GATX CAPITAL CORP
10-K, 1998-03-31
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 10-K


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

     For the Year Ended                         Commission File Number
     December 31, 1997                                  1-8319





                            GATX CAPITAL CORPORATION


      Incorporated in the                 IRS Employer Identification Number
       State of Delaware                               94-1661392

                             Four Embarcadero Center
                             San Francisco, CA 94111
                                 (415) 955-3200



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  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                 Yes X   No 
                                    ---    ---          


All Common Stock of Registrant is held by GATX Financial Services, Inc.
   (a wholly-owned subsidiary of GATX Corporation).

As of March 20, 1998, Registrant has outstanding 1,031,250 shares of $1 par
value Common Stock.

THE REGISTRANT MEETS THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION J(1)(a) AND
(b) OF FORM 10-K AND IS THEREFORE FILING THIS FORM WITH THE REDUCED DISCLOSURE
FORMAT.






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              DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE



          Document                                         Part of Form 10-K

Annual Report to Stockholder for                          Part II Items 6,7,& 8
     Fiscal Year ended December 31, 1997
     (the "Annual Report")

Registration Statement on Form S-1                         Part IV Item 14(a)3
      filed with the Commission on
         December 23, 1981 (file No. 2-75467)

Amendment No. 1 to Form S-1 filed                          Part IV Item 14(a)3
      with the Commission on
         February 23, 1982

Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1 filed                          Part IV Item 14(a)3
      with the Commission on March 2, 1982

Form 10-K for the Year Ended                               Part IV Item 14(a)3
      December 31, 1982 filed with the
         Commission on March 28, 1983

Form 10-K for the Year Ended                               Part IV Item 14(a)3
      December 31, 1990 filed with the
         Commission on March 30, 1991

Form 10-K for the Year Ended                               Part IV Item 14(a)3
      December 31, 1992 filed with the
         Commission on March 31, 1993

Form 10-K for the Year Ended                               Part IV Item 14(a)3
      December 31, 1994 filed with the
         Commission on March 27, 1995

Form 10-K for the Year Ended                               Part IV Item 14(a)3
      December 31, 1995 filed with the
         Commission on March 28, 1996


















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                                  PART I
Item 1.  Business
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GATX Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries (the "Company") actively invest in
a wide  variety  of  assets.  These  investments  are made  through a variety of
financing instruments,  primarily leases and loans, either for the Company's own
account  or through  partnerships  and joint  ventures.  GATX  Capital  actively
manages its existing  portfolio of investments as well as those of institutional
investors, and several joint ventures and partnerships in which it participates.
Additionally,  the Company  arranges secured  financing for others.  The Company
also sells computer network technology  equipment and provides technical service
on the equipment it sells. GATX Capital Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of GATX Corporation.

Item 2.  Properties
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The  Company  leases all of its office  space and owns no  materially  important
physical  properties  other  than  those  related  directly  to  its  investment
portfolio.  The Company's principal offices are rented under a twelve year lease
expiring in 2003.

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings
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On  July  11,  1996,  GATX/Airlog  Company  ("Airlog"),   a  California  general
partnership  of which a subsidiary of the Company is a partner,  and the Company
filed a complaint  for  Declaratory  Judgment  against  Evergreen  International
Airlines,  Inc.,  ("Evergreen")  in the  United  States  District  Court for the
Northern  District of  California  (No.  C96-2494)  seeking a  declaration  that
neither the Company nor Airlog has any liability to Evergreen as a result of the
issuance of Airworthiness Directive 96- 01-03 (the "Airworthiness Directive") by
the Federal Aviation  Administration  (the "FAA") in January 1996. The effect of
the  Airworthiness  Directive is to reduce  significantly  the amount of freight
that three of Evergreen's B747 aircraft may carry.

Between 1988 and 1990, these three aircraft, along with a fourth no longer owned
by  Evergreen,   were  modified  from  passenger  to  freight  configuration  by
subcontractors of Airlog,  with Evergreen's  knowledge and consent,  pursuant to
contracts  between  Airlog and  Evergreen or one of its  affiliates.  These four
aircraft are part of a group of ten B747 aircraft (the "Affected Aircraft") that
were modified by  subcontractors  of Airlog under authority of Supplemental Type
Certificates  issued by the FAA pursuant to a design  approved by the FAA at the
time the  modifications  were made,  and which are subject to the  Airworthiness
Directive (the "STCs"). The three Evergreen Affected Aircraft were flown as part
of its fleet for more than five  years,  and the seven other  Affected  Aircraft
were flown by Evergreen and the three other operators for  significant  periods.
The Company guaranteed certain of Airlog's obligations to Evergreen. The Company
did not issue guarantees with respect to Airlog's obligations to any of Airlog's
other customers for the Affected Aircraft.

Evergreen  filed an answer and  counterclaim  on August 1, 1996,  asserting that
Airlog  and the  Company  are liable to it under a number of legal  theories  in
connection  with the  application  of the  Airworthiness  Directive to its three
Affected Aircraft.  In an initial  disclosure  statement dated October 29, 1996,
and served on Airlog and the Company  pursuant to  applicable  discovery  rules,
Evergreen  alleged  damages which it calculated as follows:  (i)  out-of-service
costs  amounting to  approximately  $16.2  million as of October 15, 1996;  (ii)
denial of access to then currently  favorable  capital markets,  resulting in an
alleged  inability to issue shares in an initial public offering with a value of
as much as $1.8  billion;  (iii) lost flight  revenues and profits  amounting to
approximately $25.8 million; (iv) lost business opportunities and profits
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attributable to Evergreen's  diminished 747 fleet capacity (which  Evergreen did
not quantify, but indicated is subject to further calculation);  and maintenance
costs in responding to the Airworthiness Directive (and to related airworthiness
directives issued by the FAA) of approximately $1.6 million as of March 1996.

The  counterclaim  also seeks  exemplary and punitive  damages in an unspecified
amount. In its November 7, 1997 Subsequent Case Management Statement,  Evergreen
claimed that it seeks recovery for  out-of-pocket  losses,  lost revenues,  lost
profits, lost business opportunities, maintenance work, repair costs and capital
losses in an amount that exceeds $145 million.
                                       
Airlog and the Company filed a motion  seeking  partial  summary  judgment as to
four of  Evergreen's  counterclaims.  Airlog and the Company  alleged that three
counterclaims,  each for  breach  of  warranty,  are  barred  by the  California
Commercial Code's four-year statute of repose,  and that a fourth  counterclaim,
seeking recovery for negligent misrepresentation is barred by the "economic loss
doctrine" which prevents  contracting parties from attempting to use tort law to
avoid liability limitations they agreed to in their contracts.  On June 5, 1997,
the Court ruled on the Motion For Partial  Summary  Judgment.  The Court granted
the motion as to  Evergreen's  counterclaim  that  alleged  Airlog  breached its
warranty under the Purchase  Agreement  pursuant to which Airlog sold one of the
converted  aircraft  to  Evergreen,  and  denied  the  motion as to  Evergreen's
counterclaim that Airlog breached its warranty under the Modification Agreements
pursuant to which Airlog  manufactured and installed  freighter  conversion kits
with respect to two other aircraft owned by Evergreen.  The Court ruled that the
Purchase  Agreement  was a  contract  for the  sale of  goods  and  that  claims
thereunder  were barred by the four year statute of repose under the  California
Commercial Code (the "Code").  The Court ruled that the Modification  Agreements
were  contracts for services not governed by the Code,  and that any  applicable
statute of limitations  did not begin to run until Evergreen had, or should have
had,  knowledge  of the  alleged  breach.  The Court also denied the motion with
respect to Evergreen's  counterclaim in which it alleged that Airlog negligently
misrepresented  certain facts which purportedly  induced Evergreen to enter into
the Purchase and Modification Agreements. The Court's ruling bars Evergreen from
recovering under its claim for breach of warranty under the Purchase  Agreement,
and permits Evergreen (subject to reconsideration or appeal) to proceed with its
claim for breach of warranty under the Modification  Agreements and its claim of
negligent  misrepresentation.  The ruling  does not  represent  a decision  that
Evergreen  is entitled to prevail on those  claims.  Airlog and the Company have
other defenses to those claims which they are vigorously asserting.

On January 31,  1997,  American  International  Airways,  Inc.  ("AIA")  filed a
complaint  in the United  States  District  Court for the  Northern  District of
California (C97-0378) against Airlog, the Company,  Airlog Management Corp., and
others  asserting that Airlog and the Company are liable to it under a number of
legal theories in connection with the application of the Airworthiness Directive
to two  Affected  Aircraft  owned  by  AIA.  These  aircraft  were  modified  by
subcontractors of Airlog in 1992 and 1994 with AIA's knowledge and consent.  The
Complaint  seeks damages (to be trebled under one count of the  complaint) of an
unspecified  amount  relating to lost revenues,  lost profits,  denied access to
capital  markets,  repair costs,  disruption of its business plan, lost business
opportunities,   maintenance  and  engineering   costs,   and  other  additional
consequential, direct, incidental and related damages. The Complaint asks in the
alternative  for a  recision  of AIA's  agreements  with  Airlog and a return of
amounts paid,  and for  injunctive  relief  directing  that Airlog,  and certain
individual  defendants,  properly staff and manage the correction of the alleged
deficiencies that caused the FAA to issue the Airworthiness Directive. AIA filed
a Joint Case Management  Statement and Proposed Order  specifying the damages it
has  allegedly  suffered  as a result of the  application  of the  Airworthiness
Directive to the two Affected  Aircraft it owns. In that  pleading,  AIA alleges
that it  sustained  damages of  $43,787,954  through May 31,  1997,  and further
alleges that it  continues to accrue loss of use damages of at least  $1,800,000
per month until the aircraft are operational.

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On June 4, 1997 Tower Air, Inc.  ("Tower")  filed an action in the Supreme Court
of the State of New York, County of New York (Index No.  97/602851)  against the
Company,  Airlog,  an officer of the  Company  and  others  with  respect to one
Affected  Aircraft  it leased and  subsequently  purchased  from a trust for the
benefit of an affiliate of Airlog in December  1994.  This action asserts causes
of action in fraud and deceit, negligent misrepresentation,  breach of contract,
negligence  and seeks damages in excess of $25 million  together with  interest,
costs, attorneys' fees and punitive damages.

General Electric  Capital  Corporation and a subsidiary  thereof  (collectively,
"GECC"),  Airlog,  GATX  Corporation  and the  Company  entered  into a  Tolling
Agreement  dated  December 17, 1996 and amended in April 1997 and January  1998.
The  Tolling  Agreement  relates to certain  causes of action  under a number of
legal theories  arising out the  modification  of three  Affected  Aircraft from
passenger  to  freighter   configuration.   These   aircraft  were  modified  by
subcontractors  of Airlog in 1991 with GECC's  knowledge and consent.  Under the
Tolling  Agreement,  as amended,  the parties  have agreed that any  defenses of
expiration  of the  statute  of  limitations  or  statute  of  repose  or laches
applicable  to the  causes  of  action  asserted  by GECC are  tolled  up to and
including July 6, 1998.

On February 25, 1998 The Bank of New York ("BNY") filed an action, as beneficial
owner of an  Affected  Aircraft,  in the United  States  District  Court for the
Northern District of California (No. C98-0385 WHO). This aircraft was originally
converted  by Airlog for  Evergreen.  This action seeks  declaratory  relief and
asserts   claims  for  breach  of   contract,   intentional   misrepresentation,
nondisclosure of known facts, negligence, negligent misrepresentation and unfair
competition. The suit alleges damages of a minimum of $262,000 per month in lost
rent and  storage costs since February 1996, unspecified maintenance and related
expenses, diminution  in  the  value of  its aircraft  by  well in excess of $10
million plus the costs of aircraft   inspection  and   modifications  to  comply
with the Airworthiness Directive,"Anticipated to be in the millions of dollars".
Claims for interest, injunctive relief, restitution and attorneys' fees are also
included.

Airlog and the Company have filed an action in the United States  District Court
for  the  Northern   District  of  California   against  Pemco  Aeroplex,   Inc.
(C97-2484WHO),  a  contractor  for Airlog  which  obtained the STCs and modified
certain of the Affected Aircraft. The Complaint in this action alleges causes of
action for  fraudulent  and  negligent  misrepresentation,  breach of  contract,
professional negligence, implied and equitable indemnity and contribution.  This
action seeks a judgment  awarding the plaintiffs any and all damages,  costs and
expenses  in  connection  with  the  resolution  of the  concerns  of the FAA as
expressed  in the  Airworthiness  Directive  or  relating to it,  repairing  the
Affected  Aircraft,  defending  against the litigation  involving the plaintiffs
arising from the Affected Aircraft, paying any judgments against plaintiffs that
may be entered in said litigation and attorneys' fees incurred by the plaintiffs
in connection with defending said litigation.

On  December  18, 1997  Airlog  filed a claim under the Federal  Tort Claims Act
against the FAA for negligence in connection with the FAA's participation in the
design and  manufacture  of the Affected  Aircraft in the amount of  $6,204,065.
This amount represents, as at December 18, 1997, the expenses incurred by Airlog
in responding to the  Airworthiness  Directive and legal fees and costs incurred
in  defending  the  litigation  described  above.  Airlog  reserved its right to
increase  the amount of its claim in the  future.  On January  29,  1998 the FAA
rejected Airlog's claim.  While  disappointing,  the FAA's rejection of Airlog's
claim was a procedural  requirement to initiating litigation against the agency.
Under the  applicable  statute  Airlog has six months in which to commence  such
litigation against the FAA.

On February 10, 1998 the FAA issued a letter to Airlog that approves a number of
Airlog generated  Service  Bulletins which,  when  collectively  performed on an
Affected  Aircraft,  permit an  operator  of such  aircraft  to achieve  revenue
service, but at payloads less than the original certified payload.
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Consistent with its ongoing product support,  Airlog  continues to pursue,  with
the apparent cooperation of each of the four operators of the Affected Aircraft,
including  Evergreen,  Tower,  GECC and AIA,  solutions  to the FAA's  remaining
concerns  raised  in the  Airworthiness  Directive.  While  the  results  of any
litigation are impossible to predict with certainty,  the Company  believes that
each of the foregoing  claims are without merit, and that the Company and Airlog
have adequate defenses thereto.

In addition to those matters set forth above, the Company is involved in various
matters  of  litigation  (including  those  matters  set  forth  above)  and has
unresolved  claims  pending.  While the amounts  claimed are substantial and the
ultimate  liability  with respect to such claims  cannot be  determined  at this
time, it is the opinion of management that damages,  if any, required to be paid
by the Company in the discharge of such  liability are not likely to be material
to the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Omitted under provisions of the reduced disclosure format.

                             PART II

Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters
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Not  applicable.  All common stock of the  Registrant is held by GATX  Financial
Services,  Inc. (a  wholly-owned  subsidiary of GATX  Corporation).  Information
regarding  dividends  is shown on the  consolidated  statements  of  income  and
reinvested earnings which are included in Item 8.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data
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Omitted under provisions of the reduced disclosure format.

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
of Operations
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Incorporated herein by reference to the Annual Report,  pages 26-29, included as
Exhibit 13 of this document.

Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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The following  consolidated  financial  statements of GATX Capital  Corporation,
included in the Annual  Report(Exhibit 13), are incorporated herein by reference
(page references are to the Annual Report):

  Consolidated Statements of Income
    and Reinvested Earnings for years
    ended December 31, 1997, 1996, and 1995            Page 30

  Consolidated Balance Sheets
    As of December 31, 1997 and 1996                   Page 31

  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for
    years ended December 31, 1997, 1996, and 1995      Page 32
                
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements           Pages 33 - 43


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Item 9.   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Financial Disclosure
- --------------------
None.

                                    PART III

Item 10(a).  Directors of the Registrant
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Name                     Office Held                         Since       Age
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Ronald H. Zech           Chairman of the Board                1984        54
Joseph C. Lane           President, Chief Executive
                         Officer and Director                 1994        44
David B. Anderson        Director                             1996        56
Alan C. Coe              Executive Vice President
                         and Director                         1994        46
Jesse V. Crews           Executive Vice President,
                         Chief Investment Officer,
                         and Director                         1994        45
David M. Edwards         Director                             1990        46
Kathyrn G. Jackson       Executive Vice President
                         and Director                         1997        42

Item 10(b).  Executive Officers of the Registrant
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Name                     Office Held                         Since        Age
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Joseph C. Lane           President, Chief Executive
                         Officer and Director                 1994        44
Alan C. Coe              Executive Vice President
                         and Director                         1994        46
Jesse V. Crews           Executive Vice President,
                         Chief Investment Officer,
                         and Director                         1994        45
Frederick L. Hatton      Executive Vice President             1984        55  
Cal C. Harling           Executive Vice President-                          
                         Technology Group                     1994        49
Kathryn G. Jackson       Executive Vice President,
                         Managing Director-Corporate
                         Finance and Director                 1997        42
Robert J. Sammis         Executive Vice President-
                         Diversified Portfolios               1993        51
Michael C. Cromar        Senior Vice President and Chief
                         Financial Officer                    1994        50
Richard M. Tinnon        Vice President and Treasurer         1996        34
Thomas C. Nord           Vice President, General
                         Counsel, and Secretary               1980        57
Valerie C. Williams      Vice President-Human
                         Resources                            1989        53
Curt F. Glenn            Vice President-Investment
                         and Managed Portfolios               1997        43
A. Douglas Shattuck      Principal Accounting Officer
                         and Corporate Controller             1997        35 


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JOSEPH C. LANE, President,  Chief Executive Officer and Director since 1994. Mr.
Lane joined GATX in 1978 as a Financial  Analyst.  At GATX he has held a variety
of positions  including District Manager,  Regional Marketing Manager,  Managing
Director of  Corporate  Finance and  President of GATX  International.  Mr. Lane
served as Vice  President  Corporate  Finance  for two years  with the  regional
investment banking firm of Rotan Mosle in Houston, Texas, before re-joining GATX
in 1983. He was elected to the Board of Directors of GATX Capital in 1988.

Mr. Lane was a member of the staff at Yale University and an officer of American
Digital  Systems.  He currently  serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Centron  Corporation and of Sun Financial.  He is Vice Chairman of the Equipment
Leasing  Association,  the  national  association  of the  leasing  and  finance
industry. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1975.

ALAN C. COE,  Executive  Vice  President and Director since 1994. Mr. Coe joined
the Company in 1977 as a Financial  Analyst and has held a variety of  positions
both domestically and internationally.  Mr. Coe is currently responsible for the
activities  of GATX Air.  Prior to 1977,  Mr.  Coe  served as an  officer in the
United States Air Force (four years) and as Vice  President-Corporate  Finance -
with Rotan Mosle in Houston,  Texas  (three  years).  Mr. Coe received a BA from
Southern Methodist University in 1973 and his MBA from Golden Gate University in
1976.

JESSE V. CREWS, Executive Vice President,  Chief Investment Officer and Director
since 1995. Mr. Crews joined the Company in 1977 as a Financial  Analyst and had
a variety of positions,  including Regional Manager of the Singapore (two years)
and New  Orleans/Houston  (five years) offices before returning to San Francisco
in 1985. He has been broadly  responsible  for the  development  of new business
investment  opportunities for the Company's own portfolio since 1986 and as head
of the Corporate  Finance Group from 1990 to 1994.  Mr. Crews received a BA from
Yale and an MBA from the University of Virginia.

FREDERICK L. HATTON,  Executive Vice President since 1984. Mr. Hatton joined the
Company  in 1983 as  Senior  Vice  President  and  President  of GATX Air and is
responsible for  GATX/Airlog.  He is currently a Director of  International  Air
Leasing Co.  (IASCO) and a Director of the  International  Society of  Transport
Aircraft Trading (ISTAT).  Prior to GATX, he served as Vice President Marketing,
and  Executive  Vice  President  with  IASCO,  and  in a  number  of  managerial
capacities  for The Flying Tiger Line. He received a BS from Yale  University in
1964, MS in aerospace  management from the University of Southern  California in
1971,  and an MBA from the Wharton  School in 1972.  Mr. Hatton served as a U.S.
Marine Corps fighter pilot from 1964 to 1970, including a tour in Vietnam.
                              
CAL C. HARLING,  Executive Vice  President-GATX  Technology Services since 1997.
Mr. Harling joined the Company in 1987 as Vice President,  Technology Financing.
Prior to 1987 Mr.  Harling  was an  independent  consultant  for two years.  Mr.
Harling   worked  for  Decimus   Corporation,   a  subsidiary  of  Bank  America
Corporation,  for ten years starting in 1975.  While at Decimus Mr. Harling held
various  positions  including Vice President of Vendor Operating  Leasing,  Vice
President of Portfolio  Management,  and other  management  positions in systems
development.  Mr.  Harling  received  a BS  from  California  State  University,
Sacramento in 1973.


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KATHRYN G.  JACKSON,  Executive  Vice  President  and Director  since 1997.  Ms.
Jackson has managed the Company's Corporate Finance Group since 1995. She joined
the  Company  in 1981 as  Financial  Analyst,  and  transferred  to the  Chicago
regional office in 1982 serving as District Manager, Vice President and Managing
Director.  From 1987 to 1994, she was employed by D'Accord Financial Services as
a Managing Director,  member of the Executive Committee and ultimately served as
President,  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Jackson graduated Phi Beta
Kappa from Stanford University and holds an MBA from Northwestern University.

ROBERT J. SAMMIS,  Executive  Vice  President.  Mr. Sammis joined the Company in
1975 as Associate Counsel. He has served as a Senior Vice President in charge of
Equipment  Management and as Managing  Director,  International  and Senior Vice
President, Corporate Development. Mr. Sammis is a Fulbright scholar and, in that
capacity,  taught law at the University of Los Andes, Bogota, Columbia. Prior to
joining  the  Company,  he was with  Pillsbury,  Madison  & Sutro  as  Associate
Counsel.  Mr. Sammis  received a BA from the  University of California  and a JD
from the University of Michigan.

MICHAEL E. CROMAR,  Senior Vice  President  and Chief  Financial  Officer  since
October  1994.  Prior to joining the  Company,  Mr.  Cromar was Vice  President,
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer at The Harper Group, Inc., a San Francisco
based  international  logistics  services  company from December 1992 to October
1994.  From September 1988 through  August 1992 he served S.A.  Louis-Dreyfus  &
Cie.,  principally  as Senior  Vice  President,  Finance  and  Information,  for
Gearbulk Ltd. an industrial bulk shipping joint venture in Bergen,  Norway. From
1982  to  1988  he  was  corporate  controller  and a  director  of  information
technology for American President  Companies,  Ltd. From 1975, he held a variety
of financial management positions with Natomas Co., an energy resources company.
Mr.  Cromar  began his career with  Touche  Ross & Co.  where he was a Certified
Public  Accountant.  He received a BS degree in Business  Administration in 1972
from  the  University  of Utah and was an  infantry  officer  in the U.S.  Army,
including service in Vietnam.

RICHARD M. TINNON,  Vice  President and Treasurer  since 1996. Mr. Tinnon joined
GATX  Capital in 1987 as a Senior  Financial  Analyst.  He has also served as an
Associate Director of GATX Realty,  Director of Financial Planning and Analysis,
Assistant Treasurer, and Assistant to the President.  Prior to GATX Capital, Mr.
Tinnon worked for Touche Ross & Co. Mr.  Tinnon  received his B.A. from Michigan
State  University in 1985 and his MBA in 1990 from the University of California,
Berkeley.

THOMAS C. NORD,  Vice  President,  General Counsel and Secretary since 1980. Mr.
Nord  joined the  Company  as  Associate  Counsel  in 1977 and became  Assistant
General  Counsel in 1978.  Prior to 1977,  Mr. Nord served as Counsel for Irving
Trust  Company  (three  years) and as an  Associate  in the New York law firm of
Seward  &  Kissel  (five  years).  Mr.  Nord  received  a BA  from  Northwestern
University in 1962 and a JD from the University of North Carolina in 1969.


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VALERIE C. WILLIAMS, Vice President-Human Resources since 1989. Prior to joining
the Company,  Ms.  Williams was President of VC Williams &  Associates,  a human
resources consulting firm; was Director,  Corporate  Compensation and Incentives
at Carson  Pirie  Scott & Co.  and  Senior  Consultant,  Compensation  with A.S.
Hansen, Inc. Ms. Williams received her MBA from Lake Forest School of Management
in 1980.

CURT F. GLENN, Vice  President-Investment and Managed Portfolios since 1997. Mr.
Glenn joined the Company in 1980 as Assistant  Tax Manager,  was  appointed  Tax
Manager in 1985 and elected Vice  President in 1989. He was the  Controller  and
Principal Accounting officer from 1992 until 1997. Prior to joining the Company,
Mr. Glenn was a Senior Tax Analyst at GATX  Corporation (two years) and a Senior
Tax Accountant with Trans Union Corporation  (four years).  Mr. Glenn received a
B.S. in  Accounting  from DePaul  University  in 1977.  Mr.  Glenn is  currently
Chairman of the Federal Tax Committee of the Equipment Leasing Association.

A. DOUGLAS SHATTUCK, Principal Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller since
1997. Mr. Shattuck joined the Company in 1996 as Assistant Controller, Financial
Reporting.  Prior to joining GATX Capital, Mr. Shattuck was Assistant Controller
of Matson  Navigation  Company,  a San Francisco based container  shipping firm,
from March 1992 to December  1996.  Mr.  Shattuck  began his career in 1984 with
Deloitte  & Touche in San  Francisco.  He  received  his BS  degree in  Business
Administration in 1984 from Georgetown University.


Items 11, 12 & 13
- -----------------

Omitted under provisions of the reduced disclosure format.

                                     PART IV

Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a) 1. Financial statements

The following  consolidated financial statements of GATX Capital Corporation are
included in Item 8.

   Consolidated Statements of Income and Reinvested Earnings
      years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995
   Consolidated Balance Sheets
      As of December 31, 1997 and 1996
   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for
      years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995
   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

    2.   Financial statement schedules

All  financial  statement  schedules  have  been  omitted  because  they are not
applicable  or  because  required  information  is  provided  in  the  financial
statements, including the notes thereto, which are included in Item 8.



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    3.   Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K

    Exhibit Number
    --------------
    3(a)    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.(6)
    3(b)    By-laws of the Company.(1)
    4(d)    Term Loan Agreement between the Company and a Bank dated 
            December 26, 1990.(2)
    10(a)   Office Leases, Four Embarcadero Center, dated October 1, 1990
            and June 1, 1991, between the Company and
            Four Embarcadero Center Venture.(2)
    10(b)   Tax Operating Agreement dated January 1, 1983 between GATX 
            Corporation and the  Company.(3)  
    10(c)   Credit  Agreement among the Company,  the  Subsidiaries listed in 
            Schedule II thereto, the Banks listed on the signature pages
            thereto and Chase  Manhattan  Bank, as agent for the Banks,  
            dated December 14, 1992.(4)
    10(d)   Amendment No.1, dated December 1, 1994, to Credit  Agreement  
            referred to in 10(c).(5)
    10(e)   Credit  Agreement  among the Company,  its two  subsidiaries
            operating  in Canada,  and the Bank of  Montreal,  dated 
            December 14, 1992.(4)  
    10(f)   First  Amendment,  dated  June  20,  1993  to  Credit Agreement
            referred to in  10(e).(5)  
    10(g)   Second  Amendment,  dated  June 14,  1994,  to  Credit
            Agreement referred to in 10(e).(5) 
    10(h)   Third Amendment, dated December 1, 1994, to Credit  Agreement 
            referred to in 10(e).(5) 
    12      Ratio of Earnings to Fixed  Charges (7) 
    13      Annual  Report to  Shareholder,  pages 26-44.  (7) 
    23      Consent of  Independent  Auditors.(7) 
    27      Financial  Data  Schedule.(7)  
    99      Listing of Medium Term Notes.(7)

The Registrant  agrees to furnish to the Commission  upon request a copy of each
instrument  with  respect  to issues of  long-term  debt of the  Registrant  the
authorized  principal amount of which does not exceed 10% of the total assets of
Registrant.

    (1)     Incorporated by reference to Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as
            amended, (file number 2-75467) filed with the Commission on 
            December 23, 1981, page II-4.
    (2)     Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed with the Commission 
            on March 30, 1991.
    (3)     Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed with the Commission
            on March 28, 1983.
    (4)     Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed with the Commission 
            on March 31, 1993.
    (5)     Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed with the Commission 
            on March 27, 1995.
    (6)     Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed with the Commission 
            on March 28, 1996.
    (7)     Submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission with the 
            electronic filing of this document.
          



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Item 14(b).  Reports on Form 8-K
- --------------------------------
The Company filed a current  report on Form 8-K on October 14, 1997,  under Item
5., Other Events.


                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

                                            GATX CAPITAL CORPORATION
                                            (Registrant)


                                            By /s/ Joseph C. Lane
                                            -----------------------
                                            Joseph C. Lane
                                            President, Chief Executive Officer
                                            and Director



                                            March 30, 1998


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following  persons on behalf of the  Registrant and
in the capacities and on the date indicated.


By  /s/ Joseph C. Lane                           By  /s/ Michael E. Cromar
- --  ------------------                           --  ---------------------
    Joseph C. Lane                               Michael E. Cromar
    President, Chief Executive Officer           Senior Vice President and
    and Director                                 Chief Financial Officer

    Dated: March 30, 1998                        Dated: March 30, 1998


By  /s/ A. Douglas Shattuck                      By  /s/ David M. Edwards
- --  -----------------------                      --  --------------------
    A. Douglas Shattuck                          David M. Edwards
    Principal Accounting Officer                 Director
    and Corporate Controller

    Dated: March 30, 1998                        Dated: March 30, 1998


By  /s/ Jesse V. Crews                           By  /s/ Alan C. Coe
- --  ------------------                           --  ---------------
    Jesse V. Crews                               Alan C. Coe
    Executive Vice President, Chief              Executive Vice President
    Investment Officer and Director              and Director

    Dated: March 30, 1998                        Dated: March 30, 1998



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                         REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


Board of Directors
GATX Capital Corporation

We have audited  the  accompanying  consolidated  financial statements  of  GATX
Capital  Corporation  (a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  GATX  Corporation)   and
subsidiaries  listed   in  the  accompanying   index   to  financial  statements
(Item 14(a)).  These  financial  statements  are  the  responsibility   of   the
Company's  management.  Our  responsibility is  to express an  opinion  on these
financial statements based on our audits.

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

In our opinion,  the financial  statements listed in the accompanying  index  to
financial statements (Item 14(a)) present fairly, in all material  respects, the
consolidated financial position  of  GATX  Capital Corporation and  subsidiaries
at December 31, 1997 and 1996 and the consolidated results  of their  operations
and  their  cash  flows  for  each  of  the three  years  in  the  period  ended
December 31, 1997, in conformity with generally  accepted accounting principles.





                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Francisco, California
January 26, 1998

                                                                              















                                    


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Exhibit 12
                            GATX Capital Corporation
                       Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                          Year Ended December 31, 1997
                                 (in thousands)


                           1997       1996       1995      1994      1993     
                          -----       ----       ----      ----      ----     
Fixed Charges:

Interest on indebtedness
 and amortization of debt
  discount and expense    $96,800   $86,106    $68,396   $62,744  $65,454   
Capitalized interest        1,575     3,074      1,601       292      279   
Portion of rents
 representing interest
 factor (assumed to
  approximate 33%)         13,703    10,849      6,574     5,122    3,012   
                         --------   --------    -------   -------  -------   

     Total fixed charges $112,078   100,029     76,571    68,158   68,745   
                         ========   =======     ======    ======   =======  

Earnings available for
  fixed charges:

Net income                 53,564    45,855     32,604    24,851   21,525    

Add (deduct):
Income taxes (benefit)     36,628    32,636     22,740    18,785   21,361    
Equity in net earnings of
 joint ventures, net of
 dividends received        39,031     8,740     13,522    14,322    16,222   
Fixed charges (excluding
 capitalized interest)    110,503    96,955     74,970    67,864    68,466   
                         --------  --------    -------  --------  -------- 

Total earnings available
   for fixed charges     $239,726  $184,186   $143,836  $125,822  $127,574 
                         ========  ========   ========  ========  ======== 

Ratio of earnings to
 fixed charges              2.14      1.84       1.88      1.85      1.86
                         ========  ========   ========  ========  ======== 

                                                                          
 
                                                                               







                                       

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EXHIBIT 13


MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS


OVERVIEW
- --------

GATX Capital  Corporation and its subsidiaries ("GATX Capital" or the "Company")
engage  in two main  activities:  1) we are  actively  involved  in  asset-based
investment  and finance,  and 2) we provide a wide range of technology  services
enabling their customers to acquire, construct and finance information networks.
The Company's technology solutions business was significantly  expanded with the
October  1996  acquisition  of the 50% of Centron  which it did not already own.
Centron's  financial  results  were  consolidated  in  the  Company's  financial
statements subsequent to the October 1996 acquisition.

Revenue from  asset-based  investment  and finance  activities is generated from
financing   equipment   (either  for  the   Company's  own  account  or  through
partnerships and joint ventures);  from the remarketing of assets; from managing
the equipment  related  investment  portfolios of others;  and from brokering or
arranging asset financing  transactions.  These types of revenue are included in
investment and asset management revenue, including revenue earned from financing
alternatives related to technology solutions.  Sales and service revenue related
to technology service is included in technology sales and service revenue.

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
Stacked pie charts presenting the following:

As of December 31,         1997      1996
- ------------------         ----      ----
Commercial Aircraft         26%       33%
Rail                        25%       20%
Technology                  15%       12%
Diversified Portfolios      34%       35% 

In 1997, the domestic asset financing markets in which the Company  participates
remained extremely competitive,  as the imbalance between investor supply (high)
and financing demand  (comparatively low) continued to depress lessor returns in
new lease transactions. Nonetheless, GATX Capital enjoyed notable success in the
secondary market purchase of lease portfolios;  in the operating lease of a wide
variety of assets; and in successfully  arbitraging  between asset and financial
markets.  Going forward,  the Company's response to tightening market conditions
will  include:   (i)  risk-sharing  via  partnerships   with  others  possessing
complementary   expertise  and/or  funding  capabilities,   (ii)  combining  our
financial  structuring,  asset  management and investment  banking skills in new
ways to  benefit  GATX  Capital,  our  partners  and our  customers,  and  (iii)
selectively adapting and exporting our skills internationally.

The worldwide  commercial  aviation industry  continued to perform well again in
1997.  All of the major  indices,  from load factors to capacity,  showed upward
growth. Industry profitability reached an all time high as well, notwithstanding
difficulties  experienced by certain airlines. The Company had a successful year
remarketing  aircraft  coming off lease,  placing new aircraft  deliveries  with
highly regarded  airlines,  and selling  aircraft  opportunistically  out of its
portfolio  both to airlines and  financial  buyers.  Lease  terminations  of its
operating lease aircraft are staggered so that the Company is not overly exposed
to a downturn in any single year.


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GATX Capital and its partners have emphasized single aisle passenger aircraft in
recent aircraft  acquisitions.  The Airbus  Industrie A320 family and Boeing 737
and 757 have wide user  bases  with  proven  lease  values.  GATX  Capital  will
continue to examine all  commercial  aircraft for  acquisition,  ranging in size
from regional jets to intercontinental twin aisle aircraft, to ensure that it is
aware of advantageous purchase opportunities.  The Company will continue to sell
portfolio  aircraft in 1998 that either do not meet, or marginally  comply with,
noise and  emission  restrictions  that will be enacted in  developed  countries
commencing  in 2000.  In addition,  the Company will take  delivery of three new
Airbus A321 aircraft in 1998 as well as commence acceptance of its order for the
Next Generation  Boeing 737's.  The Company  believes the airline market will be
especially  receptive to the delivery dates of its Next  Generation 737 aircraft
since  there is no new  availability  of these  aircraft  from the  manufacturer
during the scheduled delivery period.

The  North  American  rail  equipment  leasing   marketplace   continues  to  be
characterized  by relatively  high demand for  equipment and active  competition
among leasing companies and financial institutions.  Railroad consolidations and
serious service problems created some unsettled market  conditions  during 1997,
with varied  impacts on GATX Capital's  operating  lease fleet.  Generally,  the
demand  for leased  locomotives  was very  strong,  and most  freight  car types
similarly  experienced solid demand. The year-end  utilization of GATX Capital's
operating lease fleet was  approximately 97% for both rail cars and locomotives.
The outlook for this  business  remains  positive and the Rail  Group's  primary
focus will  continue to be North  America,  although  it will pursue  attractive
opportunities on a global basis.

GATX Capital  continues  to believe the market for  information  technology  and
communications equipment and services will provide opportunities for substantial
growth.  Businesses are  increasingly  migrating from  centralized,  proprietary
legacy  systems to distributed  client/server  systems based upon open standards
which present complex design,  procurement,  integration and management  issues.
The Company believes that equipment  financing and value-added  services must be
combined to be successful in this market.  GATX Capital,  with its joint venture
partners and  affiliates,  provides  customers  with a range of  integrated  and
stand-alone financial, consultative, implementation, operational and information
services in North America and Europe.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
- ---------------------

1997 was  another  outstanding  year,  as  evidenced  by several  key  financial
highlights:  net income of $53.6  million  was 16.8%  higher than 1996 and a new
GATX Capital  record;  the Company earned a 23.3% return on common  equity;  new
investments of $862.4 million exceeded 1996's record investment by 31%.

Net income  increased  during the year  primarily  as a result of  increases  in
income  from  asset  remarketing  and from  brokering  and  arranging  financing
transactions.  1996's net income  exceeded 1995's net income due to increases in
income  from  asset  remarketing  and from the  Company's  investment  portfolio
(excluding asset remarketing income).

INVESTMENT AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
Bar graph presenting the following (in millions):
Year ended December 31,                            1997      1996      1995
- -----------------------                           -----     -----     -----
Total investment and asset management revenue    $406.5    $324.1    $236.5

Investment  and  asset  management  revenue  increased  over  25% in  1997 to an
all-time high of $406.5 million,  following a 37% increase during 1996 to $324.1
million.  Growth of the Company's investment portfolio during both 1997 and 1996
was the primary driver of the increase during both years.

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AVERAGE TOTAL INVESTMENTS
Bar graph presenting the following (in billions):
Year ended December 31,                    1997      1996      1995
- -----------------------                    ----      ----      ----
Average total investments                  $1.9      $1.7      $1.3

Total average investments,  before the allowance for possible losses,  increased
14%  during  1997 to a year-end  balance of $2.2  billion.  1997's  increase  is
significant given that average investments grew nearly 24% during 1996. Revenues
from  investments are offset by interest  expense on borrowings used to fund new
investments  and  operating  lease  expense,   which  includes  depreciation  of
operating lease equipment and rent expense from off-balance sheet financing. The
increases in average  investments during both 1997 and 1996 are also the primary
causes of the increase in interest expense and operating lease expense.

Increases in asset remarketing  income during both 1997 and 1996 and an increase
in fee income in 1997 also  contributed to the increases in investment and asset
management  revenue during 1997 and 1996. Asset remarketing income totaled $83.2
million in 1997 and $57.0 million in 1996.  These amounts are comprised of gains
on sale ($68.9  million and $35.5  million in 1997 and 1996,  respectively)  and
residual  sharing  fees  ($14.3  million  and  $21.5  million  in 1997 and 1996,
respectively).  Fee income  primarily  includes  fees earned from  managing  the
equipment-related investment portfolios of others and fees earned from brokering
or arranging transactions. The 1997 increase in fee income ($4.7 million) is due
to increases in both management fees and arranger fees. Asset remarketing income
includes gains on the sales of the Company's  owned assets and income  generated
from  providing  remarketing  services  for third  parties  and from the sale of
non-owned  assets in which the  Company  has a residual  share.  Fee income from
asset remarketing  services is generally  performance-based.  Although it is not
necessarily  consistent  from year to year,  and it may be composed of different
mixes of gains on sales  and  fees,  income  from  asset  remarketing  is a core
component of the  Company's  business and has  historically  been a  significant
contributor to income.

ASSET REMARKETING
Bar graph presenting the following (in millions):
                    
                                 Gains on       Residual
Year ended December 31,              sale   sharing fees     Total
- ----------------------           --------   ------------     -----
1988                               $ 25.9        $ 2.3      $ 28.2            
1989                                 35.6          1.1        36.7       
1990                                 48.6          1.5        50.1
1991                                 52.3          1.8        54.1    
1992                                 22.3          1.7        24.0
1993                                 44.4          0.3        44.7  
1994                                 21.4          2.9        24.3   
1995                                 33.1          9.4        42.5
1996                                 35.5         21.5        57.0    
1997                                 68.9         14.3        83.2

1997's asset  remarketing  income highlights the Company's ability to capitalize
on market  opportunities by selling assets at other than their lease termination
and to realize the value of assets by arbitraging between the end user equipment
markets  and  the  financial  markets.  As  mentioned  previously,  the  Company
opportunistically  sold  aircraft  from its  portfolio  during  the year to both
airlines  and  financial  buyers.  Gains  generated  from  these  sales  were  a
significant contributor to the increase in asset remarketing income.

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TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT SALES AND SERVICE REVENUE AND RELATED COST

In  October  1996 the  Company  purchased  the 50% of  Centron  which it did not
already own. Centron sells computer hardware and technical  services required to
build and operate corporate computer networks, as well as provides financing for
the  hardware it markets.  Centron's  sales and earnings are seasonal in nature,
with a disproportionately positive impact in the fourth quarter. During 1997 the
Company  expanded its sales  operations into Europe via a 60% owned  subsidiary.
The increase in technology  equipment sales and service revenue ($170.5 million)
and related cost ($136.8 million) during 1997 is a combination of a full year of
revenues in 1997  versus two months in 1996 and the 1997 growth of this  portion
of the Company's business.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE

Selling,  general and administrative  expenses include costs incurred to support
all types of activities discussed in the overview section.  Selling, general and
administrative  costs  increased  in both 1997 and 1996 due  primarily to higher
human  resource  and  other  administrative  costs  resulting  from a growth  in
business  activity,  including  expansion  of  the  technology  portion  of  the
business.  The technology  business has grown over the past two years  primarily
through  the  October  1996   acquisition  of  Centron  and  the  November  1995
acquisition of Sun  Financial.  1997 expenses also included those costs incurred
to establish  the necessary  infrastructure  to grow GATX  Capital's  technology
solutions presence in Europe.

PROVISION FOR LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS
                                   
The provision for losses on investments  is based on the Company's  estimate for
reserve  needs and  fluctuates  from  period to period as  warranted  based on a
review of credit,  collateral  and market  risks.  The  allowance  for losses on
investments  increased  $7.5  million  in 1997 as a  result  of a $11.0  million
provision for losses and $2.7 million of  recoveries  of previously  written off
investments,  offset by $6.2  million of  write-downs.  At December 31, 1997 the
allowance  for  losses  on  investments  was  5.8%  of  investments,   including
off-balance  sheet assets and after  deducting  nonrecourse  debt,  and is at an
appropriate  level given the current quality of the investment  portfolio.  This
compares with 6.6% of investments as of December 31, 1996.

CASH FLOW, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
- ------------------------------------------

NEW INVESTMENT
Bar graph presenting the following (in millions):
Year ended December 31,                         1997      1996      1995
- -----------------------                      -------   -------   -------
New investment                                $862.4    $656.7    $385.9

The Company  generates  cash from  operations  and  portfolio  proceeds  and has
certain  facilities  for  borrowing.  During 1997 the Company  invested a record
$862.4 million in new  investments,  up over 31% from 1996.  This new investment
was funded with a $350.0  million note  issuance,  $179.4 million of nonrecourse
debt  borrowings,  $139.1 million of short-term debt borrowings and a portion of
the $513.7 million of cash generated  from  portfolio  proceeds and  operations.
1997's new investment  volume included $368.0 million related to the acquisition
of leased assets from Pitney Bowes, of which $174.6 million was contributed to a
newly formed  partnership with Pitney Bowes. The Company also paid $26.5 million
of dividends in 1997.  Historically,  dividends  have been paid on the Company's
common stock at the rate of 50% of net income.

The $350.0  million of notes was issued  under the  Company's  new Series E $532
million shelf registration which was filed during 1997. The Company's commercial
paper and bankers'  acceptances are backed by credit agreements from a syndicate
of domestic  and  international  commercial  banks.

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As of December 31, 1997 the Company had the following borrowing capacity: $182.0
million  remaining  under the  Series E shelf  registration,  $142.2  million of
unused  capacity  under its  commercial  paper and bankers'  acceptances  credit
agreements and $31.2 million remaining  capacity under various  stand-alone bank
facilities maintained by two of the Company's subsidiaries.

Certain lease transactions are financed by obtaining  nonrecourse loans equal to
the present value of some or all of the rental  stream.  The interest rates used
to discount  the  rentals are based on the credit  quality of the lessee and the
size and term of the lease.  The  Company  uses a wide  variety  of  nonrecourse
lenders to ensure  adequate  and  reliable  access to the credit  markets.  GATX
Capital's  senior unsecured notes are rated BBB+ by Standard and Poor's and Baa2
by Moody's Investors Service.

During 1997 total debt financing  grew at a faster rate than equity,  increasing
the  Company's  debt to equity  ratio to 3.73:1 at year-end  1997 from 2.79:1 at
year-end 1996. At December 31, 1997 GATX Capital can borrow an additional $196.7
million and still meet the 4:1 leverage ratio defined in its credit agreements.

Also during 1997 the Company placed the proceeds from the sale of certain assets
(approximately $35.7 million) in trust with a qualified intermediary pending the
identification  and  acquisition  of  qualified  replacement  assets in order to
affect a like-kind  exchange  for federal  income tax  purposes.  The amounts in
trust are classified as cash and cash  equivalents in the  accompanying  balance
sheet.

As of December 31, 1997 the Company has approved unfunded  transactions totaling
$259.2  million,  of which  $150.9  million is  expected to fund in 1998 and the
remaining $108.3 thereafter. Once approved for funding, a transaction may not be
completed for various reasons,  or the investment may be shared with partners or
sold.
                           
The Company's capital structure  includes both fixed and floating rate debt. The
Company  ensures  a  stable  margin  over its  cost of  funds  by  managing  the
relationship  of its fixed and floating rate lease and loan  investments  to its
fixed and floating rate borrowings. In order to meet this objective,  derivative
financial  instruments,  primarily  interest rate swaps,  are used to modify the
interest  characteristics  of the Company's debt. The Company manages the credit
risk  of   counterparties   by  dealing  only  with  institutions  it  considers
financially  sound  and  by  avoiding  concentrations  of  risk  with  a  single
counterparty.

YEAR 2000 DISCLOSURE
- --------------------

The Company has evaluated its internal  computer systems and has determined that
it does not have any significant  exposure to potential computer system failures
caused by the Year 2000.  The Company is  currently  in the process of assessing
its exposure to the failure of the systems of its customers and suppliers. It is
not anticipated that this assessment will identify significant exposure.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
- --------------------------

Certain  statements  in the  Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  constitute
forward-looking  statements  within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although the
Company  believes  that  the  expectations  reflected  in  such  forward-looking
statements are based on reasonable  assumptions,  such statements are subject to
risks and  uncertainties,  including those  discussed  elsewhere in this report,
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.


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GATX CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND REINVESTED EARNINGS
(in thousands)



Year ended December 31,                              1997       1996      1995
                                                  --------   --------  --------

REVENUES:

Investment and asset management                  $ 406,481  $ 324,077 $ 236,509
Technology equipment sales and service             206,802     36,286      
                                                 ---------   --------  --------
                                                   613,283    360,363   236,509
                                                 ---------   --------  --------
EXPENSES:

Interest                                            96,800     86,106    68,396
Operating leases                                   118,096     77,289    50,424
Cost of technology equipment sales and service     169,826     32,991      
Selling, general & administrative                  118,849     68,298    43,517
Provision for losses on investments                 11,033     12,744    18,000
Other                                                8,487      4,444       828
                                                 ---------   --------  --------
                                                   523,091    281,872   181,165
                                                 ---------   --------  --------

Income before income taxes                          90,192     78,491    55,344

Provision for income taxes                          36,628     32,636    22,740
                                                 ---------   --------  --------

NET INCOME                                          53,564     45,855    32,604
                                                
Reinvested earnings at beginning of year           185,686    162,400   146,036
Dividends paid to stockholder                      (26,500)   (22,569)  (16,240)
                                                 ---------   --------  --------
Reinvested earnings at end of year               $ 212,750  $ 185,686 $ 162,400
                                                 =========   ========  ========














The  accompanying  notes are an integral  part of these  consolidated  financial
statements.





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GATX CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
                                                December 31,        December 31,
                                                       1997                1996
                                              --------------    ----------------
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents                        $   61,990          $   18,482
Investments:
   Direct financing leases                          666,524             461,757
   Leveraged leases                                 170,555             257,039
   Operating lease equipment-
        net of depreciation                         524,523             429,880
   Secured loans                                    180,331             222,602
   Investment in joint ventures                     549,596             308,934
   Assets held for sale or lease                     15,398              12,393
   Other investments                                 52,690              65,506
   Investment in future residuals                    19,693              21,457
   Allowance for losses on investments             (121,576)           (114,096)
                                             ---------------    ----------------
          Total investments                       2,057,734           1,665,472
                                             ---------------    ----------------
Due from GATX Corporation                            35,904              45,147
Other assets                                        161,515             119,528
                                             ---------------    ----------------
TOTAL ASSETS                                    $ 2,317,143         $ 1,848,629
                                             ===============    ================

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY:
Accrued interest                                $    16,070         $    15,821
Accounts payable and other liabilities              167,825             138,660
Debt financing:
   Commercial paper and bankers' acceptances        127,832              13,772
   Notes payable                                     74,161              63,114
   Obligations under capital leases                   9,754              12,429
   Senior term notes                              1,155,600             935,600
                                            ----------------    ----------------
          Total debt financing                    1,367,347           1,024,915
                                            ----------------    ----------------

Nonrecourse obligations                             329,820             268,044
Deferred income                                      13,556               5,786
Deferred income taxes                                55,600              51,726

Stockholder's equity:
 Convertible preferred stock, par value $1.00,
      and additional paid-in capital                125,000             125,000
  Authorized--4,000,000 shares
  Issued and outstanding--1,027,050 shares in both years   
 Common stock, par value $1.00, and
      additional paid-in capital                     28,960              28,960
  Authorized--2,000,000 shares
  Issued and outstanding--1,031,250 shares in both years
 Foreign currency translation adjustment             (4,404)             (1,543)
 Unrealized gain on available-for-sale
      securities                                      4,619               5,574
 Reinvested earnings                                212,750             185,686
                                            ----------------    ----------------
          Total stockholder's equity                366,925             343,677
                                            ----------------    ----------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY      $ 2,317,143         $ 1,848,629
                                            ================    ================

The  accompanying  notes are an integral  part of these  consolidated  financial
statements.
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GATX CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)

Year ended December 31,                            1997        1996        1995
                                             ----------- ----------- -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income                                     $ 53,564    $ 45,855    $ 32,604
Reconciliation to net cash provided by
 operating activities:
   Provision for losses on investments           11,033      12,744      18,000
   Depreciation expense                          79,381      44,579      28,404
   Provision for deferred income taxes           10,323      18,932      15,065
   Gain on sale of assets                       (68,899)    (35,533)    (33,123)
   Changes in assets and liabilities:
      Other assets                              (40,678)    (12,613)     (2,436)
      Due from GATX Corporation                   9,243        (810)     (1,822)
      Accrued interest, accounts payable
        and other liabilities                    29,414      29,951     (40,219)
      Deferred income                             7,770       1,394        (205)
   Other - net                                   (7,364)     18,265       9,612
                                             ---------- ----------- -----------
Net cash flows provided by operating activities  83,787     122,764      25,880
                                             ---------- ----------- -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Investments in leased equipment, net of
  nonrecourse borrowings for leveraged leases  (536,388)   (376,276)   (256,137)
Loans extended to borrowers                     (35,126)   (117,052)    (84,050)
Other investments                              (290,916)   (163,334)    (45,751)
                                            ------------ ----------- -----------
   Total investments                           (862,430)   (656,662)   (385,938)
                                            ------------ ----------- -----------
Lease rents received, net of earned income and
  leveraged lease nonrecourse debt service      110,023     100,350      51,960
Loan principal received                          62,377     121,952      56,042
Proceeds from sale of assets                    218,493     164,169     188,333
Joint venture investment recovery,
    net of earned income                         39,031       8,740      13,522
                                            ------------ ----------- -----------
   Recovery of investments                      429,924     395,211     309,857
                                            ------------ ----------- -----------

Net cash flows used in investing activities    (432,506)   (261,451)    (76,081)
                                            ------------ ----------- -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Net increase(decrease)in short-term borrowings  139,107    (133,014)     13,425
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt        350,000     368,000     170,000
Proceeds from nonrecourse obligations           179,409     109,328      13,646
Repayment of long-term debt                    (130,000)   (112,000)   (104,000)
Repayment of nonrecourse obligations           (117,113)    (68,665)    (12,423)
Dividends paid to stockholder                   (26,500)    (22,569)    (16,240)
Other financing activities                       (2,676)     (3,816)     (3,709)
                                              ---------- ----------- -----------
Net cash flows provided by financing activities 392,227     137,264      60,699
                                               --------- ----------- -----------
Net increase(decrease) in cash
 and cash equivalents                            43,508      (1,423)     10,498
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 18,482      19,905       9,407
                                              --------- ----------- ------------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD     $ 61,990    $ 18,482    $ 19,905
                                              ========= =========== ============

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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF
CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Income taxes paid to parent                    $ 17,720    $ 14,402    $ 13,473
                                             ==========  ==========  ===========

Interest paid                                  $ 98,126    $ 88,560    $ 68,645
Interest capitalized                             (1,575)     (3,074)     (1,601)
                                            ------------ ----------  -----------
Net interest paid                              $ 96,551    $ 85,486    $ 67,044
                                            ============ =========== ===========

The  accompanying  notes are an integral  part of these  consolidated  financial
statements.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands)
- ------------------------------------------
                                  
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
- -------------------------------

BUSINESS

GATX Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries (the "Company") actively invest in
a wide  variety  of  assets.  These  investments  are made  through a variety of
financing instruments,  primarily leases and loans, either for the Company's own
account  or through  partnerships  and joint  ventures.  GATX  Capital  actively
manages its existing  portfolio of investments as well as those of institutional
investors, and several joint ventures and partnerships in which it participates.
Additionally,  the Company  arranges secured  financing for others.  The Company
also sells computer network technology  equipment and provides technical service
on the equipment it sells. GATX Capital Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of GATX Corporation.

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

The consolidated  financial statements include the accounts of the Company after
elimination  of   intercompany   accounts  and   transactions.   Investments  in
minority-owned  or non-controlled  affiliated  companies are accounted for using
the equity method.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The Company  considers  all highly liquid  investments  with a maturity of three
months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

LEASE AND LOAN ORIGINATION COSTS

Initial  direct costs for  originated  direct  financing  and  leveraged  leases
(collectively,  financing leases) are capitalized and amortized as an adjustment
of yield over the term of the lease. For operating leases,  initial direct costs
are deferred and amortized on a  straight-line  basis over the lease term.  Loan
origination  fees are netted with loan costs,  and are deferred  and  recognized
over the term of the loan as an adjustment to interest income.

RESIDUAL VALUES

Residual values of leased equipment are estimated at the inception of the lease.
The Company  reviews these  estimates at least  annually.  Declines in estimated
residual  values for financing  leases are recognized as an immediate  charge to
income.   Declines  in  estimated  residual  values  for  operating  leases  are
recognized as adjustments to depreciation expense over the remaining lease term.

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TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT INVENTORY 

Technology equipment inventory, which is included in other assets on the balance
sheet,  consists of new and used computer equipment purchased from manufacturers
and is stated at the lower of cost or market.
                                     
GOODWILL

The excess of cost over the fair value of the net assets of businesses  acquired
is classified as goodwill and is included in other assets on the balance  sheet.
Goodwill is amortized on a  straight-line  basis over periods ranging from 10 to
25 years. The Company  continually  evaluates the carrying value of goodwill for
possible impairment.

EQUITY SECURITIES

The Company receives stock warrants of investee  companies as consideration  for
certain  investments.  These  warrants,  as well as  common  stock  obtained  by
exercising these warrants,  are classified as available-for-sale and are carried
at fair  value  when such  securities  are  marketable.  Fair value of the stock
warrants is estimated based on the market price of the underlying  security;  no
cost is allocated to these warrants. Fair value of the common stock is estimated
based on its market  price.  Changes to the fair value of these  securities  are
reflected in stockholder's equity until realized.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company  uses  interest  rate and  currency  swap  agreements  to manage its
exposure  to  interest  rate and  currency  exchange  rate risk on  existing  or
anticipated   transactions.   These   derivative   financial   instruments   are
specifically  identified with the instruments creating the interest and currency
risk and qualify for hedge accounting. Interest rate differentials to be paid or
received  as a result of the  interest  rate swap  agreements  are  accrued  and
recognized as an adjustment to interest expense and net amounts paid or received
under the currency swap  agreements are recognized over the term of the contract
as an  adjustment  to the  hedged  investment.  The fair  values of these  hedge
contracts are not recognized in the financial statements.

ACQUISITIONS

In November 1995, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase the stock of
Sun Financial Group, Inc. (Sun Financial), a technology-focused finance company,
for a $26.0 million note payable over four years.  Under the  agreement,  80% of
Sun  Financial's  stock was acquired in 1995,  with the  remaining  shares to be
exchanged  on December  31, 1999.  However,  in  September  1997 the term of the
agreement  was  accelerated  and the  Company  paid $9.0  million to acquire the
remaining 20% of Sun  Financial.  The Company also paid  additional  performance
related  compensation  to key  employees  of  Sun  Financial  upon  acquisition.
Goodwill of  approximately  $3.9  million was  recorded in  connection  with the
acquisition of the remaining 20%,  which is being  amortized on a  straight-line
basis over the  remaining  ten year life of the original  acquisition  goodwill.
Assets with a book value of $134.2  million  were  acquired and  liabilities  of
$126.7 million were assumed in 1995.



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In October  1996,  the Company  purchased  the 50% of Centron DPL Company,  Inc.
(Centron) which it did not already own for approximately $22.8 million.  Centron
is a technology solutions provider that offers products,  technical services and
financial services required for building  corporate  information  networks.  The
acquisition has been accounted for using the purchase method. Assets with a book
value of $63.4  million were  acquired  and  liabilities  of $51.7  million were
assumed. The Company recorded approximately $11.7 million of goodwill associated
with this  acquisition,  which is being amortized on a straight-line  basis over
ten years.  While the Company now owns 100% of Centron,  a small  portion of two
Centron-managed  partnerships is owned by third party  investors.  This minority
interest is included in other liabilities on the balance sheet.

Unaudited pro forma consolidated  revenue of the Company,  including Centron, as
if the  acquisition of Centron had occurred at the beginning of 1996 and 1995 is
$520.5 million and $389.1  million,  respectively.  Pro forma  consolidated  net
income  including  the results of Centron is $48.9 million and $34.8 million for
1996 and 1995, respectively.
                               

RECLASSIFICATIONS

Certain  prior year  amounts have been  reclassified  to conform to current year
presentation.


USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting  principles  necessarily  requires  management to make  estimates and
assumptions  that  affect the  reported  amounts of assets and  liabilities  and
disclosures about contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements as well as revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual
results, when ultimately realized, could differ from those estimates.






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INVESTMENTS
- -----------

DIRECT FINANCING LEASES
- -----------------------

The Company's  investment in direct  financing  leases  includes lease contracts
receivable,  plus the  estimated  residual  value of the  equipment at the lease
termination date less unearned income.  Lease contracts  receivable includes the
total rent to be  received  over the term of the lease  reduced by rent  already
collected.  Initial  unearned  income is the amount by which the lease  contract
receivable plus the estimated  residual value exceeds the initial  investment in
the leased equipment at lease  inception.  Unearned income is amortized to lease
income over the lease term in a manner which  produces a constant rate of return
on the net investment in the lease.

The  components of the Company's  investment in direct  financing  leases are as
follows:

At December 31,                                 1997              1996
                                    -----------------  ----------------

Lease contracts receivable                 $ 650,544         $ 469,644
Estimated residual value                     261,730           139,205
Unearned income                             (245,750)         (147,092)

                                    -----------------  ----------------
Net investment                             $ 666,524         $ 461,757
                                    =================  ================


LEVERAGED LEASES
- ----------------

Financing leases, which are financed principally with nonrecourse  borrowings at
lease inception and which meet certain criteria,  are accounted for as leveraged
leases.  Leveraged  lease  contracts  receivable  are stated net of the  related
nonrecourse  debt  service,   which  includes  unpaid  principal  and  aggregate
remaining  interest  on such  debt.  Unearned  income  represents  the excess of
anticipated  cash flows  (including  estimated  residual values and after taking
into account the related debt  service)  over the  Company's  investment  in the
lease.
                                    
The  components  of the  Company's  net  investment  in leveraged  leases are as
follows:

At December 31,                                     1997                1996
                                       ------------------ -------------------

Lease contracts receivable                     $ 276,469           $ 434,182
Nonrecourse debt service                        (169,045)           (242,358)
                                       ------------------ -------------------
  Net receivable                                 107,424             191,824
Estimated residual value                         122,194             186,042
Unearned income                                  (59,063)           (120,827)
                                       ------------------ -------------------
  Investment in leveraged leases                 170,555             257,039
Deferred taxes arising from
  leveraged leases                               (42,466)            (57,409)
                                       ------------------ -------------------
Net investment                                 $ 128,089           $ 199,630
                                       ================== ===================

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OPERATING LEASES
- ----------------

Leases that do not qualify as direct financing or leveraged leases are accounted
for as operating leases. Most rental income is reported on a straight-line basis
over  the  term of the  lease.  Rental  income  on  certain  leases  is based on
equipment  usage and is  recognized  when  received.  Usage rents  totaled  $2.8
million,  $1.9  million and $3.1 million in 1997,  1996 and 1995,  respectively.
Equipment  subject  to  operating  leases is  stated  at cost  less  accumulated
depreciation   plus  accrued  rent  and  is  generally   depreciated  using  the
straight-line method to an estimated residual value. Aircraft and rail equipment
typically  are  depreciated  over their useful lives,  while other  equipment is
generally depreciated over the term of the lease.  Estimated useful lives are up
to 25 years  for  aircraft,  37.5  years  for rail  cars,  and  27.5  years  for
locomotives.  Depreciation  expense of $74.5  million,  $41.4  million and $27.4
million  is  included  in  operating  lease  expense  for  1997,  1996 and 1995,
respectively.

Major classes of equipment on operating leases are as follows:


At December 31,                                   1997                1996
                                       ----------------  ------------------

Commercial aircraft                          $ 183,464           $ 212,576
Rail                                           146,764             123,791
Technology                                     197,104              82,524
Other                                          104,639              46,441

                                       ----------------  ------------------
  Total cost                                   631,971             465,332
Accumulated depreciation                      (119,153)            (50,986)
                                       ----------------  ------------------
  Net book value                               512,818             414,346
Accrued rent and other                          11,705              15,534
                                       ----------------  ------------------
Net investment                               $ 524,523           $ 429,880
                                       ================  ==================









                                       

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SECURED LOANS
- -------------

Investments in secured loans are stated at the principal amount outstanding plus
accrued interest.  The loans are collateralized by equipment,  golf courses,  or
real estate.  A loan is  classified  as impaired  when it is probable,  based on
normal portfolio review  procedures,  that the Company will be unable to collect
all  amounts  due under the loan  agreement.  Most  loans in the  portfolio  are
collateral dependent and, if impaired,  are measured using the fair value of the
collateral.  If the  measure  of the  impaired  loan is less  than the  recorded
investment in the loan, an adjustment to the allowance for losses on investments
is  made.  Interest  income  is not  recognized  on  impaired  loans  until  the
outstanding principal is recovered.
 
Significant  changes  in the fair  value of the  collateral,  subsequent  to the
initial measure of impairment, are reflected as adjustments to the allowance for
losses on investments.  The average balance of impaired loans was $19.3 million,
$26.7 million and $14.3 million in 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.

The types of loans in the Company's portfolio are as follows:


At December 31,                                 1997             1996
                                      ---------------  ---------------
Equipment                                  $ 123,521        $ 122,994
Golf courses                                  53,959           78,286
Real estate                                    2,851           21,322
                                      ---------------  ---------------

Total investment                           $ 180,331        $ 222,602
                                      ================ ===============

Impaired Loans (included in total)         $   9,028        $  29,600
                                      ===============  ===============



FUTURE LEASE AND LOAN RECEIVABLES
- ---------------------------------

As of December 31, 1997,  financing lease  receivables  (net of nonrecourse debt
service  related to leveraged  leases),  minimum future rentals under  operating
leases and secured loan principal by year due are as follows:



                                Financing          Operating
                                    Lease              Lease             Loan
Year Due                      Receivables        Receivables         Principal
                        ----------------- ------------------ -----------------

1998                           $ 182,905          $ 166,579          $ 22,411
1999                             142,908            136,459            19,664
2000                             118,153             88,808            18,370
2001                              84,176             46,304            12,729
2002                              57,899             27,895            18,014
After 2002                       171,927             97,140            89,143

                        ----------------- ------------------ -----------------
Total                          $ 757,968          $ 563,185         $ 180,331
                        ================= ================== =================


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INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURES
- ----------------------------

Investments  in  joint  ventures  include  commercial  aircraft  leasing,   rail
equipment leasing,  information technology equipment leasing, and asset residual
value  guarantee  ventures  in both the U.S.  and foreign  markets.  These joint
ventures are accounted for using the equity method, as dictated by the Company's
effective  ownership  interest  and/or  level of  management  control.  Original
investments  are  recorded at cost and are  adjusted by the  Company's  share of
undistributed earnings or losses and reduced by cash distributions.

Unaudited combined and condensed information for affiliated ventures,  which are
accounted  for using the equity  method,  is shown  below on a 100%  basis.  The
Company makes certain  adjustments  to pre-tax income as reported by some of the
joint ventures  prior to the Company's  calculation of its share of that pre-tax
income in order to provide consistency with the Company's  accounting  policies.
The  information  shown below has been  restated to reflect  these  adjustments.
Pre-tax  income has been  increased by $41.0  million,  $30.8  million and $34.2
million  in 1997,  1996 and 1995,  respectively,  to  reverse  interest  expense
recognized on loans to two joint ventures from its partners; the Company records
these  loans as  equity  contributions.  The  partner  loan  balances  of $730.2
million,  $527.9 million and $457.0 million at December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995,
respectively, have been reclassified from indebtedness to partners' equity. This
results in a difference  between the carrying value of the Company's  investment
in the joint venture and the Company's  equity in the  underlying  net assets as
reported by the joint venture.  Pre-tax income is presented because the majority
of the joint ventures are partnerships  which do not provide for income taxes in
their separate financial statements.  Consistent with the Company's unclassified
balance sheet,  the joint venture  balance sheets are  unclassified as to assets
and liabilities.


Year Ended December 31,                1997             1996             1995
                             --------------- ---------------- ----------------

Revenues                         $  311,929       $  175,973       $  292,989
Pre-tax income                       72,728           47,247           51,517
Total assets                      2,642,460        1,651,495        1,310,062
Indebtedness                        645,605          643,909          442,514
Total liabilities                 1,161,724          719,446          585,532
Equity                            1,480,736          932,049          724,530






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ASSETS HELD FOR SALE OR LEASE
- -----------------------------

Assets held for sale or lease  consist of  equipment  which the Company has used
for  investment  purposes  that has been  repossessed  or returned by the lessee
after  normal  lease  maturity,  and real estate and golf courses upon which the
Company  foreclosed.  These  assets  are  recorded  at the  lower of their  then
carrying  amount or fair value and are being  remarketed  for release or sale in
the normal course of business.

The major classes of assets held for sale or lease are as follows:


At December 31,                                 1997             1996
                                      ---------------  ---------------

Real estate and golf courses                $ 12,666         $  4,081
Rail                                           2,216            5,023
Other                                            516            3,289
                                      ---------------  ---------------
Net investment                              $ 15,398         $ 12,393
                                      ===============  ===============
                         
OTHER INVESTMENTS
- -----------------

The components of other investments are as follows:


At December 31,                                 1997             1996
                                      ---------------  ---------------

Progress payments                           $  4,608         $ 15,338
Cogeneration facility                         27,068           29,062
Real estate development                       13,414           11,935
Equity securities                              7,600            9,171
                                      ---------------  ---------------
Total other investments                     $ 52,690         $ 65,506
                                      ===============  ===============

Progress payments include amounts paid, including capitalized  interest,  toward
the construction of steel production  equipment at December 31, 1997, and toward
the  construction  of aircraft  and steel  production  equipment at December 31,
1996.

          
INVESTMENT IN FUTURE RESIDUALS
- ------------------------------

Investment in future residuals consists primarily of purchased  interests in the
residual values of equipment leased by others.  In general,  purchased  residual
interests are recorded at cost. The difference between initial cost and realized
value is recognized upon disposition.




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INVESTMENT AND ASSET MANAGEMENT REVENUE
- ---------------------------------------

The sources of investment and asset management revenue are as follows:


Year Ended December 31,                 1997             1996             1995
                                 ------------     ------------     ------------

Earned lease income                $ 245,523        $ 195,745        $ 139,712
Gain on sale of assets                68,899           35,533           33,123
Fees                                  29,371           31,840           19,026
Interest                              23,271           28,374           23,179
Investment in joint ventures          27,909           22,411           18,594
Other                                 11,508           10,174            2,875
                                 ------------     ------------     ------------
Total investment and asset
 management revenue                $ 406,481        $ 324,077        $ 236,509
                                 ============     ============     ============
                                    

ALLOWANCE FOR LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS
- -----------------------------------

The  purpose of the  allowance  is to provide for credit and  collateral  losses
which are  inherent in the  investment  portfolio.  The  allowance is at a level
deemed  adequate by  management  considering  an assessment of overall risks and
probable  losses  in  the  portfolio  as a  whole  and a  review  of  historical
experience.  It is the  Company's  policy to charge off  amounts  which,  in the
opinion of management,  are not recoverable  from obligors or the disposition of
collateral.  The Company reviews the recoverability of all investments,  both on
and off the balance  sheet,  at least  annually.  Factors  considered  include a
customer's  payment  history  and  financial  position,  and  the  value  of the
underlying collateral determined by reference to internal and external equipment
knowledge and resources.

Activity within the allowance for losses on investments is as follows:


At December 31,                         1997            1996            1995
                                  -----------     -----------      ----------

Beginning balance                  $ 114,096        $ 92,489        $ 82,206
Provision                             11,033          12,744          18,000
Charges to allowance                  (6,250)         (5,025)        (11,734)
Recoveries and other                   2,697          13,888           4,017

                                 ------------    ------------     -----------
Balance at end of year             $ 121,576       $ 114,096        $ 92,489
                                 ============    ============     ===========


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OTHER ASSETS
- ------------

Other assets consists of the following:

At December 31,                                 1997            1996
                                       -------------- ---------------

Trade and other receivables                $  70,277       $  48,676
Technology equipment inventory                41,534          27,895
Goodwill                                      22,402          21,093
Other                                         27,302          21,864

                                      --------------- ---------------
Total other assets                         $ 161,515       $ 119,528
                                      =============== ===============

Trade and other  receivables  consist  primarily  of trade  accounts  receivable
related to the Company's technology equipment sales and service segment.

                                       
DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASE FINANCING
- --------------------------------

SHORT-TERM BORROWING
- --------------------
At December 31, 1997, the Company has  commitments  under its credit  agreements
with a group of banks for revolving credit loans aggregating up to $270 million.
These credit  agreements  contain various  covenants which include,  among other
factors,  minimum net worth,  restrictions  on  dividends  and  requirements  to
maintain certain  financial  ratios. At December 31, 1997, these covenants limit
the Company's ability to transfer net assets to its parent to no more than $58.8
million.  While the  commitments  are  available  for  borrowing,  repaying  and
reborrowing at any time, they are used primarily as undrawn facilities and serve
to support the Company's  issuance of commercial  paper in the U.S. and bankers'
acceptances  in Canada.  At December 31, 1997, the Company had $127.8 million of
commercial  paper and  bankers'  acceptances  outstanding,  meaning  that $142.2
million  was  available.   The  Company  has  $74.2  million  of  notes  payable
outstanding  at  December  31,  1997.  The  weighted  average  interest  rate of
short-term  borrowings  at the end of the  period  was  6.24%  and  5.60%  as of
December  31,  1997  and  1996,  respectively.  In  addition,  two  consolidated
subsidiaries have bank commitments  totaling $103.0 million at December 31, 1997
to finance their operations, of which $31.2 million was available.

SENIOR TERM NOTES
- -----------------
In October 1997 the Company issued $350 million of notes,  $225 million of which
is due in 2000 and the balance in 2004. The proceeds of this borrowing were used
to repay outstanding commercial paper and other short-term indebtedness.


At December 31,                                 1997            1996
                                      --------------- ---------------

Variable Rate Notes,                     $    20,000       $  65,000
due 1999
Fixed Rate Notes, 5.45%-10.20%             1,135,600         870,600
due 1998-2007

                                      --------------- ---------------
Total senior term notes                  $ 1,155,600       $ 935,600
                                      =============== ===============

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Interest on variable rate senior term notes is calculated using LIBOR.

The Company has significant amounts of floating rate lease and loan investments,
potentially giving rise to market risks associated with changing interest rates.
The Company  mitigates  these risks by  attempting  to  approximately  match its
floating  rate assets  with  floating  rate  liabilities.  Derivative  financial
instruments  are a  useful  tool in  matching  the  portfolio  and in  otherwise
reducing  the  Company's  exposure to  interest  rate risk.  Interest  rate swap
agreements  are used to modify the  underlying  interest  characteristic  of the
Company's  outstanding  debt,  either from a fixed to a floating  basis, or from
floating to fixed.  These  agreements  involve the receipt (or payment) of fixed
rate amounts in exchange for floating rate  interest  rate  payments  (receipts)
over the life of the agreement  without an exchange of the underlying  principal
amount.  The  differential  to be paid or  received is  calculated  based on the
notional amounts and a widely used floating rate index (LIBOR). It is accrued as
interest  rates change and is recognized  as an  adjustment to interest  expense
related to the debt.  As a result of interest rate swaps,  interest  expense was
reduced  by $0.4  million in 1997,  was  higher by $0.8  million in 1996 and was
reduced by $2.2 million in 1995.  The related  amount  payable to or  receivable
from counterparties is included in accrued interest. The fair values of the swap
agreements  are not recognized in the financial  statements.  The total notional
principal of all interest rate swaps as of December 31, 1997 was $216.8 million,
with termination dates ranging from 1998 to 2006.
                             
NONRECOURSE OBLIGATIONS
- -----------------------

Nonrecourse   obligations  consist  primarily  of  debt  collateralized  by  the
assignment  of leases and a  security  interest  in the  underlying  asset.  The
carrying amount of this  collateral at December 31, 1997 is $381.2 million.  The
nonrecourse  obligation associated with one aircraft will become recourse to the
Company to the extent of the then  remaining debt balance in 2002 when a balloon
payment of $7.3 million is due.
 
Nonrecourse obligations include the following:


At December 31,                                   1997               1996
                                      ----------------- ------------------
Variable Rate, due 2000-2002                 $  44,606          $  50,220

Fixed Rate, 5.76%-9.25%,
due 1998-2013                                  285,214            217,824

                                      ----------------- ------------------
Total nonrecourse obligations                $ 329,820          $ 268,044
                                      ================= ==================

Interest on variable rate nonrecourse  obligations is calculated using the prime
rate or LIBOR.

OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES
- --------------------------------

Obligations  under capital leases consist of equipment  subject to capital lease
financing  which has been  subleased.  Such  subleases are  classified as direct
financing  leases  having  carrying  values of $9.9 million and $12.4 million at
December  31,  1997  and  1996,  respectively.  Minimum  future  lease  payments
receivable under the subleases  aggregate $13.0 million receivable over a period
ending in 2003. The obligations  under capital leases and the related  subleases
have the same terms and call for fixed rental payments. The Company has purchase
and  renewal  options  under the leases  which allow it to  accommodate  similar
options exercisable by sublessees.

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MATURITIES
- ----------

Maturities of debt financings,  obligations under capital leases and nonrecourse
obligations are presented in the following  table.  Imputed  interest on capital
leases  totaled $2.4 million at December 31, 1997.  This table  assumes that the
commercial  paper,  notes  payable and bankers'  acceptances  are retired by the
unused revolving commitments.
                                      

                                       Obligations
                Converted                    Under          Total         Total
                Revolving       Senior     Capital           Debt   Nonrecourse
Year Due     Credit Loans   Term Notes      Leases      Financing   Obligations
            -------------   ----------  ----------     ----------  ------------
 
1998            $  63,141    $  99,000     $ 1,484     $  163,625     $ 115,630
1999              138,852       98,600       1,528        238,980        88,193
2000                           319,000       1,660        320,660        52,034
2001                            90,000       1,832         91,832        30,888
2002                            79,000       1,974         80,974        14,305
After 2002                     470,000       1,276        471,276        28,770

            -------------   ----------  ----------    -----------  ------------ 
Total           $ 201,993   $1,155,600     $ 9,754    $ 1,367,347     $ 329,820
            =============   ==========  ==========    ===========  ============












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STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
- --------------------

As of December 31, 1997 and 1996,  all issued common and preferred  stock of the
Company was held by GATX  Corporation.  The preferred  stock is  convertible  to
common stock on a  one-for-one  basis at the option of the holder.  Dividends on
preferred  stock are  payable  on a  share-for-share  basis at the same rate per
share as common stock when and as declared by the board of directors.


                                                        Additional
                                Convertible    Common      Paid-In   Reinvested
(in thousands)              Preferred Stock     Stock      Capital     Earnings
                             --------------  --------     --------    ----------
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 1995           $1,027    $1,031     $151,902     $146,036
Net income                                                               32,604
Dividends paid to stockholder                                           (16,240)
Translation adjustment
                             --------------  --------     --------    ----------
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1995          1,027     1,031      151,902      162,400
Net income                                                               45,855
Dividends paid to stockholder                                           (22,569)
Translation adjustment
Unrealized gain on
available-for-sale securities
                             --------------  --------     --------    ----------
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1996          1,027     1,031      151,902      185,686
Net income                                                               53,564
Dividends paid to stockholder                                           (26,500)
Translation adjustment
Change in unrealized gain on
available-for-sale securities
                             --------------  --------     --------    ----------
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1997         $1,027   $ 1,031     $151,902     $212,750
                             ==============  ========     ========    ==========

                                                                   Unrealized
                                                  Equity Adj          Gain on
                                                from Foreign        Available-
                                                    Currency         for-sale
(in thousands)                                   Translation       Securities
                                                ------------     --------------
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 1995                        $   (759)           $     0
Net income
Dividends paid to stockholder
Translation adjustment                               1,399
                                               ------------      --------------
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1995                           640                  0
Net income
Dividends paid to stockholder
Translation adjustment                              (2,183)
Unrealized gain on
available-for-sale securities                                           5,574
                                               ------------      --------------
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1996                        (1,543)             5,574
Net income
Dividends paid to stockholder
Translation adjustment                              (2,861)
Change in unrealized gain on                                            
available-for-sale securities                                            (955)
                                               ------------      --------------
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1997                      $ (4,404)            $4,619
                                               ============      ============== 

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OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONS
- ---------------------------

The Company is a lessee under certain  equipment  and facility  leases which are
classified as operating  leases.  Total rental expense was $41.5 million,  $34.0
million and $20.5 million in 1997,  1996 and 1995,  respectively.  The equipment
under these  leases has been  subleased,  generating  operating  lease income of
$42.7  million,  $38.3  million  and  $23.8  million  in 1997,  1996  and  1995,
respectively.

During 1996,  the Company  entered into  transactions  for the sale leaseback of
rail equipment and a steel production facility. During 1995, the Company entered
into a transaction for the sale leaseback of an aircraft.  The net book value of
the equipment is not shown on the balance sheet.

Future  rentals  payable by the Company  through 2021 and  sublease  receivables
under noncancelable operating leases through 2011 are as follows:


                          Obligations               Operating
Year Due               Under Sublease       Lease Receivables
- -----------        -------------------    --------------------

1998                        $  38,343               $  42,428
1999                           38,226                  39,978
2000                           35,750                  26,004
2001                           26,905                  18,828
2002                           25,246                  13,219
After 2002                    245,339                  70,105
                   -------------------    --------------------
Total                       $ 409,809               $ 210,562
                   ===================    ====================


INCOME TAXES
- ------------

GATX Corporation  files a consolidated  federal income tax return which includes
the Company.  Under an  intercompany  tax agreement,  the parent  reimburses the
Company  to the extent  the  Company's  operating  losses  and tax  credits  are
utilized in the consolidated federal return. Should the Company generate taxable
income,  the  agreement  provides  for payment by the  Company of any  resulting
additional federal tax liability incurred by GATX Corporation.

Deferred  income  taxes  reflect  the net tax effects of  temporary  differences
between the carrying  amounts of assets and liabilities for financial  reporting
purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.  The Company has recorded
these   differences  in  its  deferred  tax  accounts,   intercompany   accounts
receivable, and equity accounts. In exchange for cash payments, GATX Corporation
has assumed a portion of GATX Capital's deferred tax liability. GATX Corporation
recontributed these amounts through the purchase of Convertible Preferred Stock,
currently  outstanding,  over the period from 1975 to 1985.  In  addition,  GATX
Capital  has an  account  receivable  of $46.1  million  from  GATX  Corporation
resulting  from the  reassumption  of a portion of these  deferred taxes through
December 31,  1994.  Offsetting  this  receivable  is $10.2  million due to GATX
Corporation  which consists of amounts owed for dividends,  overhead,  and taxes
pursuant to the intercompany tax agreement.



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Significant  components of the Company's deferred tax liabilities and assets are
as follows:

At December 31,                                     1997           1996
                                          --------------- --------------

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES
Leveraged Leases                                $ 42,466       $ 57,409
Other Leases                                      91,486         85,250
Investment in joint ventures                      37,453         30,725
Alternative minimum tax adjustment                19,483          4,217
Other                                             11,743         10,647
                                          --------------- --------------
  Total deferred tax liabilities                 202,631        188,248
                                          --------------- --------------

DEFERRED TAX ASSETS
Allowance for losses on investments               47,688         44,754
Loans                                             11,699          7,235
Other                                              8,703          5,592
                                          --------------- --------------
  Total deferred tax assets                       68,090         57,581
                                          --------------- --------------
                                    
   Net deferred tax liabilities                $ 134,541      $ 130,667
                                          =============== ==============

TAX ACCOUNT BALANCES
Deferred income tax liabilities                $  55,600      $  51,726
Preferred stock and related
additional paid-in capital                       125,000        125,000
Due from GATX Corporation                        (46,059)       (46,059)
                                          --------------- --------------
   Net deferred tax liabilities                $ 134,541      $ 130,667
                                          =============== ==============


The provision for income taxes consists of the following:

Year Ended December 31,                    1997           1996             1995
                                --------------- -------------- ----------------
CURRENT
Federal                                $ 26,086       $ 13,276          $ 7,389
State and local                             206            371            1,513
Foreign                                      13             57           (1,227)

                                --------------- -------------- ----------------
  Total current                          26,305         13,704            7,675
                                --------------- -------------- ----------------
DEFERRED
Federal                                   3,069         12,730           10,515
State and local                           5,571          4,301            2,175
Foreign                                   1,683          1,901            2,375

                                --------------- -------------- ----------------
  Total deferred                         10,323         18,932           15,065
                                --------------- -------------- ----------------

Total provision for income taxes       $ 36,628       $ 32,636         $ 22,740
                                =============== ============== ================


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A  reconciliation  between  the  federal  statutory  tax rate and the  Company's
effective tax rate is shown below:

Year Ended December 31,                    1997           1996             1995
                                --------------- -------------- ----------------

Federal statutory income tax rate         35.0%          35.0%            35.0%
State tax provision, net
of federal tax benefit                     4.1%           4.1%             4.1%
Other                                      1.5%           2.5%             2.0%
                                --------------- -------------- ----------------
Effective tax rate                        40.6%          41.6%            41.1%
                                =============== ============== ================

The tax expense related to leveraged lease income was $6.6 million, $8.6 million
and $9.4 million in 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.

Income  before  income  taxes from foreign  operations  was $3.0  million,  $4.7
million and $2.5 million in 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.

Federal  income taxes have not been  provided on the  undistributed  earnings of
foreign  subsidiaries  and affiliates  which the Company  intends to permanently
reinvest in these foreign operations. The cumulative amount of such earnings was
$20.3  million at December 31, 1997. It is not  practicable  to estimate the tax
liability, if any, related to these earnings.

FOREIGN OPERATIONS
- ------------------

The Company provides or arranges equipment financing for non-affiliated entities
both inside and outside the United States. In the following table, export income
pertains to revenue generated by domestic  operations through  transactions with
customers in foreign  countries.  Some of these  transactions are denominated in
foreign  currencies.  Information  designated as foreign in the following  table
pertains to operations that are located outside of the United States.


Year Ended December 31,                  1997             1996             1995
                              --------------- ---------------- ----------------
EARNED INCOME
Domestic                            $ 508,042        $ 306,896        $ 191,343
Export                                 39,251           28,750           28,537
Foreign                                67,129           25,902           17,591
Eliminations                           (1,139)          (1,185)            (962)
                              --------------- ---------------- ----------------
                                    $ 613,283        $ 360,363        $ 236,509
                              =============== ================ ================

NET INCOME
United States                       $  43,070        $  37,261        $  24,246
Foreign                                10,494            8,594            8,306
Eliminations                                -                -               52
                              --------------- ---------------- ----------------
                                    $  53,564        $  45,855        $  32,604
                              =============== ================ ================

TOTAL ASSETS
United States                     $ 2,046,424      $ 1,613,390      $ 1,318,020
Foreign                               281,665          244,729          207,779
Eliminations                          (10,946)          (9,490)          (7,416)
                              --------------- ---------------- ----------------
                                  $ 2,317,143      $ 1,848,629      $ 1,518,383
                              =============== ================ ================

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The Company has entered into currency swap agreements to protect itself from the
risk  that  the  eventual  dollar  net cash  in-flow  from  foreign  denominated
investments  will be  adversely  affected  by changes  in  exchange  rates.  The
currency  swaps  exchange U.S.  borrowings of $31.2 million for  liabilities  of
$42.3 million  Canadian  dollars,  with  termination  dates ranging from 2001 to
2003.


BUSINESS SEGMENTS
- -----------------

The Company  operates in two  business  segments,  as defined by SFAS 14.  These
segments are:  Investment  and Asset  Management,  which  includes the Company's
lease,  loan and joint venture  investments  as well as the fee  generation  and
asset management  businesses;  and Technology Equipment Sales and Service, which
includes the sale and service of computer network technology equipment, provided
primarily  by  Centron.  The  following  table  presents  significant  financial
information related to the Company's two business segments:

                                                   Technology
                                   Investment       Equipment
                                    and Asset       Sales and
                                   Management         Service          Total
                                 -------------------------------------------- 
1997
Revenue                             $ 406,481       $ 206,802      $ 613,283
Pre-tax income                         89,524             668         90,192
Identifiable assets                 2,209,140         108,003      2,317,143
Capital expenditures                  862,430               -        862,430
Depreciation                           77,651           1,730         79,381

1996
Revenue                               324,077          36,286        360,363
Pre-tax income                         77,600             891         78,491
Identifiable assets                 1,778,699          69,930      1,848,629
Capital expenditures                  656,662               -        656,662
Depreciation                           44,395             184         44,579


The Technology Equipment Sales and Service segment did not exist in 1995.


RETIREMENT BENEFITS
- -------------------
 
The Company,  exclusive of Sun Financial and Centron,  participates  in the GATX
Corporation Non-Contributory Pension Plan for Salaried Employees (the "Plan"), a
defined benefit pension plan with GATX Corporation  covering  substantially  all
employees.   Sun  Financial  and  Centron  employees  participate  in  a  401(k)
retirement  plan.  Independent  actuaries  determine  pension cost for each GATX
subsidiary   included  in  the  Plan.   However,   accumulated  Plan  obligation
information,  Plan  assets and the  components  of net  periodic  pension  costs
pertaining to each subsidiary have not been separately determined. Contributions
to the Plan made by the Company  through GATX  Corporation  and pension  expense
allocated to the Company are not material to these financial statements.

In  addition to pension  benefits,  the Company  provides  other  postretirement
benefits, including limited health care and life insurance benefits, for certain
retired  employees  who meet  established  criteria.  Most  domestic  employees,
exclusive of Sun  Financial and Centron  employees,  are eligible if they retire
from the  Company  with  immediate  pension  benefits  under the  Plan.  The net
periodic  cost  and  accrued  liability  are not  material  to  these  financial
statements.

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COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
- ------------------------------------------------------------
 
At December 31, 1997, the Company's investment portfolio,  including off-balance
sheet assets,  consists of 26% commercial jet aircraft, 25% rail equipment,  15%
information  technology  equipment,  8% warehouse and production  equipment,  8%
marine equipment, and 18% other equipment.
 
The  Company's  backlog  was  $259.2  million  (unaudited)  and  $425.0  million
(unaudited),  at December 31, 1997 and 1996,  respectively.  Backlog  represents
planned equipment purchases at year-end,  a portion of which are subject to firm
purchase commitments.

The Company is a party to financial  guarantees with  off-balance  sheet risk in
the normal course of business to meet the  financing  needs of its customers and
affiliates.  Guarantees are  commitments  issued by the Company to (1) guarantee
performance of an affiliate to a third party, generally in the form of lease and
loan payment guarantees,  or (2) guarantee the value of an asset at the end of a
lease. Similar to the Company's  on-balance sheet investments,  these guarantees
involve,  to varying  degrees,  elements of credit and market risk which are not
recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. Accordingly, the Company uses the
same  credit  and  market  evaluation  practices  when  making  commitments  and
conditional  obligations  as it does for funded  transactions.  All  commitments
having  off-balance  sheet risk are  reviewed at least  annually  for  potential
exposure  using the same  criteria  discussed  in the  Allowance  for  Losses on
Investments footnote, and the allowance is adjusted accordingly.

Lease and loan payment guarantees  generally involve  guaranteeing  repayment of
the financing  required to acquire  assets being leased by an affiliate to third
parties,  and are in lieu of the Company making direct equity investments in the
affiliate.  The Company  knows of no event of default  which would require it to
satisfy these guarantees and expects that the affiliated  entities will generate
sufficient  cash flow to satisfy  the  related  lease and loan  obligations.  At
December 31, 1997 the Company had guaranteed $99.2 million of such  obligations,
having fixed  expiration dates ranging from 1998 through 2016. The Company earns
fees for providing  certain of these  guarantees  and  recognizes  the income as
earned.

Asset value guarantees  represent the Company's commitment to a third party that
an asset or group of  assets  will be worth a  specified  amount at the end of a
lease term. In addition to asset value  guarantees,  the Company also guarantees
minimum  lease  receipts  to third  party  lessors.  The  Company  issues  these
guarantees  either on its own in the normal  course of business or through joint
venture  affiliates which have the sole business  purpose of guaranteeing  asset
values.  The  Company  follows  the same  practices  as it does  for its  funded
transactions  when  evaluating  the  amount  to  guarantee.  Based on known  and
expected  market  conditions,  management  does not believe that the asset value
guarantees  will  result in any  adverse  financial  impact to the  Company.  At
December  31, 1997 the  Company had  guaranteed  $71.8  million of asset  value,
having fixed  expiration  dates ranging from 1998 through 2018.  Fees are earned
for providing these asset value  guarantees in the form of an initial fee (which
is  amortized  into  income  over the  guarantee  period)  and by sharing in any
proceeds  received  upon  disposition  of the  asset  in  excess  of the  amount
guaranteed (which is recorded when earned).

The  Company  is engaged in various  matters of  litigation  and has  unresolved
claims pending. In one matter, the Company, through an affiliate, is the subject
of both  litigation and  unasserted  claims related to the conversion of certain
aircraft from passenger to freighter configuration. While the amounts claimed in
this matter and other matters are  substantial  and the ultimate  liability with
respect to such claims  cannot be  determined at this time, it is the opinion of
management  that  damages,  if any,  required  to be paid by the  Company in the
discharge  of such  liability  are not likely to be  material  to the  Company's
financial position or results of operations.

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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
- -----------------------------------
 
Generally  accepted  accounting  principles  require disclosure of the estimated
fair value of the Company's financial instruments,  excluding lease transactions
accounted  for  under  SFAS  13.  Fair  value  is  a  subjective  and  imprecise
measurement that is based on assumptions and market data. 

The use of different market  assumptions and valuation  methodologies may have a
material  effect on the estimated  fair value amounts.  Accordingly,  management
cannot provide  assurance  that the fair values  presented are indicative of the
amounts that the Company could realize in a current market exchange.
 
The following  methods and  assumptions  were used to estimate the fair value of
each class of financial instruments:

SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The  carrying  amounts  included on the  balance  sheet  approximate  fair value
because of the short  maturity of these  instruments.  This approach  applies to
cash and cash equivalents, accrued interest, accounts payable, commercial paper,
and bankers' acceptances.

SECURED LOANS

The fair values of the fixed rate loans are estimated using discounted cash flow
analysis at interest  rates  currently  offered for loans with similar  terms to
borrowers  of similar  credit  quality.  The fair  values of the  variable  rate
secured loans are assumed to be equal to their carrying values.

SENIOR TERM NOTES AND NONRECOURSE OBLIGATIONS

The fair value of fixed rate senior term notes and  nonrecourse  obligations are
estimated by discounting future contractual cash flows using the market interest
rate for each note based on the Company's  current  incremental  borrowing rates
for similar borrowing arrangements. The fair values of variable rate senior term
notes and  nonrecourse  obligations  are  assumed to be equal to their  carrying
values.

INTEREST RATE AND CURRENCY SWAPS

The fair  value of the  interest  rate  and  currency  swaps  are  estimated  by
discounting  the fixed  cash  flows  received  under each swap using the rate at
which the Company  could enter into new swaps of similar  remaining  maturities.
The carrying  amount shown on the table below  represents  the amount of accrued
interest  payable  or  receivable  at the  end of the  period.  The  fair  value
represents the accrued amount plus the amount that the Company would have to pay
or would receive in the current market to unwind the swaps.

OTHER OFF-BALANCE SHEET FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

It is not  practicable  to  estimate  the  fair  value  of the  Company's  other
off-balance sheet financial instruments because there are few active markets for
these  transactions,  and the  Company is unable at this time to  estimate  fair
value without incurring excessive costs.




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SUMMARY OF FAIR VALUES
- ----------------------

The following table presents the fair values of only those financial instruments
required to be presented by generally accepted accounting  principles.  Proceeds
from senior term notes are invested in a variety of  activities,  including both
financial  instruments  shown in this table, as well as leases and joint venture
investments, for which fair value disclosures are not required.

                                                 Carrying                 Fair
At December 31, 1997                               Amount                Value
                                       -------------------  -------------------

ASSETS
Secured Loans                                   $ 180,331            $ 183,641

LIABILITIES
Senior term notes                               1,155,600            1,176,527
Nonrecourse obligations                           329,820              333,293
Interest rate and currency swaps                       (4)               1,269


                                                 Carrying                 Fair
At December 31, 1996                               Amount                Value
                                       -------------------  -------------------

ASSETS
Secured Loans                                   $ 222,602            $ 219,389

LIABILITIES
Senior term notes                                 935,600              954,428
Nonrecourse obligations                           268,044              269,917
Interest rate and currency swaps                     (240)               5,420









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Exhibit 23 - Consent of Independent Auditors


We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  Registration  Statements
No.33-6910  on Form S-3 filed July 7, 1986 (as amended by Amendment  No. 1 filed
December 19, 1986,  Amendment No. 2 filed January 7, 1987, Amendment No. 3 filed
December 23, 1987,  and Amendment No. 4 filed August 9, 1989),  No.  33-30300 on
Form  S-3 filed  August 2, 1989,  No.  33-40327 on  Form S-3  filed May 2, 1991,
No. 33-64474 on  Form S-3 filed June 17, 1993 ,  No.33-65053  on  Form S-3 filed
January 5, 1996 and No. 333-34879 on Form S-3 filed August 29, 1997  (as amended
by Amendment  No. 1 filed October 16, 1997) of GATX Capital  Corporation  of our
report  dated  January 26,  1998,  with  respect to the  consolidated  financial
statements of GATX Capital Corporation  incorporated by reference in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.


                                                       ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Francisco, California
March 25, 1998

                                     
                  










                                       

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<LEGEND>         THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                 EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                 AND THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
                 ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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<F1> CONSISTS OF DIRECT FINANCE LEASE RECEIVABLES OF 666,524, LEVERAGED LEASE
RECEIVABLES OF 170,555, AND SECURED LOANS OF 180,331.
<F2> CONSISTS OF ASSETS HELD FOR SALE OR LEASE OF 15,398 AND TECHNOLOGY EQUIP-
MENT INVENTORY OF 32,022.
<F3> CONSISTS OF COST OF EQUIPMENT LEASED TO OTHERS UNDER OPERATING LEASES,
NET OF DEPRECIATION.
<F4> GATX CAPITAL CORPORATION HAS AN UNCLASSIFIED BALANCE SHEET.
<F5> CONSISTS OF SENIOR TERM NOTES OF 1,155,600, OBLIGATIONS UNDER
CAPITAL LEASES OF 9,754, AND NONRECOURSE OBLIGATIONS OF 329,820.
<F6> PAR VALUE ONLY.
<F7> CONSISTS OF RETAINED EARNINGS OF 212,750, ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL
OF 151,902, UNREALIZED GAINS ON MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES, NET OF TAX
OF 4,619 AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT OF (4,404).
<F8> CONSISTS OF OPERATING LEASE EXPENSE OF 118,096, SELLING, GENERAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF 118,849, AND OTHER EXPENSES OF 8,487.
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Exhibit 99
Medium Term Notes


                                Maturity    Interest
               Principal           Date       Rate

Fixed
              $5,000,000         01/30/98   10.000%
              $4,000,000         02/02/98    5.400%
              $2,000,000         02/25/98    9.760%
              $7,000,000         03/10/98   10.000%
              $5,000,000         03/10/98    8.670%
             $10,000,000         03/16/98   10.000%
              $6,000,000         03/19/98   10.000%
              $2,000,000         03/19/98   10.000%
              $5,000,000         03/20/98    9.930%
             $10,000,000         04/01/98   10.000%
             $13,000,000         04/30/98    6.120%
              $5,000,000         05/07/98    6.110%
             $10,000,000         06/09/98    6.150%
             $10,000,000         06/11/98    6.550%
              $5,000,000         10/15/98    8.780%
              $5,000,000         02/02/99    5.560%
              $5,000,000         03/22/99    9.900%
             $16,000,000         04/15/99    9.900%
             $32,600,000         05/05/99    9.850%
              $5,000,000         06/11/99    6.800%
              $5,000,000         06/11/99    6.760%
             $10,000,000         11/15/99    6.375%
              $5,000,000         02/02/00    5.810%
              $4,000,000         05/10/00   10.200%
             $30,000,000         06/09/00    6.440%
             $10,000,000         06/12/00    6.950%
             $17,000,000         07/26/00    6.210%
             $10,000,000         10/11/00    6.500%
              $2,000,000         10/30/00    9.280%
            $225,000,000         11/01/00    6.500%
              $6,000,000         11/15/00    9.120%
             $10,000,000         12/05/00    6.165%
              $5,000,000         02/02/01    5.880%
             $15,000,000         03/15/01    6.660%
              $2,000,000         03/21/01   10.000%
              $5,000,000         03/22/01   10.000%
             $16,000,000         04/11/01   10.000%
             $10,000,000         05/21/01    6.930%
             $10,000,000         06/09/01    6.535%
             $10,000,000         10/08/01    9.125%
              $2,000,000         10/08/01    9.050%
             $15,000,000         12/05/01    6.270%
             $10,000,000         01/10/02    9.500%
             $15,000,000         01/10/02    9.500%
              $4,000,000         02/04/02    6.100%
              $5,000,000         04/04/02    7.460%
             $15,000,000         05/17/02    7.170%
             $15,000,000         05/17/02    7.170%
             $15,000,000         12/16/02    6.360%
             $21,500,000         04/25/03    7.070%
             $20,000,000         06/03/03    7.200%
              $6,000,000         02/02/04    6.340%
              $5,000,000         04/14/04    7.920%
              $5,000,000         04/14/04    7.920%
              $5,000,000         05/20/04    7.290%
              $5,000,000         05/20/04    7.290%
            $125,000,000         11/01/04    6.875%
              $3,000,000         02/02/05    6.375%
             $25,000,000         10/13/05    6.860%
             $10,000,000         11/30/05    6.690%
             $15,000,000         11/30/05    6.690%
              $3,000,000         02/02/06    6.450%
              $8,000,000         05/10/06    7.640%
             $10,000,000         05/31/06    7.350%
            $200,000,000         12/15/06    6.875%
              $3,500,000         02/02/07    6.480%

Floating     $20,000,000         02/16/99

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          $1,155,600,000
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