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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4 )*

Affordable Residential Communities Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
008273-10-4
(CUSIP Number)
Michael M. Boone
Garrett A. DeVries
Haynes and Boone, LLP
901 Main Street, Suite 3100
Dallas, Texas 75202
(214) 651-5000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
December 12, 2005
(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. o

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).

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CUSIP No.
  
008273-10-4 
   Page  
2 
   of   
4 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:

Gerald J. Ford
   
  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
 
   
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
  (a)   o 
  (b)   o 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY:
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
   
  AF, SC
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e):
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:
   
  United States
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER:
     
NUMBER OF   6,247,374
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING    
PERSON   6,247,374
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:
     
    0
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
   
  6,247,374
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):
   
  15.2%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
   
  IN

 

     This Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed by Gerald J. Ford with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on April 1, 2005, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on April 5, 2005, Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on April 6, 2005 and Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on May 23, 2005 (as amended, the “Schedule 13D”) relating to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), of Affordable Residential Communities Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Issuer”). Capitalized terms used herein which are not defined herein have the meanings attributed to such terms in the Schedule 13D. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all Items of the Schedule 13D remain unchanged.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
     Item 3 is hereby supplemented as follows:
     On November 15, 2005, Mr. Ford received 474 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Issuer’s 2003 Equity Incentive Plan as part of the director compensation plan, with an aggregate value of approximately $4,993. On December 8, 2005, Mr. Ford purchased 438,600 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3,846,438. On December 9, 2005, Mr. Ford purchased 751,000 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $6,625,401. On December 12, 2005, Mr. Ford purchased 1,156,400 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $10,369,674. Mr. Ford effected these purchases using funds borrowed on an unsecured basis from Hunter’s Glen/Ford, Ltd., an affiliate of Mr. Ford. Hunter’s Glen/Ford, Ltd. loaned the funds to Mr. Ford from its available working capital.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
     Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
     (a) As of December 12, 2005, Mr. Ford was the beneficial owner of 6,247,374 shares of Common Stock (which represents approximately 15.2% of the outstanding Common Stock based upon information contained in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005).
     (b) Mr. Ford has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock reported herein.
     (c) During the past sixty days, the only transactions in the Common Stock effected by Mr. Ford were the following open market purchases:
                 
Date   Price     Number of Shares Acquired  
11/15/05
   $ 10.5330       474  
12/8/2005
   $ 8.7498       438,600  
12/9/2005
   $ 8.8021       751,000  
12/12/2005
   $ 8.9472       1,156,400  
     (d) Not applicable.
     (e) Not applicable.

 

 

SIGNATURE
     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: December 16, 2005
         
     
  By:   /s/ GERALD J. FORD    
    Gerald J. Ford