-----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, RA+D/VCAzcmR95h6R0Z9IzFIrOk4fuxbBDmEV9BrZGAjjL2HdPYyXCS0nN+PhooI 5d6OKuiHIgw/w3FvRA6zkQ== 0000702657-99-000012.txt : 19990712 0000702657-99-000012.hdr.sgml : 19990712 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000702657-99-000012 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19990709 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19990709 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MCNEIL REAL ESTATE FUND XIV LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000702657 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OPERATORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS [6512] IRS NUMBER: 942822299 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-12915 FILM NUMBER: 99661444 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 13760 NOEL RD STE 700 LB70 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75240 BUSINESS PHONE: 2144485800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 13760 NOEL ROAD SUITE 700 LB 70 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75240 8-K 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 8, 1999 ------------------------------ McNEIL REAL ESTATE FUND XIV, LTD. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) California 0-12915 94-2822299 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.) 13760 Noel Road, Suite 600, LB70, Dallas, Texas, 75240 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (972) 448-5800 ----------------------------- Item 5. Other Events - ------- ------------ On July 8, 1999, McNeil Partners L.P., McNeil Real Estate Management, Inc. and Robert A. McNeil received a letter from High River Limited Partnership (the "High River Letter"). The form of the High River Letter is attached hereto as an exhibit and is incorporated in its entirety herein by reference. Subject to the fulfillment of the Commencement Condition (as defined below), the High River Letter stated that High River Limited Partnership and its affiliates would commence a tender offer for McNeil Real Estate Fund XIV, Ltd. (the "McNeil Partnership") and certain of its affiliates at the prices set forth therein. The High River Letter defined the "Commencement Condition" to be the Los Angeles County Superior Court rejecting in its entirety the proposed settlement of Schofield et al v. McNeil Partners, L.P. et al and directing further that any new settlement not be approved without due notice to, and an opportunity to object by, the limited partners of the McNeil Partnership and its affiliates. On July 8, 1999, the Los Angeles County Superior Court granted its approval of the aforementioned settlement agreement. In granting its approval, the court considered the High River Letter. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits - ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ (c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this report: 99.2 High River Limited Partnership letter dated July 8, 1999. McNEIL REAL ESTATE FUND XIV, LTD. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized: McNEIL REAL ESTATE FUND XIV, LTD. July 9, 1999 By: /s/ Brandon K. Flaming - ------------ --------------------------------------------- Date Brandon K. Flaming Chief Accounting Officer of McNeil Real Estate Management, Inc. EX-99.2 2 High River Limited Partnership 767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Floor New York, NY 10153 July 8, 1999 Via Facsimile McNeil Partners L.P. McNeil Real Estate Management, Inc. Robert A. McNeil c/o William Frank, Esq. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 919 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 Ladies and Gentlemen: The purpose of this letter is to inform you that, on or before the fifth day following the satisfaction of the Commencement Condition described in the third paragraph hereof, High River Limited Partnership ("High River") and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the "High River Parties") will commence tender offers (the "Offers") for the units of limited partnership interest (the "Units") of the limited partnerships (the "Partnerships") set forth in the table below at the prices per Unit set forth in the table, net to the Limited Partners in cash. The High River Parties will offer to purchase any and all such Units tendered to them by Limited Partners of each Partnership, provided that, after giving effect to such purchases, the High River Parties will own more than 50% of all outstanding limited partnership units of that Partnership (including any Units they already own). The aggregate payment to Limited Partners being offered by the High River Parties for all of the Units is $15,000,000 higher than the estimated aggregate payment to Limited Partners in the proposed transaction with an affiliate of Whitehall Real Estate Limited Partnership XI (the "Whitehall Transaction"), as disclosed in your June 25, 1999 press release. The High River Parties are able to offer Limited Partners a higher payout because, unlike the Whitehall Transaction, we are not offering to purchase McRemi (which we believe has no value) or Fairfax Associates II, Ltd. or McNeil Summerhill I, L.P. (which we believe were improperly included in the Whitehall Transaction because they are not part of the pending class action litigation). It is likely that the High River Parties would have offered even higher prices for Units, but for the deal you made with Whitehall which burdens the Partnerships with an unnecessary and wasteful $18,000,000 "break up" fee (plus up to an additional $1,500,000 to cover Whitehall's expenses). As our counsel informed you in a December 1, 1998 letter (a copy of which is attached), the High River Parties believe that it is inappropriate to impose any such fees on Limited Partners and would not have attempted to impose a "break up" fee had we been permitted to participate in the bidding process for the Partnerships. The sole condition (the "Commencement Condition") to the commencement of the Offers by the High River Parties is that the court enter an order rejecting in its entirety the proposed settlement of the pending class action litigation and directing further that any new settlement not be approved without due notice to, and an opportunity to object by, Limited Partners. In addition to the Offers giving Limited Partners the benefit of higher and faster per Unit payouts than the Whitehall Transaction, this condition to the commencement of the Offers will preserve all existing claims against the general partner of the Partnerships and its affiliates. As soon as the Commencement Condition is satisfied, the High River Parties will place in escrow the sum of $307,724,439, which represents the full purchase price for all Units in the Partnerships not already owned by the High River Parties. The following table compares the per Unit prices being offered for each Partnership by the High River Parties to the estimated per Unit payout from the Whitehall Transaction: WHITEHALL PAYOUT HIGH RIVER PER UNIT OFFERING PRICE PARTNERSHIP (Estimated) PER UNIT (1) MCNEIL IX $ 424.00 $ 444.99 MCNEIL X $ 234.00 $ 246.33 MCNEIL XI $ 221.00 $ 232.48 MCNEIL XIV $ 214.00 $ 225.21 MCNEIL XV $ 160.00 $ 168.75 MCNEIL XX $ 92.00 $ 94.82 MCNEIL XXIV $ 347.00 $ 357.61 MCNEIL XXV $ 0.50 $ 0.52 MCNEIL XXVI $ 0.27 $ 0.28 MCNEIL XXVII $ 10.54 $ 10.76 MCNEIL XII $ 77.00 $ 83.62 MCNEIL XXI* $ 99.00 $ 125.46 MCNEIL XXII* $ 0.25 $ 0.26 MCNEIL XXIII* $ 0.28 $ 0.31 (1) Of course, any distributions made with respect to the Units after June 25, 1999 would be netted against the per Unit prices offered by the High River Parties. HEARTH HOLLOW $40,115.00 $ 42,713.43 MCNEIL MIDWEST $25,840.00 $ 29,117.01 REGENCY NORTH $75,916.00 $ 79,841.75 *Current Income Units Only Very truly yours, HIGH RIVER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: Riverdale LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Carl C. Icahn --------------------------------------- Carl C. Icahn, Member -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----