DIGNITY PARTNERS INC
10-Q, 1996-08-14
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

              [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      For the quarterly period ended       June 30, 1996
                                     -------------------------    
                                       
                                       OR
              [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                 For the transition period from ______ to ______

                         Commission file number 0-27736


                             DIGNITY PARTNERS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               Delaware                                   94-3165263
    (State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)                  Identification Number)

    1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 250
        San Francisco, California                            94111
 (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

                                 (415) 394-9467
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 during the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  
registrant  was required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject
to such  filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]


At July 31, 1996, there were 4,291,824 shares of the registrant's 
Common Stock outstanding.

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                             DIGNITY PARTNERS, INC.


                                      INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                 Page #
                                                                 ------
<S>                                                              <C>

Part I
- ------

Item 1.  Financial Statements:

            Consolidated Balance Sheets
                June 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995                 1

            Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
                Three Months and Six Months Ended 
                June 30, 1996 and 1995                              2

            Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
                Six Months Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995             3

            Condensed Notes to Consolidated 
                Financial Statements                             4  -  8



Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
            Condition and Results of Operations                  9  -  13


Part II
- -------

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders        13

Item 5.  Other Information                                          13

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                           13


Signatures                                                          14
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</TABLE>

                                       (i)
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                              DIGNITY PARTNERS, INC.

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                      June 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                    June 30,    December 31,
                                                      1996          1995
                ASSETS                           -------------  -------------                                        
<S>                                              <C>            <C>
           
         

Cash and cash equivalents (note 2)               $   6,499,714  $   1,056,611
Restricted cash                                      5,374,241      4,566,845
Marketable securities (note 2)                       4,107,502            ---
Matured policies receivable                          1,719,197      1,652,921
Purchased life insurance policies (note 3)          61,861,548     48,938,098
Furniture and equipment, net of accumulated 
      depreciation of $74,570 and 
      $61,349, respectively                            105,038        130,532
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated 
      amortization of $631,527 and 
      $451,961, respectively                           951,975      1,043,541
IPO financing costs (note 2)                               ---        750,000
Other assets                                           247,424         87,079
                                                   ------------  ------------
      Total assets                               $  80,866,639  $  58,225,627
                                                   ============  ============
    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Accrued expenses                                 $     233,707  $     329,827
Accounts payable                                       267,690        377,204
IPO financing costs payable (note 2)                       ---        306,900
Payable to related party (note 2)                          ---      1,482,170
Accrued compensation payable (note 2)                  111,189        849,148
Unearned income                                        802,471        715,883
Payable for policies purchased                         335,710        376,020
Other short term debt (note 2)                             ---      1,162,170
Long term notes payable (note 4)                    45,480,138     39,105,138
Other long term debt (note 2 and 6a)                 2,109,773      1,444,270
Deferred income taxes                                  899,223        531,711
                                                   ------------  ------------
      Total liabilities                             50,239,901     46,680,441
                                                   ------------  ------------    
Minority interest of limited partners in 
     investment partnership (note 5)                       ---      6,679,582
                                                   ------------  ------------      
Stockholders' equity:
      Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 
          2,000,000 authorized shares:
          Convertible Preferred Stock, 
          135,000 authorized shares,
          0 and 34,880 shares, respectively,
          issued and outstanding (note 2)                  ---      3,488,013
      Common stock, $0.01 par value; 
          15,000,000 authorized shares,
          4,291,824 and 1,589,324 shares, 
          respectively, issued and 
          outstanding (note 2)                          42,918         15,893
      Additional paid-in-capital                    29,404,550        669,594
      Retained earnings                              1,179,270        692,104
                                                   ------------  ------------  
      Total stockholders' equity                    30,626,738      4,865,604
                                                   ------------  ------------ 
      Total liabilities and 
          stockholders' equity                   $  80,866,639  $  58,225,627
                                                   ============  ============    
<FN>
     See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                       1
</FN>
</TABLE>                                         
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                             DIGNITY PARTNERS, INC.

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
        For the Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
                                         June 30,               June 30,
                                     1996       1995         1996       1995
                                   ---------  ---------    ---------  --------- 
<S>                               <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>    
Income:                                     
  Earned discounts on 
     life insurance policies      $1,884,431 $1,699,876   $3,697,032 $3,337,344
  Interest income                    281,919     68,928      456,913    110,522
  Other                               35,924     45,448      166,650     77,549
                                   ---------  ---------    ---------  ---------
     Total income                  2,202,274  1,814,252    4,320,595  3,525,415

Expenses:
  Interest expense                   967,185    769,224    1,974,938  1,474,904
  Compensation and benefits          305,618    191,961      624,653    345,530
  Other general and 
     administrative expenses         446,417    168,944      666,793    306,897
  Amortization                        91,773     63,923      179,566    125,391
  Depreciation                        10,018      8,010       19,967     15,797
  Consulting fees                        ---        ---          ---      9,622
                                   ---------  ---------    ---------  ---------
     Total expenses                1,821,011  1,202,062    3,465,917  2,278,141
                                   ---------  ---------    ---------  ---------
     Income before income taxes
          and minority interest      381,263    612,190      854,678  1,247,274

Income tax expense                  (187,614)  (145,874)    (367,512)  (280,526)  

Minority interest of limited 
  partners in earnings of
  investment partnership (note 5)        ---   (252,228)         ---   (619,527)
                                   ---------  ---------    ---------  ---------
     Net income                   $  193,649 $  214,088   $ 487,166  $  347,221
                                   =========  =========    =========  =========

Net income per share (note 1)           0.05       0.11        0.13        0.18

Weighted average number of 
  shares of common stock
  and common stock equivalents 
  outstanding (note 1)             4,291,824  1,901,870    3,686,686  1,901,870
<FN>
     See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                       2
</FN>
</TABLE>
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                             DIGNITY PARTNERS, INC.

                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                For the Six Months Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                            June 30,
                                                      1996           1995
                                                  ------------   ------------       
<S>                                               <C>           <C>

Cash flows for operating activities:
 Net income                                       $    487,166   $    347,221
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
      provided by operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                      199,533        141,188
    Write-off of furniture and equipment                12,303            --- 
    Earned discounts on insurance policies          (3,697,032)    (3,337,344)
    Purchase of life insurance policies            (19,072,306)   (12,371,904)
    Collections on life insurance policies           8,730,316      6,543,041
    Increase in unearned income                         86,588        144,486
    Decrease (increase) in other assets               (160,345)         1,001
    Increase in deferred taxes                         367,512        280,526
    Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses            (96,120)        69,367
    Increase (decrease) in accounts payable           (109,514)        23,425
    Decrease in IPO financing costs payable           (306,900)           ---
    Increase (decrease) in payable to related 
      party                                         (1,482,170)       297,544
    Increase (decrease) in accrued compensation
      payable                                         (737,959)       172,500
    Income applicable to minority interest                 ---        619,527
                                                  ------------   -------------
          Net cash used by operating activities    (15,778,928)    (7,069,422)
                                                  ------------   ------------
Cash flows used for investing activities:
 Purchase of furniture and equipment                    (6,776)        (9,948)
 Additions to restricted cash                         (807,396)    (3,418,588)
 Additions to marketable securities                 (4,107,502)           ---
                                                  ------------   ------------
          Net cash used for investing activities    (4,921,674)    (3,428,536)
                                                  ------------   ------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
 Proceeds from long term notes payable               6,375,000     31,366,781
 Proceeds from other long term debt                  4,275,024     12,911,070
 Principal payments on other long term debt         (3,609,521)   (29,943,015)
 Distribution to limited partners                     (783,313)    (2,223,679)
 Purchase of limited partners' interest in 
    investment partnership                          (4,887,283)           ---   
 Principal payment on loan from stockholder         (1,162,170)           ---    
 Net proceeds from issuances of common stock        25,273,968            ---
 Increase in financing costs                           (88,000)      (570,510)
 Reimbursement of IPO financing costs                  750,000            ---
                                                  ------------   ------------
          Net cash provided by financing 
               activities                           26,143,705     11,540,647
                                                  ------------   ------------
          Net increase in cash and 
               cash equivalents                      5,443,103      1,042,689

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period       1,056,611         30,561
                                                  ------------   ------------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period          $  6,499,714   $  1,073,250
                                                  ============   ============
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 State taxes paid                                 $      5,693   $        ---
                                                  ============   ============
 Cash paid for interest                           $  2,071,058   $  1,138,275
                                                  ============   ============

<FN>
     See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements

                                       3
</FN>
</TABLE>

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                             DIGNITY PARTNERS, INC.

              CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.   BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The unaudited consolidated  financial statements of Dignity Partners,  Inc.
and its consolidated  entities ("Dignity  Partners" or the "Company") as of June
30,  1996 and for the three and six month  periods  ended June  30,1996 and 1995
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted  accounting  principles
for interim financial  information,  in accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation
S-X.  Accordingly,  such  statements do not include all of the  information  and
notes thereto that are included in the annual consolidated financial statements.
In the  opinion  of  management,  all  adjustments  (consisting  only of  normal
recurring adjustments)  considered necessary for a fair presentation,  have been
included. Operating results for the six month period ended June 30, 1996 are not
necessarily  indicative  of the results that may be expected for the entire 1996
fiscal year. The balance sheet as of December 31, 1995 has been derived from the
audited  financial  statements of the Company.  The statements  included  herein
should be read in conjunction  with the audited  financial  statements and notes
thereto  included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1995 (the "Form 10-K").

     Net income per share is  calculated  on the primary  basis using
the average  number of common  stock and common stock  equivalents  outstanding.
Common Stock equivalents include employee stock options and shares issuable upon
the  conversion  into  Common  Stock  of  outstanding  shares  of the  Company's
Convertible  Cumulative  Pay-in-Kind Preferred Stock (the "Convertible Preferred
Stock"). The outstanding shares of Convertible Preferred Stock were not actually
converted into Common Stock until February 1996.  See Note 2.

2.   THE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

     In February  1996, the Company  completed an initial public  offering of an
aggregate of 2,702,500  shares of its Common Stock at the public  offering price
of $12.00 per share.  Of such shares,  2,381,356  shares were issued and sold by
the Company and 321,144  shares  (representing  all shares  issuable  and issued
pursuant to the conversion in full of the Convertible Preferred Stock) were sold
by Bradley  Rotter,  a director  and  Chairman of the Board of  Directors of the
Company.  The Company did not receive any proceeds of the shares sold by Bradley
Rotter.  The Company  received the  following  proceeds  from the offering  and,
through  June 30,  1996,  such  proceeds  had  been  applied  for the  following
purposes:
<TABLE>
<S>                                                <C>            <C>
    Proceeds:
         Proceeds net of underwriters' discount     $26,575,933
         Less offering expenses                       1,301,965
                                                    -----------                              
       Net proceeds                                               $25,273,968
                                                                  ===========
    Uses:
         Policy purchases                           $13,388,917
         Payments to related party                    2,191,007
         Accrued and unpaid salaries (a)                833,750
         Taxes on accrued and unpaid salaries            20,187
         Short term debt                              1,162,170
         Other long term debt                         3,234,033
                                                    -----------
       Total uses                                                 $20,830,064
                                                                  ===========    

<FN>
                                                         
(a) Represents  accrued and unpaid  salaries owed to executive  officers of the
Company for services  rendered  during  1993,  1994 and the first nine months of
1995. See the Form 10-K for further information.

                                       4
</FN>
</TABLE>                                       
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     At  the  International  AIDS  Conference  held  in  Vancouver,  British
Columbia in July 1996,  the results from a number of studies were reported which
appeared to indicate that  treatments  involving a combination  of various drugs
were reducing  substantially,  and perhaps eradicating,  the levels of the Human
Immunodeficiency  Virus  (HIV)  detectable  in the blood of  persons  previously
diagnosed  with HIV and AIDS.  On July 16, 1996,  following the reports from the
conference, the Company announced that it was temporarily ceasing the processing
of new  applications  to purchase  policies  insuring  the lives of  individuals
diagnosed  with HIV and AIDS  while it further  analyzed  the  research  results
reported  at the  conference.  In  excess  of 95%  of the  Company's  historical
purchases have involved  policies  insuring the lives of individuals with HIV or
AIDS. The Company  continues to analyze the effects of such research  results on
its business and, in particular, purchases by the Company of policies, levels of
expenses, the timing of collections on owned policies and the appropriateness of
the Accrual  Periods (as defined in  "Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of
Financial   Condition  and  Results  of  Operations")  over  which  the  Company
recognizes and the methodology  the Company uses to recognize  income or "earned
discounts." Until such analysis is completed,  the Company will not be using the
proceeds  remaining  from the offering  (approximately  $4.4 million at June 30,
1996 and  $1.4  million  at July 31,  1996)  or  other  funds to  purchase  life
insurance policies insuring the lives of individuals with HIV or AIDS.  However,
the  Company is  continuing  to use such  proceeds  and other  funds to purchase
policies  insuring  individuals  with HIV or AIDS for  which it has  contractual
commitments  (which the Company  estimates are $4 million at July 31, 1996). The
Company cannot  determine  what portion of such policies will  ultimately not be
purchased,  whether  because  of death,  rescission  by the  client or for other
reasons.  The Company is also  continuing  to use proceeds from the offering and
other  funds to  purchase  policies  insuring  individuals  with other  terminal
illnesses.  See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations -- Recent Developments." Pending a determination as to the
course of action in the light of these  recent  developments,  the Company  will
invest any  remaining  proceeds  not  otherwise  required  to be used for policy
purchases or other  working  capital needs in short term  securities  (less than
three months) and marketable securities (greater than three months but less than
one  year)  primarily  consisting  of  grade  BBB or  better  commercial  paper,
commercial notes and government  securities.  Short term securities (included in
cash and cash  equivalents) and marketable  securities are stated at cost on the
balance sheet.  Market values of these  securities  approximate  cost due to the
short maturity periods.

     Changes in  stockholders'  equity during the first half of 1996,  which are
due in large part to the initial public offering, reflected the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     <S>        <C>

     Stockholders' equity, beginning of period              $   4,865,604
            Conversion of preferred stock                      (3,488,013) (a)
            Issuance of common stock                               27,025
            Additional paid-in-capital                         28,734,956
            Net income                                            487,166
                                                             ------------
     Stockholders' equity, end of period                     $ 30,626,738
                                                             ============
<FN>
(a) As a  result  of the  conversion,  the  amount  previously  attributable  to
  Convertible   Preferred   Stock   was   transferred   to   common   stock  and
  additional-paid-in capital.

                                       5
</FN>
</TABLE>

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3.   PURCHASED LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES

     Purchased life insurance policies consist of:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               June 30,         December 31,
                                                 1996               1995
                                             -----------        -----------
     <S>                                     <C>                <C>    
     Capitalized costs of purchased 
          life insurance policies            $54,212,109         $41,235,153
     Earned discount                           8,385,109           7,702,945
     Unearned discount for Dignity Viatical     (735,670)                 --
                                             -----------         -----------
     Purchased life insurance policies       $61,861,548         $48,938,098
                                             ===========         ===========
</TABLE>

     On June 25,  1996,  Dignity  Partners  purchased  the  limited  partnership
interests in Dignity Viatical  Settlement  Partners,  L.P. ("Dignity  Viatical")
previously owned by two unaffiliated  third parties and became the sole owner of
all of the general and limited  partnership  interests in Dignity Viatical.  See
Note 5. In connection  with the purchase,  the Company  eliminated  the minority
interest at a discount.  Such  discount is reflected  on the balance  sheet as a
reduction in purchased life insurance policies.
     
     Purchased  life insurance  policies  included in the foregoing  table,  for
which the discount has been fully earned,  but for which the Company has not yet
received notification of the insured's death, consist of :

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                               June 30,         December 31,
                                                 1996              1995
                                              -----------       -----------
<S>                                           <C>               <C>
     
     Capitalized costs of purchased life 
         insurance policies                  $11,986,754        $ 8,272,836
     Earned discount                           3,767,764          2,498,404
                                             -----------        -----------
     Included in purchased life 
         insurance policies                  $15,754,518        $10,771,240
                                             ===========        ===========
</TABLE>

     At  June  30,  1996,  the  Company  had  remaining  unearned  discounts  of
$12,038,210  (excluding  discounts of $736,000 on the policies acquired upon the
purchase  of the  limited  partnership  interests  in  Dignity  Viatical)  to be
recognized  as income in  future  periods,  on  policies  for which the  Accrual
Periods end after June 30, 1996. Based on remaining  Accrual Periods  applicable
as of June 30, 1996,  and assuming  continued  ownership of such policies and no
revision to such Accrual  Periods or the  methodology  used to recognize  income
resulting  from  the  matters  described  above  in  Note  2  and  "Management's
Discussion  and Analysis of Financial  Condition  and Results of  Operations  --
Recent  Developments"  relating  to the  cessation  of the  purchase  of certain
polices, this income will be recognized in future periods as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          Income to be
                                                         recognized from
                                                         earned discount
                                                        in the period (a)
                                                       -------------------                              
                   <S>                                 <C>

                   6 month period ending 12/31/96              3,418,421
                  12 month period ending 12/31/97              4,232,994
                  12 month period ending 12/31/98              2,092,193
                  12 month period ending 12/31/99              1,183,031
                  12 month period ending 12/31/00                603,768         
                  12 month period ending 12/31/01                372,643
                  12 month period ending 12/31/02                113,354
                  12 month period ending 12/31/03                 21,806
                                                       -------------------
                  Total                                $      12,038,210
                                                       -------------------

<FN>
(a) These figures have been calculated  using the method  described in Note
1(d) of the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Form 10-K and will
change if the methodology for income recognition, Accrual Periods or capitalized
costs change in future periods.

                                       6
</FN>
</TABLE>



4.   LONG TERM NOTES PAYABLE

     The Senior Viatical  Settlement  Notes,  Series 1995-A,  Stated Maturity
March 10, 2005 (the  "Securitized  Notes")  issued by Dignity  Partners  Funding
Corp.  I  ("DPFC"),  the  Company's  wholly-owned  special  purpose  subsidiary,
initially provided for a maximum lending  commitment of $50 million.  Borrowings
under the Securitized Notes are included on the balance sheet as long term notes
payable. The Securitized Notes were scheduled to begin repayment of principal in
September  1996. An early  amortization  event occurred in June 1996 because the
Overcollateralization  Percentage  (as  defined  in the Form 10-K) was less than
120% on four  consecutive  weekly  calculation  dates. As a result,  the maximum
lending  commitment was reduced to the then outstanding  principal amount ($45.5
million) and principal  payments  (which are payable solely from  collections on
pledged  policies and deposited  funds) on the  Securitized  Notes began in July
1996.

5.   MINORITY INTEREST

     On  June  25,  1996  Dignity  Partners  purchased  the  limited
partnership   interests  of  the  limited   partners  in  Dignity  Viatical  for
approximately  $5.2  million.  This  purchase  resulted in a total  reduction of
minority  interest on the balance  sheet at June 30, 1996,  and the recording of
$736,000 in additional  unearned discounts as described in Note 3. This purchase
had no impact on the income statement for the second quarter of 1996.

6.   EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE BALANCE SHEET DATE

     a. TransAmerica Credit Facility

     As described in Note 2 and under  "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of
Financial  Condition and Results of Operations -- Recent  Developments," on July
16,  1996,  the Company  announced it was  temporarily  ceasing  processing  new
applications  for policies  insuring  people with AIDS and HIV, while it further
analyzed the research results reported at the  International  AIDS Conference in
Vancouver,  British  Columbia.  On July 18, 1996,  TransAmerica  Lender  Finance
("TransAmerica"),  the lender under the  Company's  $20 million  senior  secured
revolving credit facility (the  "TransAmerica  Facility"),  notified the Company
that an event of default  had  occurred  under the  TransAmerica  Facility.  The
notification  was based on  TransAmerica's  assertion that the Company's  action
constituted  a breach  of its  covenant  not to make a  material  change  in its
operations.  TransAmerica also notified the Company that TransAmerica  would not
make future  advances  under the  TransAmerica  Facility.  The Company  does not
believe that its actions  constitute an event of default under the  TransAmerica
Facility.  Although  TransAmerica has not given any notice  accelerating the due
date of amounts  outstanding  under the TransAmerica  Facility,  there can be no
assurance it will not do so. At July 31, 1996, the outstanding principal balance
under the TransAmerica  Facility was $3.3 million.  The Company anticipates that
it will  terminate  and prepay the  TransAmerica  Facility  in full in the third
quarter  of  1996.  See  "Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial
Condition  and  Results of  Operations  -- Recent  Developments,"  "--  Interest
Expense" and "-- Liquidity and Capital Resources."

                                       7
<PAGE>

     b.  Sale of Policies

     On August 2,  1996 the  Company  entered  into an  agreement  to sell to an
unaffiliated third party virtually all of the policies owned by Dignity Viatical
for  approximately  $4.8  million  and two  other  policies  at a sale  price of
approximately  $584,000.  The sale  will  cause the  Company  to  eliminate  the
unearned discounts for such policies which were recorded on the balance sheet as
a reduction in  purchased  life  insurance  policies as described in Note 3. The
Company   anticipates   recognizing  a  loss   (excluding  the  tax  effect)  of
approximately  $330,000 in connection with such sale. The Company intends to use
the  proceeds  from  such  sale  to  retire  the  debt  outstanding   under  the
TransAmerica Facility and for other working capital needs. 
    
     c.  Employee Stock Option Plan
     
     On July 17,  1996,  the  Compensation  Committee  of the Board of Directors
canceled  Incentive Stock Options  covering  145,000  aggregate shares of Common
Stock,  which had been  granted  to  certain  employees  (other  than  executive
officers)  of the Company on February  13,  1996,  and granted  Incentive  Stock
Options covering  145,000  aggregate shares of Common Stock to such employees of
the Company.  The  exercise  price of the options  granted in February  1996 was
$12.00.  The exercise price of the options  granted in July 1996 is equal to the
closing price of the common stock on NASDAQ on July 17, 1996.
                                       
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                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The following is a discussion  and analysis of the  consolidated  financial
condition  of the Company as of June 30,  1996 and of the results of  operations
for the Company for the three and six months  ended June 30, 1996 and 1995,  and
of certain factors that may affect the Company's prospective financial condition
and results of operations.  The following should be read in conjunction with the
unaudited   consolidated   financial  statements  and  related  notes  appearing
elsewhere herein.

OVERVIEW

     The  Company  is a  specialty  financial  services  company  that  provides
viatical  settlements for terminally ill persons.  A viatical  settlement is the
payment of cash in return for an ownership interest in, and the right to receive
the death benefit from, a life insurance policy.

     The Company recognizes income ("earned  discount") on each purchased policy
by accruing,  over the period between the acquisition date of the policy and the
Company's  estimated date of collection of the policy's face value (the "Accrual
Period"), the difference (the "unearned discount") between (a) the face value of
the policy less the amount of fees,  if any,  payable to a referral  source upon
collection  of the face value,  and (b) the  carrying  value of the policy.  The
carrying  value  for each  policy is  reflected  on the  Company's  consolidated
balance  sheet under  "purchased  life  insurance  policies" and consists of the
purchase price,  other  capitalized  costs and the earned discount on the policy
accrued to the  balance  sheet date.  See the Form 10-K for further  information
regarding  capitalized  costs of policies,  determination of Accrual Periods and
changes thereto over time.
     
     The Company's financial statements consolidate the assets,  liabilities and
operations  of DPFC,  the  Company's  wholly-owned  special  purpose  subsidiary
through which the Company issued the Securitized  Notes. See Note 4 of Condensed
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, the assets, liabilities
and  operations  of  Dignity  Viatical  Settlement   Partners,   L.P.  ("Dignity
Viatical")  are  consolidated  with  those of the  Company  in the  consolidated
financial   statements.   Effective  June  25,  1996,  Dignity  Viatical  became
wholly-owned  by  the  Company.  See  Notes  5  and  6b of  Condensed  Notes  to
Consolidated  Financial  Statements.  See the Form 10-K for further  information
regarding DPFC and Dignity Viatical.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

     On July 16, 1996 the Company announced that, in light of the data regarding
new  treatments  involving  combinations  of  various  drugs  presented  at  the
International  AIDS Conference in Vancouver,  British Columbia,  the Company was
temporarily  ceasing  processing new applications  for policies  insuring people
afflicted with AIDS and HIV while it further analyzed the research results.  The
Company does not believe it has sufficient data to make an adjustment in Accrual
Periods  or  in  the  methodology  for  income  recognition,   although  certain
statistical  information in regard to the Company's  portfolio (such as a recent
increase in the amount of policies for which the earned  discount has been fully
accreted)  suggest that further analysis is required.  The Company is continuing
to analyze the data  regarding the new  treatments as well as  statistical  data
relating to its own portfolio  and cannot  predict what impact the foregoing may
have on its business,  prospects,  results of operations or financial  position.
Furthermore,  the  Company  has not  determined  whether or when it will  resume
processing  applications for policies insuring people afflicted with HIV or AIDS
or the  implications  of these recent  developments  on the Company's  strategic
direction.

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RESULTS OF OPERATION

     Earned  Discounts  on Life  Insurance  Policies.  Earned  discounts on life
insurance  policies  increased 10.9% to $1.9 million for the second quarter 1996
from $1.7 million for the second quarter 1995.  Although the Company recongnized
income on a larger  portfolio  of  policies in the second  quarter of 1996,  the
growth in earned  discounts  was tempered  because the Company did not recognize
any discounts in such quarter on policies which were sold at a loss on August 2,
1996. See Note 6b of Condensed Notes to Consolidated  Financial  Statements.  In
addition,  such growth was tempered  because the larger  portion of the policies
purchased in the second quarter of 1996 were acquired in the latter part of such
quarter  and  were  purchased  at  relatively  higher  prices  due  in  part  to
competitive pressures.

     The Company  purchased 194 policies  with an aggregate  face value of $11.9
million  during the quarter  ended June 30, 1996 compared to the purchase of 114
policies with an aggregate  face value of $8.0 million  during the quarter ended
June 30, 1995. The weighted  average  Accrual Period of such policies  purchased
was 39.7 months and 25.8 months,  respectively,  for the second  quarter of 1996
and 1995.

     In addition,  the Company in effect  purchased  approximately $6 million in
face value of policies  when it purchased the limited  partnership  interests of
the limited  partners in Dignity  Viatical on June 25, 1996 for a purchase price
of  approximately  $5.2 million.  On August 2, 1996, the Company entered into an
agreement to sell virtually all of the policies for  approximately  $4.8 million
and two other policies for approximately $584,000. In connection with such sale,
the  Company  anticipates  recognizing  a loss  (excluding  the tax  effect)  of
approximately $330,000 in the third quarter of 1996.
     
     Earned  discounts for the six month period  increased 10.8% to $3.7 million
in 1996 from $3.3 million in 1995. The Company purchased 342 policies (excluding
the Dignity  Viatical  policies  acquired in June 1996) with an  aggregate  face
value of $24.9 million during the first half of 1996 versus 213 policies with an
aggregate face value of $15.9 million during the comparable  period in 1995. The
weighted  average  Accrual  Period of such  policies  was 33.4  months  and 25.4
months, respectively, for the first half of 1996 and 1995.

     The  policies  acquired  by the  Company  in the  first  half of 1996  have
relatively  longer weighted  average  Accrual  Periods in part because:  (i) the
Company has sought to increase  its  purchase of policies  insuring  people with
longer life  expectancies;  (ii) the Company's medical  consultants appear to be
providing  relatively  longer life  expectancy  estimates for policies  recently
purchased;  and (iii) more consumers are seeking out viatical  settlements  when
they are  relatively  healthier.  Policies  which have  longer  life  expectancy
estimates  have longer Accrual  Periods  resulting in a smaller amount of earned
discounts being accrued in any period.

     The estimated  original yield for policies  purchased by the Company during
the second quarter of 1996 was 12.2% compared to 14.7% for the second quarter of
1995. The estimated  original yield for policies purchased by the Company during
the first half of 1996 (excluding the Dignity Viatical policies acquired in June
1996) was 12.1%  compared  to 15.6% for the first half of 1995 and 15.4% for the
full year of 1995.
     
     Interest Income.  Interest income increased  dramatically  (313.4%) for the
first half of 1996 as a result of the investment of the initial public  offering
proceeds in short term securities and marketable  securities.  As such funds are
used  to  purchase  life  insurance  policies  and  for  other  working  capital
requirements,  interest  income will decrease.  See Note 2 of Condensed Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.

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     Other Income. Components of other income include collections on policies of
dividends,  interest,  paid-up cash  values,  increases in face value of matured
policies  and  reimbursements  of premiums  on matured  policies.  Other  income
increased during the first half of 1996 due to collections on a larger portfolio
and a $50,000 increase in face value on one policy.
                                  
     Interest  Expense.  Interest  expense in the first  half of 1996  increased
33.9%  relative  to the first  half of 1995 as a result of the  higher  level of
portfolio purchases and the increase in borrowings used to fund those purchases.
Interest rates on the  Securitized  Notes decreased to 9.2% in the first half of
1996 from 9.5% in the first half of 1995. However,  average borrowings under the
Securitized Notes were $42.6 million in the first half of 1996 compared to $17.8
million in the first half of 1995.  Borrowings under the  TransAmerica  Facility
bore a dollar  weighted  interest  rate of 12.6% and 12.0% in the first  half of
1996 and 1995,  respectively.  However,  average borrowings were $0.7 million in
the first half of 1996  compared to $7.4 million in the first half of 1995.  See
the  Form  10-K,  Note 2 and 6a to  Condensed  Notes to  Consolidated  Financial
Statements  herein and  "Liquidity  and  Capital  Resources"  below for  further
information regarding the Securitized Notes and the TransAmerica  Facility.  The
Company plans to terminate and prepay the  TransAmerica  Facility in full in the
third quarter of 1996. To the extent that the Company  prepays the  TransAmerica
Facility,  the  Company  anticipates  that it will  incur a charge  in the third
quarter of 1996 of approximately  $154,000 as a result of the Company's  writing
off the remaining  unamortized  financing  charges  related to the  TransAmerica
Facility.
     
     Compensation and Benefits. Compensation and benefits increased 59.2% in the
second  quarter of 1996 over the second quarter of 1995, but decreased 4.2% over
the first  quarter of 1996.  Compensation  and benefits  increased  80.8% in the
first  half of 1996  compared  to the  first  half of 1995 due to the  hiring of
additional  personnel  to  handle  the  administrative  tasks  relating  to  the
Company's  increased  portfolio and non-broker  referral business and to support
the Company's growth.

     Other General and Administrative Expenses. Other general and administrative
expenses  increased 164.2% in the second quarter of 1996 over the second quarter
of 1995  and  117.3%  in the  first  half of 1996  over the  first  half of 1995
primarily  as a result of an  increase  in the  number of  medical  reviews  for
policies  being  analyzed  for  potential  purchase.  Additionally,  because the
Company temporarily ceased processing  applications for policies insuring people
with AIDS and HIV, approximately $50,000 of medical review costs associated with
such policies in the underwriting process were expensed in the second quarter of
1996.  The first half of 1996 also  includes  $137,000  aggregate  increases  in
expenses for legal,  accounting,  insurance,  director fees and advertising,  in
part as a result of being a public company.  In addition,  during the first half
of  1996,  the  Company  increased  the  amount  of  policies  received  through
non-broker  sources  relative to the  comparable  periods in 1995. In connection
with the  review of such  policies,  certain  costs  traditionally  borne by the
Company's  sourcing brokers,  such as the costs of obtaining medical records and
insurance information, are borne by the Company. These costs are not capitalized
even  if the  policy  is  purchased  and  are  expensed  as  other  general  and
administrative expenses.

     Income Tax Expense.  Income tax expense increased 31.0% from the first half
of 1995 to the first half 1996.  The  increase  is  primarily  the result of the
Company's increased profitability after minority interest of limited partners in
earnings of investment partnership.

     Minority   Interest  of  Limited   Partners   in  Earnings  of   Investment
Partnership.  All earned  discounts  attributable  to the  limited  partners  of
Dignity  Viatical had been fully  accrued by December  31, 1995 and,  therefore,
minority interest of limited partners in earnings of investment  partnership was
zero for the first half of 1996 compared to $619,527 for the first half of 1995.
In  February  1996,  the  Company  entered  into an  agreement  with the limited
partners  of Dignity  Viatical to use best  efforts to sell on terms  reasonably
acceptable  to the limited  partners,  the policies  owned by Dignity  Viatical.
Requests  for offers  were sent out 

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to 2  prospective  buyers as well as Dignity  Partners  in late March 1996.
Dignity Partners was the successful bidder purchasing,  effective June 25, 1996,
the limited partnership interests of the limited partners for approximately $5.2
million.
                                  
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     The  Company's  primary  need for  capital  has been the  funding of policy
purchases.  The purchase of life insurance policies requires significant capital
resources and assuming a resumption of policy  purchases,  the Company's  future
operating  results will be directly  related to the availability and cost of its
capital  funds  for the  purchase  of  policies.  Prior  to its  initial  public
offering,  the amount of policies that the Company was able to purchase, and the
timing of such purchases,  was determined primarily by the availability and cost
of external  financing.  The major  source of funding  since the initial  public
offering has been the net proceeds of the initial public offering.

     As of June 30, 1996, the  outstanding  principal  amount of the Securitized
Notes was $45.5 million.  Repayments of principal were  originally  scheduled to
begin in September 1996. An early  amortization event occurred in June 1996 when
the Overcollateralization Percentage (as defined in the Form 10-K) was less than
120% on four  consecutive  weekly  calculation  dates,  with the result that the
maximum lending  commitment was reduced to the then  outstanding  balance ($45.5
million)  from $50  million,  the Company  lost the  ability to use  proceeds of
policy  collections to acquire additional  policies and principal  repayments on
the  Securitized  Notes  began  in  July  1996.   Principal  repayments  on  the
Securitized  Notes are made from  collections on policies  pledged to secure the
payment  thereof  and do not  require  the  Company  to  expend  cash or  obtain
financing to satisfy such principal repayments.

     Following  the  Company's   announcement  of  its  temporary  cessation  of
processing  new  applications  for policies  insuring  people with AIDS and HIV,
TransAmerica notified the Company on July 18, 1996, that such action constituted
an event of default under the  TransAmerica  Facility.  TransAmerica  elected to
cease making future  advances  under the  TransAmerica  Facility.  At August 13,
1996, the outstanding principal balance under the TransAmerica Facility was $3.3
million.  The Company  anticipates  terminating  or prepaying  the  TransAmerica
Facility in full in the third quarter of 1996. See Note 6a of Condensed Notes to
Consolidated  Financial  Statements herein. The Company is analyzing its current
and future  needs for  additional  financing  and has been in  discussions  with
several lending  institutions  and investment  banks.  There can be no assurance
that the  Company  will be  successful  in  obtaining  additional  financing  on
satisfactory  terms assuming it determines it needs additional  funds.  However,
the  Company at present  anticipates  having  sufficient  liquidity  to meet its
working capital and operational needs through 1996, but as the Company continues
to analyze its strategic direction such needs may change.

     The Company's cash  requirements  have been significant in order to finance
its activities. As a result of accruing income on each purchased policy prior to
collecting  the face  value,  the amount of earned  discount  recognized  is not
directly  related to the collection of cash by the Company on the policies.  Net
cash flows used for operating  activities reflect net income adjusted to reflect
purchases of and collections on policies, depreciation and amortization,  earned
discounts on life insurance policies, increases or decreases in unearned income,
assets and various  expenses and income  applicable  to minority  interest.  The
Company's  net cash used by  operating  activities  was $15.8  million  and $7.1
million  for the  first  half of 1996 and  1995,  respectively,  reflecting  the
Company's growing net investment in life insurance  policies.  Net cash provided
by financing  activities,  which includes  primarily net proceeds generated from
the  issuance  of common  stock,  along  with the  proceeds  and  repayments  of
indebtedness, was $26.1 million and $11.5 million for the first half of 1996 and
1995,  respectively.  The  increase  in 1996 is  attributable  to the  Company's
receipt  and partial  application  of the net  proceeds  of the  initial  public
offering.  Remaining  net proceeds of the offering  

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have been  invested in short term  securities and  marketable  securities. See 
Note 2 of Condensed  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- ------------------------------------------------------------
         On June 21, 1996, the Company held an Annual Meeting. The election of 2
         Board  members  as set forth in the  proxy  statements  was  presented.
         Bradley  Rotter  and  Stephen  Bow  were  re-elected  to the  Board  of
         Directors for terms expiring in 1999. The voting tallies were:

         Director                    Votes  For      Votes Withheld/Not Voted
         --------                    ----------      ------------------------
         Bradley N. Rotter            3,695,399            596,425
         Stephen T. Bow               3,695,399            596,425 
          
         Other directors whose term of office continued after the meeting 
         included: John Ward Rotter, Alan B. Perper and Paul A. Volberding. 

Item 5.  Other Information
- ---------------------------
         
         Following the  Company's  announcement  of its  temporary  cessation of
         processing new applications for policies  insuring people with AIDS and
         HIV,  TransAmerica  notified  the Company on July 18,  1996,  that such
         action constituted an event of default under the TransAmerica Facility.
         TransAmerica  elected to cease making future  advances  thereunder.  At
         August 13, 1996, the outstanding principal balance under the 
         TransAmerica Facility was $3.3 million.  The Company  anticipates  
         terminating  and prepaying the TransAmerica Facility in the third 
         quarter of 1996.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
- -----------------------------------------

       (a)   Exhibits.

        Number          Description
        ------          -----------  
          27            Financial Data Schedule
      
       (b)   Reports on Form 8-K.

         Date        Item Reported    Matter Reported
         ----        -------------    ---------------      
     July 17, 1996        5           Text of Press Release dated July 16, 1996
                                      regarding temporary withdrawal from 
                                      market for policies insuring AIDS and HIV 
                                      patients.

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                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------

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 thereunto duly authorized.



                                                    DIGNITY  PARTNERS, INC.



DATED:  August 14, 1996                              S/ ALAN B. PERPER
                                                    --------------------------
                                                    ALAN  B.  PERPER
                                                    President
                                                    (Duly Authorized Officer)


DATED:  August 14, 1996                              S/ JOHN WARD ROTTER
                                                    --------------------------
                                                    JOHN WARD ROTTER
                                                    Executive Vice President 
                                                    and Chief Financial 
                                                    Officer (Principal 
                                                    Financial and Accounting
                                                    Officer)

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<LEGEND>
     THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE 
     FORM 10Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 1996 AND IS QUALIFIED IN
     ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANICAL STATEMENTS.
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