SC-13D/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 5)*

 

 

 

 

SIZELER PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.


(Name of Issuer)

 

 

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share


(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

830137105


(CUSIP number)

 

 

Malcolm F. MacLean IV

c/o Mercury Real Estate Advisors LLC

100 Field Point Road

Greenwich, CT 06830

(203) 869-9191


(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

 

August 22, 2006


(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ¨

 

Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

*   The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


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  1  

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

            Mercury Real Estate Advisors LLC

   
  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

(a)  ¨

(b)  ¨

   
  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

   
  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

            WC

   
  5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ¨
  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

            Delaware

   

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

  7    SOLE VOTING POWER

 

                1,052,139


  8    SHARED VOTING POWER

 

                —0—


  9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                1,052,139


10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                —0—

11  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

            1,052,139

   
12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

 

¨

 

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

            4.9%*

   
14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

            OO – Limited Liability Company

   

 

* All percentage ownership reported in this Schedule 13D is based on 21,467,074 shares of common stock outstanding, as reported by the Issuer (as defined below) in its 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2006.


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  1  

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

            David R. Jarvis

   
  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

(a)  ¨

(b)  ¨

   
  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

   
  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

            WC

   
  5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ¨
  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

            United States

   

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

  7    SOLE VOTING POWER

 

                1,052,139


  8    SHARED VOTING POWER

 

                —0—


  9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                1,052,139


10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                —0—

11  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

            1,052,139

   
12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

 

¨

 

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

            4.9%

   
14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

            IN

   

 

 


CUSIP No. 830137105    13D/A    Page 4 of 11 pages

 

  1  

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

            Malcolm F. MacLean IV

   
  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

(a)  ¨

(b)  ¨

   
  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

   
  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

            WC

   
  5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ¨
  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

            United States

   

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

  7    SOLE VOTING POWER

 

                1,052,139


  8    SHARED VOTING POWER

 

                —0—


  9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                1,052,139


10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                —0—

11  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

            1,052,139

   
12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

 

¨

 

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

            4.9%

   
14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

            IN

   

 

 


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This Amendment No. 5 (the “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed on October 24, 2005 as amended on November 3, 2005, November 30, 2005, August 11, 2006 and August 15, 2006 (the “Schedule 13D”), with respect to the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), of Sizeler Property Investors, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Issuer”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Schedule 13D. The Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:


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Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

 

The total amount of funds required by the Reporting Persons to acquire the Shares was $12,829,338.71. Each of the Funds used its own assets to purchase such Shares, which may at any given time include funds borrowed in the ordinary course in their margin accounts.

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

(a) and (b) As of the date hereof, Mercury Special Situations Fund LP, Mercury Special Situations Offshore Fund, Ltd., Silvercrest Real Estate Fund (International), Silvercrest Real Estate Fund, Mercury Real Estate Securities Fund LP, Mercury Real Estate Securities Offshore Fund, Ltd., Silvercreek SAV LLC and GPC LXV, LLC owned beneficially 136,590; 478,629; 113,007; 9,449; 75,955; 206,472; 0 and 32,037 Shares, respectively, representing approximately 0.6%; 2.2%; 0.5%; 0.05%; 0.4%; 1.0%; 0% and 0.2%, respectively, of the shares of common stock par value $0.0001, of the Issuer outstanding as reported in publicly available information.

 

As of the date hereof, Advisors, in its capacity as investment advisor of the Funds, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 1,052,139 Shares, constituting 4.9% of the 21,467,074 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Issuer outstanding as reported in publicly available information.

 

As of the date hereof, Mr. Jarvis, in its capacity as a Managing Member of Advisors, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 1,052,139 Shares, constituting 4.9% of the 21,467,074 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Issuer outstanding as reported in publicly available information.

 

As of the date hereof, Mr. MacLean, in its capacity as a Managing Member of Advisors, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 1,052,139 Shares, constituting 4.9% of the 21,467,074 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Issuer outstanding as reported in publicly available information.

 

(c) Information with respect to all transactions in the Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons that were effected during the past sixty days is set forth in Exhibit F attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(d) Not applicable.

 

(e) The reporting persons ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the class of securities on August 22, 2006.


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Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

 

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Schedule 13D:

 

Exhibit A   Letter to the Board of Directors of Sizeler Property Investors, Inc., dated October 24, 2005.*
Exhibit B   Letter to the Board of Directors of Sizeler Property Investors, Inc., dated November 3, 2005.**
Exhibit C   Letter to the Board of Directors of Sizeler Property Investors, Inc., dated November 29, 2005.***
Exhibit D   Letter to the Board of Directors of Sizeler Property Investors, Inc., dated August 10, 2006.****
Exhibit E   Press Release, dated August 10, 2006.****
Exhibit F   Letter to Board of Directors of Sizeler Property Investors, dated August 14, 2006.*****
Exhibit G   Press Release, dated August 14, 2006.*****
Exhibit H   Schedule of Transactions in Shares of the Issuer.
Exhibit I   Joint Filing Agreement as required by Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.*

* Previously filed with the Schedule 13D on October 24, 2005.
** Previously filed with the Schedule 13D/A on November 3, 2005.
*** Previously filed with the Schedule 13D/A on November 30, 2005.
**** Previously filed with the Schedule 13D/A on August 11, 2006.
***** Previously filed with the Schedule 13D/A on August 15, 2006.


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SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his, her or its knowledge and belief, each of the persons signing below certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: August 24, 2006  

MERCURY REAL ESTATE ADVISORS LLC

   

/s/ Malcolm F. MacLean IV


Signature

   

Malcolm F. MacLean IV, Managing Member


    Name/Title
   

/s/ Malcolm F. MacLean IV


Signature

   

/s/ David R. Jarvis


Signature


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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit A   Letter to the Board of Directors of Sizeler Property Investors, Inc., dated October 24, 2005.*
Exhibit B   Letter to the Board of Directors of Sizeler Property Investors, Inc., dated November 3, 2005.**
Exhibit C   Letter to the Board of Directors of Sizeler Property Investors, Inc., dated November 29, 2005.***
Exhibit D   Letter to the Board of Directors of Sizeler Property Investors, Inc., dated August 10, 2006.****
Exhibit E   Press Release, dated August 10, 2006.****
Exhibit F   Letter to Board of Directors of Sizeler Property Investors, dated August 14, 2006.*****
Exhibit G   Press Release, dated August 14, 2006.*****
Exhibit H   Schedule of Transactions in Shares of the Issuer.
Exhibit I   Joint Filing Agreement as required by Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.*

* Previously filed with the Schedule 13D on October 24, 2005.
** Previously filed with the Schedule 13D/A on November 3, 2005.
*** Previously filed with the Schedule 13D/A on November 30, 2005.
**** Previously filed with the Schedule 13D/A on August 11, 2006.
***** Previously filed with the Schedule 13D/A on August 15, 2006.


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Exhibit H

 

   

Silvercreek SAV LLC


   

Date of Transaction


 

Quantity Purchased(Sold)(1)


 

Price/Share ($)(2)


07/11/2006

  (1,200.00)   10.295

08/22/2006

  (29,700.00)   14.826

08/22/2006

  (31,690.00)   14.826

08/22/2006

  (12,965.00)   14.850
   

Mercury Special Situations Fund LP


   

Date of Transaction


 

Quantity Purchased(Sold)(1)


 

Price/Share ($)(2)


07/05/2006

  (48,400.00)   15.800

07/06/2006

  (62,700.00)   15.800

07/07/2006

  (2,700.00)   15.818

07/11/2006

  (4,700.00)   15.830

07/12/2006

  (6,800.00)   15.797

07/13/2006

  (46,517.00)   14.980

07/19/2006

  (21,003.00)   15.408

07/21/2006

  (40,822.00)   15.280

07/27/2006

  800.00   15.769

07/31/2006

  2,003.00   15.935

07/31/2006

  7,100.00   15.972

08/22/2006

  (9,500.00)   14.816

08/22/2006

  (87,500.00)   14.830

08/22/2006

  (93,517.00)   14.830

08/22/2006

  (199,947.00)   14.850
   

Mercury Special Situations Offshore Fund, Ltd.


   

Date of Transaction


 

Quantity Purchased(Sold)(1)


 

Price/Share ($)(2)


07/06/2006

  (30,200.00)   15.800

07/12/2006

  (7,600.00)   15.797

07/13/2006

  (53,483.00)   14.980

07/21/2006

  (59,178.00)   15.280

07/27/2006

  4,800.00   15.769

07/31/2006

  2,997.00   15.935

08/22/2006

  (18,000.00)   14.816

08/22/2006

  (92,906.00)   14.834

08/22/2006

  (99,588.00)   14.834

08/22/2006

  (20,284.00)   14.850
   

Silvercrest Real Estate Fund (International)


   

Date of Transaction


 

Quantity Purchased(Sold)(1)


 

Price/Share ($)(2)


07/05/2006

  (5,900.00)   15.800

07/11/2006

  (5,200.00)   15.830

08/22/2006

  (2,400.00)   14.816
   

Mercury Real Estate Securities Fund LP


   

Date of Transaction


 

Quantity Purchased(Sold)(1)


 

Price/Share ($)(2)


07/13/2006

  50,552.00   15.020

07/18/2006

  4,400.00   14.819

07/26/2006

  7,500.00   15.515

08/03/2006

  (6,200.00)   15.450

08/04/2006

  (6,114.00)   15.512

08/07/2006

  (7,400.00)   15.379

08/22/2006

  (52,128.00)   14.850
   

Silvercrest Real Estate Fund


   

Date of Transaction


 

Quantity Purchased(Sold)(1)


 

Price/Share ($)(2)


07/11/2006

  (600.00)   15.830

08/22/2006

  (1,100.00)   14.816

08/22/2006

  (1,669.00)   14.842

08/22/2006

  (1,683.00)   14.842

08/22/2006

  (13,360.00)   14.850
   

Mercury Real Estate Securities Offshore Fund, Ltd.


   

Date of Transaction


 

Quantity Purchased(Sold)(1)


 

Price/Share ($)(2)


06/26/2006

  8,100.00   14.513

06/27/2006

  15,900.00   15.038

06/28/2006

  4,200.00   15.047

07/03/2006

  200.00   15.630

07/13/2006

  49,448.00   15.020

07/18/2006

  5,700.00   14.819

07/26/2006

  14,100.00   15.515

08/03/2006

  (6,400.00)   15.450

08/04/2006

  (6,286.00)   15.512
   

GPC LXV, LLC


   

Date of Transaction


 

Quantity Purchased(Sold)(1)


 

Price/Share ($)(2)


07/20/2006

  5,800.00   15.450

07/21/2006

  1,700.00   15.170

07/21/2006

  100,000.00   15.320

07/27/2006

  8,600.00   15.769

08/22/2006

  (1,100.00)   14.816

08/22/2006

  (21,900.00)   14.826

08/22/2006

  (23,522.00)   14.826

08/22/2006

  (37,541.00)   14.850

(1) All purchases/sales were effected through open market or privately negotiated transactions.
(2) Inclusive of brokerage commissions.