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As filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19,
2011
Registration
No. 333-175847
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
Amendment No. 1
to
Form S-4
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND
MANAGEMENT COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
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Maryland
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6798
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84-1259577
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(State of other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Primary standard industrial
classification code number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
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AIMCO PROPERTIES,
L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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6513
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84-1275621
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(State of other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Primary standard industrial
classification code number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
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4582 South Ulster Street,
Suite 1100
Denver, Colorado
80237
(303) 757-8101
(Address, including zip code,
and telephone number, including area code, of registrants
principal executive offices)
John Bezzant
Executive Vice
President
Apartment Investment and
Management Company
4582 South Ulster Street,
Suite 1100
Denver, Colorado
80237
(303) 757-8101
(Name, address, including zip
code and telephone number, including area code of agent for
service)
Copy to:
Robert
Mintz, Esq.
Hogan Lovells US LLP
One Tabor Center
1200 Seventeenth St.,
Suite 1500
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 899-7300
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the
public: As soon as practicable after this
Registration Statement is declared effective and all other
conditions to the merger as described in the enclosed
information statement/prospectus are satisfied or waived.
If the securities being registered on this Form are being
offered in connection with the formation of a holding company
and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check
the following
box: o
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act
of 1933, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same
offering: o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, check the
following box and list the Securities Act registration statement
number of the earlier effective registration statement for the
same
offering: o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated
filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
large accelerated filer, accelerated
filer and smaller reporting company in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large accelerated filer þ
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Accelerated filer o
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Non-accelerated filer o
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Smaller reporting company o
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the
appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this
transaction:
Exchange Act
Rule 13e-4(i)
(Cross-Border Issuer Tender
Offer)) o
Exchange Act
Rule 14d-1(d)
(Cross-Border Third-Party Tender
Offer) o
The Registrants hereby amend this Registration Statement on
such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective
date until the Registrants will file a further amendment which
specifically states that this Registration Statement will
thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the
Registration Statement will become effective on such date as the
Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said
Section 8(a), may determine.
The
information in this information statement/prospectus is not
complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities
until the registration statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission is effective. This information
statement/prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities
and we are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in
any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED
DECEMBER 19, 2011
INFORMATION
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
NATIONAL
PROPERTY INVESTORS 4
National Property Investors 4, or NPI, has entered into an
amended and restated agreement and plan of conversion and
merger, or merger agreement, with AIMCO Properties, L.P., or
Aimco OP, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aimco OP. Under the
merger agreement:
(i) First, NPI will be converted from a California limited
partnership to a Delaware limited partnership named National
Property Investors 4, LP, or New NPI. In the conversion, each
unit of limited partnership interest in NPI, or NPI Unit, will
be converted into an identical unit of limited partnership
interest in New NPI, also referred to herein as an NPI Unit, and
the general partnership interest in NPI now held by NPIs
general partner will be converted into a general partnership
interest in New NPI; and
(ii) Second, Aimco OPs subsidiary, AIMCO NPI 4 Merger
Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or the Aimco
Subsidiary, will be merged with and into New NPI, with New NPI
as the surviving entity. Aimco Subsidiary was formed for the
purpose of effecting this merger and does not have any assets or
operations. In this merger, each NPI Unit will be converted into
the right to receive, at the election of the holder of such
unit, either:
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$167.15 in partnership common units of Aimco OP, or
OP Units.
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The merger consideration of $167.15 per NPI Unit was based on an
independent third party appraisal of NPIs property by KTR
Real Estate Advisors LLC, or KTR, an independent valuation firm.
The number of OP Units offered for each NPI Unit in the
merger will be calculated by dividing $167.15 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 7.73 OP Units offered for each NPI 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 merger, Aimco OPs interest in the Aimco Subsidiary
will be converted into limited partnership interests in New NPI.
As a result, after the merger, Aimco OP will be the sole limited
partner of New NPI.
Within ten days after the effective time of the merger, Aimco OP
will prepare and mail to former holders of NPI Units an election
form pursuant to which former holders of NPI Units can elect to
receive cash or OP Units. Former holders of NPI Units may
elect the form of consideration they wish to receive 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 former holder of NPI
Units before 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the 30th day
after the mailing of the election form, such former holder will
be deemed to have elected to receive cash. Former holders of NPI
Units may also use the election form to elect to receive, in
lieu of the merger consideration, the appraised value of their
NPI Units, determined through an arbitration proceeding.
Prior to consummating the transactions contemplated by the
merger agreement, the agreement of limited partnership of NPI
will be amended to (i) eliminate the prohibition on
transactions between NPI, on one hand, and its general partner
and its affiliates, on the other, and (ii) authorize the
general partner to complete the conversion and merger described
above without any further action by the limited partners. Under
applicable law, the merger agreement, the conversion, the merger
and the amendment must be approved by NPIs general partner
and a majority of the NPI Units. NPIs general partner, NPI
Equity Investments, Inc., or the General Partner, has determined
that the merger agreement, the conversion, the merger and the
amendment are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of
NPI and its limited partners and has approved the merger
agreement, the conversion, the merger and the amendment. As of
December 14, 2011, there were 60,005 issued and outstanding
NPI Units, and Aimco OP and its affiliates owned 47,850 of those
units, or approximately 79.74% of the number of units
outstanding. As more fully described herein, 26,466 NPI Units
owned by an affiliate of the General Partner are subject to a
voting restriction, which requires such NPI Units to be voted in
proportion to the votes cast with respect to NPI Units not
subject to this voting restriction. The General Partners
affiliates have indicated that they will vote all of their NPI
Units that are not subject to this restriction, 21,384 NPI Units
or approximately 35.64% of the outstanding NPI Units, in favor
of the merger agreement, the conversion, the merger and the
amendment. As a result, affiliates of the General Partner will
vote a total of 38,258 NPI Units, or approximately 63.76% of the
outstanding NPI Units, in favor of the merger agreement, the
conversion, the merger and the amendment.
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 merger agreement, the
conversion, the merger and the amendment on or
about ,
2011. As a result, approval of the conversion and merger is
assured, and your consent to the conversion, merger and
amendment 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 proposed amendment of the limited partnership agreement of
NPI, the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated
thereby and the securities offered hereby, and the reasons that
the General Partner has decided that the conversion, the merger
and the amendment are in the best interests of NPI and its
limited partners. The General Partner has conflicts of interest
with respect to the transactions 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 proposed amendment of the limited
partnership agreement of NPI, the merger agreement and the
transactions contemplated thereby and the securities offered
hereby. The merger agreement is attached to this information
statement/prospectus as Annex A. The proposed
amendment of the limited partnership agreement of NPI is
attached to this information statement/prospectus as
Annex B.
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 transactions
described herein, or determined if this information
statement/prospectus is truthful or complete, approved or
disapproved of the transactions, passed upon the merits or
fairness of the transactions 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, ,
2011, and is first being mailed to limited partners on or
about ,
2011.
WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING QUALIFICATION TO ALLOW ALL HOLDERS
OF NPI UNITS THE ABILITY TO ELECT TO RECEIVE OP UNITS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN. 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 TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN:
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 95 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 wish to obtain any of these documents from Aimco, you
should make your request no later
than ,
2011 to ensure timely delivery. You will not be charged for any
of the documents you request.
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 SEC 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 NPI Units in
connection with the transactions described herein, 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 amendment of the limited
partnership agreement of NPI, the merger agreement and the
transactions contemplated thereby.
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SUMMARY
TERM SHEET
This summary term sheet highlights the material information
with respect to the merger agreement, the conversion, the
merger, the amendment 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
and the amendment. Aimco, Aimco OP, the General Partner and
Aimcos subsidiaries that may be deemed to directly or
indirectly beneficially own NPI Units are referred to herein,
collectively, as the Aimco Entities.
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Amendment of NPIs Partnership
Agreement. Prior to consummating the transactions
contemplated by the merger agreement, NPIs partnership
agreement will be amended to (i) eliminate the prohibition
on transactions between NPI, on the one hand, and its general
partner and its affiliates, on the other, and
(ii) authorize the General Partner to complete the
conversion and merger described below without any further action
by the limited partners. See The Transactions
Amendment to Partnership Agreement beginning on
page 40. A copy of the proposed amendment to the NPI
partnership agreement is attached as Annex B to this
information statement/prospectus.
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The Conversion and Merger. NPI has entered
into an agreement and plan of conversion and merger, or merger
agreement, with the Aimco Subsidiary and Aimco OP. Under the
merger agreement:
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First, NPI will be converted from a California limited
partnership to a Delaware limited partnership named National
Property Investors 4, LP, or New NPI. In the conversion, each
NPI Unit will be converted into an identical unit of limited
partnership in New NPI and the general partnership interest in
NPI now held by the general partner will be converted into a
general partnership interest in New NPI. NPIs partnership
agreement in effect immediately prior to the conversion will be
adopted as the partnership agreement of New NPI, 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 conversion will be added; and
(iii) the name of the partnership will be National
Property Investors 4, LP.
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Second, the Aimco Subsidiary will be merged with and into New
NPI, with New NPI 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 the merger, each NPI Unit will
be converted into the right to receive the merger consideration
described below. A copy of the merger agreement is attached as
Annex A to this information statement/prospectus.
You are encouraged to read the merger agreement carefully in its
entirety because it is the legal agreement that governs the
conversion and merger.
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Merger Consideration: In the merger,
each NPI Unit will be converted into the right to receive, at
the election of the holder of such NPI Unit, either $167.15 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 NPI Unit will be calculated by dividing the $167.15 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 Transactions Determination of Merger
Consideration beginning on page 41.
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Fairness of Merger
Consideration: Although the Aimco Entities
have interests that may conflict with those of NPIs
unaffiliated limited partners, each of the Aimco Entities
believes that the amendment, the merger agreement, the
conversion and the merger are fair to the unaffiliated limited
partners of NPI. See Special Factors Fairness
of the Transactions beginning on page 7. The merger
consideration of $167.15 per NPI Unit was based on an
independent third party appraisal of NPIs underlying
property by KTR, an independent appraisal firm.
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Opinion of Financial Advisor: In
connection with the transactions, Duff & Phelps LLC,
or Duff & Phelps, has delivered its written
opinion to the boards of directors of Aimco and the general
partners of Aimco OP and NPI to the effect that, as of
December 19, 2011, the cash consideration offered in the
merger is fair, from a financial point of view, to the
unaffiliated limited partners of NPI. The full text of
Duff & Phelps 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 &
Phelps opinion, and the section entitled Special
Factors Opinion of Financial Advisor beginning
on page 13, carefully and in their entirety.
Duff & Phelps opinion was directed to the boards
of directors of Aimco and the general partners of Aimco OP and
NPI, and addresses only the fairness to the unaffiliated limited
partners of NPI, from a financial point of view, of the cash
consideration offered to them in the merger as of the date of
the opinion. Duff & Phelps opinion did not
address any other aspect of the transactions and was not
intended to and does not constitute a recommendation as to how
any party should vote or act with respect to the transactions or
any matter relating thereto.
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Effects of the Transactions: After the
amendment of NPIs partnership agreement and the conversion
and the merger, Aimco OP will be the sole limited partner in New
NPI, and will own all of the outstanding limited partnership
interests of New NPI. As a result, after the merger, you will
cease to have any rights in New NPI as a limited partner. See
Special Factors Effects of the
Transactions, beginning on page 6.
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Appraisal Rights: 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, and which will enable a limited partner to obtain
an appraisal of the value of the limited partners NPI
Units in connection with the transactions. See The
Transactions 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 D.
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List of Investors: Under NPIs
partnership agreement and applicable law, upon the written
request and at the cost of the limited partner, a limited
partner also holds NPI Units has the right to receive by mail a
list of the names and addresses of the partners of NPI and the
number of units of partnership interest held by each of them.
This list may be obtained by making written request to NPI
Equity Investments, Inc., 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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Parties Involved:
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National Property Investors 4, or NPI, is a California limited
partnership organized on July 1, 1980 for the purpose of
acquiring, managing, and ultimately selling income-producing
real property. NPI presently owns and operates one investment
property, the Village of Pennbrook Apartments, a 722 unit
apartment project located in Falls Township, Pennsylvania. See
Information About National Property Investors 4,
beginning on page 34. NPIs principal address is 55
Beattie Place, P.O. Box 1089, Greenville,
South Carolina 29602, and its telephone number is
(864) 239-1000.
NPI will be converted to a Delaware limited partnership, or New
NPI, under the terms of the proposed conversion.
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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 32. 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 32. Aimco OPs 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 NPI 4 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 NPI. The
Aimco Subsidiary is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Aimco
OP. See Information about the Aimco Entities,
beginning on page 32.
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Reasons for the Transactions: Aimco and
Aimco OP are in the business of acquiring, owning and managing
apartment properties such as the one owned by NPI, and have
decided to proceed with the transactions as a means of acquiring
the property currently owned by NPI 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 NPI of the expenses associated with a
sale of the property, including marketing and other transaction
costs. The Aimco Entities decided to proceed with the
transactions at this time for the following reasons:
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In the absence of a transaction, NPI limited partners have only
limited options to liquidate their investment in NPI. The NPI
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 NPI is not sufficient
to justify its continued operation as a public company. As a
public company with a significant number of unaffiliated limited
partners, NPI 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 $63,000 per year.
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NPI has been operating at a loss for two of the last three
years. Since January 1, 2009, Aimco OP has advanced
approximately $1,706,000 to NPI to help fund NPIs
operating expenses with NPI having repaid to Aimco OP
approximately $1,191,800 of advances during such period. NPI 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% ownership of NPI, they will have greater
flexibility in financing and operating its property.
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See Special Factors Purposes, Alternatives and
Reasons for the Transactions, beginning on page 5.
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Conflicts of Interest: The General
Partner is indirectly wholly-owned by Aimco. Therefore, the
General Partner has a conflict of interest with respect to the
transactions. The General Partner has fiduciary duties to
AIMCO/IPT, Inc., the General Partners sole stockholder and
an affiliate of Aimco, on the one hand, and to NPI and its
limited partners, on the other hand. The duties of the General
Partner to NPI and its limited partners conflict with the duties
of the General Partner to AIMCO/IPT, Inc., which could result in
the General Partner approving a transaction that is more
favorable to Aimco than might be the case absent such conflict
of interest. See The Transactions Conflicts of
Interest, beginning on page 42.
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Risk Factors: In evaluating the
proposed amendment of NPIs partnership agreement, the
merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, NPI
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 transactions are summarized below:
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Aimco owns the General Partner. As a result, the General Partner
has a conflict of interest in the merger. A transaction with a
third party in the absence of this conflict could result in
better terms or greater consideration to NPI limited partners.
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NPI limited partners who receive cash may recognize taxable gain
in the merger and that gain could exceed the merger
consideration.
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There are a number of significant differences between NPI Units
and 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 NPI Units and Aimco
OP Units, beginning on page 63.
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NPI limited partners may elect to receive OP Units as
merger consideration, 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 NPI Units and Aimco
OP Units, beginning on page 63.
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Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the
Transactions: New NPI, the Delaware partnership,
will be considered a continuation of NPI, the California
partnership for tax purposes. NPI will not recognize gain as a
result of the conversion. New NPI will have the same federal
identification number as that of NPI and will have the same tax
basis, holding period, and depreciation method for each of its
assets as that of NPI. The partners of NPI will not recognize
any gain from the conversion of NPI to New NPI. The bases of the
partners in New NPI will be equal to their bases in NPI, and
their holding periods in their units in New NPI will be the same
as their holding periods in the NPI units. Aimco believes that
completion of the conversion will not result in any tax
consequences to the limited partners of NPI. The merger between
New NPI and the Aimco Subsidiary will generally be treated as a
partnership merger for U.S. Federal income tax purposes. In
general, any payment of cash for NPI Units will be treated as a
sale of such NPI Units by the holder thereof. Any exchange of
NPI Units for OP Units under the terms of the merger
agreement will be treated as a tax-free transaction, except to
the extent described in Material United States Federal
Income Tax Considerations United States Federal
Income Tax Consequences Relating to the Transactions
Tax Consequences of Exchanging NPI Units Solely for OP
Units, beginning on page 70.
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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 U.S. 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 Transactions
Aimco and Aimco OP are in the business of acquiring, owning and
managing apartment properties such as the one owned by NPI, and
have decided to proceed with the transactions as a means of
acquiring the property currently owned by NPI in a manner 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, if
any (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 NPI 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, NPI limited partners have only
limited options to liquidate their investment in NPI. The NPI
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 NPI is not sufficient
to justify its continued operation as a public company. As a
public company with a significant number of unaffiliated limited
partners, NPI 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 $63,000 per year.
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NPI has been operating at a loss for two of the last three
years. Since January 1, 2009, Aimco OP has advanced
approximately $1,706,000 to NPI to help fund NPIs
operating expenses with NPI having repaid to Aimco OP
approximately $1,191,800 of advances during such period. NPI 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% ownership of NPI, they will have greater
flexibility in financing and operating its property.
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Before deciding to proceed with the transactions, the General
Partner and the other Aimco Entities considered the alternatives
described below:
Continuation of NPI as a Public Company Operating the
Property. The General Partner and the other Aimco
Entities did not consider the continuation of NPI as a public
company operating the property to be a viable alternative
primarily because of the costs associated with preparing
financial statements, tax returns, periodic SEC reports and
other expenses. If NPI is unable to generate sufficient funds to
cover operating expenses, advances from Aimco OP may not be
available in the future.
Liquidation of NPI. The General Partner and
the other Aimco Entities considered a liquidation of NPI in
which NPIs property would be marketed and sold to a third
party for cash, with any net proceeds remaining, after payment
of all liabilities, distributed to NPIs 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. The General
Partner 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 that NPI would incur 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
prepayment penalties that NPI would incur in repaying its
mortgage debt upon a sale of the property.
Contribution of the Property to Aimco OP. The
Aimco Entities considered a transaction in which NPIs
property would be contributed to Aimco OP in exchange for
OP Units. The primary advantage of such a transaction would
be that NPI limited partners would not recognize taxable gain.
The Aimco Entities rejected this alternative because it would
not offer an opportunity for immediate liquidity to the limited
partners that desire such an alternative.
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Effects
of the Transactions
The Aimco Entities believe that the transactions will have the
following benefits and detriments to unaffiliated limited
partners, NPI and the Aimco Entities:
Benefits to Unaffiliated Limited Partners. The
transactions are expected to have the following principal
benefits to unaffiliated limited partners:
Liquidity. Limited partners are given a choice
of merger consideration and may elect to receive either cash or
OP Units in the merger, 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 cash consideration will receive immediate liquidity
with respect to their investment.
Option to Defer Taxable Gain. Limited partners
who receive OP Units in the 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 merger will have the opportunity to
participate in Aimco OP, which has a more diversified property
portfolio than NPI.
Benefits to NPI. The transactions are expected
to have the following principal benefits to NPI:
Elimination of Costs Associated with SEC Reporting
Requirements and Multiple Limited Partners. After
the transactions, the Aimco Entities will own all of the
interests in NPI, and NPI will terminate its registration and
cease filing periodic reports with the SEC. As a result, NPI
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 $63,000 per year.
Benefits to the Aimco Entities. The
transactions are expected to have the following principal
benefits to the Aimco Entities:
Increased Interest in NPI. Upon completion of
the merger, Aimco OP will be the sole limited partner of New
NPI. As a result, the Aimco Entities will receive all of the
benefit from any future appreciation in value of the property
after the transactions and any future income from such property.
Detriments to Unaffiliated Limited
Partners. The transactions are expected to have
the following principal detriments to unaffiliated limited
partners:
Taxable Gain. Limited partners who receive
cash consideration may recognize taxable gain in the merger and
that gain could exceed the merger consideration. In addition,
limited partners who receive OP Units in the merger could
recognize taxable gain if Aimco subsequently sells NPIs
property.
Risks Related to OP Units. Limited
partners who receive OP Units in the 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. The General
Partner is indirectly wholly-owned by Aimco. Therefore, the
General Partner has a conflict of interest with respect to the
transactions. The General Partner has fiduciary duties to
AIMCO/IPT, Inc., the General Partners sole stockholder and
an affiliate of Aimco, on the one hand, and to NPI and its
limited partners, on the other hand. The duties of the General
Partner to NPI and its limited partners conflict with the duties
of the General Partner to AIMCO/IPT, Inc., which could result in
the General Partner approving a transaction that is more
favorable to Aimco than might be the case absent such conflict
of interest. The General Partners desire to seek the best
possible terms for NPIs limited partners conflicts with
Aimcos interest in obtaining the best possible terms for
Aimco OP. In negotiating the merger agreement and the amendment,
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 NPIs unaffiliated limited partners.
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Detriments to NPI. The transactions are not
expected to have any detriments to NPI.
Detriments to the Aimco Entities. The
transactions are expected to have the following principal
detriments to the Aimco Entities:
Increased Interest in NPI. Upon completion of
the transactions, the Aimco Entities interest in the net
book value of NPI will increase from 80.02% to 100%, or from a
deficit of $31,503,000 to a deficit of $39,371,000 as of
December 31, 2010, and their interest in the net losses of
NPI will increase from 80.08% to 100%, or from $193,000 to
$241,000 for the year ended December 31, 2010. Upon
completion of the merger, Aimco OP will be the sole limited
partner of New NPI. As a result, Aimco OP will bear the burden
of all future operating or other losses of NPI, as well as any
decline in the value of NPIs 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 transactions, see Material United
States Federal Income Tax Considerations United
States Federal Income Tax Consequences Relating to the
Transactions, beginning on page 69.
Fairness
of the Transactions
Factors in Favor of Fairness
Determination. The Aimco Entities (including the
General Partner) believe that the transactions are advisable,
fair to and in the best interests of NPI and its unaffiliated
limited partners. In support of such determination, the Aimco
Entities considered the following factors:
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The merger consideration of $167.15 per NPI Unit was based on an
independent third party appraisal of NPIs property by KTR,
an independent valuation firm.
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Duff & Phelps has delivered its written opinion to the
boards of directors of Aimco and the general partners of Aimco
OP and NPI to the effect that, as of December 19, 2011, and
based on and subject to the various 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 $167.15 per NPI Unit
offered in the merger is fair, from a financial point of view,
to the unaffiliated limited partners of NPI.
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The merger consideration is greater than the Aimco
Entities estimate of liquidation value because other than
the incentive fee payable to the General Partner, 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
$16,946,500.
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The merger consideration is based upon the Aimco Entities
estimate of going concern value, calculated as the appraised
value of NPIs property, plus the amount of its other
assets, less the amount of NPIs liabilities, including the
market value of mortgage debt (but without deducting any
prepayment penalties thereon), and adjusted for the incentive
fee payable to the General Partner under the terms of NPIs
partnership agreement upon a sale of the property.
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The mark-to-market adjustment to the mortgage debt encumbering
NPIs 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 exceeds the net book value per unit (a
deficit of $646.10 per NPI 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 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
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 merger.
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Limited partners who receive cash consideration will achieve
immediate liquidity with respect to their investment.
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Limited partners who receive OP Units in the merger will
have the opportunity to participate in Aimco OP, which has a
more diversified property portfolio than NPI.
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Although limited partners are not entitled to dissenters
appraisal rights under applicable 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 and the Aimco Subsidiary are very likely
to complete the merger 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 third party expenses associated with the
transactions.
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The merger consideration is greater than the prices at which NPI
Units have recently sold in the secondary market ($16.50 to
$118.00 per NPI Unit for transactions reported between
January 1, 2010 and December 9, 2011).
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The merger consideration is greater than some of the prices at
which NPI Units have historically sold in the secondary market
($150.00 to $250.00 per NPI Unit for transactions reported
between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009).
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The independent appraised value of NPIs property used in
determining the merger consideration is greater than any of the
preliminary offers to acquire the property that NPI received in
July 2010, which preliminary offers were non-binding and subject
to a number of conditions and ranged from approximately
$55,000,000 to approximately $64,000,000.
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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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The General Partner has substantial conflicts of interest with
respect to the transactions as a result of (i) the
fiduciary duties it owes to unaffiliated limited partners, who
have an interest in receiving the highest possible
consideration, and (ii) the fiduciary duties it owes to its
sole stockholder, a subsidiary of Aimco, which has an interest
in obtaining the NPI property for the lowest possible
consideration.
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The terms of the merger agreement 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 transactions do not require the approval of any unaffiliated
limited partners.
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In calculating the merger consideration, the incentive
compensation fee payable to the General Partner under the terms
of NPIs partnership agreement in a sale of the property
was deducted.
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Limited partners who receive cash consideration in the 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 merger could
recognize taxable gain if Aimco subsequently sells NPIs
property.
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Limited partners who receive OP Units in the 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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The merger consideration is less than some of the prices at
which NPI Units have historically sold in the secondary market
($150.00 to $250.00 per NPI Unit for transactions reported
between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009).
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KTR, the valuation firm that appraised the NPI property, has
performed work for Aimco OP and its affiliates in the past and
this pre-existing relationship could negatively impact
KTRs independence.
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In calculating the merger consideration, the market value of the
mortgage debt encumbering NPIs 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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The Aimco Entities did not assign relative weights to the above
factors in reaching their decision that the transactions are
fair to NPI and its unaffiliated limited partners. However, in
determining that the benefits of the proposed transactions
outweigh the costs and risks, they relied primarily on the
following factors: (i) the merger consideration of $167.15
per NPI Unit is based on an independent third party appraisal of
NPIs property, (ii) the Duff & Phelps
opinion that, as of December 19, 2011, and based on and
subject to the various 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 $167.15 per NPI Unit offered
in the merger is fair, from a financial point of view, to the
unaffiliated limited partners of NPI, (iii) limited
partners may defer recognition of taxable gain by electing to
receive OP Units in the merger (except in certain
jurisdictions) 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 NPI Units may have sold in
the secondary market because they do not view that information
as a reliable measure of value. The NPI 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 distributions
from NPI and advances to NPI by the Aimco Entities. Similarly,
the Aimco Entities also did not place significant emphasis on
the prices at which third parties offered to acquire the
property during the Aimco Entities efforts to sell the
property in 2010, because historical prices do not reflect
intervening events, such as fluctuations in the multi-family
real estate market.
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.
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Appraisal
Selection and Qualifications of Independent
Appraiser. The General Partner retained the
services of KTR to appraise the market value of NPIs sole
property, the Village of Pennbrook Apartments. KTR 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 KTR had
no negative impact on its independence in conducting the
appraisal related to the merger.
Factors Considered. KTR performed a complete
appraisal of the Village of Pennbrook Apartments. KTR 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. NPI
furnished KTR with all of the necessary information requested by
KTR 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. In preparing its valuation of the
property, KTR, among other things:
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Examined regional apartment market conditions, with special
emphasis on the propertys apartment 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, KTR
reviewed the propertys recent operating history and those
of competing properties;
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of value; and
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Summary of Approaches and Methodologies
Employed. The following summary describes the
approaches and analyses employed by KTR in preparing the
appraisal. KTR 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. This can be
accomplished through either a direct capitalization of a single
years income by an overall capitalization rate or using a
discounted cash flow in which the annual cash flows and
reversionary value are discounted to a present value for the
remainder of the propertys productive life or over a
reasonable ownership period. KTR 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, KTR used the
direct capitalization method to estimate a value for the Village
of Pennbrook Apartments. According to KTRs 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 KTR with respect to the property are set forth
below. The property-specific assumptions were determined by KTR
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 KTR 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. Inherent
in and central to this approach is the principle of
substitution. 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. KTR
reported that, although the volume of sales activity has
decreased as a result of market conditions, 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, KTR 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
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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;
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 KTRs 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. KTR 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 the Village of Pennbrook Apartments, KTR relied
principally on the income capitalization approach to valuation,
and the direct capitalization method was given greatest
consideration in the conclusion of value under this approach.
KTR relied secondarily on the sales comparison approach, and
reported that the value conclusion derived pursuant to the sales
comparison approach was generally supportive of the conclusion
derived pursuant to the income capitalization approach.
Summary of Independent Appraisal of the Village of Pennbrook
Apartments. KTR performed a complete appraisal of
the Village of Pennbrook Apartments. The appraisal report of
Village of Pennbrook Apartments is dated December 2, 2011.
The appraisal report provides an estimate of the propertys
market value as of December 1, 2011. The summary set forth
below describes the material conclusions reached by KTR based on
the value determined under the valuation approaches and subject
to the assumptions and limitations described below. According to
KTRs report, the estimated market value of the Village of
Pennbrook Apartments was $66,400,000 as of December 1,
2011. Two previous appraisal reports by KTR of the Village of
Pennbrook Apartments, dated March 17, 2011 and June 8,
2011, respectively, indicated that the estimated market value of
the Village of Pennbrook Apartments was $65,800,000 as of
March 9, 2011 and $66,000,000 as of June 1, 2011,
respectively. An increase in the estimated market value of the
Village of Pennbrook Apartments of $400,000 was noted by KTR in
its December 1, 2011 appraisal as compared to its appraised
value as of June 1, 2011. The following is a summary of the
appraisal report dated December 2, 2011. There is no present
intention to further update the appraisal report dated
December 2, 2011. The Aimco Entities are not aware of any
events that have occurred or conditions that have changed since
the December 1, 2011 appraisal that may have caused a material
change in the value of the Village of Pennbrook Apartments since
such date.
Extraordinary Assumption. In connection with
the preparation of its March 17, 2011 appraisal report of
the Village of Pennbrook Apartments, KTR inspected the property
on March 9, 2011. KTR noted that the scope of work of the
June 8, 2011 and December 2, 2011 appraisal reports of the
Village of Pennbrook Apartments did not include a physical
inspection of the Village of Pennbrook Apartments, and that the
values derived in those reports are based on the extraordinary
assumption that the physical condition of the Village of
Pennbrook Apartments has not materially changed since
March 9, 2011.
Valuation Under Income Capitalization
Approach. Using the income capitalization
approach, KTR performed a direct capitalization analysis to
derive a value for the Village of Pennbrook Apartments. The
direct capitalization analysis resulted in a valuation
conclusion for the Village of Pennbrook Apartments of
approximately $66,400,000.
The assumptions employed by KTR to determine the value of the
Village of Pennbrook Apartments under the income capitalization
approach using the direct capitalization method included:
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potential gross income from apartment unit rentals of $726,190
per month or $8,714,280 for the appraised year;
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a loss to lease allowance of 3.0% of the gross rent potential;
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rent concessions of 2.0% of the gross rent potential;
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a combined vacancy and credit loss allowance of 5.0%;
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potential gross income from commercial unit rentals of $124,212
for the appraised year;
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other income of $1,700 per unit for the appraised year;
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a deduction for non-income producing units of $23,100 for the
appraised year;
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projected total expenses (including reserves) of $4,359,123 for
the appraised year; and
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capitalization rate of 7.25%.
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Using the direct capitalization method, KTR calculated the value
of the Village of Pennbrook Apartments by dividing the
stabilized net operating income (including an allowance for
reserves) of $4,812,241 by the concluded capitalization rate of
7.25%. KTR calculated the value conclusion of the Village of
Pennbrook Apartments under the income capitalization approach of
approximately $66,400,000 as of December 1, 2011.
Valuation Under Sales Comparison Approach. KTR
estimated the property value of the Village of Pennbrook
Apartments under the sales comparison approach by analyzing
sales from the influencing market that were most similar to the
Village of Pennbrook Apartments in terms of age, size, tenant
profile and location. KTR reported that adequate sales existed
to formulate a defensible value for the Village of Pennbrook
Apartments under the sales comparison approach.
The sales comparison approach resulted in a valuation conclusion
for the Village of Pennbrook Apartments of approximately
$66,400,000 as of December 1, 2011.
In reaching a valuation conclusion for the Village of Pennbrook
Apartments, KTR examined and analyzed comparable sales of three
properties in the influencing market. The sales reflected
unadjusted sales prices ranging from $80,729 to $103,125 per
unit. After adjustment, the comparable sales illustrated a value
range of $91,072 to $97,969 per unit. KTR reported that two of
the comparable sales required the least adjustment and were
accorded the most significance in the analysis, and that the
adjusted indicators exhibited by these sales were $91,072 per
unit and $92,838 per unit. KTR estimated a value of $92,000 per
unit for the Village of Pennbrook Apartments. Applied to the
Village of Pennbrook Apartments 722 units, this
resulted in KTRs total value estimate for the Village of
Pennbrook Apartments of approximately $66,400,000.
Reconciliation of Values and Conclusion of
Appraisal. For the appraisal of the Village of
Pennbrook Apartments, KTR relied principally on the income
capitalization approach to valuation. Within the income
capitalization approach, KTR relied on the direct capitalization
method. KTR reported that the value conclusion derived pursuant
to the sales comparison approach was supportive of the
conclusion derived pursuant to the income capitalization
approach. The income capitalization approach using a direct
capitalization method resulted in a value of $66,400,000, and
the sales comparison approach resulted in a value of
$66,400,000. KTR concluded that the market value of the Village
of Pennbrook Apartments as of December 1, 2011 was $66,400,000.
Assumptions, Limitations and Qualifications of KTRs
Valuations. In preparing the appraisal, KTR
relied, without independent verification, on the information
furnished by others. KTRs 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 KTR 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
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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 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.
Compensation of Appraiser. KTRs fee for
the appraisal was approximately $21,500. Aimco OP paid for the
costs of the appraisal. KTRs fee for the appraisal was not
contingent on the approval or completion of the transactions.
Aimco OP also has agreed to indemnify KTR for certain
liabilities that may arise out of the rendering of the
appraisals. During the past two years, in addition to these
fees, Aimco OP and its affiliates have paid KTR approximately
$289,100 for other appraisal services, including, but not
limited to, fees of approximately $160,600 for appraisal
services related to certain other merger transactions that are
being effected concurrently with this merger. Except as set
forth above, during the prior two years, no material
relationship has existed between KTR and NPI or Aimco OP or any
of their affiliates. Aimco OP believes that its relationship
with KTR had no negative impact on its independence in
conducting the appraisal.
Availability of the Appraisal Report. You may
obtain a full copy of KTRs 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.
For additional information about the appraisal, see the table,
Summary of Appraisal attached as Annex K.
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 partner of NPI in connection with
their evaluation of the proposed terms of the merger.
On December 19, 2011, Duff & Phelps rendered its
written opinion to the boards of directors of Aimco, the general
partner of Aimco OP, and the general partner of NPI, 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 $167.15 per NPI Unit
offered in the merger is fair from a financial point of view to
the unaffiliated limited partners of NPI.
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 &
Phelps 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,
and the general partner of NPI, and addressed only the fairness
from a financial point of view of the cash consideration offered
in the merger, as of the date of the opinion. Duff &
Phelps provided its opinion for the
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information and assistance of the boards of directors of
Aimco, the general partner of Aimco OP, and the general partner
of NPI in connection with their evaluation of the merger.
Neither Duff & Phelps opinion nor the summary of
the opinion and the related analyses set forth in 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 merger,
or whether to proceed with the merger 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 NPIs property level internal unaudited
financial statements for the ten months ended October 31,
2011 and NPIs 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 NPI,
including financial projections, provided to Duff &
Phelps by the management of Aimco OP;
c. Reviewed documents related to the merger, including
certain portions of a draft of this information
statement/prospectus, including a draft of the amended and
restated agreement on plan of conversion merger dated as of
December 19, 2011, and certain other documents related to
the merger;
2. Reviewed the following information
and/or
documents related to the real estate holdings of NPI:
a. Reviewed previously completed appraisal reports
associated with the property owned by NPI prepared by KTR as of
December 1, 2011 and provided to Duff & Phelps by
management of Aimco OP (and as described under the heading
Special Factors The Appraisal and
Annex K Summary of Appraisal Table);
b. Reviewed facts and circumstances related to NPIs
property to understand factors relevant to the
appraisal; and
c. Reviewed market data for subject market and assessed
current supply and demand trends;
3. Reviewed the following information
and/or
documents related to NPIs property:
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 merger with the management
of Aimco OP; and
4. Conducted such other analyses and considered such other
factors as Duff & Phelps deemed appropriate.
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In performing its analyses and rendering its opinion with
respect to the merger, Duff & Phelps made certain
assumptions, qualifications and limiting conditions, which
included, but were not limited to, the items summarized below:
a. 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 otherwise relating to the
property owned by NPI, NPI, the merger
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;
b. 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;
c. Assumed that the final versions of all documents
reviewed by Duff & Phelps in draft form conform in all
material respects to the drafts reviewed;
d. Assumed that there has been no material change in the
assets, financial condition, business, or prospects of NPI or
its owned property since the date of the appraisal report, the
most recent financial statements and the other information made
available to Duff & Phelps;
e. Assumed that title to the property owned by NPI is good
and marketable, that all material licenses and related
regulatory approvals that are required or advisable to be
obtained with respect to the property owned by NPI have been
obtained and are current, and that, except as expressly
disclosed in the appraisal report, the property owned by NPI is
in compliance with applicable material zoning, use, occupancy,
environmental, and similar laws and regulations;
f. Assumed responsible ownership and competent property
management of the property owned by NPI, that, except as
expressly disclosed in the appraisal report, there are no
unapparent conditions with respect to the property owned by NPI
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 NPI that
could affect the value of such property;
g. Assumed that all of the conditions required to implement
the merger will be satisfied and that the merger will be
completed in accordance with the merger agreement without any
amendments thereto or any waivers of any terms or conditions
thereof; and
h. 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 NPIs 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 merger 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
merger, the assets, businesses or operations of NPI, or any
alternatives to the merger, (ii) negotiate the terms of the
merger, or (iii) advise Aimco OP or any other party with
respect to alternatives to the merger.
Duff & Phelps did not express any opinion as to the
market price or value of NPIs or Aimco OPs equity
(or anything else) after the announcement or the consummation of
the merger. 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 NPIs 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 NPI).
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Duff & Phelps did not investigate any of the physical
conditions of the property owned by NPI 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 NPI. No independent survey of the property owned by NPI was
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
NPI. 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
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 NPI.
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 merger, 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 merger versus any
alternative strategy or transaction, (ii) does not address
any transaction related to the merger, (iii) is not a
recommendation as to how any party should vote or act with
respect to any matters relating to the merger or any related
transaction, or whether to proceed with the merger 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
cash consideration offered in the merger is within a range
suggested by certain financial analyses. The decision as to
whether to proceed with the merger 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 &
Phelps valuation analyses is not a complete description of
the analyses underlying Duff & Phelps 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 NPI reached in the third party appraisal
that was provided by the management of Aimco OP and as described
in greater detail under the heading Special
Factors The Appraisal and Annex
K Summary of Appraisal Table;
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Duff & Phelps review of the third party
appraisal included 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 NPI the amount of NPIs other non-real
estate assets that were not included in the appraisal, and
subtracting the amount of NPIs liabilities, including the
market value of mortgage debt (but without deducting any
prepayment penalties thereon) and the amount
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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 NPI, as described in greater detail under
the heading The Merger -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 NPI 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 NPI used by the third party appraiser, (ii) a
summary of the estimated fair market value of mortgage debt
associated with the property owned by NPI, and (iii) the
proposed merger consideration (which was determined by the Aimco
Entities) and Duff & Phelps range of value for
the NPI Units.
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Low Value
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High Value
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Property Value
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Village of Pennbrook Apartments
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66,400,000
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Debt Summary
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Book Value of Debt(1)
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47,525,843
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Fair Value of Debt(1)
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54,274,974
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$
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54,274,974
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Fair Value as a % of Book
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114
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%
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|
|
114
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%
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|
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114
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%
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LP Interest Summary
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Proceeds Distributable to LPs
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$
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7,896,013
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$
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10,030,013
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$
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12,261,013
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Affiliated LP Units
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47,850
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47,850
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47,850
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80
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%
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Unaffiliated LP Units
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12,155
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|
|
|
12,155
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|
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12,155
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20
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%
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Total LP Units
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60,005
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60,005
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60,005
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Value Per LP Unit
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$
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131.59
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$
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167.15
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$
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204.33
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(1) |
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Includes accrued interest. |
Based on an aggregate range of value for the property owned by
NPI of $64.2 million to $68.7 million,
Duff & Phelps estimated the range of value per NPI
Unit to be approximately $131.59 to $204.33, compared to the
merger consideration of $167.15 per NPI 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 NPI) of the cash consideration
offered in the proposed merger 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 NPI and a partnership that ultimately
did not pursue a merger transaction, and $50,000 for a
bring-down of the initial fairness opinions dated July 28, 2011)
as well as reimbursement for its expenses in the amount of
approximately $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 this
(or any other) merger is successfully consummated. Aimco OP also
has agreed
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to indemnify Duff & Phelps for certain liabilities
that may arise out of the 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
$199,400 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 merger 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 the property owned by NPI. 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 KTR in connection
with the preparation of the 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 Reis, Inc. for the market;
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expense reductions were assumed to be 2.5% for budget year 2011;
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occupancy rates were budgeted to remain at or above 96%; and
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turnover was budgeted in accordance with historic experience.
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Aimco OPs management believed these assumptions and
estimates were reasonable at the time the budgets were 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 NPIs 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
NPI.
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, have 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 they were
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 they were 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,
except as required by law.
In light of the foregoing factors and the uncertainties
inherent in the 2011 estimated operating budget, holders of NPI
Units are cautioned not to place undue, if any, reliance on
them.
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The following table summarizes the 2011 estimated operating
budget for the property owned by NPI:
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Village of
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Pennbrook
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Apartments
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Effective Gross Income
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$
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9,073,359
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Total Operating Expenses
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4,135,258
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Net Operating Income
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$
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4,938,101
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NPIs limited partners are urged to review NPIs
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 NPIs 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 Transactions
Conflicts of Interest. The General Partner is
indirectly wholly-owned by Aimco. Therefore, the General Partner
has a conflict of interest with respect to the transactions. The
General Partner has fiduciary duties to its sole stockholder,
which is wholly-owned by Aimco, on the one hand, and to NPI and
its limited partners, on the other hand. The duties of the
General Partner to NPI and its limited partners conflict with
its duties to its sole stockholder, which could result in the
General Partner approving a transaction that is more favorable
to Aimco than might be the case absent such conflict of
interest. The General Partner, in its capacity as the general
partner of NPI, seeks the best possible terms for NPIs
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
transactions. If an independent advisor had been
engaged, it is possible that such advisor could have negotiated
better terms for NPIs unaffiliated limited partners.
The terms of the transactions have not been determined in
arms-length negotiations. The terms of the
transactions, including the merger consideration, were
determined through discussions between officers and directors of
the General Partner, on the one hand, and officers of Aimco, on
the other. All of the officers and directors of the General
Partner are also officers of Aimco. There are no independent
directors of the General Partner. If the terms of the
transactions had been determined through arms-length
negotiations, the terms might be more favorable to NPI and its
limited partners.
The amendment of the partnership agreement and the merger
agreement do not require approval by a majority of the
unaffiliated limited partners. Under the
provisions of the NPI partnership agreement and applicable law,
the amendment of the partnership agreement, the conversion and
the merger must be approved by a majority in interest of the NPI
Units. As of December 14, 2011, there were 60,005 issued
and outstanding NPI Units, and Aimco OP and its affiliates owned
47,850 of those units, or approximately 79.74% of the number of
units outstanding. As more fully described herein, 26,466 NPI
Units owned by an affiliate of the General Partner are subject
to a voting restriction, which requires the NPI Units to be
voted in proportion to the votes cast with respect to NPI Units
not subject to this voting restriction. The General
Partners affiliates have indicated that they will vote all
of their NPI Units that are not subject to this restriction,
21,384 NPI Units or approximately 35.64% of the outstanding NPI
Units, in favor of the amendment and the transactions. As a
result, affiliates of the General Partner will vote a total of
38,258 NPI Units, or approximately 63.76% of the outstanding NPI
Units, in favor of the amendment and the transactions, enabling
them to approve the transactions without the consent or approval
of any unaffiliated limited partners.
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 merger 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
merger. KTR appraised NPIs property as of
December 1, 2011, and the General Partner calculated the
amount of the merger consideration based on the appraised value
of the property as of such date. The
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General Partner has not made any other attempt to assess or
account for any changes in the value of the property since the
date of KTRs appraisal in its determination of the merger
consideration.
Alternative valuations of NPIs 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 NPIs
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 sales price of NPIs property could exceed
the appraised value that Aimco relied on to determine the merger
consideration. Except as described below, no
recent attempt has been made to market the Village of Pennbrook
Apartments to unaffiliated third parties. There can be no
assurance that the Village of Pennbrook 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. In
July 2009, NPI entered into a purchase and sale contract with a
third party to sell the Village of Pennbrook Apartments. This
purchase and sale contract was terminated by the parties in the
August 2009. The amount of the overall purchase price for the
Village of Pennbrook Apartments under the terminated purchase
and sale contract was $62,010,000, which is less than the
propertys appraised value. In July 2010, NPI solicited
preliminary offers from third parties interested in acquiring
the Village of Pennbrook Apartments. NPI received non-binding
preliminary offers that ranged from approximately $55,000,000 to
approximately $64,000,000. The independent appraised value of
NPIs property used in determining the merger consideration
is greater than the top end of the range of preliminary offers
to acquire the property that NPI received in July 2010.
The merger consideration may not represent the price limited
partners could obtain for their NPI Units in an open
market. There is no established or regular
trading market for NPI Units, nor is there another reliable
standard for determining the fair market value of the NPI Units.
The merger consideration does not necessarily reflect the price
that NPI limited partners would receive in an open market for
their NPI Units. Such prices could be higher than the aggregate
value of the merger consideration.
Limited partners may recognize taxable gain in the
transactions, and that gain could exceed the merger
consideration. Limited partners who elect to
receive cash in the merger will recognize gain or loss equal to
the difference between their amount realized and
their adjusted tax basis in the NPI 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 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 merger.
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 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
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
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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.
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
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(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 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
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fiduciary duties of the general partner that would be in effect
under common law were it not for the partnership agreement.
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 NPI
Units receiving OP units in the Merger 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 an NPI limited partner receives
or is deemed to receive cash or consideration other than
OP Units in connection with the merger, the receipt of such
cash or other consideration may 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 (or its owners), within two years before or after the
merger, 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
24
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 68.
25
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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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Nine Months
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|
|
|
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Ended September 30,
|
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For the Years Ended December 31,
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2011
|
|
2010
|
|
2010(1)
|
|
2009(1)
|
|
2008(1)
|
|
2007(1)
|
|
2006(1)
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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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)
|
|
Other Information:
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
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). |
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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 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. |
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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 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 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). |
27
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 Aimco
OPs Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, filed with the
SEC on October 28, 2011, which are included as
Annex J and Annex I, respectively, 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
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
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
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, and included as
Annex J to 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 Aimco OPs Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010 included as
Annex H to 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 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. |
|
|
|
(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). |
29
SELECTED
SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF NATIONAL PROPERTY INVESTORS
4
The following table sets forth NPIs selected summary
historical financial data as of the dates and for the periods
indicated. NPIs historical 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
balance sheet data as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, are
derived from NPIs financial statements included in
NPIs Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. NPIs
unaudited historical statements of operations data set forth
below for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2011
and 2010, and the unaudited historical balance sheet data as of
September 30, 2011 and 2010, are derived from information
included in NPIs 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 financial
statements and notes to the financial statements included in
NPIs Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the
SEC on March 25, 2011, and NPIs Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, filed with the
SEC on November 9, 2011, which are included as
Annex F and Annex G, respectively, to
this information statement/prospectus.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Nine Months
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ended September 30,
|
|
|
For the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)
|
|
|
Operating Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
$
|
6,875
|
|
|
$
|
6,759
|
|
|
$
|
9,043
|
|
|
$
|
8,984
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
|
(277
|
)
|
|
|
(241
|
)
|
|
|
(284
|
)
|
Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit
|
|
|
1.07
|
|
|
|
(4.58
|
)
|
|
|
(3.98
|
)
|
|
|
(4.68
|
)
|
Distributions per limited partnership unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9.48
|
|
Ratio (Deficit) of earnings to fixed charges
|
|
|
103
|
%
|
|
$
|
(277
|
)
|
|
$
|
(241
|
)
|
|
$
|
(284
|
)
|
Balance Sheet Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
151
|
|
|
|
222
|
|
|
|
187
|
|
|
|
140
|
|
Real estate, net of accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
8,004
|
|
|
|
8,866
|
|
|
|
8,584
|
|
|
|
9,624
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
9,663
|
|
|
|
10,524
|
|
|
|
10,177
|
|
|
|
11,160
|
|
Mortgage notes payable
|
|
|
47,315
|
|
|
|
47,962
|
|
|
|
47,804
|
|
|
|
48,419
|
|
Due to affiliates
|
|
|
653
|
|
|
|
856
|
|
|
|
585
|
|
|
|
549
|
|
General partners deficit
|
|
|
(537
|
)
|
|
|
(538
|
)
|
|
|
(538
|
)
|
|
|
(536
|
)
|
Limited partners deficit
|
|
|
(38,769
|
)
|
|
|
(38,869
|
)
|
|
|
(38,833
|
)
|
|
|
(38,594
|
)
|
Total partners deficit
|
|
|
(39,306
|
)
|
|
|
(39,407
|
)
|
|
|
(39,371
|
)
|
|
|
(39,130
|
)
|
Total distributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
575
|
|
Book value per limited partnership unit
|
|
|
(646.10
|
)
|
|
|
(647.76
|
)
|
|
|
(647.16
|
)
|
|
|
(643.18
|
)
|
Cash Flow Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
|
|
82
|
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
(41
|
)
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
777
|
|
|
|
750
|
|
|
|
1,263
|
|
|
|
1,630
|
|
30
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 NPI 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 merger. The closing
price of Aimco common stock as reported on the NYSE on
December 14, 2011, was $21.22.
The NPI 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 NPI Units is
greater than the General Partners estimate of the proceeds
that would be available for distribution to limited partners
(following the repayment of debt and other liabilities of NPI)
if its property was sold at a price equal to its appraised
value, given that the General Partner 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 such property.
The following tables summarize the historical per share/unit
information for Aimco, Aimco OP and NPI for the periods
indicated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
NPI Units
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9.48
|
|
|
|
176.47
|
|
(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
|
)
|
NPI Units
|
|
|
1.07
|
|
|
|
(3.98
|
)
|
|
|
(4.68
|
)
|
|
|
6.30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
NPI Units(3)
|
|
|
(646.10
|
)
|
|
|
(647.16
|
)
|
|
|
|
(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 60,005 limited partner units outstanding at
September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. |
31
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:
|
|
|
|
|
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 United States (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 OP Units, high
performance partnership units, or HPUs, and partnership
preferred units. The holders of the 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
the General Partner.
32
AIMCO/IPT, Inc. holds a 70% interest in AIMCO IPLP, L.P. as its
general partner. AIMCO/IPT, Inc. and AIMCO IPLP, L.P. share
voting and dispositive power over 36,977 NPI Units, or
approximately 61.62% of the outstanding NPI Units. Aimco OP
holds a 30% interest in AIMCO IPLP, L.P. as its limited partner.
AIMCO NPI 4 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 NPI. 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 OP, AIMCO-GP, Inc.,
AIMCO/IPT, AIMCO IPLP, L.P., the General Partner and the Aimco
Subsidiary, as well as a biographical summary of the experience
of such persons for the past five years or more, are set forth
in Annex E attached hereto and are incorporated in
this information statement/prospectus by reference. During the
last five years, none of Aimco, Aimco-GP, AIMCO/IPT, Inc., AIMCO
IPLP, L.P., Aimco OP, NPI or the General Partner nor, to the
best of their knowledge, any of the persons listed in
Annex E 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 in Annex H,
Annex I, and Annex J to this information
statement/prospectus. See Where You Can Find Additional
Information.
The following chart represents the organizational structure of
the Aimco Entities:
33
INFORMATION
ABOUT NATIONAL PROPERTY INVESTORS 4
National Property Investors 4 is a California limited
partnership organized in July 1980. During 1981, NPI commenced a
public offering for the sale of 70,000 limited partnership
units. A total of 60,005 units of the limited partnership
were issued for $500 each, for an aggregate capital contribution
of $30,002,500. In addition, the general partner contributed a
total of $1,000 to NPI. Since its initial offering, NPI has not
received, nor are limited partners required to make, additional
capital contributions. NPIs partnership agreement provides
that the partnership is to terminate on December 31, 2022
unless terminated prior to such date. The General Partner is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Aimco.
NPI was organized for the purpose of operating and holding real
estate properties for investment. At March 31, 2011, NPI
owned and operated one property, the Village of Pennbrook
Apartments, a 722 unit apartment project located in Falls
Township, Pennsylvania.
The average annual rental rates for each of the five years ended
December 31, 2010 for the property are as follows:
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Average Annual Rental Rates
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Property
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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Village of Pennbrook Apartments
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$
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11,385/unit
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$
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11,812/unit
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$
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12,030/unit
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$
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11,905/unit
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$
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11,515/unit
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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:
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Average Occupancy
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For the Nine Months
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Ended September 30,
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For the Years Ended December 31,
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Property
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2011
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2010
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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Village of Pennbrook Apartments
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96
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96
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96
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92
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96
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95
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97
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The real estate industry is highly competitive. NPIs
property is subject to competition from other residential
apartment complexes in the area. The General Partner believes
that the property is adequately insured. The property is an
apartment complex which leases units for terms of one year or
less. No tenant leases 10% or more of the available rental space.
In February 2009, the Village of Pennbrook Apartments incurred
damages as a result of heavy rain. The property suffered damages
of approximately $15,000. Insurance proceeds of approximately
$15,000 were received during the year ended December 31,
2009 to cover the damages. After writing off the fully
depreciated cost of the damaged assets, NPI recognized a
casualty gain of approximately $15,000 for the year ended
December 31, 2009.
In February 2010, the Village of Pennbrook Apartments
experienced damages from a snow storm of approximately $11,000.
During the year ended December 31, 2010, NPI received
insurance proceeds of approximately $9,000. NPI recognized a
casualty gain of approximately $9,000 during the year ended
December 31, 2010 as the associated assets were fully
depreciated.
In April 2010, the Village of Pennbrook Apartments experienced
damages from a fire. The estimated damages were approximately
$44,000. During the year ended December 31, 2010, NPI
received insurance proceeds of approximately $37,000 to cover
the damages. After writing off the fully depreciated cost of the
damaged assets, NPI recognized a casualty gain of approximately
$37,000 during the year ended December 31, 2010.
During the year ended December 31, 2010, NPI completed
approximately $617,000 of capital improvements at the Village of
Pennbrook Apartments, consisting primarily of construction
related to the casualties discussed above, building improvements
and appliance, water heater, air conditioning unit and floor
covering replacements. These improvements were funded from
operating cash flow. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2011, NPI completed approximately $358,000 of
capital improvements at the Village of Pennbrook Apartments,
consisting primarily of building improvements gutters and air
conditioning unit, appliance, water heater and floor covering
replacements. These improvements were funded from operating cash
flow. NPI regularly evaluates the
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capital improvement needs of the property. While NPI has no
material commitments for property improvements and replacements,
certain routine capital expenditures are anticipated during the
remainder of 2011. Such capital expenditures will depend on the
physical condition of the property as well as anticipated cash
flow generated by the property. The property is in good
condition, subject to normal depreciation and deterioration as
is typical for assets of this type and age.
Capital expenditures will be incurred only if cash is available
from operations, NPI reserves or advances from Aimco OP,
although Aimco OP does not have an obligation to fund such
advances. To the extent that capital improvements are completed,
NPIs distributable cash flow, if any, may be adversely
affected at least in the short term.
The following table sets forth certain information relating to
the mortgages encumbering the Village of Pennbrook Apartments at
September 30, 2011:
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Balance
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September 30,
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Interest
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2011
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mortgage
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24,793
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7.06
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360 months
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09/01/21
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$
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19,515
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2nd
mortgage
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12,905
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6.32
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360 months
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09/01/21
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10,561
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mortgage
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9,617
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6.62
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09/01/21
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7,783
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$
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47,315
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$
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37,859
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See Note C Mortgage Notes Payable
to the financial statements included in Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data in NPIs
Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010 attached hereto as
Annex F for information with respect to NPIs
ability to prepay these mortgages and other specific details
about the mortgages. |
The mortgage notes payable are fixed rate mortgages that are
non-recourse and are secured by pledges of NPIs rental
property and by pledges of revenues from the rental property.
The mortgage notes payable include prepayment penalties if
repaid prior to maturity. Further, the property may not be sold
subject to existing indebtedness.
Distributions
to Limited Partners
The NPI Units are entitled to allocations of profit and loss,
and distributions, relating to NPIs interest in the
Village of Pennbrook Apartments. As of December 14, 2011,
there were 60,005 NPI Units outstanding, and Aimco OP and its
affiliates owned 47,850 of those units, or approximately 79.74%
of those units.
NPI distributed the following amounts during the years ended
December 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands except per unit
data):
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Year Ended December 31, 2010
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Year Ended December 31, 2009
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Per Limited
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Per Limited
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575
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9.48
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NPI made no distributions during the nine months ended
September 30, 2011 and 2010.
Future cash distributions will depend on the levels of net cash
generated from operations, the timing of debt maturities,
property sales
and/or
refinancings. NPIs cash available for distribution is
reviewed on a monthly basis. There can be no assurance, however,
that NPI will generate sufficient funds from operations, after
planned capital improvement expenditures and repayment of
amounts due to affiliates, to permit any distributions to its
partners in the remainder of 2011 or subsequent periods.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
NPI has no employees and depends on the General Partner and its
affiliates for the management and administration of all
partnership activities. The NPI partnership agreement provides
that the General Partner and its affiliates receive certain
payments for services and reimbursement of certain expenses
incurred on behalf of NPI.
The NPI partnership agreement also provides that the General
Partner and its affiliates receive 5% of gross receipts from
NPIs property as compensation for providing property
management services. NPI paid to such affiliates approximately
$445,000 for each of the years ended December 31, 2010 and
2009, and approximately $339,000 and $335,000 for each of the
nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Affiliates of the General Partner charged NPI for reimbursement
of accountable administrative expenses amounting to
approximately $126,000 and $183,000 for the years ended
December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. A portion of
these reimbursements for these periods are for construction
management services provided by an affiliate of the General
Partner of approximately $43,000 and $102,000 for the years
ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At
December 31, 2010, approximately $35,000 of accountable
administrative expenses were owed by NPI to affiliates of the
General Partner.
Affiliates of the General Partner charged NPI for reimbursement
of accountable administrative expenses amounting to
approximately $67,000 and $89,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. A portion of
these reimbursements for these periods are for construction
management services provided by an affiliate of the General
Partner of approximately $10,000 and $27,000 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. At
September 30, 2011, approximately $84,000 of accountable
administrative expenses were owed by NPI to affiliates of the
General Partner.
For services relating to the administration of NPI and operation
of NPIs property, the General Partner is entitled to
receive payment for non-accountable expenses up to a maximum of
$100,000 per year based upon the number of NPI Units sold,
subject to certain limitations. The General Partner received
approximately $19,000 from NPI for the year ended
December 31, 2009. No such reimbursements were made during
the year ended December 31, 2010 or during the nine months
ended September 30, 2011 or 2010.
In addition to the amounts discussed above, as compensation for
services rendered in managing NPI, the General Partner is
entitled to receive a Partnership Management Fee in conjunction
with distributions of cash flows from operations, subject to
certain limitations. During the year ended December 31,
2009, approximately $31,000 was paid in conjunction with the
distributions from operations. There were no such fees paid in
the year ended December 31, 2010 or during the nine months
ended September 30, 2011 or 2010, as there were no
distributions from operations during those periods.
Under the terms of NPIs partnership agreement, upon the
sale of NPIs property, the General Partner is entitled to
an incentive compensation fee equal to a percentage of the
difference between the sale price of the property and the
appraised value of the property at February 1, 1992.
Payment of the incentive compensation fee is subordinate to the
receipt by the limited partners, of: (a) distributions from
sales or refinancing transaction proceeds of an amount equal to
the net tangible asset value of NPI at December 31, 1991,
and (b) distributions from all sources (sales or
refinancing transactions as well as cash flow) of an amount
equal to six percent (6%) per annum cumulative, non-compounded,
on the net tangible asset value of NPI at December 31,
1991. Prior to 2009, these preferences were met. The amount of
this fee was deducted in determining the amount of the merger
consideration as described in The Merger
Agreement Determintion of Merger Consideration.
NPI may receive advances of funds from Aimco OP, an affiliate of
the General Partner, although Aimco OP is not obligated to fund
such advances. During the years ended December 31, 2010 and
2009, the Partnership received advances of approximately
$655,000 and $566,000 respectively, from Aimco OP to fund
operations at the Village of Pennbrook Apartments. During the
nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the
Partnership received advances of approximately $485,000 and
$559,000 respectively, from Aimco OP to fund the payment of real
estate taxes and operations at the Village of Pennbrook
Apartments. The advances bear interest at the prime rate plus 2%
(5.25% at September 30, 2011) per annum. Interest
expense was approximately $31,000 and $10,000 for the years
ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Interest
expense was approximately $14,000 and $21,000 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2010 and
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2009, NPI repaid $641,000 and $71,000, respectively, of
advances and accrued interest. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2011 and 2010, NPI repaid $480,000 and
$246,000 respectively of principal and accrued interest. At
September 30, 2011, the total advances and accrued interest
owed to Aimco OP was approximately $569,000. At
December 31, 2010, the total advances and accrued interest
owed to Aimco OP was approximately $550,000. NPI may receive
additional advances of funds from Aimco OP although Aimco OP is
not obligated to provide such advances.
NPI 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. NPI
insures its property above the Aimco limits through insurance
policies obtained by Aimco from insurers unaffiliated with the
General Partner. During the years ended December 31, 2010
and 2009, NPI was charged by Aimco and its affiliates
approximately $149,000 and $111,000, respectively, for insurance
coverage and fees associated with policy claims administration.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, NPI was
charged by Aimco and its affiliates approximately $54,000 for
hazard insurance coverage and fees associated with policy claims
administration. Additional charges will be incurred by NPI
during 2011 as other insurance policies renew later in the year.
In addition to its indirect ownership of the general partner
interests in NPI, Aimco and its affiliates owned 47,850 NPI
Units representing approximately 79.74% of the number of NPI
Units outstanding, at December 14, 2011. Pursuant to the
NPI partnership agreement, limited partners holding a majority
of the units are entitled to take action with respect to a
variety of matters that include voting on certain amendments to
the NPI partnership agreement and voting to remove the General
Partner. As a result of its ownership of 79.74% of the
outstanding NPI Units, Aimco and its affiliates are in a
position to influence all such voting decisions with respect to
NPI. However, with respect to the 26,466 NPI Units acquired on
January 19, 1996, AIMCO IPLP, L.P., an affiliate of the
General Partner and of Aimco, or AIMCO-IPLP, agreed to vote such
NPI Units: (i) against any increase in compensation payable
to the General Partner or to its affiliates; and (ii) on
all other matters submitted by it or its affiliates, in
proportion to the votes cast with respect to NPI Units not
subject to this voting restriction. Except for the foregoing, no
other limitations are imposed on AIMCO-IPLPs, Aimcos
or any other affiliates right to vote each NPI Unit held.
Although the General Partner owes fiduciary duties to NPIs
limited partners, it also owes fiduciary duties to its sole
stockholder, which is wholly-owned by Aimco. As a result, the
duties of the General Partner to NPI and its limited partners
may come into conflict with the duties of the General Partner
its sole stockholder.
Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
NPI has no directors or executive officers of its own. The names
and ages of, as well as the positions and offices held by, the
present directors and officers of the General Partner as of
September 30, 2011 are set forth in Annex E 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 relationships between or
among any officers or directors. No remuneration was paid to NPI
nor its directors or officers during the year ended
December 31, 2010 or the nine months ended
September 30, 2011.
The board of directors of the General Partner does not have a
separate audit committee. As such, the board of directors of the
General Partner 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 the General Partner with authority
over NPI 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
The General Partner owns all of the outstanding general partner
interests in NPI, which constitute 1% of the total interests in
the partnership. NPI has no directors or executive officers of
its own. The General Partner is a
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Florida corporation, which is indirectly wholly-owned by Aimco.
None of the General Partner or any of its directors or executive
officers owns any of the NPI Units. 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 NPI Units.
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Approximate
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Entity Name and Address
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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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47,850
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(2)
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79.74
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AIMCO-GP, Inc.(1)
4582 South Ulster Street,
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80237
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47,850
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79.74
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AIMCO Properties, L.P.(1)
4582 South Ulster Street,
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80237
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47,850
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79.74
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AIMCO IPLP, L.P.(3)
4582 South Ulster Street,
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80237
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36,977
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61.62
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AIMCO/IPT, Inc.(3)
4582 South Ulster Street,
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80237
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36,977
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61.62
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IPLP Acquisition I, LLC(5)
4582 South Ulster Street,
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80237
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4,452
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7.42
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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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AIMCO Properties, L.P., AIMCO-GP, Inc. and Apartment Investment
and Management Company share voting and dispositive power over
47,850 NPI Units, representing approximately 79.74% of such
units. AIMCO-GP, Inc. holds its NPI 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 NPI
Units held by AIMCO-GP, Inc. Apartment Investment and Management
Company may be deemed the beneficial owner of the NPI 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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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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AIMCO IPLP, L.P. and AIMCO/IPT, Inc. share voting and
dispositive power over 36,977 NPI Units, representing
approximately 61.62% of the class, including the 4,452 NPI Units
held by IPLP Acquisition I, LLC. |
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IPLP Acquisition I, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
AIMCO IPLP, L.P. |
Additional
Information
For additional information about NPI and its property and
operating data related to this property, see NPIs Annual
Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010, attached hereto as
Annex F and NPIs Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, attached hereto
as Annex G.
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THE
TRANSACTIONS
Background
of the Transactions
The General Partner regularly evaluates NPIs property by
considering various factors, such as NPIs financial
position and real estate and capital markets conditions. The
General Partner 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 by the General
Partner to sell, refinance, upgrade with capital improvements or
hold NPIs property.
After taking into account the foregoing considerations, in July
2009, NPI entered into a purchase and sale contract with a third
party to sell the Village of Pennbrook Apartments. This purchase
and sale contract was terminated by the parties in the August
2009. The amount of the overall purchase price for the Village
of Pennbrook Apartments under the July 2009 terminated purchase
and sale contract was $62,010,000. In July 2010, NPI solicited
preliminary offers from third parties interested in acquiring
the Village of Pennbrook Apartments. NPI received non-binding
preliminary offers that ranged from approximately $55,000,000 to
approximately $64,000,000. The General Partner determined at the
time that those offers were not acceptable, and was unable to
find a third party buyer that was willing to buy the property at
a price that was acceptable to the General Partner.
During January 2011, officers of the General Partner, who are
also officers of Aimco, met several times to discuss strategic
alternatives for NPI and its property. During these meetings,
they considered the costs of maintaining NPIs current
ownership structure, including audit, tax and SEC reporting
costs, given Aimco OPs ownership of 79.74% of the NPI
Units. The participants also noted that NPI has been operating
at a loss for two of the last three years. Since January 1,
2009, Aimco OP has advanced approximately $1,222,000 to NPI to
help fund NPIs operating expenses (and NPI has repaid
Aimco OP approximately $962,000 of such advances during such
period). In light of the amounts already owed to Aimco OP, and
NPIs continuing losses, the officers concluded that
additional loans from Aimco OP would be unlikely.
After considering all of these factors, the General Partner
agreed to explore the possibility of Aimco OP acquiring the
Village of Pennbrook Apartments through a transaction that would
provide the unaffiliated limited partners with the opportunity
to defer taxable gain through an exchange of NPI Units for
OP Units.
During January and February of 2011, the General Partners
management sought advice from outside counsel to determine
whether a transaction would be feasible that would result in
Aimco OPs ownership of the Village of Pennbrook 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. The General Partner engaged KTR on February 11,
2011 to appraise the Village of Pennbrook Apartments. KTR
delivered the appraisal for the Village of Pennbrook Apartments
on March 17, 2011. Pursuant to this appraisal, KTR valued
the property at $65,800,000 as of March 9, 2011.
Over the following weeks, the General Partners management
reviewed the appraisal report and discussed both KTRs
assumptions and its valuation of the property and determined
that KTRs assumptions were reasonable and the valuation
appropriate. As part of their review, they considered the
fiduciary duties owed by the General Partner 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
$47.6 million.
In April and May 2011, the General Partners management
further discussed with outside counsel the possibility of
pursuing a transaction that would result in Aimcos
ownership of the Village of Pennbrook Apartments. In connection
with these discussions, Aimco OP and the General Partner agreed
that, if they were to pursue such a transaction, they should
consider retaining an independent financial advisor to opine as
to the fairness of such transaction to the unaffiliated limited
partners of NPI. Aimco OP and the General Partner, together with
outside counsel, conducted interviews with representatives of
Duff & Phelps and two other financial advisory firms.
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On June 8, 2011, at the request of Aimco OP and the General
Partner, KTR delivered an updated appraisal for the Village of
Pennbrook Apartments, pursuant to which it valued the property
at $66,000,000, as of June 1, 2011. The General
Partners management reviewed and discussed the updated
appraisal report and calculated the merger consideration 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 merger and for other
possible merger transactions. In the following weeks,
Duff & Phelps had due diligence calls with the General
Partners management and received due diligence materials
in response to its diligence requests.
On July 28, 2011, Duff & Phelps delivered its
written opinion to the general partners of Aimco OP and NPI to
the effect that, as of July 28, 2011, and based on and
subject to the various 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 $195.27 per unit is fair,
from a financial point of view, to the unaffiliated limited
partners of NPI.
On July 28, 2011, the General Partner considered the
amendment, conversion and merger and decided to approve the
merger agreement and amendment that provided consideration of
$195.27 per unit, payable in cash or OP Units. Before doing so,
the General Partner and the Aimco Entities considered a number
of possible alternatives to the proposed transactions, as
described in greater detail in this information
statement/prospectus. However, the General Partner and the Aimco
Entities ultimately determined that the proposed amendment,
conversion and merger are in the best interests of NPI and its
unaffiliated limited partners that hold NPI Units. On
July 28, 2011, NPI, Aimco OP and the Aimco Subsidiary
entered into the merger agreement.
Also on July 28, 2011, Aimco and Aimco OP filed with the
SEC a registration statement relating to the merger
transactions. In addition, the Aimco Entities made certain other
filings required in connection with the merger transactions.
From August through December 2011, Aimco and Aimco OP responded
to SEC comments and revised the registration statement.
On September 20, 2011, the General Partners
management met to discuss the transactions and the valuation of
NIPs property. On October 4, 2011, the General
Partners management met again to discuss the timing of the
transactions and considered updating the valuations of
NPIs property. On November 18, 2011, the General
Partner engaged KTR 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 2, 2011, KTR delivered an updated appraisal for
the Village of Pennbrook Apartments, pursuant to which it valued
the property at $66,400,000 as of December 1, 2011. Aimco
OP and the General Partner reviewed and discussed the updated
appraisal report and calculated the equity value of the NPI
Units based on the updated appraisal, NPIs updated
financial position and the updated mark-to-market adjustment of
the mortgage debt encumbering NPIs property. This
calculation resulted in a decrease of the equity value of the
NPI Units from $195.27 per NPI Unit to $167.15 per NPI Unit.
On December 19, 2011, Duff & Phelps delivered its
updated written opinion to the boards of directors of Aimco, and
the general partners of Aimco OP and NPI, 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 $167.15 per NPI Unit is fair, from a financial
point of view, to the unaffiliated limited partners of NPI.
On December 19, 2011, the General Partner and the general
partner of Aimco OP approved an amendment and restatement of the
merger agreement that provides for consideration of $167.15 per
NPI Unit, payable in cash or OP Units. On December 19,
2011, NPI, Aimco OP and the Aimco Subsidiary entered into the
amended and restated agreement and plan of conversion and merger.
Amendment
to Partnership Agreement
Prior to consummating the transactions contemplated by the
merger agreement, NPIs partnership agreement will be
amended to (i) eliminate the prohibition on transactions
between NPI, on the one hand, and its general partners and their
affiliates, on the other, and (ii) authorize the General
Partner to complete the conversion and
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merger described below without any further action by the limited
partners. The proposed amendment to NPIs partnership
agreement is included in this information statement/prospectus
as Annex B.
Determination
of Merger Consideration
In the merger, each NPI Unit outstanding immediately prior to
consummation of the merger will be converted into the right to
receive, at the election of the holder of such NPI Unit, either
$167.15 in cash or equivalent value in OP Units, except in
those jurisdictions where the law prohibits the offer of
OP Units in this transaction (or registration or
qualification would be prohibitively costly). Because Aimco
indirectly owns the General Partner, the merger consideration
has not been determined in an arms-length negotiation. In
order to arrive at a fair consideration, KTR, an independent
real estate appraisal firm, was engaged to perform a complete
appraisal of NPIs sole property, the Village of Pennbrook
Apartments. 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 NPI Units is greater than the General
Partners estimate of the proceeds that would be available
for distribution to limited partners (following the repayment of
debt and other liabilities of NPI) if the property was sold at a
price equal to its appraised value. The General Partner 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 $16,946,500 as
of October 31, 2011. The General Partner calculated the
equity of the partnership by (i) adding to the appraised
value the value of any other non-real estate assets of NPI that
would not be included in the appraisal; and (ii) deducting
all liabilities, including the market value of mortgage debt,
debt owed to the General Partner or its affiliates, accounts
payable and accrued expenses and certain other costs. The amount
of liabilities deducted includes an estimate of $288,800 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 $167.15.
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Appraised value of the Village of Pennbrook Apartments
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$
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66,400,000
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Plus: Cash and cash equivalents
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213,918
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Plus: Other assets
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679,270
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Less: Mortgage debt, including accrued interest
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(47,525,843
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)
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Less:
Mark-to-market
adjustment(1)
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(6,749,131
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)
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Less: Loans from affiliates of the general partner
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(571,732
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)
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Less: Payables owed to the General Partner and/or affiliates
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(90,474
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)
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Less: Incentive Compensation Fee allocable to General Partner
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(1,310,100
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)
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Less: Accounts payable and accrued expenses owed to third parties
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(253,788
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)
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Less: Other liabilities(2)
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(473,307
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)
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Less: Estimated trailing payables
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(288,800
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)
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Net partnership equity
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$
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10,030,013
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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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10,030,013
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Total number of Units
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60,005
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Cash consideration per unit
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$
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167.15
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(1) |
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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 4.94%, which we believe is an
appropriate market rate based on our analysis of interest rates
for selected loans of a similar type, leverage and duration. |
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(2) |
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Consists primarily of security deposits paid by tenants of the
property. |
The number of OP Units offered per NPI 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 merger.
Although there is no public market for OP Units, after a
one-year holding period, each OP Unit is generally
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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, the General Partner 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 7.73
OP Units per NPI Unit.
Conflicts
of Interest
The General Partner is indirectly wholly-owned by Aimco.
Therefore, it has a conflict of interest with respect to the
transactions. The General Partner has fiduciary duties to its
sole stockholder, which is wholly-owned by Aimco, on the one
hand, and to NPI and its limited partners, on the other hand.
The duties of the General Partner to NPI and its limited
partners conflict with its duties to its sole stockholder, which
could result in the General Partner approving a transaction that
is more favorable to Aimco than might be the case absent such
conflict of interest. The General Partners desire to seek
the best possible terms for NPIs limited partners
conflicts with Aimcos interest in obtaining the best
possible terms for Aimco OP.
Future
Plans for the Property
After the transactions, Aimco OP will be the sole limited
partner in New NPI, and will own all of the outstanding limited
partnership interests of New NPI. The General Partner will
continue to be the General Partner of New NPI after the
transactions, and NPIs partnership agreement in effect
immediately prior to the conversion and merger will be adopted
as the partnership agreement of New NPI, 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 conversion and merger will be added; and (iii) the
name of the partnership will be National Property
Investors 4, LP. Aimco OP intends to retain the limited
partnership interests of New NPI after the conversion and
merger. After the conversion and merger, Aimco will evaluate the
capital improvement needs of the Village of Pennbrook
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 conversion and 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 Transactions
Aimco and Aimco OP will treat the transactions 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 NPIs partnership agreement
in connection with the conversion and merger. 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
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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 NPI Units in connection with
the conversion and merger. 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 D.
List of
Investors
Under NPIs partnership agreement and applicable Law, upon
written request and at the cost of the limited partner, a
limited partner who holds NPI Units has the right to receive by
mail a list of the names and addresses of the partners of NPI
and the number of units of partnership interest held by each of
them. This list may be obtained by making written request to the
NPI Equity Investment, Inc.,
c/o Eagle
Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC, 12 Commerce Drive, Cranford,
New Jersey 07016, or by fax at
(908) 497-2349.
Expenses
and Fees and Source of Funds
The costs of planning and implementing the transactions,
including the cash merger consideration and the preparation of
this information statement/prospectus, will be borne by Aimco OP
without regard to whether the transactions are effectuated. The
estimated amount of these costs is approximately $2,479,600
(assuming all limited partners elect to receive the cash merger
consideration). Aimco OP is paying for the costs of the
transactions 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 amendment of the partnership agreement
of NPI, the merger agreement, the conversion and the merger must
be approved by the General Partner and a majority of the limited
partnership units. The General Partner has determined that the
amendment, the merger agreement, the conversion and the merger
are advisable and in the best interests of NPI and its limited
partners and has approved the amendment, the merger agreement,
the conversion and the merger. Each NPI Unit is entitled to one
vote. As of December 14, 2011, there were issued and
outstanding 60,005 NPI Units, and Aimco OP and its affiliates
owned 47,850 of those units, or approximately 79.74% of the
outstanding NPI Units. As more fully described herein, 26,466 of
the NPI Units owned by an affiliate of the General Partner are
subject to a voting restriction, which requires such NPI Units
to be voted in proportion to the votes cast with respect to NPI
Units not subject to this voting restriction. The General
Partners affiliates have indicated that they will vote all
of their NPI Units that are not subject to this restriction,
21,384 NPI Units or approximately 35.64% of the outstanding NPI
Units, in favor of the amendment, the merger agreement, the
conversion and the merger. As a result, affiliates of the
General Partner will vote a total of 38,258 NPI Units, or
approximately 63.76% of the outstanding NPI Units, in favor of
the amendment, the merger agreement, the conversion and the
merger. 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 amendment, the merger
agreement, the conversion and the merger on or
about ,
2011. As a result, approval of the amendment, the merger
agreement, the conversion and the merger 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 the conversion and merger.
The
Transactions
NPI has entered into an agreement and plan of conversion and
merger with the Aimco Subsidiary and Aimco OP. The merger
agreement amends and restates a prior merger agreement to
reflect a decrease in the merger consideration from $195.27 per
NPI Unit to $167.15 per NPI Unit. Pursuant to the merger
agreement, there will be a conversion of NPI from a California
limited partnership to a Delaware limited partnership, followed
by a merger.
Conversion of NPI into New NPI. First, NPI
will be converted from a California limited partnership into a
Delaware limited partnership. In the conversion, each NPI Unit
will be converted into an identical unit of limited partnership
in New NPI and the general partnership interest in NPI now held
by the General Partner will be converted into a general
partnership interest in New NPI. NPIs partnership
agreement in effect immediately prior to the conversion will be
adopted as the partnership agreement of New NPI, 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 conversion and the merger will be
added; and (iii) the name of the partnership will be
National Property Investors 4, LP.
Merger of the Aimco Subsidiary with and into New
NPI. Second, the Aimco Subsidiary will be merged
with and into New NPI, with New NPI as the surviving entity. In
the merger, each NPI Unit outstanding immediately prior to
consummation of the merger will be converted into the right to
receive, at the election of the holder of such NPI Unit, either
$167.15 in cash or equivalent value in OP Units (calculated
by dividing $167.15 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
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 $167.15 in cash for each NPI Unit.
Each holder of NPI Units must make the same election (cash or OP
Units) for all of his or her NPI Units.
In the merger, Aimco OPs interest in the Aimco Subsidiary
will be converted into limited partnership interests of New NPI.
After the merger, Aimco OP will be the sole limited partner of
New NPI, and will own all of the outstanding limited partnership
interest of New NPI. The General Partner will continue to serve
as the general partner of the surviving entity. The agreement of
limited partnership of New NPI, as in effect immediately prior
to the consummation of the merger, will be the agreement of
limited partnership of the surviving entity after the merger,
until thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions
thereof and applicable law.
Conditions
to Obligations to Complete the Transactions
None of the parties to the merger agreement will be required to
consummate the conversion or the merger 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 conversion and
merger may be abandoned, at any time prior to consummation of
the conversion or the merger, without liability to any party to
the merger agreement, by NPI, 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 NPI or the member of the
Aimco Subsidiary.
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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 conversion or merger
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 NPIs partnership agreement
in connection with the conversion and merger. 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 NPI Units in connection with
the conversion and merger. 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 D.
Election
Forms
Within ten days after the effective time of the merger, Aimco OP
will prepare and mail to the former holders of NPI Units an
election form pursuant to which they can elect to receive cash
or OP Units. Each holder of NPI Units must make the same
election (cash or OP Units) for all of his or her NPI Units.
Former holders of NPI 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 NPI Units may also use the election form to elect to receive,
in lieu of the merger consideration, the appraised value of
their NPI 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
transactions 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 transactions, 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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Units
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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: (1) 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;
(2) to reflect the admission, substitution or withdrawal of
partners or the termination of Aimco OP in accordance with the
partnership agreement; (3) 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; (4) 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; (5) to reflect such changes as are reasonably
necessary for Aimco to maintain its status as a REIT; and
(6) 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;
(ii) 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 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 13, 2011, the closing price of the Aimco
common stock on the NYSE was $20.94. The following table shows
the high and low reported sales prices and dividends paid per
share of Aimcos common stock in the periods indicated.
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December 31, 2011 (through December 14, 2011)
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$
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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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$
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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, 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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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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N/A
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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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$
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0.485
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$
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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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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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N/A
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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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$
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0.4925
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$
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25.00
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N/A
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Class Z Cumulative Preferred Stock
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4,800,000
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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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N/A
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Series A Community Reinvestment Act Perpetual Preferred
Stock(1)
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240
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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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N/A
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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
any, to the redemption date. |
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 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
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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 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 (1) declaring or paying or
setting apart for payment any dividend or distribution on any
shares of Parity Stock or (2) 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 in the table 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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July 31, 2008
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100
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Class U Cumulative Preferred Stock
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March 24, 2009
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100
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Class V Cumulative Preferred Stock
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September 29, 2009
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100
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Class Y Cumulative Preferred Stock
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December 21, 2009
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100
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Class Z Cumulative Preferred Stock
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July 29, 2016
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100
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Series A Community Reinvestment Act Perpetual Preferred
Stock
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June 30, 2011
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100
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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.
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 (1) 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 (2) 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; 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 12.0% 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
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
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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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OP Units
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Common Stock
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Nature of Investment
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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 common stock.
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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.
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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 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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OP Units
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Common Stock
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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 common stock
for each OP Unit, subject to adjustment as provided in the
partnership agreement.
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COMPARISON
OF NPI UNITS AND AIMCO OP UNITS
The rights of NPI limited partners are currently governed by the
California Act and the NPI partnership agreement. The rights of
the limited partners of Aimco OP are currently governed by the
Delaware Act and the Aimco OP partnership agreement.
The information below highlights a number of the significant
differences between NPI Units and OP Units. These
comparisons are intended to assist NPI limited partners in
understanding how their investment will be changed after
completion of the transactions, if they elect to receive
OP Units in lieu of cash with respect to the merger.
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OP Units
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Nature of Investment
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The NPI Units constitute equity interests entitling each partner
to his or her pro rata share of distributions to be made to the
partners of NPI.
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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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With limited exceptions, under the NPI partnership agreement,
upon the vote of a majority in units of all limited partners
(other than the original limited partner), the limited partners
may make amendments to NPIs partnership agreement. Other
than the original limited partner, the limited partners holding
a majority of units may remove the general partner and elect a
successor general partner. If the general partner withdraws or
is otherwise removed, the general partner elected in place
thereof may elect to carry on the business of NPI. An affiliate
of the general partner of NPI currently owns a majority of each
series of NPIs 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.
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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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Cash from operations, cash from sales or refinancing and cash
from property reserve account will be distributed to each
partner (and, in the case of cash from sales or refinancing and
cash from property reserve account in the order of priority set
forth in the NPI partnership agreement) unless (i) NPI is
restricted from making distributions under the terms of notes,
mortgages or other types of debt obligations which it may issue
or assume in conjunction with borrowed funds, or (ii) the
general partner determines, in its absolute discretion, that a
restriction or suspension of distributions is in the best
interests of NPI. 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 NPIs 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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Liquidity and Transferability/Redemption
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There is a limited market for the NPI Units and the NPI 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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Under the NPI partnership agreement, holders of NPI Units have
the right, subject to certain exceptions, to assign five or more
NPI Units by means of a written instrument, the terms of which
are not in contravention of any of the provisions of the NPI
partnership agreement and which instrument has been duly
executed by the assignor of such NPI Units. Any assignment of
NPI Units must be made in compliance with the then applicable
rules of any applicable governmental authority. Notwithstanding
the above, no partner may make an assignment of any NPI Units if
the NPI Units sought to be assigned, when added to the
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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
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total of all other NPI Units assigned within the period of 12
consecutive months prior to the proposed date of assignment,
would result in the termination of the partnership under the
Internal Revenue Code. No assignee of a limited partners
interest may become a substituted limited partner unless
(a) a duly executed and acknowledged written instrument of
assignment covering no less than five NPI Units (subject to
certain exceptions) has been filed with NPI, which instrument
specifies the number of NPI Units being assigned and sets forth
the intention of the assignor that the assignee succeed to the
assignors interest as a substituted limited partner,
(b) the assignor and assignee execute and acknowledge such
other instruments as the general partner deems necessary or
desirable to effect the substitution, including the written
acceptance and adoption by the assignee of the provisions of the
NPI partnership agreement and delivery to the general partner of
a special power of attorney, (c) the written consent of the
general partner to the substitution is obtained, which consent
may be granted or denied in the general partners absolute
discretion, (d) a transfer fee not to exceed $50 has been
paid to NPI to cover all reasonable expenses connected with the
substitution, and (e) the assignment provisions of the NPI
partnership agreement have been complied with. Unauthorized
assignments and transfers are void ab initio. The NPI
partnership agreement contains no redemption rights.
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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 common stock
for each OP Unit, subject to adjustment as provided in the
partnership agreement.
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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
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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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obligation of good faith and fair dealing. The NPI limited
partnership agreement does not limit or enhance the fiduciary
duties provided by California law.
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The NPI partnership agreement provides that the general partners
shall not employ or permit another to employ the partnership
funds or assets in any manner except for the exclusive benefit
of the partnership.
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NPI was organized for the purpose of operating income- producing
residential real estate. In general, the General Partner
regularly evaluates NPIs property by considering various
factors, such as the partnerships financial position and
real estate and capital markets conditions. The General Partner
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 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 the General Partner to sell, refinance,
upgrade with capital improvements or hold the 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
NPI. NPI has no employees and depends on the
General Partner and its affiliates for the management and
administration of all partnership activities. The NPI
partnership agreement provides that the General Partner and its
affiliates receive 5% of gross receipts from all of NPIs
properties as compensation for providing property management
services, and also provides that the General Partner and its
affiliates receive certain payments for other services and
reimbursement of certain expenses incurred on behalf of NPI.
In addition, under the NPI partnership agreement,
(i) Adjusted Cash From Operations (as defined in the NPI
partnership agreement) is distributed as follows: ninety-nine
percent to the limited partners and one percent to the General
Partner, and (ii) Cash From Sales or Refinancings and Cash
from Property Reserve Account (each as defined in the NPI
partnership agreement) is distributed in the following order of
priority: (w) first, to the holders of NPI Units in
proportion to their interest in NPI, an amount equal to the Net
Tangible Asset Value (as defined in the NPI partnership
agreement); (x) second, to the General Partner in an amount
equal to all or any part of any Incentive Compensation Fee (as
defined in the NPI partnership agreement) due and owing as
provided in the NPI partnership agreement, (y) third, to
the holders of NPI Units, in an amount when added to all prior
distributions, including any distributions to holders of the NPI
Units prior to August 28, 1992 and the amount distributed
pursuant to paragraph (w) above, that shall be equal to 10%
per annum cumulative on the NPI Unit holders Adjusted
Invested Capital (as defined in the NPI partnership agreement)
commencing at the time each NPI Unit holder was admitted to the
partnership, and (z) fourth, with respect to the remainder,
1% to the general partner and 99% to the holders.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, NPI may be restricted from making
distributions under the terms of notes, mortgages or other types
of debt obligations which it may issue or assume in conjunction
with borrowed funds, and distributions may also be restricted or
suspended in circumstances when the General Partner determines,
in its absolute discretion, that such action is in the best
interests of NPI.
A description of the compensation paid to the General Partner
and its affiliates during the years ended December 31, 2010
and 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and
2010 can be found under the heading Information About
National Property Investors 4 Certain Relationships
and Related Transactions in this information
statement/prospectus. In addition, for more information, see
Note B Transactions with Affiliated
Parties in the notes to the financial statements appearing
in NPIs 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 the notes to the financial statements appearing
in NPIs 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 transactions, and the material
U.S. Federal income tax considerations related to an
investment in OP Units and Aimco stock. This discussion is
based upon the Internal Revenue Code, the 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 Non-U.S. Holders 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
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 a person
who, or that, is:
1) a citizen or resident of the United States, including an
alien 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;
2) 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;
3) an estate, the income of which is subject to United
States federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
4) 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.
As used herein, a
Non-U.S. Holder
means a person who, or 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.
Summary
of Federal Income Tax Opinion
Hogan Lovells US LLP has acted as Aimcos counsel in
connection with the transactions, and has issued a tax opinion
to the effect that for U.S. federal income tax purposes,
and subject to the exceptions and qualifications set forth in
the opinion: (i) the conversion of NPI to New NPI will not
result in the recognition of taxable gain to holders of NPI
Units who are U.S. Holders; (ii) the holders of NPI
Units who are U.S. holders that receive solely cash in the
merger of the Aimco Subsidiary with and into New NPI will
recognize taxable gain or loss upon the receipt of such cash;
and (iii) the holders of NPI Units who are
U.S. Holders that receive solely OP Units in the
merger of Aimco Subsidiary with and into New NPI will generally
not recognize taxable gain or loss upon the receipt of such
OP Units.
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United
States Federal Income Tax Consequences Relating to the
Transactions
Tax
Consequences of the Conversion of NPI to New NPI (the
Redomestication)
New NPI, the Delaware partnership, will be considered a
continuation of NPI, the California partnership for tax
purposes. NPI will not recognize gain as a result of the
conversion. New NPI will have the same federal identification
number as that of NPI and will have the same tax basis, holding
period, and depreciation method for each of its assets as that
of NPI. The partners of NPI will not recognize any gain from the
conversion of NPI to New NPI. The bases of the partners in New
NPI will be equal to their bases in NPI, and their holding
periods in their units in New NPI will be the same as their
holding periods in the NPI units. Aimco believes that completion
of the Redomestication will not result in any tax consequences
to the limited partners of NPI.
Tax
Consequences of the Merger between New NPI and the Aimco
Subsidiary
When the assets or operations of two partnerships such as New
NPI and Aimco OP are combined in a transaction pursuant to which
one of the partnerships ceases to exist as a partnership (the
terminated partnership) for U.S. Federal income
tax purposes, and the members of the terminated partnership
become members of the surviving partnership (the resulting
partnership), that combined transaction is generally
treated as a partnership merger.
In general, New NPI would be treated as contributing all of its
assets, and assigning all of its liabilities, to Aimco OP in
exchange for interests in Aimco OP and any other consideration
issued by Aimco OP in connection with the transaction, including
cash or an assumption of liability, which may result in gain
recognition under the rules described below. Immediately
thereafter, New NPI is treated as distributing all of its assets
to its partners in complete liquidation.
Tax
Consequences of the Merger between New NPI and the Aimco
Subsidiary to Aimco and the Aimco Entities
Aimco and the Aimco Entities (other than Aimco OP, which is
discussed separately, above) are not expected to recognize any
gain or loss on the transaction.
Tax
Consequences of the Transaction to New NPI, Aimco OP, and
Aimco
When the assets or operations of two partnerships such as New
NPI and Aimco OP are combined in a transaction pursuant to which
one of the partnerships (New NPI) ceases to exist as a
partnership (the terminated partnership) for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, and the members of the
terminated partnership become members of the surviving
partnership (i.e., AIMCO OP), that combined transaction is
generally treated as a partnership merger.
In general, New NPI would be treated as contributing all of its
assets, and assigning all of its liabilities, to Aimco OP in
exchange for interests in Aimco OP and any other consideration
issued by Aimco OP in connection with the transaction, including
cash or an assumption of liability, which may result in gain
recognition under the rules described below. Immediately
thereafter, New NPI is treated as distributing all of its assets
to its partners in complete liquidation.
Aimco is not expected to recognize any gain or loss on the
transaction.
Tax
Consequences of Exchanging NPI Units Solely for
Cash
For U.S. Federal income tax purposes, any payment of cash
for NPI Units will be treated as a sale of such NPI Units by
such holder. Each such holder of NPI Units who accepts cash must
explicitly agree and consent to treat the payment of cash for
NPI Units as a sale of such units to Aimco OP, in accordance
with the terms of the merger agreement.
If a holder of NPI 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 NPI Units sold. The amount
realized with respect to a NPI Unit will be equal to the
sum of the amount
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of cash such holder receives for his units plus the amount of
liabilities of New NPI allocable to such NPI Units as determined
under section 752 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Tax
Consequences of Exchanging NPI Units Solely for OP
Units
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, a holder of NPI Units
receiving OP Units in the merger will be treated as
receiving the OP Units pursuant to a distribution in
complete liquidation of such holders interest in New NPI.
The merger will not result in the recognition of taxable gain or
loss at the time of the merger to a holder of NPI Units who
receives only OP Units in exchange for its NPI Units and:
1. who is a U.S. Holder.
2. who does not exercise its redemption right with respect
to OP Units during the two-year period beginning on the day
after the merger becomes effective;
3. who does not receive a cash distribution in connection
with the partnership merger, or a deemed cash distribution
resulting from relief from liabilities or a deemed relief from
liabilities, including as a result of the prepayment of
indebtedness of New NPI in connection with or following the
merger, in excess of such holders adjusted tax basis in
its NPI Units at the time of the merger, and for purposes of
this rule, a reduction in a holder of an NPI Units share
of partnership liabilities in connection with the merger could
be treated as a transfer of money or property from Aimco OP to
the holder that gives rise to a disguised sale, even if that
reduction would not otherwise result in a taxable deemed cash
distribution in excess of the holders basis in its NPI
Units;
4. who is not required to recognize gain by reason of the
application of Section 707(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
and the Treasury Regulations thereunder to the merger, because
the merger is treated as part of a disguised sale, whether by
reason of any transactions undertaken by New NPI prior to or in
connection with the partnership merger, any debt of New NPI that
is assumed or repaid in connection with the partnership merger,
any cash or other consideration paid, or deemed paid, to a
former holder of NPI Units in connection with or subsequent to
the partnership merger, or otherwise; and
5. whose at risk amount does not fall below
zero as a result of the merger.
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 pursuant to the
merger. A U.S. Holder will generally be subject to backup
withholding at the rate of 28% with respect to payments made
pursuant to the merger unless such holder, among other
conditions, provides a correct taxpayer identification number,
certifies as to no loss of exemption from backup withholding,
and otherwise 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 merger. 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 a
Non-U.S. Holder
pursuant to the merger, 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
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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, 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 NPI Units
receiving OP Units in the merger would be required to recognize
gain or loss on the transaction. 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 limited
partnership agreement were successfully challenged by the IRS,
the 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
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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 (1) the non-pro rata portion of
such distribution over (2) the OP unitholders tax
basis in such OP unitholders share of such
Section 751 Assets deemed relinquished in the exchange.
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
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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
NPI limited partners that receive OP Units in connection
with the merger 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
Sales 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 NPI limited partners in connection with the
merger 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
following the merger transaction between Aimco OP and any OP
unitholder who receives OP Units in the current transaction
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.
For purposes of the disguised sale rules, either an assumption
of liabilities by a partnership or a transfer of properties
subject to liabilities is treated as a transfer of money or
other property from a partnership to a partner which may give
rise to a disguised sale, even if that transaction would not
otherwise result in a taxable deemed cash distribution in excess
of the partners basis. For purposes of this rule, a
reduction in a holder of an OP Units share of
partnership liabilities could be treated as a transfer of money
or property from Aimco OP to the holder that gives rise to a
disguised sale, even if that reduction would not otherwise
result in a taxable deemed cash distribution in excess of the
holders basis in its OP Units. The method of
computing the amount of any such reduction under the disguised
sale rules is different from, and generally more onerous than,
the method applied for purposes of the rules discussed above for
purposes of Section 752 of the Internal Revenue Code.
However, in connection with a contribution to a partnership that
is not otherwise treated as part of a disguised sale, neither
the assumption of qualified liabilities by a
partnership nor the acquisition by a partnership of properties
subject to qualified liabilities is treated as part
of a disguised sale. Under the disguised sale regulations, a
qualified liability includes:
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of the transfer of the property or the date a partner agrees in
writing to the transfer, as long as the liability has encumbered
the transferred property throughout the two-year period;
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a liability that was not incurred in anticipation of the
transfer of the property to a partnership, but that was incurred
by a partner within the two-year period prior to the earlier of
the date the partner agrees in writing to
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property to the partnership and that has encumbered the
transferred property since it was incurred;
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a liability that is traceable under applicable Treasury
Regulations to capital expenditures with respect to the
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a liability that was incurred in the ordinary course of the
trade or business in which property transferred to a partnership
was used or held, but only if all the assets related to that
trade or business are transferred, other than assets that are
not material to a continuation of the trade or business.
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A liability incurred within two years of the transfer is
presumed to be incurred in anticipation of the transfer unless
the facts and circumstances clearly establish that the liability
was not incurred in anticipation of the transfer. However, to
the extent that a contributing partner incurs a refinancing
liability and the proceeds thereof are allocable under the
Treasury Regulations to payments discharging all or part of any
other liability of that partner or of the partnership, the
refinancing debt is considered the same as the other liability
for purposes of the disguised sale regulations. Finally, if a
partner treats a liability incurred within two years of the
transfer as a qualified liability because the facts clearly
establish that it was not incurred in anticipation of the
transfer, such treatment must be disclosed to the Internal
Revenue Service in the manner set forth in the Treasury
Regulations addressing the disguised sale rules.
Aimco believes that all liabilities of New NPI should be
considered qualified liabilities and, thus, should not result in
recognition of gain under the disguised sale rules to those
holders of NPI Units who have held their NPI Units for at least
two years at the time of the merger of New NPI and Aimco OP.
There can be no assurance, however, that the Internal Revenue
Service would not contend otherwise. Each prospective investor
is urged to consult its 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
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 permitted to claim 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
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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.
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 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
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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 Sales 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
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,
alternative minimum taxable income 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 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 1% 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.
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Taxation
of Foreign OP Unitholders
A
Non-U.S. OP
unitholder (see the definition of
Non-U.S. Holder
above under the introductory paragraph) 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. OP
unitholder 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. OP
unitholder 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. OP
unitholder is resident for tax purposes.
Non-U.S. OP
unitholders 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. OP
unitholder is a citizen or in which such
Non-U.S. OP
unitholder 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 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 Aimco and Aimco
Stockholders Taxation of Stockholders.
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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 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 Tax Aspects of
Aimcos Investments in Partnerships
General.
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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 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 Federal income
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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 (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
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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 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 taxable REIT subsidiary 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 by 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 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
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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
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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 its 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 we should fail to satisfy the asset tests at the end of a
calendar quarter, such a failure would not cause us to lose our
REIT status if we (1) satisfied the asset tests at the
close of the preceding calendar quarter and (2) the
discrepancy between the value of our 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 our assets. If the condition described in
(2) were not satisfied, we 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
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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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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 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.
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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 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.
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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 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
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
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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 REITs in
General Taxation of Aimco 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 REITs in General
Taxation of Aimco 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 a
taxation at long term capital gains rates if the Aimco stock is
held for more than 12 months, and will be taxed at ordinary
income rates if the Aimco stock is held for 12 months 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
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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
preferred 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
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. Holders
of securities. 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. Holders
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. Holder
will be subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30%
(unless reduced by treaty and the
Non-U.S. Holder
provides appropriate documentation regarding its eligibility for
treaty benefits). In general,
Non-U.S. Holders
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. Holders
investment in Aimco stock is, or is treated as, effectively
connected with the
Non-U.S. Holders
conduct of a U.S. trade or business, the
Non-U.S. Holder
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. holder,
and the income may also be subject to the 30% branch profits tax
in the case of a
Non-U.S. Holder
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
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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. Holder
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. Holder,
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. Holder
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. Holder
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. Holder
from a REIT that are attributable to dispositions by that REIT
of assets other then 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 (1) 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 (2) the
recipient
non-U.S. Holder
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. Holder
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. Holders.
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. Holders
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. Holder
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. Holder
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.
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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. Holder
in two cases. First, if the
Non-U.S. Holders
investment in the Aimco stock is effectively connected with a
U.S. trade or business conducted by such
Non-U.S. Holder,
the
Non-U.S. Holder
will be subject to the same treatment as a U.S. stockholder
with respect to such gain. Second, if the
Non-U.S. Holder
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
(1) 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 (2) 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.
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 our stock could be required to treat a percentage of the
dividends as UBTI if we are a pension-held REIT. We
will not be a pension-held REIT unless (1) we are required
to look through one or more of our pension trust
stockholders in order to satisfy the REIT closely-held
test, and (2) either (i) one pension trust owns more
than 25% of the value of our stock, or (ii) one or more
pension trusts, each individually holding more than 10% of the
value of our stock, collectively owns more than 50% of the value
of our 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 U.S. 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
U.S. 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.
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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-U.S. 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 United States owners or
(ii) provides certain information regarding the
entitys substantial United States owners,
which Aimco will in turn provide to the Secretary of the
Treasury.
Non-U.S. Holders
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, Aimco OP, 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 proposed
transactions, including the preparation of this information
statement/prospectus, will be borne by Aimco OP without regard
to whether the transactions 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 transactions. The General Partner has
retained Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC, or the Information
Agent, to act as the information agent in connection with the
transactions. The Information Agent may contact holders of NPI
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 conversion and the merger to the
beneficial owners of NPI Units. Aimco OP will pay the
Information Agent reasonable and customary compensation for its
services in connection with the conversion and the merger, 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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113,000
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Postage Fees
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6,500
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Tax and Accounting Fees
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50,000
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Financial Advisor Fees
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49,420
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21,500
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200,000
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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
Hogan Lovells US 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 financial statements of NPI appearing in NPIs 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 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 NPI 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 NPI 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 of which this information
statement/prospectus is a part, and prior to effectiveness of
the registration statement, and (ii) after the date of this
information statement/prospectus and prior to the completion of
the offering of securities described in this information
statement/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), 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
If you would like to request documents, please do so
by ,
2011. If you request any incorporated documents from Aimco,
Aimco will mail them to you by first class mail, or another
equally prompt means, within one business day after Aimco
receives your request.
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 Conversion and Merger;
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Annex B Amendment to Partnership Agreement;
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Annex C Opinion of Duff & Phelps, LLC;
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Annex D Appraisal Rights of Limited Partners;
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Annex E Officers and Directors;
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Annex F NPIs Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010;
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Annex G NPIs 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;
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Annex I Aimco OPs Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 (excluding the report
of the independent registered public accounting firm, the
financial statements and the notes thereto);
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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; and
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References to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 are included in
NPIs 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
NPIs 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, which is included as
Annex H to this information statement/prospectus; 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 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 amendment, conversion and merger are a going
private transaction, those safe-harbor provisions do not
apply to any forward-looking statements NPI, Aimco OP or Aimco
make in connection with the amendment, conversion and merger.
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ANNEX A
Amended
and Restated Agreement and Plan of Conversion and
Merger
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF CONVERSION AND MERGER
(this Agreement), dated as of
December 19, 2011, by and among National Property Investors
4, a California limited partnership (NPI),
AIMCO NPI 4 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, NPI, the Aimco Subsidiary and Aimco
OP entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Conversion
and Merger (the Prior Agreement), and each
desire to ammend and restate the Prior Agreement as a result of
a change in the consideration to be provided in the Merger (as
defined herein); and
WHEREAS, NPI Equity Investments, Inc., the managing general
partner of NPI and New NPI (NPI Equity), has
determined that the conversion of NPI into a Delaware limited
partnership named National Property Investors 4, LP
(New NPI), and the subsequent merger of the
Aimco Subsidiary with and into New NPI, with New NPI as the
surviving entity, in each case, on the terms set forth herein,
are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of NPI and New
NPI and their respective partners; and
WHEREAS, Aimco OP is the sole member of the Aimco Subsidiary and
the sole limited partner of New NPI; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of AIMCO-GP, Inc., the general
partner of Aimco OP (AIMCO-GP), has
determined that the conversion of NPI into New NPI, and the
subsequent merger of the Aimco Subsidiary with and into New NPI,
with New NPI 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; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter this Agreement to evidence
the terms, provisions, representations, warranties, covenants
and conditions upon which the Conversion and Merger (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
Conversion. Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, NPI shall be converted into New NPI
(the Conversion), with New NPI as the
surviving entity (the First Surviving
Entity). As soon as practicable after all of the
conditions to the Conversion set forth herein have been
satisfied, NPI and New NPI shall (i) execute a certificate
of conversion and cause such certificate to be filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of California and
(ii) execute a certificate of conversion and cause such
certificate to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware. The Conversion shall become effective upon the
filing of such certificates (the First Effective
Time). At the First Effective Time, the Conversion
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 NPI 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 NPI 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 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. NPI Equity
shall be the managing general partner of the First Surviving
Entity.
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(d) Conversion of Equity Interests.
(i) Interests in NPI. Each general
partnership interest of NPI 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 NPI GP Interest). Each unit of limited
partnership interest of NPI 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 NPI Unit).
(ii) Interests in New NPI. The
interest of each partner in New NPI immediately prior to the
First Effective Time shall be cancelled.
Section 2. The
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 NPI
(the Merger and, together with the
Conversion, the Mergers), with New NPI as the
surviving entity (the Second Surviving
Entity). As soon as practicable after all of the
conditions to the Merger set forth herein have been satisfied,
New NPI shall cause to be filed a certificate of merger with
respect to the Merger with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware. The Merger shall become effective upon the filing
of such certificate (the Second Effective
Time). At the Second Effective Time, the 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 NPI 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 NPI in effect imm