piedmontscheduleto.htm
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE
TO
Tender
Offer Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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PIEDMONT
OFFICE REALTY TRUST, INC.
(Name of
Subject Company)
MPF
DEWAAY FUND 8, LLC; MPF REIT FUND 1, LLC; MPF BADGER ACQUISITION CO., LLC; LEMON
CREEK OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP; MPF SENIOR NOTE PROGRAM I AND II, LP; SCM
SPECIAL FUND 2, LP; AND MACKENZIE PATTERSON FULLER, LP
(Bidders)
SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK
(Title of
Class of Securities)
None or
unknown
(CUSIP
Number of Class of Securities)
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Copy
to:
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Christine
Simpson
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Chip
Patterson, Esq.
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MacKenzie
Patterson Fuller, LP
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MacKenzie
Patterson Fuller, LP
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1640
School Street
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1640
School Street
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Moraga,
California 94556
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Moraga,
California 94556
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(925)
631-9100 ext. 1024
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(925)
631-9100 ext. 1006
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(Name,
Address, and Telephone Number of
Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications
on Behalf of Bidder)
Calculation
of Filing Fee
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Transaction
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Amount
of
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Valuation*
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Filing Fee
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$4,000,000
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$223.20
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For
purposes of calculating the filing fee only. Assumes the
purchase of 1,000,000 Shares at a purchase price equal to $4.00 per Share
in cash
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Check
box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and
identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously
paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its
filing.
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or Registration Number:
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Party:
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Check
the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made
before the commencement of a tender offer.
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Check
the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
statement relates:
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[X]
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third
party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
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issuer
tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
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going
private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3
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amendment
to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2
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Check
the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer: [ ]
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TENDER
OFFER
This
Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO relates to the offer (the “Offer”) by: MPF
DeWaay Fund 8, LLC; MPF REIT FUND 1, LLC; MPF BADGER ACQUISITION CO., LLC; LEMON
CREEK OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP; MPF SENIOR NOTE PROGRAM I AND II, LP; SCM
Special Fund 2, LP; and MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP (collectively the
“Purchasers”) to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock (the
“Shares”) in Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Corporation”),
the subject company, at a purchase price equal to $4.00 per Share, less the
amount of any dividends declared or made with respect to the Shares between
October 26, 2009 (the “Offer Date”) and November 30, 2009, or such other date to
which this Offer may be extended (the “Expiration Date”), upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated October 26,
2009 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and the related Assignment Form, copies of which
are attached hereto as Exhibits (a)(1) and (a)(2), respectively. As
noted above, the Offer price would be subject to reduction for dividends made or
declared prior to the Expiration Date. Any dividends made or declared
after the Expiration Date, by the terms of the Offer and as set forth in the
Assignment Form, would be assigned by tendering Shareholders to the
Purchasers.
In the event of a price reduction
resulting from a Corporation dividend declared or made after the Offer Date and
before the Expiration Date, as described above, the Purchasers will file an
amendment to this Schedule TO reflecting such reduction and will, to the extent
necessary, extend the Expiration Date to assure there is a minimum ten business
day period following the amendment before the Offer expires.
Tender of Shares will include the
tender of any and all securities into which the Shares may be converted and any
securities distributed with respect to the Shares from and after the Offer
Date.
The Corporation had 103,000 holders of
record owning an aggregate of 478,900,000 Shares as of July 31, 2009, according
to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and its
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ending June 30, 2009,
respectively. The Purchasers and their affiliates currently
beneficially own 1,256,304 Shares, or 0.26% of the outstanding
Shares. The 1,000,000 Shares subject to the Offer constitute 0.21% of
the outstanding Shares. Consummation of the Offer, if all Shares
sought are tendered, would require payment by the Purchasers of up to $4,000,000
in aggregate purchase price, which the Purchasers intend to fund out of their
current working capital, unrestricted lines of credit, and binding capital
commitments.
The address of the Corporation’s
principal executive offices is 11695 Johns Creek Parkway, Ste. 350, Johns Creek,
Georgia 30097, and its phone number is (770) 418-8800.
The information in the Offer to
Purchase, including all schedules and annexes thereto, is hereby expressly
incorporated herein by reference in response to all the items of this
Statement.
Item
12. Exhibits.
(a)(1)
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Offer
to Purchase dated October 26, 2009
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(a)(2)
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Assignment
Form
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(a)(3)
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Cover
letter dated October 26, 2009
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(a)(4)
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Form
of advertisement in Investor’s Business Daily
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(b)-
(h)
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Not
applicable.
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Item
13. Information Required by
Schedule 13E-3.
Not
applicable.
SIGNATURES
After due inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
Dated: October
26, 2009
MPF
DeWaay Fund 8, LLC; MPF REIT Fund 1, LLC; MPF Badger Acquisition Co., LLC; MPF
Senior Note Program I and II, LP
By:
MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP, Manager/General Partner
By:
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/s/ Chip Patterson
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Chip
Patterson, Senior Vice President
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SCM
Special Fund 2, LP
By:
SCM-GP, LLC, General Partner
By:
Sutter Capital Management, LLC, Manager
By:
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/s/
Chip Patterson
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Chip
Patterson, Senior Vice President
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Lemon
Creek Operating Partnership, LP
By: Lemon
Creek Properties, Inc.
By:
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/s/ Chip Patterson
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Chip
Patterson, Senior Vice President
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MacKenzie
Patterson Fuller, LP
By:
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/s/ Chip Patterson
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Chip
Patterson, Senior Vice President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
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Description
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(a)(1)
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Offer
to Purchase dated October 26, 2009
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(a)(2)
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Assignment
Form
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(a)(3)
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Cover
letter dated October 26, 2009
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(a)(4)
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Form
of advertisement in Investor’s Business
Daily
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piedmontoffer.htm
OFFER TO
PURCHASE FOR CASH 1,000,000
SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK
OF
PIEDMONT
OFFICE REALTY TRUST, INC.
AT
$4.00
PER SHARE
by:
MPF
DEWAAY FUND 8, LLC; MPF REIT FUND 1, LLC; MPF BADGER ACQUISITION CO., LLC; LEMON
CREEK OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP; MPF SENIOR NOTE PROGRAM I AND II, LP; SCM
SPECIAL FUND 2, LP; AND MACKENZIE PATTERSON FULLER, LP
(collectively
the “Purchasers”)
THE
OFFER, WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS, AND PRORATION PERIOD WILL EXPIRE AT 11:59 P.M.,
PACIFIC TIME, ON NOVEMBER 30, 2009, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
The
Purchasers hereby seek to acquire 1,000,000 Shares of common stock (the
“Shares”) in PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST, INC. (the
“Corporation”). The Purchasers are not affiliated with the
Corporation or its management. The Purchasers hereby offer to purchase 1,000,000
Shares at a purchase price equal to $4.00 per
Share, less the amount of any dividends declared or made with respect to
the Shares between October 26, 2009 and November 30, 2009, or such other date to
which this offer may be extended (the “Expiration Date”), in cash, without
interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this offer
to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) and in the related Assignment Form, as
each may be supplemented or amended from time to time (which together constitute
the “Offer”). As noted above, the Offer price would be subject to
reduction for dividends made or declared prior to the Expiration
Date. Any dividends made or declared after the Expiration Date would,
by the terms of the Offer and as set forth in the Assignment Form, be assigned
by tendering Shareholders to the Purchasers.
Tender of
Shares will include the tender of any and all securities into which the Shares
may be converted and any securities distributed with respect to the Shares from
and after the Offer Date.
The
Corporation had 103,000 holders of record owning an aggregate of 478,900,000
shares as of July 31, 2009, according to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2009 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal period ending June 30, 2009, respectively. The Purchasers and
their affiliates currently beneficially own 1,256,304 Shares, or 0.26% of the
outstanding Shares. The 1,000,000 Shares subject to the Offer
constitute 0.21% of the outstanding Shares. Consummation of the
Offer, if all Shares sought are tendered, would require payment by the
Purchasers of up to $4,000,000 in aggregate purchase price, which the Purchasers
intend to fund out of their current working capital, unrestricted lines of
credit, and/or binding capital commitments from its members for which each of
the members has more than sufficient capital.
Holders
of Shares (“Shareholders”) are urged to consider the following
factors:
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The
Offer will provide Shareholders with an opportunity to liquidate
their investment without the usual transaction costs associated
with market sales. Shareholders may have a more immediate need
to use the cash now tied up in an investment in the Shares and may wish to
sell them to the Purchasers.
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The
Corporation extended
its required liquidation date to January 30, 2011. Shareholders
may wish to sell their Shares in order to obtain liquidity
now. Shareholders who tender their Shares will give up
the opportunity to participate in any future benefits from the ownership
of Shares, including potential future dividends by the Corporation from
property operations or dispositions or the potential to sell the Shares on
a national securities exchange if the Shares are eventually listed
thereon, and the purchase price per Share payable to a tendering
Shareholder by the Purchaser may be less than the total amount which might
otherwise be received by the Shareholder with respect to the Share from
the Corporation or from the sale of such Shares on a national securities
exchange, if the Shares are so listed in the
future.
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Shareholders
may wish to eliminate
the uncertainty regarding the liquidation value of the
shares. There is no guarantee that public REIT share prices
will recoup their lost value from their peak, and furthermore, REITs may
continue to be pressured if the broader market conditions cited above
worsen and/or conditions within the real estate environment deteriorate
further. Further, the Corporation has stated that the “share
redemption price of $7.03
per share … may be above the value of the next estimated net asset
value per share which will be determined and announced during first
quarter 2010.” (emphasis added; see Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the fiscal period ending June 30,
2009)
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Shareholders
may wish to liquidate their holdings because they may be unable
to utilize the Corporation’s Share Redemption
Program. Effective April 30, 2009, the Corporation’s
Share Redemption Program had fully depleted its funds for ordinary
redemptions in 2009 (other than those related to the death of a
shareholder). The Corporation was redeeming shares for up to
$7.03 per share subject to a maximum amount of shares that can be redeemed
each year. Last year, the
Share Redemption Program was suspended in November and not resumed until
April 30, 2009, whereupon it was immediately closed because it was
completely depleted with the “back-log” of
requests.
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The
Purchasers are making the Offer for investment purposes and with the
intention of making a profit from the ownership of the
Shares. In establishing the purchase price of $4.00 per Share,
the Purchasers are motivated to establish the lowest price which might be
acceptable to Shareholders consistent with the Purchasers’
objectives. There is no public market for the Shares except a
limited informal secondary market and limited trading on the “Pink
Sheets,” and neither the Shareholders nor the Purchasers have any accurate
means for determining the actual present value of the Shares. Although
there can be no certainty as to the actual present value of the Shares,
the Corporation has estimated that the Corporation could have an estimated
net asset value of approximately $7.40 per Share. (See Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed March 13, 2009.) There can be no
assurance as to the timing or amount of any future Corporation dividends,
and there cannot be any assurance that the Corporation’s estimate
accurately reflects an approximate value of the Shares or that the actual
amounts that may be realized by holders for the Shares may not vary
substantially from this estimate.
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The
Depositary, MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP, is an affiliate of certain of
the Purchasers. No independent party will hold securities
tendered until the offer closes and payment is made. Because
there is no independent intermediary to hold the Purchasers’ funds and
tendered securities, the Purchasers may have access to the securities
before all conditions to the Offer have been satisfied and selling
Shareholders have been paid; however, neither the Depositary nor the
Purchasers has any rights with respect to the Shares prior to the
Expiration Date and acceptance by the Purchasers for payment. Further, by
tendering your Shares, you are agreeing to arbitrate any disputes that may
arise between you and the Purchasers or the Depositary, to subject
yourself to personal jurisdiction in California, and that the prevailing
party in any such action will be entitled to recover attorney fees and
costs.
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The
Purchasers may accept only a portion of the Shares tendered by a
Shareholder if a total of more than 1,000,000 Shares are
tendered.
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THE OFFER
TO PURCHASE IS NOT CONDITIONED UPON ANY MINIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES BEING
TENDERED. IF MORE THAN 1,000,000 SHARES ARE VALIDLY TENDERED AND NOT
WITHDRAWN, THE PURCHASERS WILL ACCEPT FOR PURCHASE 1,000,000 SHARES FROM
TENDERING SHAREHOLDERS ON A PRO RATA BASIS, SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
HEREIN. A SHAREHOLDER MAY TENDER ANY OR ALL SHARES OWNED BY SUCH
SHAREHOLDER.
The
Purchasers expressly reserve the right, in their sole discretion, at any time
and from time to time, (i) to extend the period of time during which the Offer
is open and thereby delay acceptance for payment of, and the payment for, any
Shares, subject to the restriction below, (ii) upon the occurrence of any of the
conditions specified in Section 13 of this Offer to Purchase and prior to the
Expiration Date, to terminate the Offer and not accept for payment any Shares,
and (iii) to amend the Offer in any respect prior to the expiration
date. Notice of any such extension, termination, or amendment will
promptly be disseminated to Shareholders in a manner reasonably designed to
inform Shareholders of such change in compliance with Rule 14d-4(c) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). In the case of
an extension of the Offer, such extension will be followed by a press release or
public announcement which will be issued no later than 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time,
on the next business day after the scheduled Expiration Date, in accordance with
Rule 14e-1(d) under the Exchange Act.
October
26, 2009
IMPORTANT
Any
Shareholder desiring to tender any or all of such Shareholder’s Shares should
complete and sign the Assignment Form (a copy of which is enclosed with this
Offer to Purchase) in accordance with the instructions in the Assignment Form
and mail, deliver or telecopy the Assignment Form and any other required
documents to MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP (the “Depositary”), an affiliate of
certain of the Purchasers, at the address or facsimile number set forth
below.
MacKenzie
Patterson Fuller, LP
1640
School Street
Moraga,
California 94556
Telephone:
800-854-8357
Facsimile:
925-631-9119
E-Mail
Address: offers@mpfi.com
Questions
or requests for assistance or additional copies of this Offer to Purchase or the
Assignment Form may be directed to the Purchasers at 1-800-854-8357.
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NO PERSON
HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATION OR ANY REPRESENTATION ON BEHALF
OF THE PURCHASERS OR TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION OTHER THAN AS CONTAINED HEREIN
OR IN THE ASSIGNMENT FORM. NO SUCH RECOMMENDATION, INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION
MAY BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED.
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The
Corporation is subject to the information and reporting requirements of the
Exchange Act and in accordance therewith is required to file reports and other
information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) relating
to its business, financial condition and other matters. Such reports
and other information are available on the Commission’s electronic data
gathering and retrieval (EDGAR) system, at its internet web site at www.sec.gov, may be
inspected at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 100
F Street, NE, Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of such
material can also be obtained from the Public Reference Room of the Commission
in Washington, D.C. at prescribed rates.
The
Purchasers have filed with the Commission a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule
TO (including exhibits) pursuant to Rule 14d-3 of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Exchange Act, furnishing certain additional information
with respect to the Offer. Such statement and any amendments thereto,
including exhibits, may be inspected and copies may be obtained from the offices
of the Commission in the manner specified above.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SUMMARY
TERM SHEET
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INTRODUCTION
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TENDER
OFFER
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Section
1. Terms of the Offer
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Section
2. Acceptance for Payment and Payment for
Shares;Proration.
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Section
3. Procedures for Tendering Shares.
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Section
4. Withdrawal Rights.
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Section
5. Extension of Tender Period; Termination; Amendment.
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Section
6. Material Federal Income Tax Consequences.
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Section
7. Effects of the Offer.
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Section
8. Future Plans.
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9. The Business of the Partnership.
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Section
10. Conflicts of Interest.
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Section
11. Certain Information Concerning the Purchasers.
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12. Source of Funds.
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13. Conditions of the Offer.
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14. Certain Legal Matters.
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15. Fees and Expenses.
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Section
16. Miscellaneous.
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SCHEDULE
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SUMMARY
TERM SHEET
The
Purchasers are offering to purchase up to 1,000,000 Shares for $4.00 per Share
in cash. The following are some of the questions that you, as a Shareholder of
the Corporation, may have and answers to those questions. The information in
this summary is not complete, and we urge you to carefully read the remainder of
this Offer to Purchase and the accompanying Assignment Form.
WHO IS
OFFERING TO BUY MY SECURITIES?
The offer
to purchase your Shares is being made jointly by: MPF DeWaay Fund 8, LLC; MPF
REIT Fund 1, LLC; MPF Badger Acquisition Co., LLC; Lemon Creek Operating
Partnership, LP; MPF Senior Note Program I AND II, LP; SCM Special Fund 2, LP;
and MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP. Each of the entity Purchasers is
a real estate investment fund. MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP is the manager or
general partner of the following entities: MPF DeWaay Fund 8, LLC; MPF REIT Fund
1, LLC; MPF Badger Acquisition Co., LLC; Lemon Creek Operating Partnership, LP;
MPF Senior Note Program I AND II, LP. Sutter Capital Management, LLC
is the manager or general partner of: SCM Special Fund 2, LP. None of
the Purchasers is affiliated with the Corporation or its
management.
WHAT ARE
THE CLASSES AND AMOUNTS OF SECURITIES SOUGHT IN THE OFFER?
We are
seeking to purchase up to 1,000,000 Shares of common stock, which are the
“Shares” issued to investors in the Corporation.
HOW MUCH
ARE YOU OFFERING TO PAY AND WHAT IS THE FORM OF PAYMENT?
We are
offering to pay $4.00 per Share, net to you in cash, less the amount of any
dividends declared or made with respect to the Shares between October 26, 2009
and the date the Offer expires. The Offer price would be reduced by
the amount of dividends made or declared prior to the Expiration
Date. Any dividends made or declared after the Expiration Date would,
by the terms of the Offer and as set forth in the Assignment Form, be assigned
by tendering Shareholders to the Purchasers. If you hold your Shares
directly as the registered owner and you tender your Shares in the Offer, you
will not have to pay brokerage fees or similar expenses. If you own
your Shares through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other
nominee, and the holder of your Shares tenders them on your behalf, your broker,
dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee may charge you a fee for
doing so. You should consult the broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company
or other nominee that holds your Shares to determine whether any charges will
apply.
DO YOU
HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO MAKE PAYMENT?
If the
total amount of Shares sought is purchased, the Purchasers’ capital commitment
will be approximately $4,000,000. The Purchasers have an aggregate of
approximately $30 million in total assets at their disposal to fund payment to
selling Shareholders. The Purchasers currently have sufficient funded
capital, unrestricted lines of credit, and/or binding capital commitments to
fund all of their commitments under this Offer and all other tender offers they
may be presently making.
IS THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE BIDDERS RELEVANT TO MY DECISION ON WHETHER TO TENDER
IN THE OFFER?
Because
this is a cash offer that is not conditioned on financing being available, and
the Purchasers have more than adequate resources and no intention to take
control of the Corporation, other information concerning the Purchasers’
financial condition would seem to have little relevance to your
decision.
HOW LONG
DO I HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO TENDER IN THE OFFER?
You will
have at least until 11:59 p.m., Pacific Time, on November 30, 2009, to decide
whether to tender your Shares in the Offer.
WILL ALL
OF THE SHARES I TENDER BE ACCEPTED BY THE PURCHASERS?
The
Purchasers desire to purchase up to 1,000,000 Shares. If the number
of Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn on or prior to the
Expiration Date is less than or equal to 1,000,000, we will purchase all Shares
so tendered and not withdrawn, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
the Offer. However, if more than 1,000,000 Shares are so tendered and not
withdrawn, we will accept for payment and pay for 1,000,000 Shares so tendered,
pro rata according to the number of Shares so tendered, adjusted by rounding
down to the nearest whole number of Shares tendered by each Shareholder to avoid
purchases of fractional Shares, as appropriate. See Tender Offer -- Section 2.
Acceptance for Payment and Payment for Shares; Proration.
CAN THE
OFFER BE EXTENDED AND UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES?
The Offer
can be extended in our discretion.
HOW WILL
I BE NOTIFIED IF THE OFFER IS EXTENDED?
If we
extend the offer, we will make a public announcement of the extension, not later
than 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on the day after the day on which the Offer was
scheduled to expire. You can check our website at www.mpfi.com (click
on MPF Tenders) to see if it has been extended, or check the SEC’s EDGAR
database.
WHAT ARE
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONDITIONS TO THE OFFER?
There are
no conditions to the offer based on a minimum number of Shares tendered, the
availability of financing, or the success of the offer. However, we
may not be obligated to purchase any Shares if certain conditions occur, such as
legal or government actions which would prohibit the
purchase. Furthermore, we are not obligated to purchase any Shares
which are validly tendered if, among other things, there is a material adverse
change in the Corporation or its business. Please see the discussion
in Section 13, Conditions of the Offer, for a description of all
conditions. Further, by tendering your Shares, you are agreeing to
arbitrate any disputes that may arise between you and the Purchasers or the
Depositary, to subject yourself to personal jurisdiction in California, and that
the prevailing party in any such action will be entitled to recover attorney
fees and costs.
WHEN WILL
YOU PAY ME FOR THE SHARES I TENDER?
Upon the
Expiration of the Offer and our acceptance of the Shares you tender, we will pay
you upon confirmation from the Corporation that the Shares have been
transferred.
HOW DO I
TENDER MY SHARES?
To tender
your Shares, you must deliver a completed Letter of Transmittal, to the
Depositary at: MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP, 1640 School Street, Moraga,
California 94556 (Telephone: 800-854-8357; Facsimile Transmission:
925-631-9119), no later than the time the Offer expires.
UNTIL
WHAT TIME CAN I WITHDRAW PREVIOUSLY TENDERED SHARES?
You can
withdraw previously tendered Shares at any time until the Offer has expired and,
if we have not agreed to accept your Shares for payment by December 25, 2009,
you can withdraw them at any time after such time until we do accept your Shares
for payment.
HOW DO I
WITHDRAW PREVIOUSLY TENDERED SHARES?
To
withdraw Shares, you must deliver a written notice of withdrawal, or a facsimile
of one, with the required information to the Depositary while you still have the
right to withdraw the Shares.
WHAT DOES
THE CORPORATION THINK OF THE OFFER?
The
Purchasers have not sought the approval or disapproval of the
Corporation. The Corporation may be expected to respond with the
Corporation’s position on the offer in the next two weeks.
WILL THE
CORPORATION CONTINUE AS A PUBLIC COMPANY?
The
Corporation reported 103,000 holders of its outstanding Shares as of the date of
its most recent annual report. If the total number of Shareholders is
below 300, the Corporation can elect to discontinue its status as a public
reporting company. Accordingly, it is possible that the Offer could
result in the total number of Shareholders falling below the 300 holder
level. However, there has never been a public trading market for the
Shares and none is expected to develop, so the Corporation’s status as a public
company will not affect a trading market in the Shares. A change in
the Corporation’s status as a public company could reduce the information
available to Shareholders about the Corporation in the event the information
provided to Shareholders by the Corporation is not as extensive as that provided
in reports required to be filed by public companies under applicable rules of
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Further, such potential
deregistration would result in the loss of the other protections afforded by
registration.
IF I
DECIDE NOT TO TENDER, HOW WILL THE OFFER AFFECT MY SHARES?
The
Purchasers do not anticipate that Shares held by non-tendering Shareholders will
be affected by the completion of the offer.
WHAT ARE
THE PURCHASERS’ FUTURE INTENTIONS CONCERNING THE CORPORATION?
The
Purchasers have no present intention to seek control of the Corporation or to
change the management or operations of the Corporation. The
Purchasers do not have any present intention to take action in connection with
the liquidation of the Corporation or with any extraordinary transaction
concerning the Corporation or its assets. Although the Purchasers do
not have any present intention to take any action with respect to management or
control of the Corporation, the Purchasers reserve the right, at an appropriate
time, to exercise their rights as shareholders to vote on matters subject to a
shareholder vote, including any vote affecting the sale of the Corporation’s
assets and the liquidation and dissolution of the Corporation. Thus, if the
Purchasers purchase a significant number of the outstanding Shares of the
Corporation (pursuant to this and any other tender offers and other purchases),
they may be in a position to control the Corporation by virtue of being able to
vote in board of directors elections and other matters requiring shareholder
consent.
WHAT IS
THE MARKET VALUE OF MY SHARES?
The
Shares do not have a readily ascertainable market value, and neither the
Shareholders nor the Purchasers have any accurate means for determining the
actual present value of the Shares. According to the Corporation, “As our stock
is currently not listed on a national exchange, there is no established public
trading market for our stock. Consequently, there is the risk that you may not
be able to sell our stock at a time or price acceptable to you.” (Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and its Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ending June 30, 2009,
respectively). The Purchasers’ review of independent secondary market
reporting publications such as The Stanger Report
and The Direct
Investments Spectrum (formerly The Partnership
Spectrum), reported sales of Units on secondary markets at
$4.50-$7.25 during the 2009 and sales of Units on secondary markets at
$4.67-$5.93 per Unit in March-Aug 2009, respectively. Further, the Shares trade
occasionally on the “Pink Sheets,” where the annual low and high price was $0.25
and $9.00, respectively. The information published by these
independent sources is believed to be the product of their private market
research and does not constitute the comprehensive transaction reporting of a
securities exchange. Accordingly, the Purchaser does not know whether
the foregoing information is accurate or complete. An affiliate of Madison
International Realty, LLC is currently offering to purchase Shares at
a price of $3.00 (less the amount of any dividends declared or made with respect
to the Shares within its offer period). The Purchaser is unaware of
any other recent trading prices. The Corporation previously had a share
redemption program in place that redeemed Shares at $7.03 per Share, but that
program had fully utilized as of April 30, 2009 (see Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the fiscal period ending June 30, 2009). Further, the
Corporation has stated that the “share redemption price of $7.03 per share … may
be above the value of the next estimated net asset value per share which will be
determined and announced during first quarter 2010.” Although there
can be no certainty as to the actual present value of the Shares, the
Corporation has estimated that the Corporation could have an estimated net asset
value of approximately $7.40 per Share. It should be noted that the
Purchaser has not made an independent appraisal of the Shares or the
Corporation’s properties, and is not qualified to appraise real
estate. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that the Corporation’s
estimate accurately reflects an approximate value of the Shares or that the
actual amounts that may be realized by Shareholders for the may not vary
substantially from this estimate.
TO WHOM
CAN I TALK IF I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TENDER OFFER?
You can
call MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP, toll-free, at
800-854-8357.
To
the Shareholders of PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST, INC.:
INTRODUCTION
The Purchasers hereby offer to purchase
1,000,000 Shares at a purchase price of $4.00 per Share (“Offer Price”), less
the amount of any dividends declared or paid with respect to the Shares between
October 26, 2009, and the Expiration Date, in cash, without interest, upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer. The
Purchasers are unaware of any dividends declared or paid since October 26,
2009. Shareholders who tender their Shares will not be obligated to
pay any Corporation transfer fees, or any other fees, expenses or commissions in
connection with the tender of Shares, unless such a fee or commission is charged
by the tendering Shareholder’s broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or
other nominee. The Purchasers will pay all such costs and all charges
and expenses of the Depositary, an affiliate of certain of the Purchasers, as
depositary in connection with the Offer.
For further information concerning the
Purchasers, see Section 11 below and Schedule I. None of the
Purchasers or the Depositary is affiliated with the Corporation or the
Corporation’s management. The address of the Corporation’s principal
executive offices is 11695 Johns Creek Parkway, Ste. 350, Johns Creek, Georgia
30097, and its phone number is (770) 418-8800
Shareholders
are urged to consider the following factors:
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The
Offer will provide Shareholders with an opportunity to liquidate
their investment without the usual transaction costs associated
with market sales. Shareholders may have a more immediate need
to use the cash now tied up in an investment in the Shares and may wish to
sell them to the Purchasers.
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The
Corporation extended
its required liquidation date to January 30, 2011. Shareholders
may wish to sell their Shares in order to obtain liquidity
now. Shareholders who tender their Shares will give up
the opportunity to participate in any future benefits from the ownership
of Shares, including potential future dividends by the Corporation from
property operations or dispositions or the potential to sell the Shares on
a national securities exchange if the Shares are eventually listed
thereon, and the purchase price per Share payable to a tendering
Shareholder by the Purchaser may be less than the total amount which might
otherwise be received by the Shareholder with respect to the Share from
the Corporation or from the sale of such Shares on a national securities
exchange, if the Shares are so listed in the
future.
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Shareholders
may wish to eliminate
the uncertainty regarding the liquidation value of the
shares. There is no guarantee that public REIT share prices
will recoup their lost value from their peak, and furthermore, REITs may
continue to be pressured if the broader market conditions cited above
worsen and/or conditions within the real estate environment deteriorate
further. Further, the Corporation has stated that the “share
redemption price of $7.03
per share … may be above the value of the next estimated net asset
value per share which will be determined and announced during first
quarter 2010.” (emphasis added; see Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the fiscal period ending June 30,
200)
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Shareholders
may wish to liquidate their holdings because they may be unable
to utilize the Corporation’s Share Redemption
Program. Effective April 30, 2009, the Corporation’s
Share Redemption Program had fully depleted its funds for ordinary
redemptions in 2009 (other than those related to the death of a
shareholder). The Corporation was redeeming shares for up to
$7.03 per share subject to a maximum amount of shares that can be redeemed
each year. Last year, the
Share Redemption Program was suspended in November and not resumed until
April 30, 2009, whereupon it was immediately closed because it was
completely depleted with the “back-log” of
requests.
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The
Purchasers are making the Offer for investment purposes and with the
intention of making a profit from the ownership of the
Shares. In establishing the purchase price of $4.00 per Share,
the Purchasers are motivated to establish the lowest price which might be
acceptable to Shareholders consistent with the Purchasers’
objectives. There is no public market for the Shares except a
limited informal secondary market and limited trading on the “Pink
Sheets,” and neither the Shareholders nor the Purchasers have any accurate
means for determining the actual present value of the Shares. Although
there can be no certainty as to the actual present value of the Shares,
the Corporation has estimated that the Corporation could have an estimated
net asset value of approximately $7.40 per Share. (See Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed March 13, 2009.) There can be no
assurance as to the timing or amount of any future Corporation dividends,
and there cannot be any assurance that the Corporation’s estimate
accurately reflects an approximate value of the Shares or that the actual
amounts that may be realized by holders for the Shares may not vary
substantially from this estimate.
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The
Depositary, MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP, is an affiliate of certain of
the Purchasers. No independent party will hold securities
tendered until the offer closes and payment is made. Because
there is no independent intermediary to hold the Purchasers’ funds and
tendered securities, the Purchasers may have access to the securities
before all conditions to the Offer have been satisfied and selling
Shareholders have been paid; however, neither the Depositary nor the
Purchasers has any rights with respect to the Shares prior to the
Expiration Date and acceptance by the Purchasers for
payment. Further, by tendering your Shares, you are agreeing to
arbitrate any disputes that may arise between you and the Purchasers or
the Depositary, to subject yourself to personal jurisdiction in
California, and that the prevailing party in any such action will be
entitled to recover attorney fees and
costs.
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The
Purchasers may accept only a portion of the Shares tendered by a
Shareholder if a total of more than 1,000,000 Shares are
tendered.
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Establishment of the Offer
Price
The Purchasers have set the Offer Price
at $4.00 per Share, less the amount of any dividends declared or made with
respect to the Shares between October 26, 2009 and the Expiration
Date. In determining the Offer Price, the Purchasers analyzed a
number of quantitative and qualitative factors, including: (i) the lack of a
secondary market for resales of the Shares and the resulting lack of liquidity
of an investment in the Corporation; (ii) the estimated value of the
Corporation’s real estate assets; and (iii) the costs to the Purchasers
associated with acquiring the Shares.
The Corporation made the following
statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2009 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ending June 30,
2009, respectively: “As our stock is currently not listed on a national
exchange, there is no established public trading market for our stock.
Consequently, there is the risk that you may not be able to sell our stock at a
time or price acceptable to you.” The lack of any public market for the sale of
Shares means that Shareholders have limited alternatives if they seek to sell
their Shares. As a result of such limited alternatives for
Shareholders, the Purchasers may not need to offer as high a price for the
Shares as they would otherwise. On the other hand, the Purchasers
take a greater risk in establishing a purchase price as there is no prevailing
market price to be used for reference and the Purchasers themselves will have
limited liquidity for the Shares upon consummation of the
purchase. The Purchasers’ review of independent secondary market
reporting publications such as The Stanger Report
and The Direct
Investments Spectrum (formerly The Partnership
Spectrum), reported sales of Shares on secondary markets at
$4.50-$7.25 during the 2009 and sales of Shares on secondary markets at
$4.67-$5.93 per Unit in March-Aug 2009, respectively. Further, the Shares trade
occasionally on the “Pink Sheets,” where the annual low and high price was $0.25
and $9.00, respectively. The information published by these
independent sources is believed to be the product of their private market
research and does not constitute the comprehensive transaction reporting of a
securities exchange. Accordingly, the Purchaser does not know whether
the foregoing information is accurate or complete. An affiliate of Madison
International Realty, LLC is currently offering to purchase Shares at a price of
$3.00 (less the amount of any dividends declared or made with respect to the
Shares within its offer period). The Purchaser is unaware of any
other recent trading prices. The Corporation previously had a Share Redemption
Program in place that redeemed Shares at $7.03 per Share, but that program had
fully utilized as of April 30, 2009 (see Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal period ending June 30, 2009). Further, the Corporation has
stated that the “share redemption price of $7.03 per share … may be above the
value of the next estimated net asset value per share which will be determined
and announced during first quarter 2010.” It should be noted that the
Purchaser has not made an independent appraisal of the Shares or the
Corporation’s properties, and is not qualified to appraise real
estate. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that the Corporation’s
estimate accurately reflects an approximate value of the Shares or that the
actual amounts that may be realized by Shareholders for the may not vary
substantially from this estimate.
The Purchasers are offering to purchase
Shares which are an illiquid investment and are not offering to purchase the
Corporation’s underlying assets. The Corporation’s current articles
require it to begin an orderly liquidation of assets if it has not listed the
Shares by January 30, 2011, if it has not listed the Shares by that time.
Accordingly, the underlying asset value of the Corporation is only one factor
used by the Purchaser in arriving at the Offer Price. However, in the
absence of significant trading price information, the Corporation’s estimate of
the net asset value of the Corporation may be relevant to Shareholders’ review
of the Offer Price. See the Corporation’s Form 8-K filed March 10,
2009. The Corporation estimated that the Shares are worth
approximately $7.40, based upon the estimated net asset value per share
resulting from a valuation recently performed on its properties as of December
31, 2008, subject to the adjustments described in the Form 8-K filed March 10,
2009 (the “Estimated Net Asset Value”). Further, the Corporation has
disclosed that the Share Redemption Price of $7.03 per Share “may be above the
value of the next estimated net asset value per share which will be determined
and announced during first quarter 2010.” Thus, the Net Asset Value
may be below $7 per Share.
The Corporation has within the past few
years disclosed several material events, including: (i) Shareholder approval of
the acquisition of the Corporation’s advisor companies; (ii) that the
Corporation received shareholder approval to extend the liquidation date to July
30, 2009, and the further extension of the liquidation date to January 30, 2011;
and (iii) that the Corporation has redeemed all the Shares it can in 2009 under
its share redemption program. The Purchaser believes that these
events will likely lead to a decrease in liquidity for the Shares.
The Offer Price represents the price at
which the Purchaser is willing to purchase Shares. The Purchaser
arrived at the $4.00 Offer Price by applying an approximate 46% liquidity
discount to the Estimated Net Asset Value of the Corporation’s
assets. The Purchaser used a 46% discount because such a discount
would meet the return targets based on the estimated time frame to potentially
reach the Estimated Net Asset Value (or the potentially lower Net Asset Value to
be released in 2010) but nevertheless result in a significant number of
shareholders choosing to sell. The Purchaser applies such a discount
with the intention of making a profit by holding on to the Shares until the
Corporation is liquidated, sold, or listed on a national securities exchange, at
a per-share price that is hopefully at close to the full Estimated Net Asset
Value. No independent person has been retained to evaluate or render
any opinion with respect to the fairness of the Offer Price and no
representation is made by the Purchasers or any affiliate of the Purchasers as
to such fairness. Other measures of the value of the Shares may be
relevant to Shareholders. Shareholders are urged to consider
carefully all of the information contained herein and consult with their own
advisers, tax, financial or otherwise, in evaluating the terms of the Offer
before deciding whether to tender Shares.
The Offer is not made with any current
view toward or plan or purpose of acquiring Shares in a series of successive and
periodic offers. Nevertheless, the Purchasers reserve the right to
gauge the response to this solicitation, and, if not successful in purchasing
1,000,000 Shares pursuant to this Offer, may consider future
offers. Factors affecting the Purchasers’ future interest in
acquiring additional Shares include, but are not limited to, the relative
success of the current Offer, any increase or decrease in the availability of
capital for investment by the Purchasers and their investment fund affiliates,
the current diversification and performance of each affiliated fund’s portfolio
of real estate interests, the development of any public market in the Shares or
actions by unrelated parties to tender for or purchase Shares, the status of and
changes and trends in the Corporation’s operations, announcement of pending
property sales and the proposed terms of sales, and local and national real
estate and financial market developments and trends.
General Background
Information
Certain information contained in this
Offer to Purchase which relates to, or represents, statements made by the
Corporation or its management, has been derived from information provided in
reports filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Tendering Shareholders will not be
obligated to pay transfer fees, brokerage fees, or commissions on the sale of
the Shares to the Purchasers pursuant to the Offer. The Purchasers
will pay all charges and expenses incurred in connection with the
Offer. Tendering Shareholders should contact their broker, dealer,
commercial bank, trust company or other nominees to determine if a fee or
commission will be charged by such nominee for tendering on behalf of the
Shareholder. The Purchasers desire to purchase up to 1,000,000
Shares. If the number of Shares validly tendered and not properly
withdrawn on or prior to the Expiration Date is less than or equal to 1,000,000,
we will purchase all Shares so tendered and not withdrawn, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of the Offer. However, if more than 1,000,000 Shares
are so tendered and not withdrawn, we will accept for payment and pay for
1,000,000 Shares so tendered, pro rata according to the number of Shares so
tendered, adjusted by rounding down to the nearest whole number of Shares
tendered by each Shareholder to avoid purchases of fractional Shares, as
appropriate. See Tender Offer -- Section 2. Acceptance for Payment
and Payment for Shares; Proration.
If, prior to the Expiration Date, the
Purchasers increase the consideration offered to Shareholders pursuant to the
Offer, such increased consideration will be paid with respect to all Shares that
are purchased pursuant to the Offer, whether or not such Shares were tendered
prior to such increase in consideration.
Shareholders are urged to read this
Offer to Purchase and the accompanying Assignment Form carefully before deciding
whether to tender their Shares.
TENDER
OFFER
Section 1. Terms of the
Offer. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the
Offer, the Purchasers will accept for payment and pay for Shares validly
tendered on or prior to the Expiration Date and not withdrawn in accordance with
Section 4 of this Offer to Purchase. The term “Expiration Date” shall
mean 11:59 p.m., Pacific Time, on November 30, 2009, unless and until the
Purchasers shall have extended the period of time for which the Offer is open,
in which event the term “Expiration Date” shall mean the latest time and date on
which the Offer, as so extended by the Purchasers, shall expire.
The Offer is conditioned on
satisfaction of certain conditions. See Section 13, which sets forth
in full the conditions of the Offer. The Purchasers reserve the right
(but shall not be obligated), in their sole discretion and for any reason, to
waive any or all of such conditions. If, by the Expiration Date, any
or all of such conditions have not been satisfied or waived, the Purchasers
reserve the right (but shall not be obligated) to (i) decline to purchase any of
the Shares tendered, terminate the Offer and return all tendered Shares to
tendering Shareholders, (ii) waive all the unsatisfied conditions and, subject
to complying with applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, purchase
all Shares validly tendered, (iii) extend the Offer and, subject to the right of
Shareholders to withdraw Shares until the Expiration Date, retain the Shares
that have been tendered during the period or periods for which the Offer is
extended or (iv) to amend the Offer. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
upon the expiration of the Offer, if all conditions are either satisfied or
waived, the Purchasers will promptly pay for all validly tendered Shares upon
the confirmation from the Corporation that the Shares have been transferred to
us, and the Purchasers do not intend to imply that the foregoing rights of the
Purchasers would permit the Purchasers to delay payment for validly tendered
Shares following expiration.
The Purchasers do not anticipate and
have no reason to believe that any condition or event will occur that would
prevent the Purchasers from purchasing tendered Shares as offered
herein.
Further, by tendering your Shares, you
are agreeing to arbitrate any disputes that may arise between you and the
Purchasers or the Depositary, to subject yourself to personal jurisdiction in
California, and that the prevailing party in any such action will be entitled to
recover attorney fees and costs. However, by so doing, you are not
waiving any of your rights under the federal securities laws or any rule or
regulation thereunder.
Section 2. Acceptance for Payment and
Payment for Shares; Proration. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions of the Offer (including, if the Offer is extended or amended, the
terms and conditions of any extension or amendment), the Purchasers will accept
for payment, and will pay for, Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn in
accordance with Section 4, promptly following the Expiration Date and upon
confirmation from the Corporation that the Shares have been transferred to
us. In all cases, payment for Shares purchased pursuant to the Offer
will be made only after timely receipt by the Depositary of a properly completed
and duly executed Assignment Form (or facsimile thereof) and any other documents
required by the Assignment Form. Based upon the Purchasers’
experience, confirmation will generally occur approximately 14 days after the
transfer agent’s receipt of the documentation described in the instructions
provided with the Assignment Form.
The
Purchasers desire to purchase up to 1,000,000 Shares. If the number
of Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn on or prior to the
Expiration Date is less than or equal to 1,000,000, we will purchase all Shares
so tendered and not withdrawn, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
the Offer. However, if more than 1,000,000 Shares are so tendered and not
withdrawn, we will accept for payment and pay for 1,000,000 Shares so tendered,
pro rata according to the number of Shares so tendered, adjusted by rounding
down to the nearest whole number of Shares tendered by each Shareholder to avoid
purchases of fractional Shares, as appropriate.
In the event that proration is
required, because of the difficulty of immediately determining the precise
number of Shares to be accepted, the Purchasers will announce the final results
of proration as soon as practicable, but in no event later than five business
days following the Expiration Date. The Purchasers will not pay for
any Shares tendered until after the final proration factor has been
determined.
For purposes of the Offer, the
Purchasers shall be deemed to have accepted for payment (and thereby purchased)
tendered Shares when, as and if the Purchasers give oral or written notice to
the Depositary of the Purchasers’ acceptance for payment of such Shares pursuant
to the Offer. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the
Offer, payment for Shares purchased pursuant to the Offer will in all cases be
made by deposit of the Offer Price with the Depositary, which will act as agent
for the tendering Shareholders for the purpose of receiving payment from the
Purchasers and transmitting payment to tendering Shareholders.
Under no circumstances will interest be
paid on the Offer Price by reason of any delay in making such
payment.
If any tendered Shares are not
purchased for any reason (other than due to proration as described above), the
Assignment Form with respect to such Shares not purchased will be of no force or
effect. If, for any reason whatsoever, acceptance for payment of, or
payment for, any Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer is delayed or the
Purchasers are unable to accept for payment, purchase or pay for Shares tendered
pursuant to the Offer, then, without prejudice to the Purchasers’ rights under
Section 13, the Depositary may, nevertheless, on behalf of the Purchasers,
retain tendered Shares and such Shares may not be withdrawn (but subject to
compliance with Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, which requires that the
Purchasers pay the consideration offered or return the Shares deposited by or on
behalf of the Shareholder promptly after the termination or withdrawal of a
tender offer), except to the extent that the tendering Shareholders are entitled
to withdrawal rights as described in Section 4.
If, prior to the Expiration Date, the
Purchasers shall increase the consideration offered to Shareholders pursuant to
the Offer, such increased consideration shall be paid for all Shares accepted
for payment pursuant to the Offer, whether or not such Shares were tendered
prior to such increase.
Section
3. Procedures for Tendering Shares.
Valid Tender. For
Shares to be validly tendered pursuant to the Offer, a properly completed and
duly executed Assignment Form (a copy of which is enclosed with this Offer to
Purchase) with any other documents required by the Assignment Form must be
received by the Depositary at its address set forth on the back cover of this
Offer to Purchase on or prior to the Expiration Date. A Shareholder
may tender any or all Shares owned by such Shareholder.
In
order for a tendering Shareholder to participate in the Offer, Shares must be
validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date, which is 11:59
p.m., Pacific Time, on November 30, 2009, or such date to which the Offer may be
extended.
The
method of delivery of the Assignment Form and all other required documents is at
the option and risk of the tendering Shareholder and delivery will be deemed
made only when actually received by the Depositary.
Backup Federal Income Tax
Withholding. To prevent the possible application of 31% backup
federal income tax withholding with respect to payment of the Offer Price for
Shares purchased pursuant to the Offer, a tendering Shareholder must provide the
Depositary with such Shareholder’s correct taxpayer identification number and
make certain certifications that such Shareholder is not subject to backup
federal income tax withholding. Each tendering Shareholder must
insert in the Assignment Form the Shareholder’s taxpayer identification number
or social security number in the space provided on the front of the Assignment
Form. The Assignment Form also includes a substitute Form W-9, which
contains the certifications referred to above. (See the Instructions
to the Assignment Form.)
Other
Requirements. By executing a Assignment Form as set forth
above, a tendering Shareholder irrevocably appoints the designees of the
Purchasers as such Shareholder’s proxies, in the manner set forth in the
Assignment Form, each with full power of substitution, to the full extent of
such Shareholder’s rights with respect to the Shares tendered by such
Shareholder and accepted for payment by the Purchasers. Such
appointment will be effective when, and only to the extent that, the Purchasers
accept such Shares for payment. Upon such acceptance for payment, all
prior proxies given by such Shareholder with respect to such Shares will,
without further action, be revoked, and no subsequent proxies may be given (and
if given will not be effective). The designees of the Purchasers
will, with respect to such Shares, be empowered to exercise all voting and other
rights of such Shareholder as they in their sole discretion may deem proper at
any meeting of Shareholders, by written consent or otherwise. In
addition, by executing a Assignment Form, a Shareholder also assigns to the
Purchasers all of the Shareholder’s rights to receive dividends from the
Corporation with respect to Shares which are accepted for payment and purchased
pursuant to the Offer, other than those dividends declared or paid during the
period commencing on the Offer Date and terminating on the Expiration
Date.
Determination of Validity; Rejection
of Shares; Waiver of Defects; No Obligation to Give Notice of
Defects. All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility
(including time of receipt), and acceptance for payment of any tender of Shares
pursuant to the procedures described above will be determined by the Purchasers,
in their sole discretion, which determination shall be final and
binding. The Purchasers reserve the absolute right to reject any or
all tenders if not in proper form or if the acceptance of, or payment for, the
absolute right to reject any or all tenders if not in proper form or if the
acceptance of, or payment for, the Shares tendered may, in the opinion of the
Purchasers’ counsel, be unlawful. The Purchasers also reserve the right to waive
any defect or irregularity in any tender with respect to any particular Shares
of any particular Shareholder, and the Purchasers’ interpretation of the terms
and conditions of the Offer (including the Assignment Form and the Instructions
thereto) will be final and binding. Neither the Purchasers, the
Depositary, nor any other person will be under any duty to give notification of
any defects or irregularities in the tender of any Shares or will incur any
liability for failure to give any such notification.
A tender
of Shares pursuant to any of the procedures described above will constitute a
binding agreement between the tendering Shareholder and the Purchasers upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, including the tendering
Shareholder’s representation and warranty that (i) such Shareholder owns the
Shares being tendered within the meaning of Rule 14e-4 under the Exchange Act
and (ii) the tender of such Share complies with Rule 14e-4. Rule
14e-4 requires, in general, that a tendering security holder actually be able to
deliver the security subject to the tender offer, and is of concern particularly
to any Shareholders who have granted options to sell or purchase the Shares,
hold option rights to acquire such securities, maintain “short” positions in the
Shares (i.e.,
have borrowed the Shares) or have loaned the Shares to a short seller. A
Shareholder will be deemed to tender Shares in compliance with Rule 14e-4 and
the Offer if the holder is the record owner of the Shares and the holder (i)
delivers the Shares pursuant to the terms of the Offer, (ii) causes such
delivery to be made, (iii) guarantees such delivery, (iv) causes a guaranty of
such delivery, or (v) uses any other method permitted in the Offer (such as
facsimile delivery of the Transmittal Letter).
Section 4. Withdrawal
Rights. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4, all
tenders of Shares pursuant to the Offer are irrevocable, provided that Shares
tendered pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the
Expiration Date and, unless theretofore accepted for payment as provided in this
Offer to Purchase, may also be withdrawn at any time on or after December 25,
2009.
For withdrawal to be effective a
written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal must be timely received
by the Depositary at the address or the facsimile number set forth in the
attached Assignment Form. Any such notice of withdrawal must specify
the name of the person who tendered the Shares to be withdrawn and must be
signed by the person(s) who signed the Assignment Form in the same manner as the
Assignment Form was signed.
If purchase of, or payment for, Shares
is delayed for any reason or if the Purchasers are unable to purchase or pay for
Shares for any reason, then, without prejudice to the Purchasers’ rights under
the Offer, tendered Shares may be retained by the Depositary on behalf of the
Purchasers and may not be withdrawn except to the extent that tendering
Shareholders are entitled to withdrawal rights as set forth in this Section 4,
subject to Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, which provides that no person
who makes a tender offer shall fail to pay the consideration offered or return
the securities deposited by or on behalf of security holders promptly after the
termination or withdrawal of the tender offer.
All questions as to the form and
validity (including time of receipt) of notices of withdrawal will be determined
by the Purchasers, in their sole discretion, which determination shall be final
and binding. Neither the Purchasers, nor the Depositary, nor any
other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defects or
irregularities in any notice of withdrawal or will incur any liability for
failure to give any such notification.
Any Shares properly withdrawn will be
deemed not to be validly tendered for purposes of the
Offer. Withdrawn Shares may be re-tendered, however, by following the
procedures described in Section 3 at any time prior to the Expiration
Date.
Section 5. Extension of Tender
Period; Termination; Amendment. The Purchasers expressly
reserve the right, in their sole discretion, at any time and from time to time,
(i) to extend the period of time during which the Offer is open and thereby
delay acceptance for payment of, and the payment for, any Shares by giving oral
or written notice of such extension to the Depositary, (ii) upon the occurrence
or failure to occur of any of the conditions specified in Section 13, to
terminate the Offer and not accept for payment any Shares by giving oral or
written notice of such termination to the Depositary, and (iii) to amend the
Offer in any respect (including, without limitation, by increasing or decreasing
the consideration offered or the number of Shares being sought in the Offer or
both or changing the type of consideration) by giving oral or written notice of
such amendment to the Depositary prior to the Expiration Date. Any
extension, termination, or amendment will be followed as promptly as practicable
by public announcement, the announcement in the case of an extension to be
issued no later than 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on the next business day after the
previously scheduled Expiration Date, in accordance with the public announcement
requirement of Rule 14d-4(c) under the Exchange Act. Without limiting
the manner in which the Purchasers may choose to make any public announcement,
except as provided by applicable law (including Rule 14d-4(c) under the Exchange
Act), the Purchasers will have no obligation to publish, advertise, or otherwise
communicate any such public announcement, other than by issuing a press
release. The Purchasers may also be required by applicable law to
disseminate to Shareholders certain information concerning the extensions of the
Offer and any material changes in the terms of the Offer. The
Purchasers will not provide a subsequent offering period following the
Expiration Date.
If the Purchasers extend the Offer, or
if the Purchasers (whether before or after its acceptance for payment of Shares)
are delayed in their payment for Shares or are unable to pay for Shares pursuant
to the Offer for any reason, then, without prejudice to the Purchasers’ rights
under the Offer, the Depositary may retain tendered Shares on behalf of the
Purchasers, and such Shares may be withdrawn to the extent tendering
Shareholders are entitled to withdrawal rights as described in Section 4
(generally, if notice of withdrawal is given to the Depositary prior to the
Expiration Date). However, the ability of the Purchasers to delay
payment for Shares that the Purchasers have accepted for payment is limited by
Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, which requires that the Purchasers pay the
consideration offered or return the securities deposited by or on behalf of
holders of securities promptly after the termination or withdrawal of the Offer,
except that the Purchasers may delay payment until they receive confirmation
from the Corporation that the Shares have been transferred to us.
If the Purchasers make a material
change in the terms of the Offer or the information concerning the Offer or
waive a material condition of the Offer, the Purchasers will extend the Offer to
the extent required by Rules 14d-4(c), 14d-6(d) and 14e-1 under the Exchange
Act. The minimum period during which an offer must remain open
following a material change in the terms of the offer or information concerning
the offer, other than a change in price or a change in percentage of securities
sought, will depend upon the facts and circumstances, including the relative
materiality of the change in the terms or information. With respect
to a change in price or a change in percentage of securities sought (other than
an increase of not more than 2% of the securities sought), however, a minimum
ten business day period is generally required to allow for adequate
dissemination to security holders and for investor response. As used
in this Offer to Purchase, “business day” means any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or a federal holiday, and consists of the time period from 12:01 a.m.
through midnight, Pacific Time. Any material change in the terms of
the Offer will be published, sent, or given to you in a manner reasonably
designed to inform you of such change; in most cases we will mail you
supplemental materials.
Section 6. Material Federal Income
Tax Consequences. THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX DISCUSSION SET FORTH BELOW
DOES NOT PURPORT TO ADDRESS ALL ASPECTS OF TAXATION THAT MAY BE RELEVANT TO A
PARTICULAR SHAREHOLDER. For example, this discussion does not
address the effect of any applicable foreign, state, local or other tax laws
other than federal income tax laws. Certain Shareholders (including
trusts, foreign persons, tax-exempt organizations or corporations subject to
special rules, such as life insurance companies or S corporations) may be
subject to special rules not discussed below. This discussion is
based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), existing
regulations, court decisions and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) rulings and
other pronouncements. EACH SHAREHOLDER TENDERING SHARES
SHOULD CONSULT SUCH SHAREHOLDER’S OWN TAX ADVISOR AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX
CONSEQUENCES TO SUCH SHAREHOLDER OF ACCEPTING THE OFFER, INCLUDING THE
APPLICATION OF THE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX AND FEDERAL, FOREIGN, STATE, LOCAL
AND OTHER TAX LAWS.
Gain or Loss. A
taxable Shareholder will recognize a gain or loss on the sale of such
Shareholder’s Shares in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the amount
realized by such Shareholder on the sale and (ii) such Shareholder’s tax basis
in the Shares sold. If the Shareholder reports a loss on the sale,
such loss generally could not be currently deducted by such Shareholder except
against such Shareholder’s capital gains from other investments.
The tax basis in the Shares of a
Shareholder will depend upon individual circumstances. Each
Shareholder who plans to tender hereunder should consult with the Shareholder’s
own tax advisor as to the Shareholder’s tax basis in the Shareholder’s Shares
and the resulting tax consequences of a sale.
A tax-exempt Shareholder (other than an
organization described in Code Section 501(c)(7) (social club), 501(c)(9)
(voluntary employee benefit association), 501(c)(17) (supplementary unemployment
benefit trust), or 501(c)(20) (qualified group legal services plan)) should not
be required to recognize unrelated trade or business income upon the sale of its
Shares pursuant to the Offer, assuming that such Shareholder does not hold its
Shares as a “dealer” and has not acquired such Shares with debt financed
proceeds.
Section
7. Effects of the Offer.
Limitations on
Resales. The Purchasers do not believe the provisions of the
Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation should restrict transfers of Shares
pursuant to the Offer.
Effect on Trading
Market. If a substantial number of Shares are purchased
pursuant to the Offer the result would be a reduction in the number of
Shareholders. Reducing the number of security holders in certain
kinds of equity securities might be expected to result in a reduction in the
liquidity and volume of activity in the trading market for the security.
However, there is no established public trading market for the Shares and none
is expected to develop. Therefore, the Purchasers do not believe a
reduction in the number of Shareholders will materially further restrict the
Shareholders’ ability to find purchasers for their Shares through secondary
market transactions.
Voting Power of
Purchasers. The Purchaser is seeking a maximum of
approximately 0.21% of the Shares of the Corporation hereunder, so the Purchaser
will not obtain a controlling voting interest in matters subject to a
shareholder vote (even considering its current 0.26% ownership). The Corporation
holds annual meetings to elect directors and conduct other
business. Votes of Shareholders might also be solicited for matters
affecting the fundamental structure of the Corporation. A Shareholder
who tenders Shares to the Purchaser grants a proxy to the Purchaser as of the
date of acceptance of the tender, granting the Purchaser the right to vote such
Shares in its sole discretion as to any matters for which the Corporation has
established a record date prior to the time such. Shares are
transferred by the Corporation to the Purchaser. The Purchaser
reserves the right to exercise any and all rights it might hold in the event
that any vote is called by the Corporation, or if, in the future, changes in
circumstances would dictate that it or other shareholders exercise their right
to vote. Thus, if the Purchaser purchases a significant number of the
outstanding Shares of the Corporation pursuant to this and any other tender
offers and other purchases, it could be in a position to have some influence the
Corporation by virtue of being able to vote in board of directors elections and
other matters requiring shareholder consent.
Other Potential
Effects. The Shares are registered under the Exchange Act,
which requires, among other things that the Corporation furnish certain
information to its Shareholders and to the Commission and comply with the
Commission’s proxy rules in connection with meetings of, and solicitation of
consents from, Shareholders. Registration and reporting requirements
could be terminated by the Corporation if the number of record holders falls
below 300, or below 500 if the Corporation’s total assets are below $10 million
for three consecutive preceding fiscal years. The Corporation
reported a total of 103,000 shareholders as of its most recent fiscal year end,
but the Purchasers are offering to purchase up to 1,000,000
Shares. Accordingly, it is possible that the Offer could result in
the total number of Shareholders falling below the foregoing 300 holder
level. As disclosed by the Corporation in its public reports,
however, there has never been a public trading market for the Shares and none is
expected to develop, so the Corporation’s status as a public company will not
affect a trading market in the Shares. A change in the Corporation’s
status as a public company could reduce the information available to
Shareholders about the Corporation if the information required to be provided to
Shareholders by the Corporation’s Articles and Bylaws is not as extensive as
that provided in reports required to be filed by public companies under
applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Section 8. Future
Plans. Following the completion of the Offer, the Purchasers,
or their affiliates, may acquire additional Shares. Any such
acquisitions may be made through private purchases, one or more future tender
offers or by any other means deemed advisable or appropriate. Any
such acquisitions may be at a consideration higher or lower than the
consideration to be paid for the Shares purchased pursuant to the
Offer. The Purchasers are seeking to purchase a total of 1,000,000
Shares. If the Purchasers acquire fewer than 1,000,000 Shares
pursuant to the Offer, the Purchasers may seek to make further purchases on the
open market at prevailing prices, or solicit Shares pursuant to one or more
future tender offers at the same price, a higher price or, if the Corporation’s
circumstances change, at a lower price. Alternatively, the Purchasers
may discontinue any further purchases of Shares after termination of the Offer,
regardless of the number of Shares purchased. The Offer is not made
with any current view toward or plan or purpose of acquiring Shares in a series
of successive and periodic offers. Nevertheless, as noted above, the
Purchasers reserve the right to gauge the response to this solicitation, and, if
not successful in purchasing 1,000,000 Shares in this Offer, may consider future
offers. Factors affecting the Purchasers’ future interest in
acquiring additional Shares include, but are not limited to, the relative
success of the current Offer, any increase or decrease in the availability of
capital for investment by the Purchasers and their investment fund affiliates,
the current diversification and performance of each affiliated fund’s portfolio
of real estate interests, the development of any public market in the Shares or
actions by unrelated parties to tender for or purchase Shares, the status of and
changes and trends in the Corporation’s operations, announcement of pending
property sales and the proposed terms of sales, and local and national real
estate and financial market developments and trends.
The
Purchasers are acquiring the Shares pursuant to the Offer solely for investment
purposes. The Purchasers have no present intention to seek control of the
Corporation or to change the management or operations of the
Corporation. The Purchasers do not have any present intention to take
any action in connection with the liquidation of the Corporation. The
Purchasers nevertheless reserve the right, at an appropriate time, to exercise
their rights as shareholders to vote on matters subject to a shareholder vote,
including, but not limited to, any vote to affecting the sale of the
Corporation’s properties and the liquidation and dissolution of the
Corporation. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Purchasers
have no present intention to seek control of the Corporation, to cause the
Corporation to engage in any extraordinary transaction, to cause any purchase,
sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets of any Corporation, to make
any change in the dividend policies, indebtedness or capitalization of any
Corporation or to change the structure, management or operations of the
Corporation, the listing status of the Shares or the reporting requirements of
the Corporation. However, if the Purchasers purchase a significant
number of the outstanding Shares of the Corporation (pursuant to this and any
other tender offers and other purchases), they may be in a position to control
the Corporation by virtue of being able to vote in board of directors elections
and other matters requiring shareholder consent.
Section 9. The Business of the
Corporation. For information about the Corporation, please
refer to the annual report prepared by the Corporation which was sent to you
earlier, particularly Item 2 of Form 10-K, the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q,
and any other materials sent to you by the Corporation. These
documents contain updated information concerning the Corporation, including
detailed information regarding the properties owned, including mortgages, rental
rates, operations, management, and taxes. In addition, the Corporation is
subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and
information about the Corporation can be obtained on the Commission’s EDGAR
system, at its internet web site at www.sec.gov, and are available for
inspection at the Commission’s principal office in Washington, D.C.
Section 10. Conflicts of
Interest. The Depositary is affiliated with certain
Purchasers. Therefore, by virtue of this affiliation, the Depositary may have
inherent conflicts of interest in acting as Depositary for the
Offer. The Depositary’s role is administrative only, however, and any
conflict of interest should not be deemed material to Shareholders.
Section 11. Certain Information
Concerning the Purchasers. The Purchasers are MPF DeWaay Fund
8, LLC; MPF REIT Fund 1, LLC; MPF Badger Acquisition Co., LLC; Lemon Creek
Operating Partnership, LP; MPF Senior Note Program I AND II, LP; SCM Special
Fund 2, LP. For information concerning the Purchasers and their
respective principals, please refer to Schedule I attached hereto. The principal
business of each of the Purchasers is investment in securities, particularly
real estate-based securities. The principal business address of each
of the Purchasers is 1640 School Street, Moraga, California 94556.
The Purchasers have made binding
commitments to contribute and have available sufficient amounts of capital
necessary to fund the acquisition of all Shares subject to the Offer, the
expenses to be incurred in connection with the Offer, and all other anticipated
costs of the Purchasers. The Purchasers are not public companies and
have not prepared audited financial statements or financial statements prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP and its affiliates have
been in the business of purchasing illiquid real estate securities, both in open
market transactions and by means of tender offers, since 1982 and have acquired
more than $170 million in such securities for affiliated portfolios during the
last ten years. The Purchasers have aggregate assets that are more
than sufficient to fund their collective obligation to purchase Shares in this
Offer and any other outstanding tender offers.
Except as
otherwise set forth herein, (i) neither the Purchasers nor, to the best
knowledge of the Purchasers, the persons listed on Schedule I nor any affiliate
of the Purchasers beneficially owns or has a right to acquire any Shares, (ii)
neither the Purchasers nor, to the best knowledge of the Purchasers, the persons
listed on Schedule I nor any affiliate of the Purchasers, or any director,
executive officer or subsidiary of any of the foregoing has effected any
transaction in the Shares within the past 60 days, (iii) neither the Purchasers
nor, to the best knowledge of the Purchasers, the persons listed on Schedule I
nor any affiliate of the Purchasers has any contract, arrangement, understanding
or relationship with any other person with respect to any securities of the
Corporation, including but not limited to, contracts, arrangements,
understandings or relationships concerning the transfer or voting thereof, joint
ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of loans,
guarantees against loss or the giving or withholding of proxies, consents or
authorizations, (iv) there have been no transactions or business relationships
which would be required to be disclosed under the rules and regulations of the
Commission between any of the Purchasers or, to the best knowledge of the
Purchasers, the persons listed on Schedule I, or any affiliate of the Purchasers
on the one hand, and the Corporation or its affiliates, on the other hand, (v)
there have been no contracts, negotiations or transactions between the
Purchasers, or to the best knowledge of the Purchasers any affiliate of the
Purchasers on the one hand, the persons listed on Schedule I, and the
Corporation or its affiliates, on the other hand, concerning a merger,
consolidation or acquisition, tender offer or other acquisition of securities,
an election of directors or a sale or other transfer of a material amount of
assets, (vi) no person listed on Schedule I has been convicted in a criminal
proceeding during the past five years (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors), and (vii) no person listed on Schedule I has been a party to any
judicial or administrative proceeding during the past five years (except for
matters dismissed without sanction or settlement) that resulted in a judgment,
decree, or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, or
prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a
finding of any violation of federal or state securities laws.
The Purchasers reserve the right to
transfer or assign to one or more of the Purchasers’ affiliates, in whole or
from time to time in part, the right to purchase all or any portion of the
Shares tendered in the Offer, but any such transfer or assignment will not
relieve the Purchasers of their obligations under the Offer or prejudice the
rights of tendering stockholders to receive payment for Shares validly tendered
and accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer.
Section 12. Source of
Funds. The Purchasers expect that approximately $4,000,000
would be required to purchase 1,000,000 Shares, if tendered, and an additional
$6,000 may be required to pay related fees and expenses. The
Purchasers anticipate funding all of the purchase price and related expenses
through their existing capital, lines of credit, and assets. The cash
and liquid securities necessary to complete the entire purchase are readily
available and are committed to that purpose. Accordingly, there are
no financing arrangements to fall through and no alternative financing
plans.
Section 13. Conditions of the
Offer. Notwithstanding any other term of the Offer, the
Purchasers shall not be required to accept for payment or to pay for any Shares
tendered unless all authorizations or approvals of, or expirations of waiting
periods imposed by, any court, administrative agency or other governmental
authority necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Offer shall have been obtained or occurred on or before the Expiration
Date. As of the Offer Date, the Purchasers are unaware of any such
required authorizations, approvals, or waiting periods relating to this
Offer.
The Purchasers shall not be required to
accept for payment or pay for any Shares and may terminate or amend the Offer as
to such Shares if, at any time on or after the date of the Offer and before the
Expiration Date, any of the following conditions exists:
(a) a preliminary or
permanent injunction or other order of any federal or state court, government or
governmental authority or agency shall have been issued and shall remain in
effect which (i) makes illegal, delays or otherwise directly or indirectly
restrains or prohibits the making of the Offer or the acceptance for payment of
or payment for any Shares by the Purchasers, (ii) imposes or confirms
limitations on the ability of the Purchasers effectively to exercise full rights
of ownership of any Shares, including, without limitation, the right to vote any
Shares acquired by the Purchasers pursuant to the Offer or otherwise on all
matters properly presented to the Corporation’s Shareholders, (iii) requires
divestiture by the Purchasers of any Shares, (iv) causes any material diminution
of the benefits to be derived by the Purchasers as a result of the transactions
contemplated by the Offer (see the discussion of such benefits in the Summary
Term Sheet and Introduction sections of the Offer to Purchase) or (v) materially
adversely affect the business, properties, assets, liabilities, financial
condition, operations, results of operations or prospects of the Purchasers or
the Corporation, in the reasonable judgment of the Purchasers;
(b) there shall be any
action taken, or any statute, rule, regulation or order proposed, enacted,
enforced, promulgated, issued or deemed applicable to the Offer by any federal
or state court, government or governmental authority or agency, other than the
application of the waiting period provisions of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, which will, directly or indirectly, result
in any of the consequences referred to in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph
(a) above;
(c) any change or
development shall have occurred or been threatened since the date hereof, in the
business, properties, assets, liabilities, financial condition, operations,
results of operations or prospects of the Corporation, which, in the reasonable
judgment of the Purchasers, is or will be materially adverse to the Corporation,
or the Purchasers shall have become aware of any fact that, in the reasonable
judgment of the Purchasers, does or will have a material adverse effect on the
value of the Shares;
(d) there shall have
occurred (i) any general suspension of trading in, or limitation on prices for,
securities on any national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market
in the United States, (ii) a declaration of a banking moratorium or any
suspension of payments in respect of banks in the United States, (iii) any
limitation by any governmental authority on, or other event which might affect,
the extension of credit by lending institutions or result in any imposition of
currency controls in the United States, (iv) a commencement of a war or armed
hostilities or other national or international calamity directly or indirectly
involving the United States, (v) a material change in United States or other
currency exchange rates or a suspension of a limitation on the markets thereof,
or (vi) in the case of any of the foregoing existing at the time of the
commencement of the Offer, a material acceleration or worsening thereof;
or
(e) it shall have been
publicly disclosed or the Purchasers shall have otherwise learned that (i) more
than fifty percent of the outstanding Shares have been or are proposed to be
acquired by another person (including a “group” within the meaning of Section
13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), or (ii) any person or group that prior to such
date had filed a Statement with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(d) or (g)
of the Exchange Act has increased or proposes to increase the number of Shares
beneficially owned by such person or group as disclosed in such Statement by two
percent or more of the outstanding Shares.
The foregoing conditions are for the
sole benefit of the Purchasers and may be asserted by the Purchasers or may be
waived by the Purchasers in whole or in part at any time and from time to time
prior to the Expiration Date in their sole exercise of reasonable discretion,
and the Offer will remain open for a period of at least five business days
following any such waiver of a material condition. However, if we
waive a certain condition for one tendering Shareholder, we will waive that
condition for all Shareholders tendering Shares. Any determination by
the Purchasers concerning the events described above will be final and binding
upon all parties, subject, of course, to the parties’ ability to seek review of
any contested determination by an arbitrator pursuant to Section
16.
Section
14. Certain Legal Matters.
General. Except as
set forth in this Section 14, the Purchasers are not aware of any filings,
approvals or other actions by any domestic or foreign governmental or
administrative agency that would be required prior to the acquisition of Shares
by the Purchasers pursuant to the Offer. Should any such approval or
other action be required, it is the Purchasers’ present intention that such
additional approval or action would be sought. While there is no
present intent to delay the purchase of Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer
pending receipt of any such additional approval or the taking of any such
action, there can be no assurance that any such additional approval or action,
if needed, would be obtained without substantial conditions or that adverse
consequences might not result to the Corporation’s business, or that certain
parts of the Corporation’s business might not have to be disposed of or held
separate or other substantial conditions complied with in order to obtain such
approval or action, any of which could cause the Purchasers to elect to
terminate the Offer without purchasing Shares thereunder. The
Purchasers’ obligation to purchase and pay for Shares is subject to certain
conditions, including conditions related to the legal matters discussed in this
Section 14.
Antitrust. The
Purchasers do not believe that the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act
of 1976, as amended, is applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to the
Offer.
Margin
Requirements. The Shares are not “margin securities” under the
regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and,
accordingly, such regulations are not applicable to the Offer.
State Takeover
Laws. A number of states have adopted anti-takeover laws which
purport, to varying degrees, to be applicable to attempts to acquire securities
of corporations which are incorporated in such states or which have substantial
assets, security holders, principal executive offices or principal places of
business therein. The Purchasers are not seeking a controlling block
of Shares or such a number of Shares as to fall within these state statutes and,
therefore, do not believe that any anti-takeover laws apply to the transactions
contemplated by the Offer.
Although
the Purchasers have not attempted to comply with any state anti-takeover
statutes in connection with the Offer, the Purchasers reserve the right to
challenge the validity or applicability of any state law allegedly applicable to
the Offer and nothing in this Offer or any action taken in connection herewith
is intended as a waiver of such right. If any state anti-takeover
statute is applicable to the Offer, the Purchasers might be unable to accept for
payment or purchase Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer or be delayed in
continuing or consummating the Offer. In such case, the Purchasers
may not be obligated to accept for purchase or pay for any Shares
tendered.
Section 15. Fees and
Expenses. The Purchasers have retained MacKenzie Patterson
Fuller, LP, an affiliate of certain Purchasers, to act as Depositary in
connection with the Offer. The Purchasers will pay the Depositary
reasonable and customary compensation for its services in connection with the
Offer, plus reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses, and will indemnify the
Depositary against certain liabilities and expenses in connection therewith,
including liabilities under the federal securities laws. The
Purchasers will also pay all costs and expenses of printing, publication and
mailing of the Offer and all costs of transfer.
Section 16.
Miscellaneous. THE OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE TO (NOR WILL
TENDERS BE ACCEPTED FROM OR ON BEHALF OF) SHAREHOLDERS IN ANY JURISDICTION IN
WHICH THE MAKING OF THE OFFER OR THE ACCEPTANCE THEREOF WOULD NOT BE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION. THE PURCHASERS ARE NOT
AWARE OF ANY JURISDICTION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES IN WHICH THE MAKING OF THE
OFFER OR THE ACCEPTANCE THEREOF WOULD BE ILLEGAL.
No person
has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation on
behalf of the Purchasers not contained herein or in the Assignment Form and, if
given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as
having been authorized.
Further,
by tendering your Shares, you are agreeing to arbitrate any disputes that may
arise between you and the Purchasers or the Depositary, to subject yourself to
personal jurisdiction in California, and that the prevailing party in any such
action will be entitled to recover attorney fees and costs.
October
26, 2009
MPF
DeWaay Fund 8, LLC; MPF REIT Fund 1, LLC; MPF Badger Acquisition Co., LLC; Lemon
Creek Operating Partnership, LP; MPF Senior Note Program I and II, LP; SCM
Special Fund 2, LP
SCHEDULE
I
THE
PURCHASERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PRINCIPALS
The Purchasers are MPF DeWaay Fund 8,
LLC; MPF REIT Fund 1, LLC; MPF Badger Acquisition Co., LLC; Lemon Creek
Operating Partnership, LP; MPF Senior Note Program I AND II, LP; SCM Special
Fund 2, LP; and MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP. Each of the entity
Purchasers is organized as a limited liability company or limited
partnership. MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP is the manager or general
partner of the following entities: MPF DeWaay Fund 8, LLC; MPF REIT Fund 1, LLC;
MPF Badger Acquisition Co., LLC; Lemon Creek Operating Partnership, LP; MPF
Senior Note Program I AND II, LP. Sutter Capital Management, LLC is
the manager or general partner of: SCM Special Fund 2, LP. An
affiliate of MPF, Lemon Creek Advisers, LP, is the advisor to Lemon Creek
Properties, Inc. the general partner of Lemon Creek Operating
Partnership. BC-GP, Inc. is the general partner of MacKenzie
Patterson Fuller, LP. The names of the controlling persons and
executive officers of MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP and Sutter Capital
Management, LLC are set forth below. Sutter Capital Management, LLC
is wholly owned by MPF Advisers, LP, an affiliate of MacKenzie Patterson Fuller,
LP. The Purchasers have jointly made the offer and are jointly and
severally liable for satisfying its terms. Other than the foregoing,
the Purchasers’ relationship consists of an informal agreement to share the
costs associated with making the offer and to allocate any resulting purchases
of Shares among them in such manner and proportions as they may determine in the
future. Each of the entities is organized in
California. The Purchasers intend, if the Offer is fully subscribed,
to allocate the Shares among themselves as follows: MPF DeWaay Fund
8, LLC, 25,000 Shares; MPF REIT Fund 1, LLC, 62,500 Shares; MPF Badger
Acquisition Co., LLC, 37,500 Shares; Lemon Creek Operating Partnership, LP,
75,000 Shares; MPF Senior Note Program I AND II, LP, 100,000 Shares combined;
SCM Special Fund 2, LP, 100,000 Shares; and MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP,
600,000 Shares. We will determine modifications to this allocation
based upon the number of Shares tendered. Priority is given to
Purchasers which already hold Shares, then to Purchasers which raised capital
first, then to the remaining Purchasers in equal shares. Shares will
be allocated according to this priority until the maximum number of Shares
listed above are allocated to Purchasers within a given priority, then Shares
will be allocated similarly among Purchasers in the next level of priority,
until all Shares are allocated.
MacKenzie Patterson Fuller,
LP
The names
of the controlling persons and executive officers of MacKenzie Patterson Fuller,
LP are set forth below. Each individual is a citizen of the United
States of America. The principal business address of MacKenzie
Patterson Fuller, LP, each Purchaser, and each individual is 1640 School Street,
Moraga, California 94556, and the business telephone number for each is
925-631-9100. The general partner is BC-GP, Inc., a California
corporation owned by the limited partners.
C.E. Patterson is
President and controlling person of MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP, which acts
as manager and general partner of a number of real estate investment vehicles,
and has served in those positions since January 1989. In 1981, Mr.
Patterson founded Patterson Financial Services, Inc. (now MPF Advisers, LP), a
registered investment adviser (“MPFA”), with Berniece A. Patterson, as a
financial planning firm, and he has served as its President since that
date. Mr. Patterson founded Patterson Real Estate Services, a
licensed California Real Estate Broker, in 1982. As President of
MPFA, Mr. Patterson is responsible for all investment counseling
activities. He supervises the analysis of investment opportunities
for the clients of the firm. Mr. Patterson previously served as
president of Host Funding, Inc., an owner of lodging properties, from December
1999 through 2003. Mr. Patterson is also an officer and controlling
shareholder of Cal-Kan, Inc., a closely held real estate investment
company. Mr. Patterson, through his affiliates, manages a number of
investment and real estate companies.
Berniece A. Patterson
is a controlling person of MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP and has served in that
capacity since its formation in 1988. In 1981, Ms. Patterson and C.E.
Patterson established MPFA. She has served as controlling person and
Secretary of MPFA since that date. Her responsibilities with MPFA
include oversight of administrative matters and monitoring of past projects
underwritten by MPFA. Since October 1990, Ms. Patterson has been
responsible for the day-to-day operations of two nursing homes and over 200
employees.
Glen W. Fuller became
senior vice president and a controlling person of MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP
in May 2000. Since 2004 he has been a controlling person and vice
president of MPFA, and is a senior vice president and controlling person of
Sutter Capital Management, LLC. Prior to becoming senior vice
president, from August 1998 to April 2000, he was with MacKenzie Patterson
Fuller, LP as a portfolio manager and research analyst. From December
1999 to 2003, Mr. Fuller served as an officer and director of Host Funding,
Inc. Prior to joining MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP, from May 1996
to July 1998, Mr. Fuller ran the over-the-counter trading desk for North Coast
Securities Corp. (previously Morgan Fuller Capital Group) with responsibility
for both the proprietary and retail trading desks. Mr. Fuller was
also the registered options principal and registered municipal bond principal
for North Coast Securities, a registered broker dealer. Mr. Fuller
was formerly a NASD-registered options principal and registered bond principal,
and he held his NASD Series 7, general securities license (now
inactive). Mr. Fuller has also spent time working on the floor of the
New York Stock Exchange as a trading clerk and on the floor of the Pacific Stock
Exchange in San Francisco as an assistant specialist for LIT
America.
Chip Patterson is
senior vice president, general counsel, and a controlling person of the
MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP, MPFA, and Sutter Capital Management,
LLC. Prior to joining MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP in July 2003, he
was a securities and corporate finance attorney with the national law firm of
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP from August 2000 to January 2003. From
August 1997 to May 2000 he attended the University of Michigan Law School, where
he graduated magna cum
laude with a Juris Doctor Degree. Prior to law school, Chip Patterson
taught physics, chemistry, and math at the high school level for three years,
from June 1994 to June 1997. He graduated with high distinction and Phi Beta Kappa from the
University of California at Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political
Science. He also has prior experience in sales, retail, and
banking.
Christine Simpson is
senior vice president of MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP, MPFA, and Sutter
Capital Management, LLC, and is responsible for the day-to-day management of
research and securities purchases and sales on behalf of the entities managed by
MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP Ms. Simpson has served in that
position since January 1997; from January 1994 until her promotion to vice
president, she was a research analyst with MacKenzie Patterson Fuller,
LP She joined MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP as an administrative
assistant in July 1990. Ms. Simpson received her Bachelor of Arts degree in
Management from Saint Mary’s College of California in May 2005, her Master of
Science in Financial Analysis and Investment Management from Saint Mary’s
College of California in October 2006, and her Master of Business Administration
degree from Saint Mary’s College of California in June 2008.
Robert E. Dixon is
senior vice president and a controlling person of MPFA and MacKenzie Patterson
Fuller, LP, is the president of Sutter Capital Management, LLC, and served as an
officer and director of Sutter Holding Company, Inc. from March 2002 to October
2006. Mr. Dixon received his Bachelor’s degree in economics from the
University of California at Los Angeles in 1992. He worked for Lehman
Brothers, Inc. in equity sales and trading during 1993 and 1994. From
October 1994 to June, 1996 he worked for MacKenzie Patterson, Inc. as a
securities research analyst. Mr. Dixon became a Chartered Financial
Analyst in 1996, and received his Master of Business Administration degree from
Cornell University in 1998. In July of 1998 he began buying and
selling securities for his own account and those of the entities he controlled,
and he was principally engaged in that activity until May 2005, when he rejoined
MPFA. Mr. Dixon was a registered representative of North Coast
Securities from 1994 through 1997.
piedmontassignmentform.htm
Assignment
Form
Please
complete this form and send it back to us in the prepaid envelope.
Include a
copy of
your Driver’s License so we can obtain a Medallion Signature Guarantee,
or have that done.
If
you have any questions, please call us at (925) 631-9100. Please
return to 1640 School Street, Moraga CA 94556.
1.
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Complete
or Correct Name and Address Information if
Necessary
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Piedmont
Office Realty Trust, Inc. Purchase Offer
Name:
Address:
City,
State,
ZIP:
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Quantity
Owned:
Price: $4.00/Share
Offer
Expires: November
30, 2009
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2.
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List the number of Shares you
are selling: ¨ All or
(Quantity)
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3.
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Fill
out where applicable, signing to indicate your agreement to the terms of
the Offer and the terms on the reverse side of this
form.
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Owner
& Custodian Information
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Medallion
(office use)
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Owner*
Name:
_________________________________
Signature:
______________________________
Social
Security #: ________________________
Email
Address: __________________________
Phone
Number: __________________________
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Date
_______
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Co-Owner(s) (if
applicable)
Name(s):
_______________________________
Signature(s):
____________________________
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Date
_______
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Custodian (if
applicable; MPF will obtain)
Name:
_________________________________
Signature:
______________________________
IRA
or Tax #: ____________________________
Phone
Number: __________________________
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Date
_______
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*
If signature is by trustee(s), executor(s), administrator(s), guardian(s),
attorney(s) in fact, agent(s), officer(s), or a corporation or another acting in
a fiduciary or representing capacity, please provide the following
information:
Name:
____________________________
Capacity: _________________________
4.
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If
any of the following applies, please provide the appropriate
documents.
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Name changes: Certified
copy of Marriage Certificate or proof of name change from the
court.
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Power of Attorney: Copy
of Power of Attorney document.
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Estates: Certified
Copies of Death Certificate and appropriate Court Documents (no older than
45 days).
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Corporations: Copy of
Corporate Resolution naming the Authorized Signature, with a seal if
applicable.
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5.
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If you have any other REITs or
Limited Partnerships you want to sell, please list them here and we will
contact
you. _______________________________________________________
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THE
OFFER, WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS, AND PRORATION PERIOD WILL EXPIRE AT 11:59 P.M.,
PACIFIC TIME, ON NOVEMBER 30, 2009 (THE “EXPIRATION DATE”) UNLESS
EXTENDED.
R13212
Assignment
Form
Piedmont
Office Realty Trust, Inc.
To
participate in the Offer, a duly executed copy of this Assignment Form and any
other documents required by this Assignment Form must be received by the
Depositary on or prior to the Expiration Date. Delivery of this
Assignment Form or any other required documents to an address other than as set
forth above does not constitute valid delivery. The method of delivery of all
documents is at the election and risk of the tendering Shareholder. Please use
the pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope provided. This Assignment
Form is to be completed by holders of Shares in Piedmont Office Realty Trust,
Inc. (the “Partnership”), pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Offer to
Purchase (as defined below). Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings in
the Offer.
The
undersigned hereby tenders to MPF DeWaay Fund 8, LLC; MPF REIT Fund 1, LLC; MPF
Badger Acquisition Co., LLC; Lemon Creek Operating Partnership, LP; MPF Senior
Note Program I AND II, LP; SCM Special Fund 2, LP; and MacKenzie Patterson
Fuller, LP (collectively the “Purchasers”) all of the Shares of common stock
(“Shares”) in the Corporation held by the undersigned as set forth above (or, if
less than all such Shares, the number set forth below in the signature box), at
a purchase price equal to $4.00 per Share, less the amount of any dividends made
or declared with respect to the Shares between October 26, 2009 and the
Expiration Date, and upon the other terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated October 26, 2009 (the “Offer to Purchase”)
and in this Assignment Form, as each may be supplemented or amended from time to
time (which together constitute the “Offer”). Receipt of the Offer to
Purchase is hereby acknowledged. Subject to and effective upon
acceptance for payment of any of the Shares tendered hereby, the undersigned
sells, assigns, and transfers to, Purchasers all right, title, and interest in
and to such Shares which are purchased pursuant to the Offer. The undersigned
hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Purchasers as the true and
lawful agent and attorney-in-fact and proxy of the undersigned with respect to
such Shares, with full power of substitution (such power of attorney and proxy
being deemed to be an irrevocable power and proxy coupled with an interest), to
deliver such Shares and transfer ownership of such Shares, on the books of the
Corporation, together with all accompanying evidences of transfer and
authenticity, to the Purchasers and, upon acceptance of the tender of such
Shares by the Purchasers, to exercise all voting rights and to receive all
benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of such
Shares all in accordance with the terms of the Offer. Upon the
purchase of Shares pursuant to the Offer, all prior proxies and consents given
by the undersigned with respect to such Shares will be revoked and no subsequent
proxies or consents may be given (and if given will not be deemed
effective). In addition, by executing this Assignment Form, the
undersigned assigns to the Purchasers all of the undersigned’s rights to receive
dividends from the Corporation with respect to Shares which are purchased
pursuant to the Offer, other than dividends declared or paid through the
Expiration Date and to change the address of record for such dividends on the
books of the Corporation. Upon request, the Seller will execute and deliver, and
irrevocably directs any custodian to execute and deliver, any additional
documents deemed by the Purchaser to be necessary or desirable to complete the
assignment, transfer, and purchase of such Shares.
The
undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned owns the Shares
tendered hereby and has full power and authority to validly tender, sell,
assign, and transfer the Shares tendered hereby, and that when any such Shares
are purchased by the Purchasers, the Purchasers will acquire good, marketable,
and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions,
charges, encumbrances, conditional sales agreements, or other obligations
relating to the sale or transfer thereof, and such Shares will not be subject to
any adverse claim. Upon request, the undersigned will execute and
deliver any additional documents deemed by the Purchasers to be necessary or
desirable to complete the assignment, transfer, and purchase of Shares tendered
hereby. The undersigned understands that a tender of Shares to the Purchasers
will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and the Purchasers
upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer. The undersigned
recognizes the right of the Purchasers to effect a change of dividend address to
MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP at 1640 School Street, Moraga, California, 94556.
The undersigned recognizes that under certain circumstances set forth in the
Offer to Purchase, the Purchasers may not be required to accept for payment any
of the Shares tendered hereby. In such event, the undersigned understands that
any Assignment Form for Shares not accepted for payment will be destroyed by the
Purchasers. All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred
shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned and any obligations of
the undersigned shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives,
successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as stated in the
Offer to Purchase, this tender is irrevocable.
Arbitration
Agreement: Purchaser and Seller agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy
arising out of or related to this agreement or a purchase of Shares shall be
resolved by binding arbitration in San Francisco, California before a retired
judge. The arbitration shall be administered by JAMS pursuant to its
Arbitration Rules and Procedures (“Rules”). If one party fails to
respond within twenty days after the other party mails a written list of
arbitrators by either agreeing to one of the proposed arbitrators or suggesting
three or more alternate arbitrators, the proposing party may select the
arbitrator from among its initial list and JAMS shall then appoint that
arbitrator to preside over the arbitration. If the parties are unable
to agree on an arbitrator, the parties shall select an arbitrator pursuant to
the Rules. Where reasonable, the arbitrator shall schedule the
arbitration hearing within four months after being appointed. The
arbitrator must render a decision in writing, explaining the legal and factual
basis for decision as to each of the principal controverted
issues. The arbitrator's decision will be final and binding upon the
parties. A judgment upon any award may be entered in a court of
competent jurisdiction. Each party shall be responsible for advancing one-half
of the costs of arbitration, including all JAMS fees; provided that, in the
award, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all of its costs and
expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, arbitrator fees, JAMS
fees and costs, and any attorneys' fees and costs incurred in compelling
arbitration. The parties are not waiving, and expressly reserve, any
rights they may have under federal securities laws, rules, and
regulations. This agreement will be interpreted, construed, and
governed according to federal securities laws and the laws of the State of
California; provided that all matters relating to arbitration shall be governed
by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. Sections 1 et seq.). If both
parties waive their right to arbitrate, then any dispute or claim arising out of
or related to this agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of
Contra Costa County Superior Court for the State of California. In
any such action, Purchaser and Seller expressly submit and consent to the
exclusive jurisdiction of Contra Costa County Superior Court and waive all
defenses to jurisdiction and venue.
piedmontletter.htm
October
26, 2009
RE:
Get cash now from your
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. investment.
Dear
Investor,
Good
news! Now you can sell your Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.
investment and regain control of your money. Right now, MPF will
pay
you $4.00 per Share. Move the money into a more liquid investment, pay
off bills, or treat yourself to a vacation. It’s your money. Use it any way you
want. But this
offer
expires on November 30, 2009, so you must act soon.
Why take
advantage of this opportunity today?
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Guarantee
your cash now. Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. has an infinite
life, and it has already extended its “list or liquidate” date two
times. Sell today and ensure you get your money out from this
security.
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33%
Higher Offer Price. Our offer is 33%
higher, $1 per share higher, than the offer by an affiliate of
Madison International Realty, LLC.
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Regain
control over your investments. It’s your money, but you can’t
access it. Now you can move your money into a more liquid investment or
simply cash out and treat yourself to a new
toy.
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Share
Redemption Program
Closed.
You have been unable to utilize the Share Redemption Program. The Share
Redemption Program had fully depleted
its funds for ordinary redemptions the
same day it opened in 2009, because it was immediately full with
the “back-log” of requests dating back into
2008.
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If you
act today, you can get your cash now. We will mail your check within three
business days after Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. confirms the
transfer.
MPF has
been in the business of buying private real estate investments for over 25 years
and has successfully cashed-out tens of thousands of investors like you. Our
advisory affiliate is a registered investment adviser with the SEC and has over
$200 million dollars under management. There are no financing contingencies with
this offer.
Please
carefully read the enclosed Offer to Purchase and Assignment Form. If you choose
to sell your Shares to us, please fill out the enclosed form and return it to us
today so we can send you your money. If you have any questions, please call us
at (925) 631-9100, fax us at (925) 631-9119, or email us at
offers@mpfi.com.
Sincerely,
Pat
Patterson
President,
MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP
P.S.
Remember, this offer
expires November 30, 2009 (unless extended). So don’t delay. Fill out and
mail in the Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Assignment Form today so we can
rush you a check.
piedmontad.htm
[Published
October 26, 2009 in Investor’s Business Daily]
This
announcement is neither an offer to buy nor a solicitation of an offer to sell
Shares. The Offer is being made solely by the formal Offer to
Purchase forwarded to Shareholders of record and is not being made to, and
tenders will not be accepted from or on behalf of, Shareholders residing in any
jurisdiction in which making or accepting the Offer would violate that
jurisdiction’s laws. In those jurisdictions where the securities,
Blue Sky, or other laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or
dealer, the Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of Purchasers only by one
or more registered dealers licensed under the laws of such
jurisdiction.
NOTICE OF
OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH:
Up to
1,000,000 Shares of common stock of Piedmont Office Realty Trust,
Inc. (the “Company”) at a price of
$4.00 per
Share by affiliates of MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP (collectively the
“Purchasers”)
The
Purchasers are offering to purchase for cash up to 1,000,000 shares of common
stock (“Shares”) of the Company, at a price of $4.00 per Share upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Purchasers’ Offer to Purchase
and in the related Letter of Transmittal for the offer (which together
constitute the “Offer” and the “Tender Offer Documents”).
THE
OFFERS AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 11:59 P.M., PACIFIC TIME, ON NOVEMBER 30,
2009, UNLESS AN OFFER IS EXTENDED. Funding for the purchase of the
Shares will be provided through the Purchasers’ existing working capital and
binding capital commitments. The Offer is not made for
the purpose of acquiring or influencing control of the business of the
issuer. The Offer will expire at 11:59 p.m., Pacific Time on November
30, 2009, unless and until Purchasers, in their sole discretion, shall have
extended the period of time for which the Offer is open (such date and time, as
extended the “Expiration Date”). The Purchasers will not provide a
subsequent offering period following the Expiration Date. If
Purchasers make a material change in the terms of the Offer, or if they waive a
material condition to the Offer, Purchasers will extend the Offer and
disseminate additional tender offer materials to the extent required by Rules
14d-4(c) and 14d-6(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”). The minimum period during which the Offer must
remain open following any material change in the terms of the Offer, other than
a change in price or a change in percentage of securities sought or a change in
any dealer’s soliciting fee, will depend upon the facts and circumstances
including the materiality of the change with respect to a change in price or,
subject to certain limitations, a change in the percentage of securities ought
or a change in any dealer’s soliciting fee. A minimum of ten business
days from the date of such change is generally required to allow for adequate
dissemination to Shareholders. Accordingly, if prior to the
Expiration Date, Purchasers increase (other than increases of not more than two
percent of the outstanding Shares) or decrease the number of Shares being
sought, or increase or decrease the consideration offered pursuant to the Offer,
and if the Offer is scheduled to expire at any time earlier than the period
ending on the tenth business day from the date that notice of such increase or
decrease is first published, sent or given to Shareholders, the Offer will be
extended at least until the expiration of such ten business days. For
purposes of the Offer, a “business day” means any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or federal holiday and consists of the time period from 12:01 a.m.
through midnight, Pacific Time. In all cases payment for the Shares
purchased pursuant to the Offer will be made only after timely receipt of the
Assignment Form (or facsimiles thereof), properly completed and duly executed,
with any required signature guarantees, and any other documents required by such
Assignment Form.
Tenders
of Shares made pursuant to the Offer is irrevocable, except that Shareholders
who tender their Shares in response to the Offer will have the right to withdraw
their tendered Shares at any time prior to the Expiration Date by sending to
MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP a written or facsimile transmission notice of
withdrawal identifying the name of the person who tendered Shares to be
withdrawn, signed by the same persons and in the same manner as the Assignment
Form tendering the Shares to be withdrawn. In addition, tendered
Shares may be withdrawn at any time on or after December 25, 2009, unless the
tender has theretofore been accepted for payment as provided
above. If tendering Shareholders tender more than the number of
Shares that Purchasers seek to purchase pursuant to the Offer for those Shares,
Purchasers will take into account the number of Shares so tendered and take up
and pay for as nearly as may be pro rata, disregarding fractions, according to
the number of Shares tendered by each tendering Shareholder during the period
during which that Offer remains open. The terms of the Offer are more
fully set forth in the formal Tender Offer Documents which are available from
Purchasers at the Purchasers’ expense. The Offer contains terms and
conditions and the information required by Rule 14d-6(d)(1) under the Exchange
Act which are incorporated herein by reference. The Tender Offer
Documents contain important information which should be read carefully before
any decision is made with respect to the Offer. The Tender Offer
Documents may be obtained by calling Purchasers at 1-800-854-8357, making a
written request addressed to 1640 School Street, Moraga, California 94556,
emailing to offers@mpfi.com, or visiting our website at www.mpfi.com (click on
MPF Tenders). Copies of such materials will be mailed to any
Shareholder requesting them at the Purchasers’ expense.
October
26, 2009