MORGAN GROUP INC
10-Q, 1996-08-14
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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 period ended  June 30, 1996

            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 1-13586

                             THE MORGAN GROUP, INC.
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             Delaware                                  22-2902315  
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(State of other jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. Employer identification no.)
of incorporation or organization)



    2746 Old  U.S. 20 West      Elkhart, Indiana                 46514-1168 
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(Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)



                                 (219) 295-2200
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               (Registrant's telephone number, include area code)



                                 Not applicable
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              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report)


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.

    X   Yes              No

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practical date.

Common Stock, $0.15 Par Value:
         Class A - 1,499,960 shares as of June 30, 1996
         Class B - 1,200,000 shares as of  June 30, 1996



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                             The Morgan Group, Inc.



                                      INDEX


                                                                    PAGE NUMBER

PART I    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1    Financial Statements (Unaudited)

          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
          June 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995                           2 - 3

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of
          Operations for the Three and Six Month
          Periods Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995                              4

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of
          Cash Flows for the Six Month Periods Ended
          June 30, 1996 and 1995                                            5

          Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
          Statements as of June 30, 1996                                6 - 8

Item 2    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
          Condition and Results of Operations                          9 - 11


PART II   OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2    Changes in Securities                                            12
Item 4    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders              13
Item 6    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                 14
          Signatures                                                       15
          Exhibits                                                         16



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                          PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                           Item 1 Financial Statements


                     The Morgan Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                                      June 30          Dec. 31,
                                                       1996              1995
                                                   ----------         ---------
                                                    (Unaudited)        (Note)
             (Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                           $1,243          $2,851
    Trade accounts receivable, 
       less allowance for doubtful
       accounts of $50,000 in 1996 and 
       $102,000 in 1995                                 14,012          11,285
    Accounts receivable, other                             709             514
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets            2,448           2,875
    Deferred income taxes                                  586             586
                                                           ---             ---
Total current assets                                    18,998          18,111

Property and equipment, net                              6,658           6,902
Intangible assets, net                                   5,072           5,285
Other assets                                               664             497
                                                           ---             ---

Total assets                                           $31,392         $30,795
                                                       =======         =======


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                     The Morgan Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)

                                                         June, 30      Dec. 31,
                                                           1996          1995
                                                       ----------      --------
                                                        (Unaudited)     (Note)
                                                         (Dollars in thousands)
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
   Note payable to bank                                  $  1,850        $- - -
   Trade accounts payable                                   2,442         3,845
   Accrued liabilities                                      1,566         2,039
   Accrued driver pay                                         631           206
   Accrued claims payable                                   3,910         3,623
   Refundable deposits                                      1,576         1,607
   Current portion of long-term debt                          784           784
                                                         --------      --------
Total current liabilities                                  12,759        12,104

Long-term debt                                              2,199         2,491
Deferred income taxes                                         622           622
Commitments and contingencies                               - - -         - - -

Shareholders' equity
   Preferred stock without par value
   Authorized shares - 50,000
   No shares issued and outstanding

   Common stock, $.015 par value
   Class A
   Authorized shares - 7,500,000;
   Issued and outstanding shares -
     1,499,960 and 1,449,554                                   23            23

   Class B
   Authorized shares - 2,500,000;
   Issued and outstanding shares - 1,200,000                   18            18

   Additional paid-in capital                              12,441        12,441

   Retained earnings                                        4,719         4,370
                                                         --------      --------
Less - treasury stock, 105,593 shares, at cost               (885)       (1,274)
      - loan to officer for purchase of stock                (504)        - - -
                                                         --------      --------
Total shareholders' equity                                 15,812        15,578
                                                         --------      --------
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity               $ 31,392      $ 30,795
                                                         ========      ========

Note:    The  balance  sheet at  December  31,  1995 has been  derived  from the
         audited financial  statements at that date, but does not include all of
         the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting
         principles or complete financial statements.


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                     The Morgan Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
                    (In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                  Three Months Ended              Six Months Ended
                                                      June 30                          June 30
                                           ----------------------------     ----------------------------
                                                1996             1995            1996           1995
                                           -----------      -----------     -----------      -----------
   Operating revenues:
<S>                                        <C>              <C>             <C>              <C>        
   Manufactured housing outsourcing        $    20,008      $    16,338     $    35,566      $    29,552
   Specialized transport                         6,938            7,814          14,081           15,500
   Driver outsourcing                            6,871            5,002          12,130            9,105
   Other service revenues                        2,881            2,400           5,427            4,200
                                           -----------      -----------     -----------      -----------
Total operating revenues                        36,698           31,554          67,204           58,357

Costs and expenses:
   Operating costs                              33,564           28,074          61,763           52,046
   Depreciation and amortization                   380              313             742              574
   Selling, general and administrative           2,076            1,925           4,069            3,758
                                           -----------      -----------     -----------      -----------
Operating income                                   678            1,242             630            1,979

   Net interest income (expense)                  (109)               1            (172)              19

Income before income taxes                         569            1,243             458            1,998

Income tax expense                                 152              479              32              771
                                           -----------      -----------     -----------      -----------

Net income                                         417              764             426            1,227
Less preferred stock dividends                   - - -               62           - - -              122
                                           -----------      -----------     -----------      -----------

Net income applicable to common stock      $       417      $       702     $       426      $     1,105
                                           ===========      ===========     ===========      ===========

Net income per common share:
   Primary                                 $      0.15      $      0.27     $      0.16      $      0.42
                                           ===========      ===========     ===========      ===========

   Fully diluted                           $      0.15      $      0.27     $      0.16      $      0.42
                                           ===========      ===========     ===========      ===========

Average number of common shares
    and common stock equivalents             2,708,128        2,635,273       2,677,957        2,643,780
                                           ===========      ===========     ===========      ===========
</TABLE>





See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



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                     The Morgan Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                             Six Months Ended
                                                                 June 30,
                                                          ---------------------
                                                            1996         1995
                                                          -------      -------
                                                         (Dollars in thousands)
Operating activities
Net income                                                $   426      $ 1,227
Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities:
   Depreciation and amortization                              742          574
   Debt amortization                                           16           16
                                                          -------      -------
                                                            1,184        1,817

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
   Accounts receivable                                     (2,727)      (2,481)
   Accounts receivable, other                                (195)         (60)
   Prepaid expenses and other current expenses                411         (594)
   Accounts payable                                        (1,392)          83
   Accrued liabilities                                       (473)         827
   Accrued drivers pay                                        425          525
   Accrued insurance claims                                   287          204
   Refundable deposits                                        (31)          (4)
                                                          -------      -------

   Net cash provided by (used in operating activities      (2,511)         317

Investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment, net of disposals        (285)      (1,187)
Increase in other assets                                     (167)        (359)
                                                          -------      -------

Net cash used in investing activities                      (2,963)      (3,857)

Financing activities
Net proceeds from (payment on) bank and seller
    financed notes and credit line                          1,558        1,573
Dividends on common and preferred stock                       (88)        (204)
Treasury stock purchase, net of officer loan                 (115)        (338)
                                                          -------      -------

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities         1,355        1,137
                                                          -------      -------
Net decrease in cash and equivalents                       (1,608)      (2,403)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period            2,851        6,694
                                                          -------      -------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                $ 1,243      $ 4,291
                                                          =======      =======




See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                     The Morgan Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
              Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
                                   (Unaudited)

                                  June 30, 1996


Note 1.           Basis of Presentation

                  The accompanying  unaudited condensed  consolidated  financial
                  statements of The Morgan  Group,  Inc. and  Subsidiaries  (the
                  "Company")  have been  prepared in accordance  with  generally
                  accepted accounting principles for interim financial reporting
                  and  with   instructions  to  Form  10-Q  and  Article  10  of
                  Regulation  S-X.  Accordingly,  they  do not  include  all the
                  information  and  footnotes  required  by  generally  accepted
                  accounting  principles for complete financial  statements.  In
                  the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of
                  normal recurring  adjustments)  considered  necessary for fair
                  presentation  have been  included.  Operating  results for the
                  three  months  and six  months  ended  June  30,  1996 are not
                  necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for
                  the year ended December 31, 1996.  These financial  statements
                  should be read in conjunction with the consolidated  financial
                  statements and notes thereto,  for the year ended December 31,
                  1995.

                  The condensed  consolidated  financial  statements include the
                  accounts  of the Company and its  subsidiaries,  Morgan  Drive
                  Away, Inc. ("Morgan"), TDI, Inc. ("TDI"), Interstate Indemnity
                  Company  ("Interstate"),  and Morgan Finance, Inc. ("Finance")
                  all  of  which  are  wholly  owned.  Significant  intercompany
                  accounts   and   transactions    have   been   eliminated   in
                  consolidation.

Note 2.           Indebtedness

                  The Company has  extended,  through  April 30,  1997,  various
                  credit  facilities  with banks at terms similar to those terms
                  disclosed in the December 31, 1995 financial  statements.  The
                  Company  expects to renew or extend  these  agreements  in the
                  normal course of business.

Note 3.           In  February  of 1996,  Morgan  Drive  Away  adopted a Special
                  Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("Plan") under which Morgan Drive
                  Away's President and Chief Executive  Officer purchased 70,000
                  shares of Class A Common stock from treasury stock at the then
                  current market value price of $560,000. Under the terms of the
                  Plan,  $56,000 was  delivered  to the Company and a promissory
                  note  was  executed  in the  amount  of  $504,000  bearing  an
                  interest rate of five (5%) percent per annum due in 2003.  The
                  Plan allows for  repayment  of the note using  shares at $8.00
                  per share.  Morgan Drive Away has the right to repurchase,  at
                  $8.00 per share,  56,000  shares  during the first year of the
                  agreement and 28,000 during the second year.


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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         The  following  table  sets  forth  the  percentage   relationships  of
operations data to revenue for the periods indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                             Three Months Ended                    Six  Months Ended
                                                  June 30,                             June 30,
                                         --------------------------             -------------------------
                                           1996             1995                 1996              1995
                                                  Unaudited)                          (Unaudited)
Statement of Operations Data:
<S>                                       <C>               <C>                  <C>               <C>   
Operating revenue                         100.0%            100.0%               100.0%            100.0%
Operating costs                            91.5              89.0                 91.9              89.2
Depreciation and amortization               1.0               1.0                  1.1               1.0
Selling, general and administrative         5.7               6.1                  6.1               6.4
                                          -----             -----                -----             -----
Operating income                            1.8               3.9                   .9               3.4
Net interest expense                        (.3)             --                    (.3)             --
                                          -----             -----                -----             -----
Income before income taxes                  1.5               3.9                   .6               3.4
Income taxes                                (.4)             (1.5)                --                (1.3)
                                          -----             -----                -----             -----
Net income                                  1.1%              2.4%                  .6               2.1%
                                          =====             =====                =====             =====
</TABLE>

                                                              
Operating Revenues

         Operating  revenues  for  the  second  quarter  of 1996  totaled  $36.7
million,  representing an increase of 16% when compared to operating revenues of
$31.6 million in the second  quarter of 1995.  Prior to giving effect to the TDI
acquisition,  which occurred in May of 1995, second quarter  operating  revenues
increased by 13%. Year to date operating  revenues  reached $67.2  million,  15%
above last year's six month revenue of $58.4 million.  Prior to giving effect to
the TDI  acquisition,  the  revenue  gain for the first six months was 10%.  The
revenue growth is credited to the strength of the manufactured  housing industry
and revenues generated from driver outsourcing  services.  Unit shipments by the
manufactured housing industry  (considering  double-wide units as two shipments)
in the United States increased by approximately 11% through May of 1996 compared
to the similar period in 1995,  according to the Manufactured Housing Institute.
The increase in industry production, along with longer miles per move, spurred a
22% increase in manufactured  housing  outsourcing  revenues for the quarter and
20% growth year to date.  Specialized  transport revenues,  which consist of the
transportation  of  van  conversions,   automobiles,   semi-trailers,   military
vehicles,  and other commodities by utilizing specialized  equipment,  decreased
11% during the quarter and 9% year to date.  A slight  reduction  in tent camper
and van conversion  production,  coupled with reduced industry  participation in
travel trailers have led to the decline in specialized  transport revenues.  The
increase of driver outsourcing  revenues for the quarter of 37% and year to date
of 33% was aided by the acquisition of TDI, Inc. Other service  revenues,  which
includes  revenues from Interstate  Indemnity,  Morgan Finance,  permit ordering
services,  and labor services increased 20% for the quarter and 29% year to date
over the same period of the prior year.

Operating Costs

         Operating  costs as a  percent  of  revenue  increased  from 89% in the
second  quarter  of 1995 to 91.5% in the second  quarter  of 1996.  Year to date
operating costs are 91.9% versus 89.2% for the first six months of 1995. Drivers
pay on a percentage of revenue increased 1.5% for the quarter and year to date.
The higher pay percentage was principally  attributed to margin  compression in
the Company's  Specialized  Transport Division,  higher pay percentage in driver
outsourcing due to lower margin commercial vehicle business, and a change in mix
in manufactured housing business to lower margin accounts.  Operating costs also
increased  due to  higher  claims  reserves,  highway  road  taxes,  and  higher
investment in safety and dispatching personnel without corresponding increase in
revenue levels.


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Depreciation and Amortization

         Depreciation and amortization as a percent of revenue remained constant
at 1% for the  quarter  and year to date  increased  from 1% for the  first  six
months of 1995 to 1.1% in 1996. The increase in  depreciation  and  amortization
cost from  $313,000  in the  second  quarter of 1995 to  $380,000  in the second
quarter of 1996 relates to higher capital  expenditure levels in 1995 and a full
quarter amortization of the TDI acquisition in 1996.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

         Selling,  general and  administrative  expenses for the second  quarter
declined as a percentage  of revenue from 6.1% in the second  quarter of 1995 to
5.7%  in the  second  quarter  of  1996.  Year to  date,  selling,  general  and
administrative  expenses decreased from 6.4% of revenue in 1995 to 6.1% in 1996.
Dollars expended on selling,  general and administrative expenses increased from
$1,925,000 in the second  quarter of 1995 to  $2,076,000 in 1996.  This increase
was  principally  related to the inclusion of the TDI  acquisition  for the full
quarter in 1996. The TDI acquisition  also explains the increase in year to date
selling, general and administrative expenses.

Operating Income (Loss)

         Operating  income  decreased  from  $1,242,000 in the second quarter of
1995 to  $678,000  in the  second  quarter of 1996,  and year to date  operating
income has decline from $1,979,000 for the first six months of 1995 to $630,000.
The decline in operating  revenues for the quarter and year to date is primarily
at the  Morgan  Drive  Away,  Inc.  subsidiary  level and is  related  to higher
operating costs.

Interest Expense, Net

         Interest  expense  during the second  quarter was $109,000  compared to
interest  income  during  the second  quarter  of 1995 of  $1,000.  Year to date
interest  expense is $172,000  compared  to  interest  income of $19,000 for the
first six months of 1995.  Interest expense in 1996 is primarily  related to (i)
interest  expense  associated with the TDI  acquisition  ($74,000 year to date),
(ii) treasury share purchases and early  redemption of preferred stock which has
reduced the Company's cash levels,  and (iii) higher  working  capital levels in
1996 giving rise to additional interest cost.

Pretax Income (Loss)

         Pretax income decreased from 3.9% of revenue in 1995 to 1.5% of revenue
in the second quarter of 1996. Year to date pretax income decreased from 3.4% of
revenue in 1995 to .6% of revenue in 1996.

Income Taxes

         The  provision  for  federal and state  income  taxes was 27% of pretax
income in the  second  quarter of 1996  compared  to a  provision  of 39% in the
second  quarter of 1995. The year to date provision for federal and state income
taxes is 7% compared to 39% year to date in 1995.  The lower  provision  for the
quarter and year to date is associated  with the low income being generated from
The Morgan Group,  Inc.'s  subsidiaries  excluding the earnings from  Interstate
Indemnity.

Net Income

         Net income was $417,000, or 15 cents per share, in the first quarter of
1996,  compared to a net income of $764,000,  or 27 cents  primary  earnings per
common  share in the  second  quarter  of  1995.  Year to date  net  income  was
$426,000,  16 cents primary earnings per common share, compared to $1,227,000 of
net income,  or 42 cents  primary  earnings  per common  share for the first six
months of 1995.

Seasonality

         Shipments of manufactured homes tend to decline in the winter months in
areas where poor weather  conditions  inhibit  transport.  In  addition,  in the
winter months  relocation of consumer rental trucks  decline.  These two factors
may reduce  revenues in the first and fourth  quarters of the year. RV movements
are generally stronger in the spring when dealers build stock in anticipation of
summer  vacation  season and late summer and early fall when new vehicle  models
are introduced.  The Company's revenues,  therefore,  are stronger in the second
and third quarters of the year.


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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

         Cash and cash equivalents  decreased from $2,851,000 as of December 31,
1995 to  $1,243,000  as of June 30,  1996.  In  addition,  the Company  borrowed
$1,850,000  on its working  capital  line of credit.  Increased  receivables  of
$2,727,000  during the first six  months of 1996 was  $246,000  higher  than the
comparable  period in 1995.  The increase is  attributed  to an increase in days
sales outstanding from 28 as of June 30, 1995 to 29 as of June 30, 1996. Prepaid
expenses  decreased  $411,000 during the first six months of 1996 which compared
favorably  to a  $594,000  increase  during  the first six  months of 1995.  The
changes in prepaid expenses  between years relates to a company  prepayment of a
portion of its 1995/1996 liability insurance premiums in June of 1995 while this
transaction in the current year did not take place until July of 1996.  Accounts
payable and  accrued  liabilities  declined  $1,865,000  in 1996  compared to an
increase in accounts  payable and accrued  liabilities in 1995 of $910,000.  The
increase  in 1995 is  specifically  related  to the  premium  finance  agreement
entered into for the  Company's  insurance  liability  premiums of $1,145,000 in
June of 1995. The decrease in accounts  payable and accrued  liabilities in 1996
is related to (i) payments  made on Workers'  Compensation  liability  claims of
$400,000,  and  (ii) an  increase  in cash overdrafts  totaling  $800,000.  Cash
expended on investing  activities  was  $452,000  during the first six months of
1996 compared to $2,857,000 in the first six months of 1995. The expenditures in
1995 related to the  purchase of  intangibles  of TDI,  purchase of property and
equipment  comprised  principally  of operating  assets,  and an increase in the
number of driver loans made by Morgan Finance, Inc. During 1996, the Company has
reduced  its  expenditures  on  operating  equipment  and  reduced  the level of
financing for new driver loans through Morgan Finance, Inc. Financing activities
in 1996  represented by borrowings  under its working  capital line of credit of
$1,850,000  less $495,000 of payments in  outstanding  bank and seller  financed
notes, and payments of cash dividends, and treasury stock purchases of $203,000.
On July 31, 1996, the Board of Directors approved the potential repurchase of up
to an  additional  50,000  shares of its Class A common  stock.  The Company has
substantially  completed the purchase of a previously  authorized  100,000 share
stock buy back. At June 30, 1996, the Company had $1,200,000 of cash, marketable
securities, and short-term investments, in addition to unused bank facilities of
$12,000,000.  The Company  expects  current cash flow from existing  operations,
existing cash and line of credit to be adequate to fund the existing  operations
for the foreseeable future.

FORWARD-LOOKING DISCUSSION

         Management  believes the Company is situated to begin to show  improved
results toward the end of the calendar year. The Company  initiated modest price
increases  late  in the  second  quarter  and  expects  to  realize  significant
insurance savings in the second half due to a favorable insurance  renegotiation
completed in June. These profit enhancing  measures will be partially  mitigated
by the prospect of continued softness in the specialized  transport and consumer
rental truck  relocations as well as the  macro-economic  factors  impacting the
market.  The matters discussed in this paragraph are forward looking  statements
that involve risk and uncertainties.  Potential risk and uncertainties  include,
without  limitation,  continued  competitive  pressures in the market place, the
effect  competitive  factors  and the  Company's  reaction  to them  may have on
consumer and business buying  decisions with respect to the Company's  services,
the cost of  accident  claims  on the  Company's  results,  and the  ability  to
continue to recruit qualified drivers to service the business. These factors may
cause actual results to differ materially from what the Company has projected.


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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 4        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

             On  May  6,  1996,   the  Company   held  its  annual   meeting  of
shareholders, the results of which follow:

             Report of proxies received and shares voted May 6, 1996



                                            Total         Voted      % of Total
                                          ---------      ---------   ----------
  Number of Shares of Class B
  Common Stock                            1,200,000      1,200,000       100%

  Number of Shares of Class A
  Common Stock                            1,516,005      1,310,585        86%



  1.  Election of Directors Elected
     by all Shareholders
     (1-year term)
                                           Against
                              For        or Withheld      Abstained    Non-Votes
                           ---------    ------------      ---------    ---------
  Charles C. Baum          3,705,685       5,900                        205,420
  Bradley J. Bell          3,705,685       5,900                        205,420
  Richard B. Black         3,705,685       5,900                        205,420
  Mario J. Gabelli         3,705,685       5,900                        205,420
                   

2. Election of Directors
   by Holders of Class A
   Common Stock
   (1-year term)

Todd L. Parchman           3,704,485       6,100                        205,420



3. Approval and  ratification  of the  appointment of Ernst & Young
   LLP, certified public accountants,  auditors for the fiscal year
   ended December 31, 1996.

                                           Against
                              For        or Withheld      Abstained    Non-Votes
                           ---------    ------------      ---------    ---------

                           3,707,935        200             2,450       205,420



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Item 6

             Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a)      The following exhibits are included herein:

         Exhibit  4.1      Second  Amendment to Line of Credit Loan  Agreement -
                           TDI, Inc.  with KeyBank  National  Association  dated
                           July 31, 1996.

         Exhibit  4.2      Third  Amendment to Standby Letter of Credit Facility
                           Agreement - Morgan Drive Away,  Inc.  and  Interstate
                           Indemnity  Company with KeyBank National  Association
                           dated July 31, 1996.

         Exhibit  4.3      Fourth  Amendment to Finance Line of Credit Agreement
                           -  Morgan   Finance,   Inc.  with  KeyBank   National
                           Association dated July 31, 1996.

         Exhibit  4.4      Fifth  Amendment  to  Transactional  Life  of  Credit
                           Agreement - The Morgan  Group with  KeyBank  National
                           Association dated July 31, 1996.

         Exhibit  4.5      Renewal  Master Line of Credit Note - TDI,  Inc. with
                           KeyBank National Association dated July 31, 1996.

         Exhibit  4.6      Renewal  Transactional  Revolving  Note - The  Morgan
                           Group,  Inc. with KeyBank National  Association dated
                           July 31, 1996.

         Exhibit  4.7      Renewal  Demand Note - Morgan  Drive Away,  Inc.  and
                           Interstate  Indemnity  Company with KeyBank  National
                           Association dated July 31, 1996.

         Exhibit  4.8      Renewal Finance Line of Credit Note - Morgan Finance,
                           Inc. with KeyBank National Association dated July 31,
                           1996.


         Exhibit  11 - Statement re: computation of earnings per share.

         (b)      No reports on Form 8-k were  filed by the  Company  during the
                  quarter ended June 30, 1996.






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Second


                                   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.



                                        THE MORGAN GROUP, INC.


                                        BY: /s/ Richard B. DeBoer
                                           -------------------------------------
                                                  Richard B. DeBoer
                                                  Vice President and CFO

                                        Date: August 13, 1996





                SECOND AMENDMENT TO LINE OF CREDIT LOAN AGREEMENT

         THIS  AMENDMENT TO LINE OF CREDIT LOAN AGREEMENT is made and entered on
this 31st day of July,  1996 by and between TDI,  INC.,  an Indiana  corporation
("Company") and KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, formerly known as Society National
Bank, Indiana ("Bank").

                                    RECITALS

         A. On or about July 26 1995,  Company and Bank  entered  into a Line of
Credit  Loan  Agreement  ("Loan  Agreement").  It was amended on or about May 8,
1996.

         B. The  parties  wish again to amend the Loan  Agreement  to extend the
Termination Date.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements herein
contained and other  valuable  consideration,  the parties hereto agree that the
Recitals above set forth are part of this amendment for all purposes and further
agree as follows:

         1. The definition of "Termination  Date" contained in Section 1.2 shall
be amended by deleting  "July 31, 1996" and replacing  that date with "April 30,
1997."

          2. All other terms,  provisions  and  conditions of the Master Line of
Credit Loan  Agreement are hereby  ratified and shall continue in full force and
effect.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Company has hereunto set its hand by its duly
authorized officers on the day and year first above mentioned.


                                    COMPANY:
                                    TDI, Inc.

                                By: /s/ Richard B. DeBoer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Signature)
               
                                     Richard B. DeBoer, Chief Financial Officer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Typed or Printed Name and Office)


                                    BANK:
                                    KeyBank National Association

                                By: /s/ R. David Londergan, Jr.
                                    ------------------------------------------

                                    R. David Londergan, Jr., V.P.
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Typed or Printed Name and Office)

SIGNATURES CONTINUED ON PAGE 2


<PAGE>



         The undersigned, The Morgan Group, Inc. represents and warrants that it
has read and reviewed  this  amendment  and that it consents to the execution of
this document by Morgan Drive Away, Inc. and agrees to be bound by the terms and
conditions contained herein.

                                         THE MORGAN GROUP, INC.:


                                By: /s/ Richard B. DeBoer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Signature)
               
                                     Richard B. DeBoer, Chief Financial Officer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Typed or Printed Name and Office)






                                        2


                           THIRD AMENDMENT TO STANDBY
                       LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT

         This THIRD AMENDMENT TO STANDBY LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY  AGREEMENT is
made and entered this 31st day of July,  1996 by and between  MORGAN DRIVE AWAY,
INC., an Indiana  corporation  ("Morgan") and INTERSTATE  INDEMNITY  COMPANY,  a
Vermont  corporation  ("Interstate")  (hereinafter  collectively  referred to as
"Companies")  and  KEYBANK  NATIONAL  ASSOCIATION,  formerly  known  as  Society
National Bank, Indiana ("Bank").

                                    RECITALS

         A. On or about  September  13, 1994,  Companies and Bank entered into a
Standby Letter of Credit  Facility  Agreement which was amended on or about July
28, 1995 and on May 8, 1996 ("Agreement").

         B. The parties wish to amend the  Agreement  to extend the  Termination
Date.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements herein
contained and other  valuable  consideration,  the parties hereto agree that the
Recitals above set forth are part of this amendment for all purposes and further
agree as follows:

         1. The definition of "Termination  Date" contained in Section 1.2 shall
be amended by deleting  "July 31, 1996" and replacing  that date with "April 30,
1997."

          2. All other terms, provisions and conditions of the Standby Letter of
Credit Facility Agreement (as previously  amended) are hereby ratified and shall
continue in full force and effect.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  Companies  have  hereunto set their hands by
their  duly  authorized  officers  on the day and year first  written  above and
effective as of August 1, 1996.

                                        COMPANIES:
                                        Morgan Drive Away, Inc.

                                By: /s/ Richard B. DeBoer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Signature)
               
                                     Richard B. DeBoer, Chief Financial Officer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Typed or Printed Name and Office)

SIGNATURES CONTINUED ON PAGE 2


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                                     Interstate Indemnity Company


                                By: /s/ Richard B. DeBoer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Signature)
               
                                     Richard B. DeBoer, Chief Financial Officer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Typed or Printed Name and Office)



                                     BANK:
                                     KeyBank National Association


                                By: /s/ R. David Londergan, Jr.
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Signature)

                                     R. David Londergan, Jr., V.P.
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                     (Typed or Printed Name and Office)


         The undersigned, The Morgan Group, Inc. represents and warrants that it
has read and reviewed  this  amendment  and that it consents to the execution of
this document by Morgan Drive Away, Inc. and agrees to be bound by the terms and
conditions contained herein. THE MORGAN GROUP, INC.:


                                By: /s/ Richard B. DeBoer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Signature)

               
                                    Richard B. DeBoer, Chief Financial Officer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Typed or Printed Name and Office)






                                        2



              FOURTH AMENDMENT TO FINANCE LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT


         This FOURTH  AMENDMENT TO FINANCE LINE OF CREDIT  AGREEMENT is made and
entered into this 31st day of July, 1996 by and between MORGAN FINANCE, INC., an
Indiana corporation ("Company") and KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, formerly known
as Society National Bank, Indiana ("Bank").

                                    RECITALS

         A. On or about  September  13,  1994,  Company and Bank  entered into a
Finance Line of Credit Agreement ("Agreement").

         B. On or about September 26, 1994, the agreement was amended and it was
further amended on or about July 28, 1995 and on May 8, 1996.

         C.  The  parties  wish to again  amend  the  Agreement  to  extend  the
Termination Date.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements herein
contained and other  valuable  consideration,  the parties hereto agree that the
Recitals above set forth are part of this amendment for all purposes and further
agree as follows:

         1. The definition of "Termination  Date" contained in Section 1.2 shall
be amended by deleting  "July 31, 1996" and replacing  that date with "April 30,
1997."

         2. All other terms,  provisions  and  conditions of the Finance Line of
Credit Agreement (as previously  amended) are hereby ratified and shall continue
in full force and effect.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Company has hereunto set its hand by its duly
authorized  officers on the day and year first above  mentioned and effective as
of August 1, 1996.

                                  COMPANY:
                                  Morgan Finance, Inc.


                                By: /s/ Richard B. DeBoer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Signature)
               
                                     Richard B. DeBoer, Chief Financial Officer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Typed or Printed Name and Office)

SIGNATURES CONTINUED ON PAGE 2


<PAGE>



                                      BANK:
                                      KeyBank National Association


                                By: /s/ R. David Londergan, Jr.
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Signature)

                                     R. David Londergan, Jr., V.P.
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                     (Typed or Printed Name and Office)



         The undersigned, The Morgan Group, Inc. represents and warrants that it
has read and reviewed  this  amendment  and that it consents to the execution of
this document by Morgan Drive Away, Inc. and agrees to be bound by the terms and
conditions contained herein. THE MORGAN GROUP, INC.:


                                By: /s/ Richard B. DeBoer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Signature)
               
                                     Richard B. DeBoer, Chief Financial Officer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Typed or Printed Name and Office)





                                        2




                               FIFTH AMENDMENT TO
                     TRANSACTIONAL LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT



         This FIFTH AMENDMENT TO TRANSACTIONAL  LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT is made
and entered  into this 31st day of July,  1996 by and between THE MORGAN  GROUP,
INC.,  a Delaware  corporation  ("Company")  and KEYBANK  NATIONAL  ASSOCIATION,
formerly known as Society National Bank, Indiana, ("Bank").

                                    RECITALS

         A. On or about  September  13,  1994,  Company and Bank  entered into a
Transac- tional Line of Credit Agreement ("Agreement").

         B.       On or about September 26, 1994, the Agreement was amended.

         C. On or about May 12, 1995,  the maturity  date was extended by a Note
Modifi- cation Agreement.

         D. On or about July 28,  1995,  and again on May 8, 1996 the  Agreement
was amended.

         E.  The  parties  wish to again  amend  the  Agreement  to  extend  the
Termination Date.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements herein
contained and other  valuable  consideration,  the parties hereto agree that the
Recitals above set forth are part of this amendment for all purposes and further
agree as follows:

         1. The definition of "Termination  Date" contained in Section 1.2 shall
be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

                  Termination  Date shall mean  April 30,  1997 or such  earlier
                  date that an  acceleration  has  occurred  pursuant to Article
                  VIII of this Agreement.

          2. All other terms,  provisions  and  conditions of the  Transactional
Line of Credit  Agreement (as previously  amended) are hereby ratified and shall
continue in full force and effect.




<PAGE>


         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Company has hereunto set its hand by its duly
authorized  officers on the day and year first above  mentioned and effective as
of August 1, 1996.

                                      COMPANY:
                                      Morgan Group, Inc.


                                By: /s/ Richard B. DeBoer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Signature)

                                    Richard B. DeBoer, Chief Financial Officer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                      (Typed or Printed Name and Office)



                                      BANK:
                                      KeyBank National Association


                                By: /s/ R. David Londergan, Jr.
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Signature)

                                      R. David Londergan, Jr., V.P.
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      (Typed or Printed Name and Office)







                                        2





                       RENEWAL MASTER LINE OF CREDIT NOTE


$1,000,000.00                                                      July 31, 1996


         For value received,  TDI, INC. (the  "Company")  promises to pay to the
order of KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,  formerly known as Society National Bank,
Indiana,  Elkhart, Indiana (the "Bank"), its successors and assigns, at its main
office,  on the date or dates and in the manner  specified  in Article II of the
Loan   Agreement   (as  defined   below),   the  sum  of  One  Million   Dollars
($1,000,000.00) or such amount which may be advanced by Bank under the terms and
conditions  of the Loan  Agreement as shown on any ledger or other record of the
Bank,  which shall be rebuttably  presumptive  evidence of the principal  amount
owing and unpaid on this Note.

         The Company  promises  to pay to the order of the Bank  interest on the
unpaid  principal  amount  of each  Revolving  Loan  made  pursuant  to the Loan
Agreement from the date of such  Revolving  Loan until such principal  amount is
paid in full at such  interest  rate(s)  and at such times as are  specified  in
Article II of the Loan Agreement.

         This Note  replaces a Master  Line of Credit  Note in the amount of One
Million  Dollars  ($1,000,000.00)  dated  May 8,  1996,  but does  not  serve as
payment, discharge or release of said Master Line of Credit Note.

         This Note is the  Master  Line of Credit  Note  referred  to in, and is
entitled to the  benefits  of, the Line of Credit  Agreement  by and between the
Bank and the Company dated July 26, 1995,  as amended in May 8, 1996,  and again
on July 31,  1996,  and as the same may be  hereafter  amended from time to time
(the "Loan  Agreement").  This Note may be declared forthwith due and payable in
the manner and with the effect  provided in the Loan  Agreement,  which contains
provisions  for  acceleration  of the maturity  hereof upon the happening of any
Event of Default and also for prepayment on account of principal hereof prior to
the maturity hereof upon the terms and conditions  therein specified and for the
payment of all  expenses  incurred by the Bank,  including  reasonable  fees and
disbursements of counsel, relating to collection or enforcement hereunder.

         Each  defined  term used in this Note shall have the  meaning  ascribed
thereto in Section 1.2 of the Loan Agreement.

         This Note is secured by a Security  Agreement  of May 19,  1995 and any
and all  security  agreements  ratified  pursuant to the Loan  Agreement,  Other
Collateral  Documents,  and by any and all collateral securing any obligation of
Company to Bank.

         As security for the payment of the  obligations  evidenced by this Note
and the other  liabilities  and  obligations  of  Company to Bank,  however  and
whenever created or acquired, direct or contingent,  which now or after the date
of this Note may exist,  in addition  to all other  security  for such  payment,
Company grants to Bank a continuing lien and security


<PAGE>



interest in all Company's personal  property,  or Company's interest in personal
property,  which  now is or which  may  after  the  date of this  Note be in the
possession  of Bank,  and a continuing  lien and security  interest in Company's
interest in all amounts on deposit at Bank and upon the  occurrence  of an Event
of  Default  (as that is  defined  in the Loan  Agreement),  Bank may apply such
property, interests, and/or amounts upon any and all liabilities and obligations
of Company to Bank, without prior notice to Company.

         The holder of this Note, in its sole  discretion,  may renew this Note,
accept  a  renewal  note or  notes,  extend  the  time  for the  payment  of the
indebtedness  evidenced by this Note, reduce the payments under this Note, or do
any combination of such actions on any number of occasions;  provided,  however,
any such action  shall not release  the Company or any  endorser,  accommodation
party or guarantor from any liability on the obligation  evidenced by this Note.
Company and any  endorser,  accommodation  party or  guarantor of this Note each
waive presentment for payment,  protest, notice of protest, notice of nonpayment
or dishonor of this Note and diligence in the  collection of this Note; and each
of them  consents to any actions by Bank or any holder of this Note as set forth
in this paragraph.

         By signing or guaranteeing this Note, each and every guarantor, surety,
endorser,  and accommodation party of the obligations  contained herein shall be
deemed to and shall have irrevocably  waived and relinquished (i) the benefit of
any and all defenses to enforcement of this Note,  any  counterclaim,  offset or
claim in recoupment,  based upon contract, arising at equity, or under any state
or federal law regarding suretyship or guaranty generally; or (ii) any discharge
provided in Indiana Code ss. 26-1-3.1-605,  or other state or federal statute of
similar import.  Consistent with this waiver, and not by way of limitation,  the
person or persons  entitled  to enforce  this  instrument  may,  at any time and
without notice to any guarantor,  surety, endorser or accommodation party of the
obligations  contained in this Note,  (i) extend the maturity date of this Note;
(ii) adjust any and all terms of this Note, even if such  adjustment  materially
alters the  obligation;  (iii) take any  action  (or not take any  action)  with
respect to any collateral for this Note, including without limitation, releasing
or  diminishing  (intentionally  or  otherwise)  the  extent  or  value  of such
collateral.

         No failure by Bank to exercise any right under this Note, including any
rights  resulting  from an Event of Default (as that term is defined in the Loan
Agreement),  shall operate as a waiver or otherwise prevent Bank from exercising
any of its rights under this Note at any other time,  including  the exercise by
Bank of any rights at any time during the  continuance  of such Event of Default
or on the occurrence of a subsequent Event of Default.

         Company agrees that Bank shall be entitled to rely on any written, oral
or telephonic  communication  requesting a draw or advance under this Note which
may be  received  by Bank from any person  reasonably  believed by Bank to be an
authorized  representative of Company. Each draw or advance made under this Note
will be evidenced  by a written  record made by Bank  indicating  the amount and
date of such  transaction.  Such  records of Bank shall be deemed by Company and
Bank to be sufficient evidence of credit extended under this Note.

                                        2

<PAGE>



         This Note and any extensions or renewals of this Note relates to and is
subject to all of the terms,  conditions,  and  provisions of the Loan Agreement
and any  extensions,  renewals,  modifications  or  amendments of or to the Loan
Agreement;  and this Note and any extensions or renewals of this Note is related
to any mortgage, pledge, financing statement,  guaranty,  security agreement and
other document required under or related to the Loan Agreement.

         This  Note is made and  shall be  governed  by the laws of the state of
Indiana and the  Company  consents to the  jurisdiction  of any local,  state or
federal  court  located  within  Elkhart  County,  Indiana  (or in the case of a
federal court, the jurisdiction of which includes Elkhart County, Indiana).

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Company has hereunto set its hand by its duly
authorized officers on the day and the year first above mentioned.

                                          "COMPANY":
                                          TDI, Inc.



                                      By: /s/ Richard B. DeBoer
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Richard B. DeBoer, CFO







                                        3





                                     RENEWAL
                          TRANSACTIONAL REVOLVING NOTE


$4,000,000.00                                                      July 31, 1996


         For value received,  THE MORGAN GROUP, INC. (the "Company") promises to
pay to the order of  KEYBANK  NATIONAL  ASSOCIATION,  formerly  known as Society
National  Bank,  Indiana,  Elkhart,  Indiana (the "Bank"),  its  successors  and
assigns, at its main office, on the date or dates and in the manner specified in
Article II of the Loan  Agreement  (as defined  below),  the sum of Four Million
Dollars  ($4,000,000.00)  or such amount which may be advanced by Bank under the
terms  and  conditions  of the Loan  Agreement  as shown on any  ledger or other
record  of the Bank,  which  shall be  rebuttably  presumptive  evidence  of the
principal amount owing and unpaid on this Note.

         The Company  promises  to pay to the order of the Bank  interest on the
unpaid  principal  amount  of each  Revolving  Loan  made  pursuant  to the Loan
Agreement from the date of such  Revolving  Loan until such principal  amount is
paid in full at such  interest  rate(s)  and at such times as are  specified  in
Article II of the Loan Agreement.

         This Note replaces a Renewal Transactional Revolving Note in the amount
of Four Million Dollars  ($4,000,000.00) dated May 8, 1996 but does not serve as
a payment, discharge, or release of said Renewal Transactional Revolving Note.

         This Note is the  Transactional  Revolving  Note referred to in, and is
entitled to the benefits of, the  Transactional  Line of Credit Agreement by and
between the Bank and the Company to be effective  July 29,  1994,  as amended on
September 26, 1994,  July 28, 1995, May 8, 1996 and on July 31, 1996, and as the
same may be  hereafter  amended from time to time (the "Loan  Agreement").  This
Note may be declared forthwith due and payable in the manner and with the effect
provided in the Loan Agreement,  which contains  provisions for  acceleration of
the  maturity  hereof  upon the  happening  of any Event of Default and also for
prepayment on account of principal  hereof prior to the maturity hereof upon the
terms and  conditions  therein  specified  and for the  payment of all  expenses
incurred by the Bank,  including  reasonable fees and  disbursements of counsel,
relating to collection or enforcement hereunder.

         Each  defined  term used in this Note shall have the  meaning  ascribed
thereto in Section 1.2 of the Loan Agreement.

         This Note is secured by all security  agreements  ratified  pursuant to
the Loan Agreement,  Other Collateral  Documents,  and by any and all collateral
securing any obligation of Company to Bank.

         As security for the payment of the  obligations  evidenced by this Note
and the other  liabilities  and  obligations  of  Company to Bank,  however  and
whenever created or acquired,


<PAGE>



direct or  contingent,  which now or after the date of this Note may  exist,  in
addition  to all  other  security  for such  payment,  Company  grants to Bank a
continuing  lien and  security  which now is or which may after the date of this
Note be in the possession of Bank, and a continuing  lien and security  interest
in Company's  interest in all amounts on deposit at Bank and upon the occurrence
of an Event of  Default  (as that is defined  in the Loan  Agreement),  Bank may
apply such property,  interests, and/or amounts upon any and all liabilities and
obligations of Company to Bank, without prior notice to Company.

         The holder of this Note, in its sole  discretion,  may renew this Note,
accept  a  renewal  note or  notes,  extend  the  time  for the  payment  of the
indebtedness  evidenced by this Note, reduce the payments under this Note, or do
any combination of such actions on any number of occasions;  provided,  however,
any such action  shall not release  the Company or any  endorser,  accommodation
party or guarantor from any liability on the obligation  evidenced by this Note.
Company and any  endorser,  accommodation  party or  guarantor of this Note each
waive presentment for payment,  protest, notice of protest, notice of nonpayment
or dishonor of this Note and diligence in the  collection of this Note; and each
of them  consents to any actions by Bank or any holder of this Note as set forth
in this paragraph.

         All payments will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement
laws.

         By signing or guaranteeing this Note, each and every guarantor, surety,
endorser,  and accommodation party of the obligations  contained herein shall be
deemed to and shall have irrevocably  waived and relinquished (i) the benefit of
any and all defenses to enforcement of this Note,  any  counterclaim,  offset or
claim in recoupment,  based upon contract, arising at equity, or under any state
or federal law regarding suretyship or guaranty generally; or (ii) any discharge
provided in Indiana Code ss. 26-1-3.1-605,  or other state or federal statute of
similar import.  Consistent with this waiver, and not by way of limitation,  the
person or persons  entitled  to enforce  this  instrument  may,  at any time and
without notice to any guarantor,  surety, endorser or accommodation party of the
obligations  contained in this Note,  (i) extend the maturity date of this Note;
(ii) adjust any and all terms of this Note, even if such  adjustment  materially
alters the  obligation;  (iii) take any  action  (or not take any  action)  with
respect to any collateral for this Note, including without limitation, releasing
or  diminishing  (intentionally  or  otherwise)  the  extent  or  value  of such
collateral.

         No failure by Bank to exercise any right under this Note, including any
rights  resulting  from an Event of Default (as that term is defined in the Loan
Agreement),  shall operate as a waiver or otherwise prevent Bank from exercising
any of its rights under this Note at any other time,  including  the exercise by
Bank of any rights at any time during the  continuance  of such Event of Default
or on the occurrence of a subsequent Event of Default.

         Company agrees that Bank shall be entitled to rely on any written, oral
or telephonic  communication  requesting a draw or advance under this Note which
may be  received  by Bank from any person  reasonably  believed by Bank to be an
authorized  representative of Company. Each draw or advance made under this Note
will be evidenced by a written

                                        2

<PAGE>


record made by Bank  indicating  the amount and date of such  transaction.  Such
records of Bank shall be deemed by Company and Bank to be sufficient evidence of
credit extended under this Note.

         This Note and any extensions or renewals of this Note relates to and is
subject to all of the terms,  conditions,  and  provisions of the Loan Agreement
and any  extensions,  renewals,  modifications  or  amendments of or to the Loan
Agreement;  and this Note and any extensions or renewals of this Note is related
to any mortgage, pledge, financing statement,  guaranty,  security agreement and
other document required under or related to the Loan Agreement.

         This  Note is made and  shall be  governed  by the laws of the state of
Indiana and the  Company  consents to the  jurisdiction  of any local,  state or
federal  court  located  within  Elkhart  County,  Indiana  (or in the case of a
federal court, the jurisdiction of which includes Elkhart County, Indiana).

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Company has hereunto set its hand by its duly
authorized officers on the day and the year first above mentioned.

                                      "COMPANY":
                                      The Morgan Group, Inc.



                                By: /s/ Richard B. DeBoer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Signature)

               
                                     Richard B. DeBoer, Chief Financial Officer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Typed or Printed Name and Office)






                                        3





                                     RENEWAL
                                   DEMAND NOTE


$4,000,000.00                                                      July 31, 1996


         For value received,  MORGAN DRIVE AWAY,  INC. and INTERSTATE  INDEMNITY
COMPANY  (the  "Companies")  promise  to pay to the  order of  KEYBANK  NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,  formerly known as Society National Bank, Indiana, Elkhart, Indiana
(the "Bank"),  its  successors and assigns,  at its main office,  on the date or
dates and in the  manner  specified  in  Article  II of the Loan  Agreement  (as
defined below),  the sum of Four Million Dollars  ($4,000,000.00) or such amount
which  may be  advanced  by Bank  under the  terms  and  conditions  of the Loan
Agreement  as shown on any ledger or other  record of the Bank,  which  shall be
rebuttably presumptive evidence of the principal amount owing and unpaid on this
Note.

         The Companies  promise to pay to the order of the Bank interest at such
times as are specified in Article II of the Loan Agreement.

         This Note replaces a Renewal  Demand Note in the amount of Four Million
Dollars  ($4,000,000.00)  dated  May 8,  1996 but does not  serve as a  payment,
discharge or release of said Renewal Demand Note.

         This Note is the Demand  Note  referred  to in, and is  entitled to the
benefits of, the Standby Letter of Credit Facility  Agreement by and between the
Bank and the  Companies  to be effective  July 29, 1994,  as amended on July 28,
1995, on May 8, 1996, and on July 31, 1996 as the same may be hereafter  amended
from time to time (the "Loan  Agreement").  This Note may be declared  forthwith
due and  payable on demand and with the effect  provided  in the Loan  Agreement
including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel relating to collection or
enforcement hereunder.

         Each  defined  term used in this Note shall have the  meaning  ascribed
thereto in Section 1.2 of the Loan Agreement.

         This Note is secured by Security  Agreements  of September 13, 1994 and
any and all security agreements  ratified pursuant to the Loan Agreement,  Other
Collateral  Documents,  and by any and all collateral securing any obligation of
Companies to Bank.

         As security for the payment of the  obligations  evidenced by this Note
and the other  liabilities  and  obligations  of Companies to Bank,  however and
whenever created or acquired, direct or contingent,  which now or after the date
of this Note may exist,  in addition  to all other  security  for such  payment,
Companies  grant  to  Bank  a  continuing  lien  and  security  interest  in all
Companies' personal property, or Companies' interest in personal property, which
now is or which may after  the date of this Note be in the  possession  of Bank,
and a


<PAGE>



continuing lien and security  interest in Companies'  interest in all amounts on
deposit  at Bank and  upon the  occurrence  of an Event of  Default  (as that is
defined in the Loan Agreement), Bank may apply such property,  interests, and/or
amounts  upon any and all  liabilities  and  obligations  of  Companies to Bank,
without prior notice to Companies.

         The holder of this Note, in its sole  discretion,  may renew this Note,
accept  a  renewal  note or  notes,  extend  the  time  for the  payment  of the
indebtedness  evidenced by this Note, reduce the payments under this Note, or do
any combination of such actions on any number of occasions;  provided,  however,
any such action shall not release the Companies or any  endorser,  accommodation
party or guarantor from any liability on the obligation  evidenced by this Note.
Companies and any endorser,  accommodation  party or guarantor of this Note each
waive presentment for payment,  protest, notice of protest, notice of nonpayment
or dishonor of this Note and diligence in the  collection of this Note; and each
of them  consents to any actions by Bank or any holder of this Note as set forth
in this paragraph.

         All  payments   will  be  made  without   benefit  from   valuation  or
appraisement laws.

         By signing or guaranteeing this Note, each and every guarantor, surety,
endorser,  and accommodation party of the obligations  contained herein shall be
deemed to and shall have irrevocably  waived and relinquished (i) the benefit of
any and all defenses to enforcement of this Note,  any  counterclaim,  offset or
claim in recoupment,  based upon contract, arising at equity, or under any state
or federal law regarding suretyship or guaranty generally; or (ii) any discharge
provided in Indiana Code ss. 26-1-3.1-605,  or other state or federal statute of
similar import.  Consistent with this waiver, and not by way of limitation,  the
person or persons  entitled  to enforce  this  instrument  may,  at any time and
without notice to any guarantor,  surety, endorser or accommodation party of the
obligations  contained in this Note,  (i) extend the maturity date of this Note;
(ii) adjust any and all terms of this Note, even if such  adjustment  materially
alters the  obligation;  (iii) take any  action  (or not take any  action)  with
respect to any collateral for this Note, including without limitation, releasing
or  diminishing  (intentionally  or  otherwise)  the  extent  or  value  of such
collateral.

         No failure by Bank to exercise any right under this Note, including any
rights  resulting  from an Event of Default (as that term is defined in the Loan
Agreement),  shall operate as a waiver or otherwise prevent Bank from exercising
any of its rights under this Note at any other time,  including  the exercise by
Bank of any rights at any time during the  continuance  of such Event of Default
or on the occurrence of a subsequent Event of Default.

         Companies  agree that Bank shall be  entitled  to rely on any  written,
oral or telephonic communication requesting a financial accommodation under this
Note which may be received by Bank from any person  reasonably  believed by Bank
to be an  authorized  representative  of Morgan Drive Away,  Inc. or  Interstate
Indemnity  Company.  Records of Bank shall be deemed by Companies and Bank to be
sufficient evidence of credit extended under this Note.


                                        2

<PAGE>


         This Note and any extensions or renewals of this Note relates to and is
subject to all of the terms,  conditions,  and  provisions of the Loan Agreement
and any  extensions,  renewals,  modifications  or  amendments of or to the Loan
Agreement;  and this Note and any extensions or renewals of this Note is related
to any mortgage, pledge, financing statement,  guaranty,  security agreement and
other document required under or related to the Loan Agreement.

         This  Note is made and  shall be  governed  by the laws of the state of
Indiana and the Companies  consent to the  jurisdiction  of any local,  state or
federal  court  located  within  Elkhart  County,  Indiana  (or in the case of a
federal court, the jurisdiction of which includes Elkhart County, Indiana).

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  Companies  have  hereunto set their hands by
their duly authorized officers on the day and the year first above mentioned.

                                       "COMPANIES":
                                       Morgan Drive Away, Inc.



                                By: /s/ Richard B. DeBoer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Signature)

               
                                     Richard B. DeBoer, Chief Financial Officer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Typed or Printed Name and Office)



                                       Interstate Indemnity Company



                                By: /s/ Richard B. DeBoer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Signature)
               
                                    Richard B. DeBoer, Chief Financial Officer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Typed or Printed Name and Office)







                                        3





                                     RENEWAL
                           FINANCE LINE OF CREDIT NOTE


$1,000,000.00                                                      July 31, 1996


         For value received,  MORGAN FINANCE,  INC. (the "Company")  promises to
pay to the order of  KEYBANK  NATIONAL  ASSOCIATION,  formerly  known as Society
National  Bank,  Indiana,  Elkhart,  Indiana (the "Bank"),  its  successors  and
assigns, at its main office, on the date or dates and in the manner specified in
Article II of the Loan  Agreement  (as  defined  below),  the sum of One Million
Dollars  ($1,000,000.00)  or such amount which may be advanced by Bank under the
terms  and  conditions  of the Loan  Agreement  as shown on any  ledger or other
record  of the Bank,  which  shall be  rebuttably  presumptive  evidence  of the
principal amount owing and unpaid on this Note.

         The Company  promises  to pay to the order of the Bank  interest on the
unpaid  principal  amount  of each  Revolving  Loan  made  pursuant  to the Loan
Agreement from the date of such  Revolving  Loan until such principal  amount is
paid in full at such  interest  rate(s)  and at such times as are  specified  in
Article II of the Loan Agreement.

         This Note  replaces a Finance  Line of Credit Note in the amount of One
Million  Dollars  ($1,000,000.00)  dated  May 8,  1996 but  does not  serve as a
payment, discharge or release of said Finance Line of Credit Note.

         This Note is the  Finance  Line of Credit  Note  referred to in, and is
entitled to the benefits of, the Finance Line of Credit Agreement by and between
the Bank and the Company  dated  September 13, 1994, as amended on September 26,
1994,  July  28,  1995,  May 8,  1996,  and July  31,  1996,  as the same may be
hereafter  amended  from time to time (the "Loan  Agreement").  This Note may be
declared forthwith due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in
the Loan Agreement,  which contains  provisions for acceleration of the maturity
hereof upon the  happening  of any Event of Default and also for  prepayment  on
account of  principal  hereof  prior to the  maturity  hereof upon the terms and
conditions therein specified and for the payment of all expenses incurred by the
Bank,  including  reasonable  fees and  disbursements  of  counsel,  relating to
collection or enforcement hereunder.

         Each  defined  term used in this Note shall have the  meaning  ascribed
thereto in Section 1.2 of the Loan Agreement.

         This  Note  is  secured  by a  Security  Agreement  and  Assignment  of
Contracts  and Notes of September  13, 1994 and any and all security  agreements
ratified pursuant to the Loan Agreement,  Other Collateral Documents, and by any
and all collateral securing any obligation of Company to Bank.


<PAGE>

         As security for the payment of the  obligations  evidenced by this Note
and the other  liabilities  and  obligations  of  Company to Bank,  however  and
whenever created or acquired, direct or contingent,  which now or after the date
of this Note may exist,  in addition  to all other  security  for such  payment,
Company grants to Bank a continuing lien and security  interest in all Company's
personal property,  or Company's interest in personal property,  which now is or
which  may  after  the date of this  Note be in the  possession  of Bank,  and a
continuing  lien and security  interest in Company's  interest in all amounts on
deposit  at Bank and  upon the  occurrence  of an Event of  Default  (as that is
defined in the Loan Agreement), Bank may apply such property,  interests, and/or
amounts upon any and all liabilities and obligations of Company to Bank, without
prior notice to Company.

         The holder of this Note, in its sole  discretion,  may renew this Note,
accept  a  renewal  note or  notes,  extend  the  time  for the  payment  of the
indebtedness  evidenced by this Note, reduce the payments under this Note, or do
any combination of such actions on any number of occasions;  provided,  however,
any such action  shall not release  the Company or any  endorser,  accommodation
party or guarantor from any liability on the obligation  evidenced by this Note.
Company and any  endorser,  accommodation  party or  guarantor of this Note each
waive presentment for payment,  protest, notice of protest, notice of nonpayment
or dishonor of this Note and diligence in the  collection of this Note; and each
of them  consents to any actions by Bank or any holder of this Note as set forth
in this paragraph.

         All  payments   will  be  made  without   benefit  from   valuation  or
appraisement laws.

         By signing or guaranteeing this Note, each and every guarantor, surety,
endorser,  and accommodation party of the obligations  contained herein shall be
deemed to and shall have irrevocably  waived and relinquished (i) the benefit of
any and all defenses to enforcement of this Note,  any  counterclaim,  offset or
claim in recoupment,  based upon contract, arising at equity, or under any state
or federal law regarding suretyship or guaranty generally; or (ii) any discharge
provided in Indiana Code ss. 26-1-3.1-605,  or other state or federal statute of
similar import.  Consistent with this waiver, and not by way of limitation,  the
person or persons  entitled  to enforce  this  instrument  may,  at any time and
without notice to any guarantor,  surety, endorser or accommodation party of the
obligations  contained in this Note,  (i) extend the maturity date of this Note;
(ii) adjust any and all terms of this Note, even if such  adjustment  materially
alters the  obligation;  (iii) take any  action  (or not take any  action)  with
respect to any collateral for this Note, including without limitation, releasing
or  diminishing  (intentionally  or  otherwise)  the  extent  or  value  of such
collateral.

         No failure by Bank to exercise any right under this Note, including any
rights  resulting  from an Event of Default (as that term is defined in the Loan
Agreement),  shall operate as a waiver or otherwise prevent Bank from exercising
any of its rights under this Note at any other time,  including  the exercise by
Bank of any rights at any time during the  continuance  of such Event of Default
or on the occurrence of a subsequent Event of Default.


                                        2

<PAGE>


         Company agrees that Bank shall be entitled to rely on any written, oral
or telephonic  communication  requesting a draw or advance under this Note which
may be  received  by Bank from any person  reasonably  believed by Bank to be an
authorized  representative of Company. Each draw or advance made under this Note
will be evidenced  by a written  record made by Bank  indicating  the amount and
date of such  transaction.  Such  records of Bank shall be deemed by Company and
Bank to be sufficient evidence of credit extended under this Note.

         This Note and any extensions or renewals of this Note relates to and is
subject to all of the terms,  conditions,  and  provisions of the Loan Agreement
and any  extensions,  renewals,  modifications  or  amendments of or to the Loan
Agreement;  and this Note and any extensions or renewals of this Note is related
to any mortgage, pledge, financing statement,  guaranty,  security agreement and
other document required under or related to the Loan Agreement.

         This  Note is made and  shall be  governed  by the laws of the state of
Indiana and the  Company  consents to the  jurisdiction  of any local,  state or
federal  court  located  within  Elkhart  County,  Indiana  (or in the case of a
federal court, the jurisdiction of which includes Elkhart County, Indiana).

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Company has hereunto set its hand by its duly
authorized officers on the day and the year first above mentioned.

                                        "COMPANY":
                                        Morgan Finance, Inc.



                                By: /s/ Richard B. DeBoer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Signature)

               
                                     Richard B. DeBoer, Chief Financial Officer
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    (Typed or Printed Name and Office)







                                        3







                     The Morgan Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

          Exhibit 11 - Statement re: Computation of Per Share Earnings
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                           Three Months Ended             Six Months Ended
                                                 June 30                       June 30,
                                        ------------------------      ------------------------
                                          1996            1995          1995           1996
                                        ---------      ---------      --------       ---------  

Primary

<S>                                     <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>      
Average shares outstanding              2,566,665      2,566,665      2,566,665      2,566,665
Exercise of warrants                       88,888         88,888         88,888         88,888
Redemption of shares of
     series A preferred stock             150,000          - - -        150,000          - - -
Treasury stock repurchased                (97,425)       (20,280)      (127,596)       (11,773)
                                        ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
Total                                   2,708,128      2,635,273      2,677,957      2,643,780

Fully Diluted

Net effect of dilutive  warrants,
     based upon the treasury
     stock method using the average
     stock prices                           - - -          8,507          - - -          - - -
                                        ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
   Total                                2,708,128      2,643,780      2,677,957      2,643,780

Net Income                            $       417    $       764    $       426    $     1,227
Series A Redeemable
   Preferred stock dividends                - - -    $        62          - - -    $       122
                                        ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
   Net Income                         $       417    $       702    $       426    $     1,105
                                      ===========      =========      =========      =========
Primary earnings per share            $       .15    $       .27    $       .16    $       .42

Fully diluted earnings per share      $       .15            .27    $       .16    $       .42
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<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>

     THIS SCHEDULE  CONTAINS SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED FROM THE
REGISTRANT'S  UNAUDITED  CONSOLIDATED  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS
ENDED JUNE 30,  1996 AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY  BY  REFERENCE  TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

</LEGEND>
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