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SUPPLEMENT NO. 1
DATED APRIL 1, 1997
TO THE PROSPECTUS OF
CAPTEC FRANCHISE CAPITAL PARTNERS L.P. IV
DATED DECEMBER 23, 1996
This Supplement No. 1 is provided for the purpose of supplementing the
prospectus of Captec Franchise Capital Partners L.P. IV, a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Partnership"), dated December 23, 1996 (the "Prospectus").
This Supplement No. 1 expands upon, supplement, modifies and supersedes certain
information contained in the Prospectus. This Supplement No. 1 must be read in
conjunction with the Prospectus. Unless otherwise defined, capitalized terms
used herein shall have the same meanings accorded such terms in the Prospectus.
As of March 31, 1997, the Partnership has raised $2,590,172 through the
sale of 2,590.172 Units. The following material sets forth certain information
regarding (i) the Partnership's purchase of a Property, (ii) revisions to the
Partnership Agreement in response to comments made by certain securities
administrators in states in which the Partnership intends to sell Units, and
(iii) events that happened after the date of the Prospectus.
PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS
Boston Market Restaurant (Rochester, Minnesota)
On March 10, 1997 the Partnership acquired the land and 3,035 square foot
building comprising a Boston Market restaurant located at 1201 S. Broadway,
Rochester, Minnesota (the "Minnesota Property"). The Minnesota Property was
constructed for its present use in November of 1995 and was fully operational
at the time of the purchase. The Minnesota Property was purchased from, and
leased back to Finest Foodservice L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
("Finest Foodservice"). Finest Foodservice operates casual dining restaurants
under the primary trade name of Boston Market. The Partnership purchased the
Minnesota Property for a purchase price of $964,000 which was negotiated by an
affiliate of the Managing General Partner who considered factors such as the
potential value of the site, the financial condition and business and operating
history of Finest Foodservice, and demographic data for the area in which the
Minnesota Property is located. The purchase price for the Minnesota Property
is supported by an independent MAI appraisal. The Partnership purchased the
Minnesota Property with cash from Offering proceeds. It is anticipated that
the Minnesota Property will be leveraged as provided for in the Prospectus.
However, the Partnership presently does not have a financing commitment.
Finest Foodservice and the Partnership have entered into a lease (the
"Finest Foodservice Lease"), which is an absolute net lease, whereby Finest
Foodservice is responsible for all expenses related to the Minnesota Property,
including real estate taxes, insurance, maintenance and repair costs. The
Finest Foodservice Lease term expires on April 1, 2012 with five renewal
options of five years each. Annual rental (the "Annual Rental") is payable
according to the following schedule:
PERIOD ANNUAL RENTAL
Lease Years 1-5 $101,220
Lease Years 6-10 $111,342
Lease Years 11-15 $122,525
Lease Years 16-20 $134,777
Lease Years 21-25 $148,255
Lease Years 26-30 $163,081
Lease Years 31-40 Fair market value determined for each
subsequent five-year period at the
beginning of the 31st and 36th Lease Years
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Beginning in the sixth lease year, and in addition to the Annual Rental
provided above, Finest Foodservice will pay percentage rent on an annual basis
equal to the difference between five percent of "gross sales" (as defined in
the Finest Foodservice Lease) during such lease year less the Annual Rental
payable for such lease year.
Boston Chicken, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Option Holder"), has an
option to purchase and first right of refusal to purchase the Minnesota
Property. The Option Holder has the right to purchase the Minnesota Property
on the same terms and conditions as set forth in the offer or the Option Holder
may elect an alternate purchase price as follows: (a) during the first and
second lease years, an alternate purchase price equal to the total Annual
Rental payable for the lease year subsequent to the lease year in which the
option is exercised divided by 9.462%; (b) during the third lease year, an
alternate purchase price equal to the total Annual Rental for the third ease
year divided by 9.978%; (c) during the fourth lease year, an alternative
purchase price equal to the Annual Rental for the fourth lease year divided by
9.785%; and (d) during the fifth lease year, an alternative purchase price
equal to the Annual Rental for the fifth lease divided by 9.580%.
The Option Holder has the option to purchase the Minnesota Property at the
following times and option prices:
PERIOD OPTION PRICE
Lease Years 6-8 Annual Rent payable for the Lease Year
subsequent to the Lease Year in which
the option is exercised divided by ten
percent (10%)
Last ninety (90) days of the 15th Annual Rent payable for the 16th Lease Year
Lease Year divided by ten percent (10%)
Last ninety (90) days of the 30th The lesser of (i) fair market value or (ii) one
Lease Year hundred ten percent (110%) of the Annual Rent
payable for the 31st Lease Year divided by ten
percent (10%)
Last ninety (90) days of the 40th The lesser of (i) fair market value or (ii) one
Lease Year hundred ten percent (110%) of the Annual Rent
payable for the 40th Lease Year divided by ten
percent (10%)
An Affiliate of the Managing General Partner analyzed demographic,
geographic and market diversification data for the area in which the Minnesota
Property is located and reviewed the appraisal of the Minnesota Property and
the analysis regarding comparable properties contained therein. Based upon the
foregoing, the General Partners believe that the amount of insurance carried by
Finest Foodservice is adequate.
The current annual rent per square foot for the Minnesota Property is
$33.35 per square foot. The depreciable basis of the Minnesota Property for
federal tax purposes if $614,000 and it will be depreciated using the straight
line method over 39 years, a rate of $15,744 per year.
An affiliate of the Managing General Partner has received an Acquisition
Fee from the Partnership in an amount equal to $38,560 and expects to receive
an additional fee of $9,640 from the Partnership after leveraging the Property,
as provided for in the Prospectus. As provided in the Partnership Agreement,
these fees are being paid for services rendered in connection with the
selection, evaluation and acquisition of the Minnesota Property. In addition,
Finest Foodservice has paid to the same affiliate a closing fee equal to $4,820
as provided for in the Partnership Agreement. Finest Foodservice also paid all
of the expenses incident to the closing of the transaction contemplated by this
commitment including, without limitation, title insurance premiums, recording
fees and expenses and transfer taxes.
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The Finest Foodservice Lease contains a substitution option that provides
in the event that Finest Foodservice determines the Minnesota Property is
inadequate or unprofitable or is rendered unsuitable by condemnation or
casualty, Finest Foodservice, subject to the Partnership's approval, may
substitute another property of equal or greater current value having a Boston
Market restaurant located thereon. All obligations under the Finest
Foodservice Lease, including Annual Rental, percentage rent and taxes
attributable to rent and the Minnesota property, are unconditionally guaranteed
by Boston Chicken, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
The Finest Foodservice Lease contains material default provisions that
include, but are not limited to: (i) the vacating or abandonment of the
Minnesota Property by Finest Foodservice; (ii) the failure by Finest
Foodservice to make any payment due under the Finest Foodservice Lease; (iii)
the failure by Finest Foodservice to observe or perform any of the covenants,
conditions, or provisions of the Finest Foodservice Lease; and (iv) Finest
Foodservice making any general arrangement or general assignment for the
benefit of creditors. In the event of a material default by Finest
Foodservice, the Finest Foodservice Lease contains remedy provisions which are
summarized as follows: (i) the Partnership may terminate the Finest
Foodservice Lease and take possession of the Minnesota Property, in which case
the Partnership would be entitled to damages incurred by reason of the material
default; (ii) the Partnership may permit Finest Foodservice to remain in
possession of the Minnesota Property, in which case the Finest Foodservice
Lease would continue to be in effect; or (iii) the Partnership may pursue any
other legal remedy available.
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar Equipment Package (Midvale, Utah)
On March 31, 1997, the Partnership acquired, effective as of February 20,
1997, restaurant equipment (the "Applebee's Equipment") to be used in the
operation of an Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar, located at 7045 South 1300
East, Midvale, Utah for $402,000.00. The Applebee's Equipment was acquired
from Captec Financial Group, Inc. ("Captec"), an affiliate of the General
Partners, which purchased the Applebee's Equipment from various vendors for a
total cost of $402,000 and leased it to J.M.C. Limited Partnership, a Utah
limited partnership, DBA Applebees ( "JMC"), by entering into a lease dated
March 1, 1997 (the "JMC Lease") with JMC on the Partnership's standard form of
equipment lease. JMC owns and operates the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar
restaurant under a franchise agreement. The purchase was made in cash from
Offering proceeds. It is anticipated that the Applebee's Equipment will
subsequently be leveraged as provided for in the Prospectus. However, the
Partnership presently does not have a financing commitment.
On March 31, 1997, Captec assigned the JMC Lease to the Partnership,
effective as of February 20, 1997. Under the terms of the JMC Lease, JMC is
responsible for all expenses related to the Applebee's Equipment including
taxes, insurance, maintenance and repair costs. The lease term is 84 months
and the minimum annual rent is $82,056 payable in monthly installments of
$6,838 on the 1st day of each month. The annual rent remains fixed for the
entire JMC Lease term. The JMC Lease is guaranteed by the following: John B.
Prince, an individual; and William Tell, Inc., a Utah corporation.
At the end of the JMC Lease term, upon at least 90 days prior irrevocable
notice to the Partnership, JMC may purchase all of the Equipment for the lesser
of fair market value or Forty Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($40,200). The
General Partners believe that the amount of insurance carried by JMC is
adequate.
JMC paid the first and last month's rent of $13,676 and interim rent in
the amount of $2,051 to the Partnership. An affiliate of the Managing General
Partner received an Acquisition Fee from the Partnership in an amount equal to
$16,080, and expects to receive an additional fee of $4,020 from the
Partnership after leveraging the Applebee's Equipment, as provided for in the
Partnership Agreement. In addition, JMC paid a commitment fee equal to $4,020
to the same affiliate as provided for in the Partnership Agreement.
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Black-Eyed Pea Equipment Lease (Plano, Texas)
On April 3, 1997, the Partnership acquired restaurant equipment (the
"Black-Eyed Pea Equipment") to be used in the operation of a Black-Eyed Pea
restaurant located at 1905 Preston Road, Plano, Texas for $350,000. The
Black-Eyed Pea Equipment was acquired from DenAmerica Corp., which purchased
the Black-Eyed Pea Equipment from various vendors for a total cost of $350,000.
The Partnership leased the Black-Eyed Pea Equipment to DenAmerica Corporation,
a Georgia corporation d/b/a Black-Eyed Pea ("DenAmerica"), by entering into a
lease dated as of April 15, 1997 (the "DenAmerica Lease") with DenAmerica on
the Partnership's standard form of equipment lease. DenAmerica operates and
franchises restaurants under the primary trade names of Denny's and Black-Eyed
Pea. The purchase was made in cash from Offering proceeds. It is anticipated
that the Black-Eyed Pea Equipment will subsequently be leveraged as provided
for in the Prospectus. However, the Partnership presently does not have a
financing commitment.
Under the terms of the DenAmerica Lease, DenAmerica is responsible for all
expenses related to the Black-Eyed Pea Equipment including taxes, insurance,
maintenance and repair costs. The lease term is 84 months and the minimum
annual rent is $70,392 payable in monthly installments of $5,866 on the 15th
day of each month. The annual rent remains fixed for the entire DenAmerica
Lease term.
At the end of the DenAmerica Lease term, upon at least 90 days prior
irrevocable notice to the Partnership, DenAmerica may purchase all of the
Black-Eyed Equipment for its fair market value at the date of the exercise of
the option. The General Partners believe that the amount of insurance carried
by DenAmerica is adequate.
The Partnership consented to a sublease between DenAmerica and Texas BEP.,
LP., a Texas limited partnership, on the same terms and conditions as the
DenAmerica Lease. DenAmerica remains the obligor under the DenAmerica Lease.
DenAmerica paid the first and last month's rent of $11,732 and interim
rent in the amount of $2,346 to the Partnership. An affiliate of the Managing
General Partner received an Acquisition Fee from the Partnership in an amount
equal to $14,000 and expects to receive an additional fee of $3,500 from the
Partnership after leveraging the Black-Eyed Pea Equipment, as provided for in
the Partnership Agreement. In addition, DenAmerica paid a commitment fee equal
to $3,500 to the same affiliate as provided for in the Partnership Agreement.
RISK FACTORS
The following paragraph is added to the end of the section of the
Prospectus entitled "Risk Factors - Litigation against General Partner and
Possible Adverse Effect on Net Worth":
On January 31, 1997, the Court's decision was reversed on
appeal by the Michigan Court of Appeals and the case will either
be dismissed or subject to further proceedings if the plaintiffs
appeal the Court of Appeals decision.
PRIOR OFFERINGS
The following text has been added to the first paragraph of this Section
of the Prospectus:
On January 29, 1997, effective as of January 1, 1997, Captec L.P.
II sold all of its equipment packages and real estate properties
to an Affiliate of the Managing General Partner for $2,760,000 in
a transaction that was consented to by a majority in interest of
the limited partners. Simultaneously with such sale, Captec L.P.
II paid all of its expenses and distributed its remaining
$2,000,569 to its limited partners.
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AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT OF LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP OF CAPTEC FRANCHISE
CAPITAL PARTNERS IV
Sections 12, 14, and 15 of the Partnership's Agreement of Limited
Partnership included as Exhibit B to the Prospectus (the "Partnership
Agreement"), have been corrected and amended, consistent with the disclosures
in the Prospectus as set forth below:
12. TRANSFERABILITY OF UNITS
Section 12.1.4 of the Partnership Agreement has been amended so as to read in
its entirety as follows:
12.1.4 if the Managing General Partner determines in its sole
discretion that such assignment would prevent the Partnership from
being able to satisfy either the 2% or 5% "safe harbors" contained
in Service Advance Notice 88-75 or in corresponding regulations or
the Partnership has received an opinion of counsel or a favorable
service ruling that such transfer would result in the Partnership
being classified as a "publicly-traded partnership" for federal
income tax purposes.
14. RIGHTS, AUTHORITY, POWERS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGING
GENERAL PARTNER
The first sentence of Section 14.4.5 has been amended so as to permit the
Partnership to only enter into co-tenancy arrangements, joint ventures or
general partnerships with non-affiliates that own one or more Assets, and
Section 14.4.5 now reads in its entirety as follows:
cause the Partnership to invest in any Asset with unaffiliated
parties that own one or more Assets through co-tenancy
arrangements, joint ventures or general partnerships except on
substantially the same terms and conditions (although not
necessarily the same percentage interest) as such unaffiliated
parties; provided, however, that no such investment shall be
entered into by the Partnership (i) if it involves the payment of
duplicative property management or other fees which would have the
effect of circumventing any of the restrictions on and prohibited
transactions involving conflicts of interest contained in this
Partnership Agreement, and (ii) unless the Partnership acquires a
controlling interest in such joint venture or partnership.
15. RIGHTS AND POWERS OF THE LIMITED PARTNERS
The last sentence of Section 15.3 has been deleted so as to remove the
General Partners' right to vote the Units of those Limited Partners that do not
submit a vote within a certain time period, and Section 15.3 reads in its
entirety as follows:
15.3 Consent Without a Meeting. The Managing General Partner may
and, upon receipt of a request in writing signed by ten percent
(10%) or more in interest of the Limited Partners, the Managing
General Partner shall, submit any matter upon which the Limited
Partners are entitled to act, to the Limited Partners for a vote
by written consent without a meeting.
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