1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q (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, 1996 ------------------------------------------------- or [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number 0-15778 CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 7, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) CALIFORNIA 13-3327950 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) 50 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (212) 492-1100 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) (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. X Yes No --- --- APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS: Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes No --- --- 2 CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 7 - a California limited partnership INDEX Page No. PART I Item 1. - Financial Information* Consolidated Balance Sheets, December 31, 1995 and September 30, 1996 2 Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1996 3 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1996 4 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 5-6 Item 2. - Management's Discussion of Operations 7-8 PART II Item 6. - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 9 Signatures 10 *The summarized financial information contained herein is unaudited; however in the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of such financial information have been included. -1- 3 CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 7 - a California limited partnership PART I Item 1. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS December 31, September 30, 1995 1996 ------------ ------------- (Note) (Unaudited) ASSETS: Land, buildings and personal property, net of accumulated depreciation of $9,947,765 at December 31, 1995 and $10,809,548 at September 30, 1996 $34,006,723 $33,500,978 Net investment in direct financing leases 15,542,368 15,542,368 Real estate held for sale 543,138 Cash and cash equivalents 4,968,410 5,196,893 Accrued interest and rents receivable 24,838 169,810 Other assets 1,143,067 896,301 ----------- ----------- Total assets $56,228,544 $55,306,350 =========== =========== LIABILITIES: Mortgage notes payable $11,928,751 $10,398,585 Note payable 9,606,837 9,606,837 Accrued interest payable 345,418 326,116 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 708,394 597,848 Accounts payable to affiliates 102,020 74,876 Prepaid and deferred rental income 428,827 398,501 ----------- ----------- Total liabilities 23,120,247 21,402,763 ----------- ----------- PARTNERS' CAPITAL: General Partners 110,512 154,495 Limited Partners (45,209 Limited Partnership Units issued and outstanding) 32,997,785 33,749,092 ----------- ----------- Total partners' capital 33,108,297 33,903,587 ----------- ----------- Total liabilities and partners' capital $56,228,544 $55,306,350 =========== =========== The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. Note: The balance sheet at December 31, 1995 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date. -2- 4 CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 7 - a California limited partnership CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, 1995 September 30, 1996 September 30, 1995 September 30, 1996 ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ Revenues: Rental income from operating leases $ 1,077,871 $1,107,939 $3,239,261 $3,236,705 Interest from direct financing leases 560,902 594,629 1,681,789 1,706,245 Other interest income 42,963 72,102 157,102 203,242 Other income 143,866 143,866 Revenue of hotel operations 1,356,089 1,425,136 4,005,659 4,217,754 ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 3,037,825 3,343,672 9,083,811 9,507,812 ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Expenses: Interest 620,773 488,360 1,918,708 1,473,906 Depreciation 350,085 287,866 1,021,523 861,783 General and administrative 105,483 94,058 448,734 314,147 Property expenses 81,314 88,018 229,074 307,822 Amortization 17,518 20,516 52,551 52,512 Operating expenses of hotel operations 972,213 1,033,585 2,932,730 3,073,909 ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 2,147,386 2,012,403 6,603,320 6,084,079 ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income before loss from equity investments, gain on sales of real estate and (loss) earnings from discontinued operations 890,439 1,331,269 2,480,491 3,423,733 Loss from equity investments 34,730 31,141 102,502 96,924 ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income before gain on sales of real estate and (loss) earnings from discontinued operations 855,709 1,300,128 2,377,989 3,326,809 Gain on sales of real estate 74,729 ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- Income from continuing operations 855,709 1,300,128 2,377,989 3,401,538 (Loss) earnings from discontinued operations (49,046) 390,822 ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- Net income $ 806,663 $1,300,128 $2,768,811 $3,401,538 ========== ========== ========== ========== Net income allocated to General Partners $ 48,400 $ 78,008 $ 166,129 $ 200,356 ========== ========== ========== ========== Net income allocated to Limited Partners $ 758,263 $1,222,120 $2,602,682 $3,201,182 ========== ========== ========== ========== Net income per weighted average Unit: Income from continuing operations $ 17.79 $ 27.03 $ 49.41 $ 70.81 Discontinued operations (1.02) 8.12 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- $ 16.77 $ 27.03 $ 57.53 $ 70.81 ========== ========== ========== ========== Weighted Average Limited Partner Units 45,209 45,209 45,242 45,209 ========== ========== ========== ========== The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. -3- 5 CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 7 - a California limited partnership CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS of CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) Nine Months Ended September 30, -------------------------------------- 1995 1996 ---- ---- Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 2,768,811 $ 3,401,538 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 1,074,074 914,295 Other noncash items 111,850 111,850 Loss from equity investment 102,502 96,924 Gain on sales of real estate (74,729) Net change in operating assets and liabilities (211,957) (368,796) ------------ ----------- Net cash provided by operating activities 3,845,280 4,081,082 ------------ ----------- Cash flows from investing activities: Additional capitalized costs (166,336) (356,038) Distributions from equity investment 23,041 21,986 Net proceeds from sales of real estate 617,867 ----------- ----------- Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (143,295) 283,815 ------------ ----------- Cash flows from financing activities: Distributions to partners (9,575,174) (2,606,248) Payments on mortgage principal (1,115,295) (530,166) Prepayment of mortgage note payable (1,000,000) Retirement of Limited Partnership Units (41,974) ------------ ----------- Net cash used in financing activities (10,732,443) (4,136,414) ------------ ----------- Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (7,030,458) 228,483 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 10,525,885 4,968,410 ------------ ----------- Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 3,495,427 $ 5,196,893 ============ =========== Supplemental disclosure of cash flows information: Interest paid $ 1,858,022 $ 1,493,208 =========== =========== The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. -4- 6 CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 7 - a California limited partnership NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) Note 1. Basis of Presentation: The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. 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 management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. 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. Note 2. Distributions to Partners: Distributions declared and paid to partners during the nine months ended September 30, 1996 are summarized as follows: Quarter Ended General Partners Limited Partners Per Limited Partner Unit ------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------------------ December 31, 1995 $51,827 $811,953 $17.96 ======= ======== ====== March 31, 1996 $52,113 $816,474 $18.06 ======= ======== ====== June 30, 1996 $52,433 $821,448 $18.17 ======= ======== ====== A distribution of $18.23 per Limited Partner Unit for the quarter ended September 30, 1996 was declared and paid in October 1996. Note 3. Transactions with Related Parties: For the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1995, the Partnership incurred management fees of $24,704 and $78,443, respectively, and general and administrative expense reimbursements of $22,428 and $79,900, respectively, payable to an affiliate. For the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1996, the Partnership incurred management fees of $22,854 and $72,148, respectively, and general and administrative expense reimbursements of $20,973 and $88,916, respectively, payable to an affiliate. The Partnership, in conjunction with certain affiliates, is a participant in a cost sharing agreement for the purpose of renting and occupying office space. Under the agreement, the Partnership pays its proportionate share of rent and other costs of occupancy. Net expenses incurred for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1996 were $65,551 and $61,918, respectively. -5- 7 CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 7 - a California limited partnership NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) - (CONTINUED) Note 4. Industry Segment Information: The Partnership's operations consist of the investment in and the leasing of industrial and commercial real estate and the operation of a hotel business. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, the Partnership earned its lease revenues (rental income plus interest income from financing leases) from the following lease obligors: 1995 % 1996 % ---- ---- ---- -- Advanced System Applications, Inc. $1,183,974 24% $1,162,425 24% The Gap, Inc. 695,676 14 695,676 14 KSG, Inc. 617,713 13 615,817 12 Sybron Acquisition Company 614,372 13 614,372 12 Swiss M-Tex, L.P. 410,878 8 396,384 8 AutoZone, Inc. 325,774 7 342,791 7 Northern Automotive, Inc. 291,623 6 291,623 6 Other 304,321 6 245,830 6 NVRyan L.P. 218,667 4 218,667 4 NYNEX Corporation 161,700 3 161,700 3 United States Postal Service 101,313 2 Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. 96,352 2 96,352 2 ---------- ---- ---------- --- $4,921,050 100% $4,942,950 100% ========== ==== ========== ==== Results for the Partnership's hotel operations of a Holiday Inn in Livonia, Michigan for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 1995 and 1996 are summarized as follows: 1995 1996 ---- ---- Revenues $ 4,005,659 $ 4,217,754 Fees paid to hotel management company (94,950) (107,367) Other operating expenses (2,837,780) (2,966,542) ----------- ----------- Income from hotel operations $ 1,072,929 $ 1,143,845 =========== =========== Note 5. Discontinued Operations: The Partnership sold its food service operations in December 1995. Operating results for the food service business in Jupiter, Florida for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1995 are summarized as follows: Sales $ 3,210,536 Cost of goods sold (936,379) Other operating expenses (1,883,335) ----------- Food service operating income $ 390,822 =========== -6- 8 CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 7 - a California limited partnership Item 2. - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION OF OPERATIONS Results of Operations: Income from continuing operations increased by $444,000 and $1,024,000 for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1996 as compared with the same periods ended September 30, 1995. The increase in earnings for the comparable nine-month periods was primarily due to decreases in interest, depreciation and general and administrative expenses, increases in earnings from the hotel operation and other interest income, a $75,000 gain on the sale of real estate in the second quarter and nonrecurring other income of $144,000. This was partially offset by an increase in property expense. Lease revenues were substantially unchanged. The decrease in interest expense was due to the satisfaction of the mortgage debt on the Advanced Systems Applications, Inc. ("ASA") property, which was fully amortized in March 1996, and of the loan on the Jupiter, Florida property in December 1995 at the time the property was sold. The decrease in depreciation was primarily attributable to the sale of the Jupiter property. The decrease in general and administrative expense was due to higher accruals for partnership level state franchise taxes in 1995. The increase in other interest income was due to higher average cash balances in 1996. The increase in property expenses was due to the Partnership's assuming the responsibility for the operating costs of the ASA property, as described below, and costs incurred with executing a lease with the United States Postal Service (the "Postal Service") for a portion of the ASA property. The increase for the three-month periods was also due to lower interest and depreciation expenses and nonrecurring other income; however, the Partnership was not significantly affected by fluctuations in earnings from the hotel operations or general and administrative and property expenses for the comparable periods. The increase in hotel earnings for the nine-months ended September 30, 1996 was due to an 11% increase in the average room rate which more than offset a decline in the occupancy rate from 79% to 76%. Hotel management was successful in sustaining rate increases for virtually all rate categories including, but not limited to, regular, corporate and group rate categories. The ability to increase rates is affected by economic conditions in the Detroit metropolitan area as approximately 29% of occupied rooms were sold at corporate rates. Under its agreement with the Partnership, ASA whose lease expires in June 1997, had been entitled to share one-third of all rents from lessees for space it had relinquished. Under a separate agreement, the Partnership is not sharing any of Postal Service's rent with ASA and is receiving all the rents of an ASA subtenant in consideration for a reduction of ASA's monthly rent by approximately $23,400 to $122,400 and releasing ASA from its lease obligations for bearing the costs of repair and maintenance, insurance and real estate taxes. Such costs are now the responsibility of the Partnership. Monthly rentals from the Postal Service and the ASA subtenant are $39,100. Other income consisted of a payment received from the bankruptcy trustee administering the bankruptcy of the former lessee of the hotel property in Livonia, Michigan. While there may be additional distributions made on the Partnership's claim against the former lessee, the Partnership recognizes income from any settlement as distributions are received. There can be no assurance that the Partnership will receive additional amounts under its claim against the former lessee. -7- 9 CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 7 - a California limited partnership Item 2. - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION OF OPERATIONS, Continued Financial Condition: There has been no material change in the Partnership's financial condition since December 31, 1995. Cash flow from operations of $4,081,000 was sufficient to pay quarterly distributions to partners of $2,606,000 and scheduled principal payment installments of $530,000. Cash reserves increased from the proceeds of the property sales in the first quarter; however, the Partnership also used $1,000,000 to pay a scheduled balloon payment on the mortgage loan collateralized by the property leased to Winn Dixie Stores, Inc. The Partnership may consider refinancing the property in the future; however, no refinancing is currently being pursued. While the Partnership has substantially funded a tenant improvement allowance which was required under the Postal Service lease, the Partnership expects to incur additional costs in retrofitting the ASA property for multi-tenant use. A significant portion of such costs may not be incurred until after ASA fully vacates the property at the end of its lease. The General Partners are currently investigating ways to provide liquidity for limited partners on a tax-effective basis. -8- 10 CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 7 - a California limited partnership PART II Item 6. - EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) Exhibits: None (b) Reports on Form 8-K: During the quarter ended September 30, 1996 the Partnership filed a report on Form 8-K/A on July 17, 1996 under Item 2, Acquisition and Disposition of Assets and Item 7(b), Pro Forma Financial Information. -9- 11 CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 7 - a California 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. CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 7 - a California limited partnership By: SEVENTH CAREY CORPORATE PROPERTY, INC. 11/8/96 By: /s/ Claude Fernandez ------- -------------------------------------- Date Claude Fernandez Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (Principal Financial Officer) 11/8/96 By: /s/ Michael D. Roberts ------- -------------------------------------- Date Michael D. Roberts First Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) -10-