Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13E-3 for ARV Assisted Living, Inc.

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

SCHEDULE 13E-3

(Rule 13e-100)

 

Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement

under Section 13(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)

 

ARV Assisted Living, Inc.


(Name of the Issuer)

 

Prometheus Assisted Living LLC

LF Strategic Realty Investors II L.P.

LFSRI II Alternative Partnership L.P.

LFSRI II-CADIM Alternative Partnership L.P.

Lazard Frères Real Estate Investors L.L.C.

Jenny Merger Corp.

ARV Assisted Living, Inc.

Douglas M. Pasquale


(Names of Persons Filing Statement)

 

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share


(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

00204C107


(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

 

 

Marjorie L. Reifenberg, Esq.

Lazard Frères Real Estate Investors L.L.C.

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York 10020

(212) 632-6000

 

Douglas M. Pasquale

Chief Executive Officer

ARV Assisted Living, Inc.

245 Fischer Avenue, D-1

Costa Mesa, California 92626

(714) 751-7400


(Names, Addresses, and Telephone Numbers of Persons Authorized to

Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Persons Filing Statement)

With copies to:

 

Lee S. Parks, Esq.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson

One New York Plaza

New York, New York 10004

(212) 859-8000


 

Douglas Armstrong, Esq.

Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

ARV Assisted Living, Inc.

245 Fischer Avenue, D-1

Costa Mesa, California 92626

(714) 751-7400

 



 

This statement is filed in connection with (check the appropriate box):

 

a.

 

x

 

The filing of solicitation materials or an information statement subject to Regulation 14A, Regulation 14C or Rule 13e-3(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

b.

 

¨

 

The filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933.

c.

 

¨

 

A tender offer.

d.

 

¨

 

None of the above.

 

Check the following box if the soliciting materials or information statement referred to in checking box (a) are preliminary copies: x

 

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the transaction: ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE


Transaction valuation*

 

Amount of filing fee


$43,841,643

 

$4,034


 

*   Estimated for the purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only. Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: $43,841,643 (calculated on the basis of (1) 9,864,620 outstanding shares of common stock that will receive the merger consideration multiplied by the transaction price of $3.90, plus (2) the product of (A) 2,386,500 shares of common stock which are subject to options to purchase shares with an exercise price of less than $3.90 per share and (B) the difference between $3.90 per share and the exercise price of such options).

 

x   Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

 

 

Amount Previously Paid:   $4,034                                 

 

Form or Registration No.: Schedule 14A                       

 

Filing Party: ARV Assisted Living, Inc.                          

 

Date Filed:  February 12, 2003                                       


 

Introduction

 

This Amendment No.1 to Schedule 13E-3 amends and supplements the Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3 (the “Initial 13E-3”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2003 by Prometheus Assisted Living LLC (“Prometheus”), Jenny Merger Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Prometheus (“Merger Sub”), their affiliates, LF Strategic Realty Investors II L.P., LFSRI II Alternative Partnership L.P., LFSRI II-CADIM Alternative Partnership L.P. and Lazard Frères Real Estate Investors L.L.C., ARV Assisted Living, Inc. (“ARV”), a Delaware corporation and the issuer of the equity securities that are the subject of a Rule 13e-3 transaction, and Douglas M. Pasquale, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ARV, in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 3, 2003, by and among Prometheus, Merger Sub and ARV (the “Agreement”). Pursuant to the Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into ARV, with ARV as the surviving corporation.


 

Item 16. Exhibits

 

Item 1016 of Regulation M-A.

 

(c)(2) Fairness Opinion Presentation by Cohen & Steers to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of ARV, dated January 3, 2003 (including all appendices thereto)*

 

*   This exhibit (c)(2) replaces and supercedes exhibit (c)(2) contained in the Initial 13E-3.


 

SIGNATURES

 

After due 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: February 20, 2003

 

PROMETHEUS ASSISTED LIVING LLC

 

By:    LF Strategic Realty Investors II L.P.,

          LFSRI II Alternative Partnership L.P., and

          LFSRI II-CADIM Alternative Partnership L.P.,

          its managing members

 

By:    Lazard Frères Real Estate Investors L.L.C.,

          their general partner

 

By:

 

/s/    John A. Moore        


   

Name: John A. Moore

Title: Managing Principal and

          Chief Financial Officer

 

LF STRATEGIC REALTY INVESTORS II L.P.

 

By:    Lazard Frères Real Estate Investors L.L.C.,

          its general partner

 

By:

 

/s/    John A. Moore        


   

Name: John A. Moore

Title: Managing Principal and

          Chief Financial Officer

 

LFSRI II ALTERNATIVE PARTNERSHIP L.P.

 

By:    Lazard Frères Real Estate Investors L.L.C.,

          its general partner

 

By:

 

/s/    John A. Moore        


   

Name: John A. Moore

Title: Managing Principal and

          Chief Financial Officer

 


 

LFSRI II-CADIM ALTERNATIVE PARTNERSHIP L.P.

 

By:    Lazard Frères Real Estate Investors L.L.C.,

          its general partner

 

By:

 

/s/    John A. Moore        


   

Name: John A. Moore

Title: Managing Principal and

          Chief Financial Officer

 

LAZARD FRÉRES REAL ESTATE INVESTORS L.L.C.

 

By:

 

/s/    John A. Moore        


   

Name: John A. Moore

Title: Managing Principal and

          Chief Financial Officer

 

JENNY MERGER CORP.

 

By:

 

/s/    John A. Moore        


   

Name: John A. Moore

Title: Vice President and

          Chief Financial Officer

 

ARV ASSISTED LIVING, INC.

 

By:

 

/s/    Douglas M. Pasquale        


   

Name: Douglas M. Pasquale

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

/s/    Douglas M. Pasquale        


Douglas M. Pasquale


 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit Number


  

Description


(c)(2)

  

Fairness Opinion Presentation by Cohen & Steers to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of ARV, dated January 3, 2003 (including all appendices thereto)*

 

*   This exhibit (c)(2) replaces and supercedes exhibit (c)(2) contained in the Initial 13E-3.