SC 13D/A 1 dsc13da.txt AMENDMENT #45 TO SCHEDULE 13D ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------- SCHEDULE 13D/A Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 45) ---------- First Union Real Estate Equity and Mortgage Investments (Name of Issuer) Shares of Beneficial Interest, $1.00 par value (Title of Class of Securities) 337400105 (CUSIP Number) ---------- David S. Klafter, Esq. Gotham Partners Management Co., LLC 110 East 42nd Street New York, New York 10017 (212) 286-0300 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) ---------- May 13, 2002 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following [_]. Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). ================================================================================
------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- CUSIP No. 337400105 SCHEDULE 13D (Page 2 of 7) ------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/ S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Gotham Partners, L.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)[X] (b)[_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC; OO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUMBER OF SHARES 7 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 7,424,903 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 7,424,903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 7,424,903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 21.3% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* See Instructions
------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- CUSIP No. 337400105 SCHEDULE 13D (Page 3 of 7) ------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/ S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Gotham International Advisors, L.L.C. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC; OO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUMBER OF SHARES 7 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 7,424,903 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 7,424,903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 7,424,903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 21.3% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO; IA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* See Instructions
------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- CUSIP No. 337400105 SCHEDULE 13D (Page 4 of 7) ------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/ S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Gotham Partners III, L.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC; OO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUMBER OF SHARES 7 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 7,424,903 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 7,424,903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 7,424,903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 21.3% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* See Instructions
------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- CUSIP No. 337400105 SCHEDULE 13D (Page 5 of 7) ------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/ S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Gotham Holdings II, L.L.C. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC; OO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUMBER OF SHARES 7 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 7,424,903 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 7,424,903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 7,424,903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 21.3% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* See Instructions This Amendment No. 45 (this "Amendment") amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D, as amended (the "Schedule 13D"), relating to the shares of beneficial interest, par value $1.00 per share (the "Shares"), of First Union Real Estate Equity and Mortgage Investments, an Ohio business trust (the "Issuer"), previously filed by Gotham Partners, L.P. ("Gotham") and Gotham Partners III, L.P. ("Gotham III"), New York limited partnerships, and Gotham Holdings II, L.L.C. ("Holdings II") and Gotham International Advisors, L.L.C. ("Gotham International"), Delaware limited liability companies (Gotham, Gotham III, Holdings II and Gotham International together, the "Reporting Persons"). This Amendment is being filed to update the Schedule 13D in light of certain recent events. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment does not modify any of the information previously reported on the Schedule 13D. ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF THE TRANSACTION Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following information: (a) - (j) On May 13, 2002, the Issuer filed a preliminary proxy statement and Gotham Golf Corp. ("Gotham Golf") and Southwest Shopping Centers Co. II, L.L.C ("SSCC") filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 and a Schedule 13E-3 in connection with a special meeting of the Issuer's Shareholders to be called to approve the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger and Contribution ("Merger Agreement") dated February 13, 2002, as amended, among the Issuer, Gotham, Gotham Golf and certain of their respective affiliates. Gotham Golf, which will be the surviving entity after the completion of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and SSCC have filed the Registration Statement with respect to securities that will be issued in connection with the proposed transaction. The preliminary proxy materials may be found at the Commission's website under the listings for either Gotham Golf Corp. or Southwest Shopping Centers Co. II, L.L.C. In particular, the preliminary filing of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 can be found at the following website: www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1172889/000095010902002905/0000950109-02-002905.txt
In addition, the preliminary filing of the Schedule 13E-3, which was filed in connection with the proposed transaction can be found at the following website: www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37008/000095013002003522/0000950130-02-003522.txt
The definitive proxy statement-prospectus will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Issuer, Gotham Golf and SSCC. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the definitive proxy statement-prospectus (when it becomes available) and other documents filed by the Issuer, Gotham Golf and SSCC with the Securities and Exchange Commission at the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. The definitive proxy statement-final prospectus and these other documents may also be obtained for free from the Issuer. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. May 16, 2002 GOTHAM PARTNERS, L.P. By: Section H Partners, L.P., its general partner By: Karenina Corporation, a general partner of Section H Partners, L.P. By: /s/ William A. Ackman ----------------------------- President William A. Ackman GOTHAM PARTNERS III, L.P. By: Section H Partners, L.P., its general partner By: Karenina Corporation, a general partner of Section H Partners, L.P. By: /s/ William A. Ackman President William A. Ackman GOTHAM INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS, L.L.C. By: /s/ William A. Ackman Senior Managing Member William A. Ackman GOTHAM HOLDINGS II, L.L.C. By: Gotham Holdings Management LLC, the Manager By: /s/ William A. Ackman Senior Managing Member William A. Ackman