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 August 30, 2002 ------------------------------------------------- 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 2002, 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) 01/18/02 Villas Plano, TX 208 Units $ 8,525 $ 5,615 0.29% First Guaranty Exchange Company 03/20/02 Mallard Lake Greensboro, NC 336 Units 14,100 10,669 0.42% Grand Lagoon Associates, Ltd., Park Avenue Associates, Ltd., Governor's Square Associates, Ltd., IG Ashford Regency Partners, L.P.; ISV Greenbriar Associates, Ltd., ART Westwood Associates, Ltd. 05/02/02 Stonebridge Florissant, MO 100 Units 4,340 3,081 0.14% Florrisant Townhomes, LLC 06/13/02 Oak Hill Tallahassee, FL 92 Units 3,200 527 0.28% Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. ("TCI") 06/24/02 Regency on Kennedy Tampa, FL 78 Units 3,200 (1,458) 0.54% Regency Property Group, LLC 07/11/02 Woodsong Smyrna, GA 190 Units 9,200 7,028 0.17% Woodsong Apartments Partners, L.P. 07/31/02 Valley Hi Tallahassee, FL 54 Units 1,452 435 0.11% Villa San Carlo, LLC 07/31/02 White Pines Tallahassee, FL 85 Units 764 (48) 0.09% Villa San Carlo, LLC 08/30/02 Morning Star Tallahassee, FL 82 Units 2,217 641 0.18% Villa San Carlo II, LLC 08/30/02 Stonegate Tallahassee, FL 83 Units 1,785 (120) 0.23% Villa San Carlo II, LLC Commercial 03/08/02 Oaktree Village Lubbock, TX 45,623 Sq.Ft. 912 -- 0.21% TCI 06/26/02 Centura Tower Farmers Branch, TX 410,901 Sq.Ft. 50,000 -- 6.01% TCI Land 01/11/02 Thompson II Dallas County, TX 0.2 Acres 21 (11) 0.00% City of Dallas, Texas 02/26/02 Katrina Palm Desert, CA 2.1 Acres 1,323 978 0.03% BP West Coast Products, LLC 03/08/02 Lakeshore Villas Harris County, TX 16.9 Acres 1,499 -- 0.17% TCI 03/08/02 Rasor Plano, TX 24.5 Acres 1,211 -- 0.16% TCI 03/08/02 Vista Ridge Lewisville, TX 10.0 Acres 1,525 401 0.13% Lewisville Independent School District 04/10/02 Mason Goodrich Houston, TX 7.9 Acres 672 269 0.05% Glen R. Ginter, DDS 05/03/02 Mason Goodrich Houston, TX 10.3 Acres 1,444 895 0.06% Metropolitan Transit Authority 06/13/02 Hollywood Casino Farmers Branch, TX 42.8 Acres 16,987 -- 1.25% TCI 06/26/02 Marine Creek Ft. Worth, TX 54.2 Acres 3,700 -- 0.31% TCI 06/26/02 Mason Goodrich Houston, TX 18.0 Acres 2,790 -- 0.11% TCI 06/26/02 Monterrey Riverside, CA 65.0 Acres 4,625 -- 0.60% TCI 06/26/02 Nashville Nashville, TN 16.6 Acres 1,890 -- 0.12% TCI 08/07/02 Elm Fork Denton County, TX 14.5 Acres 2,745 1,615 0.12% Lewisville Independent School District 08/16/02 Elm Fork Denton County, TX 14.2 Acres 1,526 491 0.12% Alta Carrollton, L.P. -------- ------- ----- $141,653 $31,008 11.90% ======== ======= ===== 2 ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS Proforma statements of operations are required for the year ended December 31, 2001, and the six months ended June 30, 2002. A proforma balance sheet as of June 30, 2002, is also required. The required proforma statements of operations and balance sheet will be filed as an amendment of this Form 8-K as soon as possible, but no later than September 30, 2002. The proforma statements of operations will present ARI's operations as if the transactions described above had occurred at January 1 of each of the periods presented. The proforma balance sheet will present the property sales described above, as if they had occurred at January 1, 2002. 3 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: September 16, 2002 By: /s/ Ronald E. Kimbrough ---------------------- ----------------------------------- Ronald E. Kimbrough Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer and Acting Principal Executive Officer) 4