2 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 10-Q [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Quarter Ended March 31, 1996 Commission File Number 0-13473 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Massachusetts 04-2830750 (State or other Jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02117 (Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code) (800) 722-5457 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: YES X NO JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) INDEX PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION PAGE Item 1 - Financial Statements: Statements of Net Assets in Liquidation at March 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995 3 Statement of Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 4 Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1995 5 Statements of Partners' Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 and for the Year Ended December 31, 1995 6 Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1995 7 Notes to Financial Statements 8-14 Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 15-18 PART II: OTHER INFORMATION 19 2 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1: Financial Statements STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION March 31, December 31, 1996 1995 ---- ---- (Unaudited) Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $1,077,517 $1,814,023 Restricted cash - 8,193,775 Note receivable, net of allowance of $284,155 - - Other assets 4,562 4,562 ---------- ----------- Total assets 1,082,079 10,012,360 Liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses 23,394 54,466 Accounts payable to affiliates 34,972 37,141 Mortgage note payable to affiliate - 8,193,775 ---------- ----------- Total liabilities 58,366 8,285,382 ---------- ----------- Net assets $1,023,713 $1,726,978 ========== =========== See Notes to Financial Statements 3 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 Net Assets at beginning of period $1,726,978 Interest income $20,865 Cash distributed to Limited Partners (658,620) General and administrative expenses (34,704) Property operating expenses (26,878) Interest expense (3,928) -------- Change in net assets (703,265) ---------- Net Assets at end of period $1,023,713 ========== See Notes to Financial Statements 4 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 1995 Income: Rental income $764,448 Interest income 8,674 -------- Total income 773,122 Expenses: Interest expense 284,546 Property operating expenses 319,474 Depreciation 153,365 General and administrative expenses 37,049 -------- Total expenses 794,434 -------- Net loss ($21,312) ======== Allocation of net loss: General Partners' ($213) Limited Partners' (21,099) -------- ($21,312) ======== Net loss per Limited Partnership Unit outstanding ($0.96) ======== See Notes to Financial Statements 5 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' EQUITY (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 and Year Ended December 31, 1995 General Limited Partners Partners Total -------- -------- ----- Partners' equity/(deficit) at January 1, 1995 (21,954 Limited Partnership Units outstanding) ($707,996) $753,909 $45,913 Add: Net income 707,996 3,827,089 4,535,085 Less: Cash distribution - (2,854,020) (2,854,020) -------- ---------- ---------- Partners' equity at December 31, 1995 (21,954 Limited Partnership Units outstanding) - 1,726,978 1,726,978 Less: Decrease in net assets in liquidation, exclusive of cash distribution (446) (44,199) (44,645) Cash distribution - (658,620) (658,620) -------- ---------- ---------- Partners' equity/(deficit) at March 31, 1996 (21,954 Limited Partnership Units outstanding) ($446) $1,024,159 $1,023,713 ======== ========== ========== See Notes to Financial Statements 6 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 1995 Operating activities: Net loss ($21,312) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation 153,365 -------- 132,053 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Decrease in prepaid expenses, other assets and receivables 19,476 Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses 54,993 Increase in restricted cash (30,041) Decrease in accounts payable to affiliates (98,725) -------- Net cash provided by operating activities 77,756 Financing activities: Principal payments on long-term debt (48,950) -------- Net cash used in financing activities (48,950) -------- Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 28,806 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 578,996 -------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $607,802 ======== See Notes to Financial Statements 7 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) The accompanying unaudited financial statements include all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, considered necessary to present a fair statement of the financial position of John Hancock Properties Limited Partnership (the "Partnership"). As described in Note 2 below, as of December 31, 1995, the Partnership changed its basis of accounting from the going-concern basis to the liquidation basis. For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995. The following significant events have occurred, or material contingencies exist, and require disclosure in this interim report per Regulation S-X, Rule 10-01, Paragraph (a)(5). 1. Organization of Partnership --------------------------- John Hancock Properties Limited Partnership (the "Partnership") was formed under the Massachusetts Uniform Limited Partnership Act on May 17, 1984. As of March 31, 1996, the Partnership consisted of a sole Managing General Partner, John Hancock Realty Equities, Inc. (the "Managing General Partner"), an Associate General Partner, JH Associates Limited Partnership (the "Associate General Partner"), and 2,054 Limited Partners. The Managing General Partner and Associate General Partner are collectively referred to as the "General Partners" and the General Partners and the Limited Partners are collectively referred to as the "Partners". The Managing General Partner is the general partner of the Associate General Partner and is a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company ("John Hancock"). The Partnership is engaged solely in the acquisition, operation, and disposition of investment real estate. The initial capital of the Partnership was $6,000, representing capital contributions of $800 from the Managing General Partner, $200 from the Associate General Partner and $5,000 from the initial Limited Partner (a former director of the Managing General Partner). The Amended Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (the "Partnership Agreement") authorized the issuance of up to 35,000 Units of Limited Partnership Interests at $1,000 per Unit. During the offering period, which terminated on August 31, 1985, 21,954 Units of Limited Partnership Interests ("Units) were sold. There have been no changes in the number of Units outstanding subsequent to the termination of the offering period. 8 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) (Unaudited) 1. Organization of Partnership (continued) --------------------------- The latest date on which the Partnership was due to terminate was December 31, 2020, unless it was sooner terminated in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement. It was expected that in the ordinary course of the Partnership's business, the properties of the Partnership would be disposed of, and the Partnership terminated, before December 31, 2020. As initially stated in its Prospectus, the sale of the Partnership's last remaining property was expected to occur within five to eight years following the date such property was acquired by the Partnership. On December 29, 1995, the Partnership sold its last remaining property, the Fisherman's Village Apartments, which resulted in the termination of the Partnership's operations. On January 17, 1996, cash in the amount of $658,620 was distributed to the Limited Partners from the Partnership's net assets and the Managing General Partner established a reserve for contingencies with the remaining balance of the Partnership's net assets, as permitted by, and in accordance with, the terms of the Partnership Agreement. The reserve for contingencies, with a balance of approximately $1,024,000 at March 31, 1996, will be used to fund any possible liabilities that may arise. If all liabilities with respect to the Partnership are resolved by the end of 1996 and the Managing General Partner determines that funds are available for distribution, the Managing General Partner expects to make a final distribution of the Partnership's net assets, in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement, to the Limited Partners by December 31, 1996. Such distribution, if any, will result in the liquidation and termination of the Partnership. 2. Liquidation Basis Financial Statement Presentation -------------------------------------------------- On December 29, 1995, the Partnership sold its last remaining property, the Fisherman's Village Apartments. This sale resulted in the termination of the Partnership's operations. The Partnership, therefore, changed its basis of accounting from the going-concern basis to the liquidation basis as of December 31, 1995. Consequently, the financial statements presented in this Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and at December 31, 1995, have been prepared on the liquidation basis of accounting. Under this basis, assets are stated at their estimated net realizable values and liabilities reflect their estimated settlement amounts. The financial statements for all periods prior to December 31, 1995 have been prepared on the going-concern basis of accounting. 9 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) (Unaudited) 3. The Partnership Agreement ------------------------- Profits from the normal operations of the Partnership for each fiscal year, or portion thereof, are allocated between the Limited Partners and the General Partners in the same proportion as Distributable Cash from Operations (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) provided that (i) in no event shall the General Partners be allocated less than 1% of any such profits from normal operations, and (ii) if there is any fiscal year which produces no Distributable Cash from Operations but which produces profits for tax purposes from normal operations, such profits are allocated 90% to the Limited Partners and 10% to the General Partners. Losses from the normal operations of the Partnership for each fiscal year or portion thereof are allocated 99% to the Limited Partners and 1% to the General Partners, except any such profits or losses which were based upon the Partnership's operations prior to the initial closing under the Partnership's offering of Units were allocated 99% to the General Partners and 1% to the initial Limited Partner. Distributable Cash from Operations is distributed 90% to the Limited Partners and 10% to the General Partners; provided, however, that in each fiscal year the General Partners will defer their receipt of any Distributable Cash from Operations to the extent necessary to provide the Limited Partners with a non-cumulative return in such year equal to 4% of their Invested Capital (as defined in the Partnership Agreement). All distributions of Distributable Cash from Operations deferred by the General Partners accrue and are payable to them, to the extent possible, out of subsequent years' Distributable Cash from Operations remaining after the receipt by the Limited Partners of the aforesaid 4% return, or out of cash from sales and refinancings as specified below. 10 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) (Unaudited) 3. The Partnership Agreement (continued) ------------------------- Cash from Sales or Refinancings (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) is distributed to the Limited Partners until the Limited Partners have received, first, a return of their total Invested Capital, and, second, such additional amount as may be necessary, after giving effect to all previous distributions of Distributable Cash from Operations and of Cash from Sales or Refinancings to the extent required to satisfy any deficiency in the Cumulative Return on Investment (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) to produce in the aggregate a Cumulative Return on Investment of 7% per annum for all fiscal quarters commencing on or after January 1, 1986, and ending prior to the date of such distribution. The General Partners are then entitled to receive an amount of Cash from Sales or Refinancings equal to any portion of the General Partners' share of Distributable Cash from Operations which was previously deferred in order to permit the payment to the Limited Partners of a non-cumulative return in each year equal to 4% of their Invested Capital. Any Cash from Sales or Refinancings remaining after the Limited Partners have received a return of their total Invested Capital plus the Cumulative Return on Investment of 7% per annum for all fiscal quarters commencing on or after January 1, 1986, and ended prior to the date of such distribution, and after the General Partners received an amount of such cash equal to any such deferred payment of Distributable Cash from Operations, will be distributed 85% to the Limited Partners and 15% to the General Partners. Cash from the Sale of the last of the Partnership's properties is distributed in the same manner as Cash from Sales or Refinancings, except that before any other distribution is made to the Partners, each Partner shall first receive from such cash, an amount equal to the then positive balance, if any, in such Partner's capital account after crediting or charging to such account the profits or losses for tax purposes from such sale. To the extent, if any, that a Partner is entitled to receive a distribution of cash based upon a positive balance in its capital account prior to such distribution, such distribution will be credited against the amount of such cash the Partner would have been entitled to receive based upon the manner of distribution of Cash from Sales or Refinancings, as specified in the previous paragraph. 11 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) (Unaudited) 3. The Partnership Agreement (continued) ------------------------- Profits from Sales or Refinancings are generally allocated in the same manner as cash from the transaction; however, in no event shall the General Partners be allocated less than 1% of any such profits from the transaction. Losses from Sales or Refinancings are allocated 99% to the Limited Partners and 1% to the General Partners. In connection with the sale of the last of the Partnership's properties, and therefore the dissolution of the Partnership, profits will be allocated to any Partners having a deficit balance in their capital account in an amount equal to the deficit balance. Any remaining profits will be allocated in the same order as cash from the sale would be distributed. 4. Transactions with the General Partners and Affiliates ----------------------------------------------------- Expenses incurred or paid by the General Partners or their affiliates and to which the General Partners and their affiliates are entitled to reimbursement from the Partnership, and interest expense on borrowings from the Managing General Partner were as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 1995 ---- ---- Operating expenses $34,972 $21,729 Interest on mortgage note payable to affiliate 3,928 - Interest on note payable to affiliate - 21,250 ------- ------- $38,900 $42,979 ======= ======= The above expenses for the three months ended March 31, 1996 are included in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation and the above expenses for the three months ended March 31, 1995 are included in expenses on the Statement of Operations. Accounts payable to affiliates represents amounts due to the General Partners and their affiliates for various services provided to the Partnership. The Managing General Partner serves in a similar capacity for three other affiliated real estate limited partnerships. 12 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) (Unaudited) 4. Transactions with the General Partners and Affiliates (continued) ----------------------------------------------------- Mortgage note payable to affiliate represented a short-term borrowing by the Partnership in the amount of $8,193,775 from the Managing General Partner. The mortgage note carried interest at a rate of 8.75% per annum and was collateralized by the Fisherman's Village Apartments. On January 3, 1996, the Partnership paid the outstanding mortgage indebtedness held by the Managing General Partner with funds provided by the sale of its last property, the Fisherman's Village Apartments. Note payable to affiliate represented a short-term borrowing by the Partnership in the principal amount of $1,000,000 from the Managing General Partner. The note carried interest at a rate of 8.5% per annum. During the second quarter of 1995, the Partnership utilized net proceeds from the sale of the Northgreen Apartments to pay the Managing General Partner the entire outstanding principal balance of the note in the amount of $1,000,000. 5. Note Receivable --------------- Effective August 9, 1987, the unconditional guaranty obligation granted by the seller of the Waterford Apartments (the "Obligor") to the Partnership for operating deficits (including debt service) was extended until August 1, 1994. (The Waterford Apartments was conveyed to the property's mortgagee by a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure on August 9, 1991.) The outstanding balance due in the amount of $258,950 was restructured as a 10.5% Promissory Note due on or before August 1, 1994. As of December 31, 1993 the Managing General Partner believed, based on information obtained with respect to the Obligor's financial condition, that it was probable that the Partnership would be unable to collect all amounts due from the Obligor according to the contractual terms of the note. Accordingly, as of December 31, 1993, the Partnership established a provision, reflected in the accompanying Statements of Net Assets in Liquidation, against the then entire outstanding balance of the note in the amount of $298,058. The provision has since been reduced to $284,155 as a result of payments received on the note during 1994. 13 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) (Unaudited) 5. Note Receivable (continued) --------------- In June 1994, the Obligor notified the Partnership that he would be unable to continue to pay the minimum monthly payments on the note and would be unable to pay the outstanding balance of the note upon its maturity on August 1, 1994. As of March 31, 1996, and as of the date hereof, the Obligor is in default on the Promissory Note for failure to make the minimum required payments due since June 1, 1994 and for failure to pay the outstanding balance of the note, which was due on August 1, 1994. Once the Obligor ceased making the requisite payments on the note, the Managing General Partner issued a default notice and demand for payment to the Obligor and filed a complaint with the court demanding full payment of all amounts owing under the note. On December 7, 1994 the court granted the Partnership a summary judgment in response to the complaint filed against the Obligor in the amount of $305,489, which represents the balance of the note at maturity plus accrued interest thereon from the maturity date of the note through the date of the judgment. After a detailed review of the Obligor's financial condition and based upon representations and assurances by the Obligor that he had insufficient assets with which to satisfy the judgment, the Managing General Partner reached a settlement with the Obligor. Effective April 29, 1996, the Partnership released the judgment against the Obligor in exchange for a one-time cash payment in the amount of $35,000. 6. Federal Income Taxes -------------------- A reconciliation of the net loss reported in the Statement of Operations to the net loss reported for federal income tax purposes for the three months ended March 31, 1995 is as follows: Net loss per Statement of Operations ($21,312) Add/(deduct): Excess of tax depreciation over book depreciation (62,480) ------- Net loss for federal income tax purposes ($83,792) ======= 14 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations General - ------- On December 29, 1995, the Partnership sold its last remaining property, the Fisherman's Village Apartments, which resulted in the termination of the Partnership's operations. On January 17, 1996, cash in the amount of $658,620 was distributed to the Limited Partners from the Partnership's net assets and the Managing General Partner established a reserve for contingencies with the remaining balance of the Partnership's net assets, as permitted by, and in accordance with, the terms of the Partnership Agreement. The reserve for contingencies, with a balance of approximately $1,024,000 at March 31, 1996, will be used to fund any possible liabilities that may arise. If all liabilities with respect to the Partnership are resolved by the end of 1996 and the Managing General Partner determines that funds are available for distribution, the Managing General Partner expects to make a final distribution of net assets, in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement, to the Limited Partners by December 31, 1996. Such final distribution, if any, will result in the liquidation and termination of the Partnership. At the time of such final distribution, the outstanding Units will be canceled and, in accordance with federal securities laws, they will be de-registered with the S.E.C., after which time the Partnership will no longer be required to file periodic reports with the S.E.C. Liquidity and Capital Resources - ------------------------------- As a result of the sale of the Partnership's last remaining property on December 29, 1995 and, therefore, the termination of the Partnership's operations, the financial statements presented in this Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and at December 31, 1995, have been prepared on a basis of accounting which requires that all non-liquid assets be stated at their estimated net realizable value and all liabilities at their estimated settlement amounts. As of March 31, 1996, the Partnership had $1,077,517 in cash and cash equivalents and net assets of $1,023,713. On January 3, 1996, the Partnership paid the outstanding principal balance and all accrued and unpaid interest on the mortgage indebtedness held by the Managing General Partner, in the aggregate amount of $8,201,558, with funds provided by the sale of its last property, the Fisherman's Village Apartments. Effective April 29, 1996, the Managing General Partner reached an agreement with the seller of the Waterford Apartments (the "Obligor") on the judgment the Partnership held against the Obligor in the amount of $305,489 (see Note 5 of the financial statements included in Item 1 of this Report). After a detailed review of the Obligor's financial condition and representations and assurances made by the Obligor that he had insufficient assets with which to satisfy the judgment, the Partnership released the judgment against the Obligor in exchange for a one-time cash payment in the amount of $35,000. 15 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued) Results of Operations - --------------------- The Statement of Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation is presented for the three months ended March 31, 1996 to reflect the liquidation basis of accounting for such period. As a result, a comparison is not meaningful for the three months ended March 31, 1996 relative to the corresponding period in 1995. On January 1, 1996, the Partnership had net assets of $1,726,978, which represents total assets less total liabilities. At March 31, 1996 net assets were $1,023,713, reflecting a decrease in net assets of $703,265 during the three months then ended. This decrease in net assets resulted from the following activity during the period: $658,620 of cash distributions to the Limited Partners, $34,704 of general and administrative expenses, $26,878 of property operating expenses relating to the Fisherman's Village Apartments, and $3,928 of interest expense which decreases were partially offset by $20,865 of interest income earned on cash and cash equivalents during the period. 16 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued) Cash Flow - --------- The following table provides the calculations of Adjusted Cash from Operations and Distributable Cash from Operations for the three months ended March 31, 1995, which are calculated in accordance with Section 17 of the Partnership Agreement: Net cash provided by operating activities (a) $77,756 Net change in operating assets and liabilities (a) 54,297 ------- Cash provided by operations (a) 132,053 Principal payments on long-term debt (exclusive of payments for retirement of debt) (48,950) ------- Cash provided by operations, as adjusted 83,103 Increase in working capital reserves (83,103) ------- Adjusted Cash from Operations (b) - Decrease in working capital reserves - ------- Distributable Cash from Operations (b) $- ======= (a) Net cash provided by operating activities, net change in operating assets and liabilities, and cash provided by operations are as calculated in the Statement of Cash Flows included in Item 1 of this Report. (b) As defined in the Partnership Agreement. Distributable Cash from Operations should not be considered as an alternative to net income (i.e. not an indicator of performance) or to reflect cash flows or availability of discretionary funds. 17 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued) Cash Flow (continued) - --------- As a result of the sale of the Partnership's last remaining property on December 29, 1995 and, therefore, the termination of the Partnership's operations, the Partnership changed its basis of accounting from the going- concern basis to the liquidation basis of accounting. The financial statements in this Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 1995 have been prepared on the going-concern basis of accounting. The financial statements at and for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and at December 31, 1995 have been prepared on the liquidation basis of accounting. As a result, the Statement of Cash Flows included in Item 1 of this Report does not reflect any of the information reported using this liquidation basis. The Partnership did not generate any Adjusted Cash from Operations nor any Distributable Cash from Operations for the three months ended March 31, 1996, and, therefore, calculations of Adjusted Cash from Operations and Distributable Cash from Operations for such periods have been omitted. On January 17, 1996, the Managing General Partner made a cash distribution from the Partnership's net assets in the aggregate amount of $658,620 to all Limited Partners of record at December 31, 1995 and established a reserve for contingencies with the remaining balance of the Partnership's net assets. The reserve for contingencies has a balance of approximately $1,024,000 at March 31, 1996. 18 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) PART II: OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings There are no material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business of the Partnership, to which the Partnership is a party or to which any of its properties is subject. Item 2. Changes in Securities There were no changes in securities during the first quarter of 1996. Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities There were no defaults upon senior securities during the first quarter of 1996. Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders of the Partnership during the first quarter of 1996. Item 5. Other information Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K (a) There are no exhibits to this report. (b) During the quarter ended March 31, 1996, the Partnership filed a current report on Form 8-K dated January 17, 1996. The Report included information on the sale of the Partnership's last remaining property and described the anticipated liquidation and termination of the Partnership. 19 JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership) Signatures ---------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 15th day of May, 1996. John Hancock Properties Limited Partnership By: John Hancock Realty Equities, Inc., Managing General Partner By: WILLIAM M. FITZGERALD -------------------------------- William M. Fitzgerald, President By: RICHARD E. FRANK -------------------------------- Richard E. Frank, Treasurer (Chief Accounting Officer) 20