KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS LP
10-Q, 1998-05-15
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 10-Q


             [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED: MARCH 31, 1998

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-23950


                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                NEW YORK                                     11-2751509
     (State or other jurisdiction of                      (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)                      Identification No.)

       Two American Lane, P.O. Box 5150, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831-8150
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 861-1000

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X]   No[ ]


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                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
                          QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1998
                                      INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             PAGE        
                                                                             ----        
<S>                                                                          <C>         
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                           
  Item 1.   Financial Statements                                                         
                                                                                         
              Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 1998                     
              (unaudited) and December 31, 1997 (audited)                      3         
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
              Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended                        
              March 31, 1998 (unaudited) and 1997 (unaudited)                  4         
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
              Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital (Net Asset                      
              Value) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1998                           
              (unaudited) and 1997 (unaudited)                                 5         
                                                                                         
            Notes to Financial Statements                                      6-10      
                                                                                         
   Item 2   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial                            
            Condition and Results of Operations                               11-13      
                                                                                         
 PART II - OTHER INFORMATION                                                             
                                                                                         
   Item 2   Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds                         14         
                                                                                         
   Item 6   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                  14         
                                                                                         
 SIGNATURES                                                                   15         
</TABLE>


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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
                        STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
           March 31, 1998 (unaudited) and December 31, 1997 (audited)

                                   ----------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 March 31,       December 31,
                                                                   1998             1997
                                                                   ----             ----
<S>                                                             <C>             <C>
ASSETS
    Equity in broker trading accounts
        Cash                                                    $29,335,957     $25,448,177
        Net option premiums paid                                     72,566         155,195
        Unrealized gain on open contracts                         6,843,364       6,236,877
                                                                -----------     -----------

               Deposits with brokers                             36,251,887      31,840,249

     Cash and cash equivalents                                    2,356,319       4,756,235
     Fixed income securities (cost, including accrued
        interest, - $37,914,179 and $39,579,849)                 38,037,941      39,804,349
     Subscriptions receivable                                        64,087               0
     Other assets                                                    21,299          78,253
                                                                -----------     -----------

               Total assets                                     $76,731,533     $76,479,086
                                                                ===========     ===========
 LIABILITIES
     Accounts payable                                           $    38,105     $    41,790
     Commissions and other trading fees
        on open contracts                                           842,649         634,814
     Management fees                                                231,337         223,863
     Incentive fees                                               2,454,748          13,634
     Redemptions payable                                            801,399       8,170,028
                                                                -----------     -----------

               Total liabilities                                  4,368,238       9,084,129
                                                                -----------     -----------
 PARTNERS' CAPITAL (NET ASSET VALUE)
     General Partner - 53.5807 units outstanding at
        March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997                        883,410         769,245
     Limited Partners - 4,335.4098 and 4,640.7205 units
        outstanding at March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997      71,479,885      66,625,712
                                                                -----------     -----------
               Total partners' capital
                  (Net Asset Value)                              72,363,295      67,394,957
                                                                -----------     -----------

                                                                $76,731,533     $76,479,086
                                                                ===========     ===========
</TABLE>


                             See accompanying notes.

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                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
               For the Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997
                                   (Unaudited)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                                         March 31,
                                                                   1998             1997
                                                                   ----             ----
<S>                                                                <C>             <C>
 INCOME
     Commodity trading gains (losses)
        Realized                                                $14,894,669     $  (301,920)
        Change in unrealized                                        606,487       6,237,593
                                                                -----------     -----------

                Gain from commodity trading                      15,501,156       5,935,673
                                                                -----------     -----------
     Fixed income securities gains (losses)
        Realized                                                     78,704        (110,437)
        Change in unrealized                                       (100,738)       (383,948)
                                                                -----------     -----------

                (Loss) from fixed income securities                 (22,034)       (494,385)
                                                                -----------     -----------

     Interest income                                              1,033,478       1,441,573
                                                                -----------     -----------

                Total income                                     16,512,600       6,882,861
                                                                -----------     -----------
 EXPENSES
     Brokerage commissions                                        3,214,574       4,538,871
     Management fees                                                632,581         753,757
     Incentive fees                                               2,454,748       1,090,946
     General Partner administrative fee for
        operating expenses                                          179,642         283,026
     Cash management service charge                                  12,293           8,026
     Legal expenses                                                   2,636               0
                                                                -----------     -----------

                Total expenses                                    6,496,474       6,674,626
                                                                -----------     -----------

                NET INCOME                                      $10,016,126     $   208,235
                                                                ===========     ===========
 NET INCOME PER UNIT
     (based on weighted average number of
     units outstanding during the period)                       $  2,196.52     $     27.88
                                                                ===========     ===========
 INCREASE IN NET ASSET
     VALUE PER UNIT                                             $  2,130.70     $     24.14
                                                                ===========     ===========
</TABLE>


                             See accompanying notes.

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                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
          STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL (NET ASSET VALUE)
               For the Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997
                                   (Unaudited)

                                   -----------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Partners' Capital
                                       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              General                        Limited                           Total
                                       -----------------------     ----------------------------     -----------------------------
                                         Units        Amount          Units           Amount           Units           Amount
                                       ---------   -----------     -----------    -------------     -----------     -------------

Three Months Ended March 31, 1998

<S>                                     <C>        <C>             <C>            <C>               <C>             <C>
Balances at December 31, 1997           53.5807    $   769,245     4,640.7205     $  66,625,712     4,694.3012      $  67,394,957
Net income for the three months
   ended March 31, 1998                                114,165                        9,901,961                        10,016,126
Additions                                0.0000              0        18.0859           297,941        18.0859            297,941
Redemptions                              0.0000              0      (323.3966)       (5,345,729)     (323.3966)        (5,345,729)
                                       --------    -----------     ----------     -------------     ----------      -------------

Balances at March 31, 1998              53.5807    $   883,410     4,335.4098     $  71,479,885     4,388.9905      $  72,363,295
                                       ========    ===========     ==========     =============     ==========      =============

Three Months Ended March 31, 1997

Balances at December 31, 1996           53.5807    $   785,756     7,517.5721     $ 110,244,519     7,571.1528      $ 111,030,275
Net income for the three months
   ended March 31, 1997                                  1,294                          206,941                           208,235
Additions                                0.0000              0        79.0558         1,161,570        79.0558          1,161,570
Redemptions                              0.0000              0      (461.0111)       (6,797,565)     (461.0111)        (6,797,565)
                                       --------    -----------     ----------     -------------     ----------      -------------

Balances at March 31, 1997              53.5807    $   787,050     7,135.6168     $ 104,815,465     7,189.1975      $ 105,602,515
                                       ========    ===========     ==========     =============     ==========      =============
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Net Asset Value Per Unit
                                       -------------------------------------------------------------
                                        March 31,     December 31,       March 31,      December 31,
                                          1998            1997             1997             1996
                                          ----            ----             ----             ----
                                       <S>             <C>              <C>              <C>
                                       $16,487.46      $14,356.76       $14,689.05       $14,664.91
                                       ==========      ==========       ==========       ==========
</TABLE>


                             See accompanying notes.

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                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

                                   ----------


Note 1.   ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

          A.    General Description of the Partnership

                Kenmar Performance Partners L.P. (the Partnership) is a New York
                limited partnership. The Partnership is a multi-advisor,
                multi-strategy commodity pool which trades United States (U.S.)
                and foreign futures, options, forwards and related markets. It
                is subject to the regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading
                Commission, an agency of the U.S. government which regulates
                most aspects of the commodity futures industry, rules of the
                National Futures Association, an industry self-regulatory
                organization, and the requirements of commodity exchanges where
                the Partnership executes transactions. Additionally, the
                Partnership is subject to the requirements of Futures Commission
                Merchants (FCMs) and interbank market makers (collectively,
                "brokers") through which the Partnership trades.

                The Partnership is a registrant with the Securities and Exchange
                Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a
                registrant, the Partnership is subject to the regulation of the
                Securities and Exchange Commission.

          B.    Method of Reporting

                The Partnership's financial statements are presented in
                accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which
                require the use of certain estimates made by the Partnership's
                management.

          C.    Commodities

                Gains or losses are realized when contracts are liquidated.
                Unrealized gains or losses on open contracts (the difference
                between contract purchase price and market price) at the date of
                the statement of financial condition are included in equity in
                broker trading accounts. Any change in net unrealized gain or
                loss from the preceding period is reported in the statement of
                operations. Brokerage commissions include other trading fees and
                are charged to expense when contracts are opened.

          D.    Cash and Cash Equivalents

                Cash and cash equivalents includes cash, investments in money
                market mutual funds and short-term time deposits at financial
                institutions. Interest income includes interest equivalent
                dividends on money market mutual funds.


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                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                   (Unaudited)




Note 1.   ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
          (CONTINUED)

          E.    Fixed Income Securities

                Fixed income securities are reported at market value plus
                accrued interest. Fixed income securities transactions are
                accounted for on the trade date. Interest is recorded on the
                accrual basis.

          F.    Income Taxes

                The Partnership prepares calendar year U.S. and state
                information tax returns and reports to the partners their
                allocable shares of the Partnership's income, expenses and
                trading gains or losses.

          G.    Foreign Currency Transactions

                The Partnership's functional currency is the U.S. dollar;
                however, it transacts business in currencies other than the U.S.
                dollar. Assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other
                than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the
                rates in effect at the date of the statement of financial
                condition. Income and expense items denominated in currencies
                other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at
                the rates in effect during the period. Gains and losses
                resulting from the translation to U.S. dollars are reported in
                income currently.

Note 2.   GENERAL PARTNER

          The General Partner of the Partnership is Kenmar Advisory Corp., which
          conducts and manages the business of the Partnership. The General
          Partner is required by the Limited Partnership Agreement to maintain
          an investment in the Partnership of 1% of the Net Asset Value, up to a
          total of $500,000.

          A portion of the brokerage commissions paid by the Partnership to
          certain brokers is, in turn, paid by the brokers to the General
          Partner.

Note 3.   COMMODITY TRADING ADVISORS

          The Partnership has advisory agreements with various commodity trading
          advisors pursuant to which the Partnership pays monthly management
          fees of 0% to 1/6 of 1% (2% annually) of the net asset value under
          management (as defined in the advisory agreements) and quarterly
          incentive fees of 15% to 25% of the profit subject to incentive fee
          (as defined in the advisory agreements).


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                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                   ----------


Note 4.    DEPOSITS WITH BROKERS

           The Partnership deposits cash with brokers subject to Commodity
           Futures Trading Commission regulations and various exchange and
           broker requirements. Margin requirements are satisfied by the deposit
           of cash with such brokers. The Partnership earns interest income on
           its cash deposited with the brokers.

Note 5.    OTHER EXPENSES

           The General Partner pays substantially all ordinary operating and
           administrative expenses incurred by the Partnership. The Partnership
           pays the General Partner a monthly administrative fee equal to 1/12
           of 1% of the prior month's beginning Net Asset Value of the
           Partnership. The Partnership also pays actual amounts incurred for
           cash management services and services performed by independent legal
           counsel.

Note 6.    SUBSCRIPTIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND REDEMPTIONS

           Investments in the Partnership are made by subscription agreement,
           subject to acceptance by the General Partner. The subscription price
           is equal to the Net Asset Value of the units purchased plus a 5%
           selling commission, unless waived in whole or in part by the General
           Partner. Additions to partners' capital are shown net of such selling
           commissions, which amounted to $2,938 and $3,912 for the three months
           ended March 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.

           The Partnership is not required to make distributions, but may do so
           at the sole discretion of the General Partner. A Limited Partner may
           request and receive redemption of units owned, subject to
           restrictions in the Limited Partnership Agreement.

Note 7.    TRADING ACTIVITIES AND RELATED RISKS

           The Partnership engages in the speculative trading of U.S. and
           foreign futures contracts, options on U.S. and foreign futures
           contracts and forward contracts (collectively, "derivatives"). These
           derivatives include both financial and non-financial contracts held
           as part of a diversified trading strategy. The Partnership is exposed
           to both market risk, the risk arising from changes in the market
           value of the contracts, and credit risk, the risk of failure by
           another party to perform according to the terms of a contract.


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                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                   (Unaudited)


Note 7.    TRADING ACTIVITIES AND RELATED RISKS (CONTINUED)

           Purchase and sale of futures and options on futures contracts
           requires margin deposits with the FCMs. Additional deposits may be
           necessary for any loss on contract value. The Commodity Exchange Act
           requires an FCM to segregate all customer transactions and assets
           from such FCM's proprietary activities. A customer's cash and other
           property (for example, U.S. Treasury bills) deposited with an FCM are
           considered commingled with all other customer funds subject to the
           FMC's segregation requirements. In the event of an FCM's insolvency,
           recovery may be limited to a pro rata share of segregated funds
           available. It is possible that the recovered amount could be less
           than total cash and other property deposited.

           The Partnership has a substantial portion of its assets on deposit
           with brokers and dealers in securities and other financial
           institutions in connection with its cash management activities. In
           the event of a financial institution's insolvency, recovery of
           Partnership assets on deposit may be limited to account insurance or
           other protection afforded such deposits. In the normal course of
           business, the Partnership requires collateral for repurchase
           agreements in excess of the face value of such agreements.

           For derivatives, risks arise from changes in the market value of the
           contracts. Theoretically, the Partnership is exposed to a market risk
           equal to the value of futures contracts purchased and unlimited
           liability on such contracts sold short. As both a buyer and seller of
           options, the Partnership pays or receives a premium at the outset and
           then bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the
           contract underlying the option. Written options expose the
           Partnership to potentially unlimited liability, and purchased options
           expose the Partnership to a risk of loss limited to the premiums
           paid.

           The fair value of derivatives represents unrealized gains and losses
           on open futures and forward contracts and long and short options at
           market value. The average fair value of derivatives during the three
           months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 was approximately $5,390,000 and
           $5,260,000, respectively, and the related fair values as of March 31,
           1998 and December 31, 1997 are approximately $6,916,000 and
           $6,392,000, respectively.

           Net trading results from derivatives for the three months ended March
           31, 1998 and 1997 are reflected in the statement of operations and
           equal gain from commodity trading less brokerage commissions. Such
           trading results reflect the net gain arising from the Partnership's
           speculative trading of futures contracts, options on futures
           contracts and forward contracts.


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                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                   (Unaudited)


Note 7.    TRADING ACTIVITIES AND RELATED RISKS (CONTINUED)

          At March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997, the notional amount of open
          contracts is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        March 31,                             December 31,
                                          1998                                    1997
                                          ----                                    ----
                             Contracts to      Contracts to          Contracts to       Contracts to
                               Purchase            Sell                Purchase             Sell
                               --------            ----                --------             ----
<S>                         <C>                <C>                  <C>                 <C>
Derivatives (excluding
  purchased options)        $1,476,800,000     $1,809,500,000       $1,490,800,000      $756,300,000
Purchased options              146,600,000        113,300,000           23,900,000        59,600,000
</TABLE>


         The above amounts do not represent the Partnership's risk of loss due
         to market and credit risk, but rather represent the Partnership's
         extent of involvement in derivatives at the date of the statement of
         financial condition.

         The General Partner has established procedures to actively monitor
         and minimize market and credit risk. The Limited Partners bear the
         risk of loss only to the extent of the market value of their
         respective investments and, in certain specific circumstances,
         distributions and redemptions received.

Note 8.  INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

         The statement of financial condition as of March 31, 1998 and the
         statements of operations and changes in partners' capital (net asset
         value) for the three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 are
         unaudited. In the opinion of management, such financial statements
         reflect all adjustments, which were of a normal and recurring nature,
         necessary for a fair presentation of financial position as of March 31,
         1998 and the results of operations for the three months ended March 31,
         1998 and 1997.


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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
         RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The assets of Kenmar Performance Partners L.P. (the "Partnership") are used for
trading, buying, selling, spreading, swapping or otherwise acquiring, holding or
disposing of commodities, futures contracts, forward contracts, foreign exchange
commitments, swap contracts, exchange-for-physicals, spot (cash) commodities and
other items, options on the foregoing, and any rights pertaining to the
foregoing contracts, instruments or investments throughout the world
("Commodities") through the retention of professional commodity trading advisors
(the "Advisors").

The assets of the Partnership are deposited with commodity brokers and foreign
exchange dealers (collectively, the "Commodity Brokers") in trading accounts
established by the Partnership for the Advisors and are used by the Partnership
as margin to engage in trading. Such assets are held in either a non-interest
bearing bank account or in securities approved by the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission for investment of customer funds. In addition, certain of the
Partnership's assets may be placed in a custodial account with a cash manager to
maximize the interest earned on assets not committed as margin.

Capital Resources. The Partnership does not have, nor does it expect to have,
any capital assets. Redemptions and sales of units of limited partnership
interests ("Units") in the future will affect the amount of funds available for
trading Commodities in subsequent periods.

There are three primary factors that affect the Partnership's capital resources:
(i) the trading profit or loss generated by the Advisors (including interest
income); (ii) the capital invested or redeemed by the limited partners of the
Partnership (the "Limited Partners"); and (iii) the capital invested or redeemed
by the Partnership's general partner, Kenmar Advisory Corp. (the "General
Partner"). The General Partner has maintained, and has agreed to maintain, at
all times a capital account in such amount, up to a total of $500,000, as is
necessary for the General Partner to maintain a one percent (1%) interest in the
capital, income and losses of the Partnership. All capital contributions by the
General Partner necessary to maintain such capital account balance are evidenced
by units of general partnership interests, each of which has an initial value
equal to the Net Asset Value per Unit (as defined below) at the time of such
contribution. The General Partner, in its sole discretion, may withdraw any
excess above its required capital contribution without notice to the Limited
Partners. The General Partner, in its sole discretion, may also contribute any
greater amount to the Partnership, for which it shall receive, at its option,
additional units of general partnership interests or Units at their then-current
Net Asset Value (as defined below).

"Net Asset Value" is defined as total assets of the Partnership less total
liabilities as determined in accordance with the principles set forth in the
Second Restatement of the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership,
dated September 1, 1993, as amended December 1, 1995 (the "Partnership
Agreement"), or where no such principles are specified therein, in accordance
with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a
consistent basis. The term "Net Asset Value Per Unit" is defined in the
Partnership Agreement to mean the Net Asset Value of the Partnership divided by
the number of Units issued and outstanding as of the date of computation.

Results of Operations. The Partnership incurs substantial charges from the
payment of management and/or incentive fees to the Advisors and administrative
fees to the General Partner which are payable based upon the Net Asset Value of
the Partnership and are payable without regard to the profitability of the
Partnership. The brokerage commissions to the Commodity Brokers are also payable
without regard to the profitability of the Partnership, although under certain
circumstances such commissions have been, and may continue to be, higher when
advisors experience profits and as a result increase their trading activity. As
a result, in certain years the Partnership has incurred a net loss when trading
profits were not substantial enough to avoid depletion of the Partnership's
assets from such fees and expenses. Thus, due to the nature of the Partnership's
business, the success of the Partnership is dependent upon the ability of the
Advisors to generate trading profits through the speculative trading of
Commodities sufficient to produce capital appreciation after payment of all fees
and expenses.

The Advisors trade in various markets at different times, and prior activity
in a particular market does not mean that such markets will be actively traded
by an Advisor or will be profitable in the future.  Further, the Advisors trade
independently of each other using different trading systems and may trade
different markets with various concentrations at various times. Consequently,
the results of operations of the Partnership can only be discussed in the
context of the overall trading activities of the Partnership, the Advisors'
trading activities on behalf of the Partnership as a whole and how the
Partnership has performed in the past.

Set forth below is a comparison of the results of operations of the Partnership
for the three-month periods ended March 31, 1998 and 1997.

As of March 31, 1998, the Net Asset Value of the Partnership was $72,363,295, an
increase of approximately 7.37% from its Net Asset Value of $67,394,957 at
December 31, 1997. The Partnership's subscriptions and redemptions for the
quarter 


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ended March 31, 1998 totaled $297,941 and $5,345,729, respectively. For the
quarter ended March 31, 1998, the Partnership had income comprised of
$14,973,373 in realized gains, $505,749 in change in unrealized gains and
$1,033,478 in interest income compared to income comprised of ($412,357) in
realized losses, $5,853,645 in change in unrealized gains and $1,441,573 in
interest income for the same period in 1997. Total income for the first quarter
of 1998 increased by $9,629,739 from the same period in 1997, while total
expenses decreased by $178,152 between these periods. The Net Asset Value per
Unit at March 31, 1998 increased 14.84% from $14,356.76 at December 31, 1997 to
$16,487.46 at March 31, 1998. The Partnership's positive performance for the
quarter ended March 31, 1998 resulted primarily from gains in global interest
rates, stock indices, currencies, energies and meats.

Past performance is not indicative of future results. As a result, any recent
increases in realized or unrealized trading gains may have no bearing on any
results that may be obtained in the future.

Liquidity. Although there is no public market for the Units, a Limited Partner
may redeem its Units in the Partnership as of any month-end occurring six months
or more after such investment was made.

With respect to the Partnership's trading, in general, the Partnership's trading
advisors will endeavor to trade only Commodities that have sufficient liquidity
to enable them to enter and close out positions without causing major price
movements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, most United States commodity exchanges
limit the amount by which certain commodities may move during a single day by
regulations referred to as "daily price fluctuation limits" or "daily limits".
Pursuant to such regulations, no trades may be executed on any given day at
prices beyond the daily limits. The price of a futures contract has occasionally
moved the daily limit for several consecutive days, with little or no trading,
thereby effectively preventing a party from liquidating its position. While the
occurrence of such an event may reduce or effectively eliminate the liquidity of
a particular market, it will not limit ultimate losses and may in fact
substantially increase losses because of this inability to liquidate unfavorable
positions. In addition, if there is little or no trading in a particular futures
or forward contract that the Partnership is trading, whether such illiquidity is
caused by any of the above reasons or otherwise, the Partnership may be unable
to execute trades at favorable prices and/or may be unable or unwilling to
liquidate its position prior to its expiration date, thereby requiring the
Partnership to make or take delivery of the underlying interest of the
Commodity.

In addition, certain Advisors trade on futures markets outside the United States
on behalf of the Partnership. Certain foreign exchanges may be substantially
more prone to periods of illiquidity than United States exchanges. Further,
certain Advisors trade forward contracts which are not traded on exchanges;
rather banks and dealers act as principals in these markets. The Commodity
Futures Trading Commission does not regulate trading on non-U.S. futures markets
or in forward contracts.

The Partnership's trading may also be impacted by the various conflicts of
interest among the Partnership and the General Partner, the Advisors and the
Commodity Brokers.

Safe Harbor Statement. The discussion above contains certain "forward-looking
statements" (as such term is defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that are based on the beliefs of the Partnership, as well as
assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Partnership. A
number of important factors should cause the Partnership's actual results,
performance or achievements for 1998 and beyond to differ materially from the
results, performance or achievements expressed in, or implied by, such
forward-looking statements. These factors include, without limitation, the
factors described above.


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<PAGE>   13
                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 2.  CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

In September 1985, the Partnership commenced a private placement of Units in
reliance on the exemptions afforded by, among others, Sections 4 (2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") and Rule 506 of Regulation D
promulgated thereunder. Similar reliance has been placed on available exemptions
from securities qualification requirements under applicable state securities
laws. Units are offered monthly at a price per Unit equal to the then current
Net Asset Value per Unit, with a required minimum subscription of $25,000 for
new investors other than individual retirement accounts ("IRAs") and qualified
retirement plans and Keogh Plans ("Plans") and $10,500 for IRAs, Plans and
existing Limited Partners, which minimums may be waived by the General Partner
in its sole discretion. A subscriber may subscribe for Units in excess of the
foregoing minimum amounts. As of the date hereof, Units are continuing to be
offered and there is no maximum number of Units that may be purchased or sold.

During the first quarter of 1998, 27.9314 Units were sold for a total of
$460,867.92.

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

         A.   EXHIBITS. 27 Financial Data Schedule.

         B.   REPORTS ON FORM 8-K. None.


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<PAGE>   14
                                   SIGNATURES

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

                            KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.

                            By: Kenmar Advisory Corp., general partner

Dated: May 14, 1998         By: /s/ ROBERT L. CRUIKSHANK
                               -----------------------------------------------
                               Robert L. Cruikshank
                               Executive Vice President
                               (Duly Authorized Officer of the General Partner)


Dated: May 14, 1998         By: /s/ THOMAS J. DIVUOLO
                               -----------------------------------------------
                               Thomas J. DiVuolo
                               Senior Vice President (Principal Financial
                               and Accounting Officer of the Registrant)


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