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10-Q, 1996-05-15
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                                    FORM 10-Q
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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

For the quarter ended March 31, 1996

                                       OR

[   ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD
      FROM __________ TO _________.

                           Commission File No. l-6830

                                 FPA CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                          59-0874323
(State or other jurisdiction of      (I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)
 incorporation or organization)

                     3333 Street Road, One Greenwood Square
                          Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                            Telephone: (215) 947-8900
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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

Number of shares outstanding as of May 12, 1996: 11,578,795 (excluding 1,119,336
shares held in Treasury).

  
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Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENT INDEX

                        FPA Corporation and Subsidiaries
                          Index to Financial Statements

                                                                      PAGE
                                                                      ----

Interim Financial Statements for the quarter
ended March 31, 1996

   Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 1996
   and June 30, 1995                                                     1

   Consolidated Statements of Operations and Changes
   in Retained Earnings for the three months and nine months
   ended March 31, 1996 and 1995                                         2

   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
   for the nine months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995                     3

   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                          4-5







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                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item l. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                        FPA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (in thousands)


                                             March 31,      June 30,
                                               1996           l995
                                            ----------      --------
                         Assets             (Unaudited)
                         ------
Cash                                        $  2,675        $  2,324
Receivables
   Trade accounts                              3,887           3,636
   Mortgage and other notes                    1,567           1,674
Real estate held for development and sale
   Residential properties completed
     or under construction                    37,286          35,757
   Land held for development or sale
     and improvements                         56,337          52,921
Property and equipment, at cost, less
    accumulated depreciation                     491             523
Deferred charges and other assets              4,880           5,439
                                             -------         -------
                                            $107,123        $102,274
                                            ========        ========

  Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
  ------------------------------------

Liabilities
Accounts payable                              16,382          21,445
Accrued expense                                6,080           6,292
Amounts due to related parties                 3,309           3,657
Customer deposits                              2,903           2,739
Mortgage and other note obligations
  primarily secured by:
  Mortgage notes receivable                    1,301           1,419
  Residential properties                      29,299          27,998
  Land held for development or sale and
    improvements                              17,857          11,304
Senior notes                                                     371
Subordinated debentures                        2,073           2,231
Other notes payable                           12,253           9,455
Deferred income taxes                          2,583           2,583
Minority interests                               642             634
                                             -------         -------
  Total liabilities                           94,682          90,128
                                             -------         -------

Shareholders' equity
Common Stock, $.l0 par, 20,000,000 shares
  authorized, 12,698,131 shares issued at
  March 31, 1996 and June 30, 1995             1,270           1,270
Capital in excess of par value -
  common stock                                17,726          17,726
Retained earnings (deficit)                   (5,753)         (6,104)
Treasury stock, at cost (1,119,336 shares
  at March 31, 1996, 1,002,513 shares
  at June 30, 1995)                             (802)           (746)
                                             -------         -------
Total shareholders' equity                    12,441          12,146
                                             -------         -------
Commitments and contingencies
                                            $107,123        $102,274
                                            ========        ========

                See notes to consolidated financial statements

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                        FPA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                        AND CHANGES IN RETAINED EARNINGS
                     (in thousands except per share amounts)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                Three Months Ended        Nine Months Ended     
                                     March 31,                March 31,
                                ------------------        -----------------
                                  1996      1995            1996      1995
                                ------------------        -----------------
Earned revenues                                         
    Residential properties      $ 17,822  $ 23,360        $ 58,202  $ 78,469
    Land sales                                 378             363     4,090
    Other income                     292       380             956     1,021
                                  ------    ------          ------    ------
                                  18,114    24,118          59,521    83,580
                                  ------    ------          ------    ------
Costs and expenses                                      
    Residential properties        15,026    19,978          49,375    67,286
    Land sales                                 293             293     3,380
    Other                            343       115             557       329
    Selling, general                                    
       and administrative          2,602     3,388           8,102     9,602
    Interest:                                           
       Incurred                    1,789     1,509           5,047     4,393
       Less capitalized           (1,463)   (1,232)         (4,168)   (3,592)
    Depreciation and                                    
          amortization                32        27              96        72
    Minority interest in income                         
       (loss) of consolidated                           
       subsidiaries                  (52)      103               8       192
                                  ------    ------          ------    ------
                                  18,277    24,181          59,310    81,662
                                  ------    ------          ------    ------
Income (loss) from operations                           
    before income taxes (benefit)   (163)      (63)            211     1,918
Income tax expense (benefit)         (22)      (13)             30       437
                                  ------    ------          ------    ------
Income (loss) from operations                           
    before extraordinary item       (141)      (50)            181     1,481
                                  ------    ------          ------    ------
Extraordinary gain on early                             
    extinguishment of note                              
    payable, less applicable                            
    income tax expense                                  
    (Note A)                                                   170
                                  ------    ------          ------    ------
Net income (loss)                   (141)      (50)            351     1,481
Retained earnings (deficit),                            
 at beginning of period           (5,612)   (5,774)         (6,104)   (7,305)
                                  ------    ------          ------    ------
Retained earnings (deficit),                            
 at end of period               $ (5,753) $ (5,824)       $ (5,753) $ (5,824)
                                  ======    ======          ======    ======
Primary earnings (loss)                                 
 per share:                                             
   Income (loss) before                                 
     extraordinary item         $   (.01) $   (.01)       $    .02  $    .12
   Extraordinary gain                                          .01
                                  ------    ------          ------    ------
Total                           $   (.01) $   (.01)       $    .03  $    .12
                                  ======    ======          ======    ======
                                                        
                                                   
                 See notes to consolidated financial statements


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                        FPA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                             (Amounts in Thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)

 
                                                          Nine Months Ended
                                                              March 31,
                                                    --------------------------
                                                       1996            1995    
                                                    --------------------------
                                                                     
Cash flows from operating activities:                                
  Net income                                        $    351          $ 1,481
  Adjustment to reconcile net income                                 
    to net cash provided by(used in)operating                        
    activities:                                                      
  Extraordinary gain on early                                    
    extinguishment of debt                              (170)        
    Depreciation and amortization                         96               72
  (Increase) decrease in assets                                      
    Receivables                                         (144)           2,697
    Real estate held for development and sale         (4,945)          (5,617)
    Deferred charges and other assets                    494             (506)
  Increase (decrease) in liabilities                                 
    Accounts payable and accrued expenses             (5,251)           3,277
    Other liabilities                                   (177)            (785)
                                                      ------           ------
      Net cash provided by (used in)                                 
      operating activities                            (9,746)             619
                                                      ------           ------
                                                                     
Cash flows from financing activities:                                
  Proceeds from mortgages and loans payable           69,026           62,986
  Repayments of mortgages and loans payable          (58,874)         (63,881)
  Purchase of treasury stock                             (55)        
                                                      ------           ------
      Net cash provided by (used in)                                 
      financing activities                            10,097             (895)
                                                      ------           ------
  Net increase (decrease) in cash                        351             (276)
  Cash at beginning of year                            2,324            2,506
                                                      ------           ------
  Cash at end of quarter                             $ 2,675          $ 2,230
                                                      ======           ======
                                                                     
  Supplemental disclosure of cash flow activities:                   
    Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized        $   -            $    74
                                                      ======           ======
    Income taxes paid                                $   165          $   297
                                                      ======           ======
                                                               

                 See notes to consolidated financial statements


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                        FPA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(A)  During the second quarter of fiscal 1996, the Company completed a
     transaction to fully satisfy a note payable with an outstanding balance of
     approximately $380,000 and reacquired 116,823 shares of Common Stock in
     exchange for a cash payment of $235,000. These shares have been retained by
     the Company as treasury stock. This transaction resulted in an
     extraordinary gain of $170,000, net of income tax expense of $30,000, and
     has been reflected in the second quarter financial statements.

(B)  Primary earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income or
     loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and common
     stock equivalents. The weighted average number of shares used to compute
     primary earnings per common share were 11,746,038 and 11,926,730 for the
     three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively, and 11,782,705
     and 11,924,986 for the nine months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995,
     respectively.

(C)  Supplemental disclosure of noncash financing activities:

     As discussed in Note A, the Company satisfied a note payable with an
     outstanding balance of $380,000 and reacquired 116,823 shares of Common
     Stock in exchange for a cash payment of $235,000. The purchase price was
     allocated between the note and stock resulting in a gain of $170,000, net
     of income tax.

     During the first quarter of fiscal 1995, the 50,000 shares of Series C
     Preferred Stock owned by Mr. Orleans were converted into 6,000,000 shares
     of Common Stock. The Series C Preferred Stock had been issued in connection
     with the acquisition by the Company of Orleans Construction Corporation
     ("OCC"). See Note 2 to 1995 Annual Report.

(D)  Mortgage and other notes receivables are shown net of allowances for
     doubtful accounts of $30,000 at March 31, 1996 and at June 30, 1995.

(E)  Residential properties completed or under construction consist of the
     following:

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                                                 March 31,     June 30,
                                                   1996          1995
                                                 ---------     --------

                 Under contract for sale         $21,999       $23,242
                 Unsold                           15,287        12,515
                                                 -------       -------
                                                 $37,286       $35,757
                                                 =======       =======

(F)  The above statements are unaudited but include all adjustments which the
     Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of the financial
     statements. All adjustments made for the periods presented were of a normal
     recurring nature. The results of operations for the three and nine month
     periods ended March 31, 1996 and 1995 are not necessarily indicative of the
     full year.

(G)  The Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, is the General Partner in
     Versailles Associates, L.P., a limited partnership formed to purchase and
     develop a 102 multi-family unit community in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The
     terms of the Partnership Agreement provide that the General Partner be
     allocated 55% of the net profits and losses of the Partnership and have
     exclusive management and control over the development of the property. The
     financial statements of the Partnership are included in the consolidated
     financial statements of the Company. The limited partner's share of the
     income and capital from this entity has been presented as minority
     interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.


     Orleans Construction Corporation (OCC) has entered into a joint venture
     agreement with Bridlewood Associates, L.P., a limited partnership formed to
     develop an 85 acre parcel of land in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. OCC is the
     managing general partner. OCC and the limited partner share equally in the
     profits or losses of the entity. The financial statements of the
     Partnership are included in the consolidated financial statements of the
     Company. The limited partner's share of the income and capital from this
     entity has been presented as minority interest in the accompanying
     consolidated financial statements.

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                        FPA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Item 2.  FPA Corporation and Subsidiaries
         Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
         Condition and Results of Operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

                 The Company requires capital to purchase and develop land, to
construct units, fund related carrying costs and overhead and to fund various
advertising and marketing costs to facilitate sales. The Company's sources of
capital include funds derived from operations, sales of assets and various
borrowings, most of which are secured. At March 31, 1996, the Company had
approximately $49,040,000 available to be drawn under existing secured revolving
and construction loans for planned development expenditures. These expenditures
include site preparation, roads, water and sewer lines, impact fees and
earthwork, as well as the construction costs of the units and amenities. The
Company received a loan from Jeffrey P. Orleans, Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer, in the amount of $4,700,000. The terms of the loan have not
been finalized. The purpose of the loan was to provide funding to acquire land
and obtain more favorable pricing from the Company's contractors by reducing
outstanding accounts payable balances. The Company believes that the funds
generated from operations and financing commitments from commercial lenders will
provide the Company with sufficient capital to meet its operating needs through
calendar 1996.

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Joint Ventures

                 The Company is a general partner in two separate joint ventures
with private investors which are developing communities in Cherry Hill and Mount
Laurel, New Jersey. These activities will provide additional operating funds to
the Company without the need for land acquisition funding.

Economic Conditions

                 The sluggish growth of the general economy in the Northeastern
United States and lack of consumer confidence caused primarily by the
uncertainty of future employment have continued into the third quarter of fiscal
1996. However, the demand for new housing in the Company's marketing areas has
increased. New sales orders during the third quarter of fiscal 1996 increased
$15,000,000 compared to the same quarter in the prior year. The Company has
continued to offer various incentives at certain communities to increase sales
velocity. These actions reduce gross profits and cash proceeds from residential
property sales. Any significant further downturn in economic factors affecting
the real estate industry may require additional incentives or reductions in net
sales prices.

                 The following table sets forth certain detail as to residential
sales activity for the three and nine months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995, in
the case of revenues earned and new orders, and at the end of the periods
indicated, in the case of backlog.

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                                                      Nine Months Ended
                                                           March 31,
                                                      ------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                       ----        ----
                                                     (Dollars in thousands)

         Revenues                                    $58,202     $78,469
                  Units                                  360         464
                  Average price per unit                $162        $169

         New Orders                                  $63,638     $51,120
                  Units                                  376         325
                  Average price per unit                $169        $157

         Backlog                                     $51,266     $42,612
                  Units                                  280         248
                  Average price per unit                $183        $172

         There were 376 new orders for the nine months ended March 31, 1996
which was an increase of 16% as compared to the same period in the prior year.
Sales value of new orders increased 24% to $63,638,000. The increased average
sales value was attributable to a shift in the product mix to more single family
homes.

         The reduction in units delivered is due primarily to the severe winter
weather conditions experienced during January through March 1996 which hampered
construction activity and delayed deliveries at all of the Company's
communities. The favorable increase in new orders resulted in the increased
backlog as of March 31, 1996.

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Inflation

         Inflation can have a significant impact on the Company's liquidity.
Rising costs of land, materials, labor, interest and administrative costs have
generally been recoverable in prior years through increased selling prices. The
Company has been able to increase prices to cover a portion of these costs.
However, due to the current sluggish growth in the general economy in the
Northeastern United States, there is no assurance the Company will be able to
continue to increase prices to cover the effects of inflation in the future.

Operating Revenues

         Revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 1996 decreased $6,004,000 as
compared to third quarter of fiscal 1995. Revenues from the sale of residential
units included 111 units totaling $17,822,000 during the quarter ended March 31,
1996 as compared to 138 units totaling $23,360,000 during the quarter ended
March 31, 1995. The overall decrease is due primarily to the severe winter
weather conditions previously discussed under economic conditions.

         Revenues for the nine months ended March 31, 1996 decreased $24,059,000
as compared to the nine months ended March 31, 1995. Revenues and units
delivered from the sale of residential properties decreased by $20,267,000 and


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104 units, respectively. This reduction is due to the various factors discussed
under economic conditions. Land sale revenues for the nine months ended March
31, 1996 decreased $3,727,000 as compared to the nine months ended March 31,
1995 due to the timing of a land sale located in East Brunswick, New Jersey
which occurred during the second quarter of fiscal 1995.

Costs and Expenses

         Costs and expenses for the third quarter of fiscal 1996 decreased
$5,904,000 as compared to the same period in the prior year. The reduction is
due primarily to a decrease in cost of residential properties sold and selling,
general and administrative expenses of $4,952,000 and $786,000, respectively.
These decreases are consistent with the decrease in earned revenues from
residential properties previously discussed.

         Costs and expenses for the first nine months of fiscal 1996 decreased
$22,352,000 as compared to the first nine months of fiscal 1995. The decrease in
costs and expenses is due primarily to decreases in the cost of real estate
properties sold (including land) and selling, general and administrative
expenses of $20,998,000 and $1,500,000, respectively. These decreases are
consistent with the decrease in earned revenues from residential properties
discussed under operating revenues.

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Extraordinary Items

         As more fully discussed in Note A of the accompanying Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 1, the Company recorded an
extraordinary item during the second quarter of fiscal 1996. The early
extinguishment of a note payable resulted in an extraordinary gain of $170,000,
net of income tax expense of approximately $30,000.

Net Income (loss)

         Net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 1996 was $141,000 ($(.01) per
primary share) compared to a net loss of $50,000 ($(.01) per primary share) for
the third quarter of fiscal 1995. This decrease is primarily due to the
reduction in the units delivered as previously discussed under operating
revenues.

         Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 1996 was $351,000 ($.03
per primary share) as compared to $1,481,000 ($.12 per primary share) for the
first nine months of fiscal 1995. The decrease is due to a decrease in profits
from the sale of residential units and land sales due to reductions in volume
previously discussed under operating revenues.

Environmental Regulation and Litigation

         Development and sale of real property creates a potential for
environmental liability on the part of the developer, owner or any

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mortgage lender for its own acts or omissions as well as those of current or
prior owners of the subject property or adjacent parcels. If hazardous
substances are discovered on or emanating from any of the Company's properties,
the owner or operator of the property (including the prior owners) may be held
strictly liable for all costs and liabilities relating to such hazardous
substances. Environmental studies are undertaken in connection with property
acquisitions by the Company.

                 Approximately 145 homeowners at the 305 unit single family
Colts Neck Estates subdivision in Washington Township, New Jersey have commenced
three lawsuits against the Company, which were separately filed in state and
Federal courts between April and November, 1993, and now have been consolidated
in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. The
plaintiffs in the consolidated action allege that the Company and other
defendants built and sold them homes which had been constructed on and or
adjacent to land which has been used as a municipal waste landfill and a pig
farm. The complaints assert claims under the federal Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Federal Solid Waste Disposal Act,
the New Jersey Sanitary Landfill Facility Closure and Contingency Act, the New

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Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act, as well as under theories of private
nuisance, public nuisance, common law fraud, latent defects, negligent
misrepresentation, consumer fraud, negligence, strict liability, vendor
liability, and breach of warranty, among others.

         In September, 1993 the Company brought a state court action against
more than 30 of its insurance companies seeking indemnification and
reimbursement of costs of defense in connection with the three Colts Neck
actions referred to above. That action has since been stayed and the Company's
claims against its insurers have also been brought as third-party claims in the
consolidated Colts Neck litigation in Federal court along with third-party
claims against the former owners and operators of the Colts Neck property as
well as claims against the generator of the waste allegedly disposed of on the
property.

                 Although the Company has vigorously defended the claims brought
by the plaintiff homeowners, the Company and other parties in the Colts Neck
litigation agreed to mediation which resulted in a settlement agreement. The
implementation of the agreement is subject to a number of conditions, including
a determination by the court to accord class action status to the litigation, a
small number of plaintiffs opting out of the class and a satisfactory resolution

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with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ("NJDEP") with
respect to its investigation discussed below. The Court has granted preliminary
class certification and has authorized notice of the settlement to the proposed
class. A hearing to consider the final class certification and approval of the
settlement is scheduled for July, 1996. Under the settlement agreement with the
homeowners, if implemented, a judgment of $6,000,000 would be entered against
the Company, of which $650,000 would be paid in cash promptly. Except as set
forth below, any balance of the judgment would be payable solely out of the
proceeds, if any, of recoveries under the litigation against the insurance
companies, and the Company would have no liability itself for the balance of the
judgment not satisfied from such recoveries. The Company would fund the
litigation against the insurance companies, subject to reimbursement of amounts
in excess of $100,000 (subject to a limitation on reimbursement of $300,000)
from recoveries, if any, from the insurance companies, including pretrial
settlements. In the event that the insurance recoveries (whether through
settlements or judgments) are less than $500,000, the Company would pay the
difference to the homeowners.

                 All testing required by Phase 1A of the phased remedial
investigation ("RI") to be performed at Colts Neck Estates in connection with
the NJDEP investigation referred to above has been completed. The results of

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such testing have been submitted to the NJDEP for its review and comment. The
Company continues to fund the cost of the phased RI testing, which is not
expected to materially exceed the original estimate of $136,000.

         On February 12, 1996, the Company received an order from the NJDEP
based upon testing results of Phase 1A of the RI. The Company has met with
representatives of NJDEP to clarify the terms and provisions of the order.
Although the Company has appealed the order, the Company intends to submit a
Closure/Post-Closure Plan to NJDEP for its review and approval. The
Closure/Post-Closure Plan of the Company will provide, inter alia, for: (i) site
monitoring, including methane testing of certain areas; (ii) deed restrictions
in certain affected areas; and (iii) establishment of a classification exception
area on certain portions of the premises. Although the Closure/Post-Closure Plan
will, in the Company's judgement, conform substantially to its discussions with
NJDEP, no assurance can be given that the Plan will be accepted by the NJDEP. It
is, therefore, possible that the settlement with the homeowners as well as the
resolution with the NJDEP will not be implemented or will be further delayed.

                 The Company has accrued estimated costs of environmental
testing as well as all other reasonably estimable future investigatory,

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engineering, legal and litigation costs and expenses. The Company previously
increased its recorded reserves to give effect to its estimate of the net amount
payable under the settlement agreement, if implemented, and the unreimbursed
costs to the Company of the insurance litigation. The Company believes that
neither the implementation of the settlement agreement or the resolution of the
NJDEP investigation nor the resolution of the homeowners' claims through future
litigation will have a material effect on its results of operations or its
financial position, although there can be no assurance as to the ultimate
outcome of litigation of these matters.

         The Company is not aware of any other environmental liabilities
associated with any of its other projects.


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                  PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

                 The registrant incorporates herein by reference the information
contained in Part 1 Item 2 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations - Environmental Regulation and Litigation."

Item 5. Other Events

                 In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, FPA Corporation (the "Company") is
hereby filing cautionary statements identifying important factors that could
cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those projected in
forward looking statements of the Company made by, or on behalf of the Company.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         a.       Exhibits.

                  Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule (included in electronic
filing format only).

                  Exhibit 99 - Cautionary statement for purposes of the "Safe
Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

         b.       Reports in Form 8-K:

                  None.

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Exhibit 99.

Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

         FPA Corporation desires to take advantage of the new "safe harbor"
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is filing
this Exhibit in order to do so. FPA Corporation wishes to caution readers that
the following important factors, among others, in some cases have affected, and
in the future could affect, FPA's actual results and could cause FPA's actual
consolidated results to differ materially from those expressed in any
forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of FPA Corporation:

         o        changes in consumer confidence due to perceived
                  uncertainty of future employment opportunities and other
                  factors;

         o        competition from national and local homebuilders in the
                  Company's market areas;

         o        building material price fluctuations;

         o        changes in mortgage interest rates charged to buyers of
                  the Company's units;

         o        changes in the availability and cost of financing for the
                  Company's operations, including land acquisition;

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         o        revisions in federal, state and local tax laws which
                  provide incentives for home ownership;

         o        delays in obtaining land development permits as a result of
                  (i) federal, state and local environmental and other land
                  development regulations, (ii) actions taken or failed to be
                  taken by governmental agencies having authority to issue such
                  permits, and (iii) opposition from third parties; and

         o        increased cost of suitable development land.


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                        FPA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                 FPA CORPORATION
                                 ---------------
                                 (Registrant)

MAY 13, 1996                     /s/ BENJAMIN D.  GOLDMAN
- --------------------             ------------------------
      (Date)                       Benjamin D.  Goldman
                                   President and
                                   Chief Operating Officer


MAY 13, 1996                      /s/ JOSEPH A.  SANTANGELO
- --------------------             -------------------------- 
       (Date)                      Joseph A.  Santangelo
                                   Treasurer, Secretary and
                                   Chief Financial Officer

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