-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, QdungTpkdTi+iDiETkSJ6IVaRGdgXmpM9RKbRg97EbxjV1pWKWb2i/YH/wvjJuc9 rMTiG+YCJOYnENjw21N8Rw== 0000898430-96-005618.txt : 19961205 0000898430-96-005618.hdr.sgml : 19961205 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000898430-96-005618 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 14D1 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 FILED AS OF DATE: 19961204 SROS: NYSE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PS PARTNERS III LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000741513 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LESSORS OF REAL PROPERTY, NEC [6519] IRS NUMBER: 953920904 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-41293 FILM NUMBER: 96675546 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701 WESTERN AVE STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: GLENDALE STATE: CA ZIP: 91201-2397 BUSINESS PHONE: 8182448080 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701 WESTERN AVE STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: GLENDALE STATE: CA ZIP: 91201 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PS PARTNERS III LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000741513 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LESSORS OF REAL PROPERTY, NEC [6519] IRS NUMBER: 953920904 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D1 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-41293 FILM NUMBER: 96675547 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701 WESTERN AVE STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: GLENDALE STATE: CA ZIP: 91201-2397 BUSINESS PHONE: 8182448080 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701 WESTERN AVE STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: GLENDALE STATE: CA ZIP: 91201 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUBLIC STORAGE INC /CA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000318380 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 953551121 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D1 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701 WESTERN AVE STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: GLENDALE STATE: CA ZIP: 91201-2397 BUSINESS PHONE: 8182448080 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701 WESTERN AVE STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: GLENDALE STATE: CA ZIP: 91201 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: STORAGE EQUITIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUBLIC STORAGE INC /CA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000318380 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 953551121 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D1 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701 WESTERN AVE STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: GLENDALE STATE: CA ZIP: 91201-2397 BUSINESS PHONE: 8182448080 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701 WESTERN AVE STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: GLENDALE STATE: CA ZIP: 91201 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: STORAGE EQUITIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 SC 14D1 1 SCHEDULE 14D1 AND SCHEDULE 13D/A SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _________________ STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 14D-1 Tender Offer Statement Pursuant To Section 14(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 _________________ STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 2) _________________ PS PARTNERS III, LTD. (Name of Subject Company) _________________ Public Storage, Inc. (Bidder) _________________ Units of Limited Partnership Interest (Title of Class of Securities) _________________ NONE (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) _________________ DAVID GOLDBERG Public Storage, Inc. 701 Western Avenue, 2nd Floor Glendale, California 91201-2397 (818) 244-8080 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidder) _________________ CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ================================================================================ Transaction Valuation* Amount of Filing Fee** - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $10,625,000 $2,125 * This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 is being filed in connection with an Offer made by Public Storage, Inc. to acquire up to 25,000 of the outstanding units of limited partnership interest (the "Units") of PS Partners III, Ltd., a California limited partnership (the "Partnership"). The total value of the transaction was estimated solely for purposes of calculating the filing fee. [__] 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. Amount Previously Paid: Not Applicable Form or Registration No.: Filing Party: Date Filed: 1) Name of Reporting Person: Public Storage, Inc. S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person: 95-3551121 2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) [__] [__] (a) _________________________________________________________________________ [__] [__] (b) _________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC Use Only ______________________________________________________________________ 4) Sources of Funds (See Instructions): WC 5) [__] Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(e) or 2(f). 6) Citizenship or Place of Organization: California 7) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 63,916 units of limited partnership interest. 8) [__] Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row 7 Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions). 9) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 7: 49.9% 10) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions): CO -2- This Statement on Schedule 14D-1 also constitutes Amendment No. 2 to Statement on Schedule 13D dated August 1, 1994, as previously amended and restated by Amendment No. 1 dated September 9, 1994, filed by Public Storage, Inc., formerly known as Storage Equities, Inc. Item 1. Security and Subject Companies. ------------------------------ (a) The name of the subject company is PS Partners III, Ltd., a California limited partnership (the "Partnership"), and the address of its principal executive office is 701 Western Avenue, 2nd Floor, Glendale, California 91201-2397. (b) The class of securities to which this Statement relates is the units of limited partnership interest (the "Units") of the Partnership. There are 128,000 outstanding Units. The information set forth under "Introduction" and "The Offer" in the Offer to Purchase dated December 4, 1996 (the "Offer") annexed hereto as Exhibit (a)(1) is incorporated herein by reference. (c) The information set forth under "Market Prices of Units" in the Offer is incorporated herein by reference. Item 2. Identity and Background. ----------------------- (a)-(d); (g) This Statement is filed by Public Storage, Inc. (the "Company"), a California corporation located at 701 Western Avenue, 2nd Floor, Glendale, California 91201-2397. The information set forth under "Background and Purpose of the Offer" in the Offer and Schedule 5 thereto is incorporated herein by reference. (e)-(f) During the last five years, neither the Company nor, to the Company's best knowledge, any of the persons identified in response to 2(a) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of which any such person was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation of such laws. Item 3. Past Contracts, Transactions or Negotiations with the Subject Company. --------------------------------------------------------------------- (a)-(b) The information set forth in "Background and Purpose of the Offer -- Relationships" and "Certain Related Transactions" in the Offer is incorporated herein by reference. Item 4. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. ------------------------------------------------- (a)-(b) The information set forth in "The Offer -- Source of Funds" in the Offer is incorporated herein by reference. (c) Not applicable. Item 5. Purpose of the Tender Offer and Plans or Proposals of the Bidder. ---------------------------------------------------------------- (a)-(g) The information set forth in "Background and Purpose of the Offer," "Special Considerations" and "Effects of Offer on Non-Tendering Unitholders" in the Offer is incorporated herein by reference. -3- Item 6. Interest in Securities of the Subject Company. --------------------------------------------- (a) The Company beneficially owns 63,916 Units of the Partnership which represents approximately 49.9% of the outstanding Units. To the knowledge of the Company, none of its executive officers or directors owns any Units. (b) The information set forth in "Market Prices of Units -- General" in the Offer is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to ------------------------------------------------------------------------ the Subject Company's Securities. -------------------------------- There are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships between the Company and any person with respect to any Units of the Partnership, except as described in items 6 and 8 hereof. Item 8. Persons Retained, Employed or to be Compensated. ----------------------------------------------- The information set forth in "The Offer -- Soliciting Agent" in the Offer is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9. Financial Statements of Certain Bidders. --------------------------------------- Not applicable. Item 10. Additional Information. ---------------------- (a)-(e) Not applicable. (f) The Offer and the Letter of Transmittal, Exhibits (a)(1) and (e)(1) hereto, are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Item 11. Material to be filed as Exhibits. -------------------------------- See Exhibit Index contained herein. -4- SIGNATURE --------- After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, correct and complete. Dated: December 3, 1996 PUBLIC STORAGE, INC. By: /s/ HARVEY LENKIN --------------------------------- Harvey Lenkin President -5- Exhibit Index ------------- Exhibit No. - ----------- (a) (1) Offer to Purchase dated December 4, 1996. (2) Letter of Transmittal. (3) Form of letters to Unitholders. (b) Not applicable. (c) Not applicable. (d) Not applicable. (e) Not applicable. (f) Not applicable. (g) Letter appraisal report by Nicholson-Douglas Realty Consultants, Inc. dated May 13, 1996. -6- EX-99.(A)(1) 2 OFFER TO PURCHASE EXHIBIT 99(a)(1) [LETTERHEAD OF PUBLIC STORAGE] =============================================================================== IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFER, PLEASE CALL THE SOLICITING AGENT, CHRISTOPHER WEIL & COMPANY, INC., AT (800) 355-9345 OR PUBLIC STORAGE, INC.'S INVESTOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT (800) 421-2856 or (818) 244-8080. IF YOU NEED HELP IN COMPLETING THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, PLEASE CALL THE DEPOSITARY, THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON, AT (617) 575-3120. =============================================================================== December 4, 1996 Re: Tender Offer for Units of PS Partners III, Ltd., a California limited partnership ------------------------------------------------------- Dear Unitholder: Public Storage, Inc. (the "Company") is offering to purchase up to 25,000 of the limited partnership units (the "Units") in PS Partners III, Ltd., a California limited partnership (the "Partnership") at a net cash price per Unit of $425 (the "Offer"). There will be no commissions or fees paid by you associated with the sale. THE COMPANY IS A GENERAL PARTNER OF THE PARTNERSHIP. The Offer is not conditioned upon a minimum number of Units being tendered. If more than 25,000 Units are validly tendered, the Company will only accept 25,000 Units, with such Units purchased on a pro rata basis. SINCE THE COMPANY IS A GENERAL PARTNER OF THE PARTNERSHIP, NO RECOMMENDATION IS MADE TO ANY UNITHOLDER WHETHER OR NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OFFER. The Company has enclosed an Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal which together describe the terms of the Offer. The Company urges you to read both the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal carefully. If you wish to sell your Units and receive a net cash price of $425 per Unit, please complete the enclosed Letter of Transmittal and return it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope at the address set forth on the back cover of the Offer to Purchase. The Offer will expire on January 8, 1997, unless extended. We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Very truly yours, PUBLIC STORAGE, INC. By: /s/ Harvey Lenkin ------------------------------ Harvey Lenkin President OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH UP TO 25,000 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNITS OF PS PARTNERS III, LTD., A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AT $425 NET PER UNIT BY PUBLIC STORAGE, INC. =============================================================================== THE OFFER, WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS AND THE PRORATION PERIOD WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON JANUARY 8, 1997, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED. =============================================================================== PUBLIC STORAGE, INC. (THE "COMPANY" OR "PSI"), A GENERAL PARTNER OF THE PARTNERSHIP, IS OFFERING TO PURCHASE UP TO 25,000 OF THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNITS (THE "UNITS") IN PS PARTNERS III, LTD., A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (THE "PARTNERSHIP"), AT A NET CASH PRICE PER UNIT OF $425 (THE "OFFER"). THE OFFER IS NOT CONDITIONED UPON A MINIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS BEING TENDERED. IF MORE THAN 25,000 UNITS (APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE OUTSTANDING UNITS) ARE VALIDLY TENDERED, THE COMPANY WILL ACCEPT ONLY 25,000 UNITS, WITH SUCH UNITS PURCHASED ON A PRO RATA BASIS. The Offer involves certain risk factors and detriments that should be considered by holders of Units, including the following: . Since the Company is a General Partner of the Partnership, no recommendation is made to Unitholders with respect to the Offer. . The Offer Price was established by the Company and is not the result of arm's length negotiations. . No independent person has been retained to evaluate or render any opinion with respect to the fairness of the Offer Price. (Continued on following page) ____________________ IMPORTANT Any holder of Units (a "Unitholder") desiring to tender Units should complete and sign the Letter of Transmittal in accordance with the instructions in the Letter of Transmittal and mail or deliver the Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents to The First National Bank of Boston at the address set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase. Any questions about the Offer may be directed to the Soliciting Agent, Christopher Weil & Company, Inc., at (800) 355-9345. Any requests for assistance or additional copies of the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal may be directed to the Company's Investor Services Department at (800) 421-2856 or (818) 244-8080. If you need any help in completing the Letter of Transmittal, please call the Depositary, The First National Bank of Boston, at (617) 575- 3120. The Soliciting Agent will receive 2% of the Offer Price for each Unit tendered and accepted by the Company. See "The Offer - Soliciting Agent." ____________________ . The Company, which currently owns 49.9% of the outstanding Units and is in a position to effectively control all Partnership voting decisions, could, after the Offer, own as much as 70% of the Units and continue to be in a position to control all voting decisions with respect to the Partnership, such as the timing of the liquidation of the Partnership, a sale of all of the Partnership's properties, a merger or other extraordinary transaction or removal of the General Partners (and election of successor general partners). . Although the Offer Price represents the General Partners' estimate, based on an independent limited appraisal, of the liquidation value per Unit, the Offer Price may be less than the amount Unitholders would actually receive upon liquidation of the Partnership. . The General Partners believe that the Partnership's properties, like mini-warehouses generally, have increased in value over the last several years and, although there can be no assurance, may continue to appreciate in value. . As alternatives to tendering their Units, Unitholders could retain their Units until liquidation of the Partnership or seek a private sale of their Units now or later. See "Special Considerations." The Company and the Partnership are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance therewith file reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Reports, proxy statements and other information filed by the Company and the Partnership may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, as well as at the Regional Offices of the Commission at the New York Regional Office, 7 World Trade Center, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10007, and the Chicago Regional Office, Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511. Copies of such information can also be obtained at prescribed rates from the Public Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street N.W., Washington D.C. 20549 or by accessing the Commission's Worldwide Web site at http://www.sec.gov. Such information for the Company can also be inspected at the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. The Company has filed with the Commission a statement on Schedule 14D-1 pursuant to Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act furnishing certain information with respect to the Offer. Pursuant to Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2 under the Exchange Act, the Partnership will be required to file with the Commission a statement on Schedule 14D-9 furnishing certain information with respect to its position concerning the Offer. Such Schedules and any amendments thereto should be available for inspection and copying as set forth above (except that such Schedules and any amendments thereto will not be available at the regional offices of the Commission). The Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents should be sent or delivered by each Unitholder to the Depositary at one of the addresses set forth below: The Depositary for the Offer is: The First National Bank of Boston
By Mail By Hand By Overnight Courier The First National Bank of Boston BancBoston Trust The First National Bank of Boston Shareholder Services Company of New York Corporate Agency & Reorganization P.O. Box 1872 55 Broadway 150 Royall Street Mail Stop 45-02-53 3rd Floor Mail Stop 45-02-53 Boston, MA 02105 New York, NY 10006 Canton, MA 02021
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Page ---- SUMMARY.................................................................... 1 The Companies.......................................................... 1 The Offer.............................................................. 1 Purpose of the Offer................................................... 1 Position of the General Partners With Respect to the Offer............. 1 Special Considerations................................................. 2 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS..................................................... 2 Conflicts of Interest with Respect to the Offer........................ 2 No Arms' Length Negotiation............................................ 2 Control of all Partnership Voting Decisions by the Company............. 3 Offer Price May Be Less than Amount Received Upon Liquidation.......... 3 Possible Increase in Value............................................. 3 Alternatives to Tendering Units........................................ 3 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE OFFER........................................ 4 The Partnership........................................................ 4 The Company............................................................ 5 Prior Tender Offer..................................................... 5 Relationships.......................................................... 5 Purpose of the Offer................................................... 7 POSITION OF THE GENERAL PARTNERS WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER................. 7 DETERMINATION OF OFFER PRICE............................................... 11 THE OFFER.................................................................. 11 Terms of the Offer..................................................... 11 Proration; Acceptance for Payment and Payment for Units................ 11 Procedures for Tendering Units......................................... 12 Withdrawal Rights...................................................... 13 Extension of Tender Period; Termination and Amendment.................. 13 Source of Funds........................................................ 14 Conditions of the Offer................................................ 14 Fees and Expenses...................................................... 15 Soliciting Agent....................................................... 15 Dissenters' Rights and Investor Lists.................................. 15 Federal Income Tax Consequences........................................ 15 Miscellaneous.......................................................... 16 EFFECTS OF OFFER ON NON-TENDERING UNITHOLDERS.............................. 16 Control of the Partnership............................................. 16 Effect on Trading Market............................................... 16 Partnership Status..................................................... 16 Partnership Business................................................... 16 MARKET PRICES OF UNITS..................................................... 17 General................................................................ 17 Information Obtained from Dean Witter Regarding Sales Transactions..... 18 Information From The Stanger Report Regarding Sales Transactions....... 18 Information from the Chicago Partnership Board Regarding Sales Transactions........................................................... 19
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Page ---- CERTAIN RELATED TRANSACTIONS............................................. 20 Joint Venture Interests.............................................. 20 General Partners' Interest........................................... 20 Property Management.................................................. 20 Limited Partner Interests............................................ 20 SCHEDULE 1 - PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS................................... 1-1 SCHEDULE 2 - PROPERTY INFORMATION........................................ 2-1 SCHEDULE 3 - PARTNERSHIP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS............................ 3-1 SCHEDULE 4 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE PARTNERSHIP................ 4-1 SCHEDULE 5 - DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF PUBLIC STORAGE, INC..... 5-1
(iv) To the Holders of Limited Partnership Units of PS Partners III, Ltd., a California limited partnership SUMMARY UNITHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ CAREFULLY THIS OFFER TO PURCHASE, INCLUDING THE MATTERS DISCUSSED UNDER "SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS," AND THE ACCOMPANYING LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO TENDER THEIR UNITS. Certain significant matters discussed in this Offer to Purchase are summarized below. This summary is not intended to be a complete description and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in this Offer to Purchase. THE COMPANIES PS Partners III, Ltd., a California limited partnership The Partnership, organized in 1984, owns interests in 42 properties, 35 of which are owned jointly with the Company. The general partners of the Partnership are B. Wayne Hughes, the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Company, and the Company (the "General Partners"). See "Background and Purpose of the Offer -- The Partnership" and "-- Relationships." At September 30, 1996, there were approximately 3,018 holders of record owning 128,000 Units. The Company owns 63,916 Units in the Partnership (49.9% of the outstanding Units). Public Storage, Inc. The Company is a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), organized in 1980 as a California corporation, that has invested primarily in existing mini-warehouses. The Company is one of the general partners of the Partnership. See "Background and Purpose of the Offer -- The Company" and "-- Relationships." THE OFFER Number of Units Subject to Offer 25,000 (approximately 20% of the outstanding Units) Offer Price $425 per Unit (the "Offer Price") Expiration, Withdrawal and Proration Date January 8, 1997, unless extended. See "The Offer" PURPOSE OF THE OFFER The Company has decided to increase its ownership of the Partnership and has chosen to accomplish this through a tender offer on terms it believes are attractive to the Company and its shareholders. The Company believes that the acquisition of Units through the Offer represents a good investment to the Company and its shareholders. Unitholders who require or desire liquidity are being offered the opportunity to receive cash for their Units. See "Background and Purpose of the Offer -- Purpose of the Offer." POSITION OF THE GENERAL PARTNERS WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER In view of their conflicts of interest, the General Partners make no recommendation to any Unitholder to tender or to refrain from tendering Units. Although the Offer Price represents the General Partners' estimate, based on an independent limited appraisal of the liquidation value per Unit, the Offer Price may be less than the amount Unitholders would actually receive upon liquidation of the Partnership. Accordingly, the Offer may not necessarily be advantageous 1 to Unitholders who do not require or desire liquidity. The General Partners have no present intention to seek the liquidation of the Partnership. See "Position of the General Partners With Respect to the Offer." Under the Partnership Agreement, a liquidation of the Partnership or a removal of the General Partners can be initiated by limited partners and would require approval by holders of more than 50% of the outstanding Units in the Partnership at a meeting of limited partners or without a meeting by written consent. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS In their evaluation of the Offer, Unitholders should carefully consider the following: . The General Partners have substantial conflicts of interests with respect to the Offer; . The Offer Price has been established by the Company and is not the result of arms' length negotiations; . No independent person has been retained to evaluate or render any opinion with respect to the fairness of the Offer Price; . After the Offer, the Company, which currently owns 49.9% of the outstanding Units and is in a position to effectively control all Partnership voting decisions, could own as much as 70% of the Units and be in a position to control all Partnership voting decisions; . Although the Offer Price represents the General Partners' estimate, based on an independent limited appraisal, of the liquidation value per Unit, the Offer Price may be less than the amount Unitholders would actually receive upon liquidation of the Partnership; . The General Partners believe that the Partnership's properties, like mini-warehouses generally, have increased in value over the last several years and may continue to do so, although there can be no assurance; . As alternatives to tendering their Units, Unitholders could retain their Units until liquidation of the Partnership or seek a private sale of the Units now or later. See "Special Considerations." SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS In their evaluation of the Offer, Unitholders should carefully consider the following: Conflicts of Interest with Respect to the Offer. Since the Offer is ----------------------------------------------- being made by the Company, a General Partner of the Partnership, the Company has substantial conflicts of interest with respect to the Offer. The Company has an interest in purchasing Units at the lowest possible price, whereas Unitholders who desire to sell have an interest in selling their Units at the highest possible price. The Company could have proposed a liquidation of the Partnership, which may have resulted in higher proceeds to Unitholders, instead of offering to purchase a portion of the Units. No Arms' Length Negotiation. The Offer Price has been established by --------------------------- the Company, which is a General Partner of the Partnership, and is not the result of arms' length negotiations between the Company and the Partnership. The General Partners have not retained any unaffiliated person to represent the Unitholders. If an unaffiliated person had been engaged to represent the Unitholders, the terms of the Offer might have been different, and the unaffiliated person might have been able to negotiate a higher Offer Price. The Company, the largest owner and operator of mini-warehouses in the United States, believes that the Offer presents an opportunity to increase, on attractive terms, its investment in mini-warehouses in which it already has an interest. 2 Control of all Partnership Voting Decisions by the Company. The ---------------------------------------------------------- Company, which currently owns 49.9% of the outstanding Units and is in a position to effectively control all Partnership voting decisions, could, after the Offer, own as much as 70% of the Units and continue to be in a position to control all voting decisions with respect to the Partnership, such as the timing of the liquidation of the Partnership, a sale of all of the Partnership's properties, a merger or other extraordinary transaction or removal of the General Partners (and election of successor general partners). This voting power could (i) prevent non-tendering Unitholders from taking action they desired but that the Company opposed and (ii) enable the Company to take action desired by the Company but opposed by non-tendering Unitholders. Substantially all of the Partnership's properties are owned jointly with the Company. Conflicts could exist between the best interests of the Partnership and the Company with regard to the operation, sale or financing of the Partnership's properties. For example, continued operation of the properties could be in the interests of the Company, while a sale could be in the interest of the Partnership. Offer Price May Be Less than Amount Received Upon Liquidation. Although ------------------------------------------------------------- the Offer Price represents the General Partners' estimate, based on an independent limited appraisal, of the liquidation value per Unit, the Offer Price may be less than the amount Unitholders would actually receive upon liquidation of the Partnership. There is no present intention to liquidate the Partnership. The Offer may not necessarily be advantageous to Unitholders who do not need to sell their Units. No independent person has been retained to evaluate or render any opinion with respect to the fairness of the Offer Price. Possible Increase in Value. The General Partners believe that the -------------------------- Partnership's properties, like mini-warehouses generally, have increased in value over the last several years and, although there can be no assurance, may continue to appreciate in value. Alternatives to Tendering Units. As alternatives to tendering their ------------------------------- Units, Unitholders could retain their Units until liquidation of the Partnership or seek a private sale of their Units now or later. Under the Partnership Agreement, a liquidation of the Partnership or a removal of the General Partners can be initiated by limited partners and would require approval by holders of more than 50% of the outstanding Units in the Partnership at a meeting of limited partners or without a meeting by written consent. Meetings of limited partners may be called at any time by the General Partners or by one or more limited partners holding 10% or more of the outstanding Units by delivering written notice of such call to the General Partners. 3 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE OFFER THE PARTNERSHIP. The Partnership is a California limited partnership which raised $64,000,000 from the sale of 128,000 Units at $500 per Unit in a registered public offering of the Units completed in January 1985. All of the Partnership's net proceeds of that offering have been invested in mini- warehouses and, to a lesser extent, business parks. The Partnership owns interests in 42 properties, 35 of which are owned jointly with the Company. The general partners of the Partnership are B. Wayne Hughes, the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Company, and the Company. The Partnership's properties are managed by the Company and an affiliate. The Partnership's properties, like those of the Company, are operated under the "Public Storage" name. For certain information on Partnership distributions and on Partnership properties (including property operations for the first nine months of 1996), see Schedules 1 and 2 to this Offer to Purchase, respectively, and for financial information on the Partnership refer to Schedule 3 to this Offer to Purchase and the reports on the Partnership filed with the Commission, which may be obtained in the manner described on the inside front cover to this Offer to Purchase. The following sets forth certain summarized financial information for the Partnership. This information should be read in conjunction with the Partnership's property operating results for the first nine months of 1996, the Partnership's Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included as Schedules 2, 3 and 4, respectively, to this Offer to Purchase. EACH UNITHOLDER SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE PARTNERSHIP'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE PARTNERSHIP.
Nine Months Ended September 30, (6) Year Ended December 31, ------------------- ------------------------------------------------ (In thousands, except per Unit data) OPERATING DATA: 1996 1995 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Revenues $11,892 $11,474 $15,363 $14,908 $13,948 $13,371 $13,029 Depreciation and amortization 2,640 2,499 3,358 3,181 3,154 3,291 3,256 Interest expense -- -- -- -- 38 435 515 Net income (loss) (1) 2,152 2,106 2,749 2,788 2,176 (435) 1,046 General partners' share of net income 417 567 720 463 382 281 342 Limited partners' per Unit data (1)(2): Net income (loss) (1) 13.55 12.02 15.85 18.16 14.02 (5.73) 5.50 Cash distributions (3)(4) 27.84 38.28 48.72 30.60 25.30 20.00 23.28 Funds from operations (5)(6) 4,652 4,485 5,947 5,839 5,330 4,497 4,302
As of September 30, As of December 31, ------------------- ------------------------------------------------ (In thousands, except per Unit data) BALANCE SHEET DATA: 1996 (6) 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Cash and cash equivalents $ 459 $ 455 $ 2,131 $ 1,166 $ 714 $ 807 Mortgage notes payable (1) -- -- -- -- 3,428 4,823 Total assets (1) 56,219 57,978 62,016 63,581 67,805 72,406 Book value per Unit (6) 204.30 218.59 251.46 263.90 275.18 300.92
- --------------- (1) In 1992, one of the Partnership's properties was foreclosed upon by the mortgage lender reducing assets and mortgage notes payable by $2,164,000. The net loss in 1992 includes a non-recurring loss from the foreclosure of $1,659,000 or $12.83 per Unit. 4 (2) Limited Partners' per Unit data is based on the weighted average number of Units (128,000) outstanding during the year. (3) Includes special distribution of $1.40 per Unit and $6.96 per Unit in 1991 and 1995, respectively. (4) Beginning with the third quarter of 1996, the Partnership reduced the quarterly distribution rate from $10.44 to $6.96 per Unit. The Partnership is seeking to replenish its cash reserves which were depleted by the 1995 special distribution and by capital expenditures to modernize the facilities. (5) Funds from operations is defined as income before loss on early extinguishment of debt and gains or losses on disposition of real estate, adjusted as follows: (i) plus depreciation and amortization, and (ii) less distributions (from operations) to minority interests in excess of minority interest in income. FFO is a supplemental performance measure for equity REITs used by industry analysts. FFO does not take into consideration principal payments on debt, capital improvements, distributions and other obligations of the Partnership. Accordingly, FFO is not a substitute for the Partnership's net cash provided by operating activities or net income as a measure of the Partnership's liquidity or operating performance. (6) Unaudited. THE COMPANY. The Company is a REIT, organized in 1980 as a corporation under the laws of California, that has invested primarily in existing mini-warehouses. The Company is the largest owner of mini-warehouses in the United States. The Company has also invested to a much smaller extent in existing business parks containing commercial and industrial rental space. At September 30, 1996, the Company had equity interests (through direct ownership, as well as general and limited partnership interests and capital stock) in 1,072 properties located in 37 states, consisting of 1,037 mini-warehouse facilities and 35 business parks. The Company's Common Stock (symbol "PSA") and ten series of preferred stock are traded on the NYSE. Since November 1995, the Company has been self-administered and self-managed through a merger with Public Storage Management, Inc. ("PSMI"). At September 30, 1996, the Company had total assets, total debt and total shareholders' equity of approximately $2.4 billion, $112.6 million and $2.1 billion, respectively. The Company's principal executive offices are located at 701 Western Avenue, Suite 200, Glendale, California 91201-2397. Its telephone number is (818) 244- 8080. Additional information concerning the Company is set forth in the reports on the Company, which may be obtained from the Company, the Commission or the NYSE, in the manner described on the inside front cover to this Offer to Purchase. PRIOR TENDER OFFER. In September 1994, the Company acquired in tender offers an aggregate of 32,304 Units at $315 per Unit. RELATIONSHIPS. The following chart shows the relationships among the Partnership, the Company and the General Partners. As reflected in the table below, the Company is controlled by B. Wayne Hughes, its chairman of the board and chief executive officer. Mr. Hughes and the Company are the General Partners of the Partnership, the properties of which are also managed by the Company and an affiliate. 5 [CHART OMITTED HERE] Description of Graphic Chart illustrating the affiliated relationships among the Partnership, the Company and BWH: the Company is a general partner and the property manager of the Partnership and owner of 49.9% of the Units in the Partnership; BWH is a general partner of the Partnership; BWH owns 44% of the Company and Public Shareholders own 56% of the Company. SOLID LINES INDICATE OWNERSHIP INTERESTS AND BROKEN LINES INDICATE OTHER RELATIONSHIPS. BWH = B. Wayne Hughes. Mr. Hughes, one of the General Partners, is the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Company. Partnership = PS Partners III, Ltd., a California limited partnership. Company = Public Storage, Inc., the Corporate General Partner and owner of approximately 49.9% of the Units in the Partnership. Percentage of stock ownership of the Company by BWH represents percentage of outstanding shares of Common Stock deemed beneficially owned (under Commission rules), as of September 30, 1996, by BWH and members of his immediate family. 6 PURPOSE OF THE OFFER. The Company, a general partner of the Partnership, currently owns a joint venture interest (ranging from approximately 12% to 51%) in 35 of the Partnership's 42 properties and, in September 1993, the Company became a co-General Partner in the Partnership. Accordingly, the Company is familiar with the operations and prospects of the Partnership. In addition, the Company beneficially owns 63,916 of the 128,000 outstanding Units in the Partnership (49.9%). All of these Units have been acquired since November 1, 1990 for an aggregate purchase price of 902,635 shares of Company Common Stock (approximately $6,478,000) and $10,628,197 in cash. Substantially all of these Units were acquired directly from Unitholders, including 32,304 Units acquired in tender offers completed in September 1994 at $315 per Unit, and the balance through secondary firms of the type described below under "Market Prices of Units -- Information From The Stanger Report Regarding Sales Transactions." For certain additional information on recent Company purchases of Units, see "Market Prices of Units -- General." The Company has decided to increase its ownership of the Partnership and has chosen to accomplish this through a tender offer on terms that the Company believes are attractive to the Company and its shareholders. The Company believes that it will benefit from ownership of Units acquired in the Offer and from distributions attributable to them. None, or only a small portion, of such distributions is expected to constitute taxable income. The Company believes that the acquisition of Units through the Offer represents a good investment to the Company and its Shareholders. In addition, the acquisition of Units will assist the Company in retaining its REIT status by reducing its non-qualifying income resulting from its November 1995 merger with PSMI. POSITION OF THE GENERAL PARTNERS WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER Since the Company is a General Partner of the Partnership and there is no independent general partner, no recommendation is made to any Unitholder to tender or to refrain from tendering his or her Units. EACH UNITHOLDER MUST MAKE HIS OR HER OWN DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO TENDER, BASED UPON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE UNITHOLDER'S FINANCIAL POSITION, INCLUDING NEED OR DESIRE FOR LIQUIDITY, OTHER FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TAX POSITION. The General Partners believe that the Offer provides all Unitholders who require or desire liquidity the opportunity to receive cash for their Units without paying the fees or commissions often paid in connection with transactions through secondary firms. See "Market Prices of Units." Although the Offer Price represents the General Partners' estimate, based on an independent limited appraisal, of the liquidation value per Unit, the Offer Price may be less than the amount Unitholders would actually receive upon liquidation of the Partnership. Accordingly, the Offer may not necessarily be advantageous to Unitholders who do not require or desire liquidity. The General Partners have no present intention to seek the liquidation of the Partnership because they believe that it is not an opportune time to sell mini-warehouses. Although the General Partners originally anticipated a liquidation of the Partnership in 1988-1991, since the completion of the Partnership's offering in January 1985, significant changes have taken place in the financial and real estate markets that must be taken into account in considering the timing of any proposed sale or financing, including: (i) the increased construction of mini- warehouses from 1984 to 1988, which has increased competition, (ii) the general deterioration of the real estate market (resulting from a variety of factors, including changes in tax laws), which has significantly affected property values and decreased sales activities and (iii) the reduced sources of real estate financing. The Partnership engaged Lawrence R. Nicholson, MAI, a principal with the firm of Nicholson-Douglas Realty Consultants, Inc. ("NDRC") to perform a limited investigation and appraisal of the Partnership's property portfolio. In a letter appraisal report dated May 13, 1996, NDRC indicated that, based on the assumptions contained in the report, the aggregate market value of the Partnership's 42 properties (consisting not only of the Partnership's interest but also including the Company's interest), as of January 31, 1996, was $92,200,000 ($86,900,000 for the 41 mini-warehouses and $5,300,000 for the business park). NDRC's report is limited in that NDRC did not inspect the properties and relied primarily upon the income capitalization approach in arriving at its opinion. NDRC's aggregate value conclusion represents the 100% property interests, and although not valued separately, includes both the interest of the Partnership in the properties, as well as the interest of the Company, which owns a joint venture interest (ranging from about 12% to 51%) in 35 of the 42 properties. The analytical process that was undertaken in the appraisal included a review of the properties' unit mix, rental rates and historical financial statements. Following these reviews, a stabilized level of net operating income was projected for the properties (an aggregate of $8,510,000 for the 41 mini-warehouses and $530,000 7 for the business park). In the case of the mini-warehouses, value estimates were then made using both a direct capitalization analysis ($85,200,000) and a discounted cash flow analysis ($86,000,000). In applying the discounted cash flow analysis to the mini-warehouses, projections of cash flow from each property were developed for an 11-year period ending in the year 2007. Growth rates for income and expenses were assumed to be 3.5% per year. NDRC then used a terminal capitalization rate of 10.5% to capitalize each property's 11th year net operating income into a residual value at the end of the holding period. The ten yearly cash flows plus the residual or reversionary proceeds net of sales costs were then discounted to present worth using a discount rate of 13.25%. In the direct capitalization analysis, NDRC applied a 10.0% capitalization rate to the mini-warehouses' stabilized net operating income. These value estimates were then compared to an estimated value using a regression analysis ($86,000,000) applied to approximately 300 sales of mini- warehouses to evaluate the reasonableness of the estimates using the direct capitalization and discounted cash flow analysis. The business park was valued using a direct capitalization analysis by applying a 10.0% capitalization rate to the business park's stabilized net operating income. NDRC has prepared other appraisals for the General Partners and their affiliates and is expected to continue to prepare appraisals for the General Partners and their affiliates. No environmental investigations were conducted with respect to the limited investigation of the Partnership's properties. Accordingly, NDRC's appraisal did not take into account any environmental cleanup or other costs that might be incurred in connection with a disposition of the properties. Although there can be no assurance, based on recently completed environmental investigations, the Partnership is not aware of any environmental contamination of its facilities material to its overall business or financial condition. In addition to assuming compliance with applicable environmental laws, the appraisal also assumed, among other things, compliance with applicable zoning and use regulations and the existence of required licenses. Unitholders should recognize that appraisals are opinions as of the date specified, are subject to certain assumptions and the appraised value of the Partnership's properties may not represent their true worth or realizable value. There can be no assurance that, if these properties were sold, they would be sold at the appraised values; the sales price might be higher or lower than the appraised values. Unitholders may obtain a copy of the letter appraisal report from Public Storage's Investor Services Department by telephoning (818) 244-8080, ext. 218. Based on NDRC's limited appraisal (as of January 1996), the General Partners have estimated a liquidation value per Unit of $425. This liquidation value was calculated assuming (i) the properties owned by the Partnership and the Company were sold at the values reflected in NDRC's report, (ii) costs of 5% of the sales price of the properties were incurred in the sale of the properties, (iii) the proceeds from the properties held jointly by the Partnership and the Company were allocated between them in accordance with the joint venture agreement and (iv) the Partnership's other net assets were liquidated at their book value at September 30, 1996. 8 The computations on which this estimated liquidation value was based are summarized in the following table:
Estimated value of Partnership's interest in properties based on NDRC's report (1) $55,394,000 Plus: Other tangible assets (cash and other assets) (2) 857,000 Less: Prepaid rents and security deposits (2) (488,000) Accounts payable and accrued expenses (2) (874,000) ----------- Net Proceeds Available for Distribution $54,889,000 =========== Amount per Unit (3) $ 425 ===========
_______________ (1) Assumes estimated sales expenses of 5% and proceeds from the sale of the jointly held properties allocated between the Partnership and the Company based on the joint venture agreement. (2) As of September 30, 1996. (3) Based on 128,000 Units and 1,293 equivalent units (reflecting the Company's 1% capital interest in the Partnership). Since the Partnership's organization, all depreciation deductions relating to the jointly held properties have been allocated to the Partnership. Under the joint venture agreement, the Company would be entitled to a share of the proceeds of a current sale of certain of the properties that is larger than its proportionate interest in the properties and conversely the Partnership is entitled to a share that is smaller. However, if the properties increase in value, the Partnership's share of the proceeds from a sale of such properties would more closely approximate its proportionate interest in the properties. Although, as noted above, the original time frame for the liquidation of the Partnership has passed, the Company is not offering to purchase the properties and the General Partners have not solicited any proposal for the acquisition of the Partnership or its properties. The General Partners do not believe that this is an opportune time to sell the Partnership's properties. The Partnership's results of operation have improved over the last several years and the General Partners believe that the Partnership's properties have appreciated in value and may continue to do so, as a result of the decrease in the level of new mini-warehouse construction from the peak levels of new construction in 1984-1988. There can be no assurance, however, that the improvement in property operations will continue or that the Partnership's properties will continue to appreciate in value. EACH UNITHOLDER SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE PARTNERSHIP'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE PARTNERSHIP INCLUDED AS SCHEDULES 3 AND 4, RESPECTIVELY, TO THIS OFFER TO PURCHASE. While the Offer presents each Unitholder with the opportunity to make an individual decision on whether or not to dispose of his or her Units and to sell his or her Units at the General Partners' estimate of the liquidation value per Unit, a sale of the properties and liquidation of the Partnership could result in a higher price for Unitholders and a higher cost to the Company, a General Partner of the Partnership. Under the Partnership Agreement, a liquidation of the Partnership or a removal of the General Partners can be initiated by limited partners and would require approval by holders of more than 50% of the outstanding Units at a meeting or by written consent. See "Special Considerations --Alternatives to Tendering Units." The General Partners will continue after the Offer to receive the same fees with respect to the Partnership that they received prior to the Offer. 9 Since 1994 the Company has entered into merger agreements with 11 affiliated REITs under which the Company has acquired, or is acquiring, the REITs' properties in transactions under which the REITs' shareholders were, or are being, afforded, on a tax free basis, the opportunity to convert their investment in the REITs into an investment in the Company, which generally owns the same type of properties as the REITs. These merger agreements were conditioned on approval by the respective REITs' shareholders and satisfied the obligation in all but one of the REITs' bylaws to present a proposal to its shareholders for the sale or financing of its properties at a specified time. The Company has also acquired properties from affiliated private partnerships, which, unlike the Partnership, had little or no diversification because of the small number of properties they owned. Unlike the Offer, an acquisition of the Partnership's properties by the Company (or a merger of the Partnership with the Company) would lengthen the federal income depreciation schedule of the Partnership's properties resulting in a higher portion of the net operating income generated by the properties being taxable and would not be in the economic interest of the Company and its shareholders. The Company intends, from time to time, to acquire additional Units. The Company has no present plans or intentions to engage in a "going private transaction" with the Partnership, which is defined generally in the Commission's rules as a merger or other extraordinary transaction between an entity and its affiliates that reduces the number of security holders below 300. The Company does not intend any material change in the Partnership's operations after the Offer, although the General Partners are considering transferring the Partnership's business park to a separate entity. However, the Company may at a later time offer to acquire the Partnership's properties and the acquisition could result in liquidation payments to Unitholders higher, or lower, than the Offer Price. After the Offer, the Company could own as much as 70% of the Units and thus continue to control a sale of the properties. 10 DETERMINATION OF OFFER PRICE The Offer Price has been established by the Company, which is a General Partner of the Partnership, and is not the result of arms' length negotiations between the Company and the Partnership. The Offer Price represents the General Partners' estimate, based on an independent limited appraisal (as of January 1996), of the liquidation value per Unit. See "Position of the General Partners with Respect to the Offer." THE OFFER TERMS OF THE OFFER. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the "Offer") (including, if the Offer is extended or amended, the terms of any such extension or amendment), the Company will accept for payment and pay for up to 25,000 Units validly tendered on or prior to the Expiration Date and not withdrawn in accordance with the Offer. The term "Expiration Date" shall mean 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on January 8, 1997, unless and until the Company in its sole discretion 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 Company, shall expire. Unitholders who tender their Units will not be obligated to pay partnership transfer fees or commissions. The Offer Price is $425 per Unit. The Offer is conditioned on satisfaction of certain conditions as set forth herein. The Company reserves the right (but shall not be obligated), in its reasonable discretion, 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 Company reserves the right (but shall not be obligated) to (i) decline to purchase any of the Units tendered and terminate the Offer, (ii) waive all the unsatisfied conditions and, subject to complying with applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, purchase all Units validly tendered, (iii) extend the Offer and, subject to the right of Unitholders to withdraw Units until the Expiration Date, retain the Units that have been tendered during the period or periods for which the Offer is extended or (iv) amend the Offer. The Partnership has provided to the Company the list of Unitholders for the purpose of disseminating the Offer. UNITHOLDERS WHOSE UNITS ARE ACCEPTED FOR PAYMENT IN THE OFFER WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY CASH DISTRIBUTIONS PAYABLE AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE, INCLUDING THE DISTRIBUTION PAYABLE ON OR ABOUT MARCH 15, 1997. The Company beneficially owns 63,916, or approximately 49.9%, of the outstanding Units. PRORATION; ACCEPTANCE FOR PAYMENT AND PAYMENT FOR UNITS. If the number of Units validly tendered prior to the Expiration Date and not withdrawn is not more than 25,000, the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, will accept for payment all Units so tendered. If the number of Units validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date is more than 25,000 Units, the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, will accept for payment only 25,000 Units, with such Units purchased on a pro rata basis. If proration would result in a Unitholder owning less than five Units, the Company will not accept any Units tendered by such Unitholder in the Offer. If proration of tendered Units is required, because of the difficulty of determining the number of Interests validly tendered and not withdrawn, the Company may not be able to announce the final results of such proration until at least approximately seven business days after the Expiration Date. Subject to the Company's obligation under Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act to pay Unitholders the Offer Price in respect of Units tendered or return those Units promptly after the termination or withdrawal of the Offer, the Company does not intend to pay for any Units accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer until the final proration results are known. Notwithstanding any such delay in payment, no interest will be paid on the Offer Price. 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 Company will accept for payment, and will pay for, Units validly tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with the Offer, as promptly as practicable following the Expiration Date. 11 In all cases, payment for Units purchased pursuant to the Offer will be made only after timely receipt by the Depositary of a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal. For purposes of the Offer, the Company shall be deemed to have accepted for payment (and thereby purchased) tendered Units when, as and if the Company gives oral or written notice to the Depositary of the Company's acceptance for payment of such Units pursuant to the Offer. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, payment for Units purchased pursuant to the Offer will in all cases be made by deposit of the purchase price with the Depositary, which will act as agent for the tendering Unitholders for the purpose of receiving payment from the Company and transmitting payment to tendering Unitholders. Under no circumstances will interest be paid on the purchase price by reason of any delay in making such payment. If any tendered Units are not accepted for payment pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Offer, the Letter of Transmittal with respect to such Units not purchased will be destroyed by the Depositary. If, for any reason whatsoever, acceptance for payment of, or payment for, any Units tendered pursuant to the Offer is delayed or the Company is unable to accept for payment, purchase or pay for Units tendered pursuant to the Offer, then, without prejudice to the Company's rights under the Offer (but subject to compliance with Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act), the Depositary may, nevertheless, on behalf of the Company, retain tendered Units, subject to any limitations of applicable law, and such Units may not be withdrawn except to the extent that the tendering Unitholders are entitled to withdrawal rights as described in the Offer. If, prior to the Expiration Date, the Company shall increase the consideration offered to Unitholders pursuant to the Offer, such increased consideration shall be paid for all Units accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer, whether or not such Units were tendered prior to such increase. The Company reserves the right to transfer or assign, at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, to one or more affiliates or direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Company, the right to purchase Units tendered pursuant to the Offer, but no such transfer or assignment will relieve the Company of its obligations under the Offer or prejudice the rights of tendering Unitholders to receive payment for Units validly tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer. PROCEDURES FOR TENDERING UNITS. For Units to be validly tendered pursuant to the Offer, a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal 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. In order for a tendering Unitholder to participate in the Offer, Units must be validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date, which is 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on January 8, 1997 (unless extended). The method of delivery of the Letter of Transmittal and all other required documents is at the option and risk of the tendering Unitholder, and delivery will be deemed made only when actually received by the Depositary. If delivery is by mail, registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to ensure timely delivery. By executing a Letter of Transmittal as set forth above, a tendering Unitholder irrevocably appoints the designees of the Company as such Unitholder's proxies, in the manner set forth in the Letter of Transmittal, each with full power of substitution, to the full extent of such Unitholder's rights with respect to the Units tendered by such Unitholder and accepted for payment by the Company. Such appointment will be effective when, and only to the extent that, the Company accepts such Units for payment. Upon such acceptance for payment, (i) all prior proxies given by such Unitholder with respect to such Units will, without further action, be revoked, (ii) no subsequent proxies may be given (and if given will not be effective) and (iii) the designees of the Company will, with respect to such Units, be empowered to exercise all voting and other rights of such Unitholder as they in their sole discretion may deem proper at any meeting of Unitholders, by written consent or otherwise. The Company reserves the right to require that, in order for Units to be deemed validly tendered, immediately upon the Company's acceptance for payment of such Units, the Company must 12 be able to exercise full voting and other rights as a record and beneficial owner with respect to such Units, including voting at any meeting of Unitholders or action by written consent. All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for payment of any tender of Units pursuant to the procedures described above will be determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, which determination shall be final and binding. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject any or all tenders if not in proper form or if the acceptance of, or payment for, the Units tendered may, in the opinion of the Company's counsel, be unlawful. The Company also reserves the right to waive any defect or irregularity in any tender with respect to any particular Units of any particular Unitholder, and the Company's interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Offer (including the Letter of Transmittal and the Instructions thereto) will be final and binding. Neither the Company, the Depositary nor any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the tender of any Units or will incur any liability for failure to give any such notification. A tender of Units pursuant to any of the procedures described above will constitute a binding agreement between the tendering Unitholder and the Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, including the tendering Unitholder's representation and warranty that such Unitholder owns the Units being tendered. WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS. Except as otherwise provided in the Offer, all tenders of Units pursuant to the Offer are irrevocable, provided that Units 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 after February 2, 1997. For withdrawal to be effective, a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal must be timely received by the Depositary at the address set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase. Any such notice of withdrawal must specify the name of the person who tendered the Units to be withdrawn and must be signed by the person(s) who signed the Letter of Transmittal in the same manner as the Letter of Transmittal was signed. The signature(s) on the notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (a bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program). If purchase of, or payment for, Units is delayed for any reason or if the Company is unable to purchase or pay for Units for any reason, without prejudice to the Company's rights under the Offer, tendered Units may be retained by the Depositary on behalf of the Company and may not be withdrawn except to the extent that tendering Unitholders are entitled to withdrawal rights as set forth herein, 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 timeliness of receipt) of notices of withdrawal will be determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, which determination shall be final and binding. Neither the Company, 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 Units properly withdrawn will be deemed not to be validly tendered for purposes of the Offer. Withdrawn Units may be re-tendered, however, by following any of the procedures described in the Offer at any time prior to the Expiration Date. EXTENSION OF TENDER PERIOD; TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT. The Company expressly reserves the right, in its 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 Units by giving oral or written notice of such extension to the Depositary (during any such extension all Units previously tendered and not withdrawn will remain subject to the Offer), (ii) to terminate the Offer and not accept for payment any Units not theretofore accepted for payment or paid for, by giving oral or written notice of such termination to the Depositary, (iii) upon the occurrence of any of the conditions specified in the Offer, delay the acceptance for payment of, or payment for, any Units not theretofore accepted for payment or paid for, by giving oral or written notice of such termination or delay to the Depositary and (iv) to amend the Offer in any respect (including, without limitation, by increasing or decreasing the consideration offered or the number 13 of Units being sought in the Offer or both) by giving oral or written notice of such amendment to the Depositary. 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 Company may choose to make any public announcement, except as provided by applicable law (including Rule 14d-4(c) under the Exchange Act), the Company will have no obligation to publish, advertise or otherwise communicate any such public announcement, other than by issuing a release to the Dow Jones News Service. The Company may also be required by applicable law to disseminate to Unitholders certain information concerning the extensions of the Offer and any material changes in the terms of the Offer. If the Company extends the Offer, or if the Company (whether before or after its acceptance for payment of Units) is delayed in its payment for Units or is unable to pay for Units pursuant to the Offer for any reason, then, without prejudice to the Company's rights under the Offer, the Depositary may retain tendered Units on behalf of the Company, and such Units may not be withdrawn except to the extent tendering Unitholders are entitled to withdrawal rights as described in the Offer. However, the ability of the Company to delay payment for Units that the Company has accepted for payment is limited by Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, which requires that the Company 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. If the Company makes a material change in the terms of the Offer or the information concerning the Offer or waives a material condition of the Offer, the Company will extend the Offer to comply with the Commission's interpretations of Rules 14d-4(c) and 14d-6(d) 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, percentage of securities sought or the soliciting agent's fee, will depend upon the facts and circumstances, including the relative materiality of the change in the terms or information. (In the Commission's view, an offer should remain open for a minimum of five business days from the date such material change is first published, sent or given to security holders.) With respect to a change in price, percentage of securities sought or the soliciting agent's fee, however, a minimum ten business day period is required to allow for adequate dissemination to security holders and for investor response. Following the termination of the Offer, the Company may make an offer for Units not tendered in this Offer, which may be on terms similar or different from those described in the Offer. There is no assurance that, following the Expiration Date, the Company will make another offer for Units not tendered in the Offer. SOURCE OF FUNDS. The Company expects that approximately $10,882,000 is necessary to consummate the Offer, including related fees and expenses, assuming all 25,000 Units are tendered and accepted for payment. These funds will be available from the Company's general corporate funds. CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER. The obligation of the Company to complete the purchase of tendered Units is subject to each and all of the following conditions which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company with respect to each and every matter referred to below and regardless of the circumstances (including any action or inaction by the Company) giving rise to any such condition, makes it inadvisable to proceed with the Offer or with such acceptance for purchase: (a) There shall not be threatened, instituted or pending any action or proceeding before any domestic or foreign court or governmental agency or other regulatory or administrative agency or commission (i) challenging the acquisition by the Company of the Units, seeking to restrain or prohibit the making or consummation of the Offer, seeking to obtain any material damages or otherwise directly or indirectly relating to the transactions contemplated by the Offer, (ii) seeking to prohibit or restrict the Company's ownership or operation of any material portion of the Company's business or assets, or to compel the Company to dispose of or hold separate all or any material portion of its business or assets as a result of the Offer, (iii) seeking to make the purchase of, or payment for, some or all of the Units illegal, (iv) resulting in a delay in the ability of the Company to accept for payment or pay for some or all of the Units, (v) imposing material limitations on the ability of the Company effectively to acquire or hold or to exercise full rights of ownership of the Units, including, without limitation, the right to vote the Units purchased by the Company on all matters properly 14 presented to limited partners of the Partnership, (vi) which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, could materially and adversely affect the treatment of the Offer for federal income tax purposes, (vii) which otherwise is reasonably likely to materially adversely affect the Partnership or the value of the Units or (viii) which imposes any material condition unacceptable to the Company; (b) No statute, rule, regulation or order shall be enacted, promulgated, entered or deemed applicable to the Offer, no legislation shall be pending and no other action shall have been taken, proposed or threatened by any domestic government or governmental authority or by any court, domestic or foreign, which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, is likely, directly or indirectly, to result in any of the consequences referred to in paragraph (a) above; and (c) There shall not have occurred (i) any general suspension of, or limitation on prices for, trading in securities on the NYSE, (ii) the declaration of a banking moratorium or any suspension of payments in respect of banks in the United States, (iii) the commencement of a war, armed hostilities or other international or national calamity materially affecting the United States, (iv) any limitation by any governmental authority or any other event which is reasonably likely to affect the extension of credit by banks or other leading institutions in the United States, (v) any material decline in security prices on the NYSE or (vi) in the case of any of the foregoing existing at the time of the Offer, any material worsening thereof. The foregoing conditions are for the reasonable benefit of the Company. The conditions may be waived by the Company at any time and from time to time in its reasonable discretion. Any determination by the Company will be final and binding on all parties. If any such conditions are waived, the Offer will remain open for a minimum of five business days from the date notice of such waiver is first published, sent or given to Unitholders. FEES AND EXPENSES. The Company has retained The First National Bank of Boston to act as Depositary in connection with the Offer. The Company will pay the Depositary reasonable and customary compensation for its services. The Company will indemnify the Depositary against certain liabilities and expenses in connection therewith, including liabilities under the federal securities laws. The Company will also pay all costs and expenses of printing and mailing the Offer. Assuming all 25,000 Units are tendered and accepted for payment, expenses of the Offer (exclusive of the purchase price of the Units) are estimated at $257,000, including: legal and accounting fees and expenses ($10,000), printing ($4,700), filing fees ($2,100), Depositary Agent fees and expenses ($10,000), Soliciting Agent fees ($213,000), distribution of Offer materials ($7,200) and miscellaneous ($10,000). SOLICITING AGENT. The Company has retained Christopher Weil & Company, Inc., a registered broker dealer, to answer questions and solicit responses to this transaction and will pay Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. 2% of the Offer Price for each Unit tendered and accepted by the Company. In addition, Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. will be indemnified against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the federal securities laws. Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. has acted in a similar capacity in connection with other tender and exchange offers by the Company and in soliciting consents from the limited partners of other partnerships sponsored by the General Partners and their affiliates. DISSENTERS' RIGHTS AND INVESTOR LISTS. Neither the Partnership Agreement nor California law provides any right for Unitholders to have their respective Units appraised or redeemed in connection with or as a result of the Offer. Each Unitholder has the opportunity to make an individual decision on whether or not to tender in the Offer. Under the Partnership Agreement, any Unitholder is entitled (i) upon request, to obtain a list of the limited partners in the Partnership, at the expense of the Partnership and (ii) upon reasonable request, to inspect and copy, at his or her expense and during normal business hours, the books and records of the Partnership. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES. The sale of Units for cash will be treated for federal income tax purposes as a taxable sale of the Units purchased. The particular tax consequences of the tender for a Unitholder will depend upon a number of factors related to that Unitholder's tax situation, including the Unitholder's tax basis in his or her Units and whether the Unitholder will be able to utilize currently any capital losses that result from the sale in the Offer. However, the Company anticipates that Unitholders who acquired their Units in an early closing of the original offering and who 15 sell all of their Units in the Offer will generally recognize a capital gain of approximately $232 per Unit as a result of the sale (assuming a sale effective at the beginning of the first quarter of 1997 based on the Company's estimate of the Partnership's 1996 income and distributions). The tax impact, however, could be quite different for Unitholders who acquired their Units after the original offering. To the extent a Unitholder recognizes a capital loss on the sale of all Units, such loss can be applied to offset capital gains from other sources. (Losses from a sale of less than all of the Units that a Unitholder is deemed to own may be subject to limitation under the passive loss rules.) In addition, individuals may use such capital losses in excess of capital gains to offset up to $3,000 of ordinary income in any single year ($1,500 for a married individual filing a separate return). Any such capital losses that are not used currently can be carried forward and used in subsequent years. A corporation's capital losses in excess of current capital gains generally may be carried back three years, with any remaining unused portion available to be carried forward for five years. BECAUSE THE INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF A TENDER OF UNITS WILL NOT BE THE SAME FOR ALL UNITHOLDERS, UNITHOLDERS CONSIDERING TENDERING THEIR UNITS SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THEIR OWN TAX SITUATIONS. MISCELLANEOUS. THE OFFER IS BEING MADE TO ALL UNITHOLDERS, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE TO (NOR WILL TENDERS BE ACCEPTED FROM OR ON BEHALF OF) UNITHOLDERS 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 COMPANY IS NOT AWARE OF ANY JURISDICTION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES IN WHICH THE MAKING OF THE OFFER OR THE ACCEPTANCE THEREOF WOULD BE ILLEGAL. HOWEVER, IF ANY SUCH JURISDICTION EXISTS, THE COMPANY MAY IN ITS DISCRETION TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AS IT MAY DEEM NECESSARY TO MAKE THE OFFER IN SUCH JURISDICTION. FOLLOWING THE TERMINATION OF THE OFFER, THE COMPANY MAY MAKE AN OFFER FOR UNITS NOT TENDERED IN THIS OFFER, WHICH MAY BE ON TERMS SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT FROM THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE OFFER. THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT, FOLLOWING THE EXPIRATION DATE, THE COMPANY WILL MAKE ANOTHER OFFER FOR UNITS NOT TENDERED IN THE OFFER. EFFECTS OF OFFER ON NON-TENDERING UNITHOLDERS CONTROL OF THE PARTNERSHIP. After the Offer, the Company will continue to be in a position to control the vote of the limited partners. See "Special Considerations -- Control of all Partnership Voting Decisions by the Company." EFFECT ON TRADING MARKET. There is no established public trading market for the Units, and, therefore, a reduction in the number of Unitholders should not materially further restrict the Unitholders' ability to find purchasers for their Units. See "Market Prices of Units" for certain limited information regarding secondary sales of the Units. PARTNERSHIP STATUS. The Company believes the purchase of Units by the Company, as proposed, should not adversely affect the issue of whether the Partnership is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. PARTNERSHIP BUSINESS. The Offer will not materially affect the operation of the properties owned by the Partnership since the properties will continue to be managed by the Company and an affiliate. Although after the Offer the Company may acquire additional Units thereby increasing its ownership position in the Partnership, the General Partners have no present plans or intentions with respect to the Partnership for a liquidation, a merger, a sale or purchase of material assets or borrowings and no Partnership assets have been identified for sale or financing, other than the Partnership's business park which the General Partners are considering transferring to a separate entity. 16 MARKET PRICES OF UNITS GENERAL. The Units are not listed on any national securities exchange or quoted in the over the counter market, and there is no established public trading market for the Units. Secondary sales activity for the Units has been limited and sporadic. The General Partners monitor transfers of the Units (i) because the admission of the transferee as a substitute limited partner requires the consent of the General Partners under the Partnership Agreement, (ii) in order to track compliance with safe harbor provisions to avoid treatment as a "publicly traded partnership" for tax purposes and (iii) because the Company has purchased Units. However, the General Partners do not have information regarding the prices at which all secondary sales transactions in the Units have been effectuated. Various organizations offer to purchase and sell limited partnership interests (such as the Units) in secondary sales transactions. Various publications such as The Stanger Report summarize and report information (on a monthly, bimonthly or less frequent basis) regarding secondary sales transactions in limited partnership interests (including the Units), including the prices at which such secondary sales transactions are effectuated. The General Partners estimate, based solely on the transfer records of the Partnership and the Partnership's transfer agent, that the number of Units transferred in sales transactions (i.e., excluding transactions believed to be between related parties, family members or the same beneficial owner) was as follows:
Number of Total Percentage of Number of Year Units Transferred(1) Units Outstanding Transactions(1) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1994 34,204(2)(3) 26.72% 1,748(2)(3) 1995 1,933(4) 1.51% 59(4) 1996 (through September 30) 1,550(5)(6)(7) 1.21% 39(5)(6)(7)
_______________ (1) Transfers are recorded quarterly on the Partnership's records, as of the first day following each calendar quarter. (2) In 1994, the Company purchased 415 Units in 21 transactions: 50 Units at $306.00 per Unit (January 1), 10 Units at $222.00 per Unit (January 1), 27 Units at $265.00 per Unit (April 1), 30 Units at $306.00 per Unit (April 1), 72 Units at $310.00 per Unit (April 1), 40 Units at $315.00 per Unit (April 1), 10 Units at $290.00 per Unit (July 1), 5 Units at $310.00 per Unit (July 1) and 171 Units at $315.00 per Unit (October 1). (3) In 1994, the Company accepted for purchase 32,304 Units tendered in response to the Company's cash tender offers at $315.00 per Unit. (4) In 1995, the Company purchased 346 Units in 20 transactions: 187 Units at $315.00 per Unit (January 1), 90 Units at $315.00 per Unit (April 1), 48 Units at $315.00 per Unit (July 1) and 21 Units at $315.00 per Unit (October 1). (5) On January 1, 1996, the Company purchased 31 Units in three transactions at $315.00 per Unit. (6) On April 1, 1996, the Company purchased 30 Units in two transactions at $346.00 per Unit. (7) On July 1, 1996, the Company purchased 82 Units in three transactions: 72 Units at $346.00 per Unit and 10 Units at $340.00 per Unit. On October 1, 1996, the Company purchased 180 Units in four transactions: 140 Units at $346.00 per Unit and 40 Units at $350.00 per Unit. All of the purchases of Units described in notes (2), (4), (5), (6) and (7) above were acquired directly from Unitholders or through secondary firms of the type described below under "Information From The Stanger Report Regarding Sales Transactions." 17 INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM DEAN WITTER REGARDING SALES TRANSACTIONS. Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. ("Dean Witter") was the dealer-manager for the Partnership's initial offering of Units. Set forth below is information obtained from Dean Witter on the high and low sale price per Unit for sale transactions during each quarter of 1994, 1995 and 1996 (through September 30):
Per Unit Transaction Price (1)(2) Number Number of Units High Low of Sales(2) Sold(2) ----------- --------- ---------- --------- 1994 First Quarter -- -- -- -- Second Quarter -- -- -- -- Third Quarter -- -- -- -- Fourth Quarter -- -- -- -- 1995 First Quarter -- -- -- -- Second Quarter $315.00 $315.00 1 20 Third Quarter -- -- -- -- Fourth Quarter 320.89 320.89 1 50 1996 First Quarter -- -- -- -- Second Quarter -- -- -- -- Third Quarter -- -- -- -- - ---------------
(1) The original purchase price was $500 per Unit. (2) This information was compiled by Dean Witter in the ordinary course based upon reports made of negotiated sales. The price information represents the prices reported to have been paid by the buyers to the sellers net of commissions. INFORMATION FROM THE STANGER REPORT REGARDING SALES TRANSACTIONS. The information set forth below is extracted from sections of the June 1994, September 1994, December 1994, March 1995, June 1995, September 1995, December 1995, March 1996, June 1996 and September 1996 issues of The Stanger Report captioned "Limited Partnership Secondary-Market Prices" and additional information provided to the General Partners by Robert A. Stanger & Co., Inc. ("Stanger"). Those publications (the "Stanger Publications") and the additional information provided by Stanger summarized secondary market prices for public limited partnerships based on actual transactions during the reporting periods listed on the tables below. The following secondary-market firms provided high and low price data to The Stanger Report for some or all of the reporting periods: 2nd Market Capital Service - (800) 999-7793/(608) 833-7793, American Partnership Services - (800) 736-9797/(801) 756-1166, Bigelow Management, Inc. - (800) 431-7811/(212) 697-5880, Chicago Partnership Board - (800) 272-6273/(312) 332-4100, Cuyler & Associates - (800) 274-9991/(602) 596-0120, DCC Securities Corp. - (800) 945-0440/(212) 370-1090, Empire Securities - (805) 943-0950, EquityLine Properties - (800) 327-9990/(305) 670-9700, Equity Resources Group - (671) 876-4800, Fox & Henry, Inc. - (708) 325-4445, Frain Asset Management - (800) 654-6110, MacKenzie-Patterson Securities - (800) 854-8357/(510) 631-9100, Nationwide Partnership Marketplace - (800) 969-8996/(415) 382-3555, New York Partnership Exchange - (800) 444-7357/(813) 955-8816, Pacific Partnership Group - - (800) 727-7244/(602) 957-3050, Partnership Service Network - (800) 483- 0776/(813) 588-0776, Raymond James & Associates - (800) 248-8863, The Partnership Marketing Company - (707) 824-8600, Secondary Income Funds - (708) 325-4445, Securities Planners, Inc. - (800) 747-0088 and Sunpoint Securities, Inc. - (813) 588-0776. IN EVALUATING WHETHER OR NOT TO TENDER THEIR UNITS IN THE OFFER, UNITHOLDERS MAY WISH TO CONTACT THESE FIRMS OR OTHER FIRMS INVOLVED IN SECONDARY SALES OF INTERESTS IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS. 18 The information regarding sale transactions in Units from the Stanger Publications and Stanger is as follows:
Reporting period Per Unit Transaction Price(1) ---------------- ---------------------------- High Low No. of Units(2) ---- --- -------------- 1994 ---- January 1 - March 31 $315.00 $120.00 174 April 1 - June 30 400.00 185.00 254 July 1 - September 30 315.00 245.00 44 October 1 - October 31 (3) 236.00 223.60 20 October 31 - December 31 315.00 223.60 50 1995 ---- January 1 - March 31 340.00 245.00 15 April 1 - June 30 366.36 130.00 216 July 1 - September 30 361.30 319.80 695 October 1 - December 31 346.36 300.00 67 1996 ---- January 1 - March 31 340.00 308.75 90 April 1 - June 30 307.50 307.50 20 July 1 - September 30 (3) 325.00 307.50 40
_________________ (1) The original purchase price was $500 per Unit. The General Partners do not know whether the transaction prices shown are before or after commissions. (2) The General Partners do not know the number of transactions. (3) Based on information provided by Stanger. The information from The Stanger Report contained above is provided without verification by the General Partners and is subject to the following qualifications in The Stanger Report: "Limited partnerships are designed as illiquid, long-term investments. Secondary-market prices generally do not reflect the current value of partnership assets, nor are they indicative of total return since prior cash distributions and tax benefits received by the original investor are not reflected in the price. Transaction prices are not verified by Robert A. Stanger & Co." INFORMATION FROM THE CHICAGO PARTNERSHIP BOARD REGARDING SALES TRANSACTIONS. According to the Chicago Partnership Board, Inc. ("CPB"), an auctioneer for limited partnership interests, the amounts paid by buyers for Units in transactions executed by CPB ranged from $340.00 to $346.36 per Unit during the period November 15, 1995 to November 15, 1996 with an ending transaction price of $340.00. According to CPB, all prices are amounts paid by buyers and, due to transaction costs, mark-ups and general partner imposed transfer fees, sellers typically receive a lesser amount. No assurances can be given that the above prices represent the true value of Units. 19 CERTAIN RELATED TRANSACTIONS JOINT VENTURE INTERESTS. The Company currently owns a joint venture interest (ranging from approximately 12% to 51%) in 35 of the Partnership's 42 properties. Under the joint ventures, certain special allocation rules apply and the Company has the right to compel the sale of the properties. See Note (1) to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Schedule 3 to this Offer to Purchase). GENERAL PARTNERS' INTEREST. The Company and Mr. Hughes are General Partners of the Partnership. The Company receives incentive distributions equal to 10% of the Partnership's cash flow and has a subordinated interest in proceeds from sales or financings of properties. In 1993, 1994 and 1995, the General Partners received from the Partnership $363,000, $440,000 and $700,000, respectively, in respect of their incentive distributions. The General Partners also have a 1% interest in the Partnership in respect of their capital contributions and participate in Partnership distributions in proportion to their interest in the Partnership. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. The Partnership's properties are managed by the Company and an affiliate pursuant to management agreements under which the property managers receive 6% and 5% of gross revenues from operations of the mini- warehouses and commercial properties, respectively. In 1993, 1994 and 1995, the property managers received $825,000, $880,000 and $907,000, respectively, from the Partnership. LIMITED PARTNER INTERESTS. Of the 128,000 outstanding Units, 63,916 (49.9%) are beneficially owned by the Company. All of these Units have been acquired since November 1990 for an aggregate purchase price of 902,635 shares of Company Common Stock (approximately $6,478,000) and $10,628,197 in cash. Substantially all of these Units were acquired directly from Unitholders, including Units acquired in a tender offer completed in September 1994, and the balance through secondary firms of the type described above under "Market Prices of Units -- Information From The Stanger Report Regarding Sales Transactions." The Company participates in Partnership distributions on the same terms as other Unitholders in respect of Units owned by the Company. See "Background and Purpose of the Offer -- Relationships." No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation on behalf of the Company not contained herein or in the Letter of Transmittal and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized. PUBLIC STORAGE, INC. 701 Western Avenue, Suite 200 Glendale, California 91201-2397 By: /s/ Harvey Lenkin ---------------------- Harvey Lenkin President December 4, 1996 20 SCHEDULE 1 PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS. The following table sets forth the distributions paid per Unit (original purchase price $500) in the periods indicated below:
Distributions ------------- 1993: First Quarter $ 5.00 Second Quarter 5.00 Third Quarter 7.65 Fourth Quarter 7.65 1994: First Quarter 7.65 Second Quarter 7.65 Third Quarter 7.65 Fourth Quarter 7.65 1995: First Quarter 10.44 Second Quarter 10.44 Third Quarter (1) 17.40 Fourth Quarter 10.44 1996: First Quarter 10.44 Second Quarter 10.44 Third Quarter 6.96
_______________ (1) Includes a special distribution of $6.96 per Unit. 1-1 SCHEDULE 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION The following table sets forth information as of December 31, 1995, about properties owned by the Partnership. All but seven of the properties were acquired jointly with the Company and contributed to general partnerships comprised of the Partnership and the Company.
Net Number Approximate Rentable of Date of % of Location Square Feet Spaces Acquisition Ownership ---------- ----------- ------ ----------- ----------- CALIFORNIA Laguna Hills E. Pacifico 73,200 674 04/10/85 50.0 Sacramento (1) Northgate 152,600 71 03/28/85 75.0 Simi Valley First St. 49,500 522 02/01/85 50.9 FLORIDA Fern Park U.S. Highway 37,400 405 03/19/85 50.0 Hialeah Red Road - W 4th Ave. 62,400 750 11/29/84 50.0 Longwood U.S. Highway 62,800 600 05/03/85 50.3 Medley N.W. S. River 47,600 538 08/31/84 100.0 Orlando 45th - Orange Blossom 34,500 357 06/22/84 74.6 Pompano Beach S.W. 2nd St. 44,400 314 12/19/84 100.0 GEORGIA Lilburn Indian Trail Rd. 35,600 306 07/10/85 50.0 KENTUCKY Florence Industrial Hwy 39,800 324 06/27/84 100.0 LOUISIANA Bossier City Gould Dr. 77,900 751 01/07/85 50.0 NEBRASKA Omaha South 86th St. 46,200 410 11/19/84 69.5 NEW HAMPSHIRE Manchester South Willow St. 61,100 507 11/30/84 49.2 NEW JERSEY Delran Route 130 63,300 594 06/20/84 71.2
2-1 Net Number Approximate Rentable of Date of % of Location Square Feet Spaces Acquisition Ownership ---------- ----------- ------ ----------- ----------- OHIO Arlington Arlington Center 62,900 463 05/31/85 55.0 Cincinnati Mt. Carmel 71,900 649 06/27/84 100.0 Columbus Busch Blvd. 63,600 547 05/31/85 55.0 Columbus Kenny Road 61,300 591 07/11/85 55.0 Columbus Kinnear Road 80,800 612 05/31/85 55.0 Columbus Morse 63,900 551 07/11/85 55.0 Dayton Executive Blvd. 66,000 610 07/11/85 55.0 Dayton Needmore Road 61,300 411 07/11/85 55.0 Fairfield Dixie Highway II 52,300 407 03/14/85 50.0 Grove City Marlane Drive 52,000 525 06/07/85 55.0 Reynoldsburg Gender 65,500 573 06/07/85 55.0 Springfield W. Leffel 40,400 352 07/11/85 55.0 Westerville Westerville Road 64,200 576 07/11/85 55.0 Worthington Billingsley 74,400 557 05/31/85 55.0 OKLAHOMA Oklahoma West Reno II 83,200 631 08/31/84 100.0 OREGON Portland N.E. 92nd St. 44,300 495 03/01/85 75.0 PENNSYLVANIA Montgomeryville Route 309 63,400 533 12/13/84 50.0 TENNESSEE Chattanooga Pryor Drive 82,100 507 03/06/85 70.3 TEXAS Austin E. Ben White Blvd. 33,000 231 12/11/84 75.0 Austin N. Lamar Blvd. 56,200 529 12/11/84 75.0 Dallas Cockrell Hill Rd. 41,800 421 09/28/84 50.5
2-2 Net Number Approximate Rentable of Date of % of Location Square Feet Spaces Acquisition Ownership ---------- ----------- ------ ----------- ----------- TEXAS (continued) Dallas Walnut Hill Lane 110,100 1,099 08/31/84 100.0 Fort Worth Hemphill St. 42,000 338 12/12/84 50.0 Garland W. Kingsley II 37,600 372 05/16/84 86.3 Hurst Hurst Blvd. 49,500 390 02/05/85 50.0 Irving E. Airport Fwy. 69,900 553 08/31/84 100.0 VIRGINIA Newport News Jefferson Dr 79,300 740 08/17/84 88.5
_______________ (1) Business park. The weighted average occupancy levels for the mini-warehouse and business park facilities were 90% and 98%, respectively, in 1995 compared to 90% and 95%, respectively, in 1994. The monthly average realized rent per square foot for the mini-warehouse and business park facilities was $.54 and $.53, respectively, in 1995 compared to $.53 and $.56, respectively, in 1994. 2-3 SUMMARY OF HISTORICAL INFORMATION RELATING TO PROPERTIES OF PS PARTNERS III, LTD. RENTAL INCOME AND OPERATING EXPENSES BEFORE DEPRECIATION (Does Not Reflect Capital Improvements)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, --------------------------------------- 1996 1995 ------------------ ------------------ MINI-WAREHOUSES: Rental Income $11,132,000 $10,692,000 Operating Expenses 4,255,000 4,044,000 ----------- ----------- Excess of Rental Income over Operating Expenses $ 6,877,000 $ 6,648,000 =========== =========== BUSINESS PARKS: Rental Income $ 744,000 $ 697,000 Operating Expenses 322,000 329,000 ----------- ----------- Excess of Rental Income over Operating Expenses $ 422,000 $ 368,000 =========== =========== TOTALS FOR MINI-WAREHOUSES AND BUSINESS PARKS: Rental Income $11,876,000 $11,389,000 Operating Expenses 4,577,000 4,373,000 ----------- ----------- Excess of Rental Income over Operating Expenses $ 7,299,000 $ 7,016,000 =========== ===========
2-4 SCHEDULE 3 PARTNERSHIP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page References ---------- Report of independent auditors.................................... F-1 Consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 1995 and 1994......... F-2 For the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993 Consolidated statements of income.............................. F-3 Consolidated statements of partners' equity.................... F-4 Consolidated statements of cash flows.......................... F-5--F-6 Notes to consolidated financial statements........................ F-7--F-9 Condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995.............................................. F-10 Condensed consolidated statements of income for three and six months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995................... F-11 Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995................... F-12 Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.............. F-13
3-1 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS The Partners PS Partners III, Ltd., a California limited partnership We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of PS Partners III, Ltd., a California limited partnership, as of December 31, 1995 and 1994 and the related consolidated statements of income, partners' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of PS Partners III, Ltd., a California limited partnership, at December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. ERNST & YOUNG LLP March 11, 1996 Los Angeles, California F-1 PS PARTNERS III, LTD. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS December 31, 1995 and 1994
1995 1994 --------- ---------- ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 455,000 $ 2,131,000 Rent and other receivables 99,000 59,000 Real estate facilities, at cost: Land 15,392,000 15,392,000 Buildings and equipment 74,095,000 73,147,000 ------------ ------------ 89,487,000 88,539,000 Less accumulated depreciation (32,242,000) (28,884,000) ------------ ------------ 57,245,000 59,655,000 Other assets 179,000 171,000 ------------ ------------ $ 57,978,000 $ 62,016,000 ============ ============ LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY Accounts payable $ 933,000 $ 762,000 Advance payments from renters 515,000 567,000 Minority interest in general partnerships 28,183,000 28,090,000 Partners' equity: Limited partners' equity, $500 per unit, 128,000 units authorized, issued and outstanding 27,980,000 32,187,000 General partners' equity 367,000 410,000 ------------ ------------ Total partners' equity 28,347,000 32,597,000 ------------ ------------ $ 57,978,000 $ 62,016,000 ============ ============
See accompanying notes. F-2 PS PARTNERS III, LTD. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME For the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994, and 1993
1995 1994 1993 ------------ ------------ ------------ REVENUE: Rental income $15,268,000 $14,826,000 $13,930,000 Interest income 95,000 82,000 18,000 ----------- ----------- ----------- 15,363,000 14,908,000 13,948,000 ----------- ----------- ----------- COSTS AND EXPENSES: Cost of operations 5,010,000 4,861,000 4,653,000 Management fees 907,000 880,000 825,000 Depreciation and amortization 3,358,000 3,181,000 3,154,000 Interest expense - - 38,000 Administrative 139,000 138,000 161,000 Environmental costs 90,000 - - ----------- ----------- ----------- 9,504,000 9,060,000 8,831,000 ----------- ----------- ----------- Income before minority interest 5,859,000 5,848,000 5,117,000 Minority interest in income 3,110,000 3,060,000 2,941,000 ----------- ----------- ----------- NET INCOME $ 2,749,000 $ 2,788,000 $ 2,176,000 =========== =========== =========== Limited partners' share of net income ($15.85, $18.16, and $14.02 per unit in 1995, 1994, and 1993, respectively) $ 2,029,000 $ 2,325,000 $ 1,794,000 General partners' share of net income 720,000 463,000 382,000 ----------- ----------- ----------- $ 2,749,000 $ 2,788,000 $ 2,176,000 =========== =========== ===========
See accompanying notes. F-3 PS PARTNERS III, LTD. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' EQUITY For the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994, and 1993
Limited General Partners Partners Total ------------ ---------- ------------ Balances at December 31, 1992 $35,223,000 $ 440,000 $35,663,000 Net income 1,794,000 382,000 2,176,000 Distributions (3,238,000) (396,000) (3,634,000) ----------- --------- ----------- Balances at December 31, 1993 33,779,000 426,000 34,205,000 Net income 2,325,000 463,000 2,788,000 Distributions (3,917,000) (479,000) (4,396,000) ----------- --------- ----------- Balances at December 31, 1994 32,187,000 410,000 32,597,000 Net income 2,029,000 720,000 2,749,000 Distributions (6,236,000) (763,000) (6,999,000) ----------- --------- ----------- Balances at December 31, 1995 $27,980,000 $ 367,000 $28,347,000 =========== ========= ===========
See accompanying notes. F-4 PS PARTNERS III, LTD. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS For the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994, and 1993
1995 1994 1993 ------------ ------------ ------------ Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 2,749,000 $ 2,788,000 $ 2,176,000 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 3,358,000 3,181,000 3,154,000 (Increase) decrease in rent and other receivables (40,000) (40,000) 42,000 Increase in other assets (8,000) (1,000) (87,000) Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 171,000 (22,000) (198,000) Decrease in advance payments from renters (52,000) (67,000) (32,000) Minority interest in income 3,110,000 3,060,000 2,941,000 ----------- ----------- ----------- Total adjustments 6,539,000 6,111,000 5,820,000 ----------- ----------- ----------- Net cash provided by operating activities 9,288,000 8,899,000 7,996,000 ----------- ----------- ----------- Cash flows from investing activities: Additions to real estate facilities (948,000) (610,000) (597,000) ----------- ----------- ----------- Net cash used in investing activities (948,000) (610,000) (597,000) ----------- ----------- ----------- Cash flows from financing activities: Principal payments on mortgage notes payable - - (1,264,000) Distributions to holder of minority interest (3,017,000) (2,928,000) (2,049,000) Distributions to partners (6,999,000) (4,396,000) (3,634,000) ----------- ---------- ----------- Net cash used in financing activities (10,016,000) (7,324,000) (6,947,000) ----------- ---------- ----------- Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (1,676,000) 965,000 452,000 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 2,131,000 1,166,000 714,000 ----------- ---------- ----------- Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year $ 455,000 $ 2,131,000 $ 1,166,000 =========== ========== ===========
See accompanying notes. F-5 PS PARTNERS III, LTD. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS For the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994, and 1993
1995 1994 1993 ----------- ------------ ------------ Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities: Decrease in real estate upon foreclosure $ - $ - $ 2,164,000 Decrease in notes payable upon foreclosure of related collateral - - (2,164,000)
See accompanying notes. F-6 PS PARTNERS III, LTD. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1995 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Partnership Matters ------------------------------------------------------------------ Description of Partnership -------------------------- PS Partners III, Ltd. (the "Partnership") was formed with the proceeds of an interstate public offering. PSI Associates II, Inc. ("PSA"), an affiliate of Public Storage Management, Inc., organized the Partnership along with B. Wayne Hughes ("Hughes"). In September 1993, Storage Equities, Inc., now known as Public Storage, Inc. ("PSI") acquired the interest of PSA relating to its general partner capital contribution in the Partnership and was substituted as a co-general partner in place of PSA. In 1995, there were a series of mergers among Public Storage Management, Inc. (which was the Partnership's mini-warehouse operator), Public Storage, Inc., and their affiliates (collectively, "PSMI"), culminating in the November 16, 1995 merger (the "PSMI Merger") of PSMI into Storage Equities, Inc. In the PSMI Merger, Storage Equities, Inc.'s name was changed to Public Storage, Inc. and it acquired substantially all of PSMI's United States real estate operations and became the operator of the Partnership's mini-warehouse properties. The Partnership has invested in existing mini-warehouse storage facilities which offer self-service storage spaces for lease, usually on a month-to-month basis, to the general public. The Partnership has also invested in an existing business park facility which offers industrial space for lease. The Partnership has ownership interests in 42 properties; 35 of which are owned jointly through 23 general partnerships (the "Joint Ventures") with PSI. For tax administrative efficiency, the Joint Ventures were subsequently consolidated into a single general partnership. The Partnership is the managing general partner of the Joint Ventures, and has ownership interests in the Joint Ventures ranging from 49.2% to 88.5%. Basis of Presentation --------------------- The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Partnership and the Joint Ventures. PSI's ownership interest in the Joint Ventures is shown as minority interest in general partnerships in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Minority interest in income represents PSI's share of net income with respect to the Joint Ventures. Under the terms of the partnership agreements all depreciation and amortization with respect to each Joint Venture is allocated solely to the Partnership until the limited partners recover their initial capital contribution. Thereafter, all depreciation and amortization is allocated solely to PSI until it recovers its initial capital contribution. All remaining depreciation and amortization is allocated to the Partnership and PSI in proportion to their ownership percentages. Depreciation and amortization allocated to PSI was $160,000 and $130,000 in 1995 and 1994 (none in 1993). The allocation of depreciation and amortization to PSI has the effect of reducing minority interest in income and has no effect on the reported depreciation and amortization expense. Under the terms of the partnership agreements, for property acquisitions in which PSI issued convertible securities to the sellers for its interest, PSI's rights to receive cash flow distributions from the partnerships for any year after the first year of operation are subordinated to cash distributions to the Partnership equal to a cumulative annual 7% of its cash investment (not compounded). These agreements also specify that upon sale or refinancing of a property for more than its original purchase price, distribution of proceeds to PSI is subordinated to the return to the Partnership of the amount of its cash investment and the 7% distribution described above. F-7 PS PARTNERS III, LTD. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1995 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Partnership Matters ------------------------------------------------------------------ (continued) ----------- Basis of Presentation (continued) --------------------------------- In addition to the above provisions, PSI has the right to compel the sale of each property in the general partnerships at any time after seven years from the date of acquisition at not less than its independently determined fair market value provided the Partnership receives its share of the net sales proceeds solely in cash. PSI's right to require the Partnership to sell all of the jointly owned properties became exercisable in 1991. Depreciation and Amortization ----------------------------- The Partnership depreciates the buildings and equipment on the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of 25 and 5 years, respectively. Leasing commissions relating to business park properties are expensed when incurred. Revenue Recognition ------------------- Property rents are recognized as earned. Allocation of Net Income ------------------------ The General Partners' share of net income consists of an amount attributable to their 1% capital contribution and an additional percentage of cash flow (as defined, see Note 2) which relates to the General Partners' share of cash distributions as set forth in the Partnership Agreement. All remaining net income is allocated to the limited partners. Per Unit Data ------------- Per unit data is based on the number of limited partnership units (128,000) outstanding during the year. Cash Distributions ------------------ The Partnership Agreement provides for quarterly distributions of cash flow from operations (as defined). Cash distributions per unit were $48.72, $30.60 and $25.30 for 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively. Cash and Cash Equivalents ------------------------- For financial statement purposes, the Partnership considers all highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Environmental Cost ------------------ Substantially all of the Partnership's facilities were acquired prior to the time that it was customary to conduct extensive environmental investigations in connection with the property acquisitions. During the fourth quarter of 1995, an independent environmental consulting firm completed environmental assessments on the Partnership's properties to evaluate the environmental condition of, and potential environmental liabilities of such properties. Based on the assessments, the Partnership believes that it is probable that it will incur costs totaling $43,000 (in addition, approximately $47,000 was expended for the assessments) for known environmental remediation requirements which the Partnership has accrued and expensed at the end of 1995. The Partnership expects to expend these funds over the next twelve months. Although there can be no assurance, the Partnership is not aware of any environmental contamination of its facilities which individually or in the aggregate would be material to the Partnership's overall business, financial condition, or results of operations. 2. General Partners' Equity ------------------------ The General Partners have a 1% interest in the Partnership. In addition, the General Partners have a 10% interest in cash distributions attributable to operations, exclusive of distributions attributable to sales and refinancing proceeds. F-8 PS PARTNERS III, LTD. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1995 2. General Partners' Equity (continued) ------------------------------------ Proceeds from sales and refinancings will be distributed entirely to the limited partners until the limited partners recover their investment plus a cumulative 8% annual return (not compounded); thereafter, the General Partners have a 15% interest in remaining proceeds. 3. Related Party Transactions -------------------------- PSI operates the Partnership's mini-warehouses for a "management fee" equal to 6% of gross revenue (as defined) and Public Storage Commercial Properties Group, Inc. ("PSCP") operates the commercial properties for a "management fee" of 5% of gross revenue (as defined). PSI has a 95% economic interest and Hughes and family members of Hughes have a 5% economic interest in PSCP. 4. Taxes Based on Income --------------------- Taxes based on income are the responsibility of the individual partners and, accordingly, the Partnership's consolidated financial statements do not reflect a provision for such taxes. Taxable net income was $3,149,000, $2,415,000 and $1,482,000 for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively. The difference between taxable income and book income is primarily related to timing differences in depreciation expense. F-9 PS PARTNERS III, LTD. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, December 31, 1996 1995 ------------- ------------ (Unaudited) ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 459,000 $ 455,000 Rent and other receivables 155,000 99,000 Real estate facilities, at cost: Land 15,392,000 15,392,000 Buildings and equipment 74,852,000 74,095,000 ------------ ------------ 90,244,000 89,487,000 Less accumulated depreciation (34,882,000) (32,242,000) ------------ ------------ 55,362,000 57,245,000 Other assets 243,000 179,000 ------------ ------------ $ 56,219,000 $ 57,978,000 ============ ============ LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY Accounts payable $ 874,000 $ 933,000 Advance payments from renters 488,000 515,000 Minority interest in general partnerships 28,358,000 28,183,000 Partners' equity: Limited partners' equity, $500 per unit, 128,000 units authorized, issued and outstanding 26,150,000 27,980,000 General partner's equity 349,000 367,000 ------------ ------------ Total partners' equity 26,499,000 28,347,000 ------------ ------------ $ 56,219,000 $ 57,978,000 ============ ============
See accompanying notes. F-10 PS PARTNERS III, LTD. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, ------------------------------- ------------------------------- 1996 1995 1996 1995 ---------- ---------- ----------- ------------ REVENUE: Rental income $4,028,000 $3,902,000 $11,876,000 $11,389,000 Interest income 6,000 26,000 16,000 85,000 ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- 4,034,000 3,928,000 11,892,000 11,474,000 ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- COSTS AND EXPENSES: Cost of operations 1,318,000 1,239,000 3,872,000 3,697,000 Management fees 239,000 231,000 705,000 676,000 Depreciation and amortization 891,000 861,000 2,640,000 2,499,000 Administrative 40,000 33,000 119,000 152,000 ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- 2,488,000 2,364,000 7,336,000 7,024,000 ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- Income before minority interest 1,546,000 1,564,000 4,556,000 4,450,000 Minority interest in income (810,000) (815,000) (2,404,000) (2,344,000) ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- NET INCOME $ 736,000 $ 749,000 $ 2,152,000 $ 2,106,000 ========== ========== =========== =========== Limited partners' share of net income ($13.55 per unit in 1996 and $12.02 per unit in 1995) $ 1,735,000 $ 1,539,000 General partner's share of net income 417,000 567,000 ----------- ----------- $ 2,152,000 $ 2,106,000 =========== ===========
See accompanying notes. F-11 PS PARTNERS III, LTD. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
Nine Months Ended September 30, ----------- ----------- 1996 1995 ----------- ----------- CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income $ 2,152,000 $ 2,106,000 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities Depreciation and amortization 2,640,000 2,499,000 Increase in rent and other receivables (56,000) (12,000) Increase in other assets (64,000) (9,000) (Decrease) increase in accounts payable (59,000) 96,000 Decrease in advance payments from renters (27,000) (34,000) Minority interest in income 2,404,000 2,344,000 ----------- ----------- Total adjustments 4,838,000 4,884,000 ----------- ----------- Net cash provided by operating activities 6,990,000 6,990,000 ----------- ----------- CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Additions to real estate facilities (757,000) (627,000) ----------- ----------- Net cash used in investing activities (757,000) (627,000) ----------- ----------- CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Distributions to holder of minority interest (2,229,000) (2,307,000) Distributions to partners (4,000,000) (5,502,000) ----------- ----------- Net cash used in financing activities (6,229,000) (7,809,000) ----------- ----------- Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 4,000 (1,446,000) Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 455,000 2,131,000 ----------- ----------- Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period $ 459,000 $ 685,000 =========== ===========
See accompanying notes. F-12 PS PARTNERS III, LTD. NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 (UNAUDITED) 1. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although management believes that the disclosures contained herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes appearing in the Partnership's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995. 2. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal accruals, necessary to present fairly the Partnership's financial position at September 30, 1996, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995 and cash flows for the nine months then ended. 3. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1996 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. F-13 SCHEDULE 4 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE PARTNERSHIP Results of Operations - --------------------- Nine months ended September 30, 1996 compared to nine months ended September 30, 1995: The Partnership's net income was $2,152,000 and $2,106,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively, representing an increase of $46,000, or 2%. The increase was primarily due to increases in property operating results and decreases in administrative expenses, partially offset by decreases in interest income and increases in depreciation expense and minority interest in income for those properties held in joint venture with PSI. Interest income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 over the same period in 1995 as a result of a decrease in average invested cash balances. Net property income (rental income less cost of operations and management fees and excluding depreciation) for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 increased $283,000, or 4%, as rental income increased $487,000, or 4%, and costs of operations (including management fees and excluding depreciation expense) increased $204,000, or 5% compared to the same period in 1995. These increases were due to improved operating results at the mini-warehouse facilities and business park facilities. Rental income for the Partnership's mini-warehouse operations was $11,132,000 compared to $10,692,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively, representing an increase of $440,000, or 4%. This increase was primarily attributable to increased rental rates and weighted average occupancy levels. The weighted average occupancy level at the mini-warehouse facilities was 91% compared to 90% for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The monthly average realized rent per square foot for the mini- warehouse facilities was $.56 compared to $.54 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Costs of operations (including management fees) for the mini-warehouses increased $211,000, or 5%, to $4,255,000 from $4,044,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. This increase was primarily attributable to increases in repairs and maintenance, advertising, management fees, payroll, and office expenses. Accordingly, for the Partnership's mini-warehouse operations, property net operating income increased $229,000, or 3%, from $6,648,000 to $6,877,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1996, respectively. Rental income for the Partnership's business park operations increased $47,000, or 7%, to $744,000 from $697,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in rental rates. The monthly average realized rent per square foot for the business park facility was $.56 compared to $.52 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The weighted average occupancy levels at the business park facilities remained stable at 97% for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995. Cost of operations (including management fees) for the business park decreased $7,000, or 2%, to $322,000 from $329,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Accordingly, for the Partnership's business park facility, property net operating income increased by $54,000, or 15%, from $368,000 to $422,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1996, respectively. Administrative expenses decreased $33,000 from $152,000 to $119,000 in 1996. This decrease is primarily a result of non-recurring expenses in 1995, totaling $44,000, incurred in connection with environmental assessments of the Partnership's facilities. Minority interest in income increased $60,000 to $2,404,000 from $2,344,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. This increase was primarily attributable to improved operations at the Partnership's real estate facilities for those properties owned jointly with PSI, partially offset by an allocation of depreciation and amortization expense (pursuant to the partnership agreement with respect to those real estate facilities which are jointly owned with PSI) to PSI of $150,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 compared to $118,000 for the same period in 1995. 4-1 Year ended December 31, 1995 compared to year ended December 31, 1994: The Partnership's net income was $2,749,000 in 1995 compared to $2,788,000 in 1994, representing a decrease of $39,000, or 1%. This decrease was principally due to increases in depreciation, environmental costs and minority interest in income for those properties held in joint venture with PSI, partially offset by improved property operations. Property net operating income (rental income less cost of operations and management fees and excluding depreciation expense) increased approximately $266,000 or 3% in 1995 compared to 1994, as rental income increased by $442,000, or 3%, and cost of operations (including management fees) increased $176,000, or 3%. Rental income for the Partnership's mini-warehouse operations was $14,322,000 in 1995 compared to $13,843,000 in 1994, representing an increase of $479,000, or 3%. This increase was primarily attributable to increased realized rental rates at the mini-warehouse facilities. Weighted average occupancy levels at the mini-warehouse facilities remained stable at 90% for 1995 and 1994. The average monthly realized rent per square foot for the mini-warehouse was $.54 in 1995 compared to $.53 in 1994. Cost of operations (including management fees) for the mini-warehouses increased $177,000, or 3%, to $5,470,000 in 1995 from $5,293,000 in 1994. The increase was primarily a result of increases in payroll, property taxes, and insurance expenses. Accordingly, for the mini- warehouse operations, property net operating income increased by $302,000 or 4% from $8,550,000 in 1994 to $8,852,000 in 1995. Rental income for the Partnership's business park operations was $946,000 in 1995 compared to $983,000 in 1994, representing a decrease of $37,000, or 4%. This decrease was primarily attributable to decreased realized rental rates at the business park facilities as well as the buyout of a lease for $86,000 by one of the tenants included in 1994's income, partially offset by an increase in occupancy levels. Weighted average occupancy levels at the business park facilities were 98% and 95% for 1995 and 1994, respectively. The average monthly realized rent per square foot for the business park was $.53 in 1995 compared to $.56 in 1994. Cost of operations (including management fees) for the business parks decreased $1,000 to $447,000 in 1995 from $448,000 in 1994. Accordingly, for the business park operations, property net operating income decreased by $36,000 or 7% from $535,000 in 1994 to $499,000 in 1995. Substantially all of the Partnership's facilities were acquired prior to the time that it was customary to conduct extensive environmental investigations in connection with the property acquisitions. During the fourth quarter of 1995, an independent environmental consulting firm completed environmental assessments on the Partnership's properties to evaluate the environmental condition of, and potential environmental liabilities of such properties. Based on the assessments, the Partnership believes that it is probable that it will incur costs totaling $43,000 (in addition, approximately $47,000 was expended for the assessments) for known environmental remediation requirements which the Partnership has accrued and expensed at the end of 1995. The Partnership expects to expend these funds over the next twelve months. Although there can be no assurance, the Partnership is not aware of any environmental contamination of its facilities which individually or in the aggregate would be material to the Partnership's overall business, financial condition, or results of operations. The increase in minority interest in income for those properties held in joint venture with PSI was primarily the result of improved operations at the Partnership's real estate facilities held in joint venture with PSI. Year ended December 31, 1994 compared to year ended December 31, 1993: The Partnership's net income was $2,788,000 in 1994 compared to $2,176,000 in 1993, representing an improvement of $612,000, or 28%. This increase was principally due to improved property operations combined with decreases in interest and administrative expenses, partially offset by an increase in minority interest in income for those properties held in joint venture with PSI. Property net operating income (rental income less cost of operations and management fees and excluding depreciation expense) increased approximately $633,000 or 8% in 1994 compared to 1993, as rental income increased by $896,000, or 6%, and cost of operations (including management fees) increased $263,000, or 5%. Rental income was $14,826,000 in 1994 compared to $13,930,000 in 1993, representing an increase of $896,000, or 6%. This increase was primarily attributable to increased occupancy levels, combined with increased realized rental rates at the Partnership's facilities. Weighted average occupancy levels at the mini-warehouse and business park facilities averaged 90% and 95%, respectively, in 1994 compared to 89% and 93%, respectively, in 1993. The average monthly 4-2 realized rent per square foot for the mini-warehouse and business park facilities was $.53 and $.56, respectively, in 1994 compared to $.50 and $.56, respectively, in 1993. Cost of operations (including management fees) increased $263,000, or 5%, to $5,741,000 in 1994 from $5,478,000 in 1993. The increase was primarily a result of increases in payroll, repairs and maintenance, and management fees, partially offset by decreases in advertising and lease commissions expenses. The increase in minority interest in income for those properties held in joint venture with PSI was primarily the result of improved operations at the Partnership's real estate facilities held in joint venture with PSI. Liquidity and Capital Resources - ------------------------------- The Partnership has adequate sources of cash to finance its operations, both on a short-term and long-term basis, primarily by internally generated cash from property operations with cash on-hand at September 30, 1996 of $459,000. Cash flows from operating activities ($6,990,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and $9,288,000 for the year ended December 31, 1995) have been sufficient to meet all current obligations of the Partnership. During 1996, the Partnership anticipates approximately $1,299,000 of capital improvements (including PSI's joint venture share of $390,000). The anticipated increase in capital improvements in 1996 is mainly due to $222,000 of budgeted improvements at the Partnership's business parks; specifically, landscaping and tenant improvements to vacated spaces on terminated leases. During 1995, the Partnership's property manager commenced a program to enhance the visual appearance of the mini-warehouse facilities managed by it. Such enhancements include new signs, exterior color schemes, and improvements to the rental offices. Included in the 1996 capital improvement budget are estimated costs of $256,000 for such enhancements. Total capital improvements were $757,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 of which $527,000 represents the Partnership's share. The Partnership expects to continue making quarterly distributions. Total distributions paid to the General Partners and the limited partners (including the per Unit amounts) for 1996 (through September 30) and prior years were as follows:
Total Per Unit ---------- -------- 1996 (through September 30) $4,000,000 $27.84 1995 6,999,000 48.72 1994 4,396,000 30.60 1993 3,634,000 25.30 1992 2,875,000 20.00 1991 3,344,000 23.28 1990 2,874,000 20.00 1989 1,706,000 11.88 1988 2,784,000 19.38 1987 5,028,000 35.00
The General Partners distributed, concurrent with the distributions for the third quarter of 1995, a portion of the operating reserve of the Partnership's estimated to be $6.96 per Unit. Future distribution rates may be adjusted to levels which are supported by operating cash flow after capital improvements and any other necessary obligations. The quarterly distribution amount per unit was reduced to $6.96 per unit in the third quarter of 1996. The reduction reflected the Partnership's need to replenish cash reserves that have been depleted by the 1995 special distribution and by the capital expenditures to modernize the appearance of the mini-warehouse buildings and facility signage. 4-3 SCHEDULE 5 DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF PUBLIC STORAGE, INC.
Name of Director Employer/Address/ Current Position/ or Executive Officer Nature of Business Dates of Employment * - -------------------- ------------------ --------------------- B. Wayne Hughes Public Storage, Inc. Chairman of the Board and Chief (Executive Officer and Director) 701 Western Avenue, Suite 200 Executive Officer Glendale, CA 91201-2397 11/91-present President and Chief Executive Real estate investment Officer of PSI 1978-11/95 Officer of PSI and affiliates 1972-11/95 Harvey Lenkin Public Storage, Inc. President (Executive Officer and Director) 11/91-present Real estate investment Vice President of PSI 1988-11/95 Officer of PSI 1978-11/95 Ronald L. Havner, Jr. Public Storage, Inc. Senior Vice President (Executive Officer) from 11/13/95 Real estate investment Chief Financial Officer 11/91-present Vice President 7/90-11/13/95 Officer of PSI and affiliates 1986-11/95 (chief financial officer 1991-11/95) Hugh W. Horne Public Storage, Inc. Senior Vice President (Executive Officer) from 11/13/95 Real estate investment Vice President 1980-11/13/95 Secretary 1980-2/92 Officer of PSI and affiliates 1973-11/95 Marvin M. Lotz Public Storage, Inc. Senior Vice President (Executive Officer) from 11/16/95 Real estate investment Officer of affiliates of PSI 9/83-11/95 Mary Jayne Howard Public Storage, Inc. Senior Vice President (Executive Officer) from 11/16/95 Real estate investment Officer of affiliates of PSI 12/85-11/95
5-1 Name of Director Employer/Address/ Current Position/ or Executive Officer Nature of Business Dates of Employment * - -------------------- ------------------ --------------------- David Goldberg Public Storage, Inc. Senior Vice President and General (Executive Officer) Counsel from 11/95 Real estate investment Counsel to PSI 6/91-11/95 A. Timothy Scott Public Storage, Inc. Senior Vice President and Tax Counsel from 11/96 Real estate investment Obren B. Gerich Public Storage, Inc. Vice President 1980-present (Executive Officer) Chief Financial Officer Real estate investment 1980-10/91 Officer of PSI 1975-11/95 John Reyes Public Storage, Inc. Vice President and Controller (Executive Officer) from 11/95 Real estate investment Sarah Hass Public Storage, Inc. Vice President from 11/95 (Executive Officer) Secretary 2/92-present Real estate investment Robert J. Abernethy American Standard Development President (Director) Company; Self Storage 1977-present Management Company 5221 West 102nd Street Los Angeles, CA 90045 Developer and operator of mini- warehouses Dann V. Angeloff The Angeloff Company President (Director) 727 West Seventh Street 1976-present Suite 331 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Corporate financial advisory firm
5-2 Name of Director Employer/Address/ Current Position/ or Executive Officer Nature of Business Dates of Employment * - -------------------- ------------------ --------------------- William C. Baker Santa Anita Realty Chairman and Chief Executive (Director) Enterprises, Inc. Officer 301 West Huntington Drive 3/96-present Suite 405 Arcadia, CA 91007 Real estate investment trust that operates the Santa Anita Racetrack Carolina Restaurant Enterprises, Chairman and Chief Executive Inc. Officer 3 Lochmoor Lane 1/92-present Newport Beach, CA 92660 Franchisee of Red Robin International, Inc. Red Robin International, Inc. President 28 Executive Park, Suite 200 4/93-5/95 Irvine, CA 92714 Operate and franchise restaurants Uri P. Harkham The Jonathan Martin Fashion President and Chief Executive (Director) Group Officer 1157 South Crocker Street 1975-present Los Angeles, CA 90021 Design, manufacture and market women's clothing Harkham Properties Chairman of the Board 1157 South Crocker Street 1978-present Los Angeles, CA 90021 Real estate
To the knowledge of the Company, all of the foregoing persons are citizens of the United States, except Uri P. Harkham, who is a citizen of Australia. _______________ * The term "PSI" includes Public Storage, Inc. (formerly Storage Equities, Inc.) and its predecessors and their affiliates. 5-3 The Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents should be sent or delivered by each Unitholder to the Depositary at one of the addresses set forth below: The Depositary for the Offer is: The First National Bank of Boston
By Mail By Hand By Overnight Courier The First National Bank of Boston BancBoston Trust The First National Bank of Boston Shareholder Services Company of New York Corporate Agency & Reorganization P.O. Box 1872 55 Broadway 150 Royall Street Mail Stop 45-02-53 3rd Floor Mail Stop 45-02-53 Boston, MA 02105 New York, NY 10006 Canton, MA 02021
Any questions about the Offer to Purchase may be directed to the Soliciting Agent at its telephone number set forth below: The Soliciting Agent for the Offer is: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. (800) 355-9345 Any requests for assistance or additional copies of the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal may be directed to the Company at its address and telephone number set forth below: Public Storage, Inc. 701 Western Avenue, Suite 200 Glendale, California 91201-2397 (800) 421-2856 (818) 244-8080 EX-99.(A)(2) 3 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL EXHIBIT 99(a)(2) LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL To Purchase Limited Partnership Units of PS Partners III, Ltd., a California limited partnership Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase dated December 4, 1996 of Public Storage, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION OF UNITS TENDERED Name and Address of Registered Holder Number of Units Tendered - ------------------------------------- ------------------------ ___________________* * Unless otherwise indicated, it will be assumed that all Units held by the registered holder are being tendered. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1997, UNLESS EXTENDED. UNITS WHICH ARE TENDERED PURSUANT TO THIS OFFER MAY BE WITHDRAWN AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THIS OFFER. This Letter of Transmittal is to be executed and returned to The First National Bank of Boston (the "Depositary") at one of the following addresses: By Mail By Hand By Overnight Courier For Information The First National Bank of BancBoston Trust The First National Bank of The First National Bank Boston Company of New York Boston of Boston Shareholder Services 55 Broadway Corporate Agency & Shareholder Services P.O. Box 1872 3rd Floor Reorganization (617) 575-3120 Mail Stop 45-02-53 New York, NY 10006 150 Royall Street Boston, MA 02105 Mail Stop 45-02-53 Canton, MA 02021
Delivery of this instrument to an address other than as set forth above will not constitute a valid delivery. The accompanying instructions should be read carefully before this Letter of Transmittal is completed. PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY Ladies and Gentlemen: The undersigned hereby tenders to Public Storage, Inc., a California corporation (the "Company"), for $425 per Unit in cash the above-described units of limited partnership interest (the "Units") of PS Partners III, Ltd., a California limited partnership (the "Partnership"), in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Company's offer contained in the Company's Offer to Purchase dated December 4, 1996 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and in this Letter of Transmittal (which together with the Offer to Purchase constitutes the "Offer"). The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Offer to Purchase. Subject to, and effective upon, acceptance for tender of the Units tendered herewith in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Company, all right, title and interest in and to all of the Units that are being tendered hereby and that are being accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer and any non-cash distributions, other Units or other securities issued or issuable in respect thereof on or after December 4, 1996 and appoints the Depositary the true and lawful attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with respect to such Units (and such non-cash distributions, other Units or securities), with full power of substitution (such power of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest), to (a) transfer ownership of such Units (and any such non-cash distributions, other Units or securities), to or upon the order of the Company, (b) present such Units (and any such non-cash distributions, other Units or securities) for transfer on the books of the Partnership and (c) receive all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of such Units (and any such non-cash distributions, other Units or securities), all in accordance with the terms of the Offer. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned (i) has received and reviewed the Offer to Purchase and (ii) has full power and authority to sell, assign and transfer the Units tendered hereby (and any and all non-cash distributions, other Units or securities issued or issuable in respect thereof on or after December 4, 1996) and that when the same are accepted for purchase by the Company, the Company will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and the same will not be subject to any adverse claim. The undersigned, upon request, will execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Depositary or the Company to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the Units tendered hereby and any non-cash distributions, other Units or other securities issued or issuable in respect of such Units on or after December 4, 1996. In addition, the undersigned shall promptly remit and transfer to the -1- Depositary for the account of the Company any and all other Units or other securities (including rights) issued to the undersigned on or after December 4, 1996 in respect of Units tendered hereby, accompanied by appropriate documentation of transfer, and pending such remittance or appropriate assurance thereof, the Company shall be entitled to all rights and privileges as owner of any such other Units or other securities and may withhold the entire consideration or deduct from the consideration the amount of value thereof as determined by the Company, in its sole discretion. The undersigned has been advised that (i) the Company is the General Partner of the Partnership, the Company is controlled by B. Wayne Hughes and the General Partner of the Partnership makes no recommendation as to whether or not the undersigned should tender his or her Units in the Offer and the undersigned has made his or her own decision to tender the Units and (ii) the General Partner believes that the Offer Price is less than the amount that Unitholders might receive if the Partnership were liquidated. The undersigned understands that notwithstanding any other provisions of the Offer and subject to the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company will not be required to accept for purchase any Units, may postpone the acceptance for purchase of Units tendered and may terminate or amend the Offer if prior to the time of purchase of any such Units any of the following events shall occur or the Company shall have learned of the occurrence of any of such events: (a) There shall be threatened, instituted or pending any action or proceeding before any domestic or foreign court or governmental agency or other regulatory or administrative agency or commission (i) challenging the acquisition by the Company of the Units, seeking to restrain or prohibit the making or consummation of the Offer, seeking to obtain any material damages or otherwise directly or indirectly relating to the transactions contemplated by the Offer, (ii) seeking to prohibit or restrict the Company's ownership or operation of any material portion of the Company's business or assets, or to compel the Company to dispose of or hold separate all or any material portion of its business or assets as a result of the Offer, (iii) seeking to make the purchase of, or payment for, some or all of the Units illegal, (iv) resulting in a delay in the ability of the Company to accept for payment or pay for some or all of the Units, (v) imposing material limitations on the ability of the Company to effectively acquire or hold or to exercise full rights of ownership of the Units, including, without limitation, the right to vote the Units purchased by the Company on all matters properly presented to the limited partners of the Partnership, (vi) which, in the sole judgment of the Company, could materially and adversely affect the treatment of the Offer for federal income tax purposes, (vii) which otherwise is reasonably likely to materially adversely affect the Partnership or value of the Units or (viii) which imposes any material condition unacceptable to the Company; (b) Any statute, rule, regulation or order shall be enacted, promulgated, entered or deemed applicable to the Offer, any legislation shall be pending, or any other action shall have been taken, proposed or threatened, by any domestic government or governmental authority or by any court, domestic or foreign, which, in the sole judgment of the Company, is likely, directly or indirectly, to result in any of the consequences referred to in paragraph (a) above; or (c) There shall have occurred (i) any general suspension of, or limitation on prices for, trading in securities on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), (ii) the declaration of a banking moratorium or any suspension of payments in respect of banks in the United States, (iii) the commencement of a war, armed hostilities or other international or national calamity materially affecting the United States, (iv) any limitation by any governmental authority or any other event which is reasonably likely to affect the extension of credit by banks or other lending institutions in the United States, (v) any material decline in security prices on the NYSE or (vi) in the case of any of the foregoing existing at the time of the Offer, any material worsening thereof; which in the sole judgment of the Company with respect to each and every matter referred to above and regardless of the circumstances (including any action or inaction by the Company) giving rise to any such condition, makes it inadvisable to proceed with the Offer or with such acceptance for purchase. The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of the Company and may be asserted by the Company regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such conditions (including any action or inaction by the Company) or may be waived by the Company in whole or in part. The failure by the Company at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right, and each such right shall be deemed a continuing right which may be asserted at any time and from time to time. The undersigned hereby irrevocably appoints B. Wayne Hughes and Harvey Lenkin designees of the Company, and each of them, the attorneys and proxies of the undersigned, each with full power of substitution, to vote in such manner as each such attorney and proxy or his substitute shall, in his sole discretion, deem proper, and otherwise act (including pursuant to written consent) with respect to all of the Units tendered hereby which have been accepted for payment by the Company prior to the time of such vote or action (and any and all non- cash distributions, other Units or securities, issued or issuable in respect thereon on or after December 4, 1996), which the undersigned is entitled to vote, at any meeting (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned meeting) of limited partners of the Partnership, or with respect to which the undersigned is empowered to act in connection with action by written consent in lieu of any such meeting or otherwise. This proxy is irrevocable and is granted in consideration of, and is effective upon, the acceptance for payment of such Units by the Company, in accordance with the terms of the Offer. Such acceptance for payment shall revoke any other proxy granted by the undersigned at any time with respect to such Units (and any such non-cash distributions, other Units or securities) and no subsequent proxies will be given (and if given will be deemed not to be effective) with respect thereto by the undersigned. The Company reserves the right to require that in order for Units to be properly tendered, immediately upon acceptance of such Units for purchase by the Company, the Company is able to exercise full voting rights with respect to such Units. The undersigned understands that tenders of Units pursuant to any one of the procedures described in the Offer and in the instructions hereto will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and the Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer. All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned and any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, legal and personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as stated in the Offer, this tender is irrevocable. Please issue the payment for the Units in the name(s) of the undersigned. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under "Special Mailing Instructions," please mail the payment (and accompanying documents, as appropriate) to the undersigned at the registered address. In the event that the "Special Mailing Instructions" are completed, please deliver the payment to the registered holder(s) at the address so indicated. -2- TENDER OF UNITS IN OFFER The Undersigned tenders Units in the Offer on the terms described above. SIGN HERE Signature(s) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Date ( ) -------------------------- ------------------------------- Telephone number (Must be signed by registered holder(s) as name(s) appear(s) under registration above. If signature is by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, agents, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please provide the following information. See Instruction 3.) Name(s) -------------------------------------------------------------------- (Please print) Capacity (full title) ----------------------------------------------------------- Address ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Zip Code - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL MAILING INSTRUCTIONS To be completed ONLY if payment is to be issued to the registered holder(s) but mailed to OTHER than the address of record. (See Instruction 5.) Mail payment to: Name ------------------------------------------------------------------- (Must be same as registered holder(s)) Address ------------------------------------------------------------------- (Please print) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Zip Code - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -3- INSTRUCTIONS Forming Part of the Terms and Conditions of the Offer 1. DELIVERY OF LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. A properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Depositary at its address set forth herein on or prior to January 8, 1997, unless extended. The method of delivery of this Letter of Transmittal and all other required documents, is at the option and risk of the tendering Unitholder and the delivery will be deemed made only when actually received by the Depositary. If delivery is by mail, registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to assure timely delivery. No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted, and no fractional Units will be accepted for payment or purchased. All tendering Unitholders, by execution of this Letter of Transmittal, waive any right to receive any notice of the acceptance of their Units for payment. 2. PARTIAL TENDERS. If fewer than all the Units held by a Unitholder are to be tendered, (i) fill in the number of Units which are to be tendered in the section entitled "Number of Units Tendered" and (ii) the Unitholder must hold at least five Units after such tender. Accordingly, a Unitholder should not tender if, as a result of such tender, the tendering holder (other than one transferring all of his or her Units) will hold less than five Units. All Units held by a Unitholder will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated. 3. SIGNATURES ON LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. (a) If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Units, the signature(s) must correspond exactly with the Unitholder's registration. (b) If any of the Units are owned of record by two or more joint owners, all such owners must sign this Letter of Transmittal. (c) If any Units are registered in different names, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate Letters of Transmittal as there are different registrations. (d) If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person should so indicate when signing, and if requested, proper evidence satisfactory to the Company of such person's authority so to act must be submitted. 4. STOCK TRANSFER TAXES. Except as set forth in this Instruction 4, the Company will pay or cause to be paid any stock transfer taxes with respect to the transfer and sale of Units to it or its order pursuant to the Offer. If payment of the purchase price is to be made to any person other than the registered holder, the amount of any stock transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder or such other person) payable on account of the transfer to such person will be deducted from the purchase price unless satisfactory evidence of the payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is submitted. 5. SPECIAL MAILING INSTRUCTIONS. If payment for the Units is to be issued to the registered holder(s) but mailed to other than the address of record, the section entitled "Special Mailing Instructions" must be completed. 6. REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE OR ADDITIONAL COPIES. Requests for assistance may be directed to, or additional copies of the Offer to Purchase and this Letter of Transmittal may be obtained from, the Depositary or the Soliciting Agent at their respective addresses set forth below. 7. IRREGULARITIES. All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of any tender of Units will be determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, and its determination shall be final and binding. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject any or all tenders of any particular Units (i) determined by it not to be in the appropriate form or (ii) the acceptance for purchase of Units which may, in the opinion of the Company's counsel, be unlawful. IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, TOGETHER WITH ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DEPOSITARY ON OR PRIOR TO JANUARY 8, 1997, UNLESS EXTENDED. THE DEPOSITARY: THE SOLICITING AGENT FOR THE OFFER IS: THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON CHRISTOPHER WEIL & COMPANY, INC. Shareholder Services (800) 355-9345 P.O. Box 1872 Mail Stop 45-02-53 Boston, Massachusetts 02105 (617) 575-3120
-4- EX-99.(A)(3) 4 FORM OF LETTERS TO UNITHOLDERS EXHIBIT 99(a)(3) [LETTERHEAD OF PUBLIC STORAGE] December 4, 1996 Re: Tender Offer for Units of PS Partners III, Ltd. ---------------------------- Dear Unitholder: As a Unitholder of PS Partners III, Ltd. (the "Partnership"), Public Storage, Inc. ("PSI") mailed to you on December 4, 1996 an Offer to Purchase dated December 4, 1996 wherein PSI is offering to purchase for cash limited partnership units of the Partnership. Your telephone number is not part of our records. We would like to answer any questions you may have regarding the Offer to Purchase and could do so if you would either: 1. Provide us with your telephone number and a convenient time to contact you by filling in and returning the enclosed card to PSI in the enclosed postage-paid envelope, or 2. Call Christopher Weil & Company, Inc., the company retained by Public Storage, Inc. to assist limited partners in understanding the Offer to Purchase, at (800) 478-2605. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Very truly yours, PUBLIC STORAGE, INC. By: /s/ Harvey Lenkin ______________________________ Harvey Lenkin President Enclosures Tender Offer for Units of PS Partners III, Ltd. Please return to: Public Storage, Inc. P.O. Box 25039 Glendale, CA 91221-9985 - ------------------------------------------ -------------------------- Name and address of registered holder Telephone number -------------------------- -------------------------- Convenient time to contact - ------------------------------------------ -------------------------- [LETTERHEAD OF PUBLIC STORAGE] Enclosed is an Offer to Purchase for cash limited partnership units of PS Partners III, Ltd. by Public Storage, Inc. dated December 4, 1996. If you are a beneficial owner of units in PS Partners III, Ltd. and would like to participate in the Offer to Purchase, please contact the registered holder of the units. December 4, 1996 EX-99.(G) 5 LETTER APPRAISAL REPORT EXHIBIT 99.(g) [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] May 13, 1996 Public Storage, Inc. Glendale, California Subject: PS PARTNERS III We have completed a limited appraisal of the real estate identified above and submit our findings in the following Restricted Appraisal Report. We understand this opinion of value will be utilized in conjunction with financial reporting requirements. The following report is a Restricted Appraisal Report which is intended to comply with the reporting requirements set forth under Standards Rule 2-2(c) of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice for a Restricted Appraisal Report. As such, it presents only summary discussions of the data, reasoning, and analyses that were used in the appraisal process to develop the appraiser's opinion of value. Supporting documentation concerning the data, reasoning, and analyses is retained in the appraiser's file. The depth of discussion contained in this report is specific to the needs of the client and for the intended use stated below. The appraiser is not responsible for unauthorized use of this report. Furthermore, as agreed, this report is the result of a limited appraisal process in that certain allowable departures from specific guidelines of the Uniform Standards of Appraisal Practice were invoked. The intended user of this report is warned that the reliability of the value conclusion provided may be impacted to the degree there is a departure from specific guidelines of USPAP. The appraisal is limited in that we have relied primarily on the Income Capitalization Approach to value; the results were then compared to the indicated value via a Regression Technique of sales of comparable self-storage facilities. The analytical process that was undertaken included a review of the properties unit mix, rental rates and historical financial statements. Following these reviews a stabilized level of net operating income was forecast for the properties. A value estimate was then made using both the Direct Capitalization Approach and the Discounted Cash Flow Approach; in instances where the occupancy rates were not at stabilized levels, we have relied upon a Discounted Cash Flow analysis. As additional support, a Regression Analysis was conducted using 338 sales of self storage properties. Based upon a correlation of the methodologies, for all properties that were stabilized, we arrived at an opinion of the aggregate market value for the 42-property portfolio. [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] PS Partners III Page 2 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Historical operating statements, unit mix, net rentable area, rental rates, and property-specific data for the properties appraised were furnished by Public Storage, Inc. These financial operating statements and other information have been accepted without further verification as correctly representing operations and conditions of the subject properties. Assets included within the scope of our valuation include land, land improvements, building improvements, and all fixed service equipment. Assets excluded are furniture, fixtures, machinery or equipment, personal property, supplies, materials on hand, inventories, company records, and any current or intangible assets that may exist We have made no investigations of, nor assume any responsibility for the existence or impact of any hazardous substance, which may or may not be present on the properties, in the development of our limited appraisal opinion. Market value is generally defined as: "the most probable price which a property should bring in a competitive and open market under all conditions requisite to a fair sale, the buyer and seller each acting prudently and knowledgeably, and assuming the price is not affected by undue stimulus. Implicit in this definition is the consummation of a sale as of a specified date and the passing of title from seller to buyer under conditions whereby: 1. Buyer and seller are typically motivated; 2. Both parties are well informed or well advised and acting in what they consider their own best interests; 3. A reasonable time is allowed for exposure in the open market; 4. Payment is made in terms of cash in U.S. dollars or in terms of financial arrangements comparable thereto; and 5. The price represents the normal consideration for the property sold unaffected by special or creative financing or sales concessions granted by anyone associated with the sale." Fee Simple Interest (Estate) is defined as: "Absolute ownership unencumbered by any other interest or estate, subject only to the limitations imposed by the governmental powers of taxation, eminent domain, police power, and escheat." [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] PS Partners III Page 3 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As used herein, NDRC's aggregate Market Value opinion is defined as our opinion that the aggregated market value estimate is likely to fall within a plus or minus 10% range of the total aggregate market value estimate if a complete, independent appraisal were performed on the same properties. The properties that were the subject of this appraisal were not personally inspected. Based on the limited investigations and analyses as described in this Restricted Appraisal Report, it is our opinion, as of January 31, 1996, that the Aggregate Market Value, or most probable selling price, of the fee simple interest in the 42-property subject portfolio, is represented in the amount of: NINETY TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($92,200,000) Our compensation was not contingent upon the reporting of a predetermined value or direction in value that favors the cause of the client, the amount of the value estimate, the attainment of a stipulated result, the occurrence of a subsequent event, or the approval of a loan. This appraisal assignment was not based on a requested minimum valuation, a specific valuation, or the approval of a loan. Attached to this letter report please find the following exhibits: Exhibit A - Assumptions and Limiting Conditions B - Appraisal Certification C - Qualifications of Appraisers General Service Conditions The undersigned certifies that they have the professional qualifications and competency necessary to complete this appraisal assignment in an appropriate manner. [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] PS Partners III Page 4 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No investigation was made of the title to, or any liabilities against the property appraised. This report has been prepared in accordance with the specifications agreed upon. We hope that you will find the details of this narrative appraisal relevant to your needs, and we would be happy to answer questions you might have. Respectfully submitted, Nicholson-Douglas Realty Consultants, Inc. Duncan O. Douglas Lawrence R. Nicholson, MAI Principal Principal Professional Assistance by Ann M. Donohoo attachments 96003 [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] PS Partners III Page 5 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXHIBIT A ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITING CONDITIONS [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] PS Partners III Page 6 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITING CONDITIONS As agreed upon with the client prior to the preparation of this appraisal, this is a Limited Appraisal; it invokes the Departure Provision of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. As such, information pertinent to the valuation has not been considered and/or the full valuation process has not been applied. Depending on the type and degree of limitations, the reliability of the value conclusion provided herein may be reduced. This is a Restricted Report which is intended to comply with the reporting requirements set forth under Standard Rule 2-2(c) of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice for a Restricted Appraisal Report. As such, it does not include discussion of the data, reasoning, and analyses that were used in the appraisal process to develop the appraiser's opinion of value. Supporting documentation concerning the data, reasoning, and analyses is retained in the appraiser's file. The information contained in this report is specific to the needs of the client and for the intended use stated in this report. The appraiser is not responsible for unauthorized use of the report. No responsibility is assumed for matters legal in nature. No investigation has been made of the title to or any liabilities against the property appraised. The appraisal presumes, unless otherwise noted, that the owner's claim is valid, the property rights are good and marketable, and there are no encumbrances which cannot be cleared through normal processes. To the best of our knowledge, all data set forth in this report are true and accurate. Although gathered from reliable sources, no guarantee is made nor liability assumed for the accuracy of any data, opinions, or estimates identified as being furnished by others which have been used in formulating this analysis. Land areas and descriptions used in this appraisal were either obtained from public records or furnished by the client and have not been verified by legal counsel or a licensed surveyor. The land description is included for identification purposes only and should not be used in a conveyance or other legal document without proper verification by an attorney. No soil analysis or geological studies were ordered or made in conjunction with this report, nor were any water, oil, gas, coal, or other subsurface mineral and use rights or conditions investigated. Substances such as asbestos, urea-formaldehyde foam insulation, other chemicals, toxic wastes, or other potentially hazardous materials could, if present, adversely affect the value of the property. Unless otherwise stated in this report, the existence of hazardous substance, which may or may not be present on or in the property, was not considered by the appraiser in the development of the conclusion of value. The stated value estimate is predicated on the assumption that there is no material on or in the property that would cause such a loss in value. No responsibility is assumed for any such conditions, and the client has been advised that the appraiser is not qualified to detect such substances, quantify the impact on values, or develop the remediation cost. [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] PS Partners III Page 7 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumptions and Limiting Conditions, page 2 No environmental impact study has been ordered or made. Full compliance with applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations and laws is assumed unless otherwise stated, defined, and considered in the report. It is also assumed that all required licenses, consents, or other legislative or administrative authority from any local, state, or national government or private entity organization either have been or can be obtained or renewed for any use which the report covers. Site plans are presented only as aids in visualizing the property and its environment. Although the material was prepared using the best available data, it should not be considered as a survey or scaled for size. It is assumed that all applicable zoning and use regulations and restrictions have been complied with unless a nonconformity has been stated, defined, and considered in the appraisal report. Further, it is assumed that the utilization of the land and improvements is within the boundaries of the property described and that no encroachment or trespass exists unless noted in the report. The value or values presented in this report are based upon the premises outlined herein and are valid only for the purpose or purposes stated. The date of value to which the conclusions and opinions expressed apply is set forth in this report. Unless otherwise noted, this date represents the last date of our physical inspection of the property. The value opinion herein rendered is based on the status of the national business economy and the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar as of that date. Testimony or attendance in court or at any other hearing is not required by reason of this appraisal unless arrangements are previously made within a reasonable time in advance therefor. One or more of the signatories of this appraisal report is a member or candidate of the Appraisal Institute. The Bylaws and Regulations of the Institute require each member and candidate to control the use and distribution of each appraisal report signed by them. Except as specifically presented in the letter of transmittal, possession of this report or any copy thereof does not carry with it the right of publication. No portion of this report (especially any conclusion to use, the identity of the appraiser or the firm with which he/she is connected, or any reference to the Appraisal Institute or the designations awarded by this shall be disseminated to the public through prospectus, advertising, public relations, news, or any other means of communication without the written consent and approval of Nicholson- Douglas Realty Consultants, Inc. [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] PS Partners III Page 8 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXHIBIT B APPRAISAL CERTIFICATION [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] PS Partners III Page 9 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPRAISAL CERTIFICATION I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief: . the statements of fact contained in this report are true and accurate. . the reported analyses, opinions, and conclusions are limited only by the reported assumptions and limiting conditions, and are my personal, unbiased professional analyses, opinions, and conclusions. . I have no present or prospective interest in the properties that are the subject of this report, and I have no personal interest or bias with respect to the parties involved. . my compensation is not contingent upon the reporting of a predetermined value or direction in value that favors the cause of the client, the amount of the value estimate, the attainment of a stipulated result, or the occurrence of a subsequent event. . my analyses, opinions, and conclusions were developed, and this report has been prepared, in conformity with the requirements of the Code of Professional Ethics and the Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Institute and in conformance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. . I certify that the use of this report is subject to the requirements of the Appraisal Institute relating to review by its duly authorized individuals. . I have not made a personal inspection of the properties that are the subject of this report. . unless noted in this report, no one else has provided significant professional assistance to the person signing this report. . I certify that as of the date of this report, I have competed the requirements under the continuing education program of the Appraisal Institute. . this appraisal assignment was not based on a requested minimum valuation, a specific valuation, or the approval of a loan. Lawrence R. Nicholson, MAI [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] PS Partners III Page 10 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPRAISAL CERTIFICATION I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief: . the statements of fact contained in this report are true and accurate. . the reported analyses, opinions, and conclusions are limited only by the reported assumptions and limiting conditions, and are my personal, unbiased professional analyses, opinions, and conclusions. . I have no present or prospective interest in the properties that are the subject of this report, and I have no personal interest or bias with respect to the parties involved. . my compensation is not contingent upon the reporting of a predetermined value or direction in value that favors the cause of the client, the amount of the value estimate, the attainment of a stipulated result, or the occurrence of a subsequent event. . my analyses, opinions, and conclusions were developed, and this report has been prepared, in conformity with the requirements of the Code of Professional Ethics and the Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Institute and in conformance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. . I certify that the use of this report is subject to the requirements of the Appraisal Institute relating to review by its duly authorized individuals. . I have not made a personal inspection of the properties that are the subject of this report. . unless noted in this report, no one else has provided significant professional assistance to the person signing this report. . this appraisal assignment was not based on a requested minimum valuation, a specific valuation, or the approval of a loan. Duncan O. Douglas [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] PS Partners III Page 11 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPRAISAL CERTIFICATION I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief: . the statements of fact contained in this report are true and accurate. . the reported analyses, opinions, and conclusions are limited only by the reported assumptions and limiting conditions, and are my personal, unbiased professional analyses, opinions, and conclusions. . I have no present or prospective interest in the properties that are the subject of this report, and I have no personal interest or bias with respect to the parties involved. . my compensation is not contingent upon the reporting of a predetermined value or direction in value that favors the cause of the client, the amount of the value estimate, the attainment of a stipulated result, or the occurrence of a subsequent event. . my analyses, opinions, and conclusions were developed, and this report has been prepared, in conformity with the requirements of the Code of Professional Ethics and the Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Institute and in conformance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. . I certify that the use of this report is subject to the requirements of the Appraisal Institute relating to review by its duly authorized individuals. . I have not made a personal inspection of the properties that are the subject of this report. . unless noted in this report, no one else has provided significant professional assistance to the person signing this report. . this appraisal assignment was not based on a requested minimum valuation, a specific valuation, or the approval of a loan. Ann M. Donohoo [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] PS Partners III Page 12 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXHIBIT C APPRAISER QUALIFICATIONS [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] PS Partners III Page 13 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAWRENCE R. NICHOLSON, MAI NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC. PRINCIPAL EXPERIENCE Principal of Nicholson-Douglas Realty Consultants, Inc., a Milwaukee-based real estate appraisal and consulting firm dedicated to providing reliable and well documented valuations, feasibility and market studies, and other real estate consulting services in a personal and timely manner. Prior to forming Nicholson-Douglas Realty Consultants, Mr. Nicholson was National Managing Director of the Real Estate Advisory Group (REAG) of American Appraisal Associates. As an operating unit of the world's largest independent valuation consulting firm, REAG specialized in providing appraisal, consulting, and market research services nationwide. Mr. Nicholson has extensive experience with a variety of property types including office buildings, regional malls, shopping centers, apartment complexes, hotels, self storage facilities, business/industrial parks, developmental land, restaurants, and light and heavy industrial facilities. He has developed a national reputation for innovative market research and valuation techniques. Local, regional and national clientele includes financial institutions, law firms, insurance companies, pension funds and pension fund managers, corporations, and governmental agencies, among others. ACADEMIC University of Wisconsin - Madison BACKGROUND Master of Science - Real Estate Appraisal and Investment Analysis Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance & Real Estate Northwestern University Management coursework Appraisal Institute Numerous real estate appraisal courses COURT EXPERIENCE Mr. Nicholson has provided expert testimony concerning the market value of real estate and partnership interests. He has given depositions, provided expert testimony and litigation support on the value of hotels, office buildings, regional malls, shopping centers, developmental land and industrial facilities. [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] PS Partners III Page 14 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAWRENCE R. NICHOLSON, MAI PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Appraisal Institute MAI Designation (#8077) Board of Directors, Badger Chapter (former) Chairperson - Public Relations Committee (former) Ethics Administration Division - Assistant Regional Member Nonresidential Appraisal Reports Grader (former) The Appraisal Foundation Appraisal Standards Board - Technical Issues Task Force State Certifications Wisconsin Certified General Appraiser (#116) Illinois Certified General Appraiser (#153-000752) Minnesota Certified Federal General Appraiser (#4000643) National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF) Valuation Committee University of Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association PUBLICATIONS, BOOKS AND SPEECHES Mr. Nicholson has authored articles and has been quoted as an expert in numerous real estate industry publications including The Appraisal Journal, Pension World, National Real Estate Investor, The Real Estate Finance Journal, Urban Land, Pensions & Investments, Commercial Investment Real Estate Journal, Commercial Property News, Real Estate Forum, Midwest Real Estate News, Crain's Chicago Business, and The Institutional Real Estate Letter. Mr. Nicholson has also co-authored a chapter regarding real estate valuation issues is the book The Annual Review of Investment Banking. Additionally, Mr. Nicholson has given speeches regarding current real estate valuation issues. [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] PS Partners III Page 15 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DUNCAN O. DOUGLAS NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC. PRINCIPAL EXPERIENCE Principal of Nicholson-Douglas Realty Consultants, Inc., a Milwaukee-based real estate appraisal and consulting firm dedicated to providing reliable and well documented valuations, feasibility and market studies, and other real estate consulting services in a personal and timely manner. Mr. Douglas has extensive experience with a variety of property types including office buildings, regional malls, shopping centers, apartment complexes, hotels, self storage facilities, business/industrial parks, developmental land, restaurants, and industrial facilities. He is responsible for a variety of client services including client-specific research projects, real estate valuation and consulting, expert testimony, feasibility and marketability studies. Prior to the establishment of Nicholson-Douglas Realty Consultants, Inc., Mr. Douglas was the Director of Research for the Real Estate Advisory Group, a Senior Appraiser for American Appraisal Associates, Inc., a Senior Commercial Appraiser for Comerica Bank, Detroit, and had spent several years appraising real estate in Southern Ontario. Mr. Douglas has appraised properties for purchase price allocation, income and estate tax settlement, year-end financial reporting, litigation, and financing purposes. Property interests he has appraised include fee simple, leased fee, leasehold, partial and partnership interests, as well as valuing participating mortgages. He is an expert in the conception, development, and maintenance of databases tailored to the investment real estate field. He designs and implements report format, report presentation, and computer modeling techniques for appraising investment real estate. He was instrumental in developing and refining demand side analysis, a technique for forecasting growth in commercial real estate market segments. Local, regional and national clients include the pension funds, banks, hospitality concerns, legal and accounting firms, as well as government agencies. [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] PS Partners III Page 16 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DUNCAN O. DOUGLAS PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, CONTINUED ACADEMIC Fanshawe College BACKGROUND Associate - Real Estate/Urban Affairs PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Associate Member of Appraisial Institute - M87-2712 Course work Includes: 1A1 Real Estate Appraisal Principals 1A2 Basic Valuation Procedures SPP Standards of Professional Practice Capitalization Theory & Techniques Part A Capitalization Theory & Techniques Part B Case Studies in Real Estate Valuation Report Writing and Valuation Analysis The Appraisers Legal Liabilities Appraising Troubled Properties FIRREA: Overview and Practical Applications Environmental Risk and the Real Estate Appraisal Process Understanding Limited Appraisals and Appraisal Reporting Options- General State Certifications Wisconsin Certified General Appraiser (#175) Michigan Certified Appraiser (#1201003105) Georgia Certified General Real Property Appraiser (#005334) National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF) Research Committee [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] PS Partners III Page 17 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANN M. DONOHOO NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC. EXPERIENCE Staff appraiser with Nicholson-Douglas Realty Consultants, Inc., a Milwaukee-based real estate appraisal and consulting firm dedicated to providing reliable and well documented valuations, feasibility and market studies, and other real estate consulting services in a personal and timely manner. ACADEMIC University of Wisconsin - Madison BACKGROUND Bachelor of Business Administration - Real Estate and Urban Land Economics Bachelor of Business Administration - Human Resource Management [LETTERHEAD OF NICHOLSON-DOUGLAS REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.] PS Partners III Page 18 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL SERVICE CONDITIONS The service(s) provided by Nicholson-Douglas Realty Consultants, Inc. have been performed in accordance with professional appraisal standards. Our compensation was not contingent in any way upon our conclusions of value. We have assumed, without independent verification, the accuracy of all data provided to us. We have acted as an independent contractor and, although it is not our normal practice, we reserved the right to use subcontractors. All files, work papers, or documents developed by us during the course of the engagement are our property. We will retain this data for at least seven years. Our report is to be used only for the purpose stated herein; any use or reliance for any other purpose, by you or third parties, is invalid. You may show our report in its entirety to those third parties who need to review the information contained herein. Except as specifically presented in the letter of transmittal, no reference to our name or our report, in whole or in part, in any document you prepare and/or distribute to third parties may be made without our prior written consent. You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless against and from any and all losses, claims, actions, damages, expenses, or liabilities, including reasonable attorneys' fees, to which we may become subject in connection with this engagement. You will not be liable for our negligence. Your obligation for indemnification and reimbursement shall extend to any controlling person of Nicholson-Douglas Realty Consultants, Inc., or any subcontractor, affiliate, or agent. We reserve the right to include your company/firm name in our client list, but we will maintain the confidentiality of all conversations, documents provided to us, and the contents of our reports, subject to legal or administrative process or proceedings. These conditions can only be modified by written documents executed by both parties. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----