UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
NEW ENGLAND REALTY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Name of Issuer)
Depositary Receipts
(Title of Class of Securities)
644206104
(CUSIP number)
Malcolm F. MacLean IV
c/o Mercury Real Estate Advisors LLC
Three River Road
Greenwich, CT 06807
(203) 869-9191
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
December 28, 2007
(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).
| CUSIP No. 644206104 | 13D/A | Page 2 of 8 pages |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Mercury Real Estate Advisors LLC |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
WC |
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| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
111,218 | |
| 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
—0— | ||
| 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
111,218 | ||
| 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
—0— |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
111,218 |
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| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.1% |
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| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO – Limited Liability Company |
| * | All percentage ownership reported in this Schedule 13D is based on 1,314,666 Depositary Receipts outstanding as of September 30, 2007 and 5,682 units of Class A limited partnership interests (“Class A Units”) outstanding as of September 30, 2007, as reported by the Issuer (as defined below) in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2007 (the “Form 10-Q”). For purposes of calculating percentage ownership in this Schedule 13D, all Depositary Receipts have been treated on an as-converted basis, where each Class A Unit is exchangeable for 10 Depositary Receipts. |
| CUSIP No. 644206104 | 13D/A | Page 3 of 8 pages |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
David R. Jarvis |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
WC |
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| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
111,218 | |
| 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
—0— | ||
| 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
111,218 | ||
| 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
—0— |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
111,218 |
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| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.1% |
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| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN |
| CUSIP No. 644206104 | 13D/A | Page 4 of 8 pages |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Malcolm F. MacLean IV |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
WC |
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| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
111,218 | |
| 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
—0— | ||
| 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
111,218 | ||
| 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
—0— |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
111,218 |
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| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.1% |
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| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN |
| CUSIP No. 644206104 | 13D/A | Page 5 of 8 pages |
Item 2. Identity and Background.
(a) This statement is being filed by the following persons: Mercury Real Estate Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Advisors”), David R. Jarvis, an individual (“Mr. Jarvis”), and Malcolm F. MacLean IV, an individual (“Mr. MacLean” and collectively with Advisors and Mr. Jarvis, the “Reporting Persons”). Advisors is the investment advisor of the following investment funds that hold the Depository Receipts reported herein: Mercury Special Situations Fund LP, a Delaware limited partnership; Mercury Special Situations Offshore Fund, Ltd., a British Virgin Island company; Mercury Special Situations Leveraged Fund LP, a Delaware limited partnership; Mercury Global Alpha Fund LP, a Delaware limited partnership; and Mercury Global Alpha Offshore Fund, Ltd., a British Virgin Island company (collectively, the “Funds”). The Depository Receipts to which this Schedule 13D relates are owned directly by the Funds. Messrs. Jarvis and MacLean are the managing members of Advisors.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
The total amount of funds required by the Reporting Persons to acquire the Depositary Receipts was $8,760,033.46. Each of the Funds used its own assets to purchase such Depositary Receipts, 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., Mercury Special Situations Leveraged Fund LP, Mercury Global Alpha Fund LP and Mercury Global Alpha Offshore Fund, Ltd. owned beneficially 2,962; 43,528; 33,658; 26,499; and 4,571 Depository Receipts, respectively, representing approximately 0.2%; 3.2%; 2.5%; 1.9%; and 0.3%, respectively, of the Depository Receipts 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 111,218 Depositary Receipts, constituting 8.1% of the 1,371,486 Depositary Receipts of the Issuer outstanding as reported in publicly available information.
As of the date hereof, Mr. Jarvis, in his capacity as a Managing Member of Advisors, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 111,218 Depositary Receipts, constituting 8.1% of the 1,371,486 Depositary Receipts of the Issuer outstanding as reported in publicly available information.
As of the date hereof, Mr. MacLean, in his capacity as a Managing Member of Advisors, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 111,218 Depositary Receipts, constituting 8.1% of the 1,371,486 Depositary Receipts of the Issuer outstanding as reported in publicly available information.
(c) Information with respect to all transactions in the Depositary Receipts beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons that were effected during the past sixty days is set forth in Exhibit C attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
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 the General Partner of New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership, dated October 30, 2006* | |
| Exhibit B | Press Release, dated October 30, 2006* | |
| Exhibit C | Schedule of Transactions in Depositary Receipts of the Issuer | |
| Exhibit D | Joint Filing Agreement* | |
| * | Previously filed with the Schedule 13D on October 31, 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: January 4, 2008 | 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 the General Partner of New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership, dated October 30, 2006* | |
| Exhibit B | Press Release, dated October 30, 2006* | |
| Exhibit C | Schedule of Transactions in Depositary Receipts of the Issuer | |
| Exhibit D | Joint Filing Agreement* | |
| * | Previously filed with the Schedule 13D on October 31, 2006 |
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Exhibit C
Schedule of Transactions in Depositary Receipts of the Issuer
During the Past 60 Days
Silvercreek SAV LLC
| Date of Transaction |
Quantity Purchased(Sold)(1) |
Price/Share ($)(2) | ||
| 12/28/2007 | (200.00) | $69.96 | ||
| 12/28/2007 | (8,400.00) | $67.52 | ||
| 12/31/2007 | (4,400.00) | $65.85 | ||
| 12/31/2007 | (14,171.00) | $65.85 |
Mercury Special Situations Fund LP
| Date of Transaction |
Quantity Purchased(Sold)(1) |
Price/Share ($)(2) | ||
| 11/20/2007 | (3,200.00) | $74.43 | ||
| 11/26/2007 | (2,008.00) | $73.87 | ||
| 11/27/2007 | (1,765.00) | $73.72 | ||
| 12/05/2007 | 2,962.00 | $72.33 |
Mercury Special Situations Offshore Fund, Ltd.
| Date of Transaction |
Quantity Purchased(Sold)(1) |
Price/Share ($)(2) | ||
| 10/31/2007 | 200.00 | $78.91 | ||
| 11/01/2007 | 300.00 | $80.61 | ||
| 11/12/2007 | (400.00) | $79.94 | ||
| 11/16/2007 | (300.00) | $77.94 | ||
| 11/19/2007 | (1,900.00) | $76.91 | ||
| 11/26/2007 | (1,292.00) | $73.87 | ||
| 11/27/2007 | (1,135.00) | $73.72 | ||
| 11/30/2007 | 200.00 | $74.26 | ||
| 11/30/2007 | (900.00) | $72.44 | ||
| 12/03/2007 | (300.00) | $72.74 | ||
| 12/04/2007 | (400.00) | $72.87 | ||
| 12/05/2007 | 798.00 | $72.33 | ||
| 12/06/2007 | (100.00) | $72.49 | ||
| 12/07/2007 | (300.00) | $72.49 | ||
| 12/18/2007 | (1,200.00) | $72.95 | ||
| 01/02/2008 | (900) | $68.64 |
Mercury Global Alpha Fund LP
| Date of Transaction |
Quantity Purchased(Sold)(1) |
Price/Share ($)(2) | ||
| 11/27/2007 | 1,864.00 | $73.29 | ||
| 12/19/2007 | (200.00) | $71.99 |
Mercury Global Alpha Offshore Fund LP
| Date of Transaction |
Quantity Purchased(Sold)(1) |
Price/Share ($)(2) | ||
| 11/26/2007 | 100.00 | $73.91 | ||
| 11/27/2007 | 3,136.00 | $73.29 | ||
| 12/05/2007 | (1,300.00) | $72.84 | ||
| 12/17/2007 | (100.00) | $72.99 |
Mercury Special Situations Leveraged Fund LP
| Date of Transaction |
Quantity Purchased(Sold)(1) |
Price/Share ($)(2) | ||
| 12/6/2007 | 100.00 | $72.01 | ||
| 12/27/2007 | 100.00 | $70.51 | ||
| 12/31/2007 | 100.00 | $67.76 | ||
| 12/31/2007 | 14,171.00 | $65.90 |
| (1) | All purchases/sales were effected through open market or privately negotiated transactions. |
| (2) | Inclusive of brokerage commissions. |