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 [Fee Required]
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 or
[ ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 [No Fee Required]
For the transition period from _____________ to _________________.
Commission file number 0-13298
DEAN WITTER CORNERSTONE FUND II
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Limited Partnership Agreement)
NEW YORK 13-3212871
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation of organization) Identification No.)
c/o Demeter Management Corporation
Two World Trade Center, New York, N.Y. - 62nd Flr. 10048
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 392-5454
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange
on which registered
None
None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Units of Limited Partnership Interest
(Title of Class)
(Title of Class)
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
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K (section 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained
herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in
definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part
III of this Form 10-K or any amendment of this Form 10K. [ X ]
State the aggregate market value of the Units of Limited Partnership Interest
held by non-affiliates of the registrant. The aggregate market value shall be
computed by reference to the price at which units were sold, or the average bid
and asked prices of such units, as of a specified date within 60 days prior to
the date of filing: $29,374,661.68 at January 31, 1997.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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DEAN WITTER CORNERSTONE FUND II
INDEX TO ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
DECEMBER 31, 1996
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Page No.
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Part I .
Item 1. Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Item 2. Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Item 3. Legal Proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders . . 5
Part II.
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Partnership Units and
Related Security Holder Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Item 6. Selected Financial Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations. . . . . . . . . . 8-13
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. . . . . . .14
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
Accounting and Financial Disclosure. . . . . . . . . . . 14
Part III.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and
Control Persons of the Registrant . . . . . . . . . . 15-18
Item 11. Executive Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions . . . . 19
Part IV.
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and
Reports on Form 8-K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the following documents are incorporated by reference as
follows:
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Documents Incorporated Part of Form 10-K
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Partnership's Registration Statement I
Form S-1, File No. 2-88587, as amended
(including the Partnership's latest
Prospectus dated August 28, 1996)
Partnership's Annual Report on Form IV
10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1984, File No. 2-88587
December 31, 1996 Annual Report
for the Dean Witter Cornerstone Funds II and IV
II, III and IV
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PART I
Item 1. BUSINESS
(a) General Development of Business. Dean Witter Cornerstone Fund
II (the "Partnership") is a New York limited partnership formed to engage
in the speculative trading of commodity futures contracts and other
commodity interests, including, but not limited to, forward contracts on
foreign currencies.
The Partnership's net asset value per unit, as of December 31, 1996,
was $3,155.36, representing an increase of 11.47 percent from the net
asset value per unit of $2,830.65 at December 31, 1995.
(b) Financial Information about Industry Segments. The
Partnership's business comprises only one segment for financial reporting
purposes, speculative trading of commodity futures contracts and other
commodity interests. The relevant financial information is presented in
Items 6 and 8.
(c) Narrative Description of Business. The Partnership is in the
business of speculative trading in futures interests, pursuant to trading
instructions provided by Abacus Trading Corporation and John W. Henry &
Company, Inc. ("JWH"), its independent trading advisors (the "Trading
Advisor(s)"). For a detailed description of the different facets of the
Partnership's business, see those portions of the Partnership's latest
Prospectus, dated August 28, 1996 (the "Prospectus"), filed as part of the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (see "Documents Incorporated by
Reference" Page 1), set forth on the next page.
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Facets of Business
1. Summary 1. "Summary of the Prospectus"
(Pages 1-9).
2. Commodity Markets 2. "The Commodities Market"
(Pages 80-84).
3. Partnership's Commodity 3. "Investment Program, Use of
Trading Arrangements and Proceeds and Trading Policies"
Policies (Pages 45-47). "The
Managers" (Pages 51-74).
4. Management of the Part- 4. "The Cornerstone Funds"
nership (Pages 19-24). "The
General Partner" (Pages 160)
and "The Commodity
Broker" (Pages 79-80).
"The Limited Partnership
Agreements" (Pages 86-90).
5. Taxation of the Partnership's 5. "Material Federal Income Tax
Limited Partners Considerations" and "State
and Local Income Tax Aspects"
(Pages 92-99).
(d) Financial Information About Foreign and Domestic Operations
and Export Sales.
The Partnership has not engaged in any operations in foreign
countries; however, the Partnership (through the commodity broker) enters
into forward contract transactions where foreign banks are the contracting
party and trades in commodity interest contracts on foreign exchanges.
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Item 2. PROPERTIES
The executive and administrative offices are located within the
offices of Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. ("DWR"). The DWR offices utilized
by the Partnership are located at Two World Trade Center, 62nd Floor, New
York, NY 10048.
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On September 6, 10, and 20, 1996, similar purported class actions
were filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los
Angeles, on behalf of all purchasers of interest in limited partnership
commodity pools sold by DWR. Named defendants include DWR, Demeter
Management Corporation ("Demeter"), Dean Witter Futures & Currency
Management Inc., Dean Witter, Discover & Co. ("DWD") (all such parties
referred to hereafter as the "Dean Witter Parties"), the Partnership,
certain other limited partnership commodity pools of which Demeter is the
general partner, and certain trading advisors (including JWH) to those
pools. Similar purported class actions were also filed on September 18
and 20, 1996, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York
County, and on November 14, 1996 in the Superior Court of the State of
Delaware, New Castle County, against the Dean Witter Parties and certain
trading advisors (including JWH) on behalf of all purchasers of interests
in various limited partnership commodity pools, including the Partnership,
sold by DWR. Generally, these complaints allege, among other things, that
the defendants committed fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, breach of
fiduciary duty, fraudulent and unfair business practices, unjust
enrichment, and conversion in connection with the sale and operation of
the various limited partnership commodity pools. The complaints seek
unspecified amounts of compensatory and punitive damages and other relief.
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It is possible that additional similar actions may be filed and that, in
the course of these actions, other parties could be added as defendants.
The Dean Witter Parties believe that they and the Partnership have strong
defenses to, and they will vigorously contest, the actions. Although the
ultimate outcome of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty,
it is the opinion of management of the Dean Witter Parties that the
resolution of the actions will not have a material adverse effect on the
financial condition or the results of operations of any of the Dean Witter
Parties or the Partnership.
Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
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PART II
Item 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S PARTNERSHIP UNITS AND RELATED
SECURITY HOLDER MATTERS
There is no established public trading market for the Units of
Limited Partnership Interest in the Partnership. The number of holders
of Units at December 31, 1996 was approximately 3,239. No distributions
have been made by the Partnership since it commenced operations on January
2, 1985. Demeter has sole discretion to decide what distributions, if any,
shall be made to investors in the Partnership. No determination has yet
been made as to future distributions.
Limited Partnership Units were registered for sale to the public in
certain Canadian provinces.
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Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (in dollars)
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For the Years Ended December 31,
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1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
Total Revenues
(including interest) 6,449,790 11,604,765 830,882 5,262,886 2,460,421
Net Income (Loss) 3,047,462 7,882,659 (3,095,555) 2,101,347 (564,790)
Net Income (Loss)
Per Unit (Limited
& General Partners) 324.71 592.90 (219.47) 178.05 (30.96)
Total Assets 30,046,842 31,558,306 32,062,117 32,511,448 27,333,796
Total Limited Partners'
Capital 28,360,195 30,213,505 30,885,515 31,331,000 26,013,019
Net Asset Value Per
Unit of Limited
Partnership Interest 3,155.36 2,830.65 2,237.75 2,457.22 2,279.17
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Item 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Liquidity. The Partnership's assets are deposited in separate
commodity trading accounts with DWR, the commodity broker, and are used
by the Partnership as margin to engage in trading commodity futures
contracts and forward contracts on foreign currencies. DWR holds such
assets in either designated depositories or in securities approved by the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") for investment of customer
funds. The Partnership's assets held by DWR may be used as margin solely
for the Partnership's trading. Since the Partnership's sole purpose is
to trade in commodity futures contracts and other commodity interests, it
is expected that the Partnership will continue to own such liquid assets
for margin purposes.
The Partnership's investment in commodity futures contracts and
other commodity interests may be illiquid. If the price for a futures
contract for a particular commodity has increased or decreased by an
amount equal to the "daily limit", positions in the commodity can neither
be taken nor liquidated unless traders are willing to effect trades at or
within the limit. Commodity futures prices have occasionally moved the
daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no trading. Such
market conditions could prevent the Partnership from promptly liquidating
its commodity futures positions.
There is no limitation on daily price moves in trading forward
contracts on foreign currencies. The markets for some world currencies
have low trading volume and are illiquid which may prevent the Partnership
from trading in potentially profitable markets or prevent the Partnership
from promptly liquidating unfavorable positions in such markets and
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Either of these market conditions could result in restrictions on
redemptions.
Market Risk. The Partnership trades futures, options and forward
contracts in interest rates, stock indices, commodities and currencies.
In entering into these contracts there exists a risk to the Partnership
(market risk) that such contracts may be significantly influenced by
market conditions, such as interest rate volatility, resulting in such
contracts being less valuable. If the markets should move against all of
the futures interest positions held by the Partnership at the same time,
and if the Trading Advisors were unable to offset futures interest
positions of the Partnership, the Partnership could lose all of its assets
and the Limited Partners would realize a 100% loss. The Partnership has
established Trading Policies, which include standards for liquidity and
leverage which help control market risk. Both the Trading Advisors and
Demeter monitor the Partnership's trading activities on a daily basis to
ensure compliance with the Trading Policies. Demeter may (under terms of
the Management Agreements) override the trading instructions of a Trading
Advisor to the extent necessary to comply with the Partnership's Trading
Policies.
Credit Risk. In addition to market risk, the Partnership is subject
to credit risk in that a counterparty may not be able to meet its
obligations to the Partnership. The counterparty of the Partnership for
futures contracts traded in the United States and most foreign exchanges
on which the Partnership trades is the clearinghouse associated with such
exchange. In general, a clearinghouse is backed by the membership of the
exchange and will act in the event of non-performance by one of its
members or one of its member's customers, and as such, should
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significantly reduce this credit risk. In cases where the Partnership
trades on exchanges where the clearinghouse is not funded or guaranteed by
the membership or where the exchange is a "principals' market" in which
performance is the responsibility of the exchange member and not the
exchange or a clearinghouse, or when the Partnership enters into off-
exchange member and not the exchange or a clearinghouse, or when the
Partnership enters into off-exchange contracts with a counterparty, the
sole recourse of the Partnership will be the clearinghouse, the exchange
member or the off-exchange contract counterparty, as the case may be. or
when the Partnership enters into off-exchange contracts with a
counterparty, the sole recourse of the Partnership will be the
clearinghouse or the counterparty as the case may be. With respect to
futures contracts, DWR, in its business as an international commodity
broker, constantly monitors the creditworthiness of the exchanges and
clearing members of the foreign exchanges with which it does business for
clients, including the Partnership. DWR employees also from time to time
serve on supervisory or management committees of such exchanges. If DWR
believed that there was a problem with the creditworthiness of an exchange
on which the Partnership deals, it would so advise Demeter. With respect
to exchanges of which DWR is not a member, DWR acts only through clearing
brokers it has determined to be creditworthy. If DWR believed that a
clearing broker with which it deals on behalf of clients were not
creditworthy, it would terminate its relationship with such broker.
While DWR monitors the creditworthiness and risks involved in
dealing on the various exchanges (and their clearinghouses) and with other
exchange members, there can be no assurance that an exchange (or its
clearinghouse) or other exchange member will be able to meet its
obligations to the Partnership. DWR has not undertaken to indemnify the
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Partnership against any loss. Further, the law is unclear, particularly
with respect to trading in various non-U.S. jurisdictions, as to whether
DWR has any obligation to protect the Partnership from any liability in
the event that an exchange or its clearinghouse or another exchange member
defaults on its obligations on trades effected for the Partnership. See
"Financial Instruments", under Notes to Financial Statements - to the
Partnership's Financial Statements in its 1996 Annual Report to Partners,
incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K.
Although DWR monitors the creditworthiness of the foreign exchanges
and clearing brokers with which it does business for clients, DWR does not
have the capability to precisely quantify the Partnership's exposure to
risks inherent in its trading activities on foreign exchanges, and, as a
result, the risk is not monitored by DWR on an individual client basis
(including the Partnership). In this regard, DWR must clear its customer
trades through one or more other clearing brokers on each exchange where
DWR is not a clearing member. Such other clearing brokers calculate the
net margin requirements of DWR in respect of the aggregate of all of DWR's
customer positions carried in DWR's omnibus account with that clearing
broker. Similarly, DWR calculates a net margin requirement for the
exchange-traded futures positions of each of its customers, including the
Partnership. Neither DWR nor DWR's respective clearing brokers on each
foreign futures exchange calculates the margin requirements of an
individual customer, such as the Partnership, in respect of the customer's
aggregate contract positions on any particular exchange. With respect to
forward contract trading, the Partnership trades with only those
counterparties which Demeter, together with DWR, have determined to be
creditworthy. As set forth in the Partnership's Trading Policies, in
determining creditworthiness, Demeter and DWR consult with the Corporate
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Credit Department of DWR. Currently, the Partnership deals solely with
DWR as its counterparty on forward contracts. While DWR and Demeter
monitor creditworthiness and risk involved in dealing on the various
exchanges and with counterparties, there can be no assurance that an
exchange or counterparty will be able to meet its obligations to the
Partnership.
Capital Resources. The Partnership does not have, nor does it
expect to have, any capital assets. Redemptions of additional Units in
the future will impact the amount of funds available for investments in
commodity futures, forward contracts on foreign currencies and other
commodity interests in subsequent periods. As redemptions are at the
discretion of Limited Partners, it is not possible to estimate the amount
and therefore, the impact of future redemptions.
Results of Operations. As of December 31, 1996, the Partnership's
total capital was $29,046,170 a decrease of $1,782,718 from the
Partnership's total capital of $30,828,888 at December 31, 1995. For the
year ended December 31, 1996, the Partnership generated net income of
$3,047,462, total subscriptions aggregated $155,468 and total redemptions
aggregated $4,985,648.
For the year ended December 31, 1996, the Partnership's total
trading revenues including interest income were $6,449,790. The
Partnership's total expenses for the year were $3,402,328 resulting in net
income of $3,047,462. The value of an individual unit in the Partnership
increased from $2,830.65 at December 31, 1995 to $3,155.36 at December 31,
1996.
As of December 31, 1995, the Partnership's total capital was
$30,828,888 a decrease of $543,114 from the Partnership's total capital of
$31,372,002 at December 31, 1994. For the year ended December 31, 1995,
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the Partnership generated net income of $7,882,659, total subscriptions
aggregated $178,837 and total redemptions aggregated $8,604,610.
For the year ended December 31, 1995, the Partnership's total
trading revenues including interest income were $11,604,765. The
Partnership's total expenses for the year were $3,722,106 resulting in net
income of $7,882,659. The value of an individual unit in the Partnership
increased from $2,237.75 at December 31, 1994 to $2,830.65 at December 31,
1995.
As of December 31, 1994, the Partnership's total capital was
$31,372,002 a decrease of $569,371 from the Partnership's total capital
of $31,941,373 at December 31, 1993. For the year ended December 31,
1994, the Partnership incurred a net loss of $3,095,555, total
subscriptions aggregated $7,098,104 and total redemptions aggregated
$4,571,920.
For the year ended December 31, 1994, the Partnership's total
trading revenues including interest income were $830,882. The
Partnership's total expenses for the year were $3,926,437 resulting in a
net loss of $3,095,555. The value of an individual unit in the
Partnership decreased from $2,457.22 at December 31, 1993 to $2,237.75 at
December 31, 1994.
The Partnership's overall performance record represents varied
results of trading in different commodity markets. For a further
description of trading results, refer to the letter to the Limited
Partners in the accompanying 1996 Annual Report to Partners, incorporated
by reference in this Form 10-K. The Partnership's gains and losses are
allocated among its Limited Partners for income tax purposes.
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Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The information required by this Item appears in the attached 1996
Annual Report to Partners and is incorporated by reference in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
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PART III
Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL
PERSONS OF THE REGISTRANT
General Partner
Demeter, a Delaware corporation, was formed on August 18, 1977 to
act as a commodity pool operator and is registered with the CFTC as a
commodity pool operator and currently is a member of the National Futures
Association ("NFA") in such capacity. Demeter is wholly-owned by DWD and
is an affiliate of DWR. DWD, DWR and Demeter may each be deemed to be
"promoters" and/or a "parent" of the Partnership within the meaning of the
federal securities laws.
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
DWR is a financial services company which provides to its
individual, corporate and institutional clients services as a broker in
securities and commodity interest contracts, a dealer in corporate,
municipal and government securities, an investment banker, an investment
adviser and an agent in the sale of life insurance and various other
products and services. DWR is a member firm of the New York Stock
Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the Chicago Board Options Exchange,
and other major securities exchanges, and is a clearing member of the
Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Commodity
Exchange Inc., and other major commodities exchanges.
DWR is registered with the CFTC as a futures commission merchant and
is a member of the NFA in such capacity. DWR is currently servicing its
clients through a network of 371 branch offices with approximately 9,080
account executives servicing individual and institutional client accounts.
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Directors and Officers of the General Partner
The directors and officers of Demeter as of December 31, 1996 are
as follows:
Richard M. DeMartini, age 44, is the Chairman of the Board and a
Director of Demeter. Mr. DeMartini is also the Chairman of the Board and
a Director of Dean Witter Futures & Currency Management Inc. ("DWFCM"), a
registered commodity trading advisor. Mr. DeMartini has served as
President and Chief Operating Officer of Dean Witter Capital, a division
of DWR since January 1989. From January 1988 until January 1989, Mr.
DeMartini served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Consumer
Banking Division of DWD, and from May 1985 until January 1988 was
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Markets Division of
DWD. Mr. DeMartini currently serves as a Director of DWD and DWR, and has
served as an officer of DWR for the past five years. Mr. DeMartini has
been with DWD and its affiliates for 22 years.
Mark J. Hawley, age 53, is President and a Director of Demeter. Mr.
Hawley joined DWR in February 1989 and currently serves as Executive Vice
President and Director of DWR's Managed Futures and Precious Metals
Department. Mr. Hawley also serves as President of DWFCM. From 1978 to
1989, Mr. Hawley was a member of the senior management team at Heinold
Asset Management, Inc., a commodity pool operator, and was responsible for
a variety of projects in public futures funds. From 1972 to 1978, Mr.
Hawley was a Vice President in charge of institutional block trading for
the Mid-West at Kuhn Loeb & Co.
Lawrence Volpe, age 49, is a Director of Demeter and DWFCM. Mr.
Volpe joined DWR as a Senior Vice President and Controller in September
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1983, and currently holds those positions. From July 1979 to September
1983, he was associated with E.F. Hutton & Company Inc. and prior to his
departure, held the positions of First Vice President and Assistant
Controller. From 1970 to July 1979, he was associated with Arthur
Anderson & Co. and prior to his departure he served as audit manager in
the financial services division.
Joseph G. Siniscalchi, age 51, is a Director of Demeter. Mr.
Siniscalchi joined DWR in July 1984 as a First Vice President, Director
of General Accounting. He is currently Senior Vice President and
Controller of the Dean Witter Financial Division of DWR. From February
1980 to July 1984, Mr. Siniscalchi was Director of Internal Audit at
Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb, Inc.
Laurence E. Mollner, age 55, is a Director of Demeter. Mr. Mollner
joined DWR in May 1979 as Vice President and Director of Commercial Sales.
He is currently Executive Vice President and Deputy Director of the
Futures Markets Division of DWR.
Edward C. Oelsner III, age 54, is a Director of Demeter. Mr.
Oelsner joined DWR in March 1981 as a Managing Director in the Corporate
Finance Department. He currently manages DWR's Retail Products Group
within the Corporate Finance Department. While Mr. Oelsner has extensive
experience in the securities industry, he has no experience in commodity
interests trading.
Robert E. Murray, age 36, is a Director of Demeter. Mr. Murray is
currently a Senior Vice President of the DWR Managed Futures Division and
is a Director and the Senior Administrative Officer of DWFCM. Mr. Murray
graduated from Geneseo State University in May 1983 with a B.A. degree in
Finance. Mr. Murray began at DWR in 1984 and is currently the Director
of Product Development for the Managed Futures Division and is responsible
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for the development and maintenance of the proprietary Fund Management
System utilized by Demeter and DWFCM for organizing information and
producing reports for monitoring investors' accounts.
Patti L. Behnke, age 36, is Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Demeter. Ms. Behnke joined DWR in 1991 as Assistant Vice
President of Financial Reporting and is currently First Vice President and
Director of Financial Reporting and Managed Futures Accounting in the
Capital Markets division of DWR. From August 1988 to September 1990, Ms.
Behnke was Assistant Controller of L.F. Rothschild & Co. and from
September 1986 to August 1988, she was associated with Carteret Savings
Bank as Assistant Vice President - Financial Analysis. From April 1982 to
September 1986, Ms. Behnke was an auditor at Arthur Andersen & Co.
Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Partnership has no directors and executive officers. As a
limited partnership, the business of the Partnership is managed by Demeter
which is responsible for the administration of the business affairs of the
Partnership but receives no compensation for such services.
Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
(a) Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners - As of
December 31, 1996, there were no persons as beneficial owners of more than
5 percent of the Units of Limited Partnership Interest in the Partnership.
(b) Security Ownership of Management - At December 31, 1996,
Demeter owned 217.400 Units of General Partnership Interest in the
Partnership representing a 2.36 percent interest in the Partnership.
(c) Changes in Control - None
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Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Refer to Note 2 - "Related Party Transactions" of "Notes to
Financial Statements", in the accompanying 1996 Annual Report to Partners,
incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K. In its capacity as the
Partnership's retail commodity broker, DWR received commodity brokerage
commissions (paid and accrued by the Partnership) of $1,719,932 for the
year ended December 31, 1996.
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PART IV
Item 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) 1. Listing of Financial Statements
The following financial statements and report of independent public
accountants, all appearing in the accompanying 1996 Annual Report to
Partners, are incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K:
- Report of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, for the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.
- Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31, 1996 and
1995.
- Statements of Operations, Changes in Partners' Capital, and
Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and
1994.
- Notes to Financial Statements.
With the exception of the aforementioned information and the
information incorporated in Items 7, 8, and 13, the 1996 Annual Report to
Partners is not deemed to be filed with this report.
2. Listing of Financial Statement Schedules
No financial statement schedules are required to be filed with this
report.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
No reports on Form 8-K have been filed by the Partnership during the
last quarter of the period covered by this report.
(c) Exhibits
Refer to Exhibit Index on Page E-1.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of Sections 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.
DEAN WITTER CORNERSTONE FUND II
(Registrant)
BY: Demeter Management Corporation,
General Partner
March 24, 1997 BY: /s/ Mark J. Hawley
Mark J. Hawley, Director and
President
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 dates indicated.
Demeter Management Corporation.
BY: /s/ Mark J. Hawley March 24, 1997
Mark J. Hawley, Director and
President
/s/ Richard M. DeMartini March 24, 1997
Richard M. DeMartini, Director
and Chairman of the Board
/s/ Lawrence Volpe March 24, 1997
Lawrence Volpe, Director
/s/ Laurence E. Mollner March 24, 1997
Laurence E. Mollner, Director
/s/ Joseph G. Siniscalchi March 24, 1997
Joseph G. Siniscalchi, Director
/s/ Edward C. Oelsner III March 24, 1997
Edward C. Oelsner III, Director
/s/ Robert E. Murray, March 24, 1997
Robert E. Murray, Director
/s/ Patti L. Behnke March 24, 1997
Patti L. Behnke, Chief Financial
Officer and Principal Accounting
Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
ITEM METHOD OF FILING
- - 3. Limited Partnership Agreement of
the Partnership, dated as of
December 7, 1983, as amended as (1)
of May 11, 1984.
- - 10. Management Agreement among the
Partnership, Demeter and A.O.
Management, Inc. (former name
of Abacus Trading Corporation),
dated as of November 18, 1983. (2)
- - 10. Management Agreement among the
Partnership, Demeter and JWH
dated November 15, 1983. (3)
- - 10. Dean Witter Cornerstone Funds
Exchange Agreement, dated as of
May 31, 1984. (4)
- - 10. Amended and restated Customer Agreement Between the
Partnership and DWR, dated as of September 1, 1996. (5)
- - 13. December 31, 1996 Annual Report to Limited Partners. (6)
(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.01 of the Partnership's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1984 (File No. 0-
13298).
(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01 of the Partnership's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1984 (File No. 0-
13298).
(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.03 of the Partnership's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1984 (File No. 0-
13298).
(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.04 of the Partnership's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1984 (File No. 0-
13298).
(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01(d) to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 23 to the Partnership's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(File No. 2-88587) filed on August 26, 1996.
(6) Filed herewith.
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<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
The schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Dean
Witter Cornerstone Fund II and is qualified in its entirety by references
to such financial instruments.
</LEGEND>
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1996
<CASH> 28,509,266
<SECURITIES> 0
<RECEIVABLES> 97,815
<ALLOWANCES> 0
<INVENTORY> 0
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 0
<PP&E> 0
<DEPRECIATION> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 30,046,842<F1>
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0
<BONDS> 0
0
0
<COMMON> 0
<OTHER-SE> 0
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 30,046,842<F2>
<SALES> 0
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 6,449,790<F3>
<CGS> 0
<TOTAL-COSTS> 0
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 3,402,328
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<INCOME-PRETAX> 3,047,462
<INCOME-TAX> 0
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 3,047,462
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> 3,047,462
<EPS-PRIMARY> 0
<EPS-DILUTED> 0
<FN>
<F1>In addition to cash and receivables, total assets include net unrealized
gain on open contracts of $1,316,434 and due from DWR of $123,327.
<F2>Liabilities include redemptions payable of $442,706, accrued incentive
fees of $316,750, accrued management fees of $99,352, accrued brokerage
commissions of $83,967, common administrative expenses payable of
$52,339 and accrued transaction fees and costs of $5,558.
<F3>Total revenues includes realized trading revenue of $7,321,679, net
change in unrealized of ($2,051,673) and interest income of $1,179,784.
</FN>
</TABLE>
