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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
/x/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
/ / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)
Commission File Number 33-69996
COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND I
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Pennsylvania
(State or other jurisdiction of 1160 West Swedesford Road 23-2735641)
incorporation or organization) Suite 340 (I.R.S.
Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312 Employer
(Address of principal executive Identification
offices including zip code) Number
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(610) 647-6800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
NONE
(Title of class)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Units of Limited Partnership
NONE
(Title of class)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (i) 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, and (ii) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. YES X NO
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. x
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
(Specific sections incorporated are identified under applicable items herein)
Certain exhibits to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File
No. 33-69996) and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1994 are incorporated by reference as Exhibits in Part IV of this Report.
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PART I
ITEM 1:BUSINESS
GENERAL
The Partnership was formed on August 26, 1993 under the Pennsylvania
Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. The Partnership began offering
$15,000,000 of Units of Limited Partnership ("Units") to the public on
December 17, 1993 (the "Offering"). During 1993 the Partnership had no
operations other than in connection with the Offering. On March 14, 1994,
$2,573,860 in subscriptions from investors were released by the escrow agent
and were admitted as Limited Partners of the Partnership. The Partnership
terminated its offering of Units on May 11, 1995, with 631,358 Units
($12,623,682) admitted as Limited Partners of the Partnership.
See "The Glossary" below for the definition of capitalized terms used in
this report.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
The Partnership was formed for the purpose of acquiring various types of
Equipment, including computer peripheral and other similar capital equipment.
The Partnership utilized the net proceeds of the Offering to purchase IBM and
IBM compatible computer peripheral and other similar capital equipment. The
Partnership utilizes Retained Proceeds and debt financing (not to exceed 30% of
the aggregate cost of the Equipment owned or subject to Conditional Sales
Contract by the Partnership at the time the debt is incurred) to purchase
additional Equipment. The Partnership acquires Equipment which is subject to
lease principally to U.S. corporations and other institutions pursuant
predominantly to Operating Leases. The Partnership retains the flexibility to
enter into Full Payout Net Leases and Conditional Sales Contracts, but has not
done so.
The Partnership's principal investment objectives are to:
(a) acquire, lease and sell Equipment to generate revenues from
operations sufficient to provide quarterly cash distributions to Limited
Partners;
(b) preserve and protect Limited Partners' capital;
(c) use a portion of Cash Flow and Net Disposition Proceeds derived from
the sale, refinancing or other disposition of Equipment to purchase
additional Equipment; and
(d) refinance, sell or otherwise dispose of Equipment in a manner that
will maximize the proceeds to the Partnership.
THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT ANY OF THESE OBJECTIVES WILL BE ATTAINED.
Limited Partners do not have any right to vote on or otherwise approve or
disapprove any particular investment to be made by the Partnership.
Although the Partnership has acquired predominantly new Equipment, the
Partnership may purchase used Equipment. Generally, Equipment is acquired from
manufacturers, distributors, leasing companies, agents, owner-users,
owner-lessors, and other suppliers upon terms that vary depending upon the
Equipment and supplier involved. Manufacturers and distributors usually furnish
a limited warranty against defects in material and workmanship and some purchase
agreements for Equipment provide for service and replacement of parts during a
limited period. Equipment purchases are also made through lease brokers and on
an ad hoc basis to meet the needs of a particular lessee.
As of December 31, 1996, all Equipment purchased by the Partnership is
subject to an Operating Lease or an Operating Lease was entered into with a
third party when the Partnership acquired an item of
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Equipment. The Partnership may also engage in sale/leaseback transactions,
pursuant to which the Partnership would purchase Equipment from companies
that would then immediately lease the Equipment from the Partnership. The
Partnership may also purchase Equipment which is leased under Full Payout Net
Leases or sold under Conditional Sales Contracts at the time of acquisition
or the Partnership may enter into a Full Payout Net Lease or Conditional
Sales Contract with a third party when the Partnership acquires an item of
Equipment.
The Partnership may enter into arrangements with one or more
manufacturers pursuant to which the Partnership purchases from such
manufacturers Equipment which has previously been leased directly by the
manufacturer to third parties ("vendor leasing programs"). The Partnership
and manufacturers may agree to nonrecourse loans to the Partnership from the
manufacturer to finance the acquisition of Equipment secured by the Equipment
and the receivables due to the manufacturers from users of such Equipment. It
is expected that the manufacturers of Equipment will provide maintenance,
remarketing and other services for the Equipment subject to such agreements.
As of December 31, 1996, the Partnership has not entered into any such
agreements.
The General Partner has the discretion consistent with its fiduciary duty to
change the investment objectives of the Partnership if it determines that such a
change is in the best interest of the Limited Partners and so long as such a
change is consistent with the Partnership Agreement. The General Partner will
notify the Limited Partners if it makes such a determination to change the
Partnership's investment objectives.
TYPES OF EQUIPMENT
COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT. Computer peripheral equipment consists of
devices used to convey information into and out of a central processing unit
(or "mainframe") of a computer system, such as tape drives, disk drives, tape
controllers, disk controllers, printers, terminals and related control units,
all of which are in some way related to the process of storing, retrieving,
and processing information by computer.
The Partnership acquires primarily IBM manufactured or IBM compatible
equipment. The General Partner believes that dealing in IBM or IBM compatible
equipment is particularly advantageous because of the large customer base,
policy of supporting users with software and maintenance services and the large
amount of IBM and IBM compatible equipment in the marketplace.
Computer technology has developed rapidly in recent years and is expected to
continue to do so. Technological advances have permitted continued reductions in
the cost of computer processing capacity, thereby permitting applications not
economically feasible a few years ago. Much of the older IBM and IBM compatible
computer peripheral equipment has not been retired from service, because
software is generally interchangeable between older and newer equipment, and
older equipment is capable of performing many of the same functions as newer
equipment. The General Partner believes that historically values of peripheral
equipment have been affected less dramatically by changes in technology than
have the values of central processing units. An equipment user who upgrades to a
more advanced central processor generally can continue to use his existing
peripheral equipment. Peripheral equipment nevertheless is subject to declines
in value as new, improved models are developed and become available.
Technological advances and other factors have at times caused dramatic
reductions in the market prices of older models of IBM and IBM compatible
computer peripheral equipment from the prices at which they were originally
introduced.
Other Equipment-Restrictions. The Partnership acquires computer peripheral
equipment, such as tape drives, disk drives, tape controllers, disk controllers,
printers, terminals and related control units, all of which are in some way
related to the process of storing, retrieving and processing information by
computer. The General Partner is also authorized, but does not presently intend,
to cause the Partnership to invest in non IBM compatible computer peripheral,
data processing, telecommunication or medical technology equipment. The
Partnership may not invest in any of such other types of Equipment (i) to the
extent that the purchase price of such Equipment, together with the aggregate
Purchase Price of all such other types of Equipment then owned by the
Partnership, is in excess of 25% of the total cost of all of the assets of the
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Partnership at the time of the Partnership's commitment to invest therein and
(ii) unless the General Partner determines that such purchase is in the best
economic interest of the Partnership at the time of the purchase and, in the
case of a purchase of non-IBM compatible computer peripheral Equipment, that
such Equipment is comparable in quality to similar IBM or IBM compatible
Equipment. There can be no assurance that any Equipment investments can be found
which meet this standard. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that
investments of this type will be made by the Partnership.
DIVERSIFICATION
Diversification is generally desirable to minimize the effects of changes
in specific industries, local economic conditions or similar risks. However,
the extent of the Partnership's diversification, in the aggregate and within
each category of Equipment, depends in part upon the financing which can be
assumed by the Partnership or borrowed from third parties on satisfactory
terms. The Partnership's policy not to borrow on a recourse basis will
further limit its financing options. Diversification also depends on the
availability of various types of Equipment. As of December 31, 1996, the
Partnership has acquired a diversified Equipment portfolio which it has
leased to 27 different companies located throughout the United States.
Approximately 33% of the Equipment acquired by the Partnership consists of
tape storage. Approximately 26% of the Equipment consists of "RAID"
(Redundant Arrays of Independent/Inexpensive Disks) technology, which
provides a high level of security to critical data within a computer system
and has only been available since October 1994. Approximately another 3% of
the Equipment acquired by the Partnership consists of more traditional forms
of disk storage. Approximately 20% of the Equipment consists of workstations,
departmental servers, and enterprise servers. Approximately 15% of the
Equipment consitsts of Printers. The remaining 3% of the Equipment acquired by
the Partnership consists of disk and optical storage and communication devices.
During the operational stage of the Partnership, the Partnership may not at
any one point in time lease (or sell pursuant to a Conditional Sales Contract)
more than 25% of the Equipment to a single Person or Affiliated group of
Persons.
DESCRIPTION OF LEASES
The Partnership to date has purchased, and in the future intends to continue
to purchase only Equipment that is subject to a lease or for which a lease or
similar agreement will be entered into contemporaneously with the consummation
of the Partnership's acquisition of the Equipment. The General Partner to date
has leased and in the future intends to lease most of the Equipment purchased by
the Partnership to third parties pursuant to Operating Leases. Operating Leases
are relatively short-term (18 to 48 month) leases under which the aggregate
noncancellable rental payments during the original term of the lease are not
sufficient to permit the lessor to recover the purchase price of the subject
Equipment. The Equipment may also be leased pursuant to Full Payout Net Leases.
Full Payout Net Leases are leases under which the aggregate noncancellable
rental payments during the original term of the lease are at least sufficient to
recover the purchase price of the subject Equipment. It is anticipated that the
Partnership will enter into few, if any, Full Payout Net Leases. The General
Partner may also enter into Conditional Sales Contracts for Equipment. A
Conditional Sales Contract generally provides that the noncancellable payments
to the seller over the term of the contract are sufficient to recover the
investment in such Equipment and to provide a return on such investment. Under a
Conditional Sales Contract, the seller reserves title to, and retains a security
interest in, the Equipment until the Purchase Price of the Equipment is paid. As
of December 31, 1996, the Partnership has not entered into any Full Payout Net
Leases or Conditional Sales Contracts for Equipment and does not presently
intend to.
In general, the terms of the Partnership's leases, whether the Equipment is
leased pursuant to an Operating Lease or a Full Payout Net Lease, depend upon a
variety of factors, including: the desirability of each type of lease from both
an investment and a tax point of view; the relative demand among lessees for
Operating or Full Payout Net Leases; the type and use of Equipment and its
anticipated residual value; the business of the lessee and its credit rating;
the availability and cost of financing; regulatory considerations; the
accounting treatment of the lease sought by the lessee or the Partnership; and
competitive factors.
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An Operating Lease generally represents a greater risk to the Partnership
than a Full Payout Net Lease, because in order to recover the purchase price
of the subject Equipment and earn a return on such investment, it is
necessary to renew or extend the Operating Lease, lease the Equipment to a
third party at the end of the original lease term, or sell the Equipment. On
the other hand, the term of an Operating Lease is generally shorter than the
term of a Full Payout Net Lease, and the lessor is thus afforded an
opportunity under an Operating Lease to re-lease or sell the subject
Equipment at an earlier stage of the Equipment's life cycle than under a Full
Payout Net Lease. Also, the annual rental payments received under an
Operating Lease are ordinarily higher than those received under a Full Payout
Net Lease.
The Partnership's policy is to generally enter into "triple net leases" (or
the equivalent, in the case of a Conditional Sales Contract) which typically
provide that the lessee or some other party bear the risk of physical loss of
the Equipment; pay taxes relating to the lease or use of the Equipment; maintain
the Equipment; indemnify the Partnership-lessor against any liability suffered
by the Partnership as the result of any act or omission of the lessee or its
agents; maintain casualty insurance in an amount equal to the greater of the
full value of the Equipment and a specified amount set forth in the lease; and
maintain liability insurance naming the Partnership as an additional insured
with a minimum coverage which the General Partner deems appropriate. In
addition, the Partnership has purchased "umbrella" insurance policies to cover
excess liability and casualty losses, to the extent deemed practicable and
advisable by the General Partner. As of December 31, 1996, all leases that have
been entered into are "triple net leases".
The General Partner has not established any standards for lessees to which
it will lease Equipment and, as a result, there is not an investment restriction
prohibiting the Partnership from doing business with any lessees. However, a
credit analysis of all potential lessees is undertaken by the General Partner to
determine the lessee's ability to make payments under the proposed lease. The
General Partner may refuse to enter into an agreement with a potential lessee
based on the outcome of the credit analysis.
The terms and conditions of the Partnership's leases, or Conditional Sales
Contracts, are each determined by negotiation and may impose substantial
obligations upon the Partnership. Where the Partnership assumes maintenance or
service obligations, the General Partner generally causes the Partnership to
enter into separate maintenance or service agreements with manufacturers or
certified maintenance organizations to provide such services. Such agreements
generally require annual or more frequent adjustment of service fees. As of
December 31, 1996, the Partnership has not entered into any such agreements.
BORROWING POLICIES
The General Partner, at its discretion, may cause the Partnership to incur
debt in the maximum aggregate amount of 30% of the aggregate cost of the
Equipment owned, or subject to Conditional Sales Contract, by the Partnership at
the time the debt is incurred. The Partnership incurs only nonrecourse debt
which is secured by Equipment and lease income therefrom. Such leveraging
permits the Partnership to increase the aggregate amount of its depreciable
assets, and, as a result, potentially increases both its lease revenues and its
federal income tax deductions above those levels which would be achieved without
leveraging. There is no limit on the amount of debt that may be incurred in
connection with the acquisition of any single item of Equipment. Any debt
incurred is fully amortized over the term of the initial lease or Conditional
Sales Contract to which the Equipment securing the debt is subject. The precise
amount borrowed by the Partnership depends on a number of factors, including the
types of Equipment acquired by the Partnership; the creditworthiness of the
lessee; the availability of suitable financing; and prevailing interest rates.
The Partnership is flexible in the degree of leverage it employs, within the
permissible limit. There can be no assurance that credit will be available to
the Partnership in the amount or at the time desired or on terms considered
reasonable by the General Partner. As of December 31, 1996, the aggregate
nonrecourse debt outstanding of $3,502,523 was 21% of the aggregate cost of the
Equipment owned.
The Partnership has and may continue to purchase some items of Equipment
without leverage. If the Partnership purchases an item of Equipment without
leverage and thereafter suitable financing becomes available, it may then
obtain the financing, secure the financing with the purchased Equipment to
the extent practicable and invest any proceeds from such financing in
additional items of Equipment, or it may distribute
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some or all of such proceeds to the Limited Partners. Any such later
financing will be on terms consistent with the terms applicable to borrowings
generally. As of December 31, 1996, the Partnership has not exercised this
option.
To date, the General Partner has caused the Partnership to borrow funds at
fixed interest rates and plans to continue borrowing additional funds, to the
fullest extent practicable. The Partnership may borrow funds at rates which vary
with the "prime" or "base" rate. If lease revenues were fixed, a rise in the
"prime" or "base" rate would increase borrowing costs and reduce the amount of
the Partnership's income and cash available for distribution. Therefore, the
General Partner is permitted to borrow funds to purchase Equipment at
fluctuating rates only if the lease for such Equipment provides for fluctuating
rental payments calculated on a similar basis.
Any additional debt incurred by the Partnership must be nonrecourse.
Nonrecourse debt, in the context of the business to be conducted by the
Partnership, means that the lender providing the funds can look for security
only to the Equipment pledged as security and the proceeds derived from leasing
or selling such Equipment. Neither the Partnership nor any Partner (including
the General Partner) would be liable for repayment of any nonrecourse debt.
Loan agreements may also require that the Partnership maintain certain
reserves or compensating balances and may impose other obligations upon the
Partnership. Moreover, since a significant portion of the Partnership's revenues
from the leasing of Equipment will be reserved for repayment of debt, the use of
financing reduces the cash which might otherwise be available for distributions
until the debt has been repaid and may reduce the Partnership's Cash Flow over a
substantial portion of the Partnership's operating life. As of December 31,
1996, no such agreements existed.
The General Partner and any of its Affiliates may, but are not required to,
make loans to the Partnership on a short-term basis. If the General Partner or
any of its Affiliates makes such a short-term loan to the Partnership, the
General Partner or Affiliate may not charge interest at a rate greater than the
interest rate charged by unrelated lenders on comparable loans for the same
purpose in the same locality. In no event is the Partnership required to pay
interest on any such loan at an annual rate greater than three percent over the
"prime rate" from time to time announced by PNC Bank, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
("PNC Bank"). All payments of principal and interest on any financing provided
by the General Partner or any of its affiliates are due and payable by the
Partnership within 12 months after the date of the loan.
REFINANCING POLICIES
Subject to the limitations set forth in "Borrowing Policies" above, the
Partnership may refinance its debt from time to time. With respect to a
particular item of Equipment, the General Partner will take into consideration
such factors as the amount of appreciation in value, if any, to be realized, the
possible risks of continued ownership, and the anticipated advantages to be
obtained for the Partnership, as compared to selling such Equipment. As of
December 31, 1996, the Partnership has not refinanced any of its debt.
Refinancing, if achievable, may permit the Partnership to retain an item of
Equipment and at the same time to generate additional funds for reinvestment in
additional Equipment or for distribution to the Limited Partners.
LIQUIDATION POLICIES
The General Partner intends to cause the Partnership to begin disposing of
its Equipment by approximately January 2004. Notwithstanding the Partnership's
objective to sell all of its assets and dissolve by approximately December 31,
2004, the General Partner may at any time cause the Partnership to dispose of
all its Equipment and, dissolve the Partnership upon the approval of Limited
Partners holding a Majority in Interest of Units.
Particular items of Equipment may be sold at any time if, in the judgment
of the General Partner, it is in the best interest of the Partnership to do
so. The determination of whether particular items of Partnership Equipment
should be sold or otherwise disposed of is made by the General Partner after
consideration of all
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relevant factors (including prevailing general economic conditions, lessee
demand, the General Partner's views of current and future market conditions,
the cash requirements of the Partnership, potential capital appreciation,
cash flow and federal income tax considerations), with a view toward
achieving the principal investment objectives of the Partnership. As partial
payment for Equipment sold, the Partnership may receive purchase money
obligations secured by liens on such Equipment. Subject to the General
Partner's discretion the Partnership may extend beyond December 31, 2004, if
deemed beneficial to the Partnership.
MANAGEMENT OF EQUIPMENT
Equipment management services for the Partnership's Equipment is provided by
the General Partner and its Affiliates and by persons employed by the General
Partner. Such services consist of collection of income from the Equipment,
negotiation and review of leases, Conditional Sales Contracts and sales
agreements, releasing and leasing-related services, payment of operating
expenses, periodic physical inspections and market surveys, servicing
indebtedness secured by Equipment, general supervision of lessees to assure that
they are properly utilizing and operating Equipment, providing related services
with respect to Equipment, supervising, monitoring and reviewing services
performed by others in respect to Equipment and preparing monthly Equipment
operating statements and related reports.
COMPETITION
The equipment leasing industry is highly competitive. The Partnership
competes with leasing companies, equipment manufacturers and their affiliated
financing companies, distributors and entities similar to the Partnership
(including other programs sponsored by the General Partner), some of which have
greater financial resources than the Partnership and more experience in the
equipment leasing business than the General Partner. Other leasing companies and
equipment manufacturers, their affiliated financing companies and distributors
may be in a position to offer equipment to prospective lessees on financial
terms which are more favorable than those which the Partnership can offer. They
may also be in a position to offer trade-in privileges, software, maintenance
contracts and other services which the Partnership may not be able to offer.
Equipment manufacturers and distributors may offer to sell equipment on terms
(such as liberal financing terms and exchange privileges) which will afford
benefits to the purchaser similar to those obtained through leases. As a result
of the advantages which certain of its competitors may have, the Partnership may
find it necessary to lease its Equipment on a less favorable basis than certain
of its competitors.
The computer peripheral equipment industry is extremely competitive.
Competitive factors include pricing, technological innovation and methods of
financing. Certain manufacturer-lessors maintain advantages through patent
protection, where applicable, and through a policy that combines service and
hardware with payment accomplished through a single periodic charge.
The dominant firm in the computer marketplace is International Business
Machines Corporation, and its subsidiary IBM Credit Corporation is the dominant
force in the leasing of IBM equipment. Because of IBM's substantial resources
and dominant position, revolutionary changes with respect to computer systems,
pricing, marketing practices, technological innovation and the availability of
new and attractive financing plans could occur at any time. Significant action
in any of these areas by IBM or IBM Credit Corporation might materially
adversely affect the Partnership's business or the other manufacturers with whom
the General Partner might negotiate purchase and other agreements. Any adverse
effect on these manufacturers could be reflected in the overall return realized
by the Partnership on equipment from those manufacturers or from IBM.
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INVESTMENTS
As of March 20,1997, the Partnership has purchased, or has made the
commitment to purchase, the following Equipment:
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PURCHASE MONTHLY LEASE
LESSEE EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION LIST PRICE PRICE RENT TERM
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R. L. Polk & Co. EMC (50%) 5500-3064 905,970 564,285 14,875 34
Automatic Data
Processing IBM (3) 3490-A20 579,850 379,682 10,620 33
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Co. IBM (1) 3390-B3C 817,800 465,406 13,169 33
Shared Medical Systems
Corp. IBM (50%) 3990-006 155,720 102,750 2,913 25
First Interstate Bank
N.A. HDS (2) 7693-032 2,043,628 692,299 17,786 36
LTV Steel Co., Inc. HDS (1) 7693-032 1,021,813 368,427 10,072 36
Chrysler Corp. STK (80%) 9200-XJ3 2,063,328 1,216,040 35,702 24
Xerox Corp. SUN (32) Sun Work Stat. 440,800 277,705 9,412 26
Xerox Corp. SUN (17) SPARCS1000 243,719 153,776 5,204 26
Xerox Corp. SUN (1) SPARCS1000 244,759 158,072 5,349 26
Xerox Corp. SUN (4) SPARCS2000 590,840 305,875 9,570 26
Fleet Services Inc. IBM (1) 9391-A10 530,000 320,100 8,315 36
Shared Medical Systems
Corp. STK (25%) 9200-XJ3 499,630 213,582 4.949 36
First Interstate Bank
N.A. IBM (2) 9391-A10 1,060,000 600,000 15,166 36
First Interstate Bank
N.A. STK (2) 9200-XJ3 w/8173 2,799,720 1,144,304 27,693 32
WITCO Corp. IBM (2) 3829-001 459,000 271,073 6,204 36
UNUM Life Insurance IBM (50%) 3900 & Roll 413,368 343,010 6,338 48
Fingerhut Corp. SIEMEN S (2) 2240-004 722,000 459,592 8,558 48
Xerox Corp. SUN (4) Up SPARCS2000 93,000 52,731 2,793 18
Software Maintenance
Inc. STK (50%) 9200-XN3 949,580 236,640 5,607 36
Bellsouth
Telecommunications,
Inc. STK (1) 9200-XN3 2,635,720 582,671 12,929 36
GE Information Services,
Inc. EMC (50%) 3200-9024 702,660 293,506 10,361 24
Southern Pacific
Transportation Co. IBM (375) 4230-5S3 1,273,125 1,064,930 26,019 36
Chrysler Corp. STK (2) 4490-M30 686,158 490,110 7,350 24
GE Industrial & Power
Systems HP (50%) HP9000/J200 202,680 157,635 4,115 36
Texas Instruments, Inc. IBM (2) 3390-A38 1,909,700 107,511 26,087 21
Wang Laboratories, Inc. PYR (50%) NILE150 937,290 589,287 16,639 36
Shared Medical Systems
Corp. STK (8) 9490-M34 2,126,928 1,452,140 29,191 48
Chrysler Corp. IBM (20%) 3745-31A 242,244 184,383 5,254 24
Sprint Communications
Company STK (10) 9490-M32 1,481,830 779,676 15,983 36
Sprint Communications
Company STK (18) 9490-M32 1,335,897 703,968 15,501 36
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PURCHASE MONTHLY LEASE
LESSEE EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION LIST PRICE PRICE RENT TERM
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Honda R&D SGI (1) 4XR10000 400,220 298,094 7,683 36
TRW HP (20) HP9000-C110 507,370 411,075 10,711 36
Sprint Communications
Company IBM (2) 3995-133 421,500 286,536 10,166 24
Equitable Life Assurance
Company LEX (80) N240 571,351 497,477 11,501 36
Damark International PYR (1) 3445-1210 327,288 216,419 5,681 36
Chrysler Corp. STK (50%) (7) 9490-M34 991,881 538,529 14,749 24
Chrysler Corp. STK (55%) (6) 9490-M34 1,693,479 997,891 22,520 36
McDonnell Douglas HP (55%) (101) HP9000-C110 1,662,009 932,491 34,621 22
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RESERVES
Because the Partnership's leases are on a "triple-net" basis, no permanent
reserve for maintenance and repairs has been established from the Offering
proceeds. However, the General Partner, in its sole discretion, may retain a
portion of the Cash Flow and Net Disposition Proceeds available to the
Partnership for maintenance, repairs and working capital. There are no
limitations on the amount of Cash Flow and Net Disposition Proceeds that may be
retained as reserves. Since no reserve has been established, if available Cash
Flow of the Partnership is insufficient to cover the Partnership's operating
expenses and liabilities, it may be necessary for the Partnership to obtain
additional funds by refinancing its Equipment or borrowing.
GENERAL RESTRICTIONS
Under the Partnership Agreement, the Partnership is not permitted, among
other things, to:
(a) invest in junior trust deeds unless received in connection with the
sale of an item of Equipment in an aggregate amount which does not exceed
30% of the assets of the Partnership on the date of the investment;
(b) invest in or underwrite the securities of other issuers;
(c) acquire any Equipment for Units;
(d) issue senior securities (except that the issuance to lenders of
notes or other evidences of indebtedness in connection with the financing or
refinancing of Equipment or the Partnership's business shall not be deemed
to be the issuance of senior securities);
(e) make loans to any Person, including the General Partner or any of
its Affiliates, except to the extent a Conditional Sales Contract
constitutes a loan;
(f) sell or lease any Equipment to, lease any Equipment from, or enter
into any sale-leaseback transactions with, the General Partner or any of its
Affiliates; or
(g) give the General Partner or any of its Affiliates an exclusive right
or employment to sell the Partnership's Equipment.
The General Partner has also agreed in the Partnership Agreement to use its
best efforts to assure that the Partnership shall not be deemed an "investment
company" as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The General Partner and its Affiliates may engage in other activities,
whether or not competitive with the Partnership. The Partnership Agreement
provides, however, that neither the General Partner nor any of its Affiliates
may receive any rebate or "give up" in connection with the Partnership's
activities or participate in reciprocal business arrangements that circumvent
the restrictions in the Partnership Agreement against dealings with Affiliates.
ITEM 2:PROPERTIES
NOT APPLICABLE
ITEM 3:LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
NOT APPLICABLE
ITEM 4:SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
NOT APPLICABLE
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PART II
ITEM 5: MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
There is no public market for the Units nor is it anticipated that one
will develop. As of December 31, 1996, there were 683 holders of Units. The
Units are not listed on any exchange or permitted to trade on any
over-the-counter market. In addition, there are substantial restrictions on
the transferability of Units.
GENERAL LIMITATIONS
Units cannot be transferred without the consent of the General Partner,
which may be withheld in its absolute discretion. The General Partner monitors
transfers of Units in an effort to ensure that all transfers are within certain
safe harbors promulgated by the IRS to furnish guidance regarding publicly
traded partnerships. These safe harbors limit the number of transfers that can
occur in any one year. The General Partner intends to cause the Partnership to
comply with the safe harbor that permits nonexempt transfers and redemptions of
Units of up to five percent of the total outstanding interests in the
Partnership's capital or profits in any one year.
REDEMPTION PROVISION
Upon the conclusion of the 30 month period following the termination of the
Offering, the Partnership may, at the sole discretion of the General Partner,
repurchase a number of the outstanding Units. After such 30 month period, on a
semi-annual basis, the General Partner, at its discretion, will establish an
amount for redemption, generally not to exceed two percent of the outstanding
Units per year, subject to the General Partner's good faith determination that
such redemptions will not (a) cause the Partnership to be taxed as a corporation
under Section 7704 of the Code or (b) impair the capital or operations of the
Partnership. (The Partnership may redeem Units in excess of the two percent
limitation if, in the good faith judgment of the General Partner, the conditions
imposed in the preceding sentence would remain satisfied.) The redemption price
for Units will be 105% of the selling Limited Partner's Adjusted Capital
Contributions attributable to the Units for sale. Following the determination of
the annual redemption amount, redemptions will occur on a semi-annual basis and
all requests for redemption, which must be made in writing, must be on file as
of the record date in which the redemption is to occur. The General Partner will
maintain a master list of requests for redemption with priority being given to
Units owned by estates, followed by IRAs and Qualified Plans. All other requests
will be considered in the order received. Redemption requests made by or on
behalf of Limited Partners who are not affiliated with the General Partner or
its Affiliates will be given priority over those made by Limited Partners who
are affiliated with the General Partner or its Affiliates. All redemption
requests will remain in effect until and unless canceled, in writing, by the
requesting Limited Partner(s).
The Partnership will accept redemption requests beginning 30 months
following the termination of the Offering. There will be no limitations on the
period of time that a redemption request may be pending prior to its being
granted. Limited Partners will not be required to hold their interest in the
Partnership for any specified period prior to their making a redemption request.
In order to make a redemption request, Limited Partners will be required to
advise the General Partner in writing of such request. Upon receipt of such
notification, the Partnership will provide detailed forms and instructions to
complete the request.
EXEMPT TRANSFERS
The following six categories of transfers are exempt transfers for purposes
of calculating the volume limitations imposed by the IRS and will generally be
permitted by the General Partner:
(1) transfers in which the basis of the Unit in the hands of the
transferee is determined, in whole or in part, by reference to its basis in
the hands of the transferor (for example, Units acquired by
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corporations in certain reorganizations, contributions to capital, gifts
of Units, Units contributed to another partnership, and nonliquidating as
well as liquidating distributions by a parent partnership to its partners
of interests in a subpartnership);
(2) transfers at death;
(3) transfers between members of a family (which include brothers and
sisters, spouse, ancestors, and lineal descendants);
(4) transfers resulting from the issuance of Units by the Partnership in
exchange for cash, property, or services;
(5) transfers resulting from distributions from qualified plans; and
(6) any transfer by a Limited Partner in one or more transactions during
any 30-day period of Units representing in the aggregate more than five
percent of the total outstanding interests in capital or profits of the
Partnership.
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
Limited Partners who wish to transfer their Units to a new beneficial owner
are required to pay the Partnership up to $50 for each transfer to cover the
Partnership's cost of processing the transfer application and take such other
actions and execute such other documents as may be reasonably requested by the
General Partner. There is no charge for re-registration of a certificate in the
event of a marriage, divorce, death, or trust so long as the transfer is not a
result of a sale of the Units.
In addition, the following restrictions apply to each transfer: (i) no
transfer may be made if it would cause 25% or more of the outstanding Units to
be owned by benefit plans; and (ii) no transfer is permitted unless the
transferee obtains such governmental approvals as may reasonably be required by
the General Partner, including without limitation, the written consents of the
Pennsylvania Securities Commissioner and of any other state securities agency or
commission having jurisdiction over the transfer.
Allocations and Distributions Between the General Partner and the Limited
Partners
Cash distributions, if any, are made quarterly on December 31, March 31,
June 30, and September 30 of each year. Distributions are made 99% to the
Limited Partners and one percent to the General Partner until the Limited
Partners have received an amount equal to their Capital Contributions plus the
Priority Return; thereafter, cash distributions will be made 90% to the Limited
Partners and 10% to the General Partner. Distributions made in connection with
the liquidation of the Partnership or a Partner's Units will be made in
accordance with the Partner's positive Capital Account balance as determined
under the Partnership Agreement and Treasury Regulations.
The Priority Return is calculated on the Limited Partners' Adjusted Capital
Contributions for their Units. The Adjusted Capital Contributions will initially
be equal to the amount paid by the Limited Partners for their Units. If
distributions at any time exceed the Priority Return, the Adjusted Capital
Contributions will be reduced by the excess, decreasing the base on which the
Priority Return is calculated.
If the proceeds resulting from the sale of any Equipment are reinvested in
Equipment, sufficient cash will be distributed to the Partners to pay the
additional federal income tax resulting from such sale for a Partner in a 39.6%
federal income tax bracket or, if lower, the maximum federal income tax rate in
effect for individuals for such taxable year.
Generally, the General Partner is allocated Net Profits equal to its cash
distributions (but not less than one percent of Net Profits) and the balance is
allocated to the Limited Partners. Net Profits arising from transactions in
connection with the termination or liquidation of the Partnership are allocated
in the following
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order: (1) First, to each Partner in an amount equal to the negative
amount, if any, of his Capital Account; (2) Second, an amount equal to the
excess of the proceeds which would be distributed to the Partners based on the
Operating Distributions to the Partners over the aggregate Capital Accounts of
all the Partners, to the Partners in proportion to their respective shares of
such excess, and (3) Third, with respect to any remaining Net Profits, to the
Partners in the same proportions as if the distributions were Operating
Distributions. Net Losses, if any, are in all cases allocated 99% to the Limited
Partners and one percent to the General Partner.
Net Profits and Net Losses are computed without taking into account, in each
taxable year of the Partnership, any items of income, gain, loss or deduction
required to be specially allocated pursuant to Section 704(b) of the Code and
the Treasury Regulation promulgated thereunder. No Limited Partner is required
to contribute cash to the capital of the Partnership in order to restore a
closing Capital Account deficit, and the General Partner has only a limited
deficit restoration obligation under the Partnership Agreement.
Quarterly distributions in the following amounts were declared and paid to
the Limited Partners during 1996, 1995 and 1994:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
QUARTER ENDED 1996 1995 1994
- ----------------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
March 31 $ 315,678 $ 247,659 $ 12,693
June 30 315,678 304,686 87,254
September 30 315,678 315,605 142,210
December 31 315,678 315,679 197,021
------------ ------------ ------------
$ 1,262,712 $ 1,183,629 $ 439,178
------------ ------------ ------------
------------ ------------ ------------
</TABLE>
ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS AMONG THE LIMITED PARTNERS
Except during the Offering Period, Cash Available for Distribution which is
allocable to the Limited Partners is apportioned among and distributed to them
solely with reference to the number of Units owned by each as of the Record Date
for each such distribution. During the Offering Period, Cash Available for
Distribution which is allocable to the Limited Partners was apportioned among
and distributed to them with reference to both (i) the number of Units owned by
each as of each Record Date and (ii) the number of days since the previous
Record Date (or, in the case of the first Record Date, the commencement of the
Offering Period) that the Limited Partner owned the Units.
After the Offering Period, Net Profits, Net Losses and Cash Available for
Distribution allocable to the Limited Partners is apportioned among them in
accordance with the number of Units owned by each. A different convention was
utilized during the Offering Period, whereby Net Profits and Net Losses
allocable to Limited Partners were apportioned among them in the ratio which the
product of the number of Units owned by a Limited Partner multiplied by the
number of days in which the Limited Partner owns such Units during the period
bears to the sum of such products for all Limited Partners.
In addition, where a Limited Partner transfers Units during a taxable year,
the Limited Partner may be allocated Net Profits for a period for which such
Limited Partner does not receive a corresponding cash distribution.
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ITEM 6: SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table sets forth, in summary form, certain financial data
for the Partnership as of and for the year ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and
1994. This table is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed
information and financial statements presented elsewhere in this report, and
should be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the financial statements
and related notes thereto included herein.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
---------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1996 1995 1994
------------ ------------ ------------
Lease Income $ 5,908,389 $ 4,144,609 $ 1,129,457
Net (Loss) Income (1,319,747) (45,235) 95,047
Cash Distributions 1,275,467 1,195,585 443,614
Net (loss) income per Unit (2.11) (.10) .33
Cash distribution per Unit 2.00 2.00 1.60
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31
-------------------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
------------- ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Total assets $ 11,373,203 $ 13,910,708 $ 8,827,670
Notes payable 3,502,523 3,305,310 1,642,251
</TABLE>
Net income per Unit is computed based upon net income (loss) allocated to
the Limited Partners and the weighted average number of equivalent Units
outstanding during the year. Cash distribution per Unit is computed based upon
distributions allocated to the Limited Partners and the weighted average
number of equivalent Units outstanding during the year.
ITEM 7: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Partnership's primary source of capital for the year ended December
31, 1996 was cash from operations of $2,526,000. The Partnership's primary
sources of capital for the year ended December 31, 1995, were from Partners'
contributions of $4,352,000 and cash from operations of $2,411,000. The
primary uses of cash were for capital expenditures for new equipment totaling
$1,035,000 and $6,353,000 for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively, for the payment of preferred distributions to partners totaling
$1,275,000 for 1996 and $1,196,000 for 1995, and for the payment of offering
costs totaling $459,000 for 1995.
Cash is invested in money market accounts that invest directly in
treasury obligations pending the Partnership's use of such funds to purchase
additional
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computer equipment, to pay Partnership expenses or to make distributions to
the Partners. At December 31, 1996 and 1995 the Partnership had approximately
$1,083,000 and $342,000, respectively, invested in these money market
accounts.
The Partnership's investment strategy of acquiring computer equipment and
generally leasing it under triple-net leases to operators who generally meet
specified financial standards minimizes the Partnership's operating expenses.
Future minimum rentals on noncancellable operating leases decreased by 31%
from December 31, 1995 to December 31, 1996, due to computer equipment leases
which matured in 1996. This particular industry has experienced a decrease in
lease rates during this period due to an ongoing decrease in interest rates.
As of December 31, 1996, the Partnership had future minimum rentals on
noncancellable operating leases of $3,570,000 for the year ending 1997 and
$2,673,000 thereafter. During 1996 and 1995, the Partnership incurred debt in
connection with the purchase of computer equipment totaling $2,344,000 and
$3,128,000, respectively. At December 31, 1996, the outstanding debt was
$3,503,000, with interest rates ranging from 5.8% to 8.8% and will be payable
through September 1999. The Partnership intends to continue purchasing
additional computer equipment with existing cash, as well as when future cash
becomes available. In addition, the Partnership may incur additional debt in
purchasing computer equipment in the future.
The Partnership's cash from operations is expected to continue to be
adequate to cover all operating expenses, liabilities, and preferred
distributions to Partners during the next 12 month period. If available Cash
Flow or Net Disposition Proceeds are insufficient to cover the Partnership
expenses and liabilities on a short and long term basis, the Partnership will
attempt to obtain additional funds by disposing of or refinancing Equipment, or
by borrowing within its permissible limits. The Partnership may also reduce the
distributions to its Partners if it deems necessary. Since the Partnership's
leases are on a "triple-net" basis, no reserve for maintenance and repairs are
deemed necessary.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
1996 and 1995 OPERATING RESULTS
For the year ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, the Partnership recognized
income of $5,955,000 and $4,318,000 and expenses of $7,275,000 and $4,363,000,
resulting in net loss of $1,320,000 and $45,000, respectively.
Lease income increased by 43% over 1995 primarily due to the Partnership
expended approximately $6,353,000 in cash and assumed debt and accounts
payable for equipment of $872,000 to acquire 19 additional leases in 1995,
which have generated a full year of lease income in 1996. Additionally,
during 1996 the Partnership expended approximately $1,035,000 in cash and
assumed debt and accounts payable for equipment of $529,000 to acquire 9
additional leases.
Interest income decreased (73%) from $173,000 for the year ended December
31, 1995 to $47,000 for the year ended December 31, 1996, as a result of the
capital contributions being utilized for Equipment purchases for the year ended
December 31, 1996 whereas, for the year ended December 31, 1995 the capital
contributions were temporarily being invested in money market accounts until
being utilized for Equipment purchases.
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation, primarily consist of accounting,
legal, and outside service fees. The 13% decrease from approximately $93,000
during the year ended December 31, 1995 to $81,000
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during the year ended December 31, 1996 is primarily attributable to a
decrease in legal fees and outside service fees.
The equipment management fee is equal to 5% of the gross lease revenue
attributable to equipment which is subject to operating leases. The equipment
management fee increased (43%) from approximately $207,000 during the year
ended December 31, 1995 to $295,000 during the year ended December 31, 1996,
which is consistent with the increase in lease income.
Interest expense increased (47%) from approximately $212,000 during the year
ended December 31, 1995 to approximately $311,000 during the year ended December
31, 1996, as a result of additional debt incurred for the purchase of Equipment.
Depreciation and amortization expenses consist of depreciation on computer
equipment, amortization of organizational costs, equipment acquisition fees and
debt placement fees. The increase (53%) from approximately $3,850,000 during the
year ended December 31, 1995 to $5,896,000 during the year ended December 31,
1996 is attributable to the purchase of approximately $3,922,000 in additional
equipment.
The Partnership sold computer equipment with a net book value of
$1,440,000 during the year ended December 31, 1996, for a net loss of $692,000.
Additionally, in 1996, the Partnership adopted FASB Statement No. 121,
"Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets
to Be Disposed Of" and identified specific computer equipment and associated
equipment acquisition costs which were evaluated due to technological changes.
The Partnership determined that the carrying amount of certain assets was
greater than the undiscounted cash flows to be generated by these assets. The
Partnership recorded a charge of $904,000 to depreciation expense
to record the assets at their estimated fair value at December 31, 1996.
For the year ended December 31, 1996, the Partnership generated cash flow
from operating activities of $2,526,000, which includes a net loss of $1,320,000
reduced by depreciation and amortization expenses of $5,896,000. Other noncash
activities included in the determination of the net loss includes direct
payments of lease income by lessees to banks of $2,675,000 and lease income paid
to original lessors in lieu of cash payments for computer equipment of $15,000.
1995 and 1994 OPERATING RESULTS
For the year ended December 31, 1995 and 1994, the Partnership
recognized income of $4,318,000 and $1,224,000 and expenses of $4,363,000 and
$1,129,000, resulting in net (loss) income of ($45,000) and $95,000,
respectively.
Lease income increased by 267% from December 31, 1994 to December 31,
1995, primarily due to utilizing cash available from Partners' contributions
for the purchase of Equipment, which in turn generated more lease income.
During 1994, the Partnership expended approximately $4,784,000 in cash to
acquire 14 leases which generated approximately $1,129,000 in revenue. During
1995, the Partnership expended approximately $6,353,000 in cash and assumed
debt and accounts payable for equipment of $872,000 to acquire 19 additional
leases which contributed to the increase in lease revenue of approximately
$3,015,000.
Interest income increased (83%) from $94,000 for the year ended December
31, 1994 to $173,000 for the year ended December 31, 1995, as a result of the
increase in capital contributions temporarily being invested in money market
accounts until being utilized for equipment purchases.
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation, primarily consist of
accounting, legal, and outside service fees. The 29% increase from
approximately $72,000 during the year ended December 31, 1994 to $93,000
during the year ended December 31, 1995 is attributable to the increase in
the Partnership's business activities.
The equipment management fee is equal to 5% of the gross lease revenue
attributable to equipment which is subject to operating leases. The equipment
management fee increased (267%) from approximately $56,000 during the year
ended December 31, 1994 to $207,000 during the year ended December 31, 1995,
which is consistent with the increase in lease income.
Interest expense increased (342%) from approximately $48,000 during the
year ended December 31, 1994 to approximately $212,000 during the year ended
December 31, 1995, as a result of additional debt incurred for the purchase
of Equipment.
Depreciation and amortization expenses consist of depreciation on
computer equipment, amortization of organizational costs, equipment
acquisition fees and debt placement fees. The increase (304%) from
approximately $953,000 during the year ended December 31, 1994 to $3,850,000
during the year ended December 31, 1995 is attributable to the purchase of
approximately $10,090,000 in additional equipment. Furthermore, during 1995
the Partnership identified specific computer equipment whose remaining
estimated useful lives were reduced to reflect the impact of technological
changes. This change in estimate increased depreciation expense by
approximately $299,000.
For the year ended December 31, 1995, the Partnership generated cash flows
from operating activities of $2,411,000, which includes a net loss of $45,000
reduced by depreciation and amortization expenses of $3,850,000. Other noncash
activities included in the determination of the net loss includes direct
payments of lease income by lessees to banks of $1,465,000 and lease income paid
to original lessors in lieu of cash payments for computer equipment of $50,000.
For the year ended December 31, 1994, the Partnership generated cash flows
from operating activities of $210,000, which includes net income of $95,000
reduced by depreciation and amortization expenses of $953,000. Other noncash
activities included in the determination of net income includes direct payments
of lease income by lessees to banks of $381,000 and lease income paid to
original lessors in lieu of cash payments for computer equipment of $252,000.
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ITEM 8: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund I
Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
CONTENTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Report of Independent Auditors............... 18
Audited Financial Statements.................
Balance Sheets................................ 19
Statements of Operations...................... 20
Statements of Partners' Capital............... 21
Statements of Cash Flows...................... 22
Notes to Financial Statements................. 23
</TABLE>
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Partners
Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund I
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Commonwealth Income &
Growth Fund I as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related statements of
operations, partners' capital, and cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 1996. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Partnership's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of Commonwealth Income & Growth
Fund I at December 31, 1996 and 1995 and the results of its operations and its
cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, in 1996 the Partnership
changed its method of accounting for impairment of long-lived assets.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 24, 1997
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Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund I
BALANCE SHEETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31
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1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C>
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents...................................... $ 1,082,795 $ 341,838
Lease income receivable........................................ 259,050 310,455
Other receivables and deposits................................. 23,584 35,777
Accounts receivable--General Partner........................... 6,772 --
Computer equipment, at cost.................................... 16,080,646 17,149,693
Accumulated depreciation....................................... (6,527,143) (4,524,429)
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9,553,503 12,625,264
Organization costs and deferred expenses, net of accumulated
amortization of $435,215 in 1996 and $278,108 in 1995........ 447,499 597,374
------------- -------------
Total assets................................................... $ 11,373,203 $ 13,910,708
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Liabilities and partners' capital
Accounts payable............................................... $ 64,386 $ 76,127
Accounts payable--General Partner.............................. -- 83,874
Accounts payable--Commonwealth Capital Corp.................... -- 22,222
Unearned lease income.......................................... 228,817 242,353
Payables for computer equipment................................ 529,124 537,251
Notes payable.................................................. 3,502,523 3,305,310
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Total liabilities.............................................. 4,324,850 4,267,137
Partners' capital:
General partner.............................................. 1,000 1,000
Limited partners............................................. 7,047,357 9,642,571
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Total partners' capital........................................ 7,048,357 9,643,571
------------- -------------
Total liabilities and partners' capital........................ $ 11,373,203 $ 13,910,708
------------- -------------
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund I
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
-----------------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
------------- ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Income:
Lease.................................................................. $ 5,908,389 $ 4,144,609 $ 1,129,457
Interest............................................................... 46,753 172,913 94,443
------------- ------------ ------------
5,955,142 4,317,522 1,223,900
Expenses:
Operating, excluding depreciation...................................... 80,883 93,265 71,556
Equipment management fee--General Partner.............................. 295,420 207,230 56,473
Interest............................................................... 311,247 212,365 48,184
Depreciation........................................................... 5,555,331 3,636,163 888,266
Amortization of organization costs and deferred expenses............... 340,200 213,734 64,374
Loss on sale of computer equipment..................................... 691,808 --
------------- ------------ ------------
7,274,889 4,362,757 1,128,853
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Net (loss) income...................................................... $ (1,319,747) $ (45,235) $ 95,047
------------- ------------ ------------
------------- ------------ ------------
Net (loss) income per equivalent limited partnership unit.............. $ (2.11) $ (.10) $ .33
------------- ------------ ------------
------------- ------------ ------------
Weighted average number of equivalent limited partnership units
outstanding during the year.......................................... 631,358 594,446 273,639
------------- ------------ ------------
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund I
STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
GENERAL LIMITED
PARTNER PARTNER GENERAL LIMITED
UNITS UNITS PARTNER PARTNERS TOTAL
--------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Partners' capital--December 31, 1993........... 50 3 $ 1,000 $ 500 $ 1,500
Contributions.................................. -- 413,716 -- 8,271,511 8,271,511
Offering costs................................. -- -- -- (932,803) (932,803)
Net income..................................... -- -- 4,436 90,611 95,047
Distributions.................................. -- -- (4,436) (439,178) (443,614)
--------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------
Partners' capital--December 31, 1994........... 50 413,719 1,000 6,990,641 6,991,641
Contributions.................................. -- 217,639 -- 4,352,171 4,352,171
Offering costs................................. -- -- -- (459,421) (459,421)
Net income (loss).............................. -- -- 11,956 (57,191) (45,235)
Distributions.................................. -- -- (11,956) (1,183,629) (1,195,585)
--------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------
Partners' capital--December 31, 1995........... 50 631,358 1,000 9,642,571 9,643,571
Net income (loss).............................. -- -- 12,755 (1,332,502) (1,319,747)
Distributions.................................. -- -- (12,755) (1,262,712) (1,275,467)
--------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------
Partners' capital--December 31, 1996........... 50 631,358 $ 1,000 $ 7,047,357 $ 7,048,357
--------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------
--------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund I
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
---------------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
------------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Operating activities
Net (loss) income......................................... $ (1,319,747) $ (45,235) $ 95,047
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization......................... 5,895,531 3,849,897 952,640
Loss on sale of computer equipment.................... 691,808 --
Other non-cash activities included in determination
of net loss......................................... (2,689,616) (1,514,550) (633,035)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Lease income receivable............................. 51,405 (174,362) (136,093)
Other receivables and deposits...................... 12,193 49,453 (85,230)
Accounts receivable--General Partner................ (6,772) 74,139 (74,139)
Accounts payable.................................... (11,741) 39,419 36,708
Accounts payable--General Partner................... (83,874) 57,005 26,869
Unearned lease income............................... (13,536) 112,152 130,201
Organization cost paid to the General Partner....... -- (36,734) (102,606)
------------- ----------- -----------
Net cash provided by operating activities................. 2,525,651 2,411,184 210,362
Investing activities
Capital expenditures...................................... (1,035,293) (6,353,404) (4,783,921)
Accounts payable--Commonwealth Capital Corp............... (22,222) -- --
Net proceeds from sale of computer equipment.............. 748,241 -- --
Payment of computer equipment payable..................... (9,624) -- --
Equipment acquisition fees paid to the General Partner.... (156,616) (403,549) (282,368)
------------- ----------- -----------
Net cash used in investing activities..................... (475,514) (6,756,953) (5,066,289)
Financing activities
Limited partners' contributions........................... -- 4,352,171 8,271,511
Offering costs............................................ -- (391,829) (787,264)
Offering costs paid to the General Partner................ -- (67,592) (145,539)
Distributions to partners................................. (1,275,467) (1,195,585) (443,614)
Debt placement fee paid to the General Partner............ (33,713) (29,920) (20,305)
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Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities....... (1,309,180) 2,667,245 6,874,789
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents...... 740,957 (1,678,524) 2,018,862
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year............ 341,838 2,020,362 1,500
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year.................. $ 1,082,795 $ 341,838 $ 2,020,362
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND I
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1996
1. BUSINESS
Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund I (the "Partnership") is a limited
partnership. The Partnership was declared effective by the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 17, 1993, and began offering up to 750,000 units
of the limited partnership at the purchase price of $20 per unit. The offering
terminated on May 11, 1995 after it sold 631,358 units at a price of $20 per
unit. The Partnership was organized in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to
acquire, own, lease, and sell various types of computer peripheral equipment and
other similar capital equipment, which will be leased primarily to U.S.
corporations and institutions. The Partnership's general partner is Commonwealth
Income & Growth Fund, Inc. (the "General Partner"), a Pennsylvania corporation
which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Commonwealth Capital Corp.
Approximately ten years after the commencement of operations, the Partnership
intends to have sold or otherwise disposed of all of its computer equipment,
make final distributions to partners, and to dissolve. Unless sooner terminated,
the Partnership will continue until December 31, 2004.
Allocations of income and distributions of cash are based on Commonwealth
Income & Growth Fund I, Limited Partnership Agreement (the "Agreement"). The
various allocations prevent any partner's capital account from being reduced
below zero and ensure the capital accounts reflect the anticipated sharing
ratios of cash distributions, as defined in the Agreement. Annual cash
distributions to limited partners have been made at a rate of 10% (Preferred
Distribution) of their original contributed capital. For a limited partner's
unit outstanding for all of 1996, distributions during 1996 reflect a return of
capital in the amount of approximately $2.00 per limited partnership unit. For a
limited partner's unit outstanding for all of 1995, distributions during 1995
reflected a return of capital in the amount of approximately $2.00 per limited
partnership unit. For a limited partner's unit outstanding from the offering's
first close on March 14, 1994, distributions during 1994 reflected a return of
capital in the amount of approximately $1.38 per limited partnership unit. (For
a limited partner's unit acquired during either 1995 or 1994 the return of
capital would be less than these amounts.) In the event the Partnership is
unable to distribute sufficient cash to meet the intended preferred
distribution, such amounts will be deferred with no interest until sufficient
cash flow is available, as determined by the General Partner or until the
liquidation of the Partnership. The Partnership may also reduce distributions to
its partners if it deems necessary. Further, ongoing acquisition fees, equipment
management fees, and financing fees payable to the General Partner (Note 4) will
also be deferred until payment of any unpaid Preferred Distribution.
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COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND I
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Through December 31, 1996, the Partnership has only entered into operating
leases. Lease revenue is recognized on a monthly basis in accordance with the
terms of the operating lease agreements.
LONG-LIVED ASSETS
In 1996, the Partnership adopted FASB Statement No. 121, "Accounting for the
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of."
The Partnership evaluates its long-lived assets when events or circumstances
indicate that the value of the asset may not be recoverable. The Partnership
determines whether an impairment exists by estimating the undiscounted cash
flows to be generated by each asset. If the estimated undiscounted cash flows
are less than the carrying value of the asset then an impairment exists. The
amount of the impairment is determined based on the difference between the
carrying value and the fair value. Fair value is determined based on estimated
discounted cash flows to be generated by the asset.
During 1996, the Partnership identified specific computer equipment and
associated equipment acquisition costs which were evaluated due to
technological changes. The Partnership determined that the carrying amount of
certain assets was greater than the undiscounted cash flows to be generated
by these assets. The Partnership recorded a charge of $904,000 in the fourth
quarter to record the assets at their estimated fair value at December 31,
1996. Such amounts have been included in depreciation expense in the
accompanying financial statements.
Additionally in 1995, the Partnership identified specific computer equipment
whose lives were reduced from the established useful lives, to reflect the
impact of technological changes. These changes in estimate reduced net income by
approximately $299,000 in 1995. Such amounts have been included in depreciation
expense in the accompanying financial statements.
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COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND I
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
LONG-LIVED ASSETS (continued)
Depreciation on computer equipment for financial statement purposes is based
on the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of 4 years. Other
assets, consisting of organization costs and other deferred expenses, are
amortized on a straight-line basis over 2 to 5 year lives. Unamortized
acquisition fees are charged to amortization expense when the associated leased
equipment is sold.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three
months or less to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 1996 and 1995, cash
equivalents were invested in a money market fund investing directly in Treasury
obligations.
USE OF ESTIMATES (CONTINUED)
INCOME TAXES
The Partnership is not subject to federal income taxes; instead, any taxable
income (loss) is passed through to the partners and included on their respective
income tax returns.
Taxable income differs from financial statement net income as a result of
reporting certain income and expense items for tax purposes in periods other
than those used for financial statement purposes, principally relating to
depreciation, amortization and lease income.
OFFERING COSTS
Offering costs are payments for selling commissions of 7% and dealer manager
fees of 2% of the partners' contributed capital, professional fees and other
offering expenses relating to the syndication. These costs are deducted from
partnership capital in the accompanying financial statements.
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER EQUIVALENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNIT
The net (loss) income per equivalent limited partnership unit is computed
based upon net (loss) income allocated to the limited partners and the weighted
average number of equivalent units outstanding during the year.
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COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND I
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
3. COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
The Partnership is the lessor of equipment under operating leases with
periods ranging from 18 to 48 months. In general, associated costs such as
repairs and maintenance, insurance and property taxes are paid by the lessee.
The following is a schedule of future minimum rentals on noncancelable
operating leases at December 31, 1996:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
1997 $3,570,000
1998 2,096,000
1999 577,000
---------------
$6,243,000
---------------
---------------
</TABLE>
Lease income from two lessees, each exceeding 10% of total lease income,
aggregated 35% of lease income for the year ended December 31, 1996. Lease
income from three lessees, ranging from 12% to 16% of total lease income,
aggregated 40% of lease income for the year ended December 31, 1995. Lease
income from four lessees, ranging from 11% to 34% of total lease income,
aggregated 70% of lease income for the year ended December 31, 1994.
4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
ORGANIZATIONAL FEE
The General Partner was entitled to be paid an Organizational Fee equal to
three percent of the first $10,000,000 of Limited Partners' Capital
Contributions and two percent of the Limited Partners' Capital Contributions in
excess of $10,000,000, as compensation for the organization of the Partnership.
During 1995 and 1994 such organizational fees of approximately $104,000 and
$248,000, respectively, were paid to the General Partner.
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COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND I
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)
REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES
The General Partner and its Affiliates are entitled to reimbursement by
the Partnership for the cost of goods, supplies or services obtained and used
by the General Partner in connection with the administration and operation of
the Partnership from third parties unaffiliated with the General Partner. The
Partnership paid $7,000 to the General Partner for reimbursement of expenses
in 1995.
EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION FEE
The General Partner is entitled to be paid an Equipment Acquisition Fee
of 4% of the Purchase Price of each item of Equipment purchased as
compensation for the negotiation of the acquisition of the Equipment and the
lease thereof or sale under a Conditional Sales Contract. During 1996, 1995
and 1994, equipment acquisition fees of approximately $157,000, $404,000 and
$282,000, respectively, were paid to the General Partner.
DEBT PLACEMENT FEE
As compensation for arranging Term Debt to finance the acquisition of
Equipment by the Partnership,the General Partner is paid a fee equal to 1% of
such indebtedness; provided, however, that such fee shall be reduced to the
extent the Partnership incurs such fees to third parties, unaffiliated with
the General Partner or the lender, with respect to such indebtedness and no
such fee will be paid with respect to borrowings from the General Partner or
its Affiliates. During 1996, 1995 and 1994, debt placement fees of
approximately $33,000, $30,000 and $20,000, respectively, were paid to the
General Partner.
EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT FEE
The General Partner affiliate is entitled to be paid a monthly fee equal
to the lesser of (i) the fees which would be charged by an independent third
party for similar services for similar equipment or (ii) the sum of (a) two
percent of (1) the Gross Lease Revenues attributable to Equipment which is
subject to Full Payout Net Leases which contain net lease provisions plus (2)
the purchase price paid on Conditional Sales Contracts as received by the
Partnership and (b) 5% of the Gross Lease Revenues attributable to
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COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND I
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)
EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT FEE (continued)
Equipment which is subject to Operating Leases. During 1996, 1995 and 1994,
equipment management fees of approximately $295,000, $207,000 and $56,000,
respectively, were paid to the General Partner as determined pursuant to
section (ii) above.
RE-LEASE FEE
As compensation for providing re-leasing services for any Equipment for
which the General Partner has, following the expiration of, or default
under,the most recent lease or Conditional Sales Contract, arranged a
subsequent lease or Conditional Sales Contract for the use of such Equipment
to a lessee or other party, other than the current or most recent lessee or
other operator of such equipment or its Affiliates ("Re-lease"), the General
Partner shall receive, on a monthly basis, a Re-lease Fee equal to the lesser
of (a) the fees which would be charged by an independent third party for
comparable services for comparable equipment or (b) two percent of Gross
Lease Revenues derived from such Re-lease. There were no such fees paid to
the General Partner in 1996, 1995 or 1994.
EQUIPMENT LIQUIDATION FEE
With respect to each item of Equipment sold by the General Partner (other
than in connection with a Conditional Sales Contract), a fee equal to the
lesser of (i) 50% of the Competitive Equipment Sale Commission or (ii) three
percent of the sales price for such Equipment is payable to the General
Partner. The payment of such fee is subordinated to the receipt by the
Limited Partners of (i) a return of their Capital Contributions and a 10% per
annum cumulative return, compounded daily, on Adjusted Capital Contributions
("Priority Return") and (ii) the Net Disposition Proceeds from such sale in
accordance with the Partnership Agreement. Such fee will be reduced to the
extent any liquidation or resale fees are paid to unaffiliated parties.
During 1996, equipment liquidation fees of approximately $23,000 were paid to
the General Partner. There were no such fees paid to the General Partner in
1995 or 1994.
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COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND I
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
5. NOTES PAYABLE
NOTES PAYABLE CONSISTED OF THE FOLLOWING:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995
------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C>
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 8.6%; due in
monthly installments of $10,072 including interest through
September 1997.................................................. $ 87,483 $ 195,716
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 8.6%; due in
monthly installments of $6,204 including interest through
November 1997................................................... 71,084 136,313
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 8.5%; due in
monthly installments of $8,315 including interest through
December 1997................................................... 95,334 182,925
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 8.8%; due in
monthly installments of $4,949 including interest through
December 1997................................................... 56,664 108,596
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 6.3%; due in
monthly installments of $5,254 including interest through
December 1997................................................... 60,946 --
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 8.8%; due in
monthly installments of $5,607 including interest through August
1998............................................................ 103,986 159,499
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 8.6%; due in
monthly installments of $16,639 including interest through
September 1998.................................................. 323,228 --
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 7.8%; due in
monthly installments of $10,166 including interest through
November 1998................................................... 217,161 --
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 7.5%; due in
monthly installments of $4,115 including interest through
December 1998................................................... 92,629 --
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 6.5%; due in
monthly installments of $15,983 including interest through
February 1999................................................... 386,648 --
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 8.5%; due in
monthly installments of $29,191 including interest through March
1999............................................................ 715,078 991,688
</TABLE>
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COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND I
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
5. NOTES PAYABLE (continued)
NOTES PAYABLE CONSISTED OF THE FOLLOWING: (CONTINUED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995
------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C>
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 7.9%; due in
monthly installments of $7,683 including interest through June
1999............................................................ $ 208,614 $ --
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 7.5%; due in
monthly installments of $15,501 including interest through June
1999............................................................ 435,618 --
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 7.2%; due in
monthly installments of $10,711 including interest through July
1999............................................................ 302,166 --
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 6.7%; due in
monthly installments of $11,501 including interest through
September 1999.................................................. 345,884 --
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 10.0%; due in
monthly installments of $31,925 including interest through
September 1997 --............................................... -- 665,682
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 6.2%; due in
monthly installments of $4,115 including interest through
December 1998 --................................................ -- 135,412
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 7.5%; due in
monthly installments of $26,087 including interest through
September 1996 --............................................... -- 227,611
Installment note payable to a bank interest at 5.8%; due in
monthly installments of $24,860 including interest through
September 1996 --............................................... -- 218,473
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 5.8%; due in
monthly installments of $12,581 including interest through
September 1996 --............................................... -- 110,563
Installment note payable to a bank; interest at 6.0%; due in
monthly installments of $14,875 including interest through
December 1996 --................................................ -- 172,832
------------ ------------
$ 3,502,523 $ 3,305,310
------------ ------------
------------ ------------
</TABLE>
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COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND I
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
5. NOTES PAYABLE (Continued)
These notes are secured by specific computer equipment and are
nonrecourse liabilities of the Partnership. Aggregate maturities of notes
payable for each of the three years subsequent to December 31, 1996 are as
follows:
1997 $ 1,704,068
1998 1,355,591
1999 442,864
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$ 3,502,523
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6. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Other noncash activities included in the determination of net loss are as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
------------ ------------ ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Lease income, net of interest expense on notes payable realized as a
result of direct payment of principal by lessee to bank................. $ 2,674,867 $ 1,464,632 $ 381,123
Lease income paid to original lessor in lieu of cash payment for computer
equipment acquired...................................................... 14,749 49,918 251,912
------------ ------------ ----------
Total adjustment to net loss from other noncash activities................ $ 2,689,616 $ 1,514,550 $ 633,035
------------ ------------ ----------
------------ ------------ ----------
</TABLE>
No interest or principal on notes payable was paid by the Partnership
because direct payment was made by lessee to the bank in lieu of collection of
lease income and payment of interest and principal by the Partnership.
Noncash investing and financing activities include the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
------------ ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Debt assumed in connection with purchase of computer equipment.......... $ 2,344,453 $ 3,127,691 $ 2,023,374
------------ ------------ ------------
------------ ------------ ------------
Accounts payable in connection with the purchase of computer
equipment............................................................. $ 529,124 $ 559,473 $ --
------------ ------------ ------------
------------ ------------ ------------
Computer equipment payable converted to a note payable.................. $ 527,627 $ -- $ --
------------ ------------ ------------
------------ ------------ ------------
</TABLE>
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COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND I
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
7. RECONCILIATION OF NET (LOSS) INCOME REPORTED FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING
PURPOSES TO TAXABLE (LOSS) INCOME
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
------------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net (loss) income for financial reporting purposes......................... $ (1,319,747) $ (45,235) $ 95,047
Adjustments:
Loss on sale of computer equipment..................................... (1,177,731)
Depreciation........................................................... 469,401 203,759 187,390
Amortization........................................................... 287,516 171,728 46,415
Unearned lease income.................................................. 14,055 (3,321) 35,013
------------- ---------- ----------
Taxable (loss) income...................................................... $ (1,726,506) $ 326,931 $ 363,865
------------- ---------- ----------
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</TABLE>
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Commonwealth Income &
Growth Fund, Inc.
BALANCE SHEET
As of February 29, 1996
CONTENTS
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Report of Independent Auditors.......................................................... 34
Audited Balance Sheet...................................................................
Balance Sheet........................................................................... 35
Notes to Balance Sheet.................................................................. 36
</TABLE>
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
To the Stockholder
Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Commonwealth Income &
Growth Fund, Inc. (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Commonwealth
Capital Corp.), as of February 29, 1996. This balance sheet is the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on this balance sheet based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the balance sheet is free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the balance sheet. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall balance sheet
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our opinion, the balance sheet referred to above presents fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of Commonwealth Income & Growth
Fund, Inc. at February 29, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 28, 1996
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COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND, INC.
(an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Commonwealth Capital Corp.)
BALANCE SHEET
February 29, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Assets
Cash............................................................. $ 500
Receivables from Income Funds.................................... 127,798
Investment in Partnerships....................................... 2,000
---------
$ 130,298
---------
---------
Liabilities
Accounts payable to Commonwealth Capital Corp.................... $ 129,198
Stockholder's equity
Common stock at $1 stated value:
Authorized shares--1,000
Issued and outstanding shares--100............................. 1,000
Additional paid-in capital....................................... 1,000,100
---------
1,001,100
Less:note receivable............................................. (1,000,000)
---------
1,100
---------
$ 130,298
---------
---------
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND, INC.
(an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Commonwealth Capital Corp.)
NOTES TO BALANCE SHEET
February 29, 1996
1. THE COMPANY
Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund, Inc. (the Company) is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Commonwealth of Delaware, Inc. which in turn is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Commonwealth Capital Corp. ("CCC"). The Company is the sole
General Partner of Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund I, a Pennsylvania
limited partnership and the sole General Partner of Commonwealth Income &
Growth Fund II, a Pennsylvania limited partnership (the "Partnerships").
CCC has provided additional capital by means of a noninterest-bearing
demand note in the amount of $1,000,000, so that the Company will at all
times have a net worth (which includes the net equity of the Company and the
demand note receivable from CCC) of at least $1,000,000. In computing the
Company's net worth for this purpose, its interest in the Partnerships and
any amounts and notes receivable from and payable to the Partnerships will be
excluded. The Company's equity has been reduced by the note receivable from
CCC resulting in net equity of $1,100, which may be different for tax
purposes. The Company's operations will be included in the consolidated
federal income tax return of CCC.
2. INVESTMENT IN PARTNERSHIPS
The Company contributed $2,000 in cash to the Partnerships for its
general partner interest. The Company may, at its sole discretion, purchase a
limited partnership interest in the Partnerships ("Units") for an additional
capital contribution of $20 per Unit with a minimum investment of 125 Units.
3. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company and its affiliates receive substantial fees and compensation
in connection with the offering of Units and the management of the
Partnerships' assets. See "Compensation of General Partner and Affiliates,"
and "Allocations and Distributions" elsewhere in the Prospectus of
Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund II of the Partnerships for information with
respect to the compensation to be paid to the Company and its affiliates and
the allocations of income, losses, and cash distributions.
<PAGE>
Commonwealth Capital Corp.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of February 29, 1996
Contents
Report of Independent Auditors............................................ 37
Audited Consolidated Balance Sheet
Consolidated Balance Sheet................................................ 38
Notes to Consolidated Balance Sheet....................................... 39
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Stockholder
Commonwealth Capital Corp.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Commonwealth
Capital Corp. as of February 29, 1996. This balance sheet is the responsibility
of the Company s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this
balance sheet based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the balance sheet is free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the balance sheet. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall balance sheet presentation. We
believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the balance sheet referred to above presents fairly, in all
material respects, the consolidated financial position of Commonwealth Capital
Corp. at February 29, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 28, 1996
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Commonwealth Capital Corp.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
February 29, 1996
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents...................................... $ 283,806
Receivables from Income Funds.................................. 458,781
Advances to income funds....................................... 223,012
Other receivables.............................................. 44,243
Income taxes receivable........................................ 41,300
Minimum lease payments receivable, net of
unearned interest income of $4,998,828....................... 9,775,605
Deferred tax asset............................................. 132,000
Investment in Income Funds..................................... 17,200
Other assets................................................... 12,084
Office furniture and equipment, net of
accumulated depreciation of $66,986.......................... 40,471
-----------
Total assets................................................... $11,028,502
-----------
-----------
Liabilities and stockholder's equity
Accounts payable and accrued expenses.......................... $ 245,752
Nonrecourse obligations........................................ 9,775,605
-----------
Total liabilities.............................................. 10,021,357
Stockholder s equity:
Common stock, $1 par value:
Authorized shares--1,000
Issued and outstanding shares--10.......................... 10
Retained earnings............................................ 1,007,135
-----------
Total stockholder's equity..................................... 1,007,145
-----------
Total liabilities and stockholder s equity..................... $11,028,502
-----------
-----------
</TABLE>
- ------------------------
See accompanying notes.
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Commonwealth Capital Corp.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
February 29, 1996
1. BUSINESS
Commonwealth Capital Corp. (the Company), through its subsidiary,
Commonwealth of Delaware, Inc. (CDI), is primarily engaged in leasing various
types of computer peripheral equipment and other similar equipment, which are
leased primarily to U.S. corporations and institutions. Certain subsidiaries
of CDI were formed for the purpose of functioning as general
partners/managing trustees in limited partnerships/trusts (the Income Funds
), which were organized to acquire, own and act as lessor with respect to
certain computer equipment. As of February 29, 1996, the subsidiaries
include Commonwealth Capital Fund 1987-I, Inc., Commonwealth Capital Fund
1988-I, Inc., Commonwealth Capital Fund No. 3, Inc., Commonwealth Capital
Fund No. 4, Inc., Commonwealth Capital Fund V, Inc., Commonwealth Capital
Private Fund-I, Inc., Commonwealth Capital Fund VI, Inc., Commonwealth
Capital Fund VII, Inc., Commonwealth Capital Private Fund - II, Inc.,
Commonwealth Capital Trustee VIII, Inc., Commonwealth Capital Trustee IX,
Inc., Commonwealth Capital Trustee X, Inc., Commonwealth Capital Private
Fund-III, Inc., Commonwealth Income and Growth Fund, Inc., Commonwealth
Capital Private Fund IV, Inc. and Commonwealth Capital Private Fund V, Inc.
(collectively the General Partner Subsidiaries ), Commonwealth Capital
Securities Corp., Garden State Facilities Funding, Inc. (GSFF) and
Commonwealth Capital Delaware Trustee, Inc.
2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying consolidated balance sheet includes the accounts of the
Company, its wholly-owned subsidiary, CDI, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries
(Note 1). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The balance sheet
is presented on an unclassified basis in accordance with leasing industry
practice.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of the balance sheet in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the amounts reported in the balance sheet and accompanying notes.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Commonwealth Capital Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Balance Sheet (continued)
2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three
months or less to be cash equivalents. At February 29, 1996, cash equivalents
were invested in a money market fund investing directly in treasury
obligations.
OFFICE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT
Office furniture and equipment is carried at cost and is depreciated over the
estimated useful lives of the related assets ranging from 5 to 7 years using
accelerated methods.
INVESTMENT IN INCOME FUNDS
The Company accounts for these investments by the equity method.
Distributions were received from these Income Funds and approximated the
Company's equity in the income of the Income Funds. Results of the Income
Funds as of December 31, 1995 are as follows:
1995
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Total assets............................... $42,067,000
Nonrecourse debt........................... 13,561,000
Other liabilities.......................... 3,860,000
Partners' capital.......................... 24,646,000
The Company has guaranteed the performance of certain non-monetary
obligations of the General Partner Subsidiaries to the respective Income
Funds, primarily the responsibility for management of the Income Funds. In
addition, the Company is responsible for certain capital funding
requirements of the General Partner Subsidiaries and, accordingly, has issued
noninterest-bearing demand notes of approximately $4,016,000 at February 29,
1996. Such notes have been eliminated in the consolidation of the
accompanying balance sheet.
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Commonwealth Capital Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Balance Sheet (continued)
2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
The compensation to the Company from the Income Funds includes: 1) Equipment
Acquisition Fees (4% of the purchase price of all equipment purchased by the
Income Funds); 2) Debt Placement Fees (1% of financed equipment by the Income
Funds; 3) Sales Fees Expense (3% of gross proceeds of sold equipment by the
Income Funds); and 4) Equipment Management Fees (5% of the gross operating
lease revenues of the Income Funds). The Company earned approximately
$1,777,000 in fees for managing the Income Funds during the year ended
February 29, 1996.
3. LEASE COMMITMENTS
GSFF acted as lessor in a series of lease purchase transactions whereby the
underlying assets were funded by investors through certificates of participation
in the lease payments. All of GSFF s rights as lessor were assigned to a
third-party agent which administers the collection of rentals paid by the
lessee. The obligations under the certificates are nonrecourse to GSFF. Amounts
outstanding at February 29, 1996 under the leases and certificates of
participation are approximately $9,615,000, of which $8,170,000 is secured by
mortgage insurance policies maintained by the lessee. These amounts are included
in minimum lease payments receivable and nonrecourse obligations in the
accompanying balance sheet. The certificates mature from 1996 to 2011.
The Company entered into a lease transaction whereby the underlying asset
was funded by a note payable to a bank. The Company assigned its rights as
lessor to the bank. The note is a nonrecourse obligation to the Company and is
personally guaranteed by the lessee owners. The lease and note payable
approximated $160,605 at February 29, 1996, and matures in 1997. In June 1994,
the lessee filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11, and as a
result, they did not make any payments during the year ended February 29, 1996.
As this note is a nonrecourse obligation of the Company, and the Company has
been notified by the bank that collection of the note is expected, the asset and
related nonrecourse obligation are reflected in the accompanying consolidated
balance sheet.
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Commonwealth Capital Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Balance Sheet (continued)
3. LEASE COMMITMENTS (CONTINUED)
Future minimum lease payments to be received, excluding interest, as of
February 29, 1996 are as follows:
1997 $ 730,605
1998 605,000
1999 655,000
2000 685,000
2001 730,000
Thereafter 6,370,000
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Total $9,775,605
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The Company leases office space under a noncancelable operating lease
expiring in September 1998. On December 4, 1995, the Company leased additional
space under a noncancelable operating lease expiring in February 1999. The
leases currently require monthly payments of $13,733 which increases annually
for the remainder of the leases. Future minimum lease payments under
noncancelable operating leases at February 29, 1996 are $171,000 in 1997;
$176,000 in 1998; and $138,000 in 1999.
4. PROFIT-SHARING PLAN
The Company has a profit-sharing plan covering all employees with one year
of service and 21 years of age. Profit-sharing contributions are made at the
discretion of management. It is the Company s policy to fund profit-sharing
costs as accrued.
5. INCOME TAXES
The Company files a consolidated federal income tax return with CDI and its
subsidiaries. The Company has investment tax credits of $266,000 at February 29,
1996. The investment tax credits expire in 1998 through 2001 and are available
to reduce future federal income tax liabilities. The Company also has state net
operating loss carryforwards of approximately $490,000, which expire during 1996
through 1998.
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Commonwealth Capital Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Balance Sheet (continued)
5. INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
The Company has a federal deferred tax asset arising primarily from the
carryforward of investment tax credits of $298,000 at February 29, 1996. During
1996, the Company recorded a valuation allowance of approximately $166,000
because the Company concluded the future realization of some of the tax benefits
underlying the asset could not be reasonably assured based on current operating
results. The Company believes that the remaining asset of $132,000 is more
likely than not to be realized. At February 29, 1996, the Company has a state
deferred tax asset of $49,000; however, the future realization of the tax
benefits underlying the state deferred tax asset could not be reasonably assured
and, accordingly, a valuation allowance was recorded in the amount of $49,000.
6. LINE OF CREDIT
At February 29, 1996 the Company has an unused line of credit agreement with
a bank expiring on June 30, 1996. The line of credit agreement, which is
callable on demand, provides for the payment of interest at the prime rate
(8.25% at February 29, 1996), plus .75%. Borrowings on the line are limited to
the lesser of $500,000 or 80% of eligible accounts receivable as defined in the
agreement. The Company had $216,000 available under the line of credit at
February 29, 1996.
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ITEM 9: CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
NOT APPLICABLE
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PART III
ITEM 10: DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
GENERAL
The General Partner, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Commonwealth of
Delaware, Inc., a Delaware corporation, which is in turn a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Commonwealth Capital Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation ("Com
Cap Corp."), was incorporated in Pennsylvania on August 26, 1993. The General
Partner also acts as the General Partner for Commonwealth Income and Growth
Fund II. The principal business office of the General Partner is 1160 West
Swedesford Road, Suite 340, Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312, and its telephone
number is 610-647-6800. The General Partner manages and controls the affairs
of the Partnership and has sole responsibility for all aspects of the
Partnership's operations. The officers of the General Partner devote such
time to the affairs of the Partnership as in the opinion of the General
Partner is necessary to enable it to perform its function as General Partner.
The officers of the General Partner are not required to spend their full time
in meeting their obligations to the Partnership.
The directors and officers of the General Partner and key employees of
Com Cap Corp. are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME TITLE
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<S> <C>
George S. Springsteen Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of
the General Partner and Com Cap Corp.
David A. Kintzer Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
of the General Partner and Com Cap Corp.
Kathleen S. Enscoe Controller of the General Partner and Com Cap Corp.
Gregory M. Lorenz Vice President of Com Cap Corp.
</TABLE>
George S. Springsteen, age 62, is President of both Com Cap Corp. and the
General Partner. Mr. Springsteen is also President of the general partners or
controlling entities of several prior programs sponsored by Com Cap Corp.
with objectives similar to the Partnership's. He has been the sole
shareholder and director of Com Cap Corp. since its formation in 1978. From
1971 to 1978, Mr. Springsteen was involved in the computer leasing business
of Granite Computer Corporation. Mr. Springsteen served as Vice President of
Marketing, in addition to other capacities, and managed a portfolio of
approximately $120,000,000 of IBM computers and peripherals. In 1978, Granite
Computer Corporation sold its equipment portfolio and left the equipment
leasing business. Mr. Springsteen acquired a portion of Granite's portfolio,
client base, employees and corporate offices in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. The
new company began operations as Com Cap Corp. in May of 1978. Mr. Springsteen
received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Delaware in 1957.
David A. Kintzer, CPA, age 37, is Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, and Secretary of both Com Cap Corp. and the General Partner and has
been employed at Com Cap Corp. since 1991. Mr. Kintzer also serves as Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary of the general partners or
controlling entities of several prior programs sponsored by Com Cap Corp.
with objectives similar to the Partnership's. From 1984 to 1990, Mr. Kintzer
was employed by Continental Computer Leasing Corporation, a computer leasing
company with an equipment lease portfolio of $40,000,000 and annual revenue
of $20,000,000. While at Continental, Mr. Kintzer served as Controller and
Chief Financial Officer and managed its accounting, financial, EDP, banking
relationships and personnel functions. Prior to 1984, Mr. Kintzer was
employed by
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the international public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Kintzer is
a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and
The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Kintzer
received an A.B. degree in accounting from Franklin & Marshall College in
1981.
Kathleen S. Enscoe, age 31, is Controller of Com Cap Corp. and certain of
its subsidiaries where she has been employed since 1992. Ms. Enscoe is an
active member of the Equipment Leasing Association. From 1988 to 1992, Ms.
Enscoe was employed as a staff accountant in the financial reporting
department of WWF Paper Corporation. Ms. Enscoe received a Bachelor of
Science Business Administration degree in 1988 from Geneva College with dual
majors in accounting and business administration.
Gregory M. Lorenz, age 34, is Vice President of Com Cap Corp. and has
been employed by Com Cap Corp. since April of 1994. From 1985 to 1993, Mr.
Lorenz was employed by Daley Marketing Corp. where he served as Vice
President of Marketing and Director of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Lorenz is a
member of the Equipment Leasing Association and received an Associates of
Arts degree from Orange Coast College in 1984.
The directors and officers of the General Partner are required to spend
only such time on the Partnership's affairs as is necessary in the sole
discretion of the directors of the General Partner for the proper conduct of
the Partnership's business. A substantial amount of time of such directors
and officers is expected to be spent on matters unrelated to the Partnership,
particularly after the Partnership's investments have been selected. Under
certain circumstances, such directors and officers are entitled to
indemnification from the Partnership.
ITEM 11: EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table summarizes the types, amounts and recipients of
compensation paid by the Partnership directly or indirectly to the General
Partner and its Affiliates. Some of these fees are paid regardless of the
success or profitability of the Partnership's operations and investments.
While such compensation and fees were established by the General Partner and
are not based on arm's-length negotiations, the General Partner believes that
such compensation and fees are comparable to those which would be charged by
an unaffiliated entity or entities for similar services. The Partnership
Agreement limits the liability of the General Partner and its Affiliates to
the Partnership and the Limited Partners and provides indemnification to the
General Partner and its Affiliates under certain circumstances.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMOUNT AMOUNT AMOUNT
ENTITY INCURRED INCURRED INCURRED
RECEIVING DURING DURING DURING
COMPENSATION TYPE OF COMPENSATION 1996 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
OFFERING AND ORGANIZATION STAGE
The General Partner Organizational Fee. An Organization Fee $0 $104,000 $248,000
equal to three percent of the first
$10,000,000 of Limited Partners' Capital
Contributions and two percent of the Limited
Partners' Capital Contribution in excess of
$10,000,000, as compensation for the
organization of the Partnership. The General
Partner paid all Organizational and Offering
Expenses which include legal, accounting and
printing expenses; various registration and
filing fees; miscellaneous expenses related
to the organization and formation of the
Partnership; other costs of registration;
and costs incurred in connection with the
preparation, printing and distribution of
this Report and other sales literature,
other than underwriter's commissions and a
non-accountable expense allowance payable to
the Dealer Manager.
OPERATIONAL AND SALE OR LIQUIDATION STAGES
The General Partner and its Affiliates Reimbursement of Expenses. The General $0 $7,000 $0
Partner and its Affiliates are entitled to
reimbursement by the Partnership for the
cost of goods, supplies or services obtained
and used by the General Partner in
connection with the administration and
operation of the Partnership from third
parties unaffiliated with the General
Partner.
The General Partner Equipment Acquisition Fee. An Equipment $ 157,000 $ 404,000 $282,000
Acquisition Fee of four percent of the
Purchase Price of each item of Equipment
purchased as compensation for the
negotiation of the acquisition of the
Equipment and the lease thereof or sale
under a Conditional Sales Contract. The fee
was paid upon closing of the Offering with
respect to the Equipment purchased by the
Partnership with the net proceeds of the
Offering available for investment in
Equipment. When the Partnership acquired
Equipment in an amount exceeding the net
proceeds of the Offering available for
investment in Equipment, the fee was paid
when such Equipment was acquired.
The General Partner Debt Placement Fee. As compensation for $33,000 $30,000 $20,000
arranging Term Debt to finance the
acquisition of Equipment by the Partnership,
a fee equal to one percent of such
indebtedness; provided, however,
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that such fee is reduced to the extent
the Partnership incurred such fees to
third parties, unaffiliated with the
General Partner or the lender, with respect
to such indebtedness and no such fee was
paid with respect to borrowings from the
General Partner or its Affiliates.
The General Partner Equipment Management Fee. A monthly fee $295,000 $207,000 $56,000
equal to the lesser of (i) the fees which
would be charged by an independent third
party for similar services for similar
equipment or (ii) the sum of (a) two percent
of (1) the Gross Lease Revenues attributable
to Equipment which is subject to Full Payout
Net Leases which contain net lease
provisions plus (2) the purchase price paid
on Conditional Sales Contracts as received
by the Partnership and (b) five percent of
the Gross Lease Revenues attributable to
Equipment which is subject to Operating
Leases.
The General Partner Re-Lease Fee. As compensation for providing $0 $0 $0
re-leasing services for any Equipment for
which the General Partner has, following the
expiration of, or default under, the most
recent lease or Conditional Sales Contract,
arranged a subsequent lease or Conditional
Sales Contract for the use of such Equipment
to a lessee or other party, other than the
current or most recent lessee or other
operator of such equipment or its Affiliates
("Re-lease"), the General Partner will
receive, on a monthly basis, a Re-lease Fee
equal to the lesser of (a) the fees which
would be charged by an independent third
party for comparable services for comparable
equipment or (b) two percent of Gross Lease
Revenues derived from such Re-lease.
The General Partner Equipment Liquidation Fee. With respect to $23,000 $0 $0
each item of Equipment sold by the General
Partner (other than in connection with a
Conditional Sales Contract), a fee equal to
the lesser of (i) 50% of the Competitive
Equipment Sale Commission or (ii) three
percent of the sales price of such
Equipment. The payment of such fee is
subordinated to the receipt by the Limited
Partners of (i) a return of their Capital
Contributions and a 10% per annum cumulative
return, compounded daily, on Adjusted
Capital Contributions ("Priority Return")
and (ii) the Net Disposition Proceeds from
such sale in accordance with the Partnership
Agreement. Such fee is reduced to the extent
any liquidation or resale fees are paid to
unaffiliated parties.
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INTEREST IN THE PARTNERSHIP
The General Partner Partnership Interest. The General Partner $12,755 $11,956 $4,436
has a present and continuing one percent
interest of $1,000 in the Partnership's
items of income, gain, loss, deduction,
credit, and tax preference. In addition, the
General Partner receives one percent of Cash
Available for Distribution until the
Limited Partners have received distributions
of Cash Available for Distribution equal to
their Capital Contributions plus the 10%
Priority Return and thereafter, the General
Partner will receive 10% of Cash Available
for Distribution.
</TABLE>
ITEM 12: SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
NOT APPLICABLE
ITEM 13: CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The Partnership is subject to various conflicts of interest arising out
of its relationships with the General Partner and its Affiliates. These
conflicts include the following:
Competition with General Partner and Affiliates; Competition for
Management's Time
The General Partner and its Affiliate sponsor other investor programs
which are in potential competition with the Partnership in connection with
the purchase of Equipment as well as opportunities to lease and sell such
Equipment. Competition for Equipment has occurred and is likely to occur in
the future. The General Partner and its Affiliates may also form additional
investor programs which may be competitive with the Partnership.
If one or more investor programs and the Partnership are in a position to
acquire the same Equipment, the General Partner will determine which program
will purchase the Equipment based upon the objectives of each and the
suitability of the acquisition in light of those objectives. The General
Partner will generally afford priority to the program or entity that has had
funds available to purchase Equipment for the longest period of time. If one
or more investor programs and the Partnership are in a position to enter into
leases with the same lessee or to sell Equipment to the same purchaser, the
General Partner will generally afford priority to the Equipment which has
been available for lease or sale for the longest period of time.
Certain senior executives of the General Partner and its Affiliates also
serve as officers and directors of the other programs and are required to
apportion their time among these entities. The Partnership is, therefore, in
competition with the other programs for the attention and management time of
the General Partner and its Affiliates. The officers and directors of the
General Partner are not required to devote all or substantially all of their
time to the affairs of the Partnership.
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ACQUISITIONS
Com Cap Corp. and the General Partner or other Affiliates of the General
Partner may acquire Equipment for the Partnership provided that (i) the
Partnership has insufficient funds at the time the Equipment is acquired,
(ii)the acquisition is in the best interest of the Partnership and (iii) no
benefit to the General Partner or its Affiliates arises from the acquisition
except for compensation paid to Com Cap Corp., the General Partner or such
other Affiliate as disclosed in this Report. Com Cap Corp., the General
Partner or their Affiliates will not hold Equipment for more than 60 days
prior to transfer to the Partnership. If sufficient funds become available to
the Partnership within such 60 day period, such Equipment may be resold to
the Partnership for a price not in excess of the sum of the cost of the
Equipment to such entity and any accountable Acquisition Expenses payable to
third parties which are incurred by such entity and interest on the Purchase
Price from the date of purchase to the date of transfer to the Partnership.
Com Cap Corp., the General Partner or such other Affiliate will retain any
rent or other payments received for the Equipment, and bear all expenses and
liabilities, other than accountable Acquisition Expenses payable to third
parties with respect to such Equipment, for all periods prior to the
acquisition of the Equipment by the Partnership. Except as described above,
there will be no sales of Equipment to or from any Affiliate of Com Cap Corp.
In certain instances, the Partnership finds it necessary, in connection
with the ordering and acquisition of Equipment, to make advances to
manufacturers or vendors with funds borrowed from the General Partner for
such purpose. The Partnership does not borrow money from the General Partner
or any of its Affiliates with a term in excess of twelve months. Interest is
paid on loans or advances (in the form of deposits with manufacturers or
vendors of Equipment or otherwise) from the General Partner or its Affiliates
from their own funds at a rate equal to that which would be charged by third
party financing institutions on comparable loans for the same purpose in the
same geographic area, but in no event in excess of the General Partner's or
Affiliate's own cost of funds. In addition, if the General Partner or its
Affiliates borrow money and loan or advance it on a short-term basis to or on
behalf of the Partnership, the General Partner or such Affiliates receive no
greater interest rate and financing charges from the Partnership than that
which the General Partner or such Affiliates are paying. The Partnership does
not loan money to any Person including the General Partner or its Affiliates
except to the extent that a Conditional Sales Contract constitutes a loan.
If the General Partner or any of its Affiliates purchases Equipment in
its own name and with its own funds in order to facilitate ultimate purchase
by the Partnership, the purchaser is entitled to receive interest on the
funds expended for such purchase on behalf of the Partnership. Simple
interest on any such temporary purchases is charged on a floating rate basis
not in excess of three percent over the "prime rate" from time to time
announced by PNC Bank, from the date of initial acquisition to the date of
repayment by the Partnership/ownership transfer.
The Partnership does not invest in equipment Limited Partnerships,
general partnerships or joint ventures, except that (a) the Partnership may
invest in general partnerships or joint ventures with persons other than
equipment Programs formed by the General Partner or its Affiliates, which
partnerships or joint ventures own specific equipment; provided that (i) the
Partnership has or acquires a controlling interest in such ventures or
partnerships, (ii) the non-controlling interest is owned by a non-Affiliate,
and (iii) there are no duplicate fees; and (b) the Partnership may invest in
joint venture arrangements with other equipment Programs formed by the
General Partner or its Affiliates if such action is in the best interests of
all Programs and if all the following conditions are met: (i) all the
Programs have substantially identical investment objectives; (ii) there are
no duplicate fees; (iii) the sponsor compensation is substantially identical
in each Program; (iv) the Partnership has a right of first refusal to buy
another Program's interest in a joint venture if the other Program wishes to
sell equipment held in the joint venture; (v) the investment of each Program
is on substantially the same terms and conditions; and (vi) the joint venture
is formed either for the purpose of effecting appropriate diversification for
the Programs or for the purpose of relieving the General Partner or its
Affiliates from a commitment entered into pursuant to certain provisions of
the Partnership Agreement.
As of December 31, 1995, the Partnership was indebted to Com Cap Corp.
for approximately $22,000 in connection with the Partnership's acquisition of
Equipment. The entire debt was satisfied in January 1996.
As of December 31, 1994, an Affiliated entity of the Partnership was
indebted to the Partnership for approximately $74,000 in connection with the
Partnership's funding of an acquisition. The entire debt was satisfied in
January 1995.
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GLOSSARY
The following terms used in this Report shall (unless otherwise expressly
provided herein or unless the context otherwise requires) have the meanings
set forth below.
"Acquisition Expenses" means expenses relating to the prospective
selection and acquisition of or investment in Equipment by the Partnership,
whether or not actually acquired, including, but not limited to, legal fees
and expenses, travel and communication expenses, costs of appraisal,
accounting fees and expenses and other related expenses.
"Acquisition Fees" means the total of all fees and commissions paid by
any party in connection with the initial purchase of Equipment acquired by
the Partnership. Included in the computation of such fees or commissions
shall be the Equipment Acquisition Fee and any commission, selection fee,
construction supervision fee, financing fee, non-recurring management fee or
any fee of a similar nature, however designated.
"Adjusted Capital Contributions" means Capital Contributions of the
Limited Partners reduced by any cash distribution received by the Limited
Partners pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, to the extent such
distributions exceed any unpaid Priority Return as of the date such
distributions were made.
"Affiliate" means, when used with reference to a specified Person, (i)
any Person, that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the specified
Person, (ii) any Person that is a director or an executive officer of,
partner in, or serves in a similar capacity to, the specified Person, or any
Person of which the specified Person is an executive officer or partner or
with respect to which the specified Person serves in a similar capacity,
(iii) any Person owning or controlling 10% or more of the outstanding voting
securities of such specified Person, or (iv) if such Person is an officer,
director or partner, any entity for which such Person acts in such capacity.
"Capital Account" means the bookkeeping account maintained by the
Partnership for each Partner.
"Capital Contributions" means in the case of the General Partner, the
total amount of money contributed to the Partnership by the General Partner,
and in the case of Limited Partners, $20 for each Unit, or where the context
requires, the total Capital Contributions of all the Partners.
"Cash Available for Distribution" means Cash Flow plus Net Disposition
Proceeds plus cash funds available for distribution from Partnership
reserves, less such amounts as the General Partner, in accordance with the
Partnership Agreement, causes the Partnership to reinvest in Equipment or
interests therein, and less such amounts as the General Partner, in its sole
discretion, determines should be set aside for the restoration or enhancement
of Partnership reserves.
"Cash Flow" for any fiscal period means the sum of (i) cash receipts from
operations, including, but not limited to, rents or other revenues arising
from the leasing or operation of the Equipment and interest, if any, earned
on funds on deposit for the Partnership, but not including Net Disposition
Proceeds, minus (ii) all cash expenses and costs incurred and paid in
connection with the ownership, lease, management, use and/or operation of the
Equipment, including, but not limited to, fees for handling and storage; all
interest expenses paid and all repayments of principal regarding borrowed
funds; maintenance; repair costs; insurance premiums; accounting and legal
fees and expenses; debt collection expenses; charges, assessments or levies
imposed upon or against the Equipment; ad valorem, gross receipts and other
property taxes levied against the Equipment; and all costs of repurchasing
Units in accordance with the Partnership Agreement; but not including
depreciation or amortization of fees or capital expenditures, or provisions
for future expenditures, including, without limitation, Organizational and
Offering Expenses.
"Closing Date" means May 11, 1995.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as may be
amended from time to time by future federal tax statutes.
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"Competitive Equipment Sale Commission" means that brokerage fee paid for
services rendered in connection with the purchase or sale of Equipment which
is reasonable, customary, and competitive in light of the size, type, and
location\of the Equipment. "Conditional Sales Contract" means an
agreement to sell Equipment to a buyer in which the seller reserves title to,
and retains a security interest in, the Equipment until the Purchase Price of
the Equipment is paid.
"Effective Date" means December 17, 1993, the date on which the
Partnership's Registration Statement on Form S-1 was declared effective by
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Equipment" means each item of and all of the computer peripheral and
other similar capital equipment purchased, owned, operated, and/or leased by
the Partnership or in which the Partnership has acquired a direct or indirect
interest, together with all appliances, parts, instruments, accessories,
furnishings, or other equipment included therein and all substitutions,
renewals, or replacements of, and all additions, improvements, and accessions
to, any and all thereof.
"Full Payout Net Lease" means an initial Net Lease of the Equipment
underwhich the non-cancelable rental payments due (and which can be
calculated at the commencement of the Net Lease) during the initial
noncancellable fixed term (not including any renewal or extension period of
the lease or other contract for the use of the Equipment are at least
sufficient to recover the Purchase Price of the Equipment.
"General Partner" means Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund, Inc. and any
additional, substitute or successor general partner of the Partnership.
"Gross Lease Revenues" means Partnership gross receipts from leasing or
other operation of the Equipment, except that, to the extent the Partnership
has leased the Equipment from an unaffiliated party, it shall mean such
receipts less any lease expense.
"Initial Closing" means March 14, 1994, the date after the Minimum
Subscription Amount was received on which funds to acquire Units were
released from the Escrow Account and distributed to the Partnership for the
acqusition of Units by Limited Partners.
"IRS" means the Internal Revenue Service.
"Limited Partner" means a Person who acquires Units and who is admitted
to the Partnership as a limited partner in accordance with the terms of the
Partnership Agreement.
"Majority in Interest" means, with respect to the Partnership, Limited
Partners holding more than 50% of the outstanding Units held by all Limited
Partners at the Record Date for any vote or consent of the Limited Partners.
"Minimum Subscription Amount" means an aggregate of $2,500,000 in
Subscriptions.
"Net Disposition Proceeds" means the net proceeds realized by the
Partnership from the refinancing, sale or other disposition of Equipment,
including insurance proceeds or lessee indemnity payments arising from the
loss or destruction of Equipment, less such amounts as are used to satisfy
Partnership liabilities.
"Net Lease" means a lease or other contract under which the owner
provides equipment to a lessee or other operator in return for a payment, and
the lessee assumes all obligations and pays for the operation, repair,
maintenance and insuring of the equipment.
"Net Profits" or "Net Losses" shall be computed in accordance with
Section 703(a) of the Code (including all items of income, gain, loss or
deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Section 703(a)(1) of
the Code) for
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each taxable year of the Partnership or shorter period prior or subsequent to
an interim closing of the Partnership's books with the following adjustments:
(i) any income of the Partnership that is exempt from federal income tax and
not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profits and Net Loss
pursuant to this definition shall be added to such taxable income or shall
reduce such taxable loss; (ii) any expenditure of the Partnership described
in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B)
expenditures pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i)
and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profits and Net Losses
pursuant to this definition shall be subtracted from such taxable income or
loss; (iii) items of income, gain, loss and deduction specially allocated
pursuant to Section 7.3 of the Partnership Agreement shall not be included in
the computation of Net Profits or Net Loss; and if property is reflected on
the books of the Partnership at a book value that differs from the adjusted
tax basis of the property in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(d) or (f), depreciation, amortization, and gain or loss
with respect to such property shall be determined by reference to such book
value in a manner consistent with Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g). The terms "Net Profit" or "Net Losses" shall include
the Partnership's distributive share of the profit or loss of any partnership
or joint venture in which it is a partner or joint venturer.
"Offering" means the initial public offering of Units in the Partnership.
"Offering Period" means the period commencing the Effective Date and
ending the last day of the calendar month in which the Closing Date occurs.
"Operating Distributions" means the quarterly distributions made to the
Partners pursuant to Article 8 of the Partnership Agreement.
"Operating Lease" means a lease or other contractual arrangement under
which an unaffiliated party agrees to pay the Partnership, directly or
indirectly, for the use of the Equipment, and which is not a Full Payout Net
Lease.
"Organizational and Offering Expenses" means the expenses incurred in
connection with the organization of the Partnership and in preparation of the
Offering, including Underwriting Commissions, listing fees and advertising
expenses specifically incurred in connection with the distribution of the
Units.
"Partner(s)" means any one or more of the General Partner and the Limited
Partners.
"Partnership" means Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund I, a Pennsylvania
limited partnership.
"Partnership Agreement" means that Limited Partnership Agreement of
Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund I by and among the General Partner and the
Limited Partners, pursuant to which the Partnership is governed.
"Person" means an individual, partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture, corporation, trust, estate or other entity.
"Priority Return" means an amount equal to a return at a rate of 10%
perannum, compounded daily, on the Adjusted Capital Contribution for all
outstanding Units, which amount shall begin accruing at the end of the
calendar quarter in which such Units are sold by the Partnership.
"Proceeds" means proceeds from the sale of the Units.
"Program" means a limited or general partnership, joint venture,
unincorporated association or similar organization, other than a corporation
formed and operated for the primary purpose of investment in and the
operation of or gain from an interest in Equipment.
"Purchase Price" means, with respect to any Equipment, an amount equal to
the sum of (i) the invoice cost of such Equipment or any other such amount
paid to the seller, (ii) any closing, delivery and installation charges
associated therewith not included in such invoice cost and paid by or on
behalf of the Partnership, (iii) the cost of any capitalized
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modifications or upgrades paid or on behalf of the Partnership in connection
with its purchase of the Equipment, and (iv) solely for purposes of the
definition of Full Payout Net Lease, the amount of the Equipment Acquisition
Fee and any other Acquisition Fees.
"Retained Proceeds" means Cash Available for Distribution, which instead
of being distributed to the Partners is retained by the Partnership for the
purpose of acquiring or investing in Equipment.
"Term Debt" means debt of the Partnership with a term in excess of twelve
months, incurred with respect to acquiring or investing in Equipment, or
refinancing non-Term Debt, but not debt incurred with respect to refinancing
existing Partnership Term Debt.
"Unit" means a Limited Partnership interest in the Partnership
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PART IV
ITEM 14: EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a)(1) Financial Statements.
Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund I
Report of Independent Auditors
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and 1995
Statements of Operations for each of the three years ended
December 31, 1996
Statements of Partners' Capital for each of the three years ended
December 31, 1996
Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years ended
December 31, 1996
Notes to Financial Statements
Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund, Inc.
Report of Independent Auditors
Balance Sheet as of February 29, 1996
Notes to Balance Sheet
Commonwealth Capital Corp.
Report of Independent Auditors
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of February 29, 1996
Notes to Consolidated Balance Sheet
(a)(2) Schedules.
NOT APPLICABLE
(a)(3) Exhibits.
* 3.1 Certificate of Limited Partnership
**3.2 Agreement of Limited Partnership
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* Incorporated by reference from the Partnership's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 33-69996)
** Incorporated by reference for the Partnership's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
NOT APPLICABLE
(c) Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf
on March 20, 1997 by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH FUND I
By: COMMONWEALTH INCOME & GROWTH
FUND, INC., General Partner
By: /s/ George S. Springsteen
--------------------------------
George S. Springsteen, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities indicated on March 20, 1997.
SIGNATURE CAPACITY
- ------------------------------ ---------------------------
/s/ GEORGE S. SPRINGSTEEN Chairman, President and Sole Director of
- ------------------------------ Commonwealth Income & Growth Fund, Inc.
George S. Springsteen
/s/ DAVID A. KINTZER Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
- ------------------------------ Secretary of Commonwealth Income & Growth
David A. Kintzer Fund, Inc.
/s/ KATHLEEN S. ENSCOE Controller of Commonwealth
- ------------------------------ Income & Growth Fund,
Kathleen S. Enscoe Inc.
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