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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 14D-9
(AMENDMENT NO. 4)
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement
Pursuant to Section 14(d)(4) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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SPRINGHILL LAKE INVESTORS
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Name of Subject Company)
SPRINGHILL LAKE INVESTORS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
UNITS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST
(Title of Class of Securities)
NONE
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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RICHARD J. MCCREADY, ESQ.
SPRINGHILL LAKE INVESTORS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
C/O THREE WINTHROP PROPERTIES, INC.
ONE INTERNATIONAL PLACE
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110
(617) 330-8600
(NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON
AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS
ON BEHALF OF THE PERSON(S) FILING STATEMENT)
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This Amendment No. 4 amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule 14D-9, dated February 1, 1995, as amended (the "Schedule
14D-9"), of Springhill Lake Investors Limited Partnership. Capitalized terms
used herein shall have the definitions set forth in the Schedule 14D-9 unless
otherwise provided herein.
ITEM 7. CERTAIN NEGOTIATIONS AND TRANSACTIONS BY THE SUBJECT COMPANY
On March 7, 1995, the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland held a hearing on a motion to preliminarily enjoin (i.e. stop) the
Aquarius Offer. The motion for a preliminary injunction was brought by the
plaintiff, a single Limited Partner, based on allegations in the complaint
brought with the assistance and cooperation of Greenbelt (an affiliate of
Lerner) that Three Winthrop was in violation of Rule 13e-3 promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that Three Winthrop had breached its
fiduciary duty to the Limited Partners. Counsel for Greenbelt appeared and
argued in support of the preliminary injunction. At the conclusion of the
hearing, the judge denied the motion for a preliminary injunction, as well
as denying a motion for a temporary restraining order brought by the Limited
Partner and Greenbelt in an amended complaint filed the day of the hearing.
Among other things, the judge found that there was no irreparable injury to
the Limited Partners if the Aquarius Offer were allowed to proceed.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete
and correct.
SPRINGHILL LAKE INVESTORS LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
By: Three Winthrop Properties, Inc.
Managing General Partner
By: /s/ Philip J. Brannigan, Jr.
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Name: Philip J. Brannigan, Jr.
Title: Vice President
Date: March 10, 1995
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