April 28, 2011
VIA EDGAR AND FEDEX
Michael McTiernan, Esq.
Assistant Director
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Telephone Number: (202) 551-3852
Facsimile Number: (202) 772-9209
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AMB Property Corporation
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4
Filed on April 12, 2011
File No. 333-172741 |
Dear Mr. McTiernan:
On behalf of AMB Property Corporation (AMB), AMB Property L.P. (AMB LP)
and ProLogis, set forth below are responses to the comments of the Staff of the Division of
Corporation Finance (the Staff) that appeared in your letter dated April 26, 2011, with
respect to the above-referenced filings. We have also included in this letter, where applicable,
responses communicated to us by counsel to, and/or representatives of, ProLogis.
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Michael McTiernan, Esq.
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
April 28, 2011
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This letter and Amendment No. 2 (Amendment No. 2) to the Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (File No. 333-172741) are being filed electronically via the EDGAR system today. In
addition to the EDGAR filing, we are delivering a hard copy of this letter, along with five copies
of Amendment No. 2 marked to indicate changes from the version filed on April 12, 2011.
For the Staffs convenience, the text of the Staffs comments is set forth below in bold
followed in each case by the response. Terms not otherwise defined in this letter shall have the
meanings set forth in Amendment No. 2. All references to page numbers in these responses are to
the pages in the marked version of Amendment No. 2.
Form S-4
AMB Proposal 3: Approval of the Charter Amendment. page 116
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Please briefly state the reasons for and the general effect of the proposed charter
amendments. Refer to Item 19 of Schedule 14A. |
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Response: In response to the Staffs comment, the disclosure on page 121 of
Amendment No. 2 has been revised. |
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, page F-2
Merger Consideration, page F-3
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We note your response to comment 20 from our letter dated April 5, 2011 and reissue the
comment in part. Please revise to use ProLogis most recent stock price at the time of filing
for determining the merger consideration. |
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Response: In response to the Staffs comment, the disclosure on pages F-3 through
F-9 of Amendment No. 2 has been revised. |
Exhibit 5.1
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We note that item (j) includes an assumption related to the authorization of the common
shares covered by the registration statement under the registrants charter. This appears to
assume a key part of the duly authorized opinion. Please revise or advise. |
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Response: In response to the Staffs comment, the disclosure in Exhibit 5.1 to
Amendment No. 2 has been revised. |
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Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Michael McTiernan, Esq.
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
April 28, 2011
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Pursuant to a conversation with the Staff on April 27, 2011, we note that the Staff has
inquired whether the pro forma financial statements included in the Registration Statement need to
be revised to reflect ProLogis announced tender offer to acquire any or all outstanding ordinary
units and convertible preferred units of ProLogis European Properties (PEPR) that ProLogis does
not currently own. AMB and ProLogis respectfully submit that such revisions to the pro forma
financial statements are not required as a result of the tender offer for PEPR.
Rule 11-01 of Regulation S-X requires that pro forma financial information shall be furnished
only if both (a) a business combination is significant and (b) such business combination has
occurred or is probable. ProLogis possible acquisition of the remaining units of PEPR is neither
significant nor probable.
Rule 1-02(w) contains three tests for significance: (1) an investment test, (2) an asset test,
and (3) an income test. None of these three tests is triggered here. Even if ProLogis were to
acquire 100% of the ordinary units and convertible preferred units in PEPR that it does not already
own: (a) under the investment test, the acquisition would only be 11% of the total ProLogis assets;
(b) under the asset test, the acquisition would only be 17% of the total assets of total ProLogis
assets; and (c) under the income test, the acquisition would only be 2% of ProLogis income, in
each case using the most recent annual audited financial statements of PEPR and ProLogis. To the
extent ProLogis were to acquire less than 100% of the ordinary units and convertible preferred
units in PEPR that it does not already own, the foregoing percentages would be proportionately
reduced. Accordingly, ProLogis possible acquisition of PEPR would not be significant for purposes
of Rule 11-01(b).
In addition, as of the date hereof, ProLogis does not have any information to indicate that
the acquisition of PEPR is probable for purposes of Rule 11-01 of Regulation S-X. There is no
assurance that ProLogis will acquire all or substantially all of the PEPR units for which it has
commenced an offer.
Accordingly, AMB and ProLogis respectfully submit that no adjustments are required for the pro
forma financial statements in the Registration Statement as a result of the tender offer for PEPR.
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Michael McTiernan, Esq.
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
April 28, 2011
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We hope the foregoing has been responsive to the Staffs comments. If you have any questions,
please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned, Robin Panovka or David K. Lam of Wachtell,
Lipton, Rosen & Katz, counsel to AMB, at (212) 403-1000 (telephone), Michael T. Blair of Greenberg
Traurig, LLP, counsel to ProLogis, at (312) 456-8400 (telephone) or Edward J. Schneidman, Michael
L. Hermsen or David Malinger of Mayer Brown LLP, counsel to ProLogis, at (312) 782-0600
(telephone).
We thank the Staff in advance for its assistance.
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Sincerely,
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/s/ Adam O. Emmerich
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Adam O. Emmerich |
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Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz |
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Tamra D. Browne, AMB Property Corporation
Edward S. Nekritz, ProLogis
Robin Panovka and David K. Lam, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Michael T. Blair, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Edward J. Schneidman, Michael L. Hermsen and David Malinger, Mayer Brown LLP |