-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Wk4LlBHzKljADoNgNMaFZAZm3w7tmrrMmpTDZp4X3s7To8uSa//pSpJc0Lt76PBz 0S1EWwNeASaxB9dcLTUVbQ== 0001104659-08-023028.txt : 20080407 0001104659-08-023028.hdr.sgml : 20080407 20080407171430 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-08-023028 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080407 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080407 GROUP MEMBERS: DANIEL L. GOODWIN GROUP MEMBERS: EAGLE FINANCIAL CORP. GROUP MEMBERS: INLAND INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC. GROUP MEMBERS: INLAND REAL ESTATE CORPORATION GROUP MEMBERS: INLAND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION GROUP MEMBERS: INLAND WESTERN RETAIL REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC. GROUP MEMBERS: ROBERT D. PARKS GROUP MEMBERS: ROBERT H. BAUM GROUP MEMBERS: THE INLAND GROUP, INC. GROUP MEMBERS: THE INLAND REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS GROUP, INC. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RAMCO GERSHENSON PROPERTIES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000842183 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 136908486 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-40582 FILM NUMBER: 08743654 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 31500 NORTHWESTERN HWY STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: FARMINGTON HILLS STATE: MI ZIP: 48334 BUSINESS PHONE: 2483509900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 31500 NORTHWESTERN HWY STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: FARMINGTON HILLS STATE: MI ZIP: 48334 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RPS REALTY TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001307748 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 342019608 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2901 BUTTERFIELD ROAD CITY: OAK BROOK STATE: IL ZIP: 60523 BUSINESS PHONE: 630-218-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2901 BUTTERFIELD ROAD CITY: OAK BROOK STATE: IL ZIP: 60523 SC 13D 1 a08-10185_1sc13d.htm SC 13D

 

 

UNITED STATES

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

(Rule 13d-101)

 

Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(a) and

Amendments Thereto Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a)

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.     )*

 

RAMCO-GERSHENSON PROPERTIES TRUST

(Name of Issuer)

 

COMMON SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

751452202

(CUSIP Number)

 

Lori J. Foust

Treasurer

Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc.

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

(630 218-8000)

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

March 28, 2008

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 



 

CUSIP No.   751452202

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. (I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 34-2019608)

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
WC, OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Maryland
Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
888,687(1)

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
888,687(1)

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
888,687(1)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
4.8%(2)

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO

 


(1) The number of shares reported as beneficially owned is as of April 4, 2008.

 

(2) The percentage is calculated based on a total of 18,469,456 of the Issuer’s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of March 5, 2008, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2008.

 

2



 

CUSIP No.   751452202

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
Inland Investment Advisors, Inc.

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Illinois
Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
1,038,537(1)

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
1,038,537(1)

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,038,537(1)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
5.6%(2)

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA, CO

 


(1) The number of shares reported as beneficially owned is as of April 4, 2008.  Includes shares beneficially owned by Inland Investment Advisors, Inc. through its management of the discretionary accounts of its clients.

 

(2) The percentage is calculated based on a total of 18,469,456 of the Issuer’s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of March 5, 2008, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2008.

 

3



 

CUSIP No.   751452202

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation (I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 36-3337999)

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Delaware
Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
1,038,537(1)

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
1,038,537(1)

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,038,537(1)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
5.6%(2)

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC, CO

 


(1) The number of shares reported as beneficially owned is as of April 4, 2008.  Includes shares beneficially owned by Inland Investment Advisors, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Inland Real Estate Investment Corp., through its management of the discretionary accounts of its clients.

 

(2) The percentage is calculated based on a total of 18,469,456 of the Issuer’s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of March 5, 2008, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2008.

 

4



 

CUSIP No.   751452202

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
Inland Real Estate Corporation (I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 36-395326)

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Maryland
Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
5,000(1)

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
5,000(1)

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
5,000(1)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
0.0%(2)

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO

 


(1) The number of shares reported as beneficially owned is as of April 4, 2008.

 

(2) The percentage is calculated based on a total of 18,469,456 of the Issuer’s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of March 5, 2008, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2008.

 

5



 

CUSIP No.   751452202

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
The Inland Group, Inc. (I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 36-3189393)

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Delaware
Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
1,038,537(1)

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
1,038,537(1)

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,038,537(1)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
5.6%(2)

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC, CO

 


(1) The number of shares reported as beneficially owned is as of April 4, 2008.  Includes shares beneficially owned by Inland Investment Advisors, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of The Inland Group, Inc., through its management of the discretionary accounts of its clients.

 

(2) The percentage is calculated based on a total of 18,469,456 of the Issuer’s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of March 5, 2008, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2008.

 

6



 

CUSIP No.   751452202

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc. (I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 42-1579325)

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
WC, OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Maryland
Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
70,550(1)

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
70,550(1)

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
70,550(1)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
0.4%(2)

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO

 


(1) The number of shares reported as beneficially owned is as of April 4, 2008.

 

(2) The percentage is calculated based on a total of 18,469,456 of the Issuer’s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of March 5, 2008, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2008.

 

7



 

CUSIP No.   751452202

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
Eagle Financial Corp. (I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 36-3839340)

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
WC, OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Illinois
Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
40,000(1)

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
40,000(1)

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
40,000(1)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
0.2%(2)

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO

 


(1) The number of shares reported as beneficially owned is as of April 4, 2008.

 

(2) The percentage is calculated based on a total of 18,469,456 of the Issuer’s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of March 5, 2008, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2008.

 

8



 

CUSIP No.   751452202

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
The Inland Real Estate Transactions Group, Inc. (I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 36-3640591)

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
WC, OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Illinois
Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
40,000(1)

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
40,000(1)

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
40,000(1)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
0.2%(2)

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC, CO

 


(1) The number of shares reported as beneficially owned is as of April 4, 2008.

 

(2) The percentage is calculated based on a total of 18,469,456 of the Issuer’s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of March 5, 2008, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2008.

 

9



 

CUSIP No.   751452202

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
Daniel L. Goodwin

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

United States
Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
1,038,537(1)

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
1,038,537(1)

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,038,537(1)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
5.6%(2)

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC, IN

 


(1) The number of shares reported as beneficially owned is as of April 4, 2008.  Includes shares beneficially owned by Inland Investment Advisors, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of The Inland Group, Inc., through its management of the discretionary accounts of its clients.  Mr. Goodwin is the controlling shareholder of The Inland Group, Inc.

 

(2) The percentage is calculated based on a total of 18,469,456 of the Issuer’s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of March 5, 2008, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2008.

 

10



 

CUSIP No.   751452202

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
Robert D. Parks

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

United States
Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
3,400(1)

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
3,400(1)

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,400(1)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
0.0%(2)

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

 


(1) The number of shares reported as beneficially owned is as of April 4, 2008. 

 

(2) The percentage is calculated based on a total of 18,469,456 of the Issuer’s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of March 5, 2008, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2008.

 

11



 

CUSIP No.   751452202

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
Robert H. Baum

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

United States
Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
3,000(1)

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
3,000(1)

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,000(1)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
0.0%(2)

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

 


(1) The number of shares reported as beneficially owned is as of April 4, 2008.

 

(2) The percentage is calculated based on a total of 18,469,456 of the Issuer’s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of March 5, 2008, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2008.

 

12



 

CUSIP No. 751452202

 

Item 1.

Security and Issuer

 

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value per share (the “Shares”).

 

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (the “Company”)

31500 Northwestern Hwy

Suite 300

Farmington Hills, MI 48334

Item 2.

Identity and Background

(a)                                 Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. (“Inland American”)

(b)                                 State of Incorporation:  Maryland

Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

(c)                                  Principal Business:  Inland American seeks to acquire and manage a diversified (by geographical location and by property type) portfolio of real estate primarily improved for use as shopping or retail centers, malls, multi-family residential buildings, office and industrial buildings located in the United States and Canada.  Inland American also may own publicly traded or privately owned entities that own such commercial real estate assets.  These entities may include REITs and other “real estate operating companies,” such as real estate management companies and real estate development companies.

(d)                                 Inland American has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.  To the knowledge of Inland American, none of the executive officers and directors of Inland American has been convicted in a criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.

(e)                                  Inland American is not, and during the last five years has not been, subject to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws as a result of a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to which it was a party.  To the knowledge of Inland American, none of the executive officers and directors of Inland American has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction the result of which subjected him or her to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws.

Please see Appendix A filed with this Schedule 13D for Identity and Background items (2)(a), (b), (c) and (f) of each of the executive officers and directors of Inland American, which information is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.

(a)                                 Inland Investment Advisors, Inc. (“Adviser”)

(b)                                 State of Incorporation:  Illinois

Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

(c)                                  Principal Business:  Adviser purchases, sells, exchanges and otherwise trades in securities, places orders for the execution of transactions with or through brokers or dealers. Adviser selects, renders, furnishes and provides advice, analyses regarding securities on behalf of its clients.

(d)                                 Adviser has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.  To the knowledge of Adviser, none of the executive officers and directors of Adviser has been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.

 

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(e)                                  Adviser is not, and during the last five years has not been, subject to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws as a result of a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to which it was a party.  To the knowledge of Adviser, none of the executive officers and directors of Adviser has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction during the last five years the result of which subjected him or her to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws.

Please see Appendix B filed with this Schedule 13D for Identity and Background items (2)(a), (b), (c) and (f) of each of the executive officers and directors of Adviser, which information is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.

(a)                                 Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation (“IREIC”)

(b)                                 State of Incorporation:  Maryland

Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

(c)                                  Principal Business:  IREIC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIGI (as defined below) and is the sponsor of Inland American, Inland Western (as defined below) and IREC (as defined below).  TIGI, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a fully-integrated group of legally and financially separate companies that have been engaged in diverse facets of real estate such as property management, leasing, marketing, acquisition, disposition, development, redevelopment, renovation, construction, finance and other related services.

(d)                                 IREIC has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.  To the knowledge of IREIC, none of the executive officers and directors of IREIC has been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.

(e)                                  IREIC is not, and during the last five years has not been, subject to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws as a result of a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to which it was a party.  To the knowledge of IREIC, none of the executive officers and directors of IREIC has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction during the last five years the result of which subjected him or her to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws.

Please see Appendix C filed with this Schedule 13D for Identity and Background items (2)(a), (b), (c) and (f) of each of the executive officers and directors of IREIC, which information is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.

(a)                                 Inland Real Estate Corporation (“IREC”)

(b)                                 State of Incorporation:  Maryland

Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

(c)                                  Principal Business:  IREC is a publicly held real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops (directly or through its unconsolidated entities) neighborhood retail centers (gross leasable areas ranging from 5,000 to 150,000 square feet) and community centers (gross leasable areas in excess of 150,000 square feet).

(d)                                 IREC has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.  To the knowledge of IREC, none of the executive officers and directors of IREC has

 

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been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.

(e)                                  IREC is not, and during the last five years has not been, subject to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws as a result of a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to which it was a party.  To the knowledge of IREC, none of the executive officers and directors of IREC has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction during the last five years the result of which subjected him or her to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws.

Please see Appendix D filed with this Schedule 13D for Identity and Background items (2)(a), (b), (c) and (f) of each of the executive officers and directors of IREC, which information is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.

(a)                                 The Inland Group, Inc. (“TIGI”)

(b)                                 State of Incorporation:  Delaware

Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

(c)                                  Principal Business:  TIGI, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a fully-integrated group of legally and financially separate companies that have been engaged in diverse facets of real estate such as property management, leasing, marketing, acquisition, disposition, development, redevelopment, renovation, construction, finance and other related services.

(d)                                 TIGI has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.  To the knowledge of TIGI, none of the executive officers and directors of TIGI has been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.

(e)                                  TIGI is not, and during the last five years has not been, subject to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws as a result of a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to which it was a party.  To the knowledge of TIGI, none of the executive officers and directors of TIGI has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction during the last five years the result of which subjected him or her to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws.

Please see Appendix E filed with this Schedule 13D for Identity and Background items (2)(a), (b), (c) and (f) of each of the executive officers and directors of TIGI, which information is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.

(a)                                 Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc. (“Inland Western”)

(b)                                 State of Incorporation:  Maryland

Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

(c)                                  Principal Business:  Inland Western is a real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition, development and management of retail properties, including lifestyle, power, neighborhood and community centers, in addition to single-user net lease properties in locations demonstrating solid demographics.

 

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(d)                                 Inland Western has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.  To the knowledge of Inland Western, none of the executive officers and directors of Inland Western has been convicted in a criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.

(e)                                  Inland Western is not, and during the last five years has not been, subject to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws as a result of a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to which it was a party.  To the knowledge of Inland Western, none of the executive officers and directors of Inland Western has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction the result of which subjected him or her to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws.

Please see Appendix F filed with this Schedule 13D for Identity and Background items (2)(a), (b), (c) and (f) of each of the executive officers and directors of Inland Western, which information is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.

(a)                                 Eagle Financial Corp. (“Eagle”)

(b)                                 State of Incorporation:  Illinois

Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

(c)                                  Principal Business:  Eagle is engaged in purchase and sale of securities.

(d)                                 Eagle has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.  To the knowledge of Eagle, none of the executive officers and directors of Eagle has been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.

(e)                                  Eagle has not been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction during the last five years the result of which was or is subject to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws.  To the knowledge of Eagle, none of the executive officers and directors of Eagle has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction during the last five years the result of which subjected him or her to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws.

Please see Appendix G filed with this Schedule 13D for Identity and Background items (2)(a), (b), (c) and (f) of each of the executive officers and directors of Eagle, which information is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.

(a)                                 The Inland Real Estate Transactions Group, Inc. (“TIRETG”)

(b)                                 State of Incorporation:  Illinois

Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

(c)                                  Principal Business:  Holding company for separate companies engaged in real estate brokerage, leasing, marketing, acquisition, disposition, development, and purchase and sale of securities.

(d)                                 TIRETG has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.  To the knowledge of TIRETG, none of the executive officers and

 

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directors of TIRETG has been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.

(e)                                  TIRETG has not been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction during the last five years the result of which was or is subject to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws.  To the knowledge of TIRETG, none of the executive officers and directors of TIRETG has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction during the last five years the result of which subjected him or her to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws.

Please see Appendix H filed with this Schedule 13D for Identity and Background items (2)(a), (b), (c) and (f) of each of the executive officers and directors of TIRETG, which information is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.

(a)                                 Daniel L. Goodwin

(b)                                 Business Address:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

(c)                                  Principal Occupation:  Chairman and President, The Inland Group, Inc., and Chairman of Inland Real Estate Corporation.

Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

(d)                                 Mr. Goodwin has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.

(e)                                  Mr. Goodwin is not, and during the last five years has not been, subject to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws as a result of a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to which he was a party.

(f)                                   Citizenship:  United States

(a)                                 Robert D. Parks

(b)                                 Business Address:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

(c)                                  Principal Occupation:  Chairman, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

(d)                                 Mr. Parks has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.

(e)                                  Mr. Parks is not, and during the last five years has not been, subject to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws as a result of a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to which he was a party.

(f)                                   Citizenship:  United States

 

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(a)                                 Robert H. Baum

(b)                                 Business Address:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

(c)                                  Principal Occupation:  Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of The Inland Group, Inc.

Address of Principal Office:  2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

(d)                                 Mr. Baum has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.

(e)                                  Mr. Baum is not, and during the last five years has not been, subject to (i) a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of any violation with respect to federal or state securities laws as a result of a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to which he was a party.

(f)                                   Citizenship:  United States

Inland American, Adviser, IREIC, IREC, TIGI, Inland Western, Eagle, TIRETG, Mr. Goodwin, Mr. Parks, and Mr. Baum collectively are referred to herein as the “Reporting Persons.”

 

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement made and entered into as of November 15, 2005, as amended, (the “Inland American Advisory Agreement”) by and between Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. (“Inland American”) and Adviser, attached as Exhibit 7.1 to this Schedule 13D, Adviser has purchased on behalf of Inland American a total of 888,687 Shares for an aggregate price of $19,570,087 in approximately 62 open-market transactions from November 26, 2007 through April 4, 2008.  The working capital of Inland American and brokerage account margin loans were the sources of consideration for the purchases.

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement made and entered into as of April 4, 2006, as amended, by and between Inland Western and Adviser, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 7.2 to this Schedule 13D, Adviser has purchased on behalf of Inland Western a total of 70,550 Shares for an aggregate price of $1,489,241 in approximately 27 open-market transactions from December 11, 2007 through January 4, 2008.  The working capital of Inland Western and brokerage account margin loans were the sources of consideration for the purchases.

Adviser has also purchased 5,500 Shares on behalf of clients that are not Reporting Persons for an aggregate price of $119,405 in approximately four open-market transactions from December 4, 2007 through January 23, 2008 pursuant to separate investment advisory agreements for discretionary accounts that Adviser has entered into with each of them, each substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 7.3 to this Schedule 13D.  The working capital of these clients and brokerage account margin loans were the sources of consideration for the purchases.

Adviser has purchased 5,000 Shares on behalf of IREC for an aggregate price of $103,490 in approximately two open-market transactions from January 23, 2008 through January 24, 2008 pursuant to an investment advisory agreement for discretionary accounts that Adviser has entered into with IREC, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 7.2 to this Schedule 13D.  The working capital of IREC and brokerage account margin loans were the sources of consideration for the purchases.

Adviser has purchased 40,000 Shares on behalf of Eagle for an aggregate price of $823,518 in approximately 12 open-market transactions from December 27, 2007 through January 22, 2008 pursuant to an investment advisory agreement for discretionary accounts that Adviser has entered into with Eagle, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 7.3 to this Schedule 13D.  The working capital of Eagle and brokerage account margin loans were the sources of consideration for the purchases.

 

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Adviser has purchased 22,400 Shares on behalf of Mr. Daniel L. Goodwin for an aggregate price of $463,272 in approximately 42 open-market transactions from December 26, 2007 through January 29, 2008 pursuant to an investment advisory agreement for discretionary accounts that Adviser has entered into with Mr. Goodwin, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 7.3 to this Schedule 13D.  The personal funds of Mr. Goodwin and brokerage account margin loans were the source of consideration for these purchases.

Adviser has purchased 3,400 Shares on behalf of Mr. Robert D. Parks for an aggregate price of $69,112 in six open-market transaction from January 2, 2008 through January 18, 2008 pursuant to an investment advisory agreement for discretionary accounts that Adviser has entered into with Mr. Parks, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 7.3 to this Schedule 13D.  The personal funds of Mr. Parks and brokerage account margin loans were the source of consideration for these purchases.

Adviser has purchased 3,000 Shares on behalf of Mr. Robert H. Baum for an aggregate price of $64,745 in approximately one open-market transaction on December 28, 2007 pursuant to an investment advisory agreement for discretionary accounts that Adviser has entered into with Mr. Baum, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 7.3 to this Schedule 13D.  The personal funds of Mr. Baum and brokerage account margin loans were the source of consideration for these purchases.

The Reporting Persons and the Adviser’s other clients may continue to utilize margin credit from time to time for the purchase of Shares, subject to applicable federal margin regulations, stock exchange rules and the brokerage firm’s credit policies.  The cost of borrowing with respect to margin accounts fluctuates with the broker loan rate and the amount of the debit balance.  The positions held in the margin accounts are pledged as collateral security for the repayment of debit balances in those accounts.

The Inland American Advisory Agreement and the investment advisory agreements for discretionary accounts by and between Adviser and each of Inland Western, IREC, Eagle, Mr. Goodwin, Mr. Parks, Mr. Baum and Adviser’s clients who are not Reporting Persons, respectively, are collectively referred to in this Schedule 13D as the “Advisory Agreements.

To the knowledge of Inland American, Adviser, IREIC, IREC, TIGI, Inland Western, Eagle, and TIRETG this Item 3 is inapplicable to the executive officers and directors listed on Appendices A through H, respectively, to the extent those officers and directors are not Reporting Persons, because none of those executive officers and directors who are not Reporting Persons owns any Shares of the Company.

Item 4.

Purpose of Transaction

Adviser beneficially owns Shares by virtue of having discretionary authority to vote and dispose of those Shares pursuant to the respective Advisory Agreements.  Adviser is a wholly owned subsidiary of IREIC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of TIGI, of which Mr. Goodwin is the controlling shareholder.  Eagle is a wholly owned subsidiary of TIRETG, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of TIGI.

Each of the Reporting Persons that has acquired Shares of the Company acquired them for the purpose of making an investment in the Company.  Inland American and Adviser have also considered, on a preliminary basis, various courses of action with respect to the Company, including:  (i) causing Inland American, or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof, to acquire additional Shares in a cash tender offer or exchange offer; (ii) proposing a merger or sale or similar transaction between Inland American, or an affiliate of Inland American, and the Company; and (iii) seeking representation on the Company’s board of directors.  Inland American and Adviser have not reached any conclusion as to any of the foregoing alternatives.  Pending a conclusion or a determination to dispose of all or a portion of the Shares which it owns, Inland American will hold all of its Shares as an investment.

Until Inland American and Adviser make a decision concerning the alternatives described above, and depending on market conditions and other factors, any one or more of the Reporting Persons may continue to purchase Shares of the Company in brokerage transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or in private transactions, if appropriate opportunities to do so are available, on such terms and at such times as the purchaser considers desirable.

 

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Each of the Reporting Persons intends to review its investment in the Company continuously and may in the future change its present course of action.  Inland American may decide to pursue one of the alternatives discussed in the second paragraph of this Item 4.  Inland American may seek control of the Company.  Any one of the Adviser Clients (as defined below in Item 6) may increase its respective beneficial ownership of Shares of the Company without obtaining control.  Any one or more of the Reporting Persons with dispositive power may determine to dispose of all or a portion of the Shares that it now owns or may hereafter acquire.  In reaching any conclusion as to the foregoing, each of the Reporting Persons will consider various factors, such as the Company’s business and prospects, other developments concerning the Company (including, but not limited to, the attitude of the board of directors and management of the Company), other business opportunities available to that Reporting Person, developments in the business and finances of the Reporting Person and general economic and stock market conditions.

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

(a)                                 See response corresponding to row 11 of the cover page of each Reporting Person for the aggregate number of Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons, which is incorporated herein by reference.  See response corresponding to row 13 of the cover page of each Reporting Person for the percentage of Shares beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons, which is incorporated herein by reference.  The Adviser makes decisions as to dispositions of the Shares held in the discretionary accounts of the Adviser Clients (as defined below in Item 6) by means of a committee composed of three of the directors of Adviser.  No one officer or director of any of the Reporting Persons, with the exception of Mr. Goodwin, has the ability to direct the disposition of the Shares.

(b)                                 See responses corresponding to rows seven through ten of the cover page of each Reporting Person for the number of Shares as to which that Reporting Person has sole power to vote or to direct the vote, shared power to vote or to direct the vote, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition, and shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition, which responses are incorporated herein by reference.  The Adviser shares the power to vote or direct the vote and the power of disposition with each of the Adviser Clients with respect to the Shares in their respective accounts.

(c)                                  During the past 60 days, Adviser has effected the following Share transactions for the account of Inland American, each via the New York Stock Exchange:

 

Date

 

Type of Transaction

 

No. of Shares

 

Price Per Share

 

Total Purchase Price

 

February 8, 2008

 

Buy

 

300

 

$

22.60

 

$

6,794

 

February 11, 2008

 

Buy

 

11,300

 

$

22.48

 

$

254,421

 

February 15, 2008

 

Buy

 

6,857

 

$

22.90

 

$

157,242

 

February 20, 2008

 

Buy

 

25,400

 

$

23.46

 

$

596,607

 

February 21, 2008

 

Buy

 

57,400

 

$

23.21

 

$

1,333,923

 

February 22, 2008

 

Buy

 

22,800

 

$

22.99

 

$

524,899

 

February 25, 2008

 

Buy

 

200

 

$

23.00

 

$

4,611

 

February 27, 2008

 

Buy

 

80,000

 

$

23.01

 

$

1,843,125

 

February 28, 2008

 

Buy

 

56,300

 

$

22.67

 

$

1,277,756

 

February 29, 2008

 

Buy

 

49,000

 

$

22.25

 

$

1,091,641

 

March 3, 2008

 

Buy

 

57,400

 

$

22.12

 

$

1,271,495

 

March 4, 2008

 

Buy

 

62,500

 

$

21.97

 

$

1,375,048

 

March 5, 2008

 

Buy

 

61,600

 

$

21.71

 

$

1,339,343

 

March 6, 2008

 

Buy

 

45,000

 

$

20.85

 

$

939,749

 

March 7, 2008

 

Buy

 

2,400

 

$

20.35

 

$

48,917

 

March 11, 2008

 

Buy

 

10,700

 

$

20.72

 

$

222,012

 

March 13, 2008

 

Buy

 

2,700

 

$

20.97

 

$

56,705

 

March 18, 2008

 

Buy

 

5,000

 

$

20.97

 

$

105,005

 

 

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March 19, 2008

 

Buy

 

14,500

 

$

21.35

 

$

310,010

 

March 20, 2008

 

Buy

 

7,000

 

$

21.32

 

$

149,433

 

March 25, 2008

 

Buy

 

19,000

 

$

21.94

 

$

417,404

 

March 26, 2008

 

Buy

 

5,000

 

$

21.98

 

$

110,045

 

March 27, 2008

 

Buy

 

31,500

 

$

21.84

 

$

688,906

 

March 28, 2008

 

Buy

 

56,000

 

$

21.56

 

$

1,209,000

 

March 31, 2008

 

Buy

 

48,500

 

$

21.34

 

$

1,036,493

 

April 1, 2008

 

Buy

 

9,500

 

$

21.36

 

$

203,255

 

April 2, 2008

 

Buy

 

12,600

 

$

21.70

 

$

273,777

 

April 3, 2008

 

Buy

 

2,000

 

$

21.75

 

$

43,565

 

April 4, 2008

 

Buy

 

31,800

 

$

22.00

 

$

700,559

 

 

During the past 60 days, Adviser effected the following Share transaction for the account of Inland Western, each via the New York Stock Exchange:

 

Date

 

Type of Transaction

 

No. of Shares

 

Price Per Share

 

Total Purchase Price

 

February 11, 2008

 

Buy

 

5,000

 

$

22.48

 

$

112,578

 

 

During the past 60 days, Adviser has effected the following Share transaction for the account of Daniel L. Goodwin, each via the New York Stock Exchange:

 

Date

 

Type of Transaction

 

No. of Shares

 

Price Per Share

 

Total Purchase Price

 

February 8, 2008

 

Buy

 

1,000

 

$

22.73

 

$

22,725

 

 

To the knowledge of Inland American, Adviser, IREIC, IREC, TIGI, Inland Western, Eagle, and TIRETG, respectively, none of their executive officers and directors has effected any other transactions in Shares of the Company in the last 60 days.

(d)                                 None.

(e)                                  Not Applicable.

Item 6.

Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to the Securities of the Issuer.

The Adviser purchased the Shares for the accounts of its clients, respectively, pursuant to the terms of the client’s corresponding Advisory Agreement.  The Advisory Agreements provide that Adviser has full discretionary authority with respect to the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the separate accounts that each of Inland American, IREC, Inland Western, Eagle, Mr. Goodwin, Mr. Parks, Mr. Baum, and Adviser’s other clients that own Shares (collectively, the “Adviser Clients” and each individually, an “Adviser Client”) maintains with Adviser, subject to certain investment guidelines that the Adviser Clients may provide from time to time.  These guidelines take effect generally fifteen days after notice to Adviser.  The Advisory Agreements also provide that the Adviser has the power as an Adviser Client’s proxy and attorney-in-fact to vote, tender or direct the voting or tendering of all of the assets of the accounts of that Adviser Client.  Either party to an Advisory Agreement may terminate that Advisory Agreement upon thirty days’ written notice.  The Inland American Advisory Agreement is attached to this Schedule 13D as Exhibit 7.1, a form of advisory agreement into which Adviser has entered with Inland Western and IREC, respectively, is attached to this Schedule 13D as Exhibit 7.2, and a form of advisory agreement into which each of the other Adviser Clients has entered is attached as Exhibit 7.3 to this Schedule 13D.

Because there is no written or other express agreement between or among Inland American, Inland Western, IREC or any of the other Adviser Clients to acquire, hold, vote or dispose of Shares, and because the services provided by investment advisers to clients generally do not create such an agreement between or among that adviser and its clients, the Adviser Clients and Adviser in accordance with instruction (2) to the cover page of Schedule 13D do not affirm that they are acting as a “group”

 

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for purposes of Section 13(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”); however, in accordance with the perceived statutory purpose of Section 13(d) to inform investors as to accumulations of an issuer’s securities and because of the relationships among the Reporting Persons described in this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons have filed this Schedule 13D jointly pursuant to the rules promulgated under Section 13(d), including Rule 13d-1(k).  Except as otherwise described herein, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships, legal or otherwise, among the persons named in Item 2 and between these persons and any person with respect to any securities of the Company, including but not limited to transfer or voting of any of the securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss or the giving or withholding of proxies.

Inland American, Adviser, IREIC, TIGI, Inland Western, IREC, Eagle and TIRETG are separate legal entities.  IREIC sponsored Inland American, IREC and Inland Western.  Adviser is a wholly owned subsidiary of IREIC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of TIGI, of which Mr. Goodwin is a controlling shareholder.  Eagle is a wholly owned subsidiary of TIRETG, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of TIGI.  Some of the Reporting Persons have some common officers and directors; however, the boards of directors of Inland American, Inland Western, and IREC are each comprised of a majority of independent directors.  An investment committee comprised of three members of the board of directors of Adviser oversees the overall investment strategy and decisions made with respect to the discretionary accounts that Adviser manages within the respective investment guidelines provided to it by its clients, including Inland American and the other Adviser Clients.  Mr. Goodwin, Mr. Robert D. Parks and Ms. Roberta S. Matlin are the members of this investment committee.  Mr. Goodwin manages the day-to-day operations of Adviser.

Item 7.

Material to be Filed as Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit

7.1

 

Investment Advisory Agreement as of November 15, 2005, as amended on August 3, 2007, between Inland Investment Advisors, Inc. and Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc.

 

 

 

7.2

 

Form of Investment Advisory Agreement For Discretionary Accounts (No Performance Fee)

 

 

 

7.3

 

Form of Investment Advisory Agreement For Discretionary Accounts (Performance Fee)

 

 

 

7.4

 

Joint Filing Agreement

 

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SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

INLAND AMERICAN REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  /s/ Brenda G. Gujral

 

Name:

  Brenda G. Gujral

 

Title:

  President

 

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

INLAND INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  /s/ Roberta S. Matlin

 

Name:

  Roberta S. Matlin

 

Title:

  President

 

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

INLAND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  /s/ Roberta S. Matlin

 

Name:

  Roberta S. Matlin

 

Title:

  Senior Vice President

 

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

INLAND REAL ESTATE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  /s/ Robert D. Parks

 

Name:

  Robert D. Parks

 

Title:

  Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

THE INLAND GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  /s/ Daniel L. Goodwin

 

Name:

  Daniel L. Goodwin

 

Title:

  President

 

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

INLAND WESTERN RETAIL REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  /s/ Steven P. Grimes

 

Name:

  Steven P. Grimes

 

Title:

  Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

EAGLE FINANCIAL CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  /s/ Daniel L. Goodwin

 

Name:

  Daniel L. Goodwin

 

Title:

  President

 



 

CUSIP No. 751452202

Dated: April 7, 2008

THE INLAND REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  /s/ Daniel L. Goodwin

 

Name:

 Daniel L. Goodwin

 

Title:

 President

 

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

DANIEL L. GOODWIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  /s/ Daniel L. Goodwin

 

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

ROBERT D. PARKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  /s/ Robert D. Parks

 

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

ROBERT H. BAUM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  /s/ Robert H. Baum

 



 

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General Note Regarding Appendices A – H

 

For purposes of Item 2(c) as it pertains to an executive officer or director of one of the Reporting Persons whose principal employer is Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation (“IREIC”) or The Inland Group, Inc. (“TIGI”), the principal business of each of those corporations is providing property management, leasing, marketing, acquisition, disposition, development, redevelopment, renovation, construction, finance, investment products and other services related to real estate.  IREIC is the sole shareholder of Inland American Business Manager & Advisor, Inc.  The principal business of Inland American Business Manager & Advisor, Inc. is overseeing and managing Inland American’s day-to-day operations, including identifying potential investment opportunities in real estate assets and assisting the board in evaluating those opportunities; preparing regulatory filings and other reports required by law; administering bookkeeping and accounting functions; and undertaking and performing all services and activities necessary and proper to carry out Inland American’s investment objectives.

 

Appendix A

Executive Officers and Directors of Inland American

 

Names and Titles
of Inland
American
Executive
Officers and
Directors

 

Principal Occupation or Employment and Business of Principal
Employer

 

Business or Residence
Address; Citizenship

J. Michael Borden, Director

 

President and Chief Executive Officer of Freedom Plastics, Inc., Rock Valley Trucking Co., Inc., Total Quality Plastics, Inc., Rock Valley Leasing, Inc., Hufcor Inc., Airwall, Inc. and Soft Heat; Chief Executive Officer of Hufcor Asia Pacific in China and Hong Kong, Marashumi Corp. in Malaysia, Hufcor Australia Group, and F. P. Investments.

 

Hufcor, Inc.
P.O. Box 591
Janesville, Wisconsin 53547

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas F. Glavin, Director

 

Owner of Thomas F. Glavin & Associates, Inc., a certified public accounting firm started in 1988, and partner in Gateway Homes, which has zoned, developed and managed a 440 unit manufactured home park in Frankfort, Illinois as well as single family home sites.

 

414 Plaza Drive,
Suite 304
Westmont, Illinois 60551

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Brenda G. Gujral, President and Director

 

Chief Executive Officer, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

David Mahon, Director

 

Managing Director of GE Antares Capital and one of GE Antares’ senior deal professionals in leveraged finance; works in capital markets where he is responsible for structuring and syndicating GE Antares’ transactions.

 

GE Antares Capital
500 West Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois 60661

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas F.
Meagher, Director

 

Principal stockholder and Chairman of Professional Golf Cars of Florida; serves on the board of directors of The Private Bank of Chicago, DuPage Airport Authority and the TWA Plan Oversight Committee.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

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Robert D. Parks, Chairman of the Board; Director

 

Chairman, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois  60523

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Paula Saban, Director

 

President and principal stockholder in Newport Distribution, Inc., a construction products company.

 

 

807 Tory Court
Schaumburg, Illinois 60173

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

William J. Wierzbicki, Director

 

Registered Professional Planner in the Province of Ontario, Canada; sole proprietor of “Planning Advisory Services,” a land-use planning consulting service providing consultation and advice to various local governments, developers and individuals; Chairman of the Sault North Planning Board, which is responsible for land-use planning for 32 unorganized townships north of the city of Sault Ste. Marie; independent director on the Sault Area Hospital board of directors and sits on that board’s New Hospital Planning Committee and the Quality and Performance Committee.

 

28 Tadcaster Place

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada P6B 5E4

 

Canadian Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Roberta S. Matlin, Vice President – Administration

 

Senior Vice President, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Lori Foust, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

 

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of Inland American; Chief Financial Officer of Inland American Business Manager & Advisor, Inc.; principally employed by Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Scott W. Wilton, Secretary

 

Secretary of Inland American; Assistant Vice President of The Inland Real Estate Group, Inc.; Secretary of Inland Real Estate Exchange Corporation; Secretary of Inland American Business Manager & Advisor, Inc.; principally employed as Assistant Counsel with The Inland Real Estate Group, Inc. law department, which provides legal services, including drafting and negotiating real estate purchase and sales contracts, leases and other real estate or corporate agreements and documents, performing due diligence, and rendering legal opinions.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Jack Potts,
Principal Accounting Officer

 

Principal Accounting Officer of Inland American and Chief Accounting Officer of Inland American Business Manager & Advisor, Inc.; principally employed by Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

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Appendix B

Executive Officers and Directors of Adviser

 

Names and Titles
of Adviser
Executive
Officers and
Directors

 

Principal Occupation or Employment and Business of Principal
Employer

 

Business or
Residence Address;
Citizenship

Brenda G. Gujral, Director and Vice President

 

Chief Executive Officer, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Roberta S. Matlin, Director and President

 

Senior Vice President, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel L.
Goodwin, Director

 

Chairman and President, The Inland Group, Inc., and Chairman of Inland Real Estate Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Robert D. Parks, Director

 

Chairman, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Catherine L.
Lynch, Treasurer and Secretary

 

Treasurer and Secretary, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Appendix C

Executive Officers and Directors of IREIC

 

Names and Titles
of IREIC
Executive Officers
and Directors

 

Principal Occupation or Employment and Business of Principal
Employer

 

Business or Residence
Address; Citizenship

Daniel L. Goodwin,
Director

 

Chairman and President, The Inland Group, Inc., and Chairman of Inland Real Estate Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Robert H. Baum,
Director

 

Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of The Inland Group, Inc.

 

2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Brenda G. Gujral,
Director  & Chief
Executive Officer

 

Chief Executive Officer, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Roberta S. Matlin,
Director  &
President

 

Senior Vice President, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Robert D. Parks,
Director

 

Chairman, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Catherine L. Lynch,
Treasurer and
Secretary

 

Treasurer and Secretary, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

George A.
Pandaleon, Senior
Vice President

 

Senior Vice President, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Ulana B.
Horalewskyj, Senior
Vice President

 

Senior Vice President, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road
 
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

George Adamek,
Vice President

 

Vice President, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

United States Citizen

 

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Marianne Jones, Vice President

 

Vice President, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Guadalupe Griffin, Vice President

 

Vice President, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Dawn M. Williams, Vice President-Marketing

 

Vice President-Marketing, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Sandra Perion, Vice President-Operations

 

Vice President-Operations, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

United States Citizen

 

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Appendix D

IREC

 

Names and Titles
of IREC
Executive
Officers and
Directors

 

Principal Occupation or Employment and Business of Principal
Employer

 

Business or
Residence Address;
Citizenship

Roland W. Burris, Director

 

Manager and chief executive officer of Burris & Lebed Consulting LLC and of counsel to the law firm Burris, Wright, Slaughter & Tom, LLC since April 2002.

 

Burris & Lebed Consulting,

LLC

35 East Wacker Drive,

Suite 500 Chicago, Illinois 60601

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas D’Arcy, Director

 

Principal in Bayside Realty Partners, a private real estate company focused on acquisition, renovation and development of land and income producing real estate primarily in the New England area.

 

Bayside Realty Partners

194 Central St.

Saugus, MA 01906

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel L. Goodwin, Chairman and President

 

Chairman and President, The Inland Group, Inc., and Chairman of Inland Real Estate Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Joel G. Herter, Director

 

Senior consultant of Wolf & Company LLP, certified public accountants.

 

Wolf & Company LLP

2100 Clearwater Drive

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Heidi N. Lawton, Director

 

President of Lawton Realty Group, Inc., a commercial real estate brokerage and management firm; responsible for all aspects of its operations, including structuring real estate investments, procuring partners or investors, acquiring land and properties and obtaining financing for development or acquisition.

 

Lawton Realty Group, Inc.

2100 Clearwater Drive

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas H. McAuley, Director

 

President of Inland Capital Markets Group, Inc., an affiliate of The Inland Group, Inc.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas McWilliams, Director

 

Licensed real estate broker specializing in the development of retail, office and residential properties in the western suburbs of Chicago; also serves as president of United Energy Associates, Inc., a full service energy management company.

 

1014 Burlington Avenue

P. O. Box 3672

Lisle, Illinois 60532

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Robert D. Parks, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

Chairman, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Joel D. Simmons, Director

 

Limited partner of Cohen Financial, a national real estate finance company; focuses on structuring and managing capital for commercial real estate transactions.

 

Cohen Financial

520 Lake Cook Road,

Suite 350

Deerfield, Illinois 60015

 

United States Citizen

 

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William W. Anderson, Vice President

 

Vice President, Inland Real Estate Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Beth Sprecher Brooks, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

 

Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Inland Real Estate Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Brett A. Brown, Chief Financial Officer

 

Chief Financial Officer, Inland Real Estate Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

D. Scott Carr, President of Property Management

 

President of Property Management, Inland Real Estate Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Mark E. Zalatoris Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Treasurer

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Treasurer, Inland Real Estate Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

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Appendix E

Executive Officers and Directors of TIGI

 

Names and Titles
of TIGI
Executive
Officers and
Directors

 

Principal Occupation or Employment and Business of Principal
Employer

 

Business or
Residence Address;
Citizenship

Daniel L. Goodwin, Chairman and President

 

Chairman and President, The Inland Group, Inc., and Chairman of Inland Real Estate Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Robert H. Baum

Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of The Inland Group, Inc.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523


United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

G. Joseph Cosenza, Vice Chairman

 

Vice Chairman, The Inland Group, Inc.; President, Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Robert D. Parks, Director

 

Chairman, Inland Real Estate Investments Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

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Appendix F

Executive Officers and Directors of Inland Western

 

Names and Titles of
Inland Western
Executive Officers
and Directors

 

Principal Occupation or Employment and Business of
Principal Employer

 

Business or Residence Address;
Citizenship

Kenneth H. Beard,
Director

 

President and chief executive officer of Midwest Mechanical Group, a mechanical construction and service company.

 

Midwest Mechanical Group

540 Executive Drive

Willowbrook, Illinois  60527

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Frank A. Catalano,
Jr.,
Director

 

President of Catalano & Associates, a real estate company that includes brokerage, property management and rehabilitation and leasing of office buildings. 

 

Catalano & Associates

105 South York Road, Suite 200

Elmhurst, Illinois  60126

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Paul R. Gauvreau,
Director

 

Retired chief financial officer, financial vice president and treasurer of Pittway Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange listed manufacturer and distributor of professional burglar and fire alarm systems and equipment.

 

4483 RFD

Long Grove, Illinois  60047

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Gerald M. Gorski,
Director

 

Partner in the law firm of Gorski and Good located in Wheaton, Illinois, practicing governmental law.

 

211 S. Wheaton Ave., Suite 305

Wheaton, Illinois  60187

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Brenda G. Gujral,
Director

 

Chief Executive Officer, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Richard P.
Imperiale, Director

 

President, Forward Uniplan Advisors, money management firm.

 

Forward Uniplan Advisors, Inc.

22939 West Overson Road

Union Grove, Wisconsin 53182

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Kenneth E. Masick,
Director

 

Partner, Wolf & Company, LLP, public accounting firm.

 

Wolf & Co.

2100 Clearwater Drive

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Barbara A. Murphy,
Director

 

Chairwoman of the DuPage Republican Party, member of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Review Board and a member of the Matrimonial Fee Arbitration Board.

 

850 Saddlewood

Glen Ellyn, Illinois  60137

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Niall J. Byrne,
Vice President

 

Vice President of Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

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Shane C. Garrison,
Chief Investment Officer

 

Chief Investment Officer of Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Steven P. Grimes,
Chief Operating
Officer and Chief
Financial Officer

 

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Dennis Holland,
General Counsel
and Secretary

 

General Counsel and Secretary of Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

James Kleifges,
Chief Accounting
Officer

 

Chief Accounting Officer of Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Michael J.
O’Hanlon,
President and
Chief Executive Officer

 

President and Chief Executive Officer of Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Robert D. Parks,
Chairman and
Director

 

Chairman, Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation. 

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

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Appendix G

Executive Officers and Directors of Eagle

 

Names and Titles
of Eagle
Executive
Officers and
Directors

 

Principal Occupation or Employment and Business of Principal
Employer

 

Business or
Residence Address;
Citizenship

Daniel L. Goodwin, President and Director

 

Chairman and President of The Inland Group, Inc. and Chairman of Inland Real Estate Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Kiran C. Joshi,
Director and Vice President

 

Director and Vice President of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc. 

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Alan F. Kremin, Director, Treasurer and Secretary

 

Director, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of The Inland Real Estate Transactions Group, Inc.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

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Appendix H

Executive Officers and Directors of TIRETG

 

Names and Titles
of TIRETG
Executive
Officers and
Directors

 

Principal Occupation or Employment and Business of Principal
Employer

 

Business or
Residence Address;
Citizenship

Daniel L. Goodwin, President and Director                           

 

Chairman and President of The Inland Group, Inc. and Chairman of Inland Real Estate Corporation.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Robert H. Baum, Director and Vice President

 

Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of The Inland Group, Inc.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Alan F. Kremin, Director, Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

 

Director, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of The Inland Real Estate Transactions Group, Inc.

 

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

 

United States Citizen

 

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EXHIBIT 7.1

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNTS

 

This INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 15 day of  November, 2005 by and between Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. (“Client”) and Inland Investment Advisors, Inc., an Illinois corporation (“Adviser”), an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), for the purpose of setting forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which Adviser will manage Client’s assets designed for management hereunder.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.                                       APPOINTMENT AS INVESTMENT ADVISER.

 

Client hereby appoints and retains Adviser as investment adviser and attorney-in-fact on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement for those assets which Client may from time to time place with Adviser, and any appreciation, income or proceeds thereon (the “Account”).  Adviser accepts the appointment as investment adviser and agrees to manage and direct the investments of the Account, subject to any Investment Guidelines (defined in Section 9 below) communicated to Adviser in advance and in writing.  Adviser assumes responsibility for the investment management of, and all trading decisions for, the Account as of the date assets are placed in the Account.

 

2.                                       AUTHORITY OF ADVISER.

 

Adviser has full discretionary authority with respect to the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Account, subject to the Investment Guidelines.  Adviser, when it deems appropriate, without prior consultation with or notification of Client, may, (a) purchase, sell, exchange, convert and otherwise trade in securities, including but not limited to money market instruments, mutual funds, stocks, options and warrants, on margin or otherwise, (collectively, “Investments”), for such prices, at such times and on such terms as Adviser, in its sole discretion, deems advisable; (b) place orders for the execution of transactions with or through brokers, dealers or issuers Adviser selects in its sole discretion, including broker-dealer with whom Adviser is related; (c) render, furnish and provide advice, analyses and other information concerning the retention, monitoring, performance or termination of other investment advisers or asset managers; (d) negotiate, on Client’s behalf, the terms and conditions, and execute and deliver all agreements and ancillary documents incidental thereto, necessary to open accounts in the name, or for the benefit, of Client with such brokers, dealers, advisers, managers, issuers or custodians as Adviser may select with respect to the Account; and (e) act on Client’s behalf in all matters necessary or incidental to servicing the Account, including all transactions for the Account.  Client will furnish Adviser with all additional powers of attorney and other documentation, if any, necessary to appoint Adviser as agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to the Account, but such powers shall not be construed to authorize Adviser to take any action not authorized by this Agreement.

 

The foregoing authority shall remain in full force and effect until; (a) revoked by Client pursuant to written notice to Adviser, or (b) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to the terms of Section 14 below.  Revocation shall not affect transactions entered into prior to such revocation.

 

3.                                       CUSTODIANSHIP.

 

The assets of the Account will be held by the clearinghouse, broker-dealer, bank, trust company or other entity designed and appointed by Adviser, and acceptable to Client, as custodian of the Account (“Custodian”).  All Investments held in the Account may be registered in the name of Client or its nominee or held in street name.  Custodian is responsible for the physical custody of the assets of the Account; for the collection of any interest, dividends or other income attributable to the assets of the Account; and for the exercise of rights and tenders on assets of the Account.  Adviser is not responsible for any loss incurred by

 



 

reason of any act or omission of Custodian; provided, however, that Adviser will make reasonable efforts to require that Custodian perform its obligations with respect to the Account.

 

4.                                       BROKERAGE/RESEARCH.

 

(a)           Selection of Broker-dealer.

 

Adviser may allocate the execution of transactions for the Account to any broker-dealer at prices and commission rates as Adviser, in its good faith judgment, believes are in the best interest of the Account.  Client understands that other brokerage entities may be willing to execute transactions at prices and commission rates that are lower than or different from those charged by the entity selected by Adviser.  Client further understands and acknowledges that Adviser has a relationship with Inland Securities Corporation, a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that certain transactions on behalf of the Account may be executed through Inland Securities Corporation, and as a result, Adviser as a part of the Inland Group of companies, may benefit from the brokerage commissions from these transactions.  Although Adviser intends to treat Client fairly and act in the best interests of Client and the Account in accordance with Adviser’s fiduciary duty, Client understands that Adviser has an incentive to execute transactions through Inland Securities Corporation to generate brokerage commissions.

 

(b)           Research Services.

 

In determining what is in the Account’s best interest, Adviser will consider the available prices and rates of brokerage commissions, and other relevant factors including, without limitation, execution capabilities, the value of ongoing relationships Adviser may have with various broker-dealer and research and other services, as defined in Section 28(e)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  In addition, Adviser may receive equipment, subscriptions and reimbursement for professional memberships from broker-dealer, and may purchase research and other services directly from vendors, obtaining reimbursement from broker-dealer.  Adviser need not demonstrate that the research and other services are of a direct benefit to the Account.  The commissions paid to the broker-dealer may exceed the amount of commissions another broker-dealer would charge for the same transaction. Such research and other services, moreover, may be available to Adviser on a cash basis.  Adviser will be required to determine, in good faith, that the amount of commissions paid is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage, research and other services provided by the broker-dealer, viewed in terms of either the particular transaction or Adviser’s overall responsibilities to all of its clients.  The research and other services provided may relate to a specific transaction placed with the broker-dealer, but for the most part will consist of a wide variety of information useful to the Account, Adviser and Adviser’s other clients.  Adviser’s ability to obtain research and other services is an integral factor in establishing the fees charged by Adviser under this Agreement.

 

(c)           Execution of Transactions by Broker-Dealer.

 

In effecting transactions at the direction of Adviser, broker-dealer selected by Adviser may effect similar transactions in the same Investment Account and for the accounts of other clients of Adviser.  Broker-dealer may bunch transaction orders and will allocate the Investments so purchased or sold in a bunched order among the participating accounts (including the Account) as Adviser determines to be reasonable.  Adviser may be charged a lesser per unit commission on bunched orders than would otherwise be charged for a non-bunched order, with the savings allocated to Client and Adviser’s other clients whose orders are bunched.  In the case of bunched orders, the brokerage commission paid by Client will be

 

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equal to a pro rata portion of the entire commission charged, determined by multiplying the entire commission by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares allocated to the Account and the denominator of which is the total number of shares purchased or sold in the bunched transaction.

 

5.                                       SERVICES TO OTHERS.

 

Client understands that Adviser performs investment advisory services for various clients.  Adviser will allocate investment opportunities over a period of time on a fair and equitable basis relative to all clients.  These allocations will be made on a basis determined by Adviser to be reasonable, including a determination that some clients may not purchase or sell the same Investments at the same time as others.  Client acknowledges that Adviser and its principals, employees and affiliates may purchase or sell Investments for their own accounts and that Adviser shall not have any obligation to purchase or sell, or to recommend for purchase or sale, for the Account, any Investments that Adviser, its principals, employees or affiliates may purchase or sell for its or their own accounts or for the account of any other client.

 

6.                                       PROXIES AND RELATED MATTERS.

 

In connection with the services to be rendered by Adviser under this Agreement, Adviser hereby is granted the power as Client’s proxy and attorney-in-fact to vote, tender or direct the voting or tendering of all Investments held in the Account and to take actions on behalf of Client with respect to Investments including, but not limited to, executing on behalf of Client, any consent, request, direction, approval, waiver, objection, appointment or other instrument required or permitted to be signed or executed by the holder of Investments.

 

7.                                       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

 

(a)                                  Client’s Representations and Warranties.

 

Client hereby represents and warrants to Adviser that: (i) Client has the requisite legal capacity and authority to execute, deliver and to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (ii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Client and is the legal, valid and binding agreement of Client, enforceable against Client in accordance with its terms; (iii) Client’s execution of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder do not conflict with or violate any provisions of the governing documents of Client or any obligations by which Client is bound, whether arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise; (iv) Client will deliver to Adviser evidence of Client’s authority in compliance with such governing documents upon Adviser’s request; and (v) the Client is the owner of all cash, Investments and other assets in the Account, and there are no restrictions on the pledge, hypothecation, transfer, sale or public distribution of such cash, securities or assets.

 

(b)                                 Adviser’s Representations and Warranties.

 

Adviser hereby represents and warrants to Client that: (i) Adviser is a corporation, duly organized under the laws of the State of Illinois; (ii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Client and is the legal, valid and binding agreement of Adviser, enforceable against Adviser in accordance with its terms; (iii) Adviser is an investment adviser registered with the appropriate state and federal regulatory authorities pursuant to the Advisers Act; (iv) Adviser will notify Client of any material change in Adviser’s investment adviser registration within a reasonable time after such change; and (v) Adviser will not engage in any principal or agency cross transactions with respect to the Account without obtaining the prior consent of Client.

 

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8.                                       VALUATION OF ASSETS.

 

In computing the market value of any Investments in the Account, each Investment listed on any exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq interdealer quotation system shall be valued at the last quoted sale price on the valuation date on the principal exchange or the Nasdaq interdealer quotation system on which the Investment is listed or included for quotation.  Any other Investment or assets shall be valued in a manner determined in good faith by Adviser to reflect its or their fair market value.

 

9.                                       INVESTMENT GUIDELINES.

 

Client is responsible for informing Adviser, in advance and in writing, of any investment or other guidelines, objectives, restrictions, conditions, limitations or directions applicable to, as well as any cash needs of, the Account, from time to time (“Investment Guidelines”), and of any changes or modifications to any such Investment Guidelines; provided, that any change or modification to the Investment Guidelines shall become effective only after at least fifteen (15) days’ advance notice to Adviser (unless Adviser expressly consents to a shorter time period).  Client must give Adviser prompt written notice if Client deems any Investments made or actions taken on behalf of the Account to be in violation of the Investment Guidelines.  Compliance with the Investment Guidelines shall be determined on the date of purchase for an Investment, based upon the price and characteristics of the Investment on the date of purchase compared to the value of the Account as of the most recent valuation date; the Investment Guidelines shall not be deemed breached as a result of changes in value or status of an Investment following purchase.  Client agrees to furnish promptly, or to cause Client’s Custodian or agent to furnish, to Adviser, all data and information furnished to Adviser hereunder.  Adviser shall have no responsibility with respect to the prudence of the Investment Guidelines relative to the Client’s investment portfolio, the overall diversification of Client’s assets or with respect to any assets of Client other than those in the Account.

 

10.                                 CLIENT REPORTS AND MEETINGS.

 

Adviser will be responsible for ensuring that Custodian sends to Client a report, as promptly as practical after the end of each calendar month, reflecting: (i) all transactions for the Account during such month; (ii) the aggregate market value of all assets for the Account on the last day of such month; and (iii) such other information relating to the Account as reasonably agreed to by Adviser and Client.  Adviser is not responsible for the content of reports furnished to Client by the Custodian or any broker-dealer for the Account.

 

Adviser will meet with Client and such other persons as Client may designate, on reasonable notice and at reasonable locations, as requested by Client, for the purpose of discussing general economic conditions, portfolio performance, investment strategy and other matters relating to the Account.

 

11.                                 FEES AND EXPENSES.

 

Client will pay Adviser for the services to be rendered by Adviser under this Agreement in accordance with the fee schedule attached hereto as Schedule A, which may be amended by Adviser from time to time as agreed by Adviser and Client.  All expenses relating to the investment of the assets of the Account, including without limitation, brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and other fees and expenses in the purchase, sale or other disposition of such assets, shall be the sole responsibility of Client and will be payable from the Account.

 

12.                                 ADVISER’S DUTY OF CARE.

 

Neither Adviser nor any of its principals, employees or affiliates will be responsible hereunder for any action, performed or omitted to be performed in good faith or at the direction of Client, or for any errors in judgment in managing the Account.  Adviser and its principals, employees and affiliates will not be responsible for any loss incurred by reason of any act or omission of any broker-dealer or Custodian; provided,

 

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however, that Adviser shall make reasonable efforts to require that broker-dealer and Custodians perform their respective obligations.  Adviser, in maintaining its records, does not assume responsibility for the accuracy of information furnished by the Client, Custodian or any other third-party over which Adviser does not have control.  Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, Adviser shall have no discretion, duty or responsibility whatsoever with respect to the control, management or administration of the Account.  Nothing herein in any way constitutes a waiver or limitation of any of the obligations that Adviser may have under federal and state securities laws.

 

13.                                 CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP.

 

Adviser agrees not to disclose any “confidential information” provided to it by the Client. The term “confidential information” shall not include information which:  (a) was in the public domain prior to disclosure by publication or otherwise through no action of Adviser; (b) was already known to Adviser; or (c) was received by Adviser through a source other than Client which is or was not under an obligation of confidentiality to Client.  Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Adviser may disclose “confidential information” to its agents and advisors whenever Adviser determines that disclosure is necessary or advisable to provide the services contemplated hereunder. Adviser shall inform all parties who receive disclosure of “confidential information” or who have access to such information of the confidentiality obligations set forth herein, and shall inform the Client of disclosure of “confidential information” to any party other than Adviser’s independent public accountants or attorneys.

 

14.                                 TERMINATION

 

This Agreement may be terminated by Client or Adviser at any time on thirty (30) days’ prior written notice.  Furthermore, Client may terminate this Agreement within five (5) business days after execution without penalty.  Except with respect to termination by Client during the five (5) business days after execution, termination of this Agreement will not, in any case, affect or prevent the consummation of any transaction initiated prior to such notice of termination.  All fees will be prorated to the date of termination.

 

15.                                 ASSIGNMENT.

 

No assignment of this Agreement will be made by Adviser without the prior written consent of Client.

 

16.                                 AMENDMENT.

 

This Agreement may be amended from time to time with the mutual written consent of the parties hereto.

 

17.                                 GOVERNANCE.

 

This Agreement amends and is in substitution of all prior agreements, if any, between the parties with respect to the Account.  This Agreement will be governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois without regard it choice of law rules.

 

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18.                                 NOTICES.

 

If to Adviser:

 

Inland Investment Advisors, Inc.

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

Telephone: (630) 218-8000

Fax: (630) 218-4955

Attn: Roberta S. Matlin

 

If to Client:

 

Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, IL 60523

Telephone: (630) 645-7225

FAX: (630) 218-4957

Attn: Lori J. Foust

 

19.                                 RECEIPT OF FORM ADV.

 

Client acknowledges receipt of Part II of Form ADV completed by Adviser, a disclosure statement containing the equivalent information or the information required by Schedule H of Form ADV if the Client is entering into a wrap fee program sponsored by the Adviser.  If the appropriate disclosure statement was not delivered to the Client at least 48 hours prior to the Client entering into any written or oral advisory contract, then the Client has the right to terminate the contract without penalty within five business days after entering into this Agreement.  For the purposes of this provision, a contract is considered entered into when all parties to the contract have signed the contract, or in the case of an oral contract, have otherwise signified their acceptance, any other provisions of this contract notwithstanding.

 

20.                                 SUCCESSORS.

 

This Agreement inures to the benefit of Adviser and Client and their respective successors and assigns and binds Client and any permitted assignees or successors in interest with respect to all transactions, trades, dealings and actions by Adviser after Client’s insolvency, dissolution or liquidation until such time as Client (or its legal representatives) notifies Adviser, in the manner set forth herein, of its intention to terminate this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereof have executed this Agreement on the date first written above.

 

 

CLIENT

 

 

 

INLAND AMERICAN REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Lori Foust

 

 

Lori J. Foust

 

Its:

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

ADVISER:

 

 

 

INLAND INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Roberta S. Matlin

 

 

Roberta S. Matlin

 

Its:

President

 

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AMENDED SCHEDULE A

DATED AUGUST 3, 2007

TO INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

DATED NOVEMBER 15, 2005

BETWEEN

INLAND INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC (“Adviser”)

AND

INLAND AMERICAN REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC. (“Client”)

 

1.                                       Fee Schedule as of August 3, 2007:

 

Client shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Adviser a fee as remuneration for its services under this Agreement.  The fee, shall be paid on a monthly basis based on a per annum rate.  The fee will be based on the amount of marketable securities under management each month which for purposes of this agreement will be equal to the aggregate carrying value of each marketable security at the end of the relevant month as reported on the monthly statement or report prepared by the broker holding the marketable securities:  The monthly fee will be equal to:

 

(a) From $0 - $10,000,000 of marketable securities, 1 percent (1.0%) on a per annum basis

 

(b) From $10,000,001 - $25,000,000 of marketable securities, 90 basis points (.90%) on a per annum basis

 

(c) From $25,000,001 - $50,000,000 of marketable securities, 80 basis points (.80%) on a per annum basis

 

(d) Over $50,000,000 of marketable securities, 75 basis points (.75%) on a per annum basis.

 

2.                                       Notwithstanding Section 1 above, in no event may the sum of (i) the total annual fees paid by Client to Adviser under this Agreement and (ii) the annual business management fee paid by Client to Inland American Business Manager & Advisor Inc. (“the Business Manager”), pursuant that certain First Amended and Restated Business Management Agreement, dated July 30, 2007, by and between Client and the Business Manager (“the Business Manager Agreement”) exceed 1% of the Client’s “average invested assets” as that term is defined in the Business Management Agreement; provided further that any fees due hereunder shall also be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 7.5 of the Client’s Fifth Articles of Amendment and Restatement, as amended from time to time applicable to payment by the Client of certain fees to the Business Manager.

 

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EX-7.2 3 a08-10185_1ex7d2.htm EX-7.2

EXHIBIT 7.2

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNTS

 

This INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this             day of                  ,          by and between                              (“Client”) and Inland Investment Advisors, Inc., an Illinois corporation (“Adviser”), an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), for the purpose of setting forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which Adviser will manage Client’s assets designed for management hereunder.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.                                       APPOINTMENT AS INVESTMENT ADVISER.

 

Client hereby appoints and retains Adviser as investment adviser and attorney-in-fact on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement for those assets which Client may from time to time place with Adviser, and any appreciation, income or proceeds thereon (the “Account”).  Adviser accepts the appointment as investment adviser and agrees to manage and direct the investments of the Account, subject to any Investment Guidelines (defined in Section 9 below) communicated to Adviser in advance and in writing.  Adviser assumes responsibility for the investment management of, and all trading decisions for, the Account as of the date assets are placed in the Account.

 

2.             AUTHORITY OF ADVISER.

 

Adviser has full discretionary authority with respect to the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Account, subject to the Investment Guidelines.  Adviser, when it deems appropriate, without prior consultation with or notification of Client, may, (a) purchase, sell, exchange, convert and otherwise trade in securities, including but not limited to money market instruments, mutual funds, stocks, options and warrants, on margin or otherwise, (collectively, “Investments”), for such prices, at such times and on such terms as Adviser, in its sole discretion, deems advisable; (b) place orders for the execution of transactions with or through brokers, dealers or issuers Adviser selects in its sole discretion, including broker-dealer with whom Adviser is related; (c) render, furnish and provide advice, analyses and other information concerning the retention, monitoring, performance or termination of other investment advisers or asset managers; (d) negotiate, on Client’s behalf, the terms and conditions, and execute and deliver all agreements and ancillary documents incidental thereto, necessary to open accounts in the name, or for the benefit, of Client with such brokers, dealers, advisers, managers, issuers or custodians as Adviser may select with respect to the Account; and (e) act on Client’s behalf in all matters necessary or incidental to servicing the Account, including all transactions for the Account.  Client will furnish Adviser with all additional powers of attorney and other documentation, if any, necessary to appoint Adviser as agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to the Account, but such powers shall not be construed to authorize Adviser to take any action not authorized by this Agreement.

 

The foregoing authority shall remain in full force and effect until; (a) revoked by Client pursuant to written notice to Adviser, or (b) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to the terms of Section 14 below.  Revocation shall not affect transactions entered into prior to such revocation.

 

3.             CUSTODIANSHIP.

 

The assets of the Account will be held by the clearinghouse, broker-dealer, bank, trust company or other entity designed and appointed by Adviser, and acceptable to Client, as custodian of the Account (“Custodian”).  All Investments held in the Account may be registered in the name of Client or its nominee or held in street name.  Custodian is responsible for the physical custody of the assets of the Account; for the collection of any interest, dividends or other income attributable to the assets of the Account; and for the exercise of rights and tenders on assets of the Account.  Adviser is not responsible for any loss incurred by reason of any act or omission of Custodian; provided, however, that Adviser will make reasonable efforts to require that Custodian perform its obligations with respect to the Account.

 

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4.             BROKERAGE/RESEARCH.

 

(a)           Selection of Broker-dealer.

 

Adviser may allocate the execution of transactions for the Account to any broker-dealer at prices and commission rates as Adviser, in its good faith judgment, believes are in the best interest of the Account.  Client understands that other brokerage entities may be willing to execute transactions at prices and commission rates that are lower than or different from those charged by the entity selected by Adviser.  Client further understands and acknowledges that Adviser has a relationship with Inland Securities Corporation, a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that certain transactions on behalf of the Account may be executed through Inland Securities Corporation, and as a result, Adviser as a part of the Inland Group of companies, may benefit from the brokerage commissions from these transactions.  Although Adviser intends to treat Client fairly and act in the best interests of Client and the Account in accordance with Adviser’s fiduciary duty, Client understands that Adviser has an incentive to execute transactions through Inland Securities Corporation to generate brokerage commissions.

 

(b)           Research Services.

 

In determining what is in the Account’s best interest, Adviser will consider the available prices and rates of brokerage commissions, and other relevant factors including, without limitation, execution capabilities, the value of ongoing relationships Adviser may have with various broker-dealer and research and other services, as defined in Section 28(e)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  In addition, Adviser may receive equipment, subscriptions and reimbursement for professional memberships from broker-dealer, and may purchase research and other services directly from vendors, obtaining reimbursement from broker-dealer.  Adviser need not demonstrate that the research and other services are of a direct benefit to the Account.  The commissions paid to the broker-dealer may exceed the amount of commissions another broker-dealer would charge for the same transaction. Such research and other services, moreover, may be available to Adviser on a cash basis.  Adviser will be required to determine, in good faith, that the amount of commissions paid is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage, research and other services provided by the broker-dealer, viewed in terms of either the particular transaction or Adviser’s overall responsibilities to all of its clients.  The research and other services provided may relate to a specific transaction placed with the broker-dealer, but for the most part will consist of a wide variety of information useful to the Account, Adviser and Adviser’s other clients.  Adviser’s ability to obtain research and other services is an integral factor in establishing the fees charged by Adviser under this Agreement.

 

(c)           Execution of Transactions by Broker-Dealer.

 

In effecting transactions at the direction of Adviser, broker-dealer selected by Adviser may effect similar transactions in the same Investment Account and for the accounts of other clients of Adviser.  Broker-dealer may bunch transaction orders and will allocate the Investments so purchased or sold in a bunched order among the participating accounts (including the Account) as Adviser determines to be reasonable.  Adviser may be charged a lesser per unit commission on bunched orders than would otherwise be charged for a non-bunched order, with the savings allocated to Client and Adviser’s other clients whose orders are bunched.  In the case of bunched orders, the brokerage commission paid by Client will be equal to a pro rata portion of the entire commission charged, determined by multiplying the entire commission by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares allocated to the Account and the denominator of which is the total number of shares purchased or sold in the bunched transaction.

 

5.             SERVICES TO OTHERS.

 

Client understands that Adviser performs investment advisory services for various clients.  Adviser will allocate investment opportunities over a period of time on a fair and equitable basis relative to all clients.  These allocations will be made on a basis determined by Adviser to be reasonable, including a determination that some clients may not purchase or sell

 

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the same Investments at the same time as others.  Client acknowledges that Adviser and its principals, employees and affiliates may purchase or sell Investments for their own accounts and that Adviser shall not have any obligation to purchase or sell, or to recommend for purchase or sale, for the Account, any Investments that Adviser, its principals, employees or affiliates may purchase or sell for its or their own accounts or for the account of any other client.

 

6.             PROXIES AND RELATED MATTERS.

 

In connection with the services to be rendered by Adviser under this Agreement, Adviser hereby is granted the power as Client’s proxy and attorney-in-fact to vote, tender or direct the voting or tendering of all Investments held in the Account and to take actions on behalf of Client with respect to Investments including, but not limited to, executing on behalf of Client, any consent, request, direction, approval, waiver, objection, appointment or other instrument required or permitted to be signed or executed by the holder of Investments.

 

7.             REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

 

(a)           Client’s Representations and Warranties.

 

Client hereby represents and warrants to Adviser that: (i) Client has the requisite legal capacity and authority to execute, deliver and to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (ii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Client and is the legal, valid and binding agreement of Client, enforceable against Client in accordance with its terms; (iii) Client’s execution of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder do not conflict with or violate any provisions of the governing documents of Client or any obligations by which Client is bound, whether arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise; (iv) Client will deliver to Adviser evidence of Client’s authority in compliance with such governing documents upon Adviser’s request; and (v) the Client is the owner of all cash, Investments and other assets in the Account, and there are no restrictions on the pledge, hypothecation, transfer, sale or public distribution of such cash, securities or assets.

 

(b)           Adviser’s Representations and Warranties.

 

Adviser hereby represents and warrants to Client that: (i) Adviser is a corporation, duly organized under the laws of the State of Illinois; (ii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Client and is the legal, valid and binding agreement of Adviser, enforceable against Adviser in accordance with its terms; (iii) Adviser is an investment adviser registered with the appropriate state and federal regulatory authorities pursuant to the Advisers Act; (iv) Adviser will notify Client of any material change in Adviser’s investment adviser registration within a reasonable time after such change; and (v) Adviser will not engage in any principal or agency cross transactions with respect to the Account without obtaining the prior consent of Client.

 

8.             VALUATION OF ASSETS.

 

In computing the market value of any Investments in the Account, each Investment listed on any exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq interdealer quotation system shall be valued at the last quoted sale price on the valuation date on the principal exchange or the Nasdaq interdealer quotation system on which the Investment is listed or included for quotation.  Any other Investment or assets shall be valued in a manner determined in good faith by Adviser to reflect its or their fair market value.

 

9.             INVESTMENT GUIDELINES.

 

Client is responsible for informing Adviser, in advance and in writing, of any investment or other guidelines, objectives, restrictions, conditions, limitations or directions applicable to, as well as any cash needs of, the Account, from time to time (“Investment Guidelines”), and of any changes or modifications to any such Investment Guidelines; provided, that any change or modification to the Investment Guidelines shall become effective only after at least fifteen (15) days’ advance notice to Adviser (unless Adviser expressly consents to a shorter time period).  Client must give Adviser prompt written notice if

 

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Client deems any Investments made or actions taken on behalf of the Account to be in violation of the Investment Guidelines.  Compliance with the Investment Guidelines shall be determined on the date of purchase for an Investment, based upon the price and characteristics of the Investment on the date of purchase compared to the value of the Account as of the most recent valuation date; the Investment Guidelines shall not be deemed breached as a result of changes in value or status of an Investment following purchase.  Client agrees to furnish promptly, or to cause Client’s Custodian or agent to furnish, to Adviser, all data and information furnished to Adviser hereunder.  Adviser shall have no responsibility with respect to the prudence of the Investment Guidelines relative to the Client’s investment portfolio, the overall diversification of Client’s assets or with respect to any assets of Client other than those in the Account.

 

10.           CLIENT REPORTS AND MEETINGS.

 

Adviser will be responsible for ensuring that Custodian sends to Client a report, as promptly as practical after the end of each calendar month, reflecting: (i) all transactions for the Account during such month; (ii) the aggregate market value of all assets for the Account on the last day of such month; and (iii) such other information relating to the Account as reasonably agreed to by Adviser and Client.  Adviser is not responsible for the content of reports furnished to Client by the Custodian or any broker-dealer for the Account.

 

Adviser will meet with Client and such other persons as Client may designate, on reasonable notice and at reasonable locations, as requested by Client, for the purpose of discussing general economic conditions, portfolio performance, investment strategy and other matters relating to the Account.

 

11.           FEES AND EXPENSES.

 

Client will pay Adviser for the services to be rendered by Adviser under this Agreement in accordance with the fee schedule attached hereto as Schedule A, which may be amended by Adviser from time to time as agreed by Adviser and Client.  All expenses relating to the investment of the assets of the Account, including without limitation, brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and other fees and expenses in the purchase, sale or other disposition of such assets, shall be the sole responsibility of Client and will be payable from the Account.

 

12.           ADVISER’S DUTY OF CARE.

 

Neither Adviser nor any of its principals, employees or affiliates will be responsible hereunder for any action, performed or omitted to be performed in good faith or at the direction of Client, or for any errors in judgment in managing the Account.  Adviser and its principals, employees and affiliates will not be responsible for any loss incurred by reason of any act or omission of any broker-dealer or Custodian; provided, however, that Adviser shall make reasonable efforts to require that broker-dealer and Custodians perform their respective obligations.  Adviser, in maintaining its records, does not assume responsibility for the accuracy of information furnished by the Client, Custodian or any other third-party over which Adviser does not have control.  Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, Adviser shall have no discretion, duty or responsibility whatsoever with respect to the control, management or administration of the Account.  Nothing herein in any way constitutes a waiver or limitation of any of the obligations that Adviser may have under federal and state securities laws.

 

13.           CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP.

 

Adviser agrees not to disclose any “confidential information” provided to it by the Client. The term “confidential information” shall not include information which:  (a) was in the public domain prior to disclosure by publication or otherwise through no action of Adviser; (b) was already known to Adviser; or (c) was received by Adviser through a source other than Client which is or was not under an obligation of confidentiality to Client.  Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Adviser may disclose “confidential information” to its agents and advisors whenever Adviser determines that disclosure is necessary or advisable to provide the services contemplated hereunder. Adviser shall inform all parties who receive disclosure of “confidential information” or who have access to such information of the confidentiality obligations set forth herein, and shall inform the Client of disclosure of “confidential information” to any party other than Adviser’s independent public accountants or attorneys.

 

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14.           TERMINATION

 

This Agreement may be terminated by Client or Adviser at any time on thirty (30) days’ prior written notice.  Furthermore, Client may terminate this Agreement within five (5) business days after execution without penalty.  Except with respect to termination by Client during the five (5) business days after execution, termination of this Agreement will not, in any case, affect or prevent the consummation of any transaction initiated prior to such notice of termination.  All fees will be prorated to the date of termination.

 

15.           ASSIGNMENT.

 

No assignment of this Agreement will be made by Adviser without the prior written consent of Client.

 

16.           AMENDMENT.

 

This Agreement may be amended from time to time with the mutual written consent of the parties hereto.

 

17.           GOVERNANCE.

 

This Agreement amends and is in substitution of all prior agreements, if any, between the parties with respect to the Account.  This Agreement will be governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois without regard it choice of law rules.

 

18.           NOTICES.

 

If to Adviser:

 

Inland Investment Advisors, Inc.

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

Telephone: (630) 218-8000

Fax: (630) 218-4955

Attn: Roberta S. Matlin

 

If to Client:

 

Telephone:

FAX:

 

19.           RECEIPT OF FORM ADV.

 

Client acknowledges receipt of Part II of Form ADV completed by Adviser, a disclosure statement containing the equivalent information or the information required by Schedule H of Form ADV if the Client is entering into a wrap fee program sponsored by the Adviser.  If the appropriate disclosure statement was not delivered to the Client at least 48 hours prior to the Client entering into any written or oral advisory contract, then the Client has the right to terminate the contract without penalty within five business days after entering into this Agreement.  For the purposes of this provision, a contract is considered entered into when all parties to the contract have signed the contract, or in the case of an oral contract, have otherwise signified their acceptance, any other provisions of this contract notwithstanding.

 

20.           SUCCESSORS.

 

This Agreement inures to the benefit of Adviser and Client and their respective successors and assigns and binds Client and any permitted assignees or successors in interest with respect to all transactions, trades, dealings and actions by Adviser after Client’s insolvency, dissolution or liquidation until such time as Client (or its legal representatives) notifies Adviser, in the manner set forth herein, of its intention to terminate this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereof have executed this Agreement on the date first written above.

 

 

CLIENT

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADVISER:

 

 

 

INLAND INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Roberta S. Matlin

 

Its:

President

 

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AMENDED SCHEDULE A

TO INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

DATED MARCH 21, 2008

BETWEEN

INLAND INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC (“Adviser”)

                                   (“Client”)

 

1.                                       1.             Fee Schedule as of March 21, 2008:

 

Client shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Adviser a fee as remuneration for its services under this Agreement.  The fee, shall be paid on a monthly basis based on a per annum rate.  The fee will be based on the amount of marketable securities under management each month which for purposes of this agreement will be equal to the aggregate carrying value of each marketable security at the end of the relevant month as reported on the monthly statement or report prepared by the broker holding the marketable securities:  The monthly fee will be equal to:

 

(a) From $0 - $10,000,000 of marketable securities, 1 percent (1.0%) on a per annum basis

 

(b) From $10,000,001 - $25,000,000 of marketable securities, 90 basis points (.90%) on a per annum basis

 

(c) From $25,000,001 - $50,000,000 of marketable securities, 80 basis points (.80%) on a per annum basis

 

(d) Over $50,000,000 of marketable securities, 75 basis points (.75%) on a per annum basis.

 

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EX-7.3 4 a08-10185_1ex7d3.htm EX-7.3

EXHIBIT 7.3

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNTS

 

This INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this             day of                  ,          by and between                              (“Client”) and Inland Investment Advisors, Inc., an Illinois corporation (“Adviser”), an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), for the purpose of setting forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which Adviser will manage Client’s assets designed for management hereunder.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.                                       APPOINTMENT AS INVESTMENT ADVISER.

 

Client hereby appoints and retains Adviser as investment adviser and attorney-in-fact on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement for those assets which Client may from time to time place with Adviser, and any appreciation, income or proceeds thereon (the “Account”).  Adviser accepts the appointment as investment adviser and agrees to manage and direct the investments of the Account, subject to any Investment Guidelines (defined in Section 9 below) communicated to Adviser in advance and in writing.  Adviser assumes responsibility for the investment management of, and all trading decisions for, the Account as of the date assets are placed in the Account.

 

2.             AUTHORITY OF ADVISER.

 

Adviser has full discretionary authority with respect to the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Account, subject to the Investment Guidelines.  Adviser, when it deems appropriate, without prior consultation with or notification of Client, may, (a) purchase, sell, exchange, convert and otherwise trade in securities, including but not limited to money market instruments, mutual funds, stocks, options and warrants, on margin or otherwise, (collectively, “Investments”), for such prices, at such times and on such terms as Adviser, in its sole discretion, deems advisable; (b) place orders for the execution of transactions with or through brokers, dealers or issuers Adviser selects in its sole discretion, including broker-dealer with whom Adviser is related; (c) render, furnish and provide advice, analyses and other information concerning the retention, monitoring, performance or termination of other investment advisers or asset managers; (d) negotiate, on Client’s behalf, the terms and conditions, and execute and deliver all agreements and ancillary documents incidental thereto, necessary to open accounts in the name, or for the benefit, of Client with such brokers, dealers, advisers, managers, issuers or custodians as Adviser may select with respect to the Account; and (e) act on Client’s behalf in all matters necessary or incidental to servicing the Account, including all transactions for the Account.  Client will furnish Adviser with all additional powers of attorney and other documentation, if any, necessary to appoint Adviser as agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to the Account, but such powers shall not be construed to authorize Adviser to take any action not authorized by this Agreement.

 

The foregoing authority shall remain in full force and effect until; (a) revoked by Client pursuant to written notice to Adviser, or (b) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to the terms of Section 14 below.  Revocation shall not affect transactions entered into prior to such revocation.

 

3.             CUSTODIANSHIP.

 

The assets of the Account will be held by the clearinghouse, broker-dealer, bank, trust company or other entity designed and appointed by Adviser, and acceptable to Client, as custodian of the Account (“Custodian”).  All Investments held in the Account may be registered in the name of Client or its nominee or held in street name.  Custodian is responsible for the physical custody of the assets of the Account; for the collection of any interest, dividends or other income attributable to the assets of the Account; and for the exercise of rights and tenders on assets of the Account.  Adviser is not responsible for any loss incurred by reason of any act or omission of Custodian; provided, however, that Adviser will make reasonable efforts to require that Custodian perform its obligations with respect to the Account.

 

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4.             BROKERAGE/RESEARCH.

 

(a)           Selection of Broker-dealer.

 

Adviser may allocate the execution of transactions for the Account to any broker-dealer at prices and commission rates as Adviser, in its good faith judgment, believes are in the best interest of the Account.  Client understands that other brokerage entities may be willing to execute transactions at prices and commission rates that are lower than or different from those charged by the entity selected by Adviser.  Client further understands and acknowledges that Adviser has a relationship with Inland Securities Corporation, a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that certain transactions on behalf of the Account may be executed through Inland Securities Corporation, and as a result, Adviser as a part of the Inland Group of companies, may benefit from the brokerage commissions from these transactions.  Although Adviser intends to treat Client fairly and act in the best interests of Client and the Account in accordance with Adviser’s fiduciary duty, Client understands that Adviser has an incentive to execute transactions through Inland Securities Corporation to generate brokerage commissions.

 

(b)           Research Services.

 

In determining what is in the Account’s best interest, Adviser will consider the available prices and rates of brokerage commissions, and other relevant factors including, without limitation, execution capabilities, the value of ongoing relationships Adviser may have with various broker-dealer and research and other services, as defined in Section 28(e)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  In addition, Adviser may receive equipment, subscriptions and reimbursement for professional memberships from broker-dealer, and may purchase research and other services directly from vendors, obtaining reimbursement from broker-dealer.  Adviser need not demonstrate that the research and other services are of a direct benefit to the Account.  The commissions paid to the broker-dealer may exceed the amount of commissions another broker-dealer would charge for the same transaction. Such research and other services, moreover, may be available to Adviser on a cash basis.  Adviser will be required to determine, in good faith, that the amount of commissions paid is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage, research and other services provided by the broker-dealer, viewed in terms of either the particular transaction or Adviser’s overall responsibilities to all of its clients.  The research and other services provided may relate to a specific transaction placed with the broker-dealer, but for the most part will consist of a wide variety of information useful to the Account, Adviser and Adviser’s other clients.  Adviser’s ability to obtain research and other services is an integral factor in establishing the fees charged by Adviser under this Agreement.

 

(c)           Execution of Transactions by Broker-Dealer.

 

In effecting transactions at the direction of Adviser, broker-dealer selected by Adviser may effect similar transactions in the same Investment Account and for the accounts of other clients of Adviser.  Broker-dealer may bunch transaction orders and will allocate the Investments so purchased or sold in a bunched order among the participating accounts (including the Account) as Adviser determines to be reasonable.  Adviser may be charged a lesser per unit commission on bunched orders than would otherwise be charged for a non-bunched order, with the savings allocated to Client and Adviser’s other clients whose orders are bunched.  In the case of bunched orders, the brokerage commission paid by Client will be equal to a pro rata portion of the entire commission charged, determined by multiplying the entire commission by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares allocated to the Account and the denominator of which is the total number of shares purchased or sold in the bunched transaction.

 

5.             SERVICES TO OTHERS.

 

Client understands that Adviser performs investment advisory services for various clients.  Adviser will allocate investment opportunities over a period of time on a fair and equitable basis relative to all clients.  These allocations will be made on a basis determined by Adviser to be reasonable, including a determination that some clients may not purchase or sell

 

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the same Investments at the same time as others. Client acknowledges that Adviser and its principals, employees and affiliates may purchase or sell Investments for their own accounts and that Adviser shall not have any obligation to purchase or sell, or to recommend for purchase or sale, for the Account, any Investments that Adviser, its principals, employees or affiliates may purchase or sell for its or their own accounts or for the account of any other client.

 

6.             PROXIES AND RELATED MATTERS.

 

In connection with the services to be rendered by Adviser under this Agreement, Adviser hereby is granted the power as Client’s proxy and attorney-in-fact to vote, tender or direct the voting or tendering of all Investments held in the Account and to take actions on behalf of Client with respect to Investments including, but not limited to, executing on behalf of Client, any consent, request, direction, approval, waiver, objection, appointment or other instrument required or permitted to be signed or executed by the holder of Investments.

 

7.             REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

 

(a)           Client’s Representations and Warranties.

 

Client hereby represents and warrants to Adviser that: (i) Client has the requisite legal capacity and authority to execute, deliver and to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (ii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Client and is the legal, valid and binding agreement of Client, enforceable against Client in accordance with its terms; (iii) Client’s execution of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder do not conflict with or violate any provisions of the governing documents of Client or any obligations by which Client is bound, whether arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise; (iv) Client will deliver to Adviser evidence of Client’s authority in compliance with such governing documents upon Adviser’s request; and (v) the Client is the owner of all cash, Investments and other assets in the Account, and there are no restrictions on the pledge, hypothecation, transfer, sale or public distribution of such cash, securities or assets.

 

(b)           Adviser’s Representations and Warranties.

 

Adviser hereby represents and warrants to Client that: (i) Adviser is a corporation, duly organized under the laws of the State of Illinois; (ii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Client and is the legal, valid and binding agreement of Adviser, enforceable against Adviser in accordance with its terms; (iii) Adviser is an investment adviser registered with the appropriate state and federal regulatory authorities pursuant to the Advisers Act; (iv) Adviser will notify Client of any material change in Adviser’s investment adviser registration within a reasonable time after such change; and (v) Adviser will not engage in any principal or agency cross transactions with respect to the Account without obtaining the prior consent of Client.

 

8.             VALUATION OF ASSETS.

 

In computing the market value of any Investments in the Account, each Investment listed on any exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq interdealer quotation system shall be valued at the last quoted sale price on the valuation date on the principal exchange or the Nasdaq interdealer quotation system on which the Investment is listed or included for quotation.  Any other Investment or assets shall be valued in a manner determined in good faith by Adviser to reflect its or their fair market value.

 

9.             INVESTMENT GUIDELINES.

 

Client is responsible for informing Adviser, in advance and in writing, of any investment or other guidelines, objectives, restrictions, conditions, limitations or directions applicable to, as well as any cash needs of, the Account, from time to time (“Investment Guidelines”), and of any changes or modifications to any such Investment Guidelines; provided, that any change or modification to the Investment Guidelines shall become effective only after at least fifteen (15) days’ advance notice to Adviser (unless Adviser expressly consents to a shorter time period).  Client must give Adviser prompt written notice if

 

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Client deems any Investments made or actions taken on behalf of the Account to be in violation of the Investment Guidelines.  Compliance with the Investment Guidelines shall be determined on the date of purchase for an Investment, based upon the price and characteristics of the Investment on the date of purchase compared to the value of the Account as of the most recent valuation date; the Investment Guidelines shall not be deemed breached as a result of changes in value or status of an Investment following purchase.  Client agrees to furnish promptly, or to cause Client’s Custodian or agent to furnish, to Adviser, all data and information furnished to Adviser hereunder.  Adviser shall have no responsibility with respect to the prudence of the Investment Guidelines relative to the Client’s investment portfolio, the overall diversification of Client’s assets or with respect to any assets of Client other than those in the Account.

 

10.           CLIENT REPORTS AND MEETINGS.

 

Adviser will be responsible for ensuring that Custodian sends to Client a report, as promptly as practical after the end of each calendar month, reflecting: (i) all transactions for the Account during such month; (ii) the aggregate market value of all assets for the Account on the last day of such month; and (iii) such other information relating to the Account as reasonably agreed to by Adviser and Client.  Adviser is not responsible for the content of reports furnished to Client by the Custodian or any broker-dealer for the Account.

 

Adviser will meet with Client and such other persons as Client may designate, on reasonable notice and at reasonable locations, as requested by Client, for the purpose of discussing general economic conditions, portfolio performance, investment strategy and other matters relating to the Account.

 

11.           FEES AND EXPENSES.

 

Client will pay Adviser for the services to be rendered by Adviser under this Agreement in accordance with the fee schedule attached hereto as Schedule A, which may be amended by Adviser from time to time as agreed by Adviser and Client.  All expenses relating to the investment of the assets of the Account, including without limitation, brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and other fees and expenses in the purchase, sale or other disposition of such assets, shall be the sole responsibility of Client and will be payable from the Account.

 

12.           ADVISER’S DUTY OF CARE.

 

Neither Adviser nor any of its principals, employees or affiliates will be responsible hereunder for any action, performed or omitted to be performed in good faith or at the direction of Client, or for any errors in judgment in managing the Account.  Adviser and its principals, employees and affiliates will not be responsible for any loss incurred by reason of any act or omission of any broker-dealer or Custodian; provided, however, that Adviser shall make reasonable efforts to require that broker-dealer and Custodians perform their respective obligations.  Adviser, in maintaining its records, does not assume responsibility for the accuracy of information furnished by the Client, Custodian or any other third-party over which Adviser does not have control.  Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, Adviser shall have no discretion, duty or responsibility whatsoever with respect to the control, management or administration of the Account.  Nothing herein in any way constitutes a waiver or limitation of any of the obligations that Adviser may have under federal and state securities laws.

 

13.           CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP.

 

Adviser agrees not to disclose any “confidential information” provided to it by the Client. The term “confidential information” shall not include information which:  (a) was in the public domain prior to disclosure by publication or otherwise through no action of Adviser; (b) was already known to Adviser; or (c) was received by Adviser through a source other than Client which is or was not under an obligation of confidentiality to Client.  Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Adviser may disclose “confidential information” to its agents and advisors whenever Adviser determines that disclosure is necessary or advisable to provide the services contemplated hereunder. Adviser shall inform all parties who receive disclosure of “confidential information” or who have access to such information of the confidentiality obligations set forth herein, and shall inform the Client of disclosure of “confidential information” to any party other than Adviser’s independent public accountants or attorneys.

 

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14.           TERMINATION

 

This Agreement may be terminated by Client or Adviser at any time on thirty (30) days’ prior written notice.  Furthermore, Client may terminate this Agreement within five (5) business days after execution without penalty.  Except with respect to termination by Client during the five (5) business days after execution, termination of this Agreement will not, in any case, affect or prevent the consummation of any transaction initiated prior to such notice of termination.  All fees will be prorated to the date of termination.

 

15.           ASSIGNMENT.

 

No assignment of this Agreement will be made by Adviser without the prior written consent of Client.

 

16.           AMENDMENT.

 

This Agreement may be amended from time to time with the mutual written consent of the parties hereto.

 

17.           GOVERNANCE.

 

This Agreement amends and is in substitution of all prior agreements, if any, between the parties with respect to the Account.  This Agreement will be governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois without regard it choice of law rules.

 

18.           NOTICES.

 

If to Adviser:

 

Inland Investment Advisors, Inc.

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

Telephone: (630) 218-8000

Fax: (630) 218-4955

Attn: Roberta S. Matlin

 

If to Client:

 

Telephone:

FAX:

 

19.           RECEIPT OF FORM ADV.

 

Client acknowledges receipt of Part II of Form ADV completed by Adviser, a disclosure statement containing the equivalent information or the information required by Schedule H of Form ADV if the Client is entering into a wrap fee program sponsored by the Adviser.  If the appropriate disclosure statement was not delivered to the Client at least 48 hours prior to the Client entering into any written or oral advisory contract, then the Client has the right to terminate the contract without penalty within five business days after entering into this Agreement.  For the purposes of this provision, a contract is considered entered into when all parties to the contract have signed the contract, or in the case of an oral contract, have otherwise signified their acceptance, any other provisions of this contract notwithstanding.

 

20.           SUCCESSORS.

 

This Agreement inures to the benefit of Adviser and Client and their respective successors and assigns and binds Client and any permitted assignees or successors in interest with respect to all transactions, trades, dealings and actions by Adviser after Client’s insolvency, dissolution or liquidation until such time as Client (or its legal representatives) notifies Adviser, in the manner set forth herein, of its intention to terminate this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereof have executed this Agreement on the date first written above.

 

 

CLIENT

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADVISER:

 

 

 

INLAND INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Roberta S. Matlin

 

 

Its:

President

 

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SCHEDULE A

TO INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

DATED                   ,                   

BETWEEN

INLAND INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC (“Adviser”)

                                   (“Client”)

 

1.             This Schedule A may be amended from time to time by Adviser upon 30 days’ written notice to Client.

 

2.             Fee Schedule As of May 1, 2006:

 

Client shall pay or cause to be paid to Adviser as remuneration for its services under this Agreement a percent per annum based on the schedule below as an investment management fee on all assets under management.

 

A.                                   as an investment management fee on all equity assets under management:

 

·                  from $0 - $10,000,000 fee is 1 percent (1.0%) of assets

 

·                  from $10,000,001 - $25,000,000 fee is 90 basis points (.90%) of assets

 

·                  from $25,000,001 - $50,000,000 fee is 80 basis points (.80%) of assets

 

·                  over $50,000,000 fee is 75 basis points (.75%) of assets

 

·                  an additional performance fee calculated at the end of each calendar year of:

 

·                  50 basis points (1/2%) if the annualized  net profit is 15% - 20%

 

·                  1% if the annualized net profit is 20%+

 

B.                                     as an investment management fee on all contracts (other than covered calls) related to futures and/or options only:

 

·                  50 basis points (1/2 %) on the option value on the date the position is closed; and

 

·                  5% of the all profits earned on futures and/or options provided client earns a annual minimum return of 20% on closed positions during the calendar year ending December 31st or if Agreement is terminated prior to that date earned until such date.

 

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In addition, Client will be responsible for any third party fees and charges as described in Section 11 of the Agreement.   The fee will be computed and due monthly based on the average daily net asset value.   The fee will be deducted from cash available in the account, and if there is no cash available, asset(s) will be sold in an amount equal to the payment due.

 

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EXHIBIT 7.4

 

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

 

Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, each of Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc., Inland Investment Advisors, Inc., Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation, Inland Real Estate Corporation, The Inland Group, Inc., Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc., Eagle Financial Corp., The Inland Real Estate Transactions Group, Inc., Daniel L. Goodwin, Robert D. Parks, and Robert H. Baum hereby agree that the Schedule 13D to which this Exhibit 7.4 is attached and any amendments thereto relating to the acquisition or disposition of common shares of beneficial interest of Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust is filed jointly on behalf of each of them.

 

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Joint Filing Agreement.

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

INLAND AMERICAN REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Brenda G. Gujral

 

Name:

Brenda G. Gujral

 

Title:

President

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

INLAND INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Roberta S. Matlin

 

Name:

Roberta S. Matlin

 

Title:

President

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

INLAND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Roberta S. Matlin

 

Name:

Roberta S. Matlin

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

INLAND REAL ESTATE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Robert D. Parks

 

Name:

Robert D. Parks

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

THE INLAND GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Daniel L. Goodwin

 

Name:

Daniel L. Goodwin

 

Title:

President

 



 

Dated: April 7, 2008

INLAND WESTERN RETAIL REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Steven P. Grimes

 

Name:

Steven P. Grimes

 

Title:

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

EAGLE FINANCIAL CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Daniel L. Goodwin

 

Name:

Daniel L. Goodwin

 

Title:

President

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

THE INLAND REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Daniel L. Goodwin

 

Name:

Daniel L. Goodwin

 

Title:

President

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

DANIEL L. GOODWIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Daniel L. Goodwin

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

ROBERT D. PARKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Robert D. Parks

 

 

Dated: April 7, 2008

ROBERT H. BAUM

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Robert H. Baum

 


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