same applicable
twelve-month period, would cause a termination of the Partnership for federal
or applicable state income tax purposes (which termination may occur when 50%
or more of the Units are transferred in a twelve-month period). If the
secondary market in private transactions were to become more active, sales of
Units on the secondary market for the twelve-month period following completion
of the Offer may be limited. The Partnership will not process any requests
for recognition of substitution of Unitholders upon a transfer of Units during
such twelve-month period which the General Partner believes may cause a tax
termination. In determining the Transfer Limitation, the Purchaser took this
restriction into account so as to permit transfers of up to 749 of the
outstanding Units to occur prior to January 1996 without violating this
restriction.
Effect on Trading Market. There is no established public trading market
for the Units and, therefore, a reduction in the number of Unitholders should
not materially further restrict the Unitholders' ability to find purchasers
for their Units.
Control of all Unitholder Voting Decisions by Purchaser; Effect of
Affiliation with General Partner. Like Units acquired in the Original Tender
Offer for Units, the Purchaser will have the right to vote each Unit purchased
pursuant to the Offer. As a result of the Original Tender Offer for Units,
the Purchaser is in a position to significantly influence all voting decisions
with respect to the Partnership. Consummation of the Offer may further
enhance such voting influence. Accordingly, the Purchaser could (i) prevent
non-tendering Unitholders from taking action they desire but that the
Purchaser opposes and (ii) take action desired by the Purchaser but opposed by
non-tendering Unitholders. Under the Partnership Agreement, Unitholders
holding a majority of the Units are entitled to take action with respect to a
variety of matters. When voting on such matters, the Purchaser will vote
Units owned and acquired by it in its interest, which, because of its
affiliation with the General Partner, will also likely be in the interest of
the General Partner. However, in connection with the Original Tender Offers,
the Purchaser has agreed for the benefit of non-tendering Unitholders, and the
Purchaser hereby reaffirms such agreement, that (i) it will vote its Units
against any proposal (including a proposal by the Purchaser, the General
Partner and any affiliates thereof) to increase the existing fees and other
compensation presently received by the General Partner and any of its
affiliates from the Partnership, and (ii) with respect to any other matter
proposed by the Purchaser, the General Partner or any of their affiliates, the
Purchaser will vote its Units in proportion to the votes cast by other
Unitholders. Except for the foregoing, no other limitations are imposed on
the Purchaser's right to vote each Unit purchased, including any vote on the
removal of the General Partner.
The Units are registered under the Exchange Act, which requires, among
other things, that the Partnership furnish certain information to its
Unitholders and to the Commission and comply with the
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Commission's proxy rules in connection with meetings of, and
solicitation of consents from, Unitholders. Purchase of Units pursuant
to the Offer will not result in the Units becoming eligible for
deregistration under the Exchange Act.
Section 8. Future Plans. The Purchaser is acquiring the Units pursuant
to the Offer in connection with the Settlement and otherwise for investment
purposes. Subject to the limitation on resales discussed in Section 7,
following the completion of the Offer, the Purchaser may acquire additional
Units. Any such acquisition may be made through private purchases or by any
other means deemed advisable; provided, however, as part of the Settlement,
the Purchaser has agreed not to initiate or participate (as a member of any
group or as an investor or creditor of the tender offer(s)) in any tender
offer for Units for a period of 24 months following the Expiration Date,
except in response to a tender offer by a party who is not an affiliate of the
Purchaser. Any such acquisition may be at a price higher or lower than the
price to be paid for the Units purchased pursuant to the Offer. Neither the
Purchaser nor the General Partner has any present plans or intentions with
respect to a liquidation, sale of assets or refinancing of any of the
Partnership's properties. However, the Purchaser believes that consistent
with its fiduciary obligations the General Partner will continue to review any
opportunities such as sales or refinancings and will seek to maximize returns
to investors in the Units. The General Partner's stated intentions are to
manage the Partnership's assets to maximize capital appreciation, improve
property operations and reduce Partnership debt. See "Section 10. Conflicts
of Interest and Transactions with Affiliates" for certain information
concerning the General Partner's potential conflict of interest with respect
to sales or refinancings.
Section 9. Certain Information Concerning the Partnership. The
Partnership was organized on November 12, 1981, under the laws of the State of
California. Its principal executive offices are located at 5665 Northside
Drive, N.W., Suite 370, Atlanta, Georgia 30328. Its telephone number is (404)
916-9050.
The Partnership's primary business is real estate related operations.
Unitholders are referred to the financial and other information included
in the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1994, and the Partnership's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
three months ended March 31, 1995. Such reports and other documents may be
examined and copies may be obtained from the offices of the Commission at 450
Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C 20549, and at the regional offices of the
Commission located in the Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 Madison Street,
Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661, and 7 World Trade Center, New York, New
York 10048. Copies should be available by mail upon payment of the
Commission's customary charges by writing to the Commission's principal
offices at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.
Section 10. Conflicts of Interest and Transactions with Affiliates. The
General Partner, the Purchaser and their affiliates have conflicts of interest
with respect to the Offer as set forth below.
Conflicts of Interest With Respect to the Offer. The General Partner has
a conflict of interest with respect to the Offer, including as a result of its
affiliation with the Purchaser. (See "Section 13. Background of the Offer".)
Voting by the Purchaser. As a result of the Original Tender Offers, the
Purchaser is in a position to significantly influence all Partnership
decisions on which Unitholders may vote. Consummation of the Offer may
further enhance such voting influence. However, the Purchaser has agreed, for
the benefit of non-tendering Unitholders that (i) it will vote its Units
against any proposal (including a proposal by the Purchaser, the General
Partner and any affiliates thereof) to increase the existing fees and other
compensation presently received by the General Partner and any of its
affiliates from the Partnership, and (ii) with respect to any other matter
proposed by the Purchaser, the General Partner or any of their affiliates, the
Purchaser will vote its Units in proportion to the votes cast by other
Unitholders. Except for the foregoing, no other limitations are imposed on
the Purchaser's right to vote each Unit purchased, including any vote on the
removal of the General Partner. (See "Section 7. Effects of the Offer".)
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Repayment of Tender Offer Loan. A loan (the "Original DeForest Loan")
was obtained by the Purchaser in connection with the Original Tender Offers.
(See "Section 13. Background of the Offer".) On May 8, 1995, following the
expiration of the draw down period for the Original Deforest Loan, the
agreement governing the Original DeForest Loan (the "Original Loan Agreement")
was amended (as amended, the "Amended Loan Agreement") to provide for
additional debt financing (such additional debt financing together with the
Original DeForest Loan being referred to herein as, the "Amended DeForest
Loan") for the purchase of units by the Purchaser in the Settlement Tender
Offers (as defined in Section 13). The Purchaser services the Amended
DeForest Loan with Purchaser Cash Flow and Tender Cash Flow (as defined in
Section 12). One of several possible sources of Tender Cash Flow is the
Purchaser's distributable portion of the proceeds of any sales or refinancings
of Partnership properties attributable to Units owned by the Purchaser.
Consequently, a conflict of interest may exist for the General Partner in
determining whether and when to sell and/or refinance the Partnership's
properties. Any such conflict, however, may be mitigated by the fact that (i)
proceeds from the sale or refinancing of properties owned by other Subject
Partnerships may be available to the Purchaser (see "Section 12. Source of
Funds."), (ii) there exist other repayment sources, including capital
contributions from the Purchaser's partners, (iii) certain of the Purchaser's
partners have agreed to advance funds to the Purchaser in order to enable the
Purchaser to make timely interest payments, and (iv) the Purchaser may be able
to refinance all or a portion of the Amended DeForest Loan.
Distributions upon Sales or Refinancings. As mentioned above, one source
of Tender Cash Flow is the Purchaser's distributable portion of the proceeds
of any sales or refinancings of Partnership properties attributable to Units
owned by the Purchaser. The Amended Loan Agreement provides that the
Purchaser is required to make a prepayment on the Amended DeForest Loan of an
amount equal to 75% (100% in the case of a refinancing) of the Purchaser's
distributable portion of the proceeds of such sale or refinancing, whether or
not distributed by the Partnership. Consequently, unless the Purchaser
otherwise has funds available to make such a required prepayment, a conflict
of interest may exist for the General Partner in determining whether and when
to cause the Partnership to distribute the proceeds of any such sale or
refinancing to the Partnership's partners.
Transactions with Affiliates. The General Partner of the Partnership, an
affiliate of the Purchaser, owns a 2% interest in the Partnership and thus
receives, as a continuing interest in the Partnership, an amount equal to a 2%
allocation of the Partnership's profits and losses, and 2% of distributions.
The General Partner and its affiliates are also entitled to be reimbursed for
certain expenses and to receive certain fees pursuant to the terms of the
Partnership Agreement; however, as a result of the Settlement, the General
Partners and their affiliates will no longer be entitled to receive a portion
of such expense reimbursements to the extent such expenses exceed the amount
reimbursed during the 1994 fiscal year, subject to increases for inflation.
(See "Section 13. Background of the Offer" for a discussion of the material
terms of the Settlement.)
For information as to the amounts paid to the General Partner and its
affiliates during the last three fiscal years and the three months ended March
31, 1995, see Note 2 to the Financial Statements of the Partnership in the
Form 10-K of the Partnership for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 and
Note 2 to the Financial Statements of the Partnership in the Form 10-Q of the
Partnership for the three months ended March 31, 1995.
In connection with NPI Equity's acquisition of management and control of
the Partnership, NPI Equity and certain principals of National Property
Investors, Inc. ("NPI"), an affiliate of NPI Equity, agreed to indemnify FRI,
FCMC and certain of the former individual general partners of FRI for 25% of
the out-of-pocket costs, expenses and liabilities, if any, that may be
incurred by them in connection with the restoration of any deficit balance in
the General Partner's capital account upon the dissolution of the Partnership
subsequent to the sale of all of the Partnership's properties. (See "Section
13. Background of the Offer" for a description of the transaction pursuant to
which NPI Equity acquired control of the Partnership.)
As part of the Settlement, the General Partners have agreed to provide
the Partnership with a $750,000 credit line. (See "Section 13. Background of
the Offer" for a discussion of the material terms of the Settlement.)
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Section 11. Certain Information Concerning the Purchaser. The Purchaser
was organized for the purpose of acquiring the Units in the Original Tender
Offers. The principal executive office of the Purchaser and DeForest Capital
is at 5665 Northside Drive, N.W., Suite 370, Atlanta, Georgia 30328. DeForest
Capital was organized for the purpose of acting as the general partner of the
Purchaser.
For certain information concerning the directors and executive officers
of DeForest Capital, the general partner of the Purchaser, see Schedule 1 to
this Offer to Purchase.
For certain financial information concerning the Purchaser and DeForest
Capital, see Schedule 2 to this Offer to Purchase.
The Purchaser has entered into agreements with Lisle Payne and Janet
Larson, two former affiliates of FRI (the "Former Affiliates"), pursuant to
which the Purchaser has agreed to pay to the Former Affiliates the portion of
any distribution received by the Purchaser or its affiliates on account of the
Units owned by the Purchaser or its affiliates which are attributable to
capital contributions by such Former Affiliates to restore the deficit in a
general partner's capital account. (See "Section 13. Background of the
Offer" for a discussion of the General Partner's capital account restoration
obligations.) Pursuant to each such agreement, the Purchaser will receive
approximately $60,000 per year from each Former Affiliate until February
1998.
Except as otherwise set forth herein, (i) neither the Purchaser, DeForest
Capital, to the best of Purchaser's knowledge, the persons listed on Schedule
1 nor any affiliate of the foregoing beneficially owns or has a right to
acquire any Units, (ii) neither the Purchaser, DeForest Capital, to the best
of Purchaser's knowledge, the persons listed on Schedule 1, nor any affiliate
thereof or director, executive officer or subsidiary of DeForest Capital has
effected any transaction in the Units within the past 60 days, (iii) neither
the Purchaser, DeForest Capital, to the best of Purchaser's knowledge, any of
the persons listed on Schedule 1, nor any director or executive officer of
DeForest Capital has any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship
with any other person with respect to any securities of the Partnership,
including, but not limited to, contracts, arrangements, understandings or
relationships concerning the 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, (iv) there have been no
transactions or business relationships which would be required to be disclosed
under the rules and regulations of the Commission between any of the
Purchaser, DeForest Capital or, to the best of Purchaser's knowledge, the
persons listed on Schedule 1, on the one hand, and the Partnership or its
affiliates, on the other hand, and (v) there have been no contracts,
negotiations or transactions between the Purchaser, DeForest Capital or, to
the best of Purchaser's knowledge, the persons listed on Schedule 1, on the
one hand, and the Partnership or its affiliates, on the other hand, concerning
a merger, consolidation or acquisition, tender offer or other acquisition of
securities, an election of directors or a sale or other transfer of a material
amount of assets.
QAL Associates and QALA II Associates, each an affiliate of the Purchaser
with an address at 100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 214, Jericho, New York 11753,
own 99 and 26 Units, respectively.
Section 12. Source of Funds. As described in Section 13, in connection
with the Original Tender Offers, the Purchaser obtained the Original DeForest
Loan in the original principal amount of $21,223,858, and DeForest II (as
defined in Section 13) obtained a loan (the "Original NPI Loan", and together
with the Original DeForest Loan, the "Original Loans") in the original
principal amount of $13,250,690, in each case from Kidder Peabody Mortgage
Capital Corporation ("Kidder"). Kidder subsequently assigned the Original
Loans to PaineWebber Real Estate Securities Inc. (the "Lender"), the successor
in interest to Kidder. On May 8, 1995, following the expiration of the draw
down period for the Original Loans, the Original Loans were amended to provide
for additional debt financing to be used in connection with consummation of
the Settlement, including consummation of the Settlement Tender Offers. The
aggregate principal amount of the Amended DeForest Loan and the "Amended NPI
Loan" (defined as the Original NPI Loan as increased by the additional debt
financing allocated to DeForest II) may not exceed $55 million. Subject to
such limitation and to reduction by the amount of additional debt financing
allocated to DeForest II in connection with consummation of the
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Settlement by DeForest II, the maximum increase in the principal amount
of the Original DeForest Loan will be approximately $19,019,000, of
which approximately $14,655,000 is available for the Settlement Tender
Offers.
Approximately $1,276,464 in the aggregate would be required by the
Purchaser to purchase or make a Loan with respect to the 15,309 Units sought
pursuant to the Offer, if tendered. The Purchaser may obtain up to
approximately $1,155,814 of such aggregate amount from the additional debt
financing subject to reduction dependent upon the amount of the additional
debt financing allocated to DeForest II to consummate the other Settlement
Tender Offers and the success of the Purchaser in the other Settlement Tender
Offers. Any funds required by the Purchaser to consummate the Offer and the
other Settlement Tender Offers in excess of the amount available to it from
the additional debt financing will be obtained from the Purchaser's partners.
The Amended DeForest Loan and the Amended NPI Loan (together, the
"Amended Loans") are governed by the terms of the Amended Loan Agreement.
Except as indicated below, the terms of the Amended Loans, including the
covenants of the respective borrowers and the terms relating to interest and
maturity, are not materially different from the terms which governed the
Original Loans prior to execution of the Amended Loan Agreement. Any changes
in such terms are generally reflective of the increased principal amount of
the Amended Loans as well as the additional collateral for the Amended Loans
to be acquired by the respective borrowers in the Settlement Tender Offers and
to be pledged to the Lender.
The Amended DeForest Loan and the Amended NPI Loan are cross-defaulted
and cross-collateralized. The Amended DeForest Loan and the Amended NPI Loan
are each due and payable on November 21, 1995. However, the respective
borrowers have the right to extend the Amended Loans for two consecutive
one-year periods provided that the Amended Loans are not in default. Interest
on each Amended Loan accrues monthly and is payable in arrears at a rate per
annum equal to 250 basis points over LIBOR through November 21, 1995, 350
basis points over LIBOR through November 21, 1996 (if extended through such
date) and 450 basis points over LIBOR through November 21, 1997 (if extended
through such date). As of May 16, 1995 the LIBOR rate was 6.0625% per annum.
The Lender is also entitled to additional interest on the Amended Loans
in the form of a residual fee. Payment of the Lender's additional interest,
however, is subordinate to the prior return of the aggregate capital
contributions received by the Purchaser and DeForest II, together with a 15%
per annum return thereon. The residual fee consists of the greater of 20% or
a specified percentage of Tender Cash Flow until the Lender has received a 17%
per annum rate of return. The specified percentage to be received by the
Lender will be based upon the actual monthly outstanding balance of the
Amended Loans and the period of time during which the Amended Loans were
outstanding, and will continue to be paid to the Lender after its receipt of a
17% per annum rate of return. "Tender Cash Flow" is the amount to be received
by the Purchaser with respect to the units of limited partnership interest
acquired in the Original Fox Tender Offers and acquired or held by the
Purchaser in connection with the Settlement Tender Offers (together with the
units of limited partnership interest acquired by DeForest II in the Original
NPI Tender Offers and the Settlement Tender Offers, the "Tendered Units"),
whether in the form of distributions from the NPI Partnerships or as proceeds
from the sale or other disposition of such Tendered Units.
Although the Amended Loans are prepayable at any time without premium or
penalty, a prepayment is required upon the occurrence of certain events. The
Purchaser is required to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the
Amended DeForest Loan utilizing Purchaser Cash Flow (as defined herein), if
any, remaining after its application to the payment of interest on the Amended
Loans. Further, whether or not distributed to the Purchaser, 75% (increased
from 60% in connection with entering into the Amended Loan Agreement) of the
Purchaser's distributable portion of the net proceeds of a sale (and 100% of
the net proceeds of a refinancing) of a property owned by a Fox Partnership is
required to be applied in prepayment of the Amended DeForest Loan. (See
"Section 10. Conflicts of Interest and Transactions With Affiliates" for a
discussion of certain potential conflicts of interest resulting from the
Purchaser's obligation to prepay the Amended DeForest Loan with the proceeds
of sales or refinancings of Partnership properties.) "Purchaser Cash Flow"
means the cash revenues, with certain exceptions, to be received by NPI-AP
Management, L.P. ("NPI-AP Management"),
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an affiliate of the Purchaser, and by certain other entities affiliated
with NPI less allowable operating expenses. Each of NPI-AP and NPI have
guaranteed the Amended Loans.
As collateral security for the Amended Loans, among other things, the
Purchaser and DeForest II have pledged and collaterally assigned the Tendered
Units (or upon acquisition thereof pursuant to the Settlement Tender Offers
will pledge and collaterally assign Tendered Units) to the Lender, and their
respective partners have pledged all partnership interests in the borrowers.
As additional collateral security, all outstanding shares of the common stock
of NPI Equity (and its parent NPI) and all partnership interests in NPI-AP
Management have been pledged to the Lender by the holders thereof.
The Amended Loan Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative
reporting and operational covenants. The Amended Loan Agreement also provides
that certain actions (i.e., bankruptcy or insolvency and default under
mortgage indebtedness) by Subject Partnerships having in the aggregate an
Attributed Net Value (as defined below) of more than 20% of the Attributed Net
Value of all Subject Partnerships constitute a default under the Amended
Loans. "Attributed Net Value" of any Subject Partnership represents the
purchase price actually paid by the Purchaser or DeForest II for Tendered
Units of a Subject Partnership multiplied by the number of Tendered Units
actually acquired at such price.
The Purchaser and DeForest II have timely made all required payments of
principal and interest on the Original Loans. The Purchaser anticipates that,
over the remaining course of the Amended Loans or any refinancing thereof, the
allocable share of sale or refinancing proceeds to be received by it or by
DeForest II on account of Tendered Units, together with the Purchaser Cash
Flow available to service the Amended Loans, will continue to be sufficient to
retire the principal balance of the Amended Loans or any replacement loans.
However, it is the Purchaser's belief that unless properties owned by one or
more of the Subject Partnerships are sold or refinanced, repayment of the
Amended Loans will be dependent upon the ability of the Purchaser or DeForest
II to obtain replacement financing. (See "Section 10. Conflicts of Interest
and Transactions with Affiliates" for a discussion of certain potential
conflicts of interest resulting from consummation of the Original DeForest
Loan.) There are 84 individual properties owned by the Subject Partnerships.
Neither the General Partner nor the Purchaser is aware of any property owned
by a Subject Partnership which is contemplated for current sale other than the
following:
(i) Century Properties Fund XIV has entered into contracts for the
sale of its Greenbriar Plaza and Duck Creek properties for purchase prices
of $1,060,000 and $2,240,000 respectively. The anticipated net proceeds to
the partnership from these sales is expected to be approximately $925,000
from the Greenbriar Plaza sale and 1,950,000 from the Duck Creek sale.
The sales are subject to customary closing conditions, including
title, survey and environmental review;
(ii) Century Properties Growth Fund XXII has entered into a contract
for the sale of its Monterey Village property for a purchase price of
$10,500,000 with anticipated net proceeds to the partnership of
approximately $3,200,000. The sale is contingent upon the buyer's
satisfactory completion of its due diligence review;
(iii) MRI Business Properties Fund, Ltd. II ("MRI II") has entered
into a contract for the sale of its Marriott Riverwalk property for a
purchase price of $49,600,000 with anticipated net proceeds to the
partnership of approximately $30,000,000, and has entered into a
non-binding letter of intent for the sale of its Marriott Somerset
property for $25,000,000 with anticipated net proceeds to the partnership
of approximately $2,500,000. The sale of the Marriott Riverwalk is
subject to customary closing conditions, and the sale of the Marriott
Somerset will be contingent upon the buyer's satisfactory completion of
its due diligence review. MRI II is also currently marketing its
interests in both its Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza property and its Radisson
South property; and
(iv) MRI Business Properties Fund, Ltd. III ("MRI III") has entered
into a contract for the sale of its Embassy Suites property for a purchase
price of $19,600,000 with anticipated net proceeds to the partnership of
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approximately $19,500,000. The sale is contingent upon the buyer's
satisfactory completion of its due diligence review. MRI III is also
currently marketing its interest in its Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza property.
In addition, neither the Purchaser nor Deforest II has made any plans or
arrangements to refinance the Amended Loans. Assuming all of the foregoing
properties which are under contract or subject to letters of intent are sold
for the purchase prices indicated and the proceeds of such sales are
distributed by the respective partnerships, the Purchaser's share of such
proceeds on account of units currently owned in such partnerships, together
with the Purchaser's share of the proceeds from the April 1995 sale of
Plumtree Apartments by Century Properties Fund XV, would aggregate
approximately $17,950,000 .
Section 13. Background of the Offer.
Acquisition of Control. On December 6, 1993, NPI Equity, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of NPI, an affiliate of the Purchaser, assumed management and
obtained control of the General Partner of the Partnership, the respective
general partners of the other Subject Partnerships set forth on Schedule 3
under the heading "Fox Partnerships" (together with the Partnership, the "Fox
Partnerships"), and certain other affiliated partnerships, by being appointed
as substitute managing partner of FRI, a general partner of the Partnership
and the direct or indirect general partner of certain of the other Fox
Partnerships and such other affiliated partnerships, and by entering into a
voting trust agreement with the beneficial owners of the outstanding shares of
stock of FCMC, another general partner of the Partnership and the direct or
indirect general partner of certain of the other Fox Partnerships and such
other affiliated partnerships. Three of the eleven former individual general
partners of FRI are limited partners of the Purchaser.
In connection with the acquisition by NPI Equity of management and
control of the Fox Partnerships and such other affiliated partnerships, NPI
Realty Advisors, Inc. ("NPI Realty"), an affiliate of NPI Equity, acquired for
cash and notes an aggregate of approximately $10,800,000 of loans made by FRI
and/or FCMC to the Fox Partnerships and such other affiliated partnerships
(the "Partnership Advances") for the outstanding balance of such loans. All
of the Partnership Advances have since been repaid by the borrower thereof
from, among other sources, the proceeds of the sales of certain properties of
the Fox Partnerships and such other affiliated partnerships.
On October 12, 1994, NPI sold one-third of its stock to an affiliate of
Apollo Real Estate Advisors, L.P. ("Apollo"). (See the seventh, eighth and
ninth paragraphs of Item 1. of the Partnership's Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1994 for additional information with respect to this
transaction.) Certain individual beneficial owners of NPI and an entity
affiliated with Apollo formed both the Purchaser and DeForest Capital on
September 30, 1994 for the purpose of making the Original Tender Offers.
The Original Tender Offers. On October 17, 1994, the Purchaser commenced
the Original Tender Offers for units of limited partnership interest in the
Fox Partnerships (the "Original Fox Tender Offers"), and the Purchaser's
affiliate, DeForest Ventures II L.P. ("DeForest II"), commenced the Original
Tender Offers (the "Original NPI Tender Offers") for units of limited
partnership interest in the Subject Partnerships set forth on Schedule 3 under
the heading "NPI Partnerships" (the "NPI Partnerships"). The Original NPI
Tender Offers and the Original Fox Tender Offers were consummated on November
18, 1994 and November 29, 1994, respectively.
Original Tender Offer Financing. The Purchaser purchased the Units
tendered in the Original Tender Offer for Units as well as the units of
limited partnership interest tendered in the other Original Fox Tender Offers,
in part, with the proceeds of the $21,223,858 Original DeForest Loan. The
balance of the purchase price for such units was obtained through capital
contributions from the Purchaser's partners. The Lender also provided the
$13,250,690 Original NPI Loan to DeForest II in connection with DeForest II's
purchase of units in the Original NPI Tender Offers. As of May 8, 1995, the
outstanding principal balance of the Original DeForest Loan and the Original
NPI Loan, was $21,223,858 and $12,403,079, respectively. As discussed in
Section 12, prior to execution of the Amended Loan Agreement, the Original
Loans were governed by terms not
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materially different from the terms governing the Amended Loans (see
"Section 12. Source of Funds" for a discussion of the terms of the
Amended Loans.)
The Action. The Action consolidates two of the litigations filed in
response to the Original Tender Offers. The following sets forth certain
background information relating to such litigations:
The Ruben Action. On November 7, 1994, Plaintiffs Bonnie L. Ruben and
Sidney Finkel (the "Original Ruben Plaintiffs") filed their original complaint
(the "Ruben Action") with the Court entitled Bonnie L. Ruben, et. al. v.
DeForest Ventures I L.P., et. al. (Civil Action No 1:94CV-2983-JEC), alleging
claims relating to the Original Fox Tender Offers on behalf of the limited
partners in the Fox Partnerships. The complaint included claims for violation
of Section 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against the tender
offerors, for breach of fiduciary duties by the General Partners of the Fox
Partnerships, for breach of the Partnership Agreements of the Fox
Partnerships, and for aiding and abetting such breaches. The Original Ruben
Plaintiffs moved for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary
injunction to enjoin the Original Fox Tender Offers. On November 18, 1994,
following a hearing, the Court denied the Original Ruben Plaintiffs' motion
for a temporary restraining order enjoining the Original Fox Tender Offers and
other matters, and scheduled a hearing on the Original Ruben Plaintiffs'
preliminary injunction motion for November 28, 1994. On November 22, 1994,
the Original Ruben Plaintiffs withdrew their motion for a preliminary
injunction. On December 29, 1994, the Original Ruben Plaintiffs, joined by
Plaintiff Robert Lewis (collectively, the "Ruben Plaintiffs"), filed their
First Amended Complaint, alleging claims related both to the Original Fox
Tender Offers and the Original NPI Tender Offers, on behalf of limited
partners in the Fox Partnerships and the NPI Partnerships, respectively.
The Andrews Action. On December 16, 1994, a complaint (the "Andrews
Action") was filed in the Court by Plaintiff James Andrews and others (the
"Andrew Plaintiffs") with the Court entitled James Andrews, et. al. v. Fox
Capital Management Corp., et al., (Civil Action No 1:94CV-3351-JEC), alleging
similar claims to those alleged in the Ruben Action.
By order of the Court, dated February 23, 1995, the Ruben Action and the
Andrews Action were consolidated.
The Settlement also settles the two other class actions which were filed
in response to the Original Tender Offers. The following sets forth certain
background information relating to such litigations:
The Whiteside Action. On November 3, 1994, a complaint (the
"Whiteside Action") was filed in the Superior Court of the State of California
in and for the County of San Mateo entitled Whiteside, et al. v. Fox Capital
Management Corp. (Case No. 390018), alleging claims under California state law
in connection with the Original Fox Tender Offers on behalf of certain limited
partners in the Fox Partnerships, and an amended complaint was filed in that
action on December 28, 1994, alleging claims related both to the Original Fox
Tender Offers and to the Original NPI Tender Offers, on behalf of certain
limited partners of the Fox Partnerships and the NPI Partnerships,
respectively. The court in the Whiteside Action denied plaintiff's motions
for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to enjoin the
Original Fox Tender Offers.
The Vernon Action. On November 22, 1994, a complaint (the "Vernon
Action") was filed in the Illinois Circuit Court entitled Vernon v. DeForest
Ventures I L.P., et. al. (No. 94 CH 0150592) containing allegations similar to
those contained in the Action.
Each defendant in the Action has at all times denied the allegations of
wrongdoing and the merits of any and all claims asserted in the Action and in
the Whiteside and Vernon Actions.
The Settlement. After extensive arm's-length negotiations between
counsel for the Plaintiffs in the various litigations and counsel for the
Defendants, the parties to the litigations entered into an Amended Stipulation
of Settlement dated as of March 14, 1995. As described in the Settlement
Notice, the Settlement
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provides that in full and final disposition of all claims with respect
to any transaction or occurrence constituting the subject matter of the
Action, the following consideration was provided with respect to the Fox
Partnerships:
Monetary Payment to Class Members who tendered in the Original Tender
Offers. Each unitholder who tendered units of limited partnership interest in
the Original Fox Tender Offers will receive a payment equal to the sum of the
Settlement Premium plus the Residual Settlement Premium in the Settlement
Tender Offer applicable to such unitholder's Fox Partnership. Accordingly,
unitholders who tendered units in the Original Fox Tender Offers, and
unitholders who tender units in the Settlement Tender Offers relating to the
same Fox Partnership, will have received the same consideration with respect
to tendered units which are purchased pursuant to such Offers.
Settlement Tender Offers. The Purchaser was required to make the Offer,
and similar tender offers (together with the Offer, the "Settlement Tender
Offers") were required to be made with respect to the other Subject
Partnerships.
Establishment of Credit Line. The respective general partners of the Fox
Partnerships, or their affiliates, will provide a credit line to each Fox
Partnership in an amount determined by multiplying $150,000 by the number of
properties owned directly or indirectly by such Fox Partnership, with interest
at the lesser of the prime rate plus 1% or the interest rate permitted under
the respective partnership agreement of the Fox Partnerships for short term
loans to such Fox Partnership by its general partners. The principal amount
of such loans will be payable on the earliest to occur of either the sale or
refinancing of any property owned by the applicable Fox Partnership or upon
liquidation of such Fox Partnership. Interest on such loans will be payable
out of first available cash flow or upon sale or refinancing of any property
owned by the applicable Fox Partnership.
Limitation on Expense Reimbursement. The annual amount of general and
administrative expenses (other than that portion attributable to outside legal
and accounting fees) which is reimbursable to the respective general partners
of each Fox Partnership from such Fox Partnership may not exceed the amount
reimbursed to such general partners during the 1994 fiscal year, subject to
increases for inflation.
Prohibition on Roll-up Transactions. The respective general partners of
the Fox Partnerships will adopt a policy of prohibiting the Fox Partnerships
from entering into a Roll-up Transaction in which such general partners or
their affiliates are a party prior to December 31, 1999, unless such
transaction is approved by a majority of the limited partnership interests
held by non-affiliates of such general partners. A Roll-up Transaction is
defined to mean (i) any merger or consolidation of a Fox Partnership with any
other entity if as a result thereof limited partners of such partnership will
be issued securities in any other entity in exchange for, or as a distribution
with respect to, the units of such partnership; or (ii) any sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of a Fox Partnership to another entity if as a
result thereof limited partners of such partnership will be issued securities
in any other entity in exchange for, or as a distribution with respect to, the
units of such partnership; or (iii) any transaction involving an exchange of
units of a Fox Partnership for securities in any other entity whether through
a voluntary exchange or otherwise; or (iv) any other similar transaction or
series of transactions, if, as a result of a transaction or any series of
related transactions, any of the limited partners of such partnership will be
issued securities in any other entity in exchange for, or as a distribution
with respect to, the units in such partnership; or (v) any sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of a Fox Partnership or termination and
dissolution of a Fox Partnership, if in either case, the general partner of
such partnership or any of its affiliates has a material financial interest in
such transaction (other than in its capacity as a general or limited partner
in such partnership).
Elimination of Fees. The respective general partners of the Fox
Partnerships and their affiliates will not be entitled to any subordinated
incentive fees otherwise payable pursuant to the respective partnership
agreements of the Fox Partnerships.
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No Additional Tender Offers. Neither the Purchaser nor any of its
affiliates will initiate or participate in (as a member of any group or as an
investor in or creditor of the tender offeror(s)) any tender offer for the
outstanding units of one or more of the Subject Partnerships after completion
of the Settlement Tender Offers for a period of 24 months following the
completion of the Settlement Tender Offers, except in response to a tender
offer by a party who is not an affiliate of the Purchaser.
At a May 19, 1995 hearing on the Settlement, the Court approved the
Settlement and entered an order (the "Order") determining that the terms of
the Settlement were fair, reasonable and adequate and dismissing the Action
with prejudice. Unless an appeal is filed, the Court's order will become
final, binding and non-appealable on June 19, 1995.
Payment of Settlement Expenses. Depending on the number of units
tendered in the Settlement Tender Offers, the Subject Partnerships will be
obligated to pay a portion of Class Members' counsel's fees. In the case of
the Partnership, such payment will not exceed $38,200.
Establishment of Cash Consideration. The Purchaser has set the Cash
Consideration at $83.38 per Unit as compared to the Original Purchase Price of
$76 per Unit in the Original Tender Offer for Units. As discussed above, the
Cash Consideration was determined in connection with the Settlement and
represents the price offered in the Original Tender Offer increased by the
Settlement Premium. (See "Section 13. Background of the Offer".)
As discussed in the Offer to Purchase relating to the Original Tender
Offer for Units, the Original Purchase Price was established by analyzing a
number of both quantitative and qualitative factors which existed at the time
of the Original Tender Offers, including: (i) secondary market activity with
respect to the Units; (ii) the lack of liquidity of, and lack of current
income derived from, an investment in the Partnership; (iii) an estimate of
the underlying value of the Partnership's assets; (iv) the costs to the
Purchaser associated with acquiring the Units in the Original Tender Offer;
and (v) the administrative costs of continuing to own the Partnership's assets
through a publicly registered limited partnership.
Secondary sales activity has been very limited and sporadic. Since the
Original Tender Offers, according to information obtained from trade
publications that report on public real estate limited partnerships, Units
that were transferred in the secondary market were sold at prices
approximating the Original Purchase Price.
Set forth below is updated information with respect to the underlying
value of the Partnership's assets.
The Purchaser is offering to purchase Units which are a relatively
illiquid investment and which do not presently generate current income and is
not offering to purchase the Partnership's underlying assets. Consequently,
the Purchaser does not believe that the underlying asset value of the
Partnership is determinative in arriving at the Cash Consideration.
Nevertheless, the Purchaser derived an estimated net value (the "Derived
Value") for the Partnership's assets. In determining the Derived Value, the
Purchaser first calculated the "Adjusted Value" of each of the Partnership's
properties. The Adjusted Value was determined by subtracting a replacement
reserve (the "Replacement Reserve") from a property's earnings before
interest, depreciation and amortization ("EBIDA") for the twelve month period
commencing on April 1, 1994 and ending March 31, 1995, which earnings were
based upon the Partnership's actual operating results. This amount was then
divided by a capitalization rate (the "Cap Rate") to determine the property's
Adjusted Value. The Replacement Reserve and Cap Rate used in calculating the
Adjusted Value was $400.00 per apartment unit 9.75%, respectively.
The Purchaser believes that the Replacement Reserve and Cap Rates
utilized by it are within a range of reserves and capitalization rates
currently employed in the marketplace. The utilization of different
replacement reserves and capitalization rates could also be appropriate.
Unitholders should be aware that the use of lower replacement reserves and/or
capitalization rates would result in higher Adjusted Values for the
Partnership's properties.
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The following table applies the method used by the Purchaser to determine
the Adjusted Value.
Year Replacement Cap Adjusted
Property Built EBIDA Reserve Rate Value
- -------- ----- ------ ----------- ---- ---------
Village in the Woods 1983 $1,299,000 $212,000 9.75% $11,148,718
Creekside 1974 $ 962,000 $131,200 9.75% $ 8,521,026
The Lodge 1974 $1,003,000 $150,400 9.75% $ 8,744,615
Cherry Creek Garden 1979 $1,231,000 $118,400 9.75% $11,411,282
Cooper's Pond 1979 $ 751,000 $185,200 9.75% $ 5,803,077
To determine the Derived Value of the Partnership's assets, the Purchaser
then added to the aggregate Adjusted Value the net amount of all cash and cash
equivalents of the Partnership at March 31, 1995, which net amount equaled
$2,399,000. Finally, the Adjusted Value of each property was reduced by
subtracting to the extent of such property's Adjusted Value its long-term debt
as of March 31, 1995, which reduction amounts to approximately $33,816,077 in
the aggregate. The resulting Derived Value of the Partnership's assets was
approximately $14,211,641 or $186 per Unit (based upon the percentage of
capital distributions to which Unitholders are entitled). The disparity
between the Derived Value per Unit determined herein and the Derived Value of
$148 per Unit set forth in the Offer to Purchase for the Original Tender Offer
for Units results from changes occurring in the EBIDA between June 30, 1994
and March 31, 1995. In view of the financial impact of leverage from the
Partnership's mortgage debt, a small difference in EBIDA results in a
significantly larger difference in Adjusted Value due to the effect of
dividing EBIDA by the applicable Cap Rate and then subtracting therefrom the
Partnership s mortgage debt.
The Purchaser believes that realization by the Partnership of the Derived
Value may be impacted by several factors affecting real estate assets
generally, including the continued sale of properties acquired by financial
institutions and government agencies. In addition, no deduction was made in
calculating the Derived Value on account of closing costs which would be
incurred upon the sale by the Partnership of its properties, including
brokerage commissions, title costs, legal fees and transfer taxes. No
Partnership properties or assets have been identified for sale, and neither
the General Partner nor the Purchaser has any present plans or intentions with
respect to liquidation of the Partnership.
Unitholders should also be aware that, in connection with Apollo's
decision to make an investment in the Purchaser and its affiliates, Apollo
retained an independent third party to conduct an equity analysis of, among
other entities, the Partnership as of June 30, 1994. The foregoing analysis
estimated the equity value of the Partnership at an amount equivalent to $99
per Unit. However, Unitholders are advised that this valuation was not
prepared with a view toward public disclosure (including disclosure in this
Offer) and that Apollo does not as a matter of course make public its internal
valuations. The fact that Apollo commissioned this evaluation of the
Partnership in connection with its decision to make an investment in the
Purchaser and its affiliates should not be considered as an indication that
either Apollo or the Purchaser considers this valuation as an accurate
indicator of the net amount the Partnership could realize for its assets.
The Partnership Agreement provides, among other things, that upon
dissolution of the Partnership subsequent to the sale of all of the
Partnership's properties, the General Partner is required to contribute
capital to the Partnership in an amount equal to any deficit then existing in
its capital account. Through ownership of Units by the Purchaser, an
affiliate of the General Partner, the potential liability of the General
Partner and its affiliates is effectively reduced. Although there was a
deficit in the capital account of the General Partner of
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$8,759,993 as of the end of the Partnership's last fiscal year (equal
to $116.80 per Unit), such amount is subject to future reduction
through allocation of a portion of the taxable gain, if any, that
results from the sale by the Partnership of its properties under the
Partnership Agreement. Consequently, the ultimate amount, if any, of
the deficit and the date on which it would be paid are indeterminable.
Accordingly, the Purchaser has attributed no value to this obligation in
establishing the Cash Consideration.
Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, it was agreed that the Cash
Consideration would be $83.38 reflecting the price offered in the Original
Tender Offer increased by the Settlement Premium. The Cash Consideration
represents the price at which the Purchaser is willing to purchase Units. No
independent person has been retained to evaluate or render any opinion with
respect to the fairness of the Cash Consideration and no representation is
made by the Purchaser or any affiliate of the Purchaser as to such fairness.
The Purchaser did not attempt to obtain current independent valuations or
appraisals of the underlying properties and other assets owned by the
Partnership; however, the Purchaser is aware of the equity analysis referred
to above. As indicated above, the Purchaser does not believe that such
valuations or appraisals should be determinative as to the Purchaser's
establishment of the Cash Consideration. Other measures of the value of the
Units may be relevant to Unitholders. Unitholders are urged to consider
carefully all of the information contained herein and consult with their own
advisors, tax, financial or otherwise, in evaluating the terms of the Offer
before deciding whether to tender Units.
Partnership Makes No Recommendation. The Partnership has indicated in
its Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed with the Commission that it makes no
recommendation and is remaining neutral as to whether Unitholders should
tender their Units pursuant to the Offer because the General Partner of the
Partnership is subject to an inherent conflict of interest resulting from the
General Partner's affiliation with the Purchaser.
Section 14. Conditions of the Offer. Notwithstanding any other term of
the Offer, the Purchaser shall not be required to accept for payment or to pay
for any Units tendered if all authorizations, consents, orders or approvals
of, or declarations or filings with, or expirations of waiting periods imposed
by, any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental
authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, necessary for the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Offer shall not have been
filed, occurred or been obtained. Furthermore, notwithstanding any other term
of the Offer, the Purchaser shall not be required to accept for payment or pay
for any Units not theretofore accepted for payment or paid for and may
terminate or amend the Offer as to such Units if, at any time on or after the
date of the Offer and before the acceptance of such Units for payment or the
payment therefor, any of the following conditions exists:
(a) a preliminary or permanent injunction or other order of any
federal or state court, government or governmental authority or agency
shall have been issued and shall remain in effect which (i) makes illegal,
delays or otherwise directly or indirectly restrains or prohibits the
making of the Offer or the acceptance for payment of or payment for any
Units by the Purchaser, (ii) imposes or confirms limitations on the
ability of the Purchaser effectively to exercise full rights of ownership
of any Units, including, without limitation, the right to vote any Units
acquired by the Purchaser pursuant to the Offer or otherwise on all
matters properly presented to the Partnership's Unitholders, or (iii)
requires divestiture by the Purchaser of any Units;
(b) there shall be any action taken, or any statute, rule,
regulation or order proposed, enacted, enforced, promulgated, issued or
deemed applicable to the Offer by any federal or state court, government
or governmental authority or agency, which might, directly or indirectly,
result in any of the consequences referred to in clauses (i) through (iii)
of paragraph (a) above; or
(c) the Order shall not have become final, binding and
non-appealable.
The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of the Purchaser and
may be asserted by the Purchaser regardless of the circumstances giving rise
to such conditions or may be waived by the Purchaser in whole or in
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part at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion. Any
determination by the Purchaser concerning the events described above
will be final and binding upon all parties.
Section 15. Certain Legal Matters.
General. Except as set forth in this Section 15, the Purchaser is not
aware of any filings, approvals or other actions by any domestic or foreign
governmental or administrative agency that would be required prior to the
acquisition of Units by the Purchaser pursuant to the Offer. Should any such
approval or other action be required, it is the Purchaser's present intention
that such additional approval or action would be sought. 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 the Partnership's business, or that certain
parts of the Partnership's business might not have to be disposed of or held
separate or other substantial conditions complied with in order to obtain such
approval or action, any of which could cause the Purchaser to elect to
terminate the Offer without purchasing Units thereunder. The Purchaser's
obligation to purchase and pay for Units is subject to certain conditions,
including conditions related to the legal matters discussed in this Section
15.
Antitrust. The Purchaser does not believe that the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, is applicable to the
acquisition of Units contemplated by the Offer.
Margin Requirements. The Units are not "margin securities" under the
regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and,
accordingly, such regulations are not applicable to the Offer.
State Takeover Laws. A number of states have adopted anti-takeover laws
which purport, to varying degrees, to be applicable to attempts to acquire
securities of corporations which are incorporated in such states or which have
substantial assets, securityholders, principal executive offices or principal
places of business therein. Although the Purchaser has not attempted to
comply with any state anti-takeover statutes in connection with the Offer, the
Purchaser reserves the right to challenge the validity or applicability of any
state law allegedly applicable to the Offer and nothing in this Offer to
Purchase nor any action taken in connection herewith is intended as a waiver
of such right. If any state anti-takeover statute is applicable to the Offer,
the Purchaser might be unable to accept for payment or purchase Units tendered
pursuant to the Offer or be delayed in continuing or consummating the Offer.
In such case, the Purchaser may not be obligated to accept for purchase or pay
for any Units tendered.
Section 16. Fees and Expenses. The Purchaser will not pay any fees or
commissions to any broker, dealer or other person for soliciting tenders of
Units pursuant to the Offer. The Purchaser will pay all costs and expenses of
printing and mailing the Offer.
Section 17. Miscellaneous. The Purchaser is not aware of any
jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer is not in compliance with
applicable law. If the Purchaser becomes aware of any jurisdiction in which
the making of the Offer would not be in compliance with applicable law, the
Purchaser will make a good faith effort to comply with any such law. If,
after such good faith effort, the Purchaser cannot comply with any such law,
the Offer will not be made to (nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf
of) the holders of Units residing in such jurisdiction.
No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any
representation on behalf of the Purchaser not contained herein or in the
Letter of Transmittal and, if given or made, such information or
representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized.
The Purchaser has filed with the Commission a Schedule 14D-1, pursuant to
Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, furnishing certain additional information
with respect to the Offer, and may file amendments thereto. The Schedule
14D-1 and any amendments thereto, including exhibits, may be inspected and
copies may
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be obtained at the same places and in the same manner as set forth
in Section 9 hereof (except that they will not be available at the regional
offices of the Commission).
DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.
June 2, 1995
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Exhibit A
NOTE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
, 1995
Loan # [ ]
The undersigned borrower (the "Borrower"), for value received,
promises to pay to DeForest Ventures I L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Lender"), the Principal Amount of this Note as
determined pursuant to Section 1 below, and accrued interest
thereon, on the terms and conditions herein set forth.
This Note evidences a non-recourse loan (the "Loan") made by
the Lender to the Borrower in connection with the offer to purchase
(the "Offer") units of limited partnership interest ("Units") of
Century Properties Fund XVII, a California limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), made by the Lender pursuant to that certain Offer
to Purchase dated June 2, 1995 and the accompanying Letter of
Transmittal. The Borrower tendered Units in the Offer, certain of
which, after application of the proration provisions of the Offer
(the "Proration Provisions"), were accepted for purchase (the
"Purchased Units") and certain of which (the "Retained Units"),
after application of the Proration Provisions, were not accepted
for purchase and are pledged hereby as collateral for the Loan
evidenced by this Note.
1. Principal Amount. The principal amount (the "Principal
Amount") of this Note shall be that amount which is equal to the
number of Retained Units multiplied by $83.38. The Principal
Amount of this Note shall be due and payable on January 2, 1996
(the "Maturity Date"), and shall not be prepayable except through
the application of "Distributions" (as defined below) in accordance
with Section 7 of this Note.
2. Interest. This Note shall bear interest at a rate per
annum of 9%. Interest on this Note shall accrue from the date of
this Note (which shall be the date which is two days after the
Expiration Date (as defined in the Offer) of the Offer) and shall
be payable in arrears on the Maturity Date. Interest shall not be
prepayable except through the application of Distributions in
accordance with Section 7 of this Note. Interest will be computed
on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days
elapsed.
3. Payment of Principal and Interest. The Principal Amount
of this Note, and accrued interest thereon, may be paid, at the
election of the Borrower, EITHER (i) by delivery to the Lender on
or after the Maturity Date but not later than January 17, 1996 of
a certified check made payable to the Lender in an amount (the
"Cash Payment Amount") equal to the sum of (x) the Principal
Amount, plus (y) the amount of accrued interest on the Principal
Amount through the date of payment, minus (z) the amount of all
Distributions applied on or prior to the date of payment in
accordance with Section 7 of this Note, OR (ii) by transferring
ownership of the Retained Units to the Lender. In order for the
Borrower to elect to make payment pursuant to the preceding clause
(i), the Lender must receive the Cash Payment Amount on or prior to
January 17, 1996. If the Cash Payment Amount is not so received by
the Lender on or prior to such date, the Borrower shall be deemed
to have elected the payment option set forth in clause (ii) above.
4. Non-recourse. Anything contained herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, no recourse shall be had for the payment of the
Loan evidenced by this Note or for any claim based thereon or
otherwise in respect thereof or for the payment or performance of
any other obligation based on or in respect of the Loan, and no
personal liability shall be asserted or enforceable, against (i)
the Borrower or (ii) any officer, director, partner, shareholder or
affiliate of the Borrower, and the enforcement of any judgment for
breach by the Borrower of its obligations hereunder shall be made
only against the Collateral. The foregoing provisions of this
Section shall not prevent recourse to the Collateral or constitute
a waiver, release or discharge of the Loan evidenced by this Note
or impair in any manner any right, remedy or recourse the Lender
may have against Borrower for actual fraud.
5. Security Interest. In order to secure the due and punc-
tual payment of all amounts due hereunder and performance of all
other obligations of the Borrower under this Note, the Borrower
hereby grants to the Lender a first priority security interest in
all of the Borrower's right, title and interest in and to the
Retained Units and all proceeds thereof (together, the
"Collateral"). The Borrower represents and warrants that it owns
and has full power and authority to pledge the Collateral and that,
other than this pledge, the Collateral is free and clear of all
liens, restrictions, charges, encumbrances, conditional sales
agreements or other obligations relating to the sale or transfer
thereof and is not subject to any adverse claims. The Lender will
have all the rights of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial
Code (as in effect in all applicable jurisdictions) with respect to
the Collateral. The Borrower irrevocably appoints the designees of
the Lender as the Borrower's attorney-in-fact to execute and cause
to be filed or recorded any and all documents on behalf of the
Borrower as may be necessary to perfect or continue the perfection
of the security interest herein granted, including, without
limitation, filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements
with respect to the Collateral on behalf of the Borrower, or
without the signature of the Borrower, to the extent permitted by
law.
6. Delivery and Transfer of Collateral. Letters of Trans-
mittal regarding the tendered Units have heretofore been delivered
to the Lender. The Lender shall have the right at any time upon
the occurrence of a failure by Borrower to make any payments
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hereunder when due (a "Default"), to endorse, assign or otherwise
transfer to or register in the name of the Lender any or all of the
Collateral. If the Lender has not timely received the Cash Payment
Amount from the Borrower as provided in Section 3 of this Note then
the Lender may endorse, assign or otherwise transfer the Retained
Units to the Lender and cause the Retained Units to be registered
in the name of the Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees with the
Lender that the Partnership shall make an appropriate notation on
the Partnership's Unit register which evidences the delivery and,
when applicable, the transfer of the Collateral. If requested by
the Lender, the Borrower will execute and deliver any assignment or
other instrument reasonably requested by the Lender to confirm the
validity of any action taken by the Lender pursuant to the
provisions of this Section 6. The Borrower hereby agrees promptly
to notify the Lender in writing prior to changing its address,
principal place of business or chief executive office or name.
7. Distributions. The Borrower agrees that all distributions,
income, profits or proceeds paid or payable to the Borrower in respect
of the Collateral ("Distributions") shall be applied by the Lender first
to reduce the amounts owing hereunder in respect of accrued interest
hereon and second, if any Distributions remain unapplied, to reduce the
Principal Amount hereof. The Lender shall remit all amounts remaining
after such applications to the Borrower.
8. Voting Rights. So long as no Default has occurred here-
under, the Borrower shall be entitled to exercise any and all
voting and other consensual rights pertaining the Collateral for
any purpose not inconsistent with the terms or purpose of this
Note; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not in any way
exercise such rights in favor of a dissolution of the Partnership
or in any manner which may have an adverse affect on the value of
the Collateral or on the Lender's rights hereunder.
9. Default; Acceleration. Upon the occurrence of a Default,
all rights of the Borrower to exercise voting and other consensual
rights shall cease without any action or the giving of any notice
and such rights shall thereupon be vested in the Lender. Upon the
commencement of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding (whether
voluntary or involuntary) with respect to the Borrower, the
insolvency of the Borrower or any assignment by the Borrower for
the benefit of its creditors, the Principal Amount and all accrued
interest hereon shall automatically and immediately become due and
payable by the Borrower.
10. Prepayment. Other than through the application of
Distributions, this Note may not be prepaid in whole or in part.
11. Joint and Several Liability. If this Note is signed by
more than one Borrower, the obligations of each such Borrower
hereunder shall be joint and several obligations of each such
Borrower.
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12. Notices. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be delivered personally, by telecopier or
by express courier service by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, as follows:
(a) If to the Lender:
DeForest Ventures I L.P.
5665 Northside Drive, N.W.
Suite 370
Atlanta, Georgia 30328-5805
(b) If to the Borrower, to the same address to which copies
of the Offer were sent, unless another address is specified in a
notice delivered to the Lender pursuant to Section 6 of this Note.
All such notices and communications shall, when mailed or
personally delivered, be effective upon receipt, or when
telegraphed, telexed, or cabled, be effective upon confirmation of
receipt by addressee or when sent by overnight courier, be
effective one day after delivery to such courier, except that
notices and communications to the Lender shall not be effective
until received by the Lender.
13. Miscellaneous.
(a) The Borrower hereby waives diligence, presentment,
demand, protest, notice of the acceptance of this Note and all
other notices of any kind relating to the enforcement of this Note.
No delay or omission on the part of the Lender in exercising any
right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any such right or of
any other right hereunder and a waiver of any such right on any one
occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any such
right on any future occasion.
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all costs and
expenses (including legal costs and attorneys' fees) incurred or
paid by the Lender in enforcing this Note.
(c) This Note shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving
effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.
(d) If any one or more of the provisions contained in this
Note shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect
under any applicable law, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way
be affected or impaired.
(e) The provisions of this Note may, from time to time, be
amended, or compliance with any agreement or condition contained
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herein waived, with the written consent of the Lender and the
Borrower.
(f) This Note shall inure to the benefit of any successor or
assign of the Lender and any other holder of this Note.
(g) Upon request of the Lender, the Borrower shall execute
and deliver any and all documents and instruments as the Lender may
deem necessary to effectuate the terms of, and to carry out the
intent of, this Note.
(h) This Note may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which together shall constitute a single instrument.
(i) Nothing set forth in this Note shall be construed as a
commitment by the Lender to make any advance or loan to or for the
benefit of the Borrower other than the Loan to be made with respect
to the Retained Units upon consummation of the Offer.
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NOTE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE
WITNESSETH, the undersigned hereby executes this Note and
Security Agreement as of the date first above written.
BORROWER/1/
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/1/ Each Borrower must sign exactly as such Borrower's name appears on the
face of the Letter of Transmittal.
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Schedule 1
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Set forth below is the name, current business address, present principal
occupation, and employment history for at least the past five years of each
director and executive officer of DeForest Capital. Except for Mr.
Koenigsberger, who is a citizen of Guatemala, each person listed below is a
citizen of the United States.
Present Principal Occupation or Employment; Material Occupation,
Position, Office or Employment for the Past Five Years
Michael L. Ashner. Since October 1994, Mr. Ashner has been a Director,
President and Co-Chairman of DeForest Capital and DeForest Capital II
Corporation ("DeForest Capital II"), the general partner of the NPI Purchaser.
Since June 1994, Mr. Ashner has been a Director, President and Co-Chairman of
NPI, and since December 1984 has been a Director and President of NPI Equity.
Mr. Ashner has also been a Director and executive officer of NPI Property
Management Corporation ("NPI Management"), the general partner of NPI-AP
Management, L.P., since April 1984, and is currently NPI Management's
Chairman. Since 1981, Mr. Ashner has also served as President of Exeter
Capital Corporation, a firm which has organized and administered real estate
limited partnerships. Mr. Ashner's business address is 100 Jericho
Quadrangle, Suite 214, Jericho, New York 11753.
Martin Lifton. Since October 1994, Mr. Lifton has been a Director and
Chairman of DeForest Capital and DeForest Capital II, and since June 1994 has
been a Director and Chairman of NPI. Since November 1991, Mr. Lifton has been
a Director and executive officer of NPI Equity, and is currently NPI Equity's
Chairman. Mr. Lifton has also been a Director and/or executive officer of NPI
Management since November 1991, and is currently a Director and NPI
Management's Co-Chairman. Mr. Lifton has also served as Chairman and
President of The Lifton Company, a real estate investment firm, since January
1985, and as Chairman of The Bank of Great Neck, a Great Neck, New York bank,
since March 1986. Mr. Lifton's business address is 100 Jericho Quadrangle,
Suite 214, Jericho, New York 11753.
W. Edward Scheetz. Mr. Scheetz has been a Director of DeForest Capital,
DeForest Capital II, NPI and NPI Equity since October 1994. Since May 1993,
Mr. Scheetz has been a limited partner of Apollo Real Estate Advisors, L.P.
("Apollo"), the managing general partner of Apollo Real Estate Investment
Fund, L.P., a private investment fund. Mr. Scheetz has also served as a
Director of Roland International, Inc. ("Roland"), a real estate investment
company, since January 1994, as a Director of Capital Apartment Properties,
Inc. ("CAP"), a multi-family residential real estate investment trust, since
January 1994 and as a Director of Southwest Realty Corp. ("SRC"), an office
portfolio real estate investment trust since January 1995. From 1989, to May
1993, Mr. Scheetz was a principal of Trammell Crow Ventures, a national real
estate investment firm. Mr. Scheetz' business address is 1301 Avenue of the
Americas, 38th floor, New York, New York 10019.
Ricardo Koenigsberger. Mr. Koenigsberger has been a Director of
DeForest Capital, DeForest Capital II, NPI and NPI Equity since October 1994.
Since October 1990, Mr. Koenigsberger has been an associate of Apollo and of
Lion Advisors, L.P., which acts as financial advisor to and representative for
certain institutional investors with respect to securities investments. For
more than one year prior thereto, Mr. Koenigsberger was an associate with
Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated. Mr. Koenigsberger's business address is
1301 Avenue of the Americas, 38th floor, New York, New York 10019.
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Arthur N. Queler. Mr. Queler has been a Director, Executive Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer of DeForest Capital and DeForest Capital II
since October 1994, and of NPI since June 1994. Mr. Queler has been a
Director and executive officer of NPI Equity and NPI Management since December
1984 and April 1984, respectively. Mr. Queler has also served as President of
ANQ Securities, Inc., a NASD registered broker-dealer firm which has been
responsible for supervision of licensed brokers and coordination with a
nationwide broker-dealer network for the marketing of NPI investment programs,
since 1983. Mr. Queler's business address is 5665 Northside Drive, N.W.,
Suite 370, Atlanta, Georgia 30328.
Lee S. Neibart. Mr. Neibart has been a Director of DeForest Capital,
DeForest Capital II, NPI and NPI Equity since October 1994. Mr. Neibart has
directed portfolio management for Apollo since 1993. From 1989 to 1993, Mr.
Neibart also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of
the Robert Martin Company, a private real estate development and management
firm based in Westchester County, New York, and from 1982 to 1985 Mr. Neibart
served as President of the New York Chapter of the National Association of
Industrial Office Parks, a professional real estate organization. Mr. Neibart
is also a Director of Roland, a Director of CAP and a Director of SRC. Mr.
Neibart's business address is 1301 Avenue of the Americas, 38th floor, New
York, New York 10019.
G. Bruce Lifton. Since October 1994, Mr. Lifton has been a Director and
Vice President of DeForest Capital and DeForest Capital II. Mr. Lifton has
also been Vice President of NPI and NPI Equity since January 1991 and November
1991, respectively, and a Director and Vice President of NPI Management since
June 1994. Mr. Lifton has also served as Vice President of The Lifton Company
since September 1986. Mr. Lifton is a son of Martin Lifton and the brother of
Steven Lifton. Mr. Lifton's business address is 5665 Northside Drive, N.W.,
Suite 370, Atlanta, Georgia 30328.
Steven Lifton. Mr. Lifton has been a Vice President of DeForest Capital
and DeForest Capital II since October 1994 and of NPI Management since June
1994. Since June 1994, Mr. Lifton has been a Director and Vice President of
NPI. Mr. Lifton has been Vice President of NPI Equity since November 1991
and a Director since October 1994. Mr. Lifton has also served as Senior Vice
President of The Lifton Company since September 1984 and as a Director of The
Bank of Great Neck since March 1986. Steven Lifton is a son of Martin Lifton
and the brother of G. Bruce Lifton. Mr. Lifton's business address is 100
Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 214, Jericho, New York 11753.
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Schedule 2
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE PURCHASER AND DEFOREST CAPITAL
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
The Partners
DeForest Ventures I L.P.
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of DeForest Ventures
I L.P., as of May 15, 1995, and the statements of income, changes
in partners' capital and of cash flows for the periods from
September 30, 1994 (inception) to December 31, 1994 and January 1,
1995 to May 15, 1995. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Partnership's management. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our
audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
DeForest Ventures I L.P., as of May 15, 1995, and the results of
its operations and its cash flows for the periods September 30,
1994 (inception) to December 31, 1994 and January 1, 1995 to May
15, 1995, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
Tauber & Balser, P.C.
Atlanta, Georgia
May 26, 1995
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DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.
BALANCE SHEET
MAY 15, 1995
ASSETS
Investments in limited partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . $ 36,425,000
Cash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407,000
Other assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818,000
Restricted cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,364,000
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$ 42,014,000
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LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY
Note payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25,689,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . 1,183,000
Accrued litigation settlement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,350,000
Other liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,000
Partners' equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,669,000
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$ 42,014,000
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SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
JANUARY 1, 1995 TO MAY 15, 1995 AND
SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 (INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, 1994
1995 1994
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REVENUES:
Income from investments
in partnerships . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000 $ 405,000
Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,000 117,000
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123,000 522,000
EXPENSES:
Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,371,000 306,000
General, administrative,
and other. . . . . . . . . . . . . 389,000 106,000
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1,760,000 412,000
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NET INCOME (LOSS) . . . . . . . . . . $(1,637,000) $ 110,000
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DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL
JANUARY 1,1995 TO MAY 15, 1995 AND
SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 (INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, 1994
GENERAL LIMITED
PARTNER PARTNERS TOTAL
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PARTNERS' CAPITAL, BEGINNING . . $ - $ - $ -
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTED. . . . . . . 119,000 11,781,000 11,900,000
NET INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 109,000 110,000
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PARTNERS' CAPITAL,
DECEMBER 31, 1994. . . . . . . 120,000 11,890,000 12,010,000
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTED. . . . . . . - 296,000 296,000
NET INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . (16,000) (1,621,000) (1,637,000)
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PARTNERS' CAPITAL,
MAY 15, 1995 $104,000 $10,565,000 $10,669,000
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SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
JANUARY 1, 1995 TO MAY 15, 1995 AND
SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 (INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, 1994
1995 1994
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $(1,637,000) $ 110,000
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Adjustments:
Undistributed earnings from partnership
investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (100,000) (404,000)
Amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,000 29,000
Changes in:
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5,000) -
Accounts payable and other liabilities . 999,000 306,000
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Total adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . 995,000 (69,000)
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Net cash provided (used) by operating
activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (642,000) 41,000
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash payments for investments
in partnerships. . . . . . . . . . . . . (606,000) (30,963,000)
Cash payments for organizational costs . . - (200,000)
Cash restricted for investments. . . . . . (4,364,000) -
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Net cash used in investing activities. . . . (4,970,000) (31,163,000)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from notes payable. . . . . . . . 4,466,000 21,224,000
Proceeds from capital contributions. . . . 296,000 11,900,000
Cash payments for loan fees. . . . . . . . (44,000) (701,000)
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Net cash provided from financing
activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,718,000 32,423,000
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Net increase (decrease) in cash
and equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (894,000) 1,301,000
Cash, beginning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,301,000 -
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Cash, ending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 407,000 $ 1,301,000
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest. . . $ 554,000 $ 151,000
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Non-cash financing and investing activities:
In 1995, accrued litigation settlement of $4,350,000 increased
investments in limited partnerships.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MAY 15, 1995
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION
DeForest Ventures I L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership
("DeForest"), was formed on September 30, 1994 for the purpose of
acquiring limited partnership units in various affiliated limited
partnerships (the "Limited Partnerships"). The general partner of
DeForest is DeForest Capital I Corporation ("DeForest Capital").
Concurrently with this transaction, DeForest Ventures II L.P.
("DeForest II"), a Delaware Limited Partnership, was formed for the
purpose of acquiring limited partnership units in various other
affiliated limited partnerships.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Investment in Limited Partnerships:
Investment in limited partnership units are carried at the sum of
the per unit purchase price plus acquisition costs adjusted for
DeForest's share of earnings or losses.
Income recognition:
Income or loss on the limited partnership units owned are
recognized quarterly based on the reported income or loss of the
respective Limited Partnerships.
NOTE 3 - INVESTMENT IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
DeForest holds limited partner units in various Limited
Partnerships that are accounted for on the equity method.
DeForest's cost was approximately equal to its share of the net
assets.
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DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
MAY 15, 1995
NOTE 3 - INVESTMENT IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (CONTINUED)
Summary financial information of the Limited Partnerships as of the
quarter ended March 31, 1995 are as follows (000's omitted):
Land and buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 444,037
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,905
Notes payable - real estate. . . . . . . . . (347,554)
Other liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (17,874)
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Net assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 127,514
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DeForest share of net assets . . . . . . . . $ 36,425
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Net income for period. . . . . . . . . . . . $ 974
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DeForest share of net income . . . . . . . . $ 100
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The limited partnerships are:
Percentage Carrying
owned value
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Century Properties Fund XII . . . . . . . 34% $ 1,955,000
Century Properties Fund XIII. . . . . . . 38 4,132,000
Century Properties Fund XIV . . . . . . . 37 3,484,000
Century Properties Fund XV. . . . . . . . 38 5,128,000
Century Properties Fund XVI . . . . . . . 31 689,000
Century Properties Fund XVII. . . . . . . 29 2,062,000
Century Properties Fund XVIII . . . . . . 24 461,000
Century Properties Fund XIX . . . . . . . 23 1,371,000
Century Properties Fund XXII. . . . . . . 18 1,357,000
MRI Business Properties Fund, Ltd. . . . 27 4,503,000
MRI Business Properties Fund, Ltd. II . . 29 7,526,000
MRI Business Properties Fund, Ltd. III. . 25 4,757,000
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$36,425,000
The limited partnerships are engaged in the business of owning and
operating commercial and residential real estate.
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DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
MAY 15, 1995
NOTE 4 - RESTRICTED CASH
Under the terms of the loan agreement, funds advanced are deposited
to a restricted account and are used only for the acquisition of
limited partnership units and associated costs. The balance at May
15, 1995 represents the expected outlay necessary to comply with
the settlement of the litigation described in Note 7.
The restricted cash is invested in short-term highly liquid
investments, consisting of U.S. Government securities. The
carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short-term
maturity of these investments.
NOTE 5 - NOTE PAYABLE
DeForest and DeForest II obtained loans of $21,224,000 and
$13,251,000, respectively, which were used to fund the acquisition
of units in the Limited Partnerships. Under the terms of the
loans, interest at a rate per annum of 250 basis points over LIBOR
is payable monthly. As of May 15, 1995 the LIBOR rate was 6.0625%.
The lender is also entitled to additional interest on the amended
loans in the form of a residual fee. Payment of the residual fee
is subordinate to the return of capital contributions together with
a 15% return thereon. The additional interest is calculated on a
formula basis and has been accrued to achieve a minimum 17% per
annum effective rate of return. The formula could result in
additional interest greater than a 17% per annum return.
Principal is payable upon receipt of proceeds from sales of
properties in the Limited Partnerships. The loans are cross
defaulted and cross-collateralized with all the tendered limited
partnership units. The obligation of DeForest II at May 15, 1995
was $13,709,000. All outstanding common stock and partnership
interests of certain affiliates are pledged as additional
collateral. The loans are due November 21, 1995, with a right to
extend for two consecutive one-year periods. The basis points over
LIBOR increase 100 points with each extension.
On May 8, 1995, the loans were amended to provide for the
additional debt financing to be used in connection with the
consummation of the settlement of the litigation described in Note
7. As amended, the lender has agreed to provide up to an aggregate
of an additional $20,525,452 of financing to DeForest and DeForest
II.
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DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
MAY 15, 1995
NOTE 6 - RELATED PARTIES
Shareholders who control DeForest Capital also control the managing
general partner of all of the Limited Partnerships.
NOTE 7 - LITIGATION
On May 19, 1995, a settlement was approved by the U.S. District
Court for the Northern District of Georgia for a class action for
claims relating to tender offers made for the purchase of limited
partnership units in the Limited Partnerships. Pursuant to the
terms of the settlement, in consideration for dismissal and release
of all claims made in the class action, among other things,
DeForest will pay additional amounts to each unit holder who
tendered their units of the Limited Partnerships. Total payments
to be made under the settlement are approximately $4,350,000, which
has been accrued by DeForest. In addition, a second tender offer
will be made to all holders of limited partnership units in the
Limited Partnerships who had not previously sold their shares at
prices in excess of the initial tender price. Unless an appeal is
filed, the Court's order will become final, binding, and non-appealable
on June 19, 1995.
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Independent Auditors' Report
Board of Directors
DeForest Capital I Corporation
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of DeForest Capital
I Corporation, as of May 15, 1995. This financial statement is the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on this financial statement based on our
audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statement is free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit
provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statement referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
DeForest Capital I Corporation, as of May 15, 1995, in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles.
Tauber & Balser, P.C.
Atlanta, Georgia
May 26, 1995
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DEFOREST CAPITAL I CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEET
MAY 15, 1995
ASSET
Investment in DeForest Ventures I L.P. . . . . . . $ 104,000
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Capital stock, par value $.01,
7,500 shares authorized, 600
issued and outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6
Additional paid in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,118,994
Notes receivable from stockholders. . . . . . . . . (1,000,000)
Deficit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (15,000)
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$ 104,000
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DEFOREST CAPITAL I CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT
MAY 15, 1995
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICY
DeForest Capital I Corporation ("DeForest Capital I"), a Delaware
Corporation, was incorporated on September 30, 1994 and serves as
the general partner of DeForest Ventures I L.P. ("DeForest").
DeForest was formed for the purpose of acquiring limited
partnership units in various limited partnerships (the "Limited
Partnerships").
NOTE 2 - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Shareholders of DeForest Capital I have contributed $119,000 in
cash and $1,000,000 in negotiable demand promissory notes.
NOTE 3 - RELATED PARTIES
Shareholders who control DeForest Capital I also control the
general partners of all of the Limited Partnerships.
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NOTE 4 - INVESTMENT IN DEFOREST I
DeForest has a 1% investment as the general partner in DeForest I
that is accounted for on the equity method. The investment is
carried at cost, adjusted for its share or earnings or losses.
Summary financial information of DeForest I as of May 15, 1995 is
as follows (000's omitted):
Investment in limited partnerships . . . $ 37,813
Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Cash, restricted for investments . . . . 4,364
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818
Note payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (25,689)
Accrued litigation settlement. . . . . . (4,350)
Other liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . (1,306)
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Net assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,669
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NOTE 5 - LITIGATION
On May 19, 1995, a settlement was approved by the U.S. District
Court for the Northern District of Georgia for a class action for
claims relating to tender offers made for the purchase of limited
partnership units in the Limited Partnerships. Pursuant to the
terms of the settlement, in consideration for dismissal and release
of all claims made in the class action, among other things,
DeForest will pay additional amounts to each unit holder who
tendered their units of the Limited Partnerships. In addition, a
second tender offer will be made to all holders of limited
partnership units in the Limited Partnerships who had not
previously sold their shares at prices in excess of the initial
tender price. Unless an appeal is filed, the Court's order will
become final, binding, and non-appealable on June 19, 1995.
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Schedule 3
Subject Partnerships
NPI PARTNERSHIPS
National Property Investors II
National Property Investors III
National Property Investors 4
National Property Investors 5
National Property Investors 6
National Property Investors 7
National Property Investors 8
FOX PARTNERSHIPS
Century Properties Fund XII
Century Properties Fund XIII
Century Properties Fund XIV
Century Properties Fund XV
Century Properties Fund XVI
Century Properties Fund XVII
Century Properties Fund XVIII
Century Properties Fund XIX
Century Properties Growth Fund XXII
MRI Business Properties Fund, Ltd.
MRI Business Properties Fund, Ltd. II
MRI Business Properties Fund, Ltd. III
The Letter of Transmittal, signature page for the Note and Security
Agreement and any other required documents should be sent or delivered by each
Unitholder or his broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other
nominee to the Purchaser at its address set forth below:
DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.
By Hand, Mail (insured or registered
recommended) or Overnight Delivery:
DeForest Ventures I L.P.
c/o Gemisys
7103 South Revere Parkway
Englewood, CO 80112
For Telephone Information:
(404) 916-9055 or (404) 850-9640
Any questions or requests for assistance or for additional copies of this
Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and other tender offer materials
may be directed to the Purchaser at the telephone number and address listed
above. You may also contact your broker for assistance concerning the Offer.
To confirm delivery of your Letter of Transmittal and related documents,
please contact the Purchaser.
Exhibit (a)(2)
CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVII
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
Taxpayer Identification Number
THE OFFER, WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS AND PRORATION
PERIOD WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW
YORK CITY TIME, ON JUNE 30, 1995 (the "Expiration
Date") UNLESS EXTENDED.
Deliver to: DeForest Ventures I L.P.
c/o Gemisys
7103 South Revere Parkway
Englewood, CO 80112
For assistance (404) 916-9055 or
call: (404) 850-9640
To participate in the Offer, a duly executed copy of this Letter of
Transmittal, the attached signature page to the Note and Security Agreement
and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal must be
received by the Purchaser on or prior to the Expiration Date. Delivery of
this Letter of Transmittal or any other required documents to an address other
than as set forth above does not constitute valid delivery. The method of
delivery of all documents is at the election and risk of the tendering
Unitholder. Please use the pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope provided.
This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by Unitholders of Century
Properties Fund XVII, a California limited partnership (the "Partnership"),
pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Offer to Purchase (as defined
below). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Offer to Purchase.
PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS
Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to DeForest Ventures I L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (the "Purchaser"), the number of units ("Units") of
limited partnership interest in the Partnership set forth above at $83.38 per
Unit upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to
Purchase, dated June 2, 1995 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and this Letter of
Transmittal (which together constitute the "Offer"). Receipt of the Offer to
Purchase is hereby acknowledged. By executing this Letter of Transmittal, the
undersigned hereby revokes all previous requests, if any, for exclusion from
the Settlement and acknowledges that the undersigned shall be bound by the
Settlement and all orders and final judgments rendered in the Action.
The undersigned recognizes that, if more than 15,309 Units are validly
tendered prior to or on the Expiration Date and not properly withdrawn, the
Purchaser will, upon the terms of the Offer and subject to the delivery of
Loan Proceeds, accept for payment from among those Units tendered prior to or
on the Expiration Date 15,309 Units on a pro rata basis, with adjustments to
avoid purchases of certain fractional Units, based upon the number of Units
validly tendered prior to the Expiration Date and not withdrawn. The
undersigned agrees that, if more than 13,862 Units are validly tendered prior
to or on the Expiration Date and not properly withdrawn, subject to the
proration requirements and other terms of the Offer, the undersigned will
receive from the Purchaser, $83.38 for each Unit tendered in a combination of
Purchase Proceeds and Loan Proceeds, all as described in the Offer to
Purchase.
Subject to and effective upon acceptance for payment of any of the Units
tendered hereby, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to, or
upon the order of, Purchaser all right, title and interest in and to such
Units which are purchased pursuant to the Offer. The undersigned hereby
irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Purchaser as the true and lawful
agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned 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 deliver such Units and
transfer ownership of such Units on the books of the Partnership, together
with all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity, to or upon the
order of the Purchaser and, upon payment of the purchase price in respect of
such Units by the Purchaser, to receive all benefits and otherwise exercise
all rights of beneficial ownership of such Units all in accordance with the
terms of the Offer. Subject to and effective upon the purchase of any Units
tendered hereby, the undersigned hereby requests that the Purchaser be
admitted to the Partnership as a "substitute Limited Partner" under the terms
of the Partnership Agreement of the Partnership. Upon the purchase of Units
pursuant to the Offer, all prior proxies and consents given by the undersigned
with respect to such Units will be revoked and no subsequent proxies or
consents may be given (and if given will not be deemed effective). In
addition, by executing this Letter of Transmittal, the undersigned assigns to
the Purchaser all of the undersigned's rights to receive distributions from
the Partnership with respect to Units which are purchased pursuant to the
Offer.
By validly tendering Units hereby, the undersigned agrees to receive a
Loan in respect of Retained Units if more than 13,862 Units are validly
tendered prior to or on the Expiration Date and not properly withdrawn and the
Offer is consummated. The undersigned agrees to be bound by the terms of any
such Loan, including the terms of repayment and the pledge of the Retained
Units to secure repayment of the Loan. The undersigned acknowledges that the
complete terms of the Note and Security Agreement are set forth in Exhibit A
to the Offer to Purchase. The undersigned directs the Partnership to deliver
any and all distributions payable on the Retained Units to the Purchaser for
credit against amounts outstanding in respect of the Loan and the Purchaser
may, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, execute and deliver to the
Partnership a written confirmation of such direction. In addition, by
executing this Letter of Transmittal, the undersigned appoints the designees
of the Purchaser as its attorney-in-fact (such appointment being coupled with
an interest, and irrevocable) to execute and cause to be filed and recorded
any and all documents on behalf of the undersigned and to take any and all
other actions reasonably deemed necessary by the Purchaser to perfect or
continue the perfection of the security interest in the Retained Units that
secures any Loan made to the undersigned.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned owns
the Units tendered hereby within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and has full power and authority
to validly tender, sell, assign and transfer the Units tendered hereby, and
that when any such Units are purchased 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 claim. The undersigned further represents
and warrants that any Retained Units will, when pledged to secure a Loan to
the undersigned, be free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges,
encumbrances, conditional sales agreements or other obligations relating to
the sale or transfer thereof, and such Retained Units will not be subject to
any adverse claim, other than the pledge to secure the Loan. Upon request,
the undersigned will execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by
the Purchaser to be necessary or desirable to complete the assignment,
transfer, purchase or pledge of Units tendered hereby.
The undersigned understands that a tender of Units to the Purchaser will
constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and the Purchaser upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer. The undersigned
recognizes that under certain circumstances set forth in the Offer to
Purchase, the Purchaser may not be required to accept for payment any of the
Units tendered hereby. In such event, the undersigned understands that any
Letter of Transmittal for Units not accepted for payment will be destroyed by
the Purchaser. All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall
survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned and any obligations of the
undersigned shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives,
successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as stated in the Offer to
Purchase, this tender is irrevocable.
TO TENDER UNITS, SIGN AT THE "X" BELOW IN BOX A AND SIGN THE ATTACHED NOTE
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE. TO AVOID WITHHOLDING ON AMOUNTS
PAYABLE WITH RESPECT TO UNITS, COMPLETE BOXES B, C AND D, AS APPLICABLE
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 3A, 3B AND 4, RESPECTIVELY).
Do Not Return Certificates With This Letter of Transmittal
BOX A
SIGN HERE TO TENDER
Certification - Under penalties of perjury, the undersigned hereby certifies
the following:
(1) The TIN shown in the Substitute Form W-9 (Box B) is the correct TIN of
the Unitholder who is submitting this Letter of Transmittal (and who is
required by law to provide such TIN), or such Unitholder is waiting for a TIN
to be issued and either (a) has mailed or delivered an application to receive
a TIN to the appropriate IRS Center or Social Security Administration Office
or (b) intends to mail or deliver an application in the near future (it being
understood that if such Unitholder does not provide a TIN to the Purchaser
within sixty (60) days, 31% of all reportable payments made to the Unitholder
thereafter will be withheld until a TIN is provided to the Purchaser); and
(2) The Unitholder who is submitting this Letter of Transmittal and who
is required by law to provide such TIN is not subject to backup withholding
either because such Unitholder (a) is exempt from backup withholding, or (b)
has not been notified by the IRS that such Unitholder is subject to backup
withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends or
(c) the IRS has notified such Unitholder that such Unitholder is no longer
subject to backup withholding. (See Instruction 3(A))
If the undersigned is unable to certify that the Unitholder submitting
this Letter of Transmittal is not subject to backup withholding, such
Unitholder should so indicate by striking through certification (2) above.
(3) The undersigned has completed the FIRPTA Affidavit (Box C) or the
Substitute Form W-8 (Box D), as applicable, and the information provided by
the undersigned therein is true and accurate. (See Instructions 3(B) and 4)
SIGNATURE(S) OF UNITHOLDER(S)
All registered Unitholders must sign exactly as name(s) appear(s) above.
(Attach additional sheets, if necessary)
(Signature) X
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(Signature) X Date , 1995
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If signing as a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-
fact, officer of a corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or
representative capacity, please provide the following information and see
Instruction 1.
Name(s) and Capacity
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Address
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Area Code and Telephone No.
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Notarization of Signature
(If required. See Instruction 1)
STATE OF
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COUNTY OF
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On this day of , 1995, before me came personally -------
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foregoing Letter of Transmittal.
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Notary Public
OR
Signature Guarantee
(If required. See Instruction 1)
Name and Address of Eligible Institution
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Authorized Signature Name Title Date , 1995
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BOX B
SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
(Attach additional copies for joint Unitholders)
(See Instruction 3(A))
Please provide the TIN of the Unitholder submitting this Letter of
Transmittal or, if such Unitholder is awaiting a TIN, check the "Awaiting TIN"
box.
Social Security Number or
Employer Identification Number
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Awaiting TIN [ ]
BOX C
FIRPTA AFFIDAVIT (For U.S. Persons)
(Attach additional copies for joint Unitholders)
(See Instruction 3(B))
Under Section 1445(e)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code and Treas. Reg.
1.I445-11T(d), a transferee must withhold tax equal to 10% of the amount
realized with respect to certain transfers of an interest in a partnership in
which 50% or more of the value of the gross assets consists of U.S. real
property interests and 90% or more of the value of the gross assets consist of
U.S. real property interests plus cash or cash equivalents, if the holder of
the partnership interest is a foreign person. To inform the Purchaser that no
withholding is required with respect to the Unitholder's interest in the
Partnership, the person signing this Letter of Transmittal hereby certifies
the following under penalties of perjury:
(1) The Unitholder, if an individual, is not a nonresident alien for
purposes of U.S. income taxation, and if not an individual, is not a foreign
corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust, or foreign estate (as those
terms are defined in the Internal Revenue Code and Income Tax Regulations);
(2) The Unitholder's U.S. social security number (for individuals) or
employer identification number (for non-individuals) is
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(3) The Unitholder's home address (for individuals), or office address and
(if applicable) place of incorporation (for non-individuals) is---------
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The person submitting this Letter of Transmittal understands that this
certification may be disclosed to the IRS by the Purchaser and that any false
statements contained herein could be punished by fine, imprisonment, or both.
BOX D
SUBSTITUTE FORM W-8
(Attach additional copies for joint Unitholders)
(See Instruction 4)
By checking this box [ ], the person submitting this Letter of Transmittal
certifies that the Unitholder is an "exempt foreign person" for purposes of
the backup withholding rules under the U.S. federal income tax laws, because
the Unitholder:
(1) Is a nonresident alien individual or a foreign corporation,
partnership, estate or trust;
(2) If an individual, has not been and plans not to be
present in the U.S. for a total of 183 days or more during the calendar year;
and
(3) Neither engages, nor plans to engage, in a U.S. trade or business
that has effectively connected gains from transactions with a broker or barter
exchange.
INSTRUCTIONS
Forming Part of the Terms and Conditions of the Offer
1. Tender, Signature Requirements; Delivery. After carefully reading and
completing this Letter of Transmittal, in order to tender Units a Unitholder
must sign at the "X" in Box A of this Letter of Transmittal. The signature
must correspond exactly with the name printed on the front of this Letter of
Transmittal without any change whatsoever. If this Letter of Transmittal is
signed by the registered Unitholder of the Units, no notarization or signature
guarantee on this Letter of Transmittal is required. Similarly, if Units are
tendered for the account of a member firm of a registered national security
exchange, a member firm 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 notarization or signature
guarantee is required. In all other cases, signatures on this Letter of
Transmittal must either be notarized or guaranteed by an Eligible Institution,
by completing the Notarization or Signature Guarantee set forth in BOX A of
this Letter of Transmittal. If any tendered Units are registered in the names
of two or more joint holders, all such holders must sign this Letter of
Transmittal. If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by trustees,
administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations, or
others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such persons should
so indicate when signing and must submit proper evidence satisfactory to the
Purchaser of their authority to so act. For Units to be validly tendered, a
properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile
thereof), together with any required notarizations or signature guarantees in
BOX A, the attached signature page to the Note and Security Agreement and any
other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by
the Purchaser prior to or on the Expiration Date at its address set forth on
the front of this Letter of Transmittal. No alternative, conditional or
contingent tenders will be accepted. All tendering Unitholders by execution
of this Letter of Transmittal waive any right to receive any notice of the
acceptance of their tender.
2. Transfer Taxes. The Purchaser will pay or cause to be paid all transfer
taxes, if any, payable in respect of Units accepted for payment pursuant to
the Offer.
3. U.S. Persons. A Unitholder who or which is a United States citizen or
resident alien individual, a domestic corporation, a domestic partnership, a
domestic trust or a domestic estate (collectively, "United States persons") as
those terms are defined in the Internal Revenue Code and Income Tax
Regulations, should complete the following:
(A) Substitute Form W-9. In order to avoid 31% federal income tax
backup withholding on payments to the Unitholder, the tendering Unitholder
must provide to the Purchaser the Unitholder's correct Taxpayer Identification
Number ("TIN") by completing the Substitute Form W-9 set forth in BOX B of
this Letter of Transmittal, and, by signing in Box A, must certify under
penalties of perjury, that such Unitholder is not subject to such backup
withholding. If a correct TIN is not provided, penalties may be imposed by
the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in addition to the Unitholder being
subject to backup withholding. Certain Unitholders (including, among others,
all corporations) are 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. The TIN that must be provided on the
Substitute Form W-9 is that of the registered Unitholder indicated on the
front of this Letter of Transmittal. If the tendering Unitholder has applied
for but has not been issued a TIN or intends to apply for a TIN in the near
future, the Unitholder should check the "Applied For" box in Box B of this
Letter of Transmittal. If the "Applied For" box is checked in the Substitute
Form W-9 and the Purchaser is not provided with the Unitholder's TIN within 60
days, the Purchaser will withhold 31% of all subsequent payments, if any, to
the Unitholder until such TIN is provided to the Purchaser.
(B) FIRPTA Affidavit. To avoid potential withholding of tax pursuant to
Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code in an amount equal to 10% of the
amounts payable to the Unitholder plus the amount of any liabilities of the
Partnership allocable to each Unit tendered, a Unitholder who or which is a
United States person must complete the FIRPTA Affidavit contained in BOX C of
this Letter of Transmittal stating, under penalties of perjury, such
Unitholder's TIN and address, and that such Unitholder is not a foreign
person. Tax withheld under Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code is not
an additional tax. If withholding results in an overpayment of tax, a refund
may be obtained from the IRS.
4. Foreign Persons. In order for a Unitholder who or which is a foreign
person (i.e., a person who is not a United States person as defined in 3
above) to qualify as exempt from 31% backup withholding, such foreign
Unitholder must certify, under penalties of perjury, the statement in BOX D of
this Letter of Transmittal attesting to that foreign person's status by
checking the box preceding such statement. In any event, the Purchaser
intends to withhold from a foreign Unitholder 10% of the amounts payable to
the Unitholder plus the amount of liabilities of the Partnership allocable to
each Unit tendered, pursuant to Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Backup withholding and tax withheld under Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue
Code are not additional taxes. If withholding results in an overpayment of
tax, a refund may be obtained from the IRS.
5. Additional Copies of Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal. Requests
for assistance or additional copies of the Offer to Purchase and this Letter
of Transmittal may be obtained from the Purchaser by calling (404) 916-9055 or
(404) 850-9640.
NOTE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE
WITNESSETH, the undersigned hereby executes this Note and Security
Agreement as of the date first above written.
BORROWER/1/
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/1/ Each Borrower must sign exactly as such Borrower's name appears on
the face of the Letter of Transmittal.
Exhibit (a)(3)
DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.
5665 NORTHSIDE DRIVE, N.W., SUITE 370
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30328
June 2, 1995
Dear Limited Partner:
As described in the enclosed Offer to Purchase and related Letter of
Transmittal (the "Offer"), DeForest Ventures I L.P. is offering to purchase
Units of Limited Partnership Interest of the Partnership identified in the
Offer.
The Offer is being made in accordance with the settlement of a class
action lawsuit brought against, among others, DeForest Ventures I L.P. We
suggest that you review the enclosed Offer to Purchase for information
pertaining to the settlement of the class action.
Please note that in order to tender any of your Units in the Partnership,
you must tender all of your Units in the Partnership - no partial tenders will
be accepted.
We suggest that you review the enclosed Offer with your personal
financial and tax advisor. After carefully reading the enclosed Offer, if you
elect to tender your Units, mail (using the enclosed pre-addressed,
postage-paid envelope) a duly completed and executed copy of the Letter or
Transmittal, the Note and Security Agreement signature page and any documents
required by the Letter of Transmittal to:
DeForest Ventures I L.P.
c/o Gemisys
7103 South Revere Parkway
Englewood, Colorado 80112
If you have any questions, please call DeForest Ventures I L.P. at the
number set forth in the Offer.
DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.
Exhibit (g)(i)
CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVII
(A Limited Partnership)
NOTE 2 TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994, 1993 AND 1992
2. TRANSACTIONS WITH THE GENERAL PARTNER AND AFFILIATES
In accordance with the Partnership Agreement, the Partnership may be charged
by the general partner and affiliates for services provided to the Partnership.
From March 1988 to December 1992, such amounts were assigned pursuant to a
services agreement by the general partner and affiliates to Metric Realty
Services, L.P. ("MRS"), which performed partnership management and other
services for the Partnership.
On January 1, 1993, Metric Management, Inc. ("MMI"), successor to MRS, a
company which is not affiliated with the general partner, commenced providing
certain property and portfolio management services to the Partnership under a
new services agreement. As provided in the new services agreement effective
January 1, 1993, no reimbursements were made to the general partner and
affiliates after December 31, 1992. Subsequent to December 31, 1992,
reimbursements were made to MMI. On December 16, 1993, the services agreement
with MMI was modified and, as a result thereof, MGP began directly providing
cash management and other Partnership services on various dates commencing
December 23, 1993. On March 1, 1994, NPI Management commenced providing
certain property management services. Related party expenses for the years
ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992 were as follows:
1994 1993 1992
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Property management fees $ 466,000 $ - $656,000
Reimbursement of administrative expenses:
Partnership accounting
and investor services 189,000 - 230,000
Professional services - - 47,000
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Total $ 655,000 $ - $933,000
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Property management fees are included in operating expenses. Reimbursed
expenses are primarily included in general and administrative expenses.
In accordance with the Partnership Agreement, the general partner received
a Partnership management incentive allocation equal to ten percent of net and
taxable losses before gains on property dispositions. The general partner is
also allocated its two percent continuing interest in the Partnership's net and
taxable losses after the preceding allocation. The general partner is also
allocated gain on property dispositions to the extent it is entitled to receive
distributions and then twelve percent of any remaining gain.
Exhibit (g)(i)(i)
CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVII
NOTE 2 TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FORM 10-Q - MARCH 31, 1995
2. Transactions with Related Parties
(a) An affiliate of NPI, Inc. received reimbursement of administrative
expenses amounting to $36,000 and $39,000 for the three months ended March 31,
1995 and 1994, respectively. These reimbursements are included in general and
administrative expenses.
(b) An affiliate of MGP, is entitled to receive a management fee equal to
5% of the annual gross receipts from certain properties it manages. For the
periods ended March 31, 1995 and 1994, affiliates of NPI, Inc. received $145,000
and $44,000, respectively, which are included in operating expenses.
Exhibit (g)(iii)
CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVII
(A limited partnership)
PART I
Item 1. Business.
On August 10, 1994, NPI, Inc., entered into an agreement with an
affiliate ("Apollo") of Apollo Real Estate Advisors, L.P. to sell to Apollo up
to one-third of the stock of NPI, Inc. In addition, Apollo obtained general
and limited partnership interests in NPI-AP Management, L.P. ("NPI-AP"). NPI
Property Management Corporation ("NPI Management"), an affiliate of the
Managing General Partner, became the managing general partner of NPI-AP.
On October 12, 1994, NPI sold one-third of its stock to Apollo.
Apollo is entitled to designate three of the seven directors of the
Managing General Partner and NPI Equity II. In addition, the approval of
certain major actions on behalf of Registrant requires the affirmative vote
of at least five directors of the Managing General Partner.
On October 12, 1994, affiliates of Apollo acquired (i) one-third of
the stock of the respective general partners of DeForest Ventures I L.P.
("DeForest I") and DeForest Ventures II L.P. and (ii) an additional equity
interest in NPI-AP (bringing its total equity interest in such entity to
one-third). NPI-AP is a limited partner of DeForest I which was formed for
the purpose of making tender offers (the "Tender Offers") for limited
partnership interests in Registrant as well as 11 affiliated limited
partnerships.
