FORM 10-QSB--QUARTERLY OR TRANSITIONAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 QUARTERLY OR TRANSITIONAL U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-QSB (Mark One) [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1997 or [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from.........to......... Commission file number 0-10255 SHELTER PROPERTIES I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter) South Carolina 57-0707398 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) One Insignia Financial Plaza, P.O. Box 1089 Greenville, South Carolina 29602 (Address of principal executive offices) (864) 239-1000 (Issuer's telephone number) Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X . No . PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS a) SHELTER PROPERTIES I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (in thousands, except unit data) (Unaudited) September 30, 1997 Assets Cash and cash equivalents: Unrestricted $ 1,906 Restricted-tenant security deposits 130 Accounts receivable 16 Escrow for taxes 158 Restricted escrows 1,078 Other assets 354 Investment properties: Land $ 1,428 Buildings and related personal property 18,314 19,742 Less accumulated depreciation (13,417) 6,325 $ 9,967 Liabilities and Partners' Deficit Liabilities Accounts payable $ 80 Tenant security deposits 130 Accrued property taxes 123 Other liabilities 254 Mortgage notes payable 11,494 Partners' Deficit General partners' $ (48) Limited partners' (15,000 units issued and outstanding) (2,066) (2,114) $ 9,967 See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements b) SHELTER PROPERTIES I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands, except per unit data) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 1997 1996 1997 1996 Revenues: Rental income $1,209 $1,128 $3,547 $3,367 Other income 67 70 229 197 Total revenues 1,276 1,198 3,776 3,564 Expenses: Operating 430 398 1,259 1,155 General and administrative 42 33 125 113 Maintenance 159 202 506 514 Depreciation 160 160 465 467 Interest 240 233 721 704 Property taxes 63 53 189 179 Total expenses 1,094 1,079 3,265 3,132 Net income $ 182 $ 119 $ 511 $ 432 Net income allocated to general partners (1%) $ 2 $ 1 $ 5 $ 4 Net income allocated to limited partners (99%) 180 118 506 428 $ 182 $ 119 $ 511 $ 432 Net income per limited partnership unit $12.01 $ 7.88 $33.73 $28.54 See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements c) SHELTER PROPERTIES I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' DEFICIT (in thousands, except unit data) (Unaudited) Limited Partnership General Limited Units Partners' Partners' Total Original capital contributions 15,000 $ 2 $15,000 $ 15,002 Partners' deficit at December 31, 1996 15,000 $(53) $(1,314) $ (1,367) Distributions to partners -- -- (1,258) (1,258) Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 -- 5 506 511 Partners' deficit at September 30, 1997 15,000 $(48) $(2,066) $ (2,114) See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements d) SHELTER PROPERTIES I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) (Unaudited) Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 1996 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 511 $ 432 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation 465 467 Amortization of discounts and loan costs 66 91 Change in accounts: Restricted cash 1 (1) Accounts receivable 21 3 Escrows for taxes (46) (72) Other assets (21) (6) Accounts payable 16 (141) Tenant security deposit liabilities (2) 4 Accrued property taxes 52 118 Other liabilities (9) (2) Net cash provided by operating activities 1,054 893 Cash flows from investing activities: Property improvements and replacements (438) (200) Deposits to restricted escrows (139) (38) Net cash used in investing activities (577) (238) Cash flows from financing activities: Payments on mortgage notes payable (94) (292) Distributions to partners (1,258) (5) Loan costs paid (12) (62) Net cash used in financing activities (1,364) (359) Net (decrease) increase in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents (887) 296 Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 2,793 1,065 Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 1,906 $1,361 Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Cash paid for interest $ 655 $ 613 See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements e) SHELTER PROPERTIES I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) NOTE A - BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Shelter Properties I Limited Partnership (the "Partnership") have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB and Article 310(b) of Regulation S-B. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of Shelter Realty I Corporation (the "Corporate General Partner"), all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 1997, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1997. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Partnership's annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1996. Certain reclassifications have been made to the 1996 information to conform to the 1997 presentation. NOTE B - RECONCILIATION OF CASH FLOWS The following is a reconciliation of the subtotal on the accompanying statements of cash flows captioned "net cash provided by operating activities" to "net cash used in operations," as defined in the partnership agreement. However, "net cash used in operations" should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Partnership's operating performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Nine Months Ended September 30, (in thousands) 1997 1996 Net cash provided by operating activities $1,054 $ 893 Payments on mortgage notes payable (94) (292) Property improvements and replacements (438) (200) Change in restricted escrows, net (139) (38) Changes in reserves for net operating liabilities (12) 97 Additional reserves (371) (460) Net cash used in operations $ -- $ -- In 1997 and 1996, the Corporate General Partner believed it to be in the best interest of the Partnership to reserve an additional $371,000 and $460,000, respectively, to fund continuing capital improvements and maintenance items at the four properties. In addition to the capital improvements, the Corporate General Partner reserved additional amounts in 1996 for costs associated with the refinancings of Quail Hollow, Heritage Pointe and Stone Mountain West. NOTE C - TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED PARTIES The Partnership has no employees and is dependent on the Corporate General Partner and its affiliates for the management and administration of all partnership activities. The Partnership Agreement provides for payments to affiliates for services and as reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by affiliates on behalf of the Partnership. The following amounts were paid or accrued to the Corporate General Partner and affiliates in 1997 and 1996: Nine Months Ended September 30, (in thousands) 1997 1996 Property management fees (included in operating expenses) $184 $176 Reimbursement for services of affiliates, including approximately $8,000 and $3,000 of construction oversight reimbursements in 1997 and 1996, respectively (included in general and administrative and maintenance expenses) 90 55 Due to general partners 101 101 For the period of January 1, 1996 to August 31, 1997, the Partnership insured its properties under a master policy through an agency and insurer unaffiliated with the Corporate General Partner. An affiliate of the Corporate General Partner acquired, in the acquisition of a business, certain financial obligations from an insurance agency which was later acquired by the agent who placed the master policy. The agent assumed the financial obligations to the affiliate of the Corporate General Partner, who received payments on these obligations from the agent. The amount of the Partnership's insurance premiums accruing to the benefit of the affiliate of the Corporate General Partner by virtue of the agent's obligations is not significant. On September 26, 1997, an affiliate of the General Partner purchased Lehman Brothers' Class "D" subordinated bonds of SASCO, 1992-M1. These bonds are secured by 55 multi-family apartment mortgage loan pairs held in Trust, including Windsor Hills Apartments owned by the Partnership. NOTE D - MORTGAGE NOTES PAYABLE On November 13, 1996, the Partnership refinanced the mortgage notes at Quail Hollow, Heritage Pointe, and Stone Mountain West. Of the $7,250,000 gross proceeds, approximately $5,232,000 of proceeds were used to pay off the old mortgage debts at the refinanced properties. The old mortgage debt had interest rates ranging from 8.00% to 9.36% with maturity dates ranging from April 5, 2004, to May 1, 2006. All three notes require monthly interest only payments at a stated interest rate of 7.33%, and have balloon payments due November 1, 2003. As a result of the refinancings, the Partnership recorded an extraordinary loss of approximately $549,000. The extraordinary loss was primarily composed of write-offs of unamortized loan costs and mortgage discounts, as well as pre- payment penalties incurred due to the early payoffs of the old mortgages. ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION The Partnership's investment properties consists of four apartment complexes. The following table sets forth the average occupancy of the properties for each of the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996: Average Occupancy Property 1997 1996 Quail Hollow Apartments West Columbia, South Carolina 93% 96% Windsor Hills Apartments Blacksburg, Virginia 94% 94% Heritage Pointe Apartments (Formerly Rome Georgian Apartments) Rome, Georgia 90% 87% Stone Mountain West Apartments Stone Mountain, Georgia 96% 95% The Corporate General Partner attributes the decrease in occupancy at Quail Hollow Apartments to an increase in the number of residents moving out to buy or build homes in the area. The Corporate General Partner attributes the increase in occupancy at Heritage Pointe to management's efforts to reposition the tenant base. Management has improved the appearance of the property and has increased resident qualification standards in order to reduce fluctuations in occupancy, repairs, and delinquencies normally associated with college tenants. The Partnership's net income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 1997, was approximately $182,000 and $511,000, respectively, compared to net income of approximately $119,000 and $432,000, respectively, for the corresponding periods of 1996. The increase in net income is primarily due to increases in rental income and other income. Rental income increased due to increases in rental rates at Stone Mountain West and Windsor Hills Apartments and an increase in occupancy at Heritage Pointe Apartments, which were only partially offset by a decrease in occupancy at Quail Hollow Apartments. Other income increased due to an increase in interest rates as well as an increase in the cash balances earning interest. The increase in net income was partially offset by increases in operating, general and administrative, and tax expenses. The increase in operating expense is primarily due to an increase in payroll expenses at Heritage Pointe due to the hiring of a maintenance technician and full and part time leasing agents in 1997. General and administrative expense increased due to an increase in partnership administration cost reimbursements. Tax expense increased due to the loss of an appeal at Heritage Pointe for 1996 taxes. Included in maintenance expense for the period ended September 30, 1997, is approximately $72,000 of major repairs and maintenance comprised of exterior building improvements, major landscaping, and window coverings. For the nine months ended September 30, 1996, maintenance expense included approximately $91,000 of major repairs and maintenance comprised of expenses related to parking lot paving, tennis court resurfacing, and exterior building improvements. As part of the ongoing business plan of the Partnership, the Corporate General Partner monitors the rental market environments of its investment properties to assess the feasibility of increasing rents, maintaining or increasing occupancy levels and protecting the Partnership from increases in expenses. As part of this plan, the Corporate General Partner attempts to protect the Partnership from the burden of inflation-related increases in expenses by increasing rents and maintaining a high overall occupancy level. However, due to changing market conditions which can result in the use of rental concessions and rental reductions to offset softening market conditions, there is no guarantee that the Corporate General Partner will be able to sustain such a plan. At September 30, 1997, the Partnership reported unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of approximately $1,906,000 compared to approximately $1,361,000 at September 30, 1996. Net cash provided by operating activities increased primarily as a result of an increase in accounts payable and the increases in net income as discussed above. Accounts payable increased due to the timing of payments to vendors. Offsetting this increase is a decrease in net cash related to the change in accrued taxes due to the timing of tax payments. Net cash used in investing activities increased due to increases in property improvements and replacements and deposits to restricted escrows. The increase in deposits to restricted escrows is due to the increased requirement as a result of the 1996 refinancings of Quail Hollow, Heritage Pointe and Stone Mountain West, as discussed in Note D- Mortgage Notes Payable. Net cash used in financing activities increased as a result of an increase in distributions to partners. As required by the 1996 refinancings of Quail Hollow, Heritage Pointe and Stone Mountain West, certain capital improvements and maintenance will be performed in 1997. These projects include repaving and restriping the parking lots, resurfacing the pools, exterior painting, floor covering replacement, appliance replacement and various ADA conversions. These projects will be funded out of the capital reserve accounts. The Partnership has no material capital programs scheduled to be performed in 1997 at Windsor Hills, although certain routine capital and maintenance expenditures have been budgeted. These expenditures will be incurred only if cash is available from operations or reserves. The sufficiency of existing liquid assets to meet future liquidity and capital expenditure requirements is directly related to the level of capital expenditures required at the properties to adequately maintain the physical assets and other operating needs of the Partnership. Such assets are currently thought to be sufficient for any near-term needs of the Partnership. The mortgage indebtedness of approximately $11,494,000, net of discount, is amortized over varying periods with required balloon payments ranging from November 15, 2002 to November 1, 2003, at which time the individual properties will either be refinanced or sold. During the nine months ended September 30, 1997, the Partnership made a distribution of approximately $1,250,000. In addition, withholding taxes in the amount of approximately $8,000 were paid on behalf of the partners to the state of South Carolina. During the nine months ended September 30, 1996, distributions in the amount of approximately $5,000 were paid on behalf of the partners to the state of South Carolina related to the taxable income generated by Quail Hollow in 1995. The Managing General Partner anticipates making a distribution in the fourth quarter of 1997. Future cash distributions will depend on the levels of net cash generated from operations, property sales and the availability of cash reserves. ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K a) Exhibits: Exhibit 27, Financial Data Schedule, is filed as an exhibit to this report. b) Reports on Form 8-K: None filed during the quarter ended September 30, 1997. SIGNATURES In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. SHELTER PROPERTIES I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: Shelter Realty I Corporation Corporate General Partner By: /s/ William H. Jarrard, Jr. William H. Jarrard, Jr. President and Director By: /s/ Ronald Uretta Ronald Uretta Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) Date: November 13, 1997