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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
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 0-17942
IEA INCOME FUND VIII,
(A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California 94-3046886
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
444 Market Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, California 94111
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(415) 677-8990
(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 [ ]
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IEA INCOME FUND VIII,
(A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Balance Sheets - September 30, 1998 (unaudited) and December 31, 1997 4
Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1998
and 1997 (unaudited) 5
Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and
1997 (unaudited) 6
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) 7
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 10
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 12
PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 13
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 14
Item 5. Other Information 14
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 16
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Presented herein are the Registrant's balance sheets as of September
30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, statements of operations for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, and statements of
cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997.
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IEA INCOME FUND VIII,
(A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
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September 30, December 31,
1998 1997
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Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents, includes $535,330 at September 30, 1998 and $ 535,430 $ 723,464
$723,264 at December 31, 1997 in interest-bearing accounts
Net lease receivables due from Leasing Company
(notes 1 and 2) 193,815 173,380
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Total current assets 729,245 896,844
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Container rental equipment, at cost 9,996,683 10,698,144
Less accumulated depreciation 5,483,669 5,430,138
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Net container rental equipment 4,513,014 5,268,006
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$ 5,242,259 $ 6,164,850
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Partners' Capital
Partners' capital:
General partner $ 3,559 $ 4,370
Limited partners 5,238,700 6,160,480
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Total partners' capital 5,242,259 6,164,850
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$ 5,242,259 $ 6,164,850
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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IEA INCOME FUND VIII,
(A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
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September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
1998 1997 1998 1997
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Net lease revenue (notes 1 and 3) $264,115 $265,888 $827,365 $844,529
Other operating expenses:
Depreciation 147,040 159,639 458,195 488,239
Other general and administrative expenses 12,425 9,060 32,046 27,055
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159,465 168,699 490,241 515,294
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Earnings from operations 104,650 97,189 337,124 329,235
Other income:
Interest income 7,009 6,730 23,585 20,873
Net gain on disposal of equipment 17,073 26,454 76,819 75,935
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24,082 33,184 100,404 96,808
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Net earnings $128,732 $130,373 $437,528 $426,043
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Allocation of net earnings:
General partner $ 94,707 $ 41,473 $244,348 $108,346
Limited partners 34,025 88,900 193,180 317,697
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$128,732 $130,373 $437,528 $426,043
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Limited partners' per unit share of net earnings $ 1.59 $ 4.13 $ 8.99 $ 14.78
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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IEA INCOME FUND VIII,
(A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
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Nine Months Ended
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September 30, September 30,
1998 1997
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Net cash provided by operating activities $ 759,425 $ 939,116
Cash flows provided by investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of rental equipment 412,659 305,753
Cash flows used in financing activities:
Distribution to partners (1,360,118) (1,271,682)
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (188,034) (26,813)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 723,464 669,932
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Cash and cash equivalents at September 30 $ 535,430 $ 643,119
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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IEA INCOME FUND VIII,
(A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Nature of Operations
IEA Income Fund VIII, A California Limited Partnership (the
"Partnership") was organized under the laws of the State of California
on August 31, 1987 for the purpose of owning and leasing marine cargo
containers. Cronos Capital Corp. ("CCC") is the general partner and,
with its affiliate Cronos Containers Limited (the "Leasing Company"),
manages the business of the Partnership. The Partnership shall continue
until December 31, 2008, unless sooner terminated upon the occurrence
of certain events.
The Partnership commenced operations on January 6, 1988, when the
minimum subscription proceeds of $1,000,000 were obtained. The
Partnership offered 40,000 units of limited partnership interest at
$500 per unit, or $20,000,000. The offering terminated on August 31,
1988, at which time 21,493 limited partnership units had been
purchased.
As of September 30, 1998, the Partnership owned and operated 1,824
twenty-foot, 1,752 forty-foot and 102 forty-foot high-cube marine dry
cargo containers.
(b) Leasing Company and Leasing Agent Agreement
Pursuant to the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership, all
authority to administer the business of the Partnership is vested in
CCC. CCC has entered into a Leasing Agent Agreement whereby the Leasing
Company has the responsibility to manage the leasing operations of all
equipment owned by the Partnership. Pursuant to the Agreement, the
Leasing Company is responsible for leasing, managing and re-leasing the
Partnership's containers to ocean carriers and has full discretion over
which ocean carriers and suppliers of goods and services it may deal
with. The Leasing Agent Agreement permits the Leasing Company to use
the containers owned by the Partnership, together with other containers
owned or managed by the Leasing Company and its affiliates, as part of
a single fleet operated without regard to ownership. Since the Leasing
Agent Agreement meets the definition of an operating lease in Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 13, it is accounted for as
a lease under which the Partnership is lessor and the Leasing Company
is lessee.
The Leasing Agent Agreement generally provides that the Leasing Company
will make payments to the Partnership based upon rentals collected from
ocean carriers after deducting direct operating expenses and management
fees to CCC. The Leasing Company leases containers to ocean carriers,
generally under operating leases which are either master leases or term
leases (mostly two to five years). Master leases do not specify the
exact number of containers to be leased or the term that each container
will remain on hire but allow the ocean carrier to pick up and drop off
containers at various locations; rentals are based upon the number of
containers used and the applicable per-diem rate. Accordingly, rentals
under master leases are all variable and contingent upon the number of
containers used. Most containers are leased to ocean carriers under
master leases; leasing agreements with fixed payment terms are not
material to the financial statements. Since there are no material
minimum lease rentals, no disclosure of minimum lease rentals is
provided in these financial statements.
(Continued)
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IEA INCOME FUND VIII,
(A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(c) Basis of Accounting
The Partnership utilizes the accrual method of accounting. Net lease
revenue is recorded by the Partnership in each period based upon its
leasing agent agreement with the Leasing Company. Net lease revenue is
generally dependent upon operating lease rentals from operating lease
agreements between the Leasing Company and its various lessees, less
direct operating expenses and management fees due in respect of the
containers specified in each operating lease agreement.
(d) Financial Statement Presentation
These financial statements have been prepared without audit. Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
procedures have been omitted. It is suggested that these financial
statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and
accompanying notes in the Partnership's latest annual report on Form
10-K.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires the Partnership to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
The interim financial statements presented herewith reflect all
adjustments of a normal recurring nature which are, in the opinion of
management, necessary to a fair statement of the financial condition
and results of operations for the interim periods presented.
(2) Net Lease Receivables Due from Leasing Company
Net lease receivables due from the Leasing Company are determined by
deducting direct operating payables and accrued expenses, base management
fees payable, reimbursed administrative expenses, and incentive fees
payable to CCC and its affiliates from the rental billings payable by the
Leasing Company to the Partnership under operating leases to ocean carriers
for the containers owned by the Partnership. Net lease receivables at
September 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997 were as follows:
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September 30, December 31,
1998 1997
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Lease receivables, net of doubtful accounts of $47,030
at September 30, 1998 and $50,296 at December 31, 1997 $470,023 $526,063
Less:
Direct operating payables and accrued expenses 116,577 182,723
Damage protection reserve 53,366 61,923
Base management fees 59,771 51,339
Reimbursed administrative expenses 9,061 9,682
Incentive fees 37,433 47,016
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$193,815 $173,380
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(Continued)
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IEA INCOME FUND VIII,
(A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(3) Net Lease Revenue
Net lease revenue is determined by deducting direct operating expenses,
base management and incentive fees and reimbursed administrative expenses
to CCC from the rental revenue billed by the Leasing Company under
operating leases to ocean carriers for the containers owned by the
Partnership. Net lease revenue for the three and nine-month periods ended
September 30, 1998 and 1997 was as follows:
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
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September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
1998 1997 1998 1997
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Rental revenue $ 490,568 $ 521,217 $1,504,413 $1,584,615
Less:
Rental equipment operating expenses 123,615 146,422 350,387 489,762
Base management fees 34,945 36,034 105,027 109,607
Reimbursed administrative expenses 30,952 29,215 92,340 89,824
Incentive fees 36,941 43,658 129,294 50,893
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$ 264,115 $ 265,888 $ 827,365 $ 844,529
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
It is suggested that the following discussion be read in conjunction with the
Registrant's most recent annual report on Form 10-K.
1) Material changes in financial condition between September 30, 1998 and
December 31, 1997.
During the first nine months of 1998, the Registrant disposed of 262
containers as part of its ongoing operations. At September 30, 1998, 77% of
the original equipment remained in the Registrant's fleet, as compared to
82% at December 31, 1997, and was comprised of the following:
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40-Foot
20-Foot 40-Foot High-Cube
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Containers on lease:
Term leases 125 156 16
Master leases 1,210 1,241 71
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Subtotal 1,335 1,397 87
Containers off lease 489 355 15
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Total container fleet 1,824 1,752 102
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40-Foot
20-Foot 40-Foot High-Cube
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Total purchases 2,244 100% 2,396 100% 150 100%
Less disposals 420 19% 644 27% 48 32%
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Remaining fleet at September 30, 1998 1,824 81% 1,752 73% 102 68%
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The Registrant's operating performance contributed to a 12% increase in net
lease receivables at September 30, 1998 when compared to December 31, 1997.
During the third quarter of 1998, distributions from operations and sales
proceeds amounted to $470,164, reflecting distributions to the general and
limited partners for the second quarter of 1998. This represents an
increase from the $437,514 distributed during the second quarter of 1998,
reflecting distributions for the first quarter of 1998. In 1994, pursuant
to Section 6.1(b) and (c) of the Partnership Agreement, the allocation of
distributions from operations among the general partner and limited
partners was adjusted to 10% and 90%, respectively. With the payment of the
distribution for the third quarter of 1997, the limited partners received
aggregate distributions in an amount equal to their adjusted capital
contributions plus a 10% cumulative, annual return on their adjusted
capital contributions. Thereafter, all distributions were allocated 20% to
the general partner and 80% to the limited partners, pursuant to Sections
6.1(b) and (c) of the Partnership Agreement. Cash distributions from
operations to the general partner in excess of 10% of distributable cash
will be considered an incentive fee and compensation to the general
partner.
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During the third quarter of 1998, the economic troubles in Asia, as
evidenced by devalued currencies, restricted credit, and negative economic
growth, continued to impact the growth of containerized trade. Significant
trade imbalances, combined with a drop in trade volumes in some locations,
continued to challenge the container leasing industry, with a corresponding
effect on the Registrant's operating performance. The devaluation of the
Asian currencies has led to an increase in exports from Asia, creating a
strong demand for containers in that area of the world. However, the
devalued currencies, together with the effects of restricted credit, have
also reduced the demand in Asia for imports from the West. This has
resulted in lower demand for containers in Europe and North America. In
addition, turmoil in other financial markets, such as Japan and Russia,
threatens to spread to Latin America and other emerging markets. As a
result of these factors, the Registrant does not foresee any significant
change in market conditions in the near future. However, in response to the
current market conditions, the Registrant has been repositioning containers
from low to higher demand locations in order to reduce its idle inventory.
The Registrant will selectively continue to reposition available equipment
when it believes that the impact will have a positive effect on its
operations.
2) Material changes in the results of operations between the three and
nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998 and the three and nine-month
periods ended September 30, 1997.
Net lease revenue for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30,
1998 was $264,115 and $827,365, respectively, a decrease of less than 1%
and 2% from the respective three and nine-month periods in the prior year.
Approximately 13% and 18%, respectively, of the Registrant's net earnings
for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998 were from
gain on disposal of equipment, as compared to 20% and 18%, respectively,
for the same three and nine-month periods in the prior year. As the
Registrant's disposals increase in subsequent periods, net gain on disposal
should contribute significantly to the Registrant's net earnings and may
fluctuate depending on the level of container disposals.
Gross rental revenue (a component of net lease revenue) for the three and
nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998 was $490,568 and $1,504,413,
respectively, reflecting a decline of 6% and 5%, respectively, from the
same three and nine-month periods in 1997. During 1998, gross rental
revenue was impacted by the Registrant's slightly smaller fleet size and
lower per-diem rental rates. Average per-diem rental rates decreased
approximately 3% and 5%, respectively, when compared to the same three and
nine-month periods in the prior year. The Registrant's average fleet size
and utilization rates for the three and nine-month periods ended September
30, 1998 and September 30, 1997 were as follows:
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
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September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
1998 1997 1998 1997
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Average fleet size (measured in twenty-
foot equivalent units (TEU)) 5,582 6,177 5,750 6,328
Average Utilization 77% 76% 78% 73%
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During the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998, the
Registrant's aging and declining fleet size contributed to a decline in
depreciation expense of 8% and 6%, respectively, when compared to the same
three and nine-month periods in the prior year. Rental equipment operating
expenses were 25% and 23%, respectively, of the Registrant's gross lease
revenue during the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998,
as compared to 28% and 31%, respectively, of the Registrant's gross lease
revenue during the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1997.
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Year 2000
The Registrant relies upon the financial and operational systems provided
by the Leasing company and its affiliates, as well as the systems provided
by other independent third parties to service the three primary areas of
its business: investor processing/maintenance; container leasing/asset
tracking; and accounting finance. The Registrant has received confirmation
from its third-party investor processing/maintenance vendor that their
system is Year 2000 compliant. The Registrant does not expect a material
increase in its vendor servicing fee to reimburse Year 2000 costs.
Container leasing/asset tracking and accounting/finance services are
provided to the Registrant by CCC and its affiliate, Cronos Containers
Limited (the "Leasing Company"), pursuant to the respective Limited
Partnership Agreement and Leasing Agent Agreement. CCC and the Leasing
Company have initiated a program to prepare their systems and applications
for the Year 2000. Preliminary studies indicate that testing, conversion
and upgrading of system applications is expected to cost CCC and the
Leasing Company less than $500,000. Pursuant to the Limited Partnership
Agreement, CCC or the Leasing Company, may not seek reimbursement of data
processing costs associated with the Year 2000 program. The financial
impact of making these required system changes is not expected to be
material to the Registrant's financial position, results of operations or
cash flows.
Cautionary Statement
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements relating to future
results of the Registrant, including certain projections and business
trends, that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ
materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and
uncertainties, including but not limited to changes in: economic
conditions; trade policies; demand for and market acceptance of leased
marine cargo containers; competitive utilization and per-diem rental rate
pressures; as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not
limited to those described in the above discussion of the marine container
leasing business under Item 2., Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations; and those detailed from time
to time in the filings of Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not applicable.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
As reported in the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K and Amendment
No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on
February 7, 1997 and February 26, 1997, respectively, Arthur Andersen,
London, England, resigned as auditors of the Cronos Group, a Luxembourg
corporation headquartered in Orchard Lea, England (the "Parent
Company"), on February 3,
1997.
The Registrant retained a new auditor, Moore Stephens, P.C. on April 10,
1997, as reported in its Current Report on Form 8-K, filed April 14,
1997.
In connection with its resignation, Arthur Andersen also prepared a
report pursuant to Section 10A(b)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 as amended, for filing by the Parent Company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC") citing its inability to obtain what it
considered to be adequate responses to its inquiries primarily regarding
the payment of $1.5 million purportedly in respect of professional fees
relating to a proposed strategic alliance. This sum was returned to the
Parent Company in January 1997.
Following the report of Arthur Andersen, the SEC, on February 10, 1997,
commenced a private investigation of the Parent Company for the purpose
of investigating the matters discussed in such report and related
matters. The SEC's investigation can result in several types of civil or
administrative sanctions against the Parent Company and individuals
associated with the Parent Company, including the assessment of monetary
penalties. Actions taken by the SEC do not preclude additional actions
by any other federal, civil or criminal authorities or by other
regulatory organizations or by third parties.
The SEC's investigation is continuing, and some of the Parent Company's
present and former officers and directors and others associated with the
Parent Company have given testimony. However, no conclusion of any
alleged wrongdoing by the Parent Company or any individual has been
communicated to the Parent Company by the SEC.
The Registrant does not believe that the focus of the SEC's
investigation is upon the Registrant or CCC. CCC is unable to predict
the outcome of the SEC's ongoing private investigation of the Parent
Company.
As reported in the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with
the SEC on May 21, 1998, the Parent Company reported that its Chairman
and CEO, Stefan M. Palatin, was suspended from his duties pending the
investigation of fraud charges against him by Austrian government
authorities. On June 8, 1998, the Parent Company's Board of Directors
removed Mr. Palatin as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Palatin resigned from the Board of Directors of the Parent Company
on July 6, 1998. Mr. Rudolf J. Weissenberger has been appointed to
replace Mr. Palatin as an executive director and Chief Executive
Officer. Also, on June 8, 1998, the Board approved a proposal to add two
independent directors to the Board. The Board engaged legal counsel to
provide legal advice and commence legal action, if appropriate, against
former officers or directors of the Parent Company (including Mr.
Palatin) if it is determined that they engaged in any misfeasance or
improper self-dealing.
Mr. Palatin had been a director of CCC; he resigned from his position as
director on April 23, 1998.
CCC further understands that Austrian authorities have initiated
investigations of persons in addition to Mr. Palatin, including Mr.
Weissenberger and Dr. Axel Friedberg. The investigations which remain
pending have not resulted in any action being taken against Mr.
Weissenberger, and he has informed the Parent Company that he
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does not believe that there is any basis for any action to be taken
against him. Dr. Friedberg has been a non- executive director of the
Parent Company since 1997. In August 1998, charges were presented
against Dr. Friedberg. Dr. Friedberg has denied any wrongdoing and, on
September 14, 1998, filed objections to the charges against him.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
See Item 5. Other Information.
Item 5. Other Information
In 1993, the Parent Company negotiated a credit facility (hereinafter,
the "Credit Facility") with several banks for the use of the Parent
Company and its affiliates, including CCC. At December 31, 1996,
approximately $73,500,000 in principal indebtedness was outstanding
under the Credit Facility. As a party to the Credit Facility, CCC is
jointly and severally liable for the repayment of all principal and
interest owed under the Credit Facility. The obligations of CCC, and the
five other subsidiaries of the Parent Company that are borrowers under
the Credit Facility, are guaranteed by the Parent Company.
Following negotiations in 1997 with the banks providing the Credit
Facility, an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement was executed in June
1997, subject to various actions being taken by the Parent Company and
its subsidiaries, primarily relating to the provision of additional
collateral. This Agreement was further amended in July 1997 and the
provisions of the Agreement and its Amendment converted the facility to
a term loan, payable in installments, with a final maturity date of May
31, 1998. The terms of the Agreement and its Amendment also provided for
additional security over shares in the subsidiary of the Parent Company
that owns the head office of the Parent Company's container leasing
operations. They also provided for the loans to the former Chairman of
$5,900,000 and $3,700,000 to be restructured as obligations of the
former Chairman to another subsidiary of the Parent Company (not CCC),
together with the pledge to this subsidiary company of 2,030,303 Common
Shares beneficially owned by him in the Parent Company as security for
these loans. They further provided for the assignment of these loans to
the lending banks, together with the pledge of 1,000,000 shares and the
assignment of the rights of the Parent Company in respect of the other
1,030,303 shares. Additionally, CCC granted the lending banks a security
interest in the fees to which it is entitled for the services it renders
to the container leasing partnerships of which it acts as general
partner, including its fee income payable by the Registrant. The Parent
Company did not repay the Credit Facility at the amended maturity date
of May 31, 1998.
On June 30, 1998, the Parent Company entered into a third amendment (the
"Third Amendment") to the Credit Facility. The Third Amendment became
effective as of that date, subject to the satisfaction thereafter of
various conditions, including: the Parent Company must deliver its
audited financial statements for 1997 by a specified date and; on or
prior to July 30, 1998, the Parent Company must furnish proof that any
defaults under any other indebtedness have been waived and must also
furnish various legal opinions, officers' certificates and other loan
documentation. All of these conditions were fulfilled by August 14,
1998. Under the Third Amendment, the remaining principal amount of
$36,800,000 will be amortized in varying monthly amounts commencing on
July 31, 1998 with $26,950,000 due on September 30, 1998 and a final
maturity date of January 8, 1999. The Parent Company did not repay the
amount due on September 30, 1998. The directors of the Parent Company
currently are holding discussions with the lenders to refinance or
extend its debt that became due on September 30, 1998.
The directors of the Parent Company also are pursuing alternative
sources of financing to meet the amended repayment obligations under the
Third Amendment. Failure to meet revised lending terms would constitute
an event of default with the lenders. The declaration of an event of
default would result in further defaults with other lenders under loan
agreement cross-default provisions. Should a default of the term loans
be enforced, the Parent Company and CCC may be unable to continue as
going concerns.
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CCC is currently in discussions with the management of the Parent
Company to provide assurance that the management of the container
leasing partnerships managed by CCC, including the Registrant, is not
disrupted pending a refinancing or reorganization of the indebtedness of
the Parent Company and its affiliates.
The Registrant is not a borrower under the Credit Facility, and neither
the containers nor the other assets of the Registrant have been pledged
as collateral under the Credit Facility.
CCC is unable to determine the impact, if any, these concerns may have
on the future operating results and financial condition of the
Registrant or CCC and the Leasing Company's ability to manage the
Registrant's fleet in subsequent periods.
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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits
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Exhibit
No. Description Method of Filing
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3(a) Limited Partnership Agreement of the Registrant,
amended and restated as of October 13, 1987 *
3(b) Certificate of Limited Partnership of the **
Registrant
27 Financial Data Schedule Filed with this document
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(b) Reports on Form 8-K
No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Registrant during the quarter
ended September 30, 1998.
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* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit "A" to the Prospectus of the
Registrant dated October 13, 1987, included as part of Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-16984)
** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (No. 33-16984)
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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.
IEA INCOME FUND VIII
(A California Limited Partnership)
By Cronos Capital Corp.
The General Partner
By /s/ Dennis J. Tietz
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Dennis J. Tietz
President and Director of Cronos Capital Corp. ("CCC")
Principal Executive Officer of CCC
Date: November 13, 1998
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No. Description Method of Filing
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3(a) Limited Partnership Agreement of the Registrant,
amended and restated as of October 13, 1987 *
3(b) Certificate of Limited Partnership of the **
Registrant
27 Financial Data Schedule Filed with this document
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* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit "A" to the Prospectus of the
Registrant dated October 13, 1987, included as part of Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-16984)
** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (No. 33-16984)
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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE
SHEET AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 (UNAUDITED) AND THE STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE
QUARTERLY ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 (UNAUDITED) AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY
BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDED AS PART OF ITS QUARTERLY
REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 30, 1998.
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998
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<BONDS> 0
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0
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<CGS> 0
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