SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K/A (Mark One) x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996. 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: 001-13950 Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter: CENTRAL PARKING CORPORATION 		 State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization: Tennessee I.R.S. Employer Identification No.: 62-1052916 		 Address of Prncipal Executive Offices: 2401 21st Avenue South, Suite 200, Nashville, Tennessee Zip Code: 37212 		 Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (615) 297-4255 Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Title of Class: Common Stock $0.01 par Value Name of each Exchange on which registered: New York Stock Exchange 		 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 _ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ] The aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the closing price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on December 18, 1996, was $128,908,072. For purposes of this response, the registrant has assumed that its directors, executive officers, and beneficial owners of 5% or more of its Common Stock are the affiliates of the registrant. Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date. Class: Common Stock, $0.01 par value Outstanding at December 18, 1996: 17,489,768 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on February 28, 1997 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K. Portions of the Registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 are incorporated by reference into Part II of this Form 10-K. ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a)(1)	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The following financial statements and related notes of the Company contained on pages 16 through 31 of the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 are incorporated herein by reference. Independent Auditors' Report 16 Consolidated Balance Sheets - September 30, 1996 and 1995 17 	 Consolidated Statements of Earnings - Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 1996, 1995, and 1994 18 	 Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity - Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 1996, 1995, and 1994 19 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 1996, 1995, and 1994 20 	 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 21-32 The following financial statements and related notes are attached hereto following the signature page. Financial Information as required by Form 11-K with respect to the 1996 Central Parking Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan for the plan year ended March 31, 1997 Independent Auditors' Report Statement of Net Assets Statement of Changes in Net Assets Notes to Financial Statements (a)(2) FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES None Financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable or because the required information is otherwise furnished. (a)(3) EXHIBITS The exhibits listed in the Index to Exhibits, which appears on pages E-__ through E-___ of this Form 10-K, are incorporated herein by reference or filed as part of this Form 10-K. (b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Registrant during the last quarter of the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996. SIGNATURES 	Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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. CENTRAL PARKING CORPORATION Date: July 28, 1997 By: /s/ Stephen A. Tisdell Stephen A. Tisdell Chief Financial Officer 	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date - ----------------------- -------------------------- ------------- /s/ Stephen A. Tisdell Chief Financial Officer July 28, 1997 Stephen A. Tisdell (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) CENTRAL PARKING CORPORATION 1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN Financial Statements March 31, 1997 (With Independent Auditors' Report Thereon) INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT The Administrative Committee Central Parking Corporation 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan: We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets of Central Parking Corporation 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of March 31, 1997, and the related statement of changes in net assets for the year then ended. These fincnacial statements are the responsibilitiy of the Plan's Administrative Committee. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets of Central Parking Corporation 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of March 31, 1997, and the changes in net assets for the year then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. KPMG PEAT MARWICK July 22, 1997 CENTRAL PARKING CORPORATION 1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS MARCH 31, 1997 Net assets $ 0 ======= See accompanying notes to the financial statements. CENTRAL PARKING CORPORATION 1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1997 Employee contributions $ 560,175 Disbursements to purchase stock of Central Parking Corporation (560,175) ------------ Net increase in net assets 0 Net assets: Beginning of the year 0 ----------- End of the year $ 0 =========== See accompanying notes to the financial statements. CENTRAL PARKING CORPORATION 1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN Notes to Financial Statements For the Period from April 1, 1996 (inception) to March 31, 1997 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN The following is a brief description of the Central Parking Corporation 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the Plan). Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan's provision. (a) GENERAL In August 1995, the Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors and shareholders of Central Parking Corporation (the Company) for the benefit of its employees. It became effective and began operations on April 1, 1996. The Plan year ends on March 31. (b) ELIGIBILITY Employees of certain subsidiaries of Central Parking Corporation are eligible to participate in the Plan if they meet the following criteria: 1) Are a permanent employee of the Company; 2) Work 20 hours or more per week; 3) Work more than five months per year; 4) Are employed for three consecutive months by January 1 prior to the start of the Plan year; and 5) Have not withdrawn from the Plan in the past six months. An employee may choose to withdraw from the Plan at any time. Within sixty days of the Company receiving written notice of withdrawal, all accumulated contributions will be returned to the employee. That employee is then precluded from participation in the Plan for a period of six months. Participants that terminate employment with the Company prior to March 31 of any Plan year are not eligible to remain in the Plan. Accordingly, any accumulated contributions are returned to the employee. (c) CONTRIBUTIONS Participants in the Plan can elect to contribute from a minimum of $3 per weekly payroll ($6 per biweekly payroll) to a maximum of 10% of their total annual salary. Contributions are made through payroll deductions on an after tax basis. The Company holds contributions until the end of the Plan year. Participants may change their contribution elections annually at the beginning of the Plan year. Change requests must be received during the annual enrollment period during January prior to each Plan Year. (d) STOCK PURCHASE PROVISIONS Pursuant to the Plan, on March 31 of each Plan Year, participants purchase stock from the Company at a price equal to 85% of the lower of the closing stock price on either the first or last day of the Plan year. At April 1, 1996 and March 31, 1997, the Company's closing stock price was $26.375 and $24.50, respectively. Accordingly, participants purchased stock at $20.825 per share (85% of $24.50) for the Plan Year ended March 31, 1997. The fair market value of the stock acquired through the Plan by any one participant cannot exceed $25,000 in one calendar year. Shares purchased by participants are transferred into a brokerage account in the employee's name. At March 31, 1997, 26,899 shares were transferred to participants' brokerage accounts. At April 1, 1997, 273,101 shares remained available for issuance under the Plan. (e) VESTING Participants are automatically vested in all amounts contributed to the Plan. In the event that a participant withdraws from the Plan, all amounts previously deducted from the employee's pay are returned to the employee. Shares acquired by participants can be sold at any time. However, if a sale occurs within one year of the exercise date, the participant must notify the Company of the sale. 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (a) BASIS OF ACCOUNTING AND OPERATION OF THE PLAN The accompanying financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. The Plan accumulates contributions through payroll dedcutions. At the end of the Plan year, the accumulated contributions are used to purchase shares of the Company stock in the participant's name. (b) INVESTMENTS The Plan holds no investments at March 31, 1997 or throughout the Plan year. Contributions accumulated throughout the Plan year are held by the Company on behalf of the Plan in a noninterest bearing account. (c) PLAN EXPENSES All of the expenses of the Plan are being paid by the Company. 3. INCOME TAX STATUS The Plan is intended to be an employee stock purchase plan as defined in Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Accordingly, the Plan is exempt from income taxes.