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Exhibit
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ELECTION FORM PACKAGE
FOX STRATEGIC HOUSING INCOME PARTNERS
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SUMMARY |
INSTRUCTIONS |
ELECTION FORM |
ATTACHMENT 1 SPOUSAL CONSENT |
ATTACHMENT 2 SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 |
ATTACHMENTS 3A AND 3B FIRPTA CERTIFICATES |
ATTACHMENT 4 SIGNATURE PAGE TO AIMCO OP PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT |
ATTACHMENT 5 REVOCATION OF ELECTION FORM |
ATTACHMENT 6 WAIVER AND RELEASE FORM |
EXHIBIT A APPRAISAL RIGHTS OF LIMITED PARTNERS |
ELECTION DEADLINE: 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK TIME, ON MARCH 14, 2011
The date of this Election Package is February 11, 2011.
SUMMARY
A. Introduction.
General
The enclosed Election Form (the Election Form) and the attachments and exhibits
hereto (together with the Election Form, the Election Package) are being provided by Fox
Partners VIII, or Fox GP, a California general partnership, (Fox GP or the General
Partner), the general partner of Fox Strategic Housing Income Partners, a California limited
partnership (Fox or the Partnership), and AIMCO Properties, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (Aimco OP), to each of the eligible holders of units of limited
partnership interest (the Limited Partners) in the Partnership, in connection with the
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 11, 2011 (as amended or supplemented from time
to time, the Merger Agreement), by and among the Partnership, Aimco OP and AIMCO Fox
Merger Sub LLC, a California limited liability company (the Merger Subsidiary). Pursuant
to the Merger Agreement, on February 11, 2011, the Merger Subsidiary was merged with and into the
Partnership, with the Partnership continuing as the surviving entity (the Merger).
Election of Cash or OP Units
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon consummation of the Merger, each unit of limited
partnership interest of Fox (each a Limited Partnership Unit) outstanding immediately
prior to consummation of the Merger and held by Limited Partners (other than Limited Partnership
Units as to which appraisal rights are elected), was converted into the right to receive, at the
election of the holder of such Limited Partnership Unit, either $4.84 in cash (the Cash
Consideration) or 0.19 partnership common units (OP Units) of Aimco OP (the OP
Unit Consideration and, together with the Cash Consideration, the Merger
Consideration); provided, however, that if a Limited Partner is a resident of
the State of California, then such Limited Partner is only entitled to the Cash Consideration for
each Limited Partnership Unit. As a result of the Merger, the separate existence of the Merger
Subsidiary terminated, and the Partnership, as the surviving entity in the Merger, became directly
and indirectly owned by Aimco OP.
Additional Cash Payment
In addition to and separate from the Merger Consideration, each Limited Partner unaffiliated
with Aimco OP or its affiliates (including Limited Partners electing to receive the OP Unit
Consideration) may elect to receive an additional cash payment of $4.03 per Limited Partnership
Unit in exchange for executing a waiver and release of certain potential claims such unaffiliated
Limited Partner may have had in the past or may now have (through and including the date of the
consummation of the Merger) against Aimco OP, its present and former parents, subsidiaries and
affiliates, and certain other persons and entities, including but not limited to claims related to
the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and claims related to the ownership
of Limited Partnership Units. In order to receive such additional payment, Limited Partners must
complete Section 3 of the enclosed Election Form, execute the waiver and release that is attached
to the enclosed Election Form as Attachment 6 and return both the Election Form and the
executed waiver and release to AIMCO Properties, L.P., c/o Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC as
described below.
Election Form and Election Deadline
Limited Partners may elect their form of consideration by completing and returning the
enclosed Election Form and all necessary attachments in accordance with the instructions. Limited
Partners may choose to accept the Cash Consideration or the OP Unit Consideration. Limited
Partners who do not wish to accept either the Cash Consideration or the OP Unit Consideration may
choose to seek an appraisal by arbitration of the fair value of their Limited Partnership Units, in
each case, by making the appropriate election on the Election Form.
The attached Election Form and all necessary attachments must be received by AIMCO Properties,
L.P., c/o Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC, by 5:00 p.m., New York time, on March 14, 2011 (the
Election Deadline) by mail at 12 Commerce Drive, Cranford, New Jersey 07016, or by fax at
(908) 497-2349. If
AIMCO Properties, L.P., c/o Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC has not received your properly
completed and executed Election Form, accompanied by all necessary attachments, on or before the
Election Deadline, your Limited Partnership Units will automatically convert into the right to
receive only the Cash Consideration.
To complete the Election Form and all necessary attachments, please carefully read and follow
the instructions contained in this Election Package. Capitalized terms used in this document, but
not defined herein, shall have the meanings that are given to those terms in the information
statement/prospectus (the Information Statement/Prospectus), which was mailed to Limited
Partners on or about December 13, 2010.
YOU ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ THE MERGER AGREEMENT AND THE INFORMATION
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS IN THEIR ENTIRETIES AND TO DISCUSS THEIR CONTENTS, THE MERGER, THE ELECTION
PACKAGE AND THE ELECTION FORM WITH YOUR PERSONAL FINANCIAL, TAX AND LEGAL ADVISORS PRIOR TO
DECIDING WHETHER TO ELECT AN APPRAISAL OF THE FAIR VALUE OF YOUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNITS, OR WHAT
FORM OF CONSIDERATION TO ELECT TO RECEIVE, AND COMPLETING THE ELECTION FORM AND ALL NECESSARY
ATTACHMENTS. THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO YOU WILL VARY DEPENDING UPON SEVERAL FACTORS. PLEASE REFER
TO THE SECTIONS OF THE INFORMATION STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS CAPTIONED MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL
INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER AND MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS.
Appraisal Rights of Limited Partners
Limited Partners are not entitled to dissenters appraisal rights under applicable law or the
Partnerships partnership agreement in connection with the Merger. However, Limited Partners who
do not wish to accept the Cash Consideration or the OP Unit Consideration pursuant to the Merger
have the right to seek an appraisal by arbitration of the fair value of their Limited Partnership
Units pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Prosecution of these contractual appraisal rights will
involve an arbitration proceeding, and the consideration paid to a Limited Partner after the
prosecution of such contractual appraisal rights will be a cash payment, resulting in a taxable
event to such Limited Partner.
If you would like to seek an arbitrated appraisal of the fair value of your Limited
Partnership Units, you must properly complete, execute and return the Election Form in the manner
described in Section H of the attached Instructions by the Election Deadline.
BY MAILING THIS ELECTION PACKAGE TO THE LIMITED PARTNERS, AIMCO OP IS HEREBY NOTIFYING LIMITED
PARTNERS OF THE CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER AND THAT APPRAISAL RIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY OR ALL
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNITS HELD BY LIMITED PARTNERS.
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE MERGER WAS FEBRUARY 11, 2011. A DESCRIPTION OF THE APPRAISAL RIGHTS
AVAILABLE TO LIMITED PARTNERS AND THE PROCEDURES LIMITED PARTNERS MUST FOLLOW TO PROSECUTE SUCH
APPRAISAL RIGHTS IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A TO THIS ELECTION PACKAGE.
Revocation of Election Forms
Any Limited Partner who has the right to make, and has made, an election may at any time prior
to the Election Deadline revoke such election by submitting to AIMCO Properties, L.P., c/o Eagle
Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC a completed and executed Revocation of Election Form, which is included in
this Election Package, and which must be received prior to the Election Deadline. Any effective
election properly revoked will be deemed not to have been validly made, and you must properly and
accurately complete and execute a new Election Form and return it to AIMCO Properties, L.P. c/o
Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC prior to the Election Deadline in order to make a new valid
election. If you properly revoke an effective election but do not make a new valid election by the
Election Deadline, your Limited Partnership Units will automatically be converted into the Cash
Consideration. The sole determination of Aimco OP, upon consultation with the General Partner,
shall be binding
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as to whether any Limited Partners election to receive the Cash Consideration or the OP Unit
Consideration has been properly revoked. Such decision shall be conclusive and binding on each
such Limited Partner.
IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), please be informed that any tax advice contained in this
Election Package was written in connection with the promotion or marketing of the transaction or
matters addressed herein and was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the
purpose of avoiding tax-related penalties under federal, state or local tax law. Each taxpayer
should seek advice based on the taxpayers particular circumstances from an independent tax
advisor.
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B. Contents of Election Package.
This Election Package contains the following information and attachments, which you will need
in order to make an effective election and to receive the desired consideration in the Merger:
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Instructions for completing the Election Form and all necessary attachments. |
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The Election Form. To be completed by all Limited Partners who wish to make an
election. |
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Attachment 1 Spousal Consent. To be completed by spouses of all
Limited Partners who wish to make an election who are married individuals, if
applicable. |
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Attachment 2 Substitute Form W-9 or, if you are a non-U.S. person, an
appropriate Form W-8ECI (which Aimco OP can provide to you upon request). To be
completed by all Limited Partners, except those who elect to seek an arbitrated
appraisal of the fair value of their Limited Partnership Units. |
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Attachments 3A and 3B FIRPTA Certificates. To be completed by all
non-foreign Limited Partners (Attachment 3A for individuals and Attachment 3B for
entities), except those who elect to seek an arbitrated appraisal of the fair value
of their Limited Partnership Units. |
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Attachment 4 Signature Page to Aimco OP Partnership Agreement. To be
signed by each Limited Partner electing to receive the OP Unit Consideration. |
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Attachment 5 Revocation of Election Form. To be completed only by
Limited Partners who desire to revoke a previously delivered election. |
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Attachment 6 Waiver and Release Form. To be completed and signed by
Limited Partners who desire to receive the additional cash payment in exchange for
executing a waiver and release of certain potential claims such Limited Partner may
have had in the past or may now have (through and including the date of the
consummation of the Merger) against Aimco OP, its present and former parents,
subsidiaries and affiliates, and certain other persons and entities. |
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A pre-paid U.S. mail return envelope addressed to AIMCO Properties, L.P., c/o
Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC. |
This Election Package also contains the following exhibit, which will provide you with
important information for your decision regarding the election.
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Exhibit A Appraisal Rights of Limited Partners |
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INSTRUCTIONS READ CAREFULLY
The Election Form should be properly completed, dated, signed and delivered, together
with all necessary associated documents, to AIMCO Properties, L.P., c/o Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors,
LLC, by mail at 12 Commerce Drive, Cranford, New Jersey, 07016, or by fax at (908) 497-2349, by the
Election Deadline using the enclosed pre-paid U.S. mail return envelope. Please carefully read and
follow these instructions. If you have any questions concerning the Election Package or require
any additional information or assistance, we have provided contact information in Section D of
these Instructions, in the subsection captioned General Questions and Requests for Information
or Assistance.
A. Election Deadline.
The deadline for submitting your properly completed and executed Election Form, accompanied by
all necessary attachments, to AIMCO Properties, L.P. c/o Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC, is 5:00
P.M., New York time, on March 14, 2011 (the Election Deadline). If your properly
completed and executed Election Form, accompanied by all necessary attachments, is not received on
or before the Election Deadline, you will be entitled to receive only the Cash Consideration for
all Limited Partnership Units that you hold. The reasonable determination of Aimco OP, upon
consultation with the General Partner, shall be binding as to whether elections to receive the Cash
Consideration or the OP Unit Consideration in the Merger have been properly made or revoked.
For instructions regarding changes or revocations of elections and the time in which such
changes or revocations can be made, see Section C of these Instructions.
B. Elections.
The Election Form permits you to elect to receive, for all of your Limited Partnership Units
either the Cash Consideration or the OP Unit Consideration in the Merger. Partial or combination
elections are not permitted. If you do not want to receive either the Cash Consideration or the OP
Unit Consideration, you may elect to seek an appraisal by arbitration of the fair value of your
Limited Partnership Units.
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For information on how to elect to receive the Cash Consideration, please read
the information in Section F of these Instructions. |
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For information on how to elect to receive the OP Unit Consideration, please
read the information in Section G of these Instructions. |
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For information on how to elect to seek an appraisal by arbitration of the fair
value of your Limited Partnership Units, please read the information in Section H
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The Election Form also permits you to elect to receive an additional cash payment in exchange
for executing a waiver and release of certain potential claims you may have had in the past or may
now have (through and including the date of the consummation of the Merger) against Aimco OP, its
present and former parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, and certain other persons and entities,
including but not limited to claims related to the Merger Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby and claims related to the ownership of Limited Partnership Units. For
information on how to elect to receive the additional cash payment in exchange for executing a
waiver and release of potential claim, please see Section I of these instructions.
You should be aware that if you do not timely deliver a properly completed and executed
Election Form, accompanied by all necessary attachments, your Limited Partnership Units will
automatically be converted into the right to the receive the Cash Consideration in the Merger.
C. Revocation of Election.
You may revoke any previously delivered election at any time prior to the Election Deadline by
submitting a properly completed and executed Revocation of Election Form to AIMCO Properties, L.P.,
c/o Eagle Rock Proxy
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Advisors, LLC. The Revocation of Election Form is Attachment 5 to the Election Form.
Any properly completed and timely delivered election that is properly revoked will be deemed not to
have been validly made, and you must properly complete and execute a new Election Form and return
it prior to the Election Deadline in order to make a new valid election. If you properly revoke an
effective election but do not make a new valid election by the Election Deadline, you will receive
the Cash Consideration in exchange for all of your Limited Partnership Units.
D. General.
Execution and Delivery. In order to make an effective election to receive the Cash
Consideration or the OP Unit Consideration in the Merger, or to seek an appraisal by arbitration of
the value of your Limited Partnership Units, or to elect to receive the additional cash payment in
exchange for a waiver and release of potential claims, you must complete and timely deliver the
Election Form and all necessary attachments. After dating and signing the Election Form, you are
responsible for delivering, prior to the Election Deadline, the Election Form and any necessary
attachments to AIMCO Properties, L.P., c/o Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC at the address set forth
in Section J of these Instructions in the subsection captioned Instructions for Return of
Completed Election Forms and Necessary Attachments. You may choose any method to deliver the
Election Form and any necessary attachments, including using the pre-paid U.S. mail envelope
provided. However, you assume all risk of non-delivery.
Notice of Defects. Aimco OP will not be under any obligation to notify you or anyone else
that it has not received a properly completed Election Form or any of its attachments or that any
Election Form or any of its attachments submitted is defective in any way. Any and all disputes
with respect to Election Forms and attachments or to elections made in respect of the Limited
Partnership Units will be resolved by Aimco OP. The reasonable determination of Aimco OP, after
consultation with the General Partner, shall be binding as to whether elections to receive the Cash
Consideration or the OP Unit Consideration in the Merger have been properly made or revoked. If
Aimco OP determines that your election has not been properly made on or before the Election
Deadline, or has been revoked, you will receive the Cash Consideration for all of your Limited
Partnership Units.
Signatures. If the Limited Partnership Units are owned by two (2) or more persons, each must
sign the Election Form and all necessary attachments. When signing as attorney-in-fact, executor,
administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign
in full corporate name by the president or other authorized officer. If a partnership or limited
liability company, please sign in the partnerships or limited liability companys name by an
authorized person.
Spousal Consent. If you are married, your spouse must sign the Spousal Consent included as
Attachment 1 to the Election Form, releasing any potential rights he or she may have in the
Limited Partnership Units.
Method of Payment of Cash Consideration. Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC will act as paying
agent in connection with the Merger (Paying Agent) and will deliver to holders of Limited
Partnership Units any Cash Consideration to which they are entitled pursuant to the Merger
Agreement and as specified in the Election Form.
Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences. In general, under applicable United
States federal income tax laws and regulations: (1) any payment of cash for Limited Partnership
Units will be treated as a sale of such Limited Partnership Units by such holder, and (2) any
exchange of Limited Partnership Units for OP Units under the terms of the Merger Agreement will be
treated, in accordance with Sections 721 and 731 of the Code, as a tax free transaction, except to
the extent described in the sections of the Information Statement/Prospectus captioned Material
United States Federal Income Tax Matters United States Federal Income Tax Consequences Relating
to the Merger. Please refer to the sections of the Information Statement/Prospectus captioned
Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger and Material United States
Federal Income Tax Matters. WE URGE YOU TO CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR FOR A FULL UNDERSTANDING
OF THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER AND THE ELECTION.
The United Stated Federal income tax treatment of the additional cash payment received in
exchange for executing a waiver and release of certain claims is uncertain. Aimco OP intends to
treat the additional cash payment as a payment made for the waiver and release of certain claims,
and not as additional Merger Consideration, and
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intends to report the additional cash payment
accordingly. No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert
that the additional cash payment should be treated as part of the Merger Consideration.
HOLDERS WHO ELECT TO RECEIVE THE ADDITIONAL CASH PAYMENT IN EXCHANGE FOR EXECUTING A WAIVER AND
RELEASE SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING THE TAX TREATMENT OF SUCH PAYMENT.
Questions and Requests for Information or Assistance. If you have any questions or need
assistance to complete the Election Form or any of the attachments, please contact the information
agent, Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC, by mail at 12 Commerce Drive, Cranford, New Jersey 07016; by
fax at (908) 497-2349; or by telephone at (800) 217-9608. You may also obtain additional copies of
the Election Package or any of the attachments thereto from the information agent at the above
address.
E. Description of Attachments.
Attachment 1 Spousal Consent. If you are married, your spouse must sign the
Spousal Consent provided as Attachment 1 to the Election Form, consenting to your election
and releasing any potential rights he or she may have in the Limited Partnership Units.
Attachment 2 Substitute Form W-9. Under U.S. federal income tax law, Aimco OP is
required to file a report with the IRS disclosing any payments being made to each holder of Limited
Partnership Units. In order to avoid withholding tax and to ensure proper backup withholding of
U.S. federal income tax on any payments received in exchange for the Limited Partnership Units,
unless an exemption applies, you must provide Aimco OP with your correct taxpayer identification
number (TIN) on the Substitute Form W-9, which is attached to the Election Form as
Attachment 2, and certify, under penalty of perjury, that such number is correct and that
you are not otherwise subject to backup withholding. If the correct TIN and certifications are not
provided, a $50 penalty may be imposed by the IRS, and payments made for the exchange of Limited
Partnership Units may be subject to backup withholding, currently at a rate of 28% (through 2012).
In addition, if you make a false statement that results in no imposition of backup withholding, and
there was no reasonable basis for making such a statement, a $500 penalty may also be imposed by
the IRS.
Backup withholding is not an additional federal income tax. It is a required, estimated
income tax payment that may either be greater or less than the actual income tax due from a
taxpayer, once the tax is actually determined at a later date. If backup withholding is imposed,
you may either owe more money or be entitled to a refund when filing your tax return for 2011.
The TIN that must be provided on the Substitute Form W-9 (Attachment 2 to the Election
Form) is that of the holder(s) of the Limited Partnership Units at the effective time of the
Merger. The TIN for an individual is his or her social security number. If the holder of Limited
Partnership Units has not been issued a TIN and has applied for a TIN or intends to apply for a TIN
in the near future, he or she may write Applied For in Part I. Notwithstanding that the person
has written Applied For in Part I, the Paying Agent will withhold 28% of all payments with
respect to the conversion of Limited Partnership Units made prior to the time it is provided with a
properly certified TIN.
Exempt persons (including, among others, corporations) are not subject to backup withholding.
A foreign individual may qualify as an exempt person by submitting Form W-8ECI or a substitute Form
W-8ECI, signed under penalty of perjury, certifying to such persons exempt status. A form of such
statement can be obtained from Aimco OP. A unitholder should consult his or her tax advisor as to
such holders qualification for an exemption from backup withholding and the procedure for
obtaining such exemption.
If you elect to receive the OP Unit Consideration, you will not become a limited partner in
Aimco OP unless and until you have provided either a Substitute Form W-9 or a Form W-8ECI (or
substitute Form W-8ECI), as applicable, or made satisfactory arrangements for the payment and
satisfaction of any backup withholding tax obligation that would be imposed in connection with such
exchange.
The signature and date provided on the Substitute Form W-9 will serve to verify that the TIN
and withholding information provided in the Election Form are true, correct and complete.
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See the attached Guidelines for Request for Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form
W-9 for additional instructions.
Attachments 3A and 3B FIRPTA Certificates. If you are a U.S. person, you must
complete and sign the FIRPTA withholding certificate. The failure by a U.S. person to timely
deliver a FIRPTA withholding certificate may require a certain amount of Merger Consideration to be
withheld. The FIRPTA certificates for individuals and entities are attached to the Election Form
as Attachments 3A and 3B, respectively. Non-U.S. persons and persons who do not complete the
FIRPTA certificate will be subject to FIRPTA withholding of 10% of the amount realized on the
exchange of Limited Partnership Units.
Attachment 4 Signature Page to Aimco OP Partnership Agreement. If you elect to
receive the OP Unit Consideration, then by signing and delivering the Election Form, you consent to
the terms of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AIMCO Properties, L.P.,
as amended (the Aimco OP Partnership Agreement), and acknowledge that the rights,
preferences and privileges of the OP Units to be received in the Merger will be governed by the
Aimco OP Partnership Agreement. If you are electing to receive the OP Unit Consideration, you must
execute and return the signature page for the Aimco OP Partnership Agreement with your Election
Form. Please refer to the sections of the Information Statement/Prospectus captioned Description
of Aimco OP Units; Summary of Aimco OP Partnership Agreement, Risk FactorsRisks Related to an
Investment in OP Units and Comparison of Fox Limited Partnership Units and Aimco OP Units for
more information. The Aimco OP Partnership Agreement has been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC). You may read and copy the document at the SECs public
reference rooms in Washington, D.C.; New York, New York and Chicago, Illinois. Please call the SEC
at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms. Aimco OPs filings are
also available to the public at the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, you may
obtain a full copy of the Aimco OP Partnership Agreement, without charge, by contacting the
information agent at the address listed in Section D of these Instructions, in the subsection
captioned General Questions and Requests for Information or Assistance.
Attachment 5 Revocation of Election Form. You may revoke any previously delivered
election at any time prior to the Election Deadline by submitting a properly completed and executed
Revocation of Election Form to AIMCO Properties, L.P., c/o Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC. Any
previously delivered election that is properly revoked will be deemed not to have been validly
made, and you must properly complete and execute a new Election Form and return it prior to the
Election Deadline to make a new valid election. If you properly revoke an effective election and
then do not make a new valid election by the Election Deadline, you will be deemed to have made an
election to receive the Cash Consideration in the Merger, and all of your Limited Partnership Units
will automatically be converted into the Cash Consideration.
Attachment 6 Waiver and Release Form. You may elect to receive an additional cash
payment of $4.03 per Limited Partnership Unit by executing and submitting the waiver and release
form attached to this Election Form as Attachment 6. By executing the waiver and release
form, you are waiving and releasing certain potential claims you may have had in the past or may
now have (through and including the date of the consummation of the Merger) against Aimco OP, its
present and former parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, and certain other persons and entities,
including but not limited to claims related to the Merger Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby and claims related to the ownership of Limited Partnership Units.
F. Instructions for Election to Receive Cash Consideration.
In order to elect to receive the Cash Consideration for your Limited Partnership Units, you
must properly complete, execute and return the documents described below, in the manner described
below, by the Election Deadline. Instructions for returning the Election Form and any necessary
attachments are in the section captioned Instructions for Return of Completed Election Forms and
Necessary Attachments in Section J of these Instructions. Please note that partial or combination
elections are not permitted.
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Enter your name and the total number of Limited Partnership Units you
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Indicate that you wish to receive the Cash Consideration in Section 1
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Complete the address information requested in Sections 4 and 5 of the
Election Form. |
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Read the Limited Partner Certifications in Section 6 of the Election
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Sign and date the Election Form and print your name, address and
telephone number below your signature in the space provided. |
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If you are a married individual, have the Spousal Consent (Attachment 1
to the Election Form) completed and executed by your spouse, in order for your spouse
to consent to your election and release any potential rights he or she may have in the
Limited Partnership Units. |
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Complete the Substitute Form W-9 (Attachment 2 to the Election Form)
or, if you are a non-U.S. person, request from Aimco OP and complete, sign and return
an appropriate Form W-8ECI. |
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If you are a U.S. person, complete and sign the FIRPTA Certificate
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Attachments in Section J below. |
G. Instructions for Election to Receive the OP Unit Consideration.
In order to elect to receive the OP Unit Consideration for your Limited Partnership Units, you
must properly complete, execute and return the Election Form and the other documents described
below, in the manner described below, by the Election Deadline. Instructions for returning the
Election Form and any necessary attachments are in the section captioned Instructions for Return
of Completed Election Forms and Necessary Attachments in Section J of these Instructions. Please
note that partial or combination elections are not permitted. Residents of the State of California
are not permitted to receive the OP Unit Consideration.
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Enter your name and the total number of Limited Partnership Units you
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Indicate that you wish to receive the OP Unit Consideration in Section
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Read Section 2 regarding the Aimco OP Partnership Agreement. |
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Complete the address information requested in Sections 4 and 5 of the
Election Form. |
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Read the Limited Partner Certifications in Section 6 of the Election
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Sign and date the Election Form and print your name, address and
telephone number below your signature in the space provided. |
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If you are a married individual, have the Spousal Consent (Attachment 1
to the Election Form) completed and executed by your spouse, in order for your spouse
to consent to your election and release any potential rights he or she may have in the
Limited Partnership Units. |
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Complete the Substitute Form W-9 (Attachment 2 to the Election Form)
or, if you are a non-U.S. person, request from Aimco OP and complete, sign and return
an appropriate Form W-8ECI. |
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If you are a U.S. person, complete and sign the FIRPTA Certificate
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Sign the signature page to the Aimco OP Partnership Agreement (Attachment
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If you elect to receive the OP Unit Consideration for your Limited Partnership Units, you will
be treated as having received the OP Units as of February 11, 2011, the date of the Merger.
By executing and delivering your Election Form electing to receive the OP Unit Consideration,
you are consenting to the Aimco OP Partnership Agreement and acknowledging that the rights,
preferences and privileges of the OP Units to be received in the Merger will be governed by the
Aimco OP Partnership Agreement and you are agreeing to be bound by the Aimco OP Partnership
Agreement as a limited partner. If you elect to receive the OP Unit Consideration, you must
execute and return the signature page for the Aimco OP Partnership Agreement with your Election
Form. The Aimco OP Partnership Agreement has been filed with the SEC. You may read and copy the
document at the SECs public reference rooms in Washington, D.C.; New York, New York and Chicago,
Illinois. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference
rooms. Aimco OPs filings with the SEC are also available to the public at the SECs website at
http://www.sec.gov. In addition, you may obtain a full copy of the Aimco OP Partnership Agreement,
without charge, by contacting the information agent at the address listed in Section D of these
Instructions, in the subsection captioned General Questions and Requests for Information or
Assistance.
H. Instructions for Election to Seek an Appraisal by Arbitration of the Fair Value of Your
Limited Partnership Units
In order to elect to seek an appraisal by arbitration of the fair value of your Limited
Partnership Units, you must properly complete, execute and return the Election Form and the other
documents described below, in the manner described below, by the Election Deadline. Instructions
for returning the Election Form and any necessary attachments are in the section captioned
Instructions for Return of Completed Election Forms and Necessary Attachments in Section J of
these Instructions.
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I. Instructions for Election to Receive the Additional Cash Payment in Exchange for a Waiver and
Release of Potential Claims.
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In order to elect to receive the additional cash payment for your Limited Partnership Units,
you must properly complete, execute and return the documents described below, in the manner
described below, by the Election Deadline. Instructions for returning the Election Form and any
necessary attachments are in the section captioned Instructions for Return of Completed Election
Forms and Necessary Attachments in Section J of these Instructions.
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to consent to your election and release any potential rights he or she may have in the
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or, if you are a non-U.S. person, request from Aimco OP and complete, sign and return
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and Necessary Attachments in Section J below. |
J. Instructions for Return of Completed Election Forms and Necessary Attachments.
Deliver the completed and signed Election Form together with the necessary attachments to
AIMCO Properties, L.P., c/o Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC at the address listed below, so that
they are actually received before the Election Deadline at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on March 14,
2011:
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c/o Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC
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Telephone: (800) 217-9608
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If you have any questions or need assistance to complete the Election Form or would like to
confirm the receipt of your election materials, please contact Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC at
(800) 217-9608.
Any Election Form received after the Election Deadline will be invalid regardless of the date
it was delivered to a courier for delivery or postmarked.
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You may choose any method to deliver the Election Form and any necessary attachments,
including using the pre-paid U.S. mail envelope provided. However, you assume all risk of
non-delivery. If you fax your fully completed and executed Election Form together with all
necessary attachments, you must also send your original Election Form and all necessary attachments
to AIMCO Properties, L.P., c/o Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC, by mail or overnight courier for
receipt within two (2) business days following the Election Deadline. We encourage you to send
your original Election Form and all necessary attachments to AIMCO Properties, L.P., c/o Eagle Rock
Proxy Advisors, LLC sufficiently in advance of the Election Deadline.
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ELECTION FORM
YOU ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ THE MERGER AGREEMENT AND THE INFORMATION
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS IN THEIR ENTIRETIES AND TO DISCUSS THEIR CONTENTS, THE MERGER, THE ELECTION
PACKAGE AND THE ELECTION FORM WITH YOUR PERSONAL FINANCIAL, TAX AND LEGAL ADVISORS PRIOR TO
DECIDING WHETHER TO ELECT AN APPRAISAL OF THE FAIR VALUE OF YOUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNITS, OR WHAT
FORM OF CONSIDERATION TO ELECT TO RECEIVE, AND COMPLETING THE ELECTION FORM AND ALL NECESSARY
ATTACHMENTS. THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO YOU WILL VARY DEPENDING UPON SEVERAL FACTORS. PLEASE REFER
TO THE SECTIONS OF THE INFORMATION STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS CAPTIONED MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL
INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER AND MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS.
Limited Partner Name: _______________________________________________
Limited Partnership Units Owned: _______________________________________
1. Election of Consideration to be Received for Limited Partnership Units.
The undersigned hereby elects:
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Please select only one of the above options. If the undersigned is electing to
receive the OP Unit Consideration, the undersigned will be treated as having received the OP Units
as of February 11, 2011, the date of the Merger. If no election is made, the undersigned will be
deemed to have elected to receive the Cash Consideration in the Merger in respect of the
undersigneds Limited Partnership Units. In that case, the Cash Consideration that the undersigned
is entitled to will be held in an escrow account pending receipt of a completed Election Form.
California Residents: The OP Unit Consideration is not being offered to California
residents. Accordingly, residents of the State of California may not elect to receive the OP Unit
Consideration.
2. Aimco OP Partnership Agreement.
If electing to receive the OP Unit Consideration above, the undersigned hereby consents to the
terms of the Aimco OP Partnership Agreement and acknowledges that the rights, preferences and
privileges of the OP Units to be received in the Merger will be governed by the Aimco OP
Partnership Agreement. The undersigned hereby agrees to be bound by all of the provisions of the
Aimco OP Partnership Agreement. If the undersigned is electing to receive the OP Unit
Consideration, the undersigned must duly and completely execute and return the signature page to
the Aimco OP Partnership Agreement (Attachment 4 to this Election Form) with this Election
Form.
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3. Election of Additional Cash Payment in Exchange for Waiver and Release.
By checking the below box, the undersigned elects to receive the additional cash payment of
$4.03 per Limited Partnership Unit in exchange for executing the Waiver and Release Form attached
to this Election Form as Attachment 6.
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In order to receive the additional cash payment of $4.03 per Limited Partnership Unit, the
undersigned must complete, execute and return the Waiver and Release Form attached as
Attachment 6 to this Election Form prior to the Election Deadline. If Attachment 6
is not completed, executed and returned prior to the Election Deadline, the undersigned will not
receive the additional cash payment of $4.03 per Limited Partnership Unit.
4. Address.
The undersigneds address should appear on all Partnership records as follows (including the
name and address of any trustee, custodian or administrator as applicable):
ALL CHECKS AND CORRESPONDENCE WILL GO TO THIS ADDRESS
UNLESS ANOTHER ADDRESS IS LISTED IN SECTION 5 BELOW.
Full Name of Limited Partner
(Individual or Entity and Joint
Tenant Name (if any)): ______________________________________________
City: ________________________________________________________
State: _________________________ Zip Code: ______________
Telephone: ________________________
Facsimile: ________________________________
E-mail: _________________________________
5. Additional Mailing Address.
The undersigned would like mailings sent to an address other than the address specified in
Section 4 above, as follows:
City: ________________________________________________________
State: _________________________ Zip Code: ______________
6. Limited Partner Certifications.
(a) The undersigned hereby certifies that:
(1) The undersigned is the owner of all of the Limited Partnership Units listed above in this
Election Form. The undersigned hereby elects to receive for all of the undersigneds Limited
Partnership Units, as described in this Election Form either (i) the Cash Consideration, (ii) the
OP Unit Consideration or (iii) the arbitrated appraised value of the Limited Partnership Units,
payable in cash, in each case upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and
the Aimco OP Partnership Agreement, as the case may be. This Election Form and the attachments and
exhibits hereto and together referred to in this Election Form as the Election Package.
The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the Election Package has been delivered to and
received by the undersigned.
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(2) THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE ELECTION FORM IS SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE ELECTION PACKAGE. THE UNDERSIGNED CERTIFIES THAT THE UNDERSIGNED IS
NOT RELYING ON ANY STATEMENTS, PROMISES OR REPRESENTATIONS, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND IS ONLY
RELYING ON THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THE ELECTION PACKAGE.
(b) The undersigned hereby represents and warrants, for the benefit of Aimco OP, and its
affiliates, as follows:
(1) The undersigned has full power and authority to execute and deliver the Election Form.
The signature on the Election Form is genuine, and the Election Form constitutes the undersigneds
legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(2) The undersigned has good and marketable title to the Limited Partnership Units free and
clear of all pledges, liens, charges, encumbrances, security interests and rights of third parties
of any kind.
(3) The undersigned will notify Aimco OP immediately of any material change in any of the
information provided by the undersigned herein that occurs prior to the Election Deadline.
(4) The undersigneds spouse (if any) has read and understands the terms and conditions set
forth in the Election Package and the Spousal Consent (Attachment 1 to this Election Form)
and has the capacity to execute and perform the Spousal Consent. The Spousal Consent has been
executed and delivered by the undersigneds spouse and is enforceable against him or her, and by
such execution and delivery, he or she has consented to the election made on the undersigneds
Election Form. The undersigned certifies that the signature that appears on the Spousal Consent is
a true and genuine signature of his or her spouse.
(5) Except as stated in the Election Package, the undersigneds election is irrevocable.
(6) The undersigned has been advised to consult with his, her or its financial, tax, legal and
other advisors regarding the election and its effects, the tax consequences of making and not
making an election hereunder, and has obtained, in the undersigneds judgment, sufficient
information to evaluate the merits and risks of making an election.
(7) The undersigned agrees that, for federal income tax purposes, (i) any payment of Cash
Consideration for Limited Partnership Units shall be treated as a sale of such Limited Partnership
Units, and, if there is a merger of the Partnership and Aimco OP, will be so treated in accordance
with the guidelines set forth in Treas. Reg. Sections 1.708-1(c)(3) and 1.708-1(c)(4), and (ii) any
exchange of Limited Partnership Units for OP Unit Consideration shall be treated in accordance with
Sections 721 and 731 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any Cash Consideration
and/or OP Unit Consideration to which the undersigned is entitled pursuant to the Merger Agreement
shall be paid only after the receipt of consent from the undersigned that, for federal income tax
purposes, the receipt of Cash Consideration and/or OP Unit Consideration shall be treated as
described in this paragraph.
(c) If the undersigned is electing to receive the OP Unit Consideration, the undersigned
further represents, warrants and agrees, for the benefit of Aimco OP and its affiliates, that:
(1) Upon request, the undersigned will execute and deliver any additional documents necessary
to complete the election to receive the OP Units in accordance with the terms of the Election
Package. If the undersigned is a natural person, in the event of the undersigneds death or
incapacity, all authority and obligation shall be placed with his or her heirs, personal
representatives and successors.
(2) The undersigned has read and agrees to all of the terms of the Election Package and the
Aimco OP Partnership Agreement. The undersigned understands that the undersigneds election to
receive the OP Unit Consideration will constitute the undersigneds acceptance of the terms and
conditions of the Aimco OP Partnership Agreement, including the restrictions on transferability of
the OP Units under the Aimco OP Partnership Agreement.
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7. Governing Law.
This Election Form shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware,
without regard to principles of conflict of laws thereof.
8. Counterparts.
This Election Form may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile
transmission of any signature and/or retransmission of any signature shall be deemed the same as
delivery of an original.
9. Headings.
The descriptive headings contained in this Election Form are for the convenience of reference
only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Election Form and shall not affect in any way the
meaning, construction or interpretation of this Election Form.
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COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN
Please sign your name below exactly in the same manner as the name(s) in which Limited
Partnership Units were owned. When Limited Partnership Units are held by two (2) or more joint
holders, all such holders must sign. When signing as attorney-in-fact, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full
corporate name by the president or other authorized officer. If a partnership or limited liability
company, please sign in partnership or limited liability company name by an authorized person.
The undersigned has executed this Election Form as of this ___ day of ___________, 2011.
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respect to a signatory which is an entity, please provide the address of your place of business (or, if there is
more than one place of business, the chief executive office). With respect to each natural person trustee of a
signatory that is a trust, please provide the address of your residence and place of business (or, if there is
more than one place of business, the chief executive office). With respect to each signatory that is a trust
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ATTACHMENT
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SPOUSAL CONSENT
The undersigned hereby acknowledges as follows:
The undersigned has read and understands the terms of the attached Election Form. Capitalized
terms not defined and used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Election Package.
The undersigned acknowledges and understands that pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the
undersigneds spouse is electing to receive, in exchange for all the Limited Partnership Units held
by the undersigneds spouse, including the undersigneds community property interest therein (if
any), the consideration specified in the Election Form pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The
undersigned has the right to consult with counsel of his or her choosing in connection with this
Spousal Consent and he or she has had ample opportunity to do so. If the undersigned has not
consulted with counsel in connection herewith, the undersigned has knowingly and willingly elected
not to do so.
The undersigned (1) consents to the undersigneds spouses election and (2) agrees that the
undersigned will not effect or attempt to effect any sale, exchange or other transfer of the
Limited Partnership Units, or of any interest therein, except pursuant to the terms of the Merger
Agreement and the Partnerships Limited Partnership Agreement.
The undersigned shall perform any further acts and execute and deliver any further documents
or procure any court orders which may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this
Spousal Consent.
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ATTACHMENT 2
SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
Please complete the attached Substitute Form W-9 pursuant to the instructions attached thereto
and return the completed form to AIMCO Properties, L.P., c/o Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC, 12
Commerce Drive, Cranford, New Jersey 07016.
[Substitute Form W-9]
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FORM W-9
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Payers Request for Taxpayer
Identification Number (TIN)
Please fill in your name and address below.
Name
Business Name
Address (number and street)
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Part 1 PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TIN IN THE BOX AT THE RIGHT OR, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A TIN, WRITE
APPLIED FOR AND SIGN THE CERTIFICATION BELOW.
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(If you are an LLC, check the box marked Other, write
LLC, and also check one of the other boxes to
indicate your tax status (e.g., disregarded entity, individual/sole proprietor, corporation, partnership).
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dividends, or
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Certification
Instructions You must cross out item (2) in Part 2 above if you have
been notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding because of under reporting interest or dividends on your
tax return. However, if
after being notified by the IRS that you were subject to backup withholding, you received another notification from the IRS
that you are no longer subject to
backup withholding, do not cross out item (2). If you are exempt from backup withholding, check the box in
Part 1 and see the enclosed Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute
Form W-9.
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YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION
IF YOU WROTE APPLIED FOR ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9.
CERTIFICATE OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
I certify under penalties of perjury that a taxpayer
identification number has
not been issued to me, and either (a) I have mailed or delivered an application
to receive a taxpayer identification number to the appropriate Internal Revenue
Service Center or Social Security Administration Office or (b) I intend to mail
or deliver an application in the near future. I understand that until I
provide a taxpayer identification number, all reportable payments made to me
will be subject to backup withholding, but will be refunded if I provide a
certified taxpayer identification number within 60 days.
THE IRS DOES NOT REQUIRE YOUR CONSENT TO ANY
PROVISION OF THIS DOCUMENT OTHER THAN THE
CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED TO AVOID BACKUP WITHHOLDING.
GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
General Instructions
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.
Purpose of Form
A person who is required to file an information return with the IRS must obtain your correct
taxpayer identification number (TIN) to report, for example, income paid to you, real estate
transactions, mortgage interest you paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property,
cancellation of debt, or contributions you made to an IRA.
Use Form W-9 only if you are a U.S. person (including a resident alien), to provide your
correct TIN to the person requesting it (the requester) and, when applicable, to:
1. Certify that the TIN you are giving is correct (or you are waiting for a number to be
issued),
2. Certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or
3. Claim exemption from backup withholding if you are a U.S. exempt payee. If applicable, you
are also certifying that as a U.S. person, your allocable share of any partnership income from a
U.S. trade or business is not subject to the withholding tax on foreign partners share of
effectively connected income.
Note. If a requester gives you a form other than Form W-9 to request your TIN, you must use the
requesters form if it is substantially similar to this Form W-9.
Definition of a U.S. person. For federal tax purposes, you are considered a U.S. person if you are:
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Special rules for partnerships. Partnerships that conduct a trade or business in the United States
are generally required to pay a withholding tax on any foreign partners share of income from such
business. Further, in certain cases where a Form W-9 has not been received, a partnership is
required to presume that a partner is a foreign person, and pay the withholding tax. Therefore, if
you are a U.S. person that is a partner in a partnership conducting a trade or business in the
United States, provide Form W-9 to the partnership to establish your U.S. status and avoid
withholding on your share of partnership income.
The person who gives Form W-9 to the partnership for purposes of establishing its U.S. status
and avoiding withholding on its allocable share of net income from the partnership conducting a
trade or business in the United States is in the following cases:
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Foreign person. If you are a foreign person, do not use Form W-9. Instead, use the appropriate Form
W-8 (see Publication 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities).
Nonresident alien who becomes a resident alien. Generally, only a nonresident alien individual may
use the terms of a tax treaty to reduce or eliminate U.S. tax on certain types of income. However,
most tax treaties contain a provision known as a saving clause. Exceptions specified in the
saving clause may permit an exemption from tax to continue for certain types of income even after
the payee has otherwise become a U.S. resident alien for tax purposes.
If you are a U.S. resident alien who is relying on an exception contained in the saving clause
of a tax treaty to claim an exemption from U.S. tax on certain types of income, you must attach a
statement to Form W-9 that specifies the following five items:
1. The treaty country. Generally, this must be the same treaty under which you claimed
exemption from tax as a nonresident alien.
2. The treaty article addressing the income.
3. The article number (or location) in the tax treaty that contains the saving clause and its
exceptions.
4. The type and amount of income that qualifies for the exemption from tax.
5. Sufficient facts to justify the exemption from tax under the terms of the treaty article.
Example. Article 20 of the U.S.-China income tax treaty allows an exemption from tax for
scholarship income received by a Chinese student temporarily present in the United States. Under
U.S. law, this student will become a resident alien for tax purposes if his or her stay in the
United States exceeds 5 calendar years. However, paragraph 2 of the first Protocol to the
U.S.-China treaty (dated April 30, 1984) allows the provisions of Article 20 to continue to apply
even after the Chinese student becomes a resident alien of the United States. A Chinese student who
qualifies for this exception (under paragraph 2 of the first protocol) and is relying on this
exception to claim an exemption from tax on his or her scholarship or fellowship income would
attach to Form W-9 a statement that includes the information described above to support that
exemption.
If you are a nonresident alien or a foreign entity not subject to backup withholding, give the
requester the appropriate completed Form W-8.
What is backup withholding? Persons making certain payments to you must under certain conditions
withhold and pay to the IRS 28% of such payments. This is called backup withholding. Payments
that may be subject to backup withholding include interest, tax-exempt interest, dividends, broker
and barter exchange transactions, rents, royalties, nonemployee pay, and certain payments from
fishing boat operators. Real estate transactions are not subject to backup withholding.
You will not be subject to backup withholding on payments you receive if you give the
requester your correct TIN, make the proper certifications, and report all your taxable interest
and dividends on your tax return.
Payments you receive will be subject to backup withholding if:
1. You do not furnish your TIN to the requester,
2. You do not certify your TIN when required (see the Part II instructions on page 3 for
details),
3. The IRS tells the requester that you furnished an incorrect TIN,
4. The IRS tells you that you are subject to backup withholding because you did not report all
your interest and dividends on your tax return (for reportable interest and dividends only), or
5. You do not certify to the requester that you are not subject to backup withholding under 4
above (for reportable interest and dividend accounts opened after 1983 only).
Certain payees and payments are exempt from backup withholding. See the instructions below and
the separate Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9.
Also see Special rules for partnerships on page 1.
Penalties
Failure to furnish TIN. If you fail to furnish your correct TIN to a requester, you are subject to
a penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to
willful neglect.
Civil penalty for false information with respect to
withholding. If you make a false statement with no reasonable basis that results in no backup
withholding, you are subject to a $500 penalty.
Criminal penalty for falsifying information. Willfully falsifying certifications or affirmations
may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.
Misuse of TINs. If the requester discloses or uses TINs in violation of federal law, the requester
may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.
Specific Instructions
Name
If you are an individual, you must generally enter the name shown on your income tax return.
However, if you have changed your last name, for instance, due to marriage without informing the
Social Security Administration of the name change, enter your first name, the last name shown on
your social security card, and your new last name.
If the account is in joint names, list first, and then circle, the name of the person or
entity whose number you entered in Part I of the form.
Sole proprietor. Enter your individual name as shown on your income tax return on the Name line.
You may enter your business, trade, or doing business as (DBA) name on the Business name line.
Limited liability company (LLC). Check the Limited liability company box only and enter the
appropriate code for the tax classification (D for disregarded entity, C for corporation, P
for partnership) in the space provided.
For a single-member LLC (including a foreign LLC with a domestic owner) that is disregarded as
an entity separate from its owner under Regulations section 301.7701-3, enter the owners name on
the Name line. Enter the LLCs name on the Business name line.
For an LLC classified as a partnership or a corporation, enter the LLCs name on the Name
line and any business, trade, or DBA name on the Business name line.
Other entities. Enter your business name as shown on required federal tax documents on the Name
line. This name should match the name shown on the charter or other legal document creating the
entity. You may enter any business, trade, or DBA name on the Business name line.
Note. You are requested to check the appropriate box for your status (individual/sole proprietor,
corporation, etc.).
Exempt Payee
If you are exempt from backup withholding, enter your name as described above and check the
appropriate box for your status, then check the Exempt payee box in the line following the
business name, sign and date the form.
Generally, individuals (including sole proprietors) are not exempt from backup withholding.
Corporations are exempt from backup withholding for certain payments, such as interest and
dividends.
Note. If you are exempt from backup withholding, you should still complete this form to avoid
possible erroneous backup withholding.
The following payees are exempt from backup withholding:
1. An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), any IRA, or a custodial account
under section 403(b)(7) if the account satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)(2),
2. The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities,
3. A state, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, or any of their
political subdivisions or instrumentalities,
4. A foreign government or any of its political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities,
or
5. An international organization or any of its agencies or instrumentalities.
Other payees that may be exempt from backup withholding include:
6. A corporation,
7. A foreign central bank of issue,
8. A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in the United States, the
District of Columbia, or a possession of the United States,
9. A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission,
10. A real estate investment trust,
11. An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of
1940,
12. A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a),
13. A financial institution,
14. A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or custodian, or
15. A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947.
The chart below shows types of payments that may be exempt from backup withholding. The chart
applies to the exempt payees listed above, 1 through 15.
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However, the following payments made to a corporation (Including gross proceeds paid to an
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1099-MISC are not exempt from backup withholding: medical and health care payments, attorneys
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Part I. Taxpayer Identification
Number (TIN)
Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. If you are a resident alien and you do not have and are
not eligible to get an SSN, your TIN is your IRS individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN).
Enter it in the social security number box. If you do not have an ITIN, see How to get a TIN below.
If you are a sole proprietor and you have an FIN, you may enter either your SSN or EIN.
However, the IRS prefers that you use your SSN.
If you are a single-member LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner (see
Limited liability company (LLC) on page 2), enter the owners SSN (or EIN, if the owner has one).
Do not enter the disregarded entitys EIN. If the LLC is classified as a corporation or
partnership, enter the entitys EIN.
Note. See the chart on page 4 for further clarification of name and TIN combinations.
How to get a TIN. If you do not have a TIN, apply for one immediately. To apply for an SSN, get
Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Card, from your local Social Security Administration
office or get this form online at www.ssa.gov. You may also get this form by calling
1-800-772-1213. Use Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, to
apply for an ITIN, or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, to apply for an
EIN. You can apply for an EIN online by accessing the IRS website at www.irs.gov/businesses and
clicking on Employer
Identification Number (EIN) under Starting a Business. You can get Forms W-7 and SS-4 from the IRS
by visiting www.irs.gov or by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676).
If you are asked to complete Form W-9 but do not have a TIN, write Applied For in the space
for the TIN, sign and date the form, and give it to the requester. For interest and dividend
payments, and certain payments made with respect to readily tradable instruments, generally you
will have 60 days to get a TIN and give it to the requester before you are subject to backup
withholding on payments. The 60-day rule does not apply to other types of payments. You will be
subject to backup withholding on all such payments until you provide your TIN to the requester.
Note. Entering Applied For means that you have already applied for a TIN or that you intend to
apply for one soon.
Caution: A disregarded domestic entity that has a foreign owner must use the appropriate Form W-8.
Part II. Certification
To establish to the withholding agent that you are a U.S. person, or resident alien, sign Form
W-9. You may be requested to sign by the withholding agent even if items 1, 4, and 5 below indicate
otherwise.
For a joint account, only the person whose TIN is shown in Part I should sign (when required).
Exempt payees, see Exempt Payee on page 2.
Signature requirements. Complete the certification as indicated in 1 through 5 below.
1. Interest, dividend, and barter exchange accounts opened before 1984 and broker accounts
considered active during 1983. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the
certification.
2. Interest, dividend, broker, and barter exchange accounts opened after 1983 and broker
accounts considered inactive during 1983. You must sign the certification or backup withholding
will apply. If you are subject to backup withholding and you are merely providing your correct TIN
to the requester, you must cross out item 2 in the certification before signing the form.
3. Real estate transactions. You must sign the certification. You may cross out item 2 of the
certification.
4. Other payments. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the
certification unless you have been notified that you have previously given an incorrect TIN. Other
payments include payments made in the course of the requesters trade or business for rents,
royalties, goods (other than bills for merchandise), medical and health care services (including
payments to corporations), payments to a nonemployee for services, payments to certain fishing boat
crew members and fishermen, and gross proceeds paid to attorneys (including payments to
corporations).
5. Mortgage interest paid by you, acquisition or abandonment of secured property,
cancellation of debt, qualified tuition program payments (under section 529), IRA, Coverdell ESA,
Archer MSA or HSA contributions or distributions, and pension distributions. You must give your
correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification.
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second name line. You may use either your SSN or EIN (d you have one), but the IRS encourages you
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Note. If no name is circled when more than one name is listed, the number will be considered to
be that of the first name listed.
Secure Your Tax Records from Identity Theft
Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information such as your name, social
security number (SSN), or other identifying information, without your permission, to commit fraud
or other crimes. An identity thief may use your SSN to get a job or may file a tax return using
your SSN to receive a refund.
To reduce your risk:
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Call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 if you think your identity has been used inappropriately for
tax purposes.
Victims of identity theft who are experiencing economic harm or a system problem, or are
seeking help in resolving tax problems that have not been resolved through normal channels, may be
eligible for Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) assistance. You can reach TAS by calling the TAS
toll-free case intake line at 1-877-777-4778 or TTY/TDD 1-800-829-4059.
Protect yourself from suspicious emails or phishlng schemes. Phishing is the creation and use of
email and websites designed to mimic legitimate business emails and websites. The most common act
is sending an email to a user falsely claiming to be an established
legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that
will be used for identity theft.
The IRS does not initiate contacts with taxpayers via emails. Also, the IRS does not request
personal detailed information through email or ask taxpayers for the PIN numbers, passwords, or
similar secret access information for their credit card, bank, or other financial accounts.
If you receive an unsolicited email claiming to be from the IRS, forward this message to
phishing@irs.gov. You may also report misuse
of the IRS name, logo, or other IRS personal property
to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1-800-366-4484. You can forward
suspicious emails to the Federal Trade Commission at: spam@uce.gov or contact them at
www.consumer.gov/idtheft or 1-877-IDTHEFT(438-4338).
Visit the IRS website at www.irs.gov to learn more about identity theft and how to reduce your risk.
Privacy Act Notice
Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires you to provide your correct TIN to persons who must
file information returns with the IRS to report interest, dividends, and certain other income paid to you,
mortgage interest you paid, the acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, or
contributions you made to an IRA, or Archer MSA or HSA. The IRS uses the numbers for identification
purposes and to help verify the accuracy of your tax return. The IRS may also provide this information to
the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation, and to cities, states, the District of
Columbia, and U.S. possessions to carry out their tax laws. We may also disclose this information to other
countries under a tax treaty, to federal and state agencies to enforce federal nontax criminal laws, or to
federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism.
You must provide your TIN whether or not you are required to file a tax return. Payers must generally
withhold 28% of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a payee who does not give a
TIN to a payer. Certain penalties may also apply.
ATTACHMENT 3A
FIRPTA CERTIFICATE FOR INDIVIDUALS NON-FOREIGN PERSON AFFIDAVIT
Individual Transferor
Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code provides that a transferee of a U.S. real property
interest must withhold tax if the transferor is a foreign person. For U.S. tax purposes (including
Section 1445), the owner of a disregarded entity (which has legal title to a U.S. real property
interest under local law) will be the transferor of the property and not the disregarded entity.
To inform the transferee that withholding of tax is not required upon my disposition of a U.S. real
property interest, I, ____________________________________, hereby certify the following:
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I understand that this certification may be disclosed to the Internal Revenue Service by the
transferee and that any false statement I have made here could be punished by fine, imprisonment,
or both.
Under penalties of perjury I declare that I have examined this certification and to the best of my
knowledge and belief it is true, correct and complete.
[FIRPTA Certificate]
ATTACHMENT 3B
FIRPTA CERTIFICATE FOR ENTITIES NON-FOREIGN PERSON AFFIDAVIT
Entity Transferor
Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code provides that a transferee of a U.S. real property
interest must withhold tax if the transferor is a foreign person. For U.S. tax purposes (including
Section 1445), the owner of a disregarded entity (which has legal title to a U.S. real property
interest under local law) will be the transferor of the property and not the disregarded entity.
To inform the transferee that withholding of tax is not required upon the disposition of a U.S.
real property interest by ____________________________________ (Transferor), the undersigned hereby certifies the following on
behalf of Transferor:
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Transferor understands that this certification may be disclosed to the Internal Revenue Service by
the transferee and that any false statement contained herein could be punished by fine,
imprisonment, or both.
Under penalties of perjury I declare that I have examined this certification and to the best of my
knowledge and belief it is true, correct and complete, and I further declare that I have the
authority to sign this document on behalf of Transferor.
[FIRPTA Certificate]
ATTACHMENT 4
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT
OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
The undersigned, electing to receive the partnership common units of AIMCO Properties, L.P.,
hereby consents to, and agrees to become a party to and bound by the provisions of the Amended and
Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AIMCO Properties, L.P., as amended. The undersigned
agrees that this signature page may be attached to any counterpart of such agreement and that it is
effective as of February 11, 2011.
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[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AIMCO Properties, L.P.]
ATTACHMENT 5
REVOCATION OF ELECTION FORM OF
FOX STRATEGIC HOUSING INCOME PARTNERS
INSTRUCTIONS FOR REVOCATION OF ELECTION
Revocation of Election. You may revoke any previously delivered election at
any time prior to the Election Deadline by submitting a properly completed and
executed Revocation of Election Form to AIMCO Properties, L.P., c/o Eagle Rock
Proxy Advisors, LLC prior to the Election Deadline. Any properly completed and
timely delivered election that is properly revoked will be deemed not to have
been validly made, and you must properly complete and execute a new Election
Form and return it prior to the Election Deadline in order to make a new valid
election. If you properly revoke an effective election but do not make a new
valid election by the Election Deadline, you will receive the Cash
Consideration for all of your Limited Partnership Units.
The right to revoke an election with regard to the form of your election
consideration expires at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on March 14, 2011 (the
Election Deadline).
In order for the revocation of your election to be timely and effective, this
Revocation of Election Form must be delivered to the following address so that
it is actually received prior to the Election Deadline:
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c/o Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC
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Telephone: (800) 217-9608
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To confirm the receipt of your Revocation of Election Form, contact Eagle Rock
Proxy Advisors, LLC at (800) 217-9608. If you fax your fully completed and
executed Revocation of Election Form, you must also send your original
Revocation of Election Form to AIMCO Properties, L.P., c/o Eagle Rock Proxy
Advisors, LLC, by mail or overnight courier to the address provided above for
receipt no later than two (2) business days following the Election Deadline.
Any Revocation of Election Form received after the Election Deadline will be
invalid regardless of the date it was delivered to a courier for delivery or
postmarked if it has not been sent by fax and received prior to the Election
Deadline.
Reference is made to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 11, 2011 (as
amended or supplemented from time to time, the Merger Agreement), by and among Fox
Strategic Housing Income Partners, a California limited partnership, AIMCO Properties, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership, and AIMCO Fox Merger Sub LLC, a California limited liability company.
The undersigned previously provided an Election Form in connection with its election of
consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein
shall have the meaning assigned thereto in such Election Form.
The undersigned hereby revoke(s) the Election Form previously submitted by the undersigned.
[Revocation of Election Form]
[Signature Page to Revocation of Election Form]
COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN
Please sign your name below exactly in the same manner as the name(s) in which Limited
Partnership Units were owned. When Limited Partnership Units are held by two (2) or more joint
holders, all such holders must sign. When signing as attorney-in-fact, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full
corporate name by the president or other authorized officer. If a partnership or limited liability
company, please sign in partnership or limited liability company name by an authorized person.
The undersigned has executed this Revocation of Election Form as of this ___ day of
___________, 2011.
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respect to a signatory which is an entity, please provide the address of your place of business (or, if there is
more than one place of business, the chief executive office). With respect to each natural person trustee of a
signatory that is a trust, please provide the address of your residence and place of business (or, if there is
more than one place of business, the chief executive office). With respect to each signatory that is a trust
with an entity trustee, please provide the information requested of an entity. |
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ATTACHMENT 6
WAIVER AND RELEASE FORM
Reference is made to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 11, 2011 (as
amended or supplemented from time to time, the Merger Agreement), by and among Fox
Strategic Housing Income Partners, a California limited partnership (Fox), AIMCO
Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (Aimco OP), and AIMCO Fox Merger Sub
LLC, a California limited liability company (the Merger Subsidiary). Pursuant to the
Merger Agreement, on February 11, 2011, the Merger Subsidiary was merged with and into Fox, with
Fox continuing as the surviving entity (the Merger).
In executing this waiver and release, the undersigned, on behalf of himself, his heirs,
estate, executor, administrator, successors and assigns, hereby releases Aimco OP and its
predecessors, successors and assigns and its present and former parents, subsidiaries, affiliates,
investors, insurers, reinsurers, officers, directors, employees, agents, administrators, auditors,
attorneys, accountants, information and solicitation agents, investment bankers, and other
representatives, including but not limited to Apartment Investment and Management Company, Fox
Partners VIII (the General Partner), the general partner of Fox, and Fox Capital
Management Corporation, the managing general partner of the General Partner (collectively, the
Releasees), from any and all claims and causes of action, whether brought individually,
on behalf of a class, or derivatively, demands, rights, or liabilities, including, but not limited
to, claims for negligence, gross negligence, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty (including, but not
limited to, duties of care, loyalty or candor), mismanagement, corporate waste, misrepresentation,
whether intentional or negligent, misstatements and omissions to disclose, breach of contract,
violations of any state or federal statutes, rules or regulations, whether known claims or unknown
claims, whether past claims, present claims or future claims through and including the date of the
consummation of the Merger, including, but not limited to, those claims that have arisen or arise,
directly or indirectly, out of or relate, directly or indirectly, to (a) the Merger Agreement and
the transactions contemplated thereby (excluding only the undersigneds rights, if any, under the
Merger Agreement), (b) any other circumstance, agreement, activity, action, omission, event or
matter occurring or existing on or prior to the date of the consummation of the Merger, (c) the
ownership of any limited partnership interest in Fox, including but not limited to, any and all
claims related to the management of Fox or the properties owned by Fox (whether currently or
previously), the payment of management fees or other monies to the General Partner and to
affiliates of Fox and prior sales of properties, or (d) the purchase, acquisition, holding, sale or
voting of one or more limited partnership interests in Fox (collectively, the Released
Claims).
The waiver and release does not apply to claims the undersigned may have under the federal
securities laws.
The undersigned expressly waives and relinquishes, to the fullest extent permitted by law and
consistent with this release, the provisions, rights and benefits of Section 1542 of the Civil Code
of California, or Section 1542, which provides:
A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO
EXIST IN ITS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE
MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.
The undersigned expressly waives any and all provisions, rights and benefits conferred by any
law of any state or territory of the United States, or principle of common law, that is similar,
comparable or equivalent to Section 1542. The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that he or she
may later discover facts in addition to or different from those which he or she now knows or
believes to be true with respect to the subject matter of the Released Claims, but will be deemed
to have fully, finally and forever settled and released any and all Released Claims, known or
unknown, suspected or unsuspected, contingent or non-contingent, that now exist or may arise in the
future through and including the date of the consummation of the Merger under any theory of law or
equity now
existing, including, but not limited to, conduct that is negligent, intentional, with malice,
or a breach of any duty, law or rule, without regard to the subsequent discovery of the existence
of such different or additional facts.
The undersigned hereby agrees that this release is intended to include the Released Claims,
which the undersigned may have and which the undersigned does not know or suspect to exist in its
favor against the Releasees, and that this release extinguishes those claims.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants to the Releasees that the undersigned has not
assigned or otherwise transferred or subrogated any interest in the Released Claims.
[Signature Page to Waiver and Release Form]
COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN
Please sign your name below exactly in the same manner as the name(s) in which Limited
Partnership Units were owned. When Limited Partnership Units are held by two (2) or more joint
holders, all such holders must sign. When signing as attorney-in-fact, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full
corporate name by the president or other authorized officer. If a partnership or limited liability
company, please sign in partnership or limited liability company name by an authorized person.
The undersigned has executed this Waiver and Release Form as of this ___ day of ___________,
2011.
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respect to a signatory which is an entity, please provide the address of your place of business (or, if there is
more than one place of business, the chief executive office). With respect to each natural person trustee of a
signatory that is a trust, please provide the address of your residence and place of business (or, if there is
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[Signature Page to Waiver and Release Form]
EXHIBIT A
APPRAISAL RIGHTS OF LIMITED PARTNERS
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed
thereto in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 11, 2011 (the Merger
Agreement), by and among Fox Strategic Housing Income Partners, a California limited partnership
(Fox), AIMCO Fox Merger Sub LLC, a California limited liability company (the Aimco Subsidiary),
and AIMCO Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (Aimco OP). In connection with the
Merger, limited partners of Fox shall have the following appraisal rights:
(a) Any limited partner who holds Limited Partnership Units on the effective date of the
Merger who has not consented to the Merger (the Nonconsenting Limited Partners) and who has
otherwise complied with paragraph (b) hereof shall be entitled to an appraisal by arbitration of
the fair value of the Nonconsenting Limited Partners Limited Partnership Units. This arbitration
shall be conducted in Denver, Colorado, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the
American Arbitration Association by a panel of three arbitrators selected by Aimco OP. Any
arbitration award shall be appealable in the Federal District Court located in Denver, Colorado.
(b) Within 10 days after the effective date of the Merger, Aimco OP shall notify each of the
Nonconsenting Limited Partners of the consummation of the Merger, the effective date of the Merger
and that appraisal rights are available for any or all Limited Partnership Units held by
Nonconsenting Limited Partners, and shall include in such notice a copy of this Annex. Such notice
shall include an Election Form pursuant to which Nonconsenting Limited Partners may elect an
appraisal by arbitration of the fair value of their Limited Partnership Units pursuant to paragraph
(a) hereof. Any limited partner who holds Limited Partnership Units on the effective date of the
Merger and who has not consented to the Merger shall be entitled to receive such notice and may,
within 30 days after the date of mailing of such notice (such 30th day being the Election
Deadline), demand from Aimco OP the appraisal of his or her Limited Partnership Units by making
the appropriate election in the Election Form in accordance with the instructions thereto. Each
completed Election Form must be delivered to the address, and within the time period, specified in
the instructions to the Election Form. If a Nonconsenting Limited Partner fails to properly
complete an Election Form or return it to the correct address within the specified time period,
such Nonconsenting Limited Partner shall be deemed to have elected not to seek an appraisal of his
or her Limited Partnership Units, and will be deemed to have elected the Cash Consideration.
(c) At any time prior to the Election Deadline, any Nonconsenting Limited Partner who has made
a demand for appraisal of his or her Limited Partnership Units shall have the right to withdraw his
or her demand for appraisal and to accept the Cash Consideration payable pursuant to the Merger
Agreement. Nonconsenting Limited Partners who wish to withdraw their demands must do so in writing
delivered to AIMCO Properties, L.P., c/o Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC, by mail at 12 Commerce
Drive, Cranford, New Jersey, 07016, or by fax at (908) 497-2349. At any time prior to 20 days
after the Election Deadline, any Nonconsenting Limited Partner who has complied with the
requirements of subsections (a) and (b) hereof, upon written request, shall be entitled to receive
from Aimco OP a statement setting forth the aggregate number of Limited Partnership Units with
respect to which Nonconsenting Limited Partners have made demands for appraisal and the aggregate
number of holders of such Limited Partnership Units. Such written statement shall be mailed to the
Nonconsenting Limited Partner within 10 days after such Nonconsenting Limited Partners written
request for such a statement is received by Aimco OP or within 20 days after the Election Deadline,
whichever is later.
(d) Upon the submission of any such demand by a Nonconsenting Limited Partner, Aimco OP shall,
within 40 days after the Election Deadline, submit to the arbitration panel a duly verified list
containing the names and addresses of all Nonconsenting Limited Partners who have demanded payment
for their Limited Partnership Units and with whom agreements as to the value of their Limited
Partnership Units have not been reached with Aimco OP. The arbitration panel shall give notice of
the time and place fixed for the hearing of such demand by registered or certified mail to Aimco OP
and to the Nonconsenting Limited Partners shown on the list at the addresses therein stated. The
forms of the notices shall be approved by the panel, and the costs thereof shall be borne by Aimco
OP.
(e) At the hearing on such demand, the panel shall determine the Nonconsenting Limited
Partners who have become entitled to appraisal rights hereunder.
(f) After determining the Nonconsenting Limited Partners entitled to an appraisal, the panel
shall appraise the Limited Partnership Units, determining their fair value exclusive of any element
of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the Merger, together with interest, if
any, to be paid upon the amount determined to be the fair value. In determining such fair value,
the panel shall take into account all relevant factors. Unless the panel in its discretion
determines otherwise for good cause shown, interest from the effective date of the Merger through
the date of payment of the judgment shall be compounded quarterly and shall accrue at 5% over the
Federal Reserve discount rate (including any surcharge), as established from time to time during
the period between the effective date of the Merger and the date of payment of the judgment. Upon
application by Aimco OP or by any Nonconsenting Limited Partner entitled to participate in the
appraisal proceeding, the panel may, in its discretion, proceed with the appraisal prior to the
final determination of the Nonconsenting Limited Partners entitled to an appraisal. Any
Nonconsenting Limited Partner whose name appears on the list submitted by Aimco OP pursuant to
paragraph (d) hereof may participate fully in all proceedings until it is finally determined that
such Nonconsenting Limited Partner is not entitled to appraisal rights hereunder.
(g) The panel shall direct the payment of the fair value of the Limited Partnership Units,
together with interest, if any, by Aimco OP to the Nonconsenting Limited Partners entitled thereto.
Payment shall be so made to each such Nonconsenting Limited Partner upon the receipt by Aimco OP
of the written consent from such Nonconsenting Limited Partner that, for federal income tax
purposes, the issuance of cash for the Limited Partnership Units shall be treated as a sale of the
Limited Partnership Units by the owner and a purchase of such Limited Partnership Units by Aimco OP
for the cash consideration so paid under the terms of the Merger Agreement in accordance with the
guidelines set forth in Treas. Reg. Sections 1.708-1(c)(3) and 1.708-1(c)(4).
(h) The costs of the proceeding may be determined by the panel and taxed upon the parties as
the panel deems equitable in the circumstances. Upon application of a Nonconsenting Limited
Partner, the panel may order all or a portion of the expenses incurred by any Nonconsenting Limited
Partner in connection with the appraisal proceeding, including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys fees and the fees and expenses of experts, to be charged pro rata against the value of
all the interests entitled to an appraisal.
(i) From and after the effective date of the Merger, no Nonconsenting Limited Partner who has
demanded appraisal rights as provided in paragraph (b) hereof shall be entitled to vote such
Limited Partnership Units for any purpose or to receive payment of distributions on such interests
(except distributions payable as of a record date prior to the effective date of the Merger);
provided, however, that if such Nonconsenting Limited Partner shall deliver to
AIMCO Properties, L.P., c/o Eagle Rock Proxy Advisors, LLC, by mail at 12 Commerce Drive, Cranford,
New Jersey, 07016, or by fax at (908) 497-2349, a written withdrawal of such Nonconsenting Limited
Partners demand for an appraisal and an acceptance of the Cash Consideration payable pursuant to
the Merger Agreement, either as provided in paragraph (c) hereof or thereafter with the written
approval of Aimco OP, then the right of such Nonconsenting Limited Partner to an appraisal shall
cease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no appraisal proceeding before the panel shall be dismissed
as to any Nonconsenting Limited Partner without the approval of the panel, and such approval may be
conditioned upon such terms as the panel deems just.