CNL AMERICAN PROPERTIES FUND INC
8-K, 1998-01-16
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934





       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 17, 1997



                       CNL AMERICAN PROPERTIES FUND, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



            Florida                      333-15411               59-3239115
 (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


                          400 East South Street, Suite 500            32801
                                  Orlando, Florida                 (Zip Code)
                      (Address of principal executive offices)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (407) 422-1574


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Item 1.       Changes in Control of Registrant.

                    Not applicable.

Item 2.       Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

              Status of the Offering

              On  February  6, 1997,  the Company  commenced  an  offering  (the
"Offering")  of up to 27,500,000  shares of common stock (the  "Shares").  As of
December  31,  1997,   the  Company  had  received   subscription   proceeds  of
$211,173,099  (21,117,310  Shares) including  $1,872,648 (187,265 Shares) issued
pursuant to the  reinvestment  plan, from 9,214  stockholders in connection with
the  Offering.  The proceeds of the Offering  will be used  primarily to acquire
properties (the "Properties") located across the United States to be leased on a
long-term,  triple-net  basis to  operators  of selected  national  and regional
fast-food,  family-style and casual dining  restaurant  chains.  The Company may
also provide  financing  (the  "Mortgage  Loans") for the purchase of buildings,
generally by lessees that lease the underlying land from the Company.

              Acquisition of Properties

              Between  October  4,  1997 and  December  31,  1997,  the  Company
acquired 24 Properties,  including 23 Properties consisting of land and building
and one Property  consisting of building  only.  These  Properties are 13 Ground
Round Properties (one in each of Allentown and Reading,  Pennsylvania;  Colerain
and  Parma,  Ohio;  Dubuque  and  Waterloo,   Iowa;  Janesville  and  Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin;  Gloucester and Ewing,  New Jersey;  Crystal,  Minnesota;  Kalamazoo,
Michigan;  and Nanuet,  New York), three Jack in the Box Properties (one in each
of Folsom and Los Angeles,  California;  and Florissant,  Missouri),  one On The
Border  Property  (in San  Antonio,  Texas),  one Wendy's  Property (in Westlake
Village,  California),  two Golden Corral  Properties  (one in each of Muskogee,
Oklahoma;  and Council Bluffs,  Iowa) and four Chevy's Fresh Mex Properties (one
in each of Beaverton and Lake Oswego, Oregon; Arapahoe, Colorado; and Greenbelt,
Maryland).

       The Jack in the Box Properties in Folsom and Los Angeles, California, and
Florissant,  Missouri,  were  acquired  from  Affiliates  of  the  Company.  The
Affiliates had purchased and temporarily held title to these Properties in order
to facilitate their acquisition by the Company.  The Properties were acquired by
the  Company  for an  aggregate  purchase  price  of  approximately  $3,674,000,
representing  the cost of the Properties to the Affiliates  (including  carrying
costs) due to the fact that the amounts were less than each Property's appraised
value.

       In connection  with the purchase of the 13 Ground Round  Properties,  the
three  Jack in the Box  Properties,  the one  Wendy's  Property,  the two Golden
Corral Properties and the four Chevy's Fresh Mex Properties,  which are land and
building,  the Company, as lessor,  entered into long-term lease agreements with
unaffiliated  lessees.  The leases are on a  triple-net  basis,  with the lessee
responsible  for all repairs and  maintenance,  property  taxes,  insurance  and
utilities. The lessee also is required to pay for special assessments, sales and
use taxes,  and the cost of any renovations  permitted under the lease.  For the
Properties that are to be constructed,  the Company has entered into development
and indemnification and put agreements with the lessees.

       In  connection  with the On The Border  Property in San  Antonio,  Texas,
which is building only, the Company,  as lessor,  entered into a long-term lease
agreement with an unaffiliated  lessee.  In connection with the purchase of this
Property,  which is to be constructed,  the Company has entered into development
and  indemnification and put agreements with the lessee. In connection with this
acquisition,  the Company has also entered into a tri-party  agreement  with the
lessee and the owner of the land.  The  tri-party  agreement  provides  that the
ground  lessee is  responsible  for all  obligations  under the ground lease and
provides  certain  rights to the  Company  relating  to the  maintenance  of its
interest in the building in the event of a default by the lessee under the terms
of the ground lease.


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       The  following  table  sets  forth  the  location  of the 24  Properties,
including  23  Properties  consisting  of land  and  building  and one  Property
consisting  of building  only,  acquired by the  Company,  from  October 4, 1997
through  December 31, 1997, a description of the  competition,  and a summary of
the principal terms of the acquisition and lease of each Property.


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                              PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS
                 From October 4, 1997 through December 31, 1997
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                          Lease Expira-
Property Location and       Purchase         Date           tion and             Minimum                              Option To
Competition                 Price (1)      Acquired      Renewal Options     Annual Rent (2)       Percentage Rent    Purchase
- ---------------------     ------------     --------      ---------------     ---------------       ---------------    ---------
<S> <C>
Jack in the Box (5)      $1,076,237       10/17/97      09/2015; four       $110,243 (6);          for each lease    at any time
(the "Florissant         (3)(6)                         five-year           increases by 8%        year, (i) 5% of   after the
Property")                                              renewal options     after the fifth lease  annual gross      seventh
Restaurant to be                                                            year and after every   sales minus       lease year
constructed                                                                 five years thereafter  (ii) the
                                                                            during the lease       minimum
The Florissant                                                              term                   annual rent for
Property is located on                                                                             such lease
the southern quadrant                                                                              year (7)
of Charbonier Road
and Howdershell
Road, in Florissant,
St. Louis County,
Missouri, in an area
of mixed retail,
commercial, and
residential
development.


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Jack in the Box (5)      $1,263,688       10/17/97      09/2015; four       $129,482 (6);          for each lease        None
(the "Folsom             (3)(6)                         five-year           increases by 8%        year, (i) 5% of
Property")                                              renewal options     after the fifth lease  annual gross
Restaurant to be                                                            year and after every   sales minus
constructed                                                                 five years thereafter  (ii) the
                                                                            during the lease       minimum
The Folsom Property                                                         term                   annual rent for
is located on the                                                                                  such lease
eastern quadrant of                                                                                year (7)
Blue  Ravine  Road
and East  Bidwell
Street,  in  Folsom,
Sacramento  County,
California, in an area
of mixed retail,
commercial, and
residential development.
Other fast-food and
family- style restaurants
located in proximity
to the Folsom Property
include an IHOP, an
Arby's, a Burger King,
a Boston Market, a
Manhattan Bagel, a Subway
Sandwich Shop, a Taco
Bell, a McDonald's, a
KFC, a Pizza Hut and
several local restaurants.
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                          Lease Expira-
Property Location and     Purchase          Date           tion and            Minimum                               Option To
Competition               Price (1)       Acquired      Renewal Options     Annual Rent (2)        Percentage Rent   Purchase
- ---------------------     ---------       --------      ---------------     ---------------        ---------------   ---------
<S> <C>
On The Border (8)        $292,767         10/17/97      10/2012; three      13.64% of Total        for each lease    at any time
(the "San Antonio        (excluding                     five-year           Cost (4); (9)          year, (i) 4% of   after the
Property")               development                    renewal options                            annual gross      tenth lease
Restaurant to be         costs) (3)                                                                sales minus       year
constructed                                                                                        (ii) the
                                                                                                   minimum
The San Antonio                                                                                    annual rent for
Property is located on                                                                             such lease
the east side of U.S.                                                                              year (7)
Highway 281, within
the Alamo Quarry
Market Shopping
Center, in San
Antonio, Bexar
County, Texas, in an
area of mixed retail,
commercial, and
residential
development.  Other
fast-food and family-
style restaurants
located in proximity
to the San Antonio
Property include a
Ruth's Chris
Steakhouse and
several local
restaurants.


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Ground Round (10)        $1,220,761       10/20/97      10/2017; five             $125,128              (11)         at any time
(the "Allentown                                         five-year                                                    after the
Property")                                              renewal options                                              seventh
Existing restaurant                                                                                                  lease year

The Allentown Property is
located on the north side
of   Grape   Street,   in
Allentown, Lehigh County,
Pennsylvania,  in an area
of     mixed      retail,
commercial,           and
residential  development.
Other    fast-food    and
family- style restaurants
located in  proximity  to
the  Allentown   Property
include  a Pizza  Hut,  a
Lonestar  Steak House,  a
Red Lobster, a Chili's, a
KFC, an Olive  Garden,  a
Ponderosa  Steakhouse,  a
Friendly's,  a Wendy's, a
Perkins, a Burger King, a
Boston Market and several
local        restaurants.

</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                       Lease Expira-
Property Location and     Purchase         Date          tion and           Minimum                            Option To
Competition               Price (1)      Acquired     Renewal Options     Annual Rent (2)    Percentage Rent   Purchase
- ---------------------    ------------    --------     ---------------     ---------------    ---------------   ---------
<S> <C>
Ground Round (10)        $772,727        10/20/97      10/2017; five        $79,205           (11)             at any time
(the "Colerain                                         five-year                                               after the
Property")                                             renewal options                                         seventh
Existing restaurant                                                                                            lease year

The Colerain  Property is
located on the north side
of  Springdale  Road,  in
Colerain,        Hamilton
County,  Ohio, in an area
of     mixed      retail,
commercial,           and
residential  development.
Other    fast-food    and
family- style restaurants
located in  proximity  to
the   Colerain   Property
include a Red Lobster, an
Outback  Steak House,  an
Applebee's,    an   Olive
Garden,  a White  Castle,
an Arby's,  a McDonald's,
a  T.G.I.   Friday's  and
several             local
restaurants.


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Ground Round (10)        $759,091         10/20/97      10/2017; five              $77,807              (11)         at any time
(the "Crystal                                           five-year                                                    after the
Property")                                              renewal options                                              seventh
Existing restaurant                                                                                                  lease year

The  Crystal  Property is
located on the  northeast
corner  of Bass Lake Road
and  Jersey  Street,   in
Crystal, Hennepin County,
Minnesota,  in an area of
mixed retail, commercial,
and           residential
development.        Other
fast-food   and   family-
style restaurants located
in   proximity   to   the
Crystal  Property include
a  Dairy  Queen,  a  Taco
Bell,  a Subway  Sandwich
Shop,   a  KFC   and   an
Applebee's.

</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                          Lease Expira-
Property Location and       Purchase         Date           tion and            Minimum                              Option To
Competition                 Price (1)      Acquired      Renewal Options     Annual Rent (2)       Percentage Rent   Purchase
- ---------------------     ------------     --------      ---------------     ---------------       ---------------   ---------
<S> <C>
Ground Round (10)         $1,422,727       10/20/97      10/2017; five        $145,830                   (11)        at any time
(the "Dubuque                                            five-year                                                   after the
Property")                                               renewal options                                             seventh
Existing restaurant                                                                                                  lease year

The  Dubuque  Property is
located  on the west side
of John F.  Kennedy  Road
and Cedar Cross Road,  in
Dubuque,  Dubuque County,
Iowa, in an area of mixed
retail,  commercial,  and
residential  development.
Other    fast-food    and
family- style restaurants
located in  proximity  to
the   Dubuque    Property
include  a  Hardee's,  an
Olive  Garden,  a Wendy's
and     several     local
restaurants.


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Ground Round (10)        $900,000         10/20/97      10/2017; five              $92,250              (11)         at any time
(the "Gloucester                                        five-year                                                    after the
Property")                                              renewal options                                              seventh
Existing restaurant                                                                                                  lease year

The Gloucester
Property is located on
the southeast corner of
Blackwood-Clementon
Road and Dartmouth
Drive, in Gloucester,
Camden County, New
Jersey, in an area of
mixed retail,
commercial, and
residential
development.  Other
fast-food and family-
style restaurants
located in proximity
to the Gloucester
Property include a
Friendly's, a Boston
Market, a Chili's, an
Olive Garden, a Red
Lobster, a Denny's, a
Burger King, a
McDonald's, a Taco
Bell, a Checkers and
several local
restaurants.

</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                       Lease Expira-
Property Location and      Purchase       Date           tion and            Minimum                            Option To
Competition                Price (1)    Acquired      Renewal Options     Annual Rent (2)     Percentage Rent   Purchase
- ---------------------    ------------   --------      ---------------     ---------------     ---------------   ---------
<S> <C>
Ground Round (10)        $945,455       10/20/97      10/2017; five         $96,909            (11)             at any time
(the "Janesville                                      five-year                                                 after the
Property")                                            renewal options                                           seventh
Existing restaurant                                                                                             lease year

The  Janesville  Property
is    located    on   the
northwest    corner    of
Milton  Avenue  and Lodge
Street,   in  Janesville,
Rock  County,  Wisconsin,
in  an  area   of   mixed
retail,  commercial,  and
residential  development.
Other    fast-food    and
family- style restaurants
located in  proximity  to
the  Janesville  Property
include an Applebee's,  a
Pizzeria  Uno, a Perkins,
a  Fazoli's  and  several
local restaurants.


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Ground Round (10)        $945,455         10/20/97      10/2017; five              $96,909              (11)         at any time
(the "Kalamazoo                                         five-year                                                    after the
Property")                                              renewal options                                              seventh
Existing restaurant                                                                                                  lease year

The Kalamazoo
Property is located on
Stadium Drive, east of
the intersection of
Seneca Road, in
Kalamazoo,
Kalamazoo County,
Michigan, in an area
of mixed retail,
commercial, and
residential
development.  Other
fast-food and family-
style restaurants
located in proximity
to the Kalamazoo
Property include an
Olive Garden, an
Applebee's, a Chili's,
a McDonald's, a
Burger King and
several local
restaurants.

</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                          Lease Expira-
Property Location and       Purchase         Date           tion and                Minimum                            Option To
Competition                 Price (1)      Acquired      Renewal Options         Annual Rent (2)    Percentage Rent    Purchase
- ---------------------     ------------     --------      ---------------         ---------------    ---------------    ---------
<S> <C>
Ground Round (10)         $1,118,182       10/20/97      10/2017; five              $114,614              (11)         at any time
(the "Parma                                              five-year                                                     after the
Property")                                               renewal options                                               seventh
Existing restaurant                                                                                                    lease year

The  Parma   Property  is
located on the south side
of Day  Drive,  in Parma,
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in
an area of mixed  retail,
commercial,           and
residential  development.
Other    fast-food    and
family- style restaurants
located in  proximity  to
the    Parma     Property
include an Outback  Steak
House, a Red Lobster,  an
Olive Garden,  an Arby's,
a  Denny's  and  a  local
restaurant.


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Ground Round (10)        $1,439,551       10/20/97      10/2017; five             $147,554              (11)         at any time
(the "Reading                                           five-year                                                    after the
Property")                                              renewal options                                              seventh
Existing restaurant                                                                                                  lease year

The Reading Property
is located on the west
side of Fifth Street
Highway at the
entrance to the
Fairgrounds Mall, in
Reading, Berks
County, Pennsylvania,
in an area of mixed
retail, commercial,
and residential
development.  Other
fast-food and family-
style restaurants
located in proximity
to the Reading
Property include an
Arby's, a Pizza Hut, a
McDonald's, a Burger
King, a Bojangles, a
Taco Bell, a
Ponderosa Steakhouse,
a Boston Market, a
Subway Sandwich
Shop and several local
restaurants.


</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                          Lease Expira-
Property Location and       Purchase         Date           tion and            Minimum                              Option To
Competition                 Price (1)      Acquired     Renewal Options      Annual Rent (2)       Percentage Rent   Purchase
- ---------------------     ------------     --------     ---------------      ---------------       ---------------   ---------
<S> <C>
Ground Round (10)        $1,036,364       10/20/97      10/2017; five            $106,227               (11)         at any time
(the "Waterloo                                          five-year                                                    after the
Property")                                              renewal options                                              seventh
Existing restaurant                                                                                                  lease year

The Waterloo  Property is
located on the  southwest
corner of East San Marnan
Drive and Penneys Street,
in  Waterloo,  Black Hawk
County,  Iowa, in an area
of     mixed      retail,
commercial,           and
residential  development.
Other    fast-food    and
family- style restaurants
located in  proximity  to
the   Waterloo   Property
include an Olive  Garden,
a Lonestar  Steak  House,
an  Applebee's,  a  Pizza
Hut, a Boston  Market,  a
Long  John  Silver's  and
several             local
restaurants.


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Ground Round (10)        $1,354,545       10/20/97      10/2017; five             $138,841              (11)         at any time
(the "Wauwatosa                                         five-year                                                    after the
Property")                                              renewal options                                              seventh
Existing restaurant                                                                                                  lease year

The Wauwatosa Property is
located on the  northwest
corner  of  Mayfair  Road
and Blue Mound  Road,  in
Wauwatosa,      Milwaukee
County,  Wisconsin, in an
area  of  mixed   retail,
commercial,           and
residential  development.
Other    fast-food    and
family- style restaurants
located in  proximity  to
the  Wauwatosa   Property
include  a  Chili's,   an
Applebee's,  a Taco Bell,
a Pizza  Hut and  several
local        restaurants.

</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                          Lease Expira-
Property Location and     Purchase          Date           tion and             Minimum                              Option To
Competition               Price (1)       Acquired      Renewal Options      Annual Rent (2)       Percentage Rent   Purchase
- ---------------------    -----------      --------      ---------------      ---------------       ---------------   ----------
<S> <C>
Ground Round (10)        $1,000,000       11/18/97      11/2017; five             $102,500              (11)         at any time
(the "Ewing                                             five-year                                                    after the
Property")                                              renewal options                                              seventh
Existing restaurant                                                                                                  lease year

The  Ewing   Property  is
located on the  northwest
quadrant      of      the
intersection   of   North
Olden      Avenue     and
Pennington    Road,    in
Ewing, Mercer County, New
Jersey,  in  an  area  of
mixed retail, commercial,
and           residential
development.        Other
fast-food   and   family-
style restaurants located
in proximity to the Ewing
Property     include    a
McDonald's,  an IHOP,  an
Applebee's,     a     TGI
Friday's,  a Taco Bell, a
Wendy's,  a Burger  King,
and a Boston Market.


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Wendy's                  $811,350         11/18/97      11/2017; two        10.25% of Total        for each lease    at any time
(the "Westlake Village   (excluding                     five-year           Cost (4)               year, (i) 7% of   after the
Property")               development                    renewal options                            annual gross      seventh
Restaurant to be         costs ) (3)                                                               sales minus       lease year
constructed                                                                                        (ii) the
                                                                                                   minimum
The Westlake Village                                                                               annual rent for
Property is located on                                                                             such lease
the southeast quadrant                                                                             year
of Thousand Oaks
Boulevard and
Lindero Canyon Road,
in Westlake Village,
Los Angeles County,
California, in an area
of mixed retail,
commercial, and
residential
development.  Other
fast-food and family-
style restaurants
located in proximity
to the Westlake
Village Property
include a McDonald's,
a KFC, and a local
restaurant.


</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                          Lease Expira-
Property Location and       Purchase         Date           tion and             Minimum                              Option To
Competition                 Price (1)      Acquired      Renewal Options      Annual Rent (2)    Percentage Rent      Purchase
- ---------------------     ------------     --------      ---------------      ---------------    ---------------      ---------
<S> <C>
Ground Round (10)        $927,273         12/02/97      12/2017; five              $95,045              (11)         at any time
(the "Nanuet                                            five-year                                                    after the
Property")                                              renewal options                                              seventh
Existing restaurant                                                                                                  lease year

The  Nanuet  Property  is
located on the  northwest
corner  of  Route 59 West
and   Dykes   Road,    in
Nanuet,  Rockland County,
New  York,  in an area of
mixed retail, commercial,
and           residential
development.        Other
fast-food   and   family-
style restaurants located
in   proximity   to   the
Nanuet Property include a
Ruby  Tuesday's,   a  Red
Lobster, a Pizza Hut, and
a local restaurant.


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Golden Corral (12)       $384,530         12/03/97      06/2013; four       10.75% of Total        for each lease    during the
(the "Muskogee           (excluding                     five-year           Cost (4)               year, 5% of       first
Property")               development                    renewal options                            the amount by     through
Restaurant to be         costs) (3)                                                                which annual      seventh
constructed                                                                                        gross sales       lease years
                                                                                                   exceed            and the
The Muskogee                                                                                       $2,212,853 (7)    tenth
Property is located on                                                                                               through
the south side of West                                                                                               fifteenth
Shawnee Avenue, in                                                                                                   lease years
Muskogee, Muskogee                                                                                                   only
County,  Oklahoma,  in
an area of  mixed
retail,  commercial,
and  residential
development.  Other
fast-food and family-
style restaurants
located in proximity
to the Muskogee Property
include an Applebee's,
a Red Lobster, a Burger
King, a Long John Silver's,
a Western Sizzlin, and
several local restaurants.

</TABLE>


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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                          Lease Expira-
Property Location and       Purchase         Date           tion and            Minimum                              Option To
Competition                 Price (1)      Acquired      Renewal Options     Annual Rent (2)     Percentage Rent     Purchase
- ---------------------     ------------     --------      ---------------     ---------------     ---------------     ---------
<S> <C>
Golden Corral (12)       $467,593         12/30/97      06/2013; four       10.75% of Total        for each lease    during the
(the "Council Bluffs     (excluding                     five-year           Cost (4)               year, 5% of       first
Property")               development                    renewal options                            the amount by     through
Restaurant to be         costs) (3)                                                                which annual      seventh
constructed                                                                                        gross sales       lease years
                                                                                                   exceed            and the
The Council Bluffs                                                                                 $2,713,081 (7)    tenth
Property is located on                                                                                               through
the northeast quadrant                                                                                               fifteenth
of Dial Drive and                                                                                                    lease years
32nd Avenue, in                                                                                                      only
Council Bluffs,
Pottawattamie  County,
Iowa,  in an  area  of
mixed  retail,
commercial,  and
residential  development.
Other fast-food and
family- style restaurants
located in proximity to
the Council  Bluffs
Property  include a
Cracker  Barrel,  a Red
Lobster, a Perkins,  a
Dairy Queen, a Burger
King, a Long John
Silver's,  a Taco
Bell, a McDonald's, a
Hardee's, and a Fazoli's.


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Jack in the Box (5)      $1,333,345       12/30/97      04/2015; four       $136,668; increases    for each lease    at any time
(the "Los Angeles #2     (3)                            five-year           by 8% after the fifth  year, (i) 5% of   after the
Property")                                              renewal options     lease year and after   annual gross      seventh
Existing restaurant                                                         every five years       sales minus       lease year
                                                                            thereafter during the  (ii) the
The Los Angeles #2                                                          lease term             minimum
Property is located on                                                                             annual rent for
the southeast corner of                                                                            such lease
Crenshaw Boulevard                                                                                 year (7)
and Washington Boulevard,
in Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County,
California, in an
area of mixed retail,
commercial,  and
residential development.
Other fast-food and
family-  style
restaurants  located
in  proximity  to the
Los  Angeles #2 Property
include a Taco Bell,
a McDonald's, and
several local restaurants.

</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                          Lease Expira-
Property Location and       Purchase         Date           tion and          Minimum                               Option To
Competition                 Price (1)      Acquired      Renewal Options    Annual Rent (2)      Percentage Rent    Purchase
- ---------------------     ------------     --------      ---------------    ---------------      ---------------    ----------
<S> <C>
Chevy's Fresh Mex        $2,521,428       12/31/97      12/2012; two        $248,075; increases  for each lease     at any time
(13)                                                    five-year           by 10% after the     year, 5% of        during the
(the "Arapahoe                                          renewal options     fifth lease year and the amount by      lease term
Property")                                                                  after every five     which annual
Existing restaurant                                                         years thereafter     gross sales
                                                                            during the lease     exceed
The Arapahoe                                                                term                 $3,213,500
Property is located on
the south side of
Arapahoe Road, in
Arapahoe, Arapahoe
County, Colorado, in
an area of mixed
retail, commercial,
and residential
development.  Other
fast-food and family-
style restaurants
located in proximity
to the Arapahoe
Property include a
Bennigan's, a
Wendy's, a Ruby
Tuesday's, an Arby's,
a McDonald's, a
Denny's, and several
local restaurants.


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Chevy's Fresh Mex        $2,477,078       12/31/97      12/2012; two        $243,712; increases    for each lease    at any time
(13)                                                    five-year           by 10% after the       year, 5% of       during the
(the "Beaverton                                         renewal options     fifth lease year and   the amount by     lease term
Property")                                                                  after every five       which annual
Existing restaurant                                                         years thereafter       gross sales
                                                                            during the lease       exceed
The Beaverton                                                               term                   $2,548,750
Property is located on
the southeast quadrant
of the intersection of
Hall Boulevard and
Nimbus Avenue, in
Beaverton,
Washington County,
Oregon, in an area of
mixed retail,
commercial, and
residential
development.  Other
fast-food and family-
style restaurants
located in proximity
to the Beaverton
Property include an
Arby's, and a local
restaurant.

</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                         Lease Expira-
Property Location and       Purchase         Date          tion and            Minimum                              Option To
Competition                 Price (1)      Acquired     Renewal Options     Annual Rent (2)       Percentage Rent   Purchase
- ---------------------     ------------     --------     ---------------     ---------------       ---------------   ----------
<S> <C>
Chevy's Fresh Mex        $2,288,676       12/31/97      12/2012; two        $225,176; increases    for each lease    at any time
(13)                                                    five-year           by 10% after the       year, 5% of       during the
(the "Greenbelt                                         renewal options     fifth lease year and   the amount by     lease term
Property")                                                                  after every five       which annual
Existing restaurant                                                         years thereafter       gross sales
                                                                            during the lease       exceed
The Greenbelt                                                               term                   $2,722,250
Property is located on
the southeast quadrant
of the intersection of
Greenbelt Road and
the Baltimore
Washington Parkway,
in Greenbelt, Prince
Georges County, Maryland,
in an area of mixed retail,
commercial,  and
residential  development.
Other  fast-food and
family- style restaurants
located in proximity to
the Greenbelt Property include
a Denny's, a Wendy's, a T.G.I.
Friday's, and several local
restaurants.


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Chevy's Fresh Mex        $2,334,198       12/31/97      12/2012; two        $229,654; increases    for each lease    at any time
(13)                                                    five-year           by 10% after the       year, 5% of       during the
(the "Lake Oswego                                       renewal options     fifth lease year and   the amount by     lease term
Property")                                                                  after every five       which annual
Existing restaurant                                                         years thereafter       gross sales
                                                                            during the lease       exceed
The Lake Oswego                                                             term                   $2,983,250
Property is located
between Interstate
Highway 5 and Bangy
Road, in Lake
Oswego, Clackamas
County, Oregon, in an
area of mixed retail,
commercial, and
residential
development.  Other
fast-food and family-
style restaurants
located in proximity
to the Lake Oswego
Property include an
Applebee's, an Olive
Garden, and a Taco
Bell.

</TABLE>


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- -----------------------------
FOOTNOTES:

(1)       The estimated federal income tax basis of the depreciable portion (the
          building  portion)  of  each  of  the  Properties  acquired,  and  for
          construction  Properties,  once the buildings are constructed,  is set
          forth below:

          Property                                Federal Tax Basis
          --------                                -----------------

          Florissant Property                           $   723,000
          Folsom Property                                   702,000
          San Antonio Property                            1,265,000
          Allentown Property                                882,000
          Colerain Property                                 533,000
          Crystal Property                                  188,000
          Dubuque Property                                  807,000
          Gloucester Property                               527,000
          Janesville Property                               547,000
          Kalamazoo Property                                710,000
          Parma Property                                    791,000
          Reading Property                                  790,000
          Waterloo Property                                 657,000
          Wauwatosa Property                                802,000
          Ewing Property                                    683,000
          Westlake Village Property                         759,000
          Nanuet Property                                   603,000
          Muskogee Property                                 853,000
          Council Bluffs Property                         1,059,000
          Los Angeles #2 Property                           585,000
          Arapahoe Property                               1,674,000
          Beaverton Property                              1,675,000
          Greenbelt Property                              1,470,000
          Lake Oswego Property                            1,500,000

(2)      Minimum  annual rent for each of the  Properties  became payable on the
         effective  date of the lease,  except as indicated  below.  For the San
         Antonio  Property,  minimum  annual rent will become due and payable on
         the earlier of (i) 180 days after execution of the lease, (ii) the date
         the  certificate of occupancy for the  restaurant is issued,  (iii) the
         date the restaurant opens for business to the public,  or (iv) the date
         the  tenant  receives  from  the  landlord  its  final  funding  of the
         construction  costs. For the Westlake Village Property,  minimum annual
         rent will  become due and  payable on the earlier of (i) 120 days after
         execution of the lease,  (ii) the date the certificate of occupancy for
         the  restaurant  is  issued,  (iii) the date the  restaurant  opens for
         business to the public,  or (iv) the date the tenant  receives from the
         landlord its final funding of the construction  costs. For the Muskogee
         and Council Bluffs Properties,  minimum annual rent will become due and
         payable on the  earlier of (i) 180 days after  execution  of the lease,
         (ii)  the date the  certificate  of  occupancy  for the  restaurant  is
         issued, or (iii) the date the

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         restaurant  opens  for  business  to  the  public.  During  the  period
         commencing  with the  effective  date of the lease to the date  minimum
         annual rent becomes  payable for the San Antonio and  Westlake  Village
         Properties,  as described  above, the tenant shall pay monthly "interim
         rent" equal to a specified  rate per annum (ranging from 10.25% to 11%)
         of the amount funded by the Company in connection with the purchase and
         construction of the Properties.  During the period  commencing with the
         effective  date of the lease to the date  minimum  annual rent  becomes
         payable for the Muskogee and Council  Bluffs  Properties,  as described
         above, interim rent equal to ten percent per annum of the amount funded
         by the Company in connection with the purchase and  construction of the
         Properties shall accrue and be payable in a single lump sum at the time
         of final funding of the construction costs.

(3)      The  development   agreements  for  the  Properties  which  are  to  be
         constructed, provides that construction must be completed no later than
         the dates set forth below. The maximum cost to the Company,  (including
         the  purchase  price of the land,  development  costs,  and closing and
         acquisition  costs) is not expected to, but may,  exceed the amount set
         forth below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

         Property                              Estimated Maximum Cost           Estimated Final Completion Date
         --------                              ----------------------           -------------------------------
<S> <C>
         Florissant Property                        $1,075,539                             March 16, 1998
         Folsom Property                             1,263,239                             March 4, 1998
         San Antonio Property                        1,260,879                             April 15, 1998
         Westlake Village Property                   1,488,479                             March 18, 1998
         Muskogee Property                           1,301,592                             June 1, 1998
         Council Bluffs Property                     1,580,790                             June 28, 1998
         Los Angeles #2 Property                     1,341,495                             Opened for business September 28, 1997
</TABLE>

(4)      The "Total Cost" is equal to the sum of (i) the purchase  price of the
         property,  (ii)  closing  costs,  and (iii) actual  development  costs
         incurred under the development agreement.

(5)      The lessee of the Florissant,  Folsom and Los Angeles #2 Properties is
         the same unaffiliated lessee.

(6)      The  Company  paid for all  construction  costs in advance at closing;
         therefore, minimum annual rent was determined on the date acquired and
         is not expected to change.

(7)      Percentage  rent shall be calculated on a calendar year basis (January
         1 to December 31).

(8)      The Company owns the building only for this Property.  The Company does
         not own the  underlying  land;  although,  the Company  entered  into a
         tri-party  agreement  with the lessee and the  landlord  of the land in
         order to provide the Company  with  certain  rights with respect to the
         land on which the building is located.

(9)      Base rent shall  increase  after every five years during the lease term
         by the lesser of (i) 10% of the minimum base rent during the  preceding
         year or (ii) 150% of the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index.

(10)     The lessee of the Allentown,  Colerain,  Crystal, Dubuque,  Gloucester,
         Janesville,  Kalamazoo, Parma, Reading, Waterloo,  Wauwatosa, Ewing and
         Nanuet Properties is the same unaffiliated lessee.



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(11)     For each  lease  year,  percentage  rent shall be  calculated  upon the
         amount by which  gross sales  exceed  base sales as follows:  6% for an
         increase  of 0% to 33.33%  above base  sales,  5.5% for an  increase of
         33.34% to 66.7%  above base  sales,  and 5% for an increase of 66.8% to
         100% above base sales.  For increases in gross sales in excess of 100%,
         percentage  rent  shall  decrease  by .5% for every  additional  33.33%
         increase above base sales. Base sales are as follows:

         Property                                   Base Sales
         --------                                   ----------

         Allentown Property                         $2,085,487
         Colerain Property                           1,320,076
         Crystal Property                            1,296,780
         Dubuque property                            2,430,493
         Gloucester Property                         1,537,500
         Janesville Property                         1,615,152
         Kalamazoo Property                          1,615,152
         Parma Property                              1,910,355
         Reading Property                            2,459,233
         Waterloo Property                           1,770,455
         Wauwatosa Property                          2,314,015
         Ewing Property                              1,708,333
         Nanuet Property                             1,583,777

(12)     The lessee of the Muskogee and Council  Bluffs  Properties  is the same
         unaffiliated lessee.

(13)     The  lessee  of the  Arapahoe,  Beaverton,  Greenbelt  and Lake  Oswego
         Properties is the same unaffiliated lessee.

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                STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED TAXABLE OPERATING RESULTS
                         BEFORE DIVIDENDS PAID DEDUCTION
                       CNL AMERICAN PROPERTIES FUND, INC.
                    PROPERTIES ACQUIRED FROM OCTOBER 4, 1997
                            THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1997
                For the Year Ended December 31, 1996 (Unaudited)


         The following schedule presents  unaudited  estimated taxable operating
results before dividends paid deduction of each Property acquired by the Company
from October 4, 1997 through December 31, 1997. The statement presents unaudited
estimated taxable operating results for each Property that was operational as if
the  Property  had been  acquired  and  operational  on January 1, 1996  through
December 31,  1996.  The  schedule  should be read in light of the  accompanying
footnotes.

         These estimates do not purport to present actual or expected operations
of the Company for any period in the future.  These  estimates  were prepared on
the  basis  described  in  the  accompanying  notes  which  should  be  read  in
conjunction  herewith.  No single  lessee or group of  affiliated  lessees lease
Properties  or has borrowed  funds from the Company  with an aggregate  purchase
price in  excess  of 20% of the  expected  total net  offering  proceeds  of the
Company.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                        Jack in the Box         Jack in the Box     On The Border        Ground Round
                                       Florissant, MO (6)        Folsom, CA (6)    San Antonio, TX      Allentown, PA (7)
                                       ------------------       ---------------    ---------------      -----------------
<S> <C>
Estimated Taxable Operating
  Results Before Dividends
  Paid Deduction:

Base Rent (1)                              (5)                       (5)                 (5)                $125,128

Asset Management Fees (2)                  (5)                       (5)                 (5)                  (7,322)

General and Administrative
  Expenses (3)                             (5)                       (5)                 (5)                  (7,758)
                                                                                                            --------

Estimated Cash Available from
  Operations                               (5)                       (5)                 (5)                 110,048

Depreciation and Amortization
  Expense (4)                              (5)                       (5)                 (5)                 (22,607)
                                                                                                            --------

Estimated Taxable Operating
  Results Before Dividends
  Paid Deduction                           (5)                       (5)                 (5)                $ 87,441
                                                                                                            ========
</TABLE>







                                                            See Footnotes


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                         Ground Round         Ground Round            Ground Round              Ground Round
                                       Colerain, OH (7)      Crystal, MN (7)         Dubuque, IA (7)         Gloucester, NJ(7)
                                      -----------------      ---------------         ---------------         -----------------
<S> <C>
Estimated Taxable Operating
  Results Before Dividends
  Paid Deduction:

Base Rent (1)                            $ 79,205                $ 77,807                $145,830                  $ 92,250

Asset Management Fees (2)                  (4,633)                 (4,552)                 (8,533)                   (5,397)

General and Administrative
  Expenses (3)                             (4,911)                 (4,824)                 (9,041)                   (5,720)
                                         --------                --------                --------                  --------

Estimated Cash Available from
  Operations                               69,661                  68,431                 128,256                    81,133

Depreciation and Amortization
  Expense (4)                             (13,658)                 (4,824)                 (20,701)                 (13,511)
                                         --------                --------                 --------                 --------

Estimated Taxable Operating
  Results Before Dividends
  Paid Deduction                         $ 56,003                $ 63,607                $107,555                  $ 67,622
                                         ========                ========                ========                  ========

</TABLE>



                                                            See Footnotes

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                            Ground Round              Ground Round         Ground Round          Ground Round
                                         Janesville, WI (7)        Kalamazoo, MI (7)       Parma, OH(7)         Reading, PA(7)
                                         ------------------        -----------------       ------------         --------------
<S> <C>
Estimated Taxable Operating
  Results Before Dividends
  Paid Deduction:

Base Rent (1)                             $ 96,909                   $ 96,909               $114,614              $147,554

Asset Management Fees (2)                   (5,670)                    (5,670)                (6,706)               (8,634)

General and Administrative
  Expenses (3)                              (6,008)                    (6,008)                (7,106)               (9,148)
                                          --------                   --------               --------              --------

Estimated Cash Available from
  Operations                                85,231                     85,231                100,802               129,772

Depreciation and Amortization
  Expense (4)                              (14,015)                   (18,201)               (20,290)              (20,254)
                                          --------                   --------               --------              --------

Estimated Taxable Operating
  Results Before Dividends
  Paid Deduction                          $ 71,216                   $ 67,030               $ 80,512              $109,518
                                          ========                   ========               ========              ========


</TABLE>

                                                            See Footnotes

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                         Ground Round         Ground Round             Ground Round             Wendy's
                                       Waterloo, IA (7)     Wauwatosa, WI (7)          Ewing, NJ (7)      Westlake Village, CA
                                       ----------------     -----------------          -------------      --------------------
<S> <C>
Estimated Taxable Operating
  Results Before Dividends
  Paid Deduction:

Base Rent (1)                             $106,227              $138,841                  $102,500                 (5)

Asset Management Fees (2)                  (6,215)                (8,124)                   (5,997)                (5)

General and Administrative
  Expenses (3)                             (6,586)                (8,608)                   (6,355)                (5)
                                         --------               --------                  --------

Estimated Cash Available from
  Operations                               93,426                122,109                    90,148                 (5)

Depreciation and Amortization
  Expense (4)                             (16,846)               (20,557)                  (17,518)                (5)
                                         --------               --------                  --------

Estimated Taxable Operating
  Results Before Dividends
  Paid Deduction                         $ 76,580               $101,552                  $ 72,630                 (5)
                                         ========               ========                  ========

</TABLE>


                                                            See Footnotes

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                       Ground Round         Golden Corral             Golden Corral             Jack in the Box
                                      Nanuet, NY (7)      Muskogee, OK (8)       Council Bluffs, IA (8)     Los Angeles #2, CA (6)
                                      --------------      ----------------       ----------------------     ----------------------
<S> <C>
Estimated Taxable Operating
  Results Before Dividends
  Paid Deduction:

Base Rent (1)                          $ 95,045                 (5)                       (5)                          (5)

Asset Management Fees (2)                (5,561)                (5)                       (5)                          (5)

General and Administrative
  Expenses (3)                           (5,893)                (5)                       (5)                          (5)
                                       --------

Estimated Cash Available from
  Operations                             83,591                 (5)                       (5)                          (5)

Depreciation and Amortization
  Expense (4)                           (15,455)                (5)                       (5)                          (5)
                                       --------

Estimated Taxable Operating
  Results Before Dividends
  Paid Deduction                       $ 68,136                 (5)                       (5)                          (5)
                                       ========

</TABLE>


                                                            See Footnotes


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                         Chevy's Fresh Mex      Chevy's Fresh Mex      Chevy's Fresh Mex      Chevy's Fresh Mex
                                          Arapahoe, CO (9)      Beaverton, OR (9)      Greenbelt, MD (9)     Lake Oswego, OR (9)
                                         -----------------      -----------------      -----------------     -------------------
<S> <C>
Estimated Taxable Operating
  Results Before Dividends
  Paid Deduction:

Base Rent (1)                               $248,075                $243,712                $225,176                $229,654

Asset Management Fees (2)                    (15,129)                (14,862)                (13,732)                (14,005)

General and Administrative
  Expenses (3)                               (15,381)                (15,110)                (13,961)                (14,239)
                                            --------                --------                --------                --------

Estimated Cash Available from
  Operations                                 217,565                 213,740                 197,483                 201,410

Depreciation and Amortization
  Expense (4)                                (42,922)                (42,955)                (37,682)                (38,458)
                                            --------                --------                --------                --------

Estimated Taxable Operating
  Results Before Dividends
  Paid Deduction                            $174,643                $170,785                $159,801                $162,952
                                            ========                ========                ========                ========
</TABLE>




                                                            See Footnotes

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                                                             Total
                                                            -------
Estimated Taxable Operating
  Results Before Dividends
  Paid Deduction:

Base Rent (1)                                              $2,365,436

Asset Management Fees (2)                                    (140,742)

General and Administrative
  Expenses (3)                                               (146,657)
                                                            ---------

Estimated Cash Available from
  Operations                                                2,078,037

Depreciation and Amortization
  Expense (4)                                               (380,454)
  -----------                                               ---------

Estimated Taxable Operating
  Results Before Dividends
  Paid Deduction                                           $1,697,583
                                                           ==========



- --------------------
FOOTNOTES:

(1)      Base  rent  does not  include  percentage  rents  which  become  due if
         specified levels of gross receipts are achieved.

(2)      The  Properties  will be  managed  pursuant  to an  advisory  agreement
         between  the  Company  and CNL Fund  Advisors,  Inc.  (the  "Advisor"),
         pursuant to which the Advisor will  receive  monthly  asset  management
         fees in an amount equal to  one-twelfth  of .60% of the Company's  Real
         Estate Asset Value as of the end of the  preceding  month as defined in
         such agreement.

(3)      Estimated  at  6.2%  of  gross  rental  income  based  on the  previous
         experience  of  Affiliates  of  the  Advisor  with  17  public  limited
         partnerships  which  own  properties  similar  to  those  owned  by the
         Company. Amount does not include soliciting dealer servicing fee due to
         the fact that such fee will not be  incurred  until  December 31 of the
         year following the year in which the offering terminates.

(4)      The  estimated  federal  tax  basis  of the  depreciable  portion  (the
         building  portion)  of  each  Property  has  been  depreciated  on  the
         straight-line method over 39 years.



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(5)      The Property is either  under  construction  or was under  construction
         during, or subsequent to, the period  presented,  and therefore was not
         operational for the period  presented.  The development  agreements for
         the Properties which are to be constructed,  provide that  construction
         must be completed no later than the dates set forth below:

         Property                       Estimated Final Completion Date
         --------                       -------------------------------

         Florissant Property            March 16, 1998
         Folsom Property                March 4, 1998
         San Antonio Property           April 15, 1998
         Westlake Village Property      March 18, 1998
         Muskogee Property              June 1, 1998
         Council Bluffs Property        June 28, 1998
         Los Angeles #2 Property        Opened for business September 28, 1997

(6)      The lessee of the  Florissant,  Folsom and Los Angeles #2 Properties is
         the same unaffiliated lessee.

(7)      The lessee of the Allentown,  Colerain,  Crystal, Dubuque,  Gloucester,
         Janesville,  Kalamazoo, Parma, Reading, Waterloo,  Wauwatosa, Ewing and
         Nanuet Properties is the same unaffiliated lessee.

(8)      The lessee of the Muskogee and Council  Bluffs  Properties  is the same
         unaffiliated lessee.

(9)      The  lessee  of the  Arapahoe,  Beaverton,  Greenbelt  and Lake  Oswego
         Properties is the same unaffiliated lessee.

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Item 3.  Bankruptcy or Receivership.

                           Not applicable.

Item 4.  Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.

                           Not applicable.

Item 5.  Other Events.

                           Not applicable.

Item 6.  Resignation of Registrant's Directors.

                           Not applicable.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

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                       CNL AMERICAN PROPERTIES FUND, INC.
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY

                          INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                        Page

Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Information (unaudited):
<S> <C>
   Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 1997                                        23

   Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 1997            24

   Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the year ended December 31, 1996                    25

   Notes to Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements for the nine months ended
       September 30, 1997 and the year ended December 31, 1996                                          26

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                  PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION


         The following Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Company gives
effect to (i) property acquisition transactions from inception through September
30, 1997,  including the receipt of $288,474,843 in gross offering proceeds from
the sale of  28,847,485  shares of  common  stock  and the  application  of such
proceeds to purchase 212 properties  (including 154 properties  which consist of
land and  building,  one  property  through a joint  venture  arrangement  which
consists of land and building,  13 properties which consist of building only and
44 properties  which consist of land only), 16 of which were under  construction
at September  30, 1997, to provide  mortgage  financing to the lessees of the 44
properties  consisting  of land only,  and to pay  organizational  and  offering
expenses,  acquisition fees and  miscellaneous  acquisition  expenses,  (ii) the
receipt of  $73,290,021  in gross  offering  proceeds from the sale of 7,329,002
additional  shares of common  stock  during the period  October 1, 1997  through
December 31, 1997, (iii) the application of such funds to purchase 32 additional
properties  acquired during the period October 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997
(seven properties which consist of building only and 25 properties which consist
of land and building,  including seven of which are under construction),  to pay
additional costs for the 16 properties under construction at September 30, 1997,
and to pay offering  expenses,  acquisition fees and  miscellaneous  acquisition
expenses, all as reflected in the pro forma adjustments described in the related
notes.  The Pro Forma  Consolidated  Balance  Sheet as of  September  30,  1997,
includes  the   transactions   described  in  (i)  above  from  the   historical
consolidated balance sheet, adjusted to give effect to the transactions in (ii),
and (iii) above, as if they had occurred on September 30, 1997.

         The Pro Forma  Consolidated  Statements of Earnings for the nine months
ended  September  30, 1997 and the year ended  December  31,  1996,  include the
historical  operating results of the properties  described in (i) above from the
dates of their  acquisitions  plus operating results for eight of the properties
that were  acquired by the  Company  during the period  January 1, 1996  through
December 31, 1997,  and had a previous  rental  history  prior to the  Company's
acquisition of such properties,  from (A) the later of (1) the date the property
became  operational as a rental property by the previous owner or (2) January 1,
1996,  to (B) the  earlier  of (1) the date the  property  was  acquired  by the
Company  or  (2)  the  end of the  pro  forma  period  presented.  No pro  forma
adjustments have been made to the Pro Forma  Consolidated  Statement of Earnings
for the remaining  properties  acquired by the Company during the period January
1, 1996 through December 31, 1997, due to the fact that these properties did not
have a previous rental history.

         This pro forma  consolidated  financial  information  is presented  for
informational  purposes  only and  does  not  purport  to be  indicative  of the
Company's  financial results or condition if the various events and transactions
reflected  therein  had  occurred  on the  dates,  or been in effect  during the
periods, indicated. This pro forma consolidated financial information should not
be viewed as predictive of the Company's  financial results or conditions in the
future.

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                                        CNL AMERICAN PROPERTIES FUND, INC.
                                                  AND SUBSIDIARY
                                  UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                                SEPTEMBER 30, 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                 Pro Forma
            ASSETS                        Historical            Adjustments           Pro Forma
                                          ----------            -----------           ---------
<S> <C>
Land and buildings on operating
  leases, less accumulated
  depreciation                           $170,249,188          $ 37,074,307 (a)      $207,323,494
Net investment in direct
  financing leases (b)                     39,344,776             9,818,586 (a)        49,163,362
Cash and cash equivalents                  41,324,755             6,432,770 (a)        47,757,525
Restricted cash                            16,014,345                                  16,014,345
Receivables, less allowance for
  doubtful accounts                           736,931                                     736,931
Mortgage notes receivable                  17,657,131                                  17,657,131
Organization costs, less
  accumulated amortization                     10,682                                      10,682
Loan costs, less accumulated
  amortization                                 46,214                                      46,214
Accrued rental income                       1,320,957                                   1,320,957
Other assets                                1,446,066               913,666 (a)         2,359,733
                                         ------------          ------------          ------------

                                         $288,151,045         $ 54,239,329           $342,390,374
                                         ============         ============           ============

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Liabilities:
  Note payable                           $ 17,990,638                                $ 17,990,638
  Accrued interest payable                     28,456                                      28,456
  Accrued construction costs
    payable                                11,080,621          $(11,080,621)(a)                -
  Accounts payable and other
    accrued expenses                          139,471                                     139,471
  Due to related parties                    1,148,881                                   1,148,881
  Rents paid in advance                       700,171                                     700,171
  Deferred rental income                    1,167,099                91,831 (a)         1,258,930
  Other payables                                6,058                                       6,058
                                         ------------         ------------            -----------
      Total liabilities                    32,261,395          (10,988,790)            21,272,605
                                         ------------         ------------            -----------

Minority interest                             286,372                                     286,372
                                         ------------         ------------           ------------

Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, without par
    value.  Authorized and unissued
    3,000,000 shares                               -                                           -
  Excess shares, $0.01 par value per
    share.  Authorized and unissued
    78,000,000 shares                              -                                           -
  Common stock, $0.01 par value per
    share.  Authorized 75,000,000
    shares; issued and outstanding
    28,867,485 shares; issued and
    outstanding, as adjusted,
    36,196,487 shares                         288,675                73,290 (a)           361,965
  Capital in excess of par value          257,416,712            65,154,829 (a)       322,571,541
  Accumulated distributions in
    excess of net earnings                 (2,102,109)                                 (2,102,109)

                                          255,603,278           65,228,119            320,831,397
                                         ------------         ------------           ------------

                                         $288,151,045         $ 54,239,329           $342,390,374
                                         ============         ============           ============

</TABLE>

           See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated
                             financial statements.

                                     - 41 -

<PAGE>



                       CNL AMERICAN PROPERTIES FUND, INC.
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY
             UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
                      NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                   Pro Forma
                                                             Historical           Adjustments          Pro Forma
                                                             ----------           -----------          ---------
<S> <C>
Revenues:
  Rental income from
    operating leases                                         $7,826,671          $    15,697 (1)       $7,842,368
  Earned income from
    direct financing leases (2)                               1,809,955                                 1,809,955
  Interest income from
    mortgage notes receivable                                 1,252,326                                 1,252,326
  Other interest and income                                   1,363,498               (9,063)(3)        1,354,435
                                                             ----------           ----------           ----------
                                                             12,252,450                6,634           12,259,084
                                                             ----------           ----------           ----------

Expenses:
  General operating and
    administrative                                              664,585                                   664,585
  Professional services                                          53,334                                    53,334
  Asset and mortgage management
    fees to related party                                       493,921                  873 (4)          494,794
  State and other taxes                                         173,604                                   173,604
  Depreciation and amortization                               1,105,611                3,456 (6)        1,109,067
                                                             ----------           ----------           ----------
                                                              2,491,055                4,329            2,495,384
                                                             ----------           ----------           ----------

Earnings Before Minority
  Interest in Income of
  Consolidated Joint Venture                                  9,761,395                2,305            9,763,700

Minority Interest in Income of
  Consolidated Joint Venture                                    (23,586)                                  (23,586)
                                                              ---------           ----------            ---------

Net Earnings                                                 $9,737,809           $    2,305           $9,740,114
                                                             ==========           ==========           ==========

Earnings Per Share of
  Common Stock (7)                                           $     0.48                                $     0.48
                                                             ==========                                ==========

Weighted Average Number of
  Shares of Common Stock
  Outstanding (7)                                            20,368,867                                20,368,867
                                                             ==========                                ==========


</TABLE>


           See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated
                             financial statements.

                                     - 42 -

<PAGE>



                       CNL AMERICAN PROPERTIES FUND, INC.
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY
             UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                  Pro Forma
                                                             Historical           Adjustments          Pro Forma
                                                             ----------           -----------          ---------
<S> <C>
Revenues:
  Rental income from
    operating leases                                         $3,717,886           $   62,167 (1)       $3,780,053
  Earned income from
    direct financing leases (2)                                 625,492               34,282 (1)          659,774
  Contingent rental income                                       13,920                                    13,920
  Interest income from
    mortgage notes receivable                                 1,069,349                                 1,069,349
  Other interest and income                                     780,037              (24,826)(3)          755,211
                                                             ----------           ----------           ----------
                                                              6,206,684               71,623            6,278,307
                                                             ----------           ----------           ----------

Expenses:
  General operating and
    administrative                                              542,564                                   542,564
  Professional services                                          58,976                                    58,976
  Asset and mortgage management
    fees to related party                                       251,200                5,435 (4)          256,635
  State and other taxes                                          56,184                1,218 (5)           57,402
  Depreciation and amortization                                 521,871                6,852 (6)          528,723
                                                             ----------           ----------           ----------
                                                              1,430,795               13,505            1,444,300
                                                             ----------           ----------           ----------

Earnings Before Minority
  Interest in Income of
  Consolidated Joint Venture                                  4,775,889              58,118             4,834,007

Minority Interest in Income of
  Consolidated Joint Venture                                    (29,927)                                  (29,927)
                                                             ----------          ----------            ----------

Net Earnings                                                 $4,745,962          $   58,118            $4,804,080
                                                             ==========          ==========            ==========

Earnings Per Share of
  Common Stock (7)                                           $     0.59                                $     0.60
                                                             ==========                                ==========

Weighted Average Number of
  Shares of Common Stock
  Outstanding (7)                                             8,071,670                                 8,071,670
                                                             ==========                                ==========


</TABLE>





           See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated
                             financial statements.

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<PAGE>



                       CNL AMERICAN PROPERTIES FUND, INC.
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY
         NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 AND
                        THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996

Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet:

(a)      Represents gross proceeds of $73,290,021 from the issuance of 7,329,002
         shares of common  stock  during  the  period  October  1, 1997  through
         December  31, 1997 and the receipt of $91,831 of rental  income  during
         construction  (capitalized  as  deferred  rental  income)  used  (i) to
         acquire 32 properties for $38,590,558 of which seven properties consist
         of building only and 25 properties  consist of land and building,  (ii)
         to fund estimated  construction  costs of $16,998,571  ($11,080,621  of
         which was accrued as construction  costs payable at September 30, 1997)
         relating to 16 wholly owned properties under  construction at September
         30, 1997,  (iii) to pay acquisition  fees of $3,298,051  ($2,384,385 of
         which was allocated to properties  and $913,666 of which was classified
         as other assets and will be allocated to future properties) and (iv) to
         pay selling commissions and offering expenses (stock issuance costs) of
         $8,061,902,  which have been  netted  against  capital in excess of par
         value,  leaving  $6,432,770 in cash and cash equivalents  available for
         future investment.

         The pro forma adjustments to land and buildings on operating leases and
         net  investment  in  direct  financing  leases as a result of the above
         transactions were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                              Estimated purchase
                                                               price (including
                                                               construction and
                                                                closing costs)     Acquisition fees
                                                                and additional       allocated to
                                                              construction costs       property            Total
                                                              ------------------       --------            -----

<S> <C>
         Black-eyed Pea in Albuquerque, NM (#1)                     667,290               35,748            703,038
         Black-eyed Pea in Albuquerque, NM (#2)                     666,355               35,698            702,053
         Black-eyed Pea in Dallas, TX                               660,748               35,397            696,145
         Black-eyed Pea in Forestville, MD                          643,925               34,496            678,421
         Black-eyed Pea in Houston, TX                              648,599               34,745            683,344
         Black-eyed Pea in Waco, TX                                 661,682               35,447            697,129
         Black-eyed Pea in Wichita, KS                              660,748               35,397            696,145
         Golden Corral in Olathe, KS                              1,557,340               83,429          1,640,769
         Jack in the Box in Florissant, MO                        1,078,237               57,763          1,136,000
         Jack in the Box in Folsom, CA                            1,266,379               67,842          1,334,221
         On the Border in San Antonio, TX                         1,200,597               64,318          1,264,915
         Ground Round in Allentown, PA                            1,220,261               65,372          1,285,633
         Ground Round in Colerain, OH                               772,227               41,369            813,596
         Ground Round in Crystal, MN                                758,591               40,638            799,229
         Ground Round in Dubuque, IA                              1,422,227               76,191          1,498,418
         Ground Round in Gloucester, NJ                             899,500               48,187            947,687
         Ground Round in Janesville, WI                             944,955               50,623            995,578
         Ground Round in Kalamazoo, MI                              944,955               50,623            995,578
         Ground Round in Parma, OH                                1,117,682               59,875          1,177,557
         Ground Round in Reading, PA                              1,439,051               77,092          1,516,143
         Ground Round in Waterloo, IA                             1,035,864               55,493          1,091,357
         Ground Round in Wauwatosa, WI                            1,354,044               72,539          1,426,583
         Ground Round in Ewing, NJ                                  999,500               53,544          1,053,044
         Wendy's in Westlake Village, CA                          1,439,389               77,110          1,516,499
         Ground Round in Nanuet, NY                                 926,773               49,649            976,422
         Ground Round in Muskogee, OK                             1,180,463               63,239          1,243,702
         Golden Corral in Council Bluffs, IA                      1,460,301               78,230          1,538,531
         Jack in the Box in Los Angeles, CA                       1,341,495               71,866          1,413,361
         Chevy's Fresh Mex in Arapahoe, CO                        2,521,428              135,077          2,656,505
         Chevy's Fresh Mex in Beaverton, OR                       2,477,078              132,701          2,609,779
         Chevy's Fresh Mex in Greenbelt, MD                       2,288,676              122,608          2,411,284
         Chevy's Fresh Mex in Lake Oswego, OR                     2,334,198              125,046          2,459,244
         16 wholly owned properties under
           construction at September 30, 1997                     5,917,950              317,033          6,234,983
                                                                -----------          -----------        -----------

                                                                $44,508,508          $ 2,384,385        $46,892,893
                                                                ===========          ===========        ===========

         Adjustment classified as follows:
              Land and buildings on operating leases                                                    $37,074,307
              Net investment in direct financing leases                                                   9,818,586
              -----------------------------------------                                                 -----------

                                                                                                        $46,892,893
                                                                                                        ===========
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>




                       CNL AMERICAN PROPERTIES FUND, INC.
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY
               NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
                             STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 AND
                        THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996

Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet - Continued:

(b)      In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,  leases in
         which the present  value of future  minimum  lease  payments  equals or
         exceeds 90 percent of the value of the related  properties  are treated
         as direct  financing  leases  rather  than as land and  buildings.  The
         categorization of the leases has no effect on rental revenues received.

Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Earnings:

(1)      Represents  rental income from operating  leases and earned income from
         direct financing leases for eight of the properties acquired during the
         period January 1, 1996 through  December 31, 1997, which had a previous
         rental history prior to the  acquisition of the property by the Company
         (the "Pro Forma  Properties"),  for the period commencing (A) the later
         of (i) the date the Pro Forma Property  became  operational as a rental
         property  by the  previous  owner or (ii)  January 1, 1996,  to (B) the
         earlier  of (i) the date the Pro Forma  Property  was  acquired  by the
         Company or (ii) the end of the pro forma period presented.  Each of the
         eight Pro Forma  Properties  was  acquired  from an  affiliate  who had
         purchased   and   temporarily   held   title  to  the   property.   The
         noncancellable  leases for the Pro Forma Properties in place during the
         period the affiliate  owned the properties were assigned to the Company
         at the time the Company acquired the properties. The following presents
         the actual  date the Pro Forma  Properties  were  acquired or placed in
         service by the Company as compared to the date the Pro Forma Properties
         were treated as becoming  operational as a rental property for purposes
         of the Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Earnings.
                                                             Date Pro Forma
                                         Date Placed         Property Became
                                         in Service          Operational as
                                       By the Company        Rental Property
                                       --------------        ---------------

         Mr. Fable's in Grand
           Rapids, MI                    March 1996           January 1996
         Denny's in McKinney, TX          June 1996           January 1996
         Boston Market in Merced, CA    October 1996            July 1996
         Boston Market in
           St. Joseph, MO               December 1996           June 1996
         Burger King in Kent, OH        February 1997         December 1996
         Golden Corral in
           Hopkinsville, KY           February 19, 1997     February 18, 1997
         Jack in the Box in
           Folsom, CA                   October 1997         September 1997
         Jack in the Box in
           Los Angeles, CA              December 1997        September 1997

         In accordance  with generally  accepted  accounting  principles,  lease
         revenue  from  leases  accounted  for  under  the  operating  method is
         recognized over the terms of the leases. For operating leases providing
         escalating   guaranteed   minimum  rents,   income  is  reported  on  a
         straight-line  basis over the terms of the leases. For leases accounted
         for as direct  financing  leases,  future  minimum  lease  payments are
         recorded as a receivable. The difference between the receivable and the
         estimated  residual  values less the cost of the properties is recorded
         as unearned  income.  The unearned  income is amortized  over the lease
         terms to provide a  constant  rate of  return.  Accordingly,  pro forma
         rental  income  from  operating  leases and earned  income  from direct
         financing  leases does not necessarily  represent  rental payments that
         would have been received if the properties had been operational for the
         full pro forma period.



                                     - 45 -

<PAGE>



                       CNL AMERICAN PROPERTIES FUND, INC.
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY
               NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
                             STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 AND
                        THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996

Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Earnings - Continued:
- ---------------------------------------------------------

         Generally,  the leases  provide for the payment of  percentage  rent in
         addition  to base  rental  income.  However,  due to the  fact  that no
         percentage  rent was due under the leases for the Pro Forma  Properties
         during the portion of 1996 and 1997 that the  previous  owners held the
         properties,  no pro forma  adjustment  was made for  percentage  rental
         income for the nine months ended  September 30, 1997 and the year ended
         December 31, 1996.

(2)      See Note (b) under "Pro Forma  Consolidated  Balance Sheet" above for a
         description of direct financing leases.

(3)      Represents  adjustment  to interest  income due to the  decrease in the
         amount of cash  available for investment in interest  bearing  accounts
         during the periods commencing (A) on the later of (i) the dates the Pro
         Forma  Properties  became  operational  as  rental  properties  by  the
         previous owners or (ii) January 1, 1996, through (B) the earlier of (i)
         the actual  dates of  acquisition  by the Company or the end of the pro
         forma period  presented,  as described in Note (1) above. The estimated
         pro forma  adjustment  is based upon the fact that  interest  income on
         interest bearing  accounts was earned at a rate of  approximately  four
         percent per annum by the Company during the nine months ended September
         30, 1997 and the year ended December 31, 1996.

(4)      Represents  incremental  increase in asset  management fees relating to
         the Pro Forma Properties for the period  commencing (A) on the later of
         (i) the date the Pro  Forma  Properties  became  operational  as rental
         properties  by the previous  owners or (ii) January 1, 1996 through (B)
         the earlier of (i) the date the Pro Forma  Properties  were acquired by
         the  Company  or (ii) the end of the pro  forma  period  presented,  as
         described in Note (1) above.  Asset  management fees are equal to 0.60%
         of the Company's Real Estate Asset Value (estimated to be approximately
         $873,000  and  $3,509,000  for the Pro  Forma  Properties  for the nine
         months ended  September 30, 1997 and the year ended  December 31, 1996,
         respectively), as defined in the Company's prospectus.

(5)      Represents  adjustment  to state  tax  expense  due to the  incremental
         increase in rental  revenues  of Pro Forma  Properties.  Estimated  pro
         forma state tax expense  was  calculated  based on an analysis of state
         laws of the various  states in which the Company has  acquired  the Pro
         Forma Properties. The estimated pro forma state taxes consist primarily
         of income and franchise  taxes ranging from zero to  approximately  two
         percent  of the  Company's  pro forma  rental  income of each Pro Forma
         Property. Due to the fact that the Company's leases are triple net, the
         Company has not  included  any amounts for real estate taxes in the pro
         forma statement of earnings.

(6)      Represents incremental increase in depreciation expense of the building
         portions of the Pro Forma Properties  accounted for as operating leases
         using the  straight-line  method  over an  estimated  useful life of 30
         years.

(7)      Historical  earnings per share were calculated  based upon the weighted
         average  number of shares of common stock  outstanding  during the nine
         months ended September 30, 1997 and the year ended December 31, 1996.

                                     - 46 -

<PAGE>



Item 8.  Change in Fiscal Year.

                           Not applicable.

                                    EXHIBITS

                                      None.




                                     - 47 -

<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES


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

                                            CNL AMERICAN PROPERTIES FUND, INC.


Dated:  January 15, 1998                    By: /s/ Robert A. Bourne
                                                ---------------------------
                                                ROBERT A. BOURNE, President




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