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FOR NEW YORK RESIDENTS
WALNUT EQUIPMENT LEASING CO., INC.
SUPPLEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 4, 1997 TO
PROSPECTUS DATED JANUARY 31, 1997
This Supplement will further update and amend the Prospectus dated January
31, 1997 (the "Prospectus") regarding the offer and sale to New York residents
of $40,000,000 in principal amount of certain Senior Thrift Certificates (the
"Certificates") described therein.
The following suitability requirements apply for all purchases of Senior
Thrift Certificates by New York residents:
a)Purchasers of certificates of $5,000 or more in the aggregate shall have
a minimum annual income of $30,000 and a net worth at least equal to
$20,000 in excess of their investment, home, home furnishings and
automobiles, or, regardless of their annual income, possess a net worth of
$75,000 in excess of their home, home furnishings and automobiles;
b)Purchasers of certificates of $2,500 or more in the aggregate shall have
a minimum annual income of $20,000 and a net worth at least equal to
$20,000 in excess of their investment, home, home furnishings and
automobiles, or, regardless of their annual income, possess a net worth of
$50,000 in excess of their home, home furnishings and automobiles; and
c)No accounts may be accepted where safety of principal and interest is
the purchaser's primary investment objective.
Purchasers of these Certificates have the option of receiving interest
earned monthly or electing to have interest on their Certificates reinvested
and compounded monthly (that is, interest at the original rate shall be
computed monthly on the new account; i.e. principal plus previously accrued
and unpaid interest.) Reinvested interest will be an unsecured obligation of
the Company, and will be subject to the same risks as the Certificates. See
"RISK FACTORS." The Company intends to apply the retained and accrued
interest to the normal operations of its business, which is the purchase of
general commercial and industrial equipment which is to be leased to the
Company's customers. See "DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES; Certificates - Option to
Receive Compound Interest" on page 59 of the Prospectus and "USE OF PROCEEDS"
on page 24 of the Prospectus.
No other changes have been made to the Prospectus dated January 31, 1997.
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FOR NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS
WALNUT EQUIPMENT LEASING CO., INC.
SUPPLEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 4, 1997 TO
PROSPECTUS DATED JANUARY 31, 1997
This Supplement will further update and amend the Prospectus dated January
31, 1997 (the "Prospectus") regarding the offer and sale to New Jersey
residents of $40,000,000 in principal amount of certain Senior Thrift
Certificates (the "Certificates") described therein.
New Jersey residents are limited to purchases of Certificates with
maturities payable within 12 months of the date of issuance, pursuant to
Section 49:3-50(10) of the New Jersey Uniform Securities Law.
No other changes have been made to the Prospectus dated January 31, 1997.