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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 14D-9/A
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT UNDER
SECTION 14(D)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 44)
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TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
(Name of Subject Company)
TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
876664103
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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LISA A. PAYNE
TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
200 EAST LONG LAKE ROAD
SUITE 300, P.O. BOX 200
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN 48303
(248) 258-6800
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notice and
Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
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WITH COPIES TO:
CYRIL MOSCOW JEFFREY H. MIRO ADAM O. EMMERICH
HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND KENNETH H. GOLD TREVOR S. NORWITZ
COHN, LLP MIRO, WEINER & KRAMER ROBIN PANOVKA
2290 FIRST NATIONAL BUILDING 38500 WOODWARD AVENUE, WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN
660 WOODWARD AVENUE SUITE 100 & KATZ
DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48226-3583 BLOOMFIELD HILLS, 51 WEST 52ND STREET
(313) 465-7000 MICHIGAN 48303 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019
(248) 646-2400 (212) 403-1000
[ ] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
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This Amendment No. 44 amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule 14D-9 initially filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on December 11, 2002 (as subsequently amended, the
"Schedule 14D-9"), by Taubman Centers, Inc., a Michigan corporation (the
"Company" or "Taubman Centers") relating to the tender offer made by Simon
Property Acquisitions, Inc. ("Offeror"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Simon
Property Group, Inc. ("Simon") and Westfield America, Inc. ("Westfield"), as set
forth in a Tender Offer Statement filed by Simon on Schedule TO, dated December
5, 2002 (the "Schedule TO") and a Supplement to the Offer to Purchase as
subsequently amended, dated January 15, 2003 filed by Simon on Schedule TO-T/A
(Amendment No. 6) (the "Supplement"), to pay $20.00 net to the seller in cash,
without interest thereon, for each Common Share, upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in the Schedule TO and the Supplement as subsequently
amended. Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 14D-9.
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND OF FILING PERSON.
(B) TENDER OFFER OF THE PURCHASER
Item 2(b) of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the
following:
On August 4, 2003, Simon and the Offeror announced that the Expiration
Date of the Revised Offer has been extended to 12:00 midnight, New York City
time, on August 29, 2003.
ITEM 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED
(A) LEGAL MATTERS
Item 8(a) of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the
following:
The Michigan Attorney General has filed on behalf of the State of Michigan
a Brief of Amicus Curiae, dated August 4, 2003 (the "Amicus Brief") in the
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in support of appellants
and in support of reversal of the order issued by the United States District
Court for the Eastern District on May 8, 2003. A copy of the Amicus Brief is
filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(87).
ITEM 9. Exhibits.
Item 9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding thereto the following:
Exhibit No. Description
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(a)(85) Press release issued by the Company on August 4,
2003
(a)(86) Press release issued by the State of Michigan
Department of Attorney General on August 4, 2003
(a)(87) Brief of Amicus Curiae, filed on behalf of the
State of Michigan, by the Michigan Attorney
General, dated August 4, 2003 in the United
States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
SIGNATURE
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: August 4, 2003 Taubman Centers, Inc.
By: /s/ Lisa A. Payne
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Lisa A. Payne
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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(a)(85) Press release issued by Taubman Centers, Inc. on
August 4, 2003
(a)(86) Press release issued by the State of Michigan
Department of Attorney General on August 4, 2003
(a)(87) Brief of Amicus Curiae, filed on behalf of the
State of Michigan, by the Michigan Attorney
General, dated August 4, 2003 in the United
States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit