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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. 2)
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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 & Kreimer 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. 2 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"), as set forth in a Tender Offer Statement filed
by Simon on Schedule TO, dated December 5, 2002 (the "Schedule TO"), to pay
$18.00 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. Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 14D-9.
ITEM 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED
(a) LEGAL MATTERS
In response to Simon's lawsuit filed on December 5, 2002 in
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against
Taubman Centers, Inc., A. Alfred Taubman, Robert S. Taubman, Lisa A. Payne,
Graham T. Allison, Peter Karmanos, Jr., William S. Taubman, Allan J. Bloostein,
Jerome A. Chazen, and S. Parker Gilbert, the Company filed a motion to dismiss
on December 16, 2002 arguing that the First Claim for Relief failed to state a
claim under the Control Share Acquisitions Act because the Taubman family's
receipt of original issue Series B Preferred Stock from Taubman Centers, Inc.,
in 1998 was not a "control share acquisition" under the Act.
ITEM 9. EXHIBITS
Item 9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding thereto
the following:
Exhibit (a)(13) Motion to dismiss Simon Property Group, Inc. and Simon
Property Acquisitions, Inc.'s First Claim for Relief for
failure to state a claim under the Control Share
Acquisitions Act, filed on December 16, 2002 by Taubman
Centers, Inc., A. Alfred Taubman, Robert S. Taubman,
Lisa A. Payne, Graham T. Allison, Peter Karmanos, Jr.,
William S. Taubman, Allan J. Bloostein, Jerome A. Chazen
and S. Parker Gilbert
Exhibit (a)(14) Brief in support of motion to dismiss filed on December
16, 2002 by Taubman Centers, Inc., A. Alfred Taubman,
Robert S. Taubman, Lisa A. Payne, Graham T. Allison,
Peter Karmanos, Jr., William S. Taubman, Allan J.
Bloostein, Jerome A. Chazen and S. Parker Gilbert
Exhibit (a)(15) Statement issued by Taubman Centers on December 16, 2002
Exhibit (a)(16) Press release issued by Taubman Centers on December 17,
2002
SIGNATURE
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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: December 17, 2002 Taubman Centers, Inc.
By: /s/ Robert S. Taubman
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Robert S. Taubman
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit (a)(13) Motion to dismiss Simon Property Group, Inc. and Simon
Property Acquisitions, Inc.'s First Claim for Relief for
failure to state a claim under the Control Share
Acquisitions Act, filed on December 16, 2002 by Taubman
Centers, Inc., A. Alfred Taubman, Robert S. Taubman,
Lisa A. Payne, Graham T. Allison, Peter Karmanos, Jr.,
William S. Taubman, Allan J. Bloostein, Jerome A. Chazen
and S. Parker Gilbert
Exhibit (a)(14) Brief in support of motion to dismiss filed on December
16, 2002 by Taubman Centers, Inc., A. Alfred Taubman,
Robert S. Taubman, Lisa A. Payne, Graham T. Allison,
Peter Karmanos, Jr., William S. Taubman, Allan J.
Bloostein, Jerome A. Chazen and S. Parker Gilbert
Exhibit (a)(15) Statement issued by Taubman Centers on December 16, 2002
Exhibit (a)(16) Press release issued by Taubman Centers on December 17,
2002