UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 4)
Filed by the Registrant [ ]
Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [X]
Check the appropriate box:
[ ] Preliminary Proxy Statement
[ ] Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
14a-6(e)(2))
[ ] Definitive Proxy Statement
[X] Definitive Additional Materials
[ ] Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-11(c) or Section 240.14a-12
AMERICAN RETIREMENT VILLAS PROPERTIES III, L.P.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
ATRIA SENIOR LIVING GROUP, INC.
ARV ASSISTED LIVING, INC.
ARVP III ACQUISITION, L.P.
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
[ ] No fee required.
[X] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11.
(1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
Limited Partnership Units
(2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
8,858.807
(3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the
filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):
$400
(4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
$3,543,522.80*
(5) Total fee paid:
$449**
[X] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
* Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of filing fee only.
Transaction value was derived by multiplying 8,858.807 (the number of units
of limited partnership interest of registrant outstanding as of March 24,
2004 that are not held by ARV or its subsidiaries) by $400 (the offer
price).
** The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Fee Advisory #7 for
Fiscal Year 2004 issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on
January 26, 2004, equals 0.012670% of the transaction valuation.
[X] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid
previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number,
or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
(1) Amount previously paid: $253.70
(2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: Schedule 14A
(3) Filing Party: ARV Assisted Living, Inc., Atria Senior Living Group,
Inc., and ARVP III Acquisition, LP
(4) Date Filed: January 21, 2004
ARVP III ACQUISITION, L.P.
245 FISCHER AVENUE, SUITE D-1
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA 92626
TEL. (714) 751-7400
May 11, 2004
To Whom It May Concern:
As you are aware, we have extended the Expiration Date of our Offer and
Consent Solicitation to 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on May 14, 2004. As a result,
your clients have until this time to tender their Units and consent to the
Merger Proposal as provided in our Offer to Purchase Offer and Consent
Solicitation Statement, dated March 24, 2004 (the "Offer to Purchase").
Our records indicate some or all of your clients have not yet tendered
their Units or consented to our proposal to effect the Merger as provided in the
Offer to Purchase. For your convenience, we have attached to this letter a list
of the names of your clients who have not yet tendered their Units or voted on
the Merger Proposal.
The Offer and the Merger are each conditioned on, among other things,
approval of the Merger Proposal by Unitholders holding more than 50% of the
Units that ARV Assisted Living, Inc. or its subsidiaries do not own. Therefore,
if we do not receive such approvals, your clients may not receive the $400 per
Unit Offer Price, even if they have validly tendered their Units and consented
to the Merger Proposal.
Anyone wishing to tender their Units must complete and fax his or her
Agreement of Assignment and Transfer previously sent to such person immediately
to ACS Securities Services, Inc. at (866) 275-3710 on or prior to the Expiration
Date and mail in the originals of such materials as provided in the Offer to
Purchase.
Furthermore, anyone wishing to consent to the Merger Proposal must complete
and fax his or her Consent Form previously sent to such person immediately to
the same number on or prior to the Expiration Date.
Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Offer to Purchase.
If you have any questions, please call the Information Agent at (866)
275-3707 or Ms. Connie Lester at (714) 435-4338.
Very truly yours,
ARVP III Acquisition, L.P.