UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 15, 2016
CNL LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland | 000-51288 | 20-0183627 | ||||||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
450 South Orange Ave.
Orlando, Florida 32801
(Address of Principal Executive Offices; Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (407) 650-1000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
☒ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 (c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Correspondence with Financial Advisors and Broker Dealers
Filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report, and incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01, is the text of a correspondence sent on December 15, 2016 by CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (the Company) to financial advisors and broker dealers that participated in the Companys public offerings, informing them of the filing of the Companys preliminary proxy statement/prospectus in connection with the sale of the Companys remaining real estate properties and related assets (the Sale) pursuant to that certain purchase and sale agreement dated November 2, 2016 (the Sale Agreement), by and among the Company, its operating partnership, CLP Partners, LP, and certain subsidiaries of the Company, and EPR Properties (EPR) and Ski Resort Holdings LLC, a company affiliated with Och-Ziff Real Estate (together with EPR, the Purchasers), as disclosed in the Companys periodic report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on November 2, 2016.
Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, the information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 and the information set forth therein, is deemed to have been furnished and shall not be deemed to be filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such act, nor shall any of such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
By furnishing the information contained in this Item 7.01 disclosure, including Exhibit 99.1, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of such information.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 15, 2016, the Company filed a preliminary proxy statement with the SEC which is included in the registration statement on Form S-4 filed by EPR on December 14, 2016 (the Registration Statement). The preliminary proxy statement was filed in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Sale Agreement, pursuant to which the Purchasers have agreed to acquire the Companys remaining real estate properties and related assets. The preliminary proxy statement of the Company included in the Registration Statement also contains information about the intended liquidation and dissolution of the Company, subject to the consummation of the Sale (the Dissolution) and related matters.
Additional Information about the Proposed Transactions and Where to Find It
The Company has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the SEC which is included in the Registration Statement. EPR and the Company will also file other documents with the SEC relating to the proposed transactions. A definitive proxy statement will be mailed to the Companys stockholders. THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, EPR, THE PROPOSED SALE, DISSOLUTION, AND RELATED MATTERS. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTIONS, STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE DEFINITIVE PROXY MATERIALS CAREFULLY WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. The Registration Statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents, when filed with the SEC, can be obtained free of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov, at the Companys website at http://www.cnllifestylereit.com/ under the tab Investor Relations and then SEC Filings, at EPRs website at http://www.eprkc.com under the tab Investor Center and then SEC Filings, from the Companys Investors Relations Department, 450 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801, telephone: (866) 650-0650 or from EPR Investor Relations, 909 Walnut Street, Suite 200, Kansas City, Missouri 64106, telephone (816) 472-1700. The content of the websites referenced above is not deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or proxy statement/prospectus.
Participants in the Solicitation
The Company and its directors and executive officers and EPR and its trustees and executive officers and other members of their respective management and employees may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Companys stockholders in connection with the proposed transactions. Information regarding the special interests of these directors, trustees and executive officers in the proposed transactions will be included in the
definitive proxy statement/prospectus referred to above. Additional information regarding the Companys directors and executive officers is also included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, which was filed with the SEC on March 28, 2016. Additional information regarding EPRs trustees and executive officers is also included in EPRs proxy statement for its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 1, 2016, and in Form 4s of EPRs trustees and executive officers filed with the SEC. The filed documents are available free of charge at the SECs website at sec.gov and from the Company and EPR by contacting them as described above. Other information about the participants in the proxy solicitation will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus.
Disclaimer
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Correspondence to Financial Advisors dated December 15, 2016 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 15, 2016 | CNL LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC. a Maryland Corporation | |||||
By: | /s/ Tammy J. Tipton | |||||
Tammy J. Tipton | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Exhibit 99.1
FA Email
CNL Lifestyle Properties News: Notice of Preliminary Proxy Filing
Dec. 15, 2016
FOR BROKER-DEALER AND RIA USE ONLY.
Dear Financial Advisor:
Last month, we informed you that CNL Lifestyle Properties plans to sell its remaining assets to EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) and Ski Resort Holdings LLC, suspend its regular cash distributions and liquidate and dissolve the company. Today, we are notifying you that we have filed our preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It is important to note that:
| This proxy statement is not final until approved by the SEC. This preliminary proxy filing is part of the standard proxy process where the SEC reviews the proxy statement and may provide comments. During the SECs review period, we may be required to revise and refile the preliminary proxy statement in response to their comments. Until we receive the SECs approval, and due to the nature of this transaction, we are limited to the amount of information we can share at this time. |
| No action is required by stockholders at this point. Once the SECs review process is complete and they have approved a final proxy statement (also called a definitive proxy statement), we will mail it to stockholders and to you. The timing between the preliminary proxy filing and the definitive proxy filing is uncertain and will be contingent on the SECs response and timeframe. |
| Stockholders vote will be needed for both the sale and the plan of liquidation and dissolution to occur. Given the importance of this event and the need to receive approval of a majority of the outstanding shares, we will be soliciting all stockholders once the SEC has approved the definitive proxy statement. |
| Once stockholders receive their proxy statement, it will be important for them to vote early to help reduce corporate expenses related to the proxy solicitation and special stockholders meeting. It also keeps us from having to repeatedly call the stockholder. |
The sale of the remaining assets is subject to customary closing conditions, approval by our stockholders at a special meeting and governmental and other third-party consents. As such, there is no assurance if or when the sale will close; however, assuming a timely SEC review and the conditions mentioned earlier, we anticipate that the closing could occur early in the second quarter of 2017. The sale agreement may be terminated by either party under certain circumstances including if the sale has not been completed on or before the outside date of Sept. 15, 2017, failure to get stockholders approval or if an order to restrain or otherwise prohibit the sale is received from a government authority.
For additional information, please read our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on Nov. 2, 2016.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and may be identified by words such as believes, anticipates, expects, may, could and terms of similar substance, and speak only as of the date made. Actual results could differ materially due to risks and uncertainties that are beyond the companys ability to control or
accurately predict, including the amount and timing of anticipated future distributions, estimated per share net asset value of the companys stock and/or other matters. The companys forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Stockholders and financial advisors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Additional Information about the Proposed Transactions and Where to Find It
The company has filed with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement for the proposed transactions. A definitive proxy statement will be mailed to the companys stockholders. THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, THE PROPOSED SALE OF THE PROPERTIES, THE PLAN OF DISSOLUTION, AND RELATED MATTERS. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTIONS, STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY MATERIALS CAREFULLY WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. The proxy statement and other documents, when filed with the SEC, can be obtained free of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at sec.gov, at the companys website at cnllifestylereit.com under the tab Investor Relations and then SEC Filings and on EPRs website at eprkc.com under the tab Investor Center and SEC Filings.
Participants in the Solicitation
The company and its directors and executive officers and EPR and its trustees and executive officers and other members of their respective management and employees may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from the companys stockholders in connection with the proposed transactions. Information regarding the special interests of these directors, trustees and executive officers in the proposed transactions will be included in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus referred to above. Additional information regarding the companys directors and executive officers is also included in the companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2015, which was filed with the SEC on March 28, 2016. Additional information regarding EPRs trustees and executive officers is also included in EPRs proxy statement for its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 1, 2016, and in Form 4s of EPRs trustees and executive officers filed with the SEC. The filed documents are available free of charge at the SECs website at sec.gov and from the company and EPR by contacting them as described above.
FOR BROKER-DEALER AND RIA USE ONLY.
CLP-1216-00129-001-BD