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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
(RULE 14D-100)
Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)
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ACADIA REALTY TRUST
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
ACADIA REALTY TRUST (OFFEROR)
(Names of Filing Persons (Identifying Status as Offeror, Issuer or Other Person)
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.001 par value per share
(including common units of limited partnership interests in Acadia Realty
Limited Partnership convertible into Acadia Realty
Trust Common Shares of Beneficial Interest)
(Title of Class of Securities)
004239109
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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Jon Grisham
Vice President
Acadia Realty Trust
20 Soundview Marketplace
Port Washington, NY 11050
(516) 767-8830
(Name, address, and telephone numbers of person authorized to
receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
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With a copy to:
Mark Schonberger, Esq.
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
399 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 318-6000
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Transaction valuation* Amount of Filing Fee**
$34,999,997 $6,999.99
* Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the filing fee. This amount
assumes the purchase of 5,384,615 common shares, $.001 par value per share,
at the maximum tender offer price of $6.50 per share in cash. The amount of
the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals 1/50 of one percent of
the aggregate of the cash offered by the Offeror.
** Previously paid.
|_| Check the 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.
Amount Previously Paid: Form or Registration No.
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Filing Party: Date Filed:
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|_| Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
statement relates:
|X| issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
|_| third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
|_| amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
|_| going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer: |_|
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Introduction
This Amendment No. 4 to the Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO
relates to the tender offer by Acadia Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate
investment trust ("Acadia" or the "Company"), to purchase up to 5,384,615 of its
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (including common units of limited
partnership interest convertible into our common shares), par value $.001 per
share ("Shares"). Acadia is offering to purchase these Shares at a price not
greater than $6.50 nor less than $6.05 per Share, net to the seller in cash,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions described in the Offer to Purchase,
dated December 20, 2001 ("Offer to Purchase"), and related Letter of
Transmittal, which, as amended or restated from time to time, together
constitute the "Offer."
This Amendment No. 4 to the Issuer Tender Offer on Schedule TO is filed
in satisfaction of the reporting requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(2) promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The information in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of
Transmittal, copies of which were previously filed with the Schedule TO as
Exhibit 99.a(1)(i) and Exhibit 99.a(1)(ii), respectively, is incorporated in
this Amendment No. 4 to Schedule TO by reference.
Item 11. Additional Information.
Item 11 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding
the following language:
We describe below certain procedural aspects of the submission of
letters of transmittal and notices of withdrawal.
We address first multiple tenders of Shares electronically through a
Book-Entry Transfer Facility. Each of a tendering shareholder's separate
tenders is aggregated electronically by the broker or other custodian
with the Shares tendered by other shareholders at the same price. The
broker makes separate multiple aggregated tenders at multiple prices on
behalf of its customers pursuant to global letters of transmittal or
electronic submissions delivered to the depositary. If you desire to
tender more Shares, re-tender Shares at a different price or withdraw a
tender, you should call your broker, who will adjust its internal
records accordingly. If you tender electronically through your broker a
specified number of Shares at specified prices but then later do not
recall the number of Shares you tendered or the tender price, you should
contact your broker or custodian who made the tender on your behalf. The
broker or custodian will have access to your account information, which
will contain a record of your tender activity.
If you tender Shares through physical delivery of Share certificates,
you should complete and deliver to the depositary a letter of
transmittal accompanied by a Share certificate. If you desire to tender
more Shares, re-tender Shares at a different price or withdraw a tender,
you should call the depositary and, depending on the circumstances, a
notice of withdrawal and new letter of transmittal may be required. The
depositary maintains a log of all tenders and is staffed with a
shareholder service department that routinely handles shareholder
inquiries. If you tender Shares through physical delivery and later do
not recall the number of Shares you tendered or the tender price, you
should contact the depositary's shareholder service department, which
has access to records of your tender activity.
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SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
/s/ Kenneth F. Bernstein
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Kenneth F. Bernstein
Chief Executive Officer and
President
Date: January 24, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.a(1)(i) Offer to Purchase, dated December 20, 2001.*
99.a(1)(ii) Letter of Transmittal.*
99.a(1)(iii) Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
99.a(1)(iv) Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust
Companies and Other Nominees.*
99.a(1)(v) Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers,
Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
99.a(1)(vi) Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification
Number on Substitute Form W-9.*
99.a(1)(vii) Letter to Acadia Shareholders from Kenneth F. Bernstein,
President and Chief Executive Officer, dated December
20, 2001.*
99.a(1)(viii) Conditional Letter of Conversion.*
99.a(5)(i) Press Release issued by the Company on December 20,
2001.*
99.a(5)(ii) Press Release issued by the Company on January 18,
2002.*
99.b(i) Term Loan Agreement dated as of December 28, 2001, among
Fleet National Bank and RD Branch Associates, L.P., et
al.*
99.b(ii) Term Loan Agreement dated as of December 21, 2001, among
RD Woonsocket Associates Limited Partnership, et al.
and The Dime Savings Bank of New York, FSB.*
99.d(2) Stock Purchase Agreement Termination, dated January 18,
2002, by the Company and Ross Dworman.*
(g) Not applicable.
(h) Not applicable.
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* Previously filed.
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