CHANCELLOR CORP
10-Q, 1997-07-31
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1997
                                       OR

 [  ]    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from               to

Commission file number  0-11663

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

                 MASSACHUSETTS                          04-2626079
       (State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)
          incorporation or organization)


         745 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts            02111
          (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)

                                (617) 728 - 8500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

As of June 30,  1997,  20,186,391  shares  of Common  Stock,  $.01 par value per
share, and 8,000,000 shares of Series AA Convertible  Preferred Stock,  $.01 par
value per share (with a liquidation  preference of $.50 per share or $4,000,000)
were   outstanding.  


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                     Chancellor Corporation and Subsidiaries

                                                                           Page
Part I.  Financial Information

         Item 1.  Financial Statements

                  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as
                     of March 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996                  2

                  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for
                     the Three Months Ended March 31, 1997 and 1996           3

                  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for
                     the Three Months Ended March 31, 1997 and 1996           4

                  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements        5


         Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                     Condition and Results of Operations                      7



Part II. Other Information                                                   11

         Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

         Item 2.  Changes in Securities

         Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

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

         Item 5.  Other Information

         Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K



Signatures                                                                   12



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                     Chancellor Corporation and Subsidiaries
                      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                 (In Thousands)




                                                                               March 31,     December 31,
                                                                                  1997           1996
                                                                             -------------   -----------
                                                                                       (unaudited)
<S>                                                                           <C>        <C>

Assets

   Cash and cash equivalents                                                   $     65    $     21
   Cash - restricted and escrowed                                                 3,007       3,553
   Receivables, net                                                                 202       2,563
   Leased equipment held for underwriting                                           383       1,231
   Net investment in direct finance leases                                          277         748
   Equipment on operating lease, net of accumulated depreciation                    295         497
     of $7,825 and $7,191
   Residual values, net                                                             173         748
   Furniture and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation                         102         121
     of $2,667 and $2,655
   Other assets, net                                                              1,288         980
                                                                               --------    --------
                                                                               $  5,792    $ 10,462
                                                                               ========    ========


Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit

   Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                       $  7,493    $ 10,260
   Indebtedness:
     Nonrecourse                                                                    810       1,188
     Recourse                                                                     2,877       3,432
                                                                               --------    --------
          Total liabilities                                                      11,180      14,880
                                                                               --------    --------

Stockholders' deficit:


   Convertible preferred stock, Series AA, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares         80          50
     authorized, 8,000,000 and 5,000,000 shares issued and outstanding
   Common stock, $.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized,                       65          65
     6,567,302 shares issued and outstanding
   Additional paid-in capital                                                    25,479      24,609
   Accumulated deficit                                                          (30,476)    (28,606)
                                                                               --------    --------
                                                                                 (4,852)     (3,882)

   Less: Treasury stock, 1,430,911 shares at cost                                  (536)       (536)
                                                                               --------    --------
          Total stockholders' deficit                                            (5,388)     (4,418)
                                                                               --------    --------
                                                                               $  5,792    $ 10,462
                                                                               ========    ========

</TABLE>

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

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                     Chancellor Corporation and Subsidiaries
                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
                      (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)


                                              Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                 1997                1996
                                          ------------------   ----------------
                                             (unaudited)         (unaudited)


Revenues:
   Rental income                         $   278                $   581 
   Lease underwriting income                  15                    133
   Direct finance lease income                40                     38
   Interest income                            12                     14
   Gains from portfolio remarketing          172                    248
   Fees from remarketing activities          349                    207
   Other income                             --                      119
                                         -------                -------
                                             866                  1,340
                                         -------                -------
                                                               
Costs and expenses:                                            
   Selling, general and administrative     1,835                  1,275
   Interest expense                          101                    129
   Depreciation and amortization              90                    339
   Residual value estimate reduction         709                   --
                                         -------                -------
                                           2,735                  1,743
                                         -------                -------
                                                               
                                                               
Net loss                                 ($1,869)               ($  403)
                                         =======                =======
                                                   
Net loss per share                       ($  .36)               ($.  08)

Weighted average common and common
   equivalent shares                   5,136,391               5,136,391
                                       =========               =========



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

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                 Chancellor Corporation and Subsidiaries
                             Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                              (In Thousands)


                                                                   Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                     1997              1996
                                                                --------------     -------------
                                                                 (unaudited)        (unaudited)
<S>                                                               <C>                 <C>

Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net loss                                                        ($1,869)           ($  403)
                                                                   -------            -------
   Adjustments to reconcile net loss to                                             
    net cash used by operating activities:                                          
      Depreciation and amortization                                     90                339
      Residual value estimate realizations and                                      
         reductions, net of additions                                  575                 19
      Changes in assets and liabilities:                                            
            Decrease in receivables                                  2,361              1,459
            Increase in other assets                                  (308)               (14)
            Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses       (2,767)            (1,957)
                                                                   -------            -------
                                                                        49               (154)
                                                                   -------            -------
                Net cash used by operating activities               (1,918)              (557)
                                                                   -------            -------
                                                                                    
Cash flows from investing activities:                                               
   Leased equipment held for underwriting                              848             (4,079)
   Net investments in direct finance leases                            471                175
   Equipment on operating lease                                        127                 44
   Net change in cash restricted and escrowed                          546              2,113
   Additions to furniture and equipment, net                             3                 (5)
                                                                   -------            -------
                Net cash provided (used) by investing activities     1,995             (1,762)
                                                                   -------            -------
                                                                                    
Cash flows from financing activities:                                               
   Increase in indebtedness - nonrecourse                             --                3,163
   Increase in indebtedness - recourse                                 175               --
   Repayments of indebtedness - nonrecourse                           (378)              (677)
   Repayments of indebtedness - recourse                              (730)              (327)
   Issuance of preferred stock, net                                    900               --
                                                                   -------            -------
                Net cash provided (used) by financing activities       (33)             2,159
                                                                   -------            -------
                                                                                    
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                    44               (160)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                        21                185
                                                                   -------            -------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                         $    65            $    25
                                                                   =======            =======
                                                                                    
Cash paid for interest                                             $    74            $   124
                                                                   =======            =======
                                                                            
</TABLE>


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

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CHANCELLOR CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)


BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance  with generally  accepted  accounting  principles and the
rules and  regulations  of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission for interim
financial statements.  Accordingly, the interim statements do not include all of
the information and disclosure required for annual financial statements.  In the
opinion of the  Company's  management,  all  adjustments  (consisting  solely of
adjustments of a normal recurring  nature)  necessary for a fair presentation of
these interim results have been included. Intercompany accounts and transactions
have been  eliminated.  These  financial  statements and related notes should be
read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto  included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996.  The balance sheet at December 31, 1996 has been derived from
the audited  consolidated  financial statements included in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K.  The  results  for the  interim  period  ended March 31, 1997 are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In February 1997, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 128,  "Earnings per Share" (SFAS 128). SFAS
128 specifies required disclosures relating to earnings per share data. SFAS 128
is  effective  for fiscal  years  ending  after  December  15,  1997 and earlier
application  is not  permitted.  The  implementation  of these  standards is not
expected to materially affect the Company's consolidated financial statements.

PREFERRED STOCK

In February  1997,  the Board of  Directors  approved  the issuance of 3,000,000
shares  of the  Company's  Series AA  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  ("Preferred
Stock") at $.30 per share to Vestex,  the  Company's  majority  stockholder,  in
consideration  of  $900,000  of  consulting  fees due to  Vestex.  Each share of
Preferred  Stock is entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of whole
shares of Common Stock into which the shares of  Preferred  Stock held by Vestex
are then convertible. The holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled
to receive  cash  dividends  only to the same extent and in the same  amounts as
dividends are declared and paid with respect to Common Stock as if the Preferred
Stock  had been  converted  to Common  Stock in  accordance  with the  provision
related to conversion.

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CHANCELLOR CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

   

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In April  1997,  the  Company  repaid in  advance of their  respective  terms an
intercreditor loan and secured inventory loan. The aggregate amount of this debt
on the repayment date was $1,906,000,  of which approximately  $976,000 was paid
in cash and the balance of $930,000 was forgiven. In addition,  the Company paid
approximately $22,000 in legal and bank fees to complete this transaction.

In April 1997, the Board of Directors  approved the issuance of 2,000,000 shares
of Common Stock to new management and employees.  Vestex will contribute 500,000
shares of Common Stock that it currently owns into this incentive  program for a
total of 2,500,000 new shares available under this program.

On May 1, 1997, the Company sold its 50% investment in Truckscan LLC to Telescan
Technologies   LLC   ("Telescan"),   a  party  unrelated  to  the  Company.   In
consideration  for its 50%  ownership  interest,  the Company  received  certain
assets  from  Telescan  with  an  estimated  value  of  $35,000  and a one  year
promissory  note in the amount of $50,000 secured by certain assets of Telescan.
In  addition,  Telescan  released  the Company  from its  obligations  to make a
capital investment in Truckscan LLC of approximately $300,000.

On May 19, 1997, the Company borrowed $1.5 million from the Vice Chairman of the
Board of the Company.  The loan is  evidenced  by a  promissory  note that bears
interest  at the  prime  rate  plus  2-1/8%  (10-3/8%  at May 19,  1997)  and is
guaranteed  by the  Chairman  of the Board of the  Company.  The Company is also
negotiating  an  additional  $2.5  million  loan with a bank and a $2.5  million
warehouse line of credit facility with a financing institution owned by the Vice
Chairman of the Board of the Company.  Although  there can be no assurance  that
such  financing  will  occur,  management  is  confident  that these  additional
financing transactions can be closed during the third quarter of fiscal 1997.

On June 6, 1997, the Company issued  8,333,333  shares of Common Stock to Vestex
in  consideration  of the guarantee by Vestex of certain bank lines of credit in
the aggregate of  $4,000,000.  The Company will record  compensation  expense of
$1,000,000 in connection with this guarantee.  On June 6, 1997, the Company also
issued   6,716,667  shares  of  Common  Stock  to  Vestex  in  consideration  of
approximately  $806,000 of fees due Vestex which were previously accrued. Of the
total  15,050,000  shares  issued,  1,430,911  shares were issued from  treasury
stock.

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<PAGE>


ITEM 2.       Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
              and Results of Operations


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     Revenues.  Total  revenues  for the three month period ended March 31, 1997
were $866,000 as compared to $1,340,000 for the corresponding  period of 1996, a
decrease of $474,000 or 35.4%.  For the three month period ended March 31, 1997,
rental  income  decreased by $303,000 or 52.2% as compared to the  corresponding
prior year period.  The decrease in rental income is  attributable  primarily to
the expiration of several leases,  including the subsequent disposition of $10.5
million of equipment  (based on its original cost).  Rental income will continue
to  decrease  until the  Company is able to begin  adding new  equipment  to its
portfolio.  For the three month period ended March 31, 1997, lease  underwriting
income  decreased  by $118,000 or 88.7% as compared to the  corresponding  prior
year period.  Lease underwriting income decreased due to origination of $848,000
of equipment  leases,  at cost,  as compared to  origination  of $4.2 million of
equipment leases, at cost, during the same period last year. For the three month
period  ended March 31,  1997,  gains from  portfolio  remarketing  decreased by
$76,000  or 30.7% as  compared  to the  corresponding  prior  year  period.  The
decrease in gains from  portfolio  remarketing  is  attributable  to the sale of
portfolio  assets of $736,000,  at original cost,  during the three month period
ended March 31, 1997 as compared to sales of  portfolio  assets with an original
cost of $1.7 million for the corresponding  prior year period. In contrast,  for
the three month period ended March 31, 1997,  fees from  remarketing  activities
increased  by  $142,000 or 68.6% as  compared  to the  corresponding  prior year
period.  This increase is  attributable  to a renewed focus by management on the
remarketing of trust assets as they become available for sale.  Although no fees
were  attributable  to remarketing  performed for third parties other than trust
investors,  management plans to utilize the Company's  remarketing  expertise to
provide such services to third  parties.  For the three month period ended March
31,  1997,  other  income  decreased  by  $119,000  or 100.0% as compared to the
corresponding  prior year period.  The  decrease is due  primarily to a $101,000
bankruptcy claim settlement recognized in the three month period ended March 31,
1996.

     Costs and Expenses.  Selling,  general and administrative  expenses for the
three  month  period  ended  March  31,  1997 were  $1,835,000  as  compared  to
$1,275,000  for the  corresponding  period of 1996,  an  increase of $560,000 or
43.9%. Although the Company successfully reduced headcount and general operating
costs by approximately $341,000 or 26.8% as compared to the corresponding period
of 1996, the Company,  as expected,  incurred  additional legal,  accounting and
consulting  fees of  approximately  $964,000 in connection  with the  continuing
restructuring activities and litigation against certain members of the Company's
former management team and directors.

     Depreciation  expense for the three month  period  ended March 31, 1997 was
$90,000 as compared to $339,000 for the corresponding period of 1996, a decrease
of  $249,000 or 73.5%.  The  decrease is  primarily  due to the  decrease in the
operating lease base, resulting from decreases in operating leases originated by
the Company over the past year and the sale of equipment coming off lease.

     Prior to 1996, the Company utilized a combination of benchmark/matrices for
establishing performance of the residual portfolio.  During 1996, due to changes
in  market  conditions,   the  Company  evaluated  residual  values  based  upon
independent  assessments by industry  professionals,  in addition to the already
established criteria used in the benchmark/matrices methodology previously used.
As a result of such procedures,  the Company has recorded an additional residual
value estimate  reduction of $709,000 for the three month period ended March 31,
1997.

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     Net Loss.  Net loss for the three  month  period  ended  March 31, 1997 was
$1,869,000  as compared to $403,000  for the  corresponding  period of 1996,  an
increase of $1,466,000 or 363.8%.  The increase in the net loss is  attributable
to the  decreases in revenue  components,  and the net increases in total costs,
specifically  described  above.  Net loss per share for the three  month  period
ended  March 31,  1997 was $.36 per share as  compared to $.08 per share for the
corresponding prior year period, an increase of $.28 per share or 350.0%.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     The Company used cash flow from  operations of $1,918,000  during the three
month period ended March 31, 1997,  in part,  due to the net loss of  $1,869,000
for the same  period.  Investing  activities,  which are  primarily  related  to
investments in equipment for lease,  provided  $1,995,000 during the three month
period,  in part,  due to the sale of  equipment  coming  off  lease.  Financing
activities in the three month period used $33,000, in, part due to repayments of
aggregate nonrecourse and recourse debt of $1,108,000. The repayment of debt was
offset  by  the  issuance  of  3,000,000  shares  of  the  Company's  Series  AA
Convertible  Preferred  Stock at $.30 per share to Vestex  in  consideration  of
$900,000 of consulting fees due Vestex. The net result of the above activity for
the three month period was an increase in cash and cash  equivalents of $44,000.
Cash and cash  equivalents  amounted to $65,000 at March 31, 1997 as compared to
$25,000 at March 31, 1996. Cash restricted and escrowed amounted to $3.0 million
at March 31, 1997 as compared to $2.4 million at March 31, 1996.  Withdrawals of
restricted  cash  balances  are  limited to debt  service  and  working  capital
allotments,  whereas  the use of escrowed  balances  is limited to debt  service
payments.

     In February 1997, the Board of Directors approved the issuance of 3,000,000
shares of the Company's Series AA Convertible  Preferred Stock at $.30 per share
to Vestex in  consideration  of  $900,000  of  consulting  fees due  Vestex.  In
addition  during the first  quarter of 1997,  the  Company  received  loans from
Vestex of approximately $250,000 which are due on demand.


     In April 1997,  the Company  executed and delivered (1) the Loan  Reduction
and Purchase and Assignment  Agreement dated as of April 1997 among the Company,
its corporate  affiliates  and/or  subsidiaries,  Fleet National Bank- Corporate
Trust  Division,  as agent (the  "Agent") for the Company's  principal  recourse
lenders, and Vestex, the Company's majority stockholder; (2) release in favor of
the principal  recourse lenders to be given by Vestex and Brian Adley,  Chairman
of the Board of Directors of the Company and president of Vestex,  individually;
(3)  release  in  favor of the  principal  recourse  lenders  to be given by the
Company,  its  corporate  affiliates  and/or  subsidiaries;  and (4)  $1,500,000
Secured  Promissory Note given by the Company,  its corporate  affiliates and/or
subsidiaries in favor of Vestex.

     In April 1997, both an intercreditor  loan and secured  inventory loan were
repaid in advance of their  respective  terms. The aggregate amount of this debt
on the  repayment  date was  approximately  $1,906,000  of  which  approximately
$976,000 was paid in cash and the balance of $930,000 was forgiven. In addition,
the Company paid  approximately  $22,000 in legal and bank fees to complete this
transaction.

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     The Company's ability to underwrite equipment lease transactions is largely
dependent  upon the continuing  availability  of short-term  warehouse  lines of
credit.  Management is engaged in a continuing  dialogue  with several  possible
alternative  inventory  lenders  which appear to be  interested in providing the
Company  with  warehouse  financing.  If the Company  were to lose either of its
existing credit lines, or if their availability were reduced,  the Company would
take  immediate  steps  to  replace  either  or both of  them  with  one or more
alternative warehouse facilities.  If the Company experienced  unexpected delays
in putting a new warehouse  facility in place, it would temporarily  disrupt the
Company's  ability to underwrite  new  equipment  leases until the new warehouse
financing was secured.

     On May 19, 1997,  the Company  borrowed $1.5 million from the Vice Chairman
of the Board of the Company.  The loan is  evidenced  by a promissory  note that
bears  interest at the prime rate plus 2-1/8%  (10-3/8% at May 19,  1997) and is
guaranteed  by the  Chairman  of the Board of the  Company.  The Company is also
negotiating  an  additional  $2.5  million  loan with a bank and a $2.5  million
warehouse line of credit facility with a financing institution owned by the Vice
Chairman of the Board of the Company.  Although  there can be no assurance  that
such  financing  will  occur,  management  is  confident  that these  additional
financing transactions can be closed during the third quarter of fiscal 1997.

     On June 6, 1997,  the Company  issued  8,333,333  shares of Common Stock to
Vestex in  consideration  of the  guarantee  by Vestex of certain  bank lines of
credit in the  aggregate of  $4,000,000.  The Company  will record  compensation
expense of $1,000,000 in connection  with this  guarantee.  On June 6, 1997, the
Company also issued  6,716,667 shares of Common Stock to Vestex in consideration
of approximately  $806,000 of fees due Vestex which were previously  accrued. Of
the total 15,050,000  shares issued,  1,430,911 shares were issued from treasury
stock.

     The  remarketing  of equipment has played and will continue to play a vital
role in the Company's operating activities. In connection with the sale of lease
transactions  to  investors,  the  Company  typically  is entitled to share in a
portion of the residual value realized upon remarketing.  Successful remarketing
of the equipment is essential to the  realization  of the Company's  interest in
the  residual  value  of its  managed  portfolio.  It is also  essential  to the
Company's ability to recover its original investment in the equipment in its own
portfolios and to recognize a return on that  investment.  The Company has found
that its ability to remarket  equipment is affected by a number of factors.  The
original  equipment  specifications,  current market  conditions,  technological
changes,  and condition of the equipment upon its return all influence the price
for which the equipment can be sold or re-leased.  Delays in remarketing  caused
by various market conditions reduce the profitability of the remarketing.

     The Company anticipates it will continue to dedicate substantial  resources
toward the further  development and improvement of its remarketing  capabilities
and  believes  that  remarketing  will  continue  to be a profit  center for the
Company. The Company's strategy is to further exploit its remarketing  expertise
by  continuing  to develop  its  ability to sell  remarketing  services to other
lessors,  fleet owners, and lessees and also to create a dealer capability under
which the  Company  would buy and resell  fleet  equipment.  The Company is also
implementing a plan to expand its brokerage  activities through the Internet and
the use of other information technologies.

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     The Company's current lines of credit, if renewed or replaced,  the renewal
of  recently  expired  lines,  its  expected  access to the public  and  private
securities markets, both debt and equity,  anticipated new lines of credit (both
short-term and long-term and recourse and  nonrecourse),  anticipated  long-term
financing of individual  significant lease transactions,  and its estimated cash
flows from  operations are anticipated to provide  adequate  capital to fund the
Company's  operations for the next twelve months.  Although no assurances can be
given,  the Company  expects to be able to renew or timely  replace its existing
and recently  expired lines of credit,  to continue to have access to the public
and private  securities  markets,  both debt and equity, and to be able to enter
into new lines of credit and individual financing transactions.


POTENTIAL FLUCTUATIONS IN QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS

     The Company's  future quarterly  operating  results and the market price of
its stock may fluctuate. In the event the Company's revenues or earnings for any
quarter are less than the level expected by securities analysts or the market in
general,  such shortfall could have an immediate and significant  adverse impact
on the market price of the  Company's  stock.  Any such adverse  impact could be
greater if any such shortfall occurs near the same time of any material decrease
in any widely followed stock index or in the market price of the stock of one or
more public  equipment  leasing  companies or major  customers or vendors of the
Company.


     The  Company's   quarterly   results  of  operations  are   susceptible  to
fluctuations for a number of reasons, including, without limitation, as a result
of sales by the Company of equipment it leases to its  customers.  Such sales of
equipment,  which are an  ordinary  but not  predictable  part of the  Company's
business,  will have the effect of increasing  revenues,  and, net income to the
extent sales  proceeds  exceeds net book value,  during the quarter in which the
sale occurs. Furthermore,  any such sale may result in the reduction of revenue,
and net income,  otherwise expected in subsequent quarters,  as the Company will
not receive lease revenue from the sold equipment in those quarters.

     Given the  possibility  of such  fluctuations,  the Company  believes  that
comparisons of the results of its operations to immediately  succeeding quarters
are not necessarily  meaningful and that such results for one quarter should not
be relied upon as an indication of future performance.


"SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT
OF 1995

     This  Quarterly  Report on Form  10-Q  contains  certain  "Forward-Looking"
statements as such term is defined in the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 and information  relating to the Company and its  subsidiaries  that
are based on the beliefs of the Company's management as well as assumptions used
in this report, the words  "anticipate,"  "believe,"  "estimate,"  "expect," and
"intend" and words or phrases of similar  import,  as they relate to the Company
or  its  subsidiaries  or the  Company  management,  are  intended  to  identify
forward-looking   statements.   Such  statements   reflect  the  current  risks,
uncertainties  and  assumptions  related to certain factors  including,  without
limitation,   competitive  factors,   general  economic   conditions,   customer
relations,   relationships   with  vendors,   the  interest  rate   environment,
governmental  regulation and supervision,  seasonality,  distribution  networks,
product introduction and acceptance,  technology changes and changes in industry
conditions.  Should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize,
or should any underlying  assumptions  prove incorrect,  actual results may vary
materially from those  described  herein as  anticipated,  believed,  estimated,
expected   or   intended.   The  Company   does  not  intend  to  update   these
forward-looking statements.

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                           Part II. Other Information

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

     The Company is involved in the following legal proceedings:

     On January  15,  1997,  Chancellor  filed a complaint  in  Superior  Court,
Suffolk County, Massachusetts,  alleging that certain of its former officers and
directors are liable to the corporation for losses incurred as a result of their
negligence,  breach of fiduciary  duties,  unjust  enrichment,  conversion,  and
unfair and deceptive trade practices. In addition,  Chancellor's complaint seeks
the imposition of a constructive trust for the corporation's  benefit on various
assets that Chancellor  claims were wrongfully taken from the corporation by its
former officers and directors, as well as recovery of damages arising from legal
malpractice allegedly committed by the corporation's former general counsel, and
defamatory  statements made by one former officer and director to certain of the
corporation's customers.

     Four of the  defendants,  Stephen G.  Morison,  David W.  Parr,  Gregory S.
Harper  and  Thomas W.  Killilea,  have  answered  the  complaint  (denying  its
allegations),  and  have  filed a  counterclaim  against  Chancellor,  and  have
commenced a third-party  action against Brian M. Adley,  Vestex  Corporation and
Vestex Capital  Corporation.  The counterclaim alleges that Chancellor is liable
for breach of certain employment and severance agreements allegedly entered into
with  the  defendants  Morison  and  Harper,  and for the  abuse of  process  in
connection with the  corporation's  initiation of this lawsuit.  The third-party
complaint seeks  indemnification and contribution from Adley, Vestex Corporation
and  Vestex  Capital  Corporation  in  connection  with  the  claims  raised  by
Chancellor in the primary action.  In addition,  the third party complaint seeks
recovery  of  damages  from  Adley,   Vestex   Corporation  and  Vestex  Capital
Corporation  for alleged  abuse of process,  interference  with the  contractual
relations  and  deceit.  In their  answer to the  counterclaim  the  third-party
complaint,  Chancellor and the third-party defendant have denied the defendants'
allegations.

     The Company is also involved in routine legal proceedings incidental to the
conduct  of  its  business.   Management  believes  that  none  of  these  legal
proceedings  will have a material  adverse effect on the financial  condition or
operations of the Company.

Item 2.    Changes in Securities
           None

Item 3.    Defaults Under Senior Securities
           None

Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
           None

Item 5.    Other Information
           None

Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

           (a)  Exhibits - None

          (b)  Reports  on Form 8-K - During  the  first  quarter  of 1997,  the
     Company  filed a Form 8-K report  (Item 5) dated  March 26, 1997 and a Form
     8-K report (Item 4) dated March 5, 1997.


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                             Chancellor Corporation


                                   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.

                                       CHANCELLOR CORPORATION


                                       /s/ John J. Powell
                                       John J. Powell
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer

DATE:  July 28, 1997

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