APARTMENT INVESTMENT &
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SCHEDULE
14A
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14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
PROXY STATEMENT
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PROXY
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APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND
MANAGEMENT COMPANY
[LOGO]
2000
SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD, TOWER TWO, SUITE 2-1000
DENVER, COLORADO
80222-7900
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE
HELD ON APRIL 20, 2000
You are cordially
invited to attend the 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") of
APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY (the "Company") to be held on
Thursday, April 20, 2000, at 9:00 a.m. at the principal executive offices of the
Company at 2000 South Colorado Boulevard, Tower Two, Suite 2-1000, Denver,
Colorado 80222-7900, for the following purposes:
1. To elect five directors, for a term of one year each, until the
next Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and until their successors are elected
and qualify;
2. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP, to serve as
independent auditors
for the Company for the fiscal year ending December
31, 2000; and
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
Meeting or any
adjournment(s) thereof.
Only stockholders of
record at the close of business on March 8, 2000, will be entitled to notice of,
and to vote at, the Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU
EXPECT TO BE AT THE MEETING, PLEASE SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY WHICH IS
BEING SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. The proxy is revocable at any time prior to the exercise
thereof by written notice to the Company, and stockholders who attend the
Meeting may withdraw their proxies and vote their shares personally if they so
desire.
This year you may
choose to vote your shares by using a toll-free telephone number or the
Internet, as described on the proxy card. You may also mark, sign, date and mail
your proxy in the envelope provided, but if you choose to vote your shares by
telephone or the Internet, there is no need for you to mail your proxy card.
Votes submitted via the Internet or by telephone must be received by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on April 18, 2000. The method by which you decide to vote will not
limit your right to vote at the Annual Meeting. If you later decide to attend
the Annual Meeting in person, you may vote your shares even if you previously
have submitted a proxy by telephone, the Internet or by mail.
The telephone and
Internet voting procedures are designed to authenticate stockholders'
identities, to allow stockholders to give their voting instructions and to
confirm that stockholders' instructions have been recorded properly.
Stockholders voting via the Internet should understand that there may be costs
associated with electronic access, such as usage charges from Internet access
providers and telephone companies, that must be borne by the stockholder.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
/s/ JOEL F. BONDER
Joel F. Bonder
Secretary
March 8, 2000
APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND
MANAGEMENT COMPANY
2000
SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD, TOWER TWO, SUITE 2-1000
DENVER, COLORADO
80222-7900
PROXY
STATEMENT FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE
HELD ON APRIL 20, 2000
This Proxy Statement is
furnished to stockholders of Apartment Investment and Management Company
("AIMCO" or the "Company"), real estate investment trust ("REIT"), in connection
with the solicitation of proxies in the form enclosed herewith for use at the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company (the "Meeting") to be held on
Thursday, April 20, 2000, at 9:00 a.m. at the principal executive offices of the
Company at 2000 South Colorado Boulevard, Tower Two, Suite 2-1000, Denver,
Colorado 80222-7900, and at any and all adjournments or postponements thereof,
for the purposes set forth in the Notice of Meeting. This Proxy Statement and
the enclosed form of proxy are first being mailed to stockholders on or about
March 22, 2000.
This solicitation is
made by mail on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company. Costs of the
solicitation will be borne by the Company. Further solicitation of proxies may
be made by telephone, fax or personal interview by the directors, officers and
employees of the Company and its affiliates, who will not receive additional
compensation for the solicitation. The Company has retained the services of
Corporate Investor Communications, for an estimated fee of $4,000, plus
out-of-pocket expenses, to assist in the solicitation of proxies from brokerage
houses, banks, and other custodians or nominees holding stock in their names for
others. The Company will reimburse banks, brokerage firms and other custodians,
nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred by them in sending
proxy material to stockholders.
Holders of record of
the Class A Common Stock of the Company ("Common Stock") as of the close of
business on the record date, March 8, 2000 (the "Record Date"), are entitled to
receive notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting. Each share of Common Stock
entitles the holder to one vote. At the close of business on the Record Date,
there were 67,250,877 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.
Shares represented by
proxies in the form enclosed, if the proxies are properly executed and returned
and not revoked, will be voted as specified. Where no specification is made on a
properly executed and returned proxy, the shares will be voted: FOR the election
of all nominees for director; and FOR the ratification of the selection of Ernst
& Young LLP as independent auditors for the calendar year ending December
31, 2000. To be voted, proxies must be filed with the Secretary of the Company
prior to voting. Proxies may be revoked at any time before voting by filing a
notice of revocation with the Secretary of the Company, by filing a later dated
proxy with the Secretary of the Company or by voting in person at the Meeting.
Shares represented by proxies that reflect abstentions or "broker non-votes"
(i.e., shares held by a broker or nominee which are represented at the Meeting,
but with respect to which such broker or nominee is not empowered to vote on a
particular proposal) will be counted as shares that are present and entitled to
vote for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum.
The Company's 1999
Annual Report to Shareholders is being mailed with this Proxy Statement. The
principal executive offices of the Company are located at 2000 South Colorado
Boulevard, Tower Two, Suite 2-1000, Denver, Colorado 80222-7900.
PROPOSAL 1:
ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS
Pursuant to the
Company's Charter, directors are elected at each Annual Meeting of Stockholders
and hold office for one year, and until their successors are duly elected and
qualify. The Company's Bylaws currently authorize a Board of Directors
consisting of not fewer than three nor more than nine persons.
The nominees for
election to the five positions on the Board of Directors to be voted upon at the
Meeting are Terry Considine, Richard S. Ellwood, Peter K. Kompaniez, J. Landis
Martin and Thomas L. Rhodes. All
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nominees were elected to
the Board of Directors at the last Annual Meeting of Stockholders. John D. Smith
was elected to the Board of Directors at the last Annual Meeting of Stockholders
and he has chosen not to stand for re-election as a Director of the Company at
the Meeting. Mr. Smith will resign as a Director of the Company as of the date
of the Meeting. Pursuant to the Bylaws of the Company, the Board of Directors
may elect a successor to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Smith's resignation.
Messrs. Ellwood, Martin, Smith and Rhodes (the "Independent Directors") are not
employed by, or affiliated with, the Company, other than by virtue of serving as
directors of the Company. Unless authority to vote for the election of directors
has been specifically withheld, the persons named in the accompanying proxy
intend to vote for the election of Messrs. Considine, Ellwood, Kompaniez, Martin
and Rhodes to hold office as directors for a term of one year until their
successors are elected and qualify at the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
All nominees have advised the Board of Directors that they are able and willing
to serve as directors.
If any nominee becomes
unavailable for any reason (which is not anticipated), the shares represented by
the proxies may be voted for such other person or persons as may be determined
by the holders of the proxies (unless a proxy contains instructions to the
contrary). In no event will the proxy be voted for more than five nominees.
Directors will be
elected by a favorable vote of a plurality of the shares of voting stock present
and entitled to vote, in person or by proxy, at the Meeting. Accordingly,
abstentions or broker non-votes as to the election of directors will not affect
the election of the candidates receiving the plurality of votes. Unless
instructed to the contrary in the proxy, the shares represented by the proxies
will be voted FOR the election of the five nominees named above as directors.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" EACH OF THE FIVE NOMINEES.
PROPOSAL 2:
RATIFICATION OF SELECTION
OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The firm of Ernst &
Young LLP, the Company's independent auditors for the year ended December 31,
1999, was selected by the Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the
Audit Committee, to act in the same capacity for the fiscal year ending December
31, 2000, subject to ratification by the Company's stockholders. There are no
affiliations between the Company and Ernst & Young LLP, its partners,
associates or employees, other than as pertain to the engagement of Ernst &
Young LLP as independent auditors for the Company in the previous year.
Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP are expected to be present at the
Meeting and will be given the opportunity to make a statement if they so desire
and to respond to appropriate questions.
The affirmative vote of
a majority of the votes cast regarding the proposal is required to ratify the
selection of Ernst & Young LLP. Accordingly, abstentions or broker non-votes
will not affect the outcome of the vote on the proposal. Unless instructed to
the contrary in the proxy, the shares represented by the proxies will be voted
FOR the proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as
independent auditors for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2000.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF ERNST
& YOUNG LLP.
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BOARD
OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The executive officers
of the Company and the nominees for election as directors of the Company, their
ages, dates they were first elected an executive officer or director, and their
positions with the Company or on the Board of Directors are set forth below.
NAME
AGE FIRST ELECTED
POSITION
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Terry
Considine......... 52 July 1994 Chairman of the Board
of Directors and Chief
Executive Officer
Peter
K. Kompaniez...... 55 July 1994 Vice Chairman of the
Board of Directors and
President
Thomas
W. Toomey........ 39 January 1996 Chief Operating
Officer
Harry
G. Alcock......... 36 July 1996 Executive Vice
President and Chief Investment
Officer
Joel
F. Bonder.......... 51 December 1997 Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and
Secretary
Patrick
J. Foye......... 43 May 1998 Executive Vice
President
Lance
J. Graber......... 38 October 1999 Executive Vice President --
Acquisitions
Steven
D. Ira........... 49 July 1994 Co-Founder and
Executive Vice
President
-- Property Operations
Paul
J. McAuliffe....... 43 February 1999 Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial
Officer
Richard
S. Ellwood...... 68 July 1994 Director, Chairman of
the Audit Committee
J.
Landis Martin........ 54 July 1994 Director, Chairman of
the Compensation Committee
Thomas
L. Rhodes........ 60 July 1994 Director
The following is a
biographical summary of the experience of the current directors and executive
officers of the Company for the past five years or more.
Terry Considine. Mr.
Considine has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company since July 1994. Mr. Considine serves as Chairman and
director of Asset Investors Corporation ("Asset Investors") and Commercial
Assets, Inc. ("Commercial Assets"), two other public real estate investment
trusts. Mr. Considine has been and remains involved as a principal in a variety
of other business activities.
Peter K. Kompaniez. Mr.
Kompaniez has been Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors since July 1994 and
was appointed President in July 1997. Mr. Kompaniez has also served as Chief
Operating Officer of NHP Incorporated ("NHP"), which was acquired by the Company
in December 1997. From 1986 to 1993, he served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of Heron Financial Corporation ("HFC"), a United States holding company
for Heron International, N.V.'s real estate and related assets. While at HFC,
Mr. Kompaniez administered the acquisition, development and disposition of
approximately 8,150 apartment units (including 6,217 units that have been
acquired by the Company) and 3.1 million square feet of commercial real estate.
Thomas W. Toomey. Mr.
Toomey served as Senior Vice President -- Finance and Administration of the
Company from January 1996 to March 1997, when he was promoted to Executive Vice
President -- Finance and Administration. Mr. Toomey served as Executive Vice
President -- Finance and Administration until December 1999, when he was
appointed Chief Operating Officer. From 1990 until 1995, Mr. Toomey served in a
similar capacity with Lincoln Property Company ("LPC") as Vice President/Senior
Controller and Director of Administrative Services of Lincoln Property Services
where he was responsible for LPC's computer systems, accounting, tax, treasury
services and benefits administration. From 1984 to 1990, he was an audit manager
with Arthur Andersen & Co. where he served real estate and banking clients.
Mr. Toomey received a B.S. in Business Administration/Finance from Oregon State
University.
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Harry G. Alcock. Mr.
Alcock served as a Vice President of the Company from July 1996 to October 1997,
when he was promoted to Senior Vice President -- Acquisitions. Mr. Alcock served
as Senior Vice President -- Acquisitions until October 1999, when he was
promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Alcock
has had responsibility for acquisition and financing activities of the Company
since July 1994. From June 1992 until July 1994, Mr. Alcock served as Senior
Financial Analyst for PDI and HFC. From 1988 to 1992, Mr. Alcock worked for
Larwin Development Corp., a Los Angeles-based real estate developer, with
responsibility for raising debt and joint venture equity to fund land
acquisitions and development. From 1987 to 1988, Mr. Alcock worked for Ford
Aerospace Corp. He received his B.S. from San Jose State University.
Joel F. Bonder. Mr.
Bonder was appointed Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of
the Company effective December 1997. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bonder
served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of NHP from April 1994 until
December 1997. Mr. Bonder served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of
NHP from June 1991 to March 1994 and as Associate General Counsel of NHP
Incorporated from 1986 to 1991. From 1983 to 1985, Mr. Bonder practiced with the
Washington, D.C. law firm of Lane & Edson, P.C. and from 1979 to 1983
practiced with the Chicago law firm of Ross and Hardies. Mr. Bonder received a
B.A. from the University of Rochester and a J.D. from Washington University
School of Law.
Patrick J. Foye. Mr.
Foye was appointed Executive Vice President of the Company in May 1998. He is
responsible for acquisitions of partnership securities, consolidation of
minority interests, and corporate and other acquisitions. Prior to joining the
Company, Mr. Foye was a Merger and Acquisitions Partner in the law firm of
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP from 1989 to 1998 and was Managing
Partner of the firm's Brussels, Budapest and Moscow offices from 1992 through
1994. Mr. Foye is also Deputy Chairman of the Long Island Power Authority and
serves as a member of the New York State Privatization Council. He received a
B.A. from Fordham College and a J.D. from Fordham Law School and was Associate
Editor of the Fordham Law Review.
Lance J. Graber. Mr.
Graber was appointed Executive Vice President -- Acquisitions of the Company in
October 1999. His principal business function is acquisitions. Prior to joining
the Company, Mr. Graber was an Associate from 1991 through 1992 and then a Vice
President from 1992 through 1994 at Credit Suisse First Boston engaged in real
estate financial advisory Services and principal investing. He was a Director
there from 1994 to May 1999, during which time he supervised a staff of seven in
the making of principal investments in hotel, multi-family and assisted living
properties. Mr. Graber received a B.S. and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of
the University of Pennsylvania.
Steven D. Ira. Mr. Ira
is a Co-Founder of the Company and has served as Executive Vice President --
Property Operations of the Company since July 1994. From 1987 until July 1994,
he served as President of Property Asset Management ("PAM"). Prior to merging
his firm with PAM in 1987, Mr. Ira acquired extensive experience in property
management. Between 1977 and 1981 he supervised the property management of over
3,000 apartment and mobile home units in Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania and
Florida, and in 1981 he joined with others to form the property management firm
of McDermott, Stein and Ira. Mr. Ira served for several years on the National
Apartment Manager Accreditation Board and is a former president of both the
National Apartment Association and the Colorado Apartment Association. Mr. Ira
is the sixth individual elected to the Hall of Fame of the National Apartment
Association in its 54-year history. He holds Manager a Certified Apartment
Property Supervisor (CAPS) and a Certified Apartment Manager designation from
the National Apartment Association, a Certified Property (CPM) designation from
the National Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and he is a member of
the Boards of Directors of the National Multi-Housing Council, the National
Apartment Association and the Apartment Association of Greater Orlando. Mr. Ira
received a B.S. from Metropolitan State College in 1975.
Paul J. McAuliffe. Mr.
McAuliffe has been Executive Vice President of the Company since February 1999
and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in October 1999. Prior to joining the
Company, Mr. McAuliffe was Senior Managing Director of Secured Capital Corp and
prior to that time had been a Managing Director of Smith Barney, Inc. from 1993
to 1996, where he was senior member of the underwriting
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team that lead AIMCO's
initial public offering in 1994. Mr. McAuliffe was also a Managing Director and
head of the real estate group at CS First Boston from 1990 to 1993 and he was a
Principal in the real estate group at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. where he
worked from 1983 to 1990. Mr. McAuliffe received a B.A. from Columbia College
and an M.B.A. from University of Virginia, Darden School.
Richard S. Ellwood. Mr.
Ellwood was appointed a director of the Company in July 1994. Mr. Ellwood is
currently Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation
Committee. Mr. Ellwood is the founder and President of R.S. Ellwood & Co.,
Incorporated, a real estate investment banking firm. Prior to forming R.S.
Ellwood & Co., Incorporated in 1987, Mr. Ellwood had 31 years experience on
Wall Street as an investment banker, serving as: Managing Director and senior
banker at Merrill Lynch Capital Markets from 1984 to 1987; Managing Director at
Warburg Paribas Becker from 1978 to 1984; general partner and then Senior Vice
President and a director at White, Weld & Co. from 1968 to 1978; and in
various capacities at J.P. Morgan & Co. from 1955 to 1968. Mr. Ellwood
currently serves as a director of Felcor Lodging Trust, Incorporated and Florida
East Coast Industries, Inc.
J. Landis Martin. Mr.
Martin was appointed a director of the Company in July 1994 and became Chairman
of the Compensation Committee on March 19, 1998. Mr. Martin is a member of the
Audit Committee. Mr. Martin has served as President and Chief Executive Officer
of NL Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of titanium dioxide since 1987. Mr.
Martin has served as Chairman of Tremont Corporation ("Tremont"), a holding
company operating through its affiliates Titanium Metals Corporation ("TIMET")
and NL Industries, Inc. ("NL"), since 1990 and as Chief Executive Officer and a
director of Tremont since 1988. Mr. Martin has served as Chairman of TIMET, an
integrated producer of titanium since 1987 and Chief Executive Officer since
January, 1995. From 1990 until its acquisition by a predecessor of Halliburton
Company ("Halliburton") in 1994, Mr. Martin served as Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer of Baroid Corporation, an oilfield services company. In
addition to Tremont, NL and TIMET, Mr. Martin is a director of Halliburton,
which is engaged in the petroleum services, hydrocarbon and engineering
industries, and Crown Castle International Corporation, a communications
company.
Thomas L. Rhodes. Mr.
Rhodes was appointed a Director of the Company in July 1994 and is currently a
member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. Mr. Rhodes has served as the
President and Director of National Review magazine since November 1992, where he
has also served as a Director since 1988. From 1976 to 1992, he held various
positions at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and was elected a General Partner in 1986
and served as a General Partner from 1987 until November 1992. He is currently
Co-Chairman of the Board, Co-Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Asset
Investors and Commercial Assets. He also serves as a Director of Delphi
Financial Group and its subsidiaries, Delphi International Ltd., Oracle
Reinsurance Company and The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS
AND COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors
held six meetings during the year ended December 31, 1999. During 1999, no
director attended fewer than 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board of
Directors and any committees of the Board of Directors upon which he served. The
Board of Directors has established standing audit and compensation committees.
There is no standing nominating committee.
Audit Committee. The
Audit Committee currently consists of the Independent Directors: Messrs. Ellwood
(Chairman), Martin, Smith and Rhodes. Mr. Smith has indicated that he intends to
resign as a Director of the Company and as a member of the Audit Committee as of
the date of the Meeting. The Audit Committee makes recommendations to the Board
of Directors concerning the engagement of independent auditors, reviews with the
independent auditors the plans and results of the audit engagement, approves
professional services provided by the independent auditors, reviews the
independence of the independent public accountants, considers the range of audit
and non-audit fees and reviews the adequacy of the Company's internal accounting
controls. The Audit Committee met twice in 1999.
Compensation Committee.
The Compensation Committee currently consists of the Independent Directors:
Messrs. Martin (Chairman), Ellwood, Smith and Rhodes. Mr. Smith has indicated
that he intends to resign as a Director of the Company and as a member of the
Compensation Committee as of the date of the
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Meeting. The Compensation
Committee determines and reports to the Board of Directors regarding
compensation for the Company's executive officers and administers the Company's
stock option plans. The Compensation Committee met once in 1999. On March 19,
1998, Mr. Martin was appointed Chairman of the Compensation Committee, replacing
Mr. Rhodes who had held such position since the creation of the Compensation
Committee in 1994.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
The Compensation
Committee consists of Messrs. Martin (Chairman), Smith, Ellwood and Rhodes. (Mr.
Smith has indicated that he intends to resign as a Director of the Company and
as a Member of the Compensation Committee as of the date of the Meeting). Mr.
Rhodes, a member of the Compensation Committee (and Chairman of the Compensation
Committee prior to March 19, 1998), is Vice Chairman and a Director of
Commercial Assets and Asset Investors. Mr. Considine, the Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, is also Chairman and a Director of
Commercial Assets and Asset Investors.
COMPENSATION OF
DIRECTORS
In 1999, the Company
paid the Independent Directors an annual fee of 1,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock, a fee of $1,000 for attendance at each in-person meeting of the
Board of Directors, $750 for each in-person meeting of any committee thereof,
and $750 for each telephonic meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee
thereof. Compensation for the Independent Directors in 2000 will be an annual
fee of 1,000 shares of Common Stock, a fee of $1,000 for attendance at each
in-person meeting of the Board of Directors, $750 for each in-person meeting of
any committee thereof, and $750 for each telephonic meeting of the Board of
Directors or any committee thereof. This amount may be modified after further
review by the Company. Directors who are not Independent Directors do not
receive directors' fees.
Pursuant to The 1994
Stock Option Plan of Apartment Investment and Management Company and Affiliates,
each Independent Director, upon joining the Board of Directors, received an
initial grant of an option to purchase up to 3,000 shares of Common Stock at the
market price of the shares on the date of grant. Following each annual meeting
of stockholders, each Independent Director receives an additional option to
purchase up to 3,000 shares of Common Stock at the market price of the shares on
the date of grant. Such options vest one year after the date of grant.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
The following table
sets forth certain information available to the Company, as of January 31, 2000,
with respect to shares of the Company's Common Stock and AIMCO Properties, LP.'s
Partnership Common Units ("OP Units") held by (i) each director, the chief
executive officer, and the four other most highly compensated executive officers
who were serving as of December 31, 1999, (ii) all directors and executive
officers of the Company as a group and (iii) those persons known to the Company
to be the beneficial owners (as determined under the rules of the SEC) of more
than 5% of such shares. This table does not reflect options that are not
exercisable within 60 days, or the beneficial ownership of High Performance
Units by executive officers and directors of the Company. The business address
of each of the following directors and executive officers is 2000 South Colorado
Boulevard, Tower Two, Suite 2-1000, Denver, Colorado 80222-7900, unless
otherwise specified.
NUMBER OF
PERCENTAGE OF
PERCENTAGE OF
SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK NUMBER OF OWNERSHIP OF
THE
NAME
AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER
COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING OP UNITS(1)
COMPANY(2)
------------------------------------ ------------ ------------- -----------
----------------
Directors
& Executive Officers:
Terry Considine................... 2,831,974(3) 4.2%
816,661(4)
5.0%
Peter K. Kompaniez................ 973,022(5) 1.5%
30,500
1.4%
Thomas W. Toomey.................. 330,132(6)
*
*
Patrick J. Foye................... 120,972
*
*
Paul J. McAuliffe................. 90,295
*
*
Richard S. Ellwood................ 21,200(7)
*
*
J. Landis Martin.................. 19,000(8)
*
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*
Thomas L. Rhodes.................. 47,600(9)
*
*
John D. Smith(10)................. 21,700(11)
*
*
All directors and
executive
officers as a group
(13
persons)....................... 4,956,684(12) 7.4%
943,801
8.1%
5% or
Greater Holders
Capital
Growth Management L.P. .....
6,398,500(13) 9.6%
8.7%
One International
Place
45th floor
Boston, Massachusetts
02110
Cohen
& Steers Capital Management,
Inc............................... 5,585,600(14) 8.4%
7.6%
757 Third Avenue
New York, New York
10017
Stichting
Pensioenfonds ABP.........
4,490,206(15) 6.7%
6.1%
450 Lexington
Avenue
Suite 1800
New York, New York
10017
FMR
Corp. ..........................
4,524,455(16) 6.8%
6.2%
82 Devonshire
Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
*
Less than 1.0%
(1) Through wholly owned subsidiaries,
the Company acts as general partner of,
and, as of January 31,
2000, holds approximately 91% of the interests in
AIMCO Properties, L.P.
(the "Operating Partnership"). After a one-year
holding period, OP
Units may be tendered for redemption and, upon tender,
may be acquired by the
Company for shares of the Company's Common Stock at
an exchange ratio of
one share
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of the Company's Common
Stock for each OP Unit (subject to adjustment). If
all OP Units were
acquired by the Company for the Company's Common Stock
(without regard to the
ownership limit set forth in the Company's Charter)
these shares of the
Company's Common Stock would constitute approximately
9% of the then
outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock. OP Units
are subject to certain
restrictions on transfer.
(2) On a fully diluted basis, assuming
all 6,329,871 OP Units outstanding as of
January 31, 2000 are
acquired by the Company for shares of the Company's
Common Stock without
regard to the Ownership Limit.
(3) Includes 114,681 shares held by
entities in which Mr. Considine holds sole
voting and investment
power, 74,743 shares held by Mr. Considine's spouse,
Elizabeth Considine,
for which Mr. Considine disclaims beneficial
ownership, and 86,355
shares held by a non-profit corporation in which Mr.
Considine has shared
voting and investment power with his spouse. Mr.
Considine disclaims
beneficial ownership of 1,222,978 shares held by
Considine family
partnerships in which Mr. Considine holds a 1% general
partnership interest
with the remaining 99% held by trusts for members of
Mr. Considine's family.
(4) Includes 192,374 OP Units held by
entities in which Mr. Considine has sole
voting and investment
power, 2,300 OP Units held by the Considine
Partnership, for 99% of
which Mr. Considine disclaims beneficial ownership,
and 157,698 OP Units
held by Mr. Considine's spouse, Elizabeth Considine,
for which Mr. Considine
disclaims beneficial ownership.
(5) Includes 326,800 shares subject to
options that are exercisable within 60
days.
(6) Includes 88,000 shares subject to
options that are exercisable within 60
days.
(7) Includes 7,500 shares subject to
options that are exercisable within 60
days.
(8) Includes 3,000 shares subject to
options that are exercisable within 60
days.
(9) Includes 3,000 shares subject to
options that are exercisable within 60
days.
(10) Mr. Smith has
indicated that he intends to resign as a Director of the
Company as of the date
of the Meeting, April 20, 2000.
(11) Includes 3,000 shares
subject to options that are exercisable within 60
days.
(12) Includes 1,730,865
shares subject to options that are exercisable within 60
days.
(13) Includes 5,876,000
shares as to which Capital Growth Management L.P.
("Capital Growth") has
sole voting power. Capital Growth has sole
dispositive power as to
all 6,398,500 shares.
(14) Includes 4,833,700
shares as to which Cohen & Steers Capital Management,
Inc. ("Cohen &
Steers") has sole voting power. Cohen & Steers has sole
dispositive power as to
all 5,585,600 shares.
(15) Stichting
Pensioenfonds ABP has sole voting and dispositive power as to all
4,490,206 shares.
(16) Includes 1,152,100
shares as to which FMR Corp. has sole voting power. FMR
Corp. has sole
dispositive power as to all 4,524,455 shares.
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION
TABLE
The following table
sets forth the compensation paid for each of the three fiscal years ended
December 31, 1999 to the Company's Chief Executive Officer and each of the four
other most highly compensated executive officers of the Company (the "Named
Executive Officers").
LONG TERM COMPENSATION(1)
----------------------------------
SECURITIES
ANNUAL COMPENSATION
UNDERLYING STOCK
-----------------------
OTHER ANNUAL
RESTRICTED
OPTIONS/SARS(#) ALL
OTHER
NAME
AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY($) BONUS($)(2) COMPENSATION($) STOCK AWARDS($)
AWARDS
COMPENSATION($)
--------------------------- ---- --------- ----------- --------------- --------------- ----------------
---------------
Terry
Considine..........
1999 $275,000 $1,275,000
$--
$ --
385,294
$--
Chairman of the Board of 1998 275,000 1,025,000
--
--
150,000
--
Directors and Chief
1997
275,000
2,060,000
--
--
2,740,000
--
Executive Officer
Peter
K. Kompaniez.......
1999 $235,000 $ 985,000
$--
$ --
75,000
$--
President and Vice
1998
235,000
735,000
--
--
75,000
--
Chairman 1997 235,000
800,000
--
--
815,000
--
Thomas
W. Toomey.........
1999 $200,000 $ 500,000
$--
$ --
29,412
$--
Chief Operating Officer 1998 200,000
300,000
--
--
100,000
--
1997
180,000
555,000
--
--
220,000
--
Patrick
J. Foye(3).......
1999 $225,000 $ 400,000
$--
$995,313
29,412
$--
Executive Vice President 1998 135,600
400,000
--
--
375,000
--
1997
--
--
--
--
--
--
Paul
J. McAuliffe(4).....
1999 $166,667 $ 300,000
$--
$995,313
223,529
$--
Executive Vice President 1998
--
--
--
--
--
--
and Chief Financial
1997
--
--
--
--
--
--
Officer
(1) Excludes 1,227,078,
376,526, 165,632, 78,948 and 64,865 shares of Common
Stock underlying options
granted to Mssrs. Considine, Kompaniez, Toomey,
Foye and McAuliffe,
respectively, from 1996 to 1999, which were immediately
exercised to purchase shares
pursuant to the Company's leveraged stock
purchase program. See
"Certain Relationships and Transactions -- Stock
Purchase Loans." Options
earned in respect of 1998 and 1999 fiscal years
were awarded in January 1999
and 2000, respectively.
(2) Includes all
Discretionary and Incentive cash compensation earned by the
Named Executive Officers.
(3) Mr. Foye was not an
employee of the Company prior to May 1998.
(4) Mr. McAuliffe was not
an employee of the Company prior to February 1999.
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OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN LAST
FISCAL YEAR
Information on options
granted in 1999 to the Named Executive Officers is set forth in the following
table.
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS(1)
POTENTIAL REALIZABLE
--------------------------------------------------------- VALUE AT
ASSUMED
% OF
TOTAL
ANNUAL RATES OF
NUMBER OF
OPTIONS/SARS
STOCK PRICE
SECURITIES
GRANTED TO
APPRECIATION
FOR
UNDERLYING
EMPLOYEES
EXERCISE
OPTION TERM(3)
OPTIONS/SARS
IN FISCAL OR
BASE
EXPIRATION
------------------------
NAME
GRANTED(#)(2) YEAR(2) PRICE($/SH) DATE
5%($)
10%($)
----
--------------
------------
------------
----------
----------
-----------
Terry
Considine..........
385,294
38.5%
$38.50
1/20/2009
$9,328,909
$23,641,287
Peter
K. Kompaniez....... 75,000
7.5%
38.50
1/20/2009
1,815,933
4,601,931
Thomas
W. Toomey.........
29,412
2.9%
38.50
1/20/2009
712,136
1,804,693
Patrick
J. Foye..........
29,412
2.9%
38.50
1/20/2009
712,136
1,804,693
Paul
J. McAuliffe........
223,529
22.4%
37.16
2/01/2009
5,223,515
13,237,412
(1) Unless otherwise
specified, options vest over five years, with vesting as to
60% of the underlying shares
after three years and an additional 20% vesting
each of the next two years.
Under the terms of the Apartment Investment and
Management Company 1997 Stock
Award and Incentive Plan (the "1997 Stock
Plan"), the plan
administrator retains discretion, subject to certain
restrictions, to modify the
terms of outstanding options. The exercise price
of incentive and
non-qualified options granted under the 1997 Stock Plan
will generally equal the fair
market value of a share of Common Stock on the
date of grant.
(2) Excludes 64,865 shares
of Common Stock underlying options granted to Mr.
McAuliffe which were
immediately exercised to purchase shares pursuant to
the Company's leveraged stock
purchase program. See "Certain Relationships
and Transactions -- Stock
Purchase Loans."
(3) Assumed annual rates of
stock price appreciation are set forth for
illustrative purposes only.
The amounts shown are for the assumed rates of
appreciation only, do not
constitute projections of future stock price
performance, and may not be
realized.
AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR
EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND
FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION/SAR
VALUES
Information on option
exercises during 1999 by the Named Executive Officers, and the value of
unexercised options held by Named Executive Officers at December 31, 1999 is set
forth in the following table.
NUMBER OF SECURITIES
VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED
IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS/SARS
AT
OPTIONS/SARS
SHARES
FY-END(#)
AT FY-END($)(2)
ACQUIRED ON
VALUE
---------------------------
---------------------------
NAME
EXERCISE(#)(1)
REALIZED($)
EXERCISABLE
UNEXERCISABLE
EXERCISABLE
UNEXERCISABLE
----
---------------
------------
-----------
-------------
-----------
-------------
Terry
Considine........... 2,400
$43,050
--
2,894,800
--
$7,267,725
Peter
K. Kompaniez........ 1,600
28,600
--
891,600
--
2,265,700
Thomas
W. Toomey..........
--
--
--
320,000
--
867,500
Patrick
J. Foye...........
--
--
--
375,000
--
829,688
Paul
J. McAuliffe.........
--
--
--
200,000
--
562,500
(1) Excludes 64,865 shares
of Common Stock underlying options granted to Mr.
McAuliffe which were
immediately exercised to purchase shares pursuant to
the Company's leveraged stock
purchase program. See "Certain Relationships
and Transactions -- Stock
Purchase Loans."
(2) Market value of
underlying securities at fiscal year-end, less the exercise
price. Market value is
determined based on the closing price of the Common
Stock on the New York Stock
Exchange on December 31, 1999 of $39.8125 per
share.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS
The four members of the
Board of Directors who are not members of management constitute the Compensation
Committee. The Compensation Committee determines the compensation of the Chief
Executive Officer and the President; reviews and approves compensation of other
corporate officers holding the title of Senior Vice President or above ("Other
Senior Management" and together with the Chief Executive Officer and the
President, "Senior Management"), reviews the general compensation and benefit
practices of the Company; and administers the Company's stock option and other
stock related plans.
In conducting its
review and in making its determination and granting approvals, the Committee
considers various factors: the alignment of management financial awards with
shareholder objectives for Total Return (dividend income plus share price
appreciation); reasonability of compensation in consideration of all the facts,
including Total Return, the size and complexity of the company, and practices of
other real estate investment trusts; and recruitment and retention of the
Company's management.
Compensation of Senior
Management is comprised of Base Compensation, Discretionary Compensation and
Incentive Compensation. The policy of the Compensation Committee is to set Base
Compensation at or below the median paid by comparable companies to executive
officers with comparable responsibilities; to utilize Discretionary
Compensation, generally cash and in an amount not more than Base Compensation,
to reward specific achievements; and to make the chief financial reward
Incentive Compensation which is tied directly to the creation of shareholder
value. In addition, certain members of Senior Management have made a cash
investment in a partnership which received High Performance Units which will
have a value only if the Company's Total Return on a sustained basis exceeds
industry averages. The comparable companies reviewed by the Compensation
Committee are among those included in the SNL indices used in the performance
graph on page 15 of this Proxy Statement.
Base Compensation. The Compensation Committee determined
1999 Base Compensation for the Chief Executive Officer and for the President;
reviewed and approved 1999 Base Compensation for Other Senior Management based
upon the recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer and President; and
considered such 1999 Base Compensation reasonable and in line with Company
policy. The base Compensation for Messrs. Considine and Kompaniez has been set
to be equal or below the median compensation paid to executives with similar
responsibilities at comparable companies reviewed by the Compensation Committee.
Discretionary
Compensation. For 1999, the
Compensation Committee considered, among other things:
- AFFO and FFO per
share increased to $3.72 and $4.08, respectively, an
increase of
19% and 19%, respectively, over the prior year's results.
Dividends
per share increased to $2.80 from $2.50, an increase of 12%
from the
prior year.
- Same store sales for
1999 for 456 apartment communities containing
122,076
apartment units showed a 4.3% increase in revenue, a 1.3%
decrease in
operating expenses and an 8.0% increase in net operating
income
compared to 1998.
- Total assets
increased to approximately $5,685 million as of December 31,
1999, from
approximately $4,249 million as of December 31, 1998, an
increase of
34%.
- Total market
capitalization increased to approximately $7,192 million
($3,809
million in equity capitalization) as of December 31, 1999
compared to
approximately $5,519 million ($3,009 million in equity
capitalization), as of December 31, 1998, an increase of 30%.
- 1999 acquisitions,
excluding the Insignia Property Trust properties,
totaled 28
properties, including 12,721 units for approximately $495
million.
- Property sales
activity totaled approximately $426 million for the year,
consisting
of 18 apartment communities and 45 commercial properties.
- AIMCO purchased $271
million of limited partnership equity interests.
- AIMCO issued $410.3
million of long-term, fixed rate, fully amortizing
non-recourse mortgage notes payable with a weighted average interest rate
of 7.3%.
Each of the notes is individually secured by one of 40
properties
with no cross-collateralization. The Company used the net
proceeds
after transaction
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costs of $373.6 million to
repay existing debt. During the year ended December 31, 1999, the Company has
also assumed $110.1 million of long-term, fixed rate, fully amortizing notes
payables with a weighted average interest rate of 7.9% in
connection with
the acquisition of properties. Each of the notes is
individually
secured by one of 13 properties with no
cross-collateralization.
- AIMCO increased its
bank line of credit to $300 million. Two rating
agencies,
Duff and Phelps, and Moody's up-graded their ratings on AIMCO's
preferred
securities.
- AIMCO issued
approximately $305 million of preferred and common equity,
maintaining
consistent levels of interest and preferred dividend coverage
ratios.
- AIMCO's 1999 Total
Return of 13.9% exceeded the Morgan Stanley REIT Index
which had a
negative return of 4.55%. On the basis of Total Return for
1999, AIMCO
ranked 6th among the 72 equity REITs with market
capitalizations in excess of $500 million for the year, 2nd among the 39
equity
REITs with market capitalizations over $1,000 million and second
among the
eight apartment REITs of similar size.
- AIMCO Total Return
since January 1, 1995 is 227.4% or 26.8% annualized,
which is in
excess of the Morgan Stanley REIT Index for the same period
by 183.1%,
or by 19.2% annualized. For the period commencing January 1,
1995, AIMCO
ranked first among the 60 equity REITs with market
capitalizations in excess of $500 million in Total Return, and first
among the
eight apartment REITs of similar size.
The Compensation
Committee considered 1999 to be a year of comparatively excellent performance by
the Company. Recognizing Senior Management's contribution to this performance,
the Compensation Committee awarded Discretionary Compensation of $275,000 to Mr.
Considine and $235,000 to Mr. Kompaniez, and approved additional Discretionary
Compensation of approximately $3 million to Other Senior Management.
Incentive Compensation.
Beginning in 1997, the Compensation Committee decided to determine Incentive
Compensation primarily by reference to "Excess Value Added", calculated as the
amount, if any, by which the Company's Total Return exceeded that achieved by
other real estate investment trusts (as measured by Morgan Stanley REIT Index),
multiplied by the weighted average market value of the Company's stock and OP
Units outstanding during the measurement period. Up to 15% of Excess Value Added
is available for cash or stock option awards (valued using a modified Black
Scholes formula applied by an investment banking firm).
In 1999, the Company's
Total Return was 13.9% which exceeded the negative 4.55% Total Return of the
Morgan Stanley REIT Index; the Company's weighted average equity market value
was approximately $2,729 million; and Excess Value Added was approximately $381
million. The pool available for Incentive Compensation for 1999 was
approximately $57 million (15% of the Excess Value Added). The maximum amount
available for Incentive Compensation is limited by the amount which would be
allocated to the High Performance Units.
The Compensation
Committee awarded Senior Management approximately $5 million in 1999 Incentive
Compensation: $2.5 million in cash and approximately $2.5 million in options to
acquire 583,823 shares at $38.50 per share, the closing price of the Company's
Common Stock on January 19, 2000, the date of the award. The Compensation
Committee valued the options at approximately $4.25 per underlying shares, based
on the advice of a nationally recognized independent investment bank that
considered the exercise price, the terms of the options, the lack of
transferability of the options, the vesting provisions (60% after three years
and an additional 20% annually for years four to five), and the likely dividend
rate on the underlying stock.
High Performance Units.
Effective January 1, 1998, the Company sold to a partnership currently owned by
twelve members of Senior Management (70% by a Considine family partnership, 14%
owned by Mr. Kompaniez and 16% owned by ten members of Senior Management) and
directors Martin, Rhodes and
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Smith, certain High
Performance Units ("HPUs"). The sale of HPUs was ratified by stockholder vote at
the Company's 1998 Annual Stockholders Meeting. The HPUs have the following
features:
- They represent equity
in the Company and were sold at a cash cost of
$2,070,000,
paid entirely from the personal resources of the purchasers;
- They will have
nominal value unless the Company's Total Return for the
three year
period from 1998 through 2000 exceeds the greater of 115% of
the Total
Return of the Morgan Stanley REIT INDEX (or such other index as
the
Compensation Committee shall determine) or 30% (any value will be
represented
by nontransferable equity securities of AIMCO);
- Total Return in
excess of this benchmark is considered Excess Shareholder
Return and
holders of the HPUs will receive distributions and allocations
of income
and loss from the Operating Partnership based on 15% of the
Excess
Shareholder Return.
Based upon the
Company's actual 1999 performance versus the Morgan Stanley REIT Index, the
Excess Shareholder Return would have been $83.8 million, and the value of the
HPU's would have been $12.6 million.
The Compensation
Committee considers the HPUs the principal method of retaining key members of
management and incentivising the 12 members of management who own HPUs to focus
on achieving superior Total Return to Shareholders. It is anticipated that
additional HPUs may be sold to certain members of Senior Management when the
1998-2000 measuring period ends.
Chief Executive Officer
and President. In granting the options described above, and in determining the
compensation for the Chief Executive Officer and the President, the Compensation
Committee considered, among other things, the Company's 1999 financial
performance as described above. In addition, the Committee considered the fact
that while the relative performance of the Company was excellent, the overall
Total Return of 13.9% was below satisfactory levels of return. Terry Considine,
the Company's Chief Executive Officer, and Peter Kompaniez, the Company's
President, received the following compensation in 1996 through 1999:
TERRY CONSIDINE
PETER KOMPANIEZ
---------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------
1996
1997
1998
1999
1996
1997
1998
1999
--------
----------
--------
----------
-------- -------- -------- --------
Base
Compensation..........
$267,500 $ 275,000 $275,000 $ 275,000 $227,500 $235,000 $235,000 $235,000
Discretionary
Compensation............. $ 20,000 $ 275,000 $275,000 $ 275,000 $ 20,000 $235,000 $235,000 $235,000
Incentive
Compensation
Cash.....................
-- $1,785,000 $750,000 $1,000,000
-- $565,000 $500,000 $750,000
Options to purchase(1)... 165,000 2,740,000 150,000 385,294 87,000 815,000 75,000 75,000
(1) Reflects the number of
shares underlying options. Excludes shares of common
stock underlying options
granted in 1996 through 1999, that were immediately
exercised to purchase shares
of common stock pursuant to the Company's
leveraged stock purchase
program.
Date: March 8, 2000
J. LANDIS MARTIN (CHAIRMAN)
RICHARD S. ELLWOOD
THOMAS L. RHODES
JOHN D. SMITH
The above report will
not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company
under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except
to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates the same by reference.
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EMPLOYMENT
ARRANGEMENTS
Each of Messrs.
Considine, Kompaniez and Ira receive annual cash compensation pursuant to
employment contracts with the Company. The initial two-year term of each of
these contracts expired in July 1996 but the contracts are automatically renewed
for successive one-year terms unless the officer is terminated by the Company.
The base salary payable under the employment contracts is subject to annual
review and adjustment by the Compensation Committee. The base annual salaries of
Messrs. Considine, Kompaniez and Ira are $275,000, $235,000 and $200,000,
respectively, for 1999 and 2000. Each of Messrs. Considine, Kompaniez and Ira
are also eligible for a bonus set by the Compensation Committee. See
"Compensation Committee Report to Stockholders."
The employment
contracts provide that upon a change in control of the Company or a termination
of employment under certain circumstances, the employee will be entitled to a
payment equal to three times the average annual salary for the previous three
years. The contracts provide that during the term of the contract and for one
year thereafter, except with respect to certain existing investments held by the
employee (which the employees have committed to liquidate in an orderly manner),
in no event will the employees engage in the acquisition, development, operation
or management of other multifamily rental apartment properties outside of the
Company. In addition, the contracts provide that the employees will not engage
in any active or passive investment in property relating to multifamily rental
apartment properties, with the exception of the ownership of up to 1% of the
securities of any publicly-traded company involved in those activities.
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STOCK
PRICE PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph
compares cumulative total returns for the Company's Common Stock ("AIMCO"), the
Standard & Poor's 500 Total Return Index (the "S&P 500"), the SNL Equity
REIT Index, the SNL Residential REIT Index and the Morgan Stanley REIT Index
from December 31, 1994, the date on which the initial public offering of the
Company's Common Stock was consummated (except for the Morgan Stanley REIT
Index, which begins on December 31, 1994, the date that results for the index
were first published), to December 31, 1999. The SNL Equity REIT Index and the
SNL Residential REIT Index were prepared by SNL Securities, an independent
research and publishing firm specializing in the collection and dissemination of
data on the banking, thrift and financial services industries. The Morgan
Stanley REIT Index is published by Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, an
investment banking company. The indices are weighted for all companies that fit
the definitional criteria of the particular index and are calculated to exclude
companies as they are acquired and add them to the index calculation as they
become publicly traded companies. All companies of the definitional criteria in
existence at the point in time presented are included in the index calculations.
The graph assumes the investment of $100 in the Company's Common Stock and in
each index on December 31, 1994, and that all dividends paid have been
reinvested.
[PERFORMANCE
GRAPH]
PERIOD ENDING
---------------------------------------------------------------
12/31/94 12/31/95
12/31/96 12/31/97 12/31/98 12/31/99
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
AIMCO.............................. $100.00 $122.47 $193.58 $ 267.52 $292.08
$332.83
S&P
500............................
$100.00
$137.58
$169.03 $
225.44 $289.79
$350.50
SNL
Equity REIT Index..............
$100.00
$115.08
$156.45 $
188.36 $155.84
$147.38
SNL
Residential REIT Index.........
$100.00
$113.53 $148.60
$ 172.41 $158.43
$172.35
Morgan
Stanley REIT Index..........
$100.00
$112.90
$153.43 $
181.93 $151.18 $144.30
The Stock Price
Performance Graph will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any
filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that the Company specifically
incorporates the same by reference.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND
TRANSACTIONS
From time to time, the
Company has entered into various transactions with certain of its executive
officers and directors. The Company attempts to price such transactions based on
fair market value, and believes that the transactions are on terms that are as
favorable to the Company as could be achieved with unrelated third parties.
TRANSACTIONS WITH
MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
From time to time the
Company has formed corporations (the "Management Companies") in which the
Operating Partnership holds non-voting preferred stock and 100% of the voting
stock is owned by certain of the Company's executive officers (or entities
controlled by them), including Messrs. Considine and Kompaniez. The Management
Companies were formed to engage in businesses generally not permitted under the
REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Although transactions between the
Company and the Management Companies are not at arm's length, the Company
believes that such transactions are at fair market value.
Prior to December 29,
1999, Messrs. Considine and Kompaniez, collectively, owned 5% of the outstanding
stock (100% of the voting stock) of the following Management Companies:
AIMCO/NHP Holdings, Inc. ("ANHI"), NHP Management Company ("NHPMC"), AIMCO/NHP
Properties, Inc. ("ANPI") and NHP A&R Services, Inc. ("NHPAR"). All of Mr.
Considine's ownership interests in these Management Companies are held through
Tebet, L.L.C., a Colorado limited liability company of which he is the managing
member ("Tebet"). On December 29, 1999, Tebet and Mr. Kompaniez each transferred
to the Operating Partnership 80% of their common stock holdings in each of ANHI,
NHPMC, ANPI and NHPAR. The Operating Partnership then exchanged such common
stock for additional shares of non-voting preferred stock of ANHI, NHPMC, ANPI
and NHPAR. As a result, the Operating Partnership increased its ownership
interest in each of ANHI, NHPMC, ANPI and NHPAR from 95% to 99%, and Tebet and
Mr. Kompaniez decreased their ownership interest in each of ANHI, NHPMC, ANPI
and NHPAR from 5% to 1%. The Operating Partnership paid $3,996,000 and $996,000
for these interests in the Management Companies acquired from Tebet and Mr.
Kompaniez, respectively. These purchase prices were determined by AIMCO's
independent directors, based on a valuation done by Arthur Andersen LLP. In
consideration for the transfers, the Operating Partnership assumed $2,730,000
and $721,000 of promissory notes that Tebet and Mr. Kompaniez, respectively, had
issued to purchase their interests in these Management Companies, and the
Operating Partnership issued to Tebet and Mr. Kompaniez 31,650 and 6,875 OP
units, respectively.
For the year ended
December 31, 1999, Tebet and Mr. Kompaniez have received dividends of
approximately $725,000 and $181,000, respectively, on their shares of common
stock of the Management Companies, and the Company has received dividends of
$5,227,000 on its shares of preferred stock of the Management Companies. All of
the amounts paid as dividends to Tebet and Mr. Kompaniez were used to pay
interest and/or principal due under promissory notes issued to the Company and
the Management Companies.
When the Company owns a
significant interest in a real estate partnership, the management contract for
the property owned by that real estate partnership may be assigned by the
Management Companies to the Operating Partnership. During 1999, Management
Companies assigned their rights under a total of 82 management contracts to the
Operating Partnership in exchange for the Operating Partnership assuming all
obligations under such contracts.
STOCK PURCHASE
LOANS
From time to time, the
Company makes loans to its executive officers to finance their purchase of
shares of Common Stock from the Company. All loans made prior to 1999 bear
interest between 7.00% to 7.25% per annum. During 1999, the Company sold 130,893
shares of Common Stock to Messrs. Alcock, Bonder, Graber and McAuliffe for an
aggregate purchase price of $4,910,027. In each case, the purchase price was
equal to the closing price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on
the date of sale. In payment for such shares, Messrs. Alcock, Bonder, Graber and
McAuliffe executed notes payable to the Company bearing
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interest at 7.25%, 7.0%,
6.25% and 7.00%, respectively, per annum, payable quarterly, and due in 2009.
The interest rate on the loans is based upon the Company's cost of borrowing
under its line of credit.
The following table
sets forth certain information with respect to these loans to executive
officers.
HIGHEST
AMOUNT AMOUNT
REPAID
OWED DURING
SINCE INCEPTION
1/31/00
NAME
INTEREST RATE
1999
(THRU 1/31/00) BALANCE
----
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--------------
---------------
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Terry
Considine...................... 7.25%
$16,550,175
$19,620,213
$16,215,777
Peter
K. Kompaniez................... 7.25%
4,124,478
8,174,873
3,761,392
Steven
D. Ira........................ 7.25%
2,982,022
207,090
2,886,620
Thomas
W. Toomey..................... 7.25%
1,294,446
4,562,588
1,205,082
Harry
G. Alcock...................... 7.25%
748,416
152,177
1,141,829
Troy
D. Butts(1)..................... 7.25%
1,037,652
1,050,008
--
Joel
F. Bonder....................... 7.00%
1,360,016
30,285
1,329,731
Robert
Ty Howard(2).................. 7.00%
1,432,428
22,215
1,425,285
Patrick
J. Foye...................... 6.25%
3,000,024
140,342
2,859,682
Paul
J. McAuliffe.................... 7.00%
2,400,005
236,106
2,163,899
Lance
Graber......................... 6.25%
1,925,000
-- 1,925,000
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$36,854,662
$34,195,897
$34,911,297
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(1) Mr. Butts resigned his
position with the Company in October 1999.
(2) Mr. Howard resigned his
position with the Company in August 1999.
OTHER
MATTERS
Section 16(a)
Compliance. Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company's executive
officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a
registered class of the Company's equity securities, to file reports (Forms 3, 4
and 5) of stock ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC and the New York
Stock Exchange. Officers, directors and beneficial owners of more than ten
percent of the Company's stock are required by SEC regulations to furnish the
Company with copies of all such forms that they file.
Based solely on the
Company's review of the copies of Forms 3, 4 and 5 and the amendments thereto
received by it for the year ended December 31, 1999, or written representations
from certain reporting persons that no Forms 5 were required to be filed by
those persons, the Company believes that during the period ended December 31,
1999, all filing requirements were complied with by its executive officers,
directors and beneficial owners of more than ten percent of the Company's stock.
Stockholders'
Proposals. Proposals of stockholders intended to be presented at the Company's
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2001, must be received by the
Company, marked to the attention of the Secretary, no later than November 19,
2000 to be included in the Company's Proxy Statement and form of proxy for that
meeting. Proposals must comply with the requirements as to form and substance
established by the SEC for proposals in order to be included in the proxy
statement. Proposals of stockholders submitted to the Company for consideration
at the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2001 outside the
processes of Rule 14a-8 (i.e., the procedures for placing a shareholder's
proposal in the Company's proxy materials) will be considered untimely if
received by the Company after February 4, 2001.
Other Business. The
Company knows of no other business that will come before the Meeting for action.
As to any other business that comes before the Meeting, the persons designated
as proxies will have discretionary authority to act in their best judgment.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
March 8, 2000
Denver, Colorado
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PROXY
APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND
MANAGEMENT COMPANY
IF
NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED
FOR
EACH OF THE SIX NOMINEES
FOR
DIRECTOR AND THE PROPOSAL REFERRED TO IN 2 BELOW
The undersigned hereby
appoints Terry Considine and Peter K. Kompaniez and each of them the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys and proxies (with full power of
substitution in each) to vote all Common Stock of Apartment Investment and
Management Company (the "Company"), standing in the undersigned's name, at the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at 2000 South Colorado
Boulevard, Tower Two, Suite 2-1000, Denver, Colorado 80222-7900, on April 20,
2000 at 9:00 a.m., Denver time (including any adjournments or postponements
thereof, the "Stockholders' Meeting"), upon those matters as described in the
Proxy Statement for the meeting and such other matters as may properly come
before such meeting.
A vote FOR the following
proposals described in the Proxy Statement for the Stockholders' Meeting is
recommended:
1. Election of the
following nominees for director: Terry Considine, Peter K. Kompaniez, Richard S.
Ellwood, J. Landis Martin, and Thomas L. Rhodes.
[ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES [ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
for [ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
for any Individual Nominee(s)
all Nominees
(Write the name(s) of the nominee(s) in the space below)
2. Ratification of the
selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the calendar year ending
December 31, 2000.
[ ] FOR [ ]
AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
(Continued, and to be dated and signed on the reverse side.)
AIMCO encourages you to
take advantage of new and convenient ways by which you can vote your shares on
matters to be covered at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Please take the
opportunity to use one of the three voting methods outlined below to cast your
ballot.
TO VOTE OVER THE
INTERNET:
o Have your proxy card in hand when
you access the web site.
o Log onto the Internet and go to the
web site, www.eproxyvote.com/aiv, 24
hours a day, 7 days a
week.
o You will be prompted to enter your
control number printed in the box above.
o Follow the instructions provided.
TO VOTE OVER THE
TELEPHONE:
o Have your proxy card in hand when
you call.
o On a touch-tone telephone call
1-877-779-8683. 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week.
o You will be prompted to enter your
control number printed in the box above.
o Follow the recorded instructions.
TO VOTE BY
MAIL:
o Mark, sign and date your proxy
card.
o Return your proxy card in the
postage-paid envelope provided.
Your electronic vote
authorizes the named proxies in the same manner as if you signed, dated and
returned the proxy card. If you choose to vote your shares electronically, there
is no need for you to mail back your proxy card. Proxies submitted by telephone
or the Internet must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on April 18, 2000.
APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND
MANAGEMENT COMPANY
PROXY
FOR COMMON STOCK
PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
ON
APRIL 20, 2000
If any other business is
transacted at the Stockholders' Meeting, the Proxy shall be voted in accordance
with the best judgment of the above-named attorneys and proxies.
Dated:
, 2000
(Signature of Stockholder)
(Signature of Stockholder)
Please sign your name exactly as it appears
hereon. If acting as attorney, executor,
trustee, or in other representative capacity,
please sign name and title. If stock is held
jointly, each joint owner should sign.
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE