-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Ok6Wb7cQuOVFi79JFxSKNeDHPrqDeVF0n03RhEClji4B4+hkc5Jm7khwr25HaXnY 275xCqmw2AINiDGCsFedjg== 0000950134-07-009284.txt : 20070427 0000950134-07-009284.hdr.sgml : 20070427 20070427133807 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950134-07-009284 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 14D9 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070427 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070427 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SHELTER PROPERTIES II LTD PARTNERSHIP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000319723 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] IRS NUMBER: 570709233 STATE OF INCORPORATION: SC FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D9 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-44517 FILM NUMBER: 07794735 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1873 SOUTH BELLAIRE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80222 BUSINESS PHONE: 3037578101 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1873 SOUTH BELLAIRE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80222 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SHELTER PROPERTIES II LTD PARTNERSHIP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000319723 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] IRS NUMBER: 570709233 STATE OF INCORPORATION: SC FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D9 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1873 SOUTH BELLAIRE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80222 BUSINESS PHONE: 3037578101 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1873 SOUTH BELLAIRE STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80222 SC 14D9 1 d45985sc14d9.htm SCHEDULE 14D-9 sc14d9
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
SCHEDULE 14D-9
(RULE 14d-101)
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(4)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No.       )
SHELTER PROPERTIES II LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 
(Name of Subject Company)
SHELTER PROPERTIES II 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)
Martha L. Long
Senior Vice President
Apartment Investment and Management Company
55 Beattie Place
Greenville, South Carolina 29602
(864) 239-1000
 
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
o   Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
 
 

 


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ITEM 1. SUBJECT COMPANY INFORMATION
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND OF FILING PERSON
ITEM 3. PAST CONTACTS, TRANSACTIONS, NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENTS
ITEM 4. THE SOLICITATION OR RECOMMENDATION
ITEM 5. PERSON/ASSETS, RETAINED, EMPLOYED, COMPENSATED OR USED
ITEM 6. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY
ITEM 7. PURPOSES OF THE TRANSACTION AND PLANS OR PROPOSALS
ITEM 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ITEM 9. EXHIBITS
SIGNATURE
Letter to the Unitholders of the Partnership


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SCHEDULE 14D-9
     This Schedule 14D-9 relates to a tender offer by MPF-NY 2007, LLC, MPF Badger Acquisition Co., LLC, MPF Senior Note Program I, LP, MPF Income Fund 22, LLC, MPF Flagship Fund 12, LLC, MPF DeWaay Fund 5, LLC, MacKenzie Patterson Special Fund 6, LLC, Mackenzie Special Fund 6-A, LLC, MPF Blue Ridge Fund I, LLC, MPF Blue Ridge Fund II, LLC, MPF Special Fund 8, LLC, MP Income Fund 16, LLC, MP Falcon Fund, LLC, MPF Acquisition Co. 3, LLC, MacKenzie Patterson Special Fund 5, LLC, MacKenzie Patterson Special Fund 7, LLC, MPF DeWaay Premier Fund 3, LLC, MPF Flagship Fund 11, LLC and MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP (collectively, the “Offerors”), to purchase up to 5,495 units of limited partnership interest (“Units”) of Shelter Properties II Limited Partnership, at a price of $600.00 per Unit in cash. The offer to purchase Units is being made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase of the Offerors, dated as of April 16, 2007 (the “Offer to Purchase”), and a related Letter of Transmittal, copies of which were originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 13, 2007.
ITEM 1. SUBJECT COMPANY INFORMATION.
     The name of the subject company is Shelter Properties II Limited Partnership, a South Carolina limited partnership (the “Partnership”). The address of the principal executive offices of the Partnership is 55 Beattie Place, P.O. Box 1089, Greenville, South Carolina 29602, and its telephone number is (864) 239-1000.
     The title of the class of equity securities to which this Schedule 14D-9 relates is the units of limited partnership interest of the Partnership. As of April 16, 2007, 27,500 Units were outstanding.
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND OF FILING PERSON.
     This Schedule 14D-9 is being filed by the Partnership, the subject company. The Partnership’s general partner is Shelter Realty II Corporation (the “Corporate General Partner”), a South Carolina corporation. The Partnership’s business address and telephone number are set forth in Item 1 above.
     This Schedule 14D-9 relates to a tender offer by the Offerors to purchase Units of the Partnership in cash, at a price of $600.00 per Unit. The offer to purchase Units in the Partnership is being made pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and a related Letter of Transmittal. The tender offer is described in a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the “Schedule TO”), which was filed with the SEC on April 13, 2007. As set forth in the Offer to Purchase incorporated by reference into the Schedule TO, the principal business address of each of the Offerors is 1640 School Street, Moraga, California 94556.
ITEM 3. PAST CONTACTS, TRANSACTIONS, NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENTS.
     The Partnership has no employees and depends on the Corporate General Partner and its affiliates for the management and administration of all partnership activities. The Partnership Agreement provides for certain payments to affiliates for services and as reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by affiliates on behalf of the Partnership.

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     Affiliates of the Corporate General Partner receive 5% of gross receipts from both of the Partnership’s properties as compensation for providing property management services. The Partnership paid to such affiliates approximately $320,000 and $294,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
     Affiliates of the Corporate General Partner charged the Partnership reimbursement of accountable administrative expenses amounting to approximately $252,000 and $262,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The portion of these reimbursements included in investment properties for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 are construction management services provided by an affiliate of the Corporate General Partner of approximately $133,000 and $141,000, respectively. At December 31, 2006, the Partnership owed approximately $158,000 for accountable administrative expenses.
     In accordance with the Partnership Agreement, the Corporate General Partner has loaned the Partnership funds primarily to assist in the hurricane cleanup and repairs required at Parktown Townhouses due to flood damage as well as operations at both of the Partnership’s properties. During the year ended December 31, 2006 the Corporate General Partner advanced the Partnership approximately $174,000 to pay outstanding accounts payable at Parktown Townhouses and Signal Pointe Apartments. During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Corporate General Partner advanced the Partnership approximately $308,000 to pay real estate taxes at Parktown Townhouses and for accounts payable resulting from the hurricane damage to Signal Pointe Apartments in 2004. During the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Partnership paid approximately $590,000 and $403,000 in advances and accrued interest, respectively. Interest on advances is charged at the prime rate plus 2%, or 10.25% at December 31, 2006. Interest expense was approximately $35,000 and $57,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. As of December 31, 2006 the indebtedness to the Corporate General Partner is approximately $97,000, including accrued interest. Subsequent to December 31, 2006, the Corporate General Partner advanced approximately $298,000 to the Partnership to pay real estate taxes at Parktown Townhouses and operating expenses at both of the Partnership’s properties.
     During 1983, a payable to the general partners of approximately $58,000 was accrued for sales commissions earned. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2003, the Partnership accrued a sales commission due to the Corporate General Partner of approximately $47,000 related to the sale of Raintree Apartments. Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, these liabilities cannot be paid until certain levels of return are received by the limited partners. As of December 31, 2006, the level of return to the limited partners has not been met.
     The Partnership insures its properties up to certain limits through coverage provided by AIMCO which is generally self-insured for a portion of losses and liabilities related to workers compensation, property casualty, general liability and vehicle liability. The Partnership insures its properties above the AIMCO limits through insurance policies obtained by AIMCO from insurers unaffiliated with the Corporate General Partner. During the years ended December 31,

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2006 and 2005, the Partnership was charged by AIMCO and its affiliates approximately $126,000 and $76,000, respectively, for insurance coverage and fees associated with policy claims administration.
     In addition to its indirect ownership of the general partner interest in the Partnership, AIMCO and its affiliates owned 21,232.50 limited partnership units (the “Units”) in the Partnership representing 77.21% of the outstanding Units at December 31, 2006. A number of these Units were acquired pursuant to tender offers made by AIMCO or its affiliates. It is possible that AIMCO or its affiliates will acquire additional Units in exchange for cash or a combination of cash and units in AIMCO Properties, L.P., the operating partnership of AIMCO, either through private purchases or tender offers. Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, unitholders holding a majority of the Units are entitled to take action with respect to a variety of matters that include, but are not limited to, voting on certain amendments to the Partnership Agreement and voting to remove the Corporate General Partner. As a result of its ownership of 77.21% of the outstanding Units, AIMCO and its affiliates are in a position to control all such voting decisions with respect to the Partnership. Although the Corporate General Partner owes fiduciary duties to the limited partners of the Partnership, the Corporate General Partner also owes fiduciary duties to AIMCO as its sole stockholder. As a result, the duties of the Corporate General Partner, as corporate general partner, to the Partnership and its limited partners may come into conflict with the duties of the Corporate General Partner to AIMCO as its sole stockholder.
ITEM 4. THE SOLICITATION OR RECOMMENDATION.
     The information set forth in the Letter to the Unit holders, dated as of April 27, 2007, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(1), is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 5. PERSON/ASSETS, RETAINED, EMPLOYED, COMPENSATED OR USED.
     Not applicable.
ITEM 6. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY.
     AIMCO Properties, L.P., an affiliate of the Corporate General Partner and AIMCO, initiated a tender offer for the Units on March 30, 2007, pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, dated as of March 30, 2007, and a related Letter of Transmittal, copies of which were filed with the SEC on March 30, 2007. AIMCO Properties, L.P. is offering to buy all of the Units tendered by each limited partner at a price of $600.00 per Unit, raised from its original offer price of $550.00 per Unit. If fewer than 320 unitholders would remain following the completion of the offer, AIMCO Properties, L.P. offered to purchase up to 99% of the total number of Units so tendered by each limited partner. This tender offer will expire on May 30, 2007, unless the deadline is extended.
ITEM 7. PURPOSES OF THE TRANSACTION AND PLANS OR PROPOSALS.
     Not applicable.

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ITEM 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
     The information set forth in the Letter to the Unit holders, dated as of April 27, 2007, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(1), is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1)   Letter to the Unit Holders of the Partnership, dated April 27, 2007.
(e)   Not applicable.
(g)   Not applicable.

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SIGNATURE
     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: April 27, 2007
         
  SHELTER PROPERTIES II LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 
 
  By:   Shelter Realty II Corporation    
    (Corporate General Partner)   
       
 
         
     
  By:   /s/ Martha L. Long    
    Martha L. Long   
    Senior Vice President   
 

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EX-99.(A)(1) 2 d45985exv99wxayx1y.htm LETTER TO THE UNITHOLDERS OF THE PARTNERSHIP exv99wxayx1y
 

EXHIBIT (a)(1)
SHELTER PROPERTIES II LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
c/o
Shelter Realty II Corporation
55 Beattie Place, P.O. Box 1089
Greenville, South Carolina 29602
April 27, 2007
Dear Limited Partner:
     As you may be aware by now, MPF-NY 2007, LLC, MPF Badger Acquisition Co., LLC, MPF Senior Note Program I, LP, MPF Income Fund 22, LLC, MPF Flagship Fund 12, LLC, MPF DeWaay Fund 5, LLC, MacKenzie Patterson Special Fund 6, LLC, Mackenzie Special Fund 6-A, LLC, MPF Blue Ridge Fund I, LLC, MPF Blue Ridge Fund II, LLC, MPF Special Fund 8, LLC, MP Income Fund 16, LLC, MP Falcon Fund, LLC, MPF Acquisition Co. 3, LLC, MacKenzie Patterson Special Fund 5, LLC, MacKenzie Patterson Special Fund 7, LLC, MPF DeWaay Premier Fund 3, LLC, MPF Flagship Fund 11, LLC and MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP (collectively, the “MacKenzie Group”), initiated an unsolicited tender offer to buy up to 5,495 units of limited partnership interest (“Units”) in Shelter Properties II Limited Partnership (the “Partnership”) on April 16, 2007.
     The Partnership, through its general partner, Shelter Realty II Corporation, is required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission to make a recommendation whether you should accept or reject this offer or to state that the Partnership is remaining neutral with respect to this offer. The general partner does not express any opinion, and is remaining neutral, with respect to the MacKenzie Group’s offer due to a conflict of interest. AIMCO Properties, L.P. (“AIMCO Properties”), an affiliate of the general partner, is currently conducting a tender offer for the Units. Therefore, the general partner is remaining neutral and does not express any opinion with respect to the MacKenzie Group offer.
     However, we call your attention to the following considerations:
    AIMCO Properties has raised its tender offer price of $550.00 per Unit to $600.00 per Unit, less any distributions subsequently made or declared by the Partnership prior to May 30, 2007, or such other date as the AIMCO Properties’ offer may be further extended, which is equal to the MacKenzie Group’s offer price.
 
    The MacKenzie Group’s $600.00 per Unit offer price will be reduced by the amount of any distributions declared or made between April 16, 2007 and May 16, 2007, or such other date as the MacKenzie Group’s offer may be further extended.
 
    Another third party, Peachtree Partners, has initiated an additional unsolicited tender offer to buy up to 4.9% of the outstanding Units, including the Units it already owns, at an offer price of $600.00 per Unit, less an administrative fee of $150.00 per investor and the amount of any distributions declared or made after April 6, 2007.
 
    AIMCO Properties and its affiliates, which collectively hold 21,232.5 Units, or approximately 77.21% of the outstanding Units, do not intend to tender any of their Units in the MacKenzie Group’s offer.
 
    The MacKenzie Group’s offer is limited to 5,495 Units. If more than 5,495 Units are tendered in the MacKenzie Group’s offer, the MacKenzie Group will accept the Units on a pro rata basis. Therefore, an investor who tenders all of its Units might not fully dispose of its investment in the Partnership.
 
    AIMCO Properties’ offer is not limited to a maximum number of Units; however, the AIMCO Properties offer is conditioned on there being at least 320 unitholders remaining after its purchase of all Units validly tendered and not properly withdrawn prior to the expiration date of that offer.

 


 

    The Partnership’s Amended and Restated Certificate and Agreement of Limited Partnership restrict the transfer of fractional Units. If you are tendering less than all of your Units, you must continue to hold at least five (5) Units after the transfer.
 
    The MacKenzie Group’s offer to purchase estimates the liquidation value of the Partnership to be $723.00 per Unit. However, the MacKenzie Group is only offering $600.00 per Unit.
 
    The corporate general partner is currently considering the sale of Parktown Townhouses, a 309-unit apartment complex located in Deer Park, Texas. However, the property is not currently listed or marketed for sale and no assurances can be given regarding the timing or amount of a sale, if any.
 
    During November 2005, Signal Pointe Apartments incurred approximately $46,000 in damages from a fire. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Partnership received insurance proceeds of approximately $39,000 and wrote off undepreciated damaged assets of approximately $8,000 resulting in a casualty gain of approximately $31,000.
 
    During February 2005, Parktown Townhouses incurred damages from a fire. The estimated total building damages were approximately $309,000. During the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, the Partnership received insurance proceeds which totaled approximately $258,000 and wrote off undepreciated damaged assets of approximately $490,000. The resulting casualty gain for the year ended December 31, 2006 was approximately $36,000. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Partnership also received approximately $51,000 for emergency repairs and clean-up costs.
 
    AIMCO Properties has made the following direct purchases since 2004:
                 
            Price Per
Year   Units Acquired   Unit
2004
    47     $ 242.05  
2005
    96.5     $ 350.78  
2006
    10     $ 350.78  
    AIMCO Properties made a tender offer on November 5, 2004 for the purchase of Units at a purchase price of $350.78 per Unit (as revised from an original purchase price of $238.25). The offer was held open through December 28, 2004 and 728 Units were acquired.
 
    Set forth below is secondary sales information as reported by Direct Investments Spectrum (formerly known as The Partnership Spectrum) and the American Partnership Board, which are the only two independent sources from which we currently have information regarding secondary market sales. The gross sales prices reported by these services do not necessarily reflect the net sales proceeds received by sellers of Units, which typically are reduced by commissions and other secondary market transaction costs to amounts less than the reported price. We do not know whether the information compiled by these services is accurate or complete. Other sources, such as The Stanger Report, may contain prices for Units that equal or exceed the sales prices reported by Direct Investments Spectrum and the American Partnership Board.
  o   Set forth below are the high and low sales prices of Units during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, as reported by Direct Investments Spectrum, an independent third-party source. There have been no sales reported by the Direct Investments Spectrum during the year ended December 31, 2007 (through January 31).
                 
    HIGH   LOW
Year Ended December 31, 2006:
  $ 500.00     $ 351.12  
Year Ended December 31, 2005:
  $ 311.12     $ 311.12  
Year Ended December 31, 2004:
  $ 271.00     $ 271.00  

 


 

  o   Set forth below are the high and low sales prices of Units during the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, as reported by the American Partnership Board, an independent, third-party source. There were no sales reported by the American Partnership Board during the years ended December 31, 2006 or December 31, 2007 (through March 31).
                 
    HIGH   LOW
Year Ended December 31, 2005:
  $ 311.12     $ 311.12  
Year Ended December 31, 2004:
  $ 271.00     $ 271.00  
     Each limited partner should make its own decision as to whether or not it should tender or refrain from tendering its Units in an offer in light of its unique circumstances, including (i) its investment objectives, (ii) its financial circumstances including the tolerance for risk and need for liquidity, (iii) its views as to the Partnership’s prospects and outlook, (iv) its own analysis and review of all publicly available information about the Partnership, (v) other financial opportunities available to it, (vi) its own tax position and tax consequences, and (vii) other factors that the limited partner may deem relevant to its decision. Under any circumstances, limited partners should be aware that a sale of their Units in the Partnership will have tax consequences that could be adverse.
     Please consult with your tax advisor about the impact of a sale on your own particular situation and the effect of any negative capital accounts.
     If you would like to discuss this matter in greater detail, please contact our Investor Relations Department at ISTC Corporation at (864) 239-1029 or at PO Box 2347, Greenville, SC 29602.
Sincerely,
Shelter Realty II Corporation,
Corporate General Partner

 

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