UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 9)
MALAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
561063-10-8
(CUSIP Number)
Peter T. Kross
248 Grosse Pointe Blvd.
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
(313) 882-8604
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
April 20, 2000
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
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1 Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Number of Above Person (optional)
Peter T. Kross
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2 Check The Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC Use Only
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4 Source of Funds:
PF, OO
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5 Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 413,560 shares
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BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 60,400 shares
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EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 413,560 shares
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PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 60,400 shares
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11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
473,960 shares
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12 Check Box If The Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes
Certain Shares [ ]
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13 Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)
9.1%
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14 Type of Reporting Person
IN
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1 Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Number of Above Person (optional)
Margaret G. Kross
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2 Check The Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC Use Only
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4 Source of Funds:
PF
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5 Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0 shares
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BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 60,400 shares
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EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0 shares
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PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 60,400 shares
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11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
60,400 shares
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12 Check Box If The Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes
Certain Shares [ ]
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13 Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)
1.2%
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14 Type of Reporting Person
IN
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This is Amendment No. 9 to a Schedule 13D (as earlier amended, the
"Original 13D") filed originally by Peter T. Kross ("Mr. Kross"). This Amendment
is filed jointly by Mr. Kross and Margaret G. Kross ("Mrs. Kross").
This Schedule 13D relates to the common stock, $.01 par value (the
"Common Stock"), of Malan Realty Investors, Inc. (the "Issuer"). The following
items in the Original 13D are amended to read in their entirety as follows:
Item 2. Identity and Background
Mr. Kross is employed as a Senior Vice President of First Union
Securities, Inc., ("First Union"), a securities broker-dealer the address of
which is 114 Kercheval Avenue, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236. Mr. Kross's
residence address is 248 Grosse Pointe Boulevard, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
48236. Mrs. Kross is not employed and her residence address is 248 Grosse Pointe
Boulevard, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236.
During the past five years, neither Mr. Kross nor Mrs. Kross has been
convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations). During the
past five years, neither Mr. Kross nor Mrs. Kross has been a party to a civil
proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction
resulting in such person being subject to a judgment, decree or final order
enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject
to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to
such laws. Mr. Kross and Mrs. Kross are citizens of the United States.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
The amount of funds expended to date by Mr. Kross to acquire his
shares as reported herein (including with respect to two trusts held for the
benefit of Mr. Kross's and Mrs. Kross's minor children) is $6,316,339. Such
funds were provided in part from Mr. Kross's personal funds and in part by loans
from a margin account maintained by Mr. Kross with First Union. A copy of Mr.
Kross's account agreement with Everen Securities, Inc. ("Everen"), the
predecessor to First Union, is attached as Exhibit 1. All of the marginable
securities owned by Mr. Kross and held in his brokerage accounts with First
Union are pledged as collateral for the repayment of margin loans made to Mr.
Kross. The amount of funds expended to date by Mrs. Kross to acquire shares held
in her IRA is $605,064. Such funds were provided from funds in an individual
retirement account held by Mrs. Kross.
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Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
The goal of Mr. Kross and Mrs. Kross is to profit from appreciation in
the market price of the Common Stock. Mr. Kross expects to actively assert
shareholder rights, in the manner described below. Mr. Kross intends to attempt
to influence the Board of Directors to consider all possible strategic
alternatives available to the Issuer in order to increase the market price of
the Common Stock.
On August 16, 1999, Mr. Kross met with management of the Issuer. At
that time, Mr. Kross indicated that he would be filing an amendment to the
Original 13D to report a change in his investment intent from that of passive
investor to that outlined herein. Mr. Kross also informed the Issuer that in his
opinion the Issuer should explore different strategies for maximizing
shareholder value, including (a) hiring an investment banker to explore finding
an acquiror for the Company, (b) consider selling properties owned by the Issuer
and (c) consider using cash raised by the sale of properties owned by the Issuer
to repurchase shares of the Issuer's stock. Mr. Kross also stated that he
previously believed and still believed that the Issuer should eliminate its
"poison pill," as it serves to limit and restrict shareholder rights. In
addition, Mr. Kross asked that he or his representative be added immediately to
the Board of Directors of the Issuer. Shortly thereafter, management of the
Issuer responded that the Board of Directors would meet to consider that
request.
Mr. Kross was later informed that the Board of Directors met on August
23, 1999 to consider his request for Board representation but deferred any
discussion until its September meeting. Upon learning of the Board of Directors'
decision to revisit Mr. Kross' request for Board representation, Mr. Kross sent
a letter to a representative of the Issuer's management on September 2, 1999,
requesting an opportunity to meet with the members of the Board of Directors in
person to present his views and respond to any questions they might have. A copy
of this letter is attached as Exhibit 3.
Thereafter, on September 14, 1999, Mr. Kross met with the Board of
Directors to discuss his qualifications for membership on the Issuer's Board of
Directors. Yet, prior to the meeting with Mr. Kross, the Issuer's Board of
Directors held a special meeting on September 7, 1999, in order to take steps to
limit shareholder action by amending the Issuer's by-laws with respect to
special meetings, shareholder proposals and nomination of directors. The amended
by-laws set forth new procedural requirements for shareholder proposals and
nominations as well as limit the ability to call a special meeting of
shareholders to those shareholders who are record holders of at least fifty-one
percent (as opposed to twenty-five percent under the previous by-laws) of the
Issuer's stock.
After the September 14 meeting of the Board of Directors, management
informed Mr. Kross that the Board of Directors had declined Mr. Kross' request
to be added to the Issuer's Board of Directors. Immediately thereafter, by
letter dated September 16, 1999, Mr. Kross requested the stock ledger,
stockholder list and books and records of the Issuer. A copy of that letter is
attached as Exhibit 4.
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By letter dated November 29, 1999, Mr. Kross stated his present
intention to run a full slate of five director nominees for the 2000 annual
meeting of shareholders and formally withdrew his request for appointment to the
Board. A copy of that letter is attached as Exhibit 5. By a second letter dated
November 29, 1999, Mr. Kross requested an updated stock ledger, stockholder list
and books and records of the Issuer. A copy of that letter is attached as
Exhibit 6.
In response to Mr. Kross's letter of November 29, 1999, Mr. Kross
received a letter from Malan's President and CEO indicating that no additional
information would be forthcoming for reasons set forth in the letter. A copy of
that letter is attached as Exhibit 7. As a result of a communication between
counsel for Mr. Kross and counsel for Malan, on or about December 10, 1999,
Malan revised its position agreeing to provide certain information responsive to
Mr. Kross's November 29, 1999 letter demanding certain shareholder information.
At or about this same time period, the President and CEO of Malan sent
a letter dated December 7, 1999 to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
First Union Corp., the parent corporation of Mr. Kross's employer, First Union
Securities, Inc. In that December 7, 1999 letter, Malan's President and CEO
stated, among other things, that "Mr. Kross has taken an extremely hostile
position against Malan and its management." A copy of that letter is attached as
Exhibit 8. On December 17, 1999, the President and CEO of First Union Securities
responded to that letter by indicating, in part, that First Union Securities had
"requested Kross to not seek or accept a Malan Realty Board position, and to not
nominate any other candidate for a Malan Realty Board position." A copy of that
letter is attached as Exhibit 9. The letter went on to add that "he (Kross)
will, however, continue to be free to vote his shares for candidate(s) of his
choice, and, in compliance with any applicable legal and regulatory
requirements, to disclose his voting intentions." Therefore, as a result of
Malan's December 7, 1999 letter and the request by his employer to refrain from
seeking or accepting a Malan Realty Board position for himself or his nominee,
Mr. Kross no longer intends, as of the date of this filing, to nominate a slate
of directors for Malan's Board. Mr. Kross continues to hold the views previously
expressed in 13D filings and correspondence attached thereto concerning Malan's
Board of Directors and Management and the strategic alternatives which they
should be considering to maximize shareholder value. Therefore, Mr. Kross is
supporting and intends to vote his shares of Common Stock for a slate of
directors nominated by the Kensington Investment Group.
By letter dated April 20, 2000, Mr. Kross informed the Issuer of his
support of the Kensington Investment Group's nominees, requested that Malan's
management cease wasting corporate assets by engaging in personal attacks
against the Kensington Investment Group, and requested an opportunity to address
the Board of Directors and shareholders at Malan's upcoming annual meeting. A
copy of that letter is attached as Exhibit 10.
In addition to the activities outlined in the previous paragraph, Mr.
Kross intends to continue to evaluate the Issuer and its business prospects and
to consult with management of the Issuer, other shareholders of the Common Stock
and other persons to further the aforementioned alternatives and strategies.
Additionally, Mr. Kross intends to
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continue to explore his options regarding exercising his rights as a
shareholder. Mr. Kross, and/or Mrs. Kross may make further purchases of shares
of the Common Stock or may dispose of any or all of their shares of the Common
Stock at any time. At present, and except as disclosed herein, none of Mr. Kross
or Mrs. Kross has any specific plans or proposals that relate to, or could
result in, any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) through (j),
inclusive, of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. Mr. Kross and Mrs. Kross intend to
continue to explore the options available to them. Mr. Kross and Mrs. Kross may,
at any time or from time to time, review or reconsider their position with
respect to the Issuer and may formulate plans with respect to matters referred
to in Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a)-(b) Mr. Kross has sole voting and dispositive power over the
413,560 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned solely by Mr. Kross,
constituting approximately 8.0% of the issued and outstanding shares of the
Common Stock, based on the number of outstanding shares (5,172,404) reported as
outstanding on February 29, 2000, on the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the period ended December 31, 1999. Mr. Kross and Mrs. Kross share voting and
dispositive power over the 60,400 shares held by Mrs. Kross in her IRA and in
two trusts for the benefit of the minor children of Mr. Kross and Mrs. Kross,
constituting approximately 1.2% of the issued and outstanding shares of the
Common Stock.
(c) The following transactions are the only purchases of the Common
Stock made by Mr. Kross within the past sixty days, all of which were made in
open market purchases:
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DATE NUMBER OF SHARES COST PER SHARE
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3/7/00 3,300 $12.90
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4/3/00 1,800 $12.38
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The following transactions are the only purchases of the Common Stock
made by Mrs. Kross within the past sixty days, all of which were made in open
market purchases:
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DATE NUMBER OF SHARES COST PER SHARE
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3/7/00 1,700 $12.90
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Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
No. Description
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1 Mr. Kross's margin account agreement with Prescott, Ball & Turben,
Inc., the predecessor to Everen.*
2 Joint Filing Agreement.*
3 Letter dated September 2, 1999 from Mr. Kross to Mr. Anthony S.
Gramer, President of the Issuer.*
4 Letter dated September 16, 1999 from Mr. Kross to Mr. Anthony S.
Gramer, President of the Issuer.*
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5 Letter dated November 29, 1999 from Mr. Kross to Mr. Anthony S.
Gramer, President of the Issuer.*
6 Letter dated November 29, 1999 from Mr. Kross to Mr. Anthony S.
Gramer, President of the Issuer.*
7 Letter dated November 29, 1999 from Mr. Anthony S. Gramer, President
of the Issuer, to Mr. Kross.*
8 Letter dated December 7, 1999 from Mr. Anthony S. Gramer, President of
the Issuer, to Mr. Edward E. Crutchfield, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of First Union Corporation.*
9 Letter dated December 17, 1999, from Mr. Daniel J. Ludeman, President
and CEO of First Union Corporation, to Mr. Anthony S. Gramer,
President of the Issuer.*
10 Letter dated April 20, 2000, from Mr. Kross to Mr. Anthony S. Gramer,
President of the Issuer.
*Filed as an exhibit to the Original 13D.
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SIGNATURES
Afterreasonable 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.
Date: April 24, 2000
/s/ Peter T. Kross
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Peter T. Kross
/s/ Margaret G. Kross
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Margaret G. Kross
EXHIBIT 10
[ON LETTERHEAD]
April 20, 2000
Anthony S. Gramer
President and CEO
Malan Realty Investors, Inc.
30200 Telegraph Road, Suite 105
Bingham Farms, MI 48025
Dear Mr. Gramer,
As you well know, I am a significant shareholder of Malan Realty
Investors owning slightly less than 10 percent of the shares outstanding. I feel
compelled to notify you that I intend to vote my shares in favor of Kensington
Investment Group and against the current management slate of directors which
includes yourself and all other directors. I also thought it important to inform
you that I am extremely disturbed by the manner in which Malan, at your
direction, has "personalized" this proxy contest by leveling serious attacks
against Kensington's nominees. As a shareholder, I request that you refrain from
wasting corporate assets by waging personal attacks and stick to the business
issues at hand. Specifically, further references to Kensington's "Hand-Picked
Slate" should cease given the fact that your current state of directors is no
less "Hand-Picked" by you over the last several years.
I would also request an opportunity to personally address the Board of
Directors and shareholders during the annual shareholders meeting on May 10,
2000. Please contact me to confirm the amount of time allotted to me for making
my remarks.
Sincerely,
/s/ Peter T. Kross
Peter T. Kross
