U S RESTAURANT PROPERTIES INC
8-K, 1997-08-22
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       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


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 22, 1997





                        U.S. RESTAURANT PROPERTIES, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)



        MARYLAND                       1-13089                75-2687420
(STATE OF OTHER JURISDICTION    (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)    (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
 OF INCORPORATION OR                                         IDENTIFICATION NO.)
 ORGANIZATION)


                              5310 Harvest Hill Rd.
                                Suite 270, LB 168
                               Dallas, Texas 75230
          (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)


                                  972-387-1487
              (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

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Item 5.       Other Events

         This  Current  Report  on Form 8-K is being  filed in order to file the
Registrant's Audited Balance Sheet dated February 4, 1997.

Item 7.       Financial Statements, Proforma Financial Information and Exhibits

         (a)  Not applicable.

         (b)  Not applicable.

         (c)  Exhibits:

              99.1  U.S. Restaurant Properties, Inc. Balance Sheet dated
              February 4, 1997


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                                    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 thereunto duly authorized.



Date:  August 22, 1997                    U.S. RESTAURANT PROPERTIES, INC.








                                          By: /s/ Robert J. Stetson
                                             -------------------------------
                                             Robert J. Stetson
                                             President, Chief Executive Officer



                       

                       


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT



To the Directors and Stockholder of
U.S. Restaurant Properties, Inc.


We have audited the accompanying  balance sheet of U.S.  Restaurant  Properties,
Inc. as of February 4, 1997.  This balance  sheet is the  responsibility  of the
management of U.S. Restaurant Properties,  Inc. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on this balance sheet based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards  require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the balance sheet is free of material  misstatement.  An
audit includes examining,  on a test basis,  evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures  in  the  balance  sheet.  An  audit  also  includes  assessing  the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall balance sheet presentation.  We believe that our audit
provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  such balance sheet presents fairly,  in all material  respects,
the financial position of U.S. Restaurant Properties,  Inc. at February 4, 1997,
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.





DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Dallas, Texas
February 5, 1997 (June 27, 1997 as to Note 4)


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                        U.S. RESTAURANT PROPERTIES, INC.

                                  BALANCE SHEET
                                February 4, 1997



                                     ASSETS

Cash                                                             $       1,000
                                                                 =============


                              STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

Preferred stock, $.001 par value per share; 10,000,000 shares
     authorized, no shares issued
Common Stock, $.001 par value per share; 45,000,000 shares
     authorized; 1,000 shares issued and outstanding             $           1
Excess Stock, $.001 par value per share; 5,000,000 shares
     authorized, no shares issued
Additional paid-in capital                                                 999
                                                                 -------------
                                                                 $       1,000
                                                                 =============


                           See Notes to Balance Sheet.




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                        U.S. RESTAURANT PROPERTIES, INC.

                             NOTES TO BALANCE SHEET
                                February 4, 1997


1.       ORGANIZATION

         U.S. Restaurant  Properties,  Inc. (the "Company") is a newly-organized
Maryland  corporation  formed to continue  the  restaurant  property  management
operations of U.S. Restaurant  Properties Master, L.P.  (collectively,  with its
subsidiaries,  "USRP").  The  Company is  authorized  to issue up to  45,000,000
shares of  common  stock,  par value  $.001  per  share  (the  "Common  Stock"),
10,000,000  shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Preferred
Stock")  and  5,000,000  shares of Excess  Stock,  par  value  $.001 per  share.
Pursuant  to the  Company's  Articles of  Incorporation  (the  "Articles"),  any
purported  transfer  of shares of Common  Stock or  Preferred  Stock  that would
result in a person owning shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock in excess of
certain  limits set out in Articles  will  result in the shares  subject to such
purported transfer being  automatically  exchanged for an equal number of shares
of Excess Stock.

         The Company  was  capitalized  upon the sale of 1,000  shares of Common
Stock  for  $1,000  to QSV  Properties,  Inc.  ("QSV").  The  Company  will be a
self-advised  real estate  investment  trust  ("REIT")  formed to  continue  the
restaurant property management,  acquisition and development operations, related
business   objectives  and  strategies  of  USRP.  The  consolidated   financial
statements of U.S.  Restaurant  Properties,  Inc. will include the operations of
USRP.  The Company  intends to qualify as a REIT as defined  under the  Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

2.       BUSINESS

         The Company shall invest in U.S. Restaurant Properties Operating,  L.P.
(the "Operating Partnership" and, together with USRP, the "Partnerships"), which
will include and continue all operations of USRP. The purpose of this investment
is to facilitate  the  Conversion of USRP's  ownership  structure  from a master
limited  partnership  to a REIT.  The Company was formed on February 4, 1997 and
will not have any operations until the Conversion is effected.

3.       SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

         The Company shall succeed to the operations of USRP,  and  accordingly,
will follow all  accounting  principles  established  by USRP in addition to the
following:

         Income Taxes - Provisions  for income taxes will be made in  accordance
         with Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 109, "Accounting
         for Income
         Taxes" ("SFAS 109").




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                        U.S. RESTAURANT PROPERTIES, INC.

                             NOTES TO BALANCE SHEET


4.       SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

     QSV has agreed to convert the  Operating  Partnership  General  Partnership
Interest and QSV's general partner interest in U.S. Restaurant Properties Master
L.P.  Operating  Partnership  General  Partner  Interest in exchange for 850,000
shares or its equivalent in interests in the Partnerships. An additional 550,000
shares or its equivalent in interests in the  Partnerships  may be issued to QSV
if certain  earnings  targets are met by the year 2000. QSV is an entity that is
primarily owned by Mr. Robert J. Stetson and Mr. Fred H. Margolin.

         The Company  intends to enter into  employment  agreements with Messrs.
Stetson and Margolin. The agreements will be for three years, beginning with the
closing of the Acquisition.  Pursuant to the Employment Agreements,  Mr. Stetson
will serve as  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer of the  Company  and Mr.
Margolin  will serve as  Chairman  of the Board of the  Company and each will be
paid an annual base salary of $250,000.

         On June 27, 1997, the USRP unitholders  approved the Conversion of USRP
into a REIT  pursuant to the merger of a  partnership  subsidiary of the Company
with and into USRP with USRP being the surviving entity.




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