e424b3
Filed
Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration File
No. 333-175850
INFORMATION
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
CENTURY
PROPERTIES FUND XV
Century Properties Fund XV, or CPF XV, has entered into an
amended and restated agreement and plan of merger, or merger
agreement, with a wholly owned subsidiary of AIMCO Properties,
L.P., or Aimco OP. Under the merger agreement:
(i) First, CPF XV will be merged with and into Aimco
OPs subsidiary, Century Properties Fund XV, LP, a
Delaware limited partnership, or New CPF XV, with New CPF XV as
the surviving entity. New CPF XV was formed for the purpose of
effecting this merger and does not have any assets or
operations. In this merger, each unit of limited partnership
interest in CPF XV, or CPF XV Unit, will be converted into an
identical unit of limited partnership in New CPF XV, or New CPF
XV Unit, and each general partnership interest in CPF XV now
held by the general partners of CPF XV will be converted into a
general partnership interest in New CPF XV. All interests in New
CPF XV outstanding immediately prior to the merger will be
cancelled in the merger; and
(ii) Second, Aimco OPs subsidiary, Aimco CPF XV
Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or the
Aimco Subsidiary, will be merged with and into New CPF XV, with
New CPF XV as the surviving entity. The Aimco Subsidiary was
formed for the purpose of effecting this merger and does not
have any assets or operations. In this merger, each New CPF XV
Unit will be converted into the right to receive, at the
election of the holder of such unit, either:
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$41.83 in cash, or
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$41.83 in partnership common units of Aimco OP, or OP Units.
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The merger consideration of $41.83 per New CPF XV Unit was based
on an independent third party appraisal of CPF XVs
property by Cogent Realty Advisors, LLC, or CRA, an independent
valuation firm.
The number of OP Units offered for each New CPF XV Unit
will be calculated by dividing $41.83 by the average closing
price of common stock of Apartment Investment and Management
Company, or Aimco, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange,
or the NYSE, over the ten consecutive trading days ending on the
second trading day immediately prior to the consummation of the
merger. For example, as of December 14, 2011, the average
closing price of Aimco common stock over the preceding ten
consecutive trading days was $21.62, which would have resulted
in 1.93 OP Units offered for each New CPF XV Unit. However,
if Aimco OP determines that the law of the state or other
jurisdiction in which a limited partner resides would prohibit
the issuance of OP Units in that state or other
jurisdiction (or that registration or qualification in that
state or jurisdiction would be prohibitively costly), then such
limited partner will not be entitled to elect OP Units, and
will receive cash.
The OP Units are not listed on any securities exchange nor
do they trade in an active secondary market. However, after a
one-year holding period, OP Units are redeemable for shares
of Aimco common stock (on a
one-for-one
basis) or cash equal to the value of such shares, as Aimco
elects. As a result, the trading price of Aimco common stock is
considered a reasonable estimate of the fair market value of an
OP Unit. Aimcos common stock is listed and traded on
the NYSE under the symbol AIV.
In the second merger, Aimco OPs interest in the Aimco
Subsidiary will be converted into New CPF XV Units. As a result,
after the merger, Aimco OP will be the sole limited partner of
New CPF XV and will own all of the outstanding New CPF XV Units.
Within ten days after the effective time of the mergers, Aimco
OP will prepare and mail to the former holders of CPF XV Units
an election form pursuant to which they can elect to receive
cash or OP Units. Holders of CPF XV Units may elect their
form of consideration by completing and returning the election
form in accordance with its instructions. If the information
agent does not receive a properly completed election form from a
holder before 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the
30th day after the mailing of the election form, the holder
will be deemed to have elected to receive cash. Former holders
of CPF XV Units may also use the election form to elect to
receive, in lieu of the merger consideration, the appraised
value of their New CPF XV Units, determined through an
arbitration proceeding.
Under applicable law, the merger agreement and the mergers must
be approved by CPF XVs general partners and a majority in
interest of the CPF XV Units. Fox Capital Management
Corporation, CPF XVs managing general partner, or FCMC,
has determined that the merger agreement and the mergers are
advisable and in the best interests of CPF XV and its limited
partners, and along with Fox Realty Investors, or FRI, CPF
XVs other general partner, has approved the merger
agreement and the mergers. FCMC, as well as the managing general
partner of FRI, are subsidiaries of Aimco. As of
December 14, 2011, there were issued and outstanding 89,975
CPF XV Units, and Aimco OP and its affiliates owned 65,841.34 of
those units, or approximately 73.18% of the number of units
outstanding. As more fully described herein, approximately
35,473.17 of the CPF XV Units owned by an affiliate of Aimco OP
are subject to a voting restriction, which requires such CPF XV
Units to be voted in proportion to the votes cast with respect
to CPF XV Units not subject to this voting restriction. Aimco OP
and its affiliates have indicated that they will vote all of
their CPF XV Units that are not subject to this restriction,
approximately 30,368.17 CPF XV Units or approximately 33.75% of
the outstanding CPF XV Units, in favor of the merger agreement
and the mergers. As a result, affiliates of Aimco OP will vote a
total of approximately 50,133 CPF XV Units, or approximately
55.72% of the outstanding CPF XV Units in favor of the merger
agreement and the mergers.
Aimco OP and its affiliates have indicated that they intend to
take action by written consent, as permitted under the
partnership agreement, to approve the mergers on or about
February 21, 2012. As a result, approval of the mergers
is assured, and your consent to the mergers is not required.
WE ARE
NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND
YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY
This information statement/prospectus contains information about
the mergers and the securities offered hereby, and the reasons
that FCMC has decided that the mergers are in the best interests
of CPF XV and its limited partners. CPF XVs general
partners have conflicts of interest with respect to the mergers
that are described in greater detail herein. Please read this
information statement/prospectus carefully, including the
section entitled Risk Factors beginning on page 20.
It provides you with detailed information about the mergers and
the securities offered hereby. The merger agreement is attached
to this information statement/prospectus as Annex A.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of the
securities to be issued in connection with the mergers,
determined if this information statement/prospectus is truthful
or complete, approved or disapproved of the mergers, passed upon
the merits or fairness of the mergers, or passed upon the
adequacy or accuracy of the disclosure in this information
statement/prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
This information statement/prospectus is dated
December 20, 2011, and is first being mailed to limited
partners on or about December 21, 2011.
WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING QUALIFICATION TO ALLOW ALL HOLDERS
OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNITS OF CPF XV THE ABILITY TO ELECT TO
RECEIVE OP UNITS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGERS. HOWEVER, AT THE
PRESENT TIME, IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
STATES, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ELECT TO RECEIVE OP UNITS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE MERGERS:
CALIFORNIA
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK HAS NOT PASSED
ON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING. ANY REPRESENTATION
TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
This information statement/prospectus incorporates important
business and financial information about Aimco from documents
that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
or the SEC, but that have not been included in or delivered with
this information statement/prospectus. For a listing of
documents incorporated by reference into this information
statement/prospectus, please see Where You Can Find
Additional Information beginning on page 94 of this
information statement/prospectus.
Aimco will provide you with copies of such documents relating to
Aimco (excluding all exhibits unless Aimco has specifically
incorporated by reference an exhibit in this information
statement/prospectus), without charge, upon written or oral
request to:
ISTC Corporation
P.O. Box 2347
Greenville, South Carolina 29602
(864) 239-1029
If you have any questions or require any assistance, please
contact our information agent, Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC,
by mail at 12 Commerce Drive, Cranford, New Jersey 07016; by fax
at
(908) 497-2349;
or by telephone at
(800) 217-9608.
ABOUT
THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
This information statement/prospectus, which forms a part of a
registration statement on
Form S-4
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Aimco and
Aimco OP, constitutes a prospectus of Aimco OP under
Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Securities Act, with respect to the OP Units that may be
issued to holders of CPF XVs Units in connection with the
mergers, and a prospectus of Aimco under Section 5 of the
Securities Act with respect to shares of Aimco common stock that
may be issued in exchange for such OP Units tendered for
redemption. This document also constitutes an information
statement under Section 14(c) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, with respect to
the action to be taken by written consent to approve the mergers.
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SUMMARY
TERM SHEET
This summary term sheet highlights the material information
with respect to the merger, the merger agreement and the other
matters described herein. It may not contain all of the
information that is important to you. You are urged to carefully
read the entire information statement/prospectus and the other
documents referred to in this information statement/prospectus,
including the merger agreement. Aimco, Aimco OP, FCMC, FRI and
Aimcos subsidiaries that may be deemed to directly or
indirectly beneficially own limited partnership units of CPF XV
are referred to herein, collectively, as the Aimco
Entities.
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The Mergers: CPF XV has entered into an
agreement and plan of merger with New CPF XV, Aimco OP and the
Aimco Subsidiary. Under the merger agreement:
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First, CPF XV will be merged with and into New CPF XV, with New
CPF XV as the surviving entity. New CPF XV was formed for the
purpose of effecting this merger and does not have any assets or
operations. In this merger, each CPF XV Unit will be converted
into a New CPF XV Unit, and each general partnership interest in
CPF XV will be converted into a general partnership interest in
New CPF XV. All interests in CPF XV outstanding immediately
prior to the merger will be cancelled in the merger.
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Second, the Aimco Subsidiary will be merged with and into New
CPF XV, with New CPF XV as the surviving entity. The Aimco
Subsidiary was formed for the purpose of effecting this merger
and does not have any assets or operations. In this merger, each
New CPF XV Unit will be converted into the right to receive the
merger consideration described below.
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Merger Consideration: In the second
merger, each New CPF XV Unit will be converted into the right to
receive, at the election of the holder of such New CPF XV Unit,
either $41.83 in cash or equivalent value in OP Units,
except in those jurisdictions where the law prohibits the offer
of OP Units (or registration or qualification would be
prohibitively costly). The number of OP Units issuable with
respect to each New CPF XV Unit will be calculated by dividing
the $41.83 per unit cash merger consideration by the average
closing price of Aimco common stock, as reported on the NYSE
over the ten consecutive trading days ending on the second
trading day immediately prior to the consummation of the merger.
For a full description of the determination of the merger
consideration, see The Mergers Determination
of Merger Consideration beginning on page 40.
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Fairness of Merger: Although the Aimco
Entities have interests that may conflict with those of CPF
XVs unaffiliated limited partners, each of the Aimco
Entities believes that the merger agreement and the mergers are
fair to the unaffiliated limited partners of CPF XV. The merger
consideration of $41.83 per CPF XV Unit was based on an
independent third party appraisal of CPF XVs property by
CRA, an independent valuation firm. See Special
Factors Fairness of the Transactions beginning
on page 7.
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Opinion of Financial Advisor: In
connection with the merger, Duff & Phelps, LLC, or
Duff & Phelps, has delivered its written opinion to
the boards of directors of Aimco, the general partner of Aimco
OP, FCMC and the managing general partner of FRI to the effect
that, as of December 19, 2011, the cash consideration
offered in the mergers is fair, from a financial point of view,
to the unaffiliated limited partners of CPF XV.
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The full text of Duff & Phelpss written opinion,
which sets forth the assumptions made, procedures followed,
factors considered and qualifications and limitations on the
review undertaken by Duff & Phelps in connection with
its opinion, is attached to this information
statement/prospectus as Annex C. You are encouraged to read
Duff & Phelpss opinion, and the section entitled
Special Factors Opinion of Financial
Advisor beginning on page 13, carefully and in their
entirety.
Duff & Phelpss opinion was directed to the
boards of directors of Aimco, the general partner of Aimco OP,
FCMC and the managing general partner of FRI, and addresses only
the fairness to the unaffiliated limited partners of CPF XV,
from a financial point of view, of the cash consideration
offered to them as of the date of the opinion. Duff &
Phelpss opinion did not address any other aspect of the
merger and was not intended to and does not constitute a
recommendation as to how any party should vote or act with
respect to the mergers or any matter relating thereto.
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Effects of the Mergers: After the
mergers, Aimco OP will be the sole limited partner in New CPF
XV, and will own all of the outstanding New CPF XV Units. As a
result, after the mergers, you will cease to have any rights in
CPF XV or New CPF XV as a limited partner. See
Special Factors Effects of the
Mergers, beginning on page 6.
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Appraisal Rights: Pursuant to the terms
of the merger agreement, Aimco OP will provide each CPF XV
limited partner with contractual dissenters appraisal
rights that are similar to the dissenters appraisal rights
available to a stockholder of a constituent corporation in a
merger under Delaware law, and which will enable a limited
partner to obtain an appraisal of the value of the limited
partners CPF XV Units in connection with the mergers. See
The Mergers Appraisal Rights, beginning
on page 42. A description of the appraisal rights being
provided, and the procedures that a limited partner must follow
to seek such rights, is attached to this information
statement/prospectus as Annex B.
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List of Investors: Under CPF XVs
partnership agreement and applicable law, upon written request
and at the cost of the limited partner, a limited partner who
holds CPF XV Units has the right to receive by mail a list of
the names and addresses of the partners of CPF XV and the number
of units of partnership interest held by each of them. This list
may be obtained by making written request to the general
partners of CPF XV,
c/o Eagle
Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC, 12 Commerce Drive, Cranford, New
Jersey 07016, or by fax at
(908) 497-2349.
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Century Properties Fund XV, or CPF XV, is a California
limited partnership organized in May 1980 for the purpose of
operating income-producing residential real estate. Its managing
general partner, the general partner responsible for managing
CPF XV, is Fox Capital Management Corporation, or FCMC. FCMC is
a California corporation and a subsidiary of Aimco. The other
general partner of CPF XV is Fox Realty Investors, or FRI. FRI
is a California general partnership and the managing general
partner of FRI is a subsidiary of Aimco. CPF XV presently owns
and operates one investment property, Lakeside Place Apartments,
a 734 unit apartment project located in Houston, Texas. See
Information About CPF XV, beginning on page 34. CPF
XVs principal address is 55 Beattie Place,
P.O. Box 1089, Greenville, South Carolina 29602, and
its telephone number is
(864) 239-1000.
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Apartment Investment and Management Company, or Aimco, is a
Maryland corporation that is a self-administered and
self-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT. Aimcos
principal financial objective is to provide predictable and
attractive returns to its stockholders. Aimcos common
stock is listed and traded on the NYSE under the symbol
AIV. See Information about the Aimco
Entities, beginning on page 29. Aimcos principal
address is 4582 South Ulster Street, Suite 1100, Denver,
Colorado 80237, and its telephone number is
(303) 757-8101.
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AIMCO Properties, L.P., or Aimco OP, is a Delaware limited
partnership which, through its operating divisions and
subsidiaries, holds substantially all of Aimcos assets and
manages the daily operations of Aimcos business and
assets. See Information about the Aimco Entities,
beginning on page 31. Aimco OPs principal address is 4582
South Ulster Street Parkway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado
80237, and its telephone number is
(303) 757-8101.
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Century Properties Fund XV, LP, or New CPF XV, is a
Delaware limited partnership formed on July 26, 2011, for
the purpose of consummating the merger with CPF XV. New CPF
XVs general partner is Aimco OP and its sole limited
partner is the Aimco Subsidiary. See Information about the
Aimco Entities, beginning on page 31.
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Aimco CPF XV Merger Sub LLC, or the Aimco Subsidiary, is a
Delaware limited liability company formed on July 26, 2011,
for the purpose of acting as limited partner of New CPF XV prior
to the merger, and consummating the merger with New CPF XV. The
Aimco Subsidiary is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Aimco
OP. See Information about the Aimco Entities,
beginning on page 31.
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Reasons for the Mergers: Aimco and
Aimco OP are in the business of acquiring, owning and managing
apartment properties such as the one owned by CPF XV, and have
decided to proceed with the transactions as
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a means of acquiring the property currently owned by CPF XV in a
manner that they believe (i) provides fair value to limited
partners, (ii) offers limited partners an opportunity to
receive immediate liquidity, or defer recognition of taxable
gain (except where the law of the state or other jurisdiction in
which a limited partner resides would prohibit the issuance of
OP Units in that state or other jurisdiction, or where
registration or qualification would be prohibitively costly),
and (iii) relieves CPF XV of the expenses associated with a
sale of the property, including marketing and other transaction
costs. The Aimco Entities decided to proceed with the mergers at
this time for the following reasons:
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In the absence of a transaction, CPF XV limited partners have
only limited options to liquidate their investment in CPF XV.
The CPF XV Units are not traded on an exchange or other
reporting system, and transactions in the securities are limited
and sporadic.
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The value of the single property owned by CPF XV is not
sufficient to justify its continued operation as a public
company. As a public company with a significant number of
unaffiliated limited partners, CPF XV incurs costs associated
with preparing audited annual financial statements, unaudited
quarterly financial statements, tax returns and partner
Schedule K-1s,
periodic SEC reports and other expenses. The Aimco Entities
estimate these costs to be approximately $95,000 per year. The
mergers will eliminate a significant amount of these costs.
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CPF XV has been operating at a loss from operations for two of
the last three years, and depends, in part, on loans from Aimco
OP to fund its operations and capital improvements at its
property. At September 30, 2011, the total amount of loans
owed by CPF XV to Aimco OP was approximately $8,621,000. CPF XV
may receive additional advances of funds from Aimco OP, although
Aimco OP is not obligated to provide such advances. If the Aimco
Entities acquire 100% of the limited partnership interests of
CPF XV, they will have greater flexibility in financing and
operating its property.
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Conflicts of Interest: FCMC and FRI
have a conflict of interest with respect to the mergers. FCMC
and FRI are the general partners of CPF XV. Both FCMC and the
managing general partner of FRI are wholly owned by AIMCO/IPT,
Inc. which in turn is wholly owned by Aimco. Each of FCMC and
the managing general partner of FRI has fiduciary duties to its
ultimate sole stockholder, Aimco, on the one hand, and each of
FCMC and FRI has fiduciary duties to CPF XV and its limited
partners, on the other hand. The duties of FCMC and FRI to CPF
XV and its limited partners conflict with the duties of FCMC and
the managing general partner of FRI to Aimco and its affiliates,
which could result in FCMC and FRI approving a transaction that
is more favorable to Aimco than might be the case absent such
conflict of interest. As the managing general partner of CPF XV,
FCMC seeks the best possible terms for CPF XVs limited
partners. This conflicts with Aimcos interest in obtaining
the best possible terms for Aimco OP. See The
Mergers Conflicts of Interest, beginning on
page 41.
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Risk Factors: In evaluating the merger
agreement and the mergers, CPF XV limited partners should
carefully read this information statement/prospectus and
especially consider the factors discussed in the section
entitled Risk Factors beginning on page 20. Some of
the risk factors associated with the mergers are summarized
below:
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FCMC and FRI are the general partners of CPF XV. Both FCMC and
the managing general partner of FRI are indirectly owned by
Aimco. As a result, FCMC and FRI have a conflict of interest in
the mergers. A transaction with a third party in the absence of
this conflict could result in better terms or greater
consideration to CPF XV limited partners.
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CPF XV limited partners who receive cash may recognize taxable
gain in the transactions and that gain could exceed the merger
consideration.
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There are a number of significant differences between CPF XV
Units and Aimco OP Units relating to, among other things,
the nature of the investment, voting rights, distributions and
liquidity and transferability/redemption. For more information
regarding those differences, see Comparison of CPF XV
Units and Aimco OP Units, beginning on page 63.
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CPF XV limited partners may elect to receive OP Units as
merger consideration in the second merger and there are risks
related to an investment in OP Units, including the fact
that there are restrictions on transferability of OP Units;
there is no public market for OP Units; and there is no
assurance as to the value that might be realized upon a future
redemption of OP Units. See Comparison of CPF XV
Units and Aimco OP Units, beginning on page 63.
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Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of
the Mergers: New CPF XV, the Delaware
partnership, will be considered a continuation of CPF XV, the
California partnership, for tax purposes. CPF XV will not
recognize gain. New CPF XV will have the same federal
identification number as that of CPF XV and will have the same
tax basis, holding period, and depreciation method for each of
its assets as that of CPF XV. The partners of CPF XV will not
recognize any gain from the merger of CPF XV with and into New
CPF XV. The bases of the partners in New CPF XV will be equal to
their bases in CPF XV, and their holding periods in their units
in New CPF XV will be the same as their holding periods in the
CPF XV units. Aimco believes that completion of the conversion
will not result in any tax consequences to the limited partners
of CPF XV.
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In general, any payment of cash for New CPF XV Units will be
treated as a sale of such New CPF XV Units by the holder
thereof, and any exchange of New CPF XV Units for OP Units
under the terms of the merger agreement will be treated, in
accordance with Sections 721 and 731 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, as a tax free
transaction, except to the extent described in Material
United States Federal Income Tax Considerations
United State Federal Income Tax Consequences Relating to the
Mergers, beginning on page 69.
The foregoing is a general discussion of the material
U.S. federal income tax consequences of the transactions.
This summary does not discuss all aspects of U.S. federal
income taxation that may be relevant to you in light of your
specific circumstances or if you are subject to special
treatment under the federal income tax laws. The particular tax
consequences of the transactions to you will depend on a number
of factors related to your tax situation. You should review
Material United States Federal Income Tax
Considerations, herein and consult your tax advisors for a
full understanding of the tax consequences to you of the
transactions.
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SPECIAL
FACTORS
Purposes,
Alternatives and Reasons for the Mergers
Aimco and Aimco OP are in the business of acquiring, owning and
managing apartment properties such as the one owned by CPF XV,
and have decided to proceed with the mergers as a means of
acquiring the property currently owned by CPF XV in a manner
that they and the other Aimco Entities believe (i) provides
fair value to limited partners, (ii) offers limited
partners an opportunity to receive immediate liquidity, or defer
recognition of taxable gain (except where the law of the state
or other jurisdiction in which a limited partner resides would
prohibit the issuance of OP Units in that state or other
jurisdiction, or where registration or qualification would be
prohibitively costly), and (iii) relieves CPF XV of the
expenses associated with a sale of the property, including
marketing and other transaction costs.
The Aimco Entities determined to proceed with the transactions
at this time for the following reasons:
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In the absence of a transaction, CPF XV limited partners have
only limited options to liquidate their investment in CPF XV.
The CPF XV Units are not traded on an exchange or other
reporting system, and transactions in the securities are limited
and sporadic.
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The value of the single property owned by CPF XV is not
sufficient to justify its continued operation as a public
company. As a public company with a significant number of
unaffiliated limited partners, CPF XV incurs costs associated
with preparing audited annual financial statements, unaudited
quarterly financial statements, tax returns and partner
Schedule K-1s,
periodic SEC reports and other expenses. The Aimco Entities
estimate these costs to be approximately $95,000 per year. The
mergers will eliminate a significant amount of these costs.
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CPF XV has been operating at a loss from operations for two of
the last three years, and depends, in part, on loans from Aimco
OP to fund its operations and capital improvements at its
property. At September 30, 2011, the total amount of loans
owed by CPF XV to Aimco OP was approximately $8,621,000. CPF XV
may receive additional advances of funds from Aimco OP, although
Aimco OP is not obligated to provide such advances. If the Aimco
Entities acquire 100% of the limited partnership interests of
CPF XV, they will have greater flexibility in financing and
operating its property.
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Before deciding to proceed with the transactions, FCMC and the
other Aimco Entities considered the alternatives described below:
Continuation of CPF XV as a Public Company Operating the
Property. FCMC and the other Aimco Entities did
not consider the continuation of CPF XV as a public company
operating the property to be a viable alternative primarily
because the costs associated with preparing financial
statements, tax returns, periodic SEC reports and other
expenses, and the inability of CPF XV to generate sufficient
funds to cover operating expenses without advances from Aimco OP
which may not be available in the future.
Liquidation of CPF XV. FCMC and the other
Aimco Entities considered a liquidation of CPF XV in which CPF
XVs property would be marketed and sold to a third party
for cash, with any net proceeds remaining, after payment of all
liabilities, distributed to CPF XVs limited partners. The
primary advantage of such a transaction would be that the sale
price would reflect arms-length negotiations and might
therefore be higher than the appraised value which has been used
to determine the merger consideration. FCMC and the other Aimco
Entities rejected this alternative because of: (i) the risk
that a third party purchaser might not be found that would offer
a satisfactory price; (ii) the costs imposed on CPF XV in
connection with marketing and selling the property;
(iii) the fact that limited partners would recognize
taxable gain on the sale without the option of deferring that
gain; and (iv) the fact that, in FCMCs judgment, the
costs imposed on CPF XV in connection with marketing and selling
its property, as well as the fact that in such a sale limited
partners would recognize taxable gain on the sale without the
option of deferring that gain, would likely make the sale of the
property and dissolution of CPF XV less advantageous to the
limited partners than the mergers.
Contribution of the property to Aimco OP. The
Aimco Entities considered a transaction in which CPF XVs
property would be contributed to Aimco OP in exchange for
OP Units. The primary advantage of such a transaction
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would be that CPF XV limited partners would not recognize
taxable gain. The Aimco Entities rejected this alternative
because it would not offer limited partners an opportunity for
immediate liquidity.
Effects
of the Mergers
The Aimco Entities believe that the mergers will have the
following benefits and detriments to unaffiliated limited
partners, CPF XV and the Aimco Entities:
Benefits to Unaffiliated Limited Partners. The
mergers are expected to have the following principal benefits to
unaffiliated limited partners:
Liquidity. Limited partners are given a choice
of merger consideration in the second merger, and may elect to
receive either cash or OP Units, except in those
jurisdictions where the law prohibits the offer of OP Units
(or registration or qualification would be prohibitively
costly). Limited partners who receive the cash consideration
will receive immediate liquidity with respect to their
investment.
Option to Defer Taxable Gain. Limited partners
who receive OP Units in the second merger may defer
recognition of taxable gain (except where the law of the state
or other jurisdiction in which a limited partner resides would
prohibit the issuance of OP Units in that state or other
jurisdiction, or where registration or qualification would be
prohibitively costly).
Diversification. Limited partners who receive
OP Units in the second merger will have the opportunity to
participate in Aimco OP, which has a more diversified property
portfolio than CPF XV.
Benefits to CPF XV and New CPF XV. The mergers
are expected to have the following principal benefits to CPF XV
and New CPF XV:
Elimination of Costs Associated with SEC Reporting
Requirements and Multiple Limited Partners. After
the mergers, the Aimco Entities will own all of the limited
partner interests in CPF XV, and CPF XV will terminate its
registration and cease filing periodic reports with the SEC. As
a result, CPF XV will no longer incur costs associated with
preparing audited annual financial statements, unaudited
quarterly financial statements, tax returns and partner
Schedule K-1s,
periodic SEC reports and other expenses. The Aimco Entities
estimate these expenses to be approximately $95,000 per year.
The mergers will eliminate a significant amount of these costs.
Benefits to the Aimco Entities. The mergers
are expected to have the following principal benefits to the
Aimco Entities:
Increased Interest in CPF XV. Upon completion
of the mergers, Aimco OP will be the sole limited partner of New
CPF XV, the successor to CPF XV. As a result, the Aimco Entities
will receive all of the benefit from any future appreciation in
value of the property after the mergers, and any future income
from such property.
Detriments to Unaffiliated Limited
Partners. The mergers are expected to have the
following principal detriments to unaffiliated limited partners:
Taxable Gain. CPF XV limited partners who
receive the cash consideration in the second merger may
recognize taxable gain in the merger that could exceed the
merger consideration. CPF XV limited partners who receive
OP Units in the second merger could recognize taxable gain
if Aimco subsequently sells the property.
Risks Related to OP Units. Limited
partners who receive OP Units in the second merger will be
subject to the risks related to an investment in OP Units,
as described in greater detail under the heading Risk
Factors Risks Related to an Investment in
OP Units.
Conflicts of Interest; No Separate Representation of
Unaffiliated Limited Partners. FCMC and FRI have
a conflict of interest with respect to the mergers. Both FCMC
and the managing general partner of FRI are wholly owned by
AIMCO/IPT, Inc., which is wholly owned by Aimco. Each of FCMC
and the managing general partner of FRI has fiduciary duties to
its ultimate sole stockholder, Aimco, on the one hand, and each
of FCMC and FRI has fiduciary duties to CPF XV and its limited
partners, on the other hand. The duties of FCMC and FRI to CPF
XV and its limited partners conflict with the duties of FCMC and
the managing general partner of FRI to Aimco and its affiliates,
which could result in FCMC and FRI approving a transaction that
is more favorable to Aimco than might
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be the case absent such conflict of interest. As the managing
general partner of CPF XV, FCMC seeks the best possible terms
for CPF XVs limited partners. This conflicts with
Aimcos interest in obtaining the best possible terms for
Aimco OP. In negotiating the merger agreement, no one separately
represented the interests of the unaffiliated limited partners.
If an independent advisor had been engaged, it is possible that
such advisor could have negotiated better terms for CPF
XVs unaffiliated limited partners.
Decreased Interest in CPF XV. Upon completion
of the mergers, unaffiliated limited partners will no longer
hold an interest in CPF XV, and Aimco OP will be the sole
limited partner of CPF XV. As a result, unaffiliated limited
partners will no longer benefit from any future appreciation in
the value of the property after the mergers, or any future
income from such property.
Detriments to CPF XV and New CPF XV. The
transactions are not expected to have any detriments to CPF XV
or New CPF XV.
Detriments to the Aimco Entities. The
transactions are expected to have the following principal
detriments to the Aimco Entities:
Increased Interest in CPF XV. Upon completion
of the mergers, the Aimco Entities limited partner
interest in the net book value of CPF XV will increase from
73.18% to 100%, or from a deficit of $11,401,000 to a deficit of
$15,579,000 as of December 31, 2010, and their limited
partner interest in the losses from continuing operations of CPF
XV will increase from 73.18% to 100%, or from $631,000 to
$862,000 for the period ended December 31, 2010. Upon
completion of the mergers, Aimco OP will be the sole limited
partner of CPF XV. As a result, Aimco OP will bear the burden of
all future operating or other losses, as well as any decline in
the value of CPF XVs property.
Burden of Capital Expenditures. Upon
completion of the transactions, the Aimco Entities will have
sole responsibility for providing any funds necessary to pay for
capital expenditures at the property.
Material
United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the
Transactions
For a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax
consequences of the mergers, see Material United States
Federal Income Tax Considerations United States
Federal Income Tax Consequences Relating to the Mergers.
Fairness
of the Transactions
Factors in Favor of Fairness
Determination. The Aimco Entities (including the
general partners of CPF XV) believe that the mergers are
fair and in the best interests of CPF XV and its unaffiliated
limited partners. In support of this determination, the Aimco
Entities considered the following factors:
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The merger consideration of $41.83 per CPF XV Unit was based on
an independent third party appraisal of CPF XVs property
by CRA, an independent valuation firm.
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Duff & Phelps has delivered its written opinion to the
boards of directors of Aimco, the general partner of Aimco OP,
FCMC and the managing general partner of FRI to the effect that,
as of December 19, 2011, based upon and subject to the
assumptions made, procedures followed, factors considered, and
qualifications and limitations on the review undertaken by
Duff & Phelps in connection with its opinion, the cash
consideration of $41.83 per CPF XV Unit offered in the second
merger is fair, from a financial point of view, to the
unaffiliated limited partners of CPF XV.
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The merger consideration is equal to the Aimco Entities
estimate of going concern value, calculated as the appraised
value of CPF XVs property, plus the amount of its other
assets, less the amount of CPF XVs liabilities, including
the market value of mortgage debt (but without deducting any
prepayment penalties thereon).
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The
mark-to-market
adjustment to the mortgage debt encumbering the property is less
than the prepayment penalties that would be payable upon an
immediate sale of the property.
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The merger consideration is greater than the Aimco
Entities estimate of liquidation value because there was
no deduction for certain amounts that would be payable upon an
immediate sale of the property, such as prepayment penalties on
the mortgage debt, currently estimated to be approximately
$6,949,100.
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The merger consideration exceeds the net book value per unit (a
deficit of $188.33 per CPF XV Unit at September 30, 2011).
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Limited partners may defer recognition of taxable gain by
electing to receive OP Units in the second merger, except
in those jurisdictions where the law prohibits the offer of
OP Units (or registration or qualification would be
prohibitively costly).
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The number of OP Units issuable to limited partners in the
second merger will be determined based on the average closing
price of Aimco common stock, as reported on the NYSE, over the
ten consecutive trading days ending on the second trading day
immediately prior to the consummation of the mergers.
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Limited partners who receive the cash consideration in the
second merger will achieve immediate liquidity with respect to
their investment.
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Limited partners who receive OP Units in the second merger
will have the opportunity to participate in Aimco OP, which has
a more diversified property portfolio than CPF XV.
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Although limited partners are not entitled to dissenters
appraisal rights under Delaware law, the merger agreement
provides them with contractual dissenters appraisal rights
that are similar to the dissenters appraisal rights that
are available to stockholders in a corporate merger under
Delaware law.
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Although the merger agreement may be terminated by either side
at any time, Aimco OP, CPF XV, New CPF XV and the Aimco
Subsidiary are very likely to complete the mergers on a timely
basis.
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Unlike a typical property sale agreement, the merger agreement
contains no indemnification provisions, so there is no risk of
subsequent reduction of the proceeds.
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In contrast to a sale of the property to a third party, which
would involve marketing and other transaction costs, Aimco OP
has agreed to pay all expenses associated with the transactions.
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The merger consideration is greater than some of the prices at
which CPF XV Units have recently sold in the secondary market
($25.00 to $80.00 per CPF XV Unit from January 1, 2010
through December 9, 2011).
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Factors Not in Favor of Fairness
Determination. In addition to the foregoing
factors, the Aimco Entities also considered the following
countervailing factors:
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FCMC and FRI, the general partners of CPF XV, have substantial
conflicts of interest with respect to the mergers as a result of
(i) the fiduciary duties they owe to unaffiliated limited
partners, who have an interest in receiving the highest possible
consideration, and (ii) the fiduciary duties they, or with
respect to FRI, its managing general partner, owe to their
stockholder, a direct subsidiary of Aimco, which has an interest
in Aimco OP obtaining the property for the lowest possible
consideration.
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The terms of the mergers were not approved by any independent
directors.
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An unaffiliated representative was not retained to act solely on
behalf of the unaffiliated limited partners for purposes of
negotiating the merger agreement on an independent,
arms-length basis, which might have resulted in better
terms for the unaffiliated limited partners.
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The merger agreement does not require the approval of any
unaffiliated limited partners.
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In calculating the merger consideration, the market value of the
mortgage debt encumbering the property was deducted, which
resulted in less merger consideration than would have been the
case if the aggregate amount outstanding was deducted.
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Limited partners who receive cash consideration in the second
merger may recognize taxable gain and that gain could exceed the
merger consideration.
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Limited partners who receive OP Units in the second merger
could recognize taxable gain if Aimco subsequently sells the
property.
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Limited partners who receive OP Units in the second merger
will be subject to the risks related to an investment in
OP Units, as described in greater detail under the heading
Risk Factors Risks Related to an Investment in
OP Units.
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CRA, the valuation firm that appraised the property, has
performed work for Aimco OP and its affiliates in the past and
this pre-existing relationship could negatively impact
CRAs independence.
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The merger consideration is less than some of the prices at
which CPF XV Units have recently sold in the secondary market
($25.00 to $80.00 per CPF XV Unit from January 1, 2010
through December 9, 2011).
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The merger consideration is less than the prices at which CPF XV
Units have historically sold in the secondary market ($61.12 to
$120.00 per CPF XV Unit from January 1, 2009 to
December 31, 2009).
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The Aimco Entities did not assign relative weights to the above
factors in reaching their decision that the mergers are fair to
CPF XV and its unaffiliated limited partners. However, in
determining that the benefits of the mergers outweigh the costs
and risks, they relied primarily on the following factors:
(i) the merger consideration of $41.83 per CPF XV Unit is
based on an independent third party appraisal of CPF XVs
property; (ii) the Duff & Phelps opinion that, as
of December 19, 2011, and based on and subject to the
various assumptions, qualifications and limitations set forth
therein, the cash consideration of $41.83 per CPF XV Unit
offered in the second merger is fair, from a financial point of
view, to the unaffiliated limited partners of CPF XV;
(iii) limited partners may defer recognition of taxable
gain by electing to receive OP Units in the second merger,
except in certain jurisdictions where the law prohibits the
offer of OP Units (or registration or qualification would
be prohibitively costly); and (iv) limited partners are
entitled to contractual dissenters appraisal rights. The
Aimco Entities were aware of, but did not place much emphasis
on, information regarding prices at which CPF XV Units may have
sold in the secondary market because they do not view that
information as a reliable measure of value. The CPF XV Units are
not traded on an exchange or other reporting system, and
transactions in the secondary market are very limited and
sporadic. In addition, some of the historical prices are not
comparable to current value because of intervening events,
including advances to CPF XV by the Aimco Entities.
Procedural Fairness. The Aimco Entities
determined that the transactions are fair from a procedural
standpoint despite the absence of any customary procedural
safeguards, such as the engagement of an unaffiliated
representative, the approval of independent directors or
approval by a majority of unaffiliated limited partners. In
making this determination, the Aimco Entities relied primarily
on the dissenters appraisal rights provided to
unaffiliated limited partners under the merger agreement that
are similar to the dissenters appraisal rights available
to stockholders in a corporate merger under Delaware law.
The
Appraisal
Selection and Qualifications of Independent
Appraiser. FRI, in its capacity as a general
partner of CPF XV, retained the services of CRA to appraise the
market value of CPF XVs property. CRA is an experienced
independent valuation consulting firm that has performed
appraisal services for Aimco OP and its affiliates in the past.
Aimco OP believes that its relationship with CRA had no negative
impact on its independence in conducting the appraisal related
to the mergers.
Factors Considered. CRA performed a complete
appraisal of Lakeside Place Apartments. CRA has represented that
its report was prepared in conformity with the Uniform Standards
of Professional Appraisal Practice, as promulgated by the
Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation and the
Code of Professional Ethics and Standards of Professional
Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Institute. CPF XV furnished
CRA with all of the necessary information requested by CRA in
connection with the appraisal. The appraisal was not prepared in
conjunction with a request for a specific value or a value
within a given range or predicated upon loan approval. In
preparing its valuation of the property, CRA, among other things:
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Inspected the property and its environs;
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Reviewed demographic and other socioeconomic trends pertaining
to the city and region where the property is located;
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Examined regional apartment market conditions, with special
emphasis on the propertys submarket;
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Investigated lease and sale transactions involving comparable
properties in the influencing market;
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Reviewed the existing rent roll and discussed the leasing status
with the building manager and leasing agent. In addition, CRA
reviewed the propertys recent operating history and those
of competing properties;
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Utilized appropriate appraisal methodology to derive estimates
of value; and
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Reconciled the estimates of value into a single value conclusion.
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Summary of Approaches and Methodologies
Employed. The following summary describes the
approaches and analyses employed by CRA in preparing the
appraisal. CRA principally relied on two approaches to
valuation: (i) the income capitalization approach and
(ii) the sales comparison approach.
The income capitalization approach is based on the premise that
value is derived by converting anticipated benefits into
property value. Anticipated benefits include the present value
of the net income and the present value of the net proceeds
resulting from the re-sale of the property. CRA reported that
the property has an adequate operations history to determine its
income-producing capabilities over the near future. In addition,
performance levels of competitive properties served as an
adequate check as to the reasonableness of the propertys
actual performance. As such, the income capitalization approach
was utilized in the appraisal of the property.
As part of the income capitalization approach, CRA used the
direct capitalization method to estimate a value for Lakeside
Place Apartments. According to CRAs report, the basic
steps in the direct capitalization analysis to valuing the
property are as follows: (i) calculate potential gross
income from all sources that a competent owner could legally
generate; (ii) estimate and deduct an appropriate vacancy
and collection loss factor to arrive at effective gross income;
(iii) estimate and deduct operating expenses that would be
expected during a stabilized year to arrive at a probable net
operating income; (iv) develop an appropriate overall
capitalization rate to apply to the net operating income; and
(v) estimate value by dividing the net operating income by
the overall capitalization rate. In addition, any adjustments to
account for differences between the current conditions and
stabilized conditions are also considered. The assumptions
utilized by CRA with respect to the property are set forth
below. The property-specific assumptions were determined by CRA
to be reasonable based on its review of historical operating and
financial data for the property and comparison of said data to
the operating statistics of similar properties in the
influencing market areas. The capitalization rate for the
property was determined to be reasonable by CRA based on its
review of applicable data ascertained within the market in which
the property is located.
The sales comparison approach is an estimate of value based upon
a process of comparing recent sales of similar properties in the
surrounding or competing areas to the subject property. This
comparative process involves judgment as to the similarity of
the subject property and the comparable sales with respect to
many value factors such as location, contract rent levels,
quality of construction, reputation and prestige, age and
condition, and the interest transferred, among others. The value
estimated through this approach represents the probable price at
which the subject property would be sold by a willing seller to
a willing and knowledgeable buyer as of the date of value. The
reliability of this technique is dependent upon the availability
of comparable sales data, the verification of the sales data,
the degree of comparability and extent of adjustment necessary
for differences, and the absence of atypical conditions
affecting the individual sales prices. CRA reported that its
research revealed adequate sales activity to form a reasonable
estimation of the subject propertys market value pursuant
to the sales comparison approach.
For the appraisal, CRA conducted research in the market in an
attempt to locate sales of properties similar to the appraised
property. In the appraisal, numerous sales were uncovered and
the specific sales included in the appraisal report were deemed
representative of the most comparable data available at the time
the appraisal was prepared. Important criteria utilized in
selecting the most comparable data included: conditions under
which the sale occurred (i.e. seller and buyer were typically
motivated); date of sale every attempt was made to
utilize recent sales transactions; sales were selected based on
their physical similarity to the appraised property;
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transactions were selected based on the similarity of location
between the comparable and appraised property; and, similarity
of economic characteristics between the comparable and appraised
property. Sales data that may have been uncovered during the
course of research that was not included in the appraisal did
not meet the described criteria
and/or could
not be adequately confirmed.
According to CRAs report, the basic steps in processing
the sales comparison approach are outlined as follows:
(i) research the market for recent sales transactions,
listings, and offers to purchase or sell of properties similar
to the subject property; (ii) select a relevant unit of
comparison and develop a comparative analysis;
(iii) compare comparable sale properties with the subject
property using the elements of comparison and adjust the price
of each comparable to the subject property; and
(iv) reconcile the various value indications produced by
the analysis of the comparables.
The final step in the appraisal process is the reconciliation of
the value indicators into a single value estimate. CRA reviewed
each approach in order to determine its appropriateness relative
to the property. The accuracy of the data available and the
quantity of evidence were weighted in each approach. For the
appraisal of Lakeside Place Apartments, CRA placed primary
emphasis on the income capitalization approach to valuation, and
the direct capitalization approach was considered in the
conclusion of value under this approach. CRA relied secondarily
on the sales comparison approach, and reported that the value
conclusion derived pursuant to the sales comparison approach was
utilized as a means to support the value conclusion rendered for
Lakeside Place Apartments pursuant to the income capitalization
approach.
Summary of Independent Appraisal of Lakeside Place
Apartments. CRA performed a complete appraisal of
Lakeside Place Apartments. The appraisal report of Lakeside
Place Apartments is dated March 15, 2011 and indicates that
the estimated market value of the Lakeside Place Apartments was
$44,600,000 as of February 16, 2011. The appraisal report
was updated by CRA as reflected in CRAs supplemental
letters dated June 8, 2011 and December 7, 2011. The
appraisal report, as updated by the supplemental letter dated
June 8, 2011, provides an estimate of the propertys
market value of $43,500,000 as of May 31, 2011. The
appraisal report, as updated by the supplemental letter dated
December 7, 2011, provides an estimate of the
propertys market value as of November 1, 2011. The
summary set forth below describes the material conclusions
reached by CRA based on the value determined under the valuation
approaches and subject to the assumptions and limitations
described below. According to CRAs report as updated by
the supplemental letters, the estimated market value of Lakeside
Place Apartments was $44,200,000 as of November 1, 2011.
The decrease in the estimated market value of the Lakeside Place
Apartments is mainly due to changes in the assumptions employed
by CRA to determine the value of the Lakeside Place Apartments
under the income capitalization approach (including a higher
allowance attributable to loss to lease) and the fact that CRA
placed the greatest reliance upon the income capitalization
approach to valuation. The following is a summary of the
appraisal report dated March 15, 2011, as updated by the
supplemental letters dated June 8, 2011 and
December 7, 2011. There is no present intention to further
update the appraisal report. The Aimco Entities are not
aware of any events that have occurred or conditions that have
changed since the December 7 supplemental letter that may
have caused a material change in the value of Lakeside Place
Apartments.
Valuation Under Income Capitalization
Approach. Using the income capitalization
approach, CRA performed a direct capitalization analysis to
derive a value for Lakeside Place Apartments. The direct
capitalization analysis resulted in a valuation conclusion for
Lakeside Place Apartments of approximately $44,200,000 as of
November 1, 2011.
The assumptions employed by CRA to determine the value of
Lakeside Place Apartments as of November 1, 2011 under the
income capitalization approach using a direct capitalization
analysis included:
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potential gross income from apartment unit rentals of $555,540
per month or $6,666,480 for the appraised year;
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a 4% allowance attributable to loss to lease;
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rent concessions of 2.5% of the gross rent potential;
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a combined vacancy and credit loss allowance of 7.0%;
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estimated utility recovery of $450 per unit;
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other income of $745 per unit;
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projected total expenses (including reserves) of
$3,547,788; and
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capitalization rate of 7.0%.
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Using a direct capitalization method, CRA calculated the value
of Lakeside Place Apartments by dividing the stabilized net
operating income (including an allowance for reserves) by the
concluded capitalization rate of 7.0%. CRA calculated the value
conclusion of Lakeside Place Apartments under the income
capitalization approach of approximately $44,200,000 as of
November 1, 2011.
Valuation Under Sales Comparison Approach. CRA
estimated the property value of Lakeside Place Apartments under
the sales comparison approach by analyzing sales from the
influencing market that were most similar to Lakeside Place
Apartments in terms of age, size, tenant profile and location.
CRA reported that adequate sales existed to formulate a value
for Lakeside Place Apartments under the sales comparison
approach.
The sales comparison approach resulted in a valuation conclusion
for Lakeside Place Apartments of approximately $42,200,000 as of
November 1, 2011.
In reaching a valuation conclusion for Lakeside Place
Apartments, CRA examined and analyzed comparable sales of four
properties in the influencing market. The sales reflected
unadjusted sales prices ranging from $37,636 to $69,000 per
unit. After adjustment, the comparable sales illustrated a value
range of $48,465 to $63,553 per unit, with mean and median
adjusted sale prices of $57,814 and $59,622 per unit,
respectively. CRA reported that no one of the comparable sales
required a significant degree of overall adjustment and equal
emphasis was placed on each in the final reconciliation. CRA
estimated a value of $57,500 per unit for Lakeside Place
Apartments. Applied to Lakeside Place Apartments
734 units, this resulted in CRAs total value estimate
for Lakeside Place Apartments of approximately $42,200,000 as of
November 1, 2011.
Reconciliation of Values and Conclusion of
Appraisal. For the appraisal of Lakeside Place
Apartments, CRA placed primary emphasis on the value indicator
produced by the income capitalization approach to valuation. CRA
relied secondarily on the sales comparison approach, and
reported that the value conclusion derived pursuant to the sales
comparison approach is utilized as a means to support the value
conclusion rendered for Lakeside Place Apartments pursuant to
the income capitalization approach. The income capitalization
approach using a direct capitalization method resulted in a
value of $44,200,000 and the sales comparison approach resulted
in a value of $42,200,000. CRA concluded that the market value
of Lakeside Place Apartments as of November 1, 2011 was
$44,200,000.
Assumptions, Limitations and Qualifications of CRAs
Valuations. CRAs appraisal report was
subject to the following assumptions and limiting conditions: no
responsibility was assumed for the legal description or for
matters including legal or title considerations, and title to
the property was assumed to be good and marketable unless
otherwise stated; the property was appraised free and clear of
any or all liens or encumbrances unless otherwise stated;
responsible ownership and competent property management were
assumed; the information furnished by others was believed to be
reliable, and no warranty was given by CRA for the accuracy of
such information; all engineering was assumed to be correct;
there were no hidden or unapparent conditions of the property,
subsoil, or structures that render it more or less valuable, and
no responsibility was assumed for such conditions or for
arranging for engineering studies that may be required to
discover them; there was full compliance with all applicable
federal, state, and local environmental regulations and laws
unless noncompliance was stated, defined, and considered in the
appraisal report; all applicable zoning and use regulations and
restrictions have been complied with, unless nonconformity had
been stated, defined, and considered in the appraisal report;
all required licenses, certificates of occupancy, consents, or
other legislative or administrative authority from any local,
state, or national government or private entity or organization
have been or can be obtained or renewed for any use on which the
value estimate contained in the appraisal report was based; the
utilization of the land and improvements is within the
boundaries or property lines of the property described and there
is no encroachment or trespass unless noted in the appraisal
report; the distribution, if any, of the total valuation in the
appraisal report between land and improvements applies only
under the stated program of utilization; unless otherwise stated
in the appraisal report, the existence of hazardous substances,
including without limitation, asbestos, polychlorinated
biphenyls, petroleum leakage, or agricultural chemicals, which
may or may not be present on the property, or other
environmental
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conditions, were not called to the attention of nor did the
appraiser become aware of such during the appraisers
inspection, and the appraiser had no knowledge of the existence
of such materials on or in the property unless otherwise stated;
the appraiser has not made a specific compliance survey and
analysis of the property to determine whether or not it is in
conformity with the various detailed requirements of the
Americans with Disabilities Act; and former personal property
items such as kitchen and bathroom appliances were, at the time
of the appraisal report, either permanently affixed to the real
estate or were implicitly part of the real estate in that
tenants expected the use of such items in exchange for rent and
never gained any of the rights of ownership, and the intention
of the owners was not to remove the articles which are required
under the implied or express warranty of habitability.
Extraordinary Assumption. In connection with
the preparation of its March 2011 appraisal report of the
Lakeside Place Apartments, CRA inspected the property on
February 16, 2011. CRA noted that the scope of the work of
the June 2011 appraisal report of the Lakeside Place Apartments
did not include a physical inspection of the Lakeside Place
Apartments, and that the values derived in the report are based
on the extraordinary assumption that the physical condition of
the Lakeside Place Apartments has not materially changed since
February 16, 2011.
Compensation of Appraiser. CRAs fee for
the appraisal was approximately $14,100. Aimco OP paid for the
costs of the appraisal. CRAs fee for the appraisal was not
contingent on the approval or completion of the merger. Aimco OP
also has agreed to indemnify CRA for certain liabilities that
may arise out of the rendering of the appraisal. During the past
two years, in addition to these fees, Aimco OP and its
affiliates have paid CRA approximately $263,700 for other
appraisal services, including but not limited to, fees of
approximately $161,700 for appraisal services related to certain
other merger transactions that are being effected concurrently
with these mergers. Except as set forth above, during the prior
two years, no material relationship has existed between CRA and
CPF XV or Aimco OP or any of their affiliates. Aimco OP believes
that its relationship with CRA had no negative impact on its
independence in conducting the appraisal.
Availability of Appraisal Report. You may
obtain a full copy of CRAs appraisal upon request, without
charge, by contacting Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC, by mail at
12 Commerce Drive, Cranford, New Jersey 07016; by fax at
(908) 497-2349;
or by telephone at
(800) 217-9608.
In addition, the appraisal report has been filed with the SEC.
For more information about how to obtain a copy of the appraisal
report see Where You Can Find Additional Information.
Opinion
of Financial Advisor
Aimco OP retained Duff & Phelps to act as financial
advisor to the boards of directors of Aimco, the general partner
of Aimco OP, and the general partners of CPF XV in connection
with their evaluation of the proposed terms of the mergers.
On December 19, 2011, Duff & Phelps rendered its
written opinion to the boards of directors of Aimco, the general
partner of Aimco OP, FCMC and the managing general partner of
FRI, to the effect that, as of December 19, 2011, based
upon and subject to the assumptions made, procedures followed,
factors considered, and qualifications and limitations on the
review undertaken, the cash consideration of $41.83 per CPF XV
Unit offered in the second merger is fair from a financial point
of view to the unaffiliated limited partners of CPF XV.
The full text of the written opinion of Duff &
Phelps, dated December 19, 2011, which sets forth the
assumptions made, procedures followed, factors considered, and
qualifications and limitations on the review undertaken by
Duff & Phelps in connection with the opinion, is
attached as Annex C to this information
statement/prospectus. You are encouraged to read the opinion
carefully and in its entirety. The summary of Duff &
Phelpss opinion in this information statement/prospectus
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of
the opinion.
Duff & Phelps opinion was directed to the
boards of directors of Aimco, the general partner of Aimco OP,
FCMC and the managing general partner of FRI, and
addressed only the fairness from a financial point of view of
the cash consideration offered in the mergers, as of the date of
the opinion. Duff & Phelps provided its opinion for
the information and assistance of the boards of directors of
Aimco, the general partner of Aimco OP, FCMC and the managing
general partner of FRI in connection with their evaluation of
the mergers. Neither Duff & Phelps opinion nor
the summary of the opinion and the related analyses set forth in
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this information statement/prospectus are intended to be, and
do not constitute, advice or a recommendation as to how any
person should act with respect to any matters relating to the
mergers, or whether to proceed with the mergers or any related
transaction.
In connection with its opinion, Duff & Phelps made
such reviews, analyses and inquiries as it deemed necessary and
appropriate under the circumstances. Duff & Phelps
also took into account its assessment of general economic,
market and financial conditions, as well as its experience in
securities and business valuation, in general, and with respect
to similar transactions, in particular. Duff &
Phelps procedures, investigations, and financial analysis
with respect to the preparation of its opinion included, but
were not limited to, the items summarized below:
1. Reviewed the following documents:
a. Reviewed CPF XVs property level internal unaudited
financial statements for the ten months ended October 31,
2011 and CPF XVs property level unaudited annual financial
statements for each of the three fiscal years ended
December 31, 2010;
b. Reviewed other internal documents relating to the
history, current operations, and probable future outlook of CPF
XV, including financial projections, provided to
Duff & Phelps by the management of Aimco OP; and
c. Reviewed documents related to the mergers, including
certain portions of a draft of this information
statement/prospectus, including a draft of the merger agreement
dated as of December 13, 2011, and certain other documents
related to the mergers;
2. Reviewed the following information
and/or
documents related to the real estate holdings of CPF XV:
a. Reviewed previously completed appraisal report
associated with the property owned by CPF XV prepared by CRA as
of May 31, 2011 and provided to Duff & Phelps by
management of Aimco OP (and as described under the heading
Special Factors The Appraisal and
Annex E Summary of Appraisals Table);
b. Reviewed facts and circumstances related to the property
owned by CPF XV to understand factors relevant to the appraisal;
c. Performed a site visit of the property owned by CPF
XV; and
d. Reviewed market data for the subject market and assessed
current supply and demand trends;
3. Reviewed the following information
and/or
documents related to the property owned by CPF XV:
a. Reviewed operating statements and balance sheets for the
twelve month periods ending December 31, 2008, 2009, and
2010;
b. Reviewed the
year-to-date
operating statement and balance sheet for the ten month period
ending October 31, 2011;
c. Reviewed budgeted financial statements for the twelve
month period ending December 31, 2011;
d. Reviewed rent rolls prepared as of October 2011; and
e. Discussed the information referred to above and the
background and other elements of the mergers with the management
of Aimco OP; and
4. Conducted such other analyses and considered such other
factors as Duff & Phelps deemed appropriate.
In performing its analyses and rendering its opinion with
respect to the mergers, Duff & Phelps made certain
assumptions, qualifications and limiting conditions, which
included, but were not limited to, the items summarized below:
1. Relied upon the accuracy, completeness, reliability, and
fair presentation of all information, data, advice, opinions and
representations obtained from public sources or provided to it
from private sources regarding or
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otherwise relating to the property owned by CPF XV, CPF XV,
the mergers
and/or
otherwise received by it in connection with the opinion,
including information obtained from Aimco OP management, and did
not independently verify such information;
2. Assumed that any estimates, evaluations, forecasts or
projections furnished to Duff & Phelps by management
of Aimco OP were reasonably prepared and based upon the best
currently available information and good faith judgment of the
person furnishing the same;
3. Assumed that the final versions of all documents
reviewed by Duff & Phelps in draft form conform in all
material respects to the drafts reviewed;
4. Assumed that there has been no material change in the
assets, financial condition, business, or prospects of CPF XV or
any of its owned properties since the respective dates of the
appraisal report, the most recent financial statements and the
other information made available to Duff & Phelps;
5. Assumed that title to the property owned by CPF XV is
good and marketable, that all material licenses and related
regulatory approvals that are required or advisable to be
obtained with respect to the properties owned by CPF XV have
been obtained and are current, and that, except as expressly
disclosed in the appraisal report, the property owned by CPF XV
is in compliance with applicable material zoning, use,
occupancy, environmental, and similar laws and regulations;
6. Assumed responsible ownership and competent property
management of the property owned by CPF XV, that, except as
expressly disclosed in the appraisal report, there are no
unapparent conditions with respect to the property owned by CPF
XV that could affect the value of such property, and that,
except as expressly disclosed in the appraisal report, there are
no hazardous substances on or near the property owned by CPF XV
that could affect the value of such property;
7. Assumed that all of the conditions required to implement
the mergers will be satisfied and that the mergers will be
completed in accordance with the merger agreement without any
amendments thereto or any waivers of any terms or conditions
thereof; and
8. Assumed that each of the unaffiliated limited partners
elects to receive the cash consideration offered, and therefore,
Duff & Phelps made no determination as to the fair
value of, or fairness, with respect to the OP Unit
consideration.
Duff & Phelps did not evaluate CPF XVs solvency
or conduct an independent appraisal or physical inspection of
any specific liabilities (contingent or otherwise).
Duff & Phelps did not evaluate the tax consequences
the mergers may have on any person, including any unaffiliated
limited partner, and did not take any such consequences into
account in rendering the opinion. Duff & Phelps was
not requested to, and did not, (i) initiate any discussions
with, or solicit any indications of interest from, third parties
with respect to the mergers, the assets, businesses or
operations of CPF XV, or any alternatives to the mergers,
(ii) negotiate the terms of the mergers, or
(iii) advise Aimco OP or any other party with respect to
alternatives to the mergers.
Duff & Phelps did not express any opinion as to the
market price or value of CPF XVs or Aimco OPs equity
(or anything else) after the announcement or the consummation of
the mergers. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
Duff & Phelps did not express any opinion as to the
liquidity of, rights
and/or risks
associated with owning, or any other feature or characteristic
of, the OP Units. The opinion should not be construed as a
valuation opinion, credit rating, solvency opinion, an analysis
of CPF XVs or Aimco OPs credit worthiness, as tax
advice, or as accounting advice. Duff & Phelps did not
make, and assumed no responsibility to make, any representation,
or render any opinion, as to any legal matter (including with
respect to title to or any encumbrances relating to the property
owned by CPF XV).
Duff & Phelps did not investigate any of the physical
conditions of the property owned by CPF XV and has not made, and
assumed no responsibility to make, any representation, or render
any opinion, as to the physical condition of the property owned
by CPF XV. No independent surveys of the property owned by CPF
XV were conducted by Duff & Phelps. Duff &
Phelps did not arrange for any engineering studies that may be
required to discover any unapparent condition in the property
owned by CPF XV. Duff & Phelps did not arrange for or
conduct any soil analysis or geological studies or any
investigation of any water, oil, gas, coal, or other subsurface
mineral and use
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rights or conditions or arrange for or conduct any other
environmental analysis, including with respect to any hazardous
materials, which may or may not be present on, in or near the
property owned by CPF XV.
In rendering its opinion, Duff & Phelps did not
express any opinion with respect to the amount or nature of any
compensation to any of Aimco OPs
and/or
Aimcos respective officers, directors, or employees, or
any class of such persons, relative to the consideration offered
to the unaffiliated limited partners in the mergers, or with
respect to the fairness of any such compensation.
The opinion (i) does not address the merits of the
underlying business decision to enter into the mergers versus
any alternative strategy or transaction, (ii) does not
address any transaction related to the mergers, (iii) is
not a recommendation as to how any party should vote or act with
respect to any matters relating to the mergers or any related
transaction, or whether to proceed with the mergers or any
related transaction, and (iv) does not indicate that the
consideration offered is the best possibly attainable under any
circumstances; instead, the opinion merely states whether the
consideration offered in the mergers is within a range suggested
by certain financial analyses. The decision as to whether to
proceed with the mergers or any related transaction may depend
on an assessment of factors unrelated to the financial analysis
on which the opinion was based.
Duff & Phelps prepared its opinion effective as of
December 19, 2011. The opinion was necessarily based upon
market, economic, financial and other conditions as they existed
and could be evaluated as of such date, and Duff &
Phelps disclaims any undertaking or obligation to advise any
person of any change in any fact or matter affecting the opinion
which may come or be brought to the attention of
Duff & Phelps after such date.
The following is a summary of the material financial analyses
performed by Duff & Phelps in connection with
providing its opinion. The summary of Duff &
Phelpss valuation analyses is not a complete description
of the analyses underlying Duff & Phelpss
opinion. The preparation of an opinion regarding fairness is a
complex process involving various quantitative and qualitative
judgments and determinations with respect to the financial,
comparative and other analytic methods employed and the
adaptation and application of these methods to the unique facts
and circumstances presented. As a consequence, neither an
opinion regarding fairness nor its underlying analyses is
readily susceptible to partial analysis or summary description.
Duff & Phelps arrived at its opinion based on the
results of all analyses undertaken by it and assessed as a whole
and did not draw, in isolation, conclusions from or with regard
to any individual analysis, analytic method or factor.
Accordingly, Duff & Phelps believes that its analyses
must be considered as a whole and that selecting portions of its
analyses, analytic methods and factors, without considering all
analyses and factors or the narrative description of the
analyses could create a misleading or incomplete view of the
processes underlying its analyses and opinion.
Valuation
Analysis
Duff & Phelps estimated the value attributable to the
interests of the unaffiliated limited partners as follows:
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Duff & Phelps reviewed the valuation conclusions for
the property owned by CPF XV reached in the third party
appraisals that were provided by the management of Aimco OP and
as described in greater detail under the heading Special
Factors The Appraisal and
Annex E Summary of Appraisal Table;
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Duff & Phelps review of the third party
appraisals included a site inspection for the Lakeside Place
Apartments property; a review of the key assumptions used in and
the conclusions reached by the appraisal and a comparison of
such assumptions and conclusions to appropriate sources of real
estate market data including, but not limited to: market
surveys, selected comparable real estate transaction data, and
discussions with opinions of professionals in the market place.
Duff & Phelps also reviewed the valuation methodology
employed by the third party appraiser and determined it to be
appropriate;
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Duff & Phelps estimated the range of value
attributable to the interests of the unaffiliated limited
partners by adding to the range of the appraised value of the
property owned by CPF XV the amount of CPF XVs other
non-real estate assets that were not included in the appraisal,
and subtracting the amount of CPF XVs liabilities,
including the market value of mortgage debt (but without
deducting any prepayment penalties thereon) and the amount of
liabilities estimated by management of Aimco OP for expenses
attributable to the property that would be incurred prior to the
transactions but payable after the transactions; and
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Duff & Phelps reviewed Aimco OP managements
estimate of the fair value of the mortgage debt associated with
the property owned by CPF XV, as described in greater detail
under the heading The Mergers Determination of
Merger Consideration, by reviewing the valuation
methodology and the determination of the appropriate current
market yield on mortgage debt of similar type, leverage and
duration.
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Estimated
Value of Limited Partnership Units
The table below provides a summary of (i) the estimated
range of value for the property owned by CPF XV by applying a
capitalization rate range that was 25 basis points above
and below the capitalization rate used by the third party
appraiser to the appropriate measure of income from the property
owned by CPF XV used by the third party appraiser, (ii) a
summary of the estimated fair market value of mortgage debt
associated with the property owned by CPF XV, and (iii) the
proposed merger consideration (which was determined by the
Aimco Entities) and Duff & Phelps range of
value for the CPF XV Units.
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Low Value
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Proposed Value
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High Value
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Property Value
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Lakeside Place
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42,700,000
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44,200,000
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45,900,000
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Debt Summary
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Book Value of Debt(1)
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120
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120
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120
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LP Interest Summary
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Proceeds Distributable to LPs
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$
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3,763,999
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5,413,339
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Affiliated LP Units
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65,841
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65,841
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65,841
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73
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Unaffiliated LP Units
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24,134
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24,134
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24,134
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Total LP Units
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89,975
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89,975
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89,975
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Value Per LP Unit
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$
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25.66
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$
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41.83
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$
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60.16
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Includes accrued interest |
Based on an aggregate range of value for the property owned by
CPF XV of $42.7 million to $45.9 million,
Duff & Phelps estimated the range of value per CPF XV
Unit to be approximately $25.66 to $60.16, compared to the cash
merger consideration of $41.83 per CPF XV Unit.
Other
Matters
By letter agreement dated June 10, 2011 between
Duff & Phelps and Aimco OP, Duff & Phelps
was engaged to opine, as to the fairness, from a financial point
of view, to the unaffiliated limited partners of each of certain
limited partnerships (including CPF XV) of the cash
consideration offered in the proposed mergers relating to that
limited partnership. Duff & Phelps was engaged based
on its experience as a leading global independent provider of
financial advisory and investment banking services.
Duff & Phelps delivers advice principally in the areas
of valuation, transactions, financial restructuring, dispute and
taxation. Since 2005, Duff & Phelps has completed
hundreds of valuations in the real estate investment trust and
real estate operating company industry and rendered over 308
fairness opinions in transactions aggregating over
$103 billion. Duff & Phelps has also rendered
over 222 solvency opinions in transactions aggregating over
$1.02 trillion.
Duff & Phelps has received a fee in the aggregate
amount of $450,000 for its services with respect to all of the
partnerships pursuant to this engagement (which includes a
retainer in the amount of $200,000 allocated among eleven
partnerships, including CPF XV and a partnership that ultimately
did not pursue a merger transaction, and $50,000 for a
bring-down of eight of the initial fairness opinions dated
July 28, 2011) as well as reimbursement for its expenses in
the amount of $50,000. No portion of Duff &
Phelps fee is contingent upon either the conclusion
expressed in this (or any other) opinion or whether or not the
mergers (or any other merger) are successfully consummated.
Aimco OP also has agreed to indemnify Duff & Phelps
for certain liabilities that may arise out of the
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rendering of this opinion and any related to Duff &
Phelps engagement. Other than this engagement, during the
two years preceding the date of this opinion, Duff &
Phelps has been paid approximately $219,340 for property tax
consulting services by Aimco OP and its affiliates for
which Duff & Phelps received customary fees and
indemnification. Except as set forth above, during the two years
preceding the date of this opinion, Duff & Phelps had not
had any material relationship with any party to the mergers for
which compensation has been received or is intended to be
received, nor is any such material relationship or related
compensation mutually understood to be contemplated.
Estimated
Operating Budget for the Property
At the end of each calendar year, Aimco OPs management
prepares an estimated operating budget for the next calendar
year for CPF XVs property. Aimco OPs management
provided the 2011 estimated operating budget for the property to
Duff & Phelps for use in connection with the
preparation of its fairness opinion and to CRA in connection
with the preparation of its appraisal.
In preparing the 2011 estimated operating budget, Aimco
OPs management made a number of assumptions and estimates,
including the following:
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income was projected to grow in accordance with estimated rent
growth projections provided by Property & Portfolio
Research, Inc., Reis, Inc., and Axiometrics Inc. by market;
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expense growth was assumed to be 1.6% for budget year 2011;
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occupancy rates were budgeted to remain at or above
95.5%; and
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turnover was budgeted in accordance with historic experience at
the property.
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Aimco OPs management believed these assumptions and
estimates were reasonable at the time the budget was prepared,
but these assumptions and estimates may not be realized and are
inherently subject to significant uncertainties and
contingencies, including, among others, the risks and
uncertainties described under Managements Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations in CPF XVs Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, which is included
as Annex G to this information statement/prospectus.
All of these uncertainties and contingencies are difficult to
predict and many are beyond the control of Aimco, Aimco OP and
CPF XV.
The 2011 estimated operating budget has been prepared by, and is
the responsibility of, Aimco OPs management. The 2011
estimated operating budget was prepared solely for internal use
and not with a view toward public disclosure and, accordingly,
does not comply with generally accepted accounting principles,
the published guidelines of the SEC regarding projections, or
the guidelines established by the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants for preparation and presentation of
prospective financial information. Neither Aimcos
independent registered public accounting firm, nor any other
independent accountants, has compiled, examined or performed any
procedures with respect to the 2011 estimated operating budget,
nor have they expressed any opinion or any other form of
assurance on such information or its achievability, and they
assume no responsibility for, and disclaim any association with,
the 2011 estimated operating budget. Furthermore, the 2011
estimated operating budget does not take into account any
circumstances or events occurring after the date it was prepared.
The inclusion of the 2011 estimated operating budget in this
information statement/prospectus should not be regarded as an
indication that any of Aimco, Aimco OP or their respective
affiliates, advisors or representatives consider the 2011
estimated operating budget to be predictive of actual future
results, and it should not be relied upon as such. There can be
no assurance that the underlying assumptions will prove to be
accurate or that the estimated results will be realized, and
actual results likely will differ, and may differ materially,
from those reflected in the 2011 estimated operating budget.
None of Aimco, Aimco OP or their respective affiliates,
advisors, officers, directors or representatives undertakes any
obligation to update or otherwise revise the 2011 estimated
operating budget to reflect circumstances existing after the
date it was prepared, or to reflect the occurrence of future
events, even if any or all of the assumptions underlying the
2011 estimated operating budget are no longer appropriate,
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except as required by law. In light of the foregoing factors
and the uncertainties inherent in the 2011 estimated operating
budget, holders of CPF XV Units are cautioned not to place
undue, if any, reliance on it.
The following table summarizes the 2011 estimated operating
budget for the property:
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Effective Gross Income
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Limited Partners are urged to review CPF XVs Quarterly
Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, which is included
as Annex G to this information statement/prospectus,
for information regarding CPF XVs results of operations
during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, including
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.
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RISK
FACTORS
Risks
Related to the Mergers
Conflicts of Interest. FCMC and FRI, the
general partners of CPF XV, have a conflict of interest with
respect to the mergers. Both FCMC and the managing general
partner of FRI are wholly owned by AIMCO/IPT, Inc., which is in
turn wholly owned by Aimco. Each of FCMC and the managing
general partner of FRI has fiduciary duties to its ultimate sole
stockholder, Aimco, on the one hand, and each of FCMC and FRI
has fiduciary duties to CPF XV and its limited partners, on the
other hand. The duties of FCMC and FRI to CPF XV and its limited
partners conflict with the duties of FCMC and the managing
general partner of FRI to Aimco and its affiliates, which could
result in FCMC and FRI approving a transaction that is more
favorable to Aimco than might be the case absent such conflict
of interest. As the managing general partner of CPF XV, FCMC
seeks the best possible terms for CPF XVs limited
partners. This conflicts with Aimcos interest in obtaining
the best possible terms for Aimco OP.
No independent representative was engaged to represent the
unaffiliated limited partners in negotiating the terms of the
mergers. If an independent advisor had been
engaged, it is possible that such advisor could have negotiated
better terms for CPF XVs unaffiliated limited partners.
The terms of the mergers have not been determined in
arms-length negotiations. The terms of the
mergers, including the merger consideration, were determined
through discussions between officers and directors of FCMC, on
the one hand, and officers of Aimco, on the other. All of the
officers and directors of FCMC are also officers of Aimco. There
are no independent directors of FCMC. If the terms of the
mergers had been determined through arms-length
negotiations, the terms might be more favorable to CPF XV and
its limited partners.
The merger agreement does not require approval by a majority
of the unaffiliated limited partners. Under
applicable law, the merger agreement and the mergers must be
approved by CPF XVs general partners and a majority in
interest of the limited partnership units. FCMC, CPF XVs
managing general partner, has determined that the merger
agreement and the mergers are advisable and in the best
interests of CPF XV and its limited partners and FCMC and FRI
have approved the merger agreement and the mergers. FCMC, as
well as the managing general partner of FRI, are subsidiaries of
Aimco. As of December 14, 2011, there were issued and
outstanding 89,975 CPF XV Units, and Aimco OP and its affiliates
owned 65,841.34 of those units, or approximately 73.18% of the
number of units outstanding. Of the CPF XV Units owned by
affiliates of Aimco OP, approximately 35,473.17 of such units
are subject to a voting restriction, which requires the units to
be voted in proportion to the votes cast with respect to CPF XV
Units not subject to this voting restriction. Aimco OPs
affiliates have indicated that they will vote all of their CPF
XV Units that are not subject to this restriction, approximately
30,368.17 CPF XV Units or approximately 33.75% of the
outstanding CPF XV Units, in favor of the merger agreement and
the mergers. As a result, affiliates of Aimco OP will vote a
total of approximately 50,133 CPF XV Units, or approximately
55.72% of the outstanding CPF XV Units in favor of the merger
agreement and the mergers.
In connection with previous partnership merger transactions,
lawsuits have been filed alleging that Aimco and certain of its
affiliates breached their fiduciary duties to the unaffiliated
limited partners. In February 2011, Aimco and Aimco OP
completed six partnership mergers. In each merger, the limited
partners who were not affiliated with Aimco received cash or
OP Units with a value calculated based on the estimated
proceeds that would be available for distribution to limited
partners if the partnerships properties were sold at
prices equal to their appraised values. In March 2011, counsel
representing a putative class consisting of former limited
partners in each of those partnerships contacted Aimco alleging
that the merger transactions were unfair to the unaffiliated
limited partners because the appraisals used were not of a
recent date and no fairness opinions were obtained, among other
reasons. Aimco denied the purported class allegations, but
agreed to mediate plaintiffs claims in June 2011, and
agreed to settle this dispute by paying the unaffiliated limited
partners additional consideration of $7.5 million. The
mergers contemplated hereby may also be subject to claims that
the merger consideration is unfair and a result of
self-dealing.
The merger consideration was determined based on the
appraised value of the property as of the date of the appraisal,
and there can be no assurance that the value of the property
will not increase as of the date of the consummation of the
mergers. CRA appraised the property as of November 1,
2011, and FCMC calculated the amount of the merger consideration
based on the appraised value of the property as of such date.
FCMC has made no
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other attempt to asses, nor has FCMC accounted for, any changes
in the value of the property since the date of CRAs
appraisal in its determination of the merger consideration.
Alternative valuations of CPF XVs property might exceed
the appraised value relied on to determine the merger
consideration. Aimco determined the merger
consideration in reliance on the appraised value of CPF
XVs property. See Special Factors The
Appraisal, beginning on page 9, for more information
about the appraisal. Although an independent appraiser was
engaged to perform a complete appraisal of the property,
valuation is not an exact science. There are a number of other
methods available to value real estate, each of which may result
in different valuations of the property. Also, others using the
same valuation methodology could make different assumptions and
judgments, and obtain different results.
The actual sale price of CPF XVs property could exceed
the appraised value that Aimco relied on to determine the merger
consideration. No recent attempt has been made to
market Lakeside Place Apartments to unaffiliated third parties.
There can be no assurance that Lakeside Place Apartments could
not be sold for a value higher than the appraised value used to
determine the merger consideration if it was marketed to
third-party buyers interested in a property of this type.
The merger consideration may not represent the price limited
partners could obtain for their CPF XV Units in an open
market. There is no established or regular
trading market for CPF XV Units, nor is there another reliable
standard for determining the fair market value of the CPF XV
Units. The merger consideration does not necessarily reflect the
price that CPF XV limited partners would receive in an open
market for their CPF XV Units. Such prices could be higher than
the aggregate value of the merger consideration.
Limited partners may recognize taxable gain in the mergers
that could exceed the merger
consideration. Limited partners who elect to
receive cash in the second merger will recognize gain or loss
equal to the difference between their amount
realized and their adjusted tax basis in the New CPF XV
Units sold. The resulting tax liability could exceed the value
of the cash received in the merger.
Limited partners in certain jurisdictions will not be able to
elect OP Units. In those states or
jurisdictions where the offering of the OP Units hereby is
not permitted (or where the registration or qualification of
OP Units in that state or jurisdiction would be
prohibitively costly), residents of those states will receive
only the cash consideration in the mergers.
Risks
Related to an Investment in Aimco or Aimco OP
For a description of risks related to an investment in Aimco and
Aimco OP, please see the information set forth under
Part I Item 1A. Risk Factors
in the Annual Reports on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010 of each of Aimco and
Aimco OP. Aimcos Annual Report is incorporated herein by
reference and is available electronically through the SECs
website, www.sec.gov, or by request to Aimco. Aimco OPs
Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010 (excluding the report
of the independent registered public accounting firm, the
financial statements and the notes thereto) is included as
Annex H to this information statement/prospectus.
Risks
Related to an Investment in OP Units
There are restrictions on the ability to transfer
OP Units, and there is no public market for Aimco
OP Units. The Aimco OP partnership agreement
restricts the transferability of OP Units. Until the
expiration of a one-year holding period, subject to certain
exceptions, investors may not transfer OP Units without the
consent of Aimco OPs general partner. Thereafter,
investors may transfer such OP Units subject to the
satisfaction of certain conditions, including the general
partners right of first refusal. There is no public market
for the OP Units. Aimco OP has no plans to list any
OP Units on a securities exchange. It is unlikely that any
person will make a market in the OP Units, or that an
active market for the OP Units will develop. If a market
for the OP Units develops and the OP Units are
considered readily tradable on a secondary
market (or the substantial equivalent thereof), Aimco OP
would be classified as a publicly traded partnership for
U.S. Federal income tax purposes, which could have a
material adverse effect on Aimco OP.
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Cash distributions by Aimco OP are not guaranteed and may
fluctuate with partnership performance. Aimco OP
makes quarterly distributions to holders of OP Units (on a
per unit basis) that generally are equal to dividends paid on
the Aimco common stock (on a per share basis). However, such
distributions will not necessarily continue to be equal to such
dividends. Although Aimco OP makes quarterly distributions on
its OP Units, there can be no assurance regarding the
amounts of available cash that Aimco OP will generate or the
portion that its general partner will choose to distribute. The
actual amounts of available cash will depend upon numerous
factors, including profitability of operations, required
principal and interest payments on our debt, the cost of
acquisitions (including related debt service payments), its
issuance of debt and equity securities, fluctuations in working
capital, capital expenditures, adjustments in reserves,
prevailing economic conditions and financial, business and other
factors, some of which may be beyond Aimco OPs control.
Cash distributions depend primarily on cash flow, including from
reserves, and not on profitability, which is affected by
non-cash items. Therefore, cash distributions may be made during
periods when Aimco OP records losses and may not be made during
periods when it records profits. The Aimco OP partnership
agreement gives the general partner discretion in establishing
reserves for the proper conduct of the partnerships
business that will affect the amount of available cash. Aimco is
required to make reserves for the future payment of principal
and interest under its credit facilities and other indebtedness.
In addition, Aimco OPs credit facility limits its ability
to distribute cash to holders of OP Units. As a result of
these and other factors, there can be no assurance regarding
actual levels of cash distributions on OP Units, and Aimco
OPs ability to distribute cash may be limited during the
existence of any events of default under any of its debt
instruments.
Holders of OP Units are limited in their ability to
effect a change of control. The limited partners
of Aimco OP are unable to remove the general partner of Aimco OP
or to vote in the election of Aimcos directors unless they
own shares of Aimco. In order to comply with specific REIT tax
requirements, Aimcos charter has restrictions on the
ownership of its equity securities. As a result, Aimco OP
limited partners and Aimco stockholders are limited in their
ability to effect a change of control of Aimco OP and Aimco,
respectively.
Holders of OP Units have limited voting
rights. Aimco OP is managed and operated by its
general partner. Unlike the holders of common stock in a
corporation, holders of OP Units have only limited voting
rights on matters affecting Aimco OPs business. Such
matters relate to certain amendments of the partnership
agreement and certain transactions such as the institution of
bankruptcy proceedings, an assignment for the benefit of
creditors and certain transfers by the general partner of its
interest in Aimco OP or the admission of a successor general
partner. Holders of OP Units have no right to elect the
general partner on an annual or other continuing basis, or to
remove the general partner. As a result, holders of
OP Units have limited influence on matters affecting the
operation of Aimco OP, and third parties may find it difficult
to attempt to gain control over, or influence the activities of,
Aimco OP.
Holders of OP Units are subject to
dilution. Aimco OP may issue an unlimited number
of additional OP Units or other securities for such
consideration and on such terms as it may establish, without the
approval of the holders of OP Units. Such securities could
have priority over the OP Units as to cash flow,
distributions and liquidation proceeds. The effect of any such
issuance may be to dilute the interests of holders of
OP Units.
Holders of OP Units may not have limited liability in
specific circumstances. The limitations on the
liability of limited partners for the obligations of a limited
partnership have not been clearly established in some states. If
it were determined that Aimco OP had been conducting business in
any state without compliance with the applicable limited
partnership statute, or that the right or the exercise of the
right by the OP Unitholders as a group to make specific
amendments to the agreement of limited partnership or to take
other action under the agreement of limited partnership
constituted participation in the control of Aimco
OPs business, then a holder of OP Units could be held
liable under specific circumstances for Aimco OPs
obligations to the same extent as the general partner.
Aimco may have conflicts of interest with holders of
OP Units. Conflicts of interest have arisen
and could arise in the future as a result of the relationships
between the general partner of Aimco OP and its affiliates
(including Aimco), on the one hand, and Aimco OP or any partner
thereof, on the other. The directors and officers of the general
partner have fiduciary duties to manage the general partner in a
manner beneficial to Aimco, as the sole stockholder of the
general partner. At the same time, as the general partner of
Aimco OP, it has fiduciary duties to manage Aimco OP in a manner
beneficial to Aimco OP and its limited partners. The duties of
the general partner of Aimco OP to Aimco OP and its partners may
therefore come into conflict with the duties of the directors
and
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officers of the general partner to its sole stockholder, Aimco.
Such conflicts of interest might arise in the following
situations, among others:
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Decisions of the general partner with respect to the amount and
timing of cash expenditures, borrowings, issuances of additional
interests and reserves in any quarter will affect whether or the
extent to which there is available cash to make distributions in
a given quarter.
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Under the terms of the Aimco OP partnership agreement, Aimco OP
will reimburse the general partner and its affiliates for costs
incurred in managing and operating Aimco OP, including
compensation of officers and employees.
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Whenever possible, the general partner seeks to limit Aimco
OPs liability under contractual arrangements to all or
particular assets of Aimco OP, with the other party thereto
having no recourse against the general partner or its assets.
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Any agreements between Aimco OP and the general partner and its
affiliates will not grant to the OP Unitholders, separate
and apart from Aimco OP, the right to enforce the obligations of
the general partner and such affiliates in favor of Aimco OP.
Therefore, the general partner, in its capacity as the general
partner of Aimco OP, will be primarily responsible for enforcing
such obligations.
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Under the terms of the Aimco OP partnership agreement, the
general partner is not restricted from causing Aimco OP to pay
the general partner or its affiliates for any services rendered
on terms that are fair and reasonable to Aimco OP or entering
into additional contractual arrangements with any of such
entities on behalf of Aimco OP. Neither the Aimco OP partnership
agreement nor any of the other agreements, contracts and
arrangements between Aimco OP, on the one hand, and the general
partner of Aimco OP and its affiliates, on the other, are or
will be the result of arms-length negotiations.
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Provisions in the Aimco OP partnership agreement may limit
the ability of a holder of OP Units to challenge actions
taken by the general partner. Delaware law
provides that, except as provided in a partnership agreement, a
general partner owes the fiduciary duties of loyalty and care to
the partnership and its limited partners. The Aimco OP
partnership agreement expressly authorizes the general partner
to enter into, on behalf of Aimco OP, a right of first
opportunity arrangement and other conflict avoidance agreements
with various affiliates of Aimco OP and the general partner, on
such terms as the general partner, in its sole and absolute
discretion, believes are advisable. The latitude given in the
Aimco OP partnership agreement to the general partner in
resolving conflicts of interest may significantly limit the
ability of a holder of OP Units to challenge what might
otherwise be a breach of fiduciary duty. The general partner
believes, however, that such latitude is necessary and
appropriate to enable it to serve as the general partner of
Aimco OP without undue risk of liability.
The Aimco OP partnership agreement limits the liability of the
general partner for actions taken in good faith. Aimco OPs
partnership agreement expressly limits the liability of the
general partner by providing that the general partner, and its
officers and directors, will not be liable or accountable in
damages to Aimco OP, the limited partners or assignees for
errors in judgment or mistakes of fact or law or of any act or
omission if the general partner or such director or officer
acted in good faith. In addition, Aimco OP is required to
indemnify the general partner, its affiliates and their
respective officers, directors, employees and agents to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, against any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several,
expenses, judgments, fines and other actions incurred by the
general partner or such other persons, provided that Aimco OP
will not indemnify for (i) willful misconduct or a knowing
violation of the law or (ii) for any transaction for which
such person received an improper personal benefit in violation
or breach of any provision of the partnership agreement. The
provisions of Delaware law that allow the common law fiduciary
duties of a general partner to be modified by a partnership
agreement have not been resolved in a court of law, and the
general partner has not obtained an opinion of counsel covering
the provisions set forth in the Aimco OP partnership agreement
that purport to waive or restrict the fiduciary duties of the
general partner that would be in effect under common law were it
not for the partnership agreement.
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Certain
United States Tax Risks Associated with an Investment in the OP
Units
The following are among the U.S. Federal income tax
considerations to be taken into account in connection with an
investment in OP Units. For a general discussion of
material U.S. Federal income tax consequences resulting
from acquiring, holding, exchanging, and otherwise disposing of
OP Units, see Material United States Federal Income
Tax Considerations Taxation of Aimco OP and
OP Unitholders.
Aimco OP may be treated as a publicly traded
partnership taxable as a corporation. If
Aimco OP were treated as a publicly traded
partnership taxed as a corporation for U.S. Federal
income tax purposes, material adverse consequences to the
partners would result. Moreover, in such case, a holder of CPF
XV Units receiving OP Units in the mergers would be
required to recognize gain or loss on the transaction. In
addition, Aimco would not qualify as a REIT for
U.S. Federal income tax purposes, which would have a
material adverse impact on Aimco and its shareholders. Aimco
believes and intends to take the position that Aimco OP should
not be treated as a publicly traded partnership
taxable as a corporation. No assurances can be given that the
Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, would not assert, or that
a court would not sustain a contrary position. Accordingly, each
prospective investor is urged to consult his tax advisor
regarding the classification and treatment of Aimco OP as a
partnership for U.S. Federal income tax
purposes.
The limited partners may recognize gain on the
transaction. If a CPF XV limited partner receives
or is deemed to receive cash or consideration other than
OP Units in connection with the mergers, the receipt of
such cash or other consideration would be taxable to the limited
partner. Subject to certain exceptions, including exceptions
applicable to periodic distributions of operating cash flow, any
transfer or deemed transfer of cash by Aimco OP to the limited
partner within two years before or after the mergers, including
cash paid at closing, will generally be treated as part of a
disguised sale. The application of the disguised sale rules is
complex and depends, in part, upon the facts and circumstances
applicable to the limited partner, which Aimco has not
undertaken to review. Accordingly, limited partners are
particularly urged to consult with their tax advisors concerning
the extent to which the disguised sale rules would apply.
A contribution of appreciated or depreciated property may
result in special allocations to the contributing
partner. If property is contributed to Aimco OP
and the adjusted tax basis of the property differs from its fair
market value, then Aimco OP tax items must be specially
allocated for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, in a manner
chosen by Aimco OP, such that the contributing partner is
charged with and recognizes the unrealized gain, or benefits
from the unrealized loss, associated with the property at the
time of the contribution. As a result of such special
allocations, the amount of net taxable income allocated to a
contributing partner may exceed the amount of cash
distributions, if any, to which such contributing partner is
entitled.
The Aimco OP general partner could take actions that would
impose tax liability on a contributing
partner. There are a variety of transactions that
Aimco OP may in its sole discretion undertake following a
property contribution that could cause the transferor (or its
partners) to incur a tax liability without a corresponding
receipt of cash. Such transactions include, but are not limited
to, the sale or distribution of a particular property and a
reduction in nonrecourse debt, or the making of certain tax
elections by Aimco OP. In addition, future economic, market,
legal, tax or other considerations may cause Aimco OP to dispose
of the contributed property or to reduce its debt. As permitted
by the Aimco OP partnership agreement, the general partner
intends to make decisions in its capacity as general partner of
Aimco OP so as to maximize the profitability of Aimco OP as a
whole, independent of the tax effects on individual holders of
OP Units.
An investors tax liability from OP Units could
exceed the cash distributions received on such
OP Units. A holder of OP Units will be
required to pay U.S. Federal income tax on such
holders allocable share of Aimco OPs income, even if
such holder receives no cash distributions from Aimco OP. No
assurance can be given that a holder of OP Units will
receive cash distributions equal to such holders allocable
share of taxable income from Aimco OP or equal to the tax
liability to such holder resulting from that income. Further,
upon the sale, exchange or redemption of any OP Units, a
reduction in nonrecourse debt, or upon the special allocation at
the liquidation of Aimco OP, an investor may incur a tax
liability in excess of the amount of cash received.
OP Unitholders may be subject to state, local or foreign
taxation. OP Unitholders may be subject to
state, local or foreign taxation in various jurisdictions,
including those in which Aimco OP transacts business and owns
property. It should be noted that Aimco OP owns properties
located in a number of states and local jurisdictions, and an
OP Unitholder may be required to file income tax returns in
some or all of those jurisdictions. The state, local or foreign
tax treatment of OP Unitholders may not conform to the
U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in
OP Units, as described in Material United States
Federal Income Tax Considerations beginning on
page 69.
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SELECTED
SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF
APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
The following table sets forth Aimcos selected summary
historical financial data as of the dates and for the periods
indicated. Aimcos historical consolidated statements of
operations data set forth below for each of the five fiscal
years in the period ended December 31, 2010 and the
historical consolidated balance sheet data for each of the five
fiscal year-ends in the period ended December 31, 2010, are
derived from information included in Aimcos Current Report
on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011. Aimcos
unaudited historical consolidated statements of operations data
set forth below for each of the nine months ended
September 30, 2011 and 2010, and the unaudited historical
consolidated balance sheet data as of September 30, 2011,
are derived from information included in Aimcos Quarterly
Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, filed with the
SEC on October 28, 2011.
You should read this information together with
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations and with the
consolidated financial statements and notes to the consolidated
financial statements included in Aimcos Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011, and Aimcos
Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, filed with the
SEC on October 28, 2011, which are incorporated by
reference in this information statement/prospectus. See
Where You Can Find Additional Information in this
information statement/prospectus.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
For the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
2010(1)
|
|
2009(1)
|
|
2008(1)
|
|
2007(1)
|
|
2006(1)
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
$
|
834,521
|
|
|
$
|
812,265
|
|
|
$
|
1,092,606
|
|
|
$
|
1,082,231
|
|
|
$
|
1,128,099
|
|
|
$
|
1,063,962
|
|
|
$
|
978,692
|
|
Total operating expenses(2)
|
|
|
(702,240
|
)
|
|
|
(720,017
|
)
|
|
|
(967,144
|
)
|
|
|
(995,469
|
)
|
|
|
(1,096,498
|
)
|
|
|
(901,629
|
)
|
|
|
(825,485
|
)
|
Operating income(2)
|
|
|
132,281
|
|
|
|
92,248
|
|
|
|
125,462
|
|
|
|
86,762
|
|
|
|
31,601
|
|
|
|
162,333
|
|
|
|
153,207
|
|
Loss from continuing operations(2)
|
|
|
(100,550
|
)
|
|
|
(121,293
|
)
|
|
|
(161,725
|
)
|
|
|
(199,680
|
)
|
|
|
(117,743
|
)
|
|
|
(47,827
|
)
|
|
|
(44,129
|
)
|
Income from discontinued operations, net(3)
|
|
|
50,959
|
|
|
|
65,881
|
|
|
|
72,101
|
|
|
|
154,880
|
|
|
|
744,745
|
|
|
|
173,333
|
|
|
|
331,151
|
|
Net (loss) income
|
|
|
(49,591
|
)
|
|
|
(55,412
|
)
|
|
|
(89,624
|
)
|
|
|
(44,800
|
)
|
|
|
627,002
|
|
|
|
125,506
|
|
|
|
287,022
|
|
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
5,438
|
|
|
|
5,147
|
|
|
|
17,896
|
|
|
|
(19,474
|
)
|
|
|
(214,995
|
)
|
|
|
(95,595
|
)
|
|
|
(110,234
|
)
|
Net (income) attributable to Aimcos preferred stockholders
|
|
|
(35,429
|
)
|
|
|
(36,626
|
)
|
|
|
(53,590
|
)
|
|
|
(50,566
|
)
|
|
|
(53,708
|
)
|
|
|
(66,016
|
)
|
|
|
(81,132
|
)
|
Net (loss) income attributable to Aimcos common
stockholders
|
|
|
(79,751
|
)
|
|
|
(86,891
|
)
|
|
|
(125,318
|
)
|
|
|
(114,840
|
)
|
|
|
351,314
|
|
|
|
(40,586
|
)
|
|
|
93,710
|
|
Earnings (loss) per common share basic and diluted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations attributable to Aimcos
common stockholders
|
|
$
|
(0.92
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.10
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.45
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.77
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2.09
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.39
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.49
|
)
|
Net (loss) income attributable to Aimcos common
stockholders
|
|
$
|
(0.67
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.75
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.08
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.00
|
)
|
|
$
|
3.96
|
|
|
$
|
(0.43
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.98
|
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real estate, net of accumulated depreciation
|
|
$
|
6,179,415
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
6,297,557
|
|
|
$
|
6,474,700
|
|
|
$
|
6,633,790
|
|
|
$
|
6,405,002
|
|
|
$
|
5,946,219
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
7,042,702
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,378,566
|
|
|
|
7,906,468
|
|
|
|
9,441,870
|
|
|
|
10,617,681
|
|
|
|
10,292,587
|
|
Total indebtedness
|
|
|
5,259,725
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,338,630
|
|
|
|
5,316,303
|
|
|
|
5,679,544
|
|
|
|
5,303,531
|
|
|
|
4,647,864
|
|
Total equity
|
|
|
1,201,114
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,306,772
|
|
|
|
1,534,703
|
|
|
|
1,646,749
|
|
|
|
2,048,546
|
|
|
|
2,650,182
|
|
Other Information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends declared per common share(4)
|
|
$
|
0.36
|
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
|
$
|
0.40
|
|
|
$
|
7.48
|
|
|
$
|
4.31
|
|
|
$
|
2.40
|
|
Total consolidated properties (end of period)
|
|
|
359
|
|
|
|
419
|
|
|
|
399
|
|
|
|
426
|
|
|
|
514
|
|
|
|
657
|
|
|
|
703
|
|
Total consolidated apartment units (end of period)
|
|
|
83,304
|
|
|
|
93,008
|
|
|
|
89,875
|
|
|
|
95,202
|
|
|
|
117,719
|
|
|
|
153,758
|
|
|
|
162,432
|
|
Total unconsolidated properties (end of period)
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
77
|
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
|
102
|
|
Total unconsolidated apartment units (end of period)
|
|
|
5,517
|
|
|
|
6,933
|
|
|
|
5,637
|
|
|
|
8,478
|
|
|
|
9,613
|
|
|
|
10,878
|
|
|
|
11,791
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Certain reclassifications have been made to conform to the
September 30, 2011 financial statement presentation,
including retroactive adjustments to reflect additional
properties sold or classified as held for sale as of |
25
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2011 as discontinued operations (see
Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements
in Item 1 Financial Statements in
Aimcos Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, and Note 13
to the consolidated financial statements in
Item 8 Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data in Aimcos Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011, which are
incorporated by reference in this information
statement/prospectus). |
|
|
|
(2) |
|
Total operating expenses, operating income and loss from
continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2008,
include a $91.1 million pre-tax provision for impairment
losses on real estate development assets, which is discussed
further in Item 7 Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations in Aimcos Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on
February 25, 2011, which is incorporated by reference in
this information statement/prospectus. |
|
|
|
(3) |
|
Income from discontinued operations for the years ended
December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006 includes
$94.9 million, $221.8 million, $800.3 million,
$116.1 million and $336.2 million in gains on
disposition of real estate, respectively. Income from
discontinued operations for 2010, 2009 and 2008 is discussed
further in Item 7 Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations in Aimcos Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011, which is
incorporated by reference in this information
statement/prospectus. |
|
|
|
(4) |
|
Dividends declared per common share during the years ended
December 31, 2008 and 2007, included $5.08 and $1.91,
respectively, of per share dividends that were paid through the
issuance of shares of Aimco Class A Common Stock (see
Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements in
Item 8 Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data included in Aimcos Current
Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011, which is
incorporated by reference in this information
statement/prospectus). |
26
SELECTED
SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF AIMCO PROPERTIES,
L.P.
The following table sets forth Aimco OPs selected summary
historical financial data as of the dates and for the periods
indicated. Aimco OPs historical consolidated statements of
operations data set forth below for each of the five fiscal
years in the period ended December 31, 2010 and the
historical consolidated balance sheet data for each of the five
fiscal year-ends in the period ended December 31, 2010, are
derived from information included in Aimco OPs Current
Report on
Form 8-K,
filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011, and included as
Annex J to this information statement/prospectus.
Aimco OPs unaudited historical consolidated statements of
operations data set forth below for each of the nine months
ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, and the unaudited
historical consolidated balance sheet data as of
September 30, 2011, are derived from information included
in Aimco OPs Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, which is included
as Annex I to this information statement/prospectus.
You should read this information together with
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations and with the
consolidated financial statements and notes to the consolidated
financial statements included in Aimco OPs Current Report
on
Form 8-K,
filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011, and included as
Annex J to this information statement/prospectus,
and in Aimco OPs Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, filed with the
SEC on October 28, 2011, which is included as
Annex I to this information statement/prospectus.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Nine Months
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ended September 30,
|
|
|
For the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2010(1)
|
|
|
2009(1)
|
|
|
2008(1)
|
|
|
2007(1)
|
|
|
2006(1)
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
$
|
834,521
|
|
|
$
|
812,265
|
|
|
$
|
1,092,606
|
|
|
$
|
1,082,231
|
|
|
$
|
1,128,099
|
|
|
$
|
1,063,962
|
|
|
$
|
978,692
|
|
Total operating expenses(2)
|
|
|
(702,240
|
)
|
|
|
(720,017
|
)
|
|
|
(967,144
|
)
|
|
|
(995,469
|
)
|
|
|
(1,096,498
|
)
|
|
|
(901,629
|
)
|
|
|
(825,485
|
)
|
Operating income(2)
|
|
|
132,281
|
|
|
|
92,248
|
|
|
|
125,462
|
|
|
|
86,762
|
|
|
|
31,601
|
|
|
|
162,333
|
|
|
|
153,207
|
|
Loss from continuing operations(2)
|
|
|
(99,290
|
)
|
|
|
(120,651
|
)
|
|
|
(160,866
|
)
|
|
|
(198,860
|
)
|
|
|
(116,957
|
)
|
|
|
(47,078
|
)
|
|
|
(41,169
|
)
|
Income from discontinued operations, net(3)
|
|
|
50,959
|
|
|
|
65,881
|
|
|
|
72,101
|
|
|
|
154,880
|
|
|
|
744,745
|
|
|
|
173,333
|
|
|
|
331,151
|
|
Net (loss) income
|
|
|
(48,331
|
)
|
|
|
(54,770
|
)
|
|
|
(88,765
|
)
|
|
|
(43,980
|
)
|
|
|
627,788
|
|
|
|
126,255
|
|
|
|
289,982
|
|
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
4,612
|
|
|
|
1,795
|
|
|
|
13,301
|
|
|
|
(22,442
|
)
|
|
|
(155,749
|
)
|
|
|
(92,138
|
)
|
|
|
(92,917
|
)
|
Net (income) attributable to Aimco OPs preferred
unitholders
|
|
|
(40,441
|
)
|
|
|
(39,918
|
)
|
|
|
(58,554
|
)
|
|
|
(56,854
|
)
|
|
|
(61,354
|
)
|
|
|
(73,144
|
)
|
|
|
(90,527
|
)
|
Net (loss) income attributable to Aimco OPs common
unitholders
|
|
|
(84,329
|
)
|
|
|
(92,893
|
)
|
|
|
(134,018
|
)
|
|
|
(123,276
|
)
|
|
|
403,700
|
|
|
|
(43,508
|
)
|
|
|
104,592
|
|
Earnings (loss) per common unit basic and diluted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations attributable to Aimco OPs
common unitholders
|
|
$
|
(0.91
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.10
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.44
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.76
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.94
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.38
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.47
|
)
|
Net (loss) income attributable to Aimco OPs common
unitholders
|
|
$
|
(0.66
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.75
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.07
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.00
|
)
|
|
$
|
4.11
|
|
|
$
|
(0.42
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.99
|
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real estate, net of accumulated depreciation
|
|
$
|
6,179,920
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
6,298,062
|
|
|
$
|
6,475,205
|
|
|
$
|
6,634,295
|
|
|
$
|
6,405,507
|
|
|
$
|
5,946,724
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
7,060,492
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,395,096
|
|
|
|
7,922,139
|
|
|
|
9,456,721
|
|
|
|
10,631,746
|
|
|
|
10,305,903
|
|
Total indebtedness
|
|
|
5,259,725
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,338,630
|
|
|
|
5,316,303
|
|
|
|
5,679,544
|
|
|
|
5,303,531
|
|
|
|
4,647,864
|
|
Total partners capital
|
|
|
1,218,904
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,323,302
|
|
|
|
1,550,374
|
|
|
|
1,661,600
|
|
|
|
2,152,326
|
|
|
|
2,753,617
|
|
Other Information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions declared per common unit(4)
|
|
$
|
0.36
|
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
|
$
|
0.40
|
|
|
$
|
7.48
|
|
|
$
|
4.31
|
|
|
$
|
2.40
|
|
Total consolidated properties (end of period)
|
|
|
359
|
|
|
|
419
|
|
|
|
399
|
|
|
|
426
|
|
|
|
514
|
|
|
|
657
|
|
|
|
703
|
|
Total consolidated apartment units (end of period)
|
|
|
83,304
|
|
|
|
93,008
|
|
|
|
89,875
|
|
|
|
95,202
|
|
|
|
117,719
|
|
|
|
153,758
|
|
|
|
162,432
|
|
Total unconsolidated properties (end of period)
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
77
|
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
|
102
|
|
Total unconsolidated apartment units (end of period)
|
|
|
5,517
|
|
|
|
6,933
|
|
|
|
5,637
|
|
|
|
8,478
|
|
|
|
9,613
|
|
|
|
10,878
|
|
|
|
11,791
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Certain reclassifications have been made to conform to the
September 30, 2011 financial statement presentation,
including retroactive adjustments to reflect additional
properties sold or classified as held for sale as of
September 30, 2011 as discontinued operations (see
Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements |
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|
|
|
|
|
in Item 1 Financial Statements in
Aimco OPs Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, included as
Annex I to this information statement/prospectus, and
Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements in
Item 8 Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data in Aimco OPs Current Report on
Form 8-K,
filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011, included as
Annex J to this information statement/prospectus.) |
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(2) |
|
Total operating expenses, operating income and loss from
continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2008,
include a $91.1 million pre-tax provision for impairment
losses on real estate development assets, which is discussed
further in Item 7 Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations in Aimco OPs Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010, included as
Annex H to this information statement/prospectus. |
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(3) |
|
Income from discontinued operations for the years ended
December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006 includes
$94.9 million, $221.8 million, $800.3 million,
$116.1 million and $336.2 million in gains on
disposition of real estate, respectively. Income from
discontinued operations for 2010, 2009 and 2008 is discussed
further in Item 7 Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations in Aimco OPs Current Report on
Form 8-K,
filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011, included as
Annex J to this information statement/prospectus. |
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(4) |
|
Distributions declared per common unit during the years ended
December 31, 2008 and 2007, included $5.08 and $1.91,
respectively, of per unit distributions that were paid to Aimco
through the issuance of OP Units. (see Note 11 to the
consolidated financial statements in
Item 8 Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data in Aimco OPs Current Report on
Form 8-K,
filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011 and included as
Annex J to this information statement/prospectus). |
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SELECTED
SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF CPF XV
The following table sets forth CPF XVs selected summary
historical financial data as of the dates and for the periods
indicated. CPF XVs historical consolidated statements of
operations and cash flow data set forth below for each of the
two fiscal years in the period ended December 31, 2010 and
the historical consolidated balance sheet data as of
December 31, 2010 and 2009, are derived from CPF XVs
consolidated financial statements included in CPF XVs
Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. CPF XVs
unaudited historical consolidated statements of operations and
cash flow data set forth below for each of the nine months ended
September 30, 2011 and 2010, and the unaudited historical
consolidated balance sheet data as of September 30, 2011
and 2010, are derived from CPF XVs unaudited historical
consolidated financial statements included in CPF XVs
Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q
for the quarters ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.
You should read this information together with
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations and with the
consolidated financial statements and notes to the consolidated
financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2010 included in CPF XVs Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the
SEC on March 25, 2011, and Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 filed with the SEC
on November 10, 2011, which are included as
Annex F and Annex G to this information
statement/prospectus. See Where You Can Find Additional
Information in this information statement/prospectus.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Nine Months
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|
For the Years Ended
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|
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Ended September 30,
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December 31,
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|
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2011
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|
2010
|
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
|
|
(unaudited)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
$
|
4,937
|
|
|
$
|
4,788
|
|
|
$
|
6,387
|
|
|
$
|
6,496
|
|
(Loss) income from continuing operations
|
|
|
(1,394
|
)
|
|
|
(298
|
)
|
|
|
(880
|
)
|
|
|
391
|
|
Net (loss) income
|
|
|
(1,394
|
)
|
|
|
(188
|
)
|
|
|
(770
|
)
|
|
|
5,225
|
|
(Loss) income from continuing operations per unit
|
|
|
(15.18
|
)
|
|
|
(3.25
|
)
|
|
|
(9.59
|
)
|
|
|
4.25
|
|
Net (loss) income per limited partnership unit
|
|
|
(15.18
|
)
|
|
|
(2.05
|
)
|
|
|
(8.39
|
)
|
|
|
56.90
|
|
Distributions per limited partnership unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Deficit) Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
|
|
$
|
(1,395
|
)
|
|
$
|
(355
|
)
|
|
$
|
(955
|
)
|
|
|
116
|
%
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
89
|
|
|
|
254
|
|
|
|
488
|
|
|
|
127
|
|
Real estate, net of accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
16,680
|
|
|
|
17,165
|
|
|
|
17,207
|
|
|
|
17,707
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
17,567
|
|
|
|
18,803
|
|
|
|
18,529
|
|
|
|
18,309
|
|
Mortgage notes payable
|
|
|
26,442
|
|
|
|
26,743
|
|
|
|
26,670
|
|
|
|
26,955
|
|
Due to affiliates
|
|
|
8,641
|
|
|
|
7,510
|
|
|
|
7,610
|
|
|
|
5,865
|
|
General partners deficit
|
|
|
(1,631
|
)
|
|
|
(1,592
|
)
|
|
|
(1,603
|
)
|
|
|
(1,588
|
)
|
Limited partners deficit
|
|
|
(16,945
|
)
|
|
|
(15,008
|
)
|
|
|
(15,579
|
)
|
|
|
(14,824
|
)
|
Total partners deficit
|
|
|
(18,576
|
)
|
|
|
(16,600
|
)
|
|
|
(17,182
|
)
|
|
|
(16,412
|
)
|
Total distributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Book value per limited partnership unit
|
|
|
(188.33
|
)
|
|
|
(166.80
|
)
|
|
|
(173.15
|
)
|
|
|
(164.75
|
)
|
Other Information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(399
|
)
|
|
|
127
|
|
|
|
361
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(277
|
)
|
|
|
(472
|
)
|
|
|
(30
|
)
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
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COMPARATIVE
PER SHARE DATA
Aimco common stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol
AIV. The OP Units are not listed on any
securities exchange and do not trade in an active secondary
market. However, as described below, the trading price of Aimco
common stock is considered a reasonable estimate of the fair
market value of an OP Unit.
After a one-year holding period, OP Units are redeemable
for shares of Aimco common stock (on a
one-for-one
basis) or cash equal to the value of such shares, as Aimco
elects. As a result, the trading price of Aimco common stock is
considered a reasonable estimate of the fair market value of an
OP Unit. The number of OP Units offered in the merger
with respect to each CPF XV Unit was calculated by dividing the
per unit cash merger consideration by the average closing price
of Aimco common stock, as reported on the NYSE over the ten
consecutive trading days ending on the second trading day
immediately prior to the consummation of the mergers. The
closing price of Aimco common stock as reported on the NYSE on
December 14, 2011 was $21.22.
The CPF XV Units are not listed on any securities exchange nor
do they trade in an active secondary market. The per unit cash
merger consideration payable to each holder of CPF XV Units is
greater than FCMCs estimate of the proceeds that would be
available for distribution to limited partners of CPF XV if the
property was sold at a price equal to its appraised value.
The following tables summarize the historical per share/unit
information for Aimco, Aimco OP and CPF XV for the periods
indicated:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
|
2008
|
|
Cash dividends declared per share/unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aimco Common Stock
|
|
$
|
0.36
|
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
|
$
|
0.40
|
|
|
$
|
2.40
|
|
Aimco OP Units
|
|
|
0.36
|
|
|
|
0.30
|
|
|
|
0.40
|
|
|
|
2.40
|
|
CPF XV Units
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16.34
|
|
(Loss) income per common share/unit from continuing
operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aimco Common Stock
|
|
$
|
(0.92
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.45
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.77
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2.09
|
)
|
Aimco OP Units
|
|
|
(0.91
|
)
|
|
|
(1.44
|
)
|
|
|
(1.76
|
)
|
|
|
(1.94
|
)
|
CPF XV Units
|
|
|
(15.18
|
)
|
|
|
(9.59
|
)
|
|
|
4.25
|
|
|
|
(30.05
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2011
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
Book value per share/unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aimco Common Stock(1)
|
|
$
|
7.87
|
|
|
$
|
8.89
|
|
Aimco OP Units(2)
|
|
|
7.26
|
|
|
|
8.18
|
|
CPF XV Units(3)
|
|
|
(188.33
|
)
|
|
|
(173.15
|
)
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Based on 120.9 million and 117.6 million shares of
Aimco common stock outstanding at September 30, 2011 and
December 31, 2010, respectively. |
|
|
|
(2) |
|
Based on 129.2 million and 126.1 million Aimco OP
Units and equivalents outstanding at September 30, 2011 and
December 31, 2010, respectively. |
|
|
|
(3) |
|
Based on 89,975 CPF XV Units and equivalents outstanding at
September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. |
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INFORMATION
ABOUT THE AIMCO ENTITIES
Aimco is a Maryland corporation incorporated on January 10,
1994. Aimco is a self-administered and self-managed real estate
investment trust, or REIT. Aimcos principal financial
objective is to provide predictable and attractive returns to
its stockholders. Aimcos business plan to achieve this
objective is to:
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|
|
|
|
own and operate a broadly diversified portfolio of primarily
class B/B+ assets (defined below) with properties
concentrated in the 20 largest markets in the U.S. (as
measured by total apartment value, which is the estimated total
market value of apartment properties in a particular market);
|
|
|
|
improve its portfolio by selling assets with lower projected
returns and reinvesting those proceeds through the purchase of
new assets or additional investment in existing assets in its
portfolio, including increased ownership or
redevelopment; and
|
|
|
|
provide financial leverage primarily by the use of non-recourse,
long-dated, fixed-rate property debt and perpetual preferred
equity.
|
As of September 30, 2011, Aimco:
|
|
|
|
|
owned an equity interest in 205 conventional real estate
properties with 64,781 units;
|
|
|
|
|
|
owned an equity interest in 201 affordable real estate
properties with 24,040 units; and
|
|
|
|
|
|
provided services for or managed 11,233 units in 159
properties, primarily pursuant to long-term asset management
agreements. In certain cases, Aimco may indirectly own generally
less than one percent of the operations of such properties
through a syndication or other fund.
|
Of these properties, Aimco consolidated 199 conventional
properties with 63,335 units and 160 affordable properties
with 19,969 units.
For conventional assets, Aimco focuses on the ownership of
primarily B/B+ assets. Aimco measures conventional property
asset quality based on average rents of its units compared to
local market average rents as reported by a third-party provider
of commercial real estate performance and analysis, with
A-quality assets earning rents greater than 125% of local market
average, B-quality assets earning rents 90% to 125% of local
market average and C-quality assets earning rents less than 90%
of local market average. Aimco classifies as B/B+ those assets
earning rents ranging from 100% to 125% of local market average.
Although some companies and analysts within the multifamily real
estate industry use asset class ratings of A, B and C, some of
which are tied to local market rent averages, the metrics used
to classify asset quality as well as the timing for which local
markets rents are calculated may vary from company to company.
Accordingly, Aimcos rating system for measuring asset
quality is neither broadly nor consistently used in the
multifamily real estate industry.
Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, AIMCO-GP, Inc., the
general partner of Aimco OP, and AIMCO-LP Trust, Aimco owns a
majority of the ownership interests in Aimco OP. As of
September 30, 2011, Aimco held approximately 94% of the
OP Units and equivalents. Aimco conducts substantially all
of its business and owns substantially all of its assets through
Aimco OP. Interests in Aimco OP that are held by limited
partners other than Aimco include partnership common Units, high
performance partnership units, or HPUs, and partnership
preferred units. The holders of OP Units receive
distributions, prorated from the date of issuance, in an amount
equivalent to the dividends paid to holders of Aimco common
stock. Holders of OP Units may redeem such units for cash
or, at Aimco OPs option, Aimco common stock. Partnership
preferred units entitle the holders thereof to a preference with
respect to distributions or upon liquidation. At
September 30, 2011, after elimination of shares held by
consolidated subsidiaries, 120,916,144 shares of Aimco
common stock were outstanding, and Aimco OP had 8,289,841
OP Units and equivalents outstanding for a combined total
of 129,205,985 shares of Aimco common stock, OP Units
and equivalents outstanding.
Through its wholly owned subsidiary, AIMCO/IPT, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, Aimco owns all of the outstanding common stock of
Fox Capital Management Corporation, the managing general partner
of CPF XV.
AIMCO/IPT, Inc. holds a 70% interest in AIMCO IPLP, L.P. as its
general partner. AIMCO Properties, L.P. holds a 30.0% interest
in AIMCO IPLP, L.P. as the limited partner. AIMCO/IPT, Inc. and
AIMCO IPLP, L.P. share
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voting and dispositive power over 39,802.17 CPF XV Units, or
approximately 44.24% of the outstanding CPF XV Units.
AIMCO IPLP L.P. is the sole member of Madison River Properties,
L.L.C. Madison River Properties, L.L.C., AIMCO IPLP, L.P. and
AIMCO/IPT, Inc. share voting and dispositive power over 4,222
CPF XV Units held by Madison River Properties, L.L.C.,
representing approximately 4.69% of the class. AIMCO/IPT, Inc.
is the sole shareholder of FCMC. FCMC and AIMCO/IPT, Inc. share
voting and dispositive power over 100 CPF XV Units held by FCMC,
representing approximately 0.11% of the class.
Century Properties Fund XV, LP, or New CPF XV, is a
Delaware limited partnership formed on July 26, 2011, for
the purpose of consummating the merger with CPF XV. New CPF
XVs general partner is Aimco OP and its sole limited
partner is the Aimco Subsidiary. New CPF XV has not carried on
any activities to date, except for activities incidental to its
formation and activities undertaken in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
Aimco CPF XV Merger Sub LLC, or the Aimco Subsidiary, is a
Delaware limited liability company formed on July 26, 2011,
for the purpose of consummating the merger with New CPF XV. The
Aimco Subsidiary is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Aimco
OP. The Aimco Subsidiary has not carried on any activities to
date, except for activities incidental to its formation and
activities undertaken in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the merger agreement.
The names, positions and business addresses of the directors and
executive officers of Aimco, AIMCO-GP, Inc., AIMCO/IPT, Inc. and
FCMC, as well as a biographical summary of the experience of
such persons for the past five years or more, are set forth in
Annex D attached hereto and are incorporated in this
information statement/prospectus by reference. None of Aimco OP,
AIMCO IPLP, L.P., Madison River Properties, L.L.C. nor the Aimco
Subsidiary has any directors or officers. During the last five
years, none of Aimco, Aimco-GP, AIMCO/IPT, Inc., AIMCO IPLP,
L.P., Madison River Properties, L.L.C., Aimco OP, CPF XV or
FCMC, nor, to the best of their knowledge, any of the persons
listed in Annex D of this information
statement/prospectus (i) has been convicted in a criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors) or (ii) was a party to a civil proceeding of
a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and
as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment,
decree or final order enjoining further violations of or
prohibiting activities subject to federal or state securities
laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
Additional information about Aimco is included in documents
incorporated by reference into this information
statement/prospectus. Additional information about Aimco OP is
included as Annexes H, I and J to this
information statement/prospectus. See Where You Can Find
Additional Information.
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The following chart represents the organizational structure of
the Aimco Entities:
33
INFORMATION
ABOUT CPF XV
CPF XV is a California limited partnership organized in May 1980
under the Uniform Limited Partnership Act of the California
Corporation Code. The general partners are Fox Capital
Management Corporation, a California corporation, or FCMC, and
Fox Realty Investors, a California general partnership, or FRI.
FCMC, as well as the managing general partner of FRI, are
subsidiaries of Aimco. CPF XVs partnership agreement
provides that CPF XV is to terminate on December 31, 2020
unless terminated prior to such date.
CPF XV registered the CPF XV Units pursuant to a registration
statement, filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (File
No. 2-66459),
which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 1, 1980. Beginning in July 1980 through
April 1981, CPF XV offered $90,000,000 in CPF XV Units and sold
units having an initial cost of $89,980,000. The net proceeds of
the offering were used to acquire 17 income-producing real
estate properties. FCMC purchased 100 CPF XV Units for a 4%
interest in CPF XV. Since its initial offering, CPF XV has not
received, nor are limited partners required to make, additional
capital contributions.
CPF XV has no employees. FCMC is vested with full authority as
to the general management and supervision of the business and
affairs of CPF XV. The limited partners have no right to
participate in the management or conduct of such business and
affairs. An affiliate of FCMC provides
day-to-day
management services to the CPF XVs investment property.
CPF XVs primary business and only industry segment is real
estate related operations. At September 30, 2011, CPF XV
owned one property, Lakeside Place Apartments, a 734 unit
apartment project located in Houston, Texas.
The average annual rental rates for each of the five years ended
December 31, 2010 for the property are as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Annual Rental Rates
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
8,276/unit
|
|
|
$
|
8,509/unit
|
|
|
$
|
8,239/unit
|
|
|
$
|
8,248/unit
|
|
|
$
|
8,348/unit
|
|
The average occupancy for each of the five years ended
December 31, 2010 and for the nine months ended
September 30, 2011 and 2010 for the property is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Occupancy
|
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
For the Years Ended December 31,
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
94%
|
|
93%
|
|
93%
|
|
94%
|
|
94%
|
|
94%
|
|
90%
|
The real estate industry is highly competitive. The property is
subject to competition from other residential apartment
complexes in the area. FCMC, the managing general partner of CPF
XV, believes that the property is adequately insured. The
property is an apartment complex which generally leases units
for lease terms of one year or less. No residential tenant
leases 10% or more of the available rental space. The property
is in good physical condition, subject to normal depreciation
and deterioration as is typical for assets of this type and age.
CPF XV regularly evaluates the capital improvement needs of the
property. During the year ended December 31, 2010, CPF XV
completed approximately $1,855,000 of capital improvements at
the property consisting primarily of building improvements,
floor covering replacements, kitchen and bath resurfacing and
construction related to a fire at the property during January
2010. These improvements were funded from operations, insurance
proceeds and advances from Aimco OP. During the nine months
ended September 30, 2011, CPF XV completed approximately
$771,000 of capital improvements at the property, which
consisted primarily of kitchen and bath resurfacing, appliance
and floor covering replacement and construction related to the
2010 fire at the property. The improvements were funded from
operations, insurance proceeds and advances from Aimco OP. While
CPF XV has no material commitments for property improvements and
replacements, certain routine capital expenditures are
anticipated during the remainder of 2011. Such capital
expenditures will depend on the physical condition of the
property as well as anticipated cash flow generated by the
property.
Capital expenditures will be incurred only if cash is available
from operations, partnership reserves, insurance proceeds or
advances from Aimco OP, although Aimco OP does not have an
obligation to fund such advances. To
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the extent that capital improvements are completed, CPF
XVs distributable cash flow, if any, may be adversely
affected at least in the short term.
The following table sets forth certain information relating to
the mortgages encumbering CPF XVs property at
September 30, 2011.
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Principal,
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Principal
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Balance at
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Balance
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September 30,
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Interest
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Period
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Maturity
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Due at
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2011
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Rate
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Amortized
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Maturity(1)
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(In thousands)
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(In thousands)
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Lakeside Place Apartments
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First mortgage
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$
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17,841
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8.34
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30 years
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3/01/20
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$
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15,613
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Second mortgage
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8,601
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6.10
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30 years
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3/01/20
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7,177
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$
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26,442
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$
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22,790
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See Note B Mortgage Notes Payable
to the consolidated financial statements included in
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary
Data in CPF XVs Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010, attached hereto as
Annex F, for information with respect to CPF
XVs ability to prepay these mortgages and other specific
details about the mortgages. |
Distributions
to Limited Partners
As of December 14, 2011, there were 89,975 CPF XV Units
outstanding, and Aimco OP and its affiliates owned 65,841.34 of
those units, or approximately 73.18% of those units. CPF XV made
no distributions during the nine months ended September 30,
2011 and 2010 or during the years ended December 31, 2010
and 2009. Future cash distributions will depend on the levels of
cash generated from operations and the timing of debt maturity,
property sale
and/or
refinancings. CPF XVs cash available for distribution is
reviewed on a monthly basis. Given the amounts accrued and
payable to affiliates of FCMC at September 30, 2011, there
can be no assurance that CPF XV will generate sufficient funds
from operations, after planned capital improvement expenditures,
to permit any distributions to its partners in 2011 or for the
foreseeable future.
Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
CPF XV has no employees and depends on FCMC and its affiliates
for the management and administration of all partnership
activities. The CPF XV partnership agreement provides for
certain payments to affiliates for services and as reimbursement
of certain expenses incurred by affiliates on behalf of CPF XV.
Under the CPF XV partnership agreement, affiliates of FCMC
receive 5% of gross receipts from the property as compensation
for providing property management services. CPF XV paid to such
affiliates approximately $240,000 and $234,000 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and
$313,000 and $392,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010
and 2009, respectively.
An affiliate of FCMC charged CPF XV for reimbursement of
accountable administrative expenses amounting to approximately
$64,000 and $71,000 for the nine months ended September 30,
2011 and 2010, respectively, and $94,000 and $110,000 for the
years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At
September 30, 2011, approximately $20,000 of reimbursements
were due to affiliates of FCMC. No reimbursements were owed at
December 31, 2010.
Under the CPF XV partnership agreement, for managing the affairs
of CPF XV, FCMC is entitled to receive a partnership management
fee equal to 10% of CPF XVs adjusted cash from operations
as distributed. No such partnership management fees were paid
during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 or
during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, as there
were no distributions from operations during such periods.
Aimco OP has made available to CPF XV a credit line of up to
$150,000 per property owned by CPF XV. This credit line was
exceeded and Aimco OP advanced CPF XV approximately $1,293,000
during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, to fund
real estate taxes and casualty repairs, and approximately
$1,653,000 for the nine
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months ended September 30, 2010, to fund real estate
taxes, operating expenses and capital improvements at Lakeside
Place Apartments. Aimco OP advanced CPF XV approximately
$1,653,000 and $2,856,000 for the years ended December 31,
2010 and 2009, respectively, to fund operating expenses, real
estate taxes and capital improvements at Lakeside Place
Apartments. Interest accrues at the prime rate plus 2% per anum
(5.25% at September 30, 2011). Interest expense for the
nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was
approximately $330,000 and $289,000, respectively, and during
the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, was
approximately $389,000 and $297,000 respectively. During the
nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, CPF XV
repaid approximately $612,000 and $280,000, respectively, of
advances and accrued interest. During the years ended
December 31, 2010 and 2009, CPF XV repaid approximately
$280,000 and $3,194,000, respectively, of advances and accrued
interest. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010,
the outstanding balance of advances and accrued interest due to
Aimco OP was approximately $8,621,000 and $7,610,000,
respectively. CPF XV may receive additional advances of funds
from Aimco OP although Aimco OP is not obligated to provide such
advances. For more information on Aimco OP, including its
audited balance sheets, see Annexes H, I and
J to this information statement/prospectus.
CPF XV insures its property 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. CPF XV insures its property above the Aimco limits
through insurance policies obtained by Aimco from insurers
unaffiliated with FCMC. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2011, CPF XV was charged by Aimco and its
affiliates approximately $326,000 for hazard insurance coverage
and fees associated with policy claims administration.
Additional charges will be incurred by CPF XV during 2011 as
other insurance polices renew later in the year. During the
years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, CPF XV was charged
by Aimco and its affiliates approximately $421,000 and $230,000,
respectively, for insurance coverage and fees associated with
policy claims administration.
In addition to its indirect ownership of the general partner
interest in CPF XV, Aimco and its affiliates owned 65,841.34 CPF
XV Units representing 73.18% of the outstanding CPF XV Units at
December 14, 2011. A number of these CPF XV Units were
acquired pursuant to tender offers made by Aimco or its
affiliates. Pursuant to the CPF XV partnership agreement,
limited partners holding a majority of the CPF XV 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 CPF XV partnership agreement and voting to
remove FCMC. As a result of its ownership of 73.18% of the
outstanding CPF XV Units, Aimco and its affiliates are in a
position to influence all such voting decisions with respect to
CPF XV. However, with respect to 35,473.17 CPF XV units owned by
AIMCO IPLP, L.P., an affiliate of FCMC and of Aimco, such
affiliate agreed to vote such CPF XV Units: (i) against any
increase in compensation payable by CPF XV to FCMC or to its
affiliates; and (ii) on all other matters submitted by FCMC
or its affiliates, in proportion to the vote cast by third party
unitholders. Except for the foregoing, no other limitations are
imposed on AIMCO IPLP, L.P.s, Aimcos or any other
affiliates right to vote each CPF XV Unit held. Although
FCMC and FRI owe fiduciary duties to the limited partners of CPF
XV, FCMC and the managing general partner of FRI also owe
fiduciary duties to AIMCO/IPT, Inc., their sole stockholder and
a wholly owned subsidiary of Aimco. As a result, the duties of
FCMC and FRI, as general partners of CPF XV, to CPF XV and its
limited partners on the one hand may come into conflict with the
duties of FCMC and the managing general partner of FRI to
AIMCO/IPT, Inc. as their sole stockholder and to Aimco, as the
sole stockholder of AIMCO/IPT, Inc., on the other hand.
Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
CPF XV has no directors or executive officers of its own. FCMC
manages and controls substantially all of CPF XVs affairs
and has general responsibility in all matters affecting its
business. The names and ages of, as well as the positions and
offices held by, the present directors and officers of FCMC, as
of September 30, 2011, are set forth in Annex D
to this information statement/prospectus. One or more of those
persons are also directors
and/or
officers of a general partner (or general partner of a general
partner) of limited partnerships which either have a class of
securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act, or are subject to the reporting requirements of
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Further, one or more of
those persons are also officers of Aimco and the general partner
of Aimco OP, entities that have a class of securities registered
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, or are
subject to the reporting requirements of Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act. There are no family
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relationships between or among any officers or directors. None
of the directors or officers of FCMC or FRI received
remuneration from CPF XV during the year ended December 31,
2010 or during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
The board of directors of FCMC does not have a separate audit
committee. As such, the board of directors of FCMC fulfills the
functions of an audit committee. The board of directors has
determined that Steven D. Cordes meets the requirement of an
audit committee financial expert.
The directors and officers of FCMC with authority over CPF XV
are all employees of subsidiaries of Aimco. Aimco has adopted a
code of ethics that applies to such directors and officers that
is posted on Aimcos website (www.aimco.com). Aimcos
website is not incorporated by reference to this filing.
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
FCMC and FRI own all of the outstanding general partner
interests in CPF XV, which constitutes 2% of the total interests
in the partnership. CPF XV has no directors or executive
officers of its own. FCMC is a California corporation which is
indirectly wholly owned by Aimco. FRI is a California general
partnership, the managing partner of which is indirectly wholly
owned by Aimco. No director or officer of FCMC owns any of the
limited partnership interests of CPF XV. FCMC owns 100 CPF XV
Units as required by the terms of the partnership agreement
governing CPF XV. The following table sets forth certain
information as of December 14, 2011 with respect to the
ownership by any person (including any group, as
that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act)
known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the
CPF XV Units.
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Approximate
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Approximate
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Number of CPF XV
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Percent of
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Entity Name and Address
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Units
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Class
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Apartment Investment and Management Company(1)
4582 South Ulster Street,
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80237
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65,841.34
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(2)
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73.18
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%
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AIMCO-GP, Inc.(1)
4582 South Ulster Street,
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80237
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65,841.34
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(2)
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73.18
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%
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AIMCO Properties, L.P.(1)
4582 South Ulster Street,
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80237
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65,841.34
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(2)
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73.18
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%
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AIMCO IPLP, L.P.(3)
4582 South Ulster Street,
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80237
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39,802.17
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(4)
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44.24
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%
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AIMCO/IPT, Inc.(3)
4582 South Ulster Street,
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80237
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39,902.17
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(4)(5)
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44.35
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%
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AIMCO-GP, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is the sole general
partner of AIMCO Properties, L.P., and owns approximately a 1%
general partner interest in AIMCO Properties, L.P. AIMCO-GP,
Inc. is wholly owned by Apartment Investment and Management
Company. As of December 14, 2011, AIMCO-LP Trust, a
Delaware trust wholly owned by Apartment Investment and
Management Company, owns approximately a 93% interest in the OP
Units and equivalents of AIMCO Properties, L.P. |
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(2) |
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AIMCO Properties, L.P., AIMCO-GP, Inc. and Apartment Investment
and Management Company share voting and dispositive power over
65,841.34 CPF XV Units, representing approximately 73.18% of the
class. AIMCO-GP, Inc. holds its CPF XV Units, directly or
indirectly, as nominee for AIMCO Properties, L.P. and so AIMCO
Properties, L.P. may be deemed the beneficial owner of the CPF
XV Units held by AIMCO-GP, Inc. Apartment |
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Investment and Management Company may be deemed the beneficial
owner of the CPF XV Units held by AIMCO Properties, L.P. and
AIMCO-GP, Inc. by virtue of its indirect ownership or control of
these entities. |
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(3) |
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AIMCO/IPT, Inc. is wholly owned by Aimco and holds a 70.0%
interest in AIMCO IPLP, L.P. as its general partner. AIMCO
Properties, L.P. holds a 30% interest in AIMCO IPLP, L.P. as the
limited partner. |
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(4) |
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AIMCO IPLP, L.P. and AIMCO/IPT, Inc. share voting and
dispositive power over 39,802.17 CPF XV Units, representing
approximately 44.24% of the class. |
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(5) |
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AIMCO/IPT, Inc. owns an additional 100 CPF XV Units,
representing approximately 0.11% of the class, through its
wholly owned subsidiary, Fox Capital Management Corporation. |
Additional
Information
For additional information about CPF XV and its property and
operating data related to the property, see CPF XVs Annual
Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010, attached hereto as
Annex F and CPF XVs Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, attached hereto
as Annex G.
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THE
MERGERS
Background
of the Mergers
As the managing general partner of CPF XV, FCMC regularly
evaluates CPF XVs property by considering various factors,
such as CPF XVs financial position and real estate and
capital markets conditions. FCMC monitors the propertys
specific locale and
sub-market
conditions (including stability of the surrounding
neighborhood), evaluating current trends, competition, new
construction and economic changes. It oversees the operating
performance of the property and continuously evaluates the
physical improvement requirements. In addition, the financing
structure for the property (including any prepayment penalties),
tax implications to limited partners, availability of attractive
mortgage financing to a purchaser, and the investment climate
are all considered. Any of these factors, and possibly others,
could potentially contribute to any decision FCMC to sell,
refinance, upgrade with capital improvements or hold the
partnership property.
After taking into account the foregoing considerations, during
January 2011, officers of FCMC, who are also officers of Aimco,
met several times to discuss strategic alternatives for CPF XV.
During these meetings, they considered the costs of maintaining
CPF XVs current ownership structure, including audit, tax
and SEC reporting costs, given Aimco OPs ownership of
73.18% of the CPF XVs Units and the outstanding debt owed
to Aimco OP. The participants also noted that CPF XV owed
approximately $7,853,000 to Aimco OP as of March 31, 2011,
and that CPF XV had been operating at a loss from operations for
two of the past three years. In light of the amounts already
then owed to Aimco OP and CPF XVs ongoing losses, the
officers concluded that additional loans from Aimco OP would be
unlikely.
After considering all of these factors, the officers agreed to
explore the possibility of Aimco OP acquiring Lakeside Place
Apartments through a transaction that would provide the
unaffiliated limited partners with the opportunity to defer
taxable gain through an exchange of CPF XV Units for
OP Units.
During January and February of 2011, FCMCs management
sought advice from outside counsel to determine whether a
transaction would be feasible that would result in Aimco
OPs ownership of Lakeside Place Apartments while also
providing potential tax deferral to limited partners who are
unaffiliated with Aimco OP. At the same time, they spoke with
appraisers regarding the possibility of appraising the property
for purposes of evaluating a potential transaction with Aimco
OP. FCMC engaged CRA on February 11, 2011 to appraise the
property. CRA delivered the appraisal for Lakeside Place
Apartments on March 15, 2011. Pursuant to this appraisal,
CRA valued the property at $44,600,000.
Over the following weeks, FCMCs management reviewed the
appraisal report and discussed both CRAs assumptions and
its valuation of the property and determined that CRAs
assumptions were reasonable and the valuation was appropriate.
As part of their review, they considered the fiduciary duties
owed by FCMC to unaffiliated limited partners, as well as the
propertys appraised value, and the amount of indebtedness
secured by the property, which at March 31, 2011 was
approximately $26.6 million.
In April and May 2011, Aimco OP and FCMC continued discussions
regarding a possible merger transaction between CPF XV and Aimco
OP. In connection with these discussions, Aimco OP and FCMC
agreed that, if they were to pursue the mergers, they should
consider retaining an independent financial advisor to opine as
to the fairness of the merger to the unaffiliated limited
partners of CPF XV. Aimco OP and FCMC, together with outside
counsel, conducted interviews with representatives of
Duff & Phelps and two other financial advisory firms.
On June 8, 2011, at the request of Aimco OP and FCMC, CRA
delivered an updated appraisal for Lakeside Place Apartments,
pursuant to which it valued the property at $43,500,000 as of
May 31, 2011. Aimco OP and FCMC reviewed the updated
appraisal report and calculated the equity value of CPF
XVs Units based on this updated appraisal.
On June 10, 2011, Aimco OP engaged Duff & Phelps
to provide a fairness opinion and, if requested, an updated
fairness opinion with respect to the proposed merger transaction
and ten other possible merger transactions. In the following
weeks, Duff & Phelps had due diligence calls with
FCMCs management and received due diligence materials in
response to its diligence requests.
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On July 28, 2011, Duff & Phelps delivered its
written opinion to the boards of directors of Aimco, the general
partner of Aimco OP and the managing general partner of FRI to
the effect that, as of July 28, 2011, based on and subject
to the assumptions made, procedures followed, factors
considered, and qualifications and limitations on the review
undertaken by Duff & Phelps in connection with its
opinion, the cash consideration of $45.61 per CPF XV Unit is
fair, from a financial point of view, to the unaffiliated
limited partners of CPF XV.
On July 28, 2011, FCMC, FRI and the general partner of
Aimco OP approved an agreement and plan of merger that provided
consideration of $45.61 per CPF XV Unit, payable in cash or OP
Units. Before doing so, FCMC and the Aimco Entities considered a
number of possible alternatives to the proposed transaction, as
described in greater detail in this information
statement/prospectus. However, FCMC and the Aimco Entities
ultimately determined that the proposed mergers are in the best
interests of CPF XV and its unaffiliated limited partners that
hold CPF XV Units. On July 28, 2011, CPF XV, New CPF XV and
Aimco OP entered into an agreement and plan of merger.
Also on July 28, 2011, Aimco and Aimco OP filed with the
SEC a registration statement relating to the merger. In
addition, the Aimco Entities made certain other filings required
in connection with the merger. From August through December
2011, Aimco and Aimco OP responded to SEC comments and revised
the registration statement.
On September 20, 2011, FCMCs management met to
discuss the merger transactions and the valuation of CPF
XVs property. On October 4, 2011, FCMCs
management met again to discuss the timing of the merger
transactions and considered updating the valuations of CPF
XVs property. On November 18, 2011, FCMC engaged CRA
to update the appraisal and Duff & Phelps to provide
an updated fairness opinion with respect to the equity value
resulting from such updated appraisal.
On December 7, 2011, CRA delivered an updated appraisal for
Lakeside Place Apartments, pursuant to which it valued the
property at $44,200,000 as of November 1, 2011. Aimco OP
and FCMC reviewed and discussed the updated appraisal report and
calculated the equity value of the CPF XV Units based on the
updated appraisal, CPF XVs updated financial position and
the updated
mark-to-market
adjustment of the mortgage debt encumbering CPF XVs
property. This calculation resulted in a decrease of the equity
value of CPF XVs Units from $45.61 per unit to
$41.83 per unit.
On December 19, 2011, Duff & Phelps delivered its
updated written opinion to the boards of directors of Aimco, and
the general partner of Aimco OP and FCMC, to the effect that, as
of December 19, 2011, based upon and subject to the
assumptions made, procedures followed, factors considered, and
qualifications and limitations on the review undertaken by
Duff & Phelps in connection with its opinion, the cash
consideration of $41.83 per CPF XV Unit is fair, from a
financial point of view, to the unaffiliated limited partners of
CPF XV.
On December 19, 2011, the board of directors of FCMC and
the general partner of Aimco OP approved an amendment and
restatement of the agreement and plan of merger that provides
for consideration of $41.83 per CPF XV Unit, payable in cash or
OP Units. On December 19, 2011, CPF XV, New CPF XV,
Aimco OP and the Aimco Subsidiary entered into the amended and
estated agreement and plan of merger.
Determination
of Merger Consideration
Upon completion of the mergers, limited partners in CPF XV will
receive, for each CPF XV Unit outstanding immediately prior to
consummation of the mergers, at the election of the holder,
either $41.83 in cash or equivalent value in Aimco
OP Units, except in those jurisdictions where the law
prohibits the offer of OP Units in this transaction (or
registration would be prohibitively costly). Because Aimco
indirectly wholly owns FCMC as well as the managing general
partner of FRI, the merger consideration has not been determined
in an arms-length negotiation. In order to arrive at a
fair consideration, CRA, an independent real estate appraisal
firm, was engaged to perform a complete appraisal of CPF
XVs property. For more detailed information about the
independent appraisers determination of the estimated
value of the property, see Special Factors The
Appraisal. The per unit cash merger consideration payable
to each holder of CPF XV Units is greater than the FCMCs
estimate of the proceeds that would be available for
distribution to limited partners (following the repayment of
debt and other liabilities of CPF XV) if the property was
sold at a price equal to its appraised value. FCMC did not
deduct certain amounts that would be payable upon an immediate
sale of the partnerships property, such as prepayment
penalties on the mortgage debt of the property. The estimated
prepayment penalty would have been approximately $6,949,100.
FCMC calculated the equity of the partnership by (i) adding
to the appraised value the value of
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any other non-real estate assets of CPF XV that would not be
included in the appraisal; and (ii) deducting all
liabilities, including the market value of mortgage debt, debt
owed to FCMC or its affiliates, accounts payable and accrued
expenses and certain other costs. The amount of liabilities
deducted includes an estimate of $293,600 for expenses
attributable to the property that would be incurred prior to the
transactions but payable after the transactions. This
calculation, which is summarized below, resulted in per unit
cash merger consideration of $41.83.
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Appraised value of Lakeside Place Apartments
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$
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44,200,000
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Plus: Cash and cash equivalents
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60,835
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Plus: Other assets
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305,128
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Less: Mortgage debt, including accrued interest
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(26,583,285
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)
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Less:
Mark-to-market
adjustment(1)
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(5,311,583
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)
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Less: Loans from affiliates of the managing general partner
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(8,659,059
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)
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Payables owed to the managing general partner and/or affiliates
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(57,117
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)
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Less: Accounts payable and accrued expenses owed to third parties
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(797,266
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Less: Other liabilities
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(137,156
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)
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Less: Allocation to general partner of lower tier partnership
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(105,298
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)
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Plus: Deficit restoration obligation of general partners(2)
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1,142,400
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Less: Estimated trailing payables
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(293,600
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)
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Net partnership equity
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|
$
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3,763,999
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|
Percentage of net partnership equity allocable to limited
partners
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100
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%
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Net partnership equity allocable to limited partners
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$
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3,763,999
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Total number of CPF XV Units
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89,975
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Cash consideration per unit
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$
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41.83
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The
mark-to-market
adjustment reflects the difference between the outstanding
amount of the mortgage debt and its market value as of
October 31, 2011. The market value was calculated as the
present value of the remaining required payments under the loan
through maturity, discounted at 5.33%, which we believe is an
appropriate market rate based on our analysis of interest rates
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Contribution by General Partners pursuant to the terms of the
Partnership Agreement to address a deficiency in its capital
account. |
The number of OP Units offered per CPF XV Unit was
calculated by dividing the per unit cash merger consideration by
the average closing price of Aimco common stock, as reported on
the NYSE, over the ten consecutive trading days ending on the
second trading day immediately prior to the consummation of the
mergers. Although there is no public market for OP Units,
after a one-year holding period, each OP Unit is generally
redeemable for cash in an amount equal to the value of one share
of Aimco common stock at the time, subject to Aimcos right
to acquire each OP Unit in exchange for one share of Aimco
common stock (subject to antidilution adjustments). Therefore,
FCMC considers the trading price of Aimco common stock to be a
reasonable estimate of the fair market value of an OP Unit.
As of December 14, 2011, the average closing price of Aimco
common stock over the preceding ten consecutive trading days was
$21.62, which would have resulted in OP Unit consideration
of 1.93 OP Units per CPF XV Unit.
Conflicts
of Interest
FCMC and FRI have a conflict of interest with respect to the
mergers. FCMC and FRI are the general partners of CPF XV. Both
FCMC and the managing general partner of FRI are wholly owned by
AIMCO/IPT, Inc., which in turn is wholly owned by Aimco. Each of
FCMC and the managing general partner of FRI have fiduciary
duties to its ultimate sole stockholder, Aimco, on the one hand,
and each of FCMC and FRI have fiduciary duties to CPF XV and its
limited partners, on the other hand. The duties of FCMC and FRI
to CPF XV and its limited partners conflict with its duties of
FCMC and the managing general partner to Aimco and its
affiliates, which could result in FCMC and FRI approving a
transaction that is more favorable to Aimco than might be the
case absent such conflict of interest.
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As the managing general partner of CPF XV, FCMC seeks the best
possible terms for CPF XVs limited partners. This
conflicts with Aimcos interest in obtaining the best
possible terms for Aimco OP.
Future
Plans for the Property
After the mergers, Aimco OP will be the sole limited partner in
New CPF XV, and will own all of the outstanding New CPF XV
Units. FCMC and FRI will continue to be the general partners of
New CPF XV after the mergers, and CPF XVs partnership
agreement in effect immediately prior to the mergers will be
adopted as the partnership agreement of New CPF XV, with the
following changes: (i) references therein to the California
Act will be amended to refer to the Delaware Act, (ii) a
description of the merger will be added and (iii) the name
of the partnership will be Century Properties
Fund XV, LP. Aimco OP intends to retain the New CPF
XV Units after the mergers. After the mergers, Aimco will
evaluate the capital improvement needs of Lakeside Place
Apartments, and anticipates making certain routine capital
expenditures with respect to the property during the remainder
of 2011.
Material
United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the
Transactions
For a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax
consequences of the transactions, see Material United
States Federal Income Tax Considerations United
States Federal Income Tax Consequences Relating to the
Transactions.
Regulatory
Matters
No material federal or state regulatory requirements must be
satisfied or approvals obtained in connection with the
transactions, except (1) filing a registration statement
that includes this information statement/prospectus with the SEC
and obtaining the SECs declaration that the registration
statement is effective under the Securities Act,
(2) registration or qualification of the issuance of
OP Units under state securities laws, and (3) filing
certificates of merger with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware and the Secretary of State of the State of
California.
Accounting
Treatment of the Mergers
Aimco and Aimco OP will treat the mergers as a purchase of
noncontrolling interests for financial accounting purposes. This
means that Aimco and Aimco OP will recognize any difference
between the purchase price for these noncontrolling interests
and the carrying amount of such noncontrolling interests in
Aimco and Aimco OPs consolidated financial statements as
an adjustment to the amounts of consolidated equity and
partners capital attributed to Aimco and Aimco OP,
respectively.
Appraisal
Rights
Limited partners are not entitled to dissenters appraisal
rights under applicable law or CPF XVs partnership
agreement in connection with the mergers. However, pursuant to
the terms of the merger agreement, Aimco OP will provide each
limited partner with contractual dissenters appraisal
rights that are similar to the dissenters appraisal rights
available to a stockholder of a constituent corporation in a
merger under Delaware law. These contractual appraisal rights
will enable a limited partner to obtain an appraisal of the
value of the limited partners New CPF XV Units in
connection with the mergers. Prosecution of these contractual
appraisal rights will involve an arbitration proceeding, and the
consideration paid to a limited partner after the prosecution of
such contractual appraisal rights, which will take a period of
time that cannot be predicted with accuracy, will be a cash
payment, resulting in a taxable event to such limited partner. A
description of the appraisal rights being provided, and the
procedures that a limited partner must follow to seek such
rights, is attached to this information statement/prospectus as
Annex B.
List of
Investors
Under CPF XVs partnership agreement and applicable law,
upon written request and at the cost of the limited partner, a
limited partner who holds CPF XV Units has the right to receive
by mail a list of the names and addresses of the partners of CPF
XV and the number of units of partnership interest held by each
of them. This list may be obtained by making written request to
the general partners of CPF XV,
c/o Eagle
Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC, 12 Commerce Drive, Cranford, New
Jersey 07016, or by fax at
(908) 497-2349.
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Expenses
and Fees and Source of Funds
The costs of planning and implementing the mergers, including
the cash merger consideration and the preparation of this
information statement/prospectus, will be borne by Aimco OP
without regard to whether the mergers are effectuated. The
estimated amount of these costs is approximately $1,556,200,
assuming all limited partners elect to receive the cash merger
consideration. Aimco OP is paying for the costs of the mergers
with funds on hand or from drawings under its revolving credit
facility. The revolving credit facility is pursuant to Aimco
OPs Senior Secured Credit Agreement, dated
December 13, 2011, with a syndicate of financial
institutions, with KeyBank National Association as
administrative agent, swing line lender and letter of credit
issuer. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear
interest based on a pricing grid determined by leverage (at
Aimco OPs option, either at LIBOR plus an applicable
margin or a base rate (equal to the greatest of (x) the
federal funds rate plus
1/2
of 1%, (y) KeyBank National Associations prime rate
and (z) one month LIBOR plus 1.25%) plus an applicable
margin). The applicable margin is currently 2.75% for LIBOR
based loans and 1.50% for base rate based loans, and is subject
to adjustment based on Aimco OPs leverage ratio. The
revolving commitments will expire on December 13, 2014 and
may be extended for an additional year on two occasions, subject
to certain conditions. Aimco OPs obligations under the
Senior Secured Credit Agreement are secured by equity interests
in certain of its subsidiaries.
Approvals
Required
Under applicable law, the merger agreement and the mergers must
be approved by CPF XVs general partners and a majority in
interest of the limited partnership units. FCMC, CPF XVs
managing general partner, has determined that the merger
agreement and the mergers are advisable and in the best
interests of CPF XV and its limited partners, and FCMC and FRI,
CPF XVs general partners, have approved the merger
agreement and the mergers. FCMC, as well as the managing general
partner of FRI, are subsidiaries of Aimco. As of
December 14, 2011, there were issued and outstanding 89,975
CPF XV Units, and Aimco OP and its affiliates owned 65,841.34 of
those units, or approximately 73.18% of the number of units
outstanding. Of the CPF XV Units owned by affiliates of Aimco
OP, approximately 35,473.17 of such units are subject to a
voting restriction, which requires the units to be voted in
proportion to the votes cast with respect to CPF XV Units not
subject to this voting restriction. Aimco OPs affiliates
have indicated that they will vote all of their CPF XV Units
that are not subject to this restriction, approximately
30,368.17 CPF XV Units or approximately 33.75% of the
outstanding CPF XV Units, in favor of the merger agreement and
the mergers. As a result, affiliates of Aimco OP will vote a
total of approximately 50,133 CPF XV Units, or
approximately 55.72% of the outstanding CPF XV Units in favor of
the merger agreement and the mergers. Aimco OP and its
affiliates have indicated that they intend to take action by
written consent, as permitted under the partnership agreement,
to approve the mergers on or about February 21, 2012.
Therefore, approval of the mergers is assured and your
consent is not required.
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THE
MERGER AGREEMENT
The following is a summary of the material terms of the
merger agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the merger agreement, which is attached to this information
statement/prospectus as Annex A. You should read the
merger agreement carefully in its entirety as it is the legal
document that governs this merger.
The
Mergers
CPF XV has entered into the merger agreement with Aimco OP and
its wholly owned subsidiaries, New CPF XV and the Aimco
Subsidiary. The merger agreement amends and restates a prior
agreement and plan of merger to reflect a decrease in the merger
consideration from $45.61 per CPF XV Unit to $41.83 per CPF XV
Unit. Pursuant to the merger agreement, there will be two
mergers.
Merger of CPF XV with and into New CPF
XV. First, CPF XV will be merged with and into
New CPF XV with New CPF XV as the surviving entity. In this
merger, each CPF XV Unit will be converted into an identical
unit of limited partnership in New CPF XV and each general
partnership interest in CPF XV now held by the general partners
will be converted into a general partnership interest in New CPF
XV. All interests in New CPF XV outstanding immediately prior to
the merger will be cancelled in the merger. CPF XVs
partnership agreement in effect immediately prior to the merger
will be adopted as the partnership agreement of New CPF XV, with
the following changes: (i) references therein to the
California Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended, or the
California Act, will be amended to refer to the Delaware Revised
Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended, or the Delaware
Act, (ii) a description of the merger will be added and
(iii) the name of the partnership will be Century
Properties Fund XV, LP.
Merger of the Aimco Subsidiary with and into New CPF
XV. Second, the Aimco Subsidiary will be merged
with and into New CPF XV, with New CPF XV as the surviving
entity. In the merger, each New CPF XV Unit outstanding
immediately prior to consummation of the merger will be
converted into the right to receive, at the election of the
holder, either $41.83 in cash or equivalent value in
OP Units (calculated by dividing $41.83 by the average
closing price of Aimco common stock, as reported on the NYSE,
over the ten consecutive trading days ending on the second
trading day immediately prior to the consummation of the
merger); provided, however, that if Aimco OP
determines that the law of the state or other jurisdiction in
which a limited partner resides would prohibit the issuance of
Aimco OP Units in that state or other jurisdiction (or that
registration or qualification in that state or jurisdiction
would be prohibitively costly), then such limited partner will
only be entitled to receive $41.83 in cash for each New CPF XV
Unit. Each holder of CPF XV Units must make the same election
(cash or OP Units) for all of his or her CPF XV Units.
In the second merger, Aimco OPs interest in the Aimco
Subsidiary will be converted into New CPF XV Units. After the
second merger, Aimco OP will be the sole limited partner of New
CPF XV, and will own all of the outstanding New CPF XV Units.
The agreement of limited partnership of New CPF XV, as in effect
immediately prior to the consummation of the second merger, will
be the agreement of limited partnership of the surviving entity
after the second merger, until thereafter amended in accordance
with the provisions thereof and applicable law.
Treatment
of Interests in the Merger
CPF XV. Under the merger agreement, each CPF
XV Unit outstanding immediately prior to consummation of the
mergers will be converted into the right to receive, at the
election of the holder of such CPF XV Unit, either $41.83 in
cash or equivalent value in Aimco OP Units (calculated by
dividing $41.83 by the average closing price of Aimco common
stock, as reported on the NYSE, over the ten consecutive trading
days ending on the second trading day immediately prior to the
consummation of the merger), except in those jurisdictions where
the law prohibits the issuance of Aimco OP Units (or
registration or qualification would be prohibitively costly).
The general partners of CPF XV will continue to serve as the
general partners of CPF XV after the mergers, and the current
general partner interests will remain unchanged after the merger.
Aimco Subsidiary. All membership interests in
the Aimco Subsidiary immediately prior to the effective time of
the mergers will be converted into CPF XV Units after the
mergers.
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Conditions
to Obligations to Complete the Mergers
None of the parties to the merger agreement are required to
consummate the mergers if any third party consent, authorization
or approval that any of the parties deems necessary or desirable
in connection with the merger agreement, and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated thereby, has not been obtained or
received.
Termination
of the Merger Agreement
The merger agreement may be terminated, and the mergers may be
abandoned, at any time prior to consummation of the mergers,
without liability to any party to the merger agreement, by CPF
XV, New CPF XV, Aimco OP or the Aimco Subsidiary, in each case,
acting in its sole discretion and for any reason or for no
reason, notwithstanding the approval of the merger agreement by
any of the partners of CPF XV or the member of the Aimco
Subsidiary.
Amendment
Subject to applicable law, the merger agreement may be amended,
modified or supplemented by written agreement of the parties at
any time prior to the consummation of the mergers with respect
to any of the terms contained therein.
Governing
Law
The merger agreement is governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the
conflict of law provisions thereof.
Appraisal
Rights
Limited partners are not entitled to dissenters appraisal
rights under applicable law or CPF XVs partnership
agreement in connection with the mergers. However, pursuant to
the terms of the merger agreement, Aimco OP will provide each
limited partner with contractual dissenters appraisal
rights that are similar to the dissenters appraisal rights
available to a stockholder of a constituent corporation in a
merger under Delaware law. These contractual appraisal rights
will enable a limited partner to obtain an appraisal of the
value of the limited partners CPF XV Units in connection
with the mergers. Prosecution of these contractual appraisal
rights will involve an arbitration proceeding, and the
consideration paid to a limited partner after the prosecution of
such contractual appraisal rights, which will take a period of
time that cannot be predicted with accuracy, will be a cash
payment, resulting in a taxable event to such limited partner. A
description of the appraisal rights being provided, and the
procedures that a limited partner must follow to seek such
rights, is attached to this information statement/prospectus as
Annex B.
Election
Forms
Within 10 days after the effective time of the mergers,
Aimco OP will prepare and mail to the former holders of CPF XV
Units an election form pursuant to which such holders can elect
to receive cash or OP Units. Each holder of CPF XV Units
must make the same election (cash or OP Units) for all of his or
her CPF XV Units. Limited partners may also elect appraisal of
their CPF XV Units pursuant to the election form. Holders of CPF
XV Units may elect their form of consideration by completing and
returning the election form in accordance with its instructions.
If the information agent does not receive a properly completed
election form from a holder before 5:00 p.m., New York time
on the 30th day after the mailing of the election form, the
holder will be deemed to have elected to receive the cash
consideration. Former holders of CPF XV Units may also use the
election form to elect to receive, in lieu of the merger
consideration, the appraised value of their CPF XV Units,
determined through an arbitration proceeding.
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DESCRIPTION
OF AIMCO OP UNITS; SUMMARY OF AIMCO OP PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT
The following description sets forth some general terms and
provisions of the Aimco OP partnership agreement. The following
description of the Aimco OP partnership agreement is qualified
in its entirety by the terms of the agreement.
General
Aimco OP is a limited partnership organized under the provisions
of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as
amended from time to time, or any successor to such statute, or
the Delaware Act, and upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in its agreement of limited partnership.
AIMCO-GP, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned
subsidiary of Aimco, is the sole general partner of Aimco OP.
Another wholly owned subsidiary of Aimco, AIMCO-LP Trust, a
Delaware trust, or the special limited partner, is a limited
partner in Aimco OP. The term of Aimco OP commenced on
May 16, 1994, and will continue in perpetuity, unless Aimco
OP is dissolved sooner under the provisions of the partnership
agreement or as otherwise provided by law.
Purpose
and Business
The purpose and nature of Aimco OP is to conduct any business,
enterprise or activity permitted by or under the Delaware Act,
including, but not limited to, (i) conducting the business
of ownership, construction, development and operation of
multifamily rental apartment communities, (ii) entering
into any partnership, joint venture, business trust arrangement,
limited liability company or other similar arrangement to engage
in any business permitted by or under the Delaware Act, or to
own interests in any entity engaged in any business permitted by
or under the Delaware Act, (iii) conducting the business of
providing property and asset management and brokerage services,
whether directly or through one or more partnerships, joint
ventures, subsidiaries, business trusts, limited liability
companies or other similar arrangements, and (iv) doing
anything necessary or incidental to the foregoing; provided,
however, such business and arrangements and interests may be
limited to and conducted in such a manner as to permit Aimco, in
the sole and absolute discretion of the general partner, at all
times to be classified as a REIT.
Management
by the General Partner
Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Aimco OP
partnership agreement, all management powers over the business
and affairs of Aimco OP are exclusively vested in the general
partner. No limited partner of Aimco OP or any other person to
whom one or more OP Units have been transferred (each, an
assignee) may take part in the operations,
management or control (within the meaning of the Delaware Act)
of Aimco OPs business, transact any business in Aimco
OPs name or have the power to sign documents for or
otherwise bind Aimco OP. The general partner may not be removed
by the limited partners with or without cause, except with the
consent of the general partner. In addition to the powers
granted to a general partner of a limited partnership under
applicable law or that are granted to the general partner under
any other provision of the Aimco OP partnership agreement, the
general partner, subject to the other provisions of the Aimco OP
partnership agreement, has full power and authority to do all
things deemed necessary or desirable by it to conduct the
business of Aimco OP, to exercise all powers of Aimco OP and to
effectuate the purposes of Aimco OP. Aimco OP may incur debt or
enter into other similar credit, guarantee, financing or
refinancing arrangements for any purpose (including, without
limitation, in connection with any acquisition of properties)
upon such terms as the general partner determines to be
appropriate. The general partner is authorized to execute,
deliver and perform specific agreements and transactions on
behalf of Aimco OP without any further act, approval or vote of
the limited partners.
Restrictions on General Partners
Authority. The general partner may not take any
action in contravention of the Aimco OP partnership agreement.
The general partner may not, without the prior consent of the
limited partners, undertake, on behalf of Aimco OP, any of the
following actions or enter into any transaction that would have
the effect of such transactions: (i) except as provided in
the partnership agreement, amend, modify or terminate the
partnership agreement other than to reflect the admission,
substitution, termination or withdrawal of partners;
(ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors
or appoint or acquiesce in the appointment of a custodian,
receiver or trustee for all or any part of the assets of Aimco
OP; (iii) institute any proceeding for bankruptcy on
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behalf of Aimco OP; or (iv) subject to specific exceptions,
approve or acquiesce to the transfer of the Aimco OP general
partner interest, or admit into Aimco OP any additional or
successor general partners.
Additional Limited Partners. The general
partner is authorized to admit additional limited partners to
Aimco OP from time to time, on terms and conditions and for such
capital contributions as may be established by the general
partner in its reasonable discretion. The net capital
contribution need not be equal for all partners. No action or
consent by the limited partners is required in connection with
the admission of any additional limited partner. The general
partner is expressly authorized to cause Aimco OP to issue
additional interests (i) upon the conversion, redemption or
exchange of any debt, OP Units or other securities issued
by Aimco OP, (ii) for less than fair market value, so long as
the general partner concludes in good faith that such issuance
is in the best interests of the general partner and Aimco OP,
and (iii) in connection with any merger of any other entity
into Aimco OP if the applicable merger agreement provides that
persons are to receive interests in Aimco OP in exchange for
their interests in the entity merging into Aimco OP. Subject to
Delaware law, any additional partnership interests may be issued
in one or more classes, or one or more series of any of such
classes, with such designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights, powers and
duties as shall be determined by the general partner, in its
sole and absolute discretion without the approval of any limited
partner, and set forth in a written document thereafter attached
to and made an exhibit to the partnership agreement. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the general partner
has authority to specify (a) the allocations of items of
partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to each
such class or series of partnership interests; (b) the
right of each such class or series of partnership interests to
share in distributions; (c) the rights of each such class
or series of partnership interests upon dissolution and
liquidation of Aimco OP; (d) the voting rights, if any, of
each such class or series of partnership interests; and
(e) the conversion, redemption or exchange rights
applicable to each such class or series of partnership
interests. No person may be admitted as an additional limited
partner without the consent of the general partner, which
consent may be given or withheld in the general partners
sole and absolute discretion.
Indemnification. As a part of conducting the
mergers described herein, the general partner has agreed not to
seek indemnification from, or to be held harmless by, Aimco OP,
or its affiliates, for any liability or loss suffered by the
general partner related to the mergers, unless (i) the
general partner has determined, in good faith, that the course
of conduct which caused the loss or liability was in the best
interests of Aimco OP, (ii) the general partner was acting
on behalf of or performing services for Aimco OP,
(iii) such liability or loss was not the result of
negligence or misconduct by the general partner, and
(iv) such indemnification or agreement to hold harmless is
recoverable only out of the assets of Aimco OP and not from the
limited partners of Aimco OP. In addition, the general partner,
and any of its affiliates that are performing services on behalf
of Aimco OP, have agreed that they will not seek indemnification
for any losses, liabilities or expenses arising from or out of
an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws unless
(i) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits
of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to
the particular indemnitee, (ii) such claims have been
dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent
jurisdiction as to the particular indemnitee, or (iii) a
court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the
claims against a particular indemnitee and finds that
indemnification of the settlement and related costs should be
made, and, as relates to (iii), the court of law considering the
request for indemnification has been advised of the position of
the SEC and the position of any state securities regulatory
authority in which securities of Aimco OP were offered or sold
as to indemnification for violations of securities laws. Aimco
OP shall not incur the cost of that portion of liability
insurance, if any, which insures the general partner for any
liability as to which the general partner is prohibited from
being indemnified as described in this paragraph. Finally, the
general partner has agreed that the provision of advancement
from Aimco OP funds to the general partner or any of its
affiliates for legal expenses and other costs incurred as a
result of any legal action is permissible if (i) the legal
action relates to acts or omissions with respect to the
performance of duties or services on behalf of Aimco OP;
(ii) the legal action is initiated by a third party who is
not a limited partner of Aimco OP, or the legal action is
initiated by a limited partner and a court of competent
jurisdiction specifically approves such advancement; and
(iii) the general partner or its affiliates undertake to
repay the advanced funds to Aimco OP in cases in which such
person is not entitled to indemnification under this paragraph.
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Outstanding
Classes of Units
As of November 30, 2011, Aimco OP had issued and
outstanding the following partnership interests:
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Quarterly
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Liquidation
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Distribution
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Preference
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Class
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Outstanding
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per Unit
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per Unit
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Partnership Common Units (OP Units)
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120,916,045
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$
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N/A
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Class T Partnership Preferred Units
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6,000,000
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$
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0.50
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$
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25.00
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Class U Partnership Preferred Units
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12,000,000
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$
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0.485
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$
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25.00
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Class V Partnership Preferred Units
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2,587,500
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$
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0.50
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$
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25.00
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Class Y Partnership Preferred Units
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3,450,000
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$
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0.4925
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$
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25.00
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Class Z Partnership Preferred Units
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823,817
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$
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0.4375
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$
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25.00
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Series A Community Reinvestment Act Perpetual Partnership
Preferred Units(1)
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94
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$
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1,875.00
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$
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500,000.00
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Class One Partnership Preferred Units(2)
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90,000
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$
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2.00
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$
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91.43
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Class Two Partnership Preferred Units(2)
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19,289
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$
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0.12
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$
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25.00
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Class Three Partnership Preferred Units(2)
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1,365,284
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$
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0.4925
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$
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25.00
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Class Four Partnership Preferred Units(2)
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755,999
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$
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0.50
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$
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25.00
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Class Six Partnership Preferred Units(2)
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796,668
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$
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0.5325
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$
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25.00
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Class Seven Partnership Preferred Units(2)
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27,960
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$
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0.595
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$
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25.00
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Class Eight Partnership Preferred Units(3)
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6,250
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$
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N/A
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Class I High Performance Partnership Units (HPUs)(3)
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2,339,950
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$
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N/A
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The Series A Community Reinvestment Act Perpetual
Partnership Preferred Units, or the CRA Preferred Units, have
substantially the same terms as Aimcos Series A
Community Reinvestment Act Perpetual Preferred Stock, or the CRA
Preferred Stock. Holders of the CRA Preferred Units are entitled
to cumulative cash dividends payable quarterly in arrears on
March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31
of each year, when and as declared, beginning on
September 30, 2006. For the period from the date of
original issuance through March 31, 2015, the distribution
rate is a variable rate per annum equal to the Three-Month LIBOR
Rate (as defined in the articles supplementary designating the
CRA Preferred Stock) plus 1.25%, calculated as of the beginning
of each quarterly dividend period. The rate at
September 30, 2011 was 1.50%. Upon liquidation, holders of
the CRA Preferred Stock are entitled to a preference of $500,000
per share, plus an amount equal to accumulated, accrued and
unpaid dividends, whether or not earned or declared. The CRA
Preferred Units rank prior to Common OP Units and on the same
level as Aimco OPs other Preferred OP Units, with respect
to the payment of distributions and the distribution of amounts
upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up. The CRA Preferred
Units were not redeemable prior to June 30, 2011, except in
limited circumstances related to Aimcos REIT
qualification. On and after June 30, 2011, the CRA
Preferred Units are redeemable for cash, in whole or from time
to time in part, upon the redemption, at Aimcos option, of
its CRA Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to the
liquidation preference, plus accumulated, accrued and unpaid
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The Class One, Class Two, Class Three,
Class Four, Class Six and Class Seven preferred
OP Units are redeemable, at the holders option. Aimco OP,
at its sole discretion, may settle such redemption requests in
cash or shares of Aimco common stock in a value equal to the
redemption preference. In the event Aimco OP requires Aimco to
issue shares to settle a redemption request, it would issue to
Aimco a corresponding number of OP Units. Aimco OP has a
redemption policy that requires cash settlement of redemption
requests for the redeemable preferred OP Units, subject to
limited exceptions. |
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The holders of Class Eight preferred OP Units and HPUs
receive the same amount of distributions that are paid to
holders of an equivalent number of Aimco OPs outstanding
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Distributions
Subject to the rights of holders of any outstanding partnership
preferred units, the Aimco OP partnership agreement requires the
general partner to cause Aimco OP to distribute quarterly all,
or such portion as the general partner may in its sole and
absolute discretion determine, of Available Cash (as defined in
the partnership agreement) generated by Aimco OP during such
quarter to the general partner, the special limited partner, the
other holders of OP Units and holders of HPUs on the record
date established by the general partner with respect to such
quarter, in accordance with their respective interests in Aimco
OP on such record date. Holders of any partnership preferred
units issued in the future may have priority over the general
partner, the special limited partner, holders of OP Units
and holders of HPUs with respect to distributions of Available
Cash, distributions upon liquidation or other distributions.
Distributions payable with respect to any interest in Aimco OP
that was not outstanding during the entire quarterly period in
respect of which any distribution is made will be prorated based
on the portion of the period that such interest was outstanding.
The general partner in its sole and absolute discretion may
distribute to the limited partners Available Cash on a more
frequent basis and provide for an appropriate record date. The
partnership agreement requires the general partner to take such
reasonable efforts, as determined by it in its sole and absolute
discretion and consistent with the requirements for
qualification as a REIT, to cause Aimco OP to distribute
sufficient amounts to enable the general partner to transfer
funds to Aimco and enable Aimco to pay stockholder dividends
that will (i) satisfy the requirements, or the REIT
Requirements, for qualifying as a REIT under the Internal
Revenue Code and the applicable regulations promulgated by the
U.S. Treasury Department, or the Treasury Regulations, and
(ii) avoid any U.S. Federal income or excise tax
liability of Aimco.
While some of the debt instruments to which Aimco OP is a party,
including its credit facilities, contain restrictions on the
payment of distributions to OP Unitholders, the debt
instruments allow Aimco OP to distribute sufficient amounts to
enable the general partner and special limited partner to
transfer funds to Aimco which are then used to pay stockholder
dividends thereby allowing Aimco to meet the requirements for
qualifications as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code.
Distributions in Kind. No OP Unitholder
has any right to demand or receive property other than cash as
provided in the partnership agreement. The general partner may
determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, to make a
distribution in kind of partnership assets to the
OP Unitholders, and such assets will be distributed in such
a fashion as to ensure that the fair market value is distributed
and allocated in accordance with the Aimco OP partnership
agreement.
Distributions Upon Liquidation. Subject to the
rights of holders of any outstanding partnership preferred
units, net proceeds from the sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of its assets in a transaction that will lead
to a liquidation of Aimco OP or a related series of transactions
that, taken together, result in the sale or other disposition of
all or substantially all of the assets of Aimco OP, or a
Terminating Capital Transaction, and any other cash received or
reductions in reserves made after commencement of the
liquidation of Aimco OP, will be distributed to the
OP Unitholders in accordance with the Aimco OP partnership
agreement.
Restricted Distributions. The Aimco OP
partnership agreement prohibits Aimco OP and the general
partner, on behalf of Aimco OP, from making a distribution to
any OP Unitholder on account of its interest in
OP Units if such distribution would violate
Section 17-607
of the Delaware Act or other applicable law.
Allocations
of Net Income and Net Loss
OP Units and HPUs. Net Income (as defined
in the Aimco OP partnership agreement) and Net Loss (as defined
in the Aimco OP partnership agreement) of Aimco OP will be
determined and allocated with respect to each fiscal year of
Aimco OP as of the end of each such year. Except as otherwise
provided in the Aimco OP partnership agreement, an allocation to
an OP Unitholder of a share of Net Income or Net Loss will
be treated as an allocation of the same share of each item of
income, gain, loss or deduction that is taken into account in
computing Net Income or Net Loss. Except as otherwise provided
in the Aimco OP partnership agreement and subject to the terms
of any outstanding partnership preferred units, Net Income and
Net Loss will be allocated to the holders of OP Units and
holders of HPUs in accordance with their respective interests at
the end of each fiscal year. The Aimco OP
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partnership agreement contains provisions for special
allocations intended to comply with certain regulatory
requirements, including the requirements of Treasury Regulations
Sections 1.704-1(b)
and 1.704-2. Except as otherwise provided in the Aimco OP
partnership agreement and subject to the terms of any
outstanding partnership preferred units, for U.S. Federal
income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code and the
Treasury Regulations, each partnership item of income, gain,
loss and deduction will be allocated among the
OP Unitholders in the same manner as its correlative item
of book income, gain, loss or deduction is allocated
under the Aimco OP partnership agreement.
Partnership Preferred Units. Net income will
be allocated to the holders of partnership preferred units for
any fiscal year (and, if necessary, subsequent fiscal years) to
the extent that the holders of partnership preferred units
receive a distribution on any partnership preferred units (other
than an amount included in any redemption of partnership
preferred units). If any partnership preferred units are
redeemed, for the fiscal year that includes such redemption
(and, if necessary, for subsequent fiscal years) (i) gross
income and gain (in such relative proportions as the general
partner in its discretion will determine) will be allocated to
the holders of partnership preferred units to the extent that
the redemption amounts paid or payable with respect to the
partnership preferred units so redeemed exceeds the aggregate
capital contributions (net of liabilities assumed or taken
subject to by Aimco OP) per partnership preferred units
allocable to the partnership preferred units so redeemed and
(ii) deductions and losses (in such relative proportions as
the general partner in its discretion will determine) will be
allocated to the holders of partnership preferred units to the
extent that the aggregate capital contributions (net of
liabilities assumed or taken subject to by Aimco OP) per
partnership preferred units allocable to the partnership
preferred units so redeemed exceeds the redemption amount paid
or payable with respect to the partnership preferred units so
redeemed.
Withholding
Aimco OP is authorized to withhold from or pay on behalf of or
with respect to each limited partner any amount of Federal,
state, local or foreign taxes that the general partner
determines that Aimco OP is required to withhold or pay with
respect to any amount distributable or allocable to such limited
partner under the Aimco OP partnership agreement. The Aimco OP
partnership agreement also provides that any withholding tax
amount paid on behalf of or with respect to a limited partner
constitutes a loan by Aimco OP to such limited partner. This
loan is required to be repaid within 15 days after notice
to the limited partner from the general partner, and each
limited partner grants a security interest in its partnership
interest to secure its obligation to pay any partnership
withholding tax amounts paid on its behalf or with respect to
such limited partner. In addition, under the Aimco OP
partnership agreement, the partnership may redeem the
partnership interest of any limited partner who fails to pay
partnership withholding tax amounts paid on behalf of or with
respect to such limited partner. Also, the general partner has
authority to withhold, from any amounts otherwise distributable,
allocable or payable to a limited partner, the general
partners estimate of further taxes required to be paid by
such limited partner.
Return of
Capital
No partner is entitled to interest on its capital contribution
or on such partners capital account. Except (i) under
the rights of redemption set forth in the Aimco OP partnership
agreement, (ii) as provided by law, or (iii) under the
terms of any outstanding partnership preferred units, no partner
has any right to demand or receive the withdrawal or return of
its capital contribution from Aimco OP, except to the extent of
distributions made under the Aimco OP partnership agreement or
upon termination of Aimco OP. Except to the extent otherwise
expressly provided in the Aimco OP partnership agreement and
subject to the terms of any outstanding partnership preferred
units, no limited partner or assignee will have priority over
any other limited partner or assignee either as to the return of
capital contributions or as to profits, losses or distributions.
Redemption Rights
of Qualifying Parties
After the first anniversary of becoming a holder of
OP Units, each OP Unitholder and some assignees have
the right, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the
Aimco OP partnership agreement, to require Aimco OP to redeem
all or a portion of the OP Units held by such party in
exchange for shares of Aimco common stock or a cash amount equal
to the value of such shares, as Aimco OP may determine. On or
before the close of business on the fifth business day after a
holder of OP Units gives the general partner a notice of
redemption, Aimco OP may, in its
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sole and absolute discretion but subject to the restrictions on
the ownership of Aimco stock imposed under Aimcos charter
and the transfer restrictions and other limitations thereof,
elect to cause Aimco to acquire some or all of the tendered
OP Units from the tendering party in exchange for Aimco
common stock, based on an exchange ratio of one share of Aimco
common stock for each OP Unit, subject to adjustment as
provided in the Aimco OP partnership agreement. The Aimco OP
partnership agreement does not obligate Aimco or the general
partner to register, qualify or list any Aimco common stock
issued in exchange for OP Units with the SEC, with any
state securities commissioner, department or agency, or with any
stock exchange. Aimco common stock issued in exchange for
OP Units under the Aimco OP partnership agreement will
contain legends regarding restrictions under the Securities Act
and applicable state securities laws as Aimco in good faith
determines to be necessary or advisable in order to ensure
compliance with securities laws. In the event of a change of
control of Aimco, holders of HPUs will have redemption rights
similar to those of holders of OP Units.
Partnership
Right to Call Limited Partner Interests
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Aimco OP partnership
agreement, on and after the date on which the aggregate
percentage interests of the limited partners, other than the
special limited partner, are less than one percent (1%), Aimco
OP will have the right, but not the obligation, from time to
time and at any time to redeem any and all outstanding limited
partner interests (other than the special limited partners
interest) by treating any limited partner as if such limited
partner had tendered for redemption under the Aimco OP
partnership agreement the amount of OP Units specified by
the general partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, by
notice to the limited partner.
Transfers
and Withdrawals
Restrictions On Transfer. The Aimco OP
partnership agreement restricts the transferability of
OP Units. Any transfer or purported transfer of an
OP Unit not made in accordance with the Aimco OP
partnership agreement will be null and void ab initio. Until the
expiration of one year from the date on which an
OP Unitholder acquired OP Units, subject to some
exceptions, such OP Unitholder may not transfer all or any
portion of its OP Units to any transferee without the
consent of the general partner, which consent may be withheld in
its sole and absolute discretion. After the expiration of one
year from the date on which an OP Unitholder acquired
OP Units, such OP Unitholder has the right to transfer
all or any portion of its OP Units to any person, subject
to the satisfaction of specific conditions specified in the
Aimco OP partnership agreement, including the general
partners right of first refusal.
It is a condition to any transfer (whether or not such transfer
is effected before or after the one year holding period) that
the transferee assumes by operation of law or express agreement
all of the obligations of the transferor limited partner under
the Aimco OP partnership agreement with respect to such
OP Units, and no such transfer (other than under a
statutory merger or consolidation wherein all obligations and
liabilities of the transferor partner are assumed by a successor
corporation by operation of law) will relieve the transferor
partner of its obligations under the Aimco OP partnership
agreement without the approval of the general partner, in its
sole and absolute discretion.
In connection with any transfer of OP Units, the general
partner will have the right to receive an opinion of counsel
reasonably satisfactory to it to the effect that the proposed
transfer may be effected without registration under the
Securities Act, and will not otherwise violate any federal or
state securities laws or regulations applicable to Aimco OP or
the OP Units transferred.
No transfer by a limited partner of its OP Units (including
any redemption or any acquisition of OP Units by the
general partner or by Aimco OP) may be made to any person if
(i) in the opinion of legal counsel for Aimco OP, it would
result in Aimco OP being treated as an association taxable as a
corporation, or (ii) such transfer is effectuated through
an established securities market or a
secondary market (or the substantial equivalent
thereof) within the meaning of Section 7704 of the
Internal Revenue Code.
HPUs. HPUs are subject to different
restrictions on transfer. Individuals may not transfer HPUs
except to a family member (or a family-owned entity) or in the
event of their death.
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Substituted Limited Partners. No limited
partner will have the right to substitute a transferee as a
limited partner in its place. A transferee of the interest of a
limited partner may be admitted as a substituted limited partner
only with the consent of the general partner, which consent may
be given or withheld by the general partner in its sole and
absolute discretion. If the general partner, in its sole and
absolute discretion, does not consent to the admission of any
permitted transferee as a substituted limited partner, such
transferee will be considered an assignee for purposes of the
Aimco OP partnership agreement. An assignee will be entitled to
all the rights of an assignee of a limited partnership interest
under the Delaware Act, including the right to receive
distributions from Aimco OP and the share of Net Income, Net
Losses and other items of income, gain, loss, deduction and
credit of Aimco OP attributable to the OP Units assigned to
such transferee and the rights to transfer the OP Units
provided in the Aimco OP partnership agreement, but will not be
deemed to be a holder of OP Units for any other purpose
under the Aimco OP partnership agreement, and will not be
entitled to effect a consent or vote with respect to such
OP Units on any matter presented to the limited partners
for approval (such right to consent or vote, to the extent
provided in the Aimco OP partnership agreement or under the
Delaware Act, fully remaining with the transferor limited
partner).
Withdrawals. No limited partner may withdraw
from Aimco OP other than as a result of a permitted transfer of
all of such limited partners OP Units in accordance
with the Aimco OP partnership agreement, with respect to which
the transferee becomes a substituted limited partner, or under a
redemption (or acquisition by Aimco) of all of such limited
partners OP Units.
Restrictions on the general partner. The
general partner may not transfer any of its general partner
interest or withdraw from Aimco OP unless (i) the limited
partners consent or (ii) immediately after a merger of the
general partner into another entity, substantially all of the
assets of the surviving entity, other than the general
partnership interest in Aimco OP held by the general partner,
are contributed to Aimco OP as a capital contribution in
exchange for OP Units.
Amendment
of the Partnership Agreement
By the General Partner Without the Consent of the Limited
Partners. The general partner has the power,
without the consent of the limited partners, to amend the Aimco
OP partnership agreement as may be required to facilitate or
implement any of the following purposes: (i) to add to the
obligations of the general partner or surrender any right or
power granted to the general partner or any affiliate of the
general partner for the benefit of the limited partners;
(ii) to reflect the admission, substitution or withdrawal
of partners or the termination of Aimco OP in accordance with
the partnership agreement; (iii) to reflect a change that
is of an inconsequential nature and does not adversely affect
the limited partners in any material respect, or to cure any
ambiguity, correct or supplement any provision in the
partnership agreement not inconsistent with law or with other
provisions, or make other changes with respect to matters
arising under the partnership agreement that will not be
inconsistent with law or with the provisions of the partnership
agreement; (iv) to satisfy any requirements, conditions or
guidelines contained in any order, directive, opinion, ruling or
regulation of a federal or state agency or contained in federal
or state law; (v) to reflect such changes as are reasonably
necessary for Aimco to maintain its status as a REIT; and
(vi) to modify the manner in which capital accounts are
computed (but only to the extent set forth in the definition of
Capital Account in the Aimco OP partnership
agreement or contemplated by the Internal Revenue Code or the
Treasury Regulations).
With the Consent of the Limited
Partners. Amendments to the Aimco OP partnership
agreement may be proposed by the general partner or by holders
of a majority of the outstanding OP Units and other classes
of units that have the same voting rights as holders of
OP Units, excluding the special limited partner. Following
such proposal, the general partner will submit any proposed
amendment to the limited partners. The general partner will seek
the written consent of a majority in interest of the limited
partners on the proposed amendment or will call a meeting to
vote thereon and to transact any other business that the general
partner may deem appropriate.
Procedures
for Actions and Consents of Partners
Meetings of the partners may be called by the general partner
and will be called upon the receipt by the general partner of a
written request by a majority in interest of the limited
partners. Notice of any such meeting will be given to all
partners not less than seven (7) days nor more than thirty
(30) days prior to the date of such meeting. Partners
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may vote in person or by proxy at such meeting. Each meeting of
partners will be conducted by the general partner or such other
person as the general partner may appoint under such rules for
the conduct of the meeting as the general partner or such other
person deems appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion.
Whenever the vote or consent of partners is permitted or
required under the partnership agreement, such vote or consent
may be given at a meeting of partners or may be given by written
consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a
meeting of the partners may be taken without a meeting if a
written consent setting forth the action so taken is signed by
partners holding a majority of outstanding OP Units (or
such other percentage as is expressly required by the Aimco OP
partnership agreement for the action in question).
Records
and Accounting; Fiscal Year
The Aimco OP partnership agreement requires the general partner
to keep or cause to be kept at the principal office of Aimco OP
those records and documents required to be maintained by the
Delaware Act and other books and records deemed by the general
partner to be appropriate with respect to Aimco OPs
business. The books of Aimco OP will be maintained, for
financial and tax reporting purposes, on an accrual basis in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or on
such other basis as the general partner determines to be
necessary or appropriate. To the extent permitted by sound
accounting practices and principles, Aimco OP, the general
partner and Aimco may operate with integrated or consolidated
accounting records, operations and principles. The fiscal year
of Aimco OP is the calendar year.
Reports
As soon as practicable, but in no event later than one hundred
and five (105) days after the close of each calendar
quarter and each fiscal year, the general partner will make
available to limited partners (which may be done by filing a
report with the SEC) a report containing financial statements of
Aimco OP, or of Aimco if such statements are prepared solely on
a consolidated basis with Aimco, for such calendar quarter or
fiscal year, as the case may be, presented in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, and such other
information as may be required by applicable law or regulation
or as the general partner determines to be appropriate.
Statements included in quarterly reports are not audited.
Statements included in annual reports are audited by a
nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants
selected by the general partner.
Tax
Matters Partner
The general partner is the tax matters partner of
Aimco OP for U.S. Federal income tax purposes. The tax
matters partner is authorized, but not required, to take certain
actions on behalf of Aimco OP with respect to tax matters. In
addition, the general partner will arrange for the preparation
and timely filing of all returns with respect to partnership
income, gains, deductions, losses and other items required of
Aimco OP for U.S. Federal and state income tax purposes and
will use all reasonable effort to furnish, within ninety
(90) days of the close of each taxable year, the tax
information reasonably required by limited partners for
U.S. Federal and state income tax reporting purposes. The
limited partners will promptly provide the general partner with
such information as may be reasonably requested by the general
partner from time to time.
Dissolution
and Winding Up
Dissolution. Aimco OP will dissolve, and its
affairs will be wound up, upon the first to occur of any of the
following (each a liquidating event): (i) an
event of withdrawal, as defined in the Delaware Act (including,
without limitation, bankruptcy), of the sole general partner
unless, within ninety (90) days after the withdrawal, a
majority in interest (as such phrase is used in
Section 17-801(3)
of the Delaware Act) of the remaining partners agree in writing,
in their sole and absolute discretion, to continue the business
of Aimco OP and to the appointment, effective as of the date of
withdrawal, of a successor general partner; (ii) an
election to dissolve Aimco OP made by the general partner in its
sole and absolute discretion, with or without the consent of the
limited partners; (iii) entry of a decree of judicial
dissolution of Aimco OP under the provisions of the Delaware
Act; (iv) the occurrence of a Terminating Capital
Transaction; or (v) the redemption (or acquisition by
Aimco, the general partner
and/or the
special limited partner) of all OP Units other than
OP Units held by the general partner or the special limited
partner.
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Winding Up. Upon the occurrence of a
liquidating event, Aimco OP will continue solely for the
purposes of winding up its affairs in an orderly manner,
liquidating its assets and satisfying the claims of its
creditors and partners. The general partner (or, in the event
that there is no remaining general partner or the general
partner has dissolved, become bankrupt within the meaning of the
Delaware Act or ceased to operate, any person elected by a
majority in interest of the limited partners) will be
responsible for overseeing the winding up and dissolution of
Aimco OP and will take full account of Aimco OPs
liabilities and property, and Aimco OP property will be
liquidated as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair
value thereof, and the proceeds therefrom (which may, to the
extent determined by the general partner, include Aimco stock)
will be applied and distributed in the following order:
(i) first, to the satisfaction of all of Aimco OPs
debts and liabilities to creditors other than the partners and
their assignees (whether by payment or the making of reasonable
provision for payment thereof); (ii) second, to the
satisfaction of all Aimco OPs debts and liabilities to the
general partner (whether by payment or the making of reasonable
provision for payment thereof), including, but not limited to,
amounts due as reimbursements under the partnership agreement;
(iii) third, to the satisfaction of all of Aimco OPs
debts and liabilities to the other partners and any assignees
(whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for
payment thereof); (iv) fourth, to the satisfaction of all
liquidation preferences of outstanding Partnership Preferred
Units, if any; and (v) the balance, if any, to the general
partner, the limited partners and any assignees in accordance
with and in proportion to their positive capital account
balances, after giving effect to all contributions,
distributions and allocations for all periods. In the event of a
liquidation, holders of HPUs will be specially allocated items
of income and gain in an amount sufficient to cause the capital
account of such holder to be equal to that of a holder of an
equal number of OP Units.
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DESCRIPTION
OF AIMCO COMMON STOCK
General
Aimcos charter authorizes the issuance of up to
510,587,500 shares of capital stock, consisting of
480,887,260 shares currently classified as common stock with a
par value of $0.01 per share and 29,700,240 shares of
preferred stock with a par value of $0.01 per share. As of
November 30, 2011, 120,916,045 shares of Aimco common
stock were issued and outstanding. Aimco common stock is traded
on the NYSE under the symbol AIV. Computershare
Limited serves as transfer agent and registrar of Aimco common
stock. On December 14, 2011, the closing price of the Aimco
common stock on the NYSE was $21.22. The following table shows
the high and low reported sales prices and dividends paid per
share of Aimcos common stock in the periods indicated.
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Quarter Ended
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Dividends
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December 31, 2011 (through December 14, 2011)
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$
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27.26
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$
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20.08
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$
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0.12
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September 30, 2011
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28.12
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21.92
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0.12
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June 30, 2011
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27.67
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24.50
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0.12
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March 31, 2011
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26.33
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23.38
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0.12
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December 31, 2010
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$
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26.24
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$
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21.22
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$
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0.10
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September 30, 2010
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22.82
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18.12
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0.10
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June 30, 2010
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24.21
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18.14
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0.10
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March 31, 2010
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19.17
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15.01
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0.00
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December 31, 2009
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$
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17.09
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$
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11.80
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0.20
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September 30, 2009
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15.91
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7.36
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0.10
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June 30, 2009
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11.10
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5.18
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0.10
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March 31, 2009
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12.89
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4.57
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0.00
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Aimco has a Stock Award and Incentive Plan to attract and retain
officers, key employees and independent directors. Aimcos
plan reserves for issuance a maximum of 4.1 million shares,
which may be in the form of incentive stock options,
non-qualified stock options and restricted stock, or other types
of awards as authorized under Aimcos plan.
Holders of Aimco common stock are entitled to receive dividends,
when and as declared by the Board of Directors of Aimco, or the
Aimco Board of Directors, out of funds legally available
therefor. The holders of shares of common stock, upon any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Aimco, are entitled to
receive ratably any assets remaining after payment in full of
all liabilities of Aimco and the liquidation preferences of
preferred stock. The shares of common stock possess ordinary
voting rights for the election of directors and in respect of
other corporate matters, each share entitling the holder thereof
to one vote. Holders of shares of common stock do not have
cumulative voting rights in the election of directors, which
means that holders of more than 50% of the shares of common
stock voting for the election of directors can elect all of the
directors if they choose to do so and the holders of the
remaining shares cannot elect any directors. Holders of shares
of common stock do not have preemptive rights, which means they
have no right to acquire any additional shares of common stock
that may be issued by Aimco at a subsequent date.
Outstanding
Classes of Preferred Stock
Aimco is authorized to issue shares of preferred stock in one or
more classes or subclasses, with such designations, preferences,
conversion and other rights, voting powers, restriction,
limitations as to dividends, qualifications and terms and
conditions of redemption, in each case, if any as are permitted
by Maryland law and as
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the Aimco Board of Directors may determine by resolution. As of
November 30, 2011, Aimco had issued and outstanding the
following classes of preferred stock:
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Class T Cumulative Preferred Stock
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6,000,000
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Class U Cumulative Preferred Stock
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12,000,000
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12,000,000
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0.485
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25.00
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N/A
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Class V Cumulative Preferred Stock
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3,450,000
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Class Y Cumulative Preferred Stock
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3,450,000
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3,450,000
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0.4925
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Class Z Cumulative Preferred Stock
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4,800,000
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Series A Community Reinvestment Act Perpetual Preferred
Stock(1)
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240
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1,875.00
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For the period from the date of original issuance through
March 31, 2015, the dividend rate is a variable rate per
annum equal to the Three-Month LIBOR Rate (as defined in the
articles supplementary designating the CRA Preferred Stock) plus
1.25%, calculated as of the beginning of each quarterly dividend
period. The rate at September 30, 2011 was 1.50%. Upon
liquidation, holders of the CRA Preferred Stock are entitled to
a preference of $500,000 per share, plus an amount equal to
accumulated, accrued and unpaid dividends, whether or not earned
or declared. The CRA Preferred Stock ranks prior to the Aimco
common stock and on the same level as Aimcos outstanding
shares of preferred stock with respect to the payment of
dividends and the distribution of amounts upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up. The CRA Preferred Stock was not
redeemable prior to June 30, 2011, except in limited
circumstances related to REIT qualification. On and after
June 30, 2011, the CRA Preferred Stock is redeemable for
cash, in whole or from time to time in part, at Aimcos
option, at a price per share equal to the liquidation
preference, plus accumulated, accrued and unpaid dividends, if
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Ranking. Each authorized class of preferred
stock ranks, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Aimco, (a) prior
or senior to the Aimco common stock and any other class or
series of capital stock of Aimco if the holders of that class of
preferred stock are entitled to the receipt of dividends or
amounts distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up
in preference or priority to the holders of shares of such class
or series (Junior Stock); (b) on a parity with
the other authorized classes of preferred stock and any other
class or series of capital stock of Aimco if the holders of such
class or series of stock and that class of preferred stock are
entitled to receive dividends and amounts distributable upon
liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up
in proportion to their respective amounts of accrued and unpaid
dividends per share or liquidation preferences, without
preference or priority of one over the other (Parity
Stock); and (c) junior to any class or series of
capital stock of Aimco if the holders of such class or series
are entitled to receive dividends and amounts distributable upon
liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up
in preference or priority to the holders of that class of
preferred stock (Senior Stock).
Dividends. Holders of each authorized class of
preferred stock are entitled to receive, when and as declared by
the Aimco Board of Directors, out of funds legally available for
payment, quarterly cash dividends in the amount per share set
forth in the table above under the heading, Quarterly
Dividend Per Share. The dividends are cumulative from the
date of original issue, whether or not in any dividend period or
periods Aimco declares any dividends or have funds legally
available for the payment of such dividend. Holders of preferred
stock are not entitled to receive any dividends in excess of
cumulative dividends on the preferred stock. No interest, or sum
of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any
dividend payment or payments on the preferred stock that may be
in arrears.
When dividends are not paid in full upon any class of preferred
stock, or a sum sufficient for such payment is not set apart,
all dividends declared upon that class of preferred stock and
any shares of Parity Stock will be declared ratably in
proportion to the respective amounts of dividends accumulated,
accrued and unpaid on that class of preferred stock and
accumulated, accrued and unpaid on such Parity Stock. Except as
set forth in the preceding sentence, unless dividends on each
class of preferred stock equal to the full amount of
accumulated, accrued and unpaid dividends have been or
contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum
sufficient for the payment thereof has been or contemporaneously
is set apart for such payment, for all past dividend periods, no
dividends may be declared or paid or set apart for payment by
Aimco and no other distribution of cash or other
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property may be declared or made, directly or indirectly, by
Aimco with respect to any shares of Parity Stock. Unless
dividends equal to the full amount of all accumulated, accrued
and unpaid dividends on each class of preferred stock have been
declared and paid, or declared and a sum sufficient for the
payment thereof has been set apart for such payment, for all
past dividend periods, no dividends (other than dividends or
distributions paid in shares of Junior Stock or options,
warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of Junior
Stock) may be declared or paid or set apart for payment by Aimco
and no other distribution of cash or other property may be
declared or made, directly or indirectly, by Aimco with respect
to any shares of Junior Stock, nor may any shares of Junior
Stock be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired (other than a
redemption, purchase or other acquisition of common stock made
for purposes of an employee incentive or benefit plan of Aimco
or any subsidiary) for any consideration (or any monies be paid
to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of
any shares of any such stock), directly or indirectly, by Aimco
(except by conversion into or exchange for shares of Junior
Stock, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or
purchase shares of Junior Stock), nor shall any other cash or
other property be paid or distributed to or for the benefit of
holders of shares of Junior Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this paragraph, Aimco is not prohibited from
(i) declaring or paying or setting apart for payment any
dividend or distribution on any shares of Parity Stock or
(ii) redeeming, purchasing or otherwise acquiring any
Parity Stock, in each case, if such declaration, payment,
redemption, purchase or other acquisition is necessary to
maintain Aimcos qualification as a REIT.
Liquidation Preference. Upon any voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Aimco,
before it makes or sets apart any payment or distribution for
the holders of any shares of Junior Stock, the holders of each
class of preferred stock are entitled to receive a liquidation
preference per share in the amount set forth above under the
heading, Liquidation Preference Per Share, plus an
amount equal to all accumulated, accrued and unpaid dividends
(whether or not formed or declared) to the date of final
distribution to such holders. Holders of each class of preferred
stock are not entitled to any further payment. Until the holders
of each class of preferred stock have been paid their respective
liquidation preferences in full, plus an amount equal to all
accumulated, accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not earned
or declared) to the date of final distribution to such holders,
no payment may be made to any holder of Junior Stock upon the
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Aimco. If, upon any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Aimco, its assets, or
proceeds thereof, distributable among the holders of preferred
stock are insufficient to pay in full the preference described
above for any class of preferred stock and any liquidating
payments on any other shares of any class or series of Parity
Stock, then such proceeds shall be distributed among the holders
of such class of preferred stock and holders of all other shares
of any class or series of Parity Stock ratably in the same
proportion as the respective amounts that would be payable on
such class of preferred stock and any such Parity Stock if all
amounts payable thereon were paid in full. A voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Aimco does
not include its consolidation or merger with one or more
corporations, a sale or transfer of all or substantially all of
its assets, or a statutory share exchange. Upon any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of Aimco, after payment shall have
been made in full to the holders of preferred stock, any other
series or class or classes of Junior Stock shall be entitled to
receive any and all assets remaining to be paid or distributed,
and the holders of each class of preferred stock and any Parity
Stock shall not be entitled to share therein.
Redemption. Except as described below and in
certain limited circumstances, including circumstances relating
to maintaining Aimcos ability to qualify as a REIT, Aimco
may not redeem the shares of preferred stock. On or after the
dates set forth in the table below, Aimco may, at its option,
redeem shares of the classes of preferred stock set forth below,
in whole or from time to time in part, at a cash redemption
price equal to the percentage of the liquidation preference for
that class of preferred stock indicated under the heading,
Price, plus all accumulated, accrued and unpaid
dividends, if any, to the date fixed for redemption. The
redemption price for each class of non-convertible preferred
stock (other than any portion thereof consisting of accumulated,
accrued and unpaid dividends) is payable solely with the
proceeds from the sale of equity securities by Aimco or Aimco OP
(whether or not such sale occurs concurrently with such
redemption). For purposes of the preceding sentence,
capital shares means any common stock, preferred
stock, depositary shares, partnership or other interests,
participations or other ownership interests (however designated)
and any rights (other than debt securities convertible into or
exchangeable
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at the option of the holder for equity securities (unless and to
the extent such debt securities are subsequently converted into
capital stock)) or options to purchase any of the foregoing
securities issued by Aimco or Aimco OP.
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Class T Cumulative Preferred Stock
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Class Z Cumulative Preferred Stock
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July 29, 2016
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Series A Community Reinvestment Act Perpetual Preferred
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Except as otherwise described in this information
statement/prospectus, none of the authorized classes of
preferred stock have any stated maturity or are subject to any
sinking find or mandatory redemption provisions.
Conversion. The shares of convertible
preferred stock are convertible at any time, at the option of
the holder, into a number of shares of Aimco common stock
obtained by dividing its liquidation preference (excluding any
accumulated, accrued and unpaid dividends) by the conversion
price set forth in the table above. In the case of shares called
for redemption, conversion rights will terminate at the close of
business on the date fixed for such redemption, unless Aimco
defaults in making such redemption payment. Each conversion will
be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close
of business on the date on which the holder surrenders
certificates representing shares of preferred stock and Aimco
receives notice and any applicable instruments of transfer and
any required taxes. The conversion will be at the conversion
price in effect at such time and on such date unless the stock
transfer books of Aimco are closed on that date, in which event
such person or persons will be deemed to have become such holder
or holders of record at the close of business on the next
succeeding day on which such stock transfer books are open, but
such conversion will be at the conversion price in effect on the
date on which such shares were surrendered and such notice
received by Aimco. No fractional shares of Aimco common stock or
scrip representing fractions of a share of Aimco common stock
will be issued upon conversion of shares of preferred stock.
Instead of any fractional interest in a share of Aimco common
stock that would otherwise be deliverable upon the conversion of
any share of preferred stock, Aimco will pay to the holder of
such shares an amount in cash based upon the closing price of
the Aimco common stock on the trading day immediately preceding
the date of conversion. If more than one share of preferred
stock is surrendered for conversion at one time by the same
holder, the number of full shares of Aimco common stock issuable
upon conversion thereof will be computed on the basis of the
aggregate number of shares of preferred stock so converted.
Except as otherwise required, Aimco will make no payment or
allowance for unpaid dividends, whether or not in arrears, on
converted shares or for dividends (other than dividends on the
Aimco common stock the record date for which is after the
conversion date and which Aimco shall pay in the ordinary course
to the record holder as of the record date) on the Aimco common
stock issued upon such conversion. Holders of preferred stock at
the close of business on a record date for the payment of
dividends on the preferred stock will be entitled to receive an
amount equal to the dividend payable on such shares on the
corresponding dividend payment date notwithstanding the
conversion of such shares following such record date.
Each conversion price is subject to adjustment upon the
occurrence of certain events, including: (i) if Aimco
(A) pays a dividend or makes a distribution on its capital
stock in shares of Aimco common stock, (B) subdivides its
outstanding common stock into a greater number of shares,
(C) combines its outstanding common stock into a smaller
number of shares or (D) issues any shares of capital stock
by reclassification of its outstanding common stock;
(ii) if Aimco issues rights, options or warrants to holders
of common stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase
common stock at a price per share less than the fair market
value thereof; and (iii) if Aimco makes a distribution on
its common stock other than in cash or shares of common stock.
Conversion of preferred stock will be permitted only to the
extent that such conversion would not result in a violation of
the ownership restrictions set forth in Aimcos charter.
Voting Rights. Holders of shares of the
authorized classes of preferred stock do not have any voting
rights, except as set forth below and except as otherwise
required by applicable law.
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If and whenever dividends on any shares of any class of
preferred stock or any series or class of Parity Stock are in
arrears for six or more quarterly periods, whether or not
consecutive, the number of directors then constituting the Aimco
Board of Directors will be increased by two, if not already
increased by reason of similar types of provisions with respect
to shares of Parity Stock of any other class or series which is
entitled to similar voting rights (the Voting Preferred
Stock), and the holders of shares of that class of
preferred stock, together with the holders of shares of all
other Voting Preferred Stock then entitled to exercise similar
voting rights, voting as a single class regardless of series,
will be entitled to vote for the election of the two additional
directors of Aimco at any annual meeting of stockholders or at a
special meeting of the holders of that class of preferred stock
and of the Voting Preferred Stock called for that purpose.
Whenever dividends in arrears on outstanding shares of Voting
Preferred Stock shall have been paid and dividends thereon for
the current quarterly dividend period have been paid or declared
and set apart for payment, then the right of the holders of the
Voting Preferred Stock to elect the additional two directors
shall cease and the terms of office of the directors shall
terminate and the number of directors constituting the Aimco
Board of Directors shall be reduced accordingly. Holders of
Class W Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, voting as a
single class, are also entitled to elect one director of Aimco
if and whenever (i) for two consecutive quarterly dividend
periods, Aimco fails to pay at least $0.45 per share in
dividends on the Aimco common stock or (ii) Aimco fails to
pay a quarterly dividend on that class of preferred stock,
whether or not earned or declared.
The affirmative vote or consent of at least
662/3%
of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the
outstanding shares of each class of preferred stock and the
holders of all other classes or series of Parity Stock entitled
to vote on such matters, voting as a single class, will be
required to (i) authorize, create, increase the authorized
amount of, or issue any shares of any class of Senior Stock or
any security convertible into shares of any class of Senior
Stock, or (ii) amend, alter or repeal any provision of, or
add any provision to, Aimcos charter or
by-laws, if
such action would materially adversely affect the voting powers,
rights or preferences of the holders of that class of preferred
stock or, with respect to the Class W Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Stock, would convert such preferred stock
into cash or any other security other than Preferred Stock with
terms and provisions equivalent to those set forth in the
articles supplementary for such class of preferred stock
(including any amendment, alteration or repeal effected pursuant
to a merger, consolidation, or similar transaction); provided,
however, that no such vote of the holders of that class of
preferred stock shall be required if, at or prior to the time
such amendment, alteration or repeal is to take effect or the
issuance of any such Senior Stock or convertible security is to
be made, as the case may be, provisions are made for the
redemption of all outstanding shares of that class of preferred
stock. The amendment of or supplement to Aimcos charter to
authorize, create, increase or decrease the authorized amount of
or to issue Junior Stock, or any shares of any class of Parity
Stock shall not be deemed to materially adversely affect the
voting powers, rights or preferences of any class of preferred
stock.
Transfer. For Aimco to qualify as a REIT under
the Internal Revenue Code, not more than 50% in value of its
outstanding capital stock may be owned, directly or indirectly,
by five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Internal Revenue
Code to include certain entities) during the last half of a
taxable year, and the shares of Aimco common stock must be
beneficially owned by 100 or more persons during at least
335 days of a taxable year of 12 months or during a
proportionate part of a shorter taxable year. Because the Aimco
Board of Directors believes that it is essential for Aimco to
meet the REIT Requirements, the Aimco Board of Directors has
adopted, and the stockholders have approved, provisions of
Aimcos charter restricting the acquisition of shares of
Aimco common stock.
Subject to specific exceptions specified in Aimcos
charter, no holder may own, or be deemed to own by virtue of
various attribution and constructive ownership provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code and
Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act, more than 8.7% (or 15% in the case of
specific pension trusts described in the Internal Revenue Code,
investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended, and Mr. Considine) of the outstanding
shares of Aimco common stock (the Ownership Limit).
The Aimco Board of Directors may waive the Ownership Limit if
evidence satisfactory to the Aimco Board of Directors and
Aimcos tax counsel is presented that such ownership will
not then or in the future jeopardize Aimcos status as a
REIT. However, in no event may such holders direct or
indirect ownership of Aimco common stock exceed 12% of the total
outstanding shares of Aimco common stock. As a condition of such
waiver, the Aimco Board of Directors may require opinions of
counsel satisfactory to it
and/or an
undertaking from the applicant with respect to preserving the
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REIT status of Aimco. The foregoing restrictions on
transferability and ownership will not apply if the Aimco Board
of Directors determines that it is no longer in the best
interests of Aimco to attempt to qualify, or to continue to
quality as a REIT and a resolution terminating Aimcos
status as a REIT and amending Aimcos charter to remove the
foregoing restrictions is duly adopted by the Aimco Board of
Directors and a majority of Aimcos stockholders. If shares
of Aimco common stock in excess of the Ownership Limit, or
shares of Aimco common stock which would cause the REIT to be
beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons, or which
would result in Aimco being closely held, within the
meaning of Section 856(h) of the Internal Revenue Code, or
which would otherwise result in Aimco failing to qualify as a
REIT, are issued or transferred to any person, such issuance or
transfer shall be null and void to the intended transferee, and
the intended transferee would acquire no rights to the stock.
Shares of Aimco common stock transferred in excess of the
Ownership Limit or other applicable limitations will
automatically be transferred to a trust for the exclusive
benefit of one or more qualifying charitable organizations to be
designated by Aimco. Shares transferred to such trust will
remain outstanding, and the trustee of the trust will have all
voting and dividend rights pertaining to such shares. The
trustee of such trust may transfer such shares to a person whose
ownership of such shares does not violate the Ownership Limit or
other applicable limitation. Upon a sale of such shares by the
trustee, the interest of the charitable beneficiary will
terminate, and the sales proceeds would be paid, first, to the
original intended transferee, to the extent of the lesser of
(a) such transferees original purchase price (or the
original market value of such shares if purportedly acquired by
gift or devise) and (b) the price received by the trustee,
and, second, any remainder to the charitable beneficiary. In
addition, shares of stock held in such trust are purchasable by
Aimco for a 90 day period at a price equal to the lesser of
the price paid for the stock by the original intended transferee
(or the original market value of such shares if purportedly
acquired by gift or devise) and the market price for the stock
on the date that Aimco determines to purchase the stock. The
90 day period commences on the date of the violative
transfer or the date that the Aimco Board of Directors
determines in good faith that a violative transfer has occurred,
whichever is later. All certificates representing shares of
Aimco common stock bear a legend referring to the restrictions
described above.
All persons who own, directly or by virtue of the attribution
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and
Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act, more than a specified percentage of the
outstanding shares of Aimco common stock must file an affidavit
with Aimco containing the information specified in Aimcos
charter within 30 days after January 1 of each year. In
addition, each stockholder shall upon demand be required to
disclose to Aimco in writing such information with respect to
the direct, indirect and constructive ownership of shares as the
Board of Directors deems necessary to comply with the provisions
of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to a REIT or to comply
with the requirements of any taxing authority or governmental
agency.
The ownership limitations may have the effect of precluding
acquisition of control of Aimco by specific parties unless the
Aimco Board of Directors determines that maintenance of REIT
status is no longer in the best interests of Aimco.
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COMPARISON
OF AIMCO OP UNITS AND AIMCO COMMON STOCK
Set forth below is a comparison of the OP Units to the
Aimco common stock.
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Common Stock
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The OP Units constitute equity interests entitling each holder
to his or her pro rata share of cash distributions made from
Available Cash (as such term is defined in the Aimco OP
partnership agreement) to the partners of Aimco OP, a Delaware
limited partnership.
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The Aimco common stock constitutes equity interests in Aimco, a
Maryland corporation.
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Voting Rights
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Under the Aimco OP partnership agreement, limited partners have
voting rights only with respect to certain limited matters such
as certain amendments of the partnership agreement and certain
transactions such as the institution of bankruptcy proceedings,
an assignment for the benefit of creditors and certain transfers
by the general partner of its interest in Aimco OP or the
admission of a successor general partner.
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Each outstanding share of Aimco common stock entitles the holder
thereof to one vote on all matters submitted to stockholders for
a vote, including the election of directors. Holders of Aimco
common stock have the right to vote on, among other things, a
merger of Aimco, amendments to the Aimco charter and the
dissolution of Aimco. Certain amendments to the Aimco charter
require the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of
votes entitled to be cast on the matter. The Aimco charter
permits the Aimco Board of Directors to classify and issue
capital stock in one or more series having voting power which
may differ from that of the Aimco common stock. Under Maryland
law, a consolidation, merger, share exchange or transfer of all
or substantially all of the assets of Aimco requires the
affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of all of the votes
entitled to be cast on the matter. With respect to each of these
transactions, only the holders of common stock are entitled to
vote on the matters. No approval of the stockholders is required
for the sale of less than all or substantially all of
Aimcos assets. Maryland law provides that the Aimco Board
of Directors must obtain the affirmative vote of at least
two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter in
order to dissolve Aimco. Only the holders of Aimco common stock
are entitled to vote on Aimcos dissolution.
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Subject to the rights of holders of any outstanding partnership
preferred units, the Aimco OP partnership agreement requires the
general partner to cause Aimco OP to distribute quarterly all,
or such portion as the general partner may in its sole and
absolute discretion determine, of Available Cash (as such term
is defined in the partnership agreement) generated by Aimco OP
during such quarter to the general partner, the Special Limited
Partner and the holders of OP Units and HPUs on the record date
established by the general partner with respect to such quarter,
in accordance with their respective interests in Aimco OP on
such record date. Holders of any Partnership Preferred Units
currently issued and which may be issued in the future may have
priority over the general partner, the special limited partner
and holders of OP Units and HPUs with respect to distributions
of Available Cash, distributions upon liquidation or other
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Holders of the Aimco common stock are entitled to receive
dividends when and as declared by the Aimco Board of Directors,
out of funds legally available therefor. Under the REIT rules,
Aimco is required to distribute dividends (other than capital
gain dividends) to its stockholders in an amount at least equal
to (A) the sum of (i) 90% of Aimcos REIT taxable
income (computed without regard to the dividends paid
deduction and Aimcos net capital gain) and (ii) 90% of the
net income (after tax), if any, from foreclosure property, minus
(B) the sum of certain items of noncash income. See
Material United States Federal Income Tax
Considerations.
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distributions. See Description of Aimco OP Units; Summary
of Aimco OP Partnership Agreement
Distributions. The general partner in its sole and
absolute discretion may distribute to the holders of OP Units
and HPUs Available Cash on a more frequent basis and provide for
an appropriate record date. The partnership agreement requires
the general partner to take such reasonable efforts, as
determined by it in its sole and absolute discretion and
consistent with the REIT Requirements, to cause Aimco OP to
distribute sufficient amounts to enable the general partner to
transfer funds to Aimco and enable Aimco to pay stockholder
dividends that will (i) satisfy the requirements for
qualifying as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code, and the
Treasury Regulations and (ii) avoid any U.S. Federal income
or excise tax liability of Aimco. See Description of Aimco
OP Units; Summary of Aimco OP Partnership Agreement
Distributions.
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There is no public market for the OP Units and the OP Units are
not listed on any securities exchange.
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The Aimco common stock is transferable subject to the Ownership
Limit set forth in the Aimco charter. The Aimco common stock is
listed on the NYSE.
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Under the Aimco OP partnership agreement, until the expiration
of one year from the date on which a holder acquired OP Units,
subject to certain exceptions, such OP Unitholder may not
transfer all or any portion of its OP Units to any transferee
without the consent of the general partner, which consent may be
withheld in its sole and absolute discretion. After the
expiration of one year, such OP Unitholder has the right to
transfer all or any portion of its OP Units to any person,
subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions specified in
the partnership agreement, including the general partners
right of first refusal. See Description of Aimco OP Units;
Summary of Aimco OP Partnership Agreement Transfers
and Withdrawals. After the first anniversary of becoming a
holder of OP Units, a holder has the right, subject to the terms
and conditions of the partnership agreement, to require Aimco OP
to redeem all or a portion of such holders OP Units in
exchange for shares of common stock or a cash amount equal to
the value of such shares, as Aimco OP may elect. See
Description of Aimco OP Units; Summary of Aimco OP
Partnership Agreement Redemption Rights of
Qualifying Parties. Upon receipt of a notice of
redemption, Aimco OP may, in its sole and absolute discretion
but subject to the restrictions on the ownership of common stock
imposed under the Aimco charter and the transfer restrictions
and other limitations thereof, elect to cause Aimco to acquire
some or all of the tendered OP Units in exchange for common
stock, based on an exchange ratio of one share of Aimco common
stock for each OP Unit, subject to adjustment as provided in the
partnership agreement.
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COMPARISON
OF CPF XV UNITS AND AIMCO OP UNITS
The rights of CPF XV limited partners are currently governed by
the California Act and the CPF XV limited partnership agreement.
The rights of the limited partners of Aimco OP are currently
governed by the Delaware Act and the Aimco OP limited
partnership agreement.
The information below highlights a number of the significant
differences between CPF XV Units and Aimco OP Units. These
comparisons are intended to assist CPF XV limited partners in
understanding how their investment will be changed after
completion of the mergers, if they elect to receive
OP Units in lieu of cash with respect to the mergers.
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CPF XV Units
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OP Units
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Nature of Investment
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The CPF XV Units constitute equity interests entitling each
partner to its pro rata share of distributions to be made to the
partners of CPF XV.
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The OP Units constitute equity interests entitling each holder
to his or her pro rata share of cash distributions made from
Available Cash (as such term is defined in the partnership
agreement) to the partners of Aimco OP.
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Voting Rights
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With limited exceptions, under the CPF XV partnership agreement,
upon the vote of a majority of all CPF XV Units, the limited
partners may (i) remove a general partner, (ii) elect
a successor general partner and approve the appointment of a
general partner, (iii) vote to dissolve and terminate the
partnership, (iv) make amendments to CPF XVs
partnership agreement, (v) extend the term of CPF XVs
partnership agreement, and (vi) vote on certain proposals
to enter into a transaction entailing the sale of all or
substantially all of CPF XVs assets. An affiliate of the
managing general partner of CPF XV currently owns a majority of
CPF XVs limited partnership units.
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Under the Aimco OP partnership agreement, limited partners have
voting rights only with respect to certain limited matters such
as certain amendments of the partnership agreement and certain
transactions such as the institution of bankruptcy proceedings,
an assignment for the benefit of creditors and certain transfers
by the general partner of its interest in Aimco OP or the
admission of a successor general partner. Under the Aimco OP
partnership agreement, the general partner has the power to
effect the acquisition, sale, transfer, exchange or other
disposition of any assets of Aimco OP (including, but not
limited to, the exercise or grant of any conversion, option,
privilege or subscription right or any other right available in
connection with any assets at any time held by Aimco OP) or the
merger, consolidation, reorganization or other combination of
Aimco OP with or into another entity, all without the consent of
the OP Unitholders.
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The general partner may cause the dissolution of Aimco OP by an
event of withdrawal, as defined in the Delaware Act
(including, without limitation, bankruptcy), unless, within
90 days after the withdrawal, holders of a majority
in interest, as defined in the Delaware Act, agree in
writing, in their sole and absolute discretion, to continue the
business of Aimco OP and to the appointment of a successor
general partner. The general partner may elect to dissolve Aimco
OP in its sole and absolute discretion, with or without the
consent of the OP Unitholders. OP Unitholders cannot remove the
general partner of Aimco OP with or without cause.
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CPF XV Units
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OP Units
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Distributions
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Distributions from operations will be made to the extent deemed
available by the general partners. The distributions payable to
the partners are not fixed in amount and depend upon the
operating results and net sales or refinancing proceeds
available from the disposition of CPF XVs assets.
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Subject to the rights of holders of any outstanding partnership
preferred units, the Aimco OP partnership agreement requires the
general partner to cause Aimco OP to distribute quarterly all,
or such portion as the general partner may in its sole and
absolute discretion determine, of Available Cash (as such term
is defined in the partnership agreement) generated by Aimco OP
during such quarter to the general partner, the special limited
partner and the holders of OP Units and HPUs on the record date
established by the general partner with respect to such quarter,
in accordance with their respective interests in Aimco OP on
such record date. Holders of any partnership preferred units
currently issued and which may be issued in the future may have
priority over the general partner, the special limited partner
and holders of OP Units and HPUs with respect to distributions
of Available Cash, distributions upon liquidation or other
distributions. See Description of Aimco OP Units; Summary
of Aimco OP Partnership Agreement
Distributions. The general partner in its sole and
absolute discretion may distribute to the holders of OP Units
and HPUs Available Cash on a more frequent basis and provide for
an appropriate record date. The partnership agreement requires
the general partner to take such reasonable efforts, as
determined by it in its sole and absolute discretion and
consistent with the REIT requirements, to cause Aimco OP to
distribute sufficient amounts to enable the general partner to
transfer funds to Aimco and enable Aimco to pay stockholder
dividends that will (i) satisfy the requirements for qualifying
as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code, and the Treasury
Regulations and (ii) avoid any U.S. Federal income or excise tax
liability of Aimco. See Description of Aimco OP Units;
Summary of Aimco OP Partnership Agreement
Distributions.
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There is a limited market for the CPF XV Units and the CPF XV
Units are not listed on any securities exchange.
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There is no public market for the OP Units and the OP Units are
not listed on any securities exchange.
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CPF XV Units
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OP Units
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Under the CPF XV partnership agreement, holders of CPF XV Units
may assign one or more whole CPF XV Units by a written
instrument that is not contrary to any terms of the partnership
agreement and that has been executed by the assignor of the CPF
XV Unit. No assignee of a limited partners interest may
become a substituted limited partner unless (a) a written
instrument of assignment covering no less than five CPF XV Units
shall have been filed with the partnership, specifying the
number of CPF XV Units being assigned and setting forth the
intention of the assignor that the assignee succeed to
assignors interest as a substituted limited partner,
(b) the assignor and assignee execute and acknowledge other
instruments that the general partners deem necessary or
desirable to effect admission, (c) the written consent of
the general partners is obtained, which consent may be withheld
in the general partners sole discretion, and (d) a transfer
fee is paid to the partnership sufficient to cover all
reasonable expenses.
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Under the Aimco OP partnership agreement, until the expiration
of one year from the date on which a holder acquired OP Units,
subject to certain exceptions, such OP Unitholder may not
transfer all or any portion of its OP Units to any transferee
without the consent of the general partner, which consent may be
withheld in its sole and absolute discretion. After the
expiration of one year, such OP Unitholder has the right to
transfer all or any portion of its OP Units to any person,
subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions specified in
the partnership agreement, including the general partners
right of first refusal. See Description of Aimco OP Units;
Summary of Aimco OP Partnership Agreement Transfers
and Withdrawals. After the first anniversary of becoming a
holder of OP Units, a holder has the right, subject to the terms
and conditions of the partnership agreement, to require Aimco OP
to redeem all or a portion of such holders OP Units in
exchange for shares of common stock or a cash amount equal to
the value of such shares, as Aimco OP may elect. See
Description of Aimco OP Units; Summary of Aimco OP
Partnership Agreement Redemption Rights of
Qualifying Parties. Upon receipt of a notice of
redemption, Aimco OP may, in its sole and absolute discretion
but subject to the restrictions on the ownership of common stock
imposed under the Aimco charter and the transfer restrictions
and other limitations thereof, elect to cause Aimco to acquire
some or all of the tendered OP Units in exchange for Aimco
common stock, based on an exchange ratio of one share of common
stock for each OP Unit, subject to adjustment as provided in the
partnership agreement.
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CPF XV Units
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OP Units
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Fiduciary Duty
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California law provides that a general partners duty of
loyalty to the limited partnership and the other partners is
limited to (i) accounting to the limited partnership and
holding as trustee for it any property, profit, or benefit
derived by the general partner in the conduct and winding up of
the limited partnerships activities or derived from a use
by the general partner of limited partnership property,
including the appropriation of a limited partnership
opportunity; (ii) refraining from dealing with the limited
partnership in the conduct or winding up of the limited
partnerships activities as or on behalf of a party having
an interest adverse to the limited partnership; and
(iii) refraining from competing with the limited
partnership in the conduct or winding up of the limited
partnerships activities. Under California law, a general
partners duty of care to the limited partnership and the
other partners in the conduct and winding up of the limited
partnerships activities is limited to refraining from
engaging in grossly negligent or reckless conduct, intentional
misconduct, or a knowing violation of law. Additionally,
California law requires that a general partner discharge its
duties to the partnership and the other partners consistently
with the obligation of good faith and fair dealing.
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The CPF XV limited partnership agreement does not limit or
enhance the fiduciary duties provided by California law. The CPF
XV partnership agreement does not contain any provision that
expressly restricts or limits the liability of the general
partners and its affiliates. The CPF XV partnership agreement
does, however, provide that CPF XV will indemnify, save harmless
and pay all judgments and claims against the general partners
and their officers, directors, partners, employees, subsidiaries
and affiliated assigns from any liability, loss or damage
incurred by them or by CPF XV by reason of any act performed or
omitted to be performed by them in connection with the business
of CPF XV provided that, if such liability, loss or claim arises
out of any action or inaction of the general partners, such
course of conduct did not constitute fraud, negligence, breach
of fiduciary duty or misconduct by the general partners and
further that any such indemnification is recoverable only from
the assets of CPF XV and not from the assets of the limited
partners.
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Delaware law provides that, except as provided in a partnership
agreement, a general partner owes the fiduciary duties of
loyalty and care to the partnership and its limited partners.
The Aimco OP partnership agreement expressly authorizes the
general partner to enter into, on behalf of Aimco OP, a right of
first opportunity arrangement and other conflict avoidance
agreements with various affiliates of Aimco OP and the general
partner, on such terms as the general partner, in its sole and
absolute discretion, believes are advisable. The Aimco OP
partnership agreement expressly limits the liability of the
general partner by providing that the general partner, and its
officers and directors, will not be liable or accountable in
damages to Aimco OP, the limited partners or assignees for
errors in judgment or mistakes of fact or law or of any act or
omission if the general partner or such director or officer
acted in good faith.
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Investment Policy
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CPF XV is engaged in the business of operating and holding real
estate properties for investment. In general, FCMC regularly
evaluates CPF XVs properties by considering various
factors, such as the partnerships financial position and
real estate and capital markets conditions. FCMC monitors a
propertys specific locale and
sub-market
conditions (including stability of the surrounding
neighborhood), evaluating current trends, competition, new
construction and economic changes. It oversees the operating
performance of the property and evaluates the physical
improvement requirements. In addition, the financing structure
for the property (including any prepayment penalties), tax
implications, availability of attractive mortgage financing to a
purchaser, and the investment climate are all considered. Any of
these factors, and possibly others, could potentially contribute
to any decision by FCMC to sell, refinance, upgrade with capital
improvements or hold a partnership property.
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Aimco OP was formed to engage in the acquisition, ownership,
management and redevelopment of apartment properties. Although
it holds all of its properties for investment, Aimco OP may sell
properties when they do not meet its investment criteria or are
located in areas that it believes do not justify a continued
investment when compared to alternative uses for capital. Its
portfolio management strategy includes property acquisitions and
dispositions to concentrate its portfolio in its target markets.
It may market for sale certain properties that are inconsistent
with this long-term investment strategy. Additionally, from time
to time, Aimco OP may market certain properties that are
consistent with this strategy but offer attractive returns.
Aimco OP may use its share of the net proceeds from such
dispositions to, among other things, reduce debt, fund capital
expenditures on existing assets, fund acquisitions, and for
other operating needs and corporate purposes.
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Compensation
and Distributions
CPF XV. CPF XV has no employees and depends on
FCMC, CPF XVs managing general partner, and its affiliates
for the management and administration of all partnership
activities. Pursuant to the CPF XV partnership agreement,
affiliates of FCMC receive 5% of gross receipts from all of CPF
XVs property as compensation for providing property
management services, and FCMC and its affiliates receive certain
payments for other services and reimbursement of certain
expenses incurred on behalf of CPF XV.
In addition, under the CPF XV partnership agreement, Cash
Available for Distribution (as defined in the CPF XV partnership
agreement), to the extent deemed available by the general
partners for distribution, is distributed as follows:
ninety-eight percent to the limited partners and two percent to
the general partners.
A description of the compensation paid to FCMC and its
affiliates during the years ended December 31, 2010 and
2009, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2011
and 2010 can be found under the heading Information about
CPF XV Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions in this information statement/prospectus. In
addition, for more information, see
Note D Transactions with Affiliated
Parties in the notes to the consolidated financial
statements appearing in CPF XVs Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010, which is included as
Annex F to this information statement/prospectus,
and Note B Transactions with Affiliated
Parties in CPF XVs Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, which is included
as Annex G to this information statement/prospectus.
Aimco OP. The Aimco OP partnership agreement
provides that Aimco OPs general partner shall not be
compensated for its services as a general partner, other than
the compensation it receives with respect to distributions and
allocations in accordance with the partnership agreement.
Subject to certain provisions of the partnership agreement,
Aimco OP will reimburse the general partner for all sums
expended in connection with the partnerships business.
In addition, subject to the rights of holders of any outstanding
preferred OP Units, the Aimco OP partnership agreement
requires the general partner to cause Aimco OP to distribute
quarterly all, or such portion of, as the general partner may in
its sole and absolute discretion determine, Available Cash (as
such term is defined in the partnership agreement) generated by
Aimco OP during such quarter to the general partner, the special
limited partner and the holders of common OP Units and HPUs
on the record date established by the general partner with
respect to such quarter, in accordance with their respective
interests in Aimco OP on such record date. The partnership
agreement requires the general partner to take such reasonable
efforts, as determined by it in its sole and absolute discretion
and consistent with the REIT Requirements, to cause Aimco OP to
distribute sufficient amounts to enable the general partner to
transfer funds to Aimco and enable Aimco to pay stockholder
dividends that will (i) satisfy the requirements for
qualifying as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code and the
Treasury Regulations and (ii) avoid any U.S. Federal
income or excise tax liability of Aimco.
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MATERIAL
UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following is a summary of the material U.S. Federal
income tax consequences of the mergers, and the material
U.S. federal income tax considerations related to an
investment in Aimco OP Units and Aimco stock. This
discussion is based upon the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury
Regulations, rulings issued by the IRS, and judicial decisions,
all in effect as of the date of this information
statement/prospectus and all of which are subject to change or
differing interpretations, possibly with retroactive effect.
This summary is also based on the assumption that the operation
of Aimco, Aimco OP and the limited liability companies and
limited partnerships in which they own controlling interests
(collectively, the Subsidiary Partnerships) and any
affiliated entities will be in accordance with their respective
organizational documents and partnership agreements. This
summary is for general information only and does not purport to
discuss all aspects of U.S. Federal income taxation which
may be important to a particular investor, or to certain types
of investors subject to special tax rules (including financial
institutions, broker-dealers, regulated investment companies,
holders that receive Aimco stock through the exercise of stock
options or otherwise as compensation, insurance companies,
persons holding Aimco stock as part of a straddle,
hedge, conversion transaction,
synthetic security or other integrated investment,
and, except to the extent discussed below, tax-exempt
organizations and foreign investors, as determined for
U.S. Federal income tax purposes). This summary assumes
that investors will hold their OP Units and Aimco stock as
capital assets (generally, property held for investment).
No advance ruling from the IRS has been or will be sought
regarding the tax status of Aimco or Aimco OP, or the tax
consequences relating to Aimco or Aimco OP or an investment in
OP Units or Aimco stock. No assurance can be given that the
IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a
position contrary to any of the tax aspects set forth below.
As used herein, a U.S. holder means any holder
that is:
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resident who is a lawful permanent resident of the United States
or meets the substantial presence test under
Section 7701(b) of the Internal Revenue Code;
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a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for
United States federal income tax purposes), created or organized
in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or
the District of Columbia;
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an estate, the income of which is subject to United States
federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
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a trust if (i) (A) a United States court is able to
exercise primary supervision over the administration of the
trust and (B) one or more United States persons have
authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or
(ii) the trust has a valid election in effect under
applicable Treasury Regulations to be treated as a United States
person.
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As used herein, a
Non-U.S. holder
means any holder that is not a U.S. holder.
THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX TREATMENT OF A PARTICULAR
HOLDER DEPENDS UPON DETERMINATIONS OF FACT AND INTERPRETATIONS
OF COMPLEX PROVISIONS OF U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAW FOR
WHICH NO CLEAR PRECEDENT OR AUTHORITY MAY BE AVAILABLE.
ACCORDINGLY, EACH HOLDER IS URGED TO CONSULT ITS TAX ADVISOR
REGARDING THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND FOREIGN TAX
CONSEQUENCES OF THE TRANSACTIONS, OF ACQUIRING, HOLDING,
EXCHANGING, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF OP UNITS AND AIMCO STOCK,
AND OF AIMCOS ELECTION TO BE SUBJECT TO TAX, FOR
U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, AS A REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENT TRUST.
Federal
Income Tax Opinion
Alston & Bird LLP has acted as Aimcos counsel in
connection with the mergers. Alston & Bird LLP has
also issued an opinion regarding the material U.S. federal
income tax consequences of the mergers, summarized below under
United States Federal Income Tax Consequences
Relating to the Mergers.
The opinion is expressed as of the date issued, and is qualified
by the assumptions, representations, and qualifications set
forth therein. Alston & Bird LLP will have no
obligation to advise Aimco or the limited partners of
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any subsequent change in the matters stated, represented or
assumed, or of any subsequent change in the applicable law. Each
holder should be aware that opinions of counsel are not binding
on the IRS, and no assurance can be given that the IRS will not
challenge the conclusions set forth in such opinions.
United
States Federal Income Tax Consequences Relating to the
Mergers
Tax
Consequences of the Merger between CPF XV and New CPF
XV
New CPF XV, the Delaware partnership, will be considered a
continuation of CPF XV, the California partnership, for tax
purposes. CPF XV will not recognize gain as a result of merging
into New CPF XV. New CPF XV will have the same federal
identification number as that of CPF XV and will have the same
tax basis, holding period, and depreciation method for each of
its assets as that of CPF XV. The partners of CPF XV will not
recognize any gain from the merger of CPF XV with and into New
CPF XV. The bases of the partners in New CPF XV will be equal to
their bases in CPF XV and their holding periods in their units
in New CPF XV will be the same as their holding periods in the
CPF XV Units. Aimco believes that completion of this merger will
not result in any tax consequences to the limited partners of
CPF XV.
Tax
Consequences of Exchanging New CPF XV Units Solely for Cash in
the Merger of the Aimco Subsidiary and New CPF XV
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, any payment of cash
for New CPF XV Units will be treated as a sale of such New CPF
XV Units by such holder. Each such holder of New CPF XV Units
who accepts cash must explicitly agree and consent to treat the
payment of cash for New CPF XV Units as a sale of such units, in
accordance with the terms of the merger agreement.
If a holder of New CPF XV Units sells such units for cash, such
holder will recognize gain or loss on the sale of his units
equal to the difference between (i) such holders
amount realized on the sale and (ii) such
holders adjusted tax basis in the New CPF XV Units sold.
The amount realized with respect to a New CPF XV
Unit will be equal to the sum of the amount of cash such holder
receives for his units plus the amount of liabilities of New CPF
XV allocable to such New CPF XV Units as determined under
section 752 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Tax
Consequences of Exchanging New CPF XV Units Solely for OP Units
in the Merger of the Aimco Subsidiary and New CPF
XV
Generally, section 721 of the Internal Revenue Code
provides that neither a contributing partner nor the partnership
will recognize a gain or loss, for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, upon a contribution to such partnership solely in
exchange for OP Units, except to the extent described
below. Each such holder of New CPF XV Units who accepts
OP Units must explicitly agree and consent to such
treatment, in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement.
If a holder of New CPF XV Units receives solely OP Units in
the exchange, such holder may recognize gain upon such exchange
if, immediately prior to such exchange, the amount of
liabilities of New CPF XV allocable to the New CPF XV Units
transferred exceeds the amount of the Aimco OP partnership
liabilities allocable to such holder immediately after such
exchange. In that case the excess would be treated as a deemed
distribution of cash to such holder from Aimco OP. This deemed
cash distribution would be treated as a nontaxable return of
capital to the extent of such holders adjusted tax basis
in his OP Units and thereafter as taxable gain. However, if
such holder exercises his redemption rights with respect to the
OP Units within the two year period beginning on the date of the
merger, please see the discussion below under
Taxation of Aimco OP and OP Unitholders Disguised Sale
Rules.
Information
Reporting Requirements And Backup Withholding
United
States Holders
In general, backup withholding and information reporting will
apply to all payments made to a U.S. holder of CPF XV Units
pursuant to the mergers. A U.S. holder will generally be
subject to backup withholding at the rate of 28% with respect to
payments made pursuant to the mergers unless such holder, among
other conditions, provides a correct taxpayer identification
number, certifies as to no loss of exemption from backup
withholding, and otherwise
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complies with the applicable requirements of the backup
withholding rules, or otherwise establishes a basis for
exemption from backup withholding. Exempt U.S. holders
(including, among others, all corporations) are not subject to
these backup withholding and information reporting requirements.
A holder who does not provide Aimco OP with his correct taxpayer
identification number also may be subject to penalties imposed
by the IRS. Any amount paid as backup withholding will be
creditable against the holders income tax liability.
Non-United
States Holders
Information reporting may apply to payments made to a
Non-U.S. holder
pursuant to the mergers. Copies of information returns reporting
such amounts and any withholding also may be made available by
the IRS to the tax authorities in the country in which a
Non-U.S. holder
is resident under the provision of an applicable income tax
treaty or other agreement.
Non-U.S. holders
that receive OP Units as merger consideration should see
Taxation of Aimco OP and
OP Unitholders Taxation of Foreign
OP Unitholders, below.
In general, backup withholding will not apply to payments made
to a
Non-U.S. holder
pursuant to the mergers, if, among other conditions, such
Non-U.S. holder
certifies as to its
non-U.S. status
under penalties of perjury or otherwise establishes an
exemption, provided that neither Aimco OP nor our withholding
agent has actual knowledge, or reason to know, that the
Non-U.S. holder
is a U.S. person or that the conditions of any other
exemption are not in fact satisfied. In order to claim an
exemption from or reduction of withholding tax, the
Non-U.S. holder
must deliver a properly executed copy of the applicable IRS
Form W-8,
claiming such exemption or reduction. Any amounts withheld under
the backup withholding rules generally will be allowed as a
refund or credit against such
Non-U.S. holders
U.S. federal income tax liability if the
Non-U.S. holder
follows the required procedures.
Taxation
of Aimco OP and OP Unitholders
Partnership
Status
Aimco believes that Aimco OP is classified as a partnership, and
not as an association taxable as a corporation or as a publicly
traded partnership taxable as a corporation for
U.S. federal income tax purposes. If Aimco OP were treated
as an association or a publicly traded partnership
taxed as a corporation for U.S. Federal income tax
purposes, material adverse consequences to the partners would
result. Moreover, in such a case, a holder of CPF XV Units
receiving OP units in the mergers would be required to recognize
gain or loss. In addition, classification of Aimco OP as an
association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a
corporation would also result in the termination of Aimcos
status as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes,
which would have a material adverse impact on Aimco and its
shareholders. See Taxation of Aimco and Aimco
Stockholders Tax Aspects of Aimcos Investments
in Partnerships. This discussion assumes that Aimco OP is,
and will continue to be, classified and taxed as a partnership
(and not as a publicly traded partnership) for U.S. federal
income tax purposes.
Taxation
of OP Unitholders
In general, a partnership is treated as a
pass-through entity for U.S. Federal income tax
purposes and is not itself subject to U.S. Federal income
taxation. Each partner of a partnership, however, is subject to
tax on his allocable share of partnership tax items, including
partnership income, gains, losses, deductions, and expenses
(Partnership Tax Items) for each taxable year of the
partnership ending within or with such taxable year of the
partner, regardless of whether he receives any actual
distributions from the partnership during the taxable year.
Generally, the characterization of any particular Partnership
Tax Item is determined at the partnership, rather than at the
partner level, and the amount of a partners allocable
share of such item is governed by the terms of the partnership
agreement. An OP Unitholders allocable share of Aimco
OPs taxable income may exceed the cash distributions to
the OP Unitholder for any year if Aimco OP retains its
profits rather than distributing them.
Allocations
of Aimco OP Profits and Losses
For U.S. Federal income tax purposes, an
OP Unitholders allocable share of Aimco OPs
Partnership Tax Items will be determined by Aimco OPs
partnership agreement, provided such allocations either have
substantial economic effect or are determined to be
in accordance with the OP Unitholders interests in
Aimco OP. If the allocations provided by Aimco OPs
partnership agreement were successfully challenged by the IRS,
the
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redetermination of the allocations to a particular
OP Unitholder for U.S. Federal income tax purposes may
be less favorable than the allocation set forth in Aimco
OPs partnership agreement.
Tax
Basis of a Partnership Interest
A partners adjusted tax basis in his partnership interest
is relevant, among other things, for determining (i) gain
or loss upon a taxable disposition of his partnership interest,
(ii) gain upon the receipt of partnership distributions,
and (iii) the limitations imposed on the use of partnership
deductions and losses allocable to such partner. Generally, the
adjusted tax basis of an OP Unitholders interest in
Aimco OP is equal to (A) the sum of the adjusted tax basis
of the property contributed by the OP Unitholder to Aimco
OP in exchange for an interest in Aimco OP and the amount of
cash, if any, contributed by the OP Unitholder to Aimco OP,
(B) reduced, but not below zero, by the
OP Unitholders allocable share of Aimco OP
partnership distributions, deductions, and losses,
(C) increased by the OP Unitholders allocable
share of Aimco OP partnership income and gains, and
(D) increased by the OP Unitholders allocable
share of Aimco OP partnership liabilities and decreased by the
OP Unitholders liabilities assumed by Aimco OP.
Cash
Distributions
Cash distributions received from a partnership do not
necessarily correlate with income earned by the partnership as
determined for U.S. Federal income tax purposes. Thus, an
OP Unitholders U.S. Federal income tax liability
in respect of his allocable share of Aimco OP taxable income for
a particular taxable year may exceed the amount of cash, if any,
received by the OP Unitholder from Aimco OP during such
year.
If cash distributions, including a deemed cash
distribution as discussed below, received by an
OP Unitholder in any taxable year exceed his allocable
share of Aimco OP taxable income for the year, the excess will
generally constitute, for U.S. Federal income tax purposes,
a return of capital to the extent of such
OP Unitholders adjusted tax basis in his Aimco OP
interest. Such return of capital will not be includible in the
taxable income of the OP Unitholder, for U.S. Federal
income tax purposes, but it will reduce, but not below zero, the
adjusted tax basis of Aimco OP interests held by the
OP Unitholder. If an OP Unitholders tax basis in
his Aimco OP interest is reduced to zero, a subsequent cash
distribution received by the OP Unitholder will be subject
to tax as capital gain
and/or
ordinary income, but only if, and to the extent that, such
distribution exceeds the subsequent positive adjustments, if
any, to the tax basis of the OP Unitholders Aimco OP
interest as determined at the end of the taxable year during
which such distribution is received. A decrease in an
OP Unitholders allocable share of Aimco OP
liabilities resulting from the payment or other settlement, or
reallocation of such liabilities is generally treated, for
U.S. Federal income tax purposes, as a deemed cash
distribution. A decrease in an OP Unitholders
percentage interest in Aimco OP because of the issuance by Aimco
OP of additional OP Units or otherwise, may decrease an
OP Unitholders share of nonrecourse liabilities of
Aimco OP and thus, may result in a corresponding deemed
distribution of cash. A deemed distribution of cash resulting
from the payment, settlement, or other reduction or reallocation
of Aimco OP liabilities formerly allocated to an
OP Unitholder will result in taxable gain to such
OP Unitholder to the extent such deemed distribution of
cash exceeds the OP Unitholders basis in his
OP Units
A non-pro rata distribution (or deemed distribution) of money or
property may result in ordinary income to an OP Unitholder,
regardless of such OP Unitholders tax basis in his
OP Units, if the distribution reduces such
OP Unitholders share of Aimco OPs
Section 751 Assets. Section 751
Assets are defined by the Internal Revenue Code to include
unrealized receivables or inventory
items. Among other things, unrealized
receivables include amounts attributable to previously
claimed depreciation deductions on certain types of property. To
the extent that such a reduction in an OP Unitholders
share of Section 751 Assets occurs, Aimco OP will be deemed
to have distributed a proportionate share of the
Section 751 Assets to the OP Unitholder followed by a
deemed exchange of such assets with Aimco OP in return for the
non-pro rata portion of the actual distribution made to such
OP Unitholder. This deemed exchange will generally result
in the realization of ordinary income by the OP Unitholder.
Such income will equal the excess of (i) the non-pro rata
portion of such distribution over (ii) the
OP Unitholders tax basis in such
OP Unitholders share of such Section 751 Assets
deemed relinquished in the exchange.
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Tax
Consequences Relating to Contributed Assets
If an investor contributes property to Aimco OP in exchange for
OP Units, and the adjusted tax basis of such property
differs from its fair market value, Partnership Tax Items must
be allocated in a manner such that the contributing partner,
over the life of Aimco OP, is charged with, or benefits from,
the unrealized gain or unrealized loss associated with such
property at the time of the contribution. This may result in a
tax liability without a corresponding receipt of cash. Where a
partner contributes cash to a partnership that holds appreciated
property, Treasury Regulations provide for a similar allocation
of such items to the other partners. For example, these rules
may apply to a contribution by Aimco to Aimco OP of cash
proceeds received by Aimco from the offering of its stock. Such
allocations are solely for U.S. federal income tax purposes
and do not affect the book capital accounts or other economic or
legal arrangements among the OP Unitholders. The general
purpose underlying this provision is to specially allocate
certain Partnership Tax Items in order to place both the
noncontributing and contributing partners in the same tax
position that they would have been in had the contributing
partner contributed property with an adjusted tax basis equal to
its fair market value. Treasury Regulations provide Aimco OP
with several alternative methods and allow Aimco OP to adopt any
other reasonable method to make allocations to reduce or
eliminate these book-tax differences. The general
partner, in its sole and absolute discretion and in a manner
consistent with Treasury Regulations, will select and adopt a
method of allocating Partnership Tax Items for purposes of
eliminating such disparities. The method selected by Aimco OP in
its sole discretion could cause those CPF XV limited partners
that receive OP Units in connection with the mergers to
incur a tax liability without a corresponding receipt of cash.
Each prospective investor is urged to consult his tax advisor
regarding the tax consequences of any special allocations of
Partnership Tax Items resulting from the contribution of
property to Aimco OP.
Disguised
Sale Rules
Generally, section 721 of the Internal Revenue Code
provides that neither the contributing partner nor Aimco OP will
recognize a gain or loss, for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, upon a contribution of property to Aimco OP solely in
exchange for OP Units. If, however, in connection with such
a contribution of property, the investor receives, or is deemed
to receive, cash or other consideration in addition to
OP Units, the receipt or deemed receipt of such cash or
other consideration may be treated as part of a disguised
sale. In that case, the investor would be treated as
having sold, in a taxable transaction, a portion of the
contributed property to Aimco OP in exchange for such cash or
other consideration; the balance of the contributed property
would, however, remain subject to the tax-free contribution
treatment described above.
The disguised sale rules further provide that, unless certain
exceptions apply (including exceptions that apply to
distributions of operating cash flow), transfers of money or
other property between a partnership and a partner that are made
within two years of each other must be reported to the IRS and
are presumed to be a disguised sale unless the facts
and circumstances clearly establish that the transfers do not
constitute a sale. The disguised sale rules may also
apply, and give rise to taxable income without a corresponding
receipt of cash where, for example, a partner contributes
property to Aimco OP subject to one or more liabilities or where
liabilities are assumed or paid by Aimco OP. If the
disguised sale rules apply, all or a portion of the
liabilities associated with the contributed property may be
treated as consideration received by the contributing partner in
a sale of the property to Aimco OP. The disguised
sale rules also may apply if, for example, the issuance of
OP Units to CPF XV limited partners in connection with the
mergers is integrated with any other acquisition between Aimco
and any OP Unitholder or any related party. For example, the IRS
may assert that any redemption or exchange for several years
between Aimco OP and any OP Unitholder who receives
OP Units in the mergers constitutes an integrated
disguised sale that may result in taxation (without
receipt of cash) for such OP Unitholders. No assurances can be
given that the IRS would not be successful in such an assertion.
Each prospective investor is urged to consult his tax advisor
regarding the application of the disguised sale
rules.
Limitations
on Deductibility of Losses
Basis Limitation. To the extent that an
OP Unitholders allocable share of Aimco OP
partnership deductions and losses exceeds his adjusted tax basis
in his Aimco OP interest at the end of the taxable year in which
the losses and deductions flow through, the excess losses and
deductions cannot be utilized, for U.S. federal income tax
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purposes, by the OP Unitholder in such year. The excess
losses and deductions may, however, be utilized in the first
succeeding taxable year in which, and to the extent that, there
is an increase in the tax basis of the Aimco OP interest held by
such OP Unitholder, but only to the extent permitted under
the at risk and passive activity loss
rules discussed below.
At Risk Limitation. Under the
at risk rules of section 465 of the Internal
Revenue Code, a noncorporate taxpayer and a closely held
corporate taxpayer are generally not allowed a deduction, for
U.S. Federal income tax purposes, in respect of a loss from
an activity, whether conducted directly by the taxpayer or
through an investment in a partnership, to the extent that the
loss exceeds the aggregate dollar amount which the taxpayer has
at risk in such activity at the close of the taxable
year. To the extent that losses are not permitted to be used in
any taxable year, such losses may be carried over to subsequent
taxable years and may be claimed as a deduction by the taxpayer
if, and to the extent that, the amount which the taxpayer has
at risk is increased. Provided certain requirements
are met, a taxpayer is considered at risk for the
taxpayers share of any nonrecourse financing secured by
real property where the real property is used in the
taxpayers activity of holding real property;
the holding of an OP Unit generally would constitute such
an activity.
Passive Activity Loss
Limitation. The passive activity loss rules of
section 469 of the Internal Revenue Code limit the use of
losses derived from passive activities, which generally includes
an investment in limited partnership interests such as the
OP Units. If an investment in an OP Unit is treated as
a passive activity, an OP Unitholder who is an individual
investor, as well as certain other types of investors, would not
be able to use losses from Aimco OP to offset nonpassive
activity income, including salary, business income, and
portfolio income (e.g., dividends, interest, royalties, and gain
on the disposition of portfolio investments) received during the
taxable year. Passive activity losses that are disallowed for a
particular taxable year may, however, be carried forward to
offset passive activity income earned by the OP Unitholder
in future taxable years. In addition, such disallowed losses may
be claimed as a deduction, subject to the basis and at risk
limitations discussed above, upon a taxable disposition of an
OP Unitholders entire interest in Aimco OP,
regardless of whether such OP Unitholder has received any
passive activity income during the year of disposition.
If Aimco OP were characterized as a publicly traded partnership,
each OP Unitholder would be required to treat any loss
derived from Aimco OP separately from any income or loss derived
from any other publicly traded partnership, as well as from
income or loss derived from other passive activities. In such
case, any net losses or credits attributable to Aimco OP which
are carried forward may only be offset against future income of
Aimco OP. Moreover, unlike other passive activity losses,
suspended losses attributable to Aimco OP would only be allowed
upon the complete disposition of the OP Unitholders
entire interest in Aimco OP.
Section 754
Election
Aimco OP has made the election permitted by section 754 of
the Internal Revenue Code. Such election is irrevocable without
the consent of the IRS. The election will generally permit a
purchaser of OP Units, such as Aimco when it acquires
OP Units from OP Unitholders, to adjust its share of
the basis in Aimco OPs properties pursuant to
section 743(b) of the Internal Revenue Code to fair market
value (as reflected by the value of consideration paid for the
OP Units), as if such purchaser had acquired a direct
interest in Aimco OPs assets. The section 743(b)
adjustment is attributed solely to a purchaser of OP Units
and is not added to the bases of Aimco OPs assets
associated with all of the OP Unitholders in Aimco OP.
Depreciation
Section 168(i)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code provides
that in the case of property transferred to a partnership in a
section 721 transaction, the transferee shall be treated as
the transferor for purposes of computing the depreciation
deduction with respect to so much of the basis in the hands of
the transferee as does not exceed the adjusted basis in the
hands of the transferor. The effect of this rule would be to
continue the historic basis, placed in service dates and methods
with respect to the depreciation of any properties contributed
to Aimco OP in exchange for OP Units. However, an acquirer
of OP Units that obtains a section 743(b) adjustment
by reason of such acquisition (see Section 754
Election, above) generally will be allowed depreciation
with respect to such adjustment beginning as of the date of the
exchange as if it were new property placed in service as of that
date.
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Sale,
Redemption, Exchange or Abandonment of OP Units
An OP Unitholder will recognize a gain or loss upon a sale
of an OP Unit, a redemption of an OP Unit for cash, an
exchange of an OP Unit for shares of common stock or other
taxable disposition of an OP Unit. Gain or loss recognized
upon a sale or exchange of an OP Unit will be equal to the
difference between (i) the amount realized in the
transaction (i.e., the sum of the cash and the fair market value
of any property received for the OP Unit plus the amount of
Aimco OP liabilities allocable to the OP Unit at such time)
and (ii) the OP Unitholders tax basis in the
OP Unit disposed of, which tax basis will be adjusted for
the OP Unitholders allocable share of Aimco OPs
income or loss for the taxable year of the disposition. The tax
liability resulting from the gain recognized on a disposition of
an OP Unit could exceed the amount of cash and the fair
market value of property received.
If Aimco OP redeems less than all of an
OP Unitholders OP Units, the OP Unitholder
would recognize taxable gain only to the extent that the cash,
plus the amount of Aimco OP liabilities allocable to the
redeemed OP Units, exceeded the OP Unitholders
adjusted tax basis in all of such OP Unitholders
OP Units immediately before the redemption.
Capital gains recognized by individuals and certain other
noncorporate taxpayers upon the sale or disposition of an
OP Unit will be subject to taxation at long-term capital
gains rates if the OP Unit is held for more than
12 months and will be taxed at ordinary income tax rates if
the OP Unit is held for 12 months or less. Generally,
gain or loss recognized by an OP Unitholder on the sale or
other taxable disposition of an OP Unit will be taxable as
capital gain or loss. However, to the extent that the amount
realized upon the sale or other taxable disposition of an
OP Unit attributable to an OP Unitholders share
of unrealized receivables of Aimco OP exceeds the
basis attributable to those assets, such excess will be treated
as ordinary income. Among other things, unrealized
receivables include amounts attributable to previously
claimed depreciation deductions on certain types of property. In
addition, the maximum U.S. federal income tax rate for net
capital gains attributable to the sale of depreciable real
property (which may be determined to include an interest in a
partnership such as Aimco OP) held for more than 12 months
is currently 25% (rather than 15%) to the extent of previously
claimed depreciation deductions that would not be treated as
unrealized receivables. See also
Disguised Sale Rules above for sales
integrated with the contribution of property for OP Units.
The law is currently uncertain regarding the treatment of an
abandoned interest in a partnership, and whether an abandonment
gives rise to a deductible loss is a question of fact.
Prospective investors are urged to consult their tax advisors
regarding the application, effect and method of abandoning an
interest in an OP Unit.
Alternative
Minimum Tax
The Internal Revenue Code contains different sets of minimum tax
rules applicable to corporate and noncorporate investors. The
discussion below relates only to the alternative minimum tax
applicable to noncorporate taxpayers. Accordingly, corporate
investors should consult with their tax advisors with respect to
the effect of the corporate minimum tax provisions that may be
applicable to them. Noncorporate taxpayers are subject to an
alternative minimum tax to the extent the tentative minimum tax
(TMT) exceeds the regular income tax otherwise
payable. In general, alternative minimum taxable income
(AMTI) consists of the taxpayers taxable
income, determined with certain adjustments, plus his items of
tax preference. For example, AMTI is calculated using an
alternative cost recovery (depreciation) system that is not as
favorable as the methods provided for under section 168 of
the Internal Revenue Code which Aimco OP will use in computing
its income for regular U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Accordingly, an OP Unitholders AMTI derived from
Aimco OP may be higher than such OP Unitholders share
of Aimco OPs net taxable income. Prospective investors
should consult their tax advisors as to the impact of an
investment in OP Units on their liability for the
alternative minimum tax.
Information
Returns and Audit Procedures
Aimco OP will use all reasonable efforts to furnish to each
OP Unitholder as soon as possible after the close of each
taxable year of Aimco OP, certain tax information, including a
Schedule K-l,
which sets forth each OP Unitholders allocable share
of Aimco OPs Partnership Tax Items. In preparing this
information the general partner will use various accounting and
reporting conventions to determine the respective
OP Unitholders allocable
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share of Partnership Tax Items. The general partner cannot
assure a current or prospective OP Unitholder that the IRS
will not successfully contend in court that such accounting and
reporting conventions are impermissible.
No assurance can be given that Aimco OP will not be audited by
the IRS or that tax adjustments will not be made. Further, any
adjustments in Aimco OPs tax returns will lead to
adjustments in OP Unitholders tax returns and may
lead to audits of their returns and adjustments of items
unrelated to Aimco OP. Each OP Unitholder would bear the
cost of any expenses incurred in connection with an examination
of such OP Unitholders personal tax return.
The tax treatment of Partnership Tax Items generally is
determined at the partnership level in a unified partnership
proceeding rather than in separate proceedings with the
partners. The Internal Revenue Code provides for one partner to
be designated as the Tax Matters Partner for these purposes.
The Tax Matters Partner is authorized, but not required, to take
certain actions on behalf of Aimco OP and the
OP Unitholders and can extend the statute of limitations
for assessment of tax deficiencies against OP Unitholders
with respect to Aimco OP Partnership Tax Items. The Tax Matters
Partner may bind an OP Unitholder with less than a l%
profits interest in Aimco OP to a settlement with the IRS,
unless such OP Unitholder elects, by filing a statement
with the IRS, not to give such authority to the Tax Matters
Partner. The Tax Matters Partner may seek judicial review (to
which all the OP Unitholders are bound) of a final
partnership administrative adjustment; if the Tax Matters
Partner fails to seek judicial review, such review may be sought
by any OP Unitholder having at least a 1% interest in the
profits of Aimco OP or by OP Unitholders having in the
aggregate at least a 5% profits interest. However, only one
action for judicial review will go forward, and each
OP Unitholder with an interest in the outcome may
participate.
Taxation
of Foreign OP Unitholders
A Non-U.S.
holder of OP Units will generally be considered to be
engaged in a U.S. trade or business on account of its
ownership of an OP Unit. As a result, a
Non-U.S. holder
of OP Units will be required to file U.S. Federal
income tax returns with respect to its allocable share of Aimco
OPs income. A
Non-U.S.
holder of OP Units that is a corporation may also be
subject to U.S. branch profit tax at a rate of 30%, in
addition to regular U.S. federal income tax, on its
allocable share of such income. Such a tax may be reduced or
eliminated by an income tax treaty between the U.S. and the
country with respect to which the
Non-U.S. holder
of OP Units is resident for tax purposes.
Non-U.S. holders
of OP Units are advised to consult their tax advisors
regarding the effects an investment in Aimco OP may have on
information return requirements and other U.S. and
non-U.S. tax
matters, including the tax consequences of an investment in
Aimco OP for the country or other jurisdiction of which such
Non-U.S. holder
of OP Units is a citizen or in which such
Non-U.S. holder
of OP Units resides or is otherwise located.
Taxation
of Aimco and Aimco Stockholders
Taxation
of Aimco
The REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code are highly
technical and complex. The following summary sets forth certain
aspects of the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that
govern the U.S. Federal income tax treatment of a REIT and
its stockholders. This summary is qualified in its entirety by
the applicable Internal Revenue Code provisions, Treasury
Regulations, and administrative and judicial interpretations
thereof, all of which are subject to change, possibly with
retroactive effect.
Aimco has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal
Revenue Code commencing with its taxable year ended
December 31, 1994, and Aimco intends to continue such
election. Although Aimco believes that, commencing with
Aimcos initial taxable year ended December 31, 1994,
Aimco was organized in conformity with the requirements for
qualification as a REIT, and its actual method of operation has
enabled, and its proposed method of operation will enable, it to
meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT
under the Internal Revenue Code, no assurance can be given that
Aimco has been or will remain so qualified. Such qualification
and taxation as a REIT depends upon Aimcos ability to
meet, on a continuing basis, through actual annual operating
results, asset ownership, distribution levels, and diversity of
stock ownership, the various qualification tests imposed
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under the Internal Revenue Code as discussed below. No assurance
can be given that the actual results of Aimcos operation
for any one taxable year will satisfy such requirements. See
Taxation of REITs in General
Failure to Qualify. No assurance can be given that the IRS
will not challenge Aimcos eligibility for taxation as a
REIT.
Taxation
of REITs in General
Provided Aimco qualifies as a REIT, it will generally be
entitled to a deduction for dividends that it pays and therefore
will not be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on
its net income that is currently distributed to its
stockholders. This deduction for dividends paid substantially
eliminates the double taxation of corporate income
(i.e., taxation at both the corporate and stockholder levels)
that generally results from investment in a corporation. Rather,
income generated by a REIT is generally taxed only at the
stockholder level upon a distribution of dividends by the REIT.
For tax years through 2012, most domestic stockholders that are
individuals, trusts or estates are taxed on corporate dividends
at a maximum rate of 15% (the same as long-term capital gains).
With limited exceptions, however, dividends received by
stockholders from Aimco or from other entities that are taxed as
REITs are generally not eligible for this rate, and will
continue to be taxed at rates applicable to ordinary income. See
Taxation of Stockholders Taxable
Domestic Stockholders Distributions.
Net operating losses, foreign tax credits and other tax
attributes of a REIT generally do not pass through to the
stockholders of the REIT, subject to special rules for certain
items such as capital gains recognized by REITs. See
Taxation of Stockholders.
If Aimco qualifies as a REIT, it will nonetheless be subject to
U.S. federal income tax in the following circumstances:
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Aimco will be taxed at regular corporate rates on any
undistributed REIT taxable income, including undistributed net
capital gains.
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A 100% excise tax may be imposed on some items of income and
expense that are directly or constructively paid between Aimco
and its taxable REIT subsidiaries (as described below) if and to
the extent that the IRS successfully asserts that the economic
arrangements between Aimco and its taxable REIT subsidiaries are
not comparable to similar arrangements between unrelated parties.
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If Aimco has net income from prohibited transactions, which are,
in general, sales or other dispositions of property held
primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of
business, other than foreclosure property, such income will be
subject to a 100% tax.
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If we elect to treat property that we acquire in connection with
a foreclosure of a mortgage loan or certain leasehold
terminations as foreclosure property, we may thereby
avoid the 100% prohibited transactions tax on gain from a resale
of that property (if the sale would otherwise constitute a
prohibited transaction), but the income from the sale or
operation of the property may be subject to corporate income tax
at the highest applicable rate. We do not anticipate receiving
any income from foreclosure property.
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If Aimco should fail to satisfy the 75% gross income test or the
95% gross income test (as discussed below), but nonetheless
maintains its qualification as a REIT because certain other
requirements have been met, it will be subject to a 100% tax on
an amount based on the magnitude of the failure adjusted to
reflect the profit margin associated with Aimcos gross
income.
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Similarly, if Aimco should fail to satisfy the asset test or
other requirements applicable to REITs, as described below, yet
nonetheless maintain its qualification as a REIT because there
is reasonable cause for the failure and other applicable
requirements are met, it may be subject to an excise tax. In
that case, the amount of the tax will be at least $50,000 per
failure, and, in the case of certain asset test failures, will
be determined as the amount of net income generated by the
assets in question multiplied by the highest corporate tax rate
if that amount exceeds $50,000 per failure.
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If Aimco should fail to distribute during each calendar year at
least the sum of (i) 85% of its REIT ordinary income for
such year, (ii) 95% of its REIT capital gain net income for
such year, and (iii) any undistributed
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taxable income from prior periods, Aimco will be required to pay
a 4% excise tax on the excess of the required distribution over
the sum of (a) the amounts actually distributed, plus
(b) retained amounts on which income tax is paid at the
corporate level.
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Aimco may be required to pay monetary penalties to the IRS in
certain circumstances, including if it fails to meet the record
keeping requirements intended to monitor its compliance with
rules relating to the composition of a REITs stockholders,
as described below in Requirements for
Qualification.
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If Aimco acquires appreciated assets from a corporation that is
not a REIT (i.e., a subchapter C corporation) in a
transaction in which the adjusted tax basis of the assets in the
hands of Aimco is determined by reference to the adjusted tax
basis of the assets in the hands of the subchapter C
corporation, Aimco may be subject to tax on such appreciation at
the highest corporate income tax rate then applicable if Aimco
subsequently recognizes gain on the disposition of any such
asset during the ten-year period following its acquisition from
the subchapter C corporation.
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Certain of Aimcos subsidiaries are subchapter C
corporations, the earnings of which could be subject to
U.S. federal corporate income tax.
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Aimco may be subject to the alternative minimum tax
on its items of tax preference, including any deductions of net
operating losses.
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Aimco and its subsidiaries may be subject to a variety of taxes,
including state, local and foreign income taxes, property taxes
and other taxes on their assets and operations. Aimco could also
be subject to tax in situations and on transactions not
presently contemplated.
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Requirements
for Qualification
The Internal Revenue Code defines a REIT as a corporation, trust
or association:
1. that is managed by one or more trustees or directors;
2. the beneficial ownership of which is evidenced by
transferable shares, or by transferable certificates of
beneficial interest;
3. that would be taxable as a domestic corporation, but for
the special Internal Revenue Code provisions applicable to REITs;
4. that is neither a financial institution nor an insurance
company subject to certain provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code;
5. the beneficial ownership of which is held by 100 or more
persons;
6. in which, during the last half of each taxable year, not
more than 50% in value of the outstanding stock is owned,
directly or indirectly, by five or fewer individuals (as defined
in the Internal Revenue Code to include certain entities and as
determined by applying certain attribution rules); and
7. that meets other tests described below (including with
respect to the nature of its income and assets).
The Internal Revenue Code provides that conditions
(1) through (4) must be met during the entire taxable
year, and that the condition (5) must be met during at
least 335 days of a taxable year of 12 months, or
during a proportionate part of a shorter taxable year.
Aimco believes that it has been organized, has operated and has
issued sufficient shares of stock to satisfy conditions
(1) through (7) inclusive. Aimcos articles of
incorporation provide certain restrictions regarding transfers
of its shares, which are intended to assist Aimco in satisfying
the share ownership requirements described in conditions
(5) and (6) above. These restrictions, however, may
not ensure that Aimco will, in all cases, be able to satisfy the
share ownership requirements described in (5) and
(6) above.
To monitor Aimcos compliance with the share ownership
requirements, Aimco is generally required to maintain records
regarding the actual ownership of its shares. To do so, Aimco
must demand written statements each year from the record holders
of certain percentages of its stock in which the record holders
are to disclose the
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actual owners of the shares (i.e., the persons required to
include in gross income the dividends paid by Aimco). A list of
those persons failing or refusing to comply with this demand
must be maintained as part of Aimcos records. Failure by
Aimco to comply with these record keeping requirements could
subject it to monetary penalties. A stockholder who fails or
refuses to comply with the demand is required by the Treasury
Regulations to submit a statement with its tax return disclosing
the actual ownership of the shares and certain other information.
In addition, a corporation generally may not elect to become a
REIT unless its taxable year is the calendar year. Aimco
satisfies this requirement.
Effect of
Subsidiary Entities
Ownership of Partnership Interests. In the
case of a REIT that is a partner in a partnership, the Treasury
Regulations provide that the REIT is deemed to own its
proportionate share of the partnerships assets and to earn
its proportionate share of the partnerships income for
purposes of the asset and gross income tests applicable to REITs
as described below. Similarly, the assets and gross income of
the partnership are deemed to retain the same character in the
hands of the REIT. Thus, Aimcos proportionate share of the
assets, liabilities and items of income of Aimco OP and the
Subsidiary Partnerships will be treated as assets, liabilities
and items of income of Aimco for purposes of applying the REIT
requirements described below. A summary of certain rules
governing the U.S. Federal income taxation of partnerships
and their partners is provided below in Tax
Aspects of Aimcos Investments in Partnerships.
Disregarded Subsidiaries. Aimcos
indirect interests in Aimco OP and other Subsidiary Partnerships
are held through wholly owned corporate subsidiaries of Aimco
organized and operated as qualified REIT
subsidiaries within the meaning of the Internal Revenue
Code. A qualified REIT subsidiary is any corporation, other than
a taxable REIT subsidiary as described below, that is
wholly-owned by a REIT, or by other disregarded subsidiaries, or
by a combination of the two. If a REIT owns a qualified REIT
subsidiary, that subsidiary is disregarded for U.S. federal
income tax purposes, and all assets, liabilities and items of
income, deduction and credit of the subsidiary are treated as
assets, liabilities and items of income, deduction and credit of
the REIT itself, including for purposes of the gross income and
asset tests applicable to REITs as summarized below. Each
qualified REIT subsidiary, therefore, is not subject to
U.S. federal corporate income taxation, although it may be
subject to state or local taxation. Other entities that are
wholly-owned by a REIT, including single member limited
liability companies, are also generally disregarded as separate
entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes, including
for purposes of the REIT income and asset tests. Disregarded
subsidiaries, along with partnerships in which Aimco holds an
equity interest, are sometimes referred to herein as
pass-through subsidiaries.
In the event that a disregarded subsidiary of Aimco ceases to be
wholly owned for example, if any equity interest in
the subsidiary is acquired by a person other than Aimco or
another disregarded subsidiary of Aimco the
subsidiarys separate existence would no longer be
disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Instead,
it would have multiple owners and would be treated as either a
partnership or a taxable corporation. Such an event could,
depending on the circumstances, adversely affect Aimcos
ability to satisfy the various asset and gross income
requirements applicable to REITs, including the requirement that
REITs generally may not own, directly or indirectly, more than
10% of the securities of another corporation. See
Asset Tests and Income
Tests.
Taxable Subsidiaries. A REIT, in general, may
jointly elect with a subsidiary corporation, whether or not
wholly-owned, to treat the subsidiary corporation as a taxable
REIT subsidiary (TRS). A TRS also includes any
corporation, other than a REIT, with respect to which a TRS in
which a REIT owns an interest, owns securities possessing 35% of
the total voting power or total value of the outstanding
securities of such corporation. The separate existence of a TRS
or other taxable corporation, unlike a disregarded subsidiary as
discussed above, is not ignored for U.S. federal income tax
purposes. As a result, a parent REIT is not treated as holding
the assets of a TRS or as receiving any income that the TRS
earns. Rather, the stock issued by the TRS is an asset in the
hands of the parent REIT, and the REIT recognizes as income the
dividends, if any, that it receives from the subsidiary. This
treatment can affect the income and asset test calculations that
apply to the REIT, as described below. Because a parent REIT
does not include the assets and income of such subsidiary
corporations in determining the parents compliance with
the REIT requirements, such entities may be used by the parent
REIT to indirectly undertake activities that the REIT rules
might otherwise preclude it from doing directly or through
pass-through subsidiaries
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(for example, activities that give rise to certain categories of
income such as management fees or foreign currency gains). As a
taxable corporation, a TRS is required to pay regular
U.S. federal income tax, and state and local income tax
where applicable.
Certain of Aimcos operations (including certain of its
property management, asset management, risk management, etc.)
are conducted through its TRSs. Because Aimco is not required to
include the assets and income of such TRSs in determining
Aimcos compliance with the REIT requirements, Aimco uses
its TRSs to facilitate its ability to offer services and
activities to its residents that are not generally considered as
qualifying REIT services and activities. If Aimco fails to
properly structure and provide such nonqualifying services and
activities through its TRSs, its ability to satisfy the REIT
gross income requirement, and also its REIT status, may be
jeopardized.
A TRS may generally engage in any business except the operation
or management of a lodging or health care facility. The
operation or management of a health care or lodging facility
precludes a corporation from qualifying as a TRS. If any of
Aimcos TRSs were deemed to operate or manage a health care
or lodging facility, such TRSs would fail to qualify as taxable
REIT subsidiaries, and Aimco would fail to qualify as a REIT.
Aimco believes that none of its TRSs operate or manage any
health care or lodging facilities. However, the statute provides
little guidance as to the definition of a health care or lodging
facility. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the IRS
will not contend that an Aimco TRS operates or manages a health
care or lodging facility, disqualifying it from treatment as a
TRS, and thereby resulting in the disqualification of Aimco as a
REIT.
Several provisions of the Internal Revenue Code regarding
arrangements between a REIT and a TRS seek to ensure that a TRS
will be subject to an appropriate level of U.S. federal
income taxation. For example, a TRS is limited in its ability to
deduct interest payments made to its REIT owner. In addition,
Aimco would be obligated to pay a 100% penalty tax on certain
payments that it receives from, or on certain expenses deducted
by, a TRS, if the IRS were to successfully assert that the
economic arrangements between Aimco and the TRS were not
comparable to similar arrangements among unrelated parties.
A portion of the amounts to be used to fund distributions to
stockholders may come from distributions made from Aimcos
TRSs to Aimco OP, and interest paid by the TRSs on certain notes
held by Aimco OP. In general, TRSs pay Federal, state and local
income taxes on their taxable income at normal corporate rates.
Any Federal, state or local income taxes that Aimcos TRSs
are required to pay will reduce Aimcos cash flow from
operating activities and its ability to make payments to holders
of its securities.
Income
Tests
In order to maintain qualification as a REIT, Aimco annually
must satisfy two gross income requirements:
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First, at least 75% of Aimcos gross income for each
taxable year, excluding gross income from sales of inventory or
dealer property in prohibited transactions, must be
derived from investments relating to real property or mortgages
on real property, including rents from real
property, dividends received from other REITs, interest
income derived from mortgage loans secured by real property, and
gains from the sale of real estate assets, as well as certain
types of temporary investments.
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Second, at least 95% of Aimcos gross income for each
taxable year, excluding gross income from prohibited
transactions, must be derived from some combination of such
income from investments in real property (i.e., income that
qualifies under the 75% income test described above), as well as
other dividends, interest and gains from the sale or disposition
of stock or securities, which need not have any relation to real
property.
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Rents received by Aimco directly or through Aimco OP or the
Subsidiary Partnerships will qualify as rents from real
property in satisfying the gross income requirements
described above, only if several conditions are met. If rent is
partly attributable to personal property leased in connection
with a lease of real property, the portion of the total rent
attributable to the personal property will not qualify as
rents from real property unless it constitutes 15%
or less of the total rent received under the lease. Moreover,
the REIT generally must not operate or manage the property
(subject to certain exceptions) or furnish or render services to
the tenants of such property, other than through an
independent contractor from which the REIT derives
no revenue. Aimco and its affiliates are permitted, however, to
directly perform services that are usually or customarily
rendered in connection with the
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rental of space for occupancy only and are not otherwise
considered rendered to the occupant of the property. In
addition, Aimco and its affiliates may directly or indirectly
provide non-customary services to tenants of its properties
without disqualifying all of the rent from the property if the
payment for such services does not exceed 1% of the total gross
income from the property. For purposes of this test, the income
received from such non-customary services is deemed to be at
least 150% of the direct cost of providing the services.
Moreover, Aimco is generally permitted to provide services to
tenants or others through a TRS without disqualifying the rental
income received from tenants for purposes of the REIT income
requirements.
Aimco manages apartment properties for third parties and
affiliates through its TRSs. These TRSs receive management fees
and other income. A portion of such fees and other income accrue
to Aimco through distributions from the TRSs that are classified
as dividend income to the extent of the earnings and profits of
the TRSs. Such distributions will generally qualify for purposes
of the 95% gross income test but not for purposes of the 75%
gross income test. Any dividend Aimco receives from a REIT,
however, will be qualifying income in Aimcos hands for
purposes of both the 95% and 75% income tests.
Any income or gain derived by Aimco directly or through Aimco OP
or the Subsidiary Partnerships from instruments that hedge
certain risks, such as the risk of changes in interest rates,
will not constitute gross income for purposes of the 75% or 95%
gross income tests, provided that specified requirements are
met. Such requirements include that the instrument hedge risks
associated with indebtedness issued by Aimco, Aimco OP or the
Subsidiary Partnerships that is incurred to acquire or carry
real estate assets (as described below under
Asset Tests), and the instrument is
properly identified as a hedge, along with the risk that it
hedges, within prescribed time periods.
If Aimco fails to satisfy one or both of the 75% or 95% gross
income tests for any taxable year, it may nevertheless qualify
as a REIT for the year if it is entitled to relief under certain
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. These relief provisions
will be generally available if Aimcos failure to meet
these tests was due to reasonable cause and not due to willful
neglect, and Aimco attaches a schedule of the sources of its
income to its tax return. It is not possible to state whether
Aimco would be entitled to the benefit of these relief
provisions in all circumstances. If these relief provisions are
inapplicable to a particular set of circumstances involving
Aimco, Aimco will not qualify as a REIT. Even where these relief
provisions apply, the Internal Revenue Code imposes a tax based
upon the amount by which Aimco fails to satisfy the particular
gross income test.
Asset
Tests
Aimco, at the close of each calendar quarter of its taxable
year, must also satisfy four tests relating to the nature of its
assets:
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First, at least 75% of the value of the total assets of Aimco
must be represented by some combination of real estate
assets, cash, cash items, U.S. government securities,
and under some circumstances, stock or debt instruments
purchased with new capital. For this purpose, real estate
assets include interests in real property, such as land,
buildings, leasehold interests in real property, stock of other
corporations that qualify as REITs, and some kinds of mortgage
backed securities and mortgage loans. Assets that do not qualify
for purposes of the 75% test are subject to the additional asset
tests described below.
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Second, not more than 25% of Aimcos total assets may be
represented by securities other than those in the 75% asset
class.
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Third, of the investments included in the 25% asset class, the
value of any one issuers securities owned by Aimco may not
exceed 5% of the value of Aimcos total assets, Aimco may
not own more than 10% of any one issuers outstanding
voting securities, and, subject to certain exceptions, Aimco may
not own more than 10% of the total value of the outstanding
securities of any one issuer. The 5% and 10% asset tests do not
apply to securities of TRSs.
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Fourth, the aggregate value of all securities of TRSs held by
Aimco may not exceed 25% of the value of Aimcos total
assets.
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Aimco believes that the value of the securities held by Aimco in
its TRSs will not exceed, in the aggregate, 25% of the value of
Aimcos total assets and that Aimcos ownership
interests in its TRSs qualify under the asset tests set forth
above.
Notwithstanding the general rule that a REIT is treated as
owning its share of the underlying assets of a subsidiary
partnership for purposes of the REIT income and asset tests, if
a REIT holds indebtedness issued by a partnership, the
indebtedness will be subject to, and may cause a violation of,
the asset tests, resulting in loss of REIT status, unless it is
a qualifying mortgage asset satisfying the rules for
straight debt, or is sufficiently small so as not to
otherwise cause an asset test violation. Similarly, although
stock of another REIT is a qualifying asset for purposes of the
REIT asset tests, non-mortgage debt held by Aimco that is issued
by another REIT may not so qualify.
Certain securities will not cause a violation of the 10% value
test described above. Such securities include instruments that
constitute straight debt, which includes, among
other things, securities having certain contingency features. A
security does not qualify as straight debt where a
REIT (or a controlled TRS of the REIT) owns other securities of
the same issuer which do not qualify as straight debt, unless
the value of those other securities constitute, in the
aggregate, 1% or less of the total value of that issuers
outstanding securities. In addition to straight debt, the
Internal Revenue Code provides that certain other securities
will not violate the 10% value test. Such securities include
(a) any loan made to an individual or an estate,
(b) certain rental agreements in which one or more payments
are to be made in subsequent years (other than agreements
between a REIT and certain persons related to the REIT),
(c) any obligation to pay rents from real property,
(d) securities issued by governmental entities that are not
dependent in whole or in part on the profits of (or payments
made by) a non-governmental entity, (e) any security issued
by another REIT, and (f) any debt instrument issued by a
partnership if the partnerships income is of a nature that
it would satisfy the 75% gross income test described above under
Income Tests. In applying the 10% value
test, a debt security issued by a partnership is not taken into
account to the extent, if any, of the REITs proportionate
equity interest in that partnership.
Aimco believes that its holdings of securities and other assets
comply, and will continue to comply, with the foregoing REIT
asset requirements, and it intends to monitor compliance on an
ongoing basis. No independent appraisals have been obtained,
however, to support Aimcos conclusions as to the value of
its assets, including Aimco OPs total assets and the value
of Aimco OPs interest in the TRSs. Moreover, values of
some assets may not be susceptible to a precise determination,
and values are subject to change in the future. Furthermore, the
proper classification of an instrument as debt or equity for
U.S. federal income tax purposes may be uncertain in some
circumstances, which could affect the application of the REIT
asset requirements. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that
the IRS will not contend that Aimcos interests in its
subsidiaries or in the securities of other issuers will cause a
violation of the REIT asset requirements and loss of REIT status.
Certain relief provisions are available to allow REITs to
satisfy the asset requirements or to maintain REIT qualification
notwithstanding certain violations of the asset and other
requirements. One such provision allows a REIT which fails one
or more of the asset tests to nevertheless maintain its REIT
qualification if (a) it provides the IRS with a description
of each asset causing the failure, (b) the failure is due
to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, (c) the REIT
pays a tax equal to the greater of (i) $50,000 per failure,
and (ii) the product of the net income generated by the
assets that caused the failure multiplied by the highest
applicable corporate tax rate, and (d) the REIT either
disposes of the assets causing the failure within 6 months
after the last day of the quarter in which it identifies the
failure, or otherwise satisfies the relevant asset tests within
that time frame.
A second relief provision contained in the Internal Revenue Code
applies to de minimis violations of the 10% and 5% asset tests.
A REIT may maintain its qualification despite a violation of
such requirements if (a) the value of the assets causing
the violation do not exceed the lesser of 1% of the REITs
total assets, and $10,000,000, and (b) the REIT either
disposes of the assets causing the failure within 6 months
after the last day of the quarter in which it identifies the
failure, or the relevant tests are otherwise satisfied within
that time frame.
If Aimco should fail to satisfy the asset tests at the end of a
calendar quarter, such a failure would not cause Aimco to lose
its REIT status if Aimco (i) satisfied the asset tests at
the close of the preceding calendar quarter and (ii) the
discrepancy between the value of Aimcos assets and the
asset test requirements was not wholly or partly caused by an
acquisition of non-qualifying assets, but instead arose from
changes in the market value of Aimcos
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assets. If the condition described in (iii) were not
satisfied, Aimco still could avoid disqualification by
eliminating any discrepancy within 30 days after the close
of the calendar quarter in which it arose.
Annual
Distribution Requirements
In order for Aimco to qualify as a REIT, Aimco is required to
distribute dividends, other than capital gain dividends, to its
stockholders in an amount at least equal to:
(a) 90% of Aimcos REIT taxable income, computed
without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and net
capital gain of Aimco, and
(b) 90% of the net income, if any, from foreclosure
property (as described below), minus
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These distributions must be paid in the taxable year to which
they relate, or in the following taxable year if they are
declared in October, November, or December of the taxable year,
are payable to stockholders of record on a specified date in any
such month, and are actually paid before the end of January of
the following year. In order for distributions to be counted for
this purpose, and to give rise to a tax deduction by Aimco, they
must not be preferential dividends. A dividend is
not a preferential dividend if it is pro rata among all
outstanding shares of stock within a particular class, and is in
accordance with the preferences among different classes of stock
as set forth in Aimcos organizational documents.
To the extent that Aimco distributes at least 90%, but less than
100%, of its REIT taxable income, as adjusted, it
will be subject to tax thereon at ordinary corporate tax rates.
In any year, Aimco may elect to retain, rather than distribute,
its net capital gain and pay tax on such gain. In such a case,
Aimcos stockholders would include their proportionate
share of such undistributed long-term capital gain in income and
receive a corresponding credit for their share of the tax paid
by Aimco. Aimcos stockholders would then increase the
adjusted basis of their Aimco shares by the difference between
the designated amounts included in their long-term capital gains
and the tax deemed paid with respect to their shares.
To the extent that a REIT has available net operating losses
carried forward from prior tax years, such losses may reduce the
amount of distributions that it must make in order to comply
with the REIT distribution requirements. Such losses, however,
will generally not affect the character, in the hands of
stockholders, of any distributions that are actually made by the
REIT, which are generally taxable to stockholders to the extent
that the REIT has current or accumulated earnings and profits.
See Taxation of Stockholders
Taxable Domestic Stockholders Distributions.
If Aimco should fail to distribute during each calendar year at
least the sum of:
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85% of its REIT ordinary income for such year,
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95% of its REIT capital gain net income for such year (excluding
retained net capital gain), and
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any undistributed taxable income from prior periods,
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Aimco would be subject to a 4% excise tax on the excess of such
required distribution over the sum of (x) the amounts
actually distributed, and (y) the amounts of income
retained on which it has paid corporate income tax.
It is possible that Aimco, from time to time, may not have
sufficient cash to meet the 90% distribution requirement due to
timing differences between (i) the actual receipt of cash
(including receipt of distributions from Aimco OP) and
(ii) the inclusion of certain items in income by Aimco for
U.S. federal income tax purposes. In the event that such
timing differences occur, in order to meet the distribution
requirements, Aimco may find it necessary to arrange for
short-term, or possibly long-term, borrowings, or to pay
dividends in the form of taxable in-kind distributions of
property.
Under certain circumstances, Aimco may be able to rectify a
failure to meet the distribution requirement for a year by
paying deficiency dividends to stockholders in a
later year, which may be included in Aimcos deduction
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for dividends paid for the earlier year. In this case, Aimco may
be able to avoid losing its REIT status or being taxed on
amounts distributed as deficiency dividends; however, Aimco will
be required to pay interest and a penalty based on the amount of
any deduction taken for deficiency dividends.
Prohibited
Transactions
Net income derived by a REIT from a prohibited transaction is
subject to a 100% excise tax. The term prohibited
transaction generally includes a sale or other disposition
of property (other than foreclosure property) that is held
primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a
trade or business. Aimco intends to conduct its operations so
that no asset owned by Aimco or its pass-through subsidiaries
will be held for sale to customers, and that a sale of any such
asset will not be in the ordinary course of Aimcos
business. Whether property is held primarily for sale to
customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business
depends, however, on the particular facts and circumstances. No
assurance can be given that no property sold by Aimco will be
treated as property held for sale to customers, or that Aimco
can comply with certain safe-harbor provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code that would prevent the imposition of the 100%
excise tax. The 100% tax does not apply to gains from the sale
of property that is held through a TRS or other taxable
corporation, although such income will be subject to tax in the
hands of the corporation at regular corporate rates.
Penalty
Tax
Aimco will be subject to a 100% penalty tax on the amount of
certain non-arms length payments received from, or certain
expenses deducted by, a TRS if the IRS were to successfully
assert that the economic arrangements between Aimco and such TRS
are not comparable to similar transaction between unrelated
parties. Such amounts may include rents from real property that
are overstated as a result of services furnished by a TRS to
tenants of Aimco and amounts that are deducted by a TRS for
payments made to Aimco that are in excess of the amounts that
would have been charged by an unrelated party.
Aimco believes that the fees paid to its TRSs for tenant
services are comparable to the fees that would be paid to an
unrelated third party negotiating at arms-length. This
determination, however, is inherently factual, and the IRS may
assert that the fees paid by Aimco do not represent
arms-length amounts. If the IRS successfully made such an
assertion, Aimco would be required to pay a 100% penalty tax on
the excess of an arms-length fee for tenant services over
the amount actually paid.
Failure
to Qualify
If Aimco fails to qualify for taxation as a REIT in any taxable
year, and the relief provisions do not apply, Aimco will be
subject to tax, including any applicable alternative minimum
tax, on its taxable income at regular corporate rates.
Distributions to stockholders in any year in which Aimco fails
to qualify will not be deductible by Aimco nor will they be
required to be made. In such event, to the extent of current and
accumulated earnings and profits, all distributions to
stockholders that are individuals will generally be taxable at
the preferential income tax rates (i.e., the 15% maximum federal
rate through 2012) for qualified dividends. In addition,
subject to the limitations of the Internal Revenue Code,
corporate distributees may be eligible for the dividends
received deduction. Unless Aimco is entitled to relief under
specific statutory provisions, Aimco would also be disqualified
from re-electing to be taxed as a REIT for the four taxable
years following the year during which qualification was lost. It
is not possible to state whether, in all circumstances, Aimco
would be entitled to this statutory relief.
Tax
Aspects of Aimcos Investments in
Partnerships
General
Substantially all of Aimcos investments are held
indirectly through Aimco OP. In general, partnerships are
pass-through entities that are not subject to
U.S. federal income tax. Rather, partners are allocated
their proportionate shares of the items of income, gain, loss,
deduction and credit of a partnership, and are potentially
subject to tax on these items, without regard to whether the
partners receive a distribution from the partnership. Aimco will
include in its income its proportionate share of the foregoing
partnership items for purposes of the various REIT income tests
and in the computation of its REIT taxable income. Moreover, for
purposes of the REIT
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asset tests, Aimco will include its proportionate share of
assets held by Aimco OP and the Subsidiary Partnerships. See
Taxation of REITs in General
Effect of Subsidiary Entities Ownership of
Partnership Interests.
Entity
Classification
Aimcos direct and indirect investment in partnerships
involves special tax considerations, including the possibility
of a challenge by the IRS of the tax status of Aimco OP or any
of the Subsidiary Partnerships as a partnership, for
U.S. federal income tax purposes. If any of these entities
were treated as an association for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, it would be taxable as a corporation and therefore
could be subject to an entity-level tax on its income. In such a
situation, the character of Aimcos assets and items of
gross income would change and could preclude Aimco from
satisfying the REIT asset tests and gross income tests (see
Taxation of REITs in General Asset
Tests and Taxation of REITs in
General Income Tests), and in turn could
prevent Aimco from qualifying as a REIT unless Aimco is eligible
for relief from the violation pursuant to relief provisions
described above. See Taxation of REITs in
General Failure to Qualify above for a summary
of the effect of Aimcos failure to satisfy the REIT tests
for a taxable year, and of the relief provisions. In addition,
any change in the status of any of the Subsidiary Partnerships
for tax purposes might be treated as a taxable event, in which
case Aimco might incur a tax liability without any related cash
distributions.
Tax
Allocations with Respect to the Properties.
Under the Internal Revenue Code and the Treasury Regulations,
income, gain, loss and deduction attributable to appreciated or
depreciated property that is contributed to a partnership in
exchange for an interest in the partnership must be allocated
for tax purposes in a manner such that the contributing partner
is charged with, or benefits from the unrealized gain or
unrealized loss associated with the property at the time of the
contribution. The amount of the unrealized gain or unrealized
loss is generally equal to the difference between the fair
market value of the contributed property at the time of
contribution, and the adjusted tax basis of such property at the
time of contribution (a Book Tax
Difference). Such allocations are solely for
U.S. federal income tax purposes and do not affect the book
capital accounts or other economic or legal arrangements among
the partners. Aimco OP was formed by way of contributions of
appreciated property. Consequently, allocations must be made in
a manner consistent with these requirements. Where a partner
contributes cash to a partnership at a time that the partnership
holds appreciated (or depreciated) property, the Treasury
Regulations provide for a similar allocation of these items to
the other (i.e., non-contributing) partners. These rules apply
to the contribution by Aimco to Aimco OP of the cash proceeds
received in any offerings of its stock.
In general, certain unitholders will be allocated lower amounts
of depreciation deductions for tax purposes and increased
taxable income and gain on the sale by Aimco OP or other
Subsidiary Partnerships of the contributed properties. This will
tend to eliminate the Book-Tax Difference over the life of these
partnerships. However, the special allocations do not always
entirely rectify the Book-Tax Difference on an annual basis or
with respect to a specific taxable transaction such as a sale.
Thus, the carryover basis of the contributed properties in the
hands of Aimco OP or other Subsidiary Partnerships may cause
Aimco to be allocated lower depreciation and other deductions,
and possibly greater amounts of taxable income in the event of a
sale of such contributed assets in excess of the economic or
book income allocated to it as a result of such sale. This may
cause Aimco to recognize, over time, taxable income in excess of
cash proceeds, which might adversely affect Aimcos ability
to comply with the REIT distribution requirements. See
Taxation of Aimco and Aimco
Stockholders Taxation of REITs in
General Annual Distribution Requirements.
With respect to any property purchased or to be purchased by any
of the Subsidiary Partnerships (other than through the issuance
of units) subsequent to the formation of Aimco, such property
will initially have a tax basis equal to its fair market value
and the special allocation provisions described above will not
apply.
Sale of
the Properties.
Aimcos share of any gain realized by Aimco OP or any other
Subsidiary Partnership on the sale of any property held as
inventory or primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary
course of business will be treated as income from a prohibited
transaction that is subject to a 100% penalty tax. See
Taxation of REITs in General
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Prohibited Transactions. Under existing law, whether
property is held as inventory or primarily for sale to customers
in the ordinary course of a partnerships trade or business
is a question of fact that depends on all the facts and
circumstances with respect to the particular transaction. Aimco
OP and the other Subsidiary Partnerships intend to hold their
properties for investment with a view to long-term appreciation,
to engage in the business of acquiring, developing, owning and
operating the properties and to make such occasional sales of
the properties, including peripheral land, as are consistent
with Aimcos investment objectives.
Taxation
of Stockholders
Taxable
Domestic Stockholders
Distributions. Provided that Aimco qualifies
as a REIT, distributions made to Aimcos taxable domestic
stockholders out of current or accumulated earnings and profits
(and not designated as capital gain dividends) will generally be
taken into account by them as ordinary income and will not be
eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporations.
With limited exceptions, dividends received from REITs are not
eligible for taxation at the preferential income tax rates for
qualified dividends received by individuals from taxable C
corporations. Stockholders that are individuals, however, are
taxed at the preferential rates on dividends designated by and
received from REITs to the extent that the dividends are
attributable to (i) income retained by the REIT in the
prior taxable year on which the REIT was subject to corporate
level income tax (less the amount of tax), (ii) dividends
received by the REIT from TRSs or other taxable C corporations,
or (iii) income in the prior taxable year from the sales of
built-in gain property acquired by the REIT from C
corporations in carryover basis transactions (less the amount of
corporate tax on such income).
Distributions (and retained net capital gains) that are
designated as capital gain dividends will generally be taxed to
stockholders as long-term capital gains, to the extent that they
do not exceed Aimcos actual net capital gain for the
taxable year, without regard to the period for which the
stockholder has held its stock. However, corporate stockholders
may be required to treat up to 20% of certain capital gain
dividends as ordinary income. Long-term capital gains are
generally taxable at maximum Federal rates of 15% through 2012
in the case of stockholders who are individuals, and 35% in the
case of stockholders that are corporations. Capital gains
attributable to the sale of depreciable real property held for
more than 12 months are subject to a 25% maximum
U.S. federal income tax rate for taxpayers who are
individuals, to the extent of previously claimed depreciation
deductions.
Aimco may elect to retain and pay taxes on some or all of its
net long term capital gain, in which case U.S. stockholders
will be treated as having received, solely for U.S. federal
income tax purposes, Aimcos undistributed capital gain as
well as a corresponding credit or refund, as the case may be,
for taxes that Aimco paid on such undistributed capital gain.
See Taxation of Aimco and the Aimco
Stockholders Taxation of REITs in
General Annual Distribution Requirements.
In determining the extent to which a distribution constitutes a
dividend for tax purposes, Aimcos earnings and profits
generally will be allocated first to distributions with respect
to preferred stock prior to allocating any remaining earnings
and profits to distributions on Aimcos common stock. If
Aimco has net capital gains and designates some or all of its
distributions as capital gain dividends to that extent, the
capital gain dividends will be allocated among different classes
of stock in proportion to the allocation of earnings and profits
as described above.
Distributions in excess of current and accumulated earnings and
profits will not be taxable to a stockholder to the extent that
they do not exceed the adjusted basis of the stockholders
shares in respect of which the distributions were made, but
rather will reduce the adjusted basis of such shares. To the
extent that such distributions exceed the adjusted basis of a
stockholders shares, they will be included in income as
long-term capital gain, or short-term capital gain if the shares
have been held for one year or less. In addition, any dividend
declared by Aimco in October, November or December of any year
and payable to a stockholder of record on a specified date in
any such month will be treated as both paid by Aimco and
received by the stockholder on December 31 of such year,
provided that the dividend is actually paid by Aimco
before the end of January of the following calendar year.
To the extent that a REIT has available net operating losses and
capital losses carried forward from prior tax years, such losses
may reduce the amount of distributions that must be made in
order to comply with the REIT distribution requirements. See
Taxation of Aimco and Aimco
Stockholders Taxation of REITs in
General
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Annual Distribution Requirements. Such losses, however,
are not passed through to stockholders and do not offset income
of stockholders from other sources, nor would they affect the
character of any distributions that are actually made by a REIT,
which are generally subject to tax in the hands of stockholders
to the extent that the REIT has current or accumulated earnings
and profits.
Dispositions of Aimco Stock. A stockholder
will realize gain or loss upon the sale, redemption or other
taxable disposition of stock in an amount equal to the
difference between the sum of the fair market value of any
property and cash received in such disposition, and the
stockholders adjusted tax basis in the stock at the time
of the disposition. In general, a stockholders tax basis
will equal the stockholders acquisition cost, increased by
the excess of net capital gains deemed distributed to the
stockholder (as discussed above), less tax deemed paid on such
net capital gains, and reduced by returns of capital. In
general, capital gains recognized by individuals upon the sale
or disposition of shares of Aimco stock will be subject to
taxation at long-term capital gains rates if the Aimco stock is
held for more than one year and will be taxed at ordinary income
rates if the Aimco stock is held for one year or less. Gains
recognized by stockholders that are corporations are currently
subject to U.S. federal income tax at a maximum rate of
35%, whether or not classified as long-term capital gains.
Capital losses recognized by a stockholder upon the disposition
of Aimco stock held for more than one year at the time of
disposition will be considered long-term capital losses, and are
generally available only to offset capital gain income of the
stockholder but not ordinary income (except in the case of
individuals, who may offset up to $3,000 of ordinary income each
year). In addition, any loss upon a sale or exchange of shares
of Aimco stock by a stockholder who has held the shares for six
months or less, after applying holding period rules, will be
treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of
distributions received from Aimco that are required to be
treated by the stockholder as long-term capital gain.
A redemption of Aimco stock (including preferred stock or equity
stock) will be treated under Section 302 of the Internal
Revenue Code as a dividend subject to tax at ordinary income tax
rates (to the extent of Aimcos current or accumulated
earnings and profits), unless the redemption satisfies certain
tests set forth in Section 302(b) of the Internal Revenue
Code enabling the redemption to be treated as a sale or exchange
of the stock. The redemption will satisfy such test if it
(i) is substantially disproportionate with
respect to the holder (which will not be the case if only the
stock is redeemed, since it generally does not have voting
rights), (ii) results in a complete termination
of the holders stock interest in Aimco, or (iii) is
not essentially equivalent to a dividend with
respect to the holder, all within the meaning of
Section 302(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. In determining
whether any of these tests have been met, shares considered to
be owned by the holder by reason of certain constructive
ownership rules set forth in the Internal Revenue Code, as well
as shares actually owned, must generally be taken into account.
Because the determination as to whether any of the alternative
tests of Section 302(b) of the Internal Revenue Code is
satisfied with respect to any particular holder of the stock
will depend upon the facts and circumstances as of the time the
determination is made, prospective investors are advised to
consult their own tax advisors to determine such tax treatment.
If a redemption of the stock is treated as a distribution that
is taxable as a dividend, the amount of the distribution would
be measured by the amount of cash and the fair market value of
any property received by the stockholders. The
stockholders adjusted tax basis in such redeemed stock
would be transferred to the holders remaining
stockholdings in Aimco. If, however, the stockholder has no
remaining stockholdings in Aimco, such basis may, under certain
circumstances, be transferred to a related person or it may be
lost entirely.
If an investor recognizes a loss upon a subsequent disposition
of stock or other securities of Aimco in an amount that exceeds
a prescribed threshold, it is possible that the provisions of
the Treasury Regulations involving reportable
transactions could apply, with a resulting requirement to
separately disclose the loss generating transaction to the IRS.
While these Treasury Regulations are directed towards tax
shelters, they are written quite broadly, and apply to
transactions that would not typically be considered tax
shelters. In addition, the Internal Revenue Code imposes
penalties for failure to comply with these requirements.
Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors
concerning any possible disclosure obligation with respect to
the receipt or disposition of stock or securities of Aimco, or
transactions that might be undertaken directly or indirectly by
Aimco. Moreover, prospective investors should be aware that
Aimco and other participants in the transactions involving Aimco
(including their advisors) might be subject to disclosure or
other requirements pursuant to these Treasury Regulations.
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Taxation
of Foreign Stockholders
The following is a summary of certain anticipated
U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences of the
ownership and disposition of Aimco stock applicable to
Non-U.S. stockholders.
A
Non-U.S. stockholder
is generally any person other than (i) a citizen or
resident of the U.S., (ii) a corporation or partnership
created or organized in the U.S. or under the laws of the
U.S. or of any state thereof or the District of Columbia,
(iii) an estate whose income is includable in gross income
for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its
source or (iv) a trust if a U.S. court is able to
exercise primary supervision over the administration of such
trust and one or more U.S. fiduciaries have the authority
to control all substantial decisions of such trust. The
discussion is based on current law and is for general
information only. The discussion addresses only certain and not
all aspects of U.S. federal income and estate taxation.
Ordinary Dividends. The portion of dividends
received by
Non-U.S. stockholders
payable out of Aimcos earnings and profits which are not
attributable to capital gains of Aimco and which are not
effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business of the
Non-U.S. stockholder
will be subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30%
(unless reduced by treaty and the
Non-U.S. stockholder
provides appropriate documentation regarding its eligibility for
treaty benefits). In general,
Non-U.S. stockholders
will not be considered engaged in a U.S. trade or business
solely as a result of their ownership of Aimco stock. In cases
where the dividend income from a
Non-U.S. stockholders
investment in Aimco stock is, or is treated as, effectively
connected with the
Non-U.S. stockholders
conduct of a U.S. trade or business, the
Non-U.S. stockholder
generally will be subject to U.S. tax at graduated rates,
in the same manner as domestic stockholders are taxed with
respect to such dividends, such income must generally be
reported on a U.S. income tax return filed by or on behalf
of the
non-U.S. stockholder,
and the income may also be subject to the 30% branch profits tax
in the case of a
Non-U.S. stockholder
that is a corporation.
Non-Dividend Distributions. Unless Aimco stock
constitutes a U.S. real property interest (a
USRPI) within the meaning of the Foreign Investment
in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 (FIRPTA),
distributions by Aimco which are not dividends out of the
earnings and profits of Aimco will not be subject to
U.S. income tax. If it cannot be determined at the time at
which a distribution is made whether or not the distribution
will exceed current and accumulated earnings and profits, the
distribution will be subject to withholding at the rate
applicable to dividends. However, the
Non-U.S. stockholder
may seek a refund from the IRS of any amounts withheld if it is
subsequently determined that the distribution was, in fact, in
excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits of Aimco.
If Aimco stock constitutes a USRPI, distributions by Aimco in
excess of the sum of its earnings and profits plus the
stockholders basis in its Aimco stock will be taxed under
FIRPTA at the rate of tax, including any applicable capital
gains rates, that would apply to a domestic stockholder of the
same type (e.g., an individual or a corporation, as the case may
be), and the collection of the tax will be enforced by a
refundable withholding at a rate of 10% of the amount by which
the distribution exceeds the stockholders share of
Aimcos earnings and profits.
Capital Gain Dividends. Under FIRPTA, a
distribution made by Aimco to a
Non-U.S. stockholder,
to the extent attributable to gains from dispositions of USRPIs
held by Aimco directly or through pass-through subsidiaries
(USRPI Capital Gains), will, except as described
below, be considered effectively connected with a
U.S. trade or business of the
Non-U.S. stockholder
and will be subject to U.S. income tax at the rates
applicable to U.S. individuals or corporations, without
regard to whether the distribution is designated as a capital
gain dividend. In addition, Aimco will be required to withhold
tax equal to 35% of the amount of the distribution to the extent
such distribution constitutes USRPI capital gains. Distributions
subject to FIRPTA may also be subject to a 30% branch profits
tax in the hands of a
Non-U.S. stockholder
that is a corporation. A distribution is not a USRPI capital
gain if Aimco held the underlying asset solely as a creditor.
Capital gain dividends received by a
non-U.S. stockholder
from a REIT that are attributable to dispositions by that REIT
of assets other than USRPIs are generally not subject to
U.S. income or withholding tax.
A capital gain dividend by Aimco that would otherwise have been
treated as a USRPI capital gain will not be so treated or be
subject to FIRPTA, will generally not be treated as income that
is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business, and
will instead be treated the same as an ordinary dividend from
Aimco (see Taxation of Foreign
Stockholders Ordinary Dividends), provided
that (i) the capital gain dividend is received with respect
to a class of stock that is regularly traded on an established
securities market located in the U.S., and (ii) the
recipient
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non-U.S. stockholder
does not own more than 5% of that class of stock at any time
during the one year period ending on the date on which the
capital gain dividend is received.
Dispositions of Aimco Stock. Unless Aimco
stock constitutes a USRPI, a sale of Aimco stock by a
Non-U.S. stockholder
generally will not be subject to U.S. taxation. The stock
will be treated as a USRPI if 50% or more of Aimcos assets
throughout a prescribed testing period consist of interests in
real property located within the U.S., excluding, for this
purpose, interests in real property solely in a capacity as a
creditor. Even if the foregoing test is met, Aimco stock
nonetheless will not constitute a USRPI if Aimco is a
domestically controlled qualified investment entity.
A domestically controlled qualified investment entity is a REIT
in which, at all times during a specified testing period, less
than 50% in value of its shares is held directly or indirectly
by
Non-U.S. stockholders.
Aimco believes that it is, and it expects to continue to be, a
domestically controlled qualified investment entity. If Aimco
is, and continues to be, a domestically controlled qualified
investment entity, the sale of Aimco stock should not be subject
to U.S. taxation. Because most classes of stock of Aimco
are publicly traded, however, no assurance can be given that
Aimco is or will continue to be a domestically controlled
qualified investment entity.
Even if Aimco does not constitute a domestically controlled
qualified investment entity, a
Non-U.S. stockholders
sale of stock nonetheless generally will not be subject to tax
under FIRPTA as a sale of a USRPI provided that:
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the stock is of a class that is regularly traded (as
defined by applicable Treasury Regulations) on an established
securities market (e.g., the NYSE, on which Aimco stock is
listed), and
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the selling
Non-U.S. stockholder
held 5% or less of such class of Aimcos outstanding stock
at all times during a specified testing period.
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If gain on the sale of stock of Aimco were subject to taxation
under FIRPTA, the
Non-U.S. stockholder
would be subject to the same treatment as a
U.S. stockholder with respect to such gain (subject to
applicable alternative minimum tax and a special alternative
minimum tax in the case of nonresident alien individuals) and
the purchaser of the stock could be required to withhold 10% of
the purchase price and remit such amount to the IRS.
Gain from the sale of Aimco stock that would not otherwise be
subject to taxation under FIRPTA will nonetheless be taxable in
the U.S. to a
Non-U.S. stockholder
in two cases. First, if the
Non-U.S. stockholders
investment in the Aimco stock is effectively connected with a
U.S. trade or business conducted by such
Non-U.S. stockholder,
the
Non-U.S. stockholder
will be subject to the same treatment as a U.S. stockholder
with respect to such gain. Second, if the
Non-U.S. stockholder
is a nonresident alien individual who was present in the
U.S. for 183 days or more during the taxable year and
has a tax home in the U.S., the nonresident alien
individual will be subject to a 30% tax on the individuals
capital gain.
Estate
Tax
Aimco stock owned or treated as owned by an individual who is
not a citizen or resident (as specially defined for
U.S. Federal estate tax purposes) of the U.S. at the
time of death will be includible in the individuals gross
estate for U.S. Federal estate tax purposes, unless an
applicable estate tax treaty provides otherwise. Such
individuals estate may be subject to U.S. Federal
estate tax on the property includible in the estate for
U.S. Federal estate tax purposes.
Taxation
of Tax-Exempt Stockholders
Tax-exempt entities, including qualified employee pension and
profit sharing trusts and individual retirement accounts,
generally are exempt from U.S. federal income taxation.
However, they are subject to taxation on their unrelated
business taxable income (UBTI). While many
investments in real estate may generate UBTI, the IRS has ruled
that dividend distributions from a REIT to a tax-exempt entity
do not constitute UBTI. Based on that ruling, and provided that
(i) a tax-exempt stockholder has not held its Aimco stock
as debt financed property within the meaning of the
Internal Revenue Code (i.e., where the acquisition or holding of
the property is financed through a borrowing by the tax-exempt
stockholder), and (ii) the Aimco stock is not otherwise
used in an unrelated trade or business, Aimco believes that
distributions from Aimco and income from the sale of the Aimco
stock should not give rise to UBTI to a tax-exempt stockholder.
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Tax-exempt stockholders that are social clubs, voluntary
employee benefit associations, supplemental unemployment benefit
trusts, and qualified group legal services plans that are exempt
from taxation under paragraphs (7), (9), (17) and (20),
respectively, of Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code are subject to different UBTI rules, which generally will
require them to characterize distributions from Aimco as UBTI.
In certain circumstances, a pension trust that owns more than
10% of Aimco stock could be required to treat a percentage of
the dividends as UBTI if Aimco is a pension-held
REIT. Aimco will not be a pension-held REIT unless
(i) Aimco is required to look through one or
more of its pension trust stockholders in order to satisfy the
REIT closely-held test, and (ii) either
(a) one pension trust owns more than 25% of the value of
Aimco stock, or (b) one or more pension trusts, each
individually holding more than 10% of the value of Aimco stock,
collectively owns more than 50% of the value of Aimco stock.
Certain restrictions on ownership and transfer of Aimcos
stock generally should prevent a tax-exempt entity from owning
more than 10% of the value of our stock and generally should
prevent us from becoming a pension-held REIT.
Other Tax
Consequences
Legislative
or Other Actions Affecting REITs
The present federal income tax treatment of REITs may be
modified, possibly with retroactive effect, by legislative,
judicial or administrative action at any time. The REIT rules
are constantly under review by persons involved in the
legislative process and by the IRS and the U.S. Treasury
Department which may result in statutory changes as well as
revisions to regulations and interpretations. Changes to the
federal tax laws and interpretations thereof could adversely
affect an investment in our common stock.
Under recently enacted legislation, for taxable years beginning
after December 31, 2012, certain U.S. holders who are
individuals, estates or trusts and whose income exceeds certain
thresholds will be required to pay a 3.8% Medicare tax on
dividend and other income, including capital gains from the sale
or other disposition of Aimco common stock.
Recently enacted legislation will require, after
December 31, 2013, withholding at a rate of 30% on
dividends in respect of, and, after December 31, 2014,
gross proceeds from the sale of, Aimco common stock held by or
through certain foreign financial institutions (including
investment funds), unless such institution enters into an
agreement with the Secretary of the Treasury to report, on an
annual basis, information with respect to shares in the
institution held by certain U.S. persons and by certain
non-US entities that are wholly or partially owned by
U.S. persons. Accordingly, the entity through which Aimco
common stock is held will affect the determination of whether
such withholding is required. Similarly, dividends in respect
of, and gross proceeds from the sale of, Aimco common stock held
by an investor that is a non-financial
non-U.S. entity
will be subject to withholding at a rate of 30%, unless such
entity either (i) certifies to Aimco that such entity does
not have any substantial U.S. owners or
(ii) provides certain information regarding the
entitys substantial U.S. owners, which
Aimco will in turn provide to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Non-U.S. stockholders
are encouraged to consult with their tax advisors regarding the
possible implications of the legislation on their investment in
Aimco common stock.
State,
Local And Foreign Taxes
Aimco, Aimco OP, Aimco stockholders and OP Unitholders may
be subject to state, local or foreign taxation in various
jurisdictions, including those in which it or they transact
business, own property or reside. It should be noted that Aimco
OP owns properties located in a number of states and local
jurisdictions, and OP Unitholders may be required to file
income tax returns in some or all of those jurisdictions. The
state, local or foreign tax treatment of Aimco OP, Aimco, Aimco
stockholders and OP Unitholders may not conform to the
U.S. federal income tax consequences discussed above.
Consequently, prospective investors are urged to consult their
tax advisors regarding the application and effect of state,
local and foreign tax laws on an investment in Aimco.
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FEES AND
EXPENSES
The costs of planning and implementing the mergers, including
the preparation of this information statement/prospectus, will
be borne by Aimco OP without regard to whether the mergers are
effectuated. Except as set forth in this information
statement/prospectus, Aimco OP will not pay any fees or
commissions to any broker, dealer or other person in connection
with the mergers. FCMC has retained Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors,
LLC, or the Information Agent, to act as the information agent
in connection with the mergers. The Information Agent may
contact holders of CPF XV Units by mail,
e-mail,
telephone, telex, telegraph and in person and may request
brokers, dealers and other nominee limited partners to forward
materials relating to the mergers to beneficial owners of the
CPF XV Units. Aimco OP will pay the Information Agent reasonable
and customary compensation for its services in connection with
the mergers, plus reimbursement for
out-of-pocket
expenses, and will indemnify it against certain liabilities and
expenses in connection therewith, including liabilities under
the U.S. Federal securities laws. Aimco OP will also pay
all costs and expenses of filing, printing and mailing the
information statement/prospectus as well as any related legal
fees and expenses.
Below is an itemized list of the estimated expenses incurred and
to be incurred in connection with preparing and delivering this
information statement/prospectus:
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Information Agent Fees
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7,500
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Printing Fees
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152,500
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18,200
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50,000
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14,100
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49,420
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LEGAL
MATTERS
The validity of the Aimco Class A Common Stock issuable
upon redemption of the OP Units will be passed upon by DLA
Piper LLP (US). The validity of the OP Units offered by
this information statement/prospectus will be passed upon by
Alston & Bird LLP.
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EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of Aimco for the year
ended December 31, 2010 appearing in Aimcos Current
Report on
Form 8-K
dated November 15, 2011 (including the schedule appearing
therein), and the effectiveness of Aimcos internal control
over financial reporting appearing in Aimcos Annual Report
on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010 have been audited by
Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public
accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included
therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated
financial statements and Aimco managements assessment of
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting
as of December 31, 2010 are incorporated herein by
reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority
of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of Aimco OP for the year
ended December 31, 2010 appearing in Aimco OPs
Current Report on
Form 8-K
dated November 15, 2011 (including the schedule appearing
therein), and the effectiveness of Aimco OPs internal
control over financial reporting appearing in Aimco OPs
Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010 have been audited by
Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public
accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included
therein, and included in Annex J and
Annex H to this information statement/prospectus.
Such consolidated financial statements and Aimco OP
managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010
are included herein in reliance upon such reports given on the
authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of CPF XV appearing in CPF
XVs Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010 have been audited by
Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public
accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, included
therein, and included in Annex F of this information
statement/prospectus. Such consolidated financial statements are
included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of
such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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WHERE YOU
CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Information
Incorporated by Reference
Aimco, Aimco OP and CPF XV are subject to the informational
requirements of the Exchange Act, and, in accordance therewith,
file reports, proxy statements and other information with the
SEC. You may read and copy any document so filed at the
SECs public reference rooms in Washington, D.C., New
York, New York and Chicago, Illinois. Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330
for further information on the public reference rooms. Aimco,
Aimco OP and CPF XVs filings are also available to the
public at the SECs web site at
http://www.sec.gov.
The information that Aimco files with the SEC is incorporated by
reference, which means that important information is being
disclosed to you by referring you to those documents. The
information incorporated by reference is considered to be part
of this information statement/prospectus. The documents listed
below are incorporated by reference along with all documents
filed by us with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (i) after the date of the
initial registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the
registration statement and (ii) after the date of this
prospectus and before the completion of the offering of the
securities described in this prospectus.
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Proxy Statement for the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
Aimco (filed March 14, 2011);
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Aimcos Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010 (filed
February 25, 2011);
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Aimcos Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarters ended March 31, 2011 (filed April 29,
2011), June 30, 2011 (filed August 1, 2011) and
September 30, 2011 (filed October 28, 2011); and
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Aimcos Current Reports on
Form 8-K,
dated January 10, 2011 (filed January 11, 2011),
April 14, 2011 (filed April 14, 2011), July 26,
2011 (filed July 27, 2011) and July 28, 2011
(filed July 28, 2011), August 24, 2011 (filed
August 24, 2011), September 2, 2011 (filed
September 2, 2011), November 15, 2011
(filed November 15, 2011) and December 13, 2011 (filed
December 15, 2011).
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You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing
or calling Aimco at the following address and telephone number:
ISTC
Corporation
P.O. Box 2347
Greenville, South Carolina 29602
(864) 239-1029
You should rely only on the information included or incorporated
by reference in this information statement/prospectus. No person
is authorized to provide you with different information. You
should not assume that the information in this information
statement/prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the
date on the front of the document.
Information
Included in the Annexes to this Information
Statement/Prospectus
Important information is also included in the Annexes attached
hereto, including the following:
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Annex A Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan
of Merger;
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Annex B Appraisal Rights of Limited Partners;
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Annex C Opinion of Duff & Phelps, LLC;
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Annex D Officers and Directors;
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Annex E Summary of Appraisal Table;
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Annex F CPF XVs Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010;
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Annex G CPF XVs Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011;
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Annex H Aimco OPs Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010 (excluding the report
of the independent registered public accounting firm, the
financial statements and the notes thereto);
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Annex I Aimco OPs Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011; and
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Annex J Aimco OPs Current Report on
Form 8-K,
filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011, which includes
Aimco OPs Selected Financial Data, Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations and Financial Statements and Supplementary Data from
its Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010, revised to reflect
additional discontinued operations through September 30,
2011.
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References to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 are included in CPF
XVs Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010, which is included as
Annex F to this information statement/prospectus; in
CPF XVs Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, which is included
as Annex G to this information statement/prospectus;
in Aimco OPs Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010 and Quarterly Report
on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, which are
included on Annexes H and I to this information
statement/prospectus; and in Aimcos Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010 and Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011,
which are incorporated by reference in this information
statement/prospectus. However, because the mergers constitute a
going private transaction, those safe-harbor
provisions do not apply to any forward-looking statements CPF
XV, Aimco OP or Aimco make in connection with the mergers.
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Amended
and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this
Agreement), dated as of December 19,
2011, by and among CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XV, a California
limited partnership (CPF XV), CENTURY
PROPERTIES FUND XV, LP, a Delaware limited partnership
(New CPF XV), AIMCO CPF XV MERGER SUB LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the Aimco
Subsidiary), and AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (Aimco OP).
WHEREAS, on July 28, 2011, CPF XV, New CPF XV, the Aimco
Subsidiary and Aimco OP entered into that certain Agreement and
Plan of Merger (the Prior Agreement), and
each desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreement as a result
of a change in the consideration to be provided in the Second
Merger (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, Fox Capital Management Corporation, the managing
general partner of CPF XV (FCMC), has
determined that the merger of CPF XV with and into New CPF XV,
with New CPF XV as the surviving entity, and the subsequent
merger of the Aimco Subsidiary with and into New CPF XV, with
New CPF XV as the surviving entity, in each case, on the terms
set forth herein, are advisable and in the best interests of CPF
XV and New CPF XV and their respective partners;
WHEREAS, upon consummation of the First Merger (as defined
below), FCMC will be the managing general partner of New CPF XV;
WHEREAS, Aimco OP is the sole member of the Aimco Subsidiary and
the sole general partner and limited partner of New CPF XV;
WHEREAS the Board of Directors of AIMCO-GP, Inc., the general
partner of Aimco OP (AIMCO-GP), has
determined that the merger of CPF XV with and into New CPF XV,
with New CPF XV as the surviving entity, and the subsequent
merger of the Aimco Subsidiary with and into New CPF XV, with
New CPF XV as the surviving entity, in each case, on the terms
as set forth herein, are advisable and in the best interests of
Aimco OP and its partners, and the Aimco Subsidiary;
WHEREAS, a majority in interest of the limited partners of CPF
XV have approved this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter this Agreement to evidence
the terms, provisions, representations, warranties, covenants
and conditions upon which the Mergers (as defined below) will be
consummated.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and
covenants set forth herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the adequacy, sufficiency, and receipt of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. The
First Merger. Subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein, CPF XV shall be merged with and into New CPF
XV (the First Merger), with New CPF XV as the
surviving entity (the First Surviving
Entity). As soon as practicable after all of the
conditions to the First Merger set forth herein have been
satisfied, CPF XV and New CPF XV shall (i) execute a
certificate of merger and cause such certificate to be filed
with the Secretary of State of the State of California and
(ii) execute a certificate of merger and cause such
certificate to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware. The First Merger shall become effective upon the
filing of such certificates (the First Effective
Time). At the First Effective Time, the First Merger
shall have the effect provided by applicable law and this
Agreement, including, but not limited to, the following
consequences:
(a) Certificate of Limited
Partnership. The certificate of limited
partnership of New CPF XV in effect immediately prior to the
First Effective Time shall be the certificate of limited
partnership of the First Surviving Entity unless and until
subsequently amended.
(b) Partnership Agreement. The
limited partnership agreement of CPF XV in effect immediately
prior to the First Effective Time, as amended as set forth on
Exhibit A hereto, shall be the partnership agreement
of the First Surviving Entity unless and until subsequently
amended. The general partners and each limited partner of the
First
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Surviving Entity shall have the rights under, be bound by and be
subject to the terms and conditions of, such partnership
agreement.
(c) General Partner. FCMC and FRI
shall be the general partners of the First Surviving Entity.
(d) Conversion of Equity Interests.
(i) Interests in CPF XV. Each
general partnership interest of CPF XV outstanding immediately
prior to the First Effective Time and held by a general partner
shall be converted into an equivalent general partnership
interest in the First Surviving Entity (each new general
partnership interest, a New CPF XV GP
Interest). Each unit of limited partnership interest
of CPF XV outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective
Time shall be converted into an equivalent unit of limited
partnership interest in the First Surviving Entity (a
New CPF XV Unit).
(ii) Interests in New CPF XV. The
interest of each partner in New CPF XV immediately prior to the
First Effective Time shall be cancelled.
Section 2. The
Second Merger. Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, immediately following the First
Effective Time, the Aimco Subsidiary shall be merged with and
into New CPF XV (the Second Merger and,
together with the First Merger, the Mergers),
with New CPF XV as the surviving entity (the Second
Surviving Entity). As soon as practicable after all of
the conditions to the Second Merger set forth herein have been
satisfied, New CPF XV shall cause to be filed a certificate of
merger with respect to the Second Merger with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware. The Second Merger shall become
effective upon the filing of such certificate (the
Second Effective Time). At the Second
Effective Time, the Second Merger shall have the effect provided
by applicable law and this Agreement, including, but not limited
to, the following consequences:
(a) Certificate of Limited
Partnership. The certificate of limited
partnership of New CPF XV in effect immediately prior to the
Second Effective Time shall be the certificate of limited
partnership of the Second Surviving Entity unless and until
subsequently amended.
(b) Partnership Agreement. The
limited partnership agreement of New CPF XV in effect
immediately prior to the Second Effective Time shall be the
partnership agreement of the Second Surviving Entity (the
Partnership Agreement) unless and until
subsequently amended. The general partners and each limited
partner of the Second Surviving Entity shall have the rights
under, be bound by and be subject to the terms and conditions
of, the Partnership Agreement.
(c) General Partners. FCMC shall
be the managing general partner of the Second Surviving Entity.
(d) Treatment of Limited Partners Interests in New
CPF XV.
(i) In connection with the Second Merger and in accordance
with the procedures set forth in Section 2(d)(iii) hereto,
each New CPF XV Unit outstanding immediately prior to the Second
Effective Time, except New CPF XV Units held by limited partners
who have perfected their appraisal rights pursuant to
Exhibit B hereto, shall be converted into the right
to receive, at the election of the holder thereof, either
(x) $41.83 in cash (the Cash
Consideration) or (y) a number of partnership
common units (OP Units) of Aimco OP
calculated by dividing $41.83 by the average closing price of
Apartment Investment and Management Company common stock, as
reported on the NYSE, over the ten consecutive trading days
ending on the second trading day immediately prior to the date
of the Second Effective Time (the OP Unit
Consideration and, together with the Cash
Consideration, the Merger Consideration).
(ii) Notwithstanding Section 2(d)(i), if Aimco OP
determines that the law of the state or other jurisdiction in
which a holder of New CPF XV Units resides would prohibit the
issuance of OP Units in that state or jurisdiction, or that
the registration or qualification in that state or other
jurisdiction would be prohibitively costly (each such state or
jurisdiction, a Specified Jurisdiction), then
such holder will only be entitled to receive the Cash
Consideration for each New CPF XV Unit.
(iii) Aimco OP shall prepare a form of election (the
Election Form) describing the Second Merger,
pursuant to which each holder of New CPF XV Units will have the
right to elect to receive either the Cash Consideration or the
OP Unit Consideration (subject to Section 2(d)(ii)).
Each limited partner of New CPF XV must make the same election
with respect to his or her New CPF XV Units. Aimco OP shall mail
or cause to be mailed an
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Election Form to each holder of New CPF XV Units, together with
any other materials that Aimco OP determines to be necessary or
prudent, no later than ten (10) days after the Second
Effective Time. An election to receive the Cash Consideration or
the OP Unit Consideration shall be effective only if a
properly executed Election Form is received by Aimco OP or its
designees prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time on the day that
is thirty (30) days after the mailing of such Election Form
by Aimco OP. If a holder New CPF XV Units fails to return a duly
completed Election Form within the time period specified in the
Election Form, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to
receive the Cash Consideration. In addition, each holder of New
CPF XV Units that resides in a Specified Jurisdiction will be
deemed to have elected the Cash Consideration. CPF XV, New CPF
XV, the Aimco Subsidiary and Aimco OP agree that holders of New
CPF XV Units shall have the right to revoke any election made in
connection with the Second Merger at any time prior to the
expiration of the time period stated in the Election Form. Aimco
OP and FCMC, by mutual agreement, shall have the right to make
rules, not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement,
governing the validity of Election Forms and the issuance and
delivery of the Merger Consideration, as applicable.
(e) Treatment of General Partners
Interests. Each New CPF XV GP Interest
outstanding immediately prior to consummation of the Second
Merger shall remain outstanding and unchanged, with all of the
rights set forth in the Partnership Agreement.
(f) Treatment of Interests in the Aimco
Subsidiary. The entire membership interest in
the Aimco Subsidiary immediately prior to the Second Effective
Time shall be converted into one hundred (100) New CPF XV
Units of the Second Surviving Entity.
Section 3. Appraisal
Rights. In connection with the First Merger, none
of the partners in CPF XV or New CPF XV will have any
dissenters appraisal rights. In connection with the Second
Merger, the holders of New CPF XV Units immediately prior to the
Second Merger shall have the appraisal rights set forth in
Exhibit B hereto.
Section 4. Covenants. Aimco
OP agrees to pay for, or reimburse CPF XV and New CPF XV for,
all expenses incurred by CPF XV and New CPF XV in connection
with the Mergers and the transactions contemplated hereby. Aimco
OP agrees to pay cash or issue and deliver OP Units to the
former holders of New CPF XV Units, in accordance with
Section 2(d) of this Agreement.
Section 5. Conditions
to the Mergers. Notwithstanding any provisions of
this Agreement to the contrary, none of the parties hereto shall
be required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
if any third-party consent, authorization or approval that any
of the parties hereto deem necessary or desirable in connection
with this Agreement, or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, has not been obtained or received.
Section 6. Tax
Treatment.
(a) First Merger. The parties
hereto acknowledge and agree that for federal income tax
purposes, the First Merger will be treated as follows:
(i) CPF XV will be deemed to have obtained as a result of
the First Merger an initial capital account balance in the First
Surviving Entity reflecting the tax bases of the assets so
treated as contributed by CPF XV to the First Surviving Entity.
(ii) Each partner in the First Surviving Entity will have
an initial capital account balance in the First Surviving Entity
equal to its proportionate share of such initial capital account
balance so deemed obtained by CPF XV.
(iii) In accordance with the foregoing, the respective
initial capital account balances of the general partners and
limited partners of the First Surviving Entity immediately
following the First Effective Time shall be the same as those of
the general partners and the limited partners of CPF XV
immediately prior to the First Effective Time.
(iv) The First Merger should not be treated as a
realization event and, in accordance with the foregoing, the
First Surviving Entity shall be treated as the continuation of
CPF XV for federal income tax purposes.
(b) Second Merger. The parties
hereto intend and agree that, for Federal income tax purposes,
(i) any payment of cash for New CPF XV Units shall be
treated as a sale of such New CPF XV Units by such holder and a
purchase of such New CPF XV Units by Aimco OP for the cash so
paid under the terms of this Agreement, and
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(ii) each such holder of New CPF XV Units who accepts cash
explicitly agrees and consents to such treatment. Furthermore,
the parties hereto intend and agree that, for Federal income tax
purposes, (i) any exchange of New CPF XV Units for
OP Units under the terms of this Agreement shall be treated
in accordance with Sections 721 and 731 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and (ii) each such holder
of New CPF XV Units who accepts OP Units explicitly agrees
and consents to such treatment. Any cash
and/or
OP Units to which a holder of New CPF XV Units is entitled
pursuant to this Agreement shall be paid only after the receipt
of a consent from such holder that, for Federal income tax
purposes, the receipt of cash
and/or
OP Units shall be treated as described in this
Section 6(b).
Section 7. Further
Assurances.
(a) From time to time, as and when required by the First
Surviving Entity or by its successors and assigns, there shall
be executed and delivered on behalf of CPF XV such deeds and
other instruments, and there shall be taken or caused to be
taken by CPF XV all such further actions, as shall be
appropriate or necessary in order to vest, perfect or confirm,
of record or otherwise, in the First Surviving Entity the title
to and possession of all property, interests, assets, rights,
privileges, immunities, powers, franchises and authority of CPF
XV, and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement,
and the officers and directors of FCMC are fully authorized in
the name and on behalf CPF XV or otherwise to take any and all
such action and to execute and deliver any and all such deeds
and other instruments.
(b) From time to time, as and when required by the Second
Surviving Entity or by its successors and assigns, there shall
be executed and delivered on behalf of the Aimco Subsidiary such
deeds and other instruments, and there shall be taken or caused
to be taken by the Aimco Subsidiary all such further actions, as
shall be appropriate or necessary in order to vest, perfect or
confirm, of record or otherwise, in the Second Surviving Entity
title to and possession of all property, interests, assets,
rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises and authority
of the Aimco Subsidiary, and otherwise to carry out the purposes
of this Agreement, and the officers and directors of FCMC are
fully authorized in the name and on behalf of Aimco Subsidiary
or otherwise to take any and all such action and to execute and
deliver any and all such deeds and other instruments.
Section 8. Amendment. Subject
to applicable law, this Agreement may be amended, modified or
supplemented by written agreement of the parties hereto at any
time prior to the consummation of the Mergers with respect to
any of the terms contained herein.
Section 9. Abandonment. At
any time prior to consummation of the Mergers, this Agreement
may be terminated and the Mergers may be abandoned without
liability to any party hereto by any of the Aimco Subsidiary,
Aimco OP, CPF XV or New CPF XV, in each case, acting in its sole
discretion and for any reason or for no reason, notwithstanding
approval of this Agreement by any of the members of the Aimco
Subsidiary, the partners of CPF XV or the general partner of
Aimco OP.
Section 10. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware,
without reference to the conflict of law provisions thereof.
Section 11. No
Third-Party Beneficiaries. No provision of this
Agreement is intended to confer upon any person, entity, or
organization other than the parties hereto any rights or
remedies hereunder, other than the appraisal rights given to
holders of New CPF XV Units pursuant to Section 3.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CPF XV, New CPF XV, the Aimco
Subsidiary and Aimco OP have caused this Agreement to be signed
by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date
first above written.
CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XV
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Fox Capital Management Corporation,
its Managing General Partner
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Name: Trent A. Johnson
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Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
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CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XV, LP
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Aimco Properties, L.P.,
its General Partner
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AIMCO-GP, Inc.
its General Partner
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Name: Trent A. Johnson
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Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
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AIMCO CPF XV MERGER SUB LLC
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Aimco Properties, L.P.,
its sole Member
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AIMCO-GP, Inc.
its General Partner
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AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
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EXHIBIT A
AMENDMENT
TO
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
OF
CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XV
This AMENDMENT TO THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF CENTURY
PROPERTIES FUND XV (this Amendment) is
entered into as of [ ], 2011 by and among Fox
Capital Management Corporation, a California corporation, in its
capacity as managing general partner (the Managing
General Partner), and each of the Limited Partners.
All capitalized terms used in this Amendment but not otherwise
defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them
in the Partnership Agreement (as defined below).
Recitals
WHEREAS, Century Properties Fund XV, a California limited
partnership (the Partnership), is governed
pursuant to the terms of that certain Amended and Restated
Partnership Agreement, dated December 31, 1979, as amended
and restated May 29, 1980, and as further amended to date
(the Partnership Agreement);
WHEREAS, the Partnership and Century Properties Fund XV,
LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the Delaware
Partnership), are parties to an Amended and Restated
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 19, 2011
(the Merger Agreement);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Partnership will
be merged with and into the Delaware Partnership, with the
Delaware Partnership as the surviving entity;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time
of the merger, the Partnership Agreement, as further amended by
this Amendment, will become the partnership agreement of the
Delaware Partnership; and
WHEREAS, the merger will be effected upon the approval or
consent of (i) the managing general partner of each of the
Partnership and the Delaware Partnership, and (ii) a
majority in interest of the limited partners of each of the
Partnership and the Delaware Partnership.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the agreement
of the parties herein contained, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged and confessed, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Amendments to the Partnership
Agreement. At the effective time of the
merger, the Partnership Agreement shall be amended as follows:
(a) In the first paragraph of the Partnership Agreement,
the following words are deleted: pursuant to the Uniform
Limited Partnership Act of the State of California.
(b) Beginning in Section 2 of the Partnership
Agreement, all references therein to the Uniform Limited
Partnership Act of the State of California or to the Uniform
Limited Partnership Act of California shall be deemed to refer
to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act.
(c) Beginning in Section 2 of the Partnership
Agreement, all occurrences of the phrase the State of
California shall be replaced with the phrase the
State of Delaware.
(d) Section 1 of the Partnership Agreement is hereby
amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
1.1 The name of the Partnership is Century Properties
Fund XV, LP, and its principal place of business is 55
Beattie Place, P.O. Box 1089, Greenville, South
Carolina 29602 and thereafter such other place or places as the
Managing General Partner may from time to time determine.
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1.2 Century Properties Fund XV was originally formed
as a limited partnership (the California
Partnership) pursuant to the provisions of the
California Uniform Limited Partnership Act, upon the terms and
conditions set forth in an agreement made as of
December 31, 1979. Pursuant to an Amended and Restated
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 19, 2011, by
and between the California Partnership and Century Properties
Fund XV, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the
Delaware Partnership), the California
Partnership was merged with and into the Delaware Partnership,
with the Delaware Partnership as the surviving entity (the
Surviving Entity) in the merger (the
Merger). At the effective time of the Merger
(the Effective Time), the Merger had the
effect provided by applicable law, and the following
consequences: (a) the certificate of limited partnership of
the Delaware Partnership in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time became the certificate of limited partnership of
the Surviving Entity; (b) the limited partnership agreement
of the California Partnership in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time, as amended as set forth on Exhibit A
to the Merger Agreement, became the partnership agreement of the
Surviving Entity (as so amended, the Partnership
Agreement); (c) Fox Capital Management
Corporation, a California corporation, remained as sole Managing
General Partner of the Surviving Entity, and its interest in the
California Partnership immediately prior to the Effective Time
was converted into an equivalent interest in the Surviving
Entity; (d) Fox Realty Investors, a California general
partnership, remained as a general partner of the Surviving
Entity, and its interest in the California Partnership
immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into an
equivalent interest in the Surviving Entity; (e) the
interests of the general partner in the Delaware Partnership
immediately prior to the Effective Time was cancelled;
(f) each limited partner in the California Partnership
became a limited partner in the Surviving Entity, with an
interest in the Surviving Entity equivalent to the interest such
limited partner had in the California Partnership immediately
prior to the Effective Time; (g) the interest of each
limited partner in the Delaware Partnership immediately prior to
the Effective Time was cancelled. References herein to the
Partnership are to the California Partnership prior
to the Merger and to the Delaware Partnership, as the Surviving
Entity in the Merger, from and after the Effective Time.
2. Miscellaneous.
(a) Effect of Amendment. In the
event of any inconsistency between the terms of the Partnership
Agreement and the terms of this Amendment, the terms of this
Amendment shall prevail. In the event of any conflict of
apparent conflict between any of the provisions of the
Partnership Agreement as amended by this Amendment, such
conflicting provisions shall be reconciled and construed to give
effect to the terms and intent of this Amendment.
(b) Ratification. Except as
otherwise expressly modified hereby, the Partnership Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect, and all of the terms and
provisions of the Partnership Agreement, as herein modified, are
hereby ratified and reaffirmed.
(c) Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
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EXHIBIT B
Appraisal
Rights of Limited Partners
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Amended and Restated
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 19, 2011
(the Merger Agreement), by and among Century
Properties Fund XV, a California limited partnership
(CPF XV), Century Properties Fund XV,
LP, a Delaware limited partnership (New CPF
XV), AIMCO CPF XV Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the Aimco Subsidiary), and
AIMCO Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(Aimco OP). In connection with the Second
Merger, limited partners of New CPF XV shall have the following
appraisal rights:
(a) Any limited partner who holds New CPF XV Units on the
effective date of the Second Merger who has not consented to the
Second Merger (the Nonconsenting Limited Partners)
and who has otherwise complied with paragraph (b) hereof
shall be entitled to an appraisal by arbitration of the fair
value of the Nonconsenting Limited Partners New CPF XV
Units. This arbitration shall be conducted in Denver, Colorado,
in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the
American Arbitration Association (AAA), excluding
the Procedures for Large, Complex Commercial Disputes, by a
single arbitrator selected by Aimco OP from a panel of AAA
arbitrators who are qualified to value investment interests in
commercial real estate. Any action for judicial review or
enforcement of the arbitration award shall be brought in a court
of competent jurisdiction located in Denver, Colorado.
(b) Within 10 days after the effective date of the
Second Merger, Aimco OP shall notify each of the Nonconsenting
Limited Partners of the consummation of the Second Merger, the
effective date of the Second Merger and that appraisal rights
are available for any or all New CPF XV Units held by
Nonconsenting Limited Partners, and shall include in such notice
a copy of this Exhibit. Such notice shall include an Election
Form pursuant to which Nonconsenting Limited Partners may elect
an appraisal by arbitration of the fair value of their New CPF
XV Units pursuant to paragraph (a) hereof. Any limited
partner who holds New CPF XV Units on the effective date of the
Second Merger and who has not consented to the Second Merger
shall be entitled to receive such notice and may, within
30 days after the date of mailing of such notice (such 30th
day being the Election Deadline), demand from
Aimco OP the appraisal of his or her New CPF XV Units by making
the appropriate election in the Election Form in accordance with
the instructions thereto. Each completed Election Form must be
delivered to the address, and within the time period, specified
in the instructions to the Election Form. If a Nonconsenting
Limited Partner fails to properly complete an Election Form or
return it to the correct address within the specified time
period, such Nonconsenting Limited Partner shall be deemed to
have elected not to seek an appraisal of his or her New CPF XV
Units, and will be deemed to have elected the Cash Consideration.
(c) At any time prior to the Election Deadline, any
Nonconsenting Limited Partner who has made a demand for
appraisal of his or her New CPF XV Units shall have the right to
withdraw his or her demand for appraisal and to accept the Cash
Consideration payable pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
Nonconsenting Limited Partners who wish to withdraw their
demands must do so in writing delivered to Aimco Properties,
L.P.,
c/o Eagle
Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC, by mail at 12 Commerce Drive,
Cranford, New Jersey, 07016, or by fax at
(908) 497-2349.
At any time within 20 days after the Election Deadline, any
Nonconsenting Limited Partner who has complied with the
requirements of subsections (a) and (b) hereof, upon
written request, shall be entitled to receive from Aimco OP a
statement setting forth the aggregate number of New CPF XV Units
with respect to which Nonconsenting Limited Partners have made
demands for appraisal and the aggregate number of holders of
such New CPF XV Units. Such written statement shall be mailed to
the Nonconsenting Limited Partner within 10 days after such
Nonconsenting Limited Partners written request for such a
statement is received by Aimco OP or within 20 days after
the Election Deadline, whichever is later.
(d) Upon the submission of any such demand by a
Nonconsenting Limited Partner, Aimco OP shall, within
40 days after the Election Deadline, submit to the
arbitrator a duly verified list containing the names and
addresses of all Nonconsenting Limited Partners who have
demanded payment for their New CPF XV Units and with whom
agreements as to the value of their New CPF XV Units have not
been reached with Aimco OP. The arbitrator shall give notice of
the time and place fixed for the hearing of such demand by
registered or
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certified mail to Aimco OP and to the Nonconsenting Limited
Partners shown on the list at the addresses therein stated. The
forms of the notices shall be approved by the arbitrator, and
the costs of the preparation and mailing thereof shall be borne
by Aimco OP.
(e) At the hearing on such demand, the arbitrator shall
determine as to each of the Nonconsenting Limited Partners
whether the Nonconsenting Limited Partner is entitled to
appraisal rights hereunder.
(f) After determining the Nonconsenting Limited Partners
entitled to an appraisal, the arbitrator shall appraise the New
CPF XV Units, determining their fair value, as of the date of
the Second Merger, exclusive of any element of value arising
from the accomplishment or expectation of the Second Merger,
together with interest, if any, to be paid upon the amount
determined to be the fair value. In determining such fair value,
the arbitrator shall take into account all factors relevant to
the issue of fair value of the New CPF XV Units, using the legal
standard of fair value that would apply if the Nonconsenting
Limited Partner were a stockholder in a corporation entitled to
appraisal rights as a result of a corporate merger under the
corporation laws of the state of Delaware. Unless the arbitrator
in his or her discretion determines otherwise for good cause
shown, interest from the effective date of the Second Merger
through the date of payment of the judgment shall be compounded
quarterly and shall accrue at 5% over the Federal Reserve
discount rate (including any surcharge), as established from
time to time during the period between the effective date of the
Second Merger and the date of payment of the judgment. Upon
application by Aimco OP or by any Nonconsenting Limited Partner
entitled to participate in the appraisal proceeding, the
arbitrator may, in his or her discretion, proceed with the
appraisal prior to the final determination of the Nonconsenting
Limited Partners entitlement to appraisal rights hereunder. Any
Nonconsenting Limited Partner whose name appears on the list
submitted by Aimco OP pursuant to paragraph (d) hereof may
participate fully in all proceedings until it is finally
determined that such Nonconsenting Limited Partner is not
entitled to appraisal rights hereunder.
(g) The arbitrator shall direct the payment of the fair
value of the New CPF XV Units (which will be paid only in cash),
together with interest, if any, by Aimco OP to the Nonconsenting
Limited Partners entitled thereto. Payment shall be so made to
each such Nonconsenting Limited Partner upon the receipt by
Aimco OP of the written consent from such Nonconsenting Limited
Partner that, for federal income tax purposes, the issuance of
cash for the New CPF XV Units shall be treated as a sale of the
New CPF XV Units by the owner and a purchase of such New CPF XV
Units by Aimco OP for the Cash Consideration so paid under the
terms of the Merger Agreement in accordance with the guidelines
set forth in Treas. Reg.
Sections 1.708-1(c)(3)
and 1.708-1(c)(4) and the release described in (i) hereof.
(h) The costs of the proceeding may be determined by the
arbitrator and taxed upon the parties as the arbitrator deems
equitable in the circumstances. Upon application of a
Nonconsenting Limited Partner, the arbitrator may order all or a
portion of the expenses incurred by any Nonconsenting Limited
Partner in connection with the appraisal proceeding, including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and the fees
and expenses of experts, to be charged pro rata against the
value of all the interests entitled to an appraisal.
(i) Any Nonconsenting Limited Partner who has made a demand
for appraisal of his or her New CPF XV Units and who has not
withdrawn the demand before the Election Deadline shall be
deemed to have entered into a binding contract with Aimco OP to
accept the fair value awarded by the arbitrator in exchange for
his or her New CPF XV Units, plus any interest as provided
herein. The award of fair value, plus any interest, to the
Nonconsenting Limited Partners shall be exclusive of and in lieu
of any other right, claim or remedy under the state or federal
law that the Nonconsenting Limited Partner may have with respect
to his or her New CPF XV Units whether under the Merger
Agreement or otherwise and whether against CPF XV, New CPF XV,
FCMC, FRI, Aimco-GP, Apartment Investment and Management
Company, Aimco OP, or any other person or entity, and the
Nonconsenting Limited Partner shall execute and deliver a
release of all other such rights, claims and remedies in
exchange for payment of the award.
(j) From and after the effective date of the Second Merger,
no Nonconsenting Limited Partner who has demanded appraisal
rights as provided in paragraph (b) hereof shall be
entitled to vote such New CPF XV Units for any purpose or to
receive payment of distributions on such interests (except
distributions payable as of a record date prior to the effective
date of the Second Merger); provided, however, that if such
Nonconsenting Limited Partner shall deliver to Aimco Properties,
L.P.,
c/o Eagle
Rock Proxy Advisors,
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LLC, by mail at 12 Commerce Drive, Cranford, New Jersey, 07016,
or by fax at
(908) 497-2349,
a written withdrawal of such Nonconsenting Limited
Partners demand for an appraisal and an acceptance of the
Cash Consideration payable pursuant to the Merger Agreement,
either as provided in paragraph (c) hereof or thereafter
with the written approval of Aimco OP, then the right of such
Nonconsenting Limited Partner to an appraisal shall cease. The
appraisal proceeding may also be dismissed as to any
Nonconsenting Limited Partner with the agreement or consent of
Aimco OP upon such terms as the two parties may agree. Except as
provided in the two foregoing sentences, no appraisal proceeding
before the arbitrator shall be dismissed as to any Nonconsenting
Limited Partner without the approval of the arbitrator, and such
approval may be conditioned upon such terms as the arbitrator
deems just.
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Appraisal
Rights of Limited Partners
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Amended and Restated
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 19, 2011
(the Merger Agreement), by and among Century
Properties Fund XV, a California limited partnership
(CPF XV), Century Properties Fund XV,
LP, a Delaware limited partnership (New CPF
XV), AIMCO CPF XV Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the Aimco Subsidiary), and
AIMCO Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(Aimco OP). In connection with the Second
Merger, limited partners of New CPF XV shall have the following
appraisal rights:
(a) Any limited partner who holds New CPF XV Units on the
effective date of the Second Merger who has not consented to the
Second Merger (the Nonconsenting Limited Partners)
and who has otherwise complied with paragraph (b) hereof
shall be entitled to an appraisal by arbitration of the fair
value of the Nonconsenting Limited Partners New CPF XV
Units. This arbitration shall be conducted in Denver, Colorado,
in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the
American Arbitration Association (AAA), excluding
the Procedures for Large, Complex Commercial Disputes, by a
single arbitrator selected by Aimco OP from a panel of AAA
arbitrators who are qualified to value investment interests in
commercial real estate. Any action for judicial review or
enforcement of the arbitration award shall be brought in a court
of competent jurisdiction located in Denver, Colorado.
(b) Within 10 days after the effective date of the
Second Merger, Aimco OP shall notify each of the Nonconsenting
Limited Partners of the consummation of the Second Merger, the
effective date of the Second Merger and that appraisal rights
are available for any or all New CPF XV Units held by
Nonconsenting Limited Partners, and shall include in such notice
a copy of this Exhibit. Such notice shall include an Election
Form pursuant to which Nonconsenting Limited Partners may elect
an appraisal by arbitration of the fair value of their New CPF
XV Units pursuant to paragraph (a) hereof. Any limited
partner who holds New CPF XV Units on the effective date of the
Second Merger and who has not consented to the Second Merger
shall be entitled to receive such notice and may, within
30 days after the date of mailing of such notice (such 30th
day being the Election Deadline), demand from
Aimco OP the appraisal of his or her New CPF XV Units by making
the appropriate election in the Election Form in accordance with
the instructions thereto. Each completed Election Form must be
delivered to the address, and within the time period, specified
in the instructions to the Election Form. If a Nonconsenting
Limited Partner fails to properly complete an Election Form or
return it to the correct address within the specified time
period, such Nonconsenting Limited Partner shall be deemed to
have elected not to seek an appraisal of his or her New CPF XV
Units, and will be deemed to have elected the Cash Consideration.
(c) At any time prior to the Election Deadline, any
Nonconsenting Limited Partner who has made a demand for
appraisal of his or her New CPF XV Units shall have the right to
withdraw his or her demand for appraisal and to accept the Cash
Consideration payable pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
Nonconsenting Limited Partners who wish to withdraw their
demands must do so in writing delivered to Aimco Properties,
L.P.,
c/o Eagle
Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC, by mail at 12 Commerce Drive,
Cranford, New Jersey, 07016, or by fax at
(908) 497-2349.
At any time within 20 days after the Election Deadline, any
Nonconsenting Limited Partner who has complied with the
requirements of subsections (a) and (b) hereof, upon
written request, shall be entitled to receive from Aimco OP a
statement setting forth the aggregate number of New CPF XV Units
with respect to which Nonconsenting Limited Partners have made
demands for appraisal and the aggregate number of holders of
such New CPF XV Units. Such written statement shall be mailed to
the Nonconsenting Limited Partner within 10 days after such
Nonconsenting Limited Partners written request for such a
statement is received by Aimco OP or within 20 days after
the Election Deadline, whichever is later.
(d) Upon the submission of any such demand by a
Nonconsenting Limited Partner, Aimco OP shall, within
40 days after the Election Deadline, submit to the
arbitrator a duly verified list containing the names and
addresses of all Nonconsenting Limited Partners who have
demanded payment for their New CPF XV Units and with whom
agreements as to the value of their New CPF XV Units have not
been reached with Aimco OP. The arbitrator shall give notice of
the time and place fixed for the hearing of such demand by
registered or
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certified mail to Aimco OP and to the Nonconsenting Limited
Partners shown on the list at the addresses therein stated. The
forms of the notices shall be approved by the arbitrator, and
the costs of the preparation and mailing thereof shall be borne
by Aimco OP.
(e) At the hearing on such demand, the arbitrator shall
determine as to each of the Nonconsenting Limited Partners
whether the Nonconsenting Limited Partner is entitled to
appraisal rights hereunder.
(f) After determining the Nonconsenting Limited Partners
entitled to an appraisal, the arbitrator shall appraise the New
CPF XV Units, determining their fair value, as of the date of
the Merger, exclusive of any element of value arising from the
accomplishment or expectation of the Second Merger, together
with interest, if any, to be paid upon the amount determined to
be the fair value. In determining such fair value, the
arbitrator shall take into account all factors relevant to the
issue of fair value of the New CPF XV Units, using the legal
standard of fair value that would apply if the Nonconsenting
Limited Partner were a stockholder in a corporation entitled to
appraisal rights as a result of a corporate merger under the
corporation laws of the state of Delaware. Unless the arbitrator
in his or her discretion determines otherwise for good cause
shown, interest from the effective date of the Second Merger
through the date of payment of the judgment shall be compounded
quarterly and shall accrue at 5% over the Federal Reserve
discount rate (including any surcharge), as established from
time to time during the period between the effective date of the
Second Merger and the date of payment of the judgment. Upon
application by Aimco OP or by any Nonconsenting Limited Partner
entitled to participate in the appraisal proceeding, the
arbitrator may, in his or her discretion, proceed with the
appraisal prior to the final determination of the Nonconsenting
Limited Partners entitlement to appraisal rights hereunder. Any
Nonconsenting Limited Partner whose name appears on the list
submitted by Aimco OP pursuant to paragraph (d) hereof may
participate fully in all proceedings until it is finally
determined that such Nonconsenting Limited Partner is not
entitled to appraisal rights hereunder.
(g) The arbitrator shall direct the payment of the fair
value of the New CPF XV Units (which will be paid only in cash),
together with interest, if any, by Aimco OP to the Nonconsenting
Limited Partners entitled thereto. Payment shall be so made to
each such Nonconsenting Limited Partner upon the receipt by
Aimco OP of the written consent from such Nonconsenting Limited
Partner that, for federal income tax purposes, the issuance of
cash for the New CPF XV Units shall be treated as a sale of the
New CPF XV Units by the owner and a purchase of such New CPF XV
Units by Aimco OP for the Cash Consideration so paid under the
terms of the Merger Agreement in accordance with the guidelines
set forth in Treas. Reg.
Sections 1.708-1(c)(3)
and 1.708-1(c)(4) and the release described in (i) hereof.
(h) The costs of the proceeding may be determined by the
arbitrator and taxed upon the parties as the arbitrator deems
equitable in the circumstances. Upon application of a
Nonconsenting Limited Partner, the arbitrator may order all or a
portion of the expenses incurred by any Nonconsenting Limited
Partner in connection with the appraisal proceeding, including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and the fees
and expenses of experts, to be charged pro rata against the
value of all the interests entitled to an appraisal.
(i) Any Nonconsenting Limited Partner who has made a demand
for appraisal of his or her New CPF XV Units and who has not
withdrawn the demand before the Election Deadline shall be
deemed to have entered into a binding contract with Aimco OP to
accept the fair value awarded by the arbitrator in exchange for
his or her New CPF XV Units, plus any interest as provided
herein. The award of fair value, plus any interest, to the
Nonconsenting Limited Partners shall be exclusive of and in lieu
of any other right, claim or remedy under the state or federal
law that the Nonconsenting Limited Partner may have with respect
to his or her New CPF XV Units whether under the Merger
Agreement or otherwise and whether against CPF XV, New CPF XV,
FCMC, FRI, Aimco-GP, Apartment Investment and Management
Company, Aimco OP, or any other person or entity, and the
Nonconsenting Limited Partner shall execute and deliver a
release of all other such rights, claims and remedies in
exchange for payment of the award.
(j) From and after the effective date of the Second Merger,
no Nonconsenting Limited Partner who has demanded appraisal
rights as provided in paragraph (b) hereof shall be
entitled to vote such New CPF XV Units for any purpose or to
receive payment of distributions on such interests (except
distributions payable as of a record date prior to the effective
date of the Second Merger); provided, however, that if such
Nonconsenting Limited Partner shall deliver to Aimco Properties,
L.P.,
c/o Eagle
Rock Proxy Advisors,
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