-----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, JllR/ZLc+ariKzk2U6ot7Bk+36WyohJZ/SF0yh5nfra6YrNpthiAvJ+Fk/A0a4U9 VZCq/+N+fRqMU8sAlEIUYw== 0000895345-96-000282.txt : 19961023 0000895345-96-000282.hdr.sgml : 19961023 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000895345-96-000282 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19961022 SROS: NONE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000016343 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-RACING, INCLUDING TRACK OPERATION [7948] IRS NUMBER: 940358820 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-06327 FILM NUMBER: 96646040 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2600 S DELAWARE ST STREET 2: P O BOX 1117 CITY: SAN MATEO STATE: CA ZIP: 94402 BUSINESS PHONE: 4155734514 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2600 S DELAWARE ST CITY: SAN MATEO STATE: CA ZIP: 94402 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOTHAM PARTNERS LP /NY/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000899983 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 237 PARK AVENUE 9TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 SC 13D 1 THIS PAPER DOCUMENT IS BEING SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO RULE 901(D) OF REGULATION S-T UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 California Jockey Club - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title Class of Securities) 13036210 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) David Klafter, Esq. Gotham Partners, L.P. 237 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017 and Peter Golden, Esq. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson One New York Plaza New York, New York 10004 (212) 859-8000 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) October 11, 1996 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box[ ]. * 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). SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 13036210 Page 2 of 9 Pages 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Gotham Partners, L.P. 13-3700768 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE IF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 359,109 SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 0 REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 359,109 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 359,109 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) [ ] EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.23% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 13036210 Page 3 of 9 Pages 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Gotham Partners II, L.P. 13-3863925 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE IF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 5,753 SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 0 REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 5,753 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,753 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) [ ] EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) .1% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER This statement on Schedule 13D (the "Statement") relates to the shares of common stock (the "Shares") of California Jockey Club, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 2600 S. Delaware Street, San Mateo, California 94403. ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND This Statement is being filed by Gotham Partners, L.P., a New York limited partnership ("Gotham"), and Gotham Partners II, L.P., a New York limited partnership ("Gotham II"). Each of Gotham and Gotham II was formed to engage in the business of buying and selling securities. Section H Partners, L.P., a New York limited partnership ("Section H"), is the sole general partner of Gotham and Gotham II. Karenina Corp., a New York corporation ("Karenina"), and DPB Corp., a New York corporation ("DPB"), are the sole general partners of Section H. Karenina is wholly owned by Mr. William A. Ackman. DPB is wholly owned by Mr. David P. Berkowitz. Messrs. Ackman and Berkowitz are citizens of the United States of America, and their principal occupation is managing Gotham and Gotham II. The business address of each of Gotham, Gotham II, Section H, Karenina, DPB and Messrs. Ackman and Berkowitz is 237 Park Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, New York 10017. During the last five years, none of Gotham, Gotham II, Section H, Karenina, DPB, Mr. Ackman or Mr. Berkowitz (i) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION The aggregate purchase price of the Shares purchased by Gotham was $7,541,223 and the aggregate purchase price of the Shares purchased by Gotham II was approximately $118,874. All of the funds required for these purchases were obtained from the general funds of Gotham and Gotham II, respectively. ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION Each of Gotham and Gotham II has acquired the Shares covered by this Statement for investment purposes, and intends to evaluate the performance of such securities as an investment in the ordinary course of its business. Gotham and Gotham II may seek to acquire additional Shares or to dispose of some or all of the Shares which they beneficially own. Such actions will depend upon a variety of factors, including, without limitation, current and anticipated future trading prices for such securities, the financial condition, results of operations and prospects of the Company, alternate investment opportunities, and general economic, financial market and industry conditions. Based upon a press release issued by California Jockey Club on August 19, 1996, Gotham is aware of Hudson Bay Partners, L.P.'s ("Hudson Bay") recapitalization proposal to California Jockey Club and Bay Meadows Operating Company to purchase 15 million new operating partnership units at $20.00 per share and receive seven-year warrants to purchase 5 million additional units at $25.69. Based upon a press release issued by Starwood Capital Group, L.C.C. ("Starwood") on October 8, 1996, Gotham is aware of Starwood's proposal to offer existing California Jockey Club and Bay Meadows Operating Company shareholders the opportunity to tender shares at $22.00 or to retain their shares and participate in the potential growth of the recapitalized company. Gotham believes that the Starwood proposal is significantly superior to the Hudson Bay proposal because Starwood's purchase of shares at a higher price and lack of warrant issuance makes its proposal significantly less dilutive to existing Company shareholders. In addition, the lack of a financing contingency in Starwood's proposal increases the likelihood that the recapitalization plan will be consummated. Gotham may contact Starwood and/or Hudson Bay to discuss ways in which they can improve their respective proposals. Gotham may also contact management, other potential investors, as well as consider other alternatives to the existing Starwood and Hudson Bay proposals. Except as set forth above, none of the persons named herein has any plans or proposals which would relate to or result in any of the matters set forth in items (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER (a) Gotham owns 359,109 Shares as of the date of this Statement, representing an aggregate of approximately 6.23% of the outstanding Shares (based upon the 5,763,257 Shares reported by the Company to be outstanding in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1996). Gotham II owns 5,753 Shares as of the date of this Statement, representing an aggregate of approximately .1% of the outstanding Shares. None of Section H, Karenina, DPB, Mr. Ackman or Mr. Berkowitz beneficially own any Shares (other than the Shares beneficially owned by Gotham and Gotham II). (b) Each of Gotham and Gotham II has sole power to vote and to dispose of all of the Shares beneficially owned by it. (c) Since August 12, 1996, Gotham and Gotham II have purchased the following Shares at the following prices (which represent the price for a unit of one Share and one share of the common stock of Bay Meadows Operating Company, which trades together with each Share), in each case in open-market transactions on the NASDAQ: Gotham - ------ Date Number of Shares Price per Share --------- ----------------- ---------------- 8/12/96 14,700 $17.06 8/15/96 196 17.435 8/19/96 350 17.56 8/20/96 3,631 17.56 9/3/96 2,061 18.435 9/4/96 9,815 19.31 9/4/96 74,299 19.6421 9/13/96 5,500 18.6605 9/16/96 5,889 18.7183 9/17/96 1,963 18.56 9/18/96 9,819 18.67630 9/19/96 491 18.68501 9/20/96 294 18.685 9/23/96 1,472 18.685 9/24/96 1,472 18.685 9/25/96 4,955 18.9725 9/26/96 56,926 19.9716 9/27/96 1,473 19.8517 9/30/96 4,515 20.0117 10/1/96 8,539 20.456 10/2/96 10,000 20.0992 10/4/96 6,000 20.06 10/7/96 11,000 20.5373 10/8/96 3,600 20.2892 10/9/96 19,250 23.3693 10/10/96 14,337 23.8729 10/11/96 11,700 24.3773 10/14/96 4,000 24.085 10/15/96 35,500 24.1535 10/16/96 6,500 23.8446 10/17/96 26,400 24.227 10/18/96 2,462 24.435 Gotham II - --------- Date Number of Shares Price per Share --------- ----------------- ---------------- 8/12/96 300 $17.06 8/15/96 4 17.435 8/19/96 50 17.56 8/20/96 69 17.56 9/3/96 39 18.43513 9/4/96 185 19.31 9/4/96 1,401 19.6421 9/13/96 100 18.6605 9/16/96 111 18.71829 9/17/96 37 18.56 9/18/96 181 18.67630 9/19/96 9 18.68556 9/20/96 6 18.685 9/23/96 28 18.685 9/24/96 28 18.685 9/25/96 45 18.9724 9/26/96 1,074 19.9716 9/27/96 27 19.85185 9/30/96 85 20.01165 10/1/96 161 20.04559 10/2/96 200 20.0992 10/9/96 350 23.3693 10/10/96 225 23.87289 10/15/96 600 24.1535 10/17/96 400 24.227 10/18/96 38 24.435 Except as described above, none of Gotham, Gotham II, Section H, Karenina, DPB, Mr. Ackman or Mr. Berkowitz has effected any transactions in the securities of the Company during the past sixty days. (d) and (e). Not applicable. ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. None of Gotham, Gotham II, Section H, Karenina, DPB, Mr. Ackman or Mr. Berkowitz is a party to any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship 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 agreements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, divisions of profits or losses or the giving or withholding of proxies. ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS None. 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. October 21, 1996 GOTHAM PARTNERS, L.P. By:Section H Partners, L.P. its general partner By: Karenina Corp., a general partner By:/s/ William A. Ackman William A. Ackman President GOTHAM PARTNERS II, L.P. By:Section H Partners, L.P. its general partner By: Karenina Corp., a general partner By:/s/ William A. Ackman William A. Ackman President -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----