SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO
RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
Emeritus Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
291005106
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2013
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
x Rule 13d-1(b)
¨ Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
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| CUSIP No. 291005106 | 13G |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Long Pond Capital, LP | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
2,676,740 | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,676,740 | |||||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,676,740 | |||||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ¨
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.6% ** | |||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN, IA | |||||
| * | SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT |
| ** | SEE ITEM 4(b). |
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| CUSIP No. 291005106 | 13G |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Long Pond Capital GP, LLC | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
2,676,740 | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,676,740 | |||||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,676,740 | |||||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ¨
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.6% ** | |||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO, HC | |||||
| * | SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT |
| ** | SEE ITEM 4(b). |
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| CUSIP No. 291005106 | 13G |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
John Khoury | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canadian Citizen | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
2,676,740 | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,676,740 | |||||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,676,740 | |||||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ¨
| |||||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.6% ** | |||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN, HC | |||||
| * | SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT |
| ** | SEE ITEM 4(b). |
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SCHEDULE 13G
This Schedule 13G (this “Schedule 13G”) is being filed on behalf of Long Pond Capital, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Long Pond LP”), Long Pong Capital GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Long Pond LLC”), and John Khoury, the principal of Long Pond LP, relating to Common Stock, $0.0001 par value (“Common Stock”), of Emeritus Corporation, a Washington corporation (the “Issuer”).
This Schedule 13G relates to Common Stock of the Issuer purchased by Long Pond LP through the accounts of certain private funds (collectively, the “Funds”). Long Pond LP serves as the investment manager to the Funds and may direct the vote and dispose of the 2,676,740 shares of Common Stock held by the Funds. Long Pond LLC serves as the general partner of Long Pond LP and may direct Long Pond LP to direct the vote and disposition of the 2,676,740 shares of Common Stock held by the Funds. As the principal of Long Pond LP, Mr. Khoury may direct the vote and disposition of the 2,676,740 shares of Common Stock held by the Funds.
| Item 1(a) | Name of Issuer. |
Emeritus Corporation
| Item 1(b) | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices. |
3131 Elliott Avenue
Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98121
| Item 2(a) | Name of Person Filing. |
Long Pond Capital, LP (“Long Pond LP”), Long Pond Capital GP, LLC (“Long Pond LLC”) and John Khoury.
| Item 2(b) | Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none, Residence. |
527 Madison Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10022
| Item 2(c) | Citizenship or Place of Organization. |
Long Pond LP is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Long Pond LLC is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Khoury is the principal of Long Pond LP and is a Canadian citizen.
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| Item 2(d) | Title of Class of Securities. |
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value (“Common Stock”).
| Item 2(e) | CUSIP Number. |
291005106
| Item 3 | Reporting Person. |
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
| (a) | ¨ | Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). | ||
| (b) | ¨ | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). | ||
| (c) | ¨ | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). | ||
| (d) | ¨ | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8). | ||
| (e) | x | An investment advisor in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E). | ||
| (f) | ¨ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). | ||
| (g) | x | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). | ||
| (h) | ¨ | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813). | ||
| (i) | ¨ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3). | ||
| (j) | ¨ | Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). | ||
| Item 4 | Ownership. |
| (a) | Long Pond LP, Long Pond LLC and Mr. Khoury are the beneficial owners of 2,676,740 shares of Common Stock. |
| (b) | Long Pond LP, Long Pond LLC and Mr. Khoury are the beneficial owners of 5.6% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. This percentage is determined by dividing 2,676,740 by 47,735,709, the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of October 25, 2013, as reported in the Issuer’s most recent Form 10-Q filed on November 5, 2013. |
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| (c) | Long Pond LP, as the investment manager of the Funds, may direct the vote and dispose of the 2,676,740 shares of Common Stock held by the Funds. Long Pond LLC, as the general partner of Long Pond LP, may direct it to direct the vote and dispose of the 2,676,740 shares of Common Stock held by the Funds. As the principal of Long Pond LP, Mr. Khoury may direct the vote and disposition of the 2,676,740 shares of Common Stock held by the Funds. |
| Item 5 | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. |
Inapplicable.
| Item 6 | Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
The Funds have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from or the proceeds from the sale of securities.
| Item 7 | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported On by the Parent Holding Company. |
Inapplicable.
| Item 8 | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
Inapplicable.
| Item 9 | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
Inapplicable.
| Item 10 | Certification. |
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
| Exhibits | Exhibit 99.1 |
Joint Filing Agreement dated February 14, 2014, by and among Long Pond LP, Long Pond LLC and Mr. Khoury.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable 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.
Date: February 14, 2014
| LONG POND CAPITAL, LP | ||
| By: | Long Pond Capital GP, LLC, general partner | |
| By: | /s/ John Khoury | |
| John Khoury | ||
| Authorized Person | ||
| LONG POND CAPITAL GP, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ John Khoury | |
| John Khoury | ||
| Authorized Person | ||
| /s/ John Khoury | ||
| John Khoury | ||
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Exhibit 99.1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13G (including any and all amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, of Emeritus Corporation, a Washington corporation, and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings.
The undersigned further agree that each party hereto is responsible for the timely filing of such Statement on Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the accuracy and completeness of the information concerning such party contained therein; provided, however, that no party is responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning any other party, unless such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.
This Joint Filing Agreement may be signed in counterparts with the same effect as if the signature on each counterpart were upon the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of February 14, 2014.
| LONG POND CAPITAL, LP | ||
| By: | Long Pond Capital GP, LLC, general partner | |
| By: | /s/ John Khoury | |
| John Khoury | ||
| Authorized Person | ||
| LONG POND CAPITAL GP, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ John Khoury | |
| John Khoury | ||
| Authorized Person | ||
| /s/ John Khoury | ||
| John Khoury | ||