PARTICIPATING INCOME PROPERTIES III LTD PARTNERSHIP
10-Q, 1998-05-11
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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, 1998
                               -------------------------------------------------

[ ]     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
                                     0-20151


             PARTICIPATING INCOME PROPERTIES III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                       and
                   FFCA/PIP III INVESTOR SERVICES CORPORATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Exact Name of Co-Registrants as Specified in Their
                            Organizational Documents)


            Delaware                                         86-0665681
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Partnership State of Organization)                 (Partnership I.R.S. Employer
                                                       Identification Number)

            Delaware                                         86-0555605
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Corporation State of Incorporation)                (Corporation I.R.S. Employer
                                                       Identification Number)

The Perimeter Center
17207 North Perimeter Drive
Scottsdale, Arizona                                                     85255
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (zip code)


Co-Registrants' telephone number including area code      (602) 585-4500
                                                     ---------------------------


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
                                  -----     -----
<PAGE>
PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

      Item l.  Financial Statements.
      ------   --------------------



             PARTICIPATING INCOME PROPERTIES III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                      MARCH 31, 1998 AND DECEMBER 31, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 March 31,     December 31,
                                                                   1998            1997
                                                               ------------    ------------
<S>                                                            <C>             <C>         
                                          ASSETS
                                          ------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                      $    638,677    $    635,446

RECEIVABLES FROM LESSEES                                             40,000          44,000

MORTGAGE LOAN INTEREST RECEIVABLE                                    45,208          45,208

MORTGAGE LOAN RECEIVABLE                                          7,750,000       7,750,000

PROPERTY SUBJECT TO OPERATING LEASES, at cost
         Land                                                     2,684,138       2,684,138
         Buildings                                               11,010,862      11,010,862
         Equipment                                                  947,838         947,838
                                                               ------------    ------------
                                                                 14,642,838      14,642,838
         Less - Accumulated depreciation                          2,608,510       2,496,576
                                                               ------------    ------------

                                                                 12,034,328      12,146,262
                                                               ------------    ------------

                     Total assets                              $ 20,508,213    $ 20,620,916
                                                               ============    ============


                             LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                             ---------------------------------

DISTRIBUTION PAYABLE TO LIMITED PARTNERS                       $    579,687    $    579,590

RENTAL DEPOSITS AND OTHER                                           252,404         253,269
                                                               ------------    ------------

                     Total liabilities                              832,091         832,859
                                                               ------------    ------------


PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT):
      General partner                                               (22,807)        (21,687)
      Limited partners                                           19,698,929      19,809,744
                                                               ------------    ------------

                     Total partners' capital                     19,676,122      19,788,057
                                                               ------------    ------------

                     Total liabilities and partners' capital   $ 20,508,213    $ 20,620,916
                                                               ============    ============
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
             PARTICIPATING INCOME PROPERTIES III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                              STATEMENTS OF INCOME
               FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1998 AND 1997
                                   (Unaudited)



                                                               1998       1997
                                                             --------   --------
REVENUES:
      Rental                                                 $394,870   $394,870
      Participating rentals                                   120,979    111,733
      Mortgage loan interest                                  135,625    135,625
      Interest and other                                        6,461      5,341
                                                             --------   --------

                                                              657,935    647,569
                                                             --------   --------

EXPENSES:
      General partner fees                                     45,426     35,799
      Depreciation                                            111,934    111,934
      Operating                                                27,241     26,490
                                                             --------   --------

                                                              184,601    174,223
                                                             --------   --------

NET INCOME                                                   $473,334   $473,346
                                                             ========   ========

NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO:
      General partner                                        $  4,733   $  4,733
      Limited partners                                        468,601    468,613
                                                             --------   --------

                                                             $473,334   $473,346
                                                             ========   ========

NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNIT
      (based on 26,709 units held by limited partners)       $  17.54   $  17.55
                                                             ========   ========
<PAGE>
             PARTICIPATING INCOME PROPERTIES III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                    STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                    FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1998
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Limited Partners
                                    General      ---------------------------
                                    Partner         Number                         Total
                                    Amount         of Units        Amount          Amount
                                 ------------    ------------   ------------    ------------

<S>                              <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>         
BALANCE, December 31, 1997       $    (21,687)         26,709   $ 19,809,744    $ 19,788,057

      Net income                        4,733            --          468,601         473,334

      Distribution to partners         (5,853)           --         (579,416)       (585,269)
                                 ------------    ------------   ------------    ------------

BALANCE, March 31, 1998          $    (22,807)         26,709   $ 19,698,929    $ 19,676,122
                                 ============    ============   ============    ============
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
             PARTICIPATING INCOME PROPERTIES III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
               FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1998 AND 1997
                                   (Unaudited)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  1998         1997
                                                               ---------    ---------
<S>                                                            <C>          <C>      
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
      Net income                                               $ 473,334    $ 473,346
      Adjustments to net income:
         Depreciation                                            111,934      111,934
         Change in assets and liabilities:
             Decrease (increase) in receivables from lessees       4,000          (94)
             Decrease in payable to general partner                 --           (708)
             Decrease in rental deposits and other                  (865)      (5,848)
                                                               ---------    ---------

                Net cash provided by operating activities        588,403      578,630
                                                               ---------    ---------

CASH FLOWS FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
      Partner distributions declared                            (585,269)    (585,280)
      Increase in distribution payable to limited partners            97          109
                                                               ---------    ---------

             Net cash used in financing activities              (585,172)    (585,171)
                                                               ---------    ---------

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
      AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                         3,231       (6,541)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period                   635,446      651,261
                                                               ---------    ---------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period                       $ 638,677    $ 644,720
                                                               =========    =========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
- ------------------------------

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

      As  of  March  31,  1998,  Participating  Income  Properties  III  Limited
      Partnership,  a  Delaware  limited  partnership,   (the  Registrant),  had
      received  $26,709,000  in gross  proceeds from its offering of Units.  Net
      funds  available  for  investment,  after  payment  of sales  commissions,
      organization  costs and acquisition  fees,  amounted to  $23,012,902.  The
      offering of Units is the  Registrant's  sole source of capital,  and since
      the final  closing of limited  partnership  units was held on February 28,
      1992, the Registrant will not receive  additional funds from the offering.
      The Registrant was fully invested in travel plaza properties and mortgages
      by June 30, 1993 and does not anticipate any further capital expenditures.

      On February 2, 1998, the  Registrant  entered into a letter of intent with
      Flying J. Inc. to sell  substantially  all of the Registrant's  assets for
      cash of  approximately  $27  million.  The  sale  is  subject  to  certain
      conditions  specified in the letter of intent,  including the  negotiation
      and execution of definitive sale and financing  agreements with respect to
      the assets of the Registrant  and the approval,  by vote, of a majority of
      the  limited  partner  interests.   In  accordance  with  the  partnership
      agreement,  sale  of  substantially  all  of the  assets  will  result  in
      dissolution of the  partnership  and  liquidation of remaining  Registrant
      assets,  net of  liabilities.  There can be no  assurance  as to the final
      terms of the proposed  transaction,  that the conditions will be satisfied
      or that the proposed transaction will be consummated. The limited partners
      will receive a proxy  statement  containing a complete  description of the
      transaction when the sale and financing agreements are finalized.

      The Registrant  declared a cash  distribution  to the limited  partners of
      $579,416  for the quarter  ended March 31, 1998 (the  period).  During the
      period,  all net proceeds  not  invested in travel plaza  property and the
      mortgage loan were invested in Government  Agency  discount notes and bank
      repurchase  agreements  (which are secured by United  States  Treasury and
      Government obligations).

      During the  period,  the  Registrant  received  base  rental  revenue  and
      mortgage loan interest  income pursuant to its travel plaza lease and loan
      arrangements in the amount of $530,495,  which remains  unchanged from the
      prior   period.   In  addition,   the   Registrant   received  or  accrued
      participating  rentals of $120,979  for the quarter  ended March 31, 1998,
      representing  an increase over  participating  rentals of $111,733 for the
      comparable period in 1997. On June 1, 1996, CFJ Properties  (lessee of two
      of the Registrant's travel plazas) curtailed its relationship with a large
      third party billing company for the trucking industry. The billing company
      requested   changes  to  its  contract  that  were   unacceptable  to  CFJ
      Properties'  management due to the significant long-term  ramifications of
      the proposed change on CFJ Properties'  future business.  This resulted in
      reduced volume and margins,  which contributed to low participating rental
      revenues  in the  quarter  ended March 31, 1997 as compared to the quarter
      ended March 31, 1998.

      Total expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 increased $10,378 over
      the  comparable  period of the prior year  primarily due to an increase in
      general  partner  fees.  As  described  more  fully  in  the  Registrant's
      partnership   agreement,   the  general   partner's   management   fee  is
      subordinated  to a 9% return to the  limited  partners  on their  Adjusted
      Capital  Contribution,  as defined.  The increase in the general partner's
      management  fee resulted  directly  from the increase in the  Registrant's
      disbursable  cash  (generally,  cash  receipts from  operations  less cash
      operating expenses).  Net income for the three months ended March 31, 1998
      remained relatively unchanged from the comparable period in 1997.

      The  decrease in total  assets  reflected  in the  Registrant's  financial
      statements   filed  with  this  report  is  mainly   attributable  to  the
      depreciation allowance, which is deducted for accounting purposes from the
      cost of the assets on the Registrant's books.

      In the opinion of management,  the financial  information included in this
      report reflects all adjustments necessary for fair presentation.  All such
      adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.
<PAGE>
                   FFCA/PIP III INVESTOR SERVICES CORPORATION
                   ------------------------------------------


                         BALANCE SHEET - MARCH 31, 1998
                         ------------------------------



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        ASSETS

<S>                                                                              <C> 
Cash                                                                             $100
Investment in Participating Income Properties III Limited Partnership, at cost    100
                                                                                 ----

                  Total Assets                                                   $200
                                                                                 ====


                                      LIABILITY

Payable to Parent                                                                $100
                                                                                 ----


                                 STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY


Common Stock; $l par value; 100 shares authorized,
     issued and outstanding                                                       100
                                                                                 ----

                  Liability and Stockholder's Equity                             $200
                                                                                 ====
</TABLE>



Note:   FFCA/PIP  III  Investor  Services   Corporation  (the  Corporation)  was
incorporated  on  December  5, 1988,  and  amended on July 9, 1990 to act as the
assignor  limited  partner  in  Participating   Income  Properties  III  Limited
Partnership (PIP III).

         The  assignor  limited  partner  is the owner of record of the  limited
partnership units of PIP III. All rights and powers of the Corporation have been
assigned to the holders,  who are the registered  and  beneficial  owners of the
units.  Other than to serve as assignor limited partner,  the Corporation has no
other  business  purpose and will not engage in any other  activity or incur any
debt.
<PAGE>
                                      SIGNATURES
                                      ----------

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
     registrants  have caused  this  report to be signed on their  behalf by the
     undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                               PARTICIPATING INCOME PROPERTIES III LIMITED
                               PARTNERSHIP

                               By FFCA PARTICIPATING MANAGEMENT COMPANY
                                      LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                               Managing General Partner


                               By FRANCHISE FINANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA III
                               Corporate General Partner



Date: May 11, 1998                    By /s/ John Barravecchia
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  John Barravecchia, Chief Financial Officer
<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------

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

                              FFCA/PIP III INVESTOR SERVICES CORPORATION




Date: May 11, 1998                     By /s/ John Barravecchia
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   John Barravecchia, President

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE>               5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL  INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE
SHEET AS OF MARCH 31,  1998 AND THE  STATEMENT  OF INCOME  FOR THE THREE  MONTHS
ENDED MARCH 31, 1998 AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY  BY  REFERENCE  TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<CIK>                   865828
<NAME>                  PARTICIPATING INCOME PROPERTIES III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
<MULTIPLIER>            1
<CURRENCY>              U.S. DOLLARS
       
<S>                           <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                 3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                                                           DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-START>                                                                              JAN-01-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                                                                MAR-31-1998
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                                                                       1
<CASH>                                                                                          638,677
<SECURITIES>                                                                                          0
<RECEIVABLES>                                                                                    40,000
<ALLOWANCES>                                                                                          0
<INVENTORY>                                                                                           0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                                                                      0
<PP&E>                                                                                       14,642,838
<DEPRECIATION>                                                                                2,608,510
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                                               20,508,213
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                                                                 0
<BONDS>                                                                                               0
                                                                                 0
                                                                                           0
<COMMON>                                                                                              0
<OTHER-SE>                                                                                   19,676,122
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                                                                 20,508,213
<SALES>                                                                                               0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                                                                657,935
<CGS>                                                                                                 0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                                                                   184,601
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                                                      0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                                                      0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                                                    0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                                                                 473,334
<INCOME-TAX>                                                                                          0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                                                             473,334
<DISCONTINUED>                                                                                        0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                                                       0
<CHANGES>                                                                                             0
<NET-INCOME>                                                                                    473,334
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                                                     17.54
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                                                         0
        

</TABLE>

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL  INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE
SHEET AS OF MARCH 31, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
BALANCE SHEET.
</LEGEND>
<CIK>                         865829
<NAME>                        FFCA/PIP III INVESTOR SERVICES CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER>                  1
<CURRENCY>                    U.S. DOLLARS
       
<S>                                   <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                         3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                                                           DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-START>                                                                              JAN-01-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                                                                MAR-31-1998
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                                                                       1
<CASH>                                                                                              100
<SECURITIES>                                                                                          0
<RECEIVABLES>                                                                                         0
<ALLOWANCES>                                                                                          0
<INVENTORY>                                                                                           0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                                                                      0
<PP&E>                                                                                                0
<DEPRECIATION>                                                                                        0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                                                      200
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                                                                 0
<BONDS>                                                                                               0
                                                                                 0
                                                                                           0
<COMMON>                                                                                            100
<OTHER-SE>                                                                                            0
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                                                                        200
<SALES>                                                                                               0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                                                                      0
<CGS>                                                                                                 0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                                                                         0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                                                      0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                                                      0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                                                    0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                                                                       0
<INCOME-TAX>                                                                                          0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                                                                   0
<DISCONTINUED>                                                                                        0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                                                       0
<CHANGES>                                                                                             0
<NET-INCOME>                                                                                          0
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                                                         0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                                                         0
        

</TABLE>


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