AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
Exhibit 10.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of July 28, 2011, by and among
CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XIX, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“CPF XIX”), CPF XIX MERGER SUB
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Aimco Subsidiary”), and AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (“Aimco OP”).
WHEREAS, Fox Partners II, the general partner of CPF XIX (“CPF XIX GP”), has determined that
the Merger (as defined below) of the Aimco Subsidiary with and into CPF XIX, with CPF XIX as the
surviving entity, is advisable and in the best interests of CPF XIX and its partners;
WHEREAS, Aimco OP, the sole member of the Aimco Subsidiary, has determined that the Merger of
the Aimco Subsidiary with and into CPF XIX, with CPF XIX as the surviving entity, is advisable and
in the best interests of the Aimco Subsidiary and its member;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of AIMCO-GP, Inc., the general partner of Aimco OP
(“AIMCO-GP”), has determined that the Merger of the Aimco Subsidiary with and into CPF XIX, with
CPF XIX as the surviving entity, is advisable and in the best interests of Aimco OP and its
partners; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter this Agreement to evidence the terms, provisions,
representations, warranties, covenants and conditions upon which the Merger will be consummated.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants set forth herein, and
for other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy, sufficiency, and receipt of which are
hereby acknowledged, CPF XIX, the Aimco Subsidiary and Aimco OP hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. The Merger. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Aimco
Subsidiary shall be merged with and into CPF XIX (the “Merger”), and CPF XIX shall be the surviving
entity of the Merger (the “Surviving Entity”). The Merger will have the effects specified in this
Agreement, section 17-211 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended (the
“DRULPA”), and section 18-209 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as amended (the
“DLLCA”).
SECTION 2. General Partner. CPF XIX GP will be the sole general partner of the Surviving
Entity.
SECTION 3. Certificate. As soon as practicable after the approval of this Agreement by a
majority in interest of limited partnership interests of CPF XIX, CPF XIX shall cause to be filed a
certificate of merger with respect to the Merger (the “Certificate of Merger”) with the Office of
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to 17-211 of the DRULPA and section 18-209
of the DLLCA. The Merger shall become effective at such time as the Certificate of Merger has been
accepted for record by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Effective Time”).
SECTION 4. Limited Partnership Agreement. The agreement of limited partnership of CPF XIX as
in effect immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger (the “Partnership Agreement”), shall
be the agreement of limited partnership of the Surviving Entity until thereafter amended in
accordance with the provisions thereof and applicable law. The general partner and each limited
partner of the Surviving Entity shall have the rights under, be bound by and be subject to the
terms and conditions of, the Partnership Agreement, as a general partner or limited partner, as
applicable.
SECTION 5. Treatment of Interests in CPF XIX.
(a) Limited Partners’ Interests.
(i) In connection with the Merger and in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section
5(a)(iii) of this Agreement, each limited partnership unit of CPF XIX outstanding immediately prior
to the
Effective Time and held by limited partners of CPF XIX, except limited partnership units
held by limited partners who have perfected their appraisal rights pursuant to Exhibit A
hereto, shall be converted into the right to receive, at the election of the limited partner,
either (x) $352.02 in cash (the “Cash Consideration”) or (y) a number of partnership common units
of Aimco OP calculated by dividing $352.02 by the average closing price of Apartment Investment and
Management Company common stock, as reported on the NYSE, over the ten consecutive trading days
ending on the second trading day immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “OP Unit
Consideration,” and, together with the Cash Consideration, the “Merger Consideration”).
(ii) Notwithstanding Section 5(a)(i) of this Agreement, if Aimco OP determines that the law of
the state or other jurisdiction in which a limited partner resides would prohibit the issuance of
partnership common units of Aimco OP in that state or jurisdiction (or that the registration in
that state or other jurisdiction would be prohibitively costly), then such limited partner will
only be entitled to receive the Cash Consideration for each limited partnership unit.
(iii) Aimco OP shall prepare a form of election (the “Election Form”) describing the Merger
and pursuant to which each limited partner of CPF XIX will have the right to elect to receive
either the Cash Consideration or the OP Unit Consideration (subject to Section 5(a)(ii)). Aimco OP
shall mail or cause to be mailed an Election Form to each limited partner, together with any other
materials that Aimco OP determines to be necessary or prudent, no later than ten (10) days after
the Effective Time. An election to receive the Cash Consideration or the OP Unit Consideration
shall be effective only if a properly executed Election Form is received by Aimco OP or its
designees prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time on the day that is thirty (30) days after the mailing of
such Election Form by Aimco OP. If a limited partner fails to return a duly completed Election
Form within the time period specified in the Election Form, such holder shall be deemed to have
elected to receive the Cash Consideration. In addition, each limited partner that resides in a
state or other jurisdiction that Aimco OP determines would prohibit the issuance of partnership
common units of Aimco OP (or in which registration or qualification would be prohibitively costly)
will be deemed to have elected the Cash Consideration. CPF XIX, the Aimco Subsidiary and Aimco OP
agree that limited partners shall have the right to revoke any election made in connection with the
Merger at any time prior to the expiration of the time period stated in the Election Form. Aimco
OP and CPF XIX GP, by mutual agreement, shall have the right to make rules, not inconsistent with
the terms of this Agreement, governing the validity of Election Forms and the issuance and delivery
of the Merger Consideration, as applicable.
(b) General Partner’s Interests. Each general partnership unit of CPF XIX outstanding
immediately prior to consummation of the Merger shall remain outstanding and unchanged, with all of
the rights set forth in the Partnership Agreement.
SECTION 6. Treatment of Interests in Aimco Subsidiary. The entire membership interest in the
Aimco Subsidiary immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into 1,000 limited
partnership units of the Surviving Entity.
SECTION 7. Appraisal Rights. In connection with the Merger, the holders of limited
partnership units of CPF XIX immediately prior to the Merger shall have the appraisal rights set
forth in Exhibit A hereto.
SECTION 8. Covenants. Aimco OP agrees to pay for, or reimburse CPF XIX for, all expenses
incurred by CPF XIX in connection with the Merger. Aimco OP agrees to pay cash or issue and
deliver common units of Aimco OP to the former holders of CPF XIX limited partnership units, in
accordance with section 5(a) of this Agreement.
SECTION 9. Conditions to the Merger.
(a) The Merger shall not occur unless and until the Merger has been approved or
consented to by a majority in interest of limited partners of CPF XIX.
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(b) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, none of the
parties hereto shall be required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby if any
third-party consent, authorization or approval that any of the parties hereto deem necessary
or desirable in connection with this Agreement, or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, has not been obtained or received.
SECTION 10. Tax Treatment. The parties hereto intend and agree that, for Federal income tax
purposes, (i) any payment of cash for limited partnership units of CPF XIX shall be treated as a
sale of such limited partnership units by such holder and a purchase of such limited partnership
units by Aimco OP for the cash so paid under the terms of this Agreement in accordance with the
guidelines set forth in Treas. Reg. Sections 1.708-1(c)(3) and 1.708-1(c)(4), and (ii) each such
holder of limited partnership units who accepts cash explicitly agrees and consents to such
treatment. Furthermore, the parties hereto intend and agree that, for Federal income tax purposes,
(i) any exchange of limited partnership units of CPF XIX for partnership common units of Aimco OP
under the terms of this Agreement shall be treated in accordance with Sections 721 and 731 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and (ii) each such holder of limited partnership units
of CPF XIX who accepts partnership common units of Aimco OP explicitly agrees and consents to such
treatment. Any cash and/or partnership common units of Aimco OP to which a holder of limited
partnership units of CPF XIX is entitled pursuant to this Agreement shall be paid only after the
receipt of a consent from such holder that, for Federal income tax purposes, the receipt of cash
and/or partnership common units of Aimco OP shall be treated as described in this Section 10.
SECTION 11. Further Assurances. From time to time, as and when required by the Surviving
Entity or by its successors and assigns, there shall be executed and delivered on behalf of the
Aimco Subsidiary such deeds and other instruments, and there shall be taken or caused to be taken
by the Aimco Subsidiary all such further actions, as shall be appropriate or necessary in order to
vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in the Surviving Entity the title to and
possession of all property, interests, assets, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises
and authority of the Aimco Subsidiary, and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement,
and the officers and directors of CPF XIX GP are fully authorized in the name and on behalf of
Aimco Subsidiary or otherwise to take any and all such action and to execute and deliver any and
all such deeds and other instruments.
SECTION 12. Amendment. Subject to applicable law, this Agreement may be amended, modified or
supplemented by written agreement of the parties hereto at any time prior to the consummation of
the Merger with respect to any of the terms contained herein.
SECTION 13. Abandonment. At any time prior to consummation of the Merger, this Agreement may
be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned without liability to any party hereto by any of the
Aimco Subsidiary, Aimco OP or CPF XIX, in each case, acting in its sole discretion and for any
reason or for no reason, notwithstanding approval of this Agreement by any of the members of the
Aimco Subsidiary, the partners of CPF XIX or the general partner of Aimco OP.
SECTION 14. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the conflict of law provisions
thereof.
SECTION 15. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. No provision of this Agreement is intended to
confer upon any person, entity, or organization other than the parties hereto any rights or
remedies hereunder, other than the appraisal rights given to holders of limited partnership units
of CPF XIX pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement.
[Signatures appear on following page.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CPF XIX, the Aimco Subsidiary and Aimco OP have caused this Agreement to
be signed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
| CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XIX, LP |
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| By: | Fox Partners II, | |||
| its General Partner | ||||
| By: | Fox Capital Management Corporation, | |||
| its Managing General Partner | ||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Assistant General Counsel | |||
| AIMCO CPF XIX MERGER SUB LLC |
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| By: | Aimco Properties, L.P., | |||
| its sole Member | ||||
| By: | AIMCO-GP, Inc. | |||
| its General Partner | ||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Assistant General Counsel | |||
| AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P. |
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| By: | AIMCO-GP, Inc., | |||
| its General Partner | ||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Assistant General Counsel | |||
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EXHIBIT A
Appraisal Rights of Limited Partners
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed
thereto in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 28, 2011 (the “Merger Agreement”), by
and among Century Properties Fund XIX, a Delaware limited partnership (“CPF XIX”), AIMCO CPF XIX
Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Aimco Subsidiary”), and AIMCO
Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Aimco OP”). In connection with the Merger,
limited partners of CPF XIX shall have the following appraisal rights:
(a) Any limited partner who holds limited partnership units on the effective date of the
Merger who has not consented to the merger (the “Nonconsenting Limited Partners”) and who has
otherwise complied with paragraph (b) hereof shall be entitled to an appraisal by arbitration of
the fair value of the Nonconsenting Limited Partner’s limited partnership units. This arbitration
shall be conducted in Denver, Colorado, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the
American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), excluding the Procedures for Large, Complex Commercial
Disputes, by a single arbitrator selected by Aimco OP from a panel of AAA arbitrators who are
qualified to value investment interests in commercial real estate. Any action for judicial review
or enforcement of the arbitration award shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction
located in Denver, Colorado.
(b) Within 10 days after the effective date of the Merger, Aimco OP shall notify each of the
Nonconsenting Limited Partners of the consummation of the Merger, the effective date of the Merger
and that appraisal rights are available for any or all limited partnership units held by
Nonconsenting Limited Partners, and shall include in such notice a copy of this Exhibit A. Such
notice shall include an Election Form pursuant to which Nonconsenting Limited Partners may elect an
appraisal by arbitration of the fair value of their limited partnership units pursuant to paragraph
(a) hereof. Any limited partner who holds limited partnership units on the effective date of the
Merger and who has not consented to the Merger shall be entitled to receive such notice and may,
within 30 days after the date of mailing of such notice (such 30th day being the
“Election Deadline”), demand from Aimco OP the appraisal of his or her limited partnership units by
making the appropriate election in the Election Form in accordance with the instructions thereto.
Each completed Election Form must be delivered to the address, and within the time period,
specified in the instructions to the Election Form. If a Nonconsenting Limited Partner fails to
properly complete an Election Form or return it to the correct address within the specified time
period, such Nonconsenting Limited Partner shall be deemed to have elected not to seek an appraisal
of his or her limited partnership units, and will be deemed to have elected the Cash Consideration.
(c) At any time prior to the Election Deadline, any Nonconsenting Limited Partner who has made
a demand for appraisal of his or her limited partnership units shall have the right to withdraw his
or her demand for appraisal and to accept the Cash Consideration payable pursuant to the Merger
Agreement. Nonconsenting Limited Partners who wish to withdraw their demands must do so in writing
delivered to Aimco Properties, L.P., c/o Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC, by mail at 00 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, 00000, or by fax at (000) 000-0000. At any time within 20 days after
the Election Deadline, any Nonconsenting Limited Partner who has complied with the requirements of
subsections (a) and (b) hereof, upon written request, shall be entitled to receive from Aimco OP a
statement setting forth the aggregate number of limited partnership units with respect to which
Nonconsenting Limited Partners have made demands for appraisal and the aggregate number of holders
of such limited partnership units. Such written statement shall be mailed to the Nonconsenting
Limited Partner within 10 days after such Nonconsenting Limited Partner’s written request for such
a statement is received by Aimco OP or within 20 days after the Election Deadline, whichever is
later.
(d) Upon the submission of any such demand by a Nonconsenting Limited Partner, Aimco OP shall,
within 40 days after the Election Deadline, submit to the arbitrator a duly verified list
containing the names and addresses of all Nonconsenting Limited Partners who have demanded payment
for their limited partnership units and with whom agreements as to the value of their limited
partnership units have not been reached with Aimco OP. The arbitrator shall give notice of the time
and place fixed for the hearing of such demand by registered or certified mail to Aimco OP and to
the Nonconsenting Limited Partners shown on the list at the addresses therein stated. The forms
of the notices shall be approved by the arbitrator, and the costs of the preparation and
mailing thereof shall be borne by Aimco OP.
(e) At the hearing on such demand, the arbitrator shall determine as to each of the
Nonconsenting Limited Partners whether the Nonconsenting Limited Partner is entitled to appraisal
rights hereunder.
(f) After determining the Nonconsenting Limited Partners entitled to an appraisal, the
arbitrator shall appraise the limited partners Units, determining their fair value, as of the date
of the Merger, exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of
the Merger, together with interest, if any, to be paid upon the amount determined to be the fair
value. In determining such fair value, the arbitrator shall take into account all factors relevant
to the issue of fair value of the limited partnership Units, using the legal standard of fair value
that would apply if the Nonconsenting Limited Partner were a stockholder in a corporation entitled
to appraisal rights as a result of a corporate merger under the corporation laws of the state of
Delaware. Unless the arbitrator in his or her discretion determines otherwise for good cause
shown, interest from the effective date of the Merger through the date of payment of the judgment
shall be compounded quarterly and shall accrue at 5% over the Federal Reserve discount rate
(including any surcharge), as established from time to time during the period between the effective
date of the Merger and the date of payment of the judgment. Upon application by Aimco OP or by any
Nonconsenting Limited Partner entitled to participate in the appraisal proceeding, the arbitrator
may, in his or her discretion, proceed with the appraisal prior to the final determination of the
Nonconsenting Limited Partners’ entitlement to appraisal rights hereunder. Any Nonconsenting
Limited Partner whose name appears on the list submitted by Aimco OP pursuant to paragraph (d)
hereof may participate fully in all proceedings until it is finally determined that such
Nonconsenting Limited Partner is not entitled to appraisal rights hereunder.
(g) The arbitrator shall direct the payment of the fair value of the limited partnership Units
(which will be paid only in cash), together with interest, if any, by Aimco OP to the Nonconsenting
Limited Partners entitled thereto. Payment shall be so made to each such Nonconsenting Limited
Partner upon the receipt by Aimco OP of the written consent from such Nonconsenting Limited Partner
that, for federal income tax purposes, the issuance of cash for the limited partnership Units shall
be treated as a sale of the limited partnership Units by the owner and a purchase of such limited
partnership Units by Aimco OP for the cash consideration so paid under the terms of the Merger
Agreement in accordance with the guidelines set forth in Treas. Reg. Sections 1.708-1(c)(3) and
1.708-1(c)(4) and the release described in (i) hereof.
(h) The costs of the proceeding may be determined by the arbitrator and taxed upon the parties
as the arbitrator deems equitable in the circumstances. Upon application of a Nonconsenting Limited
Partner, the arbitrator may order all or a portion of the expenses incurred by any Nonconsenting
Limited Partner in connection with the appraisal proceeding, including, without limitation,
reasonable attorney’s fees and the fees and expenses of experts, to be charged pro rata against the
value of all the interests entitled to an appraisal.
(i) Any Nonconsenting Limited Partner who has made a demand for appraisal of his or her
limited partnership Units and who has not withdrawn the demand before the Election Deadline shall
be deemed to have entered into a binding contract with Aimco OP to accept the fair value awarded by
the arbitrator in exchange for his or her limited partnership Units, plus any interest as provided
herein. The award of fair value, plus any interest, to the Nonconsenting Limited Partners shall be
exclusive of and in lieu of any other right, claim or remedy under state or federal law that the
Nonconsenting Limited Partner may have with respect to his or her limited partnership Units whether
under the Merger Agreement or otherwise and whether against CPF XIX, CPF XIX GP, Aimco-GP,
Apartment Investment and Management Company, Aimco OP, or any other person or entity, and the
Nonconsenting Limited Partner shall execute and deliver a release of all other such rights, claims
and remedies in exchange for payment of the award.
(j) From and after the effective date of the Merger, no Nonconsenting Limited Partner who has
demanded appraisal rights as provided in paragraph (b) hereof shall be entitled to vote such
limited partnership Units for any purpose or to receive payment of distributions on such interests
(except distributions payable as of a record date prior to the effective date of the Merger);
provided, however, that if such Nonconsenting Limited Partner shall deliver to
Aimco Properties, L.P., c/o Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC, by mail at 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx, 00000, or by fax at (000) 000-0000, a written withdrawal of such Nonconsenting Limited
Partner’s demand for an appraisal and an acceptance of the Cash Consideration payable pursuant to
the Merger Agreement,
either as provided in paragraph (c) hereof or thereafter with the written approval of Aimco
OP, then the right of such Nonconsenting Limited Partner to an appraisal shall cease. The
appraisal proceeding may also be dismissed as to any Nonconsenting Limited Partner with the
agreement or consent of Aimco OP upon such terms as the two parties may agree. Except as provided
in the two foregoing sentences, no appraisal proceeding before the arbitrator shall be dismissed as
to any Nonconsenting Limited Partner without the approval of the arbitrator, and such approval may
be conditioned upon such terms as the arbitrator deems just.
