SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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CEDAR INCOME FUND, LTD.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 24, 2000
To the Stockholders of Cedar Income Fund, Ltd.:
Notice is hereby given that a special meeting ("Meeting") of stockholders of
Cedar Income Fund, Ltd. (the "Company") will be held at the offices of Stroock &
Stroock & Lavan LLP, 180 Maiden Lane, New York, New York 10038, on February 24,
2000 at 4:00 p.m. local time, for the following purposes:
1. To authorize and approve an amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation of the Company to change the Company's name to
Uni-Invest (U.S.A.), Ltd. and, as part of such proposal, to
ratify and approve the issuance of capital stock of the Company
pursuant to the Subscription Agreement dated as of November 5,
1999, by and between the Company and Uni-Invest Holdings (U.S.A.)
B.V., a Netherlands closed company, and the transactions
contemplated therein.
2. To transact such other business as may properly come before
the meeting, or any adjournment thereof.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on January 10, 2000, as
the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and
to vote at the meeting.
ALL STOCKHOLDERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEETING. YOU ARE
URGED TO SIGN, DATE AND OTHERWISE COMPLETE THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT
PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE, WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE
MEETING. IF YOU ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU MAY VOTE YOUR SHARES IN PERSON EVEN IF
YOU HAVE SIGNED AND RETURNED YOUR PROXY CARD.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Leo S. Ullman
President
Port Washington, New York
January 17, 2000
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CEDAR INCOME FUND, LTD.
44 SOUTH BAYLES AVENUE
PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK 11050
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PROXY STATEMENT
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The accompanying Proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of Cedar
Income Fund, Ltd., a Maryland corporation (the "Company"), for use at the
Special Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") to be held on February 24,
2000, at 4:00 p.m., local time, or any adjournment thereof, at which
stockholders of record at the close of business on January 10, 2000 shall be
entitled to vote. The cost of solicitation of proxies will be borne by the
Company. The Company may use the services of its Directors, officers and others
to solicit proxies, personally or by telephone; arrangements may also be made
with brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees, fiduciaries and
stockholders of record to forward solicitation material to the beneficial owners
of stock held of record by such persons. The Company may reimburse such
solicitors for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in soliciting,
but no compensation will be paid for their services.
Each proxy executed and returned by a stockholder may be revoked at
any time before it is voted by timely submission of written notice of revocation
or by submission of a duly executed proxy bearing a later date (in either case
directed to the Secretary of the Company) or, if a stockholder is present at the
Meeting, he may elect to revoke his proxy and vote his shares personally. The
date of this Proxy Statement is the approximate date on which this Proxy
Statement and form of Proxy were first sent or given to stockholders.
On January 10, 2000, the Company had outstanding and entitled to
vote with respect to all matters to be acted upon at the meeting 942,111 shares
of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share ("Common Stock"). Each holder of
Common Stock is entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by such
holder. The presence of holders representing a majority of all the votes
entitled to be cast at the meeting will constitute a quorum at the meeting. The
proposal (the "Proposal") to change the Company name and to ratify and approve
the issuance of capital stock of the Company pursuant to the Subscription
Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein requires the affirmative
vote of holders of at least two-thirds of all the shares entitled to vote on the
Proposal in order to pass. In accordance with Maryland law, abstentions, but not
broker non-votes, are counted for purposes of determining the presence or
absence of a quorum for the transaction of business. Abstentions and broker
non-votes are not counted in determining the vote count with respect to the
Proposal.
It is expected that the following business will be considered at the
Meeting and action taken thereon:
I. PROPOSAL
The Proposal to be voted on at this Meeting is to authorize and
approve an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to change
the Company's name to Uni-Invest (U.S.A.), Ltd. and, as part of such proposal,
to ratify and approve the issuance of capital stock of the Company pursuant to
the Subscription Agreement dated as of November 5, 1999, by and between the
Company and Uni-Invest Holdings (U.S.A.) B.V., a Netherlands closed company, and
the transactions contemplated therein. The request for stockholder authorization
of the change in name and ratification and approval of the issuance of capital
stock pursuant to the Subscription Agreement is being presented to stockholders
as a single proposal. Stockholders will therefore vote on a single proposition
with respect to all such matters together and will not be permitted to split
their vote. Uni-Invest Holdings (U.S.A.) B.V. and Cedar Bay Company, which own
in the aggregate 339,737 shares of Common Stock (approximately 36% of the
outstanding vote) have agreed to vote all their shares of Common Stock in favor
of the Proposal.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THIS PROPOSAL AND
RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE IN FAVOR OF IT.
On November 5, 1999, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement
(the "Subscription Agreement") with Uni-Invest Holdings (U.S.A.) B.V., a
Netherlands closed company ("Uni-Invest"). Pursuant to the Subscription
Agreement, Uni-Invest purchased 150,000 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value,
of the Company at a purchase price of $4.50 per share. As a condition to the
closing of the Subscription Agreement, the Company agreed, among other things,
to call a meeting of its stockholders to approve a change in the name of the
Company to Uni-Invest (U.S.A.) Ltd.
In view of the nature of the business relations between the Company
and Uni-Invest, the Board of Directors has determined that changing the name of
the Company to Uni-Invest (U.S.A.) Ltd. will better symbolize the strategic
relationship that exists between the Company and Uni-Invest.
If the change in name of the Company is approved, it will not be
necessary for holders of Common Stock of the Company to exchange existing stock
certificates for new stock certificates reflecting the new name. Outstanding
certificates will automatically continue to represent the same number of shares
of the same class of the Company.
It is proposed to delete Article I of the Articles of Incorporation of
the Company and to substitute therefor the following new Article:
"Article I
NAME
The name of the Corporation shall be Uni-Invest (U.S.A.) Ltd. (the
"Corporation")."
SUMMARY OF THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, on November 12, 1999,
Uni-Invest acquired 150,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company at a price of
$4.50 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $675,000. As conditions to
the purchase of the shares, the Company and Uni-Invest agreed to the following:
1. The election of Richard Homburg, by the existing Board of
Directors, as a Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors, and
the appointment of Richard Homburg to the Executive Committee of the
Board of Directors.
2. The election of Louis Marcus as Treasurer of the Company and the
election of Lawrence Freeman as an Assistant Secretary of the Company.
3. The change in the name of the Company to Uni-Invest (U.S.A.) Ltd.
and the change in the name of Cedar Income Fund Partnership, L.P. (the
"Operating Partnership") to Uni-Invest (U.S.A.) Partnership, L.P.
4. The execution of an agreement with Uni-Invest whereby Uni-Invest
will provide financial advisory services to the Company.
5. The execution of a stockholders agreement by and among
Uni-Invest, Cedar Bay Company and the Company relating to the voting
and disposition of the shares of Common Stock.
As covenants to be performed subsequent to the purchase of the shares
and on or prior to May 15, 2000 (the "Future Events"), the Company and
Uni-Invest agreed to the following:
1. Uni-Invest will guarantee the funding of $7,500,000 of the
purchase price of three shopping centers in Pennsylvania owned by
affiliates of Cedar Bay Company.
2. Uni-Invest will use its best efforts to arrange for The AEGON
Group to contribute its 50% interest in property located in
Louisville, Kentucky to the Company in exchange for preferred stock of
the Company.
3. SKR Management Corp. and Brentway Management LLC shall be merged
into, or otherwise acquired by, Cedar Bay Realty Advisors, Inc.
4. For no additional consideration, Homburg U.S.A. will acquire 50%
of the capital stock of Cedar Bay Realty Advisors, Inc.
5. Affiliates of Cedar Bay Company will contribute to the Company
their interests in three office properties located in Great Neck, New
York in exchange for preferred units of the Operating Partnership.
6. The Company will be granted the option to purchase from
affiliates of Cedar Bay Company and from Leo Ullman their interests in
the Shore Mall and adjacent property located in Pleasantville, New
Jersey.
If Uni-Invest fails to complete its guarantee of the $7,500,000
funding obligation by May 15, 2000, the Company will have the right to
repurchase the shares of Common Stock purchased by Uni-Invest at a price equal
to the sum of $4.50 per share and Uni-Invest's pro-rata portion of any
undistributed earnings from November 12, 1999 to the date of repurchase.
Consummation of the Future Events is subject to satisfactory
completion of due diligence by the Company and Uni-Invest, to obtaining any
necessary consents, to obtaining appropriate third-party appraisals of the
various properties and to obtaining fairness opinions as to the fairness of the
transactions. Even if stockholders approve the Proposal, the Board of Directors
of the Company reserves the right, in the exercise of its sole discretion, not
to consummate all or any part of the Proposal or Future Events or to modify,
supplement or amend all or part of the Proposal or Future Events without seeking
further approval of the stockholders of the Company. In addition, the number,
price and terms of shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock to be issued
pursuant to the Subscription Agreement may be changed. There is no assurance
that any of the Future Events will be consummated or as to the final terms of
any such transaction.
OFFICER AND DIRECTOR ELECTIONS
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company held on November
18, 1999, Richard Homburg was elected as a Director and Chairman of the Board of
the Company, Louis Marcus was elected as a Director and Treasurer of the Company
and Lawrence Freeman was elected as an Assistant Secretary of the Company.
APPOINTMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE COMPANY
The Company has agreed to use its best efforts to cause Richard
Homburg to become a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.
The Executive Committee will have all the powers of the Board of Directors to
the fullest extent permitted under Maryland law.
THE FINANCIAL ADVISORY AGREEMENT
In June 1998, the Company entered into a Financial Advisory Agreement
(the "HVB Agreement") with HVB Capital Markets Inc. ("HVB") pursuant to which
HVB agreed to perform the following services as financial advisor to the
Company: (a) advise on acquisition financing and/or lines of credit for future
acquisitions; (b) advise on acquisitions of United States real property
interests and the consideration to be paid therefor; (c) advise on private
placements of the shares of the Company; (d) assist the Board of Directors in
developing suitable investment parameters for the Company; (e) develop and
maintain contacts on behalf of the Company with institutions with substantial
interests in real estate and capital markets; (f) advise the Board with respect
to additional private or public offerings of equity securities of the Company;
(g) review certain financial policy matters with consultants, accountants,
lenders, attorneys and other agents of the Company; and (h) prepare periodic
reports of its performance of the foregoing services.
As compensation for the foregoing services, the Company is required to
pay HVB, (i) .25% of the Company's net asset value, less any indebtedness
affecting such net value, but in any event, not less than $100,000 per year;
(ii) a one-time payment of 1.5% of 90% of the agreed value of properties
contributed to the Company or its affiliates by persons introduced to the
Company by HVB; and (iii) upon the Company becoming self-administered, a
one-time payment equal to five times the annual fee income attributable to fee
receipts from clients or contacts of HVB that have contributed property to the
Company. The term of the HVB Agreement is for a period of one year and is
automatically renewed for an additional year subject to the right of either
party to cancel at the end of any year upon 60 days' written notice. HVB has
agreed to terminate the HVB Agreement effective December 31, 1999.
The Company has agreed to enter into a financial advisory agreement
with Uni-Invest on substantially the same terms as presently in effect with HVB.
THE STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
On November 12, 1999, the Company entered into a Stockholders
Agreement with Cedar Bay Company and Uni-Invest. Pursuant to the Stockholders
Agreement, Uni-Invest and Cedar Bay Company (the "Stockholders") have agreed not
to sell, assign, dispose of, transfer, pledge, or hypothecate any shares of
Common Stock of the Company for a five year period. Subsequent to the five year
period, each stockholder shall have the right of first refusal on any proposed
disposition of shares by other stockholders of the Company.
Pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, each stockholder has agreed to
use its best efforts to have the Board of Directors of the Company consist of
two designees of each stockholder and two designees who are not affiliated with
each stockholder. It also requires the Stockholders to use their best efforts to
have the Board of Directors of the Company create an Executive Committee. The
Stockholders Agreement reaffirms Uni-Invest's obligations to (a) enter into the
guarantee of funding of $7,500,000 of the purchase price of the Pennsylvania
Properties pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, and (b) use its best efforts
to arrange for the contribution by The AEGON Group of its 50% interest in the
Louisville Property to the Company. The Stockholders Agreement provides that, if
Uni-Invest fails to meet the above obligations, the Company may repurchase from
Uni-Invest all the Common Stock of the Company owned by Uni-Invest at a price
equal to the sum of the purchase price paid by Uni-Invest for the Common Stock
and Uni-Invest's pro-rata share of undistributed earnings. The Company will also
have the right to remove Uni-Invest's designees as officers and directors of the
Company and change the name of the Company back to its original name.
Uni-Invest has additional subscription rights with regard to any
future issuance of Common Stock by the Company. Pursuant to the Subscription
Agreement, if the Company issues any shares of Common Stock (or securities
convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock) it will offer Uni-Invest the
right to purchase on the same terms a sufficient number of such shares of Common
Stock so that Uni-Invest will be able to maintain the same percentage of Common
Stock held by it on November 12, 1999.
THE PENNSYLVANIA SHOPPING CENTERS AND KENTUCKY PROPERTIES
Uni-Invest has agreed to guarantee funding of the purchase of
$7,500,000 additional shares of Common Stock of the Company (or units in the
Operating Partnership) at $4.50 per share, or an aggregate of 1,666,667 shares
of Common Stock; provided, however, that any such purchase will not affect the
Company's status as a REIT. The proceeds of such funding will be used by the
Company to fund a part of the purchase price for three anchored strip shopping
centers, aggregating more than 700,000 square feet, in Harrisburg (The Point
Shopping Center), Lancaster (Golden Triangle Shopping Center) and Philadelphia
(Red Lion Shopping Center), Pennsylvania from Cedar Bay Company or entities
affiliated therewith. The shopping centers are substantially fully leased. The
purchase price for the three properties will be $15 million, plus closing
adjustments, above existing first mortgage liabilities estimated at
approximately $33.3 million. The closing is subject to completion of due
diligence and obtaining satisfactory third party appraisals and fairness
opinions. Brentway Management LLC and SKR Management Corp. ("SKR") presently
manage the three shopping centers and receive management, leasing and
construction fees.
Uni-Invest also has agreed to use its best efforts to arrange for the
contribution by the AEGON Group of its fifty percent interest in the Germantown
Square Shopping Center in Louisville, Kentucky to the Company in exchange for a
new issue of preferred stock of the Company, paying dividends at not more than
9% per annum and convertible into Common Stock of the Company at not less than
$5.50 per share after five years. AEGON Group recently informed the Company that
it is not interested in acquiring any equity of the Company for its interest.
THE SHORE MALL AND ADJACENT PROPERTY
Upon the termination of certain pending litigation, the Company will
have the option to purchase from affiliates of Cedar Bay Company and from Leo
Ullman their interests in the Shore Mall property for $1.00, provided that they
will have received, whether from accumulated deposits and income of Shore Mall
Associates or otherwise, a distribution or payment of not less than $1,500,000.
The Company also will receive an option to purchase their interests in the
adjacent property for the lesser of $1,000,000 or their share of the appraised
value for such property.
TRANSFER OF INTEREST IN CEDAR BAY REALTY ADVISORS, INC.
In April, 1998, the Company entered into an Administrative and
Advisory Agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") with Cedar Bay Realty Advisors,
Inc., a New York corporation ("Cedar Bay Realty") to provide administrative,
advisory, acquisition and divestiture services to the Company. Cedar Bay Realty
is wholly-owned by Leo S. Ullman, the President and a director of the Company.
Mr. Ullman is President and a director of, and Brenda J. Walker is Vice
President of, Cedar Bay Realty. Ms. Walker is Vice President, Secretary and a
director of the Company. The current term of the Advisory Agreement is for one
year and is automatically renewed annually for an additional year subject to the
right of either party to cancel the Advisory Agreement upon 60 days written
notice.
Cedar Bay Realty receives fees for its administrative and advisory
services as follows:
(a) a monthly administrative and advisory fee equal to 1/12 of 3/4 of
1% of the estimated current value of real estate assets of the Company, plus
1/12 of 1/4 of 1% of the estimated current value of all other assets of the
Company; (b) an acquisition fee equal to 5% of the gross purchase price (before
expenses and without deducting indebtedness assumed) of any real property
acquired during the term of the Advisory Agreement; provided that the total of
all such acquisition fees plus acquisition expenses in connection with the
purchase of any real property shall be reasonable and shall not exceed 6% of the
amount paid or allocated to the purchase, development, construction or
improvement of a property, exclusive of acquisition fees and acquisition
expenses; and (c) a disposition fee equal to 3% of the gross sales price (before
expenses but without deducting any indebtedness against the property) of any
real property disposed of during the term of the Advisory Agreement; provided
that no disposition fee shall be paid unless and until the stockholders have
received certain distributions from the Company. In addition, Cedar Bay Realty
may receive one-half of the brokerage commission on such a disposition but only
up to 3% of the price actually paid for the property, subject to certain
limitations. Furthermore, if the Advisory Agreement is terminated prior to the
liquidation of the Company, Cedar Bay Realty will be entitled to payment of
disposition fees based on the ratio of the number of years the Advisory
Agreement was operative to the number of years from the date the Advisory
Agreement was entered into that such fee became payable. The Company paid
$99,180 to Cedar Bay Realty in administrative fees for 1998. No incentive,
acquisition or disposition fees were paid in 1998 or 1999.
Upon the completion of the contemplated funding for the purchase of
the Pennsylvania Properties, the Subscription Agreement provides for the
transfer of 50% of the stock of Cedar Bay Realty to Homburg U.S.A. and the
participation by Homburg U.S.A. in any increases in income of Cedar Bay Realty
attributable to growth of management fees arising from services rendered to the
Company and the Operating Partnership. Homburg U.S.A. is owned indirectly by the
Homburg Foundation for the benefit of members of Mr. Homburg's family. Mr.
Homburg, an officer and director of this Company, is a director of the Homburg
Foundation.
Additionally, it is proposed to extend the current term of the
Advisory Agreement from one year to five years, renewable by additional one year
periods thereafter.
THE ACQUISITION OF SKR MANAGEMENT CORP. AND BRENTWAY MANAGEMENT LLC BY CEDAR BAY
REALTY ADVISORS, INC.
Cedar Bay Realty will acquire SKR and Brentway Management LLC.
Brentway Management LLC, a New York limited liability company, provides property
management and leasing services to the Company's real property (with the
exception of the Louisville, Kentucky property) pursuant to a Management
Agreement entered into in April 1998. The term of the Management Agreement is
for one year and is automatically renewed annually for an additional year
subject to the right of either party to cancel the Management Agreement upon 60
days' written notice. Under the Management Agreement, Brentway is obligated to
provide property management services, which include leasing and collection of
rent, maintenance of books and records, establishment of bank accounts and
payment of expenses, maintenance and operation of property, reporting and
accounting to the Company regarding property operations, and maintenance of
insurance. All of the duties of Brentway are to be fulfilled at the Company's
expense; provided, however, that the Company is not required to reimburse
Brentway for personnel expenses other than for on-site personnel at the
properties managed. Brentway receives fees for its property management services
as follows: a monthly management fee equal to 5% of the gross income from
properties managed and leasing fees of up to 6% of the rent to be paid during
the term of the lease procured. Brentway has subcontracted with various local
management companies for site management and leasing services. SKR is owned by
Mr. Ullman and Brentway is owned by Mr. Ullman and Ms. Walker, who are also
officers of each company.
THE GREAT NECK PROPERTIES
Certain affiliates of Cedar Bay Company have agreed to contribute to
the Operating Partnership, subject to any requisite approvals, their interests,
ranging from 43% to 54%, in three office properties located in Great Neck, New
York (the "Office Properties"). These properties comprise over 250,000 rentable
square feet of office space and are substantially fully leased. In exchange for
their contributions, the owners will be issued preferred stock of the Company,
with an aggregate face value of $8 million, with dividends payable at a rate
based on the cash flows from the Office Properties. The preferred stock will be
redeemable by the Company at par at any time and will be convertible into units
of the Operating Partnership at $4.50 per unit, increasing $.50 per annum for a
five year period beginning January 1, 2001. Purchase of the Office Properties
will be subject to satisfactory completion of due diligence and obtaining
third-party appraisals and fairness opinions. SKR presently provides certain
asset management services to affiliates of Cedar Bay Company with respect to the
three Office Properties and receives fees from such affiliates.
DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN ENTITIES
CEDAR BAY COMPANY AND AFFILIATES
Cedar Bay Company is a New York general partnership. Triangle Center
Associates, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership ("Triangle Center"), and
TPA Ownership, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("TPA"), are the
sole partners of Cedar Bay. The general partner of Triangle Center is Buttzville
Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Buttzville"). The members of TPA are Thomsville
Corp., Hicks Corp., and Ledford Corp., all three of which are Delaware
corporations. Leo S. Ullman is the sole limited partner in Triangle Center and
is an executive officer and director of each of Buttzville, Thomsville Corp.,
Hicks Corp. and Ledford Corp.
Cedar Bay Realty Advisors, Inc. and SKR Management Corp. are
wholly-owned by Leo S. Ullman. Brentway Management LLC is owned by Mr. Ullman
and Brenda Walker. Mr. Ullman and Ms. Walker, officers and directors of the
Company, are officers and/or directors of each of Cedar Bay Realty Advisors,
Inc., SKR Management Corp. and Brentway Management LLC.
UNI-INVEST HOLDINGS (U.S.A.) B.V.
Uni-Invest is a private company organized and existing under the laws
of the Netherlands. Its stock is owned indirectly by the Homburg Foundation for
the benefit of members of Mr. Homburg's family. Mr. Homburg is a director of the
Homburg Foundation.
Mr. Homburg, a Canadian citizen, resident in the Netherlands, is
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Uni-Invest N.V., a publicly-traded real
estate fund organized in the Netherlands and listed on the Amsterdam Stock
Exchange. Uni-Invest N.V., which invests virtually exclusively in Netherlands
real estate, has approximately $1.7 billion in assets. Uni-Invest N.V. has more
than 57 million shares outstanding. Uni-Invest N.V.'s real estate investments in
the Netherlands include retail, office, industrial, residential (apartment) and
hotel properties.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information with respect to each person
and group (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of November 30, 1999.
Each such owner has sole voting and investment powers with respect to the shares
of Common Stock owned by it.
NUMBER OF SHARES
NAME AND ADDRESS BENEFICIALLY OWNED PERCENT OF CLASS
Cedar Bay Company (1) 1,893,037 71.6%
c/o SKR Management Corp.
44 South Bayles Avenue
Port Washington, NY 11050
Uni-Invest Holdings (U.S.A.) 150,000 15.9%
Gebouw Aurora
Stadhouderskade 2
105 ES Amsterdam, Netherlands
(1) Represents 189,737 shares of Common Stock and 1,703,300 units of the
Operating Partnership convertible into shares of Common Stock.
The following table sets forth the number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned as of November 30, 1999 by each Director and officer and by
all Directors and officers as a group.
AMOUNT AND NATURE
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP PERCENT OF CLASS
Leo S. Ullman (1) 1,893,037 71.6%
Richard Homburg 150,000(2) 15.9%
Louis Marcus 150,000(2) 15.9%
J.A.M.H. der Kinderen 100 *
Everett B. Miller III 100 *
Brenda J. Walker 200 *
Jean Bernard Wurm 0 -
Theodore Fichtenholz 0 -
Directors and Officers as a group
(8 persons) 2,043,037 77.2%
(1) Mr. Ullman may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all the shares
of Common Stock and units owned by Cedar Bay Company. Mr. Ullman disclaims
beneficial ownership of such securities.
(2) These shares are owned by Uni-Invest Holdings (U.S.A.). Messrs.
Homberg and Marcus disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares.
* Such holdings represent less than one percent of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock.
MISCELLANEOUS
At the date of this Proxy Statement, the only business which the Board
of Directors intends to present or knows that others will present at the Meeting
are those hereinabove set forth. If any other matter or matters are properly
brought before the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, it is the intention of
the persons named in the accompanying form of Proxy to vote the Proxy on such
matters in accordance with their judgment.
Brenda Walker,
Secretary
Dated: January 17, 2000
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CEDAR INCOME FUND, LTD.
Special Meeting of Stockholders - February 24, 2000
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
P. The undersigned stockholder of CEDAR INCOME FUND, LTD., a
Maryland corporation, hereby appoints Leo S. Ullman and
R. Brenda J. Walker and each of them the proxies of the
undersigned with full power of substitution to vote at the
O. Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at
4:00 p.m. on February 24, 2000, and at any adjournment or
X. adjournments thereof (the "Meeting"), with all the power which
the undersigned would have if personally present, hereby
Y. revoking any proxy heretofore given. The undersigned hereby
acknowledges receipt of the proxy statement for the
Meeting and instructs the proxies to vote as directed on the
reverse side.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" PROPOSAL 1
CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE
SEE REVERSE SIDE
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THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY SIGNED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED. IF NO
SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT
TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY TO CHANGE THE COMPANY'S NAME TO
UNI-INVEST (U.S.A.), LTD. AND FOR THE RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE
OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE COMPANY PURSUANT TO THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT DATED AS
OF NOVEMBER 5, 1999, BY AND BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND UNI-INVEST HOLDINGS (U.S.A.)
B.V., A NETHERLANDS CLOSED COMPANY, AND FOR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
THEREIN, AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXY HOLDERS AS TO ANY OTHER MATTERS
WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.
1. To authorize and approve an amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation of the Company to change the Company's name to
Uni-Invest (U.S.A.), Ltd. and, as part of such proposal, to
ratify and approve the issuance of capital stock of the Company
pursuant to the Subscription Agreement dated as of November 5,
1999, by and between the Company and Uni-Invest Holdings (U.S.A.)
B.V., a Netherlands closed company, and the transactions
contemplated therein.
2. With discretionary authority upon such other matters as may
properly come before the meeting, or any adjournment thereof.
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Please sign exactly as your name appears on this
proxy card. When signing as attorney, executor,
trustee or guardian, please give your full title.
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