FRANCHISE FINANCE CORP OF AMERICA
10-Q, 1996-05-15
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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, 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
                                     1-13116


                    FRANCHISE FINANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Delaware                                                86-0736091
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(State of Incorporation)                                     (I.R.S. Employer
                                                          Identification Number)

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


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
                                 ------       ------

Number of shares  outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock as
of May 1, 1996:

Common Stock, $0.01 par value                                      40,350,849
- -----------------------------                                   ----------------
          Class                                                 Number of Shares
<PAGE>
PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
    Item l.  Financial Statements.
    -------  ---------------------

                    FRANCHISE FINANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA

       CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - MARCH 31, 1996 AND DECEMBER 31, 1995
                    (Amounts in thousands except share data)
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      March 31,            December 31,
                                                                                        1996                  1995
                                                                                      ---------            ------------
                                     ASSETS
                                     ------
<S>                                                                                   <C>                   <C>      
Investments:
    Investments in Real Estate, at cost:
       Land                                                                           $ 315,403             $ 304,641
       Buildings and Improvements                                                       461,402               448,427
       Equipment                                                                         39,576                41,512
                                                                                      ---------             ---------
                                                                                        816,381               794,580
       Less-Accumulated Depreciation                                                    176,344               176,232
                                                                                      ---------             ---------
           Net Real Estate Investments                                                  640,037               618,348

    Mortgage Loans Receivable                                                           216,457               199,486
                                                                                      ---------             ---------
           Total Investments                                                            856,494               817,834

Cash and Cash Equivalents                                                                 1,758                 2,067
Accounts and Notes Receivable, net of allowances
    of $2,300 in 1996 and $2,000 in 1995                                                 10,952                 6,820
Other Assets                                                                             17,960                16,783
                                                                                      ---------             ---------

           Total Assets                                                               $ 887,164             $ 843,504
                                                                                      =========             =========

                      LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                      ------------------------------------

Liabilities:
    Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses                                           $     8,276           $     5,608
    Dividends Payable                                                                    18,158                18,133
    Senior Unsecured Notes due 2000 - 2005                                              198,765               198,702
    Other Unsecured Notes Payable (Note 1)                                               59,661                  -
    Unsecured Notes Payable to Bank                                                      95,000               110,000
    Mortgage Payable to Affiliate                                                         8,500                 8,500
    Rent Deposits                                                                         5,581                 5,630
    Other Liabilities                                                                     2,685                 3,114
                                                                                      ---------             ---------

           Total Liabilities                                                            396,626               349,687
                                                                                      ---------             ---------

Shareholders' Equity:
    Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, authorized 200 million 
       shares, issued and outstanding 40,350,849 shares in 1996 and
       40,294,822 shares in 1995                                                            404                   403
    Capital in excess of par value                                                      548,579               547,478
    Cumulative Net Income                                                                74,447                60,670
    Cumulative Dividends                                                               (132,892)             (114,734)
                                                                                      ---------             ---------

           Total Shareholders' Equity                                                   490,538               493,817
                                                                                      ---------             ---------

           Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                                 $ 887,164             $ 843,504
                                                                                      =========             =========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                    FRANCHISE FINANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA

                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
               FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 AND 1995
                    (Amounts in thousands except share data)
                                   (Unaudited)




                                                      1996              1995
                                                    -------           --------

REVENUES:
      Rental                                         $23,120           $20,730
      Mortgage Loan Interest                           5,984             1,964
      Investment Income and Other                        563               537
                                                    --------          --------

                                                      29,667            23,231
                                                    --------          --------


EXPENSES:
      Depreciation and Amortization                    5,128             5,275
      Operating, General and Administrative            3,464             2,896
      Property Costs                                     550               299
      Interest                                         6,509             2,013
      Related Party Interest                             243               240
                                                    --------          --------

                                                      15,894            10,723
                                                    --------          --------

Income Before Gain on Sale of Property                13,773            12,508
      Gain on Sale of Property                             4             1,199
                                                    --------          --------

Net Income                                           $13,777           $13,707
                                                     =======           =======

Net Income Per Share                                    $.34              $.34
                                                        ====              ====



Weighted Average Common and Common
      Equivalent Shares Outstanding               40,424,902        40,250,719
                                                  ==========        ==========
<PAGE>
                    FRANCHISE FINANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA

            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                    FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996
                             (Amounts in thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               Capital in
                                     Common    Excess of    Cumulative    Cumulative
                                     Stock     Par Value    Net Income    Dividends      Total
                                     -----     ---------    ----------    ---------     --------

<S>                                   <C>       <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>     
BALANCE, December 31, 1995            $403      $547,478      $60,670      $(114,734)   $493,817

    Capital contributions -
      dividend reinvestment plan         1         1,101         -             -           1,102

    Net income                         -            -          13,777          -          13,777

    Dividends declared -
      $.45 per share                   -            -            -           (18,158)    (18,158)
                                      ----      --------      -------      ---------    --------

BALANCE, March 31, 1996               $404      $548,579      $74,447      $(132,892)   $490,538
                                      ====      ========      =======      =========    ========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                    FRANCHISE FINANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
               FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 AND 1995
                             (Amounts in thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      1996                1995
                                                                    ---------          ----------
<S>                                                                  <C>                 <C>     
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
   Net income                                                        $ 13,777            $ 13,707
   Adjustments to net income:
       Depreciation and amortization                                    5,128               5,275
       Gain on sale of property                                            (4)             (1,199)
       Provision for uncollectible mortgages and notes                    712                -
       Other                                                            2,167               1,403
                                                                    ---------           ---------

          Net cash provided by operating activities                    21,780              19,186
                                                                    ---------           ---------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
   Acquisition of property                                            (31,768)            (38,036)
   Investment in mortgage loans                                       (18,847)             (4,731)
   Investment in notes receivable                                      (4,280)             (1,200)
   Improvement of property                                               (250)                (26)
   Proceeds from sale of property                                       5,093               2,460
   Receipt of mortgage payoffs                                             40                -
   Collection of mortgage principal                                     1,971                 602
                                                                    ---------           ---------

          Net cash used in investing activities                       (48,041)            (40,931)
                                                                    ---------           ---------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
   Dividends paid                                                     (18,133)            (18,113)
   Capital contributions - dividend reinvestment plan                   1,102                -
   Proceeds from bank borrowings                                       46,000              36,000
   Proceeds from issuance of other unsecured notes                     59,655                -
   Repayment of bank borrowings and loan fees                         (62,672)               -
                                                                    ---------           ---------

          Net cash provided by financing activities                    25,952              17,887
                                                                    ---------           ---------

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH
   EQUIVALENTS                                                           (309)             (3,858)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period                          2,067              12,095
                                                                    ---------           ---------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period                            $   1,758           $   8,237
                                                                    =========           =========


Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Activities:
   Mortgage loan obtained as part of property sale proceeds,
       net of deferred gain                                              $418               $ -
                                                                         ====               ===
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                    FRANCHISE FINANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA
                    ----------------------------------------

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                   ------------------------------------------

                                 MARCH 31, 1996
                                 --------------



(1)  OTHER UNSECURED NOTES:
     ----------------------

         In February 1996, FFCA issued unsecured notes consisting of $30 million
of 6.78% notes due February 20, 2002 and $30 million of 7.02% notes due February
20, 2003, with related discounts  totaling $162,000 and $177,000,  respectively,
at March 31, 1996. Interest on the notes is payable  semi-annually in arrears on
each May 30 and November 30,  commencing  May 30, 1996,  with  principal  due at
maturity.  The  proceeds  of the  unsecured  notes were used to pay down  FFCA's
revolving  acquisition  line of credit.  The notes may not be redeemed  prior to
their respective maturities.
<PAGE>
Part I -- Financial Information
- -------------------------------


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

General
- -------

Franchise  Finance  Corporation  of  America  (FFCA) is a fully  integrated  and
self-administered  real estate  investment  trust (REIT) which  invests in chain
restaurant real estate throughout the United States.  FFCA provides financing to
chain restaurant operators with experienced management in established restaurant
chains  principally  through sale and leaseback  transactions and  participating
mortgage loans.  FFCA and its predecessor  companies have provided  financing to
the chain  restaurant  industry  since 1981.  FFCA's  portfolio of properties is
diversified by tenant,  restaurant concept and geographic location. At March 31,
1996,  FFCA's  portfolio  included  1,550  restaurant   properties  operated  by
approximately 400 restaurant operators in over 35 chains in 46 states.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
- -------------------------------

Rental and  mortgage  loan  interest  revenue  generated  by this  portfolio  of
properties  has,  and  will  continue  to,  comprise  the  majority  of the cash
generated from operations.  Net cash provided by operations was $21.8 million in
1996 as compared to $19.2 million in 1995.  Cash  generated  from  operations is
held in temporary investment securities pending distribution to the shareholders
in the form of  quarterly  dividends.  This cash also may be used on an  interim
basis to fund investments in portfolio properties.

During the quarter ended March 31, 1996, FFCA acquired or financed 58 restaurant
properties totaling  approximately $55 million.  These portfolio properties were
funded by cash  generated  from  operations  and proceeds from bank  borrowings.
During the quarter,  FFCA sold 16  properties  and related  equipment,  three of
which  represented  the  lessees'  exercise  of  their  purchase  option  on the
properties.  One additional purchase option exercised by the lessee was financed
by FFCA as a mortgage  loan.  Cash proceeds from these sales,  the collection of
mortgage  loan  principal  payments  and the receipt of mortgage  loan  payoffs,
approximating  $7 million in total,  were used to partially  fund new  portfolio
investments in 1996. Property  investments net of sale proceeds increased to $48
million in 1996 from $41 million in 1995,  reflecting FFCA's continuing focus on
the growth of the portfolio through real estate investments.

Currently,  FFCA's  primary  source of  funding  for new  investments  is a $250
million  unsecured  acquisition  loan  facility  obtained  from  NationsBank  in
December 1995.  This two-year  revolving  credit  facility bears annual interest
(payable  monthly)  at LIBOR  (London  Interbank  Offered  Rate) plus  1.5%,  as
compared to the prior loan  facility's  original rate of LIBOR plus 2.25% during
1995.  The interest  rate in effect at March 31, 1996 was 6.94%.  This  variable
rate acquisition loan facility is periodically paid down through the issuance of
fixed rate debt.

In February 1996, FFCA issued unsecured notes consisting of $30 million of 6.78%
notes due  February  20, 2002 and $30 million of 7.02%  notes due  February  20,
2003. Interest on these fixed rate notes is payable  semi-annually in arrears on
each May 30 and November 30,  commencing  May 30, 1996,  with  principal  due at
maturity.  The notes may not be redeemed prior to their  respective  maturities.
The proceeds of the unsecured  notes were used to pay down the revolving  credit
facility discussed above.

At March 31, 1996, FFCA had cash and cash equivalents  totaling $1.8 million and
$155 million  available on its revolving  credit  facility.  FFCA's  anticipated
investments  include  commitments  made to several  large
<PAGE>
restaurant operators including Arby's, Fuddruckers,  Applebee's, Burger King and
Wendy's  to  acquire  or  finance  (subject  to  FFCA's  customary  underwriting
procedures) approximately 215 restaurant properties over the next twelve months.
These commitments  totaled  aproximately $215 million as of March 31, 1996. FFCA
anticipates  funding  these  specific  commitments,  and  other  investments  in
restaurant  properties,  through amounts  available through its revolving credit
facility, issuance of additional unsecured debt or issuance of additional equity
securities of FFCA.

FFCA declared a first quarter  dividend of $.45 per share, or $1.80 per share on
an annualized  basis,  payable on May 20, 1996 to  shareholders of record on May
10, 1996.  Management of FFCA believes that cash generated from  operations will
be  sufficient  to  meet  operating   requirements  and  provide  the  level  of
shareholder dividends required to maintain its status as a REIT.

Results of Operations
- ---------------------

Total  revenues for the quarter  ended March 31, 1996 rose to $29.7 million from
$23.2 million for the comparable quarter of 1995. Portfolio investments were the
primary  source of revenue  increases,  despite the sale of 34 properties in the
past 12 months.  Portfolio  investments  in the first quarter of 1996,  totaling
approximately  $55 million,  are  represented  by  approximately  $19 million in
mortgage  loans,  approximately  $32  million in property  subject to  operating
leases and approximately $4 million in unsecured notes  receivable.  Since these
investments  occurred throughout the quarter,  their weighted average balance in
the first quarter is equivalent to approximately  $19 million of investments and
the impact of these 1996  investments  on rental  revenue and mortgage  interest
income will not be fully reflected  until the second quarter of 1996.  Lease and
loan base rates on new investments  ranged from approximately 10% to 11.5%, with
a weighted  average rate of 10.6%.  Both the leases and  participating  mortgage
loans  generally  provide for  contingent  revenues based on a percentage of the
gross sales of the related restaurants.

Rental  revenues  include both rental  payments  received  from lessees and rent
guaranty  insurance  payments.  Rental revenue collected under the rent guaranty
insurance  policies for the first quarter of 1996  decreased to $547,000 from $1
million in the first  quarter of 1995 due to expiring rent  insurance  policies.
Rent guaranty  insurance  policies  covering FFCA's  properties will continue to
expire at various  dates,  with the majority of the  policies  expiring in 1998;
therefore, rental revenue from rent guaranty insurance for the remainder of 1996
is expected to be lower than in 1995.

The  restaurant  leases and loans  generally  provide  that lessees make monthly
payments  equal to the greater of a fixed base rate or a percentage of the gross
sales of the restaurants.  Percentage rentals  approximated $1.1 million for the
first quarter of 1996 which remains unchanged from the first quarter of 1995.

FFCA  reported  net  gains  totaling  $4,000 on the sale of  sixteen  restaurant
properties during the quarter,  as compared to a net gain of $1.2 million on the
sale of four properties  during the quarter ended March 31, 1995. Of the sixteen
properties  sold  during  the  quarter,  twelve  were  properties  that had been
underperforming  or vacant  and the sale of these  properties  will  result in a
savings of over  $100,000 in 1996 in  property  tax and other  property  related
expenses.

The remaining  revenues in 1996 and 1995 are primarily  attributable to interest
earned  on   temporary   investments   and  fees  charged  to   affiliates   for
administrative  services  performed.  These revenues remained  unchanged between
quarters.

The increase in interest expense from $2 million in 1995 to $6.5 million in 1996
is due to the use of borrowings in the last twelve months for the  investment in
restaurant  properties.  Although  FFCA's  cost of  borrowings  is  expected  to
continue  to be lower in 1996 than in 1995,  debt and related  interest  expense
will be  higher  than  1995  amounts  as a result of  increased  borrowings  for
continued portfolio investment.

Operating,  general and  administrative  expenses  reflected  a net  increase of
approximately  $570,000,  or 20%. During the quarter,  FFCA provided reserves of
$300,000 on certain unsecured receivables and $400,000 on 
<PAGE>
certain  mortgage  loans related  primarily to two  restaurant  operators  whose
performance  indicated that the carrying amount of these assets may not be fully
recoverable.  Underperforming  leases  and  loans  are  administered  by  FFCA's
property management and legal services personnel who maximize recovery through a
combination  of  payment   restructurings,   property  dispositions  and  tenant
substitutions.

Income  before gain on the sale of property  rose to $13.8  million in 1996 from
$12.5  million in 1995  primarily  due to the growth of FFCA's  portfolio in the
preceeding twelve months.  After considering the decrease in gain on the sale of
property  from $1.2 million in 1995 to $4,000 in 1996,  FFCA reported net income
of $13.8  million,  or $.34 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 1996 which
was unchanged from the quarter ended March 31, 1995.

Tenant Concentration
- --------------------

During the three  months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995,  one lessee,  Foodmaker,
Inc.  ("Foodmaker"),  accounted for approximately 11% and 14%, respectively,  of
total rental and mortgage loan interest revenues of FFCA. Foodmaker operates and
franchises Jack In The Box restaurants.  The relative decrease in the percentage
of FFCA's revenue from  Foodmaker  between 1995 and 1996 is due to the fact that
FFCA's  portfolio  is growing and  Foodmaker  is becoming a  relatively  smaller
portion of the entire  portfolio.  This  decrease is expected to  continue.  The
following  table  represents  selected  financial  data of  Foodmaker,  Inc. and
Subsidiaries as reported by Foodmaker in its January 21, 1996 Form 10-Q.
<PAGE>
                        Foodmaker, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                       Selected Financial Data (unaudited)
                      (in thousands except per share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
                                                                January 21, 1996         October 1, 1995
                                                                ----------------         ---------------
<S>                                                                <C>                     <C>      
      Current Assets                                               $115,716                $  97,889
      Noncurrent Assets                                             559,361                  564,785
      Current Liabilities                                           138,576                  132,017
      Noncurrent Liabilities                                        500,558                  499,404
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:
                                                                          Sixteen Weeks Ended
                                                                -----------------------------------------
                                                                January 21, 1996         January 22, 1995
                                                                ----------------         ----------------
<S>                                                                <C>                      <C>     
      Gross Revenues                                               $330,630                 $293,680
      Costs and Expenses (including taxes)                          325,940                  365,971
                                                                   --------                 --------
      Net Earnings (Loss)                                          $  4,690                 $(72,291)
                                                                   ========                 ========

      Net earnings (loss ) per share - primary and fully diluted       $.12                   $(1.87)
                                                                       ====                   ======
</TABLE>

Revenues  increased  $36.9  million,  or 12.6%,  to $330.6  million in 1996 from
$293.7 million in 1995 due to an increase in restaurant sales, offset in part by
a decline in distribution sales.

Sales by Foodmaker-operated Jack In The Box restaurants increased $38.5 million.
The sales  improvement  is primarily due to an increase in the average number of
Foodmaker-operated  restaurants  to 866 in 1996 from 811 in 1995, and in part by
an  increase  in  per  store  average  sales  for   comparable   restaurants  of
approximately   10.9%.   Distribution   sales  of  food  and  supplies  declined
approximately  $2.7 million  primarily due to a $5.2 million decline in sales to
Family  Restaurants,  Inc.  (FRI) and others,  offset by an increase in sales to
franchisees.

Foodmaker  recorded  a loss in  1995  relating  to its  equity  in FRI of  $57.2
million,  most of  which  was  the  result  of the  complete  write-down  of its
investment  in FRI due to the write-off by FRI of the goodwill  attributable  to
its Chi-Chi's  Mexican  restaurant  chain.  FRI's management  determined that it
would be unlikely  that the company  would recover the goodwill of its Chi-Chi's
Mexican  restaurants as a result of negative publicity regarding the nutritional
value of Mexican food.  Restaurant operating costs for Jack In The Box increased
principally  due  to  the  increase  in  average  number  of  Foodmaker-operated
restaurants  and variable costs  associated  with increased  sales.  These costs
declined as a percentage of sales in 1996 in comparison to the similar period in
1995. Selling, general and administrative expenses for Jack In The Box decreased
$4.5 million  principally due to the inclusion of an $8 million  settlement with
its  stockholders in the first quarter of 1995.  Advertising and promotion costs
increased  $4.4 million in comparison to the similar period in 1995 due to costs
of aggressive  promotions and increased  advertising  related to higher sales in
1996.

Foodmaker  indicates that it expects that sufficient cash flow will be generated
from operations so that, combined with other financing alternatives available to
it, Foodmaker will be able to meet all of its debt service requirements, as well
as  its  capital  expenditures  and  working  capital   requirements,   for  the
foreseeable future.

         *           *           *           *           *           *

In the opinion of management,  the FFCA financial  information  included in this
report reflects all adjustments necessary for fair presentation. All adjustments
are of a normal recurring nature.


Part II -- Other Information
- ----------------------------

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

         (a) The following is a complete list of exhibits  filed as part of this
Form 10-Q. For electronic filing purposes only, this report contains Exhibit 27,
Financial  Data  Schedule.  Exhibit  numbers  correspond  to the  numbers in the
Exhibit Table of Item 601 of Regulation S-K.


         99.1       First amendment to credit agreement among Franchise  Finance
                    Corporation of America,  Certain  Lenders and NationsBank of
                    Texas, N.A. as Administrative Lender
<PAGE>
(b) During the quarter covered by this report,  FFCA filed the following reports
on Form 8-K:

                Form 8-K dated January 25, 1996
                       Item 5.  Other Events--$200,000,000 Credit Agreement with
                                NationsBank of Texas, N.A.
                       Item 7.  Financial   Statements    and   Exhibits--Credit
                                Agreement, Guaranty  Agreement,  Promissory Note
                                and Subordination Agreements

                Form 8-K dated February 14, 1996
                       Item 5.  Other   Events--Distribution    Agreement   with
                                Merrill  Lynch  & Co.,  Merrill  Lynch,  Pierce,
                                Fenner   &   Smith   Incorporated,   NationsBanc
                                Capital  Markets,  Inc. and  Smith  Barney  Inc.
                                related to Medium-Term Notes
                       Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits--Distribution
                                Agreement, Legal
                                Opinion of Kutak Rock, and Officer's Certificate
<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------


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


                                 FRANCHISE FINANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Date:  May 14, 1996                    By /s/ John R. Barravecchia
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   John R. Barravecchia, Chief Financial Officer
                                   and Treasurer



Date:  May 14, 1996                    By /s/ Catherine F. Long
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   Catherine F. Long, Vice President Finance
                                   and Principal Accounting Officer
<PAGE>
                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

The  following is a complete  list of exhibits  filed as part of this Form 10-Q.
For electronic  filing purposes only, this report contains Exhibit 27, Financial
Data Schedule. Exhibit numbers correspond to the numbers in the Exhibit Table of
Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
                                                                   Sequentially
Exhibit No.                         Description                    Numbered Page
- -----------                         -----------                    -------------

  99.1             First amendment to credit  agreement among
                   Franchise Finance  Corporation of America,
                   Certain  Lenders and NationsBank of Texas,
                   N.A. as Administrative Lender

                                  EXHIBIT 99.1

                       FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT


         THIS FIRST  AMENDMENT TO CREDIT  AGREEMENT  (this  "First  Amendment"),
dated  as of  February  23,  1996,  is  entered  into  among  FRANCHISE  FINANCE
CORPORATION OF AMERICA, a Delaware corporation ("Company"),  the banks listed on
the signature page hereof (the  "Lenders"),  and NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS,  N.A., in
its individual capacity  ("NationsBank"),  and in its capacity as administrative
agent for the Lenders (the "Administrative Lender").


         A. Company,  NationsBank and  Administrative  Lender heretofore entered
into that certain Credit  Agreement,  dated as of December 27, 1995 (the "Credit
Agreement";  the terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined
herein shall be used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement).

         B. Company,  NationsBank and Administrative  Lender desire to amend the
Credit  Agreement  to (i)  increase the  Commitment,  (ii) make other  financial
institutions  Lenders party  thereto,  and (iii) make certain  other  amendments
thereto.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  covenants,  conditions and
agreements  hereafter set forth, and for other good and valuable  consideration,
the  receipt  and  adequacy  of which are all hereby  acknowledged,  the parties
hereto covenant and agree as follows:

         1.       AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT.

         (a) The dollar amount of "$200,000,000" set forth in (i) the BACKGROUND
section,  (ii) the definition of  "Commitment"  in Section 1.1 and (iii) Section
2.3(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to be "$250,000,000".

         (b) The words "or Event of Default"  set forth on the last line of page
2 of the Credit  Agreement in the definition of  "Applicable  Margin" are hereby
deleted.

         (c) The definition of "Interest Hedge  Agreements" set forth in Section
1.1 of the Credit  Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following
is hereby substituted in lieu thereof:

                  "Interest  Hedge  Agreements  means  any  interest  rate  swap
         agreements,  interest cap agreements,  interest rate collar agreements,
         or any similar agreements or arrangements designed to hedge the risk of
         variable interest rate volatility,  or foreign currency hedge, exchange
         or similar agreements, on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to
         Administrative Lender (evidenced by Administrative  Lender's consent in
         writing), as
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         such agreements or arrangements may be modified,  supplemented,  and in
         effect from time to time."

         (d) The last  sentence of the  definition  of "LIBOR Rate" set forth in
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

         (e) The words "on the Business  Day" set forth on the third line of the
definition  of "LIBOR  Rate Basis" in Section  1.1 of the Credit  Agreement  are
hereby  deleted and the words "two  Business  Days" are hereby  inserted in lieu
thereof.

         (f) The reference to "Section  4.3(iv)" in the definition of "Term Loan
Conversion  Fee" in Section  1.1 of the Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended to
refer to "Section 3.3(v)".

         (g) The first  sentence of Section  2.1(a) of the Credit  Agreement  is
hereby  deleted in its entirety and the following is hereby  substituted in lieu
thereof:

                  "Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and subject to the
         conditions  hereinafter set forth, to make Advances under the Revolving
         Loan to Company on any  Business Day during the period from the Closing
         Date until the Conversion Date, in an aggregate principal amount not to
         exceed at any time  outstanding such Lender's  Specified  Percentage of
         the Commitment."

         (h)  There  shall be added  after  the first  sentence  in the  initial
paragraph on page 24 of the Credit Agreement the following sentence:

                  "Administrative  Lender shall give prompt notice (which may be
         by telecopy or telephonic,  to be confirmed by telecopy) of its receipt
         of a Borrowing Notice to each Lender."

         (i) The reference to "1:00 p.m." in the second  sentence in the initial
paragraph on page 24 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to refer to "2:00
p.m."

         (j) The  reference to "Article IV" in the first line of Section  2.2(b)
on page 24 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to refer to "Article III".

         (k) The third line of Section 2.6(b) of the Credit  Agreement is hereby
amended by adding the word "second"  between the words "the" and  "Quarterly" on
said line.

         (l) The word  "borrower"  on the fourth line of Section 2.11 on page 30
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to be "borrow".

         (m) The  references to "Section 9.9" in Section  2.13(a) and (b) of the
Credit Agreement are hereby amended to refer to "Section 9.8".

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         (n)  Section  2.15 of the  Credit  Agreement  is hereby  deleted in its
entirety and the following is hereby substituted in lieu thereof:

                  "2.15.  Extension of Conversion Date.  During each of 1996 and
         1997, Company may notify  Administrative  Lender in writing by no later
         than October 1 of each such year of its desire to extend the Conversion
         Date  (and,  consequently,  the  Maturity  Date) for an  additional  12
         months. If such notice is given,  Administrative  Lender, no later than
         November  15 of each such  year,  will  notify  Company  in  writing of
         Lenders'   decision   whether  to  extend  the  Conversion  Date  (and,
         consequently,  the Maturity  Date).  Extensions of the Conversion  Date
         (and,  consequently,  the Maturity  Date) shall be at the option and in
         the  sole  discretion  of  Lenders,  and the  decision  to  extend  the
         Conversion  Date shall  require the consent of all  Lenders.  If either
         Company or  Administrative  Lender fail to give notice  within the time
         prescribed above, the Conversion Date (and, consequently,  the Maturity
         Date) shall be the then present Conversion Date (and, consequently, the
         then present Maturity Date),  unless otherwise  extended by the parties
         hereto.  Any extension of the Conversion Date (and,  consequently,  the
         Maturity  Date) pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall not (i) require any
         renewal Note unless otherwise  requested by  Administrative  Lender and
         (ii) be effective until and unless Company shall pay to  Administrative
         Lender,  for the account of Lenders in accordance  with their Specified
         Percentages,  a Revolving Loan Extension Fee based on the amount of the
         Commitment and the Index Debt Rating in effect on the date of extension
         of  the  Conversion  Date  at  the  following  per  annum  percentages,
         applicable in the following situations:"


                  Applicability                               Percentage
                  -------------                               ----------
                                                      
Category 1 - There is no Index Debt  Rating or the               0.25%
- ----------  
Index Debt Rating is the following:  below BBB- by                      
S&P or below Baa3 by Moody's                                            
                                                                 
Category  2  -  The  Index  Debt   Rating  is  the               0.1875%
- -----------                      
following: BBB- by S&P or Baa3 by Moody's                               
                                                                        
Category  3  -  The  Index  Debt   Rating  is  the               0.10%
- -----------  
following:  BBB or  BBB+ by S&P or Baa2 or Baa1 by                      
Moody's                                                                 
                                                                        
Category  4  -  The  Index  Debt   Rating  is  the               0.08%
- -----------  
following:  A- or better by S&P or A3 or better by            
Moody's


For purposes of the  foregoing,  if the Index Debt Rating  established by S&P or
Moody's shall fall within a different category, the Revolving Loan Extension Fee
shall be  determined  by  reference  to  whichever  Index Debt Rating shall fall
within the inferior (or numerically lower) category.

         (o) Clause (iii) within the second  parenthetical of Section 3.2 of the
Credit  Agreement is hereby  deleted and the  following is  substituted  in lieu
thereof:

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                  "(iii) have been specifically waived by Administrative Lender,
         to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 9.1)"

         (p) The references to "Applicable  Environmental  Laws" in Section 4.11
of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended to refer to "applicable Environmental
Laws".

         (q) The  reference  to  "Section  6.9" in  Section  4.19 of the  Credit
Agreement is hereby amended to refer to "Section 6.8".

         (r) The reference to "Restricted  Subsidiaries" in the penultimate line
of  Section  5.5(a)  of the  Credit  Agreement  is  hereby  amended  to refer to
"Consolidated Subsidiaries".

         (s) The first  sentence  of  Section  5.12 of the Credit  Agreement  is
hereby deleted and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:

                  "Any portion of any Advance under the Facility which is loaned
         by  Company  to  any  Subsidiary  of  Company  shall  be  evidenced  by
         Intercompany  Notes in form and substance  acceptable to Administrative
         Lender, and there shall be no prohibition on the ability of the Company
         to pledge to Administrative Lender each such Intercompany Note."

         (t) Article V of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new
Section 5.15 thereto to read as follows:

                  "5.15  Interest  Hedge  Agreements.  Company shall maintain an
         Interest Hedge Agreement or Agreements  such that,  after giving effect
         to such  Interest  Hedge  Agreements,  at  least  50% of the  aggregate
         Indebtedness  of the Company and its  Subsidiaries  outstanding  at any
         time is  subject  to a fixed  interest  rate per annum for a term of at
         least two years."

         (u) The  reference  to "Sections  8.1(a),  (b), (c) and (d)" in Section
7.1(e) of the Credit  Agreement is hereby amended to refer to "Sections  7.1(a),
(b), (c) and (d)".

         (v)  Section  7.2 of the Credit  Agreement  is hereby  deleted  and the
following is hereby substituted in lieu thereof:

                  "7.2.  Remedies Upon Default. If an Event of Default described
         in Section  7.1(g) shall occur,  the  Commitment  shall be  immediately
         terminated and the aggregate  unpaid  principal  balance of and accrued
         interest on all Advances shall,  to the extent  permitted by applicable
         Law, thereupon become due and payable concurrently  therewith,  without
         any  action  by  Administrative  Lender  or  any  lender,  and  without
         diligence, presentment, demand, protest, notice of protest or intent to
         accelerate,  or  notice  of any other  kind,  all of which  are  hereby
         expressly waived.  Subject to the foregoing  sentence,  if any Event of
         Default shall occur and be continuing, Administrative

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         Lender may at its election (provided (i) Administrative Lender has sent
         notice to all  Lenders  of its  intention  to do any one or more of the
         following and within five Business Days of such notice Majority Lenders
         have not notified Administrative Lender not to take such action or (ii)
         Administrative Lender in good faith determines that immediate action is
         necessary to be taken to protect the Rights of the Lenders),  and shall
         at the  direction  of  Majority  Lenders,  do any  one or  more  of the
         following:

                  (a)  Declare  the  entire  unpaid   balance  of  all  Advances
         immediately  due and  payable,  whereupon  it shall be due and  payable
         without diligence,  presentment,  demand, protest, notice of protest or
         intent to  accelerate,  or notice of any  other  kind  (except  notices
         specifically  provided for under Section 7.1),  all of which are hereby
         expressly  waived  (except to the extent waiver of the foregoing is not
         permitted by applicable Law);

                  (b) Terminate the Commitment;

                  (c) Reduce any claim of  Administrative  Lender and Lenders to
         judgment;

                  (d) Exercise  any rights  afforded  under any Loan Papers,  by
         Law, including but not limited to the UCC, at equity, or otherwise."

         (w) Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following sentence at the end thereof to read as follows:

                  "Nothing  contained  herein or in any other Loan Papers  shall
         limit the Right of any Lender to collect its Note upon  acceleration of
         the Obligations pursuant to the terms of this Agreement."

         (x) The penultimate  sentence of Section 8.1 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:

                  "Administrative  Lender agrees to distribute  promptly to each
         Lender copies of any notices,  requests and other information  received
         from Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and to distribute
         to each  applicable  Lender in like  funds  all  amounts  delivered  to
         Administrative  Lender by Company for the Ratable or individual account
         of any Lender, with such funds to be distributed on the date of receipt
         by  Administrative  Lender provided such funds are received by the time
         prescribed in Section 2.12(a),  or the immediately  following  Business
         Day if such  funds are  received  after  such  time  (any  funds not so
         distributed  by  Administrative  Lender shall bear interest  payable by
         Administrative  Lender at a rate per annum equal to the  Federal  Funds
         Rate to but not including the date of receipt by such Lender)."

         (y) The first sentence of Section 8.6 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
deleted and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:

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                  "Administrative  Lender  may  resign  at any  time  by  giving
         written  notice  thereof to Lenders and Company,  and may be removed at
         any time with cause by the Majority  Lenders or without cause by action
         of all Lenders (other than  Administrative  Lender, if it is a Lender);
         provided,  however,  so long as (a)  NationsBank  of Texas,  N.A.  is a
         Lender  and (b) no  Default or Event of  Default  has  occurred  and is
         continuing,  NationsBank  of  Texas,  N.A.  shall not have the right to
         resign as Administrative Lender".

         (z)  Section  9.1 of the  Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended  by (i)
deleting (A) "or"  immediately  preceding  clause (f) thereof and (B) "." at the
end of clause (f) thereof and  inserting  ", or" in lieu thereof and (ii) adding
new clause (g) thereto to read as follows:

                  "(g)     release or amend any Subordination Agreement."

         (aa)  Section  9.4(a) of the  Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended  by
deleting  the  penultimate  complete  sentence of said Section on page 62 of the
Credit Agreement and inserting the following sentence in lieu thereof:

         "Within five Business Days after Administrative  Lender receives notice
         of  any  such   assignment,   Company  shall  execute  and  deliver  to
         Administrative  Lender,  in exchange  for the Notes issued to Assignor,
         new Notes to the order of such  Assignor  and its  assignee  in amounts
         equal to their respective Specified  Percentages of (i) the Commitment,
         if the  Commitment  is  outstanding,  or (ii) the  aggregate  principal
         amount outstanding under the Term Loan, if after the Conversion Date."

         (bb) Section 9.9 of the Credit  Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the third sentence thereof and substituting the following in lieu thereof:

         "At the  earlier  of such time as (a) a Person is no longer a Lender or
         participant  under  this  Agreement,  or (b) all  Advances  under  this
         Agreement  are  paid in full and the  Commitment  is  terminated,  upon
         written  request  by  Company  and  subject  to  any   restrictions  or
         regulations of any Tribunal having supervisory  authority over Lenders,
         such Lender or  participant  shall  return to Company the  Confidential
         Information which is in tangible form,  including any copies which such
         lender or participant or any Persons to whom such Lender or participant
         transmitted the Confidential Information may have made, and such Lender
         or  participant  or such Person will destroy all  abstracts,  summaries
         thereof or references thereto in such Lender's or participant's or such
         Person's  documents,  and  after  written  request  by  Company,  shall
         promptly  provide  Company  reasonable  assurance  in writing that such
         Lender  or   participant   or  such  Person  have  complied  with  this
         paragraph."

         (cc)  Schedule 4.1 to the Credit  Agreement is hereby  amended to be in
the form of Schedule 4.1 to this First Amendment.

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         (dd)  Schedule 4.8 to the Credit  Agreement is hereby  amended to be in
the form of Schedule 4.8 to this First Amendment.

         (ee) The  Specified  Percentage  of each Lender shall be the  Specified
Percentage set forth opposite the name of each Lender on the signatory  pages to
this First Amendment.

         (ff)  The  first   complete   paragraph   on  page  2  of   Exhibit  I,
Confidentiality Agreement, is hereby amended to read as follows:

                  "At the  earlier  of such  time  as (i)  you are no  longer  a
         Lender, an assignee or participant under the Credit Agreement,  or (ii)
         all  Advances  (as  defined in the Credit  Agreement)  under the Credit
         Agreement are paid in full and the Commitment (as defined in the Credit
         Agreement) is terminated,  upon written  request by FFCA and subject to
         any  restrictions  or  regulations of any Tribunal  having  supervisory
         authority  over  you,  you  shall  return  to  FFCA  the   Confidential
         Information  which is in tangible form,  including any copies which you
         or any persons to whom you transmitted the Confidential Information may
         have  made,  and you and they will  destroy  all  abstracts,  summaries
         thereof or references  thereto in your and their  documents,  and after
         written  request  by  FFCA,  shall  promptly  provide  FFCA  reasonable
         assurance in writing that you have destroyed such documents."

         2.  REPRESENTATIONS  AND WARRANTIES  TRUE; NO EVENT OF DEFAULT.  By its
execution and delivery hereof,  Company  represents and warrants that, as of the
date hereof and after giving effect to the amendments  provided in the foregoing
Section 1:

         (a)  the  representations  and  warranties   contained  in  the  Credit
Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof as if made on and as
of such date;

         (b) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default
or an Event of Default;

         (c)  Company  has full power and  authority  to  execute,  deliver  and
perform  this First  Amendment,  the Notes  referred to in Section  3(c) of this
First Amendment (the "Revolving Notes"), and the Credit Agreement, as amended by
this First  Amendment,  the  execution,  delivery and  performance of this First
Amendment,  the Revolving  Notes, and the Credit  Agreement,  as amended by this
First  Amendment,  have been duly authorized by all corporate action of Company,
and this First  Amendment,  the  Revolving  Notes and the Credit  Agreement,  as
amended  hereby,  constitute  the legal,  valid and binding  obligations  of the
Company,  enforceable  in  accordance  with their  respective  terms,  except as
enforceability  may be limited by  applicable  debtor relief laws and by general
principles  of  equity  (regardless  of  whether  enforcement  is  sought  in  a
proceeding in equity or at law) and except as rights to indemnity may be limited
by federal or state securities laws;

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         (d) Neither  the  execution,  delivery  and  performance  of this First
Amendment, the Revolving Notes or the Credit Agreement, as amended by this First
Amendment,  nor the  consummation of any  transactions  herein or therein,  will
contravene or conflict with any Law to which Company or any of its  Subsidiaries
is subject or any indenture,  agreement or other  instrument to which Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective property is subject; and

         (e) no authorization,  approval, consent or other action by, notice to,
or filing with,  any  governmental  authority  or other  Person (not  previously
obtained), is required for the (i) execution, delivery or performance by Company
of this  First  Amendment,  the  Revolving  Notes and the Credit  Agreement,  as
amended by this First Amendment, or (ii) acknowledgement of this First Amendment
by any Guarantor.

         3. CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS. This First Amendment shall be effective
as of February 23, 1996, subject to the following:

         (a)  Administrative  Lender shall have  received  counterparts  of this
First Amendment executed by each Lender;

         (b)  Administrative  Lender shall have  received  counterparts  of this
First Amendment executed by Company and acknowledged by each Guarantor;

         (c) Administrative Lender shall have received a duly executed Revolving
Note,  payable to the order of each Lender in an amount  equal to such  Lender's
Specified Percentage of the Commitment, as hereby amended;

         (d) the  representations  and warranties set forth in Section 2 of this
First Amendment shall be true and correct;

         (e) Administrative  Lender shall have received an opinion of counsel of
Company and its Subsidiaries, dated the date of this First Amendment, acceptable
to Lenders  and  otherwise  in form and  substance  satisfactory  to Lenders and
Special Counsel, with respect to this First Amendment and otherwise,  including,
without  limitations  (i) opinions (A) to the valid legal and binding  nature of
this First  Amendment,  the Revolving Notes and the Credit  Agreement as amended
hereby, (B) to the power, authorization and corporate matters of Company and its
Subsidiaries taken with respect to this First Amendment, the Revolving Notes and
the Credit Agreement,  as amended hereby,  (C) that the execution,  delivery and
performance  by  Company  and its  Subsidiaries  of this  First  Amendment,  the
Revolving Notes and the Credit  Agreement,  as amended hereby,  does not violate
any terms of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or agreement of Company or
any of its  Subsidiaries,  and  (D) to  such  other  matters  as are  reasonably
requested by Special  Counsel and (ii) a statement  that the Lenders may rely on
the opinion of Kutak Rock,  dated the Closing Date, and delivered to NationsBank
pursuant to Section 3.1(g) of the Credit Agreement;

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         (f)  Administrative  Lender  shall have  received  certified  corporate
resolutions of Company and its Subsidiaries authorizing the execution,  delivery
and performance of this First Amendment and the Revolving Notes, as appropriate;

         (g)  Administrative  Lender  shall have  received an opinion of Special
Counsel,  dated as of the date of this First  Amendment,  acceptable to Lenders,
with respect to the  enforceability of the Credit Agreement,  as amended hereby,
and the other Loan Papers;

         (h) Each Lender other than NationsBank shall have received a fee in the
amount agreed upon between each such Lender and NationsBank;

         (i) Each Lender, if any, which is not a United States Person shall have
complied with the requirements of Section 9.7(d) of the Credit Agreement; and

         (j)  Administrative  Lender and Lenders shall have received in form and
substance   satisfactory  to  Administrative  Lender  and  Lenders,  such  other
documents, certificates and instruments as Lenders shall require.

         4. GUARANTOR'S  ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.  By signing below,  each Guarantor (i)
acknowledges,  consents and agrees to the execution, delivery and performance by
Company of this First  Amendment and the  Revolving  Notes,  (ii)  acknowledges,
consents  and agrees to the increase of the  Commitment  set forth in this First
Amendment and agrees that its  obligations is respect of its Guaranty  Agreement
include the Commitment as increased by this First Amendment,  (iii) acknowledges
and  agrees  that its  obligations  in  respect of its  Guaranty  Agreement  and
Subordination Agreement are not released, diminished, waived, modified, impaired
or  affected  in any manner by this  First  Amendment  or any of the  provisions
contemplated  herein,  (iv)  ratifies  and confirms  its  obligations  under its
Guaranty Agreement and Subordination Agreement, and (iv) acknowledges and agrees
that it has no claim or offsets against,  or defenses or  counterclaims  to, its
Guaranty Agreement and Subordination Agreement.

         5.  SECTION 9.4. The parties  hereto agree that (i) the  provisions  of
Section 9.4 of the Credit  Agreement  shall not be required to be complied  with
for the purpose of making the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement  pursuant to
this First  Amendment and (ii) each Lender signing below shall be a Lender under
the Credit Agreement and shall have all the Rights and obligations thereunder.

         6.       REFERENCE TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.

         (a) Upon the  effectiveness of this First Amendment,  each reference in
the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement",  "hereunder",  or words of like import
shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement,  as amended by this First
Amendment.

         (b) The Credit Agreement,  as amended by this First Amendment,  and all
other Loan Papers shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby  ratified
and confirmed.

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         7. COSTS, EXPENSES AND TAXES. Company agrees to pay on demand all costs
and  expenses  of  Administrative  Lender in  connection  with the  preparation,
reproduction,  execution  and  delivery  of the  First  Amendment  and the other
instruments  and documents to be delivered  hereunder  (including the reasonable
fees and out-of-pocket expenses of Special Counsel).

         8. EXECUTION IN  COUNTERPARTS.  This First Amendment may be executed in
any  number  of  counterparts  and  by  different  parties  hereto  in  separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which when taken  together  shall  constitute but one and
the same instrument.

         9.  GOVERNING  LAW;  BINDING  EFFECT.  This  First  Amendment  shall be
governed  by and  construed  in  accordance  with the laws of the State of Texas
(without  giving  effect to conflict of laws) and the United  States of America,
and  shall  be  binding  upon  Company  and each  Lender  and  their  respective
successors and assigns.

         10.  HEADINGS.  Section  headings in this First  Amendment are included
herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this
First Amendment for any other purpose.

         11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  THE CREDIT  AGREEMENT,  AS AMENDED BY THIS FIRST
AMENDMENT,  AND THE OTHER LOAN PAPERS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT  BETWEEN THE
PARTIES AS TO THE SUBJECT MATTER THEREIN AND HEREIN AND MAY NOT BE  CONTRADICTED
BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE
PARTIES.

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         IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  hereto  have  executed  this First
Amendment as of the date first above written.

                                      FRANCHISE FINANCE CORPORATION
                                      OF AMERICA



                                      By:/s/ John R. Barravecchia
                                         ------------------------
                                             John R. Barravecchia
                                             Executive Vice President and Chief
                                             Financial Officer


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                                             NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A.
Specified Percentage:
         14%

                                             By: /s/ Frank M. Johnson
                                                 ------------------------
                                             Name:   Frank M. Johnson
                                                  -----------------------
                                             Title:  Senior Vice President
                                                  -----------------------


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                                             AMSOUTH BANK OF ALABAMA
Specified Percentage:
         10%



                                            By: /s/ Dean H. Burgess     
                                                ------------------------
                                            Name:   Dean H. Burgess     
                                                ------------------------
                                            Title:  Vice President
                                                ------------------------


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                                             BANK HAPOALIM, B.M., LOS ANGELES
                                             BRANCH
Specified Percentage:
         6%
                                             By:  /s/ Kalman Schiff       
                                                  ------------------------
                                             Name:    Kalman Schiff       
                                                  ------------------------
                                             Title:   First Vice President
                                                  ------------------------


                                             By:  /s/ Lori Lake              
                                                  ----------------------------
                                             Name:    Lori Lake               
                                                  ----------------------------
                                             Title:   Associate Vice President
                                                  ----------------------------


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                                             BANK OF MONTREAL, CHICAGO
                                             BRANCH
Specified Percentage:
         10%

                                             By:  /s/ Jeffrey G. Hoppen  
                                                  ------------------------
                                             Name:    Jeffrey G. Hoppen 
                                                  ------------------------
                                             Title:   Director
                                                  ------------------------


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                                     COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT,
                                     LOS ANGELES BRANCH
Specified Percentage:
         6%

                                     By:  /s/ Christian Jagenberg
                                          ------------------------
                                     Name:    Christian Jagenberg
                                          ------------------------
                                     Title:   Senior Vice President and Manager
                                          -------------------------------------



                                     By:  /s/ Steven F. Larsen
                                          -----------------------
                                     Name:    Steven F. Larsen
                                          -----------------------
                                    Title:    Vice President
                                          -----------------------


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<PAGE>
                                     DRESDNER BANK AG, LOS
                                     ANGELES AGENCY
Specified Percentage:
         7%

                                     By: /s/ Sidney S. Jordan
                                        ---------------------
                                     Name:  Sidney S. Jordan
                                        --------------------
                                     Title: Vice President
                                        --------------------



                                     By: /s/ Vitol Wiacek
                                         ------------------
                                     Name:   Vitol Wiacek
                                         ------------------
                                     Title:  Assistant Vice President
                                         -----------------------------


                                     - 17 -
<PAGE>
                                     THE INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN,
                                     LIMITED, LOS ANGELES AGENCY
Specified Percentage:
         6%



                                     By:  /s/ Toshinari Iyoda               
                                          -------------------
                                     Name:    Toshinari Iyoda               
                                          -------------------
                                     Title:   Senior Vice President
                                          -------------------------


                                     - 18 -
<PAGE>
                                     THE LONG-TERM CREDIT BANK OF
                                     JAPAN, LTD.
Specified Percentage:
         10%
                                     By:  /s/ T. Morgan Edwards, II 
                                         --------------------------
                                     Name:    T. Morgan Edwards, II 
                                         --------------------------
                                     Title:   Vice President, Manager
                                         ----------------------------


                                     By:  /s/ Genichi Imai               
                                         ------------------
                                     Name:    Genichi Imai               
                                         ------------------
                                     Title:   Joint General Manager
                                         --------------------------


                                     - 19 -
<PAGE>
                                     NORWEST BANK ARIZONA, NATIONAL
                                     ASSOCIATION
Specified Percentage:
         6%



                                     By:  /s/ Patricia Cusick Tambe 
                                          -------------------------
                                     Name:    Patricia Cusick Tambe
                                          -------------------------
                                     Title:   Vice President
                                          -------------------------


                                     - 20 -
<PAGE>
                                     COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE
                                     RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A.,
                                     "RABOBANK NEDERLAND", NEW
                                     YORK BRANCH

Specified Percentage:
         7%
                                     By:  /s/ Chris G. Kortlandt              
                                        ------------------------
                                     Name:    Chris G. Kortlandt              
                                        ------------------------
                                     Title:   Vice President
                                        ------------------------


                                     By:  /s/ W. Jeffrey Vollack               
                                         -----------------------
                                     Name:    W. Jeffrey Vollack               
                                         -----------------------
                                     Title:   Vice President Manager
                                         ---------------------------


                                     - 21 -
<PAGE>
                                     SIGNET BANK
Specified Percentage:
         6%
                                     By:  /s/ John A. Schissel              
                                          --------------------
                                     Name:    John A. Schissel              
                                          --------------------
                                     Title: Vice President
                                          --------------------


                                     - 22 -
<PAGE>
                                     TEXAS COMMERCE BANK NATIONAL
                                     ASSOCIATION
Specified Percentage:
         12%
                                     By:  /s/ Brian M. Kouns              
                                          ------------------
                                     Name:   Brian M. Kouns              
                                          ------------------
                                     Title:  Vice President
                                          ------------------


                                     - 23 -
<PAGE>
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

FFCA ACQUISITION CORPORATION
FFCA INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS, INC.
FFCA MORTGAGE CORPORATION



By:  /s/John R. Barravecchia
   ---------------------------
    John R. Barravecchia
    Executive Vice President and
    Chief Financial Officer


                                     - 24 -
<PAGE>
                                  Schedule 4.1

Franchise Finance Corporation of America
A Delaware Corporation
17207 N. Perimeter Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85255

The Corporation  has authorized  200,000,000  shares of common stock,  par value
$.01 per share issued and outstanding 40,294,822 shares*


FFCA Acquisition Corporation
A  Delaware  Corporation  and  wholly-owned   subsidiary  of  Franchise  Finance
Corporation of America
17207 N. Perimeter Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85255

The  Corporation  has authorized 100 shares of common stock,  par value $.01 per
share Issued and outstanding 100 shares


FFCA Institutional Advisors, Inc.
A  Delaware  Corporation  and  wholly-owned   subsidiary  of  Franchise  Finance
Corporation of America
17207 N. Perimeter Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85255

The  Corporation  has authorized 100 shares of common stock,  par value $.01 per
share Issued and outstanding 100 shares


FFCA Mortgage Corporation
A  Delaware  Corporation  and  wholly-owned   subsidiary  of  Franchise  Finance
Corporation of America
17207 N. Perimeter Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85255

The  Corporation  has authorized 100 shares of common stock,  par value $.01 per
share Issued and outstanding 100 shares


*The  following  shareholders  held  on  the  Closing  Date  1% or  more  of the
outstanding common stock of FFCA:

Morton H. Fleischer                                    1,208,469 shares
Fidelity Management & Research                           940,000 shares
LBI Group                                                674,027 shares
Snyder Capital Management, Inc.                          528,100 shares
European Investors, Inc.                                 420,000 shares
Robert W. Halliday                                       405,202 shares

                                     - 26 -
<PAGE>
                                  Schedule 4.8

FRANCHISE FINANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Capital Leases Payable                              $     56,219
Acquisition Loan Facility                             82,000,000
Senior Notes Payable ($200,000,000 less
  unamortized discount of $1,256,125)                198,743,875
Medium Term Notes                                     60,000,000
Mortgage Payable to Affiliate                          8,500,000


FFCA ACQUISITION CORPORATION
None


FFCA MORTGAGE CORPORATION
None


FFCA INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS, INC.
None

                                     - 27 -

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                                  THIS  SCHEDULE   CONTAINS  SUMMARY   FINANCIAL
                                  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM THE  CONSOLIDATED
                                  BALANCE  SHEET  AS OF MARCH  31,  1996 AND THE
                                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE THREE
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