SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 December 24, 2001 ------------------------------------------------- Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC. ------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Nevada 1-15663 75-2847135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State of Incorporation) (Commission (IRS Employer File No.) Identification No.) 1800 Valley View Lane, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75234 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (469) 522-4200 --------------- 1 ITEM 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS --------------------------------------------- In 2001, American Realty Investors, Inc. ("ARI") has sold a significant amount of its properties, as follows: Sale Units/ Sales Gain/[Loss] % of ARI's Date Property Location Sq.Ft./Acres Price on Sale Assets Purchaser ------------------------------------------------------- ------------ --------- ------------- ---------- ---------------------------- Apartments (dollars in Thousands) 02/08/01 Rockborough Denver, CO 345 Units $16,675 $13,471 0.33% First Pacific Investments, Ltd. 02/28/01 Carriage Park Tampa, FL 46 Units 2,005 663 0.15% The Monroe of Soho, LLC 04/06/01 Kimberly Woods Tucson, AZ 279 Units 8,450 6,052 0.26% Kimberly Woods Limited Partnership 05/10/01 Place One Tulsa, OK 407 Units 12,935 8,623 0.32% Fairview, Inc. 05/16/01 Shadowood Addison, TX 184 Units 7,125 4,644 0.23% DYVC Corporation 05/18/01 Glenwood Addison, TX 168 Units 6,650 (560) 0.80% CNC Investments, Inc. 05/31/01 Bent Tree Addison, TX 292 Units 12,050 7,081 0.55% BT Court Apartment Partners, LP 07/03/01 Club Mar Sarasota, FL 248 Units 8,500 2,328 0.30% Club Mar Associates, Ltd. 08/16/01 Covered Bridge Gainesville, FL 176 Units 7,900 6,042 0.12% Covered Bridge Apartments, LLC 09/06/01 Crossing at Church Tampa, FL 52 Units 1,880 623 0.14% WISCO, Inc. 09/06/01 Ashford Tampa, FL 56 Units 2,145 (985) 0.36% WISCO, Inc. 09/27/01 Chalet I Topeka, KS 162 Units 5,650 3,952 0.19% Kelcor, Inc. 09/27/01 Chalet II Topeka, KS 72 Units 2,100 434 0.20% Kelcor, Inc. 10/18/01 Nora Pines Indianapolis, IN 254 Units 9,850 6,957 0.21% Nora Pines Partners, LP 11/15/01 Timber Creek Omaha, NE 180 Units 7,500 5,219 0.15% Mercy Timbercreek, LLC 11/27/01 Blackhawk FT. Wayne, IN 209 Units 7,100 5,110 0.20% RLA, Ltd. 12/06/01 Woodstock Dallas, TX 320 Units 9,600 5,184 0.37% Woodstock at Skillman, LP Commercial 03/14/01 Regency Pointe Jacksonville, FL 67,410 Sq.Ft. 7,350 2,232 0.57% Jacksonville Regency Real Estate Assoc., Inc. 12/24/01 Executive Court Memphis, TN 41,840 Sq.Ft. 1,970 - 0.16% Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. Land 01/12/01 Plano Parkway Plano, TX 11.3 Acres 1,445 - 0.17% The Holt Companies 01/16/01 Scoggins Tarrant County, TX 232.8 Acres 2,913 181 0.32% JBM Development Companies 01/16/01 Scout Tarrant County, TX 408.0 Acres 5,087 2,969 0.23% JBM Development Companies 03/04/01 Las Colinas Las Colinas, TX 1.7 Acres 825 539 0.03% GRAE Las Colinas, Ltd. 03/07/01 Katrina Palm Desert, CA 20.0 Acres 2,831 - 0.22% Desert Sports Group, LLC 03/29/01 Frisco Bridges Collin County, TX 27.8 Acres 4,500 25 0.53% Frisco Stonebriar, Ltd. 03/30/01 Tree Farm Dallas County, TX 10.4 Acres 2,888 75 0.33% Mathis Brothers Furniture Co., Inc. 04/10/01 Katrina Palm Desert, CA 20.0 Acres 2,940 516 0.22% SGH Partners 05/11/01 Mason Goodrich Houston, TX 22.1 Acres 4,168 2,896 0.13% Dan McGill, Trustee 05/30/01 Plano Parkway Plano, TX 12.0 Acres 740 (991) 0.22% Tradition Trail, LP 06/15/01 Yorktown Harris County, TX 120.4 Acres 5,239 (1,497) 0.81% Canyonlands Partners IV, Ltd. 07/16/01 Elm Fork Denton County, TX 10.0 Acres 1,002 284 0.08% Crosspointe Community Church 2 ITEM 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS (Continued) --------------------------------------------- Sale Units/ Sales Gain/[Loss] % of ARI's Date Property Location Sq.Ft./Acres Price on Sale Assets Purchaser -------- ----------------- ------------------- ------------ ----------- ------------- ---------- ----------------------------- (dollars in thousands) Land - Continued 07/25/01 Chase Oaks Plano, TX 22.3 Acres $ 2,874 $ 870 0.24% Today Chase Oaks, LP 07/25/01 Katrina Palm Desert, CA 6.1 Acres 1,196 570 0.07% State College Business Park Partners 08/24/01 Nashville Nashville, TN 2.0 Acres 26 (82) 0.01% Metropolitan Government 08/24/01 Nashville Nashville, TN 1.2 Acres 8 (59) 0.01% Metropolitan Government 08/27/01 Rasor Plano, TX 6.6 Acres 350 34 0.04% Collin County Chinese Fellowship Church 09/14/01 Katrina Palm Desert, CA 2.2 Acres 800 514 0.03% Dutt Hospitality Group 09/21/01 Chase Oaks Plano, TX 4.9 Acres 1,973 1,416 0.05% Fairview Farm Land Company, Ltd. 10/15/01 Katrina Palm Desert, CA 1.4 Acres 284 117 0.02% First American Exchange Company 11/01/01 Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, CA 12.7 Acres 2,100 952 0.12% Public Storage 11/14/01 Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, CA 6.7 Acres 500 (501) 0.06% Princessa Plaza, LLC 11/20/01 Nashville Nashville, TN 4.2 Acres 600 302 0.03% The Villas at Metro Center, LP 12/13/01 Elm Fork Denton County, TX 107.0 Acres 5,600 (2,146) 0.88% First Baptist Church of Carrollton --------- -------- ----- $ 188,324 $ 84,054 10.46% ========= ======== ===== 3 ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS ----------------------------------------- Proforma statements of operations are presented for the year ended December 31, 2000, and the nine months ended September 30, 2001. The proforma statement of operations present ARI's operations as if the transactions described above had occurred at January 1 of each of the periods presented. A proforma balance sheet as of September 30, 2001, is also presented. The proforma balance sheet presents the property sales described above, as if they had occurred at January 1, 2001. 4 AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC. PROFORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 Nora Timber Santa Actual/(1)/ Pines/(2)/ Creek/(2)/ Blackhawk(/2)/ Woodstock/(2)/ Katrina/(2)/ Clarita/(2)(3)/ ----------- ------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- ----------- --------------- (dollars in thousands) Assets Real estate held for investment .. $ 506,680 $ (4,876) $ (3,583) $ (4,800) $ (6,880) $ -- $ -- Less - accumulated depreciation .. (130,567) 3,263 2,390 3,249 3,982 -- -- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- -------- 376,113 (1,613) (1,193) (1,551) (2,898) -- -- Real estate held for sale ........ 228,476 -- -- -- -- (152) (2,383) Notes and interest receivable Performing ..................... 23,914 -- -- -- -- -- -- Non-performing ................. 7,885 -- -- -- -- -- -- Less - allowance for losses .... (2,577) -- -- -- -- -- -- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ------- 29,222 -- -- -- -- -- -- Net pizza parlor equipment ....... 7,384 -- -- -- -- -- -- Net leasehold interest ........... 4,718 -- -- -- -- -- -- Net oilfield equipment ........... 344 -- -- -- -- -- -- Marketable equity securities ..... 108 -- -- -- -- -- -- Investments in equity investees .. 78,046 -- -- -- -- -- -- Cash and cash equivalents ........ 5,014 (5) (8) (1) 10 -- -- Net intangibles .................. 15,883 -- -- -- -- -- -- Other assets ..................... 35,070 (5,329) (4,998) (2,556) (2,767) (9) 2,479 --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- -------- $ 780,378 $ (6,947) $ (6,199) $ (4,108) $ (5,655) $ (161) $ 96 ========= ========= ========= ========= ========== ========= ======== Elm Executive Nashville/(2)/ Fork/(2)/ Court/(2)/ Proforma -------------- ----------- -------------- ---------- Assets Real estate held for investment .. $ -- $ -- $ (3,113) $ 483,428 Less - accumulated depreciation .. -- -- 1,867 (115,816) ---------- --------- --------- --------- -- -- (1,246) 367,612 Real estate held for sale ........ (7,146) (16,648) -- 202,147 Notes and interest receivable Performing ..................... -- -- -- 23,914 Non-performing ................. -- -- -- 7,885 Less - allowance for losses -- -- -- (2,577) ---------- --------- --------- --------- -- -- -- 29,222 Net pizza parlor equipment ....... -- -- -- 7,384 Net leasehold interest ........... -- -- -- 4,718 Net oilfield equipment ........... -- -- -- 344 Marketable equity securities ..... -- -- -- 108 Investments in equity investees .. -- -- -- 78,046 Cash and cash equivalents ........ -- -- (1) 5,009 Net intangibles .................. -- -- -- 15,883 Other assets ..................... 4,103 10,408 931 37,332 ---------- --------- --------- --------- $ (3,043) $ (6,240) $ (316) $ 747,805 ========== ========= ========= ========= 5 AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC. PROFORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - Continued SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 Nora Timber Actual/(1)/ Pines/(2)/ Creek/(2)/ Blackhawk/(2)/ Woodstock/(2)/ Katrina(2) ------------- ------------ ------------ --------------- ---------------- ------------ (dollars in thousands) Liabilities and Equity Notes and interest payable ........ $582,139 $ (5,624) $ (4,563) $ (4,074) $(4,690) $ (249) Margin borrowings ................. 28,703 -- -- -- -- -- Other liabilities ................. 44,513 (177) (175) (166) (263) -- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------- ------ 655,355 (5,801) (4,738) (4,240) (4,953) (249) Minority interest ................. 37,634 -- -- -- -- -- Redeemable Preferred Stock ........ 3,969 -- -- -- -- -- Stockholders' Equity Preferred stock ................... 4,950 -- -- -- -- -- Common stock ...................... 118 -- -- -- -- -- Paid-in capital ................... 112,195 -- -- -- -- -- Accumulated (deficit) ............. (33,827) (1,146) (1,461) 132 (702) 88 Treasury stock .................... (16) -- -- -- -- -- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------- ------ 83,420 (1,146) (1,461) 132 (702) 88 -------- -------- -------- -------- ------- ------ $780,378 $ (6,947) $ (6,199) $ (4,108) $(5,655) $ (161) ======== ======== ======== ======== ======= ====== Santa Elm Executive Clarita/(2)(3)/ Nashville/(2)/ Fork/(2)/ Court/(2)/ Proforma ----------------------------------------------------------------- Liabilities and Equity Notes and interest payable ........ $ -- $ (6,472) $ (7,533) $ -- $ 548,934 Margin borrowings ................. -- -- -- -- 28,703 Other liabilities ................. (2) (364) (63) (30) 43,273 ----- -------- -------- ------ --------- (2) (6,836) (7,596) (30) 620,910 Minority interest ................. -- -- -- -- 37,634 Redeemable Preferred Stock ........ -- -- -- -- 3,969 Stockholders' Equity Preferred stock ................... -- -- -- -- 4,950 Common stock ...................... -- -- -- -- 118 Paid-in capital ................... -- -- -- -- 112,195 Accumulated (deficit) ............. 98 3,793 1,356 (286) (31,955) Treasury stock .................... -- -- -- -- (16) ----- -------- -------- ------ --------- 98 3,793 1,356 (286) 85,292 ----- -------- -------- ------ --------- $ 96 $ (3,043) $ (6,240) $ (316) $ 747,805 ===== ======== ======== ====== ========= __________________ (1) Includes properties sold prior to September 30, 2001. (2) Assumes sale by ARI on January 1, 2001. (3) Includes two sales transactions. 6 AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC. PROFORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS /(1)(2)/ NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 Actual Apartments/(3)/ Commercial/(4)/ Land/(5)/ Proforma ----------- --------------- --------------- ----------- ------------ Property revenue (dollars in thousands) Rents ................................... $ 98,748 $ (11,025) $ (570) $ (93) $ 87,060 Property operations expenses ............ 71,246 (6,637) (208) (2,777) 61,624 ----------- --------- ------- -------- ----------- 27,502 (4,388) (362) 2,684 25,436 Land operations Sales ................................... 41,806 -- -- 9,084 50,890 Cost of sales ........................... 33,546 -- -- 10,360 43,906 ----------- --------- ------- -------- ----------- 8,260 -- -- (1,276) 6,984 Pizza parlor operations Sales ................................... 25,282 -- -- -- 25,282 Cost of sales ........................... 20,715 -- -- -- 20,715 ----------- --------- ------- -------- ----------- 4,567 -- -- -- 4,567 Oil and gas operations Sales ................................... 97 -- -- -- 97 Operating expenses ...................... 186 -- -- -- 186 ----------- --------- ------- -------- ----------- (89) -- -- -- (89) Income from operations ....................... 40,240 (4,388) (362) 1,408 36,898 Other income Interest and other ...................... 2,055 (28) (17) (199) 1,811 Equity in income of investees ........... 9,157 -- -- -- 9,157 Gain on sale of real estate ............. 54,600 22,470 -- -- 77,070 ----------- --------- ------- -------- ----------- 65,812 22,442 (17) (199) 88,038 Other expense Interest ................................ 56,242 (5,057) (134) (8,569) 42,482 Depreciation ............................ 13,169 (714) (106) -- 12,349 Advisory fees ........................... 4,971 (113) (18) (148) 4,692 Net income fee .......................... 638 181 (18) 1,475 2,276 Incentive fees .......................... 7,477 802 -- -- 8,279 General and administrative .............. 9,083 -- -- (13) 9,070 Minority interest ....................... 2,483 -- -- -- 2,483 ----------- --------- ------- -------- ----------- 94,063 (4,901) (276) (7,255) 81,631 Net income (loss) ............................ 11,989 22,955 (103) 8,464 43,305 Preferred dividend requirement ............... (1,868) -- -- -- (1,868) ----------- --------- ------- -------- ----------- Net income (loss) applicable to Common shares ........................... $ 10,121 $ 22,955 $ (103) $ 8,464 $ 41,437 =========== ========= ======= ======== =========== Basic and diluted earnings per share Net income .............................. $ 1.00 $ 4.09 =========== =========== Weighted average Common shares used in computing earnings per share ............................... 10,141,840 10,141,840 =========== =========== 7 AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC. NOTES TO PROFORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 (1) The Proforma Combined Statement of Operations assumes that each property was sold by ARI on January 1, 2001. (2) Operating results for sold properties are their actual operating results from January 1 to their respective date of sale. (3) Includes the Rockborough and Carriage Park Apartments sold in February 2001; Kimberly Woods Apartments sold in April 2001; Place One, Shadowood, Glenwood and Bent Tree Apartments sold in May 2001; Club Mar Apartments sold in July 2001; Covered Bridge Apartments sold in August 2001; Ashford, Crossing at Church Street, Chalet I and Chalet II Apartments sold in September 2001; Nora Pines Apartments sold in October 2001; Timbercreek and Blackhawk Apartments sold in November 2001; and Woodstock Apartments sold in December 2001. (4) Includes the Regency Point Shopping Center sold in March 2001 and the Executive Court Office Building sold in December 2001. (5) Includes the sale of the Scoggins land parcel and the partial sale of the Plano Parkway and Scout land parcels in January 2001; the sale of the Tree Farm land parcel and the partial sale of the Las Colinas, Katrina and Frisco Bridges land parcels in March 2001; the partial sale of the Katrina land parcel in April 2001; the sale of the Plano Parkway land parcel and the partial sale of the Mason/Goodrich land parcel in May 2001; the sale of the Yorktown land parcel in June 2001; the partial sale of the Elm Fork, Chase Oaks and Katrina land parcels in July 2001; the partial sale of the Nashville and Rasor land parcels in August 2001; the partial sale of the Katrina and Chase Oaks land parcels in September 2001; the partial sale of the Katrina land parcel in October 2001; the sale of the Santa Clarita land parcel and the partial sale of the Nashville land parcel in November 2001; and the partial sale of the Elm Fork land parcel in December 2001. 8 AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC. PROFORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS /(1)(2)/ YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000 Actual Apartments/(3)/ Commercial/(4)/ Land/(5)/ Proforma ------ -------------- --------------- --------- -------- (dollars in thousands) Property revenue Rents.................................. $ 138,160 $ (21,275) $ (1,584) $ (192) $ 115,109 Property operations expenses).......... 94,081 (11,598) (524) (3,298) 78,661 ------------ ------------ ---------- --------- ------------ 44,079 (9,677) (1,060) 3,106 36,448 Land operations Sales.................................. 119,384 -- -- 50,890 170,274 Cost of sales.......................... 90,383 -- -- 43,906 134,289 ------------ ------------ ---------- --------- ------------ 29,001 -- -- 6,984 35,985 Pizza parlor operations Sales.................................. 32,551 -- -- -- 32,551 Cost of sales.......................... 26,767 -- -- -- 26,767 ------------ ------------ ---------- --------- ------------ 5,784 -- -- -- 5,784 Income from operations.................... 78,864 (9,677) (1,060) 10,090 78,217 Other income Interest and other..................... 2,039 -- 47 (74) 2,012 Equity in income of investees.......... 5,246 -- -- -- 5,246 Gain on sale of real estate............ 67,727 74,838 2,232 -- 144,797 ------------ ------------ ---------- --------- ------------ 75,012 74,838 2,279 (74) 152,055 Other expense Interest............................... 76,702 (4,671) (178) (10,546) 61,307 Depreciation........................... 16,879 (1,883) (317) -- 14,679 Advisory fees.......................... 5,049 (613) (81) (288) 4,067 Net income fee......................... -- 6,908 435 1,859 9,202 Incentive fee.......................... 1,646 8,163 116 -- 9,925 General and administrative............. 17,973 -- -- (14) 17,959 Provision for loss..................... 2,248 -- -- -- 2,248 Minority interest...................... 30,700 -- -- -- 30,700 ------------ ------------ ---------- --------- ------------ 151,197 7,904 (25) (8,989) 150,087 Net income (loss)......................... 2,679 57,257 1,244 19,005 80,185 Preferred dividend requirement............ (2,327) -- -- -- (2,327) ------------ ------------ ---------- --------- ------------ Net income (loss) applicable to Common shares.......................... $ 352 $ 57,257 $ 1,244 $ 19,005 $ 77,858 ============ ============ ========== ========= ============ Basic and diluted earnings per share Net income............................. $ .03 $ 7.49 ============ ============ Weighted average Common shares used in computing earnings per share.............................. 10,399,890 10,399,890 ============ ============ ________________________________ 9 AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC. NOTES TO PROFORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000 (1) The Proforma Combined Statement of Operations assumes that each property was sold by ARI on January 1, 2000. (2) Operating results for sold properties are their actual operating results for the year ended December 31, 2000. (3) Includes the Rockborough and Carriage Park Apartments sold in February 2001; Kimberly Woods Apartments sold in April 2001; Place One, Shadowood, Glenwood and Bent Tree Apartments sold in May 2001; Club Mar Apartments sold in July 2001; Covered Bridge Apartments sold in August 2001; Ashford, Crossing at Church Street, Chalet I and Chalet II Apartments sold in September 2001; Nora Pines Apartments sold in October 2001; Timbercreek and Blackhawk Apartments sold in November 2001; and Woodstock Apartments sold in December 2001. (4) Includes the Regency Point Shopping Center sold in March 2001 and the Executive Court Office Building sold in December 2001. (5) Includes the sale of the Scoggins land parcel and the partial sale of the Plano Parkway and Scout land parcels in January 2001; the sale of the Tree Farm land parcel and the partial sale of the Las Colinas, Katrina and Frisco Bridges land parcels in March 2001; the partial sale of the Katrina land parcel in April 2001; the sale of the Plano Parkway land parcel and the partial sale of the Mason/Goodrich land parcel in May 2001; the sale of the Yorktown land parcel in June 2001; the partial sale of the Elm Fork, Chase Oaks and Katrina land parcels in July 2001; the partial sale of the Nashville and Rasor land parcels in August 2001; the partial sale of the Katrina and Chase Oaks land parcels in September 2001; the partial sale of the Katrina land parcel in October 2001; the sale of the Santa Clarita land parcel and the partial sale of the Nashville land parcel in November 2001; and the partial sale of the Elm Fork land parcel in December 2001. 10 SIGNATURE --------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized. AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC. Date: January 8, 2002 By: /s/ Brent Horak ----------------------- ------------------------------- Brent Horak Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) 11