SEC Comment Letter for Prologis, L.P. (CIK 0001045610) — Apr 19, 2005
Prologis, L.P. (CIK 0001045610)
Date: April 19, 2005 · CIK: 0001045610 · Accession: 0000000000-05-019110
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April 19, 2005
VIA USMAIL and FAX (415) 477-2032
Mail Stop 0409
Mr. Michael A. Coke
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
AMB Property, L.P.
Pier 1, Bay 1
San Francisco, California 94111
Re: AMB Property, L.P.
Form 10-K for the year ended 12/31/2004
File No. 001-13545
Dear Mr. Michael A. Coke:
We have reviewed your above referenced filing and have the
following comments. We have limited our review to only your
financial statements and related disclosures and will make no
further
review of your documents. As such, all persons who are
responsible
for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure are urged to be
certain that they have included all information required pursuant
to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
In our comments, we may ask you to provide us with
supplemental
information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please
be
as detailed as necessary in your explanation. After reviewing
this
information, we may or may not raise additional comments.
Please understand that the purpose of our review process is
to
assist you in your compliance with the applicable disclosure
requirements and to enhance the overall disclosure in your filing.
We look forward to working with you in these respects. We welcome
any questions you may have about our comments or on any other
aspect
of our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers
listed
at the end of this letter.
FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004
Financial Statements and Notes
Note 2 - Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies, pages F-8 -
F-13
Investments in Consolidated and Unconsolidated Joint Ventures,
pages
F-9 - F-10
1. We note that as of year end you have provided guarantees to
certain unconsolidated joint ventures. Given that you guarantee
loans of your joint ventures, tell us how you considered paragraph
5
of FIN 46(R) in determining that your joint ventures do not
represent
variable interest entities.
Note 11 - Partners` Capital, pages F-24 - F-26
2. How did you consider SFAS 150 in accounting for the put
agreement
related to the Series N Preferred Units?
* * * *
As appropriate, please respond to these comments within 10
business days or tell us when you will provide us with a response.
Please provide any requested supplemental information. Please
file
your supplemental information on EDGAR. Please understand that we
may have additional comments after reviewing your response to our
comments.
We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of the disclosure in the filing reviewed by the staff to
be
certain that they have provided all information investors require
for
an informed decision. Since the company and its management are in
possession of all facts relating to a company`s disclosure, they
are
responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosures they
have made.
In connection with responding to our comments, please
provide,
in writing, a statement from the company acknowledging that
* the company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the
disclosure in the filings;
* staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff
comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action
with
respect to the filings; and
* the company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any
proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the
federal securities laws of the United States.
In addition, please be advised that the Division of
Enforcement
has access to all information you provide to the staff of the
Division of Corporation Finance in our review of your filings or
in
response to our comment on your filings.
You may contact Wilson K. Lee, at (202) 824-5535 or me at
(202)
942-1975 if you have questions.
Sincerely,
Cicely Luckey
Branch Chief
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AMB Property, L.P.
April 19, 2005
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